Rocking Rossetto!

Hello my lovelies! I hope you're well and today I am doing a review for you all which I haven't done for exactly two months. But this review is something I've really wanted to do ever since I bought this during my holiday because I've been using it non-stop ever since! But, before we get into what I'm gonna be reviewing and raving about for you guys today. I just thought I'd show you this makeup look above. This is my natural everyday makeup that I always go to these days as it really doesn't take too long. 

So recently I've been wearing on my face: 

• Base: Morning Baby! BB Cream from Miss Sporty in Light (absolutely love this!)
• Concealer: Lasting Perfect 24HR from Collection in Fair
• Powder: Stay Matte from Rimmel London in Transparent and then Matte Maker from Maybelline in Classic Ivory over the top 
• Blusher: Mosaic Blush in English Rose from MUA
• Highlighter: Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter from MUA
• Eyebrows: Brow Drama Sculpting Brow Mascara in Dark Brown from Maybelline (normally fill in with Brow Satin in Dark Brown from Maybelline as well but wanted something more natural today) 
• Mascara: Colossal Volume Express Mascara in 100% Blackest Black. 
• Lipstick: Kate Moss Nude Collection in Rossetto from Rimmel London 

And judging by the title, that lipstick is what I am reviewing for you guys today! 

I bought this on the first day of my holiday because many makeup stands had deals on and Rimmel happened to be one of them. I decided to try out one of Kate's lipsticks because I've never tried one of her lipsticks before. So I thought as she had brought a new collection out why not try and find a good nude to suit my skin tone. 

I wasn't expecting to ever own a nude lipstick purely because I am so pale and have cool toned skin, therefore many nude lipsticks look absolutely ridiculous on me. The majority I've ever tried have made my lips look like I've got concealer lips and no one wants that look! 

So I found this one in the shade Rossetto and I quite liked it because it was a more pink based nude. It was good for me as I also have pink undertones to my skin. So I swatched it in Superdrug and really liked it so I decided to get it. 

Obviously firstly what attracted me to it was the packaging. I really love the packaging. I think the colours are really lovely together and it is very feminine but not overly girlie so it will attracted all ages of women. I love how Kate's name is on it in white with a little heart because it's just a small detail that I really love. 

Here is a close up of the lipstick bullet and you can clearly see how much I've used it because it has gotten so short which means I'm gonna have to buy another as soon as I go shopping. 

The swatch is this muted pink taupe sort of shade and it's really complimenting if you're like myself: pale, cool toned skin, and has pink undertones as well. When I put the colour on I was surprised with how much it suited my skin because normally no nude lip colour does and after using it only twice I think, I fell in love with it completely and haven't stopped wearing it. 

Here are some close ups of me wearing the shade and you can already see how lovely it combines with my skin tone. The pigmentation is really good considering it's a nude lip shade and one thing this lipstick really does do well is it makes your lips appear bigger than they actually are. I only fill slightly over my natural lip line just so both sides of my lips are evenly rounded. When I first wore it I couldn't believe how big my lips looked but they still looked natural at the same time. 

Another thing I love about this lipstick is how easy it is to apply from the bullet. Most of the time I have to use a lip brush to line my lips first and then fill them in. However with this I can just load it straight on because it is a lighter colour and it's not much of a big deal if I slightly get it on my skin. I can wipe it away easily with my finger, whereas with a colour such as red if you try and remove it with your finger it stains more into your skin and makes your foundation appear pinky. 

Something else I love is how creamy this lipstick is but dries kind of matte. It's quite interesting as it's nice and creamy when you put it on and you can easily add more throughout the day but it sort of half dries. So it isn't rock hard on your lips but also not all over the place either. 

Here's a shot just to show you guys how big my lips appear to be with this lipstick and how lovely it looks with my skin tone. (both colours are the same it was due to different lighting)

I also think that this lipstick colour is a really good dupe for Velvet Teddy by MAC. I do not own Velvet Teddy but a couple of my friends do and this colour looks very similar for a fraction of the price. I would highly recommend this colour and the rest of the range to everyone to find the shade that is right for you. When I go and purchase another one this colour, I think I will look to see if there's anymore in this collection that will compliment my skin. 

From: Superdrug/ Boots 

Price: £5.49 

I hope you enjoyed this review my lovelies and I will see you in my next post!

Bye for now, 

Katie

xoxoxoxoxo

Ocean Blue Summer Mermaid Makeup Tutorial!

Hello my lovelies and finally we are here today doing a makeup tutorial!!! This has been a makeup look I've been meaning to do for a long while now and as you can see my the title it is my version of mermaid makeup. I've seen many YouTuber's creating mermaid makeup and I really wanted to do my own. So this is an ocean blue and teal inspired mermaid look; capturing the beauty of ocean shades with the silver glimmer's on and under the eyes. So, let's get into the tutorial! 

Step 1

Firstly I took some tape and placed it where my lower lashline leads on from. This is just to give us a sharp straightline when we're finished with the look. Then once the tape is placed just take a white eyeshadow and apply it all over the lid. This is so our colours will really pop out as the blue's are very bright and we want them to be as vibrant as possible. 

Step 2

For this look I am using the pallet called Colour Chaos from Makeup Revolution, here is a link for you guys to go and check this pallet out and all of their other amazing pallets http://www.makeuprevolutionstore.com/index.php/palettes/3-for-2-salvation-palettes-pro-looks-palettes/salv-colour-chaos.html 

Go and check them out as they have some great offers on right now and their pallet's like this one linked above are on 3 for 2! 

So anyway, taking the colour Ammunition from the pallet, it's this gorgeous deep purple shade with shimmer in. I am just applying this all over the lid but not up into the crease, just on my main bit of the lid. Don't worry about the line along the tape because we cover this up later on. 

Step 3 

  

    

Now, taking a mix of On A Mission and Deliver Me on a flat shader brush I am taking this mix through the crease on the more rounder side of the brush, not the flat side. Again, do not worry about the neatness of the colours blending because we'll sort it out later. Just focus on packing that colour on your crease and shaping it. 

Step 4 

Now taking Over-bored (a bright sea blue) slightly mixed with On A Mission (the teal) I am blending that through the crease and creating a round shape across the top of the lid with my Urban Decay fluffy brush. As you can see from the image above it's created a really nice blend of the blue merging with the teal. 

Run the Over-bored blue along the tape line and take it over the edge of the purple that's along the tape line. 

Tip: Do not blend too harshly with the blue because it is super bright and you don't need to force it onto your eye lid. Just light and fluffy strokes with distribute the colour nicely, as well as making it look really beautiful along the way. 

At this point you should have 2 gorgeous sets of ocean mermaid eye lids. As you can see here, both the teal and blue have blended nicely together. Also, I ran some of the Over-bored blue on the outer lower lashline where it runs into that blue. 

Step 5 

Now carefully remove the tape and we have a gorgeous sharp line I was talking about earlier. This was actually the first time I'd got them placed pretty similar and I didn't have to go along the line and add any extra shadow or take any away with a makeup wipe. 

But whilst were at this point, if there is any certain colours your want to add a bit more of or blend more now is the time to do it. 

Step 6 

So I added a bit more of the purple shade and blended it into the teal as even though the look is mainly focused on the ocean tones, I still wanted the basis of the purple to be there. So I took a bit of time to build up that colour and blend the teal shade into it and vice versa. 

Now for a really fun part of this tutorial. As the sea has that glimmer that goes across the water when the sun shines on it, I decided to add that into this look because it would be more eye catching for the look itself, for people who look at your makeup, and make it look more pearly in the light. 

I am taking the colour Gleam which is a gorgeous pearl silver shade. I wet my brush and applied this on my lid so it would be brighter. However, to make it look seamless we need to blend it into the purple. But because my brush was wet, I took a dry brush I used earlier and re-applied the purple colour to that brush. The easiest way to do this is to wiggle the brush into the silver and then slightly wiggle the silver into the purple if you need to add more. It can take a bit of time but worth it for the result. 

Tip: Wiggle the purple into the edges of the silver because if you sweep it through you wont get the gradual ombre effect and that ombre effect makes it seamless.

 Now this is currently how both of our pretty mermaid eyes should look!

Step 7 

Taking Gleam again, I am applying it along the lower lashline and merging it into the blue. Taking Over-bored again, I am just defining that ocean blue shade by lightly merging into the silver and pressing the blue colour to make it deeper nearer the outer lashline. 

Step 8 

This next step is completely optional, you can always stop at the silver and just add your mascara and apply your face base. But as I love my glitter and I just thought why not go all out.

Taking my Model's Own glitter in silver and one from Primark which has colourful flex in different lights that you can see in the picture. I thought these could represent mermaid scales. 

So you want to take a glitter eyeliner in silver or a glitter adhesive if you have one and apply it to your silver shaded areas. You can apply it on your lid if you wish to, I just didn't want to. I applied it to my bottom lashline. Then taking a applicator from the Colour Chaos pallet; get some setting spray or a makeup wipe and wet your brush and pick up your glitter within your pot and gently apply it to your lashline. Apply as much or as little as you would like. 

Tip: Do not throw the applicators away because they are handy for things like applying glitter to your eyes and coating up certain colours on your eyes. They are more dense than normal flat shader brushes which is why they are helpful for packing colour onto your lid.

Tip: If you are applying glitter be super careful not to get it into your eye. I've got it in my eye before and it isn't a nice experience. It's not so bad for the lower lashline because it can't fall through your lashes it will just fall onto your cheeks. But if you are applying it above in any makeup look, not just this one, be extra careful as the loose glitter that falls can slip through your eyelashes and fall into your eye. 

Then once you applied your glitter go a head and apply your base. If you all know me, I do not apply my base first because of fall out from the eyeshadow. It is easier to clear up if you do not apply your base first. I did get some fall out with the blue eyeshadow I used so just be wary of that. When you apply your concealer etc just be careful around your eye area to not smudge the glitter as it is still slightly setting into place. 

Step 9 

Finally I applied my base. So for this I didn't use foundation just because I couldn't be bothered and I didn't want a super thick base as it was quite humid today. So I took my Collection Lasting Perfection 24HR Concealer in the shade 01 Fair and just took it in all your usual concealer places and over a few blemishes as I've been breaking out a bit recently. Then I just blended all this in with my Real Techniques Beauty Blender. After that concealer, I took another one that is more like a highlighting concealer as I went for more of a highlighted look due to the colour of the eyes, I didn't bronze anything out and I think my skin looks better that way. 

I took my The One concealer by Makeup Revolution and applied it on my chin, my cupids bow, the tip of my nose and the tops of my cheeks. It is super creamy so do not apply too much or else it'll never set! Then I took my Matte Maker from Maybelline and applied this all over my face. First using a huge brush and gently patting and then taking an actual sponge and patting in certain areas as I like my whole face to be set down. 

Next I filled in my brows using my favourite brow product ever, the Maybelline Satin Brow in Dark Brown along with Maybelline's Brow Mascara in Dark Brown also. 

Then I went back to the face, apply my Natural Collection blush in the shade Peach Melba. I wanted something really natural and nothing with too much colour. Just wanted to keep it really natural. 

As I felt the creamy concealer wasn't enough, I went back and highlighted my face with my trusty Undress Your Skin shimmer highlighter from MUA. 

Finally, I applied my lipstick. Now you don't have to use pastel purple if you don't want to, you can go for something more natural or more your style to go with the eye look. But I really wanted to as I felt like this pop of colour really complimented the colours used, my skin tone, and tied the whole look together. 

Then finally, you can't be a mermaid without wavy hair, so I took my plaits out and then I'm ready to go and be a mermaid! 

So that's it for this makeup tutorial you guys, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I loved creating it. I am so pleased with how well it turned out. I've been meaning to do it for ages and I am really happy I finally did. I've even still got it on right now and it's still looking pretty perfect even about 8 hours after doing it. I'm definitely gonna wear it again!

So guys, my next post is going to be 'My Summer Shoe Collection' and I am hopefully going to do all of that tomorrow. So fingers crossed! 

Anyway guys, thank you for reading if you did and I will talk to you super soon! 

Bye for now, 

Katie 

xoxoxoxo

A Little Announcement...

Hello my lovelies, I hope you're all well and this post is going to be a bit of an odd thing to post about. But to get straight to the point; as you all know I've been on Blogger for about a year and half now. I absolutely love posting, it's a really fun hobby for me to do, and I love creating things for you guys in my own personal style as I am a very creative person. 

So, sometime last year I had a comment from someone that said, "Why don't you make videos?"  and at the time I just wasn't ready for that. I hadn't been on Blogger for very long and I was still getting comfortable with idea of it. Also, I didn't have the right facilities to edit videos etc. But recently I've been thinking about it a lot and trying out different apps on my phone, as I have an iPhone 6 now, and seeing what I can use if I filmed on there. I've found an app that I've been playing around with and seeing how I can create good videos and vlogs from it etc. 

So, I am going to start filming videos. For now, it will probably mainly be vlogging things that I am doing with friends and family etc. But it may eventually lead into actual videos where I sit down and talk to you guys. The only thing I am not sure about is whether to upload the videos to YouTube first and then link them to here or just post them here. I'll have to see how everything goes. If you guys would want me to start filming videos let me know in the comments. 

Just to note, I wont always film videos, I will still post like I already do now but I thought I'd just get your opinion on starting some vlog videos and getting my YouTube back up for use as it's been around since 2010 and barely been used. 

So as far as all this goes, got some exciting things coming up and I hope you guys stick around for the journey. 

I will talk to you all super soon, on and off camera.

Bye for now,

Katie 

xoxoxoxox

Dare To Go Bronze!

Hello my lovelies, I hope you're all doing well. Today's post is finally make up based. It's been ages since I hit you up with a new makeup tutorial or something properly to do with makeup. So today we're going to be talking about the eyeshadow colour bronze. I think bronze has got to be my all time favourite eyeshadow colour because it compliments blue eyes (which is my eye colour obviously) and every single lip shade. Which means it is an all year round wearable colour. 

What is the best Bronze eyeshadow? 

I've used many, many, many different bronze colours but I always go back to my Maybelline 24 HR Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze. It is my favourite colour all together to be honest because I can just wear it on my lid and it be pure bronze. Or, I can take my finger and blend out into my crease and you get this really pretty muted red brick kind of effect which I absolutely love.

So this post is actually going to be me showing you the bronze eyeshadow effect I mean with the Maybelline On and On Bronze colour tattoo and showing you how it can go with every lip colour. Ranging from natural to deep dark purples. 

So here is the bronzed eye look I am referring to and this lip I've got going on here is just what my natural lip colour actually is with just some glossy goodness to give them shine and make their natural colour stand out. 

So here is a closer look at my eyes. It's mainly all of completely bronzed on the lid and then using all of that bronzed colour to blend into my crease and then shape them round to link to the lower lashline. I've really been into rounding them recently instead of going for a cat eye effect and it think it's because it takes less time as you don't wanna be doing your makeup forever in the summer. 

So to achieve this eye look above all I do is blend with my ring finger and my fluffy Urban Decay brush up into my crease and add more colour to blend with if I need to and shape the sides. I just do it until I'm happy with the shape and the colour. The best part is how it looks like I've used another colour in the crease when I haven't. 

If anyone is interested on my cheeks I've got this sunkissed bronze blusher shade on them and no highlighting powder as to me highlighter is just more of a winter thing. 

As well as lip colours to go with this eye look. I've added an extra idea for all of you. I have this lipgloss from Seventeen and it doesn't have a name but it is a dark pink shade with a lustre glimmer in it. It's really cleaver because it mutes colours out if something is too bright and can change your original colour to something really pretty. It's this one on the right. If any of you know the name of it do let me know because I absolutely love it and would love to buy a full sized one when I run out.

 Sweet Tart - Collection

Sweet Tart on it's own 

Sweet Tart with the lip lustre over the top

From these two photos you can see how pretty the pink looks with the bronzed eyes as well as how the colour has completely muted out to a dusky rose shade. I absolutely love both colours but the winner for me out of both is definitely with the lip lustre for this colour.

Sugar Plum - Collection 

Sugar Plum on it's own

Sugar Plum with lip lustre over the top

For this one, the colour stays exactly the same. I was quite surprised when I first used this over the top of this lip colour because finally I had found a perfect match to wear over a lipstick as sometimes you just want to keep the same colour but for it to just looked glazed over and not so matte. So for me, it doesn't matter which one for this lipstick because the colour is an identical match. I would still probably go for the lip lustre though purely because I like to put gloss over my lip colours so they look seamless and all blended to create a lovely colour. But that is my personal preference, you don't have to do that if it's not for you.

Just a little note, the rest of these lip colours kind of go out of lines a little bit now because when you keep putting colours on and then taking off it ruins your makeup a little bit. So sorry if it's not all completely neat. 

Mango Tango - Collection 

Mango Tango on it's own

Mango Tango with lip lustre over the top

Now again in this one you can see a huge difference just like the pink. I adore Mango Tango as a general lip colour because it's not quite a coral, it's not quite an orange, and it's not quite a red. It sits firmly in the middle of that spectrum which makes it the perfect summer colour in general. I'm not sure which one I prefer out of the two, I'm swaying more towards without the lip lustre for this one. Purely just because when you put that on it goes more coral based due to the dark pink glimmer in the lipgloss. But I don't know, I do think they both look gorgeous but I'm swaying more towards without lip lustre for this one. 

Enchant - Makeup Revolution 

Enchant on it's own 

Enchant with lip lustre over the top 

Now this one in photo number 2 isn't showing up true to how much the colour changed. It went from a pretty pastel purple to literally a normal rose pink. For me hands down, the winner is without lip lustre for this one just because I feel like this purple is so pretty and beautiful without anything else on it but I'm only showing it you with it because the majority of the others look amazing with it on. Don't get me wrong, they both still look pretty but this completely changed the whole colour whereas in the others it's enhanced that colour.

 This lipstick might be daring to some people as it's a pastel baby purple but if you like pastel colours I urge you to get it because it wont break the bank, Makeup Revolution lipsticks are only £1. Therefore you can just try it out even if you don't like it. 

I think this compliments bronze eyes in a different way. I think just purple tones look gorgeous with bronze eyes and I'm not quite sure why that is. Maybe it's just me. But all of the purple colours I used looked really stunning with eyes. 

I Wasn't Mixed Up - Makeup Revolution

I Wasn't Mixed Up with lip lustre over the top

I Wasn't Mixed Up on it's own

Now this lip colour is the one that actually inspired me to make this post. I did a post on instagram, I don't know if any of you saw it. But it was when I first did these bronze eyes with this colour. But what I did was place the lip lustre in the middle so it looked like it ombred out instead of all across.

 I'll link it for you here: https://instagram.com/p/4Xczo2N6Oj/?taken-by=katiej0hnson

I felt like it works better with being in the middle of the lip but I took it all across just to show you guys. But overall, I feel like without lip lustre looks better for this purple shade. 

Smother - Sleek 

Smother on it's own 

Smother with lip lustre over the top 

Now as we're getting into the super dark colours, I had to use my finger to blend them out a bit otherwise the colour, especially for this shade, was exactly the same just with some shine over the top. So this one of my favourite lip colours ever because it's so dark and I love, love, love dark lip shades. I just adore autumn and winter therefore that's probably why. I don't know which one would win this purely because I like both of them and think that they look lovely super dark or slightly more blended. But the best part is when this shade is more blended it's a bit more wearable in spring/ summer. 

Lady - Makeup Revolution 

Lady on it's own 

Lady with lip lustre over the top

Of course we can't forget about red! It is the most classic colour in every colours collection and I'm 99.9% sure every girl has a red lipstick. For this one there's no major change, other than the fact it becomes more of a pinky toned red. Which I think just makes it more wearable for summer which I like. But the eyes still look stunning with just the pure red shade anyway. So for this one, they're both my winners. I genuinely love both and I just love red, clearly. 

So that is it for this post my darlings, I hope you enjoyed this and it gave you some confidence that you can wear a colour that is viewed as an autumn/winter shade when it doesn't have to be. It just depends on what lip colour you pair with it and what blushers and highlighters you use etc.   

But for me, I just wear what I want when I want regardless of what the weather is doing outside. You are your own person and you do what makes you happy. 

Thanks for reading everyone and I will talk to you super soon! 

Lots of love, 

Katie

xoxoxoxox

How To Make Strawberry Chocolate Pops and Mini Strawberry and Banana Skewers!

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well and are enjoying the sunshine! Today I am doing a very different kind of post, something I've never ever done on my blog before; I thought, why not do some 'How To' tutorials related to things that are really easy. If I can do these, then you all can. So today we're here making these 2 delicious treats in the pictures above, Strawberry Chocolate Pops and Mini Strawberry and Banana Skewers! 



For this tutorial you will need: 

• Dairy Milk Chocolate 
• White Chocolate (I went for Milkybar) 
• Strawberries
• 1 Banana 
• 2 Bowls
• 2 Spoons
• Cocktail Sticks 

Strawberry Chocolate Pops

Step 1: 

Take your milk chocolate and put it into one of the bowls. I took about half of that big bar above which was far too much, but, better to be safe than sorry. Then once it's in the bowl, place it in the microwave for 2 and 1/2 minutes to melt. Whilst that's melting, let's move onto the preparation of our strawberries. 

Step 2: 

Whilst our chocolate is melting, it's time to prepare the strawberries. To start off, remove the green part at top of the strawberry and stick your cocktail stick through the middle. 

Tip: Once you've stuck the cocktail stick through once, don't keep playing with it and moving it. I did it a couple of times and the strawberries kept coming loose and falling off the sticks. 

You can do as many as you would like, I did about 10 as it was for a picnic for me and a friend. 

Step 3: 

Once your chocolate it melted give it a mix with your spoon and now get the chocolate onto the lower half of the strawberries. The best way to do this is to pick up the strawberry and hold it to make sure it doesn't fall off. Then take your spoon and spread the chocolate over the lower end of the strawberry. That way you can cover all of the area. 

Step 4: 

Whilst your chocolate is setting on your strawberries go a head and melt your white chocolate for 2 and 1/2 minutes in the microwave. 

Tip: White chocolate is thinner than milk chocolate, therefore you don't need as much.

Step 5: 

Give your chocolate a mix and then spread it onto your strawberries. What I did was mixed it and let the chocolate run back into the bowl until the running chocolate was what it was like in the picture above. Then I just held my strawberry underneath the running line of chocolate and ran lines onto the milk chocolate. 

Step 6: 

Here is a better example of what I mean by running white chocolate a long the bottom. And then you're finished. Just put in the fridge to set for about 30-40 minutes.

Mini Strawberry and Banana Skewers 

Step 1: 

Take your strawberries and your banana and cut them into medium sized chunks. For the strawberries just cut them into 4 bits per strawberry. 

Step 2:

Now place your cut strawberries and bananas onto your cocktail sticks.

Tip: The banana works better if you cut the chunks quite thick. Don't cut them so thin like I did for a few of them because they're hard to place on the sticks otherwise. 

Step 3: 

Now take your white and your milk chocolate from earlier and spread in vertical and horizontal lines over the banana and strawberry skewers. You don't have to put chocolate on them but as I had lots left over I decided to use my resources. 

Tip: If you are using your chocolate again, make sure you give it a good mix with your spoons otherwise it will be smooth anymore, it'll start to go solid again. 

Step 4: 

Once you've spread the chocolate all over and have as much as you want on there and then just place in the fridge to set for 30-40 minutes. 

Then you're all finished! And that guys is how to make Strawberry Chocolate Pops and Strawberry and Banana Skewers. Super easy and super simple to make for a garden party, a picnic, a bbq, or just to have a delicious summer treat for yourself. I know I'm definitely going to be making these again sometime soon. 

Let me know if you guys like posts like this because then I will do more of them. If you want to see more posts like these instead of just beauty related things let me know in the comments and give me suggestions to what else I should show you guys how to make. 

Well guys thank you for reading and I will talk to you soon. 

Bye for now, 

Katie 

xoxoxoxo