Chrstmas FOTD!

YAYAYAYAY its finally here...Christmas!!! I got very spoilt this year, you'll notice the picture quality is now better which means..new camera :) I also got lots of pretty makeup and new breast cancer GHDs (I will be doing a post on all my prezzies in the next couple of days)

but for now, heres my FOTD (done using my new mac brushes and a couple of new products:) and hair of the day:

The Hair:

And here's what I used:

If you want to know the names of any of the products, just ask :)
Merry Christmas

Rachy xxx

Virtual makeover!

So this post is just a little bit of fun to keep me distracted at work.

The internet homepage at work is msn homepage and they have been advertising daily virtual makeovers in association with Boots, where you simply upload a picture and away you go!

For a giggle I had a go, and here's what i came up with:

(if you want to have a go yourself heres the link:)

http://dailymakeover.style.uk.msn.com/index.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0


The Hairdo is courtesy of Anne Hathaway, and the makeup I did myself (virtually) ;)

And now for a slightly more exotic look ;)...

Got bored at work again and madeover one of the boots models..wish I looked like that!

Sweet Soft Lips

This is just a quick post to distract me at work, But the topic is I think something worth a mention.

With all this harsh winter weather every girl (or boy-my boyfriend loves it!) needs to protect her lips from cracking and keep them soft. Although I am usually a carmex girl I thought I'd make a change when I saw the Vaseline with coca butter in Boots, and I am glad I chose to do so.

I was previously unaware of this new flavour so it came as a nice surprise, and at £1.50 it has been keeping my lips nice and soft at half of the price of Carmex.

The smell is also yummy, it reminds me of the smell of the caramel laces you get from Ikea :)

so If you want sweet soft lips at a good price I would recoment this little gem.

FOTD, warm & christmassy

So its essay time again and you know what that means...I do a blog post to avoid doing work!

I said that over the Christmas period I would start experimenting more with glitter and shimmer, and this look is a start on that. Really I wanted to try a full on look with my Copper pigment because I dont think ive used it to its full potential yet.

Overall i am very happy with this look :)

Face: Mac mineralize foundation NW20, Maybelline pure cover mineral concealer- 02 natural, Mac mineralize skin finish- soft and gentle, number 17 blush and glow- peaches and cream

Eyes: Benefit instant brow- medium, Mac prep+prime eye base- light, Urban decay eyeshadow- midnight cowboy, Mac pigment- Copper sparkle (mixed with) Urban decay eyeshadow transforming potion, Mac pearlglide eyeliner- Lord it up, Loreal volume million lashes- black

Lips: Mac venemous villains creamsheen lipstick- innocence, beware!, Mac dazzleglass creme- Smile.

December looks

So you may have noticed that its December, and you know what that means....CHRISTMAS! For me there is no better time to experiment with makeup looks than christmas (the greens, reds and golds, the glitter), so this post is a result of that.

These looks are just a start, I intend to do some more soon with more glitter and cooler colours, so keep your eyes peeled!

Look 1 (my favourite of the looks ;)

Face:
Mac mineralize satinfinish foundation- NW20
Maybelline pure cover mineral concealer- 02 natural
Mac mineralize skinfinish- Soft and Gentle

Eyes:
Benefit instant brow pencil- Medium
Mac prep+prime eye base- Light
Loreal ColorAppeal eyeshadow- Golden Beige
Rimmel eyeshadow- 180 Gold rush
Urban Decay eyeshadow- Chopper
Loreal super liner carbon gloss- Carbon black
Mac eye Kohl- Smoulder
Loreal volume million lashes- black

Lips:
Mac lipliner- Beet
Mac satin lipstick- Rebel


Look 2: (because of the picture quality you cant see too well but this look is very glowy)


Face:
Foundation & concealer as before
Mac mineralize skinfinish- soft and gentle
Mac pigment- copper sparkle

Eyes:
Brow pencil as before
Mac prep+prime eye base- light
Loreal ColorAppeal eyeshadow- Golden beige (corners)
Rimmel eyeshadow- 180 gold rush
Urban Decay eyeshadow- chopper
Mac pigment- Copper sparkle
Mac pearlglide eyeliner- Lord it up
Loreal volume million lashes- black

Lips:
Mac Lustre lipstick- Cut a caper


Look 3: (probably the most festive of the looks)


Face:
Foundation & concealer as before
Mac venemous villains beauty powder- Oh so fair
Bourjois blush- 33 Lilas D'or

Eyes:
Brow pencil as before
Mac prep+prime eye base- light
Urban decay eyeshadow- Acid rain
Mac pearlglide eyeliner- Undercurrant
Loreal volume million lashes- black

Lips:
Gosh velvet touch lipstick- 60 Lambada
Too busy to be beautiful body glitter- Red





Rachy x

Happy shopper

So there was a free gift deal in the number 17 section in Boots today and I decided to check it out. The deal was spend £6 and geta free eyeshadow palette. I know free gifts can sometimes be abit naff so i opened it up to have a look and i loved it!

I bought a gold glitter liner (cause i was feeling festive) and a pretty blush duo called 'peaches and cream' and got my lovely 'glam rock eyeshadow palette' free.

I am especially happy with the palette because it contains all the sorts of colours that i go for on a night out, and comes complete with a mirror :)

so here it is:

Leopard lady!

Leopard Lady!

So this afternoon I was so bored I decided to turn myself into a leopard!...(as you do)

And here is the result:

This is what i used:

Face:

maybelline pure cover mineral concealer- 02 natural

Mac mineralize foundation- NW20

Mac mineralize skin finish powder- soft and gentle (alot of it!)

Mac pigment- Copper sparkle

Mac pearlglide intense eyeliner- Lord it up (for the spots and whiskers)

Eyes:

Mac prep + prime eye- light

Loreal colour appeal eyeshadow- golden beige (inside corners of eyes)

Rimmel eyeshadow- 180 Gold rush

Mac pigment- Copper sparkle

Mac pearlglide intense eyeliner- Lord it up

Loreal volume million lashes- black

Lips:

Mac dazzleglass creme- Smile