My halloween makeup

Hi everyone!

So a few days ago I thought I would have a play around and try and figure out how I'll do my make up for Halloween. You may have seen my inspiration post here, which I used to help me decide. I also watched some videos on YouTube and used these along with the photos to put together my own look. I'm no make up artist so i've just added a little Halloween twist, nothing too crazy!

So, all I did to create this look is...

1. My usual base; foundation, concealer, powder etc. and eyebrows

2. Red eyeshadow all over the lid and almost to the brow, packing on more above the lid

3. Dark blue and charcoal/grey glitter all over the lid and a small amount above the lid

4. Black liquid liner on the lash line and creating fake lashes under the eye and above on the outer corner

5. White pencil liner on my water line

6. Pale yellow eyeshadow under the eye

7. Red and black eyeshadow creating the little veins, I used a tiny thin lip brush

8. A big pair of lashes!

9. Dark grey/black eyeshadow and white eyeshadow/powder to contour and highlight the cheek bones and nose

10. Red lip liner and lipstick, i'm wearing Rimmel Kate Moss 107

There are probably much better ways of doing this or much better products to use but I just used what I already had in my collection. I'd say this is probably a lot more realistic for most of us than the creations from the many professional make up artists i've watched on YouTube!

Hope you like this look. What will you be wearing for Halloween? Will you be jazzing up your makeup for the occasion?

Emily xxx

Prairie Charms | Bows

Hey guys!

So recently a lovely website called Prairie Charms emailed me about 'Project blogger' in which I post about some items from their website as an entry for their competition. If I win I could even get to design my own item, how exciting!

I chose some hair bows which are so super cute and make it really easy to jazz up your hair. If you're like me and like to wear your hair up fairly often then these are really handy to make your hair more interesting.

I thought I would show you a couple of ways I like to wear my bows so I took to the garden with my friend Hannah as my photographer to take a whole load of photos! And here are the results..

I hope you like the photos! If you're interested in purchasing some of these bows or just having a general browse the website is www.prairiecharms.co.uk They have such pretty hair bows, floral crowns, jewellery and more so I would definitely recommend taking a look if you haven't before.

What do you think of these bows? Do you like to wear accessories in your hair?

Emily xxx

OOTD | Shorts and a bobble hat

Obvs had to do a silly one

Hi guys!

I thought I would do a super quick outfit post whilst i'm waiting for my friends to arrive for a nice night in! Today was a big lazy day, getting up at 11:30 and going to asda was the extent of todays exercise. However, I did take advantage of having my friend over and took lots of photos outside for an upcoming blog post... I must invest in a tripod!

I wanted to throw on something fairly comfortable but i've been getting SO fed up of jeans and leggings lately so I put on these high waist shorts with super thick tights. They have a fleece lining how amazing is that and they're like £3 from Primark. Bargain. Then I just added a comfy patterned t-shirt, trainers and a bobble hat.

Bobble hat | New Look last year - about £5
T-shirt | Primark about £4
Leather jacket | Republic sale last year £30
Shorts (including belt) | New Look £19.99
Tights | Primark about £3
Trainers | Adidas £67
Bag | Accessorize £35

Am I the only one fed up with jeans and leggings? Is there anything else I can put on my legs other than atrocious patterned trousers that make me look like a pirate?

Emily xxx