7 Top Make up Tips

Fellow Blogees,

New Year, New you right? No us neither. But, we thought you might thank us for a few new Make Up tips that we think every girl deserves to know. These aim to illiminate every day problems that grind you down. These tips sound simple enough, but you'll be amazed at how much they'll change your life.

Number 1: How to make your eyes look brighter. We've all been there, waking up in the morning to the horrendous image of bags/puffiness/black under eye issues. Well no more, just use white eye liner on the lower lash waterline, and then mix this with a touch of shimmer to put on the inner corners of  your eyes. This will leave you looking revitalised and ready for action in no time at all!

Number 2: What colour to use for under eye circles. Most people should stick to using an orangey-pink colour to get rid of dark circles. We would recommend the Benefit Erase Paste or Mac Prolong Wear Concealer, which will nicely cover all dark circles all day long. If you use a yellow based concealer it tends to make your under eye circles look grey... which might not be the wisest move.

Number 3: How to pull off bold make up colours. It's a tricky problem we all face. For fear of getting grinded down into the same routine, you want to sproose things up a bit, but don't know how. Basically just experiment and see what colours look best with your skintone. Lighter skin tones can take bold reds and pinks, whereas more orangey peachy shades are better suited to tanned skin. Our advice, don't over do it. To pull it off successfully, just choose either eyes or lips to pack the punch. Don't attempt both.

Number 4: The best location for putting on your makeup. In some cases you don't have a lot of choice, if you have a crazy schedule you'll be hardpressed to find the perfect conditions. However, ideally, you should use a front facing mirror with as much natural light as possible. That way, you can see how it's really going to look.

Number 5: How to clean your make up brushes. To achieve a successful makeup look, you must look after your tools! Wash out your brushes at least once a week, using some gentle soap or baby shampoo is fine. We will be doing a more in depth post on this in a couple of weeks time, so if you want speific steps to follow, hold tight, they're coming!

Number 6: How to apply Bronzer. The easiest way is to use the 3 trick. Use your brush with bronzer on it to draw a faint number 3 along the side of your face. Use this with the top and tail ends of the 3 on your cheek and jaw bones to get a natural contouring look.

Number 7: Applying foundation. You should probably do your skin a favour and moisturise 5-10 minutes before you apply your foundation. Not only is it the kindest thing for your skin, but your make up will apply so much smoother and stay on for longer too.

So there are our tips, short and simple! We hope you find them helpful, any other questions you have feel free to ask in the comments!

Until Next Time,
LLB x

Makeup Inspiration | Emma Watson

Today we thought we would kick off 2015 in style by having a gawp at one of our make up icons in the glamourous form of Emma Watson. A new year is a perfect excuse to try out new things and be adventurous, and we suggest trying to recreate Emma's look as a great place to start.

Starting with the foundation, Makeup Forever HD Foundation does give a satin finish to the face. Emma's skin looks fairly matte but still looks illuminated and glowy. Nars Blusher in the colour 'Orgasm' would be perfect to create the peach tones seen on Emma. It also has a shimmer in it which will add to the highlighted and illuminated glow everyone is after. Emma wears a smogasboard of natural warm browns and taupes around the eyes. All these shades can be found in the Naked Basics 2 Palette, which is a very handy bit of kit as it contains all the shades you need in one place. Emma continues with the peach hues on her lips too, we think MAC Lipstick in the shade 'Peachstock' would be a good replica of this colour, as it is a peachy/beige coloured colour. For the brows, we would recommend 'Benefit Gimme Brow' to recreate the thick but natural looking brows Emma sports so well. To recreate the full lashes, we would use 'L'Oreal Vollume Millions Mascara' to get big and voluminous lashes. We don't think Emma is wearing any false lashes, but if you wanted to create even more volume, you could apply indivdual false lashes. They look very natural and are easy to apply. 

So there we have Emma's look and the tools you need to recreate it. We hope thats fairly easy, and if any of you have a go, do let us know!

Until Next Time,

LLB x

Best of the Sales

1. Warehouse Dress £35 (was £50) 2. Topshop Sweater £25 (was £42) 3.Kurt Geiger Shoes £39 (was £75) 4. Zara Coat £59.99 (Was £79.99) 5. Daniel Sandler Blush,  £13.05 (was £14.50)

Well, hello one and all and welcome to 2015! We hope you all had a fab new year and are read to hit up 2015 with a bang. One of the obvious advantages of this time of year (despite Christmas and New Year being all out the way :() is the sales are in full swing and we can take full advantage of them, in the hope they might make us feel better about the post-Christmas blues. However, as fun as sale purchasing is, we don't want to be held responsible for any bankrupsies that may occur. So please shop responsibly, and a good sale tip: it's only a bargin if you will actually use it/ have wanted it for a long time! Don't get swept along in the excitment of it all, your January statement won't thank you for it.

Kicking off is this gorgeous dress from Warehouse. Dresses are always a good purchase in the sale because you can get the wear out of them by accessorising differently depending on the time of the year. We love this printed shift dress. The bold floral print makes it easier to wear, and would be great for a party or a spring wedding. Enjoy!

This sweatshirt from Topshop has a great reduction price. We like this because of it's simple relaxed style. This will see you all the way through the cold months, and grey is  key colour as it could be paired with practically anything.

Kurt Geiger have a good reduction off of these regal looking slipper pumps. These are super snazzy, and still able to be warn all year through. A good investment we feel.

This lovely monochrome coat from Zara is also featured in the sale. This may have featured on the blog before, so if you loved it then, love it now and buy it in the sale. Coats are always good sale purchases because you still have some of the coldest months of the year to come.You can still use them in the folowing Autumn to come aswell (sorry, did I really just talk about the following Autumn?), so go on, spoil yourself!

This lovely monochrome coat from Zara is also featured in the sale. This may have featured on the blog before, so if you loved it then, love it now and buy it in the sale. Coats are always good sale purchases because you still have some of the coldest months of the year to come.You can still use them in the folowing Autumn to come aswell (sorry, did I really just talk about the following Autumn?), so go on, spoil yourself!

Lastly are these wonderful blushers from Daniel Sandler. To feel the benefits of the sale, you can purchase these on feelunique.com. These blushers are very natural looking and just all round perfection to be honest. Now, we are quite aware that this discount is far from 70% off, but in their defence, there is an aray of shades to suit all. So if you're in need of a new blusher, thi might be one to look into.

So there's our pick of the sales, hope you enjoy kids!

Until Next Time,
LLB x