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Favourite Summer Lipsticks

The last few days in Ireland have been sunny . I am slightly biest but Ireland has to be one of the nicest places especially when its sunny . The weather made me want to write about something summer inspired . The first thing I think of when I think of summery make up is brighter lip colours .


Here is a few of my favourite colours from my collection with some pictures of them swatched on my lips . Mac Vegas Volt lipstick would also be here if I hadn't lost it on a night out .

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Rimmel - 004
 A really bright pink lipstick , nice creamy formula . Can make your teeth look slightly more yellow though which is the only downside .


French brand, a purple lipstick with a  
gold sparkle through it . Very grunge and unique .
  A matte peachy pink lipstick . Quite natural but still a nice colour for summer . I would definitely apply lip balm underneath this lipstick because the Wet'n'Wild matte lipsticks are quite drying.  In person this lipstick has a very matte finish.
A natural plum colour ( if that makes sense ) its not an in your face plum colour . Its quite sheer and moisturizing . Definitely an all year round lipstick .
Another unique colour , a sort of a two tones lipstick with a nice balance between pink and purple . Glossy finish .

As you can see most of my favourite lipsticks have a glossy finish just because my lips get really dry when I wear matte . To get a matte finish on any lipstick apply a thin piece of tissue to your mouth and powder over it with some translucent powder .
Comment below if you have any questions or blog posts you would like to see .
So there is some of my favourite lipstick colours.What's your favourite lipstick colour for summer ?

(Oh and the reason some of my lipsticks don't look very photogenic is because when doing make up I take a bit off the lipstick and apply it to my palette with a spatula .)

Alannah x

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Clearing Out Your Make Up Collection / Z Palette Review



Hey everyone ,hope everyone had a nice Easter . I for one ate way to much chocolate and had a lovely day with my family .Todays blog post is about downsizing your make up stash / review on the Z palette .
 
 
Over the years I have collected loads of make up from freebies from magazines , samples , gifts and things I bought myself . I am such a make up hoarder but decided to do a spring cleaning. I had some things in my collection for years that I didn't like or that where completely smashed or dried up . Most of us always reach for the same items of make up we own when we are doing are make up but when we go to throw out are make up we always imagine ourselves being lost without that bright blue eyeshadow that has zero pigmentation and has only ever been swatched on your hand.
 
I really recommend being totally ruthless when clearing out your collection , if you haven't used it in the last year your probably never going to use it . If its mascara and its more then 3-6 months (it depends how much air has gotten into the mascara tube ) throw it out . If a product has separated or smashed get rid of it . If you don't use an eyeshadow enough give it to a friend or a sibling . Its all about decluttering .
 
Think of it this way the more your throw out the more space you have for new make up  . Yippee !Also do your research before splurging on any make up item , if it sounds like what your looking for from the reviews you read then go by it (or pick up a sample ) because there's less of a chance of you not liking the product and your money going to waste . Still a chance but less of a chance .

 
 
I recently decided to make and order on the Make up Geek website because I have heard so many good things about the eyeshadows . Since the eyeshadows are sold in pan form I had to buy a Z palette also to store them in .
 
If I didn't need a Z palette for these eyeshadows I would have probably never have bought one . There the kind of boring thing like Jeans or Primer that are essentials but boring to buy . I really was shocked at how much I love this palette . I got the medium palette in black and it fits around 15 eyeshadows . I only bought five Make up geek eyeshadows to try them out and the other square eyeshadows in the palette are from the Urban Decay NYC palette that they came out with a few years ago . The NYC palette is really clumpy so this makes the eyeshadows more compact and I have been using them more now .
 
The palette is easily cleaned and sturdy . The clear window comes in handy when you want a quick look at which eyeshadows are in which palettes. The bottom of the palette is all magnetic and with it you get magnetic stickers to stick to the bottom of your make up .
 
Single eyeshdows , blushers , bronzers anything in pan form can all be in one place , super convenient for travelling .
 
As always if you have any questions feel free to comment below or any make any suggestions on blog posts you would like to see.

Thanks for reading .
Alannah x
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Jlo Feel the Light - Make up Tutorial

 
 

Todays step by step tutorial is on one of the make up looks from Jennifer Lopez new music video Feel the Light . I love all three looks from the music video but this one is definitely my favourite . This tutorial was fun to create ,it really reminds me of a make up look from the 80s . I usually prefer taking my photos in natural day light but since it was dark when I did this make up look I had to resort to flash photography which kind of washed out the colours . The eye shadow in person is more of a pinky purple shade .

Lets get started :

Eyes

 
Starting with the eyes so any fall out from the eyeshadow can be easily removed .
 
Step 1 : Prime your eyelid using an eyelid primer or concealer .

Step 2 : Apply a pink shadow all over your eyelid up until your socket , bring in up above your socket in the inner corner and under your eyes .

Step 3 : Blend like there's no tomorrow .

Step 4 : Add some purple eye shadow on top of where you applied the pink eyeshadow using a eye shadow brush .

Step 5 : Blend with a fluffy blending brush make sure there's no harsh lines.

Step 6 : Line your tight line (the inner part of your upper lash line) .

Step 7 : Line your waterline with a blue eyeliner pencil .

Step 8 : Draw a black line of eyeliner on your eyelid , keeping it as close as you can to your natural lashes .

Step 9 : Apply fake eyelashes.

 

Eyebrows


Step 1 : Fill in your eyebrows using your favourite brow product then brush them up ever so slightly .


Skin


Step 1 : Moisturise .

Step 2 : Illuminate using and illuminator to make your skin have that jlo glow .

Step 3 : Foundation .

Step 4 : Concealer under your eyes and any problem areas on your face you might have .

Step 5 : Apply blusher above your cheek bone and don't take it to far into the centre of your face .

Step 6 : Highlight , down the nose and the above the blusher on the cheeks  .

Lips


Step 1 : Line your lips using a pinky purple lip liner .

Step 2 : Apply a glossy pinky purple lip-gloss .


 Products I used :
 
Eyes
Purple eyeshadow :Make up Gallery Eyeshadow (in Dealz & Poundland)  
Blue eyeliner : Penney's /Primark
 
Eyebrows
 
Skin
Highlighter : Sleek MakeUp Face Form
 
Lips 



Hope you all enjoyed this look , not everyone's cup of tea but it was fun to recreate. If you have any questions or blog posts you would like to see feel free to comment below .

What make up tutorial would you like to see next ?

Alannah x
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