Ever since I started buying MAC eye shadows, I started building a palette. It is soo much easier having all of your eye shadows in one place as opposed to a million little pots. So I decided to depot a couple that aren't actually MAC, but fit into the MAC palette, into my palette to give my make up space a little extra room. So to start off you'll need a few house hold things. Here I have the MAC palette I'm slowly building, my brow powder which is Jordana's Deep Brown Eyeshadow powder, a pair of tweezers and a pair of nail scissors. I also suggest you have some tissues for where you depot as it can get pretty messy. The first thing you will need to do is find the gap between the eye shadow pot and the base holding the eye shadow pan. You then need to gently push the edge of the scissors gently into the side, I worked them all of the way around until it had loosened. You should then be able to work the scissors beneath the base holding the pan and it should pop up. I then used the tweezers to grab hold of it and pop it out completely. If you turn the base holding the pan upside down you'll see a small hole, you need to use the scissors again and work them gently into it. There's alot of glue holding the pan down and if you press too hard the eyeshadow can break. I gently ran the thinnest part of the scissors around the pan to help release it. This took a little while but I'd rather be gentle with it then have it completely shatter. After working at it for a little while it should just pop out. I got a little crack in the side so I put a few drops of alcohol into it then gently pressed it back down with a cotton bud. It was then all done! I moved one of the eyeshadows and popped it in. It still had enough glue on the bottom that it stayed in the palette with out having to glue a magnet to the back. Now all that's left to do is fill the rest of my palette! Let me know if you have any suggestions Nicole xx
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Towards the end of last year I got some Permanent Lash Extensions. Years ago I had some Lash Extensions and had a pretty hard time with them. The base (I'm not sure if this is the correct term but I'm meaning the end that's actually glued to your lash) came loose after a matter of days and my eyes because pretty irritated as they kept scratching my eyes. When I inquired as to how much it would cost to have them removed, it was basically the same cost as having them put on so I took matters into my own eyes and slowly and painfully pulled them all off. My lashes weren't as bad as I had expected but were definitely not in good shape. However I had a friend who had some lash extensions applied that looked so good I decided to try it again! I have quite long, very dark eyelashes to begin with, I just have very little of them so it doesn't create any impact without mascara. I decided to get a half set which I wanted more to help create a curled effect (I have very straight lashes that don't curl at the best of times) and help to make them look a little fuller as well. The results looked amazing! I felt like it changed the shape of my eyes completely and they really helped with my straight lashes. The thing with lash extensions is that you have to be really careful what you use around them and by this I mean make up removers and products. My everyday eye make up consists of winged eyeliner and to remove this you need a pretty good make up remover. You also can't scrub or be too rough around them so this requires a long slow process of gently wiping at the eyeliner to remove it. The other thing is that applying eyeliner in the first place is a mission. The lashes create a different line along the lash that makes it hard to get a straight line. If you don't wear too much make up then I would say these would be a great idea for you. But if your like me and like to play with make up then maybe not so much. The other thing I found was that my eye's started to become irritated after about a week, they were just red and itchy and not being able to touch this was hard work. I ended up, once again (after not being able to get a removal treatment), removing them myself but this time I used coconut oil and make up remover pads and they slid off pretty easily. All in all I just don't think lash extensions are for me. Although they look beautiful and saved a little time in the morning I just don't think, for me, they are worth the hassle or what happens to my eyes as a result. Nicole xx I have recently been purchasing quite a bit of MAC, my aim is to be able to do a full face of just MAC make up as I love the brand and everything I have collected so far I have loved! During this process my collection of lipsticks has grown (with many more on the NEED list). I have to say though that MAC's Vegas Volt is a game changer! This lipstick is a beautiful Summer shade and is such a gorgeous vibrant coral colour. However I think it is subtle enough to be worn everyday. It glides on easily and is an Amplified finish so it is extremely pigmented. I also have Ravishing which looks similar in the tube but is a Cremesheen so is not as pigmented and more has more of a sheen to it, so if your after something much more subtle. This would be it. I am also really impressed with the staying power! It lasted a full day at work with a slight touch up after lunch and I hadn't used any lipliner so I was extremely impressed. Overall I highly recommend this lipstick for all skin tones and any one who needs a pop of colour in their life! Nicole xx Well here we are in 2015! It's been an incredibly busy few months and I'm glad to be back! This year I aim to have at least one (if not more) blog posts up per week. I have so many new exciting products that I'm dying to tell you all about and plenty more products on their way for review. This year I aim to wear more lipstick (which I NEVER do) so I'm going to do plenty more tutorials with these. I also have a few different hairstyles and colours I've been dying to try out so keep an eye out for that too! If there is anything on particular you would like to see on my blog please let me know. See you next week :) Nicole xx |
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