So I often get asked how I contour and highlight, so I thought I would begin with explaining how I highlight and my favourite highlight! My favourite highlight is the actually in a face kit I have from Australis. It is called the Face-a-holic Touch and Go and comes with a blush, pressed powder and highlighter. This highlight is a champagne colour and is highly pigmented. It is buttery soft and blends out so beautifully. This set is really reasonably priced and each product is amazing. To use the highlight I begin by apply my base and contour, I then get a soft fluffy brush and get a small amount of product on the edge. I then apply this just above/on top of my cheek bone really lightly. I find with highlight it's easy to be too heavy handed with it so go soft! I then get my fluffy powder blush and blend it out. I also apply a little bit on my Cupid's bow using the tip of my finger. This highlight is also perfect for using on the brow bone, down the nose and in the inner corner of the eyes. Just make sure you blend out and don't apply to heavy! A highlight should only be a light shimmer not a heavy stripe. It should be so light that it's not obvious when looking but the in the light you should be able to see a soft shimmer that lifts the check bones and defines the faces natural bone structure. In the pictures below the first is the before where my skin is looking quite matte and flat. The second you can just see how the top of my check bone a soft shimmer which in turn has left me a slightly more defined check bone. Let me know how and where you apply you highlight and stay tuned for the contour how to. Nicole xx
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I've always wanted to try Lime Crime but just never gotten around to buying it. I love the packaging and the colour range, they offer something so different but still pretty wearable. When I saw the new Velvetines collection I knew I needed one! The new collection has three colours and is called the Witches collection. The colours are a black, deep red and a brown with a hint of red. The idea behind the Velvetines is that they are a liquid lipstick that dry completely matte. They are transfer proof, touch proof and long wearing. I decided on the deep red. Firstly this lipstick smells amazing!! Like sweet caramel almost. They have a standard lip applicator which I think makes a pretty easy application. If you are new to lipstick I recommend a lip liner though. The product it self is very pigmented and I applied one layer and worked it in until it was even. I didn't have to re-dip the applicator for more product there was more than enough. It took a couple of minutes to dry and was completely matte and didn't have a dry feel to them. Around five hours later I had lunch and this did take a little of the product off but nothing that couldn't have been easily touched up. It did begin to feel pretty dry though so I used a light lip balm over it which did lift more of the product. Instead of touching up with the lipstick I used a normal deep red lipstick and it looked fine. All up it lasted around seven hours before I took it off. This product is really long wearing and the colour is beautiful, I just suggest that you pick what you eat carefully! I had sushi and the soy sauce was just too oily for the lipstick so shifted it more than what other food would. I do highly recommend them however! If you have naturally dry lips just ensure you apply lip balm at least 30mins before applying. Nicole xx |
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