Anti-Valentines Makeup Tutorial: Collaboration with Hayley Colemen

To kick off the Valentine's looks for this year on my Youtube Channel, my friend Hayley Coleman & I decided to do a Valentines Collaboration. Her doing the classic, romantic yet sexy, date-friendly Valentines makeup and I doing the anti-Valentines look which is all heavy liner and full on lipstick, not the most kissable look in the world! ha ha.

I know a lot of the anti-Valentines looks out there are full on theatrical & sometimes SFX based creations, but I still wanted mine to be very much wearable, just not your typical and expected Valentines look.

So First up is Hayley's look;

Grunge Valentines Look | New Sleek Makeup First Impressions

I was extremely lucky enough to get a chance to choose my pick of some lovely Sleek Makeup products thanks to their latest blogger campaign, and below are the bits I got
^_^

Bright Blue Eyes | Makeup Tutorial ft. Sleek Makeup

Time for my next makeup tutorial and this may not be for the faint hearted!! 

It's an electric bright blue eye look using one of the new Sleek Makeup 'iQuads' which will be available from next month.

It's more of an editorial look though I'm sure that there's plenty of ye out there who would rock this on a night out and look amazing in it!!

Considering how intimidated I am by blue makeup shades in general, I was delighted with how this came out and I did want to purposely have this be really punchy and intense...

Go big or go home!! ha ha

Shiv's Stash! What's New January '15.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED;

Essence ‘Shimmer Effect’ EyeShadow | ‘Lola Petrola’ 79

Essence ‘Holographic Effect’ EyeShadow | ‘Purple Clouds’ 75

Essence ‘Sparkling Effect’ EyeShadow | ‘Dance all Night’ 02

Essence ‘Glitter Effect’ EyeShadow | ‘Groovey Grapes’ 80

Essence ‘Matte Effect’ EyeShadow | ‘BlockBuster’ 02

Wet ’n’ Wild ‘Panther’ EyeShadow

Full Foundation Routine! (Glowing skin, dry/combination)

I don't know about you guys but my own skin can change drastically from how it is during the summer to the winter and I absolutely have to change up my skin and foundation routine to adapt to these changes and to try & have it look it's best despite various skin concerns. 

My no.1 skin concern at the moment is dehydration which not only can exaggerate fine lines and skin texture but can also leave your foundation looking patchy and powdery after a few hours.

In this video I share how I prep my skin and share what products I'm currently using to achieve a healthy and relative flawless looking base.

Christmas Inspired High-Shine Makeup Tutorial. ft. Sleek Makeup

Helloooo Lovelies ^_^

I have been really enjoying knocking out the makeup tutorials lately, particularly the more festive ones on the run up to Christmas. When I was sent a few Sleek Makeup products a couple of weeks ago, the new 'Precious Metals' Highlighting palette in particular totally inspired me to create a super high-shine look, like the warm glow from candlelight or the reflected light from tinsel or Christmas tree baubles! 

Christmas Gift Guide for Her :)

FAMILY & FRIENDS ARE FORBIDDEN FROM WATCHING THIS VIDEO UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS 

:P

Cheers Guys!!

Shiv.

xx

How to prevent Oily Lids! | Shiv's Tricks

A quick tip I recently picked up on how to prevent the dreaded oily lids eating your eyeshadow! 

October Favourites | Beauty & Random (plus a few duds!)

STUFF MENTIONED;

Apple ‘iPhone’ 6+

Sleek Makeup ‘I am Conditional’ Mascara

Wet ’n’ Wild ‘Color Icon’  Pencils

* Fab Fuchsia

* Plum Berry

* Black

Chit Chat 'Get Ready With Me' ft; Sleek Makeup | Cinema Night

A 'Get Ready With Me' / Sleek Makeup; Show & Tell Video... who doesn't like to kill two birds with the one stone???? (Poor birdies 0_o)

Ultimate Fall Makeup | First Impressions & Mini Reviews!

Just because its finally October, doesn't mean I can't knock out a few non-Halloweeny makeup tutorials, and that's exactly what this is!

It's very much Autumn/Winter inspired using very rich warm eyeshadows on the lids (All from inglot) and a beautiful intense burgundy on the lips!

Chit Chat Unboxing & Haul!

Nicki Minaj - Anaconda Makeup Tutorial

Howdy Guys :)

I wasn't planning initially on doing another celebrity inspired makeup look this week but after the release of Nicki Minaj's new and highly controversial music video for 'Anaconda', I was inundated with requests to recreate the look she wore in the video, and figured I may as well do it while people are still interested in it! I was actually a little surprised that people noticed the makeup enough to request it considering everything else that's going on in the video!! Ha ha, anyhow, here's my take on it.

Hope you like it Guys!!

Bright Gold & Purple Eye Tutorial ft: Sleek Makeup 'Rio Rio' Palette

Hey Lovelies :)

Hope ye are all having a great week, and happy hump day!! I personally have always liked Wednesdays, I get to look back over what I've already done for the week and decide what needs to be done before the week's end. 

Today's tutorial is fun and bright and done using Sleek Makeup's 'Rio Rio' i-divine palette as promised!!

(Available here while stocks last)

New! Sleek Makeup 'Bare Skin' Foundation.

Sleek Makeup recently introduced us to their newest complexion base, 'Bare Skin' Foundation, which promises to provide "weightless coverage with a flawless 'no makeup' look and feel".

It's a light or sheer consistency formula that offers a natural skin-like finish.

'Arabian Nights' Makeup Tutorial ft. Sleek Makeup

Hey Guys :)

Time for a new makeup tutorial, and it's another Arab inspired makeup look! I recently recreated a Rihanna look that was called 'Rihanna of Arabia' from a Harper's Bizaar Magazine Cover Shoot, and I also created a super dramatic Arab inspired look last month. It's easily one of my favourite makeup aesthetics to draw inspiration from!

Sleek Makeup just released today another limited i-Divine EyeShadow palette called 'Arabian Nights' which happens to co-inside with the end of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid Mubarak. Good timing Sleek!!

Eyebrow Routine & Favourite Brow Products June '14.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED;

Disposable Mascara Wands

Catrice ‘Lash/Brow Designer Gel’

Catrice ‘EyeBrow Filler Gel’

Catrice ‘EyeBrow Pencil’

Back to Business! Video Round-up.

Hey Guys!!

Apologies for the dead air on the blog over the past couple of weeks. I'm back from my holiday to the U.S and though I had no content up here during that time, I did have pre-recorded videos scheduled for upload over on my Youtube channel during my absence. 

So here is a round up of the videos ye may have missed from my channel that were up while I was away :)

New 'Blush by 3' Palettes from Sleek Makeup!

New 'Blush by 3' Palettes
'Californ.I.A' & 'Pink Lemonade'

Sleek Makeup have added 2 new 'Blush by 3' palettes to their already existing line bringing the total collection count up to 8. (That's 24 blushes!!!)

The new shades include lovely, very Spring appropriate, sugary brights that are the lightest in the existing line.

The palettes include a mixture of shimmering powders and smooth creams, all highly pigmented and very soft.

You can see the full line up on the website here.....

'Garden of Eden' Tutorial ft. Sleek Makeup

Hello All ^_^

As promised here's a makeup tutorial featuring Sleek Makeup's most recent i-Divine eyeshadow palette 'Garden of Eden', which I showed & reviewed here...