Showing posts with label Illamasqua Aurora. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illamasqua Aurora. Show all posts

Thursday, 26 December 2013

My Christmas Day Makeup!

 
Well that's it, the big day has come and gone :( I hope you all had an amazing Christmas Day yesterday and are enjoying your Boxing Day! On Monday I posted about the China Glaze nail polish 'Glitter All the Way' which is what i've been wearing over Christmas, but I thought i'd share with you what make-up I wore on Christmas Day too.
 
As you can see it's an erray of products from the highstreet/drugstore to some high end products. I like to mix and match and it's nice to have some higher end products for such a special day in the year.
 
 
We'll start off with the base and work my way forward from there.
 
Bourjois Happy Light Illuminating Serum Primer - I've written a post about this primer (here) if you want to check it out. On Christmas Day I wanted my makeup to last all day and as this is currently the only face primer than I own I have to stick to this, but I do love it so it's all good.
 
Clinique Even Better Foundation - My favourite foundation to date, I just love the way it feels on my skin, good coverage and it lasts a long time too. It is on the higher end of makeup budgets as it's over £20 but it's worth it for me, definitely. I've yet to blog about this foundation but I will do in the New Year.
 
Rimmel Wake Me Up Concelear - I really like this concelear, I use this under my eyes and it does a good job of covering up dark circles, which I did end up having as I woke up early to open my presents (yeah i'm still a big kid at heart).
 
Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder - The only bronzer I own as i'm not the biggest fan of bronzers in general, but I use this to contour a bit and it works fine for me. I use this everyday in my makeup routine so I had to put this in.
 
Nars Luster Blush - One of my favourite blushes from this year, it's a beautiful orangey colour blush with gold shimmer and it's a nice subtle blush, I didn't want anything too bright on the cheeks as i'm wearing a strong red lipstick.
 
Rimmel Flash Eyeliner - This eyeliner is no longer avaliable, and it's actually the only felt tip eyeliner I own but I really like it. It's easy to use and it gives a nice strong black colour. For someone who doesn't really wear eyeliner at all, I have days where I want my eyes to pop and Christmas is one of those days.
 
Maybelline Colossal Mascara - To this day this is my favourite mascara that i've found, it gives a great volumising look to my lashes and also adds extra length to them. As it's my favourite mascara, I had to wear it on Christmas Day :)
 
Mac 'Russian Red' Lipstick - I have to wear a great red lipstick on Christmas Day, I go all out for this one and the only way to do that is go with Russian Red. One of Mac's best sellers and it really is the perfect red lipstick, it's a matte formula but it isn't too drying. I know i'll have to reapply this after eating my Christmas dinner, but apart from that it'll stay put all day!
 
 
Mac 'Brick' Lip Liner - With the intense red lipstick I need a good lip liner to make it look perfect, and that comes in the form of the Brick lip liner which is also by Mac. Brick and Russian Red go hand in hand, they're a perfect combination.
 
Urban Decay 'Half Baked' eyeshadow from the Naked Palette - If I want a gold eyeshadow then I automatically go for Half Baked. A beautiful gold colour and as it's Christmas i'm going for the whole gold and red theme with my make-up look. Amazing eyeshadow which will stay put all day.
 
Illamasqua Gleam 'Aurora' Highlighter - I've blogged about this (here). On this special day of the year every girl wants to look amazing and this Aurora highlighter by Illamasqua does the job for me. A gorgeous champagne cream highlighter which will just add the finishing touch to my makeup look.
 
 
I have yet to blog about a lot of these products but they will all be done very soon. And any I have blogged about already I have put links too.
 
What makeup did you wear on Christmas Day?
 
Merry Christmas!!!
 
Love
Amy
xxx
 
 
***DISCLAIMER***
All views/opinions are my own, products bought myself.


Saturday, 7 December 2013

Illamasqua Gleam Highlighter - Aurora

 
Illamasqua Gleam Highlighter - Aurora - £18.00
 
Just the name of this highlighter alone made me want to buy it, and when you see the actual colour of it I just wanted it immediately. Firstly I want to apologise for the dent in the product itself, I bought this a couple of months ago before I started blogging so it has been used. But anyway, shows i've used it and I can tell you my honest opinion after i've used it for 2 months now.
 
This is a beautiful champagne highlighter, which was released with the Generation Q collection a while ago. This was a very much raved about highlighter and has been in and out of stock on the Illamasqua website for months, and it just so happened to get back in stock just in time for my birthday which falls near the end of September. So with my birthday treat email code in hand, I used that to get the money off and I got it.
 
This is my first, and currently only, Illamasqua product and I just adore it. I am so impressed. Not only is the Illamasqua packaging so beautifully sleek but the colour is just, wow! It's a cream product so it goes on like a dream! It's actually my first cream highlighter and if this is anything to go by I will be buying more!

 
It gives a beautiful glow, worthy of Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty herself.
I'm such a sucker for a highlighter, it really adds that extra special magic touch to your make-up and this is definitely one of the most special ones I own, it's too beautiful to ignore.
 
You can pick this up online:
 
 
 
Love
Amy
xxx
 
 
 
 
 
***DISCLAIMER***
All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

November 2013 Favourites

 
This is the post i've been most looking forward to writing since I started this blog, monthly favourites videos and posts are one of my favourites to watch and read, and i've always wanted to do my own monthly favourites, and now I can!
 
Well November came and went at a ridiculously fast speed, normally I complain that time is going so quickly but not this month, because December gets here quicker and that means so does Christmas! Which is my favourite time of year!
 
Anyway onto my favourites.
 
 
Tartan Scarf - Primark - £5.00 
I did a blog post on this recently (Here) and I am just in LOVE with this scarf.
Honestly, it is probably now my favourite scarf that I own. It's so soft and cosy and I got it on the weekend before Bonfire Night so I have used it for the entire month and I can't get enough of it. I'm not sure if these are still avaliable in Primark, but if you can and you want it, then snap it up now as they are selling like hot cakes.
 
 
Nails Inc nail polish - Chelsea Square - £9.68 
I have also done a blog post on this (Here).
Vast becoming one of my favourite nail polishes ever, I just love the pinky gold colour of this nail varnish and I have either worn this or no nail polish at all this month. I will continue to wear this into December too, I currently have it on my nails as I write this. :)
 
 
Maybelline Colour Sensational Cream Gloss - '360 Stellar Berry' - £6.19 
I'm not a massive lipgloss lover, I much prefer lipstick, however due to the beautiful formula of this lipgloss and the colour I just love it for this time of year. It's a stunning plum shade and the gloss is so creamy and isn't at all sticky and because it's quite a dark colour it leaves a bit of a stain too.
I just love it.
 
 
Big Baby Gingerbread Ring 
I love gingerbread themed items and I have a necklace that matches this, but I have been wearing the ring an awful lot this month. It's very cute and just fits in so well for this time of year.
 
 
Illamasqua Gleam Highlighter - 'Aurora' - £18.00 
I have been eyeing up this highlighter for a while and back in September (when it was my birthday) Illamasqua do that special birthday treat code thing where you get money off for your birthday, so I treated myself to this and I just love it. I have quite a few highlighters now but it's the only cream one I have and I love it.
 
 
Random Favourite - TV Show - I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here
My favourite TV show this month, and every single November, is always I'm a Celeb. It's a very good reality show where they put 12 celebrities into the Australian jungle and they have to do bushtucker trials and all sorts, i'm sure you've all heard of it. And it's presented by the amazingly brilliant Ant and Dec, who I just love! So that's on every single day for 3 weeks (2 days they didn't do it due to the football) in November. Just a brilliant show!
 
Posts on the Illamasqua Highlighter, Gingerbread Ring and the Maybelline Gloss will be coming up this week.
 
 
What have been your November favourites?
 
Love
Amy
xxx
 
 
 
***DISCLAIMER***
All views/opinions are my own, products bought myself.