One Swipe Eyes - School Run Edit

One swipe - Eyes. School run Edit

Us mums know the drill... Kids are all fed, packed n ready for school leaving just all of 2 minutes to look some sort of presentable! 

My solution is eye crayons, they're quick, easy and very hard to get wrong.

My top picks..

Maybelline Colour tattoos are so quick and to easy to add a 'pop' of colour to the eyes. They come in some pretty shades depending on what you're looking for. My favourite shade is 'On and on bronze' and 'Pink Gold' both are really pretty everyday shades for a daytime look. Once on they stay put and don't budge until you are ready to remove. Are lovely and creamy to apply which make a perfect eye-shadow base too.

Clinque chubby sticks

Softer and more blend-able before they set, there are plenty of pretty shades to choose from. Twist up mechanism no sharpener required, so no product waste either. The only down side is they are on the pricey-er side but lovely as a treat maybe to buy with boots points.

Kiko is such a great affordable luxury quality cosmetics brand and their eye sticks are just amazing!! Really do last all day and come in a fab array of colours.

Soap & Glory

The daily double lid shadow and liner sticks are 2 in 1 eye-shadow pencils that are so handy to have in your make-up bag. I'm not kidding once on these last on the eye lid until you remove them! The only down-side is we need more colours please!!

Side-note: If you're looking for a sharpener that fits these pencils I use my bourjois one

N07 Stay Perfect Shade & Define

I used my No7 voucher towards this eye-shadow stick. Have to say I really like it, doesn't budge. I apply to the lid and smudge in with my fingers. Love that the sharpener is in the end of the pencil, no more routing around in your make-up bag.

Bare Minerals Primers also come in different shades which are great for priming the lid but also can add a wash of colour to the eyes.

Additional mention goes to these

Colour Chameleons by Charlotte Tilbury. 

(Forgot to photograph them with the others! oops)

What I love about these is she really does take the guess work out of the equation. 

They are actually colour coded to suit your eye colour. With a shade for a day time look and a night one too.

The formula really is spot on, you get a few seconds to a minute to blend and work in on the eyelid then it sets for All day. Will not smudge budge or move!!

I have green eyes so my shade picks for me are...

Day: 'Bronzed Garnet'

Night: 'Amethyst Aphrodisiac' 

Bronzed Garnet which is a sexy bronze brown shimmer shade, lovely for day time wear.

'Amethyst Aphrodisiac is a sultry purple shimmer shade. When I say shimmer it's a fine shimmer, not big chunks of glitter that are visible. A sort of metallic.

Both shades really make green eyes POP and are so easy to do... just like colouring in your eye-lid!!

So there's my go-to eye shades I grab when I have to be up and out on the school walk.

 Take time for you. Take care and look after yourself.

Thanks for popping by luv acesparklestar xoxo

Bare Minerals Ready Eye-shadow Quad 'The Dream Sequence' Review

My favourite of all the Bare Minerals Ready Eye-shadow quads has to be... 

The Dream Sequence.

Contains:

500 thread count - This is a lovely silky off-white colour. Perfect for an all over base. Also great for inner corner or as a brow highlight

Romp - A slightly metallic purple

Boudoir - Is a pinky purple with slight metallic sheen to it

Night Cap - Is a dark matte purple great for lining or in the crease to define.

To apply I use my real techniques brushes. These colours together make such a pretty purple look.
The Ready eye-shadows from Bare Minerals contain seanutritive minerals, cold pressed borage oil, caffeine and cucumber to reduce puffiness and antioxidants for a smoother revitalised eye area.
They stay put and really do last all day. No creasing. I use their Bare Minerals primer underneath to prep the eye and to really ensure it sticks around.

My eye look was created using 500 Thread Count all over the eye lid & Inner corner of eye.

Romp and Boudoir on the middle of the eyelid.

Nightcap in the crease and outer corner.

Lower lash Eye-liner: Bare Minerals Round the clock in 'Midnight' Review Here

Upper lash Eye-liner: Benefit They're Real Push-up gel liner Review Here

Mascara: 

Bare Minerals Flawless Definition Waterproof 

Lips: 

MAC Chatterbox

Face: 

Bare Minerals Original Foundation in 'Light' and Mineral Veil Review and how to here

MAC Mineralize skin finish in 'Soft & Gentle' Review Here

Take time for you. Take care and look after yourself.

Thanks for popping by luv acesparklestar xoxo

Make up on the go.....

Make-Up On The Go!

You know the drill….you hit snooze far too many times on your alarm clock and now you are out of the house sans make up!!

Shock, horror!!

Don’t panic, here is my guide to getting ready on the go, be it the bus train, tube or passenger seat in the car.

Keep a makeup bag in your handbag at all times.

Bare Minerals The Inspiration Eye-shadow Duo

Bare Minerals 'The Inspiration'

Ready eye-shadow duo.

Consists of: Muse & Passion

Bare Minerals Stroke of Light Under Eye Concealer Review

Bare Minerals
'Stroke of Light' 
Under Eye Concealer & Brightener

Illuminates dark under eye circles, brightens the eye area and helps to conceal fine lines.

 Helps to give a wide awake look, hiding dark bags under the eyes.

Illuminates without the use of sparkle, shimmer or glitter.

Bare Minerals Around the Clock Eyeliner Review

Bare Minerals Around the Clock Eye-liner

in

'MIDNIGHT'

This has to be my favourite eye-liner of all for its sheer power to stay put all day long. I have tried my fair share of eye-liners and nothing compares to this offering from bare minerals.

It's Prime time....Bare Minerals Primer Review

Bare Minerals Prime Time Review.

Primers....

What are they for, what do they actually do and why do I need one?

Primers help to smooth out the base, making the foundation you apply on the top smooth and flawless.

Helps your foundation to stay put, gives it something to cling to and stops your foundation from slipping and sliding off your face.

Helps to cover up enlarged pores and imperfections. Increases the wear time of your foundation and evens you skin texture.

My face primer of choice is Bare Minerals Prime Time.

This has a consistency and texture like no other....

Marvellous Duo... 'Game Changer' Bare Minerals Moxie Lipgloss & 'Amped' Lip-Liner

Bare Minerals
Marvellous Moxie LipGloss in
 'Game Changer' Paired with Moxie 'Amped' Lip-liner

A gorgeous lip gloss in a stunning red gloss, teamed with a lip-liner in amped. 

Makes the perfect red lip duo.

Bare Minerals Marvellous Moxie Rebel

Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie

'Rebel'

A lovely pretty pink sheen with a slight minty tingle. 

Not as tingly as the soap and glory 'sexy mother pucker' lip glosses.
It's a nice zing, that gives it a fresh scent and revived lips.

Bare Minerals Adrenaline Colour Boost Ready Compact & Day treatment

Weekend before last, i was just flicking the tv channels when i saw that Bare Minerals were on the QVC channel.

They have brought out 2 new products unique to QVC and me being the super fan just had to try them out.

So here goes...

           First up is their 'Pure Transformation Day Treatment'

Which is a follow up to their Night time treatment only as the name suggests, for the day.

I really like their night time treatment and it has done wonders for my skin so am looking forward to using this.

The day treatment promises to:

Protect the skin from sun damage with the spf20,

Reduce the appearance of pores,

Improve luminosity,

Hydrate with moisture minerals

Target ageing by increasing cell turnover.

As it is a sheer colour it diffuses the look of imperfections,
thus prepping the skin for a flawless foundation application.

Added bonus of SPF20 to protect your skin from sun damage.

Prepare for total LASH domination.... Bare Minerals Mascara Review

For those of you who know me, you will also know I love Bare Minerals, and if you don't, then stay tuned to my blog, as I am certain more of their products will pop up in the near future.

Anything new that they bring out, more often than not I'm on it!

I am so glad i picked this little silver gem up!.....

I think its fairly safe to say, we all have a fave mascara that when asked, we would hand on heart recommend, without a bat of the eyelid! Ha ha, pun intended!!

How to apply Bare Minerals Original Foundation & Mineral Veil

My Love for Bare Minerals

Original Foundation

"Swirl....tap....buff...."

If you have never heard of the revoloutionary makeup that is the

 Bare Minerals powder foundation, you probably are thinking "what on earth does swirl, tap, buff mean?" well all will be revealed.....stay tuned....

When I discovered this foundation, i had a eureka moment, where I thought to myself....

"At last.....this is what i have been searching for!"

It only took years of trial and error!! But at least I found it. Better late than never! Yay.

This was a few years ago now, but before this powder foundation I was using all different liquid foundations which I found would irritate my skin, slide off and never stay put all day.

 I'd end up with a red, angry, blemish clogged face.

Let's just say... I am so so so glad that this foundation found its way into my life. 

My skin looks so much better, no longer gets red, irritated and this lasts all day. 

Coupled with the fabulous Mineral Veil (more on that later..) keeps me shine free!