'Rihanna of Arabia' Makeup Tutorial

The real deal -v- my interpretation! 

When I saw the recent Harper's Bazaar Rihanna Cover shown above, I was totally compelled to recreate the beautiful makeup she wore. The look was beautifully applied by Rihanna's personal makeup artist Lora Arellano, (check out her instagram here) who I am a big fan of. 

I, of course, tweaked it a little as usual to suit myself and to personalise it, but it's more or less a direct copy of the original look!

Catch the full product list below....

MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF15 Foundation; EVERYTHING you need to know!

Hey Guys :)

I was running through the videos I've already done in which I've reviewed foundations and surprised myself to see I hadn't solely covered MAC's Studio Fix Fluid yet. (I did touch on it in this video)

This is easily the one foundation that I am most familiar with... that's out of every foundation to ever exist people!

I have been using this both on myself and in my kit for 10+ years and decided I may as well share my knowledge on all things to do with it.

Watch the video to get the full run-down as well as application etc.

Hope it helps!

Chat soon,

Shiv.

xx

Empties #6! Used up Beauty Products.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED;

Benefit ‘Stay Don’t Stray’ Eye Primer

Barbara Daly ‘Face Lift’ Foundation

StarGazer ‘Eye Dust’ #26

MAC ‘Prep & Prime’ Lip

MAC ‘Fling’ EyeBrow Pencil

MAC ‘False Lashes’ #’s 33 & 36

Beachy Waves for Dummies :)

Naked 3 Dupe! W7 'In the Nude' Palette... only €7.50

W7 Cosmetics are old pro's now at copying well loved high-end makeup items and offering affordable dupes. They have blushers and bronzers just like Benefits, a contour kit the same as the Tom Ford one and of course their 'In the Buff' palette which is a dupe for Urban Decay's 'Naked' 2 palette. 

Now they have released a dupe for the 'Naked 3' palette in the shape of 'In the Nude'.

Latest Aussie Hair Goodies :)

Products sent for consideration*

It only took me forever but I finally finished off the 2 shampoos and 2 conditioners that I've been using for the past few months, which means I finally get to make a start on these guys. (They've been sitting on a shelf for over a month) 

The shampoo and conditioner are part of the Miracle Moist range which are designed for dry/damaged hair. They both contain Australian Macadamia Nut Oil which infuses the hair shaft with essential moisture. It also smooths out the hair helping to minimize frizz. They have the usual delicious floral scent which the Aussie products are known for.

June Favourites!

PRODUCTS MENTIONED;

Vichy ‘Capitol Soleil’ SPF50 Dry Touch

Catrice BB All Round Foundation 010 ‘Light Beige’

NYX ‘Stay Matte but not Flat’ Powder Foundation ‘Ivory’

Catrice ‘Prime & Fine’ Mattifying/Waterproof Powder

Gosh ‘Prime & Refresh’ Eye Illuminating Roll-on Eye Primer

NYX ‘Matte Finish’ Setting Spray

W7 ‘Catwalk Face Shaper’ Cream Highlight/Contour

NYX Macaron LipSticks; Application, Swatches & Review!

Howdy Guys!

Finally got around to swatching these bad boys for ye.

Sad the Macaron range hasn't yet made it to the Irish shores so I am still without the purple shades #5 Violet and #9 Lavender but I'll get my grubby little mitts on them eventually! ha ha

I bought them directly from the NYX Cosmetics website  and used the coupon code WELCOME25 which gave me 25% off. This may only be for new customers though, not 100% sure about that. No harm in trying it out anyhow if any of you do decide to buy from the site.

A Thank you Giveaway; 2 Million+ Youtube Views & 155,000+ Subscribers!

Hey Guys :)

As ye will probably have guessed from the title, I recently passed 2 milestones on my Youtube channel.

I passed the 150,000 subscriber mark a couple of weeks ago and surpassed 20 MILLION views at the weekend. INSANE!!!!

Colour Pop Festival Makeup & Coastal Scents Hot Pot Review.

Hey Guys!

Since we are firmly in the throws of summer here I was inspired to do a summer inspired look and what's more summery that a music festival!

Since my last festival makeup was a tad more paired back and with only one colour, I wanted this one to be a little more dramatic and bright.

Chatty Boots Haul; plus new hair plans!

A Model Recommends

"How to Style Limp or Greasy Hair!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fee6rWdtMKo

I got my hair cut by Ronan in The Face Salon Galway.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED;

My Favourite Makeup Brushes!!!

BRUSHES MENTIONED;

Powder & Foundation;

Real Techniques ‘Blush Brush’

Real Techniques ‘ Expert Face Brush’

Real Techniques ’Stippling Brush’

Real Techniques ‘Buffing Brush’

Zoeva ‘Defined Buffer’ 103

HUGE NYX Cosmetics haul!! Reviews & First Impressions.

Hey Guys!!

If ye follow me on Twitter you will know that NYX Cosmetics recently (and finally) launched in Ireland which is very exciting news for us on the Island as there are still so many brilliant brands that we don't have access to here. I have posted the list of Irish stockists further on down this post if ye want to check where your nearest location is.

Summer Foundation Routine | LetzMakeup

Here's how I'm currently applying foundation!!

PRODUCTS USED/Mentioned;

Skin;

MAC ‘Marine Bright Formula’ Softening Lotion

Garnier ‘Moisture Match’ Moisturiser SPF20

La Roche-Posay ‘Redermic C’ Eye Cream

Catrice Blotting Papers

Try-on Style Summer Fashion Haul | Primark, Romwe, SheInside & Persunmall.

Howdy Guys,

It's been ages since I did a fashion post so here's a haul for ye showcasing items from Romwe.com, Sheinside.com, Persunmall.com and Primark!

It's quite a summery haul but it wouldn't be a 'Shiv's Style' video without a couple of cardigans! Ha ha, I am obsessed with them after all.

The video is a try-on style video inspired by Cora of Vintage Or Tacky rather than an impersonal lookbook so I hope you enjoy it!

Rihanna Makeup Tutorial (CFDA Awards)

Last Weeks CFDA Awards had everyone talking about one thing, a dress, worn by Rihanna of course.

It was a beautiful dress (designed by Adam Selman), no-one can deny that, but it was also very very see through, and bould ol' Rihanna decided not to wear anything underneath! The dress was covered in hand-applied Swarovski crystals, but while it was super blingin', it was really quite stunning!

Thankfully she wore knickers, a flesh coloured thong, but her boobs were on show for the world to see... not that we all haven't seen them before so no biggy, right!?

Coastal Scents 'Revealed 2' EyeShadow Palette.

Last week Coastal Scents released their 'Revealed 2' eyeshadow palette, the follow up to the original,  hugely popular 'Revealed' palette. It is a 20 colour palette with a mixture of mattes and shimmers with a predominantly pink undertone running throughout, so lovers of the Urban Decay 'Naked 3' palette will be impressed. I have been told that the original 'Revealed' is a mix of both the first and second Naked palettes. 

Beauty Favourites & Fails | May '14.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED;

Favourites;

Nip & Fab ‘Glycolic Fix’ Treatment Exfoliating Pads

La Roche Posay ‘Redermic C’ Face Cream

La Roche Posay ‘Redermic C’ Eye Cream

Colourful MAC 'Playland' Inspired Makeup Look :)

Hey Guys :)

One of my favourite collections to hit MAC counters in a long time is here and called 'Playland'.

It's a fun and kooky themed collection with a great product line-up!!

Check out this Musings of a Muse post to get a good look at all the products.

 I went and designed a facechart with some of the colours in mind keeping the look relatively wearable but still bright and fun!

Eyebrow Routine & Favourite Brow Products June '14.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED;

Disposable Mascara Wands

Catrice ‘Lash/Brow Designer Gel’

Catrice ‘EyeBrow Filler Gel’

Catrice ‘EyeBrow Pencil’