Mascara Review | Urban Decay Perversion

Hi guys!

So recently i received Urban Decay’s Perversion mascara as a gift. I love it!! Mascaras have always been one of those products where I find good one and stick to it for a good year before I risk disappointment. However, this one is by far the best Ive ever tried. 

It is fabulous for lengthening due to the Perversion Primer sample you receive free when you buy it from an Urban Decay stockist. This primer I was wary of at first, but with one application of this I could already see my lashes transform (even though they were now white!!) 

Next the actual mascara is applied and it transforms your lashes even more. They are now volumised and long! 

I would say this is the perfect mascara and is very similar to the Too Faced Batter Than Sex one. 

The formula isn’t too wet at all so no need to worry about accidentally blinking too hard and getting it all over the place! 

Hope you try it out and love it as much as me !!

No product

Perversion Mascara (one coat)

Perversion Primer

Devon 

xoxo

P.S. Sorry for not having posted in ages was just stressed with all the work from University and work over summer but back to blogging with Zoë now!! 

The perfect autumn lunch hour buy! | Maybelline Colour Drama Intense Lip Pencil

Today in Boots I noticed the new Maybelline Lip Pencils and had to purchase one to try them out!  I've heard they're similar to the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencils and although I've never actually tried them, what's to lose when Maybelline's version is only a fiver?!

I got the berry shade, '210 Keep It Classy' as it screams autumn/winter to me.

The pencil applies soft and smooth, fills the lips out and the pigmentation is amazing!  The matte finish is perfect for this time of year - I'll definitely need to pick up a few more.









Happy mid-week!

Zoe x

Vamp Look | Halloween 2014

The other day I was watching velvetgh0st on YouTube and fell in love with her dramatic grunge makeup look.  I thought I'd try it out myself with different colours that I actually own and here's the outcome!  I'll be wearing this on Friday for Hallowe'en.  My mum absolutely loved it and said she would even wear it on a normal night out!

I started by using NARS Sheer Glow in 'Deuxville',  tried my best to chisel some cheek bones using Benefit's 'Hoola' Bronzer and filled in my brows with a MAC's 'Omega' and some 'Charcoal Brown'.

For eyes I used the post-it note trick (where you like up a post it note from the corner of your eye to the end of your brow) to achieve the perfect winged out eyeshadow.  I started by packing on MAC's 'Plum Dressing' on the inner part of my eye, then MAC's Nocturnelle in the outer V.  Then I started to build up Urban Decay's 'Creep' eyeshadow and blend it out making it super smokey and to the intensity I liked.  I took all three of those colours on my lower lash line too.  To wing out my eyes I used Maybelline's Gel Liner in Black, using Topshop's black kohl liner on my waterline and got voluminous lashes with Too Faced's 'Better Then Sex' mascara.  I lined my lips using MAC 'Cherry' lipliner then used MAC's 'Rebel' lipstick - these are two very different shades of red but I really liked the effect it gave - a crisp lighter line around the lips.

Really regret not taking a better picture of the eyeshadow now!

If you're stuck for makeup this Hallowe'en - definitely try out this look!

Zoe x

Halloween 2014 | 60s Hippie Girl! Outfit, Hair & Make up

Last night was my University course's Gaudie Night and the theme was Retro & Rave!  Gaudie Night is basically when two freshers get given two parents in the years above, go on a pub crawl and finish up in the Union.  It was suuuuch an amazing night!  I thought I'd do a blog post about it seeing as it's now October so the countdown to Halloween has begun (one of my favourite nights of the year) and this would be a great outfit for it!

I absolutely love fancy dress so as soon as I knew I had to dress up Retro, hippie chick was definitely on the cards.  I got this amazing bright hippie dress from eBay, I loved wearing it so much!  It was actually really flattering because it sinches you in at the waist.  Because the night was going to be a lot of walking I didn't want to go ahead and buy high heeled white knee high boots, so just opted for converse and so glad I did!  The dress came with a headband too but I decided to do something different and more cool with my hair.

I curled my hair using the Babyliss conical hair wand, taking really small pieces at a time to make the curls crazy and big which is just what I wanted.  Then I took the front of my hair and pinned it back in a quiff to add volume, I thought it added to the retro vibe of the look.  To finish off I plaited random bits of hair - this just adds such a nice twist to the look.

For make up I used:
NARS Sheer Glow foundation in the shade Light 4
Topshop Bronzer in Mohawk (this is amazing btw - definitely check it out!!)
Benefit Rockateur Blush
Mac Soft & Gentle Highlight
Maybelline Colour Tattoos in Pink Gold (inner eye) and On and On Bronze (outer eye)
L'oreal Black Superliner
Barry M Blue Kohl Eyeliner on waterline
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
Girls Aloud false eyelashes in Kimberly
Soap & Glory Brow Archery in Love is Blonde
Mac lipstick in Girl About Town

The lipstick colour just brings together the entire look I think!  It brought out the pink in the dress really well too.

Hope this gives some inspiration!

Zoe x