Everyday Makeup

Hi everyone!

I know it's been a little while since I last posted but it's been a really busy week of exams for me and I honestly just haven't had the time or drive to sit down and write. So, I thought I'd leave it rather than write something really sloppy that no one will enjoy! 

Today I actually had a day off (hence why I have time to sit down and do this) and I only have 3 exams left and so I will be completely finished by Friday! This means I will have loads of free time for the next 11 or 12 weeks to write regular posts so make sure you keep an eye out for all of that!

Anyway, today I thought I'd share a really simple makeup look that I have been wearing quite a lot on the days where I actually have the time and energy to put any on! I've actually been really good with giving myself a break lately which has been really good for it!

So, basically this is the look I've been using for the past month or so which really takes no time at all but looks like you've actually put some effort in - so it's a win-win situation really!

To start off with, these are all the products I used to create this look:

Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder

W7 Eyebrow Pencil - No link, sorry!

Natural Collection Eye Liner

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer

e.l.f. Shimmer Gloss

Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara

In this photo, all of the skin products are on but nothing else.

At this point I have added the eyeliner.

And that was just some nice posing of the final look there for you!

I also thought it would be helpful to have a couple of close ups of the main features of the look - the eyes and lips.

I have re-discovered my brown eyeliner recently and I have been absolutely loving it! If you have blue eyes like me, brown eyeliner will be your best friend. It brings out the colour of your eyes so much better than black eyeliner does so I really do urge you to go and get yourself one, even if you don't have blue eyes just give it a go!

I hope you enjoyed this as I haven't really done a makeup tutorial in a while and I know this one was quite simple and brief, but I hope you all liked it nonetheless! 

Love, Becca

-xoxo

Brand Spotlight | W7

I decided that the 7 Days of Becca series wasn't going to be an interesting series, at least not right now so I thought I'd just pack it in. I know I said I was going to see it out until the end but I think it's just gonna get really boring! If you were enjoying it, I'm sorry and I will come back to it, just at a more exciting time in my life! 

I'm gonna start this new thing where I write a post every now and again about a specific brand. I think this is a nice different way to review products and also to review a large range of products all at the same time.

Today I decided to put W7 in the spotlight because I've used this brand for god knows how long because it was really affordable for me when I was first starting out with makeup and it's still really handy now if I'm in desperate need of a product but don't want to splash the cash on something more expensive! 

I don't think W7 get enough credit for how good their products are however, they are becoming more well known as I have seen a number of bloggers reviewing their products lately which has excited me greatly because I know how good the products are for their price!

I don't actually own that many W7 products at the moment because I had a huge clear out not too long ago, but I thought I'd share the products I do have with you!

This is the W7 Cover Stick with tea tree oil. I don't actually use this very often (as you can probably tell by the top of it) because I tend to prefer liquid concealers however, this concealer really does the job for me when I need it. I used to use tea tree oil to get rid of spots all the time, not so much anymore but I find that if I do use this concealer on a spot, the tea tree infusions in it really help to lessen how dramatic it is as well as covering up the spot at the same time, so it's a two-in-one basically! This retails at £3.95. 

Eyelust - I prefer to use this mascara for a more natural look as this has a bristle applicator whereas I prefer the rubber applicators as I feel they apply the product better. So, if you prefer your lashes to stand out like I often do, this isn't always the best product for you. However, if I don't want my lashes to look too full or often I will use this on my bottom lashes, this is the perfect mascara for the job. This retails at £4.95.

Lashtastic - This has been a favourite of mine for a really long time now, I'm sure I've probably talked about it here before, I must have done! This mascara has a rubber applicator which is my absolute favourite type and size of applicator. It applies the product to the lashes really evenly and looks amazing on. (The bottle pictured is actually empty *cry* and apparently very dirty!) This retails at £4.95 also. 

Flirty Eyes - This is a more recent favourite of mine as I picked it up when I couldn't find the Lashtastic one in the shop. However, this was one of my best buys yet! Again, this mascara has a rubber applicator which pleases me as soon as I open it! This product again goes on the lashes really well and looks stunning with a huge change in length and volume after application. This product also retails at £4.95.

And finally, the Puff Perfection powder. Not going to lie, I wasn't expecting this product to be as dark as what it was so I've actually been using this as a bronzer rather than a powder because it's too dark for my whole face! But, it does work really well as a bronzer! So if you want to use it as a bronzer or if you just make the same mistake I did, it does that job fine! I'm sure in a lighter shade, this would be a really good powder to use. This product retails at £3.95.

I hope you enjoyed reading my opinions about these 5 products and if you haven't tried W7 products yet, I highly recommend you do because they're getting better and better and there are so many more products that I'm dying to try from this brand! 

See you next time,

Love, Becca

-xoxo