Make up review: Sleek i-Divine Candy Collection eye-shadow palette

Hi Everyone!

It's been far too long since my last post! I sincerely apologise for that...I've just been way to busy! Well let's get straight down to what the post will be on today eh? Well today I will be reviewing a certain product that I bought not so long ago, its a palette by Sleek Makeup, which is the new limited edition also known as the i-Divine Candy palette, as part of the Candy collection range, this is apparently limited edition! so grab it while you can!! The palette is available from Superdrugs, I bought this palette for £7.99 and I would say this is a definite bargain for the colours and the amount of pigmentation they have.

I do not own this image, all copyrights go to Google images

Ok well, I will just be giving you a brief description of the palette, and finally I will be showing you a swatch of each colours in a picture. the palette contains 12 different colours, which vary in colours, from blues, minty greens, purples and pinks...basically all things summer! The palette also includes a sponge applicator, which to be quite honest, I have not used, as I have used these applicators from a previous Sleek palette, and have found that they do not pick up much colour and does not apply or blend the shadow in very well. But hey, what more can we expect from a palette that is such a bargain?


I have not used all the colours on my eyes, as of yet, however, I have used a few of the pinks and blues from the candy palette (I have shown you an image of this above) and I would say I am loving the intensity and the richness of the colours, their just wonderful! The swatches below are on my arm, and they may not look as dark, but on the eyelids they come out wonderfully, well the colours I used did anyway, obviously after you have prep'd your eyes with some primer (I use urban decay's primer potion). Here's an image below of the swatch!

Swatches of each of the colours from the palette

Once again, enjoy, and I sincerely apologise for disappearing and not writing any Blog posts sooner, stay with me!! Love you all.

Take care!

Y x.

Beauty Tip #4: Home-made face scrub

Hi Everyone!

I haven't been writing as consecutively as I did when I started this blog, reason being is that it gets quite hard to write every day with other things to do in life! So I will try my utmost best to try to write at least every two days!! Promise!! So today's Blog post will be about a home-made face scrub that not only gently exfoliates your skin but leaves it feeling like a baby's bottom! (I swear that's how it's felt for me anyway...do get back to me with your own version of events!!).

When I came across this home-made scrub, I was a little reluctant to use it at first as I suffered from severe acne on and off, plus I had extremely sensitive skin, making things ten times worse. I couldn't use shop-bought scrubs as my skin reacted to them, so I finally convinces myself to try this out! (Please for everyone reading this, before you try this on the whole of your face, try it on a small section of your skin, to test if you are sensitive to this ingredient or not).

I do not own this image, taken from Google Images

So the ingredients that you will need for this scrub are:
Bicarbonate Soda (remember!! it's Bicarbonate Soda NOT baking powder...they are not the same...baking powder is powdery while the soda is slightly grainy...the right texture to exfoliate skin), and some water. If you can find a little pot to store this mixture in then that would be great! as this will save you from having to keep making the mixture constantly.

Once you have the ingredients ready, what you need to do is add two tablespoons of soda to 1 tablespoon water. The mixture needs to be like a paste, it shouldn't be too runny or two thick...preferably in between. However, if after using the paste on your face you feel it is too coarse then add a little more water, this should lessen the rough feeling.

When you have made the mixture, wash your face thoroughly, then take a little of the mixture and in circular motions scrub gently into your face. Wash off thoroughly, and wipe your face, and finally apply your moisturisers.

So there you have your very own home-made scrub without all the extra chemicals in it! and it is way cheaper than your shop-bought exfoliating face scrub!

Till next time people! Keep reading, liking and please comment for any further improvements or topics that you may want to see on my Blog!

Ciao!

Y x.

Beauty Tip #3: Natural rememdies to lighten dark lips

Hi Everyone!

It feels like I haven't blogged in ages...even though it's been only a day or two...I think? Any ways!! well today's blog post was actually inspired by something my sister said...she was asking me to do some research for her on natural ways to help her stop her lips pigmenting so much...you see she has quite dark lips naturally and she tans real quick! But, recently her lips have been pigmenting quite a bit. So she asked me to help research some remedies that will help lighten or possibly prevent her lips pigmenting further...so I got a lightbulb moment...and thought why not make this my next topic for my blog post?

I do not own this picture in any way whatsoever, courtesy of Google Images

Numero uno...so from the previous knowledge that I have...I know that lemon juice is one natural product that helps in eliminating and lightening dark spots/scars etc...I have tried it myself and I have seen many results from this natural ingredient! I have have had many...and I mean many bad experiences with acne on and off during my late teenage and adolescent years...from which I have quite a few dark spots on my face...I would definitely say that my home-made facial scrub (wait for my next blog post!!! :P) and lemon juice have literally helped my face in so many ways! So back to the topic at hand...I have been researching, and I have found many sites where they mention to apply lemon juice to the lips, just get like a couple of squeezes from an actual fresh lemon (not from a bottle!) and dab it all over your lips before you go to sleep...keep doing this overnight and wait to see if there is any difference! (I will try this remedy myself and recommend this to my sister too!).

I do not own this image, courtesy of Google Images

Number two: once again I shall be mentioning a product that I have spoken about before...Honey! Honey is an amazing natural ingredient with many beneficial factors...I have personally tried this one myself, mainly to keep my lips supple and soft, as I have mentioned before I suffer from dry skin...yes even on my lips...so I made a sugar scrub...I used about 1 tbsp of honey, 1 tsp of sugar and 1 tsp of lemon; mix the ingredients together, if the paste is not thick and gooey...which it needs to be...add more sugar, until it looks thick enough to not drip everywhere. This mixture is quite messy so be ready for this..(the things we have to do eh?). So take a little of the mixture and scrub your lips using this, in light circular motions, be gentle...don't put too much pressure...and then wash off. I have felt the difference in my lips after using this little trick...I hope you do! This method is believed to not only exfoliate and remove the dry dead skin from your lips...but the lemon and honey in the mixture is believed to lighten dark lips and to leave it looking rosy! I hope this does work for you guys out there! Another method that you can try is to directly apply some honey over your lips and leave overnight, as if you are using a balm on you lips, let it dry and let your lips absorb the ingredient...keep trying these methods it should work wonders!

I have already hinted what my next post will be about! So please keep reading, liking, following my blog and stay tuned!! Till next time!

Ciao!

Y x.

How-to: Natural eye make-up look.

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all are having a better summer than I am...the weather is rubbish here in London! Today I will be doing a step-by-step on one of my natural looking makeup looks! I will be focusing on the eye area mainly! I hope you follow and you will get the hang of it in no time! :)

Remember the first rule of thumb is to prep and prime your entire face! Wash your face properly and then moisturise it! I use Elizabeth Arden Daily Moisture SPF 15, on my face as it is really dry and this cream really keeps my face moist without the extra shine!

1. Prep and prime your eyes, I have used the two products below to get my eyes ready for the eyeshadow. First I have used urban decay's primer potion all over my lids, and then I used MAC paintpot, in Soft Ochre all over the lids. Using a primer is very essential in keeping those pigments on your lid, for minimising lines/cakey-ness of your shadow and for longevity.

(Prep and Prime eyes) Urban Decay Primer Potion & MAC Soft Ochre

2. Below I will be showing you the step-by-step of the colours I have used, and which order I have used them. The palette that I have used for this look, is by Sleek Makeup, in 'Oh-so special'.

Sleek Make-up palette in Oh-So-Special (each colour has its own unique name in this
palette; 1: The Mail; 2: Boxed; 3: Wapped Up; 4: Celebrate; 5: Noir) 

3. Now I will be talking about the the step-by-step of how to apply the actual colours, and I have attached pictures of each step in a collage below, with the final look too. Enjoy! :)

4. The first frame from the collage below is after I have applied my primer and base.

5. Next, you need to apply the lightest shade of whatever colours you are using; here I have chosen a very natural colour, called 'The mail' from my palette, which does not look too far off from the primer and base colour in frame 1.

6. Next, I have used colour 2 and 3 on the crease of my lids and blend inwards using your brush, about two-thirds of your lids. (sorry if the colours are not showing properly! I really don't know what's wrong with the lighting and camera!).

7. Now apply number 4 and 5 on the outer crease of your eye and blend slightly inwards, not as much as the previous step. lastly, apply your eye liner and mascara! All done!

Hope this was helpful...till next time!!

Ciao!

Y x.

Beauty Tip #2: Beauty Blender vs. Foundation Brush

Hi Everyone!

I do hope the last tip that I have posted about was useful to someone or another! I will be trying to keep this Blog updated and up and running as much as I can! I have literally just finished uni...so as some of you can imagine I have quite a bit of time on my hands.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand...today I will be talking about a recent discovery of mine...I know some of you may have discovered this a loonngg time ago, as it has been on the market for a very long time. But I thought why not write a little post about this very useful makeup tool? Honestly at first when I saw the product, known as the Beauty Blender...I thought it was probably overrated...but I recently purchased the item and I have to say it was really really useful!

I was watching a video by a very popular artist, GossMakeupArtist (an excellent MUA! personally I think his one of the best Youtube vloggers around!) and he mentioned this tool and how it is one of the must have tools when doing your foundation. So I bought it recently...and since I have just started up my new Blog I thought why not do a comparison?

The two tools I used...the beauty blender (pink one...sorry I just used it so
looks a little dirty) and on the right is my foundation brush

Below are the result...as you can see, on the left, I used the beauty blender to apply a swatch of foundation, which I have used the same amounts of, to keep this as a fair experiment...and you can see that the blend of is very very different!! The beauty blender works wonders!! It truly does leave the skin looking very airbrushed and light...almost feels as though I am not wearing any foundation. While, on the other hand (not so literally)...you can see that using the brush has left quite a few streaks on my skin, even whilst blending...and I can honestly tell you that I swiped the brush on my hand a good five times.

Using the beauty blender does feel quite effortless in comparison to a brush! This make-up tool can be found in most make-up stores...I bought mine from Amazon for £5 (or so)...as the prices for this thing are quite bumped up! Hope this little tip helped!! Please like...comment (suggestions and please be nice!!)...follow +1 it or something!! and lastly...I hope this informative!!

Ciao!

Yasmin x.  

Left Beauty Blender and Right using a normal foundation brush

Beauty Tip #1 Avocado & Honey face mask

This tip is very useful for all those who suffer from dry skin! I have personally tried this little concoction and I would definitely say it has worked wonders on my face! Plus the thought of this little fruit being so rich in vitamin E gives it that extra wow factor to me! My skin type is oily/very dry in certain areas, so I would definitely say it has really helped balance out my skin. Please keep reading for more instructions:

Ingredients:
1/4 avocado (ripe and soft)
1/2 tbsp Honey

1. You can use a quarter of an avocado if you do not fancy storing the left over mask mixture after using some. But usually on the net people recommend using half an avocado...not sure why.
2. Peel the skin off of your avocado and mash up using a fork until there are no lumps.
3. Add in your honey...and voila! One skin moisturising mask!
4. Apply the mask on your face generously and wait for 10 minutes.
5. You will feel the mask drying up on your face. Wash off and pat dry.
6. Now feel how smooth your skin feels!

Hope this helps!! Will be back with some more tips when I discover them!

Ciao!
Yasmin x

Summer Look #1.
I have been asked by a friend of mine to start a Blog as she loved this look and many of my other makeup looks that I recently posted on my Instagram (instagram id: Yazzle_91). Hence the first picture to go up on my first ever Blog is this look! I have no idea what I am supposed to do on a blog, but I promise I will learn fast!

To do this look I used:
Clinique super moisture make-up foundation in warm caramel and for contouring I used a foundation by L.A. colours in Bronze. I have used a normal sponge for blending the two shades on my face, after making it damp of course! But I will be buying the infamous beauty blenders very soon for my foundation! As I have come to notice that using a sponge instead of the brushes does in fact give a more flawless and airbrushed look in comparison to using foundation brushes, which has left me with streaks of foundation on my face!
I feel that using another foundation which is at least a shade or two shades darker than your complexion really blends in well and looks great for contouring!
On my cheekbones I used a blusher by nyx in Taupe...which enhances the contouring around the cheekbones.
and Lastly, I used a lipstick by KIKO Cosmetics in number 918.

That is all for now! I hope this was a little informative to whomever shall read this Blog, Please be nice! Thanks!

Y x.