Oh My Stars!

I don't profess to be a beauty expert but I have a fair few products and I know it when I love one.

I don't ever remember loving something as much as I love the By Terry Ombre Blackstar cream eyeshadows.

A colleague of mine who is obsessed with beauty products waltzed into work with her eyelids bedecked with Misty Rock, a slightly pinky toned, sheeny delight, and I fell in love. Properly. In love. With eyelids. I know! It has never happened before. Eyelids I tell you.

So I treated myself to one with the equally whimsical name of Bronze Moon (having instigated a work trip to SpaceNK with a couple of pals in our lunch our we all ended up with the same colour), and the initial lust developed into a deep, abiding love which I can never imagine waning. Seriously, I am already worrying what will happen if they ever stop making them.

You swipe it over your lid and blend it in and it looks amazing. I don't think I will ever wear another product on my lids until they stop making them, and with about 20 colours to chose from the world is my pretty, sheeny oyster. Getting ready and making yourself pretty has never been so easy.

My advice would be - get well and truly stuck in. You'll thank me for it. Promise!

Beauty is in the Eye(liner) of the Beholder

(Via Go Fug Yourself)

I've decided against the red lip. I'm always slightly confused about what it says. Sexy and inviting, intimidating and keep your distance, or just plain messy (eating/drinking/2nd date kissing...)?

I've tried to copy Diane Kruger instead with her lovely eyeliner. Sigh! Isn't she pretty?!

And I stumbled upon the best ever product last night. It is a gel eyeliner from Maybelline but it is actually a pot of gloop and a brush and it works really well. Good and black, neat line, easy to apply and the damn stuff just won't budge. I love it!

Oh, and I'll let you know how the date goes next week.

You Can't Make Me!

( Image via Design Scene)

This is a terribly nice idea and all, French Elle's famous gals without make up issue, but not for a MINUTE does it inspire me to ditch my slap. You know me, full on warpaint every day of my actual life. It's not that I think I look like a pig without it, I just look so much better with it that it just isn't logical not to.

The wedding make up is causing me probs though. I was thinking of a full on eye but then I look majorly DONE and a little night timey. Perhaps a sweeping slick of liner might be the best bet?What would you suggest?