A good highlight comes in many shapes, shades and textures and when it takes to my inner corners I like to play high! A strong inner corner makes any eyes pop and to achieve such awake look I go for any of these three different pens, or shall I say crayons!

Since festive seasons are here we have to hurry and find the perfect dress and a makeup look to go with it! Whenever I think about Christmas or New Year, gold is the color that pops in my mind. Maybe it's the champagne bottle cap or the fireworks, I just love to see gold makeup at night, not to say it is a glamorous color! 

Aureus Imperium as known as "The Golden Rule", is the Latin expression that defines best this look!

To start off I used the Elf Jumbo Stick in French Lace all over the lid emphasizing the inner corner. The eyeshadows are from Storm palette, by Sleek and on top of French Lace is the champagne shimmery color followed by the goldish & the brown with red sparkles all over the crease and bottom lash line. I finished the look applying mascara but if you enjoy wearing fake eyelashes go for them!

As far as I know holidays are close and it's always nice to have a hint of inspiration for some looks to wear on Christmas Eve or even New Year's! 

A hint of Autumn is given with a cranberry color and a light skin tone shade brightens up the entire look making it wearable for day/night. 

Kiko 020 Adictive Song palette made the honors with the stunning reddish shade and for the skin tone color a matte shadow from ELF did the job. Giving a more glamorous finish the Kiko Precision Eyeliner left a (not so straight) line combined with Essence Lash Princess mascara for great lashes. 

Lastly a nude eyeliner made its way to my waterline for a subtle look, if you like more black just use black! Goes well with everything! 

Do you prefer matte or shimmery looks for the holidays? 

Thanks for reading,

  

Essence I Heart Stage Eyeshadow Base - ~3€

Catrice Prime And Fine Eyeshadow Base - ~5€ 

Eyes Lips Face (E.L.F.) Eyeshadow base - ~1,50€

Essence I Heart Stage eyeshadow base was my first one and I initially hated it since I didn't see any difference but I just think I wasn't applying it the right way. Once I heard eyeshadow base works like some kind of art, less is more and when I followed that tip it worked pretty well on me. I love the texture and how opaque it can be. It definitely doesn't make my eyeshadows waterproof but prolongs the time of wear. I recommend it if you don't have super oily lids or super watery eyes like I do!

The Catrice Prime and Fine eyeshadow base is a cream texture in a pot but I find it too drying and patchy, it doesn't blend easily for any means and I don't think it does something good for me. I can tell you it is the one I use the least. Maybe I'm doing it wrong but I can't find a way to work with it.

ELF eyeshadow base is so raved on blogosphere that I had to put my hands on it but with all my honesty I didn't find it amazing. It's an eyeshadow base, the texture and the long-wear power is fine. I use it a lot and like it but it's not a staple in my makeup. 

From the 3 it is clear that Essence is a winner but still haven't found one that truly wins my heart! Any suggestions? 

Thanks for reading,

 l-r: ELF LipStain in Fashionista ; Douglas (nameless) ; Avon Colortrend in Berry Fizz  

There are plenty of reasons to not like lipglosses and I could write a testament just to tell them all. But not going too further I'm just going to say what I think in general..

Well, lipglosses are supposed to make your lips look shinier or if not I don't know why's the wet thing going on. First of all I'm not a huge fan of sparkles, and truth be said I'm more of a matte lips girl! 

My first lipgloss was the middle one, a present from my mom one of the past Christmas, which I'm very thankful for and being as honest as possible I quite like it! It's not sticky, it stays well, the color pay-off is good but... and here comes the but.. I don't reach for it many times.. nor this nor any other I have. I just never feel like using something shiny and attention seeker on my lips.

To the first of them all, I've never ever used the gloss part! I love the stain itself, it's gorgeous, the lasting power is amazing and everything but the gloss is not my thing. You already go it right?! 

Avon... one of my favorite lip brands and once again I was enchanted by the color and decided to give it a try. And once again I used it 2 or 3 times! I suck I know.. But the good part is that I only have 3 so I haven't spent loads of money on a thing I won't use! *claps* 

Here's the swatches!

l-r: Avon ; Douglas ; ELF

As you can see the color pay-off is really good and they look lovely on lips, it's just my paranoia! If you like glosses you shall try them since they're good products and affordable too!

I guess I'll continue to spend money on lipsticks and leave the shinny bottles for their lovers!

Thanks for reading,

  

Good evening my little mushrooms!! 

Brushes are the most handy tools in the world! We use them to paint canvas, to clean and to make our makeup routine easier!

Todays post is about my makeup brush collection.. i'll show you them in detail bellow..

Let me just clear you something.. you don't need this much brushes.. you're fine with a powder and eyeshadow brush! I just enjoy applying makeup with brushes and i find that sometimes i need some more since i use so many different colours and to apply so many different products..

Sometimes i don't feel like using the brushes for the purpose of them so i change a bit.. 

The first one i rather use it for bronzer than blush.. personal preference! I have to tell you that these Claire's brushes are amazing quality!! i washed them so many times and they still good looking and don't loose bristles at all!

The Avon brush i use to apply blush or bronzer, it deppends on my mood.. but i find it good quality one.

Small Tapered Brush i use to apply highlighter most of the times but i also use it to make my contour look heavy!

Mineral Powder brush is a small brush to apply powder all over the face so i usually use it to set my under eye makeup or to contour as well. 

As i said not too long ago, eyeshadow brushes are a staple! You can always use your fingers which is fine and works better sometimes, deppending on the eyeshadow.. in general i prefer to use flat fluffy brushes!

1 - ELF Eyeshadow 'C' Brush

2 - H&M Eyeshadow Brush

3 - Essence Bloom me Up! Flat Big Eyeshadow Brush

4 - Essence Bloom me Up! Flat Small Eyeshadow Brush

5 - Claire's Small Flat Brush

6 - Claire's Big Flat Brush

7 - ELF Professional Smudge Brush

8 & 9 - Essence Eyeshadow Brush

I have this ammount of brushes and i still think i need more.. let me clear.. I'm a bit lazy when it takes to wash my brushes.. it's just not fun although it's really necessary! So instead of always washing them i have more than 1 brush for the same purpose so i can use the same shape brush at least with 2 different colours.. if you know what i mean..   

Last but not least i have 2 more brushes ! The first one is a lip brush that i find really handy to travel with! It's a lip brush and have amazing quality as the other studio brushes by ELF..

The last brush in this collection is a Brow and Lash Brush, sadly or not i rarely use this one.. i just don't need it, yet it comes handy sometimes when my eyelashes crumps like hell.. not used everyday yet necessary!

So this is my makeup brush collection, since i have so many others to paint! 

Tip: You can always buy Watercolour brushes and use them to apply makeup! They're soft and do a good job, i don't promise they're less pricey but i know for my own experience that they work really well! 

Thanks for reading,

  

One of my favorite combinations is brown eyeshadow and orange toned lipsticks.. i just think they go so perfectly together.. For this new season it's specially appropriate.. 

Orange always remembers me of flowers and sun and freshness!!! :)

To start off, a baby pink is natural looking yet wearable for a night out. Gives a simple look and fresh face.. reminds me of sweetness..  

If you're looking for a discreete look i suggest you a taupe nude.. This lipstick has the most beautiful colour and it suits every occasion.. It could look unappropriated since taupe and brown are similar colours but i think it makes a good marriage! 

(lf-r)

ELF Lip Stain - Fashionista

Essence Matt Lipgloss - 06 Soft Nude

Catrice Ultimate Colour - 130 Frozen Rose

Basic matt lip gloss - Matt Salmon 

Catrice Ultimate Colour - 050 Princess Peach

Avon Colortrend - Melon Drama

In total i give you 6 lip suggestions to go with a brown/nude eye look! I hope one of this can suits your taste ;) 

Which lipstick would you choose to wear?! 

Thanks for reading,

Good Morning Lovelies!!!!

I hope you're having a really good day so far :)

I've done a post where i showed you my Top 5 under 10€ and as promised here's the Top 10 under 5€!

I decided to invert the situation due to my collection being mainly drugstore products with low price range... and i thought it would help you to know more about great products with friendly prices :)

Eyes come in second at least in my routine.. 

To frame better my face i usually go to Catrice EyeBrow Stylist in 020 Date with Ash-ton - 3,79€

For a longlasting eyeshadow look i tend to go for ELF eyeshadow primer - 2,37€

Since we have a base we need an eyeshadow.. in this case Eye Dust by Sleek - 3,99€

Eyeliner is a must and Kiko Makeup Milano Smart Eye Pencil is only 2,50€

Mascara the last step of an eyelook which makes all the difference , Catrice The Giant Extreme Volume mascara in Waterproof is 4,99€  

Last but not least the lipstick family is a huge sought on makeup world and we couldn't live without a good lipstick for a good price ;)

Catrice Ultimate Colour lipsticks are the best and only 4,49€

Catrice Longlasting Lip Pencil is also a must and for about 3,99€   

This post came to an end and i hope it helped you to find some bargain products! I recommend all of the mentioned above and assure they're good!

Thanks for reading, 

I used the 32 eyeshadow palette from ELF in Natural :

On the inner corner i used a sparkly light gold  

All over the lid an old gold with some sparkle

To smoke out the look i used a deep brown with grey undertones  

Waterline - Catrice Made to Stay Inside Highlighter Pen in 010  In the Mood for Nude

Catrice Glamour Doll Volume Mascara

MaryBloomy

Here's the eye look 

Eyeshadow base by ELF

I used the 2nd colour on the inner corner

The 3rd on all over the eyelid

The 11th on the crease 

On my waterline i used the Kiko pencil that's a purpuly burgundy colour (it looks brown but it isn't) 

I don't have a proper photo of my lips but as you can see on the bottle it's a nude lipstick with peach undertones

Anyways, i liked how this look turned out and i think it's a werable look on daily basis

This mascara makes my eyelashes look big and seperated
I love it!

Thanks for reading,

Products:
Designer -  Essenctials is a cheap looking packaging but admit it you are only paying for the product since you pay little - 6/10

Studio - it's sleek , looks expensive and are great quality 9/10  

Quality - Great quality, the studio brushes are amazing 8/10

 Price -  Affordable 10/10 Sale section is amazing as well, they always provide sales trough the year 

Shipping costs -  it's reasonable 8/10 

Staff - the orders always come in time, the packaging is well protected 10/10 

In general it's a 8/10 brand , i want to try more of their products and maybe do some reviews !

Do you have any elf products? Do you want to try? Tell me bellow your opinion about cheap brands :)

Thanks for reading, have a wonderful day!

MaryBloomy