Face of the Day | Neutral Smokey Eye

Hey girlie's!!!

Recently whenever I've decided to wear eye shadows I've always been choosing to do a neutral smokey eye, i just love it!!! So today i thought id share with you what makeup I've been using daily at the moment, hope you like!!!!

For everyday wear i don't tend to use too many products, half the time I'm rushing around at silly o'clock in the morning trying to get ready for work quickly so i don't bother with certain things like highlighter or contour and sometimes skip lip products completely.. Anyway here's the run down of products I'm using at the moment.

 ♥ I start off by using my 'Rimmel London Wake Me Up Foundation in 100 Ivory' i love this for everyday use, it gives the perfect amount of coverage without being cakey and literally blends out in seconds with the 'Real Techniques Buffing Brush'.

♥ For concealer I've been using 'Benefit Erase Paste in No2 Medium' this provides really great coverage over my horrid dark under eye circles and is super long lasting.

♥ As always i like to use my 'Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium' just to powder over my t-zone area as that's where i sometimes get some shine.

♥ Now for the neutral smokey eye I've been loving... Ive been addicted to my 'MUA Undressed Palette' i used shade 1 all over the lid, blended shade 5 into the crease then i deepened the crease and outta corner slightly with shade 8 and then blend, blend, blend!!! 

 ♥ For eyeliner on my waterline I've been using 'Stila Waterproof Smudge Stick in Damsel' its deep brown colour that doesn't budge for hours. I then used 'L'oreal Super Liner in Black Lacquer' just to create a slim line on my upper lash line.

♥ Ive been testing out so many mascara's recently but the one i opted for today was 'Max Factor's Clump Defy in Black' it really separates your lashes and doesn't flake or smudge.

♥ As abit of a lip and cheek duo I've been using 'Benefit Posetint' its great to build up on the cheeks and lips and stays put for yonks.

♥ For eyebrows i just mixed a few shades from the MUA Palette as my beloved HD Brow Palette is all gone (super sad face) so until i buy a new 1 I'm having to deal with awful brows ha ha.

I hope you liked this kind of post girlie's, let me know if you use any of these products too.

Collection Work The Colour Eyeshadow Pencils | Review

Hey girlie's!!

I recently picked up these gorgeous 'Work The Colour Eyeshadow Pencils by Collection' and since I've fallen in love with them so much i just had to share the love ha ha.

I picked up 'Vanilla Sky' a pearly champagne colour and 'Hot Chocolate' a dark brown/bronze colour. There are 4 more shades in the collection but these 2 shades are the most wearable for me, i do love a good neutral smokey eye!!! 

Both the pencils are described to be 'blendable' and 'velvety soft' and i couldn't agree more, they are so creamy and easy to use. I'm all about getting my makeup on quick as I'm always rushing to get ready for work at silly o'clock in the morning and i also need my makeup to be long lasting as i never really have time for touch ups during a working day and these pencils are fabulous for both aspects, the creamy formula makes application super quick as you can just blend with your finger and the fact that these are also waterproof makes them super long lasting without a smudge in sight. The feel and texture of these creamy pencils really reminds me of a Mac Paint Pot as I'm applying, but id say they definitely last longer than the paints pots (they wear off and crease on me). 

When applying these i did find you have to work quite quick as once they set, they set!! I really did expect creasing from these, i have oily eyelids anyway and cream eye shadows usually always crease on me but noooo.... they literally don't budge.

'Vanilla Sky' and 'Hot Chocolate'

As you can see from the swatches the 'Eyeshadow Pencils' are super pigmented and have a beautiful pearly shimmer finish. I find both of these pencils to be super versatile, i even used 'Hot Chocolate' on my waterline and it didn't budge all day. These are also super affordable at £3.19 each, all though there was an offer on when i brought mine and they where £2.50 each then, what a beauty steal. Both of these are definitely the kind of products id reach for everyday and are now pride of place in my everyday makeup bag. Whether you want to use them as a base or a quick neutral look you wont be disappointed.

Have you tried these gorgeous eye shadow pencils?? What did you think??