I miei ombretti Pupa

Hello my Dears,

qualche tempo fa, durante una breve visita in Italia, ho casualmente avuto il bisogno di acquistare qualche articolo di makeup e ovviamente ho scelto qualcosa che non è reperibile in Inghilterra.

Le linee sinuose dei cofanetti Pupa mi hanno sempre affascinato e, certa della qualità dei prodotti, ho deciso di vedere cosa offriva la nuova collezione Pupa... in effetti ero alla ricerca di un illuminante viso, ma ho deciso di optare per l'ombretto luminys silk numero 200, un bellissimo bianco perlato con una leggera sfumatura rosata.... quando ho confidato alla commessa che avrei usato l'ombretto come illuminante sulle guance ho letto nei suoi occhi un certo sconcerto.. nessuno le ha mai spiegato il concetto di versatilità, just look outside the box, lady!

Mah, torniamo a noi... non contenta di tornare in Inghilterra con un unico ombretto/illuminante, mi sono recata in un Outlet dove c'è un punto vendita Pupa e lì ho trovato il duo verde e bianco, luminys numero 04 e l'ombretto cotto numero 3 della linea natural eyes, entrambi a meno di 5 euro l'uno!

p.s. nella foto ho inserito anche l'ombretto numero 6 sempre della linea luminys, ma acquistato anni fa e ancora disponibile sul sito!!!

Partendo dall'alto a sinistra:

luminys silk -- 200 -- bianco perlato con una leggera sfumatura rosa, magnifico!!!

luminys -- 04 -- verde/grigio e bianco con glitter, bella combinazione di colori.

luminys baked eyeshadow -- 06 -- marrone con venature dorate, perfetto usato bagnato come eyeliner.

natural eyes -- baked eyeshadow 03 -- color nocciola, matte, ombretto perfetto per un everyday look!

Eccoli qui all'opera:

Ragazze sono molto soddisfatta delle mie scelte e questi ombretti non mi deludono mai! 

Ogni confezione contiene 2.2 g di prodotto (gli ombretti Mac contengono 1.5 g) e hanno tutti una buona durata anche senza primer. Il prezzo si aggira intorno ai 14 euro e considerata la qualità e la quantità di prodotto, mi sembra un buon prezzo... se avete la possibilità di trovare un outlet che vende linee dell'anno passato, trovate gli stessi ombretti scontati del 70%! 

Ragazze io li promuovo a pieni voti e vi lascio il link del sito Pupa.it per dare una sbirciatina!

buona giornata!

Letizia

beach time!!!

Hello my Dears,

the summer is finally arrived (... is it going to last!?!?!?) and I had an amazing day out with my dear friends Alessandra and Stefano who came from London to enjoy the sun and the beach... no sand just rocks, but no complains today, the warm weather is what we were waiting for!

the view from my lounge

but of course I not going out without sun protection for body (Biotherm spf 15), face (Clarins spf 30) 

and lips (Neutrogena spf 20):

I hope you all had or are having a wonderful day!

Letiziaelle

Angelica's Green Eyes

Hello My Dears,

today is Angelica's turn to model for me! 

Angelica has beautiful brown eyes and I decided to bring some colour in her life with a green smoky eye and  pink lips. Her face is the perfect canvas and I enhanced it with a foundation with glowy finish, bronzer to lift up her cheeks and a touch of pink blusher to match with the lips.

this is the result:

These are the products that I used:

Lancome  foundation (sorry it is just a sample and I lost the label with name and no.!)

Mac Mineralize Skin Finish natural in Medium to powder the centre of the face and Medium Dark as a base for bronzer

Benefit Lemon Aid as eye primer

Sofea eyeshadow - darker green eye shadow all over the lid (brand available only in China)

Maybelline green eye shadow, Kaki Chic in the crease 

L'Oreal lighter green eye shadow in Dazzlining Khaki as highlighter for inner corner

Wet'nWild eye shadow in Brulè, matte highlighter for the brow bone (not in the picture!!)

Naj Oleari green pigment pressed in the centre of the lid

Mac Eye Kohl in Phone Number well blended in the out part of the eye along the lashline

Mac Well dressed blusher

Elf Contour Kit, I used the bronzer to sculpt the cheeks

She Uemura eyelash curler

L'Oreal Voluminous in Black (Model's own)

Rimmel lip liner in Risqué - nude pink - and clear lip gloss

Top Left Maybelline Kiki Chic, L'Oreal Dazzling Kaki
Naj Oleari Pigment, Sofea Green Eyeshadow

To do this look I started with the eyes because I was afraid that the fall out of the eye shadow could ruin the base and then I used eye makeup remover and a cotton pad to clean up and shape the eye shadow. I didn't want to apply any pencil in the water line because I love the softer effect given by the combination of the eye shadows and I pressed some pigment in the centre of the eye lid to give another dimension to the look. I also like to powder with a lighter shade the centre of the face, especially the under eye area to brighten up the face and keep the eyes as the focal point.. very Kim Kardashian. 

This is quite a simple look and it just requires loooots of blending... and a nice model of course! 

Hope you like it!! 

wet'n'wild vanity palette

Hello my Dears,

the sun is finally out in the UK and because I want to make the most of it I went for this quick, easy and bright look so I can jump out of the door but still feel confident of myself!

I have already told you about the amazing Wet'n'Wild Palette in a previous post link, and this is the look I usually go for when I use it:

no. 1 all over the lid, 

no. 2 in the crease to create depth

no. 3 used as eye liner along lower and upper lashline

no. 4 used as highlighter for the brow bone  

hope you like it!

x

Leopard print makeup... grrrrrr...

Hello my Dears,

yesterday I was with my dear friend Lydia deciding the perfect look to go with her outfit for the Jay Z concert at the O2 Arena in London and I came out with this Leopard print eye look & soft pink lips!

Here are the simple steps:

1- I primed her lid with a concealer, all the lid up to the brow bone;
2- Using Elf Mineral Black Eye Liner I traced the shape of the eye shadow from the outer corner, half way across the lid, filling it all with the liner first and then blending with the black eye shadow from the Sleek Storm Palette.
3- Then I packed the gold eye shadow from the inner part of the eye up to the black, blending the 2 colours together.
4- Then with a pointed eyeliner brush I started tracing the "Cs" forming a flower kind of pattern in the centre of the lid.
5- I dabbed some of the H&M bronzy eyeshadow in the centre of each C to give them some depth.
6- I finished off with Rimmel Pink Blush Lipstick and contoured the cheeks with Elf Contouring Kit.

Elf Black Cream Eyeliner

Sleek Storm Palette, Elf Mineral Eyeliner, Rimmel Pink Blush Lipstick, H&M Brown Dust

Elf Contour Kit & Studio Blush Brush

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Letizia

x

what's in my travel bag

Hello My Lovelies,

today I would like to share with some pictures of my makeup travel back... I am not even near an holiday but I took these pictures before going to Paris for a short weekend in Paris - here is the link of my shopping  there :-)). 

I will start saying that I have a few rules when I travel:

1- I take with me what I love the most... on holiday we need to spoil ourselves!

2- Before packing I think of the holiday I am going for and what can be essential and what is unnecessary.. for a beach holiday I am not going to need foundation or tons of eyeshadows... when I am tanned, I always keep it very simple! 

3- I always put my makeup bag into my handbag.. Otherwise I see myself staring impatient at the conveyor belt ...

And this is the bag I am using at the moment: it's big but compact, it has see-through compartments and can be left open and flat to fit better in the hand luggage...

Here you go! 

It really looks like a lot of makeup, I know, but I thought it was what I needed for a city break!

Face: Mac MSF in Medium and Medium Dark (now that I am quite pale I use the Medium all over the face and the Medium Dark as contouring shade), Mac MSF in Gold Deposit, Clinique Anti-Blemish Solution, Mac Studio Finish Concealer in NW25, Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light Peach, Maybelline Cream Blush no. 2, Nars blush duo Desire/Amour.

Eyes: Nars eyeshadow duo in Kalahari, Mac Painterly Paint Pot, Mac eyeshadow in Yogurt, Club, Brown Down and Ochre, Pupa eyesahdow no. 200, Bourjois eye pencils in Brown and Black, Clinique Mascara.

Lips: MAc Lisptic in Shy Girl and Lady Bug, Revlon lisptick in Soft Rose, MUA lipgloss shade 4, Rimmel lip pencil in red dynamite.

Brushes: Real Tecniques, Elf, Mac and Shu Uemura eyelash curler.

Nails: China Glaze High Maintenance

p.s. random powder puff in the left corner... 

But what did I really used... tools excluded!

I went for a simple, bronzy look with red lips all the time and it was easy and elegant: no eye liner, glowy cheeks and matte complexion... just forgot to include mascara in the pic!

All in all I think that this can also be a perfect starter kit for somebody who would like to have good quality makeup for everyday looks... as you can see I am not very adventurous with eyeshadows and I always play it simple! 

hope you enjoyed it

Letizia

x

my project 10 pan - updates

Hello my Dears,

a few days in the  project 10 pan link and I am happy to have started it! 

First of all the products I have chosen can create a complete look so I am less tempted to browse in my collection and I stick to finishing them, also in the morning is quicker to get ready because I keep all in one pouch and I feel motivated to go on with it... 

I know it is sad to say that I need motivation but that's the way it is! 

This is the look... 

Face: Bourjois foundation, Clinique concealer under the eyes and Mac around the nose and lips, Body Shop Loose Powder to set all in place - p.s. I kind of forgot how good this powder was, not cakey and gives a good coverage too!

Eyes: Mac Paint Pot in Painterly as a base and Mac Naked Pigment all over the lid (the only 2 items not in the project) Maybelline Blush blended in the crease, Rimmel Eye Pencil along the waterline and on the outer corner and plenty of  L'Oreal mascara.

Cheeks and Lips: Maybelline Blush and Mac Shy Girl lipstick

Mac Pigment in Naked and Mac Paint Pot in Painterly

Hope you like it

have a lovely day

Letizia

x