YouTube Tutorial: GOSH Cosmetics - Bohemian Gypsy

Heya guys!

I know this blogpost is way over due, but I was busy at the time I uploaded it to youtube and didn't have the time to write this. But here is the list of the products I used and some pictures:

FACE:
- MAC Studio Fix Foundation - NC42
- MAC Blush - Melba

EYES:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- MAC Bare Study Paintpot
- Gosh Cosmetics Eye Shadow Quad - Bohemian Gypsy
- L.A. Colours - Nebula
- Barry M Kohl Pencil - Black
- Maybelline One by One Mascara

LIPS:

- Barry M Lip Gloss Wand - 10

YouTube Tutorial: Coppering - Warming up Winter Make-up

Heya guys! 

I've been using the naked palette a lot recently so today I decided to use something different before I hit pan on some of the best eye shadows I own! Hopefully, I'll be purchasing the Naked 2 palette within a couple of weeks... I can't wait!

Anyway, this look uses coppering by MAC - a true, firey copper colour! I love this colour and it is most definitely one of my favourite colours by MAC. I've had it in my collection for a while but I only really wear it in summer or autumn - but today I decided different. 

I figured, why do I only have to wear copper colours during autumn? Or a bright colour, like coppering during summer? Why not wear something like this on a gloomy winters day? So, that's exactly what I did. 

Here's a list of the products I used:

EYES:

- MAC Paintpot - Indianwood

- MAC Eye shadow - Coppering, Handwritten, Girlie and Bisque

- Benefit Big Gal Eyeliner (for waterline ... I think this is one step I forgot to mention in the video)

- MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack

- Maybelline One by One Mascara

FACE:

- MAC Studio Fix Foundation with SPF 15 - NC42

- MAC Blush - Melba (a couple of other options are given in the video)

LIPS:

- MAC Lipglass - Strange Potion (Limited Edition - any other peachy lip colour/gloss will work... or keep your lips nude ;) )

Hope you liked the tutorial,

Take care guys,

Chanou xxx

Youtube Tutorial - Pink Lemon...ade

Some five years ago I remember a friend asking me "Chanel, don't you think yellow and pink really work well together?" and in my head I obviously thought of the brightest yellow and pink you could ever think of, paired them together and replied "eurgh, no way!" But I have clearly proved myself wrong.


I've always admitted that I've disliked pink. And by that I mean, I wouldn't ever choose it to be my favourite colour if I had to. And I don't ever wear pink, and neither do I really own anything that's remotely pink (apart from the necklace that inspired this look). So, even I was shocked when I put this look together. 


Of course I love the two colours together but the fact that they work so well with each other and my eye colour makes me give it the real good thumbs up! 


So click here to watch the tutorial, and here is a list of all the products I used, and some tips to follow ;)


EYES
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- MAC Paint Pot - Bare Study
- Barry M Super Soft Eye Crayon - #9 
- 120 Pro palette (click on picture of the palette below to enlarge it and to see the colours I used)
- MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack
- Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner - Zero
- Maybelline One by One Lash Mascara

FACE
- Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF15 - #5 Honey
- GOSH Pressed Powder - #3 Warm Sands
- MAC Blush - Fleur Power


LIPS
- Nivea Pure and Natural - Milk and Honey
- L'Oreal Glam Shine Fresh - #601 Aqua Lemon Tonic


Thanks for reading, don't forget to check out the video and here are some pictures of the look! =]


Love xxx

Youtube Tutorial - Just something I threw together... Camel, brown and violets...

Okay, so just getting right down to it coz I'm so tired and I really can't be bothered to spend ages typing this out. SO... here are the products that I used to achieve this look:

EYES:
- MAC PaintPot - Indianwood
- MAC Eyeshadow - Wild By Nature and Notoriety (Leopard Luxe Quad from Fabulous Felines collection)
- MAC Eyeshadow - Vainglorious and Sweet Joy (Venomous Villains collection)
- MAC Fluidline - Macroviolet
- GOSH Velvet Touch Waterproof Eyeliner - Purple Stain
- L'oreal Double Extension Renewed Look Mascara
- E.L.F Eyebrow Kit - Medium

FACE:
- Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF 15 - #5 Honey
- GOSH Velvet Touch Eye Primer
- MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer - NW35
- GOSH Pressed Powder - 03 Warm Sands

LIPS:
- Vaseline
- E.L.F Hypershine Gloss - Sugar Plum

Click here to watch the tutorial

Thanks for reading

Chanel
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Youtube Tutorial - Purple Smokey Eye Using MAC

I've done quite a few tutorials on how to create a purple smokey eye, and I'll probably do more in the future, but I was requested to do one during my contest so here it is. This is a very subtle looking purple smokey eye if worn without the falsies, and with them the look just screams evening glamour.


I decided to use all MAC eyeshadows, which are pretty new to my collection as I'm currently putting a 'purple palette' together. Eyeshadows used in this tutorial are some of the eyeshadows that are in that palette so far.


I know I've been slacking loads recently, and I know I always go away for ages and then come back and always  have an excuse - but I have been sick and truthfully I'm still recovering. Uni is keeping me so busy as well - it's really hard to keep on top of everything but I really really really promise that I will be trying so much harder to do more videos. And a lot harder to keep blogging as well hehe - Im sure I'll be doing more of it when I'm in India during December =]


Anyway... here's a list of all the products I used:
EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Barry M Super Soft Eye Crayon - #5
- MAC Eye Shadow - Beautiful Iris, Stars 'n' Rockets, Fig. 1, Parfait Amour, Digit
- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil - Zero
- Urban Decay Naked Palette - Hustle
- MAC False Eye lashes - #36
- Maybelline Falsies Mascara
LIPS:
- MAC Superglass - Gift Wrapped


FACE:
- Johnson and Johnsons Day Moisturiser 
- GOSH Velvet Touch Face Primer
- Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation - #5 Honey
- GOSH Velvet Touch Eye Primer 
- MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer - NW35
- ELF Mineral Booster - Sheer
- MAC Blush - Melba
- ELF Shimmering Facial Whip - Pink Lemonade


No pictures for this look I'm afraid... I did have them but I lost my memory card =[


Sorry, but you can check out the tutorial to find out what it looks like.


Thanks for reading,


Chanel
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Youtube Tutorial - Venomous Villains Tutorial One

Hey guys!

Just a quick blogpost so that you guys know all the products I used in the actual tutorial! =]

EYES:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- MAC Paint Pot - Indianwood
- MAC Eyeshadow - Sweet Joy (Cruella De Vil - Venomous Villains collection)
- MAC Eyeshadow - Vainglorious (Evil Queen - Venomous Villain collection)
- MAC Eyeshadow - Coppering
- MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack
- E.L.F Studio Eyebrow Kit - Dark
- Maybelline Falsies Mascara

FACE:
- Johnson's Daily Essential Day Facial Cream (For Dry Skin)
- Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF15
- GOSH Velvet Touch Eye Primer
- MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer - NW35
- E.L.F Mineral Booster - Sheer

LIPS:
- MAC Lipglass - Devilishly Stylish

PICTURES:

Youtube Tutorial - Naked Palette Tutorial #3 (Using Sidecar)

Right so, in my opinion, Sidecar is probably the hardest eyeshadow to comprise a look with from this palette. It's incredibly glittery, a pretty light colour and can't really be used as a crease colour... but I think I did pretty well... right? hehe

Here are some pictures and the full list of all the products that I used:

EYES:

- E.L.F Studio Eyebrow Kit - Dark

- Urban Decay Primer Potion

- Urban Decay Naked Palette - Sidecar, Darkhorse, Hustle, Naked, Sin 

- Urban Decay Dual Ended 24/7 Eyeliner (comes with Naked Palette) - Zero and Whiskey

- Maybelline Falsies Mascara

LIPS:

- GOSH Velvet Touch Lip Primer 

- Barry M Lip Liner - #6 Chocolate

- Urban Decay Pocket Rocket - Max

FACE:

- Johnson and Johnson Daily Essentials Day Moisturiser (with SPF15)

- Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF 15 - #5 Honey

- GOSH Velvet Touch Eye Primer

- MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer - NW35

- GOSH Pressed Powder - #03 Warm Sand

- GOSH Natural Blush - #39 Electric Pink

Click here to watch the tutorial 

Thanks for reading,

Chanel

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Youtube tutorial - Spiced Neutral - Using Urban Decay Naked Palette

I know the Urban Decay Naked Palette is all about being neutral and natural with your eye make up, but what's the harm in spicing it up by adding some bright eyeliner and bold lips? ... Well, personally I don't think there's any harm in it! ;)

This is the look that I was wearing in my contest video and it was requested - along with a bunch of other looks using the Naked Palette. I figured this was a good place to start since I used the Naked Palette. But there will be plenty more tutorials using the Naked Palette, so if you don't like this one because it's too "un-neutral" for you then keep your eyes open for those! 

You can however, just simply use exactly the same eye shadows from the palette and instead of using the blue eyeliner use a black or brown one to actually keep it neutral... and then go with pastel pink/peachy cheeks and lips! Perfect for school!


Click here to go watch the tutorial...

Anyway, here's the list of all the products I used =]

EYES:

- E.L.F Eyebrow kit - Dark

- Urban Decay Primer Potion

- Urban Decay Naked Palette - Sin, Buck, Naked and Virgin

- MAC Superslick Liquid Eye Liner - Signature Blue (Fabulous Felines Collection)

- MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack

- Maybelline Falsies Mascara

LIPS:

- Vaseline

- GOSH Velvet Touch Lip Primer

- Barry M Kohl Pencil - KP18 Bright Metallic Purple

- MAC Satin Lipstick - Cyber

FACE:

- Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF 15 - #5 Honey

- GOSH Velvet Touch Eye Primer

- MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer - - NW35

- GOSH Pressed Powder - #03 Warm Sand

- MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - Comfort

- E.L.F Shimmering Facial Whip - Toasted

BRUSHES/TOOLS:

- Eyebrow angled brush

- MAC 217

- Inglot 28PO

- MAC 263

- Eyelash curler

- Fraulein Large Fluffy Powder Brush

- Fraulein Blush Brush

- Fraulein Lip Brush

- GOSH Lip Brush

Thanks for reading,

Chanel

xxx

LUSH Storage!

So... it hasn't been very long since I've started buying stuff from LUSH Cosmetics but my collection has grown over the little time that I have. I have many favourites from LUSH and I used to keep it in the bags that LUSH provide (y'know, the little yellow ones?) and shove it all into a little box. But, now I have a much better way of storing my LUSH goodies!

Yes, this is a fruit bowl. But when I saw it (which was actually by accident) I instantly thought of my LUSH stuff.  It's perfect! It's deep, and really quite big so it can store loads of LUSH stuff, if you're like me and just can't limit yourself to a few items when you visit them. And it's orange... so I HAD to by it!! Lol ... You can tell I love the Creamy Candy Bath stuff huh? Lol

The temperature's dropping so find your fruit bowl, get some LUSH goodies, run yourself a long, hot bath and relax - take time to organise your thoughts AND your LUSH stuffs.

Thanks for reading,

Chanel
xxx

Review: Urban Decay Naked Palette

Okay, so I'm gonna try and keep this as short as I possibly can!

Advantages:
1. The design of the palette is very chic, elegant and slim-lined making it much more travel friendly than most of the other Urban Decay palettes (such as the Book of shadows palettes etc.) The simple design fits the name of the palette perfectly!
2. The range of the colours of eye shadows are great. Urban Decay has done a very good job in choosing the eye shadow shades - and again fit the name well. Urban Decay wants you to 'go naked not neutral ... clothing is optional' as it states on the back of the packaging. Personally, I think it's a great aim for the palette and support it completely - with clothes on! =P
3. The only other palette I own by Urban Decay is the sustainable shadow box, and while I love the colours in that palette, I find that I don't use it often because the quality of the eye shadows aren't that great. I find that the glittery ones just have chunks of silver glitter in it, which makes it horrendous to apply. And the matt eye shadows are just really hard. The eye shadows in the Naked palette however, are amazingly better than those of the Sustainable Shadow Box. Every single eye shadow in the Naked palette is silky to touch and super pigmented, you don't really need to really scrub your brush into the product to get a good amount onto your eyelid.
4. You get 1.3g of each of the 12 eye shadows. That's £2.25 AN EYESHADOW!!!! And that to, a FULL eyeshadow! Considering each FULL Urban Decay Eyeshadow is £12.00 EACH, you're getting 12 of them for the price of 2 (and a quarter) with this palette... so when it comes to value for money, it's friggin' awesome!!
5. Last but not least, the whole package pretty much comes with EVERYTHING you need to create an eyelook. You have primer (it comes with a mini Urban Decay Primer Potion), your choice of 12 eyeshadows and your choice of eyeliner. Chuck in a mascara and you're ready to rock! =D

The only disadvantage to this palette is the material of the casing. It's faux velvet and will catch dirt (dust and fluff) really easily. So I'd recommend storing this palette in a drawer or somewhere, where it won't catch dust easily. And when you do want to spruce it up, just take a piece of cellotape or lint roll and run it over - that should the trick!

10 out of 10 for everything about this palette - it's a great palette and I would highly recommnend it to ANYONE. Especially if you love your neutrals!

Thanks for reading,

Chanel
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Click here to enter my contest and win yourself Naked palette yourself!

Fancy winnin' a little somethin'?? How about winning the UD Naked Palette?

Yahaaaaaaaa! I have opened my contest to you guys to win the Urban Decay Naked Palette!!!!!!

Rules:
1. YOU HAVE TO BE A SUBSCRIBER to my YouTube Channel! - It just makes sense, y'know, since I wanna thank all my subscribers =P
2. Leave a comment below the video ON YOUTUBE (link below) with a request or a question - it can be the most stupid request/question ever, just try and steer clear of 'enter me' , 'cause that's boring ;P - You can COMMENT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WISH!
3. You don't have to be over 18 to enter. But if you're younger than 18 and you win, I will need parental permission saying it's okay for you to give me your address. If you're over 18 you're fine to enter as long as you're okay with giving me you're address... How else will you get the prize? =]
4. Contest is INTERNATIONAL and open to absolutely everyone... elephants, monkeys, bananas in pyjama's... I don't care who or what you are - as long as you live on Planet Earth (physically ;) ) I have no problem with you entering.
5. Contest is open from today (September 8th 2010) until October 8th 2010 @ 00:00 (Midnight) GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) - London.
6. The winner will be chosen using random.org.


Clickety click here and enter! =D Good luck guys!


Chanel
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Review: MAC Autumn/Fall 2010 Collection - Fabulous Felines

As promised, here's my review on the products I purchased from the Fabulous Felines collection. 


Eyeshadow Quads - £29.50
1. Burmese Beauty 
Prized - pale yellow beige, Satin
Burmese Beauty - Frosted brown green, Lustre
Skin tone 2 - Dirty gold, Frost
Showstopper - Deep blackened brown, Matte


2. Leopard Luxe 
Wild by nature - Midtone camel, Matte
Notoriety - Dirty brown with gold pearl, Velvet
Style Predator - Frosted midtone yellow orange, Veluxe Pearl
Furiously Fabulous - Frosted warm black, Veluxe Pearl


My thoughts and opinions:
The palette's are slightly hard for me to review because I've heard a lot of people say that the colours are very similar to some eye shadows that MAC already carry, or that they're re-promotes. Personally, I haven't been buying MAC products for a very long time so my collection isn't yet big enough to have dupes and re-promotes, so with that said, I love the palettes! For me the colours are pretty unique - I don't have similar colours in my entire make up collection let alone my MAC collection. However, I did find that Showstopper (Burmese Beauty Palette) is incredibly similar to 'Handwritten' by MAC.


Both palettes would be great to carry on holiday as they can offer a variety of looks - day and evening, natural and glamorous.



Superslick Liquid Eyeliners - £14.50
Signature Blue - Dark navy with soft pearl (Palace Pedigreed)
Treat me nice - Emerald Green with soft pearl (Burmese Beauty)


My thoughts and opinions:
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! These things are amazing. Truly. Everything is in the name of this product! They're so pigmented, they dry to a semi-metallic (superslick) finish giving an almost wet-look, incredibly easy to apply and they dry super quickly. The applicator is a felt tip so you don't have to worry about fraying brushes - these bad boys will stay pointed at the tip and will give you a super defined flick if necessary. 


And it doesn't stop there... even the packaging is superslick and cool ;) ... they're slender enough to fit into your make up bag if you feel that you need to top up on these, though you shouldn't have to because once it goes on it's pretty tough getting it off! Hence, they're completely smudge proof. And they're colour coordinated so it's easy to get your hands on if you haven't got a very organised stash ;). They'd be interesting to use as a base for your eye shadow... Hmm...


On the down side, MAC didn't release too many 'WOW-worthy' colours, but I still think that these superslick super-awesome eye-liners are completely worth buying and should be the ONE thing you buy if anything.


They are new to MAC so will they add these to their permanent line? Who knows? I hope so...



Lipsticks - £12.50
Cunning - Dark berry, Frost (Palace Pedigreed)
Drive me wild - Midtone warm coral with gold pearl, Cremesheen (Leopard Luxe)


My thoughts and opinions:
Well, let's be honest. There's not much to say about MAC lipsticks when it comes to reviewing the product itself. There's no fancy packaging in this collection, just the standard black and silver bullet style. And to be honest, the colours in this collection didn't really fascinate me either (apart from the two that I picked up).


I was going to buy 'Kittenish' which is part of Burmese Beauty, but it's exactly the same colour as 'Cunning' ... only 'Cunning' is a frost and 'Kittenish' is a cremesheen - so they would apply differently, but I prefer 'Cunning' as much as I love the cremesheen finish.


I do really like 'Drive me wild'. The name is catchy and the colours is gorgeous! I was worried that it was too similar to 'Thrills' (from the To The Beach collection) but I was hugely wrong, so I was pleased about that. If anything, it's a much better colour than 'Thrills'. I'm sure this lipstick would be great to wear with whatever look you create using the Leopard Luxe palette. 



Tinted Lipglasses - £12
Jealous - light dirty green with pearl (Burmese Beauty)
Best of breed - light dirty blue with pearl (Palace Pedigreed)


My thoughts and opinions:
Again, can't really comment much on these. They're pretty much the same as any other tinted lipglass MAC has to offer, regarding the consistency and texture on the lips. The colours of these two lipglasses are what drew me to them. They're unique colours, and certainly nothing like any lipglosses/lipsticks I have in my make-up collection. 


The colour doesn't transfer to the lips unless you put it over a matching lipstick maybe... 
...but the colours are still great. 'Best of breed' works great over 'Cunning' and both tinted lipglasses match their palettes well. 




MAC Online - Fabulous Felines


Thanks for reading,


Chanel
xxx

Youtube Tutorial - MAC Fabulous Felines: Burmese Beauty

Howdy!


My fascination with this collection keeps on growing - and I actually don't think it's gonna stop. But for the time being my make up needs are safely satisfied.


I think Burmese Beauty is my favourite part (maybe because I'm part burmese, so Im partly bias? Lol) of the collection and has now stupidly made me want a Burmese cat haha xD


Here's a list of all the products I used:
EYES:
MAC Fluid Line - Dipdown
MAC Eyeshadow Quad - Burmese Beauty
MAC Superslick Liquid Eyeliner - Treat me nice
E.L.F Studio Eyebrow kit - Dark
Barry M Kohl Pencil - KP21 Kiwi Lime
L'oreal double extension mascara
Eyelure Naturalites False Lashes - 070


FACE:
Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF15 - #5 Honey
GOSH Velvet Touch Eye Primer
MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer - NW35
GOSH Pressed Powder - 03 Warm Sand
MAC Mineralize Skin Finish - Comfort
MAC Blush - Melba


LIPS:
GOSH Velvet Touch Lip Primer
NYC Lip Liner Pencil - #954
Barry M Lip Paint - LP136 Toasted
MAC Tinted Lipglass - Jealous


Brushes:
Inglot 28PO
Fraulein Medium Flat shader brush*
MAC 217
Revlon Foundation Brush
Revlon Concealer Brush
Barry M Blush Brush
Fraulein Blush Brush (Small)*
Fraulein Powder Brush* 
Fraulein Lip Brush*


*All Fraulein brushes came as part of a 24pc brush set which was purchased on ebay in September 2009.




Click here to go watch the tutorial


Thanks for reading


Chanel
xxx

Youtube Tutorial - Mint Contrast (Green and Navy Blue)

Hey guys!


I mentioned in my August Favourites video that I would do a tutorial using the Barry M Dazzle Dust in Mint Green, so here it is. Apologies for the horrible pictures, but you may have to put up with that quality for a while until I either get my camera sorted or just simply get a new one.


Before I purchased the MAC eye shadow in Contrast, I tried this look with black and that works just as well, but I'm fed up with using so much black so I went for navy blue instead. And the blue goes so well with the green, which is great!


Here's a list of all the products I used:
EYES:
1. Too Faced Shadow Insurance 
2. MAC Paint Pot - Painterly
3. Barry M Dazzle Dust - DD82 Mint Green
4. MAC Eye Shadow - Contrast
5. MAC Eye Shadow - Wedge
6. MAC Eye Shadow - Ricepaper
7. Barry M Kohl Pencil - KP1 Black
8. E.L.F Studio Eyebrow kit - Dark
9. L'oreal Double Extension Mascara - Renewal Serum Mascara


LIPS:
1. Barry M Lip Liner - LL6 Chocolate
2. MAC Amplified Lipstick - Kraft 


FACE:
1. Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF 15 - #5 Honey
2. GOSH Velvet Touch Eye Primer 
3. MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer - NW35
4. MAC Mineralize Skin Finish - Comfort


Brushes:
1. Inglot 28 PO
2. MAC 217 and 263
3. MAC 263
4. GOSH Round Brush
5. Fraulein Large Angled Brush
6. Revlon Foundation Brush
7. Revlon Concealer Brush
8. Fraulein Powder Brush
9. Fraulein Blush Brush


Some useful links:
MAC Cosmetics
Inglot Cosmetics
GOSH Cosmetics
Barry M Cosmetics 
E.L.F Cosmetics


Click here to go watch the tutorial on my Youtube channel.


Thanks for reading, 


Chanel

xxx

Product Rave: - GOSH Nail Lacquer's

Hey guys!

GOSH is a cosmetic company that is sold in the UK (not too sure where else it's sold but I know it's not available in the US, sorry =[ ) only in Superdrug. Personally, I find it's a fantastic drugstore brand that might provide products with a drugstore price, but has 'high-end make up worthy' quality. My GOSH collection has grown over the last year or so since I found out how great they are; from eyeliners to brushes to eyeshadows. But my latest addition to my GOSH collection is a series of their nail lacquers.

I have quite a few of them but more recently I bought two new colours - Miss Grey and Miss Mole.

Miss Grey - This is a great colour. I've wanted a grey nail polish for ages and when I saw this one I just knew I had to pick it up.

Miss Mole - I actually saw this colour on my hairdressers nails and loved it so much, but couldn't quite get my hands on the exact nail polish she had used. This is a great dupe, and I love it! =D

In general, I love all of the GOSH Nail Lacquers just because they're such great quality. And more often than not, GOSH is 3 for 2 in Superdrug so they're cheap too ... which is always a plus ;)

There are many advantages to these GOSH Nail Lacquers. The consistency is great, with most of the colours you only need one coat of the nail lacquer to get the true, opaue colour, and they dry pretty quickly too. The brush also helps with easy application.

The main disadvantage is that there isn't a wide variety of colours just yet - hopefully they'll continue to build on their collection, as will I. But the colours they do have are certainly unique and worth buying.

Tried them? Let me know your verdict ;)

Thanks for reading,

Chanel

xxx

Youtube Tutorial - Katy Perry Inspired

Howdy!

So, this look was requested by a friend of mine, who would probably be able to pull off this look way better than I can and/or ever could, but it was requested, so I did it =]

Request: To recreate the make up look that Katy Perry wore in her 'Thinking of you' video.

The look is pretty much a classic 50s pin-up girl look and I actually do really like it.  I've never really defined my eyebrows as well as I did in this look and I really like it, so maybe that's a keeper. I love the lip colour as well. The colour Katy Perry wears is a deeper, darker, richer shade of red compared to the normal bright red lips associated with the classic 50s pin-up girl look. The eye look however, is pretty much what you would create for that same pin-up girl look. 

I will soon be recording my foundation routine that I used to create flawless looking skin for this look, so keep a look out for the link here sometime soon (and obviously also a blog post linked to the actual tutorial lol).

Here's a list of all the products I used (including the producs I used for my foundation routine):
EYES:
-Two Faced Shadow Insurance
- White Shimmer Powder (This isn't any particular brand but you want to use a shimmery eyeshadow that's similar. Barry M is an affordable brand that's available at drugstores and can provide you with great dupes!)
- MAC Matte Eyeshadow - Wedge (use a colour that's slightly darker than your skin tone to define your crease)
- Collection 2000 Pressed Powder - 02 Tender Touch
- MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack
- MAC Matte Eyeshadow - Carbon
- E.L.F Studio Eyebrow Kit - Dark

LIPS:
- Barry M Lip Liner - LL6 Chocolate
- Barry M Lip Liner - LL3 Red
- MAC Matte Lipstick - Ruby Woo

FACE:
- Astral All Over Moisturiser
- Bobby Brown Skin Foundation SPF15 - #5 Honey
- MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer
- GOSH Pressed Powder #3 Warm Sand
- GOSH Natural Blush - 39 Electric Pink

Pictures:

Click here to watch the tutorial on my YouTube channel

Thanks for reading ;)

xxx

Contest Time?

Hey all!

I posted a video about a week back asking my subscribers if I should have a contest and if I do would I get entries? So I thought I'd post a bulletin here as well and ask you guys if you think you'd enter if I did?

Since I haven't got a massively great response on my video, the contest will probably be in about a month or so and will most likely be a comment entry contest. If you think you'll enter, or you have any ideas for the contest please let me know! =]

Thanks
Chanel
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Youtube tutorial - Seven Deadly Sins Series - Gluttony

So, I started this series about 4 months ago with Vanity but I've since deleted the video because I didn't like the look and I didn't get round to doing any of the others. I was requested to do Gluttony by BlakeBarbieDoll so I decided that I would start the whole series of again and this time do so, with Gluttony.

Gluttony: "The over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste"
Punishment: You will be force-fed rats, toads and snakes.
Normally associated with: The colours oranges, golds and pinks, and also the pig.

This look took me over an hour to do because it was the first time I've ever used gems... and trust me, if you've never used them before and maybe you're thinking of using them, make sure you're a patient person. Luckily, I might not be a completely patient person but I'm kind of a perfectionist so I tend not to give in until I've got my preferred outcome so I stuck at it and voila! =D

List of all the products I used:
EYES:
- E.L.F Studio Eyebrow Kit - Dark
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Barry M Super Soft Crayon Matte - No. 9 Hot Pink
- 120 Pro Palette - White, Hot Pink, Purple
- Barry M Dazzle Dust - DD100 Brass
- White Shimmer Powder (or any other shimmery white you may own)
- MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack
- Barry M Kohl Pencil - KP1 Black
- 1mm Gold Body Gems
- 1mm Pink Body Gems
- 2mm Silver Body Gems


All body gems purchased from Diamante Crafts.

FACE:
- Astral All Over Moisturiser
- MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer NW35
- MAC MSF Petticoat


LIPS:
- NYC Lip Liner Pencil - #956
- Barry M Super Soft Eye Crayon Matte - No. 9 Hot Pink
- MAC Lustre Lipstick - Lazy Day (To The Beach collection)


I really hope you guys like this look. Comment below letting me know what you think and maybe tell me what sin you'd like to see done next? ;)

Gluttony Tutorial

Thanks for reading,

Chanel

xxx

Haul - Barry M

Hey guys!

I've been such a huge fan of Barry M, especially their dazzle dusts and fine glitter dusts, for as long as I can remember. So when I heard that they had released four new dazzle dusts I headed straight down to my local superdrug and had a good ol' look at them!

The four new dazzle dusts, numbered 99 through to 102 are gorgeous and I managed to get my hands on three of them (sadly superdrug was out of DD101 Buff), which is a slight shame but I will be going back or maybe to a different branch to try and get my hands on DD101 Buff hehe.

Along with purchasing three of the new beauties, I picked up DD98 as well, which is petrol black. Here are some pictures and my initial thoughts:

Clockwise:

DD98 - Petrol Black

DD99 - Bright Indigo

DD100 - Brass

DD102 - Burgundy Noir

DD98 Petrol Black - Black based dazzle dust with blue/green shimmer.

In my opinion: I love this colour! It slightly reminds me of Oil Slick by Urban Decay with the difference that the shimmer is blue/green in colour and not boring old white/silver. I think this dazzle dust would make any eyes REALLY dazzle ;)

DD99 Bright Indigo - Bold, dark purple.

In my opinion: A pretty flat colour as there isn't any shimmer, so I don't really know how I feel about this one just yet. I love purples in general so I knew I had to pick it up, but until I try this on my eyes I can't tell you how much I like it. I do however, think it will spice up a purple smokey eye - or even if you choose to wear this dazzle dust with a gold colours. I think I'm gonna have a lot of fun playing around with this one!

DD100 Brass - Dark bronze. (VERY similar to DD45)

In my opinion: Strangely, unlike the other two dazzle dusts (DD99 Bright Indigo and DD102 Burgundy Noir) I've managed to see up close (and not just on the website*) this one is probably the least original and also the one I least like. I wasn't too sure about purchasing this one at first because I thought it was a very similar colour to DD45 Bronze, and I was right, but for some reason I just couldn't part with it. On the other hand, after bringing it home and having a proper think about it, I'm slightly glad that I did still buy it because I think it would go great with both Bright Indigo and Burgundy Noir.

*The pictures of the products on the website do not hold close resemblance to the true colours. My advice would be that if you seem interested in any of these then do go down to your local superdrug store, if you can. However, some of the dazzle dusts are not available in superdrug and therefore are only available to purchase via the website.

DD102 Burgundy Noir - True burgundy dazzle dust with gold and pink shimmer.

In my opinion: This is definitley my favourite dazzle dust out of all the new ones. It's just such a beautiful colour and the gold shimmer running through it makes it an even better colour to wear with most of the original dazzle dusts (DD38 Beige, DD39 Tan, DD49 Fawn etc), while the pink shimmer allows you to be able to wear this dazzle dust with pretty much any pink eyeshadow you can think of! I'm so happy I bought this and cannot wait to use it! It also reminds me of arabic/bollywood make up!

If you have any further questions on any of the products mentioned here today, please feel free to ask.

If you've bought any of these as well then I'd love to hear your thoughts on them - which one's your favourite?

Thanks for reading,

Chanel

xxx

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