Autumn Outfit Post #3

An Autumn day was officially warmer than most of the Summer, despite the breeze.  What's with that Britain?  When I saw that it was going to be 21 degrees today I saw the perfect opportunity to wear my new denim dress from Missguided, and it got a lot of compliments to my surprise!  This is one of my favourite pieces I bought on my little 'shopping spree' last weekend, and I was happy to finally be able to wear it.  When I bought it I pictured it with woolen tights, chunky Chelsea boots and a wool knit black cardigan.  But the weather caused me to wear the dress so minimally and I regret it.

The denim dress from Missguided is super comfortable, the material isn't heavy denim but it's not made from the denim you would expect on your jeans.  It's more airy, but there is no give what so ever in the material, but the only place this was a problem was around the boobs (well, a problem for me.) It has a denim belt to singe you in at the waist, which is a huge help because the dress has an A line cut and doesn't allow any curves what so ever without the belt.  It also helps to make your waist look skinnier, but it was a little too high for me, I'd have liked it to be a little lower!  It's long sleeved and buttons all the way up and down to the collar so it's easy to squeeze into and could even be used as a coat or a jacket with a different outfit!  I paired my dress with my Chelsea boots from New Look that I purchased over 3 years ago so who know's if they're still going!  But they're my autumn essential and I love to show them love.  During the day, I did have my hair in a low bun but as you can tell, I took my hair out by the time I got home.  I wore a huge winged liner on my face using my favourite eyeliner gel; Estee Lauder Stay Onyx, and a nude pink lip from Mac (Creme Cup) so I did not feel 'autumny' at all.  But I love the dress so it's okay, and there are plenty more days in Autumn where I can style this to my hearts desire!

Autumn Outfit Post #2

Today was a very minimal day, but it was warm so it was welcomed!

Anyhow, I'm hoping to begin to get a lot more better quality photos than the ones I'm posting currently because lets face it, they're rubbish.  But that's what I have to work with for now!

 

I decided to wear my 70's style Burgundy Vest top from Missguided.  I absolutely love the fit of this top, and disclaimer* your boobs do not "fall out of the top."  It's not amazing when accompanied by a bra because the spaghetti straps are narrow and close to the neck, but who cares.  Why pay Victoria's Secret prices for it to be kept a secret, every girl wears a bra.  I love the autumnal colours in this vest top, burgundy, deep brown and orange.  The material is very unique also, it clings to the skin however it's not smooth, it's a rough material.  Kind of like a table cloth... (Good descriptive skills)  I paired my loved table cloth top with my High Wasted Dark Blue Joni Jeans from Topshop.  These are literally the best jeans!  They're so comfortable and there's so much room to move around in them, and I just love the fact they cover my belly, because I hate my belly so it's a win win situation!  I'm also loving the deep blue colour of jeans lately, maybe it's because it's darker than acid wash and I like my dark colours, who knows!  On my size 6 whoppers I wore my fake Timberland style boots from Primark (bargain.) They're not as nice as real Timberlands, obviously, but they do the job if you don't get a huge pay check!  I quickly shoved my hair into a plait, it kind of made me feel like I lived on a farm.  But I like animals so the vibe was great.  On my face I slapped on some Mac eyeshadow in the shade Cranberry and Rule in my crease and dusted some gold eyeshadow from Urban Decay over my entire lid.  Added my huge winged liner then once again my favourite fall lipstick, Mac Diva.  When I went out of the house I threw on a Black Knitted Cardigan from Missguided and also my Black Minimal Leather Bucket Bag once again and I was ready for college!

Kendall Jenner Inspired Makeup Tutorial [youtube]

Start off the year as I mean to go on.  I'm going to start uploading a video on my channel every Sunday so that it's more frequent for everyone who watches my videos [also, thank you so much for the support that has been shown about my youtube channel, peoples interactions make it worth while doing for me.  So thank you so much!]
But here is a Kendall Jenner inspired makeup look for you all, my second Kendall Jenner inspired look in fact!  I saw this picture that she posted on instagram and I fell in love with the makeup that she wore, I also fell in love with the fact that it was on her face.  [Major girl crush.]
I'd love it if you could check out the video and tell me what you think!  I love receiving comments on the videos that I produce, as I said, the interactions are more fun than filming and producing the video for me!  Like and subscribe too!
I hope that not too many of you are suffering from awful hangovers, but if you are, put your feet up, have an all English breakfast/fry up and take a look at my new video, or even my whole channel, to kill some time whilst your head stops spinning!
Have a lovely day everyone and I hope you kick off the New Year wonderfully and that everyone is safe and well.  Thank you!

Lorac Pro Palette Review

A lot of people have been asking me about the Lorac Pro Palette since I managed to finally get my hands on it [for a pricey cost!]  So it would only be logical for me to do a review about it.

I'm very impressed with the palette so far, as promised by other beauty gurus and online reviews, the colour pay off from the palette is out of this world.  Each shade is so pigmented, even when applied with a light hand!  The palette contains 8 matte shades and 8 shimmer shades.  This is a distinguishing feature compared to other palettes as they generally contain a majority of shimmer shades.  It's also handy that all of the matte shades are lined up at the top of the palette and then the shimmer shades at the bottom, so you can easily choose what section of the palette that you want to work with and it helps you to distinguish what shades would work best together.

Matte Shades [left to right]: White, Cream, Taupe, LT. Pink, Mauve, Sable, Espresso, Black

Shimmer Shades [left to right]: Nude, Champagne, Gold, LT. Bronze, Pewter, Garnet, Deep Purple, Slate

The colours on the left side of the palette are lighter and more highlighting colours where as on the right side of the palette they are darker and should be used as contouring colours.  Some matte shades have extremely subtle flecks of shimmer in them, such as White and LT. Pink but it is barely noticeable.  All shades are extremely blendable and a light hand is all that is needed to create a gorgeous, smoked effect with these eye shadows. 

When working with this palette, I would recommend eye shields to be worn when applying the eye shadow as unfortunately I have found that there is a lot of fall out with this palette.  However this can easily be cleaned up with makeup wipes, foundation or brushing the pigment away with powder.  But, due to the large amount of fall out a lot of the colours in the palette are wasted, causing you to hit pan very quickly!  [For the company, I guess this is no bad thing because it's probably means more frequent repurchasing from Lorac Palette lovers!]

The packaging of this product has it's pros and cons.  The material the packaging is made from is similar to Narz and Sleek packaging, thus having a rubbery consistency.  It gets dirty very easily and the eye shadow pigmentation sticks to the palette and it's very hard to clean.  But, it's a very compact and thin palette making it amazing for travel and fitting into small spaces!  The pans are all secure in the palette so there's no way for them to fall out and the cover is magnetic, so it can only be pulled apart by force meaning your eye shadows should always be safe and wont shatter.  The palette also has a large mirror, it's actually a really good mirror, not like a 'fun house' mirror that makes your face look disorientated.  So it's once again good for travelling and doing your makeup on the go!  The only other downfall is that the palette doesn't come with any sort of applicator so that will need to be bought separately.

If you're thinking of buying the Lorac Pro Palette, research the retailer you are purchasing from first.  There are a lot of retailers selling fake palettes so it's always best to buy from a retailer that you know and trust.  I paid £60 for this palette, which to be honest, is ridiculous considering it's about $20 in America.  However, I'd wanted it for a long time and I bought it through a retailer that I trusted who was only stocking the product for a limited amount of time and for me, it was worth it and I have used the palette every day since I received it!

I would definitely recommend this product, but if you're ever in America, get it whilst you're there because it's a nightmare to try and get hold of for a reasonable price in the UK if you're not willing to slurge like I did!