Playing Makeup (for no particular reason)

Arghhh, I HATE Sundays!

I'm not being dramatic, I do hate them. I think its my nervey sub-conscience preparing me for the fight or flight of a Monday morning. Whatever the reason, I am normally miserable and bad tempered most Sundays, and often still in bed come lunchtime.

 

Today was no different, I couldn't shake the impending (sense of)doom. I watched baking programmes AND nature/travel docs (my fave) all morning to no avail. So I decided I'd get up and crack on with a beef and chorizo stew for tea, and then play my favourite game until my face couldn't hack it anymore...

 

MAKEUP!!!

 

This is me... Fresh(!?) and makeup-less

 

I hope you enjoyed the leopard/granny scarf combo. It's a look I think works best on a rainy Sunday.

And then this, well this is an overly dramatic version of my favoured "night-time" look.

The major black shadow is one of my favourite products at the moment. It came in a recent Glossybox and I love it. Its so pigmented (black) and for such a dark shade it makes surprisingly little mess. You know the dust that goes all over your cheeks, right where you'd put highlighter, well this doesn't do that. It is this (no, I don't know either) The lipstick, strictly speaking is SEVENTEEN Stay Pout in Rule Breaker, however I lined my lips with a cheap black eyeliner and smudged it inwards before applying the lipstick, and then highlighted the chubby bits (I should know the name for these) with a gold powder.

My little piggy eyes ended up looking quite smokey! I would do this for real life, but without the lips. Unless I suddenly find myself on a red carpet or the likes... and the same for the lips, but without the eyes.

This was just for fun. Believe it or not I don't own a black lippy (yet) however I have a purple one on the way. I used the same black eyeshadow and liner as above to colour my lips in, and again highlighted with the gold. My eyes (bless them) had taken a bit of a pasting in round one, so I just lined my top lid thickly with the wondrously silky Soap and Glory black Smoulder Kohl.

I like it! I may pull it out for a fancy dress party (someone please have one)!?

Ahhh, my humble little pouters have had quite the afternoon.

Let me know what you think, I wont be offended, honest!

Katy x

Make Up- The Regulars

Okay, so I say regulars, what I mean is the products I am using daily at the moment.

Below is a before and after, including the magic products which make it possible...

Body Shop- Vitamin E Moisture Cream
I admit this was a freebie, however so far it seems to be the perfect day to day cream for my odd sometimes spotty complexion. It's light and glides on well, but really softens the skin. It says it's for all skin types, so I suppose it's fairly universal.

MONU- Illuminating Primer
I don't always use this, however it is a lovely primer for winter because it gives a really fresh and dewy glow under my foundation. I got it in a Glossybox, and have a few more to try once I've finished this, so I'm not 100% sure yet that I'll buy it again.

Seventeen- CC Cream in Medium
I really like this, I bought some more yesterday and I don't even think I'm near finishing this one! I do like a full coverage foundation. It's what I'm used to and I make no apologies. I've found this CC cream to be a perfect daytime foundation- it's full coverage, without being mask like, and glides on really well. Sometimes it's perfect just as it is, and on days when I feel a bit... Gross, I add in the next step.

Avon Colour Trend- Pressed Powder in Translucent Tan
I've been using this for a while, in summer on its own, and for a fuller face I apply over my liquid/cream foundation. It's cheap and seems to last for a good while- always a bonus in my book, what with living in blooming Narnia!

Maybelline- Dream Sun bronzed in 01 Blonde and/or Natural Collections-Blushed Cheeks in Sweet Cheeks
I like the colour, warm and not orange, and it pleases me hugely every time I mange to find a glitter-less bronzer. By the way, I use the same bareMinerals Full Flawless Face brush for this and the pressed powder. My boyfriends hates the tissues I leave lying about after cleaning my brush!

On my day to day eyes I use Soap and Glory- Smoulder Kohl in Superblack, Rimmel- Extra WOW Lash in 003 Extreme Black and my brand spanking new Seventeen- Brow's that! Brow Kit. I plan to do an eyes post soon, so I'll talk more about those products then.

Please comment below with your favourite primers, or anything else you think I should try! 

<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11472125/?claim=gxn7rnf5zs9">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>

Merry MakeUp-ing,

Bread and Beauty X