FOTD 22/10/10

Here's today's FOTD:

• Foundation Primer by Sephora
• No 7 Intelligent Colour foundation in Medium
• Dusting of Benefit Hoola bronzer
• ELF blush in Tickled Pink
• Nouba Dubble Bubble e/s in 23 (silver / blue shimmer duo)
• MAC e/s in Contrast on upper and lower lash line
• Nouba Rainbow eyeliner in 27
• YSL Faux Cils mascara in Noir
• MAC lipliner in Magenta
• MAC lipstick in Up The Amp

Hope everyone has exciting weekends planned?  We're not up to much, we're trying to save up for our Center Parcs holiday at the beginning of December however I do fancy getting all wrapped up and going for a walk around the local country park and then coming home for hot chocolate and marshmallows n Sunday :)

FOTD 17/09/2010

Not really up to much today, general housework but treating my little boy to a Happy Meal shortly so quite a fuss-free Face of the Day.  Days like this are when the UD Naked palette really comes into its own.  Eye make up that you don't have to think about - love it!

How hard is it to take a picture of yourself with your eyes closed?!



Today's make up:

• MAC Mineralize Satin Finish in NW20
• Dior Skinflash in Candlelight around the eye area
• Dusting of Benefit Hoola
• Benefit Coralista on the cheeks
• UDPP
• UD Sin all over lids up to brow bone
• UD Naked on outer sockets to blend away some of the shimmer
• Clarins liquid eyeliner pen in Noir
• YSL Faux Cils mascara
• No 7 lipliner in Nude
• Mac lipstick in Peachstock



New perfume plus my first FOTD / NOTD

If there's one thing that excites me on a similar kind of level to nail polish, it's perfume.

I feel naked if I'm not wearing it and could easily waste an hour in Boots oohing and aahing over the latest releases.

I don't have a 'type' but tend to go for pretty bottles or perfumes that have had a lot of hype (yes I am a sheep, baa!)  Marc Jacobs' Lola fits both of those criteria perfectly, however my latest perfume doesn't.

It's this:

There was a sample towelette in this month's glamour and I was instantly hooked.  I'm rubbish at explaining scents so I'll leave it to the experts:

Calvin Klein Beauty evokes the ultimate power of femininity and sophistication, while capturing the spirit of a woman who is beautiful from the inside out, with an aura that radiates

The feminine, sophisticated fragrance opens with top notes of Ambrette Seeds, middle notes of Jasmine and dries down to base notes of Cedarwood.

For me, CK beauty bridges the gap effortlessly between contemporary and sophisticated.  It's potent without being headache-inducing and longevity is good.  There's a hint of floral and an underlying burst of freshness.  However... the bottle!  Thank you to Glamour for introducing this fragrance to me as I can honestly imagine me re-purchasing this over a long period of time, but had I have been browsing the perfume aisles, I would have skipped straight past it.  I want a bottle of perfume to look good on my dressing table, like MJ Lola where the packaging has proven to be equally as exciting as the scent. 

Aesthetically,  CK Beauty is snoresville! 

Thankfully, the scent more than makes up for it and I imagine it will be a favourite for a long time to come.  I got mine from Boots for £34 for 30ml.

Anyhoo, here's my first FOTD.

The lips were doing the talking today!

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  MAC Mineralize Satinfinish foundation in NW20
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  Benefit Bluffdust
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  Benefit Hoola
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  MAC Powder Blush in Dame
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  Urban Decay Primer Potion
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  UD e/s in Virgin on the brow bone
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  UD e/s in Naked all over the lid
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  UD e/s in Toasted on the inner socket and blended outwards
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  UD 24/7 eyeliner in Whiskey on the upper lid and waterline
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  YSL Faux Cills Mascara
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  No 7 Lipliner in Nude
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  Nouba Lipstick in 183
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  Chanel Briliant Levres Lip Gloss in 68 

And NOTD: OPI - Meet me on the Starferry

Thanks for reading!