Wearable Purple Halloween Makeup

I love Halloween but this year I'm not really doing anything. Because of this, I've decided to do a heavier make up look instead of full on dressing up and I thought I'd share the look I'll be wearing on Halloween with you. 

For my face, I started off my priming my skin using the Benefit Porefessional. This primer is amazing at hiding your pores to help create the perfect flawless skin. Then I used the MAC Studio Fix Fluid, which is a high coverage matte foundation. I used to Bourjois Bronzing Primer in the contours of my face to help give more dimension on extremely round face, and I then went in with the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in the lightest shade to highlight my face. For powder, I used the NYC loose powder (I also used this to bake under my eyes and underneath my cheek bones). Lastly for my face, I went over the contour I created earlier with the Benefit Hoola bronzer to warm up my face and create a more dramatic look. If you can't go dramatic on Halloween, then when can you?!

Next, I filled in my eyebrows using my beloved Anastasia Dipbrow. I create quite a harsh brow because I thought it would go best with the eye makeup. I then started in my crease and used the black shade from the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette to create a cut crease. Using the darker brown shade from the same palette, I blended out the black towards my brow, and then highlighted my brow bone using the light shimmery shade from the palette. I then patted some of the Maybelline Colour Tattoo in 'on and on bronze' directly onto my lid to act as a primer for the purple shadow. For the lid, I went in with a L'oreal Color Infaillible in the shade purple obsession which is, as the name would suggest, a gorgeous purple colour. Next I lined my waterline using a No7 Stay Perfect purple eyeliner and created a wing using the Maybelline gel liner in black. For mascara I used the Benefit Roller Lash which is amazing and gives you the longest lashes.

Finally for my favourite part of this look, the lips. To get the purple colour, I used the MUA Luxe liquid lipstick in the shade Kooky. I actually wouldn't recommend this product because it's very hard to reapply and becomes quite flaky after only a few minutes, but I love the colour so much. I then went in with the same black shade from the Urban Decay palette to create a slight ombre look and blended it in by putting some more of the liquid lipstick over top. I then patted some of this purple glitter in the centre of my lips to create a gorgeous iridescent look.

What are you going as for Halloween?

Thanks for reading!

Top 10 Nail Polishes

 

One of my favourite things in life is painting my nails. I love being able to change the colour of them whenever I like and how put together it makes me feel. I thought I'd share my 10 favourite nail polishes of all time with you.

I'll start of with the more Autumn appropriate ones as that seems fitting for this time of year.

I'll start of with Barry M's Raspberry. This is a wine coloured polish with a shiny finish. I love this polish because it's so opaque and you literally only need one coat.

Secondly I have the Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine in Watermelon. I think this is the perfect shade for autumn/winter although the nail probably needs about 3 coats before it's opaque.

My third favourite is Barry M's Vivid Purple. This shade reminds me of dairy milk and I think it's perfect for Christmas as an alternative to red.

Next is the Barry M (there's a lotta lot of Barry M in this post) Matte polish in Espresso. I love this because of the matte finish which makes it perfect for this season. Usually, I use a matte top coat over it to make it super matte.

Finally for dark nails, I have Victoria's Secret Nail Lacquer in Thrill Seeker. I think this is the perfect shade for Crhistmas as it has a purple base with a silver glitter running through it which makes it extra festive.

For spring and summer polishes, I have Topshop's Boy Next Door. This is a pastel blue shade and I think it's perfect for spring.

Secondly I have Barry M's Peach Melba. This is everyone's favourite and for good reason, it's the best peachy pink shade which you have to try.

Next is Topshop's New Wave. It's an orangey-toned red that I love wearing in the summer. This polish is my absolute favourite.

I also have China Glaze's That's Shore Bright. This polish has a matte finish and is like a neon pastel purple. The only downside to it is that you need a good few coats to make it opaque.

Last, but not least is China Glaze's Too Yacht To Handle. This polish also needs alot of coats to make it opaque, but once it's opaque it is gorgeous. It's like a neon mint green which is perfect for both spring and summer.

Dear September

Dear September,

Your visit seemed short, but it was sweet.

You were good to me. I started something new in your time here and although I was unsure in the beginning, I'm so glad I took the plunge. I'm starting to meet new people and I love it.

You have taught me that I'm not alone in the way I feel, there's always someone who feels the same way or at least understands. My confidence has grown and I've realised who really is there for me.

I can only hope that October continues to be as kind to me as you were, September.

Thank you, 

See you next year x