Eyeliner 101

Now I did pre-warn on a previous post that content would be sparse in the next two months due to A levels, but a whole week... Is that dust starting to form on here? I couldn't avoid my blogging itches any longer so let us begin with a simple question...

What is a world without eyeliner? Certainly a place with smaller eyes, thats what. Eyeliner has and always will be a not so secret weapon in any girl's make up bag and the variety on offer makes for an endless list of options.

BUDGET BEAUTY: Ebay Brushes

I may have been a little impatient with trying them before taking pictures, so please excuse the ratchet looking brushes...

I've been looking into buying a few new brushes for a while, but didn't particularly fancy spending £100 on a sigma set. I had heard a few good reviews on brushes from Ebay in the past, but was always a little skeptical on the quality. Though whilst having a general browse through, this set caught my eye being just £14.99 and looking pretty substantial. 

Lets Talk Taupe

Matte, grunge-y smoked eyes have been somewhat of a 'go to' recently, and taupe's been a shade that has helped to achieve the seemingly effortless look. I can only really describe taupe as being a grey toned brown? ... brown toned grey? Either way, Drugstores have been releasing a host of variations, and I am hooked. 

Make Up On The Run

When being forced into having to apply make up on the run, both convenience and speed are key. Here are the immediate 'throw into bag' products when in a rush, but still wanting to look somewhat put together.

THOUGHTS: Rimmel ScandalEyes Shadow Paints

L - Golden Bronze | R- Rich Russet 

It's near impossible to resist temptation when a youtuber or blogger is fawning over a product and unfortunately... or not so unfortunately in my case, a lot of my sporadic purchases are as a result of reading or watching one too many videos or blog posts; this particular purchase being a prime example.  

MONTHLY FAVOURITES : February

I always seem to forget how fast the month of february goes, and before you know it, I'm conjuring up my list of products that make the cut for the months favourites. This month has revolved around looking put together with minimal effort required, and boy have I mastered that technique these 4 weeks. 

The Lazy Guide To: Eyes

There's no swerving the fact that I'm a lazy person. Whether it be rushed mornings from sleepless nights or simply not having the effort to... well, make an effort. I like to have eye products at hand that can offer quick application whilst still maintaining the 'put together' look I so often yearn for. 

THOUGHTS: L'Oreal Miss Manga Mascara

With manga, abnormally large doe eyes spring to mind. Now who wouldn't want that... I know I sure would. Colourful displays and a big fat sign shouting 'offer for £5.99' was simply enough to lure me in. I swear Boots can sense my weaknesses.

As a daily falsies wearer myself, I'm not typically a huge mascara junkie... but who can resist Barbara Palvin on the advertisements. 

EOTD #4 : Simply Pink

I think I may be the last blogger on this earth to get my hands on the Naked 3, but it seemed like it was sold out just about everywhere. However I needn't fret no more, as I finally spotted it sitting at my local Urban Decay counter and couldn't wait to experiment. 

5 Steps To: Bigger Eyes

Finding ways to make the eyes appear bigger has proven quite the mission. One in which I've still yet to fully solve. However along the journey, Ive definitely picked up a few tips and tricks that have been more than useful in my conquest.  

Rimmel ScandalEyes Liner VS Maybelline Master Precise Liner

My first encounter with eyeliner was at the spritely young age of 11. Im now 17... so you can only imagine how many oddly sorts I've been through in those 6 years. Now since my 'VS' posts have been most popular here on CMC, it was only right that my next comparison should be that of a product I hold most dear to my heart... the felt tip liner. 

Best In Beauty 2013

I've only just realised whilst uploading the pictures that I have in fact, picked out 13 products. I could totally make this into the 'top 13 of 2013' tag floating around on youtube but it was completely unintentional. 

The majority of my favourites from 2013 have popped up from the drugstore. Lets be honest, drugstore brands were on a roll the past year, with quite a few releases being dupes for high end products! So without further a do, lets get started shall we.

Boxing Day Beauty Picks

So its been... a while. I know there's no room for excuses but I've been beyond busy this holiday with family, so much so, I haven't even gotten round to doing an ounce of college work. There goes my fabulous mock results. 

Anyways, I wanted to quickly share the few beauty bits I picked up while doing my rounds on Boxing day. It's certainly not a lot, but my focus this year was to mainly update what was hanging in my wardrobe and so when it came round to beauty, my budget was pretty much blown. 

I did however find the No7 liners in boots hidden on the corner of the shelves, and it just so happened to the very last one. I couldn't really refuse and figured it was just plain fate. Swatching them, they seem to have a soft, creamy formula, so I'm looking forward to trying them out. 

Lastly, while queuing at the tills in Topshop, I found these gems at a wondrous price of £3 a piece. I've already tested these beauties out and they're amazing; quick to apply and will not budge!

I hope you all had a wonderful christmas but since its already New Years Eve, I wish you all a happy New year! 

Eyes Of The Day #3 : Smoked Taupe

A fairly simple look with the ever brilliant Naked Palette. It isn't necessarily for a special occasion but I fancied something a little more on the smokier side today. Using Maybelline Colour Tattoo in 'On and on Bronze' as a base, I lightly washed 'Sidecar' over the top to create a more taupe-y lid. I then blended out any potential harsh lines on the upper lid using 'Naked' and deepened the crease/outer V using a mix of 'Smog' and 'Dark Horse'. I finally topped it off with lashings of mascara and my trusty lashes from Eylure in '020'.

Hope you all have a lovely friday! 

Eyes Of The Day #2 : Neutral

Its all about the vamped lip this fall and winter and so as a result, the rest of the face should be more on the neutral side. Most just add a touch of liner and mascara to the eyes when rocking a bold lip colour but I still quite like to define the crease a little just give my eyes a bit of definition and so as not to get too lost. 

These are the lashes I wear on a daily basis, I've said many a time that my natural lashes are practically none existent and so need an extra little boost. I will also forever be in love with the Beige Rimmel liner, it simply turns my 'slept for 3 hours due to youtube' look into 'I just had 10 hours beauty sleep' chic.

THOUGHTS: Maybelline 'Diamond Glow' Quad

(£7.19)

When I finally decide to release my grasp off summer, I automatically go on the hunt for the classic autumnal shades. Auburns, dark woody tones, all of which I have a slight love for.

Eyes Of The Day #1

I play with eye make up often, whether it be for college or a special event. Either way, I love a good statement eye look and change it up whenever I can or have the time to experiment. With it being autumn, I have really been loving the more cranberry and soft browns to complement the seasonal change in colours. 

For the base, I used the Maybelline Colour Tattoo in 'Metallic Pomegranate' which is a gorgeous warm berry with a pink undertone to not only help the shadows last but to complement and intensify the crease shades.

As I said, I have been loving the berry tones this season, so to intensify the base colour I packed on the darkest shade in the Mayelline Diamond Glow quad in 'Coral Drama' on the outer third of the lid and blended it in using a Sigma E40 Tapered blending brush. I'm going to do a separate post on this product so I won't say too much except the fact that I can not say enough good things about this quad.

I the gently buffed in 'Buck' from the Naked palette through the top of the shadow and where the base and the dark colour meet for a blended transition.  

Lastly, I used 2nd to darkest shade in the same palette and lightly applied it as my inner corner highlight and slightly on the lash line for the added definition and glow. 

For the liner, I used Maybelline Eye Studio Gel liner to line my upper lash line and slightly wing it out at the ends. 

I think this is a great look for both casual or evening if you want to smoke it out at the lash line for added intensity!

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara

This mascara isn't all that new to me as I first came across it in my early teens but years later and the  name continues to intrigues me as my short ass lashes need a good accelerating to be quite honest. Also, the fact that it was on offer at £4.99 was something I couldn't really pass up! I was never one to splash out on mascara in general as I have come to realise the only trick to having a luscious set of lashes, for me, is to wear falsies, But thats not to say that I don't still like to experiment every now and then.

BACK TO SCHOOL: Make Up Bag

So College is not so surprisingly around the corner. **Sigh** and to make matters worse, I have to start applying for universities and write my personal statement which by the way is a mammoth of a task. One of which I don't want to even think about at this moment in time. Anyway, I always like to be prepared when it comes to college, some may say a bit too prepared but you can never have to many emergency products with you. 

BARGAIN BEAUTIES: Wet and Wild Eyeshadows

Wet and Wild Trio in 'I'm Getting Sunburned' 

Another US product that is not available in UK drugstores. I know... please don't throw rocks at me. But it was too perfect not to pass up the opportunity of a 'Bargain Beauties' post. Finding wonders at budget prices has always given me a bit of a kick and I jump at the chance when a blogger recommends a budget beauty buy. These particular beauties have been on my Wish list for quite some time; usually it is the horrendous purse denting price that helps products remain on there but in this scenario it was the fact that I wasn't actually able to get my fingertips on this blogger favourite.