My Month In Pictures

Heya Lovelies!

I'm pretty new to this Instagram business but i thought I'd give a new sort of post a whirl. I'm no genius when it comes to taking photos, I'm pretty much the opposite. But i thought I'd share some of the months favourite snaps with you lot!

 

1. Zoya Ivanka

2. Rearranging my indie cosmetics stash

3. USA goodies! ♥

4. Wagamama's pud

5. My fur baby Star

6. Perfume lusting

I'll be trying these sort of posts out on a monthly basis to start with, but if you'd like to keep up to date with me on Instagram follow katiexlou.

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xox

FOTD: Smoked Plum

Hey lovelies!

I am really loving the berry / burgundy / plum trend this Winter. Fashion wise, I'm not too big on colour so picking up some berry pieces for my wardrobe has been a nice change. I've also been adoring the berry lip trend and I've been wearing Revlon Balm Stain in Crush and MAC Rebel pretty much the entire month.  So I thought I'd give something new a go and switch up my look for a more vampy, burgundy smokey eye.

 For someone with a makeup addiction, i sure don't have a lot of plummy, burgundy shades in my collection! I had to go through every one of my palettes to find one. All the shades i found were too purple for my liking but i finally struck gold with Sleek's Monaco palette, which is sadly discontinued. But you can find these sort of shades everywhere currently!

Eyes:

MUA - Eyeshadow Primer

Sleek - Monaco Palette: Bamboo, Moors Treasure.

Sugarpill - Bulletproof Eyeshadow

Elf - Black Liquid Eyeliner

Covergirl - Lash Blast Mascara Waterproof

Anastasia - Brow Powder 

     

Lips:

Jack Black - Black Tea Lip Balm

Face: 

Mac - Studio Fix Fluid NW15 (mixed)

Illamasqua - Skin Base SB02 (mixed)

Maybelline - Dream Lumi Concealer: Radiance

Laura Mercier - Secret Brightening Powder

Nars - Laguna Bronzer  

Tarte - Amazonian Clay Blush: Flush

Mac - Lightscapade

I'm not a big fan of winter, but I'm loving switching up my makeup! Hopefully my creative juices (what little i have) will remain flowing and I'll be sharing some new FOTD's soon!

Whats your favourite winter makeup trend?

xox

FOTD: Stuck In A Rut

Ello Lovelies!

I've been stuck in a little bit of a makeup rut lately, wearing the same look most days and not having much time to change up my routine too much due to work, boo! So over the weekend i was determined to crack out some different goodies and give a new look a bit of a try. Well here's how it went!

Eyes:
Urban Decay - Primer Potion

Nyx - Milk Jumbo Pencil
Victorian Disco Cosmetics - Frozen Throne (<3)

Sugarpill - Afterparty + Bulletproof + Taco

Mac - Omega (Brows) + Phloof!
MUFE - Smoky Lash

Lips:
Mac - Hue
Which looks really nothingy on me sadly.

Face:

Mac - Studio Fix Fluid mixed with Revlon - Colourstay
Fyrinnae - Confidence Hightlighter (as blush)
Collection 2000 - Lasting Perfection Concealer

Elf - HD Powder

Overall i was pretty happy with look. Sure its not the most creative look, but for me its pretty good! My foundation ratio was a little off, my Colourstay is a smidge too light and my Studio Fix Fluid (NW15) is FAR too dark so i like to try and mix the two so i feel like I'm not wasting two perfectly good foundations. I just wish i could get the ratios perfect every time i try, oh well!

I'm really looking forward to trying out some more bolder looks and well and truly getting out of my makeup rut! I've also got my eye on some indie pretties currently, so hopefully I'll have some bits and bobs to show and review soon, yay!

Thanks for reading!

xox

FOTD: Green With Envy

  

My Sugarpill collection doesn't get as much love as it deserves, so i decided this definetly needed rectifying! I've been suffering a bit with my skin lately (hence the lack of FOTD's) so i was pretty chuffed at today's attempt.

It's a little more dramatic then I'd usually go for, especially the lashes! But I was pretty happy with how it turned out, just not so happy i couldn't really get a decent picture!
 

Eyes:

Urban Decay - Primer Potion

Sugarpill - Junebug and Goldilux

Sugarpill - Taco, Midori and Bulletproof
Elf - Black Liquid Liner
Urban Decay -  24/7 Eyeliner Black
Red Cherry Lashes - #304

Face:

Skin79 - BB Cream
Estee Lauder - Double Foundation in Shell
Elf - HD Powder
The Balm - Frat Boy Blush

Sugarpill still remains some of my all time favourite pressed and loose eye shadows and these will definitely get the love they deserve over the next few months. I currently have the complete collection of Sugarpill loose and pressed eye shadows so feel free to check out reviews and swatches here, here and here.

On another note, just under two weeks till IMATS... Eeeee excited!


xox