The Perfect Pair

Lip Pencil - Hip 'n' Happy 

Cremesheen Lipstick - Creme Cup 

This pair work absolutely delightfully together, so much so that I can now no longer use one without the other. I have only recently purchased the pencil in hip 'n' happy and my gosh, how was I using creme cup without it?! It lines the lips perfectly, and gives a brilliant base for the creme sheen lipstick to sit on. Making the colour last longer and defining the shape of the lips, creating a more efficient and professional look. 

MAC are known for their constantly consistent and brilliant products and as they are so well known and so good they do not come at a cheap price. This combination together is a little pricey and not ideal for me as a student to spend money on so frequently, so this was a little christmas present to myself with money given to me in Christmas cards. 

Next time you plan on treating yourself I would definitely consider going over to the MAC counter in your local shopping centre and having a play about with the different colours, make sure you speak to the make-up artists at the store though as they will be able to recommend colours best for your skin tone and match you up a perfect lip pencil. 

Eyeshadow lovin'

For the above look I have used an old eyeshadow palette from Primark and a liquid eye liner from Mac. I've used a light purple eyeshadow as a base, then a slightly darker more fuller purple on the crease and outer corners. I then did eye liner flicks using the colour 'signature blue'. The mascara I used was Rimmel London in black and on my face is my normal, everyday face makeup. On my lips is my recent purchase from Topshop, which I spoke about in a recent post. (read it here) 

I was just playing around with the palette I found and it turned out quite nice so I thought i'd post it for inspiration for you guys. I think this look would be great for going out and the upcoming festive season, you could add glitter, change the colours, experiment!  :) 

Topshop Makeup Review

This is going to be a super super quick review of two of the most recent products i've bought from Topshop's makeup range. 

I bought a new nail varnish and a new lipstick. 

The nail varnish is in the colour 'War Paint' and the lippy in 'Innocent'  

Innocent, £8

If you've been reading my blog for a while you'll know my everyday go to regarding lipsticks is Mac's Creme Cup, this is sadly on its last legs. I've been looking for a similar, but not the same, for a while. I would repurchase Creme Cup as it was lovely, but I just wanted to have a look round and look at the other options. Then whilst in Topshop, I came across innocent. 

It's oh so beautiful, it is a little more colour in it than the creme cup, but could act as a dupe once its on your lips. It's a creamy finish lipstick, so it has a glossy feel to it. 

I would definitely recommend this and i've already worn it most days since the purchase. 

War Paint, £5

You can see from the pictures how beautiful the colour is. I was struggling to name the kind of pink it was, as its not a bright 'barbie' kind of pink. According to wikipedia it is 'Amaranth' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_pink) after looking at this colour chart it is definitely Amaranth and it's very beautiful on the nails. 

In all honesty, it's not a very autumnal colour so I probably won't be wearing it much over the next few months as I like to wear purples, reds & other autumn/christmassy colours over the festive season, but as soon as we're back into the new year and summer spring time it will definitely be on my nails a lot more.