Date night - OOTN

The hubz decided to take me out to my favorite restaurant on Saturday - so this is what i ended up wearing -  i've taken out my fringe (had enough of my forehead sweating) and gone back to my natural locks for now and wear bendy rollers at night to give my curls better definition. 

Faux leather jacket - Finsbury park

Blouse - Primark

Skirt - Missguided

Shoes - random ebay shop (cant remeber the name)

Soz pictures a lil blurry - i am still trying to get used to this camera -_-

Face: Mac studio sculpt (NC45)

MUA bronzer -shade 3

Sleek contour kit in medium

La femme blush in golden ruby

false lashes - random ebay brand

Natural collection lip liner in ruby rose

OCC lip tar in harlot (lol gotta love the name!)

Smooches

xxx

OCC lips tars- how i love thee....

Colours from the top left hand corner - vintage, fondue, red iron oxide, uber, stalker,NSFW, harlot, safety orange, beta, yellow iron oxide,
Trollop, pagent, plum, melange, memento, hush, petty beige
Anime, vapid and butch.

So i finally jumped on the OCC wagon, and i can gladly say i am pleasantly - not soo much surprised, because i knew they would be good - I guess i am glad they live up to the expectation/hype for me.

I've kept seeing these on random UK cosmetic sites such as Cocktail cosmetics, Love make-up, and so on, but i know myself - so the possibility of me getting 1 or 2 would never be an option for me - and at £8.95 each, would be quite damaging to my pocket. As most people know OCC revamped their packaging (matte packaging with a nozzle tip) so all their old styles went on sale *.* ding Ding DING

So - i went a little crazy - But, i think they are worth every penny! i bought 5 at first - love at first sight - well application, hyper pigmented - a little goes a very long way, you can mix them to make a new shade (hence the yellow and periwinkle) pleasant minty scent and they dry to a satiny matte finish, but most of all the wearabilty of these is UNBELIEVABLE! After that it was pretty much a done deal for me, i am expecting another 5 more ( i placed an order on Sunday) and i think i'll try and restrain myself from buying more ( i make no promises)

With every good does come a few negative (boo!) points, the colour can separate from the gloss (fondue actually came to me separated -_-) but shaking them, as well as holding them in a different position can help with that. These do stain - even the lighter colours, to me that's kind of a plus and a minus at the same time, a plus as once I've applied it there will always be colour on my lips (which i touch up with gloss) a minus if my lips have stained and i want to change lip colours completely. They can bleed if too much is applied, and are quite high maintenance as you pretty much do need a lip brush to apply them with (DO NOT SQUEEZE AND PUT ON YOUR LIPS - THIS IS NOT A GLOSS)

I wanted to swatch every colour on my lips - but once you put on a darker shade it taints them - so every post i do from now on will contain an OCC lip swatch - so here is the first swatch

 

Stalker- on top of vital lip liner in Red Earth

I do recommend using a lip liner with these as it increases the wear-ability of them, and also cleaning up the edges (i use concealer and a flat brush) once you've finished applying.

Current prices online

Cocktail cosmetics - £4.50 (limited shades left)

Genie cosmetics - £6.50 (has the most colours left)

Love make-up - £9.50 (new design tubes)

Cute cosmetics - £7.99 - £8.99 (free postage within the UK)

Until next time

xxx

Fringe-ing it (something new)

My new hair cut - i wanted something completely different, as when it comes to hair, im quite predictable. So my hairstylist Tina (1/2 of the Kosher hair team) hooked me up with this sleek do. It has taken a while to get used to (my forehead can get soo sweaty -_-) but for the most part - i really like it!

I have quite a small forehead, so it does take a while to get the fringe right,

but i've found the tresemme' holding spray works wonders with holding it

throughout the day

Closeup of the eyes

This was a quick look i created with mainly the sleek au natural palette

lashes - primark

concealer - mac studio fix

cheeks: sleek blush by 3 palette (furnace)

lips: occ lip tar in trollop - my new love's, blogpost coming soon

Till next time

xxx

Cutting it

I literally took this pic and then sneezed straight after :)

This seems to be my go to look minus the lippy when im going to work 

and cant be bothered to think of a concept whilst im on the train

(yes i am one of those women who would rather sleep in for an extra 30mins than wake up early to do her makeup - so sue me!)

Its an easy classic look, and i can always make it look more dramatic by adding more depth (usually by using a really good black or dark brown to define the crease) or dressing it down with softer variations and a nude lip.

I usually use the sleek au natural palette to achieve this

or the 28 neutral palette (ebay, BH cosmetics has one, coastal scents etc)

On my lips in this pic, i'm using the sleek pout paint in Rosette - these things are thebomb.com!

Hopefully sleek puts out a new range of colours as i love the concept of the pout paints -they

will probably be my next review

- sorry for the extensive closeup of my nostrils >.<

Till the next time

Smooches

xxx

pretty pink

Its been a while since i did a F.O.T.D, i came up with this concept quickly as i was on my way out to do alittle shopping up in Bluewater, think it turned pretty well, might repeat it for Vday  :)

My favorite editing site - Picnik is closing down so im using my full advantage of their premium apps and managed to come up with this...

freegin love it ^.^

Eyes:
Mac paint pot in soft ochre+ elf eyelid primer
Elf on the go palette - Pink palette (they dont have names) bright pink on lid - purple in the crease -blend- highlight with creamish sort of colour under brows
MUA black on inner crease
Maybelline line stiletto eyeliner
false lashes
Face:
Pro longwear foundation in NC45
studio finish concealer in NC45
elf complete coverage concealer in medium
MUA bronzer to sculpt face
Famous baked bronzer in Tahiti- highlight cheekbones and bridge of nose
Sleek contour kit in medium- contour nose and cheekbones
La femme blush in stormy rose - review on la femme blushes coming soon!
Lips:
Natural collection liner in Ruby rose
Sleek paint pout in Mauve over
a dab of Barry M's bubblegum lipstick in the center
and to finish - MAC's dazzle-glass lipgloss in bare necessity
I think that is everything

till the next time

smooches

xxx

My new baby's

I am in absolute LOVE!!!!!!!

i bought theses as a present to myself for Christmas

its been a tough and trying year

so this was my little treat ^.^

I haven't worn them out yet (i am a little scared)

but have worn them plenty of times in the house (these are going to kill me, 

but they are pretty so it is worth it!)

What did you all get for Christmas??

Smooches

xoxo 

So my cousin gave me a makeover...

I dont even know how it all went wrong....

i dont even know how it was right to even begin with!

Hope this made someone laugh, if i find the video footage i'll upload it

Happy belated new year

Smooches

xoxo