Masquerade Mask Makeup Tutorial.

Products used;

Water-soluble glue stick

Ben Nye Setting Powder

Vichy 'Idealia' Smoothing & Illuminating Cream Moisturiser

Vichy have recently added this gem to their already stellar range of skincare products, and oh how I have been enjoying it!

SkinCare Routine; October 2012

PRODUCTS MENTIONED;

Snake through your face 0_o ..... Halloween 2012

Make your own homemade blood....
http://youtu.be/HRS5DwBUbUo

Soap & Glory "Smooch Operator" Lip Butter Balm

I was sent this 9g lip butter balm by Soap & Glory over a month ago now at least & it honestly couldn't have come at a better time!!

Personal MicroDerm; At-home MicroDermabrasion System Review.

Quick & Easy, Perfect EYELINER Tutorial.

Weight Watchers PRO Unique Success Event in aid of Enable Ireland

Small(ish) Boots Haul.....

Story of my life... Made a 'quick' trip to Boots to pick up TWO things I needed for my kit, and 45minutes later, left the place with what you see above. >_<

Thankfully the 3 for 2 offer is running at the minute or it would have been even more disastrous, ha ha!

This is exactly the reason why my visits to Boots have become so less frequent, I only allow myself to pop in about once a month, at most twice... it's a dangerous place for my poor wallet!

Anyhu.... moving on, here's what I picked up & why :)

Maybelline 24HR Colour Tattoo in '35- On & on Bronze'

€7.49

I already have the purple & taupe shades of this product and absolutely love them, so naturally I want them all!! I have heard a lot of people going on about how much they love this particular shade and as I'm so easily influenced, I just had to snap it up. Plus the colour is very much a staple colour of mine.

Fairy / Pixie Halloween Makeup Tutorial.

WHAT??? A pretty/cute Halloween makeup tutorial from me??

Yeah, I know this isn't what people will be used to seeing come from me at this time of the year, but I have been churning out so much gore & grimness, that I decided to do a 'pretty' Halloween look in an attempt to keep everyone happy!

Olay "7-in-1 Anti-Ageing" Total Effects Masks

Even though I'm only 30 & have pretty good skin for my age, I still hop at the chance to try the latest anti-aging products brought out by the various companies. 

And after all, prevention is better than cure, right!?

Realistic, Homemade BLOOD for Halloween..... that sets!!

To make your own blood you'll need;

Day to Night Makeup.

Part 1 'Day Occasion Makeup'

Hey Guys:)

Gross & Gory 'Chelsea smile' Halloween Tutorial

My entire Halloween video collection to date!

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL085E1691CA48FBB3

Ok, so this one is super gross but really simple to do!

You just need nose & scar wax, liquid latex, a hairdryer, makeup & blood. Preferably runny blood as well as gel blood.

Product Focus; La Roche-Posay 'Hydreane' BB Creme

Ahh BB Creams, how had I gone so long living without them!?

I know many of ye are sick to the teeth of hearing about BB creams at this stage, but for me, they are a relatively new thing. 

End of Summer Favourites..Part 2; Makeup

Products Mentioned;

La Roche-Posay Hydreane BB Creme

RRP €18.00

Maybelline Dream Fresh 8 in 1 BB Cream

End of Summer Favourites..Part 1; SkinCare

Products Mentioned;

Elimis Sp@home Tranquil Touch Body Cream

Elemis Pro-Collegan Advanced Eye Treatment

Elemis Products;

Wicked Witch; Halloween Makeup Tutorial.

Soooo....... Believe it or not, this was my very first time actually doing a full look using latex! I have always just used gelatin in the past as it's easier to get hold of (everything from the grocery) and not as unpleasant to remove! So this was very much trial & error, which is my favourite thing really. I love experimenting with new things!

La Roche-Posay 'Effaclar' Range.... *LOVE*

Continuing on with my skin-care obsession, I bring you the La Roche Posay 'Effaclar' Range.

Or well a portion of it anyhow.....

I have been using the Effaclar A.I (Anti-Imperfection), the Effaclar Duo & the Effaclar Mat creams for a whileen now after seeing (reading) both Dee & Sinéad of VivaAdonis  rave about the range for absolutely ages, and repeatedly I may add, which only strengthened my desire to jump on the band-wagon and have a go at it myself.

My skin can go through sporadic bouts of clarity but unfortunately, & more-often-than-not, it is home to clusters of spots/mild acne, blocked pores, uneven texture and just plain crappiness. 

I do put about 60% of the blame for this on to the vast number of new products that I am constantly trying out for my blog/youtube channel/makeup kit, and the subsequent clogging up of my skin, but am I going to stop this anytime soon?? I think not! So I need to deal with my skin issues as best as I can while accepting that it'll probably continue to fight against my efforts while I am bombarding it with product after product, ingredient after ingredient. 

Bullet in yo' Head; Halloween Tutorial (2 methods!)

First method begins at; 01:25

Second method begins at; 09:43

The first bullet hole is what I did for halloween on myself & my sister a couple of years ago mainly because I was working & just didn't have the time to do anything more elaborate!

These kind of 'special effects' makeups are generally simple enough to do yet still quite effective!

Definitely practice a few times before the day though. I had almost forgotten how I did this back in 2010 and I don't think it came out quite as good as then but it will still give give ye the general idea how it's done.

Scroll down to the bottom of the post to see pictures of my sister & myself back in 2010.