EOTD: MUA Quick Daytime Look

I've owned the MUA Dusk til Dawn eyeshadow palette for a while, but it's always sat quite unloved being passed over in favour of my MAC palettes. Yesterday, I decided to have a little play, and paired two colours which I thought worked really well together. The two I used are surprisingly buttery, so they apply and blend beautifully, with finish I can liken to the Veluxe Pearls from MAC.

I'm a bit rubbish at describing colours, so I'll let the photos do the talking. I admit, I was drawn to the purple, which is a colour I love wearing. I think it works really well with brown eyes, and I've heard purple is good for making the eyes look brighter and whiter. (Apparently applying purple mascara to the tips of your lashes also works a treat!)

I used shade 1 (numbered below) all over the lid on top of MAC's Painterly Paint Pot, and then blended 2. on the outer lid and into the crease.  I think it gives a really soft, wearable slightly smokey eye. I didn't curl my lashes, just whacked some Loreal Telescopic in waterproof on to keep the look as simple and fresh as possible. It's definitely a combo I'll be wearing again.

I won't go into too much detail on the palette as a whole, as I haven't used it enough to comment, but I really do like the few I'm used and find them so easy to apply. (Think I may use the more glittery shades on the weekend!) To be fair, for £3 you can't really go wrong, even if you only use a couple of the colours. They really are great value for money and can be found in Superdrug in store or online.

Do you have any favourite combinations from the Dusk till Dawn Palette?

Nic xxx

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EOTD: MAC Paradisco & Starviolet

 As promised, here's how I wore some of my new colours!

 The above were taken with the flash on,  you can see the lovely sheen of the colours. The bottom colour looks really pink, but the top one shows a truer colours, and you can see the peachyness of Paradisco coming through. Starviolet just adds a bit of depth, and can be built up if you wanted the edges darker.

 I used a wash of Paradisco, with my MAC 224 up to the brow bone, and then just blended Starviolet into on the outer 1/3 of my lid and slightly into the crease, with my No 7 blending brush.  I also used a bit of Bronze which I  lightly pressed right into the crease using my MAC 266 ( small angled brush). Then using my 224 I blended them all together.  Before applying my bottom eyeliner, I used my finger to just apply a bit of Paradisco along the lower lash as well.

For the eyeliner I used Estee Lauder's Double Wear Liner in Onyx, both upper and lower lash lines. Curled my lashes with Shu Uemura curlers. And for the mascara, I've actually forgtten what I used, which I know is a major blogging faux pas. It was either Loreal Telescopic (water proof) or Collection 2000 Skyscraper also in waterproof. For my eyebrows I used Christian Eyebrow Semi Permanent Powder in Irid brown, with my 266.

You can see individual swatches of the colours in my last post here. 

MAC eyeshadows are available at their official website here, or Debenhams who have 10% off still. here

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend, I'm back home from Uni now, and heading into London tomorrow my mom for some Christmas shopping. So excited!

Nic xxx

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