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Monthly Favourites: Eye makeup

Pink Eyeshadow: How to wear it like a BOSS!

Pink eyeshadow can create a lot of weird illusions. Making you look as if you have conjunctivitis is one of them. Nobody wants to look like they have pinkeye.

The secret to avoiding this is to not put pink eyeshadow directly next to your lower waterline, which is the part of your eye that gets inflamed when you’re ill. I would say that in general, pink eyeshadow should go on the upper eyelid only. (but for you dare devils who want to wear is on the lower lash line... go for it!)

If you have pink eyeshadow and have absolutely no idea how to wear it, heres a simple look for you to follow...

This will look AMAZING on a night out, but daytime... not so much.

 If you would like to see how to create this look, keep on reading! 

Start off with a clean base, add an eyeshadow primer if you wish...
Using a pink eyeshadow and an angled makeup brush, map out your line. You want to follow the natural crease shape of the eye and wing out the sides...

Once you have created your guideline you can now start to build up the colour. Using the same angled brush, pull the colour from the line up towards your eyebrow, and blend. keep adding the colour until it as bold as you would like...



Once blended, its time to add your winged liner. For the liner i used a purple liquid eyeliner from MakeUpAcademy. But use whatever eyeliner you would prefer...

Once your eyeliner is nicely dry, add mascara. Now its time for the glitter!!
This glitter is from eBay, but use any silver holographic glitter you can get your hands on. Using a glitter adhesive (if you dont have glitter adhesive, a sticky lipgloss works just as well or eyelash glue for a more permanent application)
Dab the glitter to the inner corner of your eye and leave to set in place for about 30 seconds...

Last but not least, add some false lashes...



Voila!!

I hope you enjoyed this post! Go out and rock that pink eyeshadow!

XX

Updated: How To Contour

Hi guys!! Today as requested, here is a VERY easy contouring tutorial for you.
If you’ve never tried contouring before, it’s actually a lot easier than you might think. You don’t have to go to the extreme and paint your entire face different shades, you can make it as simple as you’d like. Here’s my beginners guide to contouring…
I like to keep it simple, 

First things first, start with a blank canvas...
I dont like to apply any primer/moisturiser on my face before hand because i have oily skin, but if you prefer to do so... go ahead!!

For your base, Apply your favourite foundation to the entire face. My current favourite is Loreal True Match foundation in Vanilla.



Using your bronzer of choice, (im currently using benefits Hoola bronzer) map out on the face where you would like to place your contour. The key points of the face are the cheekbones, temple, hairline, jawbone and the sides of the nose. 

Once applied, use a damp sponge/makeup brush to blend in these crazy lines. For this step i used my Real Techniques Sponge with a few sprays of Mac Fix+. This helps to create a flawless finish...

Now you're nicely blended its time to go back in with a concealer and sharped up these lines. With a concealer, draw a line between the cheekbone and the jawbone, down the centre of the nose, the chin and the forehead. And once again, BLEND!

Once blended, go back in with your bronzer to intensify the contour further...
Highlight the SHITTTTT out of those cheekbones and there you have it!

xx

Summer Sunset Eye Look

Hi everyone!

I am back with this new colorful eye tutorial, the mix of eye shadows I chose to use for this look reminds me of a beautiful summer sunset! It's been sooooooo long since I've written a blog post so I feel a bit rusty. (forgive me)

Today i spent the majority of my morning looking at holidays online, trying to cheer myself up during this cold gloomy weather here in the UK. I came across a stunning picture of a sunset on the beach, and decided to create an eye look using the lovely warm and summery colours. Here is what i created:

(please ignore how bad my eyebrows are!! they are in desperate need of a good plucking)

If you would like to create this look for yourself, just keep on reading...

The products i used are:

- Brule (Mac)
- Coppering (Mac)

- Wet & Dry Pigment in #19 (Kiko)
- Master Precise liquid eyeliner (Maybelline)
- Vanilla Pigment (Mac)
- Tanya Burr Lashes in 'Date Night' 

- In Extreme Dimension Mascara, in black (Mac)

Step 1:
Apply Brule eyeshadow ALL over the lid to create a perfectly smooth base.

Step 2:

Using a pencil brush, apply Coppering eyeshadow through the crease. Keep the line through the crease as neat as possible and try your best not to get any on your lid. Keep building up colour by packing the colour on the lid in a tapping motion. You want the colour to be as intense as possble!

Step 3:
Using a clean fluffy blending brush, buff out the edges until evenly blended. I blended the colour out into a subtle wing so that when my eyeliner was applied it all flowed nicely.

Step 4:
Use your pencil brush again, and the same Coppering eyeshadow, apply the colour along the outer part of the lower lash line. On the inner corner, do the same thing with the yellow wet and dry pigment. I used this dry for a subtle hint of yellow.

Step 5:

Apply a bold winged liner, however long/bold you would like it. I like to use a concealer along the bottom edge of the wing to neaten it up slightly.

Step 6:
Apply Vanilla pigment from mac on the brow bone and the inner corner of the eye to brighten the look.

Step 7:
Apply your favourite mascara, pop on the lashes, and there you have it.

Simple!!

I hope you enjoyed this post!!

XX

Forgive me

First things first guys...
I am SO sorry that my blog updates have been SO incredibly slow these past couple of weeks. Ive been suffering from impetigo, (disgusting i know) all over my body, and its safe to say that makeup was the last thing i wanted to be putting on my skin.
Finally after about a month and a half of scabby face its decided to F*** off.  So, all being well, I'll be back on form as of tomorrow.
I'll be doing a bright and bold makeup tutorial for you all. So keep an eye out!! Check out my instagram page for updates: @makeupbylucyw  *cough* (give me a follow) *cough*

For the time being, here is a collection of some new products that have kindly been given to me by my boyfriends incredibly generous sister. I'll be using these products in the next few blog posts...

Laura Geller Baked Eyeshadows

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Avon Pastel Sweets Eyeshadow Palette

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Top 4: Favourite Instagram Accounts

Beauty bloggers never fail to inspire me to turn my beauty routine up on a daily basis. There seems to be an endless stream of incredibly makeup savvy girls adding (literal) sparkle to my Instagram feed every time i scroll. These ladies that I absolutely LOVE teach everything from the perfect contour products to the best date night lip colour. Some of these bloggers even have a small army of devoted followers hanging on to every glamorous hashtag and anxiously awaiting each tutorial. A.K.A, me. Naturally, whenever i stumble upon a new inspiring makeup guru, i obsess over every post concentrating on how she fashioned her eye brow arch that perfectly or how her bronzer has just the right summer glow. My love for these four incredible ladies just keeps on growing haha!

First of all, top of my list... the ever so lovely Desi Perkins:


Desi has a very popular instagram account that highlights various makeup looks and her everyday life. She creates celebrity inspired makeup tutorials, including my all time favourites of Jennifer Lopez and Kylie Jenner. LOVE HER!

Next, The incredibly talented An Knook:

An, from the Netherlands has SOOO much talent. Her flawless skin and beautiful eyes are enough to make anyone jealous. Her makeup looks are always so lovely and so precise. I need that precision in my life!

Next, a girl i have recently discovered and automatically loved... Georgia Cutts:



First of all, her ever changing hair colour was what inspired me to dye my hair silver/ ashy blonde. Although i dont pull it off as well as Georgia does :( Georgia is a makeup artist working at Mac Cosmetics from the UK, Currently at 158k followers, her instagram page is forever growing. I fully admire her. A beautiful girl.

Last but not least. Another new obsession of mine... Jamie Genevieve.


Okay so, lets just talk about her hair colour for a moment. wow. I know for sure what my next hair colour is going to be!! Jamie is also an incredibly talented makeup artist, whos highlight NEVER disappoints. Ive tried and failed to re create many of her looks before. I just dont know how she does it!!!

So there we have it guys, my four favourite instagram accounts. Give them all a follow!!

XX

Party Season - All Purple Everything!

I’ve created a festive, glittery purple eye, for the party season, absolutely perfect for the christmas and new year period! It’s a wearable evening look (if you are as daring as i am)

Basic black and brown eyeliners are fine, but sometimes we crave a little more colour. The hint of purple works on all eye colours, especially brown and hazel, and is the perfect liner colour for blondes!

For the liner, i used a liquid lipstick, from MakeUpAcademy in 'Kooky' and a liner brush to get a precise flick. 
The glitter on the lower lash line is just a cheap loose glitter that i got from ebay! (check my previous post for details)
And as always, the inner corner... Vanilla pigment from Mac!! 
This look is SOOOO incredible easy to do and looks like it took so much time and effort. 

I hope you enjoyed this post!
XX

Winter Lipstick Favourites

Transition your beauty look into winter with moody purples and reds, punchy, party-ready brights and rich, warm nudes.  Winter is the perfect opportunity to experiment with different lipsticks you'd never normally wear, especially the reds. I thought I'd give you a quick run down of my go to lipsticks so hopefully it will give you some ideas!!

Here we go...

'Captive' by Mac.

'Russian Red" by Mac

"Hang Up" by Mac

"Double Shot" by Mac

"Chili" by Mac

Chanel No109

xx