A Summer Makeup Look

This is a post I love doing, and one of my close friends requested this the other day (hi Ellie-Mae!) so I thought I would do a summer makeup look using my new eyeshadow palette. You can read about how to do it here, or go and watch a tutorial on my brand new youtube channel!! Link here.

I began with concealer. As I don't like a heavy all over coverage in the summer, I don't use foundation or anything like that so this is the only method I have for covering blemishes. Luckily I have quite good skin so this tends to be enough for me but by all means use foundation or whatever you're most comfortable with! I am really pale so cool ivory is the shade for me, but in Boots they will help you find the best shade for you. I blended some under my eyes and covered my spots before moving on to my eyebrows. I find eyebrows such a personal thing, but the pencil pictured on the left is the one I use if you're interested!



After I had done my concealer and brows I moved on to my eyeshadow. I began with the shade 'Nectar' and brushed it over my eyelid up to my brow. This gave a goos base for my eyeshadow and also highlights the underside of the brow. If you don't have this palette, any pale nude will do for this stage of the look.

Next I used 'Just Peachy' to define the crease of my eye, blending it upwards with a very soft eye shadow brush. Any light pink shade will do for this, if you are attempting this look with a different eyeshadow. Please ignore my eyebrow in this photo it really needs plucking haha.



Next I brushed 'Candied Peach' over the inner half of my eye. This is a very peachy colour (salmon pink maybe?) for those of you attempting to find replacements. Then I added 'Summer Yum' to the outer half, a darker but similar colour. I then blended them together in the middle of the lid.

Finally, I blended 'Delectable' into the outer crease and lower lash line. This is a deep purple colour if you are trying to find it somewhere else! Then I added the L'Oreal False Lash Superstar X Fiber mascara, using only side one on my bottom lashes and both sides on my top lashes. I decided against eyeliner though.

I then used a powder brush to lightly bronze over my cheek bones and contour areas. (No.7 match perfect if you want this one! I like it because it's not too dark). As it is a summer look I just wanted to look a little more tanned! I then added highlight, choosing to use elf shimmer in shade gold. I just brushed that over my cheekbones to add to the bronzer.

 I finished the look with a lipstick from smashbox. In case you can't see the image of it, the shade I used is called 'Be Legendary' and it's a lovely quite dark nudey pink. It's a matte lipstick but it's not liquid which I like because it dries my lips out way less! I still recommend putting lip balm on before hand though!




So here is the finished look! This is a close up of the eye makeup (left) and below is a selfie of the full look! I hope that this has been useful to at least some of you, and Ellie-Mae I hope you enjoyed it! Go have a look at the video of this on YouTube too if you want to see more of how I did it :)

Product Review: Too Faced Sweet Peach Eye Shadow Palette Review

My student loan dropped on Monday and I used the opportunity to treat myself to this product that I have wanted for a while. Zoella has raved about it in many of her videos, and I tested it in Sephora in Venice and I could not resist. As this is an expensive item, I thought a review might be helpful for anyone who is on the fence about trying it (and I also wanted an excuse to show off my purchase!), so here is my post to do that.

Availability and Price

I live in the UK, so it was difficult to get my hands on this! I eventually found it in Debenhams (who offer free next day click and collect) and bought it there. I also couldn't find it in my local store so I would recommend ordering it if you do want it. As I said, this is a pretty expensive palette. I paid £39 for it, and I couldn't get student discount which was annoying. However, I don't feel you can get this good quality in a cheap eyeshadow so it is worth the money. You also get a lot of shades for this money, which means that there is a colour for every occasion and you'll get your money's worth of use out of it.

Blendability and Pigmentation

The pigmentation of these eyeshadows is honestly beautiful. So much colour which makes it really easy to apply and blend. Even I managed which is saying something because I struggle immensely with makeup! It made me so happy and that alone was worth the money. It also came with an adorable booklet which gave three looks to try with very simple instructions on how to achieve them. I have already attempted two which both went surprisingly well and I look forward to trying a third one. I have honestly never used such a good quality eyeshadow before.

Other Things to Mention

I love the fact that this palette is peach scented! It smells gorgeous, and is a real novelty feature. I also love the packaging, it's so pretty and peach themed too. The peachy names of the shades are fab too! I also liked the booklet that I mentioned as it helps you make the most of the palette. The lighter colours are great for summer, and the darker ones are good for winter so it's not season specific either. All in all I am very happy with this! I give it 10/10, despite the slight price and availability issues.






Disclaimer: This is not an ad. Too Faced and Debenhams have not paid me in goods or services to write this post, I just really love it!