Easy Autumn Look

As autumn is fast approaching I thought I would share a quick look that is appropriate for the season. It is based around a berry red lips and copper eyes.

To start off, apply your base and do your eyebrows as normal.

For the eye look, first sweep an orangey light brown colour on the crease. To get the perfect colour, try using a matte bronzer e.g. I chose the Sephora Bronzing Powder in light. This step does not have to be neat and this colour will allow more depth to be added and the warm tone really shouts autumn which is perfect for this look. You can also run this colour on the lower lashes.

MUA Undress Me Too Palette, Superdrug £4

Next, and this step should be a bit more precise, apply a shimmery copper colour all over the lids, I picked the copper colour on the MUA Undress Me Too palette which is the fourth colour of the top row.

To add even more depth I took the dark brown colour which is the fifth colour on the top row lightly and added it the outer corner of the eye to balance the look out. 

To finish off add a little dusting of a pale cream colour, which is the third colour on the top row, on the inner corner and brow bone to highlight and balance everything and tie the look together. 

Add eyeliner and mascara as normal to finish off the eyes. 

Rimmel Apocolips Lip Velvet in the colour 307 Meteroic Matte, Boots £6.49

For the lips I chose the Rimmel Apocolips Lip Velvet in the colour 307 Meteroic Matte which is a deep red with berry undertones.

This look is perfect for the evening and I just love it for the autumn months. Hope you've enjoyed!

Foundation Review: Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow

I have been wanting to try the Benefit Hello Flawless foundation for a long time so I had finally decided to order it a couple of months ago - I instantly fell in love. I have gotten so many compliments on my complexion every time I wear it. This foundation is up there with my EX1 Invisiwear Foundation (which I have also reviewed in a previous post) and I am always switching between the two.

I bought it off the Look Fantastic website, where it is priced at £26.50 and I bought it in the shade Toasted Beige which is a little darker than NC37, but suits me very well. 

There are 9 shades in total which include the following:

1.       Ivory (Believe in me)

2.       Ivory (I'm Pure 4 Sure)

3.       Champagne

4.       Honey

5.       Beige

6.       Toasted beige

7.       Amber

8.       Hazelnut

9.       Nutmeg

It is an oil free foundation and is described as having light to medium coverage which gives a "luminous and healthy" look to your skin, which I  definitely agree with. 

Application, Coverage and Finish

It is very easy to apply and blend in, the foundation is of medium consistency so it is not too runny. One pump of this gives an almost medium coverage and it is very buildable so does not look cakey on the skin. It feels light on the skin so looks and feels natural.

The foundation has a dewy finish so makes the skin look healthy and bright, as is described by Benefit. I have an oily T Zone and have tried it out both with and without powdering. I found that all I need to do is powder my T Zone so it does not go shiny throughout the day. I mostly leave the rest of the face powder free as I like the glowy look that it gives my skin.

I have worn it for up to 8 hours and it has lasted on my skin so the lasting power is very good and I fell like it looks better as the day goes on.

Packaging

I absolutely love the packaging on Benefit products and this foundation is no exception - it is so cute. They have included a pump on this which is perfect and it works so smoothly. The pump works so that when product is used, the remaining liquid in the bottle goes upwards so none of it gets wasted.   The packaging is plastic but is not cheap looking at all.

All in all I have no complaints for this product and would definitely repurchase it when my bottle is finished.

I hope this was useful and as always, hope you've enjoyed!

Back to School/ College/ University

It's that time again when students everywhere will be going back to or have already gone back to school. I myself will be starting University this month so I wanted to share the look that I will be going for. It is quick and easy look which is natural and perfect for those early mornings to look more put together.

L'Oreal Nude Magique Blur Cream in Medium, Boots £9.99 

The first thing I do after washing and moisturise my face is obviously prime my face, of which I am currently using the L'Oreal Nude Magique Blur Cream in medium.

Seventeen Brow Sculpting Pencil, Boots £2.89

After the skin is prepped I move onto the eyebrows to allow the primer to set, I use the Seventeen Brow Sculpting Pencil in and use light strokes to give them shape. 

Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow in Toasted Beige, Boots £26.50

I then move onto foundation and I have been going for the Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow foundation in the colour Toasted Beige. I  feel like it's better to go for a water based foundation for everyday use. I only use one pump of this all over my face as I use it more to even out my skin tone as opposed to a flawless finish but I use a little more if I feel like I need it.

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent, Boots £3.99

I also add a little of the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent to set everything in place but not too much as I still want it to look dewy and as close to natural skin as possible.

Bronzing has to be my favourite step and I have been using the Sephora Bronzing Powder in Light and suits my skin so well.

Collection Fast Stroke Eyeliner, Boots £2.99

I then move onto the eyes, and sometimes I skip eyeliner, but if I don't I use the Collection Fast Stroke Eyeliner.

Rimmel Wonderful Mascara, Boots £7.99

Mascara is also always a must for me and I've mentioned this product before, but it is honestly so good - the Rimmel Wonderful Mascara.

MUA Lipstick in the shade 11, Superdrug £1

To finish up the look I use a nude colour on the lips and I use the MUA Lipstick in the shade 11.

That's the look I usually go for, but remember you can wear whatever look you feel comfortable and confident with, hope you've enjoyed.

Simple Skincare Review #1

I swear by the Simple Skincare collection so my skincare collection mostly consists of their products and I thought I would start a mini series whereby I share what products I use and review them. (All products are available in Boots.)

£3.99 in Boots

The first product I want to talk about is my holy grail product from the Simple collection - I use it every day, twice a day, morning and night.  This is the Simple Clear Skin Oil Balancing Exfoliation Wash.

It cleans the face so well and leaves it feeling fresh and soft which is amazing. It has small particles in it so it is slightly exfoliating but not noticeable. This one is also oil balancing and has witch hazel so over a long time it helps the skin. There is also a version for those with dry or normal skin.

I have gone through at least 10 of these and also have got my mum and sister hooked so I could not recommend it more.

£5.19 in Boots

I have tried using the Kind to Eyes Revitalising Eye Roll On over some time, but I must say although it has cooling effects, I have not seen a drastic change or benefit from using it. I used this product under my eyes, especially on days when I have had less sleep but I have not seen much difference.

However I do not have very bad under eye bags or puffiness, even on days when I don't get as much sleep so it might work differently for different people. 

£3.49 in Boots

Lastly, I have spoken about this before in another post, but I just wanted to mention the Kind to Skin Exfoliating Facial Wipes. These are the ones I use to remove makeup and I love them.

There will be more coming up on this mini series, so keep an eye out. Hope you've enjoyed!

Sephora Haul

During my week in Paris I obviously had to pop into Sephora to pick up a few bits so it's haul time!

From left to right, I picked first up the Sephora Bronzing powder in the colour light. I bought three foundations; 2 liquid ones and a powder one. These are the 10 Hour Wear Perfection Foundation in the colour 33 medium, the Brightening and Hydrating Foundation in the colour 35 Tan as well as the Mineral Compact Foundation in the colour 35 Tan.

For the lips I bought 2 of the Sephora Rouge lispsticks, from the top left; I got the colour Ingenious and the colour Charmed. I also got two of the Lip Liners To Go; the top one is Deep Beige and the bottom one is Pale Beige.

I unfortunately lost my receipt so I do not know any of the prices and the French Sephora website confuses me but everything was super affordable. 

I can't wait to try these products out and review them, and I hope you enjoyed!

Holidaying in Paris and Update

I just got back from a week in Paris with my family so I thought I would share some photos of the places we went and what we saw. I was going to do a what's in my travel makeup bag post but I realised that it's more or less the same as my previous post on my Summer Everyday Face of the Day.

One of my uncles lives in Paris so we stayed at his place and showed us around everywhere, taught us how to use the Metro (underground) and RER (the overground).

Paris honestly has some beautiful scenery and I can't wait to visit again someday!

Hope you've enjoyed

P.S I obviously had to take a trip to Sephora, and I will be doing a haul very soon to show you what I got.

On other news: I hit 100 followers on Bloglovin' so thankyou to everyone! I also got into University and will be studying Biology from later this September so I'm really excited about that.