WOMF & OOTD #1 Saturday and Sunday

I haven't tried a WOMF post or a OOTD because my photography isn't the best and I'm only using my Samsung Galaxy S3 to take my pictures. Here is my first attempt, I hope it turns out ok!

Saturday

I was working on Saturday but thought I'd show what I wore and my makeup for the day.

What's on my face

Full Face
(looks like an awful lot!)

Face:
Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundation in 150
mixed with Maybelline Fit Me foundation in 210
applied with MUA F2 Stippling Brush.
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in 3 (Medium) applied to blemishes
S&G KickAss Concealer in Medium applied under eyes and all concealer set with powder.
Finished with Illamasqua Powder Foundation in 140 applied with MUA F4 Powder brush
and Guerlain Terracotta Bronzer in 02 Brunettes applied with MUA F5 Kabuki brush.
Makeup set with MUA ProBase Fixing Mist.

Cheeks:
Sleek Blush by 3 in Lace shade Guipure
applied with BareMinerals Tapered Blush brush.

Eyebrows:
Illamasqua Eyebrow Cake in Peek applied with MUA E7 eyebrow brush
and sealed with Illamasqua Sealing Gel.

Eyes:

Naked Basics Palette, shade Faint applied to lid, Walk of Shame blended through crease
and Venus applied up to brow bone applied with MUA E1 and E3 eyeshadow brushes.

Bourjois Kohl and Contour eyeliner pencil in number 12
(nude shade for water line, black shade for lower lash line)

Benefit They're Real Mascarra.

Lips:

MUA lipliner in Pink Me Up

Lush Liquid Lipstick in Drive

 Full Face!

 Outfit of the Day

I do really apologise for the bad quality of these images!
I actually took them at the end of the day and was feeling a little worse for wear!
I just wanted to show you what I wore.

Cardigan | Hollister £30 (roughly)

Top | Men's Section Primark £8

Skirt | Primark £10

Tights | Primark £2.50

Shoes | Primark £8

Cross Chain | Primark £4

Sunday

I had a lovely day out on Sunday with my partner and our little nephew! It was really good fun, we took him to a soft play area, for a wander round some shops and then for a McDonald's which he loved! When I brought his happy meal over; I quote 'WOWEEZ!' hehe, he's too cute! We then visited my mum and dad with him which he was a little bit wary about as he hasn't met them that many times but it couldn't of been all bad as he almost managed to amputate my cat Troy's tail and gave my mum and dad kisses when it was time to go. We then went to ASDA to get sweeties and so I could buy some mini drawer units to store my ridiculous makeup kit in (they were only £5!) before heading home! 

Very good day all round!

What's on my face

Full Face
I clearlyyyy wear too much makeup!

Face:
MUA Primer
Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundation in 150
mixed with Maybelline Fit Me foundation in 210
and Lush Charisma Skin Tint applied with MUA F2 Stippling Brush.
YBF Neutralizing Creme to cover redness.
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in 3 (Medium) applied to blemishes
S&G KickAss Concealer in Medium applied under eyes and all concealer set with powder.
Finished with Illamasqua Powder Foundation in 140 applied with MUA F4 Powder brush
and Guerlain Terracotta Bronzer in 02 Brunettes applied with MUA F5 Kabuki brush.
Makeup set with MUA ProBase Fixing Mist.

Cheeks:
Sleek Blush by 3 in Lace shade Guipure
applied with BareMinerals Tapered Blush brush.

Eyes:

MUA shade 1 applied all over lid and up to brow bone with MUA E3 brush, MUA shade 11 applied to lid with MUA E1 brush and MUA shade 27 pushed into outer crease corners with MUA E2 brush.

Eyebrows:
Illamasqua Eyebrow Cake in Peek applied with MUA E7 eyebrow brush
and sealed with Illamasqua Sealing Gel.

Lips:
Carmex
Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipliner in 061 Wine
Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer in Stellar

Full Face!

 Outfit of the Day

 Cardigan | H&M £14.99 (old)

Fringed Top | Republic £16

Lace Trim Vest (worn under top) | old

Leather Panel Skirt | Primark £5

Tights | Primark £2.50

Shoes | Primark £8

My Engagement Ring | because it's pretty!

Earrings | Misbehave! Boutique(.com) £2 roughly!

Vintage Floral Bracelet | Kathryn Vintage £10

 Here are some photos from our day out!

Tired out and hungry from all the running around!

Where's my dinner!!!??

Yum Yum!

Stop taking photos Aunty Jo!

I hope you enjoyed reading! Any makeup/photography tips are welcome as well as tips of any kind really!

Lips haul! Swatch and Review featuring Lush, OCC and Lime Crime

Firstly, I havn't quite got the hang of taking pictures of things in a professional way so I do apologise for that!

This post is about a few lovely lippies I've purchased recently and a quick swatch and run down of them. It has been snowing today so the swatches that came out best were taken with flash due to the grey skies outside!!

Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub £5.25/25g 

Webpage Here

As these lip products are all highly pigmented and in liquid form I thought I'd be best to exfoliate my lips in order to get the best from them.

I used Lush Lip Scrub in Bubblegum. I've used this once before and it's so easy to use, not messy like you might think it would be. It looks like pink sugar and I just take a tiny amount and apply it to my lips rubbing in circular motions. The best part is the taste! You can lick it off when your done mmm! It left my lips lovely and soft with no dry patches, ready for the easiest liquid lipstick application!

Freshly scrubbed lips!

Lush Emotional Brilliance Liquid Lipsticks £14.50/5g 

Webpage Here

I've just recently taken a bit of a shine to Lush. It was never a company I gave much of a chance before I began blogging and mostly reading other blogs, but I have fallen in love! and wowwww I do love these! They are pricey and I'm not sure they are worth the £14.50 price tag, but Lush have had a 50% off sale on Emotional Brilliance recently so they are defo worth a look in for £7.25. The range features liquid lipsticks, eyeshadows and eyeliners in a rainbow of colours to suit your mood.

One of the things that attracts me to this range despite the crulety free aspect is the range of colours and the fact it is based on colour therapy. I had a reading done recently and was suprised by how accurate it was! Many lipstick ranges I find are all variations of the same shade in different finishes etc which is good if thats what you are looking for, but with this there are true grass green and sunshine yellow colours. I'm not sure I'd wear them but I quite like the fact I could purchase them if I wanted to! I'm not a huge fan of liquid eyeliners however so didn't purchase any of those but the lipsticks are interesting! Unfortunately I havn't worn any of these long term yet so can't comment on longevity but I did wear Vibrance the other day and it lasted well. I wasn't eating and drinking though.

The only major issue I have come accross and I did read about this in blog reviews about Lush Lipsticks is that the little doe foot applicator often breaks off and gets lost in the product. This has already happened to me with Vibrance so it would appear that the ease of carrying it around with you and being able to apply it on the go is taken away by the fact that the applicator is not particularly sturdy.

L-R Swatches: Drive, Confident, Vibrance (with flash)

Blended out (with flash)

Drive - Moving Forward

Drive as you can see from the photos isn't quite as purple as it looks as it has pink undertones. It's a lovely buildable and wearable shade and went on very easily. In the photo it is quite sheer but once dried the colour can be layered up for a more vibrant look.

This is definately a shade I'll be wearing on a night out soon!

Drive (with flash)

Confident - Believe in Yourself

Confident is a dark plummy shade that has a thicker consistancy than Drive. I found it more difficult to apply due to this. Again, it is builable and below it is sheerer than what it could be if you layered it up. I would suggest wearing a lip liner with it to stop the colour feathering out.

Confident (with flash) above and below

Vibrance - Full of Life

Vibrance is a lovely apricot shimmering shade that is sheerer than I thought it would be but looks lovely on its own for daytime wear or layered over an tangerine lipstick for night time wear. I love the glitter in it and think this will be one I'll be wearing to remind me of summer through these dull, cold, snowy days!

Vibrance (with flash) above and below

Broken Applicator

Applictor Intact

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tars £9.95/10ml 

Webpage Here

I love dramatic makeup, always have. I can't say I'm the best at applying it well but with products that pack a punch I do think it will be much easier!

I bought these on a whim when Karla Powel had 10% off at Cocktail Cosmetics for her fans and fellow MUAs. They are actully well worth the money as you get 10ml of product for a tenner and only need a tiny spot to do your whole lip! They come with a small lip brush applicator which makes the application of them slightly easier. As the product is liquid it still takes a bit of getting used to.

Again OCC are against cruelty which is another thing I really love about this brand, never mind the colour payoff. Whoaa these are dramatic! Just the thing...!

L-R Swatches: Pretty Boy, Hoochie, Black Dahlia (with flash)

Pretty Boy

I think I was slightly too light handed here to show off the true Barbie Pink that this is! It takes a little bit of getting used to with the little lip brush but it makes application fairly easy. I think when wearing this I'll use a lip liner just to add definition to my lips.

Pretty Boy (with flash)

Roughly the amount of product I used

Hoochie

This is my favourite!!! It's a beautiful sort of mauve purple colour and it went on very easily (must have got the hang of it after Pretty Boy). I love that they are long wearing but dont't look too dry with that lovely gloss they have too them.

Hoochie (with flash)

Hoochie (without flash)

Black Dahlia

This was a risk that paid off! This one is desribed as blackened red on the description but it looks a lovely berry shade if you aren't too heavy handed. They are very buildable and I think after a few layers this one would do well for a spooky halloween lip!

Black Dahlia (with flash)

Little brush applicator

Lime Crime Velvetines Lipstick £11.50/3g

Webpage Here

Sold out on Cocktail Cosmetics but available on Cute Cosmetics in Suedeberry (25/01/13)

I have heard nothing but good things about these lipsticks and couldn't wait to try them out! I bought the two shades available on Cocktail Cosmetics and they are lovely! I do find them quite drying however as they are matte but if matte isn't your thing just slick some gloss over the top and your good to go as they are highly pigmented!

The packaging is so cute! I just love that they have paid attention to detail and they arn't in some boring black tube, they'll look cute in your handbag on a night out... not that you'd need them. Again, I havn't worn them long term yet but I had some trouble getting them off my lips after I took these photos and I've read they last for up to five hours and some blogs say longer! I'm sold!

L-R Wet Swatches: Red Velvet, Suedeberry (with flash)

L-R Dry Swatches: Red Velvet, Suedeberry (with flash)

Red Velvet

This reminds me of a classic red lip! Velvet is how I would describe the texture but to make it more wearable and less aging I would definately put a gloss or lip balm over the top as it is tight and heavy feeling on the lip. Beautiful shade though!

Red Velvet (with flash)

Red Velvet (without flash)

Suedeberry

This is a beautiful coral shade against my pale skin. Almost neon. I love that they dry in quickly, you can watch when they turn from liquid to matte! I think this would look beautiful on a summers night with a white dress and a golden tan or a fake tan for me! It's definately a younger colour than Red Velvet and is more wearable on its own although I'd still pop a gloss on top for comfort. If you apply it unevenly I feel it shows up more than Red Velvet. I had two attempts at getting this right and it still looks a tad patchy, maybe another coat would perfect it!

Suedeberry (with flash)

Suedeberry (without flash)

So there you have it! A little run down on some cruelty free highly pigmented lip products!

Have you ever tried any of these products? What are your favourite shades?