DEWY SKIN | CORAL LIP

Highlighter is 100% one of my favourite makeup products, it gives the illusion of flawless looking healthy skin which is what most of us strive for. I have been trying to use the least amount of face powder possible recently as its makes your skin look super matte and it stops you piling product on to your skin. This look is all about the skin and lips as I have been suffering with my eyes recently so I have been trying to stay away from eye makeup. If you love super dewy healthy skin then this post is for you. This is my go to during the summer days which we have been experiencing recently. To support this look I chose a glossy coral lipstick, it is the perfect shade for the summer period and it works so well with this dewy skin look.

Products

L' Oreal Infallible Mattifying Primer

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation | Bone

Mac Fix+

Maybelline The Eraser Eye | Light

Rimmel Good To Glow Highlighter | Soho Glow

MUA Blush Perfection Cream Blusher | Bittersweet

Makeup Revolutions Ultra Sculpt and Contour Kit | Light/Medium

Rimmel Wondeful Extreme Black Mascara | Black

Anastasia Bevelery Hills Dipbrow Pomade | Medium Brown

Maybelline Brow Drama Scultpting Brow Mascara | Transparent

MUA Lipstick | Nectar

I hope you like this look.

Katy xoxo

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£3.50 Contour Palette and Bold Red Lip

I am 100% in love with this Makeup Revolutions Ultra Sculpt and Contour Kit in Light/Medium. It comes with a dark contour shade, a golden highlight shade and a blush shade. The contour shade is very dark and pigmented so you have to be careful not to pile it on, it could very easily start to make you look dirty and cakey. It retails for £3.50 which actually blows my mind considering how amazing this palette is. It is super light weight and the perfect size to keep in your bag for any touch ups. I took it out at the weekend in my clutch bag and it didn't weigh my bag down or take up a lot of space.

The isn't a super defined contour look as I don't like a really deep contour with my pale skin. If my skin was darker or I was tanned then I would 100% apply more to deepen the shade.

If you would like to see a deep contour look with this palette then please leave your comments below as this contour kit would work perfectly.

This look is pretty simple but this bold Maybelline Colour Drama Lipstick in Essential Red is the perfect glam shade, it looks so beautiful with my Purple/Pink hair. I have had this lipstick for some time now but found it in my collection recently.

I didn't necessarily focus too much on the eyes as I wanted to experiment with the contour palette, and this red lip was more than enough to Glam up this look. This bright gold eyeshadow and thin black wing was just the right about of detail.

I hope you like this look.
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Katy xoxo 

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The £6 Eye Palette You Need | Urban Decay Naked Palette Dupe

I don’t really need to be shopping for makeup to buy makeup, I just come across products and an alarm in my brain starts to go off. It’s the Obsession With Makeup Palettes Alert. When I was shopping last week in Superdrug I picked up this MUA Elysium Palette for £6.00 which is an absolute bargain. The colours are so beautiful and pigmented, perfect for a day to night palette to have in your bag as it is super lightweight. It is definitely a dupe to the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette which I own as well but the Elysium Palette is £32.00 Cheaper. I am so happy with this palette, I usually browse on the MUA and Makeup Revolutions Counter as they have amazing products at bargain prices. I tend to try their products to see how the cheaper brands differ from the expensive brands.

The colours are very neutral and vary from a White Cream Matte to a Dark Brown Shimmer with Pink and Copper Shimmer Shades. The palette comes with a Duo Eyeliner Pencil of a Black and Highlight shade.

I would 100% recommend this palette, it has definitely become my go to product at the moment and for the price its an absolute steal. The palette that I purchased was the last palette left so it’s obviously a popular choice.

This palette does not have shade names so I have described the shades. The Cream White Shade is hard to see in the swatches below as I am incredibly pale so the bottom side of my arm is more a less the same colour. If you want to make these colours even more pigmented, just apply Mac Fix+ to your eyeshadow brush before applying it; this works amazing with shimmer and glitter tones.

Katy xoxo

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Morning Beauty Essentials

Like most of us I have those small amount of beauty products that my mornings just wouldn't be the same without. Below are my morning skincare and makeup essentials that I have built my morning routine around.

  

MAC Fix+
Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation
Simple Kind To Skin Hydrating Light Moisturiser
Simple Kind To Skin Soothing Eye Balm
Benefit Erase Paste
The Balms Mary Lou-Manizer
Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade

Let me know what your morning daily essentials are or if you see some of your favourites, let me know what you love about them.

Katy xoxo 

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Makeup & Skincare Wishlist

My constant obsession with an excessive amount of beauty products always leads to a monthly list of products to buy come payday. Some of these products are high end and others are easily accessible on the high street.

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation
I have used this Foundation before but I did use to think it was a tad too thick. However recently I have been using it and it feels so smooth on my skin. The most important aspect of a Foundation for myself is that it is long lasting and full coverage. As my skin is combined some foundations do start to slip off my skin in the oily areas which can cause that dreaded cake face

Laura Mercia Translucent Powder I have not used this powder but I have read and heard amazing things about it. As mentioned previously I do have combination skin but some areas of my face do get more oily then others. As I work fulltime my makeup does tend to slip away throughout the day and the redness in my skin starts to show through. My theory is that the Estee Lauder Double Wear and this Translucent Powder will be a match made is heaven but I am yet to test this theory.

Simple Light Moisturiser

I heard about this moisturiser from the Youtuber Amy Macedo, she has oily skin and finds that this light moisturiser saved her skin so I am eager to try this.
 

Makeup Revolutions Contour Palette
A very similar looking Contour Palette to the extremely popular Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit. I have been waiting for a high-street brand to launch a contour kit like this one. I have not been able to get my hands on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit as it isn’t available in the UK and all online stores had sold-out of the light shade. It will be interesting to see if this works as dupe as a lot of beauty enthusiasts and Bloggers seem to be raving about it on Social Media.

Nars Radiance Creamy Concealer
I have had amazing experiences with Nars products but I am yet to use the Creamy Concealer range. It has been said it is a full coverage creamy consistency, hence the name. It also has a brightener in it so it would be perfect to brighten the under eye area.

N07 Beautiful Skin Cleansing Brush
I have been looking further into improving my skin care game recently as for so long I have been terrible at this. Obviously your makeup will lay better on the skin at its healthiest, but I think I have just been a little lazy. I am seeing these exfoliating brushes everywhere so it should give a deep cleanse, well I believe that’s the idea.

I hope you found some of your favourite products, if you have used any of these let me know what you think.

 Katy xoxo 

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Strobing Trend | Summer Glow Makeup Look

When Mario Dedivanovic became Kim Kardashian's personal makeup artist they both made the contouring technique the new makeup craze, and it seemed nothing could take over. Contouring is obviously still and will always be a huge makeup trend as it can make such a difference to the shape of the face. However there seems to be a new craze. The new STROBING trend seems not to have taken over but to have become a trend in its own right.

My question with this trend,

'IS THIS ACTUALLY A NEW TREND?'

Strobing has been around for years but it's just been given a new fancy name. In the whole scheme of things Strobing is just the promoted name for Highlighting.

The idea of strobing is to Highlight the key features of the face and it is a great trick to make your skin look flawlessly smooth. You do need to be care with this though as your skin needs to be relatively smooth in order for this to work. If you apply highlighter to the skin with a break out then it will just highlight the top of the breakout, making this more visible. If I was suffering from a breakout I would not go anywhere near it with a highlighter.

I am in love with Dewy/Summer Glow looking skin. I think it looks effortless and healthy. It is perfect for the summer period, but a dream throughout the winter months. Just because the weather is dark and drury, it doesn't mean your makeup has to be.

This look demonstrates how flawless and perfect the skin can look. The Highlighter will do most of the work for you as the metallic tones in the Highlighter will reflect the light; giving the impression of silky smooth skin.

This is a very fresh look, there isn't a great amount of detail to it as I wanted to make it more about the strobing technique.

The key areas I apply my Highlighter to are, 

Tops of the cheek bones

Above the eyebrow & the eyebrow bone

Down the bridge of the nose and the tip of the nose

Centre of the forehead

Top of the cupids bow

Centre of the chin

The Highlighter you use is very important, it needs to be a nice shade to match your skin tone but it doesn't want to have glitter in it otherwise you will start to look like a discoball. I swear by The Balm Mary Lou-Manizer. Its a beautiful light golden shade that has the right amount of Shimmer. I have used the Makeup Academy Undress Your Skin Highlighters before and they are a dream especially for £3.00, such a bargain.

Products Used

Smashbox Photo Ready Foundation Primer

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation | 02 Vanilla

L'Oreal True Match Foundation  | Rose Ivory

Rimmel Lasting Finish High Coverage Concealer  | 020 Ivory

Collection Pressed Powder | 18 Ivory

Rimmel Good To Glow Highlighter  | 003 Soho Glow

Makeup Academy Blusher  | Marshmallow

Collection Pressed Powder  | 15 Warm Bronze

Bourjois Maxi Delight Bronzer | 02 Tanned Skin
The Balm Mary Lou-Manizer Highlight

Virgin V Eyeshadow | Zanzibar (Discontinued)

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara  | Black

Anastasia Beverley Hills Dipbrow Pomade | Medium Brown

Collection Work The Colour Eyebrow Kit

Rimmel Lasting Finish 1000 Kisses Lip Liner | Tiramisu

Virgin V Far From Basics Lipstick | Shimmer  (Discontinued)

Smashbox Be Legendary Lip Gloss  | Pout

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Katy xoxo 

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Getting Lost In It

If you are a Makeup or any type of Art enthusiast you will understand the term 'Just Getting Lost In It'. This is so easy to do when you’re creative freedom is let loose and your eyes start to see the world and life in a whole new light. After my makeup post 'Butterfly Tropics', I developed a love for over exaggerated makeup. That look was very colorful and vibrant; I began to feel I needed to experiment with darker and gothic inspired tones. I didn't want it to look vampire-esque as I do feel sometimes it can become slightly childlike and you start to morph towards a Halloween inspired look. I wanted to keep it high fashion and have a depth of femininity to it.

I feel there is a lot of movement in this look even though makeup obviously doesn't move. What I mean by this, is that you can move around with this type of look and it redefines the shape of your face from all different angles. It is mind blowing how you can change the face with makeup by targeting certain areas to enhance certain features, and hiding those flaws that you don't want people to see.

You can see this in the transformation below; the look is very heavily focused around the eyes and the eyebrows. However I am very happy I stayed true to my vision that darkness doesn't need to be blood and gore. It reminds me of a very sensual Queen of The Damned type of look.

 Products Used

Bourgois Healthy Mix Foundation | Vanilla

Maybelline Eraser Eye Concealer | Light

The Balm May Lou-Manizer

Makeup Revolution Redemption Eyeshadow Palette Essential Mattes

MUA Single Pearl Eyeshadow | Electric Purple

Eyeko Making Eyes Gel Eyeliner | Plum Wine

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara

Makeup Revolutions Amazing Lipstick | Black Heart

As you can see from the Products used above, not a lot of makeup was used for this look and surprisingly it did not feel heavy. I really liked wearing it actually; it was such a change to what society deems your everyday makeup to be.

I hope you like this fun look and if you have any inspirational looks you would like me to experiment with then please these those in the comments below. If you are a blogger and would like to collaborate on an exaggerated post please either leave your comments below, email me or tweet me. I will definitely get back to you.

Email | katy.harmston@gmail.com

Tweet | @katyharmston

Have a lovely Saturday and if you want to express yourself, why not...

Katy xoxo

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