The festive season is usually all about glitter and pops of red everywhere but not all of us enjoy such bold statements, and the social pressure can be there to make us wear that red lipstick we've got since 5 Christmas ago that we hate...

If this is the case, you can be glamorous and season appropriate by twisting the red and going for the mauves instead! With these 5 products you can create a stunning look that will be festive yet not on your face and is a safe playground for those who are less experienced.

Base - MAC Paint Pot - Soft Ocre

Lid - Catrice - Knoble Nights (metallic grey with khaki undertones) + I Like To Mauve It ( taupe-mauve w/ sparkles)

Crease + Lower Lash Line - Catrice - Heidi Plum (dark matte plum with grey undertones)

Inner Corner - Catrice - I Love Champagne (shimmery champange)

Waterline - Kiko Smart Eye Pencil - 806

Mascara + Brows - Kiko Super Colour Mascara - 01 Violet

Eyeliner - L'oreal Super Liner So Couture 

Rhinestones - Claire's 

Inspired by the Egyptian cultural makeup I came up with this cat eye aspiring a modern look. 

I can tell it took me far too long to draw the upper part and keep it in place, I must admit I lack experience on that, which brings me to the point of experimenting more with eyeliner.

To create this look I used Urban Decay x Gwen Stefani Anaheim and Stark eyeshadows as my transition shade, followed by Punk on the crease. To achieve the gold vibes I used 1987 all over the lid and completed the waterline with the Gosh Velvet Touch Eyeliner in 021 Renaissance Gold. 

As eyeliner I picked the L'oreal Super Liner So Couture as its tip is a very precise brush which helped me create a very steady line. On my lashes I used L'oreal False Lash Sculpt mascara, but if you master the falsies add some! 

Finishing touches incorporate the Collection Clear Brow Gel and a gold heart on the lower lash line!

I would totally rock this look on a daily basis but if you like your nudes better I hope this inspires you for some special occasion or theme party! 

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I'm not usually a girl of pinks, and I honestly can't justify the amount of pink lip liners I own, but in a good way, most of them are drugstore which makes me feel a tad bit better!

I'm trying to get out of the comfort zone, even thou it is a hard thing to do when you love your vampy shades all year around, but still, I can always try!

Blushed cheeks make all the difference, no matter the season or occasion, a little bit of rosy powder will bring any complexion to life.

One thing I've been loving lately is how versatile a blush colour can be, and even thou I own quite a few in my collection, I find the ones with multicolour are the best for the approaching season. 

Brows are known for being the frame of the face, and I couldn't agree more with that! Whenever I don't wear makeup I totally notice a difference and if I just add a bit of brow gel here and there it makes me feel so much more like myself!

I've been trying a few brow products for the past years and I came to conclusion that I found my favourites, all different formulas and brands but I honestly don't want to pick just one between the four!

As you may already know it's Valentines month, hurray, and I have to start my work at 4 in the morning because of that... yes that's how much people loves cake on that day! Still, forgetting the painful mornings I'm about to experience I managed to create some sort of looks, in previous days of course, to share with you how much I'm not keen on this event. 

You first had a glimpse of a wearable look here where I used the Vintage Romance palette by Sleek as my inspiration! So today I bring you something different and daring, that you probably won't wear any time soon but can keep in mind for future halloween or carnival experiences! 

After what seems like 3 hours and 75 triangles on my face I ended up with this look, if you want me to tell you why I simply don't have a reason! 

I just got inspired by a book and decided to do something different with my eye makeup which at the end resulted on a not expected full on face, ears and neck paint! 

In a way I just did it all very randomly the only thing I had in mind was a transition like from dark to light but not the vulgar way of doing black to white stuff, and also I wanted to use the triangles somehow!

I decided gold would suit this look well in the way of sharing the power of a (not so) bare face contrasting with the cold shattered purple and blue! I just like to experiment, I don't really sit down and think about a subject or make up a character on a face chart... I just pull stuff out of my drawers and let my hands do what they want in my face! Sounds weird after saying it but I just can't really come here and say 'oh I always plan my looks, this one represents a shattered glass of a profound coldness that gave up to the warmth and lustre of the gold" sounds good in a way but no, it just happened to be like this and I wanted to share it with you!

One thing I love doing on my not so wearable looks is different makeup on both sides of my face, I love transition of colours, even if they don't compliment or contrast each other, I know colour theory I just don't think much, as I already said, about what I'm really doing, I don't have something planned so it's hard to know what the end result can be. I love the fact I can create different designs and play in different areas at the same time! 

This look has a very luminous base, I can say I used more liquid highlight than actual foundation and loads of an illuminating eyeshadow all over the face, in the end I quite liked the result and even thou I'm not the best at posing for photography I still got a decent shot of what it looked like!

By the way, I just came home from work, I'm extremely tired but decided it was good to spend the rest of my afternoon playing with makeup, I want to get better each day, I admire this kind of makeup so much that I ambition to have my own photoshoots one day and be able to create outstanding looks... the key to get there is mostly practice, find new techniques and above all be as creative as possible! I'm just starting to get it more out, usually I focus more on eye makeup than anything else but I want to do full on face makeup, costumes and even prosthetics if I'm that adventurous! 

This is a way I found to express my love for makeup and its endless uses, I've done some of these before last year so I'll list them here if you're curious to see them!

Iridescent Goddess

I'm Not A Vampire

Purple Sugar Skull

If you're interested on the products I used here's the list:

Eyeshadows by Kiko - Purple -158 | Sky Blue - 162 | Dark Blue -283 (clics system) | Burgundy -136 | Gold - 256 (clics system) | Dark Brown - 240 (clics system)

Catrice Liquid Metal Eyeshadow in 010 Look Me In The Ice all over the face as highlighter 

Sleek Barekissed Illuminator in Monaco mixed with Max Factor Miracle Match foundation all over the face - 1 part of highlighter to 1/2 part of foundation

On my brows - Inglot Brow Liner Gel 21 & Kiko Clics System Eyeshadow in 283 (dark blue) plus Collection Glam Crystals Eyeliner in Hustle 4 on top mixed with some blue glitter!

Eyeliner - Kiko Precision Liner (black) Gosh Intense Eyeliner Pen in 06 Blue

L'oreal False Lash Sculpt Mascara

Lips - a mix of the gold and highlighting eyeshadows 

Hopefully you like this look as much as I do, in a way!

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Finally I got me one of the Collection Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner in Hustle 4, I've used it once so far and love it to give extra glow to my inner corners!

Out of Boots and in Superdrug territory I went for the Gosh Intense Eyeliner Pen in Grey and Blue, both colours super pigmented and very different from what I already own! The Grey is to die for, I love it so much, the Blue is between an electric and a navy shade, it's definitely a gorgeous option not to talk about the tip of the pen, it's thin and flexible super easy to use! I would definitely recommend it if you love pen eyeliners, they have more shades in the line such as the classic black or a brown!

Last but not least, a quick visit to Wilko made me come home with two more of the Essence Long Lasting Pencils in the shades 09 Cool Down - a true blue that I love for my waterline - 12 I Have A Green - a shimmery forest green that looks lovely with a soft brown eyeshadow look! I've been loving these Essence pencils for as long as I started wearing makeup and their black one is my favourite for the waterline as it stays put and is super pigmented!

What have you been picking up lately at the drugstore?

First official post of 2016 has to come with the most used in 2015 and in this case the products I sure recommend you to try this new year, if you haven't already!

I tried my best to pick one of each category but if I missed something don't mind me as it's quite hard to narrow down the favourites of the year to just 16 products!

Gift guides were never a thing in Mary Bloomy but this year I decided to give it a shot and well, I think you can take some good ideas for your beauty addicts on the list! Today I'm talking about what I think will do great gifts to the makeup addicts out there and will soon talk about Skincare and more!

Fall is all over the place and I couldn't be more happy about it! By this time we would expect Halloween all over Mary Bloomy but with my tight schedule I honestly can't find the 5 minute break to do something properly to post. My apologies from now!

But, whenever I have the chance to wear some makeup I don't miss the shooting session and this time I came up with a look I for sure will wear again this season!

Looks like the Micellar world is transforming itself from water to gel like formulas and being the curious girl I am I couldn't pass without trying this product!

L'oreal Skin Perfection Micellar Gel is an eye makeup remover which claims to be gentle, soothing and refreshing on the skin. For what I've tried so far I can say it leaves to all the expectations here apart from being a bit weird at first! I like a good micellar water, I've tried Bioderma, Garnier, Simple and can say they all work well at removing most of the makeup from my face, even thou none removes it entirely. On the eye area I avoid Micellar Water as I find they don't take the eye makeup off completely and leave my eye skin a bit dry to be honest! It is for me the first time I try a gel like eye makeup remover and being it weird as it is it became a staple! It is one of the most gentle products I've ever tried and does its job properly! Waterproof mascara may be the only thing it takes longer to remove so in that case I go for my trusted Kiko duo phase makeup remover. Apart from that waterproof situation, it works amazing with any other product! Eyeshadow goes all in one cotton pad and eyeliner two the most, depending on how much you have on! It leaves the eye area hydrated with no oily film and doesn't irritate the skin. Packaging wise the plastic bottle is very handy and good for travel the only thing is when squeezed the product tends to be all over the lid so I advise you to be careful when taking it out to a cotton pad! 

Overall I've been enjoying this product and use it on a daily basis to remove my makeup, it for sure works better than a Micellar Water in this specific area. It comes for ~4£ which is not bad considering how long it will last and how well it works! I've been using this quite a lot and still have 95% of the product left!! Worth giving it a try if you're on a hunt for a new eye makeup remover!

Have you tried any Micellar Gel before?

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