Date Night: Get Made Up with Me

So I thought it would be fun to do a 'get made up with me' post, me and my boyfriend went out for dinner yesterday evening and this brown almost-smokey eye look is what I went for. I love neutrals, bronzes and golds as I feel they bring out the blue in my eyes and suit me more than other colour palettes. 

Okay so this is how I started off, sans makeup and fluffy hair. I got out the shower (hence the redness) cleansed my face, applied Green People Day Solution Cream SPF15 to my face, popped Estee Lauder's Advanced Night Repair Eye on my dark circles then M&S Rejuvenating Wonder Oil to the rest of my body. I also smoothed some of the oil onto my damp hair before blow drying. 

Next I pulled my hair back, applied Clinique's Moisture Surge CC Cream in light to my skin as my base and filled in my eyebrows using Brow Zings Brow Shaping Wax from Benefit's Smokin' eyes palette. I prefer using a CC Cream rather than a foundation because it sits better on my combination skin whilst affording a sheer yet natural coverage. 

I then applied Laugh from Aerin's Holiday Style Palette all over my lids, up to my brow bone. Love from the same palette was used from the inner corner of my eye outwards up to the crease and Glow (again from the same palette) was blended into the crease and outer corner of my eye. Benefit's boi-ing concealer was put under my eyes.

 

To finish off my makeup I applied Mac's Sheertone Shimmer Blush in Springsheen to my cheeks, Clinique's High Impact Mascara on my lashes and used Benefit's moonbeam as a highlighter on my cheek bones. 

Finally I curled my hair using my GHD straightners, added a spritz of Si by Giorgio Armani and I was good to go! 

I hope you enjoyed this post as it was slightly different from normal, what colours do you use most on your eyes? 

Ellie xo

Essential Every Day Work Look

I wear this subtle, barely there makeup look a lot for work or interviews, when I want to seem natural but polished. Personally, I feel this look shows you've made an effort to be presentable, but haven't gone over the top. I prefer to wear more earthy colours on my eyes, such as browns and bronzes, as an alternative to black which I find too harsh looking on me.  In addition, this can easily be worn in the evening, I tend to pop on some more blush, some highlighter and a soft berry lip colour in order to feel a bit more made up. 

For my eyes, I use Benefit's big beautiful eyes.. palette, following the tutorial but not blending the darker brown eye shadow around the outside corner of the eye and pop on No7 amazing eyes pencil in brown for a slightly more defined look. To finish off I slick on Clinique's High Impact mascara, for elongated, clump free lashes.

On my eyebrows I use Benefit's brow shaping wax from their smokin' eyes palette, to keep them in place and fill in any sparse areas.

On my face I use Clinique's moisture surge CC cream in light, Benefit's boi-ing concealer in 02 and MAC's powder blush in springsheen. 

Ellie xo