Get The Look: Drew Barrymore

Fiiiine! Don't make any requests! I will just do this one anyway. Drew can be very hit and miss with her fashion, hair and make-up. Thankfully here she looks like an absolute goddess! The shiny hair! The glowing skin! Ahhh. So pretty! Here's the way I would achieve a similar look!

I'd start with a silicone based primer like Smashbox Photo Finish Primer. You'll want to use fairly heavy, velvety foundation for this look. One of my all time favorite beauty products ever is the Georgio Armani Designer Shaping Creme Foundation and this is what I'd be using here. Apply it with a brush and then use your finger to finish the look. A light dusting of loose translucent powder such as Ben Nye's version over the T-zone will help keep it looking perfect all night. For contouring I would use NARS Laguna bronzer. Just sweep some under your cheekbones and a small amount on the nose, forehead and chin to look ever so slightly sun kissed! There is not too much illumination going on here so I would just use a matte neutral pink such as Bobbi Brown's Pale Pink on the apple of the cheek for that hint of a flush.

As for the brows, just slick them in to place with some brow gel. I like The Body Shop's Clear Brow Gel for a cheapy but a goodie!

Now for eyes... Always, always prime those peepers. I never do my make-up with out a bit of Too Faced Shadow Insurance and neither should you! Once you have done that use a matte neutral shadow over the whole lid all brands will have one of these and I am sure you have one (or two, or three) in your collection! Then on the upper lid apply i.d Bare Mineral Eye Glimmer in Disco to just above the crease line. I adore adore this colour and it is a perrrrfect match to the colour on Drew's eye's here. Now you need some serious smudgy smokey goodness for that sexy bedroom look! I would be using Smashbox Gel Eyeliner in Caviar for this. Use a flat, stiff brush to apply it all the way along your upper lash line and then get out a cotton bud and smudge that line! Then do the same to the lower lash line but only take the liner half way across. Add a small amount of the aforementioned Disco to the inner corner of the lower lash line for that extra dazzle.

As for mascara, well you need some serious va va voom here and I think Diorshow will do the trick. Do 2 or 3 layers and really work to coat every single lash.

Last but not least- lips. Use a nude slightly pink toned pencil (Georgio Armani no. 2) to line the lips and then apply you lipstick. Again you are looking for a pink tones nude and for me you can't go past Harlotte lip products when life calls for a nude lip. The colour I would choose here is Peek A Boo. Cute!

So there you have it. Enjoy!

Review: BECCA Aurora Pallette

Oh swoon! This is an amazing little palette! I love love love every little aspect of it! Let me go through each item and tell you why!

Eye Colour Wash, Madras: The perfect colour for a softer smokey eye if you don't want to go down the matte black route. I love to use it with a black pencil liner or a plum. It's a bronzed plum colour with a hit of shimmer to make your eyes sparkle! 5 stars

Compact Eyeliner, Aubergine: If I was to name this colour, I'd call it Heather. It's not reaaaaly dark enough to warrant the name Aubergine in my opinion, but it is gorgeous none the less! Works back perfectly with the Madras Eye Colour Wash. I use a thin liner brush dipped in water to apply it along the upper lash line and it looks smashing. This would make green eyes really pop! 4 stars

Creme Blush, Terracotta: Just stunning! The colour doesn't look all that exciting in the pan, but a quick swipe of this on the apples of your cheeks and you are the freshest, prettiest gal in town! Just too too delicious! I like to use Benefit Georgia over the top of this to 'set' the colour, this works well and Georgia has very little pigment and doesn't effect the amazing colour. 5 stars

Creme Eye Colour, Ametrine: Love the colour, but don't love the staying power. The colour is one of the best contour colours I have ever seen. It's a soft pearly pewter and it mimics the colour of a 'shadow' on skin amazingly well. The staying power is okay in the world of creme eye shadows but still not perfect and I find that I need to give it a bit of a blend with my finger every couple of hours, to me it's worth it for the colour. 3 stars

Nude Lip Gloss, Hibiscus Tea: Wow. Great colour that will work on almost anyone! The texture is the right amount of stickiness and lasts and lasts. 5 stars

Dual Ended Brush: The longer flat side works absolute wonders with the gloss. It's perfect for getting right into the corner of the lips. The smaller side is great for smudging any eyeshadow along the lash line. 5 stars

All up I have to give this palette 5 stars. It really is one of the most useful make-up palettes I have ever owned.

Review: Too Faced Shadow Insurance

I used to be a the world's biggest fan of Benefit's FYEye to keep my eyeshadow in place all day and it worked just fine! I had two issues with it though, the fact that it would dry out and the pot was a little unhygenic in my opinion.


Then I found this little gem. It really is perfection in a tube. You just apply it and let it set (I usually put it on at the beginning of my make-up application, so by the time I am up to doing my eyes it leaves the perfect canvas). Not only does it make sure that your eyeshadow doesn't creep in to the creases but it makes application of your favorite shodows soooo breazy! It's smooth and even and ready to go! So it does everything I could ask and get's rid of those little hassles I had with FYEye. Five Stars from me!

My Holy Grails of Make-Up

I am a fully fledged beautyista and I adore every aspect of it from skin care to fragrance to bath and body, but I have to admit that my first love and the thing that brought me into the world of all things beauty was Make- Up. Here is a list of some of my very favorite things!


Primer: Smashbox Photofinish Primer in Apricot

Light Coverage Base: Invisible Zinc Tinted Day Wear- Light

Medium Coverage Base: Jemma Kidd Light as Air Foundation- Ultra Fair

High Coverage Base: Georgio Armani Designer Shaping Cream Foundation- 4

Pressed Powder: The Balm Sexy Mama Powder

Loose Powder: I have yet to find one that I love

Bronzer: NARS Laguna

Powder Blush: NARS (when it come to blush I can't choose just one shade)

Cream Blush: BECCA Lip and Cheek Cremes (see above)

Brow Shaper: Smashbox Brow Tech- Taupe

Eyelid Primer: Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Pencil Eyeliner: Jemma Kidd Define Stay Put Eye Liner- I love all the colours, but the Peacock is especially special!

Gel Liner: Smashbox Gel Liner- Caviar

Liquid Liner: Haven't found one I love yet

Eye shadows: MAC- there is no way I am picking a shade!

Mascara: Too Faced Lash Injection Pinpoint

Lip liner: Benefit D'finer D'liner

Lipstick: MAC Mattene- Shame they were Ltd Edition

Lip gloss: Too Faced Status Gloss- Trophy Wife

I think that's it, but I might be editing this in the future!