Last in this Naked Heat series trio of makeup looks is this fiery halo eye that I've called He Devil Halo (antithesis much?!)

I decided to use the reds in the palette to create a "halo" (or 3D) eye effect which is basically a technique using darker/matte shadows on the inner and outer corner eye and shimmer on middle of lid.

This technique suits more rounded eye shapes than mine but is one of my fave styles recently so I hope you guys are inspired by it <3

Friday FOTD: Naked Heat Makeup Looks - Look 1 - Baked Ember

After my Naked Heat review + swatches (here), I wanted to create a couple looks with it so you guys can get some inspo seeing as many of you either already have this palette or wanted to see certain shades used (like Ashes and He Devil!)
I was going to just create two smoky looks (second smoky look here) as that was most requested but really wanted to add a reddish one (here) seeing as this palette is about bringing the HEAT:

Instead of putting them all in one post and making it super picture heavy, I've decided to split them up into three posts so keep an eye out for the other two makeup posts 👀 I pretty much used the same face/lip products for each look, with just a different eyeshadow technique, so I hope you enjoy this quick makeup series!
Read on for the first look and products used!

Friday FOTD: NYX Lid Lingerie + Modern Renaissance Berry/Maroon Make Up Look

Hello my beauts!
It's been a while since I posted a make up look for Friday FOTD, but ever since I got the new NYX Lid Lingeries I have been dying to create a look with them and as requested, I decided to use the reddest one from the selection I was sent: Evening Spell.
I also used the ever popular Modern Renaissance palette (review+swatches here).

Sunday Swatches: Illamasqua I'm The One Collection

Following my previous FFF makeup look post on Friday (here) with red lips, I thought I'd do a corresponding Sunday Swatches blog post featuring the new Illamasqua I'm The One Valentines collection which was used for the red lips in the post.

The collection features four products in the colour of love and can be bought in a gift set from the Illamasqua site which saves you £9.50!

I'll be swatching the lip pencil and lipstick in this post as worn in the previous makeup look post so you can see the colours individially.

swatches of the I'm The One collection

"Feisty" Lip Colouring Pencil
A new shade of red to their Colouring Pencils, this pencil is a beautiful Scarlet. I've only tried one other lip Colouring Pencil (Severity, a red grape colour) and was impressed with that shade too.

Colour & Pigmentation: I don't usually find bright reds suit me but I was happy with this shade; I'd say it leans more on the orange-red side than blue red and has amazing colour payoff too.

Texture/Finish: For a lip pencil, I was pleasantly surprised at how soft it glided on, along with the pigmentation. It didn't feel drying on the lips despite it having a matte finish.

Longevity: As with all lip pencils, I found it to last at least 3 hours without budging, but I'd expect it to last a lot longer!

Price: At £14 it's the average price of a lip pencil for a high end brand.

FrootiFactor: As I quite like the longevity and feel of the pencils on my lips so far, I'd say these pencils are worth the price; Feisty is a flattering bright Scarlet red for most skintones so if you're looking for a lovely red, I'd recommend trying it. I give this pencil a 4.5 out of 5:

Lipstick in "Maneater"
Another great lippie from Illamasqua, despite it not being a new shade, I've never tried this particular cherry red. The other reds I've tried from Illamasqua are Sangers (blood red) and Liable (orange red) but this particular red is a lovely blue based red that I prefer on myself for two reasons; first being my pigmented lips and second the illusion of whiter teeth when wearing blue-based reds.

Colour & Pigmentation: The colour is a gorgeous blue-red as aforementioned, and the pigmentation as with all Illamasqua products is top notch.

Texture/Finish: Another matte finish lip product, it didn't feel drying on the lips compared to my Liable lipstick which was great!

Longevity: Matte lipsticks generally last the longest on the lips and again I found this lipstick to last at least 2 hours on its own (with a bit of a pleasant stain).

Price: At £16.50 it's slightly pricier than a MAC lipstick but of course being a huge fan of Illamasqua and luckily getting pro discount, I certainly think they're worth it.

FrootiFactor: I do like the colour, texture and pigmentation of this particular lippie so I have to give it s 5:

I'm not much of a gloss wearer but I have to say the new gloss shade in "Touch" from this collection was very pigmented (as with all Intense lipglosses from Illamasqua) and has a lovely depth to the colour with the different tones of sparkle (see first swatch picture in this post).

The nail varnish "Throb" is also to the usual high quality pigmentation of an Illamasqua varnish, one coat would give enough coverage, but two coats look very opaque and lush.

All Illamasqua products are available to buy instore or online at Illamasqua or Debenhams.

What are your favourites from this Valentine's I'm The One collection? Will you be buying any particular products? 

 

FFF: Oxblood/Burgundy smokey makeup look

One of my recent requests has been to use the Oxblood/Burgundy trend to do a makeup look.. and of course I accepted!

I thought I'd do a quick smokey look with the oxblood colour, so here it is:

Products used: 
Eyes:

> UDPP

> NYX JEP in Milk

> Sleek Monaco Palette: Sand Walker, Moors Treasure

> Sleek Nude Palette: Nougat, Toast, Bark, Noir

> NYC black liquid liner 

> UD 24/7 eyeliner pencil in Perversion

> Daniel Sandler Jumbo Jet mascara

> Khuraira ACC in Light 

Face: 

> Graftobian HD foundation - Desert Sand

> UD Razorsharp powder

> UD Toasted Bronzer
Lips:

> UD Wicked lip pencil

> UD SSLC in F-Bomb

I started by applying Noir in the crease and outer corner of the eye after priming with the usual UDPP & NYX JEP in Milk. I then applied Moors Treasure to the middle of the eyelid and Toast to the inner corner. Sand Walker was used above the crease and blending out Noir, whilst Nougat was used on the brow bone. I used a small brush to apply Moors Treasure to the bottom lashline, then used UD Perversion to line the inner eye and NYC black liquid liner for the top liner. 

I applied my concealer under the eye and finished the eyes by filling in the brows with Bark & Noir and Daniel Sandler Jumbo Jet mascara on the lashes (black):

For the rest of the face I used the Graftobian HD foundation in Desert Sand and UD Razorsharp powder on the areas needed. UD Toasted Bronzer was used to define the cheekbones. UD Wicked lip liner was applied all over the lips, then SSLC in F-Bomb very lightly:

Hope you like this look, I didn't have a lot of time to take more pictures, but do let me know if you have any other requests!

Would you wear red on the eyes? What other colour recommendations would you choose with an oxblood/burgundy colour?

 

FFF: Maroon-green makeup look

This weeks FFF is a request via Twitter to match an outfit that is maroon and green/teal with silver threadwork/beading.

Products used:

Eyes:

> UDPP
> NYX JEP in Milk
> Sleek Monaco & Bad Girl palette - Innocence, Bamboo, Aquamarine, Sunset, Humming Bird, Moors Treasure
> Sleek Au Naturel palette - Noir & Bark
> UD 24/7 eye pencil in Zero
> MAC fluidline in Blacktrack
> Kiko Unforgettable waterproof mascara
> Khuraira ACC in Light
> MAC Studio Finish concealer - NC35
Face:
> Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation in 55
> UD Baked Bronzer in Toasted
Lips:
> UD Super Saturated Lip Color in Apocalypse
> ELF lipstick in Seductive

After priming the eye with UDPP & NYX JEP in Milk I applied Sleek Innocence (from the Bad Girl palette) to the inner corners of the eyes, followed by Sunset (Monaco palette) on the rest of the eyelid. Moors Treasure (Monaco palette) was used in the crease, buffing it upwards slightly, followed by Bamboo (Monaco palette) on the brow bone, blending down into Moors Treasure. Aquamarine and Humming Bird were added to the lower lashline (although the photos have come out looking more mossy green than teal/turquoise!)
Lining the inner eyes with UD 24/7 liner in Zero and I then completed the look with topliner using MAC fluidline and Kiko mascara.
I filled in the brows with Sleek's Bark & Noir from the Au Naturel palette and concealed under the eyes to finish:

For the rest of the face I used Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation in 55 and UD Baked Bronzer in Toasted to keep it neutral on the cheeks; for the lips I used a nude/coral colour (ELF Seductive lipstick):

I also tried a more dramatic berry lip colour (UD SSLC in Apocalypse) to see how it would look:

This look is fairly festive in my opinion, so could be used around Christmas maybe??
Which look do you prefer or like best? Would you wear this look?