Inglot Duraline A Must Have For Every Makeup Bag

Hey Ladies,

In the bottom of every makeup artist's collection you will find Inglot's Duraline and unbeknownst to most girls this is a must have! I have been using Duraline for the past 6 years and can never be without a bottle, you probably thinking to yourself okay now why do I need this and what does it do? Have you ever bought an eyeliner and it dried out within a couple of months and became so difficult to use especially if we are talking about Inglot's Gel Liner no 77? Or has it gone really lumpy and bumpy and you cannot get the perfect cat eye flick? Well just one drop of Duraline can turn it into a brand new product which saves you time and moolah.

Basically Duraline is a silicone polymer and can be used in a multitude of different ways:

• Refreshes old gel liners and mascaras (but bare in mind mascaras need to be binned 3 months after opening!)
• Pigments/Eyeshadow can now be used as a liner.
• Eyeshadow can be used as lipstick.
• Use it to remove stubborn eyeliner from your hand if you use it as a palette like I do!
• Intensify your eyeshadow with a tiny amount of Duraline!
• It can be used to apply glitter. Dampen brush with Duraline, dab in glitter and pat on the eye!

It's an easy to use product that I think is a makeup artist's best kept secret. A 9ml bottle is only 12euro and should last you AGES as you only a teensy amount at a time! Have you used Inglot's Duraline before or is this the first you've heard of it? Let me know in the comments.

Disappointing Products (Singular) #2

Hey Ladies,

It isn't all sunshine and roses around here and as a blogger I try out so many products. Quite often I find a dud in the mix. I think it's important to share disappointing products especially when they are from a luxury brand!

                                     

                                     

This time round we are going to be discussion MAC Liquid Eye Liner in Boot Black. Right from the get go I didn't like this product, the packaging for me is just so blah and it is quite small for the €21 price tag. I think with a liquid eye liner the applicator is the deal breaker, considering it is so hard to get the perfect smooth line the applicator should be easy to use and manageable for whatever your skill level with makeup. The applicator on this particular eyeliner is a stiff short pointed sponge that is really difficult to move over the eye and as it is quite stubby it's hard to get into the inner corner of your eye and create a thin liner.

The eyeliner itself is very liquidy and when you put it on your eyelid it can run and spread like watercolour. If you manage to complete a decent liner and want to go back in to make it darker, simply don't. It pulls on the liner you have already done and basically removes it. If you follow me on Snapchat you would have seen me use it in one of my Snaptorials and how it ruined my makeup that day. MAC claim it to be smudge resistant, I think not.

I will be bringing this Back2MAC as one of my items as I really don't think it is worth the hassle for me. I would rather stick to my KatVonD Tattoo Liner or Inglot 77! I hope you enjoyed this post and found it useful. Do you have any disappointing products that you have tried recently? If so, let me know in the comments below.

My Everyday Essentials

Hey Ladies,

Today I thought I would share with you my everyday stash that I couldn't be without, a little treasure trove that lives on my desk right next to my trusty brushes. I was getting ready for work the other day and I realised that I have never shared with you the products that I use everyday without fail and have repurchased over and over. So it is safe to say they are firm favourites...this is why I haven't done a favourites video yet because all of the products would be the same every single month. I can literally bang out my work face in 10 minutes flat using these products or I could spend hours adding in other bits and bobs, they are the core products to every makeup look that I do.

A little more about my skin if your new around these parts. I have dry skin that is very prone to acne breakouts, my skin tone is very pale so I like to make my everyday face as natural as possible. And once I put my makeup on I want it to last because I hate touching up during the day - primers are an essential. The only thing I haven't included in this post is my eye shadows and brushes but don't worry I have separate posts coming up on them soon! Also please note that my lip colour is the only product that changes in and out regularly because I go through phases of different shades.

So dig into my stash...and let me know do you see any of your favourites? What are your everyday essentials? Want me to do a tutorial on my daily look?

Purple Smoke With By Terry

Hey Ladies,

For the past few weeks I have been doing the same makeup look...almost everyday. I bought the highly talked about By Terry Ombre Black Star in Misty Rock back in February and have been getting on famously ever since. At €30 its a steep spend for just an eye shadow stick but it is literally the most gorgeous thing I've ever laid my beady eyes on.

Even those who are eye shadow challenged will be able to master this beauty, simply twist it up and pop it all over the lid and either blend it out with a finger or with a blending brush. I find this fades to a soft brown shade around the edges so its not necessary to add any more shadows with it but you can if you want! Once it's on its sets so you don't have to worry about creasing, although if you do have an exceptionally oily eye lid I would recommend a primer before hand.

So I did a little tutorial using this shadow so you could see it in action:

Product List:
Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer
MAC Strobe Cream
Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 010 Light Porcelain
No Brand Buffing Brush
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC15
Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge
MAC Studio Fix Powder in NW13
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
By Terry Ombre Black Star in Misty Rock
Clinique Eye Shadow Brush
Urban Decay Shadow Brush
MAC White Frost Eye Shadow
MAC Cork Eyeshadow
MAC Wedge Eyeshadow
MAC 224 Brush
MAC 217 Brush
MAC Sketch Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer in 1N Extra Light
MAC 212 Brush
MAC 219 Brush
MAC Dipdown Fluidline
MAC 263 Brush
Rimmel Brow This Way in Deep Brown
Inglot Gel Eyeliner in 77
No Brand Paint Brush
MAC False Lashes Mascara
MAC 109 Brush
NYX Powder Blush in Taupe
Crown Brush Contour Brush
MAC Stereo Rose Blush
Real Techniques Blush Brush
Sleek Face Form in Light Highlighter
Nima Brush Wendy
MAC Peach Blossom Lipstick

So would I spend another €30 quid for a different colour from the collection? Definitely! My sister also picked up the same shade and gets great use out of hers! So let me know would you spend that much on an eye shadow pencil? Or do you have any dupes from a budget brand I should know about?

New Video Alert!

Hey Ladies,

I know there was no post on Monday and if you follow me on social media you'll know that I have been feeling under the weather but from my sick bed I have finally been able to edit my latest video....HUZZAH! I have to say I am so excited about this video as it has been my favourite thus far on my YouTube Channel so I am excited to share it with you all.

I am a huge fan of anything vintage so today's video is a vintage makeup tutorial. I will leave a full product list below in case you were wondering about any of the product, shade etc and if I have done any reviews on the products I will link them too. As I mentioned in the video I have got a giveaway coming up and I will be announcing it on Instagram so keep your eyes peeled on there for that.

With all that said lets get into it....grab a cuppa....

Product List:
Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer
Boots Botanics Radiance Balm All Bright (Review coming soon!)
Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 010 Light Porcelain
Buffing Brush (Reviewed here)
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC15
Beauty Blender
MAC Painterly Paint Pot (Reviewed here)
Urban Decay Shadow Brush
MAC Vanilla Eye Shadow
MAC Cork Eyeshadow
MAC Wedge Eyeshadow
MAC 224 Brush
MAC 217 Brush
MAC White Frost Eyeshadow
MAC Embark Eyeshadow
No7 Blending Brush
Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer in 1N Extra Light
MAC 212 Brush
Essence Kajal Liner in White
MAC Dipdown Fluidline
MAC 263 Brush
Rimmel Brow This Way in Deep Brown
Inglot Gel Eyeliner in 77
No Brand Paint Brush
Eyeko Eye Do Mascara (Reviewed here)
Duo Lash Glue
Ardell Demi Wispies
MAC Mineralised Skin Finish in Light
MAC 109 Brush
NYX Powder Blush in Taupe (Reviewed here)
Real Techniques Contour Brush
MAC Stereo Rose Blush
Real Techniques Blush Brush
MAC Mineralised Skin Finish in Lightscapade
Nima Brush Wendy (Reviewed here)
MAC Brick Lipliner
MAC Ruby Woo Lipstick

Festival Makeup!

Hey Ladies,

I am really getting into the swing of the whole YouTube business and today I have a brand new video for you. I wanted to get this post up before Summer hits and your various feeds are chockablock with Festival posts. I have never been to a music festival *emoji sad face* but I reckon this would be the type of look I would go for if I was to go. It's super simple and only takes a few extra products to your regular routine and my motto is the brighter the better and don't be afraid to add a pop of colour to the lips. Oh and not forgetting the obligatory floral head band!

If you want a product list for this look sure let me know in the comments and I can get that up for you. Also the little do-dad you see in the video for protecting your eyeshadow/glitter from falling on your cheeks is from Elf and I have a post all about it here.
 
          

So get the war paint out and let's experiment!

Product Smackdown: Micellar Waters For Under €7!

Hey Ladies,

Is it just me or does it seem that companies are bringing out micellar waters left, right and centre? Not that I am complaining as they have become an essential part of my everyday skincare routine and just like mascaras I am on a quest to find the creme de la creme of micellar waters. In the past couple months I have put three different products to the test, two that are under €7 quid and one that is more of a premium brand but more on that in the coming weeks!

First up is the hugely talked about Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water, its packaging and size are very similar to that of Bioderma so when this hit the shelves the beauty world went into a frenzy. For under €7 you get a whopping 400ml of product which lasts me at least 4-6 weeks depending if I am wearing makeup everyday. No fragrance and no alcohol means this is super gentle and it removes most makeup, although I do find that I need something with a little more oil to remove that pesky Inglot gel liner. I do love this and I have repurchased this numerous times since I first tried it and it is a staple product for a Makeup Artist's kit.

With that said lets skip over to the L'Oreal Skin Perfection 3 in 1 Purifying Micellar Water (phew that's a mouthful!). I picked this up when micellar waters first popped up on the scene and immediately fell in love. Definitely my favourite of the two products although you only get 200ml for the same price as the Garnier which is a little lousy. I found that this takes of every scrap of makeup including waterproof eyeliner (I'm looking at you Inglot!) and mascara, whereas the Garnier didn't measure up! I also noticed less breakout with this product which is a huge bonus for me.

Both products do an incredible job at removing makeup and for such a bargainous price you really can't fault them. Even if you aren't a skincare person this is definitely the lazy man's (or woman's) way of taking care of your skin with minimal effort and throw away those bloody baby wipes because with these products it takes just as little effort to cleanse your skin.... no excuses!


VIVA LA MICELLAR REVOLUTION!
Love,
S

Makeup Tutorial - Glittering Gold

Hey Ladies,

I have filmed my first makeup tutorial, so now we won't have picture heavy posts and I can show you my makeup looks in more detail. At the recent blogger meet up (which I will soon have a post on) we went to Inglot Jervis Street for a makeup demonstration. The makeup artist Jessica did the mot amazing glittery smokey eye so naturally I had to buy the products and share what I learned with you!

I have included my video in this post but I would be really appreciative if you took the time to subscribe to my YouTube channel. Hopefully this is the first video of many!

Love,
S

Sunday Funday

Hey!
On a Sunday I usually go to dinner at my boyfriends nannies, so I usually dress that bit nicer and spend more time on my make up. Over the last week and a bit I have had a really bad cold due to the change in my diet (post to follow) so I felt like wearing minimal make up with a difference. For looks like this I like to change either the colour of my eye-liner or the colour of my lips and keep the rest pretty neutral.

This is a super easy look, all I did was apply my face routine, fill in my brows and add the eye liner! This look is great because it saves you loads of time than applying 5 different shadows and its really eye catching!

As per usual products will be below :)

 Face
Foundation: NYC Stay All Day in Classic Ivory
Powder: Rimmel- Stay Matte
Concealer: MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC15
Blush: MAC- Vintage Grape
Contour: MAC- Matte Bronzing Powder

Eyes
Primer: MAC- Painterly Paint Pot
Lid: NYX- ES35 Platinum Pink
Crease: MAC- Cork
Brow Bone: Inglot- Matte White & MAC- Phloof!
Mascara: Essence- Maximum Definition Volume Mascara
Liner: Inglot- 74
Brows:  MAC- Brown Down and Carbon


Lips
Nothing :)

Setting Spray
MAC- Fix+


Hope you enjoyed!
Love,
S

Blue/Purple Smoke

Hey Ladies,
Here is a look that I did not so long ago using Deep Truth eye shadow from MAC. It is more of a night time look unless you are brave enough to wear it in the day time. All of the products that I used will be listed below as always :)

 Products used



Face
Foundation: NYC Stay All Day in Classic Ivory
Powder: Rimmel- Stay Matte
Concealer: MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC15
Blush: MAC- Peachykeen
Contour: MAC- Matte Bronzing Powder

Eyes
Primer: MAC- Painterly Paint Pot
Lid: MAC- Deep Truth
Crease: MAC- Quarry, Shadowy Lady
Brow Bone: Inglot- Matte White and MAC- Phloof
Mascara: Essence- Maximum Definition Volume Mascara
Liner: Urban Decay- 24/7 Liner in Zero
Brows:  MAC- Brown Down and Carbon
Lower Lash: MAC- FIG.1, Carbon and Brown Down

Lips
MAC-Petting Pink Lip Conditioner

Setting Spray
MAC- Fix+

Love, 

S

Get The Look: Katy Perry

Hey Ladies,

I want to start a new series entitled "Get The Look", where I show you how I have recreated a celebrity look. I will make each of the looks a little different by adding my own twist, so I can wear it out and about during the day. To start off here is a Katy Perry look that I thought was gorgeous, but I decided to tone it down a bit so I used shimmer instead of silver glitter! 

This is the look....

Here is my look....

Products used

Face
Foundation: Revlon- ColourStay in Ivory
Powder: Rimmel- Stay Matte-
Concealer: Mac Pro Longwear Concealer in NC15
Blush: Mac- Blush Ombre in Vintage Grape (I only used the top pink part)
Contour: Mac- Matte Bronzing Powder

Eyes
Primer: Mac- Painterly Paint Pot
Lid: Mac- Quarry and Retro Speck
Crease: Mac- Quarry, FIG.1
Brow Bone: Inglot- Matte White and Mac- Phloof
Mascara: Essence- Maximum Definition Volume Mascara
Liner: Essence- Kajal Pencil in White
Brows:  Mac- Brown Down and Carbon
Lower Lash: Mac- FIG.1, Carbon and Brown Down

Lips
Liner: Mac- Soar
Lipstick: Mac- Creme Cup

Setting Spray
MUFE- Setting Spray

Hope you enjoyed!

Love,

S

My Make-Up Kit Wishlist

Hey Ladies,
As you all have seen over the last while I have been buying products slowly but surely to build up my freelance make-up kit. So I thought I would share the list of products that I want to buy over the next while.....


Let's get going...


MAC- Complete Comfort Crème
Smashbox- Photo finish Primer
Smashbox- Hide + Conceal Concealer in various colours
MAC- Prep and Prime Skin
MAC- Strobe Crème
MAC- Make Up Wipes
Nars- Orgasm
Nars- Laguna
MUFE- Finishing Powder
Laura Mercier- Primer
Tweezerman Tweezers    BOUGHT
NYX- Milk Jumbo Pencil
NYX- Black Bean Jumbo Pencil
MAC- Swiss Chocolate 
MAC- Pearl Cream Colour Base  
MAC- 224 Brush
OR Crown Brush- C431   BOUGHT
Crown Brush- C330
Bioderma
MAC- Nightmoth Lip Pencil
MAC- Brick Lip Pencil
Revlon Lipbutters      BOUGHT ONE
Shu Uemura Eye Lash Curlers 
MUFE- Camouflage Palette 




and most importantly.....a Zuca bag! 

What's on your wish list?
Love,
S

Green + Gold

Hey Ladies,
As I've said before I want to try using some of the products in my collection a bit more as they are being slightly neglected. This time round I wanted to try out this eye-shadow from Mac called Humid that has been sitting in my palette for so long! It is a moss green with a shimmer finish, which isn't something that I would usually go for. My sister originally bought this and never used it so I thought I would add it to my collection.

Face
Foundation: Revlon- ColourStay in Ivory
Powder: Essence- Fix and Matte
Concealer: Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection in Fair
Blush: Mac-Peechykeen
Contour: Mac- Harmony

Eyes
Primer: Mac- Painterly Paint Pot
Lid: Mac- Cork
Lid: Urban Decay Naked- Sidecar
Crease: Mac- Cork, Humid
Glitter: The Make Up Store- Eyedust in Perfect
Brow Bone: Inglot- Matte White and Mac- Phloof
Liquid Liner: Mac-Black Track Fluid Line
Eye Liner: Urban Decay- Zero
Mascara: Maybelline- Falsies
Brows:  Mac- Brown Down and Carbon


Lips
Lipstick: Mac- Petting Pink Lip Conditioner

Hope you enjoyed!
Love,
S