Thicker eyebrows tip

For along time people have been filling their eyebrows in and I'm one of them! I feel incomplete without my eyebrows filled in and I think it's finishes off you're makeup look. I only lightly fill mine out with just a natural collection eyeshadow in the shade Crushed Walnut as this matches my hair colour and eye colour funnier enough perfectly! 

I normally fill them in with a Mac 266 small angle brush and this works perfectly to fill them in! But I have been looking online at YouTube tutorials and of models and how they have their makeup done and have found out that bold and big eyebrows are in which I haven't really tried so I thought why not give it a go! 

So my secret tip to make them bolder is to use a thicker brush and the one I used was the Mac 275 which is the medium angled shading brush and I just fill my eyebrows out with it and leave the ends and the fronts and go back to then after with the smaller angles brush and you can instantly see how thicker they get and I honestly love it and I'm so happy I found out about it from a youtube video because again I think this year big brows are going to be in.

This was just a quick post because I had to tell you about the secret to bigger, bolder brows because I have been seeing them in magazines on models and I just wanted to give people a tip on how to get bolder brows especially if you have thinner brows!


Aliciax

My Bad Beauty Habits!

I think we all have bad beauty habits no matter what we do but my speciality of bad beauty habits has to be mini testers or mini makeup products that you get for Christmas in gift sets or get free samples in with you're purchase on another product so I'm guilty as charged mine is keeping to many mini makeup products and not using them! 

This blog post is mainly to show how bad I have let myself get with mini testers  and to really give tips to you on how you can stop things happening like this because if you're anything like me you keep buying makeup and not using the makeup that needs using so in the end it turns out being a waste of money and a waste of some brilliant makeup products!


First thing first is to put them into something which you can always reach like mine which is in a benefit makeup collection box which was given to me for christmas with extra makeup products up so I just took all the packaging out and used it as a kind of storage box to store my mini makeup as I like to call it because as you can see from the pictures I have a lot of dupes which I love but haven't used as much so putting them in a box saves you time looking for them to use where as you can just pull one box out which has all the mini makeup in to use which is a great idea in my opinion because when you want to use something you don't want to spend ages trying to find that product you were wanting!

Secondly is to add some of you're testers to you're daily makeup routine as this is what I have been doing for example I have a lot of the Benefit They're Real! mascara and I have been using this instead of my normal Nars one so that I can use all my tester mascaras before I go and get another one which means I don't have to lose money to something I didn't really need in the first place! It's also good because It makes you realise how much you actually missed that product and you start addicted to that particular product again.

A few more bad beauty habits I have is one big main one being lazy! Im really lazy and don't take much care of my skin which I have done a post on about my skin care but I'm  luckily and I don't know how my skin is clear but I'm guilty for not taking care of it when I should and I also have a bad habit of not moisturising which should be my main priority as I don't want horrible skin when I get older so I have been getting better and trying to take care of my skin! Other then that I don't have any more bad beauty habits expect buying more makeup when I don't need any but I think a lot of people are like that so I don't feel as bad!

Hope you enjoyed this little post, it's not much but me and Abbie are trying to get blog posts up ready for when we go back to school because starting A Levels means a lot of work so we are doing little and often after summer ends but we are going to do some school blog posts but I think we are both waiting till we get out results to buy everything we need for school and then we will introduce back to school posts!

Tell me what you're bad beauty habits are and if you suffer from buying and keeping makeup that hardly get's used!

Aliciax

Holiday Makeup

Finally a holiday post! Im so excited to be going on holiday back to Cyprus this year I actually can't wait to get an amazing tan and just sit in the sun all day! I thought I would do this post to just show you what sort of makeup I will be taking on holiday I always end up taking my normal makeup which is the makeup I wear on an everyday basis, and I don't normally wear any makeup considering the sun catches my face quick so I don't need it but I just take makeup just incase so lets get into it:)

The makeup bag is one of my favourite makeup bags ever because one it looks small but boy does it go on forever, I can fit so much makeup in there which is great and always comes in handy when im travelling places! The makeup bag is from Ted Baker and it was a prezzie for my birthday last year from Abbie and I love it!

Face:

First is the Nars Tinted Moisturizer in the shade Finland Light 1 this is the best tinted moisturizer I have ever owned and the coverage is brilliant you only need a bit of this as it can feel a bit thick sometimes but I don't use much so I really recommend it from Nars

Then for concealer and under eye concealer I used the Maybelline- Eraser Eye in the shade Light this is the best concealer and actually covers dark under eyes and spots and if it covers spots then it must be good! It also not very heavy either which is good and when I'm having a lazy day I just normally put this on as coverage as it does cover a lot and I just dot it over my face but normally I put this on my T-Zone and under my eyes!

Then I just apply my powder to my whole face and the one I use is the Kiko Soft Light Powder  in the shade 02 this has got to be on of my favourite powders as I had to buy a new one because I could not find my normal Maybelline one anywhere so I read up on the reviews on this on and people said how good it was so I went and brought one and I love it, it also stops me from going shiny and I normally just carry it in my bag just incase I do get a bit oily which is not nice!

Then I just use my fave bronzer and I think it is everyones favourite bronzer and thats the Benefit Hoola Bronzer and it's amazing I just put it on my cheek bones and the sides of my face and It's lasted me a life time I swear I have only recently hit pan and Im sure I will be buying a new one as soon as it runs out because it been fantastic and I really recommend it!

Then Im just taking my Nars Blush in the shade Love which is a rosy pink as it's light to carry and adds a nice suttle colour to my cheeks as I should be red already due to being in the sun all day if Im not careful so this is just an alternative to my Benefit-Rockateur as that one adds a lot of colour to your cheeks and I normally use it in the autumn/winter .

Then on to the last face product Benefit-High Beam this is a perfect product to give you a healthy glow I have only just started using it again and can't believe I stopped using it because it's perfect I just apply to my cheeks and rub it in and people can really see the difference when it's on!

Then on to the brushes I use to apply my face makeup are a range of brushes from Mac to Real Techniques....

Left-Right

The first one is a Real Techniques Blush Brush which I use to apply my blusher, the next one is a Mac 187 Brush which I use to apply bronzer to my cheek bones and sides of my face, then I use the Real Techniques Stippling Brush to apply the High Beam to my cheeks , then the Real Techniques Buffing Brush which I use to apply the powder and lastly the Mac 190 Brush to apply my Nars Tinted moisturizer and the Beauty Blender for the concealer.

Eyes:


First for my eyes is to curl them with some eye lash curlers and then I just use my Nars-Longer than life Volumizing Mascara and it's amazing doesn't clump or anything and since I have been curing my lashes and apply vaseline to them when I go to bed they have go a  lot longer so the mascara shows that off a lot and I think it a brilliant mascara as Im really funny with mascara!

Then for Brows I have changed what I use because I was using a Mac eyeshadow which I actually choose the wrong colour and I have only just realised to instead of going to buy a new one I was watching this girl on youtube called imhereforever and she used a Natural Collection one so I went and brought one which matches my colour and this is in the shade Crushed Walnut so it was really inexpensive and works brilliantly. Then im just taking my Benefit-Speed Brow to keep my brows in place!

Then just for eyeshadow Im either taking the Naked Palette 2 or 3 as I had a wide range of colours to pick from then but Im going to discuss it with my mom so we can take one to share as it will be much easier but If you want to see the colours then go and read my post on comparing the two palettes  Naked 2&3 palette


Lips:

First lets get the Lip Balms out the way as they are great but they are very boring! So I have a lot of lip balms as I have really dry lips because weird fact but when I concentrate  I lick my lips no reasons, don't know why but hey! So one crucial thing is a medicated lip balm which stops the dryness and redness and that one is Blistex Med Plus and boy does it work it's great I put it on every night before I go to bed and it stops my lips from being dry and red! Then just a normal lip balm I use the Nivea Milk and Honey one and this is amazing works a treat and I just apply it on my lips throughout the day.

Then on to the last bit a lipstick! This was my prom lipstick and I have fallen inlove with it, it's a perfect colour and matches my skin tone which is great and its a Mac Lipstick in the shade Hue and it's just a shimmery brown colour but with a hint of pink and it's so pretty so definitely one of my favourites! Then also my Kiko Glow Touch Lips and Cheeks in the shade 101 Venus Pink which is also a lovely light pink and its good because you can use it for lip and cheek bonus! 

Then for the brushes a Mac 266 Angled Brush to fill my eyebrows in and a Sigma E65 Small Angle as a lip brush because I didn't want to buy a new one:S

Thank you for reading, I hope you liked this post and to check Abbie's Summer Makeup for her makeup routine for summer:)

Aliciax

Prom 2014

Ahhhhh finally a blog post on mine and Abbie prom!!! It was amazing and actually felt like a dream! The venue was amazing and the views were amazing as it was at a golf club which meant good pictures! It was so pretty and the way the prom comity decorated everything was lovely and how the group pictures were done and we even had props to have pictures with! So this blog post is just some pictures of our prom and how me and Abbie arrived in style in our cute gold Rolls Royce!


First was my makeup which I loved we used a lady called Tamsen who is a makeup artist and  we knew from my hairdresser who got married, so we invited her round and had a few consolations as I could not decide how i was going to have my makeup the first trial the eyeshadow was way to dark and it really didn't look like me and I wanted to look back when I'm older and to be like 'omg look at little me' aha so then a few weeks later  I had another trial  and this time we used light browns and glitter and no fake eyelashes and it looked like me so that's the one I went for and I loved it!

Next was the hair and again had several trials as I could not make my mind up of how I wanted it so I started with to the side with lots of curls and then all down and then finally tired half up and half down and boom that was the one! I love my hair curly so my hairdresser just did tighter curls in my hair and pinned my fringe ( which is growing out) and some pieces of my hair to the back and pin it up to in a way make a ball of hair at the back of my hair aha! sounds ugly but it was so beautiful and we ended up buying some hair pins from the one and only Claire's and they were little pearl balls with diamonds in them they were so cute and went lovely with my dress! 

Then my nails! These were prom nails/holiday nails and it took me ages to pick a colour as I have gel on so I have the colour for like 3 weeks so I have to really like it! I finally went for a colour called "cake pop" from CND and I went for crystals on my ring fingers and glitter tips on the rest sounds horrible and tacky but they are lovely and I plan on having the same colour on for my holiday and the same crystals on the ring finger as they were pricey but then I had exactly the same on my toes and had crystals scattered on my big toe as my shoes were peep toe and of course wearing sandals on holiday!

Next is the best part the dress and the accessories.... My dress was perfect I absolutely loved it and it fit my perfectly! I ended up having it made by someone who my family are friends with and this was only because 1)The sizes were too big in the prom dress shops for example put on a size 4 was too big and Abbie had the same problem with the sizes and 2)Nothing stood out to me and I didn't want anyone having the same dress as me:S anyway we went to Birmingham and brought all my fabric for the dress and it was a lovely experience picking the colours and seeing how it all went together and every couple weeks I would get pictures or she would come and I would try it on and I loved it and it was nice seeing how it all come together! The dress was baby pink with a corset back and scattered crystals on the bottom of the dress and a crystallised bodice and it was lovely I'm in love with it, and I'm so grateful that my mom agreed on it and I'm grateful for how much my parents did! Next are the bag and the shoes! My shoes were something that me and mom thought was a brill idea which was crystallised heels! So we went to next and brought some gold shimmery kitten heels and asked a lady called sparkle with emily who has done a lot for us ( and I really recommend her to everybody)to crystals my shoes and she did and they are so beautiful! I then forgot about a bag and this was a last minute buy as the shop that does my nails has a shopping area and I found the most delicate crystallised clutch which would go perfect with the dress and then I was done!

Then the car!! It was beautiful, me and Abbie went for a gold Rolls Royce and it was so pretty and vintage we really liked it and it was such a reasonable price so Thank you Kerry for finding it us. And the man who drove it was so nice and actually played along with mine and Abbie's sarcastic jokes we do so after he picked me up my mom followed me to Abbie's house were we met up and then travelled to the venue and it was such a surprise as we kept our dresses a secret and I don't know how we did that but we did!

Overall the night was amazing! And we really enjoyed it and the venue was lovely we had a load of pictures with our friends and group photos with silly props and stuff but I don't think they would appreciate me and Abbie putting pictures of them up on the internet;) I really hoped you enjoyed this post it's something different but I will be doing my holiday makeup and will post it before we go on holiday!

Thank you:)

Aliciax

Haul Timeeeeeee

Helloooooo! Finally a post from me and Abbie, We have been really busy these past months which is shown by the lack of blog posts and we are so sorry but we are back! We only have our maths exam know and we are done which means longer 6 weeks yayyyyy! Anyway this blog post is a few things that I brought or my mom brought me while i was revising!

Clothing

So when me and my mom went to Birmingham we got a few stuff from Selfridges, River Island, Urban outfitters and lastly my fav shop TOPSHOP!!!!

First are the shoes from River Island and I'm surprised I brought a few things from there as I'm not a big fan of the shop and i don't normally see anything very nice but boy did I this time! These are just platform shoes which white with a tbar and ankle strap they are so nice and comfy and these were only £30.00 which is good considering the same style of shoe in Topshop is like £60.00.

Next I got this crop top which is cream but looks white on camera but its just a cute crop top which i thought I could wear with black high waisted jeans and a checkered shirt and old high top converse! It just has little a little detail on the arms and chest area where its  lined and this was only £6.00. Then I got a off the shoulder crop top in black which just shows the shoulders and collar bone which I love for some reason and it's just a nice top which allows you to dress it up and can wear with Jeans or anything which was £16..... I kinda feel like Sandy from Greece when i'm wearing it which is really weird.......

Next is Topshop and from there I didn't get much I just got some black Joni Jeans which are the most comfiest things ever in my opinion, I thought I could wear them on the sixth form induction day with a nice blouse so it kinda hides the fact I have jeans on. And these were just £36.

Then I went into Urban Outfitters and again i felt not much was there?! but I returned some stuff and brought this long sleeved white top with small flowers on it which I think is really cute, I thought I could wear it with just some leggings when it's a lazy day or just popping out something just casual and this was £28.00

Beauty

With beauty I brought my Mac Lipstick in the shade Hue which is the colour of my Prom lipstick as I had my prom makeup trail which I am so excited about may I add and I just brought this ready for prom but I also needed a new lipstick and I think it's just a nice natural colour! 

Then as a good luck prezzie of my mom, dad and brother they brought me some Kiko Makeup and I got and eyeliner, pressed powder as I needed more, blush and lip tint and blusher and they are all beautiful. I saw the shop when I went to Venice with School and didn't think much of it but the makeup is perfect it gives me a lovely finish and the blush and lip tint is amazing!

In order of the pictures is goes the Kiko Blush which is from the Rock attraction edition in the shade 01 Pearly Rock it's very light but when added to my cheeks it gives me some colour and some glitter its such a lovely blusher to apply and I really recommend it! Next is the pressed powder in the shade 02 which is brill I never thought it would take over my Maybelline one but it has which I'm happy about, I just add it over my makeup when I have applied my tinted moisturiser and it keeps me from looking shiny all day especially when Im in the sports hall when me and Abbie are doing a 2 Hour history exam and it's like sunbathing! Then I got a new pencil eyeliner and it's great to apply and it's so smooth this one is in the shade 06 and its the skinny fit eyeliner. Lastly is my fav it's a lip product and a blush product I MEAN WOW WOW! its lovely the colour is lovely and it smells amazing, I normally just add to my lips and rub it in the apply lip balm over the top due to dry lips and then I just smile and add to the apples of my cheeks and it brightens up my face and adds colour I LOVE IT! It's in the shade 101 Venus pink and its Glow Touch Lips & Cheeks!

Outfits

TOP- River Island
JEANS-Topshop

SHOES-River Island 

TOP-urban outfitters  

Thank you for reading I know the post is very suckish but I'm running out of ideas and Im still trying to fit revision in which is great but there will be more post which we can proceed with after our exams hope you liked this filler and thank you!

Aliciax