Eye/Face of the day with winged liner

Hello you lovely lot :)

This post is another eye/face of the day.

Also, I upgraded in the camera world.. Can ya tell? ;)

On my eyes

Urban Decay Primer potion (original)

Chanel Illusion d'Ombre - Abstraction

MAC eye shadow - Mythology ~ on lid ~

MAC eye shadow - Amber Lights ~ crease & lower lash line ~

MAC eye shadow - Malt ~ transition ~

MAC eye shadow - Vanilla ~ highlight ~

Loreal Paris gel liner - black

Diorshow waterproof mascara - black

On my face

17 Miracle matte primer

Benefit Porefessional primer

Borjois healthy mix concealer

Borjois Flower Perfection foundation

Estee Lauder Double wear foundation ~ used on blemishes ~

Borjois Healthy balance powder

MAC sculpting powder - Sculpt *Pro item*

NARS powder blush - Orgasm

Apologies for all of the MAC and Borjois products, I know some of my April faves ;D

Eye of the day featuring Benefit world famous nude's kit

Hey you lovely lot :)

Today is a follow up from my last post featuring the Benefit world famous nudes kit...

This eye look has been my go-to lately and I am in love with it. It borders on the natural side of makeup and in no way looks over done.

I used crease less cream shadow in Birthday Suit all over the lid. Then I took It's Complicated over the lid and through the crease a little. I used Kiss me, I'm tipsy as the upper lash liner liner to create a soft line of definition. I used Call my Buff as my highlight. I love that you can create an entire look with one kit. The only eye shadow I had to add to the look was Malt by MAC as my transition colour.

Thank you for reading :)

Benefit World Famous Neutrals - A review

Hey everyone :D
This post is all about a purchase I made about a month ago and have been in love with ever since.. The new Benefit world famous neutrals kit...

 

left to right Call My Buff, Kiss me, I'm Tipsy, It's Complicated, Gilt-y Pleasure

top Birthday Suit botttom My Two Cents

Out of the 3 colour selections I chose 'Eyenessa's most glamorous nudes ever'.I didn't own any of the shades previously which was part of my choice. In the other 2 selections I had at least a cream shadow in each. I wanted to try something new :)

 The creaseless cream shadows and the eyeshadows are the new formula and I did notice that when using them. I also like the new packaging of the cream shadows, they look a little more sleek minus the birds. I find the outer packaging adorable! It kinda looks like a book with a gypsy type theme to it. It is surprisingly sturdy considering it is just made up of the cardboard hybrid stuff. I have travelled with it and haven't got a dent or a dink yet (the mark on the eye shadow Call My Buff was a slippery finger incident!)

Here's a break down of the longwear powder shadows:
Call My Buff - Works really well as a highlight for my skin tone and also works great as a blending colour in the crease.
Kiss me, I'm tipsy - The only partially disappointing shade. It's a little sheer but build-able.
It's Complicated - Beautiful. Possibly my favourite shade. Lovely on top of Birthday Suit cream shadow.
Gilt-y Pleasure - One of those well disguised orangey-golds. Great on top of My Two Cents cream shadow.

Pigmentation in general is smooth, buttery and easily blend-able. I found the wear time to be typical for me. I always wear primer potion even when using a paint pot type product so I found no creasing after a usual length day. Normally a creasless cream shadow form Benefit is 4.5g the two featured in the kit are 3.2g which I thought was very reasonable. The eye shadows are usually 3g of product, the four in the palette are 1.2. Meh. Not a bad amount of product for £23.50 though.

Dupes? (all MAC)
Call my Buff - It's less yellow and less shimmery but Ricepaper is close enough.
Kiss me, I'm tipsy - It is a darker and more pigmented version of Mulch.
It's complicated - Lighter and more gold than Expensive Pink.
Gilt-y Pleasure - Lighter but has a similar orange tone as Wood-winked. 


Have you tried any of the world famous neutrals kits? What do you think of them?

Thank you for reading :)

MAC Pro long wear Paint pots

Hello lovely readers :)
So, funny story. I went onto MAC's website the other day, saw this collection, reached for my card and ordered a butt load of them. It wasn't until days later that I looked on Temptalia that I realised this collection is permanent. Oh bank, I am so sorry, I have been foolish. Now that's out of the way lets talk make up :D

I was pretty excited about this collection.. Hence the reason for my rushing out and buying them -__- After hearing for the last couple of years about products you missed out on before you were involved in the beauty blogger community, you get really happy when those products come back. For me in particular, I was looking forward to Dangerous Cuvee and Vintage selection (both re-promotes). So glad to finally have them in my collection :)

It's the usual MAC packaging for these paint pots, so no complaints to be had here. The consistency seems to be a little thicker that my other paint pots, it was harder to swirl my finger around to get enough product to swatch - this could also be due to the fact that they were brand new -__- I found with 3/5 the pigmentation was very good/good and with the other 2 I had to do a few repeated swatched. This may be due to my hands being quite dry.

After wearing these to take pictures, I then washed my hands. These buggers took some elbow grease to come off! I had to scrub pretty hard. These are your normal sized paint pots, in the last two years I haven't used one up yet so there's not complaints on that front from me either. The prices I believe have gone up by 50p... Oh MAC, do you really think that we wont notice just because it's "only 50p"?! Tsk tsk.

Last but certainly not least... These paint pots are PERMANENT people! Don't make the same mistake I did, that's what I'm here for, I do stupid stuff so you don't have to :D

Did you get anything from this collection? What shades do you like the look of most?

Thank you for taking the time to read :)

Estée Lauder pure colour palette - Surreal skies

Hey every one :)
I'm not going to bog you down with depressing details and woe-is-me stories as to why I haven't been around in a while, I'll leave it at happy new year and I hope yours was better than mine! :D On to today's post...

I finally got my hands on this beaut of a palette. After watching Dustin Hunters video I searched high and low to physically get my hands on it. I finally managed to pick up Surreal Skies from a House of Frasier. Mighty fist pump!

Let us begin with the ultra high end looking packaging. Isn't it eye catching? This is my 3rd purchase from the brand and it still slightly takes my breath away when I look at it. Almost makes even the most awful of products seem worth the extra cash! 

The consistancy of the shadows are buttery and smooth, comparable to MAC's matte/matte² shadows. Like running your finger along silk. The pigmentation is very good with the satin and matte finishes. The shimmer and metallic shades, I would say, are good. The shadows compliment each other well - as they should ;) Lasting power for me was normal, I always use the UD primer potion and I find that that can make even the worst eye shadows last well so they lasted just as well as other brands in my collection.

You wouldn't think it but the shades in this palette are 7.6g.. 5 MAC eye shadows which look considerably larger would equal 7.5g.. Looks can be deceiving I guess. This palette costs £35 which, yes, sounds steep but once again referencing back to MAC (see what I did there?!) 5 pan eye shadows would set you back £50(!) This palette is available from many places online such as John Lewis, Selfridges and Estée Lauder themselves and you could try your local Debenhams or House of Frasier :) 

Thank you for taking the time to read :)