#FOTD + overall look for a family wedding

So this weekend I went to a family wedding renewal/50th birthday party celebration. Here is my make up look.

Base:
Benefit Porefessional
Bobbi Brown Corrector
Bobbi Brown Concealer Duo
Art Deco Eye Base
Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24hr Foundation

Colour:
Mac Illustrated Rebecca Moses Face Kit featuring All that glitters (all over lid) , smoked sepia (outer corner of lid) and orb (browbone) eyeshadows.
Bobbi Brown Pink Coral Blush
Mac Creamsheen Vegas Volt lipstick
Be a Bombshell black liquid eyeliner
Revlon white eyeliner (inner bottom waterline)
Benefit Brow Zings
Lancome Lip Liner

Finishing touches:
Benefit High Brow
Benefit Watts Up Highlighter
Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara
Urban Decay De-Slick Mattifying Powder

I wore my hair in victory rolls which is one of my favourite retro styles. So the top half was in the rolls and the rest was in vintage waves.
I wore my red polka dot dress which I love with my George black patent wedges and my Ted Baker Suno bag in black to finish off the look.
Jodie x

My top 3 favourite blushers

Here are my top 3 favourite blushers that I am currently reaching for -

3. Benefit Hervana £23.50 for 8g
I love this blusher as it is perfumed it smells gorgeous, it also comes with a handy angled good quality brush and mirror. I love how all the colours are swirled together to give this soft light pink colour. Also if you wanted to you could use the colours individually as eyeshadows. It does take a bit of building up to get a decent amount of colour but I'm definitely enjoying using this blusher.

2. The Balm Instain - Swiss Dot £18 for 5.5g
This is the most pigmented blush that I've ever had. I apply it with a stipple brush as it picks up a minimal amount of product which is enough. I love how so little of this goes along way. It is a gorgeous peach colour and it lasts all day. Even though it's a powder blush it is a stain and even after a long day I need some good make up remover to make it budge.

1. Bobbi Brown - Pink Coral 31 £19 for 3.7g 
This is from the Bobbi Brown chocolate collection and it is the most gorgeous blusher colour ever. I am coral obsessed at the moment but I love how this is more on the pink side of coral it is just what I've been looking for. This is the matte version as I believe it also comes in shimmer but matte is more to my taste.

So that's my top 3 blushers for the moment. I use my Elf Stipple brush or my Real Techniques blusher brush to apply them depending on how pigmented I want them.
What do you think of my picks and do we share any of the same favourites?

Swatch picture from left to right is: Bobbi Brown Pink Coral, Benefit Hervana and then The Balm Instain Swiss Dot.

Jodie x

My top 8 favourite lipsticks

I love all make up but most of all I love lipsticks and then blushers. I love to collect them especially the high end ones which is turning out to be a expensive hobby oops.
Here are my current top 8 favourite lipsticks, it was hard choosing them but here they are from left to right in the swatch picture (opposite way  in the other 2) -

8. Mac Viva La Gaga - Lustre
This is a gorgeous light pink and it is a little more sheer than the creamsheen formula. It again feels comfortable to wear and smells of the usual Mac vanilla

7. Rimmel Kate Lasting Finish Matte - 111 Kiss of Life
Seeing as this is a cheap lipstick I was very impressed with this formula as it feels nice on and is quite longlasting. It isn't too matte and it smells really nice too. It isn't YSL standard but it isn't YSL price either. Definitely a winner for Rimmel.

6. YSL Rouge Pur Couture - 01 Le Rouge
This is the perfect bright red lipstick. It smells gorgeous and the formular is nice and creamy and it feels very comfortable on the lip. This is highly pigmented so if you smudge it at all it is going to stain. You definitely need a lip liner with this. I keep this lipstick for special occasions. The only downside is it isn't long wearing. You get about 2-3 hours before needing to re apply.

5. The Body Shop Colour Crush 110
I love this range of lipsticks by The Body Shop and I definitely want more. They feel good quality and are very comfortable on the lips. They also have a great colour payoff and have just the right amount of shine. Also as a nice touch they have a rose scent.

4.YSL Rouge Volupte Shine - 15 Corail Intuitive
This is the perfect daytime lipstick as it only has abit of colour, it is like my natural lip colour but better. The Rouge Volupte Shine Lipsticks are hard to describe as they are pigmented but not as opaque as others so this one is a little sheer. They feel like more of a moisturising balm on the Balm's. These smell the best out of any lipstick that I've had, they smell gorgeous and fruity I think it's peach.

3. Mac Pro Longwear Lipcream - To The Future
This is my perfect nude lip lipstick, it isn't too light light Mac Myth which I also have. This colour is a my lips but better and it is my everyday lipstick for work. Also the fact that it's a pro longwear formula means that it lasts a good 5 hours plus for me which is longer than the usual 3 hours I get from a Mac Creamsheen. If you are looking to get a nude lip colour I can't recommend this one enough. I love how the formula is more creamy as it glides on nice and smooth and feels very comfortable to wear as sometimes with a Creamsheen I can find them a bit dry to apply. I also like how the bullet and packaging is a different shape. It makes it feel a bit more special and as these are slightly pricier than the usual Mac lipsticks it is worth it for this formula.

2. Mac Creamsheen - Ravishing
This is my favourite Mac lipstick that I own and I've mentioned it enough on my blog so I won't repeat myself. It is just a gorgeous orangey pinky peach, it is hard to describe but it is a gorgeous subtle coral colour on the lips. You can get away with wearing this in the day and the formula is nice and creamy and it has the usual gorgeous vanilla mac scent. Every time I went to a Mac counter I found myself instantly reaching for this shade, so from then I knew that it was a must have for me.

1.YSL Rouge Volupte Shine - 14 Corail In Touch
So here it is my number one lipstick and it's no surprise that it's a YSL one. It is a gorgeous bright peachy coral colour that is perfect for any occasion. I cannot rate this range of lipsticks enough I want every colour which is absurd but I think they are discontinuing them now (queue hysterical crying). This shade is my perfect coral and in love everything about the formula. They are nice and glossy when applied but after that fades it leaves a nice stain on the lips underneath. These aren't the most longwearing lipsticks that I own but they are by far the prettiest.

So they are my favourite lipsticks at the moment i have many more on my wishlist that I hope to buy soon, but these will still get lots of use. Do you share any of my favourites?

Jodie x

My favourite lipsticks

Here is a video featuring my top 8 favourite lipsticks. I count down to my number one favourite, can you guess what it is?

I will do a post very soon showing swatches of each of the lipsticks featured and links as to where to buy them.

Jodie x

Liebster Award

So i have been voted for a Liebster Award by the lovely Lottie over at Coral Me Closer i'm quite new to these things so i will give it ago.

1.If you could go one place where would you go?
Las Vegas
2.Whats your favorite makeup product?
Arrgh this is so hard to choose one but i would say right now that it is my YSL Volupte Shine Lipstick in 14. Corail in Touch.
3.If you could choose one shop to shop at where would you shop?
Selfridges
4.Whats your favourite high end makeup brand?
It changes between Benefit, Mac and The Balm sorry i can't choose one.
5.Whats your plan for the future?
To start a family with my husband and hopefully maybe my blog can make it big.
6.Favourite celebrity for fashion?
Dita Von Teese
7.What made you want to start a blog?
To share my passion for all things beauty and fashion related in my life.
8.Favourite YouTuber?
Emily Noel over at Beauty Broadcast
9. Favourite memory as a child/teenager?
Going to lots of gigs espcially Blink 182.
10. If you could give advice to a teenager what would it be?
Stop thinking that you know it all because you don't
11. Who do you look up to the most and why?
My nan as she was the most beautiful kind person that i have ever met.

My 10 nominations for this award in no particular order are the following as i love their blogs so much:
1. http://www.vampyvarnish.com/
2. http://www.tattooedtealady.com/
3. http://www.whatihearttoday.com/
4. http://missbudgetbeauty.co.uk/
5. http://www.missmakeupmagpie.com/
6. http://belles-boutique.blogspot.co.uk/
7. http://blushingnoir.com/
8. http://www.themodmermaid.com/
9. http://www.dolleduplondon.com/
10. http://www.mybeautyjunction.com/

My 10 questions are:

1. What is your holy grail make up item?
2. How long have you been blogging?
3. What is your favourate blog?
4. What is your favourite make up brand?
5. What is your must have skincare item?
6. Cats or dogs?
7. How would best describe your style?
8. Tell us a random fact about yourself
9. What would be your dream job?
10. Who is your favourite celeb style icon?

 

I cannot go a month without buying Company and Marie Claire magazine!

Can you not go a single month without buying a certain magazine? For me it's Company and Marie Claire I love them both so much! I have to have them in the travel size too, none of that big bulky magazine lark.

I have to buy these on the day of release if my local store doesn't have it I will go to another. I will not rest until I've purchased it.

I want to subscribe to Company as this is my favourite out of the two but I'm waiting for that one awesome subscription gift that will draw me in.

What is your favourite monthly magazine? Do you read them in the paper or tablet version?

Jodie x