MAC Goodies!

I have very long Mac wishlist on my phone ( don't we all ) today I fancied treating myself to my top four. Mac Face and Body Foundation is a light weight,water based foundation. This is great for mixing in with heavier foundation to sheer them out, which is what I intend to do with my Estee Lauder Double Wear. 

It is great for photography making skin look like your skin but better. It is waterproof too so perfect to wear by the pool for some natural coverage. You can build this up to your desired coverage. 

Mac Paint Pot -Soft Ochre this creates the perfect base for shadows, hides any redness or discolouration on lids. I love the soft neutral shade, its just brightens up my eyes. I have wanted this for ages! I don't know what took me so long to get it.

Mac Creme Cup is a cremesheen that everyone who's anyone owns! So naturally I had to have it too. It's a beautiful cool toned pink that suites virtually any skintone.  

Mac Kinda Sexy is a gorgeous warm, nude matte lipstick. This makes a perfect base colour for lighter shades to be applied on top. For those of you who just can't do a deadly nude this one's for you! 

Top to bottom - Creme Cup Cremesheen, Kinda Sexy Matte

What are some of your favourite Mac products? Will I be adding more to my wishlist?

What I'm Loving On My Face This Summer

Hello lovelies, these have been my go to products for summer. I've mentioned before that mineral powder is fabulous for hot and humid weather as it does not slide off. I particularly like Laura Mercier mineral foundation as I find it has the best coverage and really leaves skin super flawless. You can wear this over your regular foundation for extra staying power. I dust a bit of bronzer and pop a bright peachy/pink blush on the apples of my cheeks and I'm good to go. I don't like to fuss with too much eye makeup so I start of with a cream base like Maybelline Colour Tattoo which again won't budge, then top off with my new obsession Urban Decay Moondust in Spacecowboy. This gives the most gorgeous sparkle and works over top any eyeshadow. For lips I line and fill in with Urban Decay 24/7 glide on lip pencil in the shade Native, this pink is perfection and looks more natural than a nude. This won't come off it really does what it says. I top off with Mac plushglass in Fashion Fanatic, a bubblegum pink plumping gloss that is not sticky. Last but not least a slick of Benefit Gimme Brow to keep unruly brows in place.

What are your favourite products to use this summer?

My Must Have Under Eye Concealers

Hello lovelies! It's a dark, cold and dismal day here in London, so when better to talk about dark circles which are ever present in the winter months if not worse.Early mornings, festive parties, generally feeling sluggish can all contribute to under eye issues. I don't have darkness as such, its more like indented circles that I have to fill in and brighten. Now when it comes to an under eye concealer my main gripe is creasing! If it dares to crease its out the door! Its got to be creamy and easy to blend and most of all good pigment to conceal but also brighten so as not to look flat. You want to go at least two shades up from your foundation for dark circles or the same shade for puffy bags. Go for pinky/peachy shades as this will counteract the blue/green in the dark circles.

Starting from the top of my hand:



Collection Lasting Perfection Medium 3



Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Light



MAC Prolong Wear nw20



BareMinerals Well Rested













What are some of your go to concealers?











BlondeTeaParty x

 

Friday Face

 

   Hello lovelies! Happy Friday!! Hope you have all had a splendid week. I sure have as I have been off from work, yahoo! I thought I would share with you my Friday face. I have really been enjoying trying out lots of different tones of brown all over the eyelid, paired with warm cheeks and copper lips. What have you been trying out lately or have you been sticking to ye ol faithful?

 This week has given me a chance to play with my makeup and try out some different looks.

 

Products Used

 

Face

Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation 4.0

Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer Light

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder 001

Benefit Rockatuer Blush

 

Eyes

YSL pencil Dessin Du Regard

Too Faced Natural Palette Push Up

Too Faced Natural Palette Sexpresso

Maybelline One by One Mascara

 

Lips

Bare Minerals Natural Lip Colour Bellini

MAC Lip Glass Amber Glow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading! Blondeteaparty x

Easy Makeup Look for Fall

Hello lovelies here is another easy breezy makeup look for fall. I hope you like it. All the products I used will be listed below.

Face
Bare Minerals Matte Foundation Golden Fair
Bare Minerals Blush Avant Garden


Eyes
Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder in the crease
Mac Teddy Eye Pencil on lower lash line
YSL Dessin Du Regard Eye Pencil top and bottom lash line
Maybelline One by One Mascara - Black

Lips
Bare Minerals Natural Lip Colour - Bellini
Bare Minerals Natural Lip Gloss - Wild Honey

My Top 5 Setting Powders

Hello lovelies. This post is all about my favourite face powders ever! Being an oily skinned girl, powder is absolutely essential for me to keep my makeup from sliding off throughout the day. I have tried and tested so many powders throughout the years and I have come to the conclusion that these five are the best I've used so far. I will ofcourse never stop trying out new makeup but these will always be in my makeup arsenal. There are so many powders available now that all do different things from hydrating, illuminating, mattifying, invisible etc you just have to look at Hourglass Ambient lighting powders! There is a powder for each part of you face! you may want a moonlit glow one day and a candlelit glow the other. It all depends what you want to achieve with the look of your skin.
For me personally I like a smooth, soft focus, matte finish that will last all day.

Lets get this powder party started!

1. Rimmel Stay Matte Powder is the cheapest of the lot at just £3.99 it does exactly what is says on the tin! This powder is super soft and blendable, never cakey or chalky. This is my everyday go to powder. Great value and good quality for a drugstore brand.

2. Double Perfection Compact Natural Matte Powder Makeup which I think has now been reformulated and named Mat Lumiere - Luminous Matte Powder Makeup SPF 10. This retails at around £39 mega expensive but totally worth it. This has to be the smoothest, softest powder I have ever used. It airbrushes your skin to perfection. You can literally pile this on and it will never look cakey. It gives  just beautiful soft and velvety matte skin. This is great if you prefer extra coverage over your foundation.

3. Bareminerals Mineral Veil is so finely milled its practically invisible! This is probably the most light weight finishing powder out there hence the name veil. It really is just like a veil of perfection. It instantly smoothes away pores like magic. Its so light you don't even feel it. I love this for the summertime when its baking outside and you want to have as little as possible on your face. Its great at holding back oil and keeping skin looking fresh.

4. Mac Mineralize Skin Finish Natural this is a beautiful powder, it has coverage, its matte but not flat as its mineral based, it gives a really nice soft glow that isn't shiny. I love to use this when I want a bit more coverage or to warm up my skin. It feels light,silky smooth and no caking!

5. Last but not least Mac Prep and Prime loose powder- this powder is bright white when you look at it, but totally undetectable on the skin. Super light weight, blurrs pores and keeps skin matte. Mac has recently come out with a compact version which I'm desperate for. This is great if you don't like the feel or look of powder or you foundation is already heavy coverage and you don't want to add anything more to it but just want to keep it in place. 

 

Do you have a powder that is Holy Grail status?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlondeTeaParty x

 

Rachel K CC Cream & Todays Eye Make-Up

Happy Monday everyone!! So today I thought I would try out my Rachel K CC cream in neutral. I have been giving this a go on weekends.

This is a Mineral Color Control Blemish Balm 10 in 1 CC Cream.
EGF-Epidermal Growth Factor
SPF 35 PA++
Moisturizing / Whitening
Nourishing / Anti-Wrinkle
Collagen-Enriched / Non-Comedogenic
Smudge-Proof / Water-Proof

CC Cream is a much more refined version of the BB Cream combining many more benefits all in one. It enhances your complexion by improving the texture and balancing skin tone.
I find this has alot more coverage and lasting power than a BB Cream.
whilst applying, it magically transforms into a velvety soft finish. Leaving skin matte but fresh at the same time. Mineral make-up is amazing over this!
There are three shades, Fair, Neutral and Sunkissed.
This was inspired by Rachel Kum, who is an aspiring entrepreneur and a beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Singapore Universe 2009 title. Now every single brand is coming out with a CC Cream! Amazing how thing catch on, or become popular.

So far I have been enjoying it, I went for a pub lunch yesterday and basked in the lovely sunshine, not an ounce of oil came through! Very impressive as I'm an oily beast.

See how I apply it in my FOTD video below

 

 

                                                                      FACE
                                                    Rachel K CC Cream- Neutral
                                Garnier BB Miracle Skin Perfector Eye Roll On Light
                                      Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer and Powder Beige
                                                   Chanel Soleil Tan De Chanel
                                                   Nars Cream Blush Penny Lane
                                                   Dior Skin Nude Compact 020

                                                                 EYEBROWS
                               Rimmel London Professional Eyebrow Pencil  002 Hazel
                                                                 
                                                                     EYES
                                          Lancome Color Focus Desert d' Arabie
                                          Lancome Color Focus Venice Sable
                                         Smashbox Eye Shadow Trio On Stage
                                               Too Faced Natural Eye Push up
                                               Too Faced Natural Eye Sexpresso
                                            Urban Decay Glide on Eye Pencil Zero
                                    Rimmel London Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl 005 Nude
                                                    Space NK Eyelash Curler
                                      Maybelline Mega Plush Volume Express Mascara
                                                                   
                                                                     LIPS
                                                    Mac Lip Pencil In Synch
                                                      YSL Rouge Volupte 1
                                             Chanel Glossimer 257 Bikini Peach






Have you tried any CC Creams yet? What do you think about them?

Thank you so much for stopping by




BlondeTeaParty xxx

Amazing way to apply Bare Minerals Matte Foundation!

As you may know I love my BareMinerals, have been using it for years! I was so delighted when Matte came out, because I have really oily skin and it really is true to its name. Nothing and I mean nothing keeps my face oil free like this does. I literally don't blot till the end of the day! wow!
I have fallen head over heals inlove with this application method. I know alot of people have problems with the coverage of BM matte VS the original So applying it this way gives alot more coverage in one go.
Ok so what I do is spritz Mac fix + on my kabuki brush then swirl it into my BareMinerals and it turns it into the most wonderful consistency that covers in one swirl, tap and buff motion leaving skin utterly smooth and unbelievably flawless! My skin looks super smooth, beautifully matte and it doesn't budge all day! Perfect for the summertime. I finish with a spray of Urban Decay de slick setting spray. Watch my video below to see how I apply it.