Lanacane

So I have stumbled upon an A-MAZING make-up "secret".  I'm always on the lookout for new products, useful tips, dupes etc and stumbled across this beauty!

I have used make-up primers in the past but haven't been overly enthusiastic about them, I could take them or leave them but I have discovered a dupe for a very well known make-up primer (Smashbox primer) and surprisingly, it's not a primer at all, it's Lanacane, Anti-Chafing Gel.  It is designed for helping those that suffer irritating chafing but it doubles up as an excellent make-up primer.

You may have heard from American make-up enthusiasts, talking about a product name Monistat which is also an anti-chafing gel, well Lanacane is the UK equivalent.

Lanacane contains ingredients very similar to high end primers and is only a fraction of the price, around about £6 and can be found in Boots, Tesco etc.

I was a bit unsure when applying the product as I was obviously using it not for its intended purpose but when applying, my skin began to feel incredibly soft!   I couldn't believe how soft and smooth it became!  I then applied my foundation on top.  I was left with an almost perfectly smooth finish.  What a difference it made!  I am so happy with the results, I'll be telling all my friends and family about my miracle find!!

 

It's quite a thick consistency but you don't need much.

I have rubbed the product on the right, there is nothing on the left.

DIY Trout Pout

I was super bored today so decided to have some fun doing a mad make up look.  Last Halloween I had used pritt stick for making a special fx scar for my little brother's Joker outfit so thought I'd have some fun using the pritt stick to create other looks.

I have fairly small lips so decided I would make them massive, a la Jodie Marsh.  I did not intend for this look to be wearable, far from it, I was just having fun.  I'm quite impressed with how it turned out though!  I've discovered pritt stick is my new best friend when it comes to fancy dress and special fx looks!

I spread lots of the glue across my lips, careful not to get it in my mouth though and then using the sharp edge of a nail tool, anything would do really, I created a lip outline.  I then smoothed everything out with baby oil and cotton buds, put on foundation as a base then applied a ton of lipstick and gloss and voila, my trout pout is complete!

My normal lips, very small top lip!

Lips with glue

Red, red lips!

Majorly colour altered to go with the dramatic lips!

L'Oreal Nude Magique BB Cream

BB creams kind of arrived out of nowhere and I wasn't too sure what it really was, until I read a blog by pixiwoo explaining that it was really just tinted moisturiser rebranded.  For the past few weeks I have stopped using foundation.  I usually use Chanel but wanted to look a bit more fresh faced and found the Chanel to be quite opaque so decided that maybe a BB cream would be for me.

Every brand seems to have their own take on the BB cream so I was a bit bamboozled to which one to try.  I played around with the testers but when I tried the L'Oreal BB cream I was surprised when it came out white with little purple dots in it, when rubbed in though it gave a gorgeous dewy fresh look on my hand so I decided to buy it.

When I applied it to my face I was amazed, my skin looked so healthy and luminous but didn't look like I was wearing any make-up! I absolutely love this BB cream! It feels like I'm just applying moisturiser but it makes me look wide awake and polished.  I love the fact that I can wear make-up without it looking like I've applied loads, I would definitely recommend this product!

Coloured Contacts

I have a weird colour of eyes, sort of bluey/green and have always fancied a change.  I've always wanted brown eyes but never really tried contacts before so decided I would bite the bullet and try them.  I ordered them from cosmeticlenses.co.uk.  I also ordered a lenses case and lens solution, this is an absolute must as the solution will keep your lenses clean so you can re-use them and the lens case will keep them safe.

At first I found it quite difficult to put the lenses in but have practised a few times now and am finding it much easier each time.  There are instructions inside to help you know how to put them in which really helps.

The lenses I got were "Expressions Colors Brown".  I didn't know that the lenses were sold separately so I had to buy two.  I'm sure these contacts you can use for a month or 30 times which is great!  It was a strange feeling when I first put them on but you kind of get used to them.  I would definitely recommend them if you fancy a little change!

outfit ideas

Just a few looks I made up and their inspiration ...

Neon sin

 

Mint Julep

Valentines Rose

Psycho Doll

I've not posted in ages, I've got so much going on ... found out I'm pregnant and having a little boy! I'm so excited!  Hence the few posts!  Anyway, it's that time of year again, Halloween.  I have a family party this weekend and it's strictly fancy dress, so I thought I'd do something ALOT different with my make up and go as a psycho doll!

I blanked out my eyebrows with pritt stick and concealer, packed on the foundation for that doll like skin.  Went in with deep contour lines for the cheeks and ott blush!  I added false eyelashes on top and one set on the bottom, I like the bottom effect! Then I added freckles with a brown liquid eyeliner and purple/black lips.  Was a very fun look!

I also did my little brothers make up too, he wanted to go as the joker, so I used fancy dress white make up, gel eyeliner and red lipstick.  I'm so happy with how it turned out.

I wanted to make the Jokers scar look quite authentic and tried some shop bought halloween special effects, but to be honest it was useless.  So I used 99p pritt stick and made my own scar,  I think it looks rather good if I do say so myself!

Happy Halloween!!

 

Free Benefits

So as soon as this months Glamour magazine came out I rushed to the shops to get my hands on 3 copies for 3 beautiful benefit goodies.  Benefit is an amazing cosmetics company that have such cute and kitsch items.  The packaging is adorable and the products are extremely good quality.

 

The 3 items were: posietint, benetint & highbeam.

Here's a run down on each product ...

Posietine was a new one to me, I'd never tried this product before.  I was a bit surprised at the thickness of the product, I think I was expecting it to be a bit more runny but it's quite thick. It's a gorgeous glowing pink colour and is very subtle once applied.  I would say this is for someone who likes their makeup very natural as it will give a healthy blush to the cheeks without it looking like you're wearing makeup.  As with each of these products I would recommend them to be worn with a tinted mousturiser, mousse foundation etc as they does not work well with a powdered base. 

Benetint and me go back a long way.  My nana used to buy me this for my christmas when I was 16 but I did used to over do it and look a bit doll like, big mistake! This product is a beautiful colour and gives a healthy flushed look.  It can be used as a cheek tint or lip tint.  It is a bit stronger than poisetint and is more liquid like.  Excellent for a natural look again.

Last but not least highbeam.  This is a thick creamy product that is an excellent highlighter.  I mainly use it on my brow bone, the top of my cheek bones and my cupids bow.  It gives a slight shimmer and glows perfectly.  It can look quite natural and catches the light beautifully.  A lovely product!

From left to right, posietint, benetint & high beam.