Makeup Trend: Bare Faced and Bright Eyes

From looking at runways from Fashion Week across the globe to observing what's trending in the makeup community online, the recurring makeup look that is being worn is a barely there complexion with your natural skin shining through with bold and bright eye makeup. It is a fun and simple trend that really accentuates and enhances a persons natural features, which I love and it just looks so effortless and beautiful. It's also weird to consider how runway makeup and the #onfleek makeup worn on social media are polar opposites.

Kendall Jenner for Diane von Furstenberg S/S 2016

I love this soft, fresh-faced Mermaid inspired look worn by Kendall at this particular show. It looks super effortless and beautiful.

 

Alexis Mabille S/S 2016

This shows you don't need perfect skin to achieve a natural base, just a good concealer and a lighter coverage foundation! That's how I've liked covering blemishes and imperfections recently, along with the brushing upwards of the brows. Also, these 70s inspired eyes are super fun and playful.

Marc Jacobs Spring 2016

According to Harpers Bazaar, Francois Noir said backstage at the show "We always like to do the opposite of what other people do", and you can really see this in this makeup look. Keeping to the trend but venturing out with undone hair and spider lashes. Maybe not best for an everyday look!

A makeup artist who I've followed on Instagram for a while and completely obsessed over is Ania Milczarczyk from Sydney (I definitely had to copy that letter for letter from her page) and she has created this on-trend look multiple times and it looks simply beautiful.

@Aniamilczarczyk on Instagram

 

What's your favourite makeup trend at the moment?

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#OOTD - Khaki & Gold Accents

Shirt dress - New Look

Necklace - Select

Jeans - New Look

Chelsea Boots - Primark

Bag - Topshop

 

Please excuse the poorer quality than normal due to these being taken on my iPhone and the fact that my belt isn't centered, it's stressing me out too.

 

What is your favourite colour to wear?

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Lookamillion and NYX Cosmetics - Live Demo and Meet & Greet

I had such a good time at the Lookamillion and NYX event held in Selfridges, Birmingham on March 8th. I learnt many new makeup tips and tricks from Sanna and it was so lovely meeting her too! Here's a few pictures from the event and please excuse the poor iPhone quality.

Some products from the new NYX range in Selfridges, Bullring.

Products used by Sanna to create the glam.

Contour...

  And this highlight gave me life! Was such a gorgeous pinky shimmer, Sanna used the NYX Prismatic eye shadow in the shade 'Girl Talk'

 

 This was the beautiful end result! The list of all the products used are over on Sanna's Instagram post.

 

This is some of the range of NYX products that they now have in the Selfridges store in Bullring. I am so happy that the brand is being brought over to the UK as the products that I have tried previously are so high quality and at a pretty decent price. On the day, I picked up the NYX Angel Veil primer for £12 on Sanna's recommendation and I'm really enjoying it so far.

 

 Finally, here's a quick picture of Sanna and I. She was so lovely and down to earth I learnt a lot from her. Also, look how beautiful she is masha Allah!

 

What are your favourite NYX products and who is your favourite makeup artist?

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High Street Beauty Haul

 

 I've been splurging a little bit on makeup recently, so I thought I'd show you all some of the bits and bobs that I've picked up from the high street recently.
 



£4.19 

First up, I had to make a repurchase of my all time favourite concealer from Collection in Superdrug. The Lasting Perfection concealer in Warm Medium is something I've loved using for years, it is a perfect match for my skin and it's medium to full coverage which I always like to go for. I can't rave about this enough.

 

£1.00 

Beauty blogger Simply Tasnim (who I adore) posted a swatch of this Primark lip liner against Mac Soar and it was basically a dupe. I've used it once so far and for the price, I'm really pleased as it's a gorgeous colour with great staying power. You can't really go wrong and I do love a bit of Primarni me.

£9.99

This Garnier BB Cream in the shade Medium is amazing. It is a great colour match for me, feels super light on the skin, controls oil and actually provides decent coverage unlike a lot of BB creams on the market. I like using this day to day rather than a foundation because of how lightweight it is

and I just love the fact that it provides a great medium to full coverage. I'd definitely recommend this.

 



 £1.50 each

I've always loved Primark makeup brushes as they're super soft, great quality, apply makeup beautifully and they're such good value for money! Legit, you need to at least try one. Here I have a Foundation & Concealer brush, a Powder Foundation brush (which I prefer for stippling on liquid foundation) and the Eyebrow Brush. I love them all, but the brow brush is definitely my favourite as it really reminds me of the Anastasia Beverly Hills brush and it applies my brow powder perfectly. You've also got to appreciate how good they look! I love the rose gold detailing on these brushes.

 

 £8.00

I saw this palette on Kaushal's Kylie Jenner tutorial and it looked so good when she used it, so I had to purchase it as it is only £8 for 32 colours; you can't go wrong. It's the Flawless eyeshadow palette by Makeup Revolution and I although I haven't used it just yet, I know I'm going to love it and be able to do a lot with it. The colours I've swatched are Smudge, Burgundy Nights and Gold Digger and they have decent pigmentation and they're super buttery.

 

£6.00

This is the Cover and Conceal Palette by Makeup Revolution and it's in the shade Light to Medium. I repurchased this as I adored using it the first time round; it has great colours for highlighting and contouring and the concealers are super creamy and have great staying power. They're not the highest coverage but I'm willing to work with that as I got a lot of use out of it last time and it didn't run out for a good five or six months.

 

What makeup items have you brought from the high street recently?

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#OOTD - Red Floral

 

Top - Select

Trousers - Primark

Shoes - New Look

Bag - River Island

 

A floral inspired outfit of the day for an evening. Loved the red, white and black theme and I was also extremely pleased that the floor matched the outfit!

I pray that you're having an amazing day.

 

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#OOTD - Statement Necklace & Loose Trousers

Top - Primark

Trousers - Primark

Leather Jacket - River Island

Necklace - New Look

Hijab - a gift

Trainers - Primark

A modest and comfortable outfit which I felt really confident in. With this awkward weather as we leave Summer and progress into Autumn (which is my favourite season, by the way), I found this outfit super easy to wear as it suits both seasons.

What is your go-to outfit?

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Little Beauty Haul/Review

With it being Summer here in the UK, I thought I'd grab the chance of having a little splurge of some beauty bits that I've been eyeing up! I think that the new season is such a perfect excuse to try and new products and get a bit out of your comfort zone with bright colours and different styles. A lot of it is from Urban Decay because you have to buy a few products if you get your makeup done from there, which I did, but anyway here's a few things that I've picked up recently...

Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation 4.0

This foundation has been on my wishlist for so long it's unfair. I've used it a few times now and I think it's pretty fair to say that I'm in love. It really does have the weightless feel that's advertised, it's a medium but buildable coverage which I really enjoy and the shade is a pretty good match for my skin which is really hard to find. I'd say that this foundation has a satin finish which I love as despite having oily skin which I obviously want to keep under control, I adore the dewy and 'lit from within' look and I can get a bit of both with this foundation. 

Elegant Touch Express Press-on Manicure in French Moon

I had seen Lily Melrose use these nails in a few of her videos and I was really intrigued as I hardly ever get the chance to experiment on my nails. I really enjoyed these press-on nails and they were so simple and easy to use! I purchased with the idea of cutting them down and applying a different colour on top and it actually worked really well! I'd definitely recommend them as they lasted pretty well but were also fairly easy to take off and I found them perfect for when your nails aren't looking too great and you need to quick fix.

Urban Decay Fast Easy Sexy Partial False Lashes in Instalure

I tried these lashes out for a special occasion and, as someone who just can't get the hang of falsies, I was pleasantly surprised. I think these lashes were great for adding just a little bit of drama and I think they suited me pretty well. I'd definitely recommend them for beginners like me.

L'Oreal Paris Infallible Mega Gloss Matte in 407 Smoke Me Up

 Now this I am bloody loving. I had never used a lip laquer before and I picked up this one not really knowing what it was, but I figured that I heard some YouTubers rave about this range of lipglosses so it must be okay. I really enjoyed it from the first use, it's a super creamy laquer with an amazingly rich colour pay off, as you can see, and it was easy to use because of the weird shaped applicator that fits your lips really nicely. It is kind of drying so I always make sure my lips are prepped with a balm or scrub before use but overall, I really really really like this.

Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Naked

(Swatch on left)

This lipstick is something that I've been playing with and I wasn't 100% sure at first, just because it is more of a baby pink colour on me which I'm not all that used to. I've warmed to it after using it a few times and I now do like it. The formula is super moisturising and creamy which is obviously a big plus, the colour pay off is good but I do prefer to use a lip liner with it for definition due to it being kind of similar to my natural lip colour but overall I do really like this lipstick. The packaging is beautiful too!

What beauty products have you picked up recently? ♥