Look of the day #2

Thought I would share my make up for today. I went for a meal with my boyfriend so it was nothing too special, but I am in love with this lipstick colour! It's Grenadine by Smashbox. I do believe its a discontinued colour but you may still be able to get it at your local counter which is where I bought mine.

Primer: Smashbox original PhotoFinish.
Foundation: Smashbox Studio Fix in 1.2 and Benefit Hello Flawless Honey under the eyes.
Powder: Benefit cosmetics Hello Flawless powder Honey.
Blush: Benefit cosmetics Hervana
Eyeliner: Rimmel London Spark It Up 600 Black Gold
Eyeshadow: Primer Pixi By Petra, Pop Beauty Vanity Violet in the crease and Smashbox Quick Take trio using only the colour Ambient all on the lid.
Mascara: Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill
Eyebrows: Illamasqua brow cake Gaze
Lips: Smashbox Grenadine

Let me know what some of your favourite lipsticks are!

Sho Gallery Cardiff!

Last month I discovered an art and gallery shop just off Albany Road on Inverness Place in Cardiff that has been there quite a few years so I felt really ignorant that I hadn't noticed it before!

I was drawn to the mix of art there which included original art and prints, art materials and collectibles. It spreads over two floors and contains art from artists from around Britain.

After much deliberation over 3 wonderful pieces of art I finally decided on a piece by Katy Christianson which is a limited edition screen print, the piece is untitled.
 

If you're in the area I advise you to pop into the gallery, you might see something you'll like! There were many unusual pieces there, it was hard to choose. The atmosphere was friendly and I was ease wandering around looking at the shop and gallery!

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Bblogger event for Smashbox Ojon and DKNY Fragrances !

 This month I was invited to view the newest products from Smashbox Cosmetics, Michael Kors, Ojon, DKNY and Marni fragrances. It was exciting to see what all the brands had to offer this season.  

There were two other bloggers invited along to the session I attended, Cowbiscuits and Aliceinalookingglass, so you should check their blogs out too!

 

Sporty, Sexy and Glam collections from Michael Kors.

LGFB + Benefit Blogger event, with Gimmie Brow and Big Easy!

Last week I decided to go along to the Benefit Blogger event which was also an event to raise money for the Look Good Feel Better charity, which deals with people who are going through cancer treatments and suffering with the visible side effects. It teaches them how to apply cosmetics, skincare, anything that can make them look good and feel better.

Their main focus was the brows and their newest brow product, Gimmie Brow, which is a micro fiber gel product which thickens the brows appearance. It was also a sneak peak session to see their newest product, Big Easy, which is described as being bigger than a BB.

Nails Inc master class, Swansea, April 4th & 5th 2014.

Nails Inc has a master class of their products on Friday the 4th of April and Saturday 5th of April!

There are two days or times you could attend, which is between 3pm-6pm on the 4/4/14, and 9am-12pm on 5/4/14.

You can learn about what polishes and treatment products are suitable for your nails, their Hero products, as well as a workshop learning how to apply the perfect polish, and the secret to their specially designed brush.
Sadly I won't be able to attend, but I hope you can take advantage of this class!

Be sure to grab a Caviar top coat or nail treatment with your £10 redeemable deposit!

Click the picture to see all information regarding this event.

Mini Review Barry M Silk Nail Effects Polish - SKNP1 Blossom !

Just a quick mention and mini review of Barry M's new nail paint from the Silk collection.

I bought it as part of the 3 for 2 in Boots not long ago and gave it a try 2 weeks ago, and I'm impressed! It applied very smoothly with one coat and dried semi matte, almost frosted in texture, which I was not expecting. It almost dries to a soft textured matte rather than quite rubbery as some brands matte polishes are. Best part is it stayed on for around 3 days without chipping too badly and I kept it on for a week and a half and at the end of that time it still looked great and that's without using a top coat or base coat! I'll definitely be investing in more when they release more colours!

There are currently 6 colours in the collection, priced at £3.99.

Giorgio Armani Blogger Event!

I was invited to come along to the Blogger event held in Cardiff Debenhams to see how to get an Armani Glow, and have a look and test some of Armani's products out at their pop up (Soon to be static) counter.

We were given a short demo on how to achieve a smokey eye look with a bold red lip using some of Armani's top selling products and must haves from their collection.