16.8.13 LOTD-Swinging Sixties Inspired with Beatles' Tribute Band Night at The Brook

So last night my friends very kindly took me to see The Silver Beatles (one of the very best Beatles' tribute acts in my opinion... ;D) at my favourite music venue in the south! The Brook, Portswood, Southampton. My makeup obviously could've gone two ways, sixties polished or seventies relaxed...I decided to go with polished makeup and relaxed long hair as this meant I could fit in both quite well :)

My Full Face :')

Ma Flick-ey Eyes XD

I popped the eye makeup straight over the top of my day makeup (which just consisted of a very pale shimmerey blue washed over the eyes), for the sixties, my belief is that everything is quite Matte and accurate. So for my eye colours I used the Urban Decay Basics Palette (WOS patted all over lid, faint in crease and foxy on inner corners, virgin as a slight highlight concentrated under the brow arch particularly for a really lifted arch look :)). I then used my Collection black gel liner to make my flicks. Sleek's brow kit in dark (you can see swatches of it here in my massive sleek review: http://tinyurl.com/mbnzxka) using the powder ONLY. I then wiggled some of Benefit's They're Real through my already mascara-ed lashes (Top & Bottom), then a little pinch of MAC's Cremeblend blush in So Sweet So Easy on the apples of my cheeks and finished with A LOT of pressed powder buffed & setting my face. Oooh! and MUA's Lip Boom in Cheeky-Lipstick side ONLY.

Main Products Used!

Have you seen many Tribute bands? I can say I have-I really love visiting the brook and seeing what's on :D You can catch The Silver Beatles on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/silverbeatles?fref=ts
and on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_nY1x0Ej1o This clip is only very short but I think shows how fun they are :') x x x

Glitter Sticks for Face, Body, Anywhere! For HOW Much!?

So today I wanted to share with you yet another one of my FANTASTIC The Works (A Chain Store here in the UK :) ) FINDS! This one is rather exciting too!


It's these pwetty Glitter Sticks that go on your face, body (arms, legs etc) and Glisten, Gleam & Glitter! (and Sparkle but that was going to ruin my 3 G's :P).

Front Packaging

The Tubes themselves! How cute?? :3

The Product Sticks

The Packaging

 Don't you think this packaging is somewhat reminiscent of Benefit's Hello Flawless font?? Soo adorable!

Packaging

Back of Packaging-Instructions!

Swatches

Swatches in Pure Sunlight! To show you the shimmer :D

These aren't pigmented sticks with glitter in them. They're purely glitter sticks! I quite like them and think they're perfect for festivals! Only thing is they do stay sticky for quite a while after application, so keep that in mind when you buy them. Now to amaze you with the price...£1.99! They also came in a huge variety of colours, like blue, green, red etc. These were just the two that stood out most to me :)

I know! So amazing! I really want to re-iterate my love of The Works. It's such a good shop! make sure you ALWAYS give it a look through! Like me, you may get some gorgeous bargains.

My Makeup Bag is one of the many things I've picked up from there: http://tinyurl.com/osvugb4

JanuaryBeautyful's LOGO released!

As my blog is getting more & more popular and I my makeup jobs are getting more interest, I wanted to have a JanuaryBeautyful logo created so it's becoming more of a brand! Which is quite exciting for me :D

Anyhoo, I asked my amazing art-y friend Evie (yerp, the girl I went to Rocky Horror with ;) ) if she could come up for something for me :)

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Isn't it pretty!? Let me know what you think and expect to see this a bit more in the upcoming weeks! eekk! XD

So if you want to get in contact with Evie to create something for yourself or a friend (she does beautiful commissions of horseys and things XD) please find her on her Deviant Art: ShadowDaChampionPony
and/or message her on Facebook for more details :)

I am going to be back on weds night so please bear with me for replying to emails etc! X X X

MUA Haul! Review, Swatches, Looks etc :)

So when MUA had an online sale, lots of products half price or 25% off etc, I had to get a little haul! So I picked up these beauties:

My little haul

 First up, the Beauty Balm in Light:
Firstly, this Beauty Balm SMELLS amazing. Has a great coverage that is buildable and it DOES NOT oxidise! It blends no! Melts into the skin and! Can you tell I am a tad obsessed... ;) It feels weightless/like your not wearing anything and It doesn't slide off during the day (but I do recommend setting it with powder). Overall: A*

Nothing but MUA's Beauty Balm in Light on :)

Secondly, and this works well with the Beauty Balm-The Fashionista Satin Touch Powder in Sand:
At first I thought this powder would be too...powder-ey, if you know what I mean! I thought it would be too cakey and oxidise. I couldn't be more wrong. It is the perfect shade, milled very finely, it is pressed but the exact amount comes off when needed. It does move off quite easily though, so a touch up every few hours is needed. However, this is mattifying it is amazing! I got a very good colour match for my skin and am very, very impressed with it's ability to make my skin look perfectly matte but not Caked. Overall: A-Cannot fault for the price & the packaging is so cool!

The Powder has this awesome swivel lid with a mirror inside

It moves 360 degrees!

My Full face with BB & Powder over the top.

Next up, the Fashionista Double Ended Mascara: this is not exactly as fantastic as I thought it would be!

The white side looks fantastically white! Not sure I can pull it off though, really! :P It's great to go with some white falsies I have that I want to use for a really arty look sometime. The main reason this mascara doesn't wow me though is how natural it makes my lashes look. I like a really fake lash look (really winged out and lots of volume, curl etc XD) and this does not give this...It is nice if you want a natural look or if your lashes are really difficult to lengthen as the white primer acts well. Overall: C

Close up of the Mascara...

 Lip Boom in "Bring It": Now, Y'all know I love and covet the Lip Booms and this is no exception. It's gorgeously pigmented with colour and looks simply astounding with the glitter gloss atop! (and like all the others it smells AMAZING!) Overall: A** -I am so close to owning all of them now!

Packaging

Just Lipstick side of Bring It

Lipstick & Gloss on top of Bring It

Lipstick & Gloss on top of Bring It

Love Heart's Lip Balm in "Great Lips": Nice nude colour, nice glossy texture, not sticky! Makes for a nice luxurious feeling lip balm. Overall: B+ -not my favourite colour but very nice :)

Packaging

Swatch

Great Lips and nothing else on my lips :)

The Britain's Next Top Model I am taking on holiday to France with me (leaving today!) and so I am going to wear it everyday and do a different eye look everyday and give it a full review when I get back, so keep your eye out for that! Below are some pix of my full face with some of these products on, I hope you've enjoyed this review! Let me know what you picked up in their sale!! See you when I get back x x x

My Full Face (BB, Powder, Britain's Next Top Model Palette-on the eyes, Lip Balm) (other stuff too :P)
In Really Bright Natural Light with n:)

My Full Face (BB, Powder, Britain's Next Top Model Palette-on the eyes, Lip Balm) (other stuff too :P)
In Natural Light with Flash :)

LOTD: Natural Blue Smokey Eye :') 5.8.13

This look was created purely because I wanted something to go with the Denim Dress I was wearing and a really wearable blue smokey eye was all I could think. BUT! I did not want to go too overboard with the blue otherwise it just would've looked too heavy and made my face look really small :/
I think I got the right balance :)

Full Face :)

My Eyes Close Up :D

I used my LOOK Mini Makeover Palette in Rock Chick for this look-keep an eye out for the FULL review of my LOOK haul coming up in a few weeks after I've tried everything :3
So, the palette also was used for my cheeks and lips...I did use my Diorshow in Blue Mascara for my lashes, though they don't look overly blue :/ and Nars' Copacobana Multiple as my Highlighter XD

Products used :D

...And a little pic of my dress to show you my inspiration... :)

Do we think it's a good idea I show you a pic of my inspiration with each Look of the day? Also, how frequent would we like these? Once a week like the 52Weeks of delicious nails? Let me know :)
Love you all! x x x

52WODN! Somewhat like the tweenies... :/ 5.8.13

These nails were originally supposed to be like Golf Racing Colours (some car thing that ed always bangs on about when I wear orange and blue... :P) and I intended them to be cute little triangles until I realised that actually this looks a lot like Jake from The Tweenies. No Joke.

Well...that's just what I thought :/ hahaaa! Oh dear!

My Left Hand

My Right Hand :)

I have to say I think...ONCE AGAIN....my Left hand looks better with 3 dots/triangles. Than the Right hands' two dots and weird-ass thing on the thumb! lmao. Oh dear...lets look forward to the next one! :P


Anyhoo, to get this look I used a Nail Polish from Claire's Accessories in this gorgeous bright royal blue colour and a Model's Own Nail Polish in  Beach Party (from the Hedkandi Collection). Good luck with re-creating this awful look! :P xxx

LOTD: 3.8.13, Purple N' Rhinestones & Dark Pink Lips...

So this morning whilst I was moving my makeup back from downstairs studio to upstairs bedroom, Ed decided he was going to take some of my Rhinestones and put them on my face. Then asked me to wear them all day, I thought, yeah! I quite like them!!

My Full Face :)

My Eyes

Showing off my Rhinestones!

I got these rhinestones from The Works! ANDDD THEY STAYED PUT ALL DAY!

So yeah, that was my look for today! I am really sorry I didn't get to photograph the products, I could not remember and very organised-ely put it all away! I am sorry I am just so tired from editing all my EPQ photos D: BUT they will be up soon and you can all tell me what you think :'D

One thing I CAN tell you that I used for this look is the bourjois clubbing liner in purple: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bourjois-Clubbing-Eyeliner-Violet-Laser/dp/B003TFQ5J8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1375557070&sr=8-5&keywords=bourjois+clubbing+eyeliner


Keep an eye out for my MUA, LOOK & ELF Hauls/reviews etc :)

x x x