This weeks FFF is inspired by the Glam Republic appliqué eyeliners.. And the fact I've wanted to do a different/funky eyeliner style for a while now. I decided to keep the emphasis on the eye liner so kept the eyeshadow neutral.

So here's the products used:

Eyes:

> UDPP
> Sleek Au Naturel palette - Nougat, Honeycomb, Toast, Bark, Noir
> UD 24/7 eye pencil in Zero
> UD Ink for Eyes in Zero 
> Bourjois Liner Feutre
> Daniel Sandler Jumbo Jet mascara
> UD concealer in NSA
Face:
> UD cream to powder concealer - Supernova
> UD Baked Bronzer - Toasted
Lips:
> Kiko lipstick in 504

Start by applying UDPP followed by Nougat on the inner corner (highlighting area) with a fluffy brush and also on the brow bone. Using a flat brush, apply Honeycomb on the inner corner followed by Bark in the crease and a little bit of Noir too, blending upwards towards the brow bone.
Line the inner eye with UD 24/7 liner in Zero; for the top liner I used the Glam Republic appliqué liner once the eyeshadow was fine, followed by UD Ink for Eyes in Zero to draw the bottom liner, making the line go outside the inner corner. You may need to go over this with a liner brush and Noir eyeshadow to make it darker. Then conceal under the eye, fill in the brows with Bark and Noir (or just one!) and finish with mascara:

For the rest of the face, I kept it pretty neutral; UD Baked bronzer in Toasted on the cheeks & T-zone and Kiko lipstick in 504 (a pink-orange-brown).

I decided to also do the look with the Bourjois Liner Feutre, so I used it for topliner and filled in the bottom too. My only qualm with this liner is that it's slightly shiny.. which I don't like!

Glam Republic appliqué liner review:

Pros: The appliqué liner was pretty simple to use, you just have to fiddle around with it to get it right (which I still don't think I did properly!). They are however reusable, with a bit of lash glue or the water based glue that comes with them.

Cons: My only problem with the liner was that the inner corner kept coming away (like lashes do) so I applied lash glue to the strip and added it on which worked fine. I've been told that warming the strip up on the hand (round a finger) helps the glue stick better, without the need for glue (for the first try). 

All in all though, they're a great concept and you won't need a steady hand for these at all as you do with normal liners! Plus the glittery and velvet finish are solid in colour, so there's no worry of seeing eyeshadow through!

I hope you liked this look, please do let me know if you have any requests as usual, would like to hear from you!

Superdrug event

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Hi there my lovelies!
As mentioned in the last post, I attended a great event hosted by Superdrug on Thursday with Numera, where we got to see some great new releases over the coming weeks.
I was welcomed with lovely service from the staff at Haymarket Hotel and after signing in took a quick sweep of the room to see what caught my eye.
There were many great brands there, some that I am familiar with: Sleek, Solait, Andrea Fulerton, MUA, FashionistA; and some completely new: Arora, Faux, Glam Republic and Simply Pure.

As I walked around the room, a nice lady approached me (can't remember her name unfortunately!) from Superdrug's own suncare brand Solait. We got chatting about SPF and also about my terrible reaction to Banana Boat's tanning oil last year and I was pleased to find they did tan-stimulating products with SPF too.. something I may have to give a try (and hopefully not react to).
I did get a Moisturising Lotion Spray Mist in SPF 15 in the goodie bag so will defo be trying that out when the sun pops out again.
I then had a look at some of the MUA Love Hearts range which I've seen so much about and totally love the concept.

Loving the purple shade!

I got Great Lips in my goodie bag =)

The full range of polishes and lip balms should already be available this February all at a steal of a price - £2 each!
Whilst we were looking at these, the company director Ana from We Are Faux lashes introduced us to her brand and we had a little chitchat about the brands handmade lashes inspired by music, fashion and art. The ones she wore were ever so nice and fluttery and she offered us a pair each, choosing Roux Sixteen for me.

My Roux Sixteen lashes

The range will be available in May and prices seem to start from £7.99

We found a great new bath & body brand Superdrug will be launching around April next; Arora. With its tantalising display of ingredients mimicking the fragrances, we were talked through the range Arora offer; body scrubs and butters, bath shimmers and shower nectars. 

I had a whiff of them all and have to say that my personal favourites had to be Sweet Vanilla and Coconut Crème. I reckon I would have liked the Chocolate Espresso too (the bath shimmer looked lush!) had it not have had the honey smell.. I'm not too keen on honey smells as you may know!

These bath products are priced at only £3.99 each, making them an affordable luxurious looking brand without the price tag.

Finishing Touches (Superdrug's OB nail art range) caught my eye next to the Arora stand as I've been trying to play around with my nails a bit of late. 

They had everything from my personal favourites of the minute - nail wraps/foils to stencils, glitter and more.

Next Numera and I decided to get our nails done by the Andrea Fulerton girls, so whilst I waited I went over to the Glam Republic stand where I saw the lovely Kaushal of BeautyFulfilled. 

She was so friendly and as gorgeous in person and explained about this great new concept of appliqué eyeliners that will be launching in May (£4.99 each or £8.99 for a double pack). I'd spotted a great glittery liner on the lady at Arora and then found out that it was in fact one of these stick on liners which was amazing! Kaushal herself was sporting a great velvet textured liner (which looked so classy) and she offered a glitter pair to me as I loved them so much.. Can't wait to try them and possibly do a makeup look with them ;)

Glitter liner has never looked so easy!

I have to say that I love the fact that they're so easy to use.. self adhesive so no messing around with glue, or having to have a steady hand which is something I get asked a lot about eyeliner/eyeliner techniques.   

I then had my nails done "frooti" style.. with the pretty "Popping Pastels" Spring range of Andrea Fulerton polishes which look ever so girly and not too pastel-ly for my skintone. A bit of Glitter puff dust was added to make them look even prettier:

My hand with a great swatch of the new Accessorize brow pencil haha

The colours from the range include: Jade (a minty green), Carrie (pink), Debbie (coral), Emma (Lilac) and Eugenie (blue), all of which are above and will be priced at £4.99 each.

Last but not least I passed the Sleek stand on the way out, which looked exactly like the stands in the Superdrug stores, showcasing the new Blush By 3 blush compacts (£9.99) as well as the even newer Face Form compacts comprising of contours and a blush. 

L- Medium, R- Light Face Forms.

These should be priced around the same price as the Blush By 3's (or less), so I can't wait to buy them once released!

So there you have it, I chose specific brands that interested me in this post but there were a couple of others there too like the new Elemis Fresh Skin (an offshoot of Elemis but aimed at younger skin), FashionistA (the custom design palettes that I'm dying to yet see fully!), Accessorize and Superdrug OB Simply Pure range.

Here's a couple more pics from the day:

FashionistA new bronzer range

Superdrug's OB dry shampoo range

Accessorize eyebrow pencil that seems pretty good!

All in all it was a great event, maintained by the lovely Haymarket staff who kept us fuelled whizzing around with drinks, mini burgers, fish and chips cones and more.

Can't wait for the next one!