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FESTIVE MAKE UP GIFTS FOR THEM & YOU

I love love love receiving new make up at Christmas and I find eye shadow palettes are allow going to be a winner. You may not like every single colour in a palette but if there is a wacky colour in there, Christmas is the time to make use of it. I have chosen these festive palettes from some of my favourite make up brands so therefore I know they are good quality, have great pigment and know that you’ll love them too 🙂

FESTIVE MAKE UP GIFTS FOR THEM & YOU

MAKE ME UP

Oh how I adore make up and eye shadow palettes are my absolute favourite. I’m like a magpie to the colours. I love the opportunity to try out colours that I wouldn’t necessarily buy as a single unit. I also love that in the lead up to Christmas I get a bit braver with my make up, my eyeliner gets longer and thicker, my shadows get sparklier and my contouring gets quite frankly epic!

I had always wanted to try Stila because everyone I know raves about it. Until this palette arrived through my door I had never tried the brand. Well, what can I say, the packaging is fabulous! The pigmentation is strong! The colours are gorgeous! Highly recommend these gift sets for a make up fan this Christmas.
Stila Blue Realm Palette
Stila Blue Pink Harmony Lip Duo

Code 8 is relatively new of just a few years and they have taken the make up world by storm. Their ethos is to be pretty simple with your make up application and that you don’t need to spend hours applying, well, I could spend hours simply admiring the products alone 😉 . Everything is so sleek, luxurious and most importantly works incredibly well. This Code 8 Party Essentials Selection is absolutely dreamy and a fabulous introduction to the brand for those who may not have tried them before. If you were to buy one introductory item from Code 8 I would have to advise it be this hydrating lip colour in the colour ‘Off Broadway‘. I have been using this lipstick a minimum of 3 times a week for a year now and it isn’t even half finished. It is the perfect everyday lippie that you can apply without a mirror.

I have been using Mina products for about 2 years now and their eyeliner and pigmented eyeshadows are fabulous! They have this stunning eye shadow palette available this Christmas and it is literally your go to for any cool girl you need to gift a present for. Mina – Glam Rock Eyeshadow Palette. Filled with wearable colours and few brave ones too.

VEGAN BRUSHES

Call me naive but up until 4 years ago I thought ALL make up brushes were synthetic. It wasn’t until one day on a photoshoot I said to the make up artist that I thought one brush was far more scratchier than another and she said it was because it was made from horse hair. I was absolutely shocked, I had just assumed that it would be both gross and expensive to use animal hair in a make up brush that goes on your face but apparently it is pretty common. Ever since that moment I have been actively trying to seek out and only use non-animal hair brushes. Here are three brands creating fabulous animal free brushes and championing the fact there simply is no need to use animal hair to create a decent make up brush!

These So Eco brushes are divine. This is the Face Brush Kit and the Round Foundation Brush is going to be my new everyday foundation application brush. It has the perfect rounded tapered end to get your concealer up under the lower lashes. I also love that this gift set comes with a handy travel pouch.

Look Good Feel Better have a wonderful ethos behind the brand and have been going for 25 years now. LGFB supports and helps boost the physical and emotional wellbeing of patients that are sadly having to endure cancer treatment with an annual donation of at least £20,000. The Makeover Brush Set is filled with all the brushes you need, a powder blush brush, stippling brush (fave!), tapered blending brush and a precision rounded brush to get into those more intricate areas of the face.

The Brush works Complete Face Set has make up brushes suitable for powder, liquid and pressed make up. They look so different from any other brushes out there so make a great stand out present. I had no idea until I read the back of the box that there is even a make up brush pouch hidden in the back!

Which items will you be keeping for yourself?

FESTIVE MAKE UP GIFTS FOR THEM & YOU

EASY FESTIVE PARTY MAKE UP LOOK

The party season is well under way and like me I am sure many of you are rushed off your feet. I am personally feeling like I am falling behind on everything at the moment and barely have time to paint my face even though I know it makes me feel a whole lot better. This make up look is my current easy festive party make up look which has a safe amount of sparkle to make you feel twinkly but not too OTT. The make up look I am talking about is shown at the bottom of this post.

THE BASE

I am really enjoying my La Mer Foundation which I reviewed in more depth a couple of weeks ago along with this concealer concealer. My base was quite natural, I just dollop a few blobs of foundation on my forehead, nose, chin and cheeks, along with my concealer under my eyes and buff them together into my skin. The La Mer foundation is lovely and light so it gives you a natural dewy glow. I then added this divine totally affordable highlighter to my cheek bones. I use a large brush and swiped it over the three pale colours. They really glisten.

EASY FESTIVE PARTY MAKE UP LOOK | Megan Taylor(Sleek Palette)

LASHES & LIPS

My go-to mascara right now is this one by Eyeko, I find it really separates my lashes from each and lengthens them in a lovely butterfly lash style. Apart from using my standard Rimmel black eyeliner I enhance the intensity of my kohl lined eyes with this super fine liquid liner from Eyeko by literally dabbing the brush sideways along the line. Rather than swiping the brush across which can often cause a mistake which you don’t want if you have used your eyeshadow already, I like to dab it on gradually and slowly, line by line.
For my lips I used this lipstick by Joan Collins (Marilyn) which is my absolute favourite at the moment. The amazing thing about this lipstick is that it is basically an enhancement of my own lip colour. (You must check out my review of the whole Joan Collins make up range here). Also, because the lipstick isn’t too dark you can reapply without a mirror.

EASY FESTIVE PARTY MAKE UP LOOK | Megan Taylor
(Sleek Highlighter Palette)

THE SHADOW

I used this palette for the main eye shadow base and contouring but used this copper coloured liquid liner on top of my black liquid liner. I used the natural colour in the top right of the palette as eyeshadow base. Then used the top two middle colours to contour my eyes working from dark to lighter in the crease. I then used the very dark colour in the bottom right with a skinny shadow brush along the on top of my liquid liner to make it look less strict and buff it in a little. I then took it a step further and used a very small amount of my copper coloured liquid liner on top of this by just dabbing a little along the black liquid liner and smudging it up towards the crease. This meant I kept my eyeshadow make up look I had created but added a shimmer to the top of it all.

How many parties have you got left?