Face of the Day #2 | Warm & Smoky

Today I wanted to put on a lot of make up. Not for any real reason, I'm not sure I actually left the house aside from a trip to Sainsburys. Sometimes I just want to play with my make up.

I used Revlon's Nearly Naked Foundation in Ivory and Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair for my base. The Foundation is a little to dark for me, even though it's the lightest shade, so I blended down my neck too. I contoured with Sleeks Face Form Palette in Light using just a touch of the blush on my cheeks. I filled in my brows with Benefit's Brow Zings Palette in Medium.

Then the fun started. I began with Soap & Glory's It's A Prime eyeshadow underbase, then blended Maybelline's Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze. I swiped on a bit of the Rimmel Scandal Eyes Shadow Stick in Bad Bronze on the outer corner and underneath my bottom lashes then blended it out. These created a lovely base for a heavy smoky eye.

I used shades from the Accessorize Lovely Day Palette to achieve a warm, bronzed smoky look. I applied a shimmery champagne shade to the inner corner of my eye then used a gorgeous shimmery bronze berry shade across the lid sheering out towards the brow. I used a matte brown shadow in the crease to add definition and Corrupt a matte black shadow from Mua's Undress Me Too Palette in the outer quarter of the lid and as a liner. I blended everything well with a clean fluffy brush before dotting on more of the berry shade in the centre of the lid for a more vibrant colour.

I finished with a few coats of Yves Rocher Sexy Pulp Mascara in Black to curled lashes and a swipe of 17's Mirror Shine Lipstick in Beehive. I love the dramatic effect of this eye. I couldn't quite capture the gorgeous berry colour in the photographs. It's such a bold bronze cranberry shade, perfect for adding colour but sticking to the safety of nudes at the same time.

Face of the Day #1 | Peachy Keen

Today I wanted something low key soft and summery. So I kept it minimal with peachy touches.

I skipped a primer and just went straight in with concealer - Vichy Dermablend in Porcelain for spots and Collection Lasting Perfection in Fair for under eyes. To even out the rest of my face I blended in a little of the Body Shop's Extra Virgin Minerals Compact Foundation in Rose Ivory.

For my eyes I dotted on Soap & Glory's It's About Prime eye primer and then applied shadow from the Mua Heaven Undress Me Too. I patted the shade Shy accross the inner 3rd of my lid then blended Wink across the rest before adding Lavish a matte brown shade in the crease for definition. I applied a thin line of Maybelline Gel Liner to my lash line, hardly drawing, more like patting into my lashes and finishing with a tiny flick, then a couple coats of Yves Rocher Sexy Pulp Mascara. I filled in my brows with Benefit's Browzings Palette in Medium.

For my cheeks and lips I used Benefit's Cha Cha Tint. I used my Real Techniques Stippling Brush  to blend across the apples of my cheeks and along my cheekbones, then I patted a little onto my lips before applying Nuxe Reve de Miel lip balm. I love the warm peachy glow that this gives my face. To finish I used the contouring powder from Sleek's Face Form palette blended underneath my cheekbones with the Real Techniques Contour Brush from the Core Collection.