Day To Night Make Up

20140705-065007 pm-67807887.jpg
We often have days where we’re sprung with last minute plans and you don’t have time to re do all of your make up so that it’s suitable for the night. You may apply an extra bit of gloss or the lipstick you had on and rush out the door, you can however achieve a whole new make up look by simply applying a bold lipstick. Today’s post is how I switched my day time look to make it suitable for the evening.

20140705-070517 pm-68717660.jpg
Day
On my face I used the Mac Pro Longwear Foundation to give me a flawless coverage that lasts all day, the Collection Concelear, Sleek Contour Kit and an Estée Lauder Blush that I can’t seem to find the name of. All of these products are long wearing and suitable for daytime and nighttime wear.
On my eyes I used a shimmery burnt orange/brown shade all over and in the crease, a line of liquid eyeliner and Estée Lauders Sumptuous Extreme mascara. For a more natural every day look you can skip the liner and apply that for the evening look. Now this is where the day and night look will change dramatically. For the day look I used a simple pink lipgloss and lip liner to make my lips appear bigger.

20140705-070428 pm-68668757.jpg
Night
To change my simple day time look into a bold evening look I simply applied a dark lipstick of my choice (Rimmel Moisture Renew 330 Sloane’s Plum), this can be a purple, red or deep pink. Applying a bold lipstick will give the illsuion that you have put more effort into your make up and makes everything look more put together. If you have any extra time you may want to add a shimmery eyeshadow to your lids and some false eyelashes.
Follow on Bloglovin

Mac Creme Cup

20140616-085830 pm-75510797.jpg
I’ve owned Mac’s lipstick in Creme Cup for a while now but I realised yesterday I’ve never actually written a review on it and I have no idea why because it’s probably one of my all time favourite lipsticks! I find this lipstick to be so versatile, I can wear it alone for a natural every day look, paired with a darker nude which looks amazing with a smokey eye and even on my cheeks as a blush. What an amazing little product!

20140616-085945 pm-75585894.jpg
Finish: Cremesheen
Price: £15
Colour: A blue toned pink
Texture: moisturising and creamy but does tend to settle into some fine lines so a good lip balm is required before application
Lasting Power: 3/5. As this is a light lipstick it tends to only last around 3 hours before needing to be reapplied again
Pigmentation: Not completely opaque but not sheer, I’d say two coats will give you a nice opaque finish.
Looks best with: a smokey eye look in the night or a natural everyday look.
Overall Rating: 4/5 one of my favourite lipsticks purely for the fact it’s so versatile and can also double up as a blush.

20140616-090014 pm-75614524.jpg

Rimmel Apocalips Review

20140326-044546 pm.jpg

20140326-044555 pm.jpg

From left to right – Nude Eclipse, Luna, Apocoliptic and Galaxy

Now before I start I know that I’m way behind with the whole bandwagon of this product but I was sorting out my make up today and realised how much of a statement they are in my collection and thought why not do a review?

If you aren’t a bold lip person this product probably isn’t for you as the colour payoff from these things is amazing! Nude Eclipse is my go to everyday lip colour and goes amazingly with a smokey eye. Although the lighter colours I own are easy to wear, I wouldn’t say the same for the darker colours as they are insanely pigmented and opaque.
When using the bolder colours I recommend using the back side of the applicator so that you’re not getting as much colour and to blot your lips afterwards, especially with Apocoliptic!

The only fault I have with these is that they can be quite drying if you don’t prepare your lips beforehand and tend to seep into the cracks of your lips, this however can be easily avoided by using a lip scrub before hand.

These retail for £5.99 each which for a product of this type I think is a bargain!

Do you own any of the Apocalips? What’s your favourite colour?

MAC Retro Matte Lipstick: All Fired Up

The lipstick:
20140316-041433 pm.jpg

20140316-041439 pm.jpg

Swatches

20140316-041444 pm.jpg

Verdict
Can I just start by saying I LOVE the smell of this lipstick, it’s like walking into a sweet shop!

Anyway..Mac All Fired Up is a part of the retro matte range which I have personally never tried anything from up until now. The lipstick itself is a deep fuchsia pink, this colour is rather bold on my skin (Mac NW20) and would probably appear a lot less out there on darker skin tones. However saying this I do believe that this shade would suit all skin shades!

I find the lasting power of it to be insane! I wore this lipstick out recently for my birthday and it lasted a good 8 hours without being reapplied.

The only dislike I have about this lipstick is how drying it is on the lips but that’s down to matteness of it. I find that a good solution to this is by using a hydrating lip balm before applying so that the lipstick is not going on to dry skin.

The lipstick retails at £15 and you can buy it here

What is your opinion on this lipstick?