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

Disney Series: Ariel - The Little Mermaid!

Hey Guys!
To make up for being MIA I've got another look for you! I will be gone for the next few days again as I'm travelling but I should be posting more on Tuesday!
So here's another look for the Disney Series! I promise I will put out some looks that aren't Disney inspired, but I'm loving them right now! haha
Annnd here it is...

ARRRRIEEEELLLLL! It's the only way to say it. As if you were a Jamaican Crab...

She's so awesome... I now want to watch The Little Mermaid so much! It's got to be one of the only Disney films I don't have on DVD!

 So this is my look! Greens, purple and Red/Orange... that's pretty much her right? I tried to find some inspiration online but I found it so hard! Hope you guys like my interpretation! One of my boyfriend's friends gave me the idea to do Ariel (thankyou!) whilst we were at the secret garden party and she was dressed as a mermaid...

 

As always I went for my trusty Sleek eyeshadow palettes. I used E.L.F primer, then NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk as my base, to make sure the colours stayed vibrant! The palettes I used were Matts V1 and the new i-Candy palette.



Eyeliner (which stains like a bitch) is from Collection 2000 and is in the shade Teal. Mascara as always in Mac's plush lash and Benefit's They're Real. Eyelashes are Eylure #100.

The little pearls (which I managed to cut off in this photo... well done Georgia, brilliant skills there) are from a Nail Art kit I picked up from either Topshop or River Island (I want to say the latter) and cost about £3 for a wheel with loads of different pretty gems in, these seemed to fit perfectly! I applied them using Duo Glue, which I picked up in the US for $5.

Just a few last pics, hope you liked my look! Completely out of ideas for the Disney Series at the moment so let me know in my comments below if you have any ideas, I would love to hear from you!

The purple looks so vibrant in this photo! No idea why it's come out so bright!

 

I hope you liked my version of Ariel!

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Disney Series: Sully - Monsters University!

Hey guys! Sorry I've been MIA for a while! I've been staying with my boyfriend and although I've brought my laptop with me (with the intention to blog) we've been so busy that I haven't even had time to turn it on! I've missed it so much!
But better late than never! I've had this look to post since before the film came out, so it's a tad late but I love Sully so much, I have to show you guys! And I'm completely in love with the Katy Perry Color Pop for Eylure Lashes! So here's the look!

APOLOGIES FOR THE HUGE GAPS! Blogger is being and arse and I can't work out why the gaps between the photos and the text are so big! If anyone knows how to fit please help! Sorry!

I kept him bright but simple! My main inspiration for doing sully, were the lashes! They were the perfect colour blue so it had to be done!

HE'S JUST SO FLUFFY! I went to see the film last week and loved it! Personally I don't usually like prequels but this was amazing, I loved finding out about their pasts and how it all started! Sucker for Disney...
So anyway, here's the look, I used my Sleek Matts V1 and some shades from the V2. Also Aura from The Glinda palette by Urban Decay. I LOVE that duo shade - its amazing! Puts the finishing touches to just about every look I do!


The Spots were a bitch! haha It was a lot harder than I expected it to be! I cut up teeny tiny pieces of cello tape and stuck them on once I'd primed and gone over my lids with NYX jumbo eye pencil in milk. however then trying to fill them in was a nightmare! I used a sparkly E.L.F eyeliner and then used the brightest purple shade from Sleek Matts V1 palette on a lip brush (because it was the toughest) to apply the shadow.

I absolutely love these lashes, but the biggest problem for me was the seam! It was so thick it make it impossible to glue on properly and there's no way I could have worn them out which is gutting because they were so pretty! I'm definitely going to have to hunt for the same type of style, but without the blue layer, as I think that's what made it so thick!






















 Look how pretty they are! It makes me almost want to cry... the style is just so perfect! I ran the same colour blue which is on the majority of my lids, along my waterline and used the same purple under my eye.



















Still dying over the lashes... For my mascara I used Benefits They're Real - which I wasn't a huge fan of at first, but I've started using it over the top of my MAC plush lash and we're getting on alright at the moment... I love how it lengthens my lower lashes, makes me eyes look so much bigger!



So that's the look! I hope you guys like it, I'll try to get another look out soon! I haven't got any ready though so if anyone's got any ideas please let me know and I'll do my best for you! x x 

Nicola Crawford Jewellery!

I'm very lucky to have the boyfriend that I have! He works in the public eye and managed to get me some amazing jewellery this week! I had to share it with you guys!

Nicola Crawford is a jewellery designer based in Kent, here's just a little snippet of what her website says about her work:

'Nicola designs romantic feminine jewellery inspired by her love of nostalgia each collection telling a story whilst retaining a contemporary look'

I'm awful at explaining, that makes life so much easier! All of her pieces are hand finished personally, which makes every piece unique!

For a start, how friggin cute are the boxes! Wax stamps and everythinggggg!

 

This was my first piece, from her Secret Garden collection. I loved the theme, and have always had a thing about keys! Goes with my Tiffany's Lock Ring really well! I've worn this necklace every day and have only taken it off to take these pictures! I'm absolutely in love with it!

Link HERE!

These cute keys were handcrafted from sterling silver, and one has been oxidised to add contrast, which I love! What I also like, which you often don't see, is that the chain can be put on 2 different lengths. So depending on the shape of the neck on what you're wearing, the necklace will sit perfectly either way!

My other piece, is this gorgeous, amazing, shiny, eye-catching, beautiful, freeking awesome Ivy Ring! Yep, I like it! It goes on every time I step out the front door and I am constantly getting compliments on it!

It has been cast from the imprint of a real leaf, and sits across two fingers. I love that the shank looks like the stem of the ivy! It makes it look so delicate and cute!
Link HERE!

It's so shiny! Can you tell the difference between the quality of Nicola Crawford and Tiffany's? No. Because there is none! If anything, the hard work and finishing touches of Nicola's work makes it so much nicer and more special.


Personally, I've always chosen silver over gold... but I did see the gold versions of both of these little beauts and they are soo stunning! Everything on her site is so pretty! It's definitely worth checking out her link > here < especially when there's free worldwide delivery and 30% OFF AT THE MOMENT! (just enter the code SUMMER at the checkout) Check it out, NOWWWWWWW!

Colour Pop for Green and Blue Eyes!

Hey Guys!
I really wanted to see what I could come up with using Aniseed from my Sleek i-Candy palette, because it's such an unusual colour with a beautiful shimmer, but red isn't an easy eyeshadow to use!
Unless you're going big and bright, I find it hard to fit into a look, however it does work really well with blue-greeny eyes, and makes them pop!
So, what I've done is added it into a smoky brown look! I hope you like it :)

I used so many different palettes, I don't know where to start! I used Urban Decay Naked and Naked 2 palettes, Sleek i-Candy, Beauty UK palette, Urban Decay Glinda Palette (I used the amazing gold under my lash line) and a single Mac shadow, which came out at Christmas in one of their Duos called Baby it's cold outside.

I used Urban Decay 24/7 pencil eyeliner in Perversion on my waterline and Collection 2000's extreme liner in Black to create a winged look.
Sorry about the slight yellow shadow under my lashes! I have a new light bulb which gives amazing white light but it's in a yellow lamp so it shows up a bit! Will have to get a new white one!

Aniseed left a very pretty glittery finish on my eyelid, I love how it mixed so well with the brown base I used, so it wasn't too red! My lashes are Eylure #100.

 Just a few snaps below! I love how my eyes look so bright! Giving the red tint to my brown smoky eye definitely gave them an edge! And I love how the lashes looked in the third photo, love them!

Just a super quick smoky eye for you! I think I need to start doing more looks! I couldn't do them at night because my lighting was too yellow however since I put a new weird curly energy saving light bulb in my lamp, I've got amazing white light! Will definitely be doing more looks in the future!

Hope you like it! x