Winged Out Eyeshadow Look.

Hey lovelies!

Today's little makeup post is on a winged out eyeshadow look. I never tend to go with this unless I'm wearing liner but I actually really liked the way this turned out when I done it so I thought I'd do a little post on it!

I just packed on the Mesmerised eyeshadow by Makeup Geek all over the lid with a little bit of Makeup Revolution Awesome Metals in Rose Gold in the inner corner. I cleaned up the edges with a baby wipe and blended out any harsh lines but other than that, I was done with this look because I really loved how it turned out!

I used the Soap and Glory Thick & Fast Mascara, Anastasia Dipbrow in Dark Brown, Illamasqua Brow Cake in Gaze for the brows and mascara. For the face I used Rimmel True Match foundation in Ivory, Anastasia powder Contour Kit in Light-Medium, MAC MSF in Soft & Gentle and MAC's Velvet Teddy very lightly dabbed on the lips.

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Other blog posts to read whilst you wait for a new one:

Makeup Revolution Awesome Metals Review
Everyday Eyeshadow Favourites
MAC Lip Product Collection

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Purple Haze Halo Eye

Hey lovelies!

Another makeup post for you all today!

It's on this really pretty purple halo eye:

For the Eyes/Brows I used:

Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade in Dark Brown
Illamasqua Browcake in Gaze
Maybelline Brow Mascara
Makeup Geek eyeshadows in Corrupt, Peach Smoothie and Bitten
MAC eyeshadows in Sketch and Plum Dressing
Glittertubes Pressed Glitter in Tease
Illamasqua Gel Liner in Infinity
Makeup Revolution Awesome Metals in Rose Gold
Soap & Glory Thick and Fast Mascara

For the skin/lips:

Jeffree Star lipstick in Redrum
(although I don't support him anymore I'm using this product up and then throwing it in the trash)
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Vanilla
Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in Ivory
Makeup Revolution Cream Contour Kit
Anastasia Beverly Hills Powder Contour Kit in Light-Medium
MAC MSF in Soft & Gentle

Other places to find me:

email/business - rachelgarmentmua@outlook.com

my other blog

instagram

twitter

youtube

Other blog posts to read whilst you wait for a new one:
Sunset Summer Eyes

Morphe 35B Palette Swatches

Golden Bronze Halo Eye

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My Everyday Z-Palette.

Hey lovelies!

Here is my everyday eyeshadow Z-Palette.

MAC Palette Update + Pigment Review.

Hey lovelies!

Today I bring you an update on the post that I had for my MAC palette that I've been building up. See the first post here. So really, at the point of writing this, I only have 2 extra shadows from MAC that are now in my collection so I thought I'd also give a little mini review of the two pigments I also have!

From left to right: Patina, Mulch, Naked and Vanilla. 

It's important to remember that with any pigment, generally, using a base underneath makes it pop a lot more. Anyway, I love the pigments, I reckon there's a massive amount of usage left in them and they are both gorgeous colours. Vanilla is very good for inner corner highlights - especially if you want it quite intense. The two eyeshadows are staples that everyone seems to love so I'm happy I also have them.

Thank you for reading! 

Hope you enjoyed :)

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Holy Grails: Top 3 Lipsticks.

Hey lovelies!

Another one of my Holy Grail posts! Today I'm bringing you my top 3 holy grail lipsticks!

Here they are:

I'm not really into neutral lipsticks, I am pretty much into just full on colourful or dark lips so here goes!

First up is Cyber by MAC. I love this dark purple colour, it's perfect over the Nightmoth lipliner by MAC and I just love this shade.

Next up is Illamasqua's ESP lipstick!

When my hair was just freshly done this suited my hair almost perfectly which was amazing!! I absolutely loved it! It's a perfect matte finish and lasts really well. Gorgeous on and gorgeous on darker skin tones as well.

Lastly is Jeffree Star's liquid lipstick, a review of which I have here.

This is in the shade Redrum and I'm really sorry about the wonky application but my lips were pretty sore by this point and I just wanted it finished by this point, haha! This is a gorgeous red, matte shade and I absolutely love it!

What are your favourite lipsticks?

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed!

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Holy Grails: Top 3 Eyeshadows.

Hey lovelies!

Happy April Fools Day! Another one of my Holy Grail posts, this time in the form of eyeshadows. I decided to do this on single eyeshadows only and I'll do another post in the future of my holy grail eyeshadow palettes.

I'll start with my absolute favourite transition colour which is MAC's Wedge:

I love this so much because it's the perfect mixture of warm and cool toned and goes with so many looks it's unreal. If you want to see what other MAC eyeshadows I have check here.

Next up is Makeup Geek's Corrupt:

For like 6 pounds this black eyeshadow is amazing quality and I absolutely love it. There is a serious lacking of good black eyeshadows so I was pretty chuffed to find this one!

Lastly, we have Makeup Geek's Typhoon:

This is one of their duochrome shadows and I absolutely love it, it's perfect in every way, I mean honestly, look at it!! I wish I could wear it all day, every day, tbh.

That's my three holy grail eyeshadows! What are some of yours? Let me know in the comments :)

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed! 

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MAC Lip Product Collection + Swatches.

Hey lovelies!
I hope you had a good Valentines, I just thought I'd do a post on my MAC lip product collection since my Illamasqua one went down really well!

I think everyone knows that MAC lipsticks are pretty much a must have, their formula is amazing and they smell amazing (honestly, if you've never had a MAC lipstick, your first one and your first little scent of it is the best thing ever) and I think they're a staple in anyones makeup collection. I, for one, will have many MAC lipsticks throughout my lifetime, that I know haha! Here's some swatches of what I have so far:

From left to right: Nightmoth (lip liner), Hang Up, Velvet Teddy, Russian Red, New York Apple, Sin, Cyber, Amorous, Ruby Woo & Dark Side.

I love all my colours and can't wait to add to my collection, I have a few in mind already! I would have swatched them on the lips but my lips are incredibly dry at the minute so didn't really feel like making it worse and there is so many of them too! 

I hope you enjoyed this post and thank you for reading!

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Valentine's Day Makeup Look.

Hello lovelies!

I just thought since Valentine's Day is coming up I'd put a little V-Day inspired look on here.

Okay, so for this look I used:

Illamasqua Browcake in Gaze,

MAC Eyeshadow in Wedge,

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow in Bitten,

Urban Decay Buzz shadow from the Naked 3

Rimmel Exaggerate Mascara

Illamasqua gel liner in Infinity

MAC Glitter in 3D Silver

Makeup Revolution Ultra Cover & Conceal palette in Light

Illamasqua Skinbase in 5

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

MAC Soft & Gentle Highlight

Makeup Revolution Ultra Cream Contour Palette

Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit - powder

Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick in Redrum

Thank you for reading! Hope you enjoyed :)

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MAC Haul.

Just decided Id do a little post on a MAC haul, it isn't much but figured why not! It's different :)

Sorry about the crappy quality pictures/lighting, I don't have much better at the moment! 

I got the lipstick in Velvet Teddy. It's sold out on the MAC website for now though but don't worry, it always goes back into stock. There's been a lot of hype around this lipstick, I'll see how I feel about it when I try it later.

I also got pigments in Naked - I got the smaller size in case I didn't like it and ended up spending £17 for something huge (as this teensy one is going to last me forever as it is) and I've swatched it on the back of my hand and so glad I did get the smaller size because all I can say about it so far is 'meh'. I could definitely take or leave this one so far.

Next I got the pigment in Vanilla - which im kicking myself for not just forgetting about the other pigment and getting the full size of this. It's PERFECT. So excited to use this!!

Short and sweet little post but I figured at least it's something to put on here for the moment :) hope you enjoyed! x x x x d

My MAC palette (So far)

Hi there lovelies! I'm sorry it's been long time no post but I've been SUPER busy and just couldn't find the time to post anything. I'm sorry. Going to start trying to get into the swing of things with posting at least once a week, I have a good few posts lined up but I also want your suggestions for if there is anything you'd like to see here on my blog! I'd be happy to do it.
Anyway, today's post is gonna be something simple and easy - my MAC palette so far - there's two sides to this palette, each can hold (hold on till I count this.. yes, I'm being serious here) 15 eye shadows - so 30 in total! For just now I've obviously not filled it and I'll do another post when I have but I ain't made of money so no can do for just now.. :p

This is Orb. It's a great colour for all over the eyelid, simple to just throw on as a base or simply to just mattify your lids if you're going to be using something like gel eyeliner or you have oily lids in general and don't particularly like that look.

This is Shroom. It's a beautiful shimmery colour (swatches are in the last photo) it's great for a brow highlight, for in the inner corners or again all over the lid for just a shimmery, beautiful wash of colour.

Next is All That Glitters. A colour I think every girl should own. It's a goldey-pinky colour. I've never seen anything quite like it and I really, really love it. It's perfect for all over the lid too. Use it wet and you won't regret it.

Here is Wedge. My holy grail crease colour. If anything better than this comes along I'll let you know but for now and for the foreseeable future... this is the best crease colour you're ever going to get. EVER. (You need it, go buy it)

This is Satin Taupe. This is perfect for blue and green eyes I'd say. It's just such a beautiful colour.

This is Copperplate, another amazing crease colour. Not quite as good as Wedge, because to me, nothing is, but I do love this.

This is Concrete - if anyone has seen my MOTD posts when my hair colour was a good bit lighter (oh, I forgot to mention, I'm a full on black haired girly now) then you'd recognise this as the product I always listed I used on my eyebrows. It's a perfect brow colour for medium brown hair colours and it's also lovely on the eyes, multi purpose products make my heart and bank account happy :)

This is Plum Dressing. I absolutely love this colour and the payoff with it, it's so so beautiful and I definitely do not regret having it on my Christmas wishlist.

This is Sketch. Such a beautiful colour to have if you're going for a really dark, smokey look but don't want to use black, also great for the inner and outer V of your eyes if you're going for a spotlight eye - Sketch and Plum Dressing are beautiful for that. Love this eyeshadow.

From Left to Right:

Orb, Shroom, All That Glitters, Wedge, Satin Taupe, Copperplate, Concrete, Plum Dressing and Sketch.

Thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed! <3 

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MOTD: 21st February \\ Dark Smokey eye.

I'm gonna focus todays makeup post mostly on my eyes as my skin didn't look too great to be completely honest.

Here was my eye look though, a very dark smokey eye, similar to one I've already done on my blog before, just a touch darker and deeper under the eyes too:

For this look I used mostly the Naked Basics palette by Urban Decay but also a MAC eyeshadow. I used "Concrete" by MAC on my eyebrows if you're wondering (which as well as my skin, looked a riot on this particular day, lol, just my luck) 

I think this look is perfect on any and everyone, eye colour/shape, everyone. Just adapt it to your eye shape is all I'd say, as I generally prefer a winged out look, you might not. Obviously if you want to do this look on yourself, you can use whatever colours/brands etc you have. You do not need to go out and buy exactly what I'm using, I'm just telling you what I used incase you DO have it, because it would obviously be easier. And if you don't have it, just click on the links I've put in and it'll show you what colours to look for in your own collection to recreate this!

Anyway, steps for this look are:

• DO NOT DO YOUR FOUNDATION FIRST. With this dark of an eye look, you are bound to get some fallout and or mess up, if you do your foundation first, you will regret it. Just like I did.
• Prime your eyelids (and under your eye if you like) with anything you like that you feel keeps your eyeshadow on longer, whether that be Urban Decay's Primer Potion or just your normal concealer, use it. It helps. Can't stress that enough.
• Next, with a big fluffy crease brush, put a nice brown through your crease and just above it as your transition shade, it helps with blending, A LOT, trust me. For this I used a mix of "Wedge" by MAC and Naked 2 from the Basics palette.
• With a smaller, less fluffier crease brush, start to put the colour "Faint" more precisely through the crease. 
• Next, with a flat eyeshadow brush, one that's used mainly to pack colour on, apply a generous amount of the colour "Crave" from the Basics palette all over the mobile lid (ie, no further than your crease) 
• Don't panic if it's not dark enough yet, it is SO much easier to add more colour than it is to take away. Especially when working with black. Add as much as you like for however dark you'd like it to be.
• Next, use a teensy weensy (good technical words, eh?) pencil brush to get very close to your lashline with the colour "Crave", blend that out with your big fluffy brush you used first with Wedge and Naked 2 :)
• Next, you could apply a liner to your waterline/tightline or your upper lid. I didn't as I felt it was dark enough, and I was at my boyfriends so didn't have a kohl eyeliner on me.
• Lastly, apply a generous amount of mascara. You may as well go out and put some pretty fierce lashes on, again I didn't because I was at my boyfriends and didn't have any onhand :)

Anyway, I hoped you enjoyed this! Got all my blog posts for the next 2 months all planned out and starting to prepare for them! 

Thank you for reading! 

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MOTD: 20th February 2015.

I think this is the best my eyeliner has been in a long time if I do say so myself. Will show another pic with a closeup of my eyes just after my list of products:

L'Oreal True Match foundation 

MAC eyeshadow in Concrete for brows

MAC bronzing powder in Golden

MAC mineralize skinfinish in Soft & Gentle

Illamasqua matte lipstick in Resist

L'Oreal Superliner in Intense Black

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

Rimmel Day 2 Night mascara

The shadows I used from the Urban Decay palette were Limit in the crease, Buzz all over the lid and Dust just in the inner corner with a damp brush.

This was my finished look when everything was done, hope you like it! :D

Another smokey eye post is coming on the blog soon, plus my top 10 fave lippies!

Thank you for reading x