DIY Colour Lipstick

Hi all I was messing around this evening after my course today looking through all the gorgeous makeup from www.makeuprevolutionstore.com/ and they have some fierce lipsticks! I'm not very adventurous when it comes to lipstick my lips are slightly off so I was always kind of conscious but I am trying to not care what anyone else thinks of me and just do and wear what I want to do, life is too short to worry about everyone else! 

I've seen all these blue and green lipsticks on people before and they are always gorgeous soooooo I rooted around my makeup drawer and I found a green eyeliner from Miss Sporty 

It's one of the mini me ones so it's quite soft I decided to see what the green would be like before I went out and bought one 

What you will need to achieve this : 

Foundation or concealer 

Any colour eyeliner (preferably a soft one, if not, have a hair dryer handy and just blast your eyeliner for a couple of seconds to make it softer) 

A clear lipgloss (optional) 

1: start off by applying a concealer or foundation to your lips so you have a clean base 

2: start drawing (lining) your lips with your eyeliner if you have small lips you can go slightly over the actual lines like I did 

Don't worry too much about the line you can always fix it if you go over too much 

3: once you're finished drawing around your lips you can fill them in with the pencil depending on how soft it is you can colour your lips in with it or smudge it with your finger like you would a lip balm 

HINT : if you want to make smaller lips fuller always use a liner, and go slightly over your natural lip line but make sure the sides connect in a > shape so your mouth looks kind of pinched at the sides 

4: you can apply a clear lipgloss over your lips now or you can leave them matt it's up to you 

It's a great way to see if a darker coloured lipstick will suit you before you go and spend money on it 

Would love to see if you've tried this 

Xox 

Christmas Tag

I've not posted anything since August so when I woke up this morning I was determined to make up for it by writing at least one new post and this is my second one of the day so I'm doing well :D 

I've not done any of these tags before I don't think so I was looking for one I could do, this is something slightly different to what I normally post about but 'tis the season' and all that 

The Christmas Tag 

I got this off http://milkbubbletea.blogspot.com/do check out her blog it's amazing 

1.What is your favourite Christmas movie/movies? 

I love Christmas movies I have Christmas 24 on all the time, I could watch Christmas movies in March and I'm not ashamed to say that I do watch them all year long some of my favourites are: Christmas with the Kranks, home alone lost in New York, Elf, The Grinch, The Polar Express, Petes Christmas (recently seen it on sky movies premeire and I love it) The Santa Claus 1 (not gone on the other movies), the nightmare before Christmas 

2:Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning? 

Since I met my fiancé almost 4 years ago we open one of our presents together on Christmas Eve when it's just us and no one else 

3:Do you have a favourite Christmas memory? 

I have two Christmas memories that really stand out for me the first one when I was really little I don't know what age but I swore I heard jingle bells outside on Christmas Eve totally certain it was Santa (I found out years later that our local doctor actually used to go around houses on Christmas Eve shaking bells and bringing presents and hampers to some of the houses that couldn't afford much for Christmas) The second one was when I got tapes for my Walkman ( showing my age here) B*witched and The smurfs I played them so much that day I knew all the words to both albums by that evening, and I got Harry potter colouring books I was obsessed with Harry potter at that time! 

4:Favourite Feative Food?

I actually don't really have a favourite festive food I'm not a big fan of Christmas cake, or mince pies I do like turkey tho 

5:Favourite Christmas Gift?

It has to be either my Mixer or my Iphone My mum got the mixer for me two years ago and I use it all the time I love to bake and it just makes it so much easier!!my fiancé got me the iphone last year and I couldn't imagine going back to another phone after it! I do also love my Real Techniques brushes my sister got me last year for Christmas she's very good to me 

6:Favourite Christmas Scent?

This isn't specifically for Christmas but I love Cinnamon!!! Anything Cinnamon or All Spice I absolutely love!!! 

7:Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?

Since I was little my mother has always bought me pajamas for Christmas! I genuinely don't know when it started but it's become our Christmas tradition to open them on Christmas Eve and wear them that night 

8:What Tops your tree? 

I have a fibre optic Christmas tree so there is already a star on top 

9:As a kid what was the one (crazy,wild or extravagant) gift you always asked for but never got?

I always wanted a rocking horse it's not really crazy or extravagant but that's what I wanted 

10: what's the best part about Christmas for you? 

Right now the best part about Christmas for me is being able to spend it with my fiancé! He works away all the time, nights weekends you name it all over the country and I don't get as much time with him as I would like! Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are the only two days of the year that I am guarenteed time with him and he's back out to work Stephens day (Boxing Day) 

That's my Christmas tag done I actually really enjoyed it! If you would like to do it let me know if love to read some others :) 

For some Christmas cuteness and because I love penguins :D 

Xox

Beauty on a budget

Hi I didn't realise how long it was since my last post I had completely lost inspiration so I do apologise and I hope to start blogging more 

On to today's post 

Beauty On A Budget 

If you have read my last posts or been on my previous blog itsonlymexox.wordpress.com you will know I love a good bargain! In the last year I've been doing a lot of shopping online, where I live I only have 1 chemist(pharmacy) and another half hour away there's a handful more.I would normally just get cheaper drug store makeup anyway, my nearest mac counter is a good 2 and a half hours away from me and as I don't have my own transport it's difficult to get there! 

Here are a few of my favourites over the last few weeks: 

Catrice Nude Sensation eyeshadow 

Trend collection c03 Soft Coral 

This is one of my all time favourite eyeshadows and I don't think you can but it anymore so when it runs out I will need to find something else :( it's so smooth and it blends really easily it's a gorgeous soft pink colour perfect for every day wear 

I bought this at the time for €1.99 

Urban Decay Naked Basics 

Top to bottom:

Crave, faint, naked 2, w.o.s, foxy, Venus 

Now I have to say this is a fake! I don't know why people get so annoyed over fakes, personally I think it's the exact same as buying the w7 versions of Naked2 or Naked3 or any chemist or pharmacy brand of eyeshadow! I use this a lot and I've never had any issues, I bought this on buyincoins.com for €2.45 

Note: I will only buy off websites that accept PayPal I would reccomend that you do the same 

W7 The Cheek of It! Blush

Baby Pink 

I love this blush it's a gorgeous pink that blends easy enough although I do have to say you can't go heavy handed with it or you will look daft 

I bought this in cara pharmacy for €3.50 

Natural Collection cover up cream 

This is one of my go to concealers, it's so handy because it has one of those lipgloss brushes so it's easy to get around your eyes and under your eyebrows! It's quite liquidy so you only need very little you can build up coverage though. I got this in Fair in Boots chemist for €2.49 

NYC All Day Long Smooth Skin 14 hr Foundation in 737 Classic Ivory

This foundation has had mixed reviews since it came out, some people hate it some love it! I am hit and miss with it but I've been using it lately because I ran out of my favourite Rimmel Lasting foundation and I had this in my makeup drawer 

It drys really quickly so you need to be quick when your applying it, I always apply moisturiser and primer before this foundation and it stays on, I'm very pale and I find it hard to get a foundation that matches my skin perfectly and this definitely matches it 

I don't remember how much this foundation is exactly but I know it was definitely under €5 

Fairy Girl Eyebrow pencil in dark brown 

I bought this on a whim from buyincoins.com for €0.70 I needed a new pencil and I liked the look of this one it's got a slant on the top so it makes it easier to fill in your brows 

Brush set in pink and white 

This is another purchase from buyincoins.com it's fine for back up brushes, you get two smaller eyeshadow brushes, one flat eyeshadow brush, a lip liner brush, a blush brush and an eye liner brush all in a little pink wrap case for €3 cheap as chips and they don't shed 

Fluffy Brush in 217 

This looks similar to the MAC fluffy brushes so I picked it up with the other brushes from 

Buyincoins.com for €1.20 

It's great for blending shadows and for contouring down the sides of your nose 

W7 Lip Lights in Pink Glitter 

I got this in a set for Christmas with a light up mascara, It has led lights in the lid and a little mirror in the side so great of you're out and it's dark and it's actually a gorgeous colour, really shimmery I think it's about 

€1.50 on it's own to buy 

Wet and Wild Candy Crayon 

I am very bad with throwing makeup away I've literally had this hilighter for years and it's almost gone, it's such a nice bright colour I use it under my brows, down my nose, the corners of my eyes and on too of my cheek bones I love it, I'm not sure if you can still buy it but I think it cost me about €2 at the time I bought it! 

You don't have to spend a fortune on makeup the cheaper makeup is sometimes better than the dearer stuff! 

All the makeup on this post is less than €5 

Xox