30 Day Challenge- Day 25, Beauty regime

I'm not sure if this should be about my pre-make up regime or how I actually apply my make up so I shall do both :-)

-I start by removing any leftover make up with a good old baby wipe, then cleanse my face with Simple's moisturising face wash.

- I moisturise using my Monu revitilising moisturiser that I got in my Glossybox. Then I moisturise a second time using my Nivea tinted moisturiser then apply my MUA primer.

- If my skin isn't looking too great with the tinted moisturiser alone I use a foundation brush to apply Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation then a dusting of Collection 2000's face powder to take off the shine.

- My VIVO bronzer in "Bronzed" goes on next and I blend into my neck if my fake tan is wearing off (I hate the orange head, white neck look!)

- Next to go on is my blusher, its either MAC Dainty or VIVO Sugar Candy. 

- Onto the eyebrows... I have naturally dark hair so fill in my brows with the darkest shade from my HD Brows palette. I then apply highlighter to my cheekbones and my brow bone.

- My usual choice of eye make up is normally black liquid eye liner with a small flick at the end. I find this the quickest and easiest look to create. I then add some mascara to the top and bottom lashes and finish with applying a high lighter to the inner corner of my eyes.

Voila!

FOTD

Thought I'd do a FOTD post today for you all. We decided to come to my mums earlier than Christmas day so we are here now, I forgot to bring my camera though and had to use my phone so the picture quality isn't great.

You can see the remains of my Barry M red glitter nail varnish here, its so Christmassey! I really should remove it and re-apply...

I look a bit gormless in this photo don't I?

Here I am wearing-

Face- Bourjois Healthy mix foundation, VIVO baked bronzer, Both the blushers from the Blink and Go palette mixed together (below).

Lips- Collection 2000's Pink Shock lipstick.

Eyebrows- HD brows palette.

Eyes- Blink and go palette (I've circled the two shades in the photo below), black liquid eye-liner on the top and black kohl eyeliner on my lower waterlin, Dior's Backstage mascara in black.

Source

New purchases

I actually bought the leggings and dress a few weeks ago now but only just decided to show you. The make-up was purchased from Morrison's yesterday, i always have a peek at the make-up section when we go food shopping.

Sparkly leggings on the left, £8 from Matalan. Shiny leggings on the right, £15 from Next.

Close up of my sparkly leggings :-) I love these!

Burgundy Asymmetric Chiffon Dress, £25 from Desireclothing.co.uk

I bought a Collection 2000 cream puff lip cream before in a different colour and liked it so much i decided to get another, this time in "Powder Puff", £2.99.

Collection 2000 Extreme 24 hour felt tip eye liner in purple, £2.99 (i think!)

The tip is sturdy and has a nice point to it. I found it very easy to apply and get a good flick. I will definitely purchase this in the other colours available.

Left- Cream puff. Right- Felt tip liner.

"Powder Puff" on my lips. This particular shade showed up the dryness of my lips quite badly even with a lip balm underneath. I had to exfoliate and moisturise like a crazy woman, then apply.

Lets throw in a FOTD...

Here i am wearing the lip cream and eyeliner as above, along with...

Nivea Visage tinted moisturiser.

Vivo blusher and highlighter.

HD brows.

Dior mascara in black.

More photos from Newcastle

Im usually in bed by now but Ozzy has woken up and isnt showing any signs of going back to bed any time soon so i thought i'd blog.

My friend just posted these on facebook so i thought i would share them with you, they are much better than my photos :-)

Amy (my sister) left, me right.

Me hiding behind a birthday card, i have no idea why...

Lou, me, Jade

Me and Louie

Me looking rather blue

I'm such a happy person!

In case anyone is wondering what makeup I wore here's the list...

Face- Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation, Vivo Bronzer, MAC Dainty blush.

Eyes- Rimmel liquid eye liner in black, NYC metro quartet eye shadows in Manhattan. Dior mascara, Eyelure eyelashes (can't remember which ones, sorry)

Eyebrows- HD brows

Body- Laurens Way tan, Molten Brown shimmer dust (which they don't sell any more unfortunately)

I really hope the little man goes to sleep soon, i am so tired! 

Inspired by Frankie

I posted yesterday i was thinking about copying Frankie Sandfords look in this photo-

Well i gave it ago earlier today (minus the fake lashes). I didnt take the photo with a straight on pose, it doesnt suit me (we all have our favourite angles when being photographed dont we? Straight on isnt one of mine!)

Same picture here but i decided to mess around with the effects on my ipad-

It looks darker in real life, dont know why its come out lighter.

Heres what i used-

Face- Bourjois healthy mix foundation
Collection 2000 powder
GOSH bronzer
Mac dainty blush
Eyes- Dior mascara in black
Rimmel liquid eyeliner in black
Dior eye pencil in black
Front cover eyeshadows (left to right) See the stars, frosted almond, twinkling gold, twinkling grape
Eyebrows- HD brows
Lips- Rimmel lasting finish lipstick in pink blush
Barry M lipgloss in Bubblegum pink

I know i am nothing compared to Frankie but she is so beautiful and the picture above is one of my favourites of her. Im abit gutted shes gone back to her original hairstyle, i really love the pixie crop on her.
What do you think?

The post with no title :-)

I couldn't think of a title for today...although i guess it kinda does have a title now! I had my second therapy session today, its great to talk about past and things that bother me, makes me feel so much better. The lady I talk to explained alot of why i feel the way i do and it made so much sense. Made me feel pretty normal lol. I came away feeling more positive. My "homework" this week is to write my feelings down about how i feel before i have to be in social situations (like going to the shop alone) sounds silly but sometimes my anxiety makes this simple task a big effort for me unless Im with my husband or kids. We popped to B&M on the way back for some more Maxitone shakes, got banana flavour this time, its much nicer than strawberry! Thought I'd show you all what i wore today, along with my makeup and nails...

Top, F&F at Tesco £6 but in the sale for £3 now! Leggings from Peacocks £10. Scarf £3 from a market. Long cross necklace £6 from ASOS.com. Boots Firetrap from TK Maxx £40.

Love my boots!

Face- Bourjois healthy mix foundation

Collection 2000 powder

GOSH bronzer

Beauty UK blusher in candy shop

Eyebrows- HD brow palette.

Eyes- Rimmel liquid eyeliner

Dior Mascara

Lips- Beauty UK lipstick in Sunset

Lipcote to keep my lippy in place

On my nails im wearing 3 coats of Models Own Juicy Jules. I love how sparkly this is, when the light catches it it almost look rainbow.

Tomorrow I'm off to the hairdressers and want something different... Im thinking about going shorter and having this...

Will post a pic tomorrow if im brave enough to get it done!

Holli x