Late to the Party

Last week was so bloody hot that I really didn't want to wear much makeup and quite frankly, when I did, it looked very over the top! So this week, even though the weather is set to be a bit cooler, I'm sticking to the Erborian CC Cream as the only base I'll be wearing (if at all) and some under eye concealer.   * Isle of Paradise Self-Tanning Drops I've been adding these to my moisturiser just once or twice a week. * Under-eyes - Model Co Instant Radiance Under Eye Concealer (not pictured) - wasn't sure how keen I was about this last week - the colour is slightly orange-y but when used with the E.L.F Under Eye Primer it actually worked really well. * Face - Erborian CC Crème * Contour - Illamasqua Gel Sculpt Contour (not pictured) * Blusher - Nars Orgasm * Mascara - Ciate Wonderwand I'm loving this mini mascara and would consider buying a full size in the future. * Eyes - Urban Decay Naked Heat     Urban Decay Naked Heat Palet...

Yay! Made it a whole six months with this weekly makeup bag project! So it's only fitting that I celebrate with a gorgeous brand new palette! I was planning to use my eye shadow singles for this week, but this beautiful summer palette from Urban Decay kind of supersedes EVERYTHING! Another new introduction this week is the Isle of Paradise Light Tanning Drops. I chose light because I'm always nervous of it all going wrong (particularly on the face). But these are just right for me and give me a daily just-sun-kissed glow. In fact, they're working so well that I've not really even reached for any foundation this week. So it's another light week makeup-wise. No highlighter, no contouring - so far it's just been a touch of powder, blush, eye shadow and mascara! * Isle of Paradise Self-Tanning Drops 'Light' Absolutely delighted with this purchase! There's no doubt that your face always looks better with a bit of colour. But since I wear a ...

It's been a long time since I fell in love so hard and so instantly with a palette (in fact, it was last summer and that time it was the Urban Decay Naked Heat palette!)   These colours! The palette pretty much features the colours I have been dreaming of for the past couple of months for this perfect eye look that I had been imagining.   Sure, I have a LOT of these coppery/bronze shimmer tones in other palettes, so it was more the blue shades (mixed with the coppery shades) that really got me all a-flutter!   Let's take a closer look at each shade:   * Salt - An ivory satin shade. This is my least favourite shade in the palette and perhaps the weakest. It's great to have a below brow/base shade included (surprising how many palettes feel really incomplete without this type of shade). Slightly chalky.   * Blaze - A Light metallic peach with a pink shift. Worn alone, this is a really flattering summery look and looks great on tanned/d...