Pink Denim Party Eyes

As it is party season, I decided to do another bold eye look, this time using the idea of a Night Out as my theme. I chose these two colours as I feel they work well together. This look can also be worn with a softer lip colour, if you find the pink too daring. Whether it's a night out or a Christmas party this statement eye will jazz up any outfit.

All product prices are from Boots unless stated

Foundation 

Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation in 12 - £32.00 (Selfridges)

Sleek Face Contour Kit in Medium - £6.49

bareMinerals Mineral Veil - £20

Eyes

I used the contour colour from the Sleek Face Contour Kit and blended that into the socket of my eyes

Blended in Dark Navy shade from MUA Poptastic Palette (bottom right) into the socket- £4 MUAStore

Applied BARRY M FINE GLITTER DUST in shade 20 all over eyelid and under the eyes - £4

In the inner corners of my eyes I used the hot pink shade from my POPTASTIC palette by COLLECTION (i think Amazon still sells this palette - Boots and Barry M have discontinued the palette)

Collection Black Gel Liner - £4

Pixi by Petra Large Lash Mascara - £9.90 BeautyBay

I used my Katy Perry Eylure Lashes again for this look in Ka-Ching - £6.45

Brows

Anastacia Beverly Hills DipBrow Pomade in Dark Brown - £15 BeautyBay

Lips

Barry M Lip Liner in Fuchsia shade 12 - £2.99 BarryM

On top of that 17 Lasting Fix Lipstick in Pink Power (the Lasting Fix range is discontinued) but BarryM Stain Paint in Infinite Pink is a good alternative - £4.49

Pop of Festivity

I wanted to do a wearable but bold eye look this week, so I asked the mother to pick a colour and she said green and here we are. As it is December I thought Hey! lets spread some festive cheer and decided on this metallic shimmer of green with a pop of vibrancy with the yellow.

Like my previous post all products are from Boots unless stated 

All Brushes used are Real Techniques

Foundation

Maybelline FIT me! in SOFT HONEY shade 315 - £7.99
I used the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge to apply and blend - £5.99
To Contour as my previous post Sleek Contour Kit in Medium
bareMinerals Mineral Veil to set

Eyes

L'Oreal Nude Magique Blur Cream to prime the eyes - £9.99
Same contour colour for the cut crease, and on top of that I blended in a slightly darker shade
I applied Milani's eyeshadow in the shade CLOVER 05 all over the lid
In the outer corners I blended in SHADE 19 from the MUA IMMACULATE COLLECTION palette £8.00 MUA Store
The inner corners have the BRIGHT YELLOW shadow from the POPTASTIC palette by COLLECTION (not sure if they do the palette anymore, any brand will do)
Under the eyes I applied the lime shade from the POPTASTIC palette (again any brand will do)
On top of that I used the lime glitter from the NYX Glitterati Glitter Cream Palette  - £14.00
Collection Black Gel Liner £4.99
Pixi by Petra Large Lash Mascara BeautyBay NOW!***£9.90*** (brilliant mascara I would recommend you guys give it a go)
Eylure Katy Perry Lashes KaChing - £6.45

Brows

Same as previous post

Lips

I lined my lips with Barry M's Mulberry Shade 9 Lip Liner £2.99 (Superdrug)
Then filled in my entire lips with Maybelline's COLOUR drama in Nude Perfection - £4.99
Fianlly on top of that I applied SEVENTEEN Stay Pout Lipstick in Fond Farewell - £4.49

Brown/Gold Cut Crease

All products are from Boots unless stated

Foundation

Bourjois Healthy Mix 58 Hale Fonce/Dark Bronze £9.99

To contour Sleek Face Contour Kit in Medium £6.49

bareMinerals Mineral Veil to set everything £20

Eyes

For the cut crease I used the contour colour from my Sleek Face Contour Kit

On top of that I blended in the 2nd to last shade on the bottom row of the BeautyBay Eyeshadow palette £9.95 (BeautyBay.com)

I used the dark brown eye shadow from the Collection Work The Colour Nude Eye Palette on the corners of the cut crease as well as under the eyes, this is the only matte shade in the palette, as the others are all shimmery. £3.99

Barry M Dazzle Dust 104 all over the lid £4.59

Collection black gel liner £4.99

Pixi by Petra LARGE LASH MASCARA £10.78 (BeautyBay.com)

Eylure VOLUME lashes no.100 £5.39

Eye brows

Anastasia Beverly Hills DIPBROW in shade DARK BROWN £15 (BeautyBay.com)

Standard matte dark  brown shadow on top

Sleek Contour Kit Higlighter on brow bone

Lips

MUA Brooding Plum lip liner on the inside blended out £1 (Superdrug)

Barry M lip liner shade 7 Wine around the outer lips £2.99 (Superdrug)

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Reviews: Taylor Swift - 1989

1. Welcome to New York

2. Blank Space

3. Style

4. Out of the Woods

5. All You Had to Do Was Stay

6. Shake It Off

7. I Wish You Would

8. Bad Blood

9. Wildest Dreams

10. How You Get the Girl

11. This Love

12. I Know Places

13. Clean

My Favourites: Wildest Dreams, Clean, This Love, Blank Space and I Know Places

Welcome to New York:

Begins with a cool, steady beat. The typical Swift-style song to make you clap and chant. Taylor's verses start with an element of power in her voice. Lyrics are a progression of a journey to New York; this matches the development of the edgy music to a jumpy chorus. When she sings beat in the chorus, I find it soothing and sweet, a stark contrast with the punchy Welcome to New York.

Blank Space:

Throughout the song, there’s a Lorde inspired beat with a soft chime, suggestively representing Swift’s innocence or naivety. I stumbled across a line in the song, which caused me to become particularly baffled ‘got a list, Starbucks lovers’ – when in fact it was (due to extensive research ) ‘got a long list of ex lovers’ (I struggled to admit this; chipped away at my musical confidence).  P.S. the video is awesome, very spectacular and melodramatic. The lyrics are super cool and easy to remember, makes me sing along every time – clever tactic, Swift.

Style:

Rumoured to be about HARRY STYLES. I remember first listening to this song, immediately captivated by the head bopping insertion of a beat, after the little guitar piece at the beginning. We are yet again summoned to another tale of heartbreaks and bad boys with the one and only T. Swift.  I get a synthpop/rocky vibe from Style.

Out of the Woods:

There’s always one, guys. So, this has probably got to be my least favourite of the album. The repetition of the chorus regrettably drains me. Her voice sounds dragged out to fill the ‘blank spaces’. HA.

All You Had to Do Was Stay:

Sounding from a distance, the high pitched stay does indeed stay (proud of that one) in your head for a few days. Not a bad thing, another score for Swift’s ploy at making us remember her songs. I’d describe All You Had to Do Was Stay as an anthem for the unloved, in a melancholic sort of way.

Shake It Off:

Brilliant opening single for the album, welcomes a variety of listeners with the chart-stopping style of music. Taylor speaks a lot in this one; her voice is engaging, in an American peppy sort of way. Have to admit, my body jerks in strange motions when the earphones are in. Goodbye, world.

I Wish You Would:

The verses aren’t appealing, but the chorus is great. It makes me sad, which I like.

Bad Blood:

The chanting of an aggressive Taylor Swift opens the song right up! She seems pretty upset, just a warning. Her low voice on the verse after the chorus is almost threatening; but then...‘band aids don’t fix bullet holes’ in the bridge.  For closure, of both the song and herself, Swift gives us a ‘HEY!’ to reassure us she’s not hurting or anything. We hear you, T Swizzle!

Wildest Dreams:

OMG, this song. THIS song. The trance-like sensation I get every time from Lana Del Rey, I get from Wildest Dreams. From Taylor’s echoing voice, to the soft thud of the heartbeat-like rhythm, I go through a whirlwind of emotions with Miss. Swift. For the first time, I feel her pain... her loss of a tragically epic love. His hands are in my hair; his clothes are in my room – quite a steamy vision, but a passionate one. Nothing but praise for a flawless journey of ecstasy and melancholy.

How You Get the Girl:

I like this one, a lot. It makes me want to sit on the fence of a country house, rubbing shoulders with my BFF. For once we see Taylor giving guidance on a relationship, rather than singing about her own. Or, it could be an older, wiser Taylor giving advice to a younger, more wide-eyed Taylor to avoid a traditional ol’ dumping. Either way, How You Get the Girl makes me more than happy to listen to dating advice.

This Love:

Gentle strums of a guitar set you in the perfect mood for Taylor’s vivid description in This Love. I close my eyes, and rest my head back to fully appreciate the imagery presented in this stunning musical piece. This Love could do great for a movie soundtrack; and even set off a few tears.

I Know Places:

‘They are the hunters, we are the foxes... and WE RUN’. Taylor uses many clever literature techniques in I Know Places; this specifically made me enjoy listening to every lyric, and inspired me to sing along VERY LOUDLY like I’m being chased too, from this fictional predator.

Clean:

Putting down my weapons and losing the surge of adrenaline spurred on by Bad Blood, T Swizzle abolishes any sense of anger for an ex, and urges a spiritual awakening with Clean. The song feels like a detox, with the calm and composed melody. I always see deep, blue oceans swallowing me up when I play this song, weird. A brilliant conclusion to Taylor’s fifth album.

Nutella Cake Recipe

In my home, a working oven seems to be MIA, so in place, a conventional microwave oven seems to do the job. Producing things like cupcakes and even Sunday roasts.

As my first recipe, I was inspired to make a basic sponge cake with the addition of a popular ingredient, Nutella. Using an ingredient loved by many, my version of the Nutella Cake was born. It’s been my most successful bake to date, (believe me I’ve failed many times with different recipes). It’s an easy cake to make and if I do say so myself, pretty delicious.

Ingredients

Serves 6(ish)

   

For the Cake:

•          100g butter (softened, room temperature)
•          200g caster sugar
•          100g Nutella
•          4 medium eggs
•          200g self-raising flour
•          ½ tsp baking powder
•         Pinch of salt

To decorate/fill:

• 50g Nutella (change according to your preferences)
• Icing sugar to dust 

Steps

1. Firstly, I like to pre-heat the conventional oven at 200°/180° for a normal oven) like all good chefs. Then, grease and line my 20 cm (8 inches) sandwich tins.
2. I beat together my butter and sugar until they’re smooth
3. Once my butter and sugar have been mixed together I add in my nutella and mix well
4. Then I whisk together my eggs and add them into my butter, sugar and nutella mixture
5. In a separate bowl I sift together my flour and baking powder with the pinch of salt, before folding them into my wet mix. ( If using an electric mixer, add in flour slowly to stop it from making a mess)
6. Next thing to do, is separate the mix out into the sandwich tins and bake them for around 20 – 25 mins (depending on the power of your oven you may need to alter the timing).
7. I use a wooden skewer to check if my cake is properly baked and then get it out of the tin and place it on a cooling rack.
8. Then comes my favourite bit, assembling the cake.
9. Taking the first layer, I place it on a cake stand (depending on how perfect you want it to look, you can trim the top to flatten it. I prefer it to look a little more rustic therefore leave it how it is).
10. I spread over the remaining nutella (you can add as much or as little as you’d like, I say the more the better, you can never have too much Nutella, Unless you’re my mum of course).
11. Finally, I turn my second layer upside down so the flat side is on top and place it on top of the nutella. To finish off, I dust the top of my cake with some icing sugar... voila! You have your NUTELLA CAKE.

Hopefully not as difficult as you anticipated :)

Nutella cake

Coming Soon!

My Daily Skincare Routine

As this is my first post, I thought I’d start off with one of the first things I do every morning which is my skincare routine. I tend not to use a lot of different products on my skin as I don't have the healthiest skin due to having eczema as a baby. But I find these products leave my skin feeling amazingly refreshed and smooth, although they don't have the most attractive smell :)

Okay then, here goes...

The first thing I do after brushing my teeth is wash my face with Dove soap. I lather it onto a wet glove body scrubber and scrub/massage it onto my face and neck. Once I’ve rinsed that off I massage a blob of the Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Cream Wash onto my face for a bit then rinse. 

Once I've towel dried my face I use the Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Oil-Free Moisturiser on my face and neck.

 I repeat this in the night, using wipes to wipe of any makeup from the day first.

P.s I bought these two on offer for £5 from Boots using my Advantage Points.

(you can get the products here Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit)

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