Loréal Infallible 24 hour Matte Foundation

Cost:  €12.29 

Where to buy :  you can buy this on boots.ie or from any chemist/pharmacy/drug store that sells Loréal makeup products (there is currently a 3 for 2 on boots.ie) 

Skin Type:  For Oily/Combination skin I wouldn't recommend for very dry skin 

Review: 

I bought this just over a month ago from my local boots chemist when it just came out, it seemed like everyone on social media was raving about it being the new Estée Lauder Double Wear dupe 

I've never tried Double Wear so I can't compare but the only similar foundation I've tried is the Rimmel Stay Matte foundation that came out about two years ago.

I'm a big Matte fan i have oily/combination/acne prone skin and I think the dewy glowy look just looks greasy and awful on me so I tend to stay away from dewy foundations.

This foundation claims to stay matte and last 24 hours.

I have slept with this foundation on (bad Stephanie) and it does definitely last however when I wear it all day without setting it with powder it doesn't stay matte on me. 

When I set it with powder it's very heavy and does settle in any tiny lines or larger pores I may have. 

To apply it you need to shake the tube and apply it in circular motions starting from the nose outwards. 

With this foundation you have to use a brush or a beauty blender to get the best results it just doesn't work with your fingers.

If you have used the Rimmel Stay Matte it's more of a mousse foundation in a tube where as this is slightly runny I always seem to squirt out more than I need I thought this would be a mousse type aswell. 

There are only 7shades to choose from and to me there are no real in between shades, you're either pale or your dark.

I wear tan on my face most days so I like my foundation slightly darker as I would be naturally very pale otherwise.

With this I couldn't seem to get the right shade and I wasn't going to buy three or four of them just to try and match so I settled for Rose Beige 13 

In the tube it looks quite natural and beige but in real life it looks almost porcelain, way too light I have to seriously bronze up when I wear it. 

In my local boots chemist they only had 4 colours all the lightest ones. 

For a budget foundation it's pretty good, it gives medium coverage you will need some sort of concealer and if you have oily skin like mine you will need some sort of a light settling powder especially around the nose and chin. 

For a loreal foundation I will admit I am a little disappointed with it especially as it has been raved about on social media, I'm not sure if the reviews I have seen are genuine not paid reviews and are 100% honest but no ones skin is the same so you never really know what will work for you might not work for someone else. 

If I had to mark it out of 5 I would give it a 3. 

I won't be rushing out to purchase another one when this is finished I think I will stick to my beloved Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation 

Xox

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 

Smoky eye/cut crease pictorial

This post is picture heavy 

Hi lovelies I haven't done a pictorial in absolute ages I used to do them on my other blog but it's been at least a year and a half since I did one! 

I decided to do one today as I've been looking at some other ones

I have recorded videos on how to contour and how to apply strip eyelashes I've never done a video before so if you would like to see them let me know 

On to the makeup 

Face

As my base I used Rimmel match perfect in True Ivory 

Blush is W7 in baby pink

And brows is my little brow palette from Tmart 

I used a matte lipstick from MUA called candy crush and a clear gloss from Essence over it 

Mascara I used No7 lash impact

Products for this look 

I love NYCs eye palettes they're so handy, I bought this one for brown eyes even though mine are blue/grey/green depending on my mood 

I just loved the colours 

I use the hi lighter and the concealer a lot as you can see 

You do not need to use these colours or this palette you can use whatever colours you like using the same guide 

Start by : 

Using concealer on your lids for a clean base 

Take a flat shadow brush and your darkest colour (whichever one you decide to use) and draw across your lid following your crease

You so not need to be careful or clean with this just yet, as you will be cleaning it up later! 

Extend your shadow out slightly and under your eye just to the middle, in a < shape 

Take a fluffy eyeshadow brush and blend that line on the top lid, I like to dip my brush in the same colour and blend it that way, you can go as high as you like with this depending on your own preference 

Taking your flat brush and the lighter colour pat that colour onto your eyelid under where you put your dark colour

You can put as much or as little on as you like, just don't go up further than the line you made with the dark 

On to liner, you can use gel, liquid, pen liner, etc, starting from your inner corner making a slightly thick line to the outer corner, I love the flick I wear it almost every day so you can extend as far as you want 

Taking a small angled brush and the darker colour you used for your crease line your under eye going as close to the lash line as possible 

Next step: 

Curling your own lashes

You can keep this look simple and just use mascara you can apply that now and your done 

Or you can use lashes and in that case apply one coat of mascara and let it dry, while your waiting for it to dry get your lashes ready 

I use long and full lashes from Tmart they are €1.40 for a pack of 10 there are so many different kinds on that site I love the thick ones for nighttime but I'm going more for the thinner ones lately 

I won't go into how to apply lashes I might do a post later about this 

Once that's done take your hi lighter (if you are using the same kind of palette) or a really light colour (white even) and apply it to your inner corners of your eye and just under your brows 

And that's the look done, as I have said you don't need to use these colours this look is gorgeous with black and silver or brown and gold, pink and purple etc 

I hope you have enjoyed this post, I would love to hear if you've tried this or you would like to? 

Hopefully it's helped you to create a cut crease :) 

Xox