Teach Me Tiger EOTD

Hey guys! Sorry I'm posting this later than I thought, busy times! But exciting news, I got the final bits for my giveaway today! Wohoo! Will be up soon! :
So, this is an eyeshadow look I've been wearing lately using Teach Me Tiger from Dainty Doll which is the makeup range by Nicola Roberts, from Girls Aloud. (Don't judge it just yet!)
I managed to pick the eyeshadow up from Poundland! Bargain!

Sorry the photos are wonderful! I took them quickly before work and the light wasn't fantastic! The rose gold colour creates a beautiful smokey eye without being too over powerful for a daytime look. And if you've got blue/green eyes, this will really make them pop!

I teamed it with a few colours from my Naked 2 palette and Sleek V2 palette, I'd be lost without them! Also my Eyeko Skinny Liner, Mac Plush Lash Mascara and Benefit's They're Real.

Dainty Doll used to be sold in Boots and their eyeshadows cost about £11. I'm not sure if you can still pick them up in Boots but currently, Poundland has some amazing finds! I picked up 3 of these eyeshadows and 4 OPI Shatters!

This colour is so pretty, in the pan it might look a bit plain but applied it's much brighter and glittery!

 This is a much better picture for the true colour of the product when applied on the skin. I love it! I've been wearing it everyday since I bought it and I've gotten so many compliments on my eyes! Definitely worth the POUND! Still can't get over the price...

So that's it! I hope you like my look, I'll hopefully get another one out for my Disney Series soon! I've missed doing them! And also my GIVEAWAY! I'm so excited to do it as it's my first one! I hope it goes to plan... haha

MAC, Maybelline, Lush & Dainty Doll Haul!

Hey Guys!
Just a little post of my little haul! I went shopping in Cambridge last time I was up to get a few goodies for myself (I've been searching for the babylips lip balms for ages!) and I also got some bits for my Giveaway! But that's still top secret... just waiting for a package to get here then the giveaway can begin!
So onto the haul...

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer

I've been needing a new concealer for some time and have heard great things about MAC's so going to give this one a go! Still don't think I've got the hang of it... but it does seems to cover quite well. I never seem to get the same results the MUA gets when they test it on you in the store, which I get really worked up about! Just going to have to keep trying. I do use a fluffy concealer brush to apply it, but it's quite tough! Going to need to invest in a new one...
But so far so good with the concealer! This is in the shade NW15, and leaves a flawless finish to your skin! Retails at £15.50

MAC Fast Response Eye Cream

I always get really dark circles under my eyes and I can never seem to get rid of them! Apparently this super-charged, caffeinated eye cream will work to tighten the skin under my eyes, 'de-puff' and reduce the look of dark circles. I've only tried this product for a few days so can't say if it works or not yet but will keep you updated! If nothing else, it feels amazingly soft! Although being £22 is a bit pricey...it better work!

 

Maybelline BabyLips

I have been looking for these for so long and could never find them anywhere! I search around superdrug for them and only found them when I went to the tills to pay! They were on a 3 for 2 promotion on the tills! Happy Days! I know they get a lot of mixed reviews but so far I love them. I've only used the Hydrate and Minty Fresh one so far, and I LOVE the Hydrate one. My lips have never been so soft! I was expecting the Minty Fresh Babylips to be like the EOS egg, which is very minty, but it wasn't as scented as I would have liked. EOS Eggs leave you feeling very refreshed so I was a little disappointed, but for £2.99 I was still very happy! Will definitely be trying out some more in the future.

LUSH Liquid Lipsticks

Ok, WOW. I dragged my boyfriend into Lush and started to look at these pretty little bottles. I've heard a bit about them but didn't know what they were like so was playing about and couldn't believe how pretty the pink colour was! It's so bright and has a blue shimmer to it which is amazing. But then I saw the price... £14.50! Thinking about it though... you'd pay the same for a MAC lipstick, and although the bottles look small, you'd probably get the same about of product out of it, so my boyfriend was very lovely and bought it for me. I started applying it when I got home like you would a lip gloss, and then realised my mistake. I only have a small drop of the product on my lips and realised how pigmented they were! I quickly grabbed my lip brush and managed to completely cover my lips with the smallest amount ever! It's amazing!!!! They remind me of OCC lip tars. I am in LOVE with these things!

My boyfriend remembered how much I also liked the shimmery orange so bought it for me at Waterloo Station when I went to get my train, isn't he lovely...I haven't had a chance to use it properly yet but if it's anything like Passionate (left) I'll be very happy!

The appropriately names Passionate, is a bright pink with blue undertones and a blue/purple shimmer. I wore this shade to work and got so many compliments! It stayed on perfectly from 4pm until 1am and I was eating and drinking over that time too... can't believe how great they are! It was a little drying, but I put lip balm on before bed so it's all good!

Vibrance hasn't got the same quality of pigmentation... it looks like sparkly orange jelly when wearing it! If you wait a few minutes, and add a few coats you'd have the sparkliest lips around! Personally I'd wear it over the top of an orange lipstick, my favourite being Mac's Sweet & Sour.

 

Dainty Doll Eyeshadows

 

I picked up 3 gorgeous Dainty Doll eyeshadows from POUNDLAND! WHAAAAT??? I also picked up about 4 OPI's!!! Crazy... loving poundland right now! Totally forgot to photograph the OPI's though! They're all shatters but if you've got a Poundland near you...GO! You will spend money.

The first one I picked up is Copacabana and it's a super bright, matte sky blue. Minus the mirror...

The second one I found, (it was all a bit of a mess, I had to hunt!) was Kingston Town. A shimmery Acid Yellow! I can't wait to use this shade, it's amazing!

And lastly, Teach Me Tiger, which I was hesitant to buy at first because it's a pretty safe colour, and I do like my brights but I got it anyway and I've been wearing it ever since! It's made it into my daily routine... I've been getting a lot of compliments on it too! Definitely worth picking up! I'll be posting a look soon which is based around using this colour - it's beautiful!

 

And that's ma'haul... If you're anything like me, you only look at the photos really... but I hope you liked my post! Another one to come tomorrow night fingers crossed!

Wedding Daze... Outfit of the Day!

Hey guys!
A few months ago (I'm so far behind with posts like this, sorry!) my boyfriend was best man at  his friend's wedding which I got to go to and it was such a lovely day! Everything went beautifully and it was the hottest day of the year, it couldn't of gone better. Here's just a few snaps of my OOTD, the dress was so pretty I have to show it off!

So this was my outfit! My dress was so gorgeous (and the first one I tried on in the shop!) and was £65 from Lilac Rose in Cambridge. I'm quite busty so it's hard to find a good fitting dress sometimes, I was SO happy that this one gave me a waist!!! haha

The belt was £4 from New Look and my shoes were £25 also from New Look. I bought them years apart from each other but the colours matched perfectly! I am also wearing little coral rose earrings too, £5 from Lilac Rose, but you can't see them in these pictures.

I went bag hunting days before the wedding and found this one in Miss Selfridge which fitted perfectly with the colour of my accessories and the roses on my dress, and cost me around £14 in the sale! Bargain.

My Nail Varnishes are all OPI's. The nude is Don't Burst My Bubble, The coral is Hot & Spicy, and the blue is called Blue My Mind.

I got this effect using hole reinforcers! Might do a post on how to create half moon manicures soon :)

How cute are the table decorations! The little wedding favour bags were flower seeds which I thought was a lovely idea and worked well with the floral theme.

It was a barn wedding, which I've always wanted to go to, and it really was so pretty! I love the wheel of lights!

Whenever I'm forced to have a picture taked I seem to forget how to smile, and stand, and all those other normal things so the 'duck face' usually makes an appearance. My poor boyfriend's wondering what the hell he's going out with... OOPS almost forgot to say... I kept my makeup pretty simple, followed my everyday look (didn't have long to get ready!) which I posted about last week, here's the link incase you missed it. :) The only difference being I wore Mac's Sweet and Sour lipstick.

So that's that, just a few pics of my Wedding OOTD, hope you like!

x

 

'Gold Smoke' Eye look...

Hey guys,
As you know, I wasn't very well last week so I haven't done any looks recently, so as soon as I started feeling better I was in my makeup chair!
The lighting wasn't fantastic, still getting yellow shadows, but I felt inspired the other night, and really want to use some products I haven't used for a while and play with the new lashes I made! So here's my look :)

It's a pretty simple look but the gold really does make it look stunning in person! I won't say too much about it, listing the products I used would take forever! They were from loads of different palettes because I was just playing around but this would be an easy to get look from using either the Urban Decay Naked or Naked 2 palettes, or Sleek Storm Palette.

Instead of using a matte white highlighter, like I usually do, I use a cream shadow with gold shimmer which definitely worked better than my usual go to! It actually seemed to make my eyes look bigger by taking the complete look higher, and using a darker shadow nearer my inner corner, and just using the gold on the centre third of my eyelid (and slightly bringing it in with my blending brush) made my eyes look a lot rounder too.

I made my false eyelashes using a pair I got ages ago from ELF which I'd never touched, and using duo glue, I added the gems which were from a nail art kit I picked up in River Island. They were my first attempt at making them so I was pretty happy! Although there's always room for improvement!

So that's my finished look :) I have fallen in love with my mascara from Benefit (They're Real) which I did at first hate! But wearing it over Mac's Black Lash makes my lashes so much thicker and longer! I love it!

 

I might start doing some tutorials of some of my looks, if you think it's a good idea then please leave me a comment and let me know!

Hope you've all had a nice weekend!

x

Makeup Looks that didn't make the cut...

Hey everyone, I haven't done any recent looks as I've had a cold the last couple of days but I'm looking forward to getting back into it! I've got lots of ideas!

Here's a few pics of makeup looks that I've done that haven't made it onto my blog :) Either I hadn't had enough good photos, or I wasn't happy with the outcome of the final look! If you like any though, leave me a comment below and I'll redo the look and post it up!

This look was meant to be one from the Disney series, for the snake from The Jungle Book, but I wasn't happy with it, it looked too normal! haha

This was my Ursula look from the Disney series, but once again, I wasn't happy enough with it!

So that's them, I'm sure I've got more looks but the pictures sucked! Hopefully I'll have some more looks up by the end of the week! I've already done one look, fingers crossed for another tomorrow now that I'm feeling better :) 

Liebster Blog Award!

Hellooo wonderful people! I feel so lucky to have been nominated for the Liebster Award 4 times!! Thankyou so much Girlies!!!! I was nominated by the lovely Rosie from Aloha Rosie, Stephanie Maverick, Aislyn from Amaislyn and Tanja from Voyage Voyage. THANKYOU ALL SO MUCH!

I thought I'd make life easy for everyone and put it all in one post! I'll try to keep my answer short and sweet... But first, the rules!

1. Each blogger should answer the questions the tagger has set for you.

2. Choose 11 new bloggers to pass the award onto and link them in your post.

3. Create 11 new questions for the chosen bloggers.

4. Go back to their page and tell them about the award.

5. Each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves.

6. No tag backs!

 

So first off, the questions from Rosie!

1. List three fun facts about yourself  Starting with a toughy... errr I'm ambidextrous (which comes in handy with makeup), I  LOVE dying my hair stupid colours, and... I'm a twin? does that count? haha
2. What beauty product could you not survive without? Mac's plush lash mascara! It just looks so natural on!
3. How tall are you? Do you have any problems with your height?  I'm a short ass, only 163cm... like 5,3.
4. Describe your dream holiday SUNSHINE, great food and clear blue seas!
5. Splash out on several smaller items or splurge on one big item? Can I do both? haha splash out more than splurge, but splurge if its worth it!
6. Falsies or mascara? Mascara!
7. Worst cosmetic product you've ever used Bourjois felt tip liner! I actually wrote to the company!
8. Do you have a special talent? Do you wish you had one/a different one? I wish I did, but I don't! However my boyfriend will read this and say it's makeup...
9. Horrors or comedies? Comedy! My boyfriend made me watch paranormal activity and he had to walk me to the toilet and back because I was too scared to go alone! NOT HORRORS!
10. Books or films? Books are always better than films, but I love watching the films after I've read the books.
11. Tea or coffee? Tea, no doubt.

Next up, Stephanie's!

1. If you could be anywhere in the world right now where would it be? e.g. home, your bed, on vacation.  I'm going to be really soppy (but truthful) and say with my boyfriend in Cambridge. I live too far away on the Isle of Wight!

2. What's your favourite lipstick?Airbourne Unicorn - LimeCrime!

3. When it comes to eyeliner do you wing it, smoke it or not use it?Wing It! without a doubt, it doesn't look finished without a wing!
4. Dragons or unicorns?UNICORNS ALL THE WAY!

5. If you could meet anyone in the world from any time period who would it be? e.g. Amelia Earhart, Tom Cruise. Holy Crap what a question! erm... Bruce Springsteen, I want him to adopt me.

6. Do you prefer your hair up or down?DOWN. I'm a touch OCD, if it's not perfect, it comes out and I start again! I'm too fussy to wear my hair up!

7. On vacation do you wear dresses and skirts or jeans and shorts? SHORTS.

8. Sandals or flip-flops? I live on an Island, it's always flip flops!

9. What is your favourite feel-good summertime song right now? My constant feel-good song, sweet home Alabama!

10. What's your favourite nail polish called and where is it from?Mermaid's Tears - OPI. It's such a pretty and unique green!

11. What do you want to get out of blogging, where do you see yourself a year from now? I love what I'm doing now, so if I'm still doing the same thing in a year, I'd be happy :) But I would love to be further along in the makeup world, even if it's just face painting at festivals! I want to be out there doing it for other people.

 

Next up, Aislyn's Questions!

1. What has been your best experience as a blogger? Getting the opportunity to review ELF's new range of lipsticks before they were out was awesome! I loved doing that.
2. If you could go to one place in the world you have never been, where would it be & why? I've always wanted to go to New Zealand, It looks so beautiful and I've got family over there I'd love to visit.
3. What's the first good memory that comes to mind when you think of your childhood? The family BBQ's we used to have every year!
4. Favourite drug-store makeup brand/product? Sleek's i-Divine palettes!
5. What are your interests outside of your blog/blogging? I just love makeup and would love to get a job in it some day. I do love my books too and baking!
6. Favourite food? Currently, bacon and brie rolls!
7. Who do you admire most? My boyfriend. He does a job that he loves and makes him happy, and he's always encouraged me to blog and do the same, to carry on with my makeup artistry even when I'm having crummy days :) He always says the right thing, I love him very much :)  
8. What was your best vacation? I went to Florida last year, it was my first time flying and it was all so amazing! Going back in October with friends, family and my boyfriend and I can't wait!
9. Favourite Clothing Store? Honestly I don't know. I've been so out of it all lately... I do like H&M and Forever 21 but I wouldn't say I have a favourite...
10. What famous/iconic person would you love to meet (dead or alive)? Easy, Dave Grohl.
11. Favourite genre of music? ahh I like acoustic, rock and country...

 

And last but not least, Tanja's Questions:

1. Do you care about environment? I do - when I was at school I used to work every year with Team Green to keep the Isle of Wight Festival a 'green' festival, which it won awards for :)
2. Do you eat healthy or fast food? I try to eat healthy, at the moment I'm on a diet of chicken and rice but every now and then a 'day off' isn't bad! I like the occasional Dominos...
3. What is your favourite movie? That's hard, I have a lot of favourites. 10 things I hate about you, The Notebook, and anything Disney comes to mind!
4. Have you got pets? I have a black and white cat called Rocky and he's my baby!
5. What does your blog title mean? I can honestly say I can't remember why I called it Enchanted Makeup! I think I just liked the word, and the meaning it has :)
6. What is your favourite book? Favourite book... I love anything by Nicholas Sparks, The Hunger Game Series and The Importance of being Ernest by Oscar Wilde.
7. What is your favourite food ? At the moment...Bacon.
8. Three words that best describe your blog? Big, Bright and Colourful! The majority of my looks...
9. Who takes your photos? MEEE.
10. One thing that you would change about yourself? BE LESS OCD.
11. Good things about you? I'm a pretty comfy pillow, and If you want to borrow a Disney film, I'll have it. And I've always got gum. And lippy.

Now 11 Random Facts about me!

1. I was vegetarian for about 5 years until the doctors told me to eat meat because not eating it was making me ill!
2. I have a twin brother called Piers.
3. I live on an Island! It's pretty cool in the summer, lots of beaches but pretty dull in the winter!
4. I met my boyfriend at the Bestival, after finding his single 2 years earlier as the single of the week on itunes!
5. I only got into makeup 2 years ago, after watching ALL of Xsparkage's youtube videos! Shes was definitely my inspiration.
6. I love making lists. I HAVE to be organised.
7. I'm a tad OCD... I like things to be even and I don't like seeing doors or draws open! Or things stuck out of them!
8. Water is my favourite drink.
9. I really want a job in makeup! Even if it's just working at a MAC store or somewhere. I want to start at the bottom and work my way up. I don't expect to get somewhere without putting in the hard work.
10. I LOVE making friendship bracelets! (anyone wants one, shout out! haha)
11. I have NEVER slept with a teddy until this year when my boyfriend bought me one. I'M 21!

OK, The Bloggers I'm nominating are...
Katie from Subtle Coral
Zoe from ZoeLou and The Beauty Blog
Myriam from Edgy Wonderland
Daniela from Girls Talk...
Brittany from Polka and Dots
Laura from LollyLaura
Freya from Beauty and the Button
Ell Jaye from Ell Jaye
Stephanie from Stephanie in Wonderland
Aisling from Pale Girl l Irish Beauty Blog
Levinia from Levinia's Beauty Blog

And my Questions for you are:

1. Where do you find your makeup inspiration from?
2. What's your favourite beauty brand?
3. What's your favourite drink?
4. What TV show are you addicted to at the moment?
5. Mascara or Foundation?
6. What's your favourite blog and why?
7. Bright eyes or Bright lips?
8. What was your favourite TV show as a child?
9. What do you do when you're not blogging?
10. What's your favourite season, are you a hot or cold person?
11. Tell us a quality you like about yourself.

And that's it! WOW I don't think I've written that much since I've been as school... Well done to anyone who read ALL of it. Please grade me kindly. x

My Every Day Makeup Look! + giveaway coming up!

Hey Guys ,
I've wanted to do this post for a while now but I always seem to be in too much of a rush to go out, before I have time to take photos of my look! Give or take a few shades, this is pretty much my every day makeup look!

I like to keep it pretty simple, with neutral tones on my eyes to make them look bigger, and a light pink lip so my face has a touch of colour, I'm a very pale person!

I'll put a post up soon with pictures explaining my makeup routine but for now I'll near enough just list what I use.

Face

Primer: Collection 2000 - Primed & Ready Smoothing Primer
Foundation: MAC - Studio Fix SPF 15 in NW10 (told you I was pale!)
Concealer: Collection 2000 concealer in Fair
Powder: Rimmel - Stay Matte in Translucent
Bronzer: Mac - Bronzing Powder in Golden
Blusher: Mac - Ombre Blush in Azalea Blossom
Highlighter: Mac - Mineralised Skinfinish in Lightscapade
Brows: HD brows in Foxy

Quick Tips on how to make your eyes look bigger:

• Make your eyeliner thicker in the centre of your eyes, giving them a more rounded look
• Use a nude colour eyeliner on your waterline, to make your eyes look larger than they are
• Use white eyeshadow around your inner tear duct to make them appear brighter
• Don't use dark colour on your eyelids! Use light colours and only use dark shades in the crease and in the very outer corner of your eyes to create a shadow effect

Eyes

Primer: Benefit - Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow in My Brother's My Date

Eyeshadow: Sleek - Matts V2 / Urban Decay - Naked 2 Palette

Lashes: MAC - Plush Lash in Black / Benefit - They're Real

Eyeliner: Collection 2000 - Extreme 24 hour Felt Tip Liner in Black / Eyeko Skinny Liner in a Nude Pink Shade (not sure of the name!) 

Lips

I hate taking photos of my lips... This is my go-to combination at the moment! MAC's Speed Dial and  MAC's Summer Shower! For people asking what Summer Shower looks like... its this ^ yes, its bright green in the tube but its shows as a gorgeous shimmer on the lips!

 

So that's it, when I'm rushing around getting ready for work, and I've managed to leave enough time for me to put makeup on... this is what I go for! Cute and Simple! Hope you guys like my post!

 

GIVEAWAY NEWS!



In other news... I'VE REACHED 200 FOLLOWERS! THANKYOU so so much! I'm so happy! To share the love, I'm going to be doing a giveaway later on this month to say thankyou so don't forget to follow my page! I'm going to grab a load of my favourite beauty products and if you've got any suggestions of what you'd like to see in my giveaway, leave me a comment! You've gotta be in it to win it ;)

 

x x x

The Cosmetics Company Store MAC Mini Haul!

Hey Guys!

It took me a little while to remember that there's a Cosmetics Company Store at Gunwarf Quays in Portsmouth! And seeming I travel from Portsmouth harbour a lot I thought I'd go and have a mooch on the way home from my boyfriend's last week. Oh happy Days... I was like a child in a discount sweet shop! I limited myself to a £50 limit and, I'm proud to say I stuck to it! Very unlike me...
I only got 3 things, but it was only my first visit ;)

MAC Ombre Blush

This blush first came out in February 2010 with the Spring Colour Forecast Collection, and then again in December 2011 with the Daphne Guiness collection which is when I discovered it and loved it ever since! It's a limited addition piece so I was so happy to find it was the only Mac blush the store had!

You're pretty much getting 3 blushes in one, as the shade can be used separately or mixed together. I love that it's larger than a normal blush, so you don't have to fight with your brush to get just one shade! It's the same size as the skinfinishes/bronzers, rather than the powder blushes.

Mac powder blushes come in at £18 and skinfinishes/bronzers £20/£22.

I picked this up for £14.50! Happy Days.

MAC Pro Sculpting Cream

As far as I'm aware this isn't a product you can pick up in normal Mac Stores, but definitely hunt them down online! It's a product I hadn't heard about but I was really intrigued so picked it up anyway! I thought if all else fails, concealer! Sculpting Creams are for applying under foundation, as a more natural way of contouring your face. They only had 2 very light shades so I couldn't get one for contouring but this will be perfect for highlighting.

These retail for £17.50, but from The Cosmetics Company Store I picked mine up for a more reasonable price of £12.25. I can't wait to use this little cream to powder product! I really hope I like it!

MAC Glaze Lipstick

As soon as I saw this, I knew I had to get it! For a start, It's Green! Secondly, It's Sparkly!!! Yup. It's mine. Being a glaze, you don't get a lot of colour from the product, so don't worry if the colour was putting you off, it doesn't come out! All you get is a gorgeous, bright purple, teal, and white shimmer! The glitter in it is amazing! It's so pretty!

The micro glitter is stunning, it give a duo chrome shimmer effect because of all the colours! This lovely lippie came out in Summer 2011 with the Flower Fashion Collection and is also Limited Addition. Standard Mac Lipsticks are £14.50, I got this one for £9.50

I haven't used any of these products yet, as I was waiting to take the pictures first, but I can't wait to try them out and see what they're like! I'll do my best to put them in an upcoming look, so you can see my impressions of my new pretties!

x x x