Request - Contour that face!

Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while, I've been super busy with work and exams are next week arghhhhh!

Anyway, so i thought I'd squeeze in this post before i disappear over the next couple of weeks for exams. Well, my beautiful friend Triana asked me a while ago for a little guidance with contouring so voila! lol (sorry I took so long to do this post).

It was so hard to get the contouring to show in photos and taking photos of the steps was difficult too...I probably should have tried making a video...maybe next time =) Anyway so here's how I like to contour my face.

So first put on your foundation as per usual. Then you need a contouring product. There are some products specifically for contouring out there but you can also use bronzers, blushes or foundation. I use Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse - Tan. This shade is much much much darker than my skin tone. Just for you guys to get an idea, the Maybelline Matte Mousse shade that matches my skin tone is Sandy Beige.
With the mousse, draw a line from near the top of your ear to almost the corner of your mouth. This is where you want your face to look more hollow and angular.

Then blend it in with your fingers so there are no harsh lines. Try to blend down below the line more than above because you want your cheek bone above the line to be more highlighted and brighter. Add a bit of powder to set it and you are all done!

Before:

After:

Sometimes I use my Max Factor - Natural Brush-On Satin Blush in Subtle Amber to contour. It's a pinky brown colour. Any blush that has more brown or grey undertones is fine. I hold the bristles of my blush brush together so it's flat and squashed together so I have more precision. I apply it around the same place I would draw the line with the foundation and then blend it out.

Well that's how I contour. Hope you guys enjoyed and hope that was helpful Triana!

Notes from the Toothfairy's Jewellery Giveaway!

Today I checked out a blog called Notes from the Toothfairy. It's a really cute blog with random fun posts such as pictures of the day, stories about her life, giveaways and much more. You guys MUST check it out. I'm reading it right now as I write this post lol.

Anyway, she is currently having a jewellery giveaway! She will draw a winner every Sunday until November 8th and the winner gets to choose what they want from 2 stores! check out all the details on her blog. So hurry and check out this awesome giveway! Click here.

Super quick EOTD

I was randomly playing with my Revlon Luxurious Color Eyeliner in Blackened Sapphire. (Click here for swatches and review). I started by just lining my eyes...but then that quickly turned into colouring in my whole lid n smudging it all over the place. So then decided to just complete it and quickly threw on some eye shadow and liner and voila! lol





Products used:

• Revlon Luxurious Color Eyeliner - Blackened Sapphire (all over the lid as a base and on inner rims)


• YSL e/s Palette - a medium/dark blue (all over lid except inner corner to set the eyeliner base)


• YSL e/s Palette - lighter blue (dabbed in the middle of the lid to highlight)


• YSL e/s Palette - white (inner corner and on brow bone to highlight)


• MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack (line the eyes)


• Max Factor - False Lash Effect wp (mascara)
  

Hope you guys like it!