I saw this post on the lovely Anu's blog and thought it was a really fun tag so decided I would do this for my 500 Twitter followers celebration! Without further ado, here is my makeup tag:
1. What Foundation Do You Use?
Have just finished the last pump of the amazing Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation in colour number 2. Funnily enough, I actually bought this foundation after seeing Lily Pebbles write about it on her blog. Many of my makeup purchases come from recommendations of other beauty bloggers! :)
2. How About Concealer?
I actually have many concealers that I use on a daily basis as I have incredibly dark circles under my eyes and a string of acne scars down my cheeks that I can find quite difficult to properly conceal. In my 'everyday makeup box' I have my Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Warm Ivory, Collection 2000 Coverstick in number 1 and MUA Cover and Conceal wand in Fair. I want quite a heavy coverage when using concealer so these three really do the trick when trying to hide my insecurities.
3. What do you think of Fake Eyelashes?
I think false lashes are great if you are going out somewhere at night and want a long lasting 'big eyes' effect as sometimes mascara can come off over time. Also, false lashes are needed sometimes if you are doing a certain celebrity makeup tutorial or if you are feeling lazy and want a quick boost from your eyes. However, I don't think they look good when worn in the day time or when going out somewhere casual. There is a time and a place in my opinion!
4. What Brand Of Mascara Do You Use?
Much like how I am with my concealers, I use a variety of different mascaras! The few I am loving at the moment include Max Factor's Wild Mega Volume, Topshop's Doe Eyed Lashes, Lancome's Hypnose Star and one that I bought after Zoe from Zoella showed it off in one of her videos. It is Charlotte Tilbury's Full Fat Lashes and it has quickly become a favourite of mine in my makeup kit. I personally don't like clumpy looking lashes and this mascara seems to pull apart lash from lash and lengthen each eyelash without any clumps at all! It is perfect for me.
5. Sephora or Mac?
I would probably have to say MAC as I have got a few of their products but hardly any Sephora products. I currently love the deep red MAC lipstick in shade 'Diva'. It is very sexy!
6. What Make Up Tools Do You Use In Application?
I have recently found myself picking up more and more Real Techniques brushes when I'm in Boots and have completely fallen in love with the range! I use their expert face brush and blush brush daily. I also recently bought a few Zoeva brushes as I had heard very good things from Zoella's channel about them and so I thought I would try them out for myself. It's early days still but I am very impressed so far!
7. Do you use Make Up Base/Eyeshadow primer for the eyes?
I use Gosh's Velvet Touch Foundation Primer for the face and their Prime'n Refresh Illuminating Eye Roll-on for the eyes.
8. What is your Fave Eyeshadow/Colour/Shade?
I have very recently changed from pretty much always doing a gradient effect from cream to dark brown on the eyes to now doing a very pretty pink shimmer all over the eyes as I fancied a bit of a mix up!
9. What do you think of Pigment Eyeshadows?
Have just bought some amazing Pigmented Eyeshadows from Zoeva and have found that they are very easy to apply if you have the right kind of brush (I prefer my Lancome fluffy brush) and leave a long lasting colour on your eyes all day!
10. What is your Fave Lipstick?
This differs every day! For the day time, I would say that I really like B.'s 104 Cupcake colour in a very soft pink, whereas at night I would prefer to go with a dark red lipstick. This is usually my MAC 'Diva' lipstick or my Lord & Berry lipstick in Vogue.
11. What is your Fave Blusher to use?
I have just purchased a new blusher from Bobbi Brown and love it so much already! It is a very dusty pink colour called Nude Pink number 29 and it is so great because you can build up the colour with it. With some blushers, if you put too much on your brush, there's no turning back really and it is hard to not look like a china doll for the rest of the day. But this Bobbi Brown blusher comes out so gently with each stroke that it is easy to see when you have the exact right shade applied.
12. Do you like drugstore Make Up?
Of course! Drugstore makeup is where my obsession with makeup started and I will always be true to it! A lot of the time you can get makeup just as good from drugstores as you could at a specialist shop!
13. Name a Make Up crime you hate?
One word: eyebrows. I have been subject to committing the makeup crime of having un-natural looking eyebrows myself and I am so ashamed! Never again will I fill them in too dark! I have actually untagged myself from all the pictures on Facebook from the time where I still wasn't quite sure how to do a realistic eyebrow!
14. Do you like colourful shades of Make Up (Lipstick, Eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
Apart from pink, I don't really go for colours with my makeup. I usually use tones of varying browns, blacks, greys or creams with the exception for pink lipstick or now with a subtle pink eyeshadow.
15. If you could leave the house with just One Make Up Item what would it be?
Mascara. I think with a bit of mascara, a person's whole face just looks so much healthier!
16. Could you leave the house without any Make Up on?
Yes of course! Whilst I love trying different types of makeup and feeling pretty on a night out when I've done my makeup all nicely, I have tried really hard over the past few years to feel confident in my own skin and so yes, I would go out without makeup on if I was feeling a bit lazy or just meeting up with a few friends.
17. In your opinion what is the best Make Up Line?
This is tough for me because I don't just use one brand's products, I have an array of many different brands! Therefore I don't really have a favourite makeup line, but favourite products from all different lines!
18. What do you think of Make Up?
Love it! I love to watch videos of the really talented makeup artists on YouTube who can literally transform themselves into looking like a completely different person just by using makeup. I think it's fascinating and would love to be that skilled! However, just for me I love that I can make myself feel a little bit more confident by sticking on some eyeliner and a bit of lip gloss. It's really quite empowering when I think about how I can take control over my own anxieties and help myself to be in a better mood just by doing something I love. :)
1. What Foundation Do You Use?
Have just finished the last pump of the amazing Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation in colour number 2. Funnily enough, I actually bought this foundation after seeing Lily Pebbles write about it on her blog. Many of my makeup purchases come from recommendations of other beauty bloggers! :)
2. How About Concealer?
I actually have many concealers that I use on a daily basis as I have incredibly dark circles under my eyes and a string of acne scars down my cheeks that I can find quite difficult to properly conceal. In my 'everyday makeup box' I have my Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Warm Ivory, Collection 2000 Coverstick in number 1 and MUA Cover and Conceal wand in Fair. I want quite a heavy coverage when using concealer so these three really do the trick when trying to hide my insecurities.
3. What do you think of Fake Eyelashes?
I think false lashes are great if you are going out somewhere at night and want a long lasting 'big eyes' effect as sometimes mascara can come off over time. Also, false lashes are needed sometimes if you are doing a certain celebrity makeup tutorial or if you are feeling lazy and want a quick boost from your eyes. However, I don't think they look good when worn in the day time or when going out somewhere casual. There is a time and a place in my opinion!
4. What Brand Of Mascara Do You Use?
Much like how I am with my concealers, I use a variety of different mascaras! The few I am loving at the moment include Max Factor's Wild Mega Volume, Topshop's Doe Eyed Lashes, Lancome's Hypnose Star and one that I bought after Zoe from Zoella showed it off in one of her videos. It is Charlotte Tilbury's Full Fat Lashes and it has quickly become a favourite of mine in my makeup kit. I personally don't like clumpy looking lashes and this mascara seems to pull apart lash from lash and lengthen each eyelash without any clumps at all! It is perfect for me.
5. Sephora or Mac?
I would probably have to say MAC as I have got a few of their products but hardly any Sephora products. I currently love the deep red MAC lipstick in shade 'Diva'. It is very sexy!
6. What Make Up Tools Do You Use In Application?
I have recently found myself picking up more and more Real Techniques brushes when I'm in Boots and have completely fallen in love with the range! I use their expert face brush and blush brush daily. I also recently bought a few Zoeva brushes as I had heard very good things from Zoella's channel about them and so I thought I would try them out for myself. It's early days still but I am very impressed so far!
7. Do you use Make Up Base/Eyeshadow primer for the eyes?
I use Gosh's Velvet Touch Foundation Primer for the face and their Prime'n Refresh Illuminating Eye Roll-on for the eyes.
8. What is your Fave Eyeshadow/Colour/Shade?
I have very recently changed from pretty much always doing a gradient effect from cream to dark brown on the eyes to now doing a very pretty pink shimmer all over the eyes as I fancied a bit of a mix up!
9. What do you think of Pigment Eyeshadows?
Have just bought some amazing Pigmented Eyeshadows from Zoeva and have found that they are very easy to apply if you have the right kind of brush (I prefer my Lancome fluffy brush) and leave a long lasting colour on your eyes all day!
10. What is your Fave Lipstick?
This differs every day! For the day time, I would say that I really like B.'s 104 Cupcake colour in a very soft pink, whereas at night I would prefer to go with a dark red lipstick. This is usually my MAC 'Diva' lipstick or my Lord & Berry lipstick in Vogue.
11. What is your Fave Blusher to use?
I have just purchased a new blusher from Bobbi Brown and love it so much already! It is a very dusty pink colour called Nude Pink number 29 and it is so great because you can build up the colour with it. With some blushers, if you put too much on your brush, there's no turning back really and it is hard to not look like a china doll for the rest of the day. But this Bobbi Brown blusher comes out so gently with each stroke that it is easy to see when you have the exact right shade applied.
12. Do you like drugstore Make Up?
Of course! Drugstore makeup is where my obsession with makeup started and I will always be true to it! A lot of the time you can get makeup just as good from drugstores as you could at a specialist shop!
13. Name a Make Up crime you hate?
One word: eyebrows. I have been subject to committing the makeup crime of having un-natural looking eyebrows myself and I am so ashamed! Never again will I fill them in too dark! I have actually untagged myself from all the pictures on Facebook from the time where I still wasn't quite sure how to do a realistic eyebrow!
14. Do you like colourful shades of Make Up (Lipstick, Eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
Apart from pink, I don't really go for colours with my makeup. I usually use tones of varying browns, blacks, greys or creams with the exception for pink lipstick or now with a subtle pink eyeshadow.
15. If you could leave the house with just One Make Up Item what would it be?
Mascara. I think with a bit of mascara, a person's whole face just looks so much healthier!
16. Could you leave the house without any Make Up on?
Yes of course! Whilst I love trying different types of makeup and feeling pretty on a night out when I've done my makeup all nicely, I have tried really hard over the past few years to feel confident in my own skin and so yes, I would go out without makeup on if I was feeling a bit lazy or just meeting up with a few friends.
17. In your opinion what is the best Make Up Line?
This is tough for me because I don't just use one brand's products, I have an array of many different brands! Therefore I don't really have a favourite makeup line, but favourite products from all different lines!
18. What do you think of Make Up?
Love it! I love to watch videos of the really talented makeup artists on YouTube who can literally transform themselves into looking like a completely different person just by using makeup. I think it's fascinating and would love to be that skilled! However, just for me I love that I can make myself feel a little bit more confident by sticking on some eyeliner and a bit of lip gloss. It's really quite empowering when I think about how I can take control over my own anxieties and help myself to be in a better mood just by doing something I love. :)
I tag Kelsey from http://www.kelstagram.com/ and the lovely girls from http://darlingbedaring.com/ to do the tag next!
:) xxx
