Grey Eyeshadow Tutorial

Something a bit more fun today - dramatic grey eyeshadow with a pop of bright pink on the lips to brighten things up! You could tone it down with a nude lip though too if you wanted. Hope you enjoy it!

~ Products Used ~

Face:

Chanel Pro Lumiere Foundation 20

Make Up For Ever Lift Concealer #3

Make Up For Ever Star Powder on cheekbones

MAC Prep & Prime Powder

MAC Matte Bronzer

MAC Pink Swoon Blush

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC Vanilla, Gesso, Scene & Typographic

Make Up For Ever Star Powder #902

Clinique Cream Liner

Max Factor False Lash Mascara

Ardell Demi Wispies

Laura Mercier Blonde Brow Pencil

Lips:

Dior Addict Lipstick in 865 Collection

 1. Apply MAC Painterly as a base. Sweep some Vanilla eyeshadow (or any shade which is close to your skin tone) all over the lid up to the brow. This ensures that the following eyeshadows will blend seemlessly. Next take some Gesso eyeshadow and appy it to the inner half of the lid.

 2. Take MAC Scene eyeshadow or another medium grey shade and, with a flat brush, apply this to the outer half of the lid. Now take a fluffy blending brush like the MAC 217 and blend this across the lid into the Gesso shade.

 3. Now take a dark grey (I'm using MAC Typographic) and apply this to the outer corner of the eye on a flat brush. I created an angled shape with this. Use the same flat brush to sweep the eyeshadow across the lid into the medium grey shade. So there should be a nice graduation of colour now from light to dark.

 4. Take some more Vanilla eyeshadow and use this to blend around the edges so that they're not so harsh. I used a MAC 222 Brush for this.

 5. Take some of MAC Scene and run it under the eyes. Now take some shimmer (I used a Make Up For Ever Star Powder) and press this over the area where the Gesso eyeshadow was applied on the inner corner. Take it around the tear duct area too.

 6. With a gel or liquid liner, line your top lash line. Apply some black liner to your waterline too. Add mascara to top and bottom lashes. Apply some false eyelashes and that's it!

Here's the finished eye make-up again.........

I hope everyone had a great week/weekend. I received my Visa for Australia a few days ago which is equally exciting and extremely scary! It definitely hasn't quite hit me yet that I'll be moving there very soon. Trying to think of how I'm going to manage packing everything is really beyond me at the moment. It will definitely be very nice to be going somewhere with some lovely sunshine though. I'm going to be passing through California too for a few days on my way there which I absolutely can't wait for. I lived in California for a few months several years ago and I love the place so it will be so nice to be back there. Beats Ireland any day! :D

My Top 10 Make-up Products

I was tagged by the very lovely Lil Lady's Life to do my top 10 beauty products so here they are! I'm obviously always trying out new products and finding new things that I love but these are all products which I can always rely on and which I will probably keep coming back to.

1. Chanel Pro Lumiere Foundation - A gorgeous foundation which gives medium coverage and has a lovely healthy, slightly dewy finish. It photographs beautifully too despite it containing SPF. This is probably best suited to normal-dry skin types. It's apparently being discontinued at the end of the year though so stock up before then if you like this one!

2. MAC Pro Longwear Concealer - A fantastic concealer for under eyes or to cover minor redness (not ideal for blemishes). It's got great coverage but never looks cakey or dry around the eye area. 

3. Make Up For Ever Super Matte Loose Powder - This is definitely the best loose powder I've tried. It's finely milled so it doesn't look overly powdery and it does a fantastic job of setting foundation and concealer. Shade #12 is translucent and suits fair-medium skins but this comes in a range of other shades too.

4. Dior Shimmer Powder in Amber Diamond - A beautiful powder highlighter. It's got a very fine shimmer so it gives the skin a really gorgeous, sophisticated glow and doesn't look over the top.

5. Shu Uemura Glow On Blush - I can't say enough good things about Shu Uemura's blushers! Both the matte and shimmer ones are absolutely gorgeous - super soft and they apply seemlessly. My favourite shade is P Pink 30 but they have a huge range of really amazing colours. Love these!

6. Jemma Kidd Dewy Glow All Over Radiance Creme in Iced Gold - A cream highlighter which I think will always have a place among my top beauty products. You can take a look at my review of it here.

7. NARS Alhambra Eyeshadow Duo - These are two great staple lid colours. I love the quality and texture of these as well - they're buttery soft and lovely to apply.

8. Clinique Brush-On Cream Liner in True Black - I favour this over any other gel or cream liner because it stays really creamy and doesn't dry out like ones from other brands do. It's very easy to apply and can be used on the waterline too.

9. MAC Paint Pot in Painterly - Painterly is a great eyeshadow base. It acts like a concealer, covering up any redness or veins on the eyelids and leaves you with the perfect blank canvas! Eyeshadow clings really well to this too which means you get a stronger colour pay-off.

10. Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara -This has been my favourite mascara since it came out. It gives great length and separation and never looks clumpy. The one in the photo is the 'Fusion' version. I'm not quite sure what the difference is between this and the original - they seem like practically the same product to me!

Hope you like my favourites. Feel free to do your top 10 too!

Tag ~ I love Lipsticks

1. How many lipsticks do you have?

I won't count. That might mean owning up to an addiction :D

2. What was the first lipstick that you ever bought?

One from The Body Shop when I was about 14 I think! I don't know how I remember that.

3. Which is your newest lipstick?

Topshop 'Show Off'

4. What is your favourite lipstick brand?

I like MAC for their huge variety of colours and finishes. Another favourite is Chanel since I don't think their lipsticks can be beaten in terms of texture.

5. Favourite Pink?

I don't wear true pink lipsticks too much. I recently picked up Topshop 'Show Off' lipstick though and I've been liking it a lot so I think that has to be my new favourite pink.

6. Favourite Nude?

I don't actually wear nude lipstick much anymore but I used to wear MAC Patisserie a lot which is a great natural shade. I tend to use this a lot on other people too.

7. Favourite Peach/Coral?

It has to be MAC Vegas Volt which is a fantastic bright coral. This looks great when it's sheered out a bit too so that becomes a slightly softer coral shade.

8. Favourite Red?

Well since red is my favourite lipstick colour I couldn't pick just one! So the three that I love are: Chanel Rouge Allure in Flamboyante, Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Monte Carlo and MAC 'MAC Red'.

9. Favourite Hot Pink?

Dior Addict Lipstick in Collection. It looks red in the tube but it goes on as a hot pink.

10. Favourite Brown?

Hmmm.....we've moved on from the 90's I think! :D

11. Favourite Rosewood?

Chanel Rouge Coco in Organdi Rose. This is a lovely rosey shade which is great for a very natural look. My photos don't do it much justice I'm afraid!

12. Favourite Plum?

MAC Plumful. I like this one in winter especially.

13. Other Favourite Lipsticks?

MAC Hibiscus (limited edition), Chanel Rouge Coco in Orchidee, Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Heartbreaker, MAC Milan Mode, MAC Lustering and MAC Media (not one I'd wear on myself too much but I really love dark vampy lipstick shades and this one is beautiful for those that can pull it off!).

14. Favourite Lipglosses?

NYX Round Lipgloss in Doll Pink, MAC Lipglass in Hot House (limited edition), Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in Petulant, MAC Ample Pink Plushglass and MAC Love Nectar Lustreglass (looks lovely over coral lipsticks).

I wasn't tagged by anyone - I just thought I would do it anyway. I tag anyone who would like to do this!

Smoky Plum & Gold Face Of The Day

I don't usually veer away from brown or neutral eyeshadow too often but I did this look on a girl a while ago and thought I'd give it a go on myself. I felt like doing something a bit different to what I would usually do which I think is always a good idea every now and again to prevent falling into a make-up rut! I can see this look being a good option for a night out!

Face:

Chanel Pro Lumiere Foundation 20

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer NW20

MAC Prep & Prime Powder

Dior Bronze Matte 002

Dior Amber Diamond Highlighter

NARS Deep Throat Blush

Eyes:

MAC Powersurge Eye Kohl as a base & on waterline

MAC Patina on lid

MAC Vanilla Pigment on inner corner

MAC Sketch & Shadowy Lady mixed together in crease

MAC Beauty Marked (tiniest bit) to darken outer corner

MAC Reflects Gold pressed over Patina on lid

Clinique Cream Liner on top lash line

Chanel Sublime Mascara

Ardell Demi 102 lashes

MAC Dirty Blonde Pencil & Omega eyeshadow on brows

Lips:

MAC Vegas Volt (tiny amount sheered out with finger)

MAC Love Nectar Lustreglass

The lids were much more shimmery but my camera has a great habit of not picking that up!

I hope everyone's having a good week so far. I'm off to see Bridesmaids in the cinema later which I'm looking forward too. It'll be a good distraction from all the rain we've been having here lately. It's been raining practically non-stop for weeks now ): I think I can officially say that summer is non-existent in Ireland!!

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Neutral Eyes, Red Lips

This is actually from a while ago but I never got round to posting it til now! I was trying out MAC's Soba eyeshadow which I think is a great shade for a nice neutral eye. Since the eyes were fairly neutral I opted for a red lip with MAC's 'MAC Red' lipstick which is an all time favourite red of mine!

Face:

Diorskin Forever Foundation 010

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer NW15

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl

Laura Mercier Translucent Powder

Dior Bronze Matte 002 Honey Matte

MAC Well Dressed Blush

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC Dazzlelight on inner half of lid

MAC Soba on outer half of lid & in crease

NARS Surabaya Duo (left side) in outer corner & crease

MAC Vanilla on browbone

Face2 Cake Liner on lashline

Clinique Cream Liner on waterline

Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara

Elise half lashes

Laura Mercier Brow Pencil in Blonde

Bobbi Brown Natural Brow Shaper in Blonde

Lips:

MAC Redd Lip Liner & MAC Red Lipstick

MAC Clear Lipglass

I know a few people have asked me before to do an eye make-up tutorial so hopefully I will have some of those on the way soon!