Beret FOTD

So yesterday I finally escaped my house (being stuck at home due to a combination of depressing weather and far too much homework) and my best friend and I went to our local *cough thirty minutes by bus far away* shopping center to go shopping.

We left at ten past 5 and it was already getting dark and by the time we got there, it was dark which was definitely weird to me, yet sort of made it more fun as I just LOVE shopping at night time (ok, this time evening. But when I was visiting my grandparents i nengland in April, we went shopping in Tesco's at 10 pm. IT WAS SO COOL!:P ok...geek naty is leaving now)

So on to makeup, I decided to use my sistah as inspiration and did my usual liner but with gold eyeshadow to spruce it up :) Of course, when I say gold eyeshadow, I mean Urban Decay's Half-Baked as that is the best gold eyeshadow I have.

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion (original)
-Urban Decay Half Baked
-Sleek Gel Liner
-Rimmel Glam Eyes Lash Flirt mascara
-Maybelline Collossal Volume mascara
-Benefit Brow Zings in Medium
-Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil in Brown Black

Face:
-L'Oreal True Match Minerals in Golden Ivory
-Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Transparent
-N.Y.C. Colour Wheel in Mocha Glow
-MeMeMe Poppy Tint

Lips:
-MUA Lipstick in shade 11

Wow, for once I remembered every product that I used yesterday! It's not often that I write a list of what I used but if you prefer it, let me know in the comments :) I'd also like to add that I ADORE the small of the MUA lipstick, it just smells lovely and it's so creamy!

I also used this excursion as an opportunity to wear my new red beret from H*M which I LOVE as well. I really hope I can hang on to this hat as the last two hats that I've had have both been carelessly left on the bus/school and therefore, have vanished :(

It was relatively simple, without proper blending and stuff, but I felt it didn't need anything extra :)

xxxxxxx BTW enter my giveaway ;) *shameless plug*

New York Color Metro Quartet in South Street Seaport

First of all BIG apologies for my absence again. School is making me busier than ever and it's only going to escalate next week as I'm joining a couple of clubs and I'm doing babysitting, so I guess I'll only be able to post at weekends :(

And next, YAY more followers :) Thank you all so much, my giveaway is overdue but I need to earn some money before I can buy the stuff, but rest assured by next Saturday I should have the goodies!

Anyway, on to my life in general, this week I've been spending more time on my appearance for school, if you want you can guess why...;) so today I decided to review one of my smaller palettes that I really don't use enough.

New York Color...ah I feel a bit of a connection with this brand as back in April I got a free makeover in Superdrug and went and bought nearly all the products they used on me.


Ignore the awkwardly overplucked eyebrow, that bothered me for ages. I felt really happy when I had that makeover cause the MUA said I had a 'flawless complexion' and compliments just make me happy :)

One of said products is their Metro Quartet in South Street Seaport, which is a very neutral look ideal for blue eyes (that being said, it's not limited to that colour!)



It's diddy, this is so it'll fit perfectly in your handbag if you're worrying you might need to touch up your eyeshadow.



Very handy with this are the instructions so that if (like me) you forget from time to time where what goes, this'll help.




As for the product itself, in terms of quality, you definitely need a good primer with this stuff. The two browns above were heavily swatched over UDPP and are still a bit iffy, so primer's a must. Otherwise, the colour pay-off is quite nice, although I must admit I'm not going to put the pinky colour all over my lid.

So I tried to recreate the look that the makeup artist did on me, but I didn't quite get it, so I just followed the instructions on the palette.


(I'm using my smaller camera and I must admit, it's a lot better for close ups!) A side note, my eyebrow pencil's faded a bit since I applied it so my eyebrows look a bit odd. And as for my lashes, I'm very pleased with how they look here.

I also used my N.Y.C. liquid eyeliner and it was a little messy, but I'm pleased with the flick.



So there you have it, I actually managed to get a nice look with this palette, not like the last time I tried using it. I'm not sure of the price anymore, but it was cheap so if you like the look of it, go ahead and get it as it is worth it with primer :)

FOTD

First of all, wow four new followers! Thank you :D And now, moving on to the post, my first post actually only consisting of a FOTD and I'm gonna list all the products I used.



My hair's still quite wet, I was too impatient to let it dry. And wow, I actually used foundation for once, I ought to start using some products up...
Anyway, products...

Face:
17 Hide & Chic Anti Fatigue Foundationin Soft Ivory
Garnier 2 in 1 Tinted Eye Roll-On in Fair
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Transparent (hit the pan on this one)
New York Color Color Wheel Mosaic Face Powder in Mocha Glow (727)



Eyes:
Benefit Brow-zings in Medium
UDPP in Eden
Zoeva Nude Palette
Sleek Ink Pot Gel Liner
Diorshow Iconic



Lips:
Collection 2000 Lipstick in 53
(I think it's discontinued or repackaged as it doesn't look anything like the current ones)

So that's it for my FOTD :) And now for a random picture, this is my cat Coco sleeping. Isn't she cute? <3