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Happy Valentine’s day!

A day of love and romance. I actually believe that love should be celebrated and made a fuss of any day of the year, but hey lets get back to this specific day. This is a day most will share with their partners, husbands, lovers etc. But its not just about romantic love. Love goes beyond that. It’s about extending that hand of friendship to someone who you may not reach out to usually. Remembering people from your past, remembering people or family who may have lost someone, remembering your single friends and family, widows and widowers or even forgiving someone who has wronged you! The last one can be difficult but definitely doable, life is too short!:-)

As I write these things, I’m also talking to myself. Now if you opt to stay in by yourself, watch romcoms and eat chocolates or not celebrate it at all, it all definitely works. How ever you decide to spend it, have an open heart and enjoy your day…

Okay back to the makeup….

This year I’ve opted for a soft glam Valentines day look. The colours I’ve chosen would work across a spectrum of skin tones. This can be worn out on a date or if your out with friends or family.

I used the Naked 3 palette to create a pink soft smokey eye.

Products used:

Eyebrows:

Anastasia dip brow pomade – dark brown

Eyes:

Naked 3 palette

Eyelids:

Nooner/Buzz

Transition colour:

Factory

Outer v:

Darkside/Blackheart

Midlid:

Dust

Face:

Revlon Photoready – Cappucinno

Eyeliner:

Mac Fluid eye liner gel – blacktrack

Concealer:

Mac Pro Longwear – NW40

Contour:

Sleek face contour – dark

Highlight:

Mac Mineralize skin finish – Gold Deposit

Blush:

Sleek – Sahara

Lips:

Mac lip pencil – Spice

Colourpop cosmetics Ultra Matte lip – Trap

I hope you like the look.

Let me know what looks you went for …

Have a lovely day..

Angela Nx

Hi beauties,

On a recent trip to MAC cosmetics I purchased some goodies which I can’t wait to try out.

1.MINERALISE SKINFINISH HIGHLIGHTER:

Described as a luxurious velvet-soft powder with high-frost metallic finish. This powder is a pressed powder highlighter and comes in 5 different shades. I got the Gold Deposit shade. I actually wanted the Iridescent powder but its been discontinued. Apparently Mac has discontinued many lines this past year.

2.PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER:NW40,

I will use this to highlight

3.STUDIO FIX FOUNDATION:NW44

I wanted to try a matte foundation for my combination skin. I know it can be quite heavy if too much is applied. It looked nice on in the store, but then it always does. ..

4. FLUIDLINE EYE-LINER GEL:

5.TECHNAKOHL EYELINER -RISQUE:

MAC products may not always be the most penny friendly cosmetics on the market, but they are also not the most expensive and they do produce some quality items. I will do a post on good less expensive alternatives which I also use. Have you used any of these? How did you find them?

I’m looking forward to using these products and will let you know how I get on.

Until next time..

Angela Nx