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What's In My Make-up Bag? PART 1!

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By EmCordell
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Hey guys!

I thought I would discuss some of my favourite make-up products with you but because there are so many, I decided to do it in parts! So, here it is!

PART ONE: FACE

Lets start at the very beginning! A very good place to start (cheesy musical theatre reference).Your face! I will do another post about my moisturising techniques but here are the products I use to put my foundation base on!

One that you may have seen before in my May Favourites YouTube video and my 'Summer Goth Look' blog post which is the AVON Ideal Flawless foundation in Ivory shade. As I've said before, it is a very breathable foundation. One that doesn't feel like you are wearing a layer of cake on your face and it stays on very well. The shade is also perfect for my skin tone. I have a strange pale skin tone which not many companies can match but this one is so perfect for when I want to look like I have nothing on (on my face that is hahah nothing dodgy!).

The brush that I use to apply my foundation is the EcoTools Blush Brush. Yes. I know what you are thinking! You are probably thinking that I'm crazy as this brush is meant for blush! Hence the name! However, I really struggled to use normal foundation brushes (because I am strange) and decided to try this brush on a whim and it actually worked! I get perfect, even coverage by using this brush and would definitely recommend this to anyone who struggles with this (I'm not very technical with foundation. I'm still watching a load of tutorials on YouTube to help me widen my knowledge!). Another thing is that EcoTools are a very affordable brand and I have never had any trouble with their products! Really great for if you are like me (a little bit skint!) and need good quality brushes!

The next thing I use (again, mentioned in the summer goth post) is the Real Techniques Buffer Brush and what I do with this is literally brush it across my face with nothing on it just to get rid of brush marks from the blush brush. This is a strange and personal technique that I use as I've never seen anyone else do it. I feel that it just makes my foundation look more natural!!!!

On some of the days when I am feeling particularly spooky and want to pale my face up even more, I use Manic Panic Virgin Pressed Powder. I adore Manic Panic products as they are such good quality but are spooky too! This powder is so easy to apply and what I do is use the sponge which comes with it, lightly cover it in powder and then use a dabbing motion all over my face, using the buffer brush to blend it out and make it look more natural. Always make sure that you blend under your chin as well. Otherwise you will have a pale face with a strange orange looking line under your face!!!

That's it! Those are the products I use on my face! Stick around to see what other items I have in my make-up bag!

OUTFIT OF THE DAY!

I apologise for the bad quality of the pictures this time. I always try to make them good quality but the sun got into these a little too much!

Dress: Pop Boutique - £23.99
Socks: Attitude Clothing - £2.99
Shoes: Iron Fist - £59.99
Hair piece was off my prom dress from Punk Rave

SONG OF THE DAY!

Going with an absolutely classic song from a classic band!

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE - I'M NOT OKAY (I PROMISE)

SEE YA NEXT TIME GUYS!

My Top 5 Female Music Idols!

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By EmCordell
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Beauty

My Summer Goth Look!

07:09
By EmCordell
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Hey guys!

So where have I been these last couple of months? Well, I have been lost in the strange and hideous world of the stuff that plagues every teenagers mind.... Yes... the dreaded...

COURSEWORK!!!!!!!

But, I am back and ready to start blogging again :D . I hope you like the new look of the blog and if you want to check out my other social media's, there are now shortcuts in the side bar that you can click on! Be sure to like my facebook page and follow me on twitter, instagram and Youtube!

Today, I decided I would show you how to get my summer goth look! Stupidly, I forgot to take a picture in my full outfit... (DUUUHHH) so when we get to outfit of the day, I will just have to tell you what the items are that I was wearing.

So I start by just using Simple Face Wipes just to clean any excess 'dirt' off my face. I find it really important to cleanse my face before putting on make-up (especially with the amount of black eyeshadow that comes with being a goth). It gives your face a chance to relax before your cake it with stuff.

Then, it's on to the foundation base. I'm no foundation expert AT ALL so my foundation routine is pretty quick. I've tried a load of really good brands for foundation (MAC and No.7 being my particular favourites) but unfortunately I am skint and had to start looking into some cheaper products. Luckily, my mother found some foundations in the Avon catalogue and was surprised when I found that the foundation was actually really good! It is the Avon Ideal Flawless in Ivory that I now use! The coverage is good, it feels like your face can still breathe and it smells nice! I LOVE A GOOD SMELL IN A MAKE-UP PRODUCT!

Now the big question: SPONGE OR BRUSH??

BRUSH ALL THE WAY! Hahahahaha! But I don't tend to use specific 'foundation' brushes. I used to use Real Techniques Foundation Brush but I really struggled with it (because I am terrible at even foundation coverage aha) but found that with a blusher and buffer brush I could get the exact coverage that I liked. Weird but I guess that all people have different techniques to get the look they want! The brush I'm using at the moment is the Eco Tools Blush Brush and all I do is squeeze the foundation pump twice onto my hand, dip the brush lightly into the blob and then use little circular movements with the brush on my face to create a smooth and light coverage. I then use the Real Techniques Buffer Brush with nothing on it to just get rid of brush marks! Again, strange but it works for me!

FOUNDATION BASE DONE!

Next, it's the eyes! I love a good bit of dramatic eye make-up and tbh it is what makes a goth! I start with making the basic shape of the eye make-up. For this look, I didn't want a flick in the eye shadow even though I love having flicks in the eye shadow! I draw straight up and then across above the eye lid and then colour the areas around the eyelid. I do all of this with an angled brush (I use the Eco Tools Angled Eyeliner Brush AND I ADORE IT) and black eye-shadow. The black eye-shadow I use at the moment is the Bourjous Intense Extrait 10. It's okay but it needs a lot of touching up through the day as it flakes a lot.

After the black, it's time to add a cheeky bit of red to the mix!!! I love the colour red; if I see anything red I usually buy it! However, I really struggled to find a decent red eye-shadow for a long long time but I found one on attitude clothing that I really love and I've used it ever since. It is the Concrete Minerals Pro Matte Eyeshadow in Risque shade. It's gorgeous, it's easy to apply, it smells good and it's light to wear. I HATE it when eye-shadows feel really heavy on the eyelids! For this bit, I like to use a nice fluffy brush (Real Techniques Detailer Brush) and just smoothly run it over the eyelid, taking care to smudge and blend the red into the black. Blending was something that I had to practise and practise and practise over and over again! I was awful at it but once you learn how to do it (and more importantly how to make it suit your own face) it becomes way easier and you find that you can start to experiment with different colours and shapes. The red on its own in this look is a little bit too bright so I get another, larger fluffy brush (I use the Eco Tools Eye Shading Brush) with a little bit of black eye-shadow on and just lightly run it over the top of the red.

You should start to look a little bit like this:

Excuse my weird facial expressions. It seems to be a thing with me ahahaha.

Now it's onto my favourite bit which I sometimes find the hardest:

EYELINER TIMEEEEEE!!!!

I have used the Rimmel Exaggerate eyeliner for as long as I can remember. However, it's not the best eyeliner for creating sharp points on the end of eyeliner flicks but it is possible! I start in the inner corner of my eye, draw a neat line across the eyelid then flick it out in a long, straight line with a slight curve at the end. I then go back to the inner corner of my eye and draw a line underneath the eye, being careful to avoid the water line and join the two lines together to create the flick. After the basic drawing, its colouring in basically! I usually colour my waterline in using the Avon GelSHOCK eye pencil but unfortunately I have incredibly sensitive eyes so sometimes I can't colour the waterline because it would make my eyes water like mad!