Showing posts with label revolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label revolution. Show all posts

Thursday, 18 December 2014

reindeer cosplay/makeup ❤


Just because it is Christmas doesn't mean I have to do "normal" makeup! boredom hit me so I became a reindeer and I kinda like the result. As usual I will list all the products used to create this look and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to leave a comment or tweet me.

Products used;

MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC20. Due to the fact I am ghostly pale I used a foundation darker than my normal shade so the highlighted sections look brighter.

MAC Pro Longwear concealer in NC20.

Snazaroo Facepaint in White. I used a slightly damp stippling brush to apply a thin layer of facepaint over my eyes, forhead, bridge of my nose and my chin to create a highlight. If you have a darker skintone that me you can use a lighter concealer in these sections instead of facepaint.

NARS laguna bronzer. I applied the bronzer all over my cheeks kinda like a blush but really heavy and I also applied the bronzer around my temple and a small patch on my chest. 

Illamasqua Eyeshadow in Heroine. I used the eyeshadow to contour my face as usual and to heavily contour my nose.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in soft brown.  I filled in my eyebrows as normal, it was a little tricky to do on top of the facepaint.

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk. I applied dots on top of the bronzer, you can do as much or as little as you like.

Revolution Amazing Eyeliner in black. I used this to create a simple winged eyeliner with a pointed inner corner, a cute nose and to fill in my top lip.






Friday, 5 September 2014

Long lasting make up ♥

Last Friday I went to a good friend’s wedding.  I was also the make-up artist for the bride, mother of the bride and bridesmaid.  That also meant that I had to be ready first and be in a full face of make-up for well over 12 hours. 


Products I used;

Base;
Johnsons daily essentials day cream
Revlon Photo ready perfecting primer
Absolute New York eyeshadow primer
MAC pro long wear concealer in NC15
ELF high definition powder in transparent
Revlon colorstay foundation in 110 ivory
MUA matte effect concealer in fairest
Illamasqua concealer in 115
Collection bronze glow mosaic bronzer in 2
Revolution vivid baked highlighter in golden lights
MAC vanilla pigment
Illamasqua eyeshadow in heroine
Revolution blush palette in hot lights

Brows
Brow bar to go
Elf brow mascara
MUA brow define mascara in fair

Eyes;
Illamasqua gel eyeliner in infinity
Revolution redemption palette in iconic 3
Naked basics; naked 2 and faint
Loreal colour infallible eyeshadow in 016 coconut shake
Lancome hypnose star mascara
Benefit they’re real mascara
GOSH gold glitter eyeliner

Lips;
Nivea pearl and shine lip balm
ELF long wear lip liner in Spice
Whitening lightening lipgloss in Coral Craze 


Here are a few photos of the lovely wedding and myself throughout the night with no make-up touch ups, as you can see my make-up lasted pretty well and it still looked good at the end of the night.  



When you need make-up to last long make sure you use products you know what work for your skin.   Don't try new products on event day or a few days prior to an event as it may cause irritation or not last as long as other products.






Saturday, 2 August 2014

July beauty & non beauty favourites ❤

I can't believe we are in August, this year is going way too fast and once again I have many beauty and non beauty favourites but I will stick to showing you four of each. 

Beauty Favourites;




Revolution redemption palette iconic 3 ❤ when the naked 3 palette was released not that long ago I told myself I will not be buying it due to the price and the fact I was unsure if I would use the palette so when I found out I could buy a dupe for just £4 I snatched it up and fell in love! the shadows are easily blendable and highly pigmented and I will be buying the rest of Revolution naked dupe palettes.

NYC beautifying blushable cream stick in 002 never sleeping pink ❤ since I now have mastered the skill of cream contouring (well I think I have) I thought I would move on to cream blushers and this is my favourite up to now, it is super creamy, easily blendable with a hint of shimmer! perfect for the summer months.

Revlon Colorstay Foundation ❤ during the summer I have stopped wearing foundation, I have been sticking to concealer and BB creams on my problem areas. I got a little bored of light coverage so I tried my Revlon Colorstay for the first time in over a month and I have fallen in love with it again! The coverage is amazing and it makes me look like a flawless porcelain doll.

Revolution blush palette in Hot Spice ❤ this palette has eight shades consisting of shimmer and matte blushes, merged baked blusher and merged baked highlighter all coral toned and beautifully pigmented.

Non Beauty Favourites;


Destiny Beta ❤ If you know me or follow me on any social networks you will know I love to play video games. I have been waiting for Destiny to come out for so long, I have had it pre ordered for months and finally the beta was released and I have truly fallen in love with it, and I can not wait to play it again in September.

Brunette hair ❤ during the month of July I have been wearing my brunette wig a lot more, I am not sure why but I am loving being back to my natural hair colour, but don't worry I will always love ginger hair and plan to get a new ginger wig very soon.

Art ❤ I have been a lot happier recently and I'm really enjoying painting and drawing. I have a very unique way of painting, I like to make pretty things look ugly and weird, not everyone will like my art but I enjoy it.

Twitch ❤ I have finally started to live stream video games! I'm still pretty new to it all but I am slowly starting to like it, I will be streaming at least once a week and I will be on camera so everyone can see and hear my terrible Mancunian accent. www.twitch.tv/CloeAnne follow me to see my past broadcasts and for notifications on when I am live!




Friday, 25 July 2014

beginners guide to a smokey eye & winged eyeliner ❤



I always get asked how to do a easy smokey eye so I thought I would do my first ever in depth tutorial on how to do it! I hope you enjoy it, please leave a comment if you would like to see more of these.



  • Start off with a clean, moisturised and primed face, today I used Nivea day cream and Revlon Photo Ready Primer.
  • Apply a small strip of tape from the end of your eyelashes to the base of your eyebrows, any tape can be used but I suggest a microporous tape or something similar. 
  • Prime your eyelids to prevent creasing and to increase the longevity of your make-up, I primed my eyelids with Benefits lemon Aid. Setting your primer with a loose powder or nude eye shadow makes blending shadows easier. 
  • This step is hardly noticeable but makes a big difference! Use your contour power in the crease of your eye and slowly blend up towards the brow bone, this will make your smokey eye look more blended and more easy to create.


  • Start off with a light brown colour and in small circular motions apply eye shadow in the crease, at first it may feel pointless but trust me it will all come together. 
  • Apply a slightly darker brown and do the same again, keep on blending and adding more brown if needed.
  • Slowly start to add more and more darker browns and intensify to your liking.


  • Apply a nude eyeshadow to the lid of your eye to open and brighten your eyes.
  • The final eyeshadow is black, black eyeshadow should always be last as it is a pain to blend, but remember the tiniest bit goes a long way.
  • Now my favourite part, eyeliner. I love winged eyeliner and I think I'm pretty good at it but this makes it so much easier and precise.
  • Keep the tape on and apply your eyeliner as usual and when you remove the tape you have a sharp, clean line.


  • Apply lots of mascara and/or false lashes.
  • Now theses steps are all up to you, I personally fill my eyebrows in before foundation and concealer.
  • Recently my acne has settled down so I don't need much coverage, I just need highlighting and some acne scars covering. 
  • Don't forget to set your face with powder, it makes your makeup last longer and can reduce shine. 
  • The rest is all you to your own personal taste, I personal love to contour the hell out of my checkbones, nose and forehead. Add blush and a highlighter on the tops of your checkbones and on your brow bone.  Don't forget to add some lipstick and you are complete. 



Products I used (in order);
Nivea day cream
Revlon photoready primer
Benefit Lemon Aid
AVON supershock eyeliner in black (upper lashline)
Illamasqua eyeshadow in Heroine
REVOLUTION eyeshadow palette in Iconic 3
Illamasqua gel eyeliner
NYC eyebrow pencil in Brown
REVOLUTION concealer in 01 fairest 
Collection lasting perfection concealer light 2
Lancome Hypnose Star in brown (top lashes)
Clinique even better mascara (bottom lashes)
Sleek blush in Flamingo 
MUA lipstick in shade 3


Sunday, 6 July 2014

June Favourites ♥

The month of June has gone so fast and I have so many beauty and non beauty favourites but I won't bore you will all of them.  Here are four of my beauty and four of my non beauty favourites.

Beauty Favourites;



120 bright eye shadow palette ♥ this is my summer must buy! highly pigmented and bendable colours,  I'm not sure where it is from as it was a birthday gift sorry!

REVOLUTION highlighter in Golden Lights £3.00 ♥ can be bought on the Make-up Revolution website or Superdrug online. I have no words about this, just buy it please buy it.  Honestly it is one of the best highlighters I have ever used and it is in my top 3 but sadly nothing can beat my beloved MAC pigment in Vanilla.

Illamasqua eye shadow in Heroine £15.50 ♥ can be bought in Selfridges, Space NK and online. If you are pale like myself this eye shadow is the perfect contour and crease colour, I actually like this way more than NYX blush in Taupe.

Nude Lipstick ♥ over the past few months I have been wearing bright lipstick but now summer is officially here, I have been wearing bright colours on my eyes and cheeks and opting for a nude lip and I have been loving the effect.


Non Beauty Favourites;



The Fault in Our Starts movie ♥ I fell in love with the book last year and I cried reading the book so I knew I would fall apart watching the movie and I wasn't wrong.  I bought myself the largest Ben & Jerry's available in the cinema and I sat and watched it with lots of tissues, I kept all my tears in for 45 minutes and after that the tears started and didn't stop. No movie has ever made me cry like this and I feel defeated that a movie actually made me cry for nearly an hour, but other than that I would recommend it to anyone but please wear waterproof mascara!

Accessorize Opal Studs ♥ since I have re stretched my ears to 20mm I have been looking for some pretty studs to go in my lobes what don't look glitzy and I was given these beauties for my birthday and they are perfect. 

Pink Make-up case ♥ I needed a new case to store my daily make-up in as my full make-up and skincare storage is now over flowing into empty glossyboxes. I was given this for my recent birthday and it is perfect, the case is in a pretty pink metal which keeps everything safe and water resistant. Inside there are eight compartments which are a perfect width for lipsticks and other make-up products of a similar size and shape.

Game of Thrones ♥ I kept on seeing people post about Game of Thrones every where and my friends was also telling me to watch it so I gave in to peer pressure and I watched it and I am so glad I did.  I started episode season one late one Monday night and 40 episodes, 4 seasons and several nights later I have finished it in just less that a week.  I became hooked to it and my favourite character has to be Tyrion Lannister, I love everything about his character.