Daily Dose - Sunday

Sunday's look, and the end of this week of Daily Dose! Today's look was based around this new purchase! The Bourjois Colorband Eyeshadow & Liner in the shade Brun dadaïste. It's a beautiful coppery/bronze shade with a small flecks of glitter running through it. The bonus of anything in stick form is that it is super easy, and quick, to apply! Perfect for those days when you want to wear makeup but haven't got a lot of time! It claims to be waterproof, smudge proof, and last for 24 hours. All I can say on first try, is that it is definitely smudge proof! Swatched it on my hand instore and it was there in a perfect line for the rest of the day, nothing was going to make it budge! Excited to see how else I can use this - gorgeous product! 

What's your go to stick form product? 

Daily Dose - Saturday

Saturday's look - bronzed lids, smudgy liner! It was an early start this morning to get the train to London, so excuse my it's early and im still quite sleepy look! When I don't have much time I go for a wash of colour over the lids. My favourite product for this is the Max Factor Excess Shimmer Eyeshadow in Bronze. Today I layered Frosted Choc from the Makeup Revolution I Love Makeup Naked Chocolate palette. When it comes to black eyeshadow, I'm quite picky. It's got to be super pigmented and black, jet black! Recently I've been using the Emite Makeup Micronized Eye Shadow in Dams. It's highly pigmented and is easy to work with. Micronized shadows are oil and fragrance free, so perfect if you have sensitive skin! I applied Dams with the Real Techniques Accent Brush. It's the perfect size for getting right into the lashes, top and bottom, for the ideal smudged look.
On a recent trip to New Look I bought this beautiful top, which is a little different to something I'd normally pick up but I love it! It's part of the Blue Vanilla range. The pattern is a black and white zigzag with a longer section at the bottom, almost like you were wearing a shirt underneath.

What are your favourite brushes that get the job done no matter what?!

Daily Dose - Friday

Friday's look - minimal makeup, but bronzed! The sun made a decent appearance today, enough to encourage a sunkissed bronzey makeup look! The Beauty UK Ultimate Contour palette was my tool for digging out my cheekbones! And the Sleek Face Form - Contouring and Blush palette in Light to give a bronzed glow. The sunglasses were found out from the dark depths of winter, mine are these from Accessorize - love them! I decided to treat myself on my week off, and got this little flying wren silhouette tattoo on my ankle! Done by the lovely and very talented Roni Tail! 

I'm spending this weekend in London to see one of the best people I know, so excited! 

What are your favourite products to create that sunkissed look?  

Daily Dose - Thursday

Thursday's look - thick liner, big lashes, and even bigger hair! Today was a chilled day, relaxing morning, and meeting a friend for a coffee in the afternoon. Waking up to see it was still quite windy outside, I decided on curly, big hair - if it gets windswept, it adds to the messy look rather than ruining it! I always curl my hair with my straighteners, why have 2 tools when 1 does the job! Whenever I curl my hair I always use the Charles Worthington Volume and Bounce Texturising Spray, it gives amazing texture and slight hold to keep curls in for longer! The best thing about curling your hair, it makes second day hair so easy!
Makeup wise, it was thick black liner and coat after coat of mascara! I used a black shadow over the liner to smudge out the line to give a slightly messier look! I gave the L'Oreal Nude Magique CC Cream another go, using it only wear I needed - mainly over my cheeks and around my nose - and the results were much better than using it all over as a base! The rest of the week should be quite exciting, so stay tuned to see what's going on!

What are your favourite hair products for volume and texturising?

Daily Dose - Wednesday

Wednesday's look - dewy makeup, hair half up half down, and probably my favourite top at the moment! 

I wanted to try out a few things that I picked up whilst shopping yesterday. As a base I used the L'Oreal Paris Nude Magique CC Cream - Anti Redness. I tried this on the back of my hand instore and was really impressed with it; on first use however, it was lot more pigmented, and a little went a long way! However I feel like it did do the job of reducing redness and evening out my skin tone. 

I've been looking for a cream contour for a while now, but couldn't justify spending £29 on the Nars Matte Multiple in Altai. I saw Nic's video from Pixiwoo a few weeks back, and she metioned the Beauty UK Ultimate Contour Palette. So I picked it up from Superdrug for £4.99! It's a cream to powder formula that gives a natural looking finish. To keep the skin looking fresh and dewy I kept to using cream products. Again from Superdrug I picked up the GOSH Giant Blush in Shy. It's a beautiful dusky/rosey pink, perfect for Spring! I have a feeling this will feature a lot more as the weather gets better in the upcoming months! 

When it comes to basics, I don't think you can beat H&M! This white and grey jersey top is my favourite at the moment. It can be worn as is, or dressed up with a blazer and a few bits of jewellery and you're ready for a night out! And it's super comfy! 

What are your go to products for a dewy, fresh faced look?

Daily Dose - Tuesday

Tuesday's look - messy hair, winged liner and subtle brows! Today was a day of shopping, so actually leaving the house! When I do a winged liner look, lashes have to be big! My favourite liner for this look is the Maybelline Gel Liner, I find gel liners so much easier to work with than pencil or liquid. They allow a bit more time to sort out possible mistakes compared to liquid liners that dry super quick! To make the eyes a bit more exciting, I put Choc-fest from the Naked Chocolate palette in the outer corner. It's a beautiful reddy brown, perfect for giving some warmth to the eye. For those big lashes I used Maybelline The Falsies! 

Most days my hair gets blow dried and brushed, today is one of those days! 

Slouchy cream jumper from H&M, bought a few months ago, but here's a similar one! Paired with black Primark high waisted jeans. Also added a wide knit snood as it was chilly and very windy! 

What's your favourite sort of liner and big lash creating mascara?

Daily Dose - Monday

Monday's look - hair in a bun, simple bronze eye, comfy clothes! This starts a week of daily look posts on my blog, as this week I finally have a week off work - yay! So I'm determined to plan some blog posts and get a look up for every day - hopefully! 

Today was a day of not doing much, so I picked out the Max Factor Excess Shimmer Eyeshadow in Bronze. It's the ideal eyeshadow for a wash of colour over the eye, for those days when you can't be bothered! I paired it with the shade Sweet Shop from the Makeup Revolution I Love Makeup Naked Chocolate palette,  just in the outer corner to give a bit more definition. (To read my first thoughts on this palette, click here!) To give my eyes a bit more oomph, I used the black Maybelline Gel Liner, with my favourite mascara at the moment which is the highly affordable Natural Collection Lash Length Mascara, it gives amazing length, and fluttery lashes, all for only £1.99! On a normal day to day basis, I rarely wear foundation, just concealer. The concealer I'm currently using is the Maybelline Dream Lumi Concealer in Ivory. It gives a light to medium coverage that can be built up easily without going cakey. It's great to use under the eyes as it's a gel based formula that diffuses the light; good coverage and brightening all in one! 

My top is a loose fit tee from New Look a while ago, here's a similar one available at the moment. As I wasn't leaving the house, I put on my super comfy Moomin pj bottoms from Primark. 

What's your go to look for a Monday? Is it a rushed (arghh I've slept in for too long), simple, or full face look?