WISHLIST

Hello my loves,

So today I thought it would be fun to do a wishlist of some of my beauty picks. This year has been incredible with some of the biggest launches and the beauty industry has grown so much.

There have been so many collaborations and new releases, so I thought i would pick 5 products to go into my wishlist, hoping to soon get my mitts on.

1.  FENTY BEAUTY Pro Filt'r Hydrating Longwear Foundation in 330

Fenty beauty... omg can we take a minute to appreciate the queen Rihanna. She has smashed it with all products that have been released for Fenty and I'm so excited about this one. A lot of people loved the pre filt'r foundation that was initially released, however, its matte formula was not suitable for dryer skin tones, so Rih actually listened and released a hydrating formula. I am obsessed with anything that will give my skin a healthy glow look. I have heard nothing but great news on this foundation so I'm hoping to try this out soon.

2. ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS- JACKIE AINA PALETTE

Jackie, Jakie, Jackie, Jackie, Jackie, Jackie, Jackie! Jackie, Jakie, Jackie, Jackie, Jackie, Jackie, Jackie! This palette retails for £46 and wow this is the most iconic collaborations I have ever seen. Jackie Aina is one of the funniest, down to earth YouTubers I know and I know that every colour in this palette will be brown girl friendly. Anastasia Beverly hills formulas never fail to smash it out of the pond so I am so eager to try this out.

3.  FARSALI - Liquid glass

Ok, so this product is not makeup, but is essential before applying makeup! It is a radiant skin serum and is perfect si you are wanting to achieve the perfect glass skin. It contains Hyaluronic Acid to replenish moisture and plump the skin. Farsali always kill their releases, and their products are magical! I really want this product as I am such a fan of the glass skin trend.

4. ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS- LOOSE SETTING

Powder

Anastasia knows their products inside out so I know they have made a killer product with heir new loose setting powders. I am always on the hunt for a good powder, it is a sale in your makeup kit! They have released a couple of shades, however, the banana shade is something that I'm eyeing up as its a brightening powder especially fro under the eyes.

5.  HUDA BEAUTY Life Liner

HUDA is releasing product after product. seriously Huda, take all my money please. I was so surprised with this latest release. Huda Beauty’s dual-ended eyeliner has you covered whether you’re nailing the cat-eye flick or a dramatic smoked-out look. There is a liquid tip and a creamy pencil end – both of which are intensely black, matte and can be trusted to stay put without smudging! I mean everyone needs a good eyeliner, and this is supposed to be super black and super long-lasting, which is what I need as I always feel my eyeliner smudges off after a few hours. For £22 you can't go wrong.

That's all for my wishlist folks.

Davina

x

Glam Valentine's Day Date Night Look | Pink and Purple

Hello everyone! Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I wanted to create a look that was perfect for date night or even if you're single and celebrating with your girlfriends! Instead of going for the typical red-lip makeup, I chose instead to use pink and purple which is just as feminine. I love how this turned out and I hope you all try and recreate the look regardless of what you're doing! xx

 

First of all I moisturised my face using my Simple Face cream which I have talked about in my skincare post. I then went in with the Benefit Porefessional Primer to create a smooth base and to prevent my skin becoming oily throughout the night.

 

Next for foundation I used my Nars Sheer Glow foundation which I'm absolutely loving right now and has the perfect coverage without looking cakey! For my base I used a damp Beautyblender  which I also used to apply the concealer with.

For contour, I used a cream contour which I applied to my cheekbones, around my forehead and down the sides of my nose and used the lightest shade in the palette under my eyes in a upside down triangle shape and down the bridge of my nose. I then blended this out using my Beautyblender and set the contour with the Hoola bronzing powder whilst also setting the highlighted areas with the Laura Mercier secret brightening powder. For blush I used the Milani Luminso which is my absolute favourite. Once I finished most of the base I set my concealer with the brightening powder and moved onto the eyes.

For the eyes I used a light brown shade as my transition shade so that the eye shadows will blend together with no harsh lines. After applying the brown shade I used a dark purple shade from the Sleek eyeshadow palette just under the brown shade in the crease. These eye shadows are highly pigmented so it's important to use a light hand. For my lid I used a shimmery pink shade (Bordello) from the Urban Decay Shadow box and used that over the entire lid. I then went into the lighter purple shade (Tornado) and applied it into the crease so the pink and purple were blended nicely. I wanted the pink on the lid to pop more so I dampened the brush and applied more pink on the lid. Under the eye I used the dark purple shade from the Sleek palette again to smoke out the bottom lash line but added a touch of Flash (bright purple) from the Urban Decay palette which I absolutely loved! I wanted a clean cut with the eyeshadow so I took a makeup wipe to clean out the edges and make it sharp!

Next I used my Master Ink eyeliner to create my signature wing look and applied mascara to my top and bottom lashes. Recently I'm loving using individual lashes since they look more natural as well as being so much easier to apply on the eyes!

I filled in my eyebrows using the trusty Brow Promade in dark brown by Anastasia Beverly Hills and an angled eyeliner brush.

I knew for this look I wanted to go for a pink lip but still making the eyes the main focus. Initially I applied the Kat Von D lipstick in Beloved and found it just too bright for the look so I applied Smoked Peach by Revlon to tone down the pink and was pleased with how it turned out. Also I forgot to use a lip pencil so I just lightly lined my lips using Spice lip pencil.

I then finished the look with my favourite part, highlighter! I decided to use the shades Mimosa and Starburst from the Anastasia Glow Kit for my cheeks and the inner corners of my eyes and as you can see that highlighter is BOMB!!!

Last but not least, I wanted the makeup to last the whole entire night so I took my Makeup Revolution setting spray and gave a good 3-4 sprays all over the face to make sure it didn't budge!

Face:

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Gleam Glow Kit

• Benefit the Porefessional Primer

• Nars Sheer Glow Foundation

• Sleek MakeUP Cream Contour Kit-Medium

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade-Dark Brown

• Hoola Bronzing Powder

•  Maybelline Eraser Eye Concealer

• Milani Baked Blush-Luminoso

• Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Promade

• Makeup Revolution Pro Fix Fixing spray

Eyes:

• Sleek i-Divine Eyeshadow Palette-Bad Girl

• Urban Decay Shadow Box Eyeshadow

• Maybelline Master Ink Eyeliner

• Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara

• Tanya Burr Individual Lashes (think this was limited edition but you can just use your favourite ones!)

Lips:

• Kat Von D Everlasting Lipstick- Beloved

• Revlon Matte Lipstick- Smoked Peach 13

• Mac Lip Pencil-Spice

Easy Black Smokey Eye

Hello Guys! Hope you all are doing well. Today I have a easy black smokey eye look that I've created when I found inspiration on Instagram. I am one of those girls who want a quick makeup look but still look like you spent about 4 hours on it. I was so afraid of doing a black smokey eye before I tried this out and now I am in love with it!! It is a great look to wear whether you're going out with your girls or going on a date. You can pair this look with a super smoking hot dress or jazz up a pair of ripped jeans and top by going for this intense eye look!
 

 
I first started off by ensuring I had a super moisturised base with my Simple Face cream and I also used my Superdrug Vitamin E eye cream under my eyes as they were super dry this day. I then went ahead and applied my absolute favourite primer by Charlotte Tilbury. This is her Wonderglow primer and this is hands down the best primer I have ever used! It just adds that 'lit from within' look. I also made sure I primed my eyelids using the Urban Decay primer potion.
 
Next I went ahead and applied my True Match foundation by L'Oreal in Golden Amber with my dampened beauty blender. This foundation gives me a full coverage and flawless base for this look. It is vital that your base is absolutely flawless for this sleek look.
 
I then applied my Age Rewind concealer by Maybelline under my eyes and blended it out with my beauty blender.I then went ahead and  applied the concealer onto my eyelids as well just because I have hyperpigmentation and wanted an even base before I got started on the eyeshadow.
 
I then took a warm brown shade from the REVOLUTION ultimate light and shade palette and started buffing it into my creaseline with my eco-tools eyeshadow brush. Once I did this on both eyes, I took a jet black gel eyeliner and applied this as the base for the black shadow. I made sure to concentrate it mainly on the lid and the secret to this look is to make sure you don't take it above the crease line (if you do then you will look like a panda and won't get a clean look). I then went ahead and picked up some black shadow from my Urban Decay Shadow Box in the colour Blackout. I applied this shade on top of the black eyeliner base. Taking some of my bronzer I used this as a transition shade to help blend the brown colour we applied at the start to the crease with the black shadow on the eyelid. THIS PART IS CRUCUIAL.
 
*The secret to any successful smokey eye look is blending so just blend, blend, blend away until you see a soft transition across your eye with all your colours. It should look like this:
 

 
You can see the intense black on the eyelid which is then diffused into the crease with the warm brown and bronze colour. You may have some fall out with the black shadow and may need to clean up the edges of the eye shadow to give a clean cut,  just take a clean makeup wipe to wipe any excess away. If you want to intensify the black, just keep adding the black eyeshadow until you are happy with it. Then it's time to add eyeliner and the one that I have been using for the past year religiously is the Maybelline Master ink liquid liner.
Now just do your winged eyeliner to what best suits your eye shape. I then added some of the gel black eyeliner onto my waterline to intensify the look. I then took my bronzer on a small blending brush and smudged the bottom liner to give a smokey effect.

I filled in my eyebrows with the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Promade in Dark Brown and on an angled eyeliner brush from eco tools. I then went back to my base where I then highlighted and contoured my face using the Sleek contour Kit in Medium and the Collection 2000 concealer. I set the concealer and highlighted parts with the Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder using my Beauty Blender again.

To add some colour back into my face, I used the Hoola bronzer by Benefit and added my Milani baked blush in Luminoso. This blush colour is a nice warm peachy colour which works well with this black smoky eye look as you want something that is subtle and blends in with your bronzer so that your eyes are doing all the talking. I then added my Clinique mascara to my top and bottom lashes and my Esqido Lashes in the style Unforgettable with the Esqido lash glue which just adds an extra touch of glam. 

 I wanted to add a peachy lip to compliment the peach blush we used, so I used my spice lip-liner (warm pinky nude colour) by MAC and Revlon matte lipstick in Smoked Peach.

No look is complete without highlighter so I added some MAC soft and gentle. I made sure that I wetted my highlighter brush with some revolution setting spray and then dipped it into the highlighter so that it gives a more intense application on the skin. I applied this on the tops of my cheekbones, inner corner of my eyes, brow bone and nose. I then spritzed the same setting spray all over my face to make sure it doesn't budge.

 
 
 
Face:

• Simple: Kind to skin Protecting Face Cream

• Superdrug Vitamin E Eye Cream

• Wonderglow: Skin Care Primer by Charlotte Tilbury

• L'Oreal Paris True Match Foundation

• Maybelline Eye Eraser Concealer

• Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

• Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder

• Sleek MakeUP Cream Contour Kit Medium

• Hoola Bronzing Powder by Benefit

• Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso

• MAC soft and gentle highlighter

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pomade

• Makeup Revolution Pro Fix Fixing Spray

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion

• Makeup Revolution Ultra Eye Contour Light and Shade

• Urban Decay Shadow Box

• Hoola Bronzing Powder by Benefit

• Clinique High Impact Mascara

• Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner

 

• Maybelline Master Ink eyeliner

 

• False eyelashes in Unforgettable by Esqido

• Companion Eyelash Glue by Esqido

Lips:

• MAC lip pencil in Spice

• Revlon Smoked Peach lipstick

 I hope you guys enjoyed this mini tutorial on this easy smokey eye look. You can get creative and use colours such as blue, brown etc.