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Ben Nye Final Seal Matte Sealer

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Happy Easter dolls ^^, hope you all have a great long weekend.  My post today is about my current obsession as you all know I love having a flawless. matte and long lasting make-up, and I came across this products whilst on preciousaboutmakeup.com searching for new products. So Ben Nye was a make up artist who was known for his work throughout the make up industry speacialising in film and theatre so definitely I must get my hands on when I bumped into the product.  Source:  http://www.preciousaboutmakeup.com/makeup/ben-nye-liquiset-mixing-setting-liquid-4oz The website said that: Spray all over completed make up to prevent smudges and have a water resistant finish.   It keeps the make up stay on the place without leaving any marks after a long day.  Here is the pictures below: After Final Seal 5 hours later and haven't re-powder ^^ My take on this product is that I'm loving it and been using them ever since I bought them especially with the minty fragran

Let's Go Green ^^

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Recently, I have been indulged in green eyeshadows since it was St. Patrick's Day last Sunday in which I was gutted that I couldn't join the parade and drink Guiness due to work - sobsss. But that didn't mean I didn't celebrate the day with my green shadow look, shuttle so I still can wear them to work :D  Here are three different look I did but only the last ones that I put the step by step because I had more time for the look First Look: Using Illamasqua Eyeshadow in Permission and Machine   Second Look: Illamasqua Eyeshadow in Permission mixed with sealing gel for the green liner Finished off with Illamasqua Magnetism to complement the simple look  Final Look including the overall products I used and the step by step: Start with Illamasqua Eyebrow Cake in Gaze  Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Electrum only in the middle of the eye Top with Shu Uemura Eyeshadow in Gold ME 340 Illamasqua Eyeshadow in Melodrama Maybelline

Dior Fragrance Latest Ad starring Natalie Portman

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Hey dolls, happy fridays and hope you lovelies had a great week so far.  This week my look is inspired by Miss Dior latest ad including a short film starring Natalie Portman and directed by Sophia Copella called 'La Vie en Rose'.  I heart this look as you can tell that by the title that it fills with full of romance, love, pink and purple (so parisian and l'Amoure ^^).  Step by step: Prep the skin and I'm using Illamasqua Matt Primer Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation No. 8.5 and Make up Forever HD Translucent Loose Powder Bobbi Brown Eyeshadow in Lilac Illamasqua Eyebrow Cake in Gaze link In the ad Natalie was using Purple Liner in replace to Black liner so I am using Bobbi Brown Long wear Gel Liner in Violet Purple - which for some reason look more blue in the picture :( and then I used Max Factor Clump Defy mascara  Using Illamasqua Gleam in the inner corner of the eyes, under brow bone, along the centre of the nose and along the c

Baobella - Bloggers Go Pro Competition

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Recently I  joined a new beauty sharing website called Baobella.  It is a place where all beauty lovers can share and inspired one another.  In addition, there is a forum section where all beauty lovers can post questions regarding absolute everything. The website called  www.baobella.com  and it is very easy navigated and one of my favourite is the pictures layout especially for someone like me who only have couple of hours a day to blog due to my full time work.  They are collaborating with Shoreditch School of makeup and are currently holding a competition for bloggers and the look I chose to enter was the ones that I created in a whim, which I named it Smokey Bronze Eyes.   The winner will receive a 6 week professional make up training course, personal shopping at MAC, a luxury afternoon tea with the Baobella Team and a chance to interview an award winning make up artist Siobhon Luckie.  They will also choose a runner up who will receive a £150 gift card to spend in on

February Essential and My current obsession

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Hey my lovelies, sorry for lack of posts recently due to me being attacked by cold which is very annoying.  Today's post is a very simple one because I still have the cold and it has been 3 weeks uugghhhh so I'll make it quick.  My february essential, very small collection and brief  From left to right: Illamasqua Cream Blusher in Zygomatic Illamasqua Gleam in Aurora - been using this everyday and I'm in love with it Palmolive Coconut and Milk Shower Cream Coconut Oil Max Factor Clump Defy Mascara - my second favourite after Dejavu Imju Fiberwig!!! Rimmel Kajal Waterproof Eyeliner - A must have for raining days, no smudges ^^ Currently, I have been obsessed with everything to do with coconut and below are my two must haves the shower cream and the coconut oil.  They smell divine and I have been using the coconut oil after a friend's recommendation twice a week on my whole hair and leave them for min. 1 hour before washing them off as usual.  The result