Naked Basics Tutorial - Neutral Smokey Eye

Hi Guys!
One of the things I want to start posting more on my blog are tutorials however I find them very hard to take pictures of so maybe soon I will start video tutorials and venture into the world of YouTube!
I'm going to be doing a tutorial today just focusing on the eyes and using my Urban Decay Naked Basics palette. I only have the 1st palette but am dying to get my hands on the 2nd one, so let's get into the tutorial....

I started by doing the rest of my face makeup off camera and just leaving one eye bare - using the first eye as a guide. I'll be doing a tutorial soon of an everyday makeup look but for now it's all about the eyes! So I started by applying a layer of MAC Paintpot in Soft Ochre over my eyelid to help my shadows stay and apply better. (Side note: PLEASE ignore my eyebrows - I'm trying to grow them out!) 

Once I had applying my Paintpot I picked up the shade Naked 2 from the Naked Basics palette which is definitely my favourite shade! I used my Morphe Brushes blending brush in B81 which is new to my collection and I absolutely love it!

I used this shade in the crease and applied it from left to right all over my crease to use as my transition shade in-between colours. I kept going over this until there was no more product on the brush and still continued to blend with the same B81 brush. 

Next I picked up the shade Faint from the palette which is a darker milk chocolate brown. These shades are so pigmented so you only need a little bit of product on your brush. The brush I used for this step was the Morphe Brushes B80 which is the exact same brush as the B81, just thinner with less hairs. I used this shade to create an outer V on my crease and then went back in with the B81 brush and Naked 2 to blend everything out.

For the lid I took my MAC 239 brush and used the shade W.O.S for a lighter colour to make my eyes look brighter and more awake. I then again blended over the crease with my B81 to make everything start to come together. I then applied a thin layer of liquid liner and pencil liner in my water line and also applied mascara to my top and bottom lashes. To tie everything together I used my MAC pencil brush from the Kelly Osbourne collection to blend a bit of Faint underneath my lower lash line. 

And that's the end of the tutorial! It's very quick and honestly very easy, it took me less than 10 minutes to create this look! If I was going out at night or somewhere more formal with this look then I would have applied thicker liner and also false lashes but at the moment I quite like keeping it simple! 

Hope you enjoyed this post, i'll hopefully have some more tutorials up soon!

Speak soon,

Beth xo

Current Wish List

I'm always on the look for new products but recently these have been the products constantly catching my eye. A lot of them are well raved about on youtube and on many beauty blogs so here's what I'm currently saving up for...

1. Anastasia of Beverly Hills Contour Kit

This product seems to have sparked a whole new wave of contour kits on the market as it seems so practical to have all your highlight and contour shades together in one palette. I really want to create my own and pick my own shades so I can get into contouring more and it's perfect how the shades just pop out for refill pans!

2. Becca Shimmering Skin Perfecter Pressed - Opal

This has recently been raved about as one of the best highlighters on the market, especially for it's price. I first heard about this early last year from YouTuber Jaclyn Hill who now raves about Becca and all of their highlighters and after seeing it become more and more famous it's definitely something I want to get my hands on!

3. Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipstick - Velvet

I included one of these Too Faced Melted Lipsticks in my January favourites post as I currently have and love the shade nude. Velvet looks like a beautiful shade and I'm all for a berry coloured lip at the moment but just need to get my hands on some! I love the consistency and scent of these products so will definitely be picking this shade up soon.

4. Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Another Too Faced Product! Aside from the incredibly cute packaging, I have wanted to purchase this mascara for a while now as it's so raved about. It's supposedly incredible at thickening and lengthening, giving you a false lash effect without the falsies!

5. Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick - Beige

Probably the product that has been on my wish list the longest. I ALWAYS swatch this product but get heartbroken at the price as it's so beautiful but just a highlighter right? A gorgeous one however, I'm looking to pick this up in duty free in the airport next month to save myself a little bit of money! This is definitely my favourite of all the shimmer brick shades, however they all are incredible colours.

6. Nars Sheerglow Foundation

When it comes to foundations I prefer a more dewy finish to a matte one, and I'm always on the look for the perfect foundation for me. I love how it appears so fresh and gives a natural glow to the skin as even though I enjoy wearing a lot of makeup, I still normally prefer a more natural look. I'm in between a few foundations at the moment but as soon as I use some up this will be a definite purchase for me!

7. Makeup Geek Foiled Eyeshadows

Makeup Geek have truly risen to fame in the beauty world in the last year and I've always watched Marlena, the founder of the brand on YouTube. I'm still yet to get my hands on any of the shadows as all the shades I want are normally sold out! Their new line of foiled eyeshadows look incredible and have been so raved about for their pigment and wet 'foiled' look. They currently come in 10 shades and I honestly want them all!

8. MAC Viva Glam Miley Cyrus

I think i'm one of the only true remaining Miley Cyrus fans in the world so I may be a little biased but even still I've loved all of the past Viva Glam's, and this one is no different! The lipstick is a hot pink amplified shade and the lip glass matches with a shimmer to it. Both very fun colours and a great cause for your money to go to! These will definitely sell out quick but I will definitely try my hardest to get a hold of these products.

So that's everything in my current wish list however things are constantly being added on to it daily! What is on your current wish list? Let me know so I can check it out!

Speak soon,

Beth xo

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January Favourites

Hey Guys!
Being the start of February, naturally it made sense to do my January favourites! So here's what I've been loving throughout the month of January... 

1. Urban Decay Vice Palette 3
I visited Urban Decay late last year with no intentions of buying this palette but as soon as I swatched it, I knew I literally needed it. I haven't put it down since I bought it and have used it for every make-up look I've done when using eyeshadow. 

It has a great mix of mattes and shimmers and is a warm palette with plenty of neutrals. The only downside for me is the packaging. I'm personally not a fan of the green and silver colour scheme and the material makes it impossible for the palette not to get covered in fingerprints, however I LOVE the slimline case it comes in which also fits my iPad mini perfectly! I will be doing a full swatch and review post on the Vice Palette 3. 

2. L'oréal Super Liner Perfect Slim - Intense Black 
This liner has saved my life. I always struggled with liquid liner but the thin pen shaped tip on this liner makes it so easy to get a straight flowing line. It rarely smudges and lasts for hours, is incredibly black and doesn't crack or flake, what more could you want! 

3. No.7 Precision Lips Pencil - Fire
I purchased this product about 4 months ago however just put it with the rest of my makeup and completely forgot about it. Recently I've been trying to get more into drugstore makeup seeing as I'm a student now and on a tight budget, so I pulled this out of my collection! I always wear a lipliner under any lipstick I wear but especially with red. This liner is honestly amazing, its the perfect bright red which can be darkened or lightened depending on the lipstick used but once that lipstick has come off, this liner also maintains as a base no matter what you're eating or drinking that day! Definitely want to try more from this range. 

4. Milani Baked Blush - Luminoso 
I got this blush last year on holiday in St Lucia as they don't sell Milani in England and i'd heard great things about the brand. I've never really been a blush person as I'd usually just reach for a bronzer but this blush leaves such a nice, natural glow that it's hard to put down. Retailing at $8.49 (Around £5.64) it really is great value for money and is a great dupe for Nars Orgasm blush however it has slightly more peach undertones. 

5. Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wearing Lipstick - Melted Nude
I picked this up last year in Sephora in Paris as it was the first time i'd seen them in person so I thought i'd get one to try out. It wasn't until the new colours were released recently that I got into this lipstick as I seem to forget I buy a lot of things! The shade is a perfect browny nude and the smell is incredible, it really is long wearing and is perfect with just a nude lipliner underneath. I'm dying to get my hands on some of the new colours, especially velvet!

6. Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette
This palette is the perfect neutrals shade and is what it says on the tin; the basics. I find that when i'm travelling this is the perfect palette to take to rock a neutral eye or a smokey eye and the palette is so slim and pocket sized. 

The shadows are very pigmented, especially the black but my favourite shade has to be naked 2! A definite must for your collection. 

7. Maybelline Instant Anti-Age The Eraser Eye - Light
And finally the infamous Maybelline concealer! This seems to be the holy grail drugstore concealer as it doesn't crease or flake and is so affordable. I love the application as the sponge tip makes it so easy to apply particularly under the eyes. I think they could provide a few more shades but for a drugstore brand this product is incredible!

So that's all of my favourites for January! What were you loving last month? 
Speak soon, 
Beth xo



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