Makeup Haul

Hey everyone! For those of you who follow me on instagram should have seen a picture of what I had bought for my kit. I am still building my make-up kit, so I thought I would get a few bits and bobs. I went to M.A.C, Kiko cosmetics, Tophsop, Urban decay and Benefit.

Lets start off with what I bought from M.A.C. The foundations I use on my clients are all the studio fix foundations. I needed a lighter colour for Caucasian skin, so I went for the lightest colour in the foundation and concealer which is NC15. You can always mix foundations to get the true colour of your client. 

Foundation costs £21.50 and studio fix concealer £15.

I needed a dark lip pencil for my kit, so I bought Nightmoth (£12). Its a gorgeous dark purple colour, great for a Halloween look, editorial makeup or just when you want a dark lip with a nude eye. 

One thing I really needed in my makeup kit was eyebrow pencils, I use eyeshadows to define eyebrows, although sometimes, its good to have a backup plan incase someone wants a strong eyebrow.

Fling is for lighter/blonde eyebrows, where as stud for darker brows, looks black, but it is a dark brown. Both pencils are a crayon formula which is great for a strong brow. They cost £13 each. 

Moving onto Topshop, I got a lipstick called Ruthless to go with Nightmoth. Ruthless is a very similar colour to Cyber by M.A.C, its super dark and a cheaper version, costs £8.

It looks black in the lipstick tube, however, it is a very rich purple, perfect for autumn or winter. 

I went into Kiko Cosmetics, I have been loving their makeup, its affordable and the products are highly pigmented. I got a lipstick in 914, its a nice burgundy/plummy tone, similar (not exactly) to M.A.C's Rebel lipstick. Cost £3.90, it is very creamy formula. 

I also a golden lipgloss with a touch of glitter in 113 (£4.90), once again I got this for my photo-shoots because it screamed editorial makeup when I saw it. 

The most important thing that was missing in my kit was eyebrow gel. I got out of M.A.C and remembered that I needed brow gel. So popped into Debenhams and went to the benefit counter and came across the speed brow gel (£13) in neutral. 

This seems pretty handy, as the lady did a little demo on my eyebrows and seemed to work fine!

Finally, I quickly went to the Urban Decay Counter to get some eyeshadow primer. I usually use a concealer as a primer on clients which works fine. But I have come across some clients who have oily lids and do need a primer. I have heard amazing things about this primer potion, costs £15. 

Once I have used these products, I will do a review. Watch this space for a blog on what's in my professional makeup kit. 

Thank you for reading. 

Lots of Love, 

Avi 

xx

One of the best exfoliators!

Hi everyone. I hope you have all been ok. Sorry I haven't been doing regular posts due to certain circumstances. So I thought about writing a blog on an amazing exfoliator; Lush's Angels on Bare Skin fresh facial cleanser. 

Exfoliating the skin atleast once a week is very important especially during the winter. Dry skin can leave your makeup look patchy. Furthermore, exfoliating removes blackheads and any dirt on your skin preventing breakouts, giving you perfect skin for foundation application.

I have been using this for a very long time and it is amazing. I believe whatever it says on the tin is true. It does even out skin tone, reduces redness, improving the health and appearance of skin.

Key ingredients are ground almonds to exfoliate the skin and brighten it. The cleanser also includes a mix of different oils to help balance the skin out.

The facial cleanser is not like normal cleansers. It can get very messy. It did take a long  time to get a hang of using this.

The best way to use this is to scrape some out of the tub, note you only need a very small amount, put it in the palm of your hands and add a little amount of water and mix till it forms a paste.

Looks something like this. Directly apply to face and gently exfoliate and wash off. I would highly recommend this facial cleanser as it balances any imperfections out. 

If you do try it out, do let me know how it works out for you. Thanks for reading.

Lots of Love

Avi

xxx