Eye Product Tag | Leah'xo

Hey guys, I was scrolling through twitter finding other beauty bloggers like myself. I found a woman who is called Jessica her blog is amazing her blog is amazing <-- Click to be directed to her blog.
She doesn't know I'm writing this but she seems so lovely and genuine and I'd defiantly go give it a check out. Anyway I found her and she tweeted something about her creating an eye product tag and I needed to try and answer the questions myself.

DISCLAIMER. I haven't been doing eyeshadow for long because I just simply hated the thought of it. Then one foggy Christmas night Santa came to say sidetracked Leah :) By the way that is an English Christmas song I'm not just weird... Then last Christmas my family just gave me loads of eye shadows so I thought I'd ought to try them out. Some were good and some not so good. But I use them all still and I am very grateful!! So only this past year I have been doing stuff with eyeshadow so I don't have loads of things..

 1. Favorite Neutral Eye Palette?

The light pink book is the Day Palette.

I don't know whether this is classed as an eyeshadow palette. But the one I love is A Ted Baker thing. It comes in a set of three Day, Night, Party. It looks like a book case of three little books. It has got 2 eye shadows, a blusher and 2 lipglosses. They are both shimmery and their is a light beige colour and a darker drown. Which you can create a 2 tone smokey eye. They don't have incredible pigmentation so makes it a good subtle eyeshadow look. Probably avoid if you are looking for a high pigmentation lipgloss and eyeshadow.



 2. Cream or pressed shadow?
This one is a tough one. They both have pros and cons. But I think I may pick pressed eyeshadow. Only because it's easier to work with. They blend easier and can be layered, if you layer to much cream shadow it looks wierd. But if I was going for a all day one colour eyeshadow I'd pick a cream eyeshadow. I only have 1 cream eyeshadow at the moment but I am in the process of buying more. I have my eye on the one from Soap and Glory.






 3. Best luxury vs drugstore products?
I don't really own a luxury product. Maybe my Calvin Klein Cream eyeshadow but I got that from the Poundshop so I the brand is just not the price. But I would alway pick drugstore. Sometimes is dirt cheap and just as good. If not just look for another brand because there is SO MANY brands in the drugstore side of things.

   4. Do eyeshadow primers make a difference?

I just use the plain old concealer trick. Pop abit on the lid and blend then the eyeshadow has something to stick to. I also use my Calvin Klein cream eyeshadow as a primer and eyeshadow and then just add definition into my crease. Hands down my eyeshadow lasts all day and doesn't crease. I may be lucky or I may just have a good combinations..


 5. Most Disappointing Eye Product?
Erm, I think my most disappointing eye product is when I bought fake lashes and the glue was dried up. When I purchased different glue for them, that was tacky and wouldn't spread over the band of the lashes so I just threw them away. I know, I know. I think I may just wait until I'm abit more experienced :)


 6. Best product for getting rid of dark circles?
I don't get dark circles but I do have permanent blue/purple under eyes, it's genetic the whole family do! But what I do to try and lighten up my undereye and counteract the blue undertones is use a peachy concealer and then use my new NYC concealer, it is thick, doesn't budge and makes my skin so soft. And it doesn't dry my eyes out.


 7.  Most desired eye product you really with was in your collection?
Probably a naked palette. Or a Lorac palette. No defiantly a Naked Palette! I absolutely adore the looks people create with it. The brush it comes with looks really good and I just really want it ;)

 8. Favorite Mascara?
Technic Idoll 360 degrees Mascara. Not only has it got a swanky packaging the brush is too. I recently bought this at a market stall for £1.99 which is a steal for a technic product I think.

9. The Most Expensive Eye Product You Own?

 I don't own anything expensive because I haven't been interested in eyeshadow for that long. But for christmas I will be getting some things so watch this space :)

 

10. Best for Brows? 

I don't usually fill in my brows because they're so blonde everything turns them blonde but I do like the MUA one I think that is the one. The only negative thing about this product is the brush on the end scratches your face red raw so they could swap it for a spooley. It was only £1 I think!! 

  Thank you Jen for letting me complete your tag. I have tagged a few people but I will contact them directly :) GOOD LUCK and I also tag anybody who wants to do it :) x

Traveling Essentials - Make-up | Leah'xo

Well who's going camping? I am.
I thought this would be a good opportunity to show you what I would take when I am traveling. There is no way just because I am going camping I am going to take nothing, I am pretending it's going to be like the tent in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Anyway, what I take for camping is probably what you all will take abroad or something so here I go:

 

Simple Hydrating Moisturizer and Bayliss & Harding Lavender Body Lotion.

Miss Sporty Liquid Concealer and MUA Pro-Base Conceal and Brighten Kit.

Natural Collection Pressed Powder with a Lydia Professional Face Brush and a cheap eyeshadow brush from Ebay.

Powder Brush from The Poundshop and George Blush in Little Gem.

No7 Highlighter thing :) Collection Bronze Glow.

MUA Brow Pencil In Blonde.

 

I know my make-up case isn't nice but it's the only one I have. All the ones I try don't fit brushes into them. I hope you enjoyed seeing what I will take to camping. Really I showed you this to show you, actually all you need is a few things. For Example I use my highlighter as eyeshadow. Love all of you guys :)

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Comparing myself to Zoe Sugg | Leah'xo

Hey guys, today I'm going to do something a little different. Compare myself to Zoe Sugg (Also known as Zoella on youtube and has a blog on this!) I know you have all clicked on this to see how big headed I can be but I'm comparing myself in a different way. In 2009 (I THINK?!) she wrote a blog post with questions and answers. I thought it would be fun to answer the same questions and compare. The questions will be in BLACK, Zoe's answers will be in purple and mine in red...

• What’s your favourite eye shadow colour to wear?   

          Woodwinked (Golden/Brown)   Shimmery Neutral's

• What’s the one product you wouldn’t leave your house without? 

Carmex (Looks like superglue and everyone freaks when i put it on my lips)    Carmax aswell. My lips are always chapped.

• What’s your favourite makeup look ?

           Smokey Eye or...Bronzed       Simple and Matte

• Which feature do you play up the most?  

           Um..My eyes probabaly         I don't really make anything dramatic, my lips maybe

• Which feature do you try to downplay/cover up?

           My legs...haha is that allowed? I do hate my legs.     My eye's (BLOGPOST ABOUT IT)

• Your favourite makeup brand, if you could pick only ONE to exist?

           MAC       MUA or Natural Collection... They are both the same really.

• Which product have you re-purchased OVER and OVER again?  

          Lancome Hynose mascara (fab) & GOSH concealer in col. 2 (seriously guys... This stuff is a           miracle for dark circles, i would reccomend this a millions times over)     

          Natural Collection  pressed powder.

• Which product would you NEVER repurchase again and why?  

            Hmm, this is hard, i always love everything i buy...i'd say Blistex instensive moisture                          lipsalve...it's milky white and horrible and doesnt do anything.  Miss Sporty Liquid Concealer.  Conce It didn't cover anything it just made me go a funny colour.

• One beauty treatment you would always PAY to have done?

            Facial    I'd probably pay for my nails to be done with Shellac

• One beauty treatment you would NEVER pay to have done?  

          Manicure/False nails..not because i hate them, but because my mum is a nail technician so i get get     them done for free. :D       I wouldn't EVER pay for a pedicure, I hate my feet being touched               and hate looking at feet. I'd rather just do them myself.

• One beauty trick you can share with everyone?

        The Gosh concealer in no.2 haha. If you dont have this...you're missing out. I have tried almost almoevery concealer on the market, nothing compares to this beaut. It is a salmony colour, so covers cove the darkness, then if you are paler than most you can always put a lighter colour on top..             A     Asif... I was actually going to say the same one. I wasn't going to recommend The Gosh                  Concealer though. So yeah...

• Best advice you've ever been given regarding beauty and makeup?  

         ALWAYS moisturize..especially under the eyes.     Always match your foundation and              and   concealer. Unless you are using it to highlight.



Thanks for watching guys. If you got this far make sure to comment 'OMG, CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KISSED HARRY STYLES' just to confuse people ;-) Love you guys and stayyy beautiful.

**Zoe's answers are 6 years out of date but I thought I would take them because she would of been a teenager and not as experienced as she is now!!** 

June Favorites | Leah'xo

It's the end of June - I have gone through June trying L-O-A-D-S of beauty produtcts. Here is some of the ones I like :

 

This foundation is actually amazing. It glides on smoothly and doesn't wear off. I don't really think it's a 25 hour foundation but it does last a long time. This is in the shade 200 Soft Beige. It is too dark for me, I need about 2 shades lighter (I'M REALLY PALE). I did wear this for a period of time and it looked OK. It blends in perfectly meaning I got away with wearing this shade. -I don't recommend wearing 2 shades darker foundation. But I was young. ahahah. This foundation is £7.99 and can be found at Boots.com. 

 

This concealer pallette is great. I have the lightest colour (Porceline) and as you can see from the swatches there is a peachy concealer. This is great for me because I have bluey undereyes so it contrasts so well. Then there is a normal concealer for blemishes and any redness. Then there is like this pink brightner. I am actually nervous to try this but i've been loving the other two.

 

 I use this pencil brush to apply the concealer and blend with my ring finger. The heat from your finger helps the cream concealers to blend.

 This is my ALL TIME favorite. As you can see the lipstick looks orangy red. But it's not. I was gutted when I realised it wasn't a lipstick but now I love it. When you apply a few coats it leaves a sheen, glossy look to your lips. It has a orange tint to it but it a beautiful orange. When you have a close up the lipstick in the tube has chunks of glitter. LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS..

And that's it for my monthly favorites make sure to tweet me your favorite item for this month at @beautybyleah

I was thinking of doing a none beauty favorites, would anybody like to see that? 

Much Love,

         Leah'xo

Make-up routine and confession.

Guys, for the rest of the week-end I'm at my dads. I am going to do my most recent make-up routine. All product names will be in the colour blue. Pictures of the product will be at the bottom <3

Step 1. I usually use Derma v10 dry skin cream because I get dry skin regulary. (A pain, I know!) Though sometimes I use Baylis and Harding Sweet Manderin& Grapefruit body lotion. I only use this when I don't have dry skin because if I put it on dry patches it stings (SO BAD). I don't know why, I think it might just be the fragrance.

Step 2. After that soaks in, I apply my foundation. For the summer time I use Laval Secret Beauty  Foundation (Shade Fair 006). You may not of heard of the brand because it isn't well know. But this foundation is flawless and moistorizing. 

Step 3. The I apply concealer under my eyes and on any blemish's I may have. I use the Miss Sporty Liquid Concealer or MUA Conceal and Brighten Kit. Depending on how much coverage.

Step 4.  I then put over the top any transparent pressed powder I have to hand. My favorite is Lizzie Hide the shine pressed powder in Translusent. I love this because it makes my face so matte.

Step 5. I then apply the Natural Collection Blushed cheeks in Pink Cloud.
  
Step 6. I then apply eyeshadow. Mostly using my Pallette (I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME) and add any liquid eyeliner. And mascara. My favorite is Natural Collection Lash Length Mascara. But I hear the JORDANA Best Lash Extreme Volumizing Mascara. Is amazing. Does anybody use it?

 

Thanks for reading, much love - Leah'xo

 Comment down below products you swear by. Love y'all...