Tabletop Spinning Cosmetic Organiser by Lori Greiner

How adorable is this makeup organiser . I purchased this after reading a selection of mixed reviews and decided I would make up my mind once I had tested it for myself . 

At first I was slightly apprehensive , it is white plastic which isn't the most attractive material in the world. But when it comes to storing makeup, it makes complete sense as its kind of, (depending how much you can squeeze in), lightweight and wipe able -brilliant to clean, unlike most makeup bags! It also displays all your products which I find ideal when I'm in a rush rather than rummaging through numerous bags! 

Don't get me wrong you can't fit your entire, (if your anything like me), makeup collection in it , but I have found it perfect for storing all my "most reached for products". Dividing the sections into "face makeup" , "eye shadows", "brows and liner", "lashes and lash glue" ... you get what I mean. I only have two larger pallets that don't fit in but that hasn't really phased me. I love the fact I know where everything is and can see it at a glance . It also revolves really smoothly.. which is so much fun! It looks smart and is great just as a display unit ! I also love the fact is has the compartments in the top for lipsticks and brushes ! It has grown on me since I first purchased it and I actually really love it ! I would recommend it but I would also suggest not to expect it to fit your entire collection in ! As a "most reached for storage unit" it is perfect ! 

Tabletop Spinning Cosmetic Organiser 

by Lori Greiner, is available on the QVC 

website for £22.50

D.I.Y Bunting

You will need ...

- Designs, if printed on paper I suggest backing them onto card 

- Scissors 

- Pen or Pencil 

- Card, to make a template or a ruler

- Hole punch

- String or ribbon to thread 

1.Choose Designs

: To start with , I found a selection of prints that took my fancy online , once decided I printed 8 A4 sheets of designs .

2. Make a template 

: I made mine folding an A4 sheet of card in half and used one half to make a triangle by folding the right and left side diagonally into a middle point. 

3. Draw around the template

: I found drawing onto the back of the printed design worked better so If I wobbled I didn't ruin the pretty side. (I also managed to make 4 triangles out of 1, A4 sheet )

4. Cut out the flags

: Cut out the triangles ( I also backed mine onto card to make them stronger) 

5. Attach 

Hole punch each triangle and thread with string , looping it through the holes to avoid movement 

One I made earlier ...

The bunting below I made out of wrapping paper ! 

IMATS 13

Despite the 4:00am alarm call, getting stuck in a multi-story carpark (due to travelling in a mini-bus), and what felt like walking around a giant greenhouse for hours to find the best bargains. This years IMATS did not fail to impress.

What I bought

•Lime Crime Eye-Primer  •Inglot foundation •Glitter  •Kryolan Lip Pallet  •Royal and Langnickel makeup brushes  •Best in Beauty (book) by Riku Camp •N.Y.X Eyeshadow pallet

Of-course, it is not all about the bargains... I made sure I took the time to admirer the work on offer. Oh boy was it impressive. I took so many pictures, but to be honest... if i upload them all, this post would go on forever. So here are a collection of my favorite:

What I Saw

 

Overall, it was a really good day and I kind of wish it could of lasted longer... although my feet did hurt a little by the end of the 7 hours! But it was well worth it! Roll on next year.

note to self: Start saving now.

Fashion Shoot- Makeup By Myself

My MakeUp

So about 2 weeks ago, I did some makeup for the fashion students at college. I was particularly impressed with the outcome of one of the looks I did. With the eyes being the main focus of the makeup I thought I would share with you esactly what I have used...

EYES

• Illamasqua Obsidian (Black Shadow) in the outer crease and outer corners

• Illamasqua Beguile (Pure Pignment) to add sparkle on the lid and inner corners

•Kryolan Gel Liner (black) 

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Gold By Giles (Buff Brown) Eye Shadow

I have read a few blogs on the same eyeshadow pallet and to be honest many of them seem pretty negative about this pallet. My mum actually gave me this pallet because she hated it. However, I have quickly warmed to it.

The pallet consists of a quad of shadows. Don't get me wrong, I do admit they don't (as usually in a quad they would) compliment one another very well, but as a shadow, its not bad at all. Especially considering the price tag of £2 (was £3.99). I personally wore the bottom left and right together a few days running. I feel they give a lovely smokey eye and are brilliant for contouring. I love the rustiness of the colours and feel they would look lovely in autumn. They compliment both brown and blue/green eyes which is also a bonus. The shadows are pretty long wearing, and were still noticeable by the end of the day, although a little faded. They are really pigmented which I actually found a slight down fall as I much prefer a subtle look by day.

On the whole, for the sake of £2 this is a lovely little pallet and I would advise anyone to try it out.

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Illamasqua Phallic -Nail Varnish

Ok, so admitably, I was leant this nail varnish by a friend. Its not a colour I would usually go for , particularly for my finger nails. But due to the hype over Illamasqua nail varnish I just couldn't resist a try.

The outcome: Personally i feel the "swatch" on Illamasqua's website makes the varnish look much more appealing, however if you look closely enough at the nails, with it on. It is pretty precise. I can only describe the colour in reference to midnight Blue. In shadow, the colour could easily be mistaken for Black, but as soon as the light hits it, the tiny Blue glitter particles transform this colour to be really quite pretty and magical. The varnish was easy to apply and although I applied two coats, it did have pretty much full coverage after one. I am a fan of the Illamasqua brush, but not so much of the square-(ish) lid. I found this pretty difficult to control but that may be due to my tiny fingers.

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How to- Speckle Nails (Mini Egg Style)

After Illamasqua released their collection of Speckle nail varnish's, Speckle nails have been everywhere. For Easter, I have decided to take on the challenge of creating my own Mini Egg inspired speckle nails.


 How I did it
1. Paint the nails in a a pastel base colour. 
2. Using a dark brown polish... apply, using a cocktail stick, a couple of "speckles"
3. Go over each nail, using the other end of the cocktail stick with a lighter brown polish to create more speckles.
4. I then used a nail art pen available from Claire's accessories to add the odd black speckle to each nail
5.Finally apply a substantial coat of clear nail varnish.

 What did i use? 
 Due to being on holiday I only had a small selection of nail varnish colours, so I had to  make do with what i had and was forced to mix the majority of the base colours up using white  nail polish.

Base Colours:

•Models Own "Apple Pie"

•MUA "Frozen Yogurt"

•17 Lasting finish "Sherbet Lemon" (I used this as it was)

•Rimmel Pro "25"

•Models Own "Feeling Blue"

Speckles:

•NYC "246 Park Ave"

•Claires accessories- Two way nail pen in Black

 

 

Happy Easter!

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