Adding a sweep of coloured eyeliner to an otherwise neutral eyeshadow look is a nice way to introduce colour to your make-up. This technique is particularly nice if you fancy trying out colour but find it a little daunting.
Tip: Sticking to neutral tones of eyeshadow also means you can experiment with different colours of liner. Try purple, blue, bronze and silver for a twist on the same look.
Click here to read more about the Kiko Lasting Precision Automatic Eyeliner I used in this look.
Here is some new make-up news for this week:
Allure Magazine has reported that MAC will be coming out with a new eyeshadow formulation: MAC Spellbinder Eyeshadows. These eyeshadows are touted as being intensely pigmented and providing super-rich payoff on the lids. I can’t wait to check out the eight jewelled toned shades when they launch online and in-store (sometime between October – December 2016). You can read more here.
If you are a fan of the Anastasia Glow Kits, you might be excited to hear that the brand is releasing an Ultimate Glow Kit for the holiday season. The Ultimate Glow Kit will contain six gold-toned highlighters, ranging from snowy white to sparkly amber. I have the Gleam Glow Kit and love it, so I am looking forward to seeing the new Ultimate Glow Kit when it launches. You can read more and see photos at Temptalia here.
Too Faced has just posted a sneak peek of the upcoming Sweet Peach Glow Palette. You can see the sneak peek photo on Two Faced Jerrod Blandino’s Instagram page here.
This seems to be the season for colourful eyeshadow palettes. Kat Von D has just released the Metal Matte Eyeshadow Palette which contains 22 eyeshadows: 9 metal crush eyeshadows in all new shades and 13 rainbow mattes, ranging from light to dark tones. Looks amazing! You can see the palette on the Kat von D webpage here. Urban Decay will also be releasing the ‘Full Spectrum Eyeshadow Palette’ for Holiday 2016. The palette will contain 18 colourful shades ranging from white, bold and deep bright colours. You can see a sneak peek photo on the Urban Decay Instagram pages here.
Nude colours more your thing? If so, you might like the new Bare Minerals Gen Nude Collection. The Gen Nude Collection has 60 lip shades across 4 different finishes, including lipsticks, glosses, liquid lip colours and lip liners. The range promises to provide nudes in a range of colour tones, such as beige, pink, peach and mauve. Worth a look if you love nudes! You can read more on the Bare Minerals website here. If you also like the idea of trying out the lipsticks but aren’t sure where to start, Bare Minerals is releasing an 8-piece collection of mini-sized Gen Nude lipsticks. You can read more about the 8-piece collection here.
Do you like this sort of post? Any types of launches, make-up ranges or products you would like to read more about? Let me know in the comments section.
I’m a huge fan of the Kiko Water eyeshadows and so I couldn’t resist picking up another one when they had a sale in store. I just love the shimmery, candy pink hue of this particular Water eyeshadow. I mixed it up a little by applying purple in the crease and and a silver liquid liner along the upper lashline.
Click here to read more about the Water eyeshadows and see swatches of the other shades that I have (210, 212, 219 and 221).
Here’s how to re-create this look:
Urban Decay recently completely revamped their entire lipstick line and launched the Vice lipsticks. The range includes an impressive 100 shades with six finishes, including sheer, sheer shimmer, cream, metallized, comfort matte and mega matte. An additional 20 shades are also available exclusively to Sephora, so lucky you if you have access to Sephora to view these shades!
This post features the two shades I purchased with a metallized finish: Zealot and Cruel. I also have Wonderland (Gwen Stefani packaging), Firebird (Gwen Stefani packaging) and Venom (from the old Revolution range). Wonderland, Firebird and Venom have all been incorporated into the permanent Vice collection. You can read my post on Wonderland lipstick here and my post on Venom lipstick here.
Maybelline recently released the Color Drama Intense Lip Paints in the UK (aka Color Jolt Intense Lip Paints in the USA) and they have quickly become a favourite of mine. The lip paints are smooth, pigmented and feel so light on the lips. I think they are a good dupe for the Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipsticks – just as pigmented but at a fraction of the price. Click here to read my post comparing the Maybelline and Too Faced products.
For this particular look, I took inspiration from the print on one of my favourite skirts. I love the combination of the gold, teal and black and thought it would look really interesting on the eyes.
I used the Urban Decay XX Vice Ltd Reloaded Palette to create this look. You can read more about this palette, see photos and view swatches here.
Here’s how to re-create this look:
This post is based around how I store my eyeshadow palettes, my brushes and the mirror on my dressing table. I store my eyeshadow singles separately in my dressing table drawer so I will do a separate post on that aspect of my make-up collection.
If you want to know more about any of the products in the photos here let me know.
Note: I’ve separated my make-up organisation and storage into articles based around different parts of my make-up collection. Once I started writing, I realised that keeping it as one post was going to be too long and a bit overwhelming. You can read my other articles on how I store and organise my make-up here.
This is the first of my looks using the new Urban Decay Moondust Palette. I really wanted to create a smokier look using one of the Moondust eyeshadows and so I used a deep metallic cranberry paintpot as a base. This particular paint pot adds a really pretty plum hue to Element eyeshadow.
Tip: Experimenting with different colours of eyeshadow base can bring out different tones in whatever eyeshadow you choose to use.
You can read more about this palette, see photos and view swatches here.
Here’s how to re-create this look:
Here are some exciting details on upcoming collections and products which I have come across this week:
Kat Von D make-up is now available in the UK and Ireland! The brand is available exclusively from Debenhams online. You can see the products here.
QVC UK is now stocking Essie nail polish. I am a huge fan of Essie nail polishes and so I was super excited to hear that QVC is now stocking the brand. QVC often has incredible offers and exclusive shades and so I am looking forward to see what products they release. You can view the Essie QVC UK pages here.
If you were a fan of the highly coveted Too Faced Sweet Peach Palette, then you might be excited to hear that the brand are planning to release a number of other Sweet Peach products. Products mentioned on the Too Faced Instagram pages include: the Mini Sweet Peach Palette (sneak peek here), the Sweet Peach Glow Palette (sneak peek here) and the Papa Don’t Peach Blush Palette (sneak peak here). Too Faced has also announced that they will be re-releasing the Sweet Peach Palette again in November (see more here). Exciting!!!!
If you are on the lookout for a new mascara, all Kiko mascaras are currently reduced to £3.90. That’s right, £3.90! I’m not sure how long the offer will last, so it’s worth having a look if you have always fancied trying Kiko mascaras. The offer is available in store and online. You can view Kiko mascaras here.
One of my readers (shout out to Julie!) said that she would love to see how I organise and store my make-up collection. I really enjoy reading this type of post on other sites so I thought, ‘why not put something together on my own site’?
It’s always fun to see how other people store and organise their make-up. It’s also fun to look at pictures of other people’s make-up and see what they have in their personal collection!
Note: I’ve separated my make-up organisation and storage into articles based around different parts of my make-up collection. Once I started writing, I realised that keeping it as one post was going to be too long and a bit overwhelming. This first post is based around how I store my lip and cheek products. If you want to know more about any of the products in the photos here, let me know.
Make-Up By Saira Lee 