Face of the Night: 26th of May 2013

Tonight is one of my best guy friend's 19th birthday and after I finished my makeup, I really liked how it turned out so I decided to so an impromptu blog post about it.

It is a night time look, but I feel like you can just take off the fake lashes and it easily becomes a day look and besides maybe the fake lashes, there's nothing really technical about it.

Ok, let's get into the makeup!

I think the first thing we can take away from these photos is that I should not be a makeup model... sorry again for the horrible lighting, but it was an instant choice to do this post and it was night time so I couldn't use natural light.

Products I Used:

• Rimmel London Fix and Perfect Foundation Primer in 001
• Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Foundation in 2N1 Desert Beige
• Maybelline New York Super Stay 24Hr Concealer in Cream
• Maybelline New York Eye Studio Master Shape Brow Pencil in Deep Brown 260
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
• MAC Eyeshadow Naked Lunch
• MAC Eyeshadow Satin Taupe
• MAC Eyeshadow Wedge
• MAC Eyeshadow Black Tied
• Sleek Eyeshadow Palette in Ultra Matte v2
• Rimmel London Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in 001 Black
• Rimmel London Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in 021 Bronze
• Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara in 001 Blackest Black
• Eylure Naturalites Eyelashes
• Maybelline New York Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Ivory
• Sleek Face Form Kit in Fair
• Maybelline New York Dream Matte Powder in Medium Sand
• NYX Lipgloss in Beige

Brushes I Used:

• Real Techniques Buffing Brush
• Real Techniques Domed Shadow Brush
• MAC 266 brush
• MAC 217 brush
• Sigma E30 brush
• Real Techniques Multitasking Brush
• Tweezers
• QVC Eyelash Curlers

Comments, Thoughts and Reviews of Products:

• I just on a whim bought the Eylure Naturalites Eyelashes and I was not disappointed! They are really natural looking with thin lashes so they blend in well with your own lashes. The only thing that would make them look fake was that they were a bit long to get away with as normal lashes but that didn't bother me. The pack came with glue inside so I decided to use their glue and have a go and I found that a small thin layer wasn't enough, you needed to apply generously for them to stay on. The glue does dry clear so the result wasn't an issue, but it's annoying the amount of glue you need. I can't really fault them in any other way. The lash vein is clear so it helps even more with blending into you own lash line.
• Maybelline New York Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer is something I've been hearing loads about from other beauty people and I was so excited to buy this. The product conceals and highlights so well! You only need a bit and blend and it has a light consistency and doesn't crease nor does it cake. It has a really even and flawless finish.
• Sleek Face Form Kit is a product that will definitely be going in my travel kit! It contains bronzer, blush and highlighter in a really small and easy to carry case. The bronzer and highlighter are the exact from the contour kit. The bronzer is matte and a light chocolate colour but it doesn't look orange at all. The highlighter is a really soft off white with a pink undertone with shimmer. It's really subtle when applied so if you want more of a highlight, you are going to have to go in for a second swab. The blush in the fair kit is an orange version of Nars Orgasm blush. What I mean is, it's got the gold shimmer and pink but with a very strong terracotta/orange colour to it as well. I personally love the colour and on the cheeks it definitely comes off more terracotta than pink and this blush is very pigmented so use a light hand. I also wanted to add that the mirror that comes with this compact fills the whole lids space so you get a giant mirror with it which is always a plus.
• NYX Lipgloss is once again another product everyone has raved about and I've jumped on the bandwagon a bit late, but this is my new go to lip product if I want a natural look or something to wear to uni. It's got a cute bow on top of the cap so it's adorable to look at and the smell of it has a cherry scent to it so it's amazing to smell while you're applying it to your lips. The applicator has longer hair than usual lip glosses which mean you get more product in one dip and it's easier to apply. The pigmentation is amazing, it's fully pigmented and when it's rubbed off, it leaves a little stain to the lips so you still have some colour.

So that's it for my makeup for the evening, hope you guys liked it! Please check out my previous FOTD blog post.

Talk to you soon!

Katie xo