FOTD to FOTN.

Today I thought I'd share with you a FOTD to FOTN look that I've been loving lately. It once again features my favourite lip product of the moment and an old favourite in terms of eyeshadow!

Like nearly all FOTD or FOTN posts I've written I'm once again using my trusty Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52. I really do love this foundation, it suits my skin so well. So well in fact that I'm quite scared to try anything new! I also used the Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer - another trusty companion to my foundation and the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent. These products create such a good base for me and one that lasts all day!

For eyes I used Frosted Ginger from my NARS eyeshadow duo in Isolde. I used to wear this duo literally allll the time, but to be honest I kinda forgot about it! I love how it looks in the inner corners of my eye though, so I'm definitely going to start digging it out more! I washed this across the lid, and then added definition in the outer corners and along the crease with the Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Permanent Taupe. I then added my favourite eyeliner the Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen to create a cat flick, and added the Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara to my lashes. Still my favourite mascara to date!

For my cheeks I used my Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Tipsy and the MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle to highlight. I absolutely love this combination, it looks so pretty for spring! The Tarte blush is absolutely one of my favourites too, and really does stay on your cheeks all day!

Finally, to take this look into the night I added my Revlon Colourburst Matte Balm in Striking. I won't go into my love for this again, but if you're thinking of trying it? DO!

I hope you liked this look! All reviews I've written on the products I've used are all linked if you want to know more about them. :)

Aimée
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FOTD | Springy Days.

Ever taken a load of FOTD pictures only to realise when you upload the photos that actually you have a ridiculous fringe throughout it? Yeah? That. So annoying :( It was badly in need of a cut that day too, so it looks rather interesting. Silly fringe aside though, I am loving this look for the sunny weather we're having at the moment! Gotta love a reddy-orange lip ♥

My Revlon Matte Balm hasn't left my handbag since I got it, its such a staple shade for me at the moment. I definitely think I'm going to invest in a few other shades from the Matte Balm range as I love the formula soo much. So handy to apply on the go without a mirror too which is great!

So what's on my face?

Base

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in True Ivory

Nip + Fab Eye Fix Brightening Concealer

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent

Cheeks

Nars Deep Throat Blush

Benefit High Beam

Eyes

MAC Mineralise Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle 

Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen in Carbon Black

Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara in Black

Lips

Maybelline Baby Lips in Intense Care

Revlon Colourburst Matte Balm in Striking 

I hope you liked this look! :) What's your current staple lip product?

Aimée

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FOTN: An Engagement Party

Last Saturday I went along to my oldest friend Emma's engagement party. It was the first engagement party I'd ever been to - am I really at that age now?! Scary! It was really lovely to celebrate with her though, especially as it was so apparent how happy she is. Make-up wise I went for quite a strong eyeliner look. I'm fallen back in love with the cat-flick at the moment!

Here's what's on my face:

Base
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in True Ivory

Nip + Fab Eye Fix Brightening Concealer 

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent

Cheeks

Bourjois Délice de Soleil Bronzing Powder in Fair/Medium

NARS Deep Throat Blush 

Benefit High Beam 

Eyes

Stila Kitten Eyeshadow 

Stila Sandstone Eyeshadow 

Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen in Carbon Black

Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara in Black

Lips

Maybelline Babylips in Intense Care

I hope you liked the look. :)

Aimée

Xxxx

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FOTD | A Routine Look.

I am such a fail at uploading FOTD posts, every time I do it the pictures seems to be at least 3 weeks old! But, I actually wear this look a lot so I thought it was still relevant enough to post! I love wearing this for a casual everyday look - my favourite kind really! The Soap and Glory Supercat liner is also my new favourite thing, and I love wearing it on my lower and upper lash line like this! I hope you like it :)

For the look I used:

Base
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in True Ivory

Cheeks

Bourjois Délice de Soleil Bronzing Powder in Fair/Medium

Topshop Cream Blush in Primetime

Benefit High Beam

Eyes

Stila Kitten Eyeshadow from the In The Light palette

MAC Soba Eyeshadow

Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen in Carbon Black

Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara in Black

Lips

Maybelline BabyLips in Intense Care 

I hope you're all having a wonderful week! :)

Aimée

Xxxx

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FOTN: Dinner With Old Friends.

I've had these pictures sitting on my hardrive for about a month or more now, and FINALLY got around to writing up the blog post! Pro blogger, clearly. I decided to focus on my eyes and go for a slight smokey eye for this look, whilst leaving the rest of my face quite neutral. I was off to have dinner with my old girl friends from college, we don't often all meet up together so it was really nice to catch up on everyone's lives. We went to Chiquito's where I had the most amazing guacamole! I was seriously impressed. The service was appalling though, it took us about 2 hours just to get our mains! A few Mojito's to get us through the wait didn't go amiss though! ;)

For the look I used:

Base:

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light 2

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer in 02

Cheeks:
Topshop Cream Blush in Primetime

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle 

Eyes:
MAC Naked Lunch Eyeshadow 

Stila Ebony Eyeshadow

Stila Night Sky Eyeshadow

MaxFactor Colour X-Pert Waterproof Eyeliner in Anthracite

Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara in Black

Lips:

Maybelline Babylips in Intense Care

So there we have it, quite a simple look - especially on the lips, as I honestly couldn't be bothered to worry about my lipstick staying on through dinner! I hope you liked it :) Also, it seems GFC has officially left us now! So if you're not following me on Bloglovin', click here to stay up to date with posts! 

Aimée

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FOTN | Pub Evening

Another FOTN of the night for you today. A subtle eye look as I was focusing on my lips. I really am loving wearing a bright lip at the moment rather than big eyes. I was never really into lip products until a few months ago and now I can't stop wanting more! Especially now its in the midst of Autumn, red lips are definitely becoming a staple for me.

Here's what I had on my face:

Base:

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light 2

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent

Cheeks:

Bourjois Délice de Soleil Bronzer in 12 Fair/Medium

Topshop Cream Blush in Prime Time

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle

Eyes:

MAC Naked Lunch Eyeshadow

MAC Soba Eyeshadow

Revlon ColourStay Eyeliner in Blackest Black 01

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara in Flared

Lips:

Topshop Lipstick in Rio Rio

I hope you liked this FOTN post! What've you been reaching for most nights this Autumn? 

Aimée

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FOTD: A Natural Look

As I've added a few new products to my make-up bag recently I thought I'd share with you my current everyday make-up look. I really love the dewy natural look and recently I've really been trying to channel that. I was pretty happy with the way my make-up looked last weekend so took a few snaps before I left the house!

Here's what I had on my face:

Skin:

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light 2

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer in 02

Cheeks:

Bourjois Délice de Soleil Bronzer in 12 Fair/Medium

Revlon PhotoReady Cream Blush in Coral Reef

Benefit High Beam Highlighter 

Eyes:

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze

MAC Naked Lunch Eyeshadow

Revlon ColourStay Eyeliner in 01 Blackest Black

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara in Flared

Lips:

Lush Lip Scrub in Mint Julips

Nivea Lip Butter in Raspberry Rosé

I hope you liked the look :)

Aimée

Xxxx

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FOTN | Cocktail Night with the Girls

Me and my best girlfriends decided to have a cocktail night this week and I thought I'd share my make-up from the night :) This is loosely based on Tanya Burr's tutorial here, but I slightly changed it to fit me better :) We made amazingg cocktails like Frozen Lemon Daiquiris, Tropical Concoctions and Banana Daiquiris with real bananas - too yummy!!

Make-up I used:

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light 2

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Pink Gold

Naked Lunch Eyeshadow by MAC

Ebony Eyeshadow by Stila

Night Sky Eyeshadow by Stila

Jemma Kidd Define Eyeliner in 01 Black

Maybelline the Falsies Mascara 'Flared'

Bourjois Bronzing Powder in 51

Sleek Chantilly Blush - Lace Palette

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendezvous

I hope you all enjoy the last few dregs of sun this weekend :)

Aimée
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FOTN | Girl's Evening

Last night I went out for dinner and drinks with two of my best friends, we haven't had a chance to go out just us girls in a while so I was really excited for a good catch up :) I thought I'd share with you my make-up look for the evening! Most of my make-up I'd put on in the morning before work, but I touched up when I got home and made it a bit more evening appropriate.

Products used were:

Rimmel Fix and Perfect Pro Primer 002 

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light 2

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52

Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer in Medium 52

Bourjois Felt Tip Liner in Noir

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara

Sleek Rose Gold Blush

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle 

Lush Lip Scrub in Mint Julips

MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Crosswires 

I really enjoyed wearing this look -  it feels quite casual but the lipstick gives it a little bit of impact. We had such a good night, sometimes all you need is your best girls around you. :) I hope you're all enjoying the lovely weather in the UK at the moment! I'm not sure if Google Reader's definitely given up the ghost yet or not, but please do follow me on Bloglovin' - I'd hate to lose any of you lovely people :)

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Guess what I got?!

So I got a fancy pants new camera (Nikon D5100 if you're wondering!) for Christmas! I've wanted a DSLR for yonks, and as I've never been able to afford one myself I asked if I could pay half towards it and have it as a christmas present! Winning idea if I do say so myself! :) So you can expect a lot nicer photos on my blog from now on!

I've got a few make-up review posts lined up for the near future, but I thought I'd just share with you a few snippets from my Christmas! I hope you all had a wonderful time! :)

 

 

Homemade Mince Pies, Cava at Lunch, Christmas OOTD/FOTD, Homemade Treats, Shrek The Musical on Boxing Day,  My best friends cat Jakey, Presents!, Christmas Lunch with best friends, Best friends on our own Christmas Day, Beautiful candle holder present <3

Aimée

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FOTD | A Statement Lip.

Hey guys,

So even as I type this I'm still kinda unsure whether or not to post it! I really enjoy reading Face Of The Day posts, as I am quite a nosy parker! Butt, I'm not really sure how interesting my face will be as I'm not particularly extravagant in my everyday make-up look! But hey ho, here it is, and I hope at least one of you finds it interesting! :)

Firstly I would like to point out; I'm not actually a vampire, contrary to how the latter picture would like to portray me! But I seriously struggle with taking pictures of myself and this was the best of the lot, so despite the vampiric tendencies I went with it! :)

I use the Stila One Step Illuminate  as a primer, then the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in Ivory (which is a definite favourite!), the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light 2, the Benefit Erase Paste in No.2 and the powder from the Sleek Base Duo Kit in Shell.

Today on my eyes I simply used my favourite Topshop Liquid Eyeliner in Rook, but after just having a search they don't seem to sell it anymore! :O! SO sad!! But they do sell a similar style instead which you can see here.

To finish I highlighted with the MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle, added blush with the MAC Powder Blush in Well Dressed and on my lips I wore the Yves Rocher Moisturising Cream Lipstick in Framboise 101. I couldn't find that exact shade on the Yves Rocher website, or anywhere to be honest! But there are similar on there :)

So thats my face! haha Let me know if you liked the post! :)

Aimée
Xxxx

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