EOTD with MUA Smokin palette

Hiya!

I bought the MUA Smokin palette (swatches here) for one colour only, the gorgeous green shade Chaos.

I used it over the black from the palette which gave it extra depth. I absolutely love it, it's stunning.

I also used the black eyeliner which comes with the palette. Two words - don't bother. About ten minutes after I put it on, it had spread about an inch below my eyes. Ugh.

Excuse my greasy eyebrows. I was trying eyebrow wax for the first time and went rather OTT.

I think I'll do a look with the plum or blue shade next.

Thanks for looking.

Sleek Au Naturel palette EOTD

Hiya!

Here is a look I did from the Sleek MakeUP Au Naturel palette (click to see swatches.)

I used Nougat, Taupe, Conker and Regal.

Conker and Regal are very similar colours, but Conker is shimmery and Regal is matte. They make a great duo to use in conjunction with one another. I used Conker on the main part of my lid and Regal blended up towards my brow, because very shimmery shadows on my upper lids highlights my slightly scraggy eye area. I used Nougat under my brows and Taupe in the inner corner of my eye above the tear duct area.

There's no full face shots because on this day I had a lot of redness on my face. I get a burning red rash occasionally which is common in people with Fibromyalgia. It refuses to be concealed - it virtually glows. Ha!

I'm going to do an all matte look from this palette soon.

Thank you for looking.

Sleek Acid eyeshadow palette swatches, review & EOTD

Hiya lovelies,

This week is Sleek MakeUP week on the blog as I collate 2 Sleek orders I've made and also a birthday gift from a friend and bring you swatches and reviews.

Lip4 lipstick palette in Mardi Gras.
i-Divine eyeshadow palette Ultra Matte v2 Darks.

Today I have the Sleek MakeUP Acid i-Divine eyeshadow palette to show you.

Please click on photos to see larger images.

The Acid palette is a couple of years old so has no shade names and the familiar old 'waffle' stamped in each pan.

The stand out shades for me are the 4 neons in the centre of the palette - the neon yellow, orange, pink and green, although the blues and grey are pretty lush too.

I was impressed with just how loud these shades are. They are actually a little brighter than they appear here as due to the hour of day, I had to use flash and it's subdued the brightness somewhat. Hubby said I looked like a funky peacock with this make up look. I used neon pink, green and yellow, and white just under my brows. The white is a little weedy but the other shades I used apply easily and blend well. This is a look I love and will be sure to repeat. Neons are SO right now so I'm really happy to be able to reflect that in my make up. I'm surprised just how wearable these shades are. It's another winner for me!

Do you like neons? Have you tried neon make up?

Thanks for reading!

Retrospective of hair and make up

Hi :)

So....I remembered Photobucket existed yesterday.

I used it virtually every day when I was posting pictures on MySpace, but since I stopped visiting that lame duck I'd forgotten all about it. It was only last night when I was looking for a photo of Jason Momoa (my all-time man crush) that I saw a link to Photobucket on Google and thought I'd have a look to see what I'd uploaded there. I last used it about 2 years ago.

There were a load of my photography pics as well as a bunch of hair and makeup ones over the last 4 years or so, which are very interesting, as I am reminded of all the changes I've been through. Here are a selection...you'll see 3 different pairs of glasses and no end of hair colours and styles.

Long gingery-brown hair approx 2005-6

Pinky purple hair approx 2006 - I loved this colour

Blonde-y red approx 2006-7

About 2006

I wish I knew what I was doing with my skin here - dewy!

Blonde and brown 2007

In Cyprus 2007

2007

2007

2007-8

2008

2008

2008

Probably the last time I dyed my hair before I became allergic, Halloween 2008



By April 2009 all that remains are the faded bleached bits I can't dye over any more



Dressed up at Halloween 2009



And there we are.

It's interesting to look back and see how I've aged in the last few years.

Have you ever looked back to see how you've changed over the last few years? I'd love to see your photos!