Im in love with this little Shimmer Bloc. Its 4 different colours all extremely shimmery which i love but the thing that impressed me the most was the pigmentation i know that usually baked products arnt that pigmented but this is just wow. These can be used as one and just swirl your brush into it, it will give you a gorgeous Golden Peach Glow but you can also use them individually

Ive used this for a while now maybe a month or 2 for shoots and such and ive found it works really well for the eyes and it really works well for cheeks too if your looking to do a little bit of shimmery highlighting. Usually i will use this on the tops of the cheeks i find the bottom colour works really well its an almost silvery/white colour its perfect in my opinon. For the other colours i would usually use them on eyes because they are so pigmented and lovely the give the eyes this gorgeous gorgeous sheen, what also makes me love this "Bloc" is the fact that it is baked so i can use it wet and then apply to the eyes for a seriously intense colour
as you can see below the colours are really nice and natrual but still quite pigmented and there for people to see

Model- Megan Cowan

Models- Camille Perrin and Shannen Allison

Model- Lucy Palmer

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Eurydice Lipstick from Illamasqua has to be one of the most perfect lip colours I have in my kit! its one of my favourites that i use quite a lot this is my 2nd Eurydice Lipstick just because its an amazing colour.

Eurydice is described as a Bright Fuschia Pink with a Matte finish often i will find that a lot of matte finishes are quite drying and make the lips look uneven and dried out but with Eurydice that isnt the case it goes on soft silky and doesn't dry out the lips. I remember when I first found out about Illamasqua I thought some of the matte shades were quite drying but this was when Illamasqua first started and I think they have changed and improved their formulas.

As with all Illamasqua lipsticks Eurydice is extremely pigmented and long lasting. Bait Medium Pencil is the perfect lip liner for this because it is a hot pink liner which looks amazing when used with Eurydice

Model Nicole Abbott wearing  Eurydice Lipstick

As you can see Eurydice is such a gorgeous pink colour but i do find that if you don't take it off with makeup remover it does stain the lips which is a good thing but also stains your hands so watch out hah



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Hey Beauties!

I thought I would share a product that i have been meaning to share with you guys for ages but I haven't gotten round to it but a tweet from @ELFCosmeticsUK and after talking with them I thought I would blog about the stencils I almost religiously use.



The ELF Cosmetics Eyebrow Stencils come in a little packet which contains 4 different types of stencils for your eyebrows which i think is such a great idea! The best part is they are only £1.50!!! You cant go wrong there.

These stencils as ELF say are to: 

In my opinion i think Scotland could be great, we have such a diverse fashion and undiscovered talent here which i think needs to be put on the map and thats what Nightwalk strives to do put Scotland on the "Fashion Map" and i can tell you im all for it!

as Nightwalk describes it on their page:

Staysick-   Alexandra Metcalfe Models- Camille Perrin and Shannen Allison Photography - Donna McGowan Makeup- Andii James Hair- Emma Diamond/Shiv Dunn Pastel Day Dreamer Creepers by Dawntroversial

Afraid- Julie Campbell

Nightwalk will be held on Tue 9 Nov 2012 at 8pm - 11.30pm Tickets are £10 and available from The Arches in Glasgow



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Hey Beauties,
So I want to talk about a photoshoot I did with a group of great creatives a few weeks ago

Photography by Nuala Swan

The Model, Lucy Palmer was great to work with she has such a great look. For this look it was basically just soft and natural makeup and later we would kick it up a notch to make it more dramatic.

Hey Beauties! <3
I bought this Gel Liner a few weeks ago when I was in Glasgow. If you know me you will know im a massive fan of gel liners i wont do anything without a gel liner, I just feel they are the best type of Eyeliner you can have as you can create defined lines, dramatic cat eyes, perfect flicks, you can smudge them to make them smokey and they set but i find one of the best things is that they can be used on the water line so you have all those uses in that tiny little pot!

The L'oreal Gel Intenza Eyeliner, i feel is one of the better gel eyeliners out there as there are a few which are quite lacking in pigment, i really like this liner because its not exactly super block black its more of a slate colour with....wait for it!....GOLD GLITTER! yes that's right this eyeliner is laced with tiny bits of gold glitter which makes the eyes look brighter are more open in my opinion

It applies really well with an almost golden undertone when you move in the light, your eyes will catch the light and the gold will be more visible. Its a soft gel which goes on really smooth and lasts a really long time I find the only thing that removes it is makeup remover or Estee Lauder's "Take it Away" Makeup Remover

What do you think, I used it on this shoot with model Nicole Abbott

Photography by Nuala Swan

Hey Beauties!
Today i thought I would talk about what I do if someone has dark pigmentation under the eyes.
There are usually 4 products I got to no matter what when dealing with undereye darkness-

• Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer
• MAC Studio Finish Skin Corrector
• Bobbi Brown Peach Corrector 
• Collection 2000 Illuminating Touch Concealer

£4.99 from Boots

£10 from Boots

£18 from Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

£14.50 from MAC Cosmetics

Model- Ashley Brown Photographer- Tom Farmer

Hey Beauties!

I thought id do a post on this awesome new thing that has come from No7 called the Match Made Service which I think for a the general public is an amazing thing

((People were saying they couldnt see this post so i just reposted it as a new post))

Hey Beauties!
Recently for some reason ive been loving cheek products and I think I might have found one of the best blushes I have ever used. Its from Hourglass and comes in a duo with a bronzer which I haven't really used to be honest

I really like this because for one im easily amused and the packaging is amazing, its like a normal duo which snaps shut with a magnetic closure but it also slides around as its on a rotating hinge which I think is amazing haha ((easily amused as i said))

You can even flip it around so it looks like its closed but the mirror side is facing outward which is great if you want to do your makeup because the mirror is a decent size.
The product its self is quite impressive it has a cream to powder formula but not a drying powder forumla that ive seen with other products, I would say that it sets rather than turns to powder. I feel the colours are really flattering as well because they are soft enough to be subtle but buildable enough to become quite viberant. The Blush is a soft rosy colour which works well on light/medium skin tones for darker skin tones you would need the other colour in this range which is darker. What I think a lot of people will like about this blush bronzer duo is they are paraben free, sulphate free, fragrance free, wax free and oil free, so you dont have to worry what you are putting on your skin.

I used the blush on a photoshoot the other day to see what it would look like and it looks flattering on anyone. I really like how once it touches the skin it becomes matte but not matte that you cant work with it I found it to be really silky and easy to blend and you don't have to worry about it transferring because it lasted a whole shoot under studio lights.

In this duo you get 11g of product which is great because the price for this product is a bit step its on the same level as Tom Ford and other Luxury brands. Its available from SpaceNK for £40, I couldn't find somewhere online but i managed to find this site which stocks it.

Hey Beauties!

So I thought I would review an awesome product today, the Illamasqua Precision Ink in Alchemy which is such an awesome liner.


Alchemy is a pure gold almost liquid liner which dries to a film like texture that wont move or budge. When I first saw this product i was so impressed with it because often when you see "gold" liners they are that tacky yellow colour which is horrible but this gold is a real true pure gold tone which looks almost like molten metal which make me fangirl a little.



The applicator is a stiff tip like any other liner but it does have some give so you get great liners, i wouldn't recommend this for anyone starting out because you do need to have a steady hand but what I tend to do is dip it in the take some of the product off using a brush I feel I get such a better line using it this way.

I have to admit I haven't used this as much as i should have but I feel im going to be using a whole lot more like im going to try and integrate it into looks.

You can get the Precision Ink from any Illamasqua counters or free standing stores as well as online at www.Illamasqua.com You get 1.8ml of product for £17 but since this product is so pigmented you wont need much of it when doing your liner