MAKE-UP OF THE NIGHT #1

Once upon a time I used to spend three hours getting ready for a night out. Although my friends still complain that I’m the last person out the door I’ve definitely begun to tone down my look. On this particular occasion it was a pretty quiet one (by my standards) and so decided to keep my make-up simple with just a bold lip and a fairly neutral eye.

I never used to prime my skin, however after getting hold of a sample of Benefit’s Porefessional I’m now a convert, it really does minimise the appearance of pores and helps the foundation go on smoother. My foundation of choice was my Clinique Even Better Foundation, which I’ve already reviewed a few posts back. The longevity of this is great and it’s good for those awful quality iphone photos because it doesn’t leave you looking like a ghost. I then concealed blemishes and under eye circles with my Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, not really much need to talk about this, as it’s every bloggers favourite, but I can’t believe there was once a time I hated this, now it’s my holy grail. On my cheeks I just went for my usual blush/bronzer combo: Bourjois Bronzing Primer and Natural Collection Blush in Peach Melba.

I mentioned this in my last ‘face of the day’ but once again I must apologise for the state of my eyebrows, growing them out is a bit of a nightmare (if I could just have Keira Knightley’s that would be great plzthnx. ) I just filled them in with my Natural Collection eye shadow in Crushed Walnut. My eye make-up itself was pretty neutral by my standards. I just used the two darkest s

hades from the this H&M Nudes Palette which I picked up on a whim for £3.99. I really like the H&M make-up and am always surprised by the quality; their nail polish selection is FAB.

Lips are the main focal point of this look. I’m wearing Rimmel Apocalips in Across the Universe. These were all over the blogosphere a few months back, and whilst I find them a little messy to apply the colour payoff and longevity is SO worth it. Rimmel lip products are really good in general, so would definitely recommend you check them out!