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:
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.
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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:
This is the first of my looks using the new Urban Decay XX Vice Ltd Reloaded Palette. I really wanted to try out some of the greens in the palette but I also liked the idea of adding in a little pop of red in the outer v. If the red (Gash) is too much for you, you could always substitute it with a green (like Misdemeanor) or a brown (like Smog or Twice Baked) from the palette.
You can read more about this palette, see photos and view swatches here.
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Being a make-up lover, I love watching YouTube videos, reading make-up blogs and browsing in stores to see all of the fun products out there. I thought it would be fun to write a new type of post passing on information on new products, collections and other make-up related goodness. I hope you enjoy reading this type of post too!
I recently found out that a Charlotte Tilbury counter will be opening in House of Fraser, Glasgow! Very, very exciting, particularly given that there aren’t any counters in Scotland. The counter will be opening on Thursday 8 September in the section where the MAC counter used to be located (MAC has moved to where Yo Sushi used to be).
Kat Von D make-up is coming to the UK and Ireland! The brand will be available exclusively to Debenhams online. You can read more about the launch here.
Bare Minerals has just added to their foundation line-up with the new BarePro Performance Wear Powder Foundation. BarePro is a pressed mineral powder foundation and comes in 20 shades. You can read more about this product here.
Urban Decay will be launching several new products as part of their Fall/Autumn collection. Products will include two Vice Lip Palettes, the Naked Ultimate Basics Palette (see more on Temptalia here), the Naked Ultimate Illumination Trio (see more on XSparkage here), Urban Lashes and Moondust liquid eyeshadows. They will also be re-launching vintage eyeshadows, lipsticks and nail polishes as part of their 20 year anniversary. You can see a sneak peek of the Fall/Autumn launches on the Urban Decay Instagram page here and the Teen Vogue site 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.
For this look, I added a slick of a glitter liner (Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner in Amp) along the lashline to add some sparkle to this aqua-green combination. I really like the glitter liner adds a little extra something to the look, without changing it too much.
Here’s how to re-create this look:
For this particular look, I took inspiration from a skirt I have with a tie-dye, swirled effect. The skirt has a mix of black, pink, blue and purple and I thought it would look so cool to mimic that combination on my eyes.
Here’s how to re-create this look:
If you are a fan of the Urban Decay Moondust eyeshadow singles or if you have always fancied trying them, then the new Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow Palette could be right up your street. Eight eyeshadows which contain the perfect mix of colour, pigment and sparkle – what’s not to love? The good news is that this palette is permanent, so you can take your time in considering if it is a must-buy for you (it was for me!).
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Make-Up By Saira Lee 