Shimmery Gold

Hey my lovely readers! The weather has been so lovely the last few days, unfortunately I can't enjoy it, because I've been quite restricted these last few days. I had to have a laparoscopy on Thursday, and then I caught a bad cold on Friday. So I've been getting better (I can sit down without help now!) and I decided to do a nice, golden make-up look to cheer myself up a bit. I also wanted to use some of the birthday presents I got from my sister, I get so excited about using new things!

Benefit Brows a-go-go;ELF Small Angled Brush;Hema Cream Eyeshader;ELF Palette;ELF Blending Brush;Bobbi Brown Creamy Eye Pencil in Walnut; Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Mascara;MeMeMe Blush Me Blush Box in Rouge; Hema Angled Face Brush

Benefit Brows a-go-go Brow And Eye Shaping Kit 

 I used my ELF Small Angled Brush to apply the wax and a tiny bit of the light brown eyeshadow to my eyebrows, because I didn't felt like putting too much on them. I'm still a bit ill, so I felt I'd be slightly uncomfortable putting too much on.

Gold Cream Eyeshader from Hema

I got this from my sister, along with a silver one, and they are so nice! I used this as a base, and put it all over my lid. It goes on so well!

second row, middle shadow

ELF Palette

I've been using my ELF palette a lot recently, the colours are so nice and pigmented. I used my ELF blending brush to apply the medium-dark gold colour all over my lid and then I blended out the crease a little.

Bobbi Brown Creamy Eye Pencil in Walnut & Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Mascara

I absolutely adore my Bobbi Brown eyeliner, and now it's getting warmer, I find I've been chosing brown over black when it comes to lining my eyes. It's a lot less harsh, and slightly more natural. I lined my top lashline very finely, so that's it's barely noticeable. I then made the bottom lashline a little more brown by pressing a bit harder. Then I used a coat of my Maybelline Mascara, for more natural, daytime lashes.

MeMeMe Blush Me Blush Box in Rouge

And finally, I used my lovely MeMeMe blush in Rouge on the apples of my cheeks. To apply it, I used my new angled blush brush which I got from my sister. It's from Hema, which is this great shop that sells a lot of different things, from clothes to make-up to cooking utensils. It's also quite cheap, yet great quality, which is great because most of the shops here aren't.

L-R: gold eyeshader, elf eyeshadow, bobbi brown eye pencil, mememe blush

Hope you like it! What colours do you love for Spring?

CLOSED!Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

I promised a giveaway, so here it is! Following my last post, I decided to include a few of my much loved products.

The prize:

• Vichy Purete Thermale Paraben Free One Step Cleanser for Sensitive Skin
• Vichy Samples: Mineral Soft & Fortifying Shampoo, NutriExtra Cream, Natural Finish Cream Foundation
• Bebe Young Care Relaxing Care Day & Night Cream for all skin types
• A gorgeous, gold musical note necklace

You can find out more about the products here, here and here.

Rules:

 -Giveaway will end on the 4th April 2012 at Midnight GMT+1

-Winner will be announced the 6th April 2012

-You MUST be a follower via Google Friend Connect

-Comment telling me your favourite make-up/skin care product

-Please include your email address when you comment, so I can contact you if you win

-Giveaway is international, anyone can enter!

-If you're under 18, you must get permission from your parents!

Winner will be chosen using random.org, I'll write all of your names down in my trusty notebook.

Good luck!

Current Skin Care Routine

Hi everyone! I thought I'd do a blogpost on my skin care routine. My skin has been clear and healthy for over three months now, since I started using these products, so I thought I'd share my tips and tricks. I've repurchased all of them, that's how good they are.

My skin type:

I'd say I have combination skin, but it's hard to tell, because it constantly differs depending on the seasons, sometimes it's greasy (Spring/Summer), sometimes it's very dry (Autumn/Winter). Is that normal? I really have no idea about skin. Spots were also a big problem. I used to never use any kind of product, but now that I've started, I've found it's made a huge difference. I've been spot free for over three months, with the allowance of one or two at my time of the month. 

What my skin goes through, make-up wise:

Like I've mentioned so many times, I never use foundation. Ever. This is due to the fact that when I was a young teenager, so around 13 years old, my mum told me that using foundation and concealer will just hide the problem and not deal with it. You'll be cleaning your skin and then putting stuff over it, so scars and spots will never have the chance to heal properly. I don't know if that's strictly true, that foundation, concealers and powders don't help at all, but I chose to believe it anyway. I'm definitely not saying foundation is bad, the main reason I don't use it is because I really hate the way it feels on my skin. I'm very weird regarding textures, and feeling it on my face just disgusts me a bit. But it's all personal choice, if foundation works for you, then that's great! I do occasionally use concealer, but recently I've stopped (concealer free for over three months!). I do use blush, but I've never found that damaging to the skin.


What I use:

I use all of these products apart from the face wipes in the morning too.

Garnier Essentials Make-Up Removing Face Wipes

I remove my make-up with these wipes every night before bed. They don't sting and they take off the majority of my make-up.

Vichy Purete Thermale Paraben Free One Step Cleanser for Sensitive Skin

After removing my make-up with the wipes, I splash my face with cold water. Then I use a coin sized blob of this and rub it in all over my face, eyes included, as it not only works as a cleanser, it also works as a toner and make-up remover. Then I rinse again with cold water. This leaves my face feeling really fresh and clean.

Bebe Young Care Shine Control Oil Free Face Toner

I use a bit of this with a cotton pad and rub it in all over my face. It stings a little, but it really does clean all the excess dirt off of my face and leaves my skin feeling nice and fresh.

Bebe Young Care Relaxing Care Day & Night Cream for all skin types

I use this as a moisturiser, after the toner dries. It smells amazing and leaves my skin feeling really soft.

Important tips that everyone already knows:

• Drinking a lot of water! I've been gradually swapping Ice Tea for water, and yes it has been hard but it is so important, not just for your skin, but for your hair and body too. 
• Fresh air. After being ill with the flu for a week, I like to spend as much time as possible outside, because the difference is so noticeable. Being stuck indoors makes my skin even greasier and more prone to breaking out in spots.
• Vitamin D (i.e. being out in the sun) My mum always says getting a lot of vitamin D does wonders to the skin, just don't forget suncream!

What are your favourite skin care products?