Hollywood Glamour Inspired Look!

Hello lovelies,

Happy hump day! Which not only means that the weekend is two days away, but also, that it's time for the weekly makeup tag!

I'm back with a Hollywood Glamour inspired look as part of the weekly makeup tag over at Aqeela's blog. If you're new to my blog (welcome! I hope you'll stay a while and keep coming back!), a few of us get together every week and come up with looks to match a specific theme.

This week's theme is 'Hollywood Glamour'and the first thing that came to mind was red lips, glamorous waves/curls and black liner. So I went crazy with my straightening iron, kept my eye makeup looking subtle with a couple of different shadows I blended together, and went for a pinkish red lipstick. I also added a pair of blingy earrings to go with the theme. I probably should have added false lashes but I got lazy, sorry. :P

Unfortunately, I had a bit of trouble getting decent photos of the look, so I had to experiment both with flash and without flash. The colour is a bit more accurate with flash but I do hate the glare you get on your skin. Here's what I came up with!

Without flash.

Without flash.

With flash.

With flash.

Close up of the eyes.

With flash.

I also thought I'd try a sideways do, it was very easy to do and I think curls look fantastic with anything!

Last but not least, a black and white photo, because you can't have Hollywood Glamour without black and white!

I hope you enjoyed that, lovelies! Don't forget to hop on over to Aqeela's blog to see what the other gorgeous ladies came up with!

I must say it has been a very busy week for me, what with the birthday on the weekend, and then I went to the Coldplay concert yesterday! It was absolutely fantastic and I loved it! It was such a fiesta of extravagance, and I just might do a quick post on it because it was too wonderful a concert not to post photos!

I haven't forgotten the post I promised on my birthday makeup/outfit, I'm just waiting for my friends to send me some photographs from the night.

Have a fantastic week, lovelies!

Much love,
MM.
x

PS - Have you entered my international birthday/blogiversary giveaway? Don't forget you can tweet daily for more chances to win!

Halloween Themed Makeup Looks!

Happy Halloween, lovelies!

As I mentioned earlier, I had wanted to do some makeup looks for Halloween but did run out of time as I spent a large portion of last week sick. Boo. Still, I spent some time doing up some quick looks two days ago and thought I'd share them with you here, so please bear with me as it could be a rather picture heavy post.

They aren't particularly original but they are quick, simple and good for doing at the last minute. Oh, and you can get the props from a $2 shop, another big selling point for me. Plus, you can actually wear two of these looks out on a night out (minus one or two details, of course). I'll just apologise for the photo quality as I was using my iPhone instead of my camera, it was a little easier to see what I was doing (I had no idea it would be this difficult to take decent photos of myself)!

Halloween Look 1: The innocent sex kitten. 

Now, obviously the innocent sex kitten look isn't particularly original but it works because it's cute, simple and super easy! I blended some gold shadow over my eyelids, winged a flick, patted on some pink blush, contoured with some brown shadow and added lipgloss (Bourjois Rose Exclusif, to be precise). I also filled in my brows with black shadow for a bit of drama/definition. Trace a little black shadow under your lower lashline (take it only to about the outer third), add mascara and you're good to go!

Now, add a little black kitten nose and draw on some whisker lines with eyeliner. Pop on a cute headband with glittery kitten ears and you're done!

Halloween Look 2: The Cats Meow!

What's that, you say? You want to sex it up and look like you're auditioning for a role as a cocktail waitress (or stripper)? No problem! All you have to do is smoke up the eyes a bit more, I added black shadow to the outer corners and blended it into the gold. I also took the lower lash line further in. Added some black dots where the whiskers would grow out of, and added a sexy ombré red lip (by tracing black liner around the lips and gently patting in the red). I also added a clear lipgloss and patted on some highlighter but it's not really showing up in the photos. Oh, and the last step? Squeeze yourself into a bustier top and add a diamante bow. ;)

Here's a close up of the lips.

Halloween Look 3: Psycho Tortured Mental Patient.

Well, if innocent and sexy aren't your thing, you might like to try escaped, tortured mental patient instead! I didn't have white paint so I mixed up baby powder into a paste and applied that all over my face. I also darkened my eyes by applying black shadow all over the eyelid and lower lashes, drew some patterns around both eyes and then drew a 'stitched shut' pattern over my lips, extending it over my cheeks, much like the Joker in Batman. Try messing your hair up for that out of control, crazy look.

And because I love black and white images, here's one last photo!

 

I hope that didn't spook you too much! I had a lot of fun with all three looks and kind of wish I'd dressed up to go to a proper Halloween party!

How will you be celebrating today? I will be catching up with friends after work, and we'll be having dinner at TGIF at Jam Factory. I know TGIF get into the spirit every year, with the waitstaff going all out and also decorating the restaurant, it's a lot of fun! Plus they have free face painting and treat bags for kids, and they have themed cocktails and desserts, what a win! As I'll be going along after work, I won't be able to dress up too much, but I might do my face up a bit and wear a cute headband/hat! I'll try to take some photos if my friends let me. :P

Have a wonderful Halloween!

Much love,
MM.
x

P.S - I'm participating in Aqeela's weekly makeup theme again so do jump over to her blog and check out what the other gorgeous girls came up with for the weekly theme of 'Halloween'.

60's Inspired Makeup

Hi lovelies!

I'm so glad it's Wednesday, aren't you? That means the weekend is only a short three days away!

I have a new post to share with you all today, remember when I channelled my inner Lady Gaga? If you don't, click here to refresh your memory. If you just joined us (welcome, I hope you'll stay a while!) and don't know what I'm talking about, my blogger friend Aqeela hosts a makeup challenge on her blog every week, and this week, the theme was 60's inspired makeup!

Now, I was obviously not around during this era (and if you think I was, I might have to hurt you), but every time I think of the swinging sixties, I think of Twiggy! Twiggy was known for her sleek blonde crop, wide eyes, black liner and dramatic eyeshadow/eye makeup, all while managing to look pensive and innocent. Quite the feat when you think about it! Not sure who Twiggy is? Let me jog your memory!

(Taken from Google Images)

I don't always manage to participate in Aqeela's themes as time often away from me, but I do enjoy participating when I can as it's always great fun and all the girls always come up with the most amazing looks.

I didn't have as much time and energy to devote to this theme as I'd have liked, as I have been unusually busy and also a little bit under the weather, but I had great fun putting my own spin on the classic 'Twiggy' look. I couldn't be bothered with false lashes so I just drew them on with a fine liner brush and some black shadow!

Products used:

Eyes
White and black shadow from the Beauty UK Day and Night palette
Black gel liner from the Beauty UK Amazon Palette
Bourjois white pencil for the waterline
Maybelline The Falsies waterproof mascara

Face
Mineral makeup sample

Lips
Mirenesse Lip Bomb #10


I hope you enjoyed my 60's inspired look, it was great fun doing this look and my only regret is not having enough time/energy to do a better job! Don't forget to check out Aqeela's blog for the rest of the contributions to this week's theme!


Much love,
MM.
x

Chanelling Lady Gaga - Lady Gaga Inspired Makeup

Hello lovelies!

I have a very special post to share today...as I'm channelling my inner Lady Gaga (because I was born this way ♪)!

Lady Gaga (taken from Google)

The beautiful Aqeela from Aqeela's blog came up with a brilliant idea a couple of weeks ago, where she'd suggest a weekly theme for anyone who was so inclined to participate, and they would all send her their eye makeup photos to showcase on her blog. She's been through a tropical theme and Arabic theme, but sadly, I was unable to participate then as I was a bit short on time. 

However, I managed to come up with a look for her third theme, 'Lady Gaga'. Using the look above for inspiration, I came up with my own interpretation of this look.

Products used:

Eyes
Pink and black shadow from the Beauty UK Day and Night palette
Lakme black satin kajal eyeliner (for the pattern)
Essence black gel liner (on the upper lashline)
Bourjois white pencil for the waterline
Revlon false lashes

Face
Mineral makeup sample

Lips
OCC lip tar in Grandma
Kit Cosmetics clear gloss on top

Overall, I didn't use many products, really!

I hope you enjoyed that, it was great fun doing this look and I hope to be able to do more themed looks.

Much love,
MM.
x