This weekend I stayed in as over the past 2 weeks I have been ill with the flu and my sinuses have been playing up too. It has been quite relaxing as yesterday I decided to oil my hair and leave it in for most of the day and then I applied a hair treatment. I also got down to some making some handmade cards, well I started card #1 for my new collection which I was excited about. Today I cleaned my room a little and then painted my nails using Barry M Gelly Shine in Almond (a purple based grey), a colour I wouldn't normally choose but I like how it is neutral and will go with most colours.
I was actually packing up some thing for home and was going through my makeup when I thought I would snap some photos and do a blogpost on my makeup collection in Kuwait. I have previously blogged about my lip collection so I didn't want to repeat myself and therefore decided to focus on eyeshadows and blushes.
I will talk about my top 3 eyeshadow palettes:
#1: L'oreal Quad Palette - I find myself packing this beauty on short trips as I can use this for simple daytime and smokey evening looks especially paired with NARS Mekong. I LOVE!
#2: Barry M Pressed Pigment Palette - I made this palette a few years go when pressing eyeshadows was in. I still make good use out of it when I apply a coloured eyeliner on the bottom lash line, I like to intensify the colour by swiping a colour on top.
#3: Sleek Storm Palette - Out of all the Sleek Palettes I own this is the one I used the most. It is more of a neutral to smokey palette which I tend to use for 'fresh' daytime looks. I usually opt for the rose gold, pale champagne colours and swipe a slick of black eyeliner on top. Definitely a must have!
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| R - L: ABH & Tammana Roashan Eyeshadow Palette, Barry M Pressed Pigments Palette, Sleek Storm Palette, Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow Palette, Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette. In the Middle from R - L: L'oreal Quad Palette, MAC Eyeshadow in Honeylust, Nars Single Eyeshadow in Mekong I will talk about my top 3 blushes: So I LOVE my blushes big time but looking at my collection I tend to sway more towards natural looking colours like browny-pinks and corals which also mirror my lip collection! #1: NARS Madly without a doubt! This was my first or second high end blush I bought with the help of my Foundation Queen/Makeup Partner in Crime friend Sheena. It is a browny-pink but really gives you a natural glow. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! #2: Sleek Suede - this is more of a pink based brown and my favourite Sleek blush. It was limited edition before they made it permanent to their collection and I am so glad they did. I have been wearing this pretty much everyday and people have commented on how lovely it looks. It gives you a pop of colour and really compliments a fresh faced/dewy look. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! #3: MAC Peaches - I cannot believe I had not seen this blush sooner! I saw this on Sabina's Makeup Addict blog before she switched to documenting her looks on Instagram and it looked really nice and natural. So I took the plunge and bought it here in Kuwait. I have literally used it up until a month ago when I switched to Sleek's Suede. It is a gorgeous light peach that is buildable and again just gives a nice flush of colour to the cheeks. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! |
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| Top Row from L - R: Sleek Blush in Pan Tao ( much oranger and brighter in real life!), Sleek Blush in Sahara, Sleek Blush in Suede, Nars Blush in Madly, Nars Blush in Torrid Bottom Row from L - R: MAC Blush in Margin (frost), MAC Blush in Peaches ( sheertone) and Laura Mercier Illuminating Quad in Coral Red. I hope you enjoyed checking out my collection. Love & Blessings, Sara xx |
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