maybelline 24 hour colour tattoo in on and on bronze

Hello!

I know there have been lots of posts on the Maybelline Colour Tattoos now, but I just had to mention them too as I am absolutely loving the colour On and On Bronze! Since buying this product I have used it nearly every day as not only is the colour absolutely beautiful, but it lasts so well throughout the day and can be used in a few different ways to create different looks.

If used with a very light touch, they can be used for a very thin wash of colour across the eyelid which can look lovely, especially in a nice summery colour such as On and On Bronze. It also makes a great base for other eye shadows so you can really build up the intensity of colour to create a really dramatic bronzey smokey eye if you smudge it around the eye. (The Colour Tattoos have been hailed as the high street version of MAC Paint Pots although I haven't tried those, so perhaps they're something to look in to if you love the idea of the Paint Pots but are on more of a budget.) However,my favourite way to wear the Colour Tattoo at the moment is as an eye liner as the bronze looks a lot more subtle than black for spring!

As for the twenty four hour claim... well, I haven't worn it on my eye for that long but they do last for absolutely hours in the same place with only minimal creasing. When I originally bought it, I swatched it on my hand in the shop and then went to work, and the colour was still all in exactly the same place hours later! If used underneath other eye shadows, they also do definitely make them last longer too.

I absolutely love the colour of On and On Bronze but I feel a bit disappointed that I'm not really drawn to any of the other colours, as I love the quality. The purple and blue are too colourful for me and I know they won't get much use and the charcoal shade just didn't really appeal to me either. When I saw Permanent Taupe in the shop I thought it looked a bit muddy, however after seeing it on Seonaid's eye (from Beauty and Baggage - she also has a great review!) I think that I may reconsider it as it actually looked really pretty on, and looked like it would make a nice neutral shade for everyday. 'Eternal Gold' is also really pretty, I'm just not quite sure how much use I'd get out of it. After looking on the Boots website, there is also a silver one, but I don't think I've seen this anywhere even as a tester...

If you're after a versatile eye shadow that's a pretty colour for spring, easy to work with and blend and will last all day then do try the Maybelline 24 Hour Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze :)

The Maybelline 24 Hour Colour Tattoos are £4.99.

xx

mua loves

Hello again!

As I mentioned before, I'm in Norwich at the moment and I was having a little look through my make up bags...  is three really too many for a week?

Anyway, the only eye shadows I decided to bring with me are the MUA 'Heaven and Earth' palette - I can't get enough of this! I'm pretty dull when it comes to eye shadow and only tend to wear neutral shades. I also love shimmery eye shadow so this palette is perfect for me!

It's great for a very subtle day time look or to really build up for a heavy smoky eye love love love. The eye shadows themselves are well pigmented and easy to work with and blend. This is the only palette I have from MUA but they have quite a few now, and are probably trying to revival the success Sleek have had with their palettes. Most of the others are more colourful, but after how much use I've got out of this, I would consider picking up the 'Glamour Days' palette. If you haven't already got the 'Heaven and Earth' palette, please do go and grab one of these from Superdrug as they're only £4 (!) and worth every single penny.

Another product from MUA that I get lots of use out of is the Mosaic Blush in 'English Rose'. This is such a pretty and natural colour and makes your skin look so much brighter if it's feeling a bit dull and tired. Gemma from gemsmaquillage compared it to the Benefit blush 'Hervana' as it has similar shades in it (without the painful price tag)! I love to wear highlighter on a pretty much daily basis but as this is a little bit shimmery and glowy, I feel that it does the work for me and I don't need any.

Looking quite well loved...

Like with all MUA products the price is brilliant and the Mosaic Blush in 'English Rose' is £2.50.

As with any other cheap brands, they do have some really poor quality products too but the 'Heaven and Earth' palette and the 'English Rose' blush are fab and are two of my most used make up items!

xx

an everyday make up look!

Hello again!

Today I thought I'd show you the type of make up I wear day-to-day. I'm referring to this as an everyday make up look opposed to my everyday make up look as to be honest I probably have about 4 or 5 looks that I wear on a normal day when I'm just going to university, work, going out and about etc. So here is just the sort of thing that I usually do, and I worn you - it's not very exciting!

The camera's made my skin look very pale in the centre but you get the general idea haha!

I decided not to take any scary looking close up pictures as there's not really much to see...!

First the products I used on my face...

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation (100 Ivory)

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer (1 Fair) - why does the writing always rub off?!

NYC Smooth Skin Loose Face Powder (Translucent) - such a good translucent setting powder and so so cheap.

MUA Mosaic Blush (English Rose) - ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED with this at the moment... won't say too much as I think this might be fab enough to deserve it's own post hurrah!

ELF All Over Colour Stick (Spotlight) - just to highlight my non-existent cheek bones.

Eyes...

Collection 2000 Pressed Powder (1 Candlelight) - just used this to even out my lid

ELF Eye Shadow Palette (Cool) - I got this palette free once with an order I placed at ELF. The only colour I really use is the one I wore today, which is a matte brown (bottom left hand corner). I just blended this through my crease for a bit of definition and winged it out a little.

No7 Eye Shadow Palette (Smoky Rose Quad) - I used the white as a highlight for the corners of my eyes and a little underneath my brows.

L'Oreal Colour Appeal Platinum Eye Shadow (the name has rubbed off but it's a shimmery purple-ish taupe) - a tiny amount in my crease for a little bit of shimmer and colour

ELF White Eye Liner - the aim of this is to make my tired eyes appear a little brighter!

Avon Colour Trend Kajal Stick (Black and Brown) - I smudged a tiny bit of brown eye liner along my top lash line to make my lashes appear a little fuller.

Rimmel Eye Brow Pencil (002 Hazel) - Best. Brow. Pencil. Ever. So soft and easy to use. It makes doing your eye brows a million times easier.

ELF Brow Gel - I always attempt to set the very few real hairs I have in place in a bid to make my eye brows appear more natural. Whether this works is another thing haha

Lips... 

After the first two sections you'll probably be shocked at the amount of products on my lips - one!

Miss Sporty Dr Balm Tinted Lip Balm (04) - This is such a lovely lip balm. I had pretty low expectations but it's brilliant and a lot more pigmented than I expected! It might not be the most moisturising of all lip balms but it definitely doesn't dry my lips out.

So there you go! When you put them all together it does look like a lot of products - 15!!! - but oh well! It probably only took about 15 minutes ish so it's nice and quick for every day.

I hope this interested you in some way and I'd love to know - what are your go-to everyday products?

xxx