Tweet This is the first is a number of posts about homemade beauty products. About 2 years ago, I became very interested in home made beauty products, and read every book I knew on the subject. I want to teach you how to make your own goodies, and also offer all the different options out there (this is for your own use after all) so that there is always a substitute in place. So in celebration of all things naturel {Read More}
Making Home Made Beauty Products
August 9, 2009 by
Tweet I was sorting through some boxes when I came across my soap making supplies, from when I made cold processed soap. It was like pandora’s box – I have tons of essential oils, flavours for lip products, waxes, butters and oils that I hadn’t touched for a while. So then I thought – why not add a new category to the blog teaching you how to make your own beauty products? Its a lot easier than you think and {Read More}
Tutorial: 10 Minute Purple Smoky Eye
July 19, 2009 by
Tweet Quick Tutorial: 10 Minute Smoky Purple Eyes < ----------------------------The Result! This is a quick way to get smoky eyes with one of my favourite colours for brown eyes - purple! In this tutorial I used: RMK Eyeshadow in Shiny Purple RMK Eyeshadow in Dark Purple Becca Solo Shadow in Chantilly Bella Pierre Eyeshadow Base Coffret D'or Gel Liner in DB04 Nars Eyelash Curler Helena Rubenstein Feline Blacks Mascara In addition I used: Lancome Teint Idole in Beige 04 La {Read More}
Tutorial: Hot Pink Lips & Glossy Eyes
June 22, 2009 by
Tweet I have been so busy my pretties, but I feel like I have been neglecting you so here is a quickie (tutorial, that is). The look is very simple – hot pink lips with simple, glossy eyes. I used: Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Black (love this) Illamasqua Lip Pencil in Spell Nars Lipgloss in Triple X Nars Lipstick in Schiap Purple Dot Lip Brush Illamasqua Eyeliner Brush All you need really is a pink/red lip liner, a hot {Read More}
Palette & Tutorial Guides
June 20, 2009 by
Tweet I didn’t realise how many depotting and palette melting posts I had until I did a quick search so for your pleasure: Nars Multiple Palette here Rimmel Lipsticks here Multi Talented Shu Palette Here RMK Shadows in Aveda Palette Lavshuca Shadows in a MAC palette here MAC Pressed Pigments in a CD box here and here NYX Shadows Depotted here Nars Shadows Depotted here Happy Weekend!
Timewasting Tutorial: Melt everything!
June 12, 2009 by
Tweet I have a quite a lot of work to do, many words to churn out and what does a good procrastinator do? Finds things to melt into palettes! I have had a few empty palettes lying around for a while now I was intending to make into useful palettes. My Nars Multiples have lasted FOREVER. I must have chopped an inch off them now for various palettes but there was more than enough for another palette! I gathered 12 {Read More}
Tutorial: 50s Make Up Look
June 8, 2009 by
Tweet Hallo my dears – this is my second tutorial which will be made into a permanent tutorial and a podcast/video shortly. This is a classic 50s look – dark strong brows, red lips, pale skin and dark black eyeliner in about 15 mins. Tools: Chanel Le Blanc De Chanel Primer Rouge Bunny Rouge Aquarelle Foundation (a few shades lighter than skintone) Benefit Badgal Mascara Blinc Black Liquid Liner NYX Cream Blusher in Red Illamasqua Pencil in Spell Nars Pencil {Read More}
Green & Gold Tutorial as a Video
May 31, 2009 by
Tweet Reader request that the snaps for my tutorial be put into a video form: If you can’t see it, it can be viewed here onYouTube
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