Makeup Diary #1

It seems I need to work on rotating my bases and blushes...I took a snap of my daily makeup for a week and love being able to pick up patterns in the photos! I am very much into neutral eyes at the moment (and you can see I hauled towards the end of the week!) and lips have been quite low key most of the time.

Getting back into a Nars frame of mind, the standout for this lazy errand day with my sister in law was definitely the taupe shade from the Grand Palais duo. 

Sticking the the Nars trend but stuck Lorac Pewter over the top for some jazz! I went wedding shopping with Mumma Bovary and oh she looks stunning in her 'mother of the bride' dress!

Working out how to pull off silver eyeshadow and wearing my beloved MAC Poised blush. After dinner we hand delivered a stack of wedding invitations and it felt so good!

Tried to keep the eyes nice and simple with Burberry Pale Barley, as this was the only day this week that I wore a bright lip! Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in 02 Frambourjoise was the lip of choice, and thank goodness the lasting power is great because I forgot to bring it along with me for touch-ups!

A relatively makeup free day, I evened out my complexion (I'm currently in a terrible skin phase...) and added mascara to feel human. Cake batter lip balm, by the way? Genius!

I told you it was Nars-centric! I chose to try out Nars Orgasm blush (from the Danmari Cheek Palette) this time around, as I still don't love it as much as everyone else seems to. The Turkish Delight gloss is a whole other story though, I adore that pale pink shade.

As soon as my Nars And God Created the Woman palette arrived I snapped the obligatory blogger shots then threw it on my lids. Absolutely swooning over this tiny palette.

I'm the kind of person who finds a base she likes and sticks to it, and Illamasqua Skin Base is no exception. It's one of the few foundations that matches my pale skin but I have been needing a whole lotta undereye concealer lately, so had to pop some YSL Touche Éclat over the top of my Maybelline Age Rewind to make things half-decent.


So that is my makeup diary for the week! If you like peeking into the makeup bloggers use everyday, check out Liz's post which is what inspired me to keep my makeup diary! If you want to know more about anything in these shots just let me know, I would love to chat more about them.


Do you wear similar products for your everyday style?
What blush gets a heavy rotation for you?
Emma x

Girls On Film!

Smashbox are a company that I have a soft spot for, as I think that they consistently create meaningful and interesting collections with high quality products. One of their recent releases is no different, with a theme built around the idea of a studio and the act of capturing, you guessed it, girls on film! The palettes and liners look really nice, and I was kindly sent a gloss in Overexposed to try. The natural toned gloss and cinematic theme got me thinking about my favourite film stars of recent years, and the first gorgeous girl that popped into my mind was Kate Hudson. I think she would adore this Smashbox gloss from this collection, she tends to rock nude style lips with a bit of a smoky eye and this fits the bill perfectly.

love the film tie in with the product names- a cinema students dream!

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a shot in artificial light to demonstrate how peachy this can be

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As this is a sheer colour gloss, it doesn't provide a strong pigment but washes the lip with a glossy peachy pink tint that is ultra flattering. This has hardly left my handbag since I received it, as I find it is the best gloss to pop on without a mirror and have on the run because it would suit so many looks. I have a stack of strong coloured glosses in my collection, and this little beauty was something I really needed for that everyday lip look. I've shown it above next to Nars Turkish Delight to demonstrate how peachy it is in comparison- I think that is what makes it so naturally wearable.

Not as opaque as Turkish Delight, and much more of a peachy pink shade when compared to the candy floss pink of Nars. I find that I reach for my Smashbox gloss a lot more than shades like Turkish Delight because though I do like it, it doesn't go with everything the way Overexposed does.

The gloss is quite thick and has a sort of waxy feel in its slight stickiness, but compared to super sticky glosses (MAC Dazzleglasses, etc) it is much more comfortable on the lip. I have a few lipglosses from Smashbox, and I love them all so I feel confident in that aspect of the brand. The smell of this gloss is phenomenal, it reminds me of the well-known vanilla smell that MAC lip products have, but this has something else to it, perhaps a caramelly edge, which makes it a joy to reapply during the day. I would highly recommend this gloss if you don't mind a bit of stick in your glosses and are a fan of moreish scents in your lip products.
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Overexposed retails for $26.95AUD and is available from Kit Cosmetics (link here) in Australia. Search for international Smashbox stockists here!

*This product was provided for consideration for review from EGPR, which in no way affects my opinion or review of the item. Honesty, always.