Updated Everyday Makeup Routine | ❤

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I hope you're all well and had a great week, today i'm doing an updated makeup routine as i've changed it since my last one and wanted to share with you my current routine! I hope you enjoy... 

1. First of all i prepare my skin using a cotton pad & Garnier Miceller Water all over my face and then use the Soap and Glory Facial Wash all over my face & remove it with a wet flannel. I then moisturize with the Olay 2 in 1 Primer Moisturizer and Mac Strobe Cream .

2. I then apply my Urban Decay Priming Potion all over my eye lid and then i apply the colours "Tease" and "Snakebite" and "Busted" from the Naked 2 Palette into the crease of my eye using the Zoeva Luxe Petit Crease Brush. I then use my fingers to apply the Maybelline Colour Tattoo in "On and On Bronze" all over my lid and blend with the Zoeva Luxe Crease brush. I then use the gold shade in the Rimmel Quad Eyeshadow in Sun Safari (can't find this on boots or superdrug! :( The reason for doing my eyes first is so if i do get any fall out of eyeshadow, i can just simply remove it without having to worry about removing any foundation or concealer!

3. I then apply my foundation which i am in love with at the moment, Nars Sheer Glow in shade Mont Blanc using my Nanshy Flawless Foundation brush (best foundation brush EVER)

4. I then fill in my eyebrows using the Benefit Brow Zings with the Zoeva Wing Liner Brush and then highlight the brow bone with Urban Decay's "Foxy". I then also apply the colour " Snakebite" all under my eye area using the Real Techniques Angled Brush and then the golden colour from the Rimmel Quad in my inner corner. 

5. I then conceal my under eye area, bridge of nose, cupids bow, chin and forehead in between my eyebrows using the Makeup Forever Full Cover Concealer  and using my Zoeva Face Shape Brush. I then set it with my Real Techniques Setting Brush and Mac Studio Fix Powder in NC15. 

6. I then apply my mascara to tops and bottoms of my eyelashes which at the moment is Maybelline Lash Sensational which i love! 

7. I then contour my face using the Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil Bronzer and the Zoeva Face Paint brush & apply to the hollows of my cheek bones, temples and sides of my nose and then blend with my Nanshy Blush and Bronze brush. 

8. I then apply my Mac Studio Fix Powder just below where i applied bronzer on my cheeks and then apply my Mac Soft and Gentle highlighter on the tops of my cheek bones using my fingers lightly. 

9. I then use the Rimmel lipliner in "Spice" to line my lips and then fill them in with Mac's Modesty Lipstick. 

10. Lastly, i spray my trusty Mac Fix + all over my face and let it dry and thats my makeup complete! (totally running out of this lol) 

AND... THIS IS THE FINISHED LOOK ♡

Perfect neutral golden eye look with a beautiful nude lip! 

So that's everything for my updated make up routine, it takes me about half an hour to 40 minutes to complete this look! 
I hope you enjoyed reading my updated make up routine and i'll be back on my blog next week with my skincare routine... 

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Ed Sheeran at Wembley 12/07/20115... ♡

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On the 12th of July i went to see the incredible Ed Sheeran at Wembley Stadium and it was beyond anything i expected. It was my 6th time seeing him and the best yet... so i hope you enjoy reading my review of the show!

We had pitch standing so we got to the venue around 1:30/2 as doors opened at 4pm and we wanted to try and get a good place near the stage. We arrived at the venue, grabbed some food and joined the que!

We got let into the venue at 4:30 and got our place and then waited for the support acts, i was SUPER excited for Passenger as i've always wanted to see him live and he was fantastic and really entertained the crowd. He sung one of my fave songs as well called "I Hate" which was hilarious and everyone loved it!

PASSENGER ♥

We then waited for One Republic who were the final support act, they were amazing and Ryan Tedder is incredible live! They really got the crowd going and sung all their best songs!

Then the guy we had all been waiting for finally took to the stage and i couldn't have been more excited in my life! He started with "I'm A Mess" which i LOVE!

One of my favourites that i was SO SO excited for him to do was Take It Back which is a bonus song on his album and i absolutely love it, purely because i can rap the whole song but... anyway him doing it live was incredible & yes i rapped along to the whole song. I loved that he had loads of screens, it looked so effective and the whole theme of the screens changed for every song. Even after seeing him 6 times, i still find it incredible how its just him, his guitar and a loop pedal, it just amazes me and he is so talented. My favourite songs he sang were Thinking Out Loud, Take It Back, You Need Me I Don't Need You, Small Bump, Drunk, Tenerife Sea & Don't. As much as my feet were aching like hell and we were drenched from the rain with no cover, i am so glad i was standing because the atmosphere was incredible.

I felt really emotional when he sung Thinking Out Loud because everyone in Wembley got their torches out on their phones and the whole stadium lit up, it looked SO beautiful. 

Overall, it was definitely in my top 3 concerts i've been to in my life and if you haven't seen Ed Sheeran then... WHAT ARE YOU DOING! He is unbelievable live. I also love the way he always gets the crowd involved, either it be singing a lyric back, seperating half the stadium and getting them to sing different lyrics or during Sing he gets everyone to sing "Oh oh oh" continuously as he walks off stage, people were even carrying it on outside the stadium and even on the tube platform! 

I hope you enjoyed reading my experience and review at 1/3 shows of Ed at Wembley... 

IMATS London & Camden 2015... ♡

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I recently went to IMATS (International Make Up Artist Trade Show) in London on Saturday 11th July and it was SO good so i thought i would share my first experience at IMATS with you...

I got there just after the doors had opened so it wasn't too busy in there. First of all i had a look round and i had previously written down the stands i wanted to make sure i went to. First of all i went to Make Up Forever and had a browse there, i bought the full cover concealer as i had heard such good things about it and can only buy it online so thought i'd make the most of buying stuff that i would normally only be able to get online. It was £14.00 and i got the shade 4. 

I then went to Love Makeup stand, as they stock Zoeva brushes and i wanted to get theface shape one as i lost it ages ago and used it for my concealer and really wanted to get it again. It was the only thing i bought from Love Makeup because i was quite happy with the zoeva brushes i already have and wanted to try out some other brush brands that were there too. 

I then went to the Nanshy stall and bought a couple of face brushes as i heard really good things about nanshy brushes and wanted to try a couple out and they were only £9 each. I then went to the Guru Makeup Emporium stand hoping to get my hands on a beauty blender and they had sold out already :( I then headed to the mac stand which i knew would be manic but i had to face it at some point hahaha, i bought 2 lipsticks, one was a repurchase "Modesty" and a new one called "Craving". The staff were really helpful at Mac and it was well organised with buying the products too. I also went to Inglot as i really wanted to get the gel liner in #77 because i had heard amazing things and it was only £8 when normally i think its around £12.00ish. I also went to the Arts University Bournemouth stand as i wanted to pick up a prospectus and its a possible uni for me! After i had a good look around and bought everything i wanted i went to watch a couple of seminars.

First of all i just caught the end of a Bobbi Brown Bridal one which was really good and they also gave you the opportunity to ask questions which was good. I also watched a Kroylan one with an incredible make up artist called Lan Nguyen Grealis who created 4 incredible looks, she is so talented. Also the guy who was helping her Paul Merchant came to my college to do a demonstration/training day with us, so it was really cool to see him up there on the stage. It went on for about an hour and a half and the looks she created were beyond amazing, i will insert some photo's below. 

When i left, i made my way to Camden to visit the Cereal Killer Cafe for some lunch, i had been to the one in Brick Lane but not the one in Camden so i was excited to see what it was like. It is so cool in there, i love it and the staff are so lovely! I will insert some photos below...

I hope you enjoyed this blog post and i will see you next with my Ed Sheeran at Wembley post!