Party season makeup - The beauty deli.

The festive season is well & truely apon us.

It is time too spend time wth friends and family, Which means lots of partys and celebrations.

In this blog post I am going to give you some christmas makeup insperation. I'm going to create three different looks using the shimmer pallet from the beauty deli:

A subtle look/day look.

Christmas day look.

 New years.

I hope you enjoy, & have a very merry christmas.

1) Subtle look.

This look is prefect for day time glam. If like me your christmas day is a little bit more relaxed with the family then this would actually be a lovely stripped down christmas makeup look. It is nice & natural but as they pallet is full of gorgeous shimmer & glittery eyeshadows it would be wrong not to add a bit of sparkle in there & it is the season after all.

2) Christmas day look.

This look is full on christmas glam. What is more glam than a red lip and smoked out winged liner.
With this look I paired some lashes too intesify the glam factor even more.

This would also be a great work christmas party look too.

For this look I used all the matte shades. I used (1) all over the lid to set the primer & intensify the eyeshadows. I then used (2) as the transition, (3) to deepen up the crease. I applied gel liner for the wing and then slightly smoked it out using (4).

To finish the look of I used Mac cherry lip liner & Ruby woo lipstick.

3) New years eve look.

I feel there is no limit to New years eve glam. What better way to bring in the New year then a good smokey eye.

My friend niamh created this smokey eye on me using the shimmer pallet. She used the shades (1) (2)(3)(4).

To finish off this look I used Mac Stripdown lipliner, I think a nude lip is essentail too balance this dark smokey eye.

These are just three looks which I created with the pallet, however there would be lots of other options which you could have fun with creating yourselfs!

I used the two sets of lashes sets of lashes in each look, I have worn the lashes myself a good few times & they are still in prefect condition.

PRICES:

Vegas lashes: €6.00

London lashes: €6.00

The pallet: €18.00

My favourite concealers. (high end & drugstore)

Concealer is a must for me in the last few months, I feel it just brings a gorgeous brightness to the skin without even having to do much. I wouldn't have dark under eyes luckily so I usualy go for more yellow toned concealers just to highlight my skin with. A pink undertone concealer however is amazing to brighten up undereye darkness. 

 Mac pro longwear.

I love this concealer. It is very full coverage so a little goes along way. I use the shade NC20 for everyday or in the summer when im more tan, I used NC15 when I want a really bright under eye highlight.  It comes with a built in pump which I love because its so hygenic that way espeically when using on clients it makes life much easier when decanting. One pump is enough to do your whole face because of its full coverage. My favorite way to use this is too apply it with my ring finger & blend it out using a damp real techniques miracle complexion sponge (beauty blender bascially) as it makes sure your not to heavy handed with this concealer as if you use too much it can tend to be slightly dry/cakey looking. I will always set my concealers with a powder & this method ensures this doesn't crease. 

The reason why I just adore this concealer is the fact that it doubles as a primer for your eye shadows it is the best eyeshadow primer I've used. I wouldn't usually have to much trouble with my shadows faded but this concealer ensures your eye shadows wont crease and is just a great base for shadows. I would highlight recommend this concealer for its eye shadows priming abilities alone. The only bad thing is that it can tend to be a little drying at times & for day time it might be slightly to much coverage for most people. I tend to mix this concealer with the light boost one for day time but for night time its a dream on its own because it doesn't budge!

PRICE:  €21.50

NYX - HD concealer

The formula of this concealer reminds me of the Mac prolong wear but for half the price. The colours are completely different however. The NYX is definitely more of a pink based concealer so its great for dark under eyes. I bought this concealer for practising in college rather than using my prolong wear concealer as I was going through bottles of it. The applicator is nice and easy when using it on yourself. Once set with a powder this concealer wont crease and has great lasting power & looks great in photos. I use the lightest shade which is CW 01 which suits most skin tones.

PRICE:  €7.75

Maybeline: Instant anti age -The eraser. 

This is a prefect everyday concealer. Its very light weight it doesn't even feel like you have anything on your skin. It is very brightening too. I reach for this concealer alot as I love how it feels on the skin leaving your skin looking fresh and in no way cakey. I liked to use my ring finger to blend this out, I use the shade 'Light' it doesn't crease as its so light weight and leaves your under eye just wake and natural. If you do have dark under eye circles I don't feel there would be enough coverage. It is just a really natural looking finish while still brightening up the face. Again this is a yellow based concealer.

The applicator makes the application very easy however I don't feel its the most hygienic applicator as the product does stay logged in the sponge and I'm constantly cleaning the cap. (if you haven't realised already I'm a bit of OCD). 

I would recommend this concealer to anyone looking for an everday sheer coverage concealer. 

PRICE: €11.00

 Mac : Prep & prime- light boost 

I find that this concealer is similar in conistancy and colour to the Maybeline one. I wouldn't go as far as calling it a dupe, But they are very similar both light weight and brightening. 

If anything I do reach for the maybeline one because its cheaper so I dont mind wasting it on everyday use. 

This product would be more highlighting then concealing. This was the first concealer I've ever bought and I still love it. I really does give a gorgeous light to the face. Great for highlighting a contouring. It gives a nice natural finish with a light to medium coverage. This is a yellow toned concealer but it does come in a pink base too. It reminds me of the YSL touche eclat even the applicator is similar expect you twist this one.

PRICE:€31