The Smokey Eye

Who doesn't love a smokey eye? I felt like glamming it up a bit the other night and decided to do a graphite/charcoal themed smokey eye. I paired it with a nude gloss to keep the focus on the eyes and used a bronzing blush to sculpt my cheeks and not introduce too much colour. I love this look and will definitely be re-creating it at the weekend when I go out for a Christmas meal! 

I am so obsessed with eyeshadows and my collection is ever-growing. I wanted to delve into some more smokey/dark colours so I added the ones I used here to my collection recently. I usually wear browns, neutrals and bronzes but I am really getting into my red toned browns, greens and greys lately.

Here I used:

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation in Cashew

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW25

Estee Lauder Automatic Brow Pencil in Soft Brown

Benefit Speed Brow

Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper

Clinique All About Shadow Eye Shadow in Graphite

Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow in Black Crystals

Estee Lauder Double Wear Eye Pencil in Graphite

Estee Lauder Lash Primer Plus

Estee Lauder Sumptuous Mascara in Black

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Powder

Benefit Dallas Box 'O Powder

Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss in Tempting Tearose

Are you a fan of the smokey eye look?

Clinique Superbalm Moisturising Glosses - Rootbeer and Apricot

Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss in Rootbeer and Apricot - £16.00 each here.

I'm gonna come right out and say it, I'm Chloe and I'm a lipgloss junkie. Just send me straight to Lipgloss-aholics Anonymous as I have a serious issue! My newest gloss obsession are these Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing lip glosses, tinted versions of their original Superbalm lip balm/treatment.

I was intrigued by these as they are meant to be a treatment as well as make-up, they keep the lips hydrated as well as giving a hint of colour and incredible shine, perfect for the winter months. I am loving both of these shades, Apricot being a natural peachy nude and quite clear on the lips, whilst Rootbeer is a bit of a deeper shade, but on me it is still very nude which I love. The reason I love these is because they just give fantastic gloss, super high gloss. They make the lips look full and juicy (the point of why I wear gloss, as I wish I had bigger lips!) and they are so easy to throw on out and about every day for a polished, glossy look. 

Swatches with flash (top to bottom) - Rootbeer, Apricot

These little tubes have been in my handbag ever since I got them and they are the perfect, hydrating, non-sticky glosses. I've not tried much Clinique make-up, but what I have tried has been very impressive. I just got a bunch of their new All About Shadow eyeshadow singles as well and have a post coming up soon!

Do you wear lipgloss? What's your favourite?

Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Maverick

Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Maverick - £16.00
 (*Sample size shown in photographs)

 Marvelous Moxie is the new range of glosses, lipsticks and lipliners released from Bare Minerals designed to make your lips look 'fuller' and more 'voluptuous'. The shade Maverick is described as a 'rosewood shimmer' and is a beautiful brown-toned neutral gloss. 

When I first tried this formula on my lips I was really, really surprised at how it applied. It looked completely smooth and glided on beautifully. It's not sticky and has a refreshing minty smell and taste, it also made my lips feel a bit tingly. The colour can easily be built up without the need to blot, which is great as some glosses need a bit of extra care when applying. The angled doe foot applicator is very smooth and well made also, and the angle helps to apply the gloss easier too.

The gloss wore really well on me and I only had to re-apply a few times throughout the day, which is quite impressive for a lipgloss. The glosses contain Shea, Avocado and Murumuru butters to help moisturise the lips and an "an encapsulated vitamin A, C and E complex helps to deliver antioxidant defense" which is a nice touch as they rule out the need for a lip balm during the day.

I liked this shade on me, although it's not one I typically tend to go for and might not work for everyone as it's very brown-based. They have a nice selection of shades, however, and all of the shades contain shimmer. The shimmer is quite predominant in the photo above due to the flash, but when they are on, the shimmer is very subtle and only seen if you are looking for it. 

Marvelous Moxie is available online now here and in store from this Thursday (6th June).

What do you think about the new Marvelous Moxie collection?

Face of the Day - 14/04/13 & 15/04/13

So heres what my face has been looking like the past two days - interesting, huh? All jokes aside, I love knowing what products people are wearing and how they achieve each look. Both looks are pretty natural, the second being pretty fuss free but good for everyday.

Ignore the fact that I wear this necklace in 99.9% of my photos - I like it, okay?

Laura Mercier Oil-Free Primer

Estee Lauder Double Wear in 3W2 Cashew

Benefit Erase Paste in Medium No.2

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW25

Illamasqua Eyebrow Cake in Thunder

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Kohl Liner in Nude

MAC Eye Kohl in Teddy

Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara

Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel 

MAC Cremeblend Blush in Something Special

MAC Cream Colour Base in Shell

Estee Lauder Pure Color Lipgloss in Rock Candy

Yesterday I only had to pop out for a bit so I thought I'd just do something natural. I'd been watching Made in Chelsea (MIC, don'tcha know) most of the day, and was loving the make-up that a lot of the girls sport on that programme. A flawless base, often dewy looking, neat and tidy brows, a smudge of black liner on the top lash line, super super curled eyelashes and lashings of mascara - top lashes only - bronzed cheekbones and a bit of gloss - done!

Laura Mercier Oil-Free Primer

Estee Lauder Double Wear in 3W2 Cashew

Benefit Erase Paste in Medium No.2

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW25

Illamasqua Eyebrow Cake in Thunder

Avon SuperShock Gel Eyeliner Pencil in Black

Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara

Bobbi Brown Bronzing Powder in Deep 4

Jouer Tinted Lip Conditioner in Cosmo

Still loving my Double Wear, and my MAC CCB in Shell copious amounts - I'll do a review soon!

What make-up have you been reaching for lately?