Urban Decay Naked Palette 2: Night Out Smokey Eyes

Hey Everyone!
Hope you all are well :)

Last week there wasn't a write up on the blog. I didn't think it was necessary being that the video was a video review of a product, all of the information was in the video! As quite a lot of enjoyed that style of video it will be something I try to do every so often. It is more time consuming than a regular makeup tutorial which is why I won't be uploading them too frequently. However, next Saturday I do have another review video but that will be my last for the next little while. Unfortunately I'm starting back college soon, I just wont have the time *sigh*.

Anyway, todays tutorial was another highly requested look. Well actually I kind of merged two tutorials into the one today, killed two birds with the one stone and all that jazz! Another one of my most highly requested looks are ones involving the Urban Decay Naked Palettes. I think I have....5 tutorials maybe? Using palettes one, two and three but when a tutorial is this highly requested I cant ignore it ha! So many of you wanted another tutorial using the Naked Palette 2 so here it is.

Along with that I know a lot of people wanted a night out/date night makeup look, this tutorial is my interpretation of that. 

With all that said, I hope you enjoy the look I created and as always the tutorial will be linked at the bottom of this post :)

Products Used:

Eyes

e.l.f cosmetics Eyelid Primer 'Sheer'

Urban Decay Naked Palette 2

Wet n Wild Megaliner Liquid Eyeliner '861 Black'

Cala Eyelashes '20'

Inglot Soft Precision Eyeliner '20'

Face

Wet n Wild Coverall Foundation Fair/Light

Wet n Wild Coverall Powder Fair/Light

Sleek MakeUP Contour Kit Light (review here)

theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer 

Lips

Inglot Soft Precision Lipliner '58'

Collection Gothic Glam Lipstick 'Seduction 1'

Like I said above if you would like to see the tutorial, the just click on the play button below! Hope you enjoy the video :)

Thanks for tuning in!

Eimear x

Smokey Eyes: Teal and Gold

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Hope you all are well :)

I'm back again today with another tutorial, an unplanned one at that! 

Catrice Cosmetics are revamping their stands with the addition of new products unfortunately that comes at the price of discontinuing quite a few of the range. Yesterday I frantically searched 5 different Catrice stands from Wicklow to Dublin in the search of my much loved ultimate colour lipstick '190 The Nuder The Better'. Alas, it was nowhere to be seen :( Gutted. 

While I was searching I spotted one of the most beautiful teal shades of eyeshadow I have ever laid eyes on…at €4.49 I had to have it!

So that pretty little shade was the reason for this tutorial, as you'll see I paired it with some golden tones, a combination of which I find really flattering.

Products Used:

Eyes

e.l.f. Eyelid Primer 'Sheer'

Inglot Amc Shine 08 (highlight)

Inglot Pearl 405 (antique gold shade)

Catrice Liquid Metal Eyeshadow '100 What Do You Sea?' (teal shade)

Catrice Skin Finish Compact Powder '010 Transparent'

Essence Eyeliner Pen

Essence Liquid Ink Waterproof Eyeliner

Ardell Natural Lash 117 Black

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil 'Mainline'

Gosh Growth Mascara 

Face

Avon Ideal Flawless Foundaton 'Light Ivory'

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer 'Fair'

Catrice Skin Finish Compact Powder '010 Transparent'

Sleek Contour Kit 'Light' (review here)

No7 Natural Blush Tint Powder 'Soft Damson'

theBalm Mary Lou Manizer

Lips 

Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Moss 03 

If you would like to see how I created this look then just click on the play button below! Hope you enjoy the tutorial :)

Thanks for tuning in!

Eimear x

Sultry Navy Blue Smokey Eye

Hey Everyone!

Hope you all are well :)

Long time no tutorial! I finished my exams so I'm on holidays from college now for the Summer. I've never been so delighted about anything as much in my entire life….the relief haha! Hopefully now i'll be able to churn out tutorials like theres no tomorrow. I'm currently working on a new set up so we will see how it goes. 

From the title you will know that todays tutorial is a navy blue smokey eye. Years ago as one of my first tutorials I think I created something possibly similar to this. I love navy blue smokey eyes, I'm not sure why I don't wear them more often. They are really nice to wear every so often as an alternative to a black smokey eye :)

Anyway, here is a peak at todays look!

Products Used

Eyes

E.L.F Eyeshadow Primer

Revlon Luxurious Color Eyeshadow Perle 'Glistening Snow 035'

Smashbox Eyeshadow 'Ink' cheaper alternative Catrice 'Top of the Cops 390'

Revlon Matte Eyeshadow 'Rich Sable 009'

Ardell Natural Style Demi Wispies False Eyelashes 

Mally Beauty Volumizing Mascara

Face

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation 'Ivory'

Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Season to Season Bronzer

Revlon Luxurious Color Eyeshadow Perle 'Glistening Snow 035' (highlighter)

Lips

Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer 'Nude Eclipse 600'

If you would like to see how I created this look…click on the play button below!

Hope you enjoy the tutorial and thanks for tuning in :)

Eimear x

Copper Pop: Affordable Sultry Smokey Eyes

Hey Everyone!

Hope you all are well :)

Today I have another makeup tutorial for you all.

As mentioned in my review post, which you can find here.

I was contacted by the Born Pretty Store in relation to trying out a couple of products. This palette here was one of the eyeshadow palettes I decided to go with! There's lots and lots to choose from on the website and Allison was kind enough to give me a discount code for my subscribers and readers. 

I have that down below for you :)

After some playing around with the eyeshadows this was the makeup look I came up with!

Products Used

E.L.F Cosmetics Eyeshadow Primer 'Sheer'

18 Color Eyeshadow Makeup Palette

Urben Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil 'Zero'

Rimmel ScandalEyes Retro Glam Mascara

Brushes Used

Sedona Lace EB 13

Blank Canvas Cosmetics Pro Deluxe E27

Sedona Lace EB 09

Blank Canvas Cosmetics Pro Deluxe E24

Smashbox Shadow Liner Brush #30

Blank Canvas Cosmetics 008

Blank Canvas Cosmetics 007

Listed below is the 10% off code if you were interested in trying out some products off of the website :) 

If you would like to see how I created this look then just click on the play button below!

Thanks for tuning in, hope you enjoy the tutorial :)

Eimear x

Cheap and Cheerful with Collection

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Hope you all are well :)

Today I have the latest installment of the Cheap and Cheerful series.

After browsing through the stands in Boots I settled with this beautiful palette.

All I can say is I am super impressed with the quality, pigmentation and price of the palette! If you would like to check out my full review of this palette just click here.

I created three different looks using this palette:

Products Used:

Collection Smokey Eyes Palette (review here)

Nyx Eyebrow Kit with Stencil for Brunettes (review here)

Mally Volumizing Mascara 

If you would like to see how I created these makeup looks, just click on the play button below!

Thanks for tuning in!

Eimear x

Collection Smokey Eyes Palette #3 Smokey

Hey Everyone!

Hope you all are well :)

Today I have an eyeshadow palette review for you all.

I have been looking around trying to find some budget buys for my cheap and cheerful series that I am currently doing. 

First stop...Boots!

Currently there are tonnes and tonnes of offers on across different ranges in Boots. As I was browsing through the different stands I wasn't seeing anything that was jumping out at me...until I came to the Collection stand.

I think the only things I have ever tried from Collection was a tinted moisturiser and a green concealer back when I was 14 and they were called Collection 2000. I have been lusting over the much hyped Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, however each time I have popped in it has been out of stock! Well in the ghostly shade that I want anyway :)

On the Collection stand there was an offer running:

Buy one get one half price

Buy 2 get the cheapest one half price

FINALLY, I found the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in the shade 'Fair' in stock in the Boots on Grafton Street. I picked that up along with this beautiful eyeshadow palette that caught my eye.

I love the packaging, it stood out from every other eyeshadow palette on display in there! On the reverse side of the palette it explains to you how to create the smokey eye look. I always like to see this on the palette as the step by steps are great for everyone, especially beginners! 

Inside the palette you will find 9 eyeshadows each labelled either 

'Dark', 'Light' or 'Medium', meaning you have the option of creating 3 entirely different looks..minimum!

To use the palette, Collection suggest the following steps:

1. Blend the Medium shade over the eyelid.

2. Brush the Dark shade from the outer corner and blend to the centre of the lid. For more impact, sweep along the lower lash line.

3. Use the light shade to highlight the brow bone.

4. Brighten the inner corner of the eye with the cream.

Starting with the first row, as you can see from the swatch below the light shade is almost non existent. I only swatched the shadow once on my arm, for the white to appear on the skin you needed 2-3 layers of the shadow.

Here is the look I created using the palette :)

I love the second row of shadows. The three shadows are highly pigmented and give off such a beautiful sheen when blended across the eye lid.

Here is how they look in action :)

This is a swatch of the third row. In this row we have a medium shade, a dark shade, followed by a cream shade. We have two different highlight shades we can choose between and the cream shade is used in all three makeup looks as a highlight around the tear duct of the eye.

Here is the third look :)

I decided to use the medium and dark shade on the third row, followed by the pink iridescent 'light' shade on the second row as my brow bone highlight.

I am extremely impressed with the quality and pigmentation of these shadows.

All of the eyeshadows in the palette except for the white shade are very vibrant with just one swatch of the colours. This was the only palette of the range available in Boots at the time I was in the store. After looking up online I am definitely interested in checking out some more...especially the more colourful ones! 

I picked up the palette and the concealer for around €9!

The palette is around €6 which is only €2 per makeup look I think we can all agree that Bargain Hunter Byrne strikes again >:)

If you would like to see how I created the three makeup looks, just click on the play button below! Hope you enjoy the tutorial :D 

Thanks a million for tuning in guys.

See you in my next video/review!

Eimear x