Make Up

Hello darlings!

Yesterday my mum gave me loads of make up that she doesn't use any more and I spent yesterday evening trying it on. My mum doesn't buy cheap makeup and the stuff she gave me was so amazing, I had to blog about it! Plus, one of my best friends Lizzie, who is Awkward Queen btw, has recently made me obsess about makeup, and I thank her incredibly because I realise how transfoming it can be now. This morning I was trying to go for  a natual look, as if I was going to school or something. I tried taking a picture but because my camera is so shit, it doesn't all show up . But here's an attempt of a picture below:

Luckily, I didn't have to edit it much, I just made it a little brighter, but I did have to reduce the bags under my eyes :S and you can also see the amusing, asymmetrical nature of my hair :) Anyway, for the make up I have on!

This is DiorSkin Foundation by Dior ... or something. Sorry, I'm new to the whole makeup naming thing! Apparantly, this is around £40 which incredibly pricey for any item of makeup, but I have to say, if I could afford it, I would buy this foundation again. It is amazing. This is the first foundation that has perfectly matched my skin tone. I'm so pale I may as well be chalk and this is the lightest shade of the foundation - 'Nude 010'. The foundation is very easy to put on, very light and creamy and when you've put it on, it doesn't look like you have foundation on.

These are both from Benefit: the Get Even face powder and Perfect 10 Bronzing and Highlighting face powder duo. I'm wearing the pink powder from the duo and it's a really lovely, light shimmery powder that's I've put just above my blusher to make my face a bit brighter since I look tired all the time. But I love it so much. The Get Even face powder is a really light powder that just gets rid of any shiny areas. I wear it all the time and it doesn't show up on your face.

The blusher I'm wearing is the colour on the very right of the Estee Lauder All-Over Face Compact. It's gorgeous. Again, it's very light (I'm now realising all my new makeup is light), it's a gorgeous rosy colour (02 Pink Kiss) and it has a tint of shimmer which I think adds a beautiful touch.
The eye shadow is from the Estee Lauder Deluxe EyeShadow in which I used 10 ivory box. Because I'm tired all the time, my eyes can look a bit red so this colour is really good for covering it up and brightening up the eye. The colours in the whole comapct are really lovely and shimmery. Plus, the colours actually have some substance. I've used so many eye shadows where you have to use loads to get any colour bulding up so I'm glad my mum gave me this.

This is all the eye makeup I used! I went slightly overboard methinks! Anyway! The eye shadow I used on top of the Estee Lauder is Lancome Ombre Subtile Duo which is an amazing find. The shades are a light pink and a purple colour and together they create almost a smokey look, but more subtle. It lasts a long time. I've been wearing it for hours and the colours are still showing.
I also used Yves Saint Laurent Eye Colour Touch. You've probably noticed that it looks like the concealer Touche Eclat, but it's not, it's liquid eye shadow. I was a bit skeptical because it is liquid, but it works really well when rubbed in. It's enhanced the smokey look really well. It was slightly annoying to rub in because it clumped up a bit, but I'd use again when doing my eyes, so not too bad :)
The eye liner is Barry M Kohl Pencil. It's alright. It's got a really nice colour, but to be honest I think eye liner pencils are hard to apply and don't create the best lines all of the time. Liquid eye liner or powder is better I think.
The mascara is Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme. I can't say how brilliant this mascara is. It was a bit heavy for my mum and the women at the counter said it was better for younger people. This adds so much volume, it isn't clumpy and it even made me stop using my favourite mascara Rimmel Sexy Curves. This has now taken over. It's brilliant!

Lip time! I had a pink lipstick which was incredibe ... I can't find it anywhere. Anyway, the lipstick I'm wearing is Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv All-Day Lipstick, colour Parallel Red 058, which is very bright and smooth. Plus, it smells great! I only dabbed it on my lips to add a bit of colour because, if I put it on for real to school, I'd look like a whore. I covered it with Benefit Silky-Finish Lipstick, colour Skinny Dip, which is the smoothest and most moisturising lipstick I've ever tried on. it's lovely and silky and smooth. However, because it is so shiny, it doesn't really look like a lipstick and it is more of a gloss, but nonetheless, it is a lovely product.

The last thing I wanted to show you is a compact of vintage eye shadow. My mum has had this when she started gigging in the '70s and it's still in incredible condition! The colours are phenomenal for its age. It's the original brush too! I have got a bit on in the picture but not a lot so you can't really see it. When I put it on properly, I'll show you!

As you can see, I have an amazing mum, who buys amazing makeup which she doesn't like! WOO! :D

Hope you are all good and I'll post soon!

Love Alice!
xxx