5 Products I Can't Live Without

When I love product, it's safe to say I truly love it. I will use it religiously pretty much until I find something different to love (yes i'm one of those haha). Anyways! Here are five makeup products I have stuck by for a few years now hope you enjoy.

Mac Custom Palette - Amber Lights(top left), Tempting(top right), Trax(bottom left), Expensive Pink(bottom right). 

My most reached to colours when doing both night and day looks definitely can't live without these! 

Mac Select Cover-Up Concealer in NC40, perfect texture and coverage leaves skin looking natural and flawless can't fault it! 

Mac Amplified Lipstick - Cosmo. One of those colours you can wear everyday and with really smokey eyes on a night out very versatile.

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua - B50, great coverage, good for the skin and natural finish. Pricey but worth it by a mile.

L'oreal Volume Million Lashes, seriously one of the best mascaras out there, beats most expensive brands i've tried by far!

So here are my five most favoured makeup products, I'd love to know what yours! Let me know in your comments below?

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Break The Rules For The Perfect Red Lip!

Choosing the right red lipstick is by no means an easy task, and I'm sure I'm speaking for most women out there when I say that! When it comes to makeup advice much like me a lot of women search the internet to see what experienced makeup artists suggest. 
Most makeup professionals advise us to look at the undertones of red lip colours. Fair skins are advised to chose red shades with a blue undertones, Olive/medium skins to opt for orange tones and Dark skins to choose pink tones. But what happens if you've followed this advise but are still unhappy with the result? 

Here is a prime example of this, Scarlet Johansson has chosen a red shade with a blue undertone but instead of it brightening her skin tone as suggested its just left her looking pale. 

 However below, Scarlet Johansson has chosen an orange toned red lip and it looks so much better! Much like Angelina Jolie who opted for a pink toned red lip but looks sexy as ever. 

Seems so confusing doesn't it?

My solution is think Intensity. One major factor of pulling off red lips is the intensity of the shade you've chosen. 

Like Anne Hathaway balance your face makeup to work with the lip colour. Even if she had picked a blue toned red if she'd went overboard with her eye makeup, elaborate with her hair colour/style the look wouldn't have worked. This is because of the intensity of her application. It is important to remember, that your makeup, hair and outfit should work together, so when picking and applying a red lip you should look at the bigger picture!

So that's my tip on how to wear red the right way, hope this helps!

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Dramatic Red Carpet Makeup

Taking inspiration from Sonam Kapoor's makeup for the Cannes premiere of The Great Gatsby (above)  I created a makeup look thats quite dramatic. 

Face:

Giorgio Armani Designer Lift Foundation  - Shade 7

MAC Select Coverup Concealer - NC40

MAC Archie's Girls - Veronica's Blush

Sleek Luminous Powder - 03 (bronzer)

MAC Studio Careblend Powder - Medium/Dark

Eyes:

MAC Tempting

MUA Heaven and Earth Palette - Dark Plum Colour & Pink Highlight Colour

Soap And Glory Liner Pen - Black

L'oreal Voluminous Millions Mascara - Black

Sleek Storm Palette (black eyeshadow on the waterline over pencil)

Rimmer Khol Pencil Liner  - Black

Lips:

MAC Rebel Lipstick

Revlon Orchid Lipstick (centre of lips)

I opted for a plum tone for the lip to make it more wearable for me, I also kept the liner thicker and slightly shorter along the eye mostly because Sonam's look was very dramatic. Overall I think this look is definitely not for everyone but with an outfit as extravagant as Sonam's I wouldn't mind pushing the boat out either!

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3 Reasons To Drink Green Tea

1. Feel Great
Green Tea is packed antioxidants that purify the body, so drinking a cup a day will help get rid of unwanted toxins. I can honestly say I always feel revitalised after a mug!
2. Look Great
All those antioxidants don't only improve your mood but its amazing for you skin. If you're not keen on drinking the stuff you can use it as a toner, simply put a few drops of the distilled tea on a pad and wipe softly over your face after cleansing. 
3. Weigh Less
So..You feel great and look great you'd think that would be enough to convince you to drink the stuff but wait theres more! Green tea is one of the most well known teas to help aid you in losing weight. This is because it is a fat burner, drinking this alongside a healthy diet and exercise regime will improve you're weight loss!
With such attractive benefits it's no surprise that supermodels like Miranda Kerr stick by this stuff, are you guys convinced?

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