Halloween 2017 Makeup and Nails!

Hi lovelies!

Happy Halloween!! If you've been following me for any period of time, you'll know that I love Halloween, and usually do something on the blog every year, so I couldn't let the occasion pass without doing something special.

I went to a makeup event at Spooktober a few days ago and as I was coming straight from work, I didn't have many options, so I created this quick and easy look. However, I literally did that in 5 minutes in my car outside the venue, so I did want to do something here on the blog that would take a bit more effort.

Now, I've always wanted to try the mermaid look and then I received a Halloween challenge from one of my favorite brands, Rimmel London, where I was challenged to recreate a look created for them by British Blogger/Youtuber called CocoChicBlog. The look is called the 'Dark Mermaid', and encompasses ombre brows, fish scales, smudgy tear stains and a dark lip. Here is my take on it, together with a few small touches of my own! I also decided to do nails to match, which you can see later on in this post.

Before we go further, I'll just admit that I wasn't too happy with this look for a couple of reasons.

1) I couldn't buy proper fishnet stockings anywhere! I went to four different stores on the weekend before finally giving up and buying the pair I used here, but the fishnet pattern was quite small, which became a real struggle when I slipped it over my head, so the 'fish scale' pattern wasn't as clear as I'd have liked.

2) I had really hoped to finish work early, finish this look and take the photos in natural light, as I'd managed to do for the manicure photos. Unfortunately, I left work a little later than expected, by which time the weather had taken a turn for the worse and started storming, so I had to take these photos by the light of my makeup desk which is quite warm. Still, something is always better than nothing, right?

Keep reading after the jump!

Signature Makeup Look.

Hello lovelies,

Happy Wednesday! It's time to show you the latest look I've done for the weekly tag over at Aqeela's blog!

The theme this week was 'signature' makeup look...that really got me thinking. As someone who chops and changes her look quite often, and also often switches between playing up her eyes and lips, it's been a lot harder to 'pin' down my style lately! However, one look I tend to go for when I'm pressed for time is bronzed/gold eyes, liquid liner, a touch of blush and a bold lip (for cheerful colour), so I decided to use that as my inspiration for this look.

Here's what I came up with, it was nice and simple!

Keep reading after the jump!

Kiwifruit Inspired Makeup Look.

Hello lovelies!

Another (Wednes)day, another makeup look! This week's makeup tag is for a kiwifruit inspired look, so I decided to just play around and let my creativity flow. I'm actually quite happy with this week's look (aside from the wonky false lash placement - must.practice.more!!!), I think I surprised myself!

Here's what I came up with...

Keep reading after the jump!

Cruella de Vil Inspired Makeup Look.

Hello lovelies!

I'm a bit tardy this week on the makeup look tag, thankfully I managed to send it on to Aqeela in time but I'm a bit late posting it on the blog! I seem to be running behind on everything this week, I'm going to need the weekend to destress!

Anyway, back to the topic at hand, I thought I'd keep things simple this week as I was doing this look at 12 am on Tuesday night. I'm really not too happy with it but at least I managed to take part!

For those of you who aren't familiar with Cruella, she was the 'bad guy' in The Hundred and One Dalmations. She was in the fur industry and wanted to catch (and kill) the dalmation puppies to make a coat out of their fur! I had a pet dalmation that I adored, so I wasn't too fond of this movie. Fortunately though, all ends well and she is conquered in the end. Have to admit she had really cool hair, though, part white and part black! Her signature look was red lipstick and crazy eyeshadow, and I've put the photo below in to jog your memories.'

Here's what I came up with!

Keep reading after the jump!

Creative Goth Inspired Makeup Look.

Hello lovelies,

Happy Wednesday! It's time for the weekly makeup tag, which this week's theme being Creative Goth inspired makeup.

I'm still recovering from the flu and was quite tired by the time I did this, so I kept it simple. I'm not showing close ups of the eyes as I'm way overdue for my brow waxing appointment!

Products used:

Face
ColorEvolution Mineral Foundation in Creme Caramel

Eyes
Black eyeshadow (for the brows)
Models Prefer Mystique infinite shadow pencil in Air of Mystery (blue)
Red Inglot eyeshadow (over mobile lid)
Gold Ingot eyeshadow (inner eye corner)
Essence black gel eyeliner
Revlon false lashes

Lips
Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick by Kate Moss in shades #107 (reviewed here)
Prestige black eye pencil (for the two-toned look)

I hope you enjoyed this look, lovelies!

Must dash as I need to catch up on some much needed beauty sleep! Don't forget to drop by Aqeela's blog to check out what the other girls have come up with!

Much love,
MM.
x

Audrey Hepburn Inspired Makeup Look.

Hello lovelies,

Happy Wednesday! Not only is the weekend two short days away, but it's also time for the weekly makeup tag over at Aqeela's blog! If you're wondering where the last two tags are, I didn't participate as there was just too much going on. I have a self-imposed rule not to skip any more than two tags in a row, so here is this week's simple, Audrey Hepburn inspired makeup look.

Please note that I obviously don't look anything like Audrey, but I've tried to channel her simple, classy style with this simple look. I took inspiration from this photo below.

Audrey Hepburn
(Sourced from Google Images)

As you can see, Audrey's look consisted of bold brows, neutral eyes (with false lashes and lots of black liner) and a soft lip.

Products used:

Face
ColorEvolution Mineral Foundation in Creme Caramel

Eyes
Bloom brow box
Bronze shade from the MUA Heaven and Earth palette over the eyelid
Dark brown shadow from the MUA Heaven and Earth palette in crease
Eye of Horus liquid eyeliner
False lashes (I've lost the box and can't recall which brand they are)

Lips
A mixture of the *Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick by Kate Moss in shades #112 and #113 (reviewed here)

I hope you enjoyed this look, lovelies!

Must dash as I need to catch up on some much needed beauty sleep!

Much love,
MM.
x


Note: Products marked with * were kindly provided for my consideration. This has not affected my opinion in any way. For more information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy.

Pink & Black Makeup Look!

Hello lovelies!

Happy Hump Day! It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another weekly makeup tag look! This week's theme is pink & black, which I was super excited to try.

This post is going to be short and sweet as I spent the whole day in Tasmania for work, waking up at 5am (after a largely sleepless night) and only getting home at 8.30pm, exhausted!

Tried an ombré lip with black and barbie pink (Ulta3 Hot Pink Kisses).

And substituted the lip for the Mirenesse Lip Bomb in #4 for some hot pink goodness...

Before switching back to Ulta3 lipstick in Hot Pink Kisses.

Products used:

Face
Lóreal Paris Nude Magique BB cream
Youngblood pressed mineral foundation in Toffee
Sleek Blush by 3 palette in Pumpkin (I used Squash)

Eyes
*Pink shade from the MeMeMe Fire Eyes quad
Pink shade from the Beauty UK Soho Bright Palette
Black shade from the Beauty UK Soho Palette
Black gel liner from Essence
Revlon false lashes

Lips
Alternated between:
Ulta3 Hot Pink Kisses
Mirenesse Lip Bomb #4

Hope you enjoyed that, lovelies! I thought the pink and black theme was really fun. I think the ómbre lips went better, what do you think? Don't forget to stop by Aqeela's blog and check out what the other girls have done, they are all really talented!

Much love,
MM.
x


Note: Products marked with '*' were provided for my consideration. This has not affected my opinion in any way. For more information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy.

Goth Makeup Look!

Hi lovelies!

It's time for the weekly makeup tag again, and this week's theme is Goth! Now, I was really excited by this challenge but also really intimidated by it. It's a really tough look to pull off with darker skin!

I did some research and learnt that Goth doesn't mean super pale skin, it just means a paler version of what you already have, so I used a pressed powder heavily over my skin, and then just played up my eyes and lips. I also skipped bronzer and blush for obvious reasons. 

I had planned to wear black on my lips but the 'research' I did said not to go too dark on both eyes and lips, so I compromised by using a deep plum on the lips with an outline of black eyeliner. Products used are at the bottom of the post. I also saw some goth images with pretty patterns drawn on so couldn't resist trying that too! Looking forward to hearing what you think of my Goth effort.

And this is where I decided to get into drawing some pretty lines all over. :P

My eyes look just a wee bit evil in the photo below, I think...I love it!

Products used:

Face
Lóreal Paris Nude Magique BB cream
Lóreal Paris Nude Magique BB powder (see review here)
MUA pressed powder in shade #2

Eyes
Models Prefer Infinite Colour shadow pencil in black (these are the bomb, I must review it soon)
MUA single shadow in #9
MUA black eyeshadow
Maybelline Master Precise eyeliner
Maybelline The Falsies waterproof mascara
Modelco fibrelash mascara (on top of the waterproof one, can't say more because the labelling has worn off)
Revlon false lashes (incidentally the same ones that gave me trouble in my last makeup tag look)

Lips
Camouflage Colours skin crayons in #37 (from my May LHI box reviewed here)
Mirenesse Forever Diamonds lipstick in Pierre
Prestige Total Intensity eyeliner in black

Gosh, writing this made me realise just how far behind I am in my product reviews! I'm so sorry!

I hope you enjoyed this tag. I'm not really sure I did this look justice, I'm thinking it looks a bit more vampy than Goth? Perhaps I ought to have gone with black lipstick after all! What do you think?

Don't forget to check out Aqeela's blog to see what gorgeous looks the other girls have come up with!

Much love,
MM.
x