Playin' with ma face

With today being the first of my Summer holidays from University came boredom. After watching a disgusting amount of One Tree Hill reruns, I decided to play with my face.

I went to my local Inglot last night where they were having an event with 20% off, so got myself this little palette; which was down from twenty-five to fifteen euro. Sweet deal. Anyway, as I hadn't done a 'face of the day' for a while, thought I'd give it ago!

Face:

Chanel Pro Lumiere in Clair 20

MAC Harmony blush (as contour and blush)

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Inglot Eyeshadow Quad (light pink, purple, dark brown)

Sephora Liquid Liner

MAC Smoulder Eyeliner

Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara

Lips:

MAC Hue Lipstick

I'm well aware of the fact I look cross-eyed here, apologiiiies!

Treasure Chest

The arrival of the beautiful weather to Ireland has resulted in me becoming a bit bored with the usual everyday make up I was wearing. I am safe in the knowledge that I will never be pried away from my neutrals, but a little variation every now and then can't hurt. While finding it difficult to sleep last night, for some reason a thought popped into my head crying "gold".

While I love the colour gold on the eyes, I always seem to bypass it when it actually comes to applying my makeup. Not anymore! After the slight panic that my eyes looked orange, I was pretty happy with the look and as I mentioned before it was a nice change from the usual browns that I had got into a habit of doing. 

MAC's Amber Lights is a colour I constantly overlook but adore when I remember to wear it. Has the weather made you want to change your makeup in anyway?

Face:

YSL Perfect Touch Foundation

MAC Harmony Blush (as contour)

Stila Blush in Hint

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Urban Decay Sin e/s (all over lid)

MAC Amber Lights (from middle to outer lid)

MUFE Star Powder in Gold (centre lid)

MUFE Aqua Liner in Brown (2L)

Blinc Tubing Mascara

Lips:

MAC Florabundance lipgloss



Thou Givest Fever

HAI to all the new people who have followed, the number has done a little surge in the last while and it means a lot!

Last night, I went to the 21st of a friend. Having had work all day, I didn't have time to wash my hair or do much with my face so a quick smokey eye was the only way to go.

Face:

YSL Teint Resist

MAC Harmony (as contour) and Melba blush 

Josie Maran Lovely Palette (as highlight)

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paintpot

MAC Tempting, Satin Taupe and Smut e/s

MAC Dazzlelight/Naked Lunch as highlight

MAC Smoulder Eyeliner

Eyeko Big Eyes Mascara

Lips:

MAC Hue l/s

Laura Mercier Pink Diamond l/g

Sadly, I borrowed my friend's H&M Guns and Roses top/dress so I have to give that back! With it I wore H&M leggings and Topshop knee-high socks tucked into Primark boots (which were a total of NINE euro!). And considering I wasn't drinking and was walking around in them for a good few hours, they were really comfortable! Energy drinks were the way to go!

Ones to follow:

Anouska - absolutely beautiful Irish model/photographer and so lovely! Her posts are really inspirational and she was voted Ireland's Most Influential Model 2010. Jealous.

Katie Elisabeth - Again gorgeous Irish blogger/vlogger. I'm always so happy when I see a new video or post pop up. Follow, follow, follow.

Onna - OhMyDays she's beautiful!

Songs on replay:

This, this, this, and this.

Happy Sunday!

Think I'll Pass..

I would have preferred to hide away yesterday instead of celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but my friends convinced me to go to the parade. Big mistake. Large crowds of drunken teenagers shoving their way into a crowd isn't exactly my idea of fun. We went for a lovely lunch in The Porterhouse and then had to wait over an hour for a bus, in which I was treated to a beautifully drunken rendition of Rihanna's S&M by thirteen year olds. Nice.

Anyway, we went to a friends house for the night as the thought of navigating our way through town among all the drunken teens was somehow unappealing. I was bored with the makeup I had been wearing all day, so decided to mess a bit with my face. I put on my eyeshadow and then decided to put a slick of Vaseline on top to make it shiny and let it crease. It lasted all night and I really liked the look.

Face:

YSL Teint Resist

MAC Harmony Blush (as contour)

Josie Maran Lovely Palette (to highlight)

MAC Melba Blush

Eyes:

MAC Patina and Satin Taupe e/s

MAC Coffee Eyeliner Pencil

Vaseline (patted on top)

Blinc Tubing Mascara

Lips:

MAC Hue l/s

Belles of the Ball

If you follow me on Twitter (joolie18), you'll know that last week myself and a few of my friends went to our college Arts Ball. I had been dying (quite literally) to use my new MAC Electra eyeshadow, and thought it was a great excuse to. I was possibly more excited to do myself and my friends' make up and get ready than for the night itself, but it was brilliant fun.

I completely forgot to take close-ups of my makeup before I left, as I was doing my friend's hair and make up too, but here's a few pictures so you get the idea:

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paintpot

MAC Electra and Knight Divine e/s

MAC Typographic e/s (in crease)

Illamasqua Cream e/s in Stir (as highlight)

Sephora Black Liquid Liner (upper lashline)

MUFE Aqua Liner in Black (waterline)

Eyeko Big Eyes Mascara

Girls Aloud Kimberly Lashes

Shine On

I was going to film this as a tutorial, but its so minimal that it wasn't really worth it. I really like this "polished" look though, what with its glowing skin and defined but basic eyes. Being one of those people who wouldn't leave the house without makeup, I've finally realised what my favourite makeup item is: eyeshadow. As much as I depend on foundation, I could skip a day of wearing it. But eyeshadow is a must. And Patina is the favourite of the week.

Whats your favourite make up look?

Face:

Laura Mercier Creme Smooth Foundation

MAC Harmony blush (as contour)

Sleek Rose Gold

Josie Maran Lovely Palette (as highlight)

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paintpot

MAC Patina eyeshadow

MAC Coffee Eyeliner

Blinc Tube Mascara

Lips:

Josie Maran Lovely Palette (pink shade)

Colour Me Blue

My sister sent me this Sephora eyeshadow palette from Canada for Christmas, over two months later I;m using it for the first time. One little thing put me off : colour. While I loved the neutral shades in the set, the bright blue and turquoise completely put me off. The idea of wearing bright blue eyeshadow makes me feel slightly ill and I know it just wouldn't suit my colouring. While pondering over what to do with the set, I decided that my fear of coloured eyeshadows had to be taken under control, step by step. And while the look is nothing amazing or particularly 'colourful', it has to be a step in the right direction. I shall conquer this fear, I shall!

 Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paintpot

Sephora Colourful Palette:

A - all over lid

D and E- in crease

C - under waterline

B- inner corner



For those lucky enough to have a Sephora in their country, this Sephora Colourful Palette retails at $24/18euro (roughly). While I'm sure few people have the same fear of colour I have, incorporating the blues as liners could be a good idea to help you get over it!

Happy Thursday!

Passport Pouts

Holding to my word, I ventured out of my house last night. Bad idea, soon after I got up this morning I was back in my bed. The whole "sick skin sheen" destroyed my new passport photos on top of my disastrously red cheeks. Ah well, no one see's it much eh?

My friends and I have decided to go to the university ball on in two weeks. The prospect of hair, make up and pretty dress is more than I can bear, and I'm looking forward more to that than the night itself. Watch this space as I'll probably do a few looks so you can help me choose what to wear etc. Excited!


Today brings a FOTD, as my face hasn't featured in this blog for a while (lucky you)..This was before my body realised it still wasn't better. In bed with dark chocolate (with raspberry bits none the less), hot water bottle and a wad of tissues.

Happy Monday!

Face:

Laura Mercier Creme Smooth Foundation

Laura Mercier Secret Concealer

MAC Harmony (as contour) and Melba blush

Eyes:

MAC Constructivist Paintpot

MAC Patina (all over) and Satin Taupe (outer corner and crease) e/s

MUFE Star Powder in Copper 922 (centre of lid)

MUFE liner in Pearly Brown 2L

NYX Black Mascara

Lips:

Nada. Nothing. Zilch.

New Year, New Me?

I'll be the first to admit that I hate New Years celebrations with a passion. I hate the awkward ten second countdown to midnight, I hate the over the top hugging and kissing that ensues, I hate that people feel the need to get drunk in order to ring in the new year and I hate the fact that people feel they must go out to celebrate it.

Having said that, I did go out this year. My friend is moving away so had a joint going away/New Years party and I felt obliged to attend. While most of my friends drank themselves into oblivion, I just sat there feeling out of place and scratching the nail polish of my nails. There were good bits to the night, but I dislike the holiday so much I felt I couldn't enjoy it.

I'm not one for resolutions. I usually punch way above my weight and end up failing miserably in the first few days. However this year is one that I want to be better than last; to be happy, for my family to be healthy, forget some people existed and meet new ones I'm glad do.

I've put in a few photos of what I wore last night, sadly had to change the dress because I thought it was too fancy. I got a new video camera thingy yesterday that takes photos too. It's HD so every blemish is highlighted, I apologise in advance!

Face:

Laura Mercier Creme Smooth Foundation

Laura Mercier Secret Concealer

Mac Harmony and Melba Blush

Sleek Rose Gold Blush

Eyes:

Mac Painterly Paintpot

Urban Decay Sin e/s (all over)

Mac Amber Lights and Antiqued (middle) and Twinks e/s (outer corner)

Urban Decay Aqua Liner in Black

Eyeko Big Eyes Mascara

Lips:

Nivea Lip Balm/Condtioner

Happy New Year!

Inspiration

I've said a few times that I love the cut crease eyeshadow look. It wasn't until I got the Louise Young LY38 that I was able to do it properly, none of the brushes I had were precise enough. The face of the day I do are usually daytime looks and I never really show night makeup so I thought I'd do this (also procrastinating uni work!)

Although I won't be wearing this tonight, I will definitely be wearing it over the holidays!

Face:

YSL Teint Resist

MAC Harmony Blush (as contour)

MAC Melba Blush

Eyes:

Sleek Storm Palette pale matte brown for eyebrows

MAC Brule e/s (all over)

Sleek Storm palette (matte brown and black)

Eyeko Graffiti Liner in Black

MUFE Liners in 10L and 16 (under eye)

Eyeko Big Eyes Mascara

Lips:

MAC Creme D'Nude l/s

MAC Florabundance l/g

 

 

 

 I then decided to see what the look would be like with a bright lipstick, and I think it works. I used Eyeko Liptastik in Loud Mouth.

This look might be familiar to you, I used Pixiwoo's video for inspiration. See it here. 

Happy Thursday!

Baby It's Cold Outside

I love the snow, in small doses. A few days of staying in, in front of the fire reading a book is perfect for me. Anymore than this and I get irritated. Being snowed means no seeing friends, hardly any food in the house, and eventual boredom. I haven't reached that point yet.

Face:
YSL Teint Resist
MAC Harmony Blush (as countour)
Givenchy Prisme Again in Happy Sun (blush)

Eyes:
MAC Painterly Paintpot (as base)
Urban Decay Virgin (all over)
Urban Decay Naked, Buck, Darkhorse, Toaster (in crease)
Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Chocolate Shimmer Ink
Dior Show Mascara

Lips:
ELF Theraputic Conditioning Lip Balm in Strawberry







In front of the fire:





Peanut and Crunchie Squares



Snow!



New YT Videos!