Face of the Day.

Hello Glamours!

I can't believe it's Sunday night again which means back to work tomorrow - booo :(! 

The weekends go by way to quick! 

 I thought I'd share the makeup I wore today for Mothers Day.  

Face:

Benefit Porefessional Primer

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation - soft beige

Maybelline Eraser Eye Concealer - light

YSL Touché Éclat 

No7 Perfect Light Loose Powder - translucent 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit light/medium -Banana/Fawn 

ELF Studio Blush Palette - Dark 

MAC - Sharon Osborne Mineralise Skinfinish Duo

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Makeup Revolution I Heart Chocolate Palette - Thank Friday, More!, You Need More, Unforgiveable and Endorphins Ready!  

Clinique Brush-on Cream Liner - Black

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Kohl Liner - Nude

MaxFactor False Lash Effect Mascara - Black 

Brows:

Whitening Lightening Brow Bar to Go - Ebony

Lips:

MAC Lip Liner - Whirl

Gerard Cosmetics Lipgloss - Shimmer of Hope 

Hope you had a great weekend/mothers day!

XOXO Sophie 

Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation

Hello Glamours! 

Clinique is a brand known for its large range of foundations but if I'm honest I've never tried a Clinique foundation and thought wow (I've tried a lot as my Mum used to work for Clinique). But when I tried the new Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation it was love at first use. 

Clinique Beyond Perfecting 2 in 1 Foundation - £25 

The beyond perfecting is a 2 in 1 formula which is a foundation and concealer in one and comes in 21 shades - I have 07 Cream Chamois. 

The USP of this foundation is its doe foot applicator which are usually associated with lipgloss and concealer. This applicator makes appling the product over your face super easy, even and mess free.

The formula of this foundation is pretty thick so there are no worries of it running everywhere! I would say this has a very full coverage and leaves a matte/airbrush finish to the skin. Having dry/combination skin I worried this foundation would cling to and highlight my dry patches but I have had no issues at all with this, I'm just left with a flawless and even completion. 

Due to the thick formula of the foundation I find when I apply it to the skin it dries pretty fast so I like to be quick with my blending. Rather than dab the product all over my face and then blend, I like to work on each section of my face at a time so I have chance to blend blend blend before the foundation dries. 

When initially applying the foundation it can look quite dark on my face (I tried lighter shades and experienced the same darkness when initially applied but then I felt I looked washed out throughout the day) but after some investigation this issue is addressed on the Clinique website. This is due to the 'rich pigmentation' of the foundation and the advice is to leave it settle after applied. I have since tried this and it 100% works so my top tip is to apply this then wait 5-10 minutes before continuing with your base products.  

Overall I am obsessed with this foundation, it leaves my skin looking flawless and airbrushed without looking cakey. I have never been able to achieve coverage like this with just foundation before. So hats off to Clinique to this amazing new release - I'm in love!

Here wearing the Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation in 07 Cream Chamois 

What are your thoughts on the beyond perfecting foundation? 

XOXO Sophie 

Grunge Glam.

Happy Saturday!! 

Whilst watching Gossip Girl the other night I was inspired by this grunge/glamour makeup that the character Jenny was wearing, so I quickly took a few screen grabs (see below) and knew I wanted to try re-creat this makeup look on the weekend. 

** these images were taken from Season 3, Episode 13

So here is the finished look I re-created with a break down of the products used.

Base:

Benefit Porefessional

MUA Pro Base Prime & Conceal - yellow tone

Clinique Beyond Perfecting No.9 -  I'm not entirely happy with the foundation shade one me so I think I'm going to keep this one for the summer and buy one a couple shades lighter for now

Maybelline  Eraser Eye Concealer - light

Illamasqua Skin Base Lift Concealer in Deep 2  - as cream contour 

No7 translucent powder to set 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit - Banana and Fawn 

Bare Minerals Blush in Cheerful 

Sharon Osborne for MAC Mineralise Skinfinish in Refresh as highlight 

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze 

Urban Decay Basics 2 - Frisk and Primal 

Urban Decay Vice 3 - Angel 

Smashbox Limitless Eye Liner in Onyx - on tightline only

Barry M Super Soft Eye Crayon in 02 Brown

Max Factor False Lash Effect Waterproof Mascara in Black

Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara in Black 

Ardell 117 Lashes 

Lips:

Rimmel Lip Liner in Eastend Snob

MAC lipstick in Saint Germain 

Smashbox Lipgloss in Pout (old) 

Let me know what you think of this look!

XOXO Sophie 

Rimmel - Brow This Way

Happy Monday loves!

Monday is usually a day I dread beyond belief. But today I've actually had a day off work as my best friend from uni came down to stay for the weekend and it has been so nice not to have that usual awful Monday feeling! I've just waved her off which is always sad, so I thought I'd cheer myself up with a bit of blogging. 

After watching numerous YouTube tutorials where the girls used an eyebrow gel I thought it was about time I tried one for myself. I debated getting the Benefit Gimme Brow or the Anastasia Beverly Hills brow gel but seeing as I hadn't tried one before I didn't want to splash out in case I wasn't thrilled. 

So a few weeks ago whilst browsing in Boots (shock!) I noticed the Rimmel Brow This Way styling gel, which came in three different tint shades as well as clear and was just £3.99 a tube - just what I was looking for! After much deliberating between getting the tinted gel or clear I eventually decided to get the 'Dark Brown' gel. 

Like most brow gels this comes in a small tube with a mascara style applicator. The dark brown shade is the perfect match to my hair colour - not too ashy or black, I always have trouble with dark brown products looking black! The formula is easy to work with, not too think or too runny, and the gel doesn't dry too quick giving you plenty of time to work with it.  

My only negative with the product I found is the applicator, the brush is just too big for brows. The first time I used this I went straight in running this through my brows and well, let's just say hello Scouse brow!! I ended up covering in half the skin around my brows and ended up making such a mess. I've since realised that as the brush is so big this needs to be really lightly applied with a delicate and steady hand using just the tip of the brush, which when I'm in a rush in the morning never turns out well! Another tip is to wipe excess product off the applicator before trying to apply. 

Overall, I love the formula of this product but I just wish the applicator brush was smaller to make this easier to use.  I have since looked at the applicator size of the Benefit Gimme Brow and its is half the size of this Rimmel one. However, for the £3.99 price tag you can't really complain! 

What do you think of the Brow this Way? 

XOXO Sophie 

Style #2

Hello Glamours!!

I've had to drop 'Sunday' from this weeks style post as unfortunately I was a bit hungover yesterday and it totally slipped my mind to post!! 

This weeks style crush is the stunning Blake Lively who was at New York Fashion week. Blake always gets it right with her style choices - this probably comes from playing Serena van der Woodsen for so many years?! 

I love her hair like this it's so effortless and chic. The monochrome outfit is minimalistic but striking and the shoes..swoon!! 

XOXO Sophie 

The Grammys 2015.

Hello Glamours!

Seen as the Grammys took place yesterday and I've spent the majority of today trawling through the pictures I decided to dedicate a post to my favourite looks of the night.
So here they are:

1. Chrissy Teigan

2. Kylie Jenner

3. Khloe Kardashian

4. Beyoncé

5. Ariana Grande

6. Iggy Azalea

7. Ciara

8. Anna Kendrick

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What was your favourite look from the Grammys?

XOXO Sophie

Sunday Style #1.

Hello Glamours!

I've decided to start a new series on my blog called 'Sunday Style' where every Sunday (duh!) I will be posting my favourite look of the week. The looks are going to be anything that I've seen and loved, whether it's a celebrity or blogger or a fashion or makeup look.

So to kick off this series my favourite look from this week is of course Kim Kardashian - I am Kardashian obsessed (so expect to see them regularly appearing here!). 

Firstly this week Kim cut her hair short which I think just looks amazing on her, she has such a stunning face and can really pull it off!  I love my hair long but it's made me even consider going for the chop!

On Saturday Kim then stepped out in a show stopping red two piece to a pre-Grammy party with Kanye West. I loved this look - the outfit, necklace, makeup and hair just worked so well together.

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What do you think of Kim's look?


XOXO Sophie