My three brow styles

Brows are definitely something that's 'in' right now! Or should I say 'on fleek' no i really shouldn't.

It wasn't until I started blogging that I ever really gave two hoots about my brows. I may have gone a bit pluck crazy after watching The Princess Diaries and wanting a make over that rivalled Anne Hathaways (let's just say, it left a lot to be desired,) but I never really gave them much though. Now, I bloomin' love them.

I really like doing my brows, maintaining my brows and brow products. So due to all that, I'm able to write this post, which I previously would've lol'ed or even rofl'ed at, my three different brow styles. 'Cause a girl just needs choices, right?

1) The casual: You know the drill, it's nothing serious but you still need a little something going on. For that occasion I turn to the Maybelline Brow Drama. Title aside there's nothing dramatic about it, you just whip it out and quickly comb it through and you're done. Simples.

2) The quick but all there: So you want to have the full on brow but to be honest you also want the extra ten minutes snooze. I know how you feel. For that I recommend a pencil, and the one I'm loving at the moment is the Sleek Brow Pencil. It has a spoolie one end and a nice slanted nib the other. Great for travel (i.e. on the train to work) and really good colour pay off too. The slanted nib (I feel like Chandler right when he laughs at 'duties') means you can get a real nice shape to your brows going too.

3) The go all out: This I like to save for special occasions, the ones where pictures are likely to be taken etc. For me, nothing makes my brows look more polished and put together and...well brow like, than when I use a powder. The powder I use is actually eyeshadow and it's MAC's Omega and Brun. These two guys and an angled brush take me from a 4 to a solid 8, and for that, I thank them.

What're your brow loves?

Review: Sleek Brow Pencil

I never thought I'd be one of those girls who likes to pencil in their eyebrows. I've always had a fuller brow, and to be honest have contemplated getting rid of them numerous times. Now, however, I've learnt to love my bushy brows and filling my brows in is one of the things I look forward to doing.

I've lusted from afar at the likes of the Anastasia Brow Wiz and Hourglass Brow Arch, so when I saw this Sleek Brow Pencil I new I had to try it. Now it is pretty much a copy cat in the sense of style of the previously mentioned items, let's face it. It has a spoolie one end and a wax angled crayon type thing the other.

The slant of the brush makes it really easy to apply and gives your brows good definition. I would say that it is slightly too waxy for me as it takes a while to build up the colour, but for those who are heavy handed, it should be a good thing. The use of a spoolie means it's perfect for on the go application and great if you travel a lot.

I really like this product, I just wish the colour was a bit more grey toned (I picked up medium) as I do feel it can come off a bit orange at times, but for £5.99, I'm not complaining.

Have you tried this? What do you think?

Laura xoxo

New FOTD

I've had a lot of different ideas of what to title this post, lazy day face, new face or everyday face. But it's not exactly something I do when feeling lazy, I don't have an 'everyday' face, so new face it was. My spending ban has been well and truly broken, and I wanted to show you some new products I have. Quite a lot of them have already been reviewed by lots of people so I thought I would just show you them in a FOTD.

So a mixture of old and new products, and I thought I would give a quick review of new products I'm trying:

MUA BB in Light - I bought this because I had read quite a lot of positive things about it, and it was only £3 (such good value!!) It doesn't give me enough coverage to wear it daily by itself, but I love using it as a primer, it really evens out my skin tone, and helps my foundations blend in and look more natural. For a more in-depth review check out Zoe's!

No7 Vital Enlightening Highlighter Powder - I love this product! I am so glad I bought it. It was the last one left and I got it for around £8 I think as I used my No.7 voucher, but would happily pay the £13 for it. It is such a lovely creamy powder, and a gorgeous golden tone to it, rather than a pinky tone that quite a lot of powder highlighters have. Hollie's review is really good!

Maybelline 24 Hour Tattoo - 35 - On and on Bronze - I don't need to say much more than, these bad boys are worth the hype! Check out Lily's review and Sophie's too!

Gosh Eyeliner in 015 Pure Natural - I really like having bright, and awake looking eyes, and find that white liner is slightly too obvious and over powering, and have been looking for a flesh toned liner for a while, I then found this. I really like it, I think it really opens up my eyes and as it's waterproof it stays put all day. That my friends, is what the call 'good times.'

Collection 200 Shimmer Shades - 2. Blushalicious - I had seen Lily blog about the bronzer shimmer shades, and then saw this in Boots, and wanted a shimmery blush for summer, it also looks great underneath my Benefit Hervana blusher to make it pop. It has a simple shimmer to it, and think it will give a lovely flush in the summer. 

So here it is on my face:

MUA BB

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Soap & Glory Trick and Treatment - Under Eyes

Rimmel Hide the Blemish - on Blemishes

Loreal True Match Powder

MUA Eyebrow Pencil

Maybelline Colour Tattoo

MUA Shade 20 eyeshadow - upper lash line

Gosh Eyeliner - Lower Water Line

No.7 Lash Adapt Mascara

Sleek Contour Palette Light - Bronzer as Contour

No.7 Highligther

Collection 2000 Shimer Shades

Belle Lipstick

What do you think of these products? Have you tried any of them?

If you would like more in-depth reviews just let me know!

Laura xoxo

Celebrity Inspired

Continuing with my love of TV actresses, my next inspired look comes from One Tree Hills gorgeous Sophia Bush. No matter if she's in character, walking the red carpet or just out and about, she always looks stunning.

Source

In this photo, Sophia has a gorgeous smokey, with a nude lip. She has very little else except for a bit of contouring, and I think this look really suits her, and is such a lovely look.

Make-up:

Base:

Maybelline Dream Nude Airfoam - Real Techniques Stippling Brush

Maybelline Lumi Touch Concealer - Under eyes

Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer - Blemishes

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder

Eyes:

Front Cover Baked Bronze - all over lids

MUA Shade 19 - Outer Corner and lower lash line

Rimmel Glam Eyes Trio - Brown in eyebrows and pale colour as highlight  

Max Factor High Definition Mascara

Contour:

Sleek Contour Palette - Real Techniques Contour Brush

Lips:

Rimmel Lipstick - Asia

What do you think of Sophia's look?

Laura xoxo

Bonzer: Contouring

When I first started blogging, I did a post on Bronzers. It wasn't the best, I was new to blogging, and bronzers for that matter, however I've decided to re-do that post with my new Bronzer collection, and show you how I use them for contouring.
With all these looks I have used my Real Techniques Contour Brush from The Core Collection.

Bronzer 1: The Bourjois Delice de Poudre (The one that looks like chocolate)

Excuse the annoying hair!

The first with flash, the second without.

I really like this bronzer. It' quite dark in the plan, but I think it gives quite a complimentary tone. It contains a slight, slight glimmer, which only shows in the pan. I really like using this bronzer. It does contain a slight scent, which I'm unsure is breaking me out, however I'm not 100% sure. Really like this bronzer. 

Bronzer 2: Collection 2000 Shimmering Mosaic Glow

You can't really see this bronzer in the picture without flash, which is good as it means that it gives a subtle contour to my cheek, but not too much. This bronzer gives a lovely colour when all mixed together and looks really lovely. It quite an inexpensive product too so definitely worth looking into.

Bronzer 3: Sleek Contour Palette in Light

Again this bronzer is very subtle, and I didn't really like it at first use, however it has really grown on me recently. I really like the slight bronze/shadow effect it can give, without being overpowering. The highlighter it comes with is also really good.

So these are the bronzers I'm using at the moment. When I lift my spending ban I'm definitely going to look into the infamous Laguna and Hoola bronzer. 

Do you use any of these? Any other recommendations?

Laura xoxo

Side note - This video is really helpful for contouring: http://www.youtube.com/user/MakeupByTiffanyD?feature=g-u-u#p/u/10/fmI98U8OiB8