Tears, Laughter and Alcohol Proof Makeup!

So the day that all my friends have been anticipating for a whole year finally arrived on Saturday, the wedding of the most gorgeous couple you'll ever meet. It was a gorgeous day, and even though it was forecast rain, the weather held off! It was obviously a very emotional day for the bride and groom, and for all involved and during the first dance I started sobbing uncontrollably for no apparent reason (it may have been down to the few glasses of wine during the meal), but I just couldn't stop. After that I thought, good god, what a mess I look, I expected mascara to be running and streaky foundation. I was pleasantly surprised however, to discover nothing had budged!!

At 9:30am, just finished makeup

1:30pm at the church

Taken roughly 10 minutes after I'd been uncontrollably sobbing! No budging at all!

What I Was Wearing
Foundation: Revlon Colour Stay in Ivory mixed with Chanel Pro Lumiere in 10
Eyes: Illamasqua Succumb all over the lid; Makeup Atelier Nacre Corail on the outer corner; Makeup Atelier Bronze through the crease; Gosh white eyeliner on the water line; Une brown pencil eyeliner on lower and upper lash line
Mascara: Maybelline The Colossal waterproof and BM Beauty Lash Curling mascara
Brows: MAC Omega eyeshadow
Lips: MAC Creme Cup
Cheeks: MAC Harmony and La Femme Misty Plum
Finish: Laura Mercier Translucent Powder

Dress: Matthew Williamson £40
Pashmina: The Tie Rack £4.99 in the sale
Shoes: Nude from Barrats
Jewellery: Thomas Sabo bracelet and necklace,
Nail Varnish: Baby Pink Barry M and Pure Turquoise Barry M

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Fai x

REVIEW | BM Beauty Lash Curling Mascara

Following up from my BM Beauty review from December, which you can find here, I thought I should talk about my favourite product that I was lucky enough to try out.

         

            I’ve always had issues with my eyelashes. They’re very straight and very blonde. Long enough to be noticed, but without mascara it looks like I have none. And I have never found a mascara that can hold a curl in my lashes for a whole day, without them looking crispy and hard. I’m not a massive fan of waterproof mascara, because I don’t like to sit and scrub at my eye for hours on end to make sure I’ve got every last bit off.

            So when I saw BM Beauty’s Lash Curling mascara I thought I would give it a go, and I have been amazed with the results. The formula isn’t too wet that you have to keep your eyes open in fear of panda eyes, and it’s also not so dry that you have to spend half an hour dragging the brush through your lashes to get a good amount of product to coat your lashes. The Lash Curling mascara coats your lashes easily with just one application and dries quickly without your lashes going hard. And you can build up the product easily to get a more dramatic look.

No Mascara 

One Coat

  

Two Coats

Three Coats on top lashes - One coat on bottom lashes

            I’ve also found that with this mascara it curls my lashes on its own without having to use curlers before hand, which is great because when doing my own makeup I do like to skip steps if I can get away with it (probably not the best confession to make, but I’m sure you won’t tell anyone) so this mascara really has become an essential part of my daily make up routine. I will definitely be re-purchasing when this tube runs out!

            The mascara wand is a bristle brush which is great, as I find plastic mascara wands scratchy and often achieve a more sparse look, whereas BM Beauty’s mascara not only curls my lashes, it also makes them look thick as well. All of BM Beauty products are free from animal testing, and the mascara is infused with minerals and nourishing oils and waxes. It retails at £12 for 8ml and can be purchased from the BM Beauty website here. 

            For anyone with already super curly lashes, they also have a Lash Thickening mascara :)

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Fai x

*disclaimer* I am in no way affiliated with BM Beauty, I was given this product as a thanks for helping out on the BM Beauty stand at the Clothes Show, I am not being paid by the company to review their products, and all opinions are my own. 

BM Beauty @ The Clothes Show Live

From the 2nd - 7th of December the Clothes Show Live was held at the Birmingham NEC, and I had the amazing opportunity of working with BM Beauty, Kimberly Wyatt and Laura McComiskie's new make up brand. I travelled up on Sunday the 4th and worked at the show on Monday and Tuesday (5th and 6th of December)

I had an amazing time, working with a few of the girls from The Academy of Makeup, Glasgow to help promote and sell these great products.

BM Beauty is an all natural, animal cruelty free mineral makeup company. They have a range of products, from eyeshadows, mascaras and lip-glosses, right through to foundation, concealers and finishing powders. The foundations contain zinc oxide which is a natural anti inflammatory, great for problem skin, which was a point that Laura and Kimberly wanted to focus on as they have both in the past suffered from problem skin, a problem that many people share! The foundations come in a good range of colours, although more colours will be added to range as time goes on. They have a great texture, very soft, with buildable coverage without feeling heavy or cakey. They also contain a slight shimmer so you will never look like you've just stuck your face in a powder puff! It gives you a lovely, dewy finish!

All of the products are cruelty free, and the company has been given the stamp of approval by BUAV and PETA. Along with the cruelty free products, all of their brushes are made with synthetic hairs, that are made to replicate animal hair so you achieve the same finish with the brushes.

Another amazing factor with this brand is that all of the posters used at the Clothes Show were complete air brush free. It was incredible to see all the little bits that would usually be completely taken away, like the fly away bits of hair, and you could actually see her skin, and all the pores. It gives so much more credibility to the brand itself, as all the products used in the pictures were BM Beauty products so you could actually get a decent representation of the products and how they work on the skin!

I will be posting a separate blog with swatches, and talking more about how to use mineral makeup, because it isn't all about powder, powder, powder!!

Thanks for reading my lovelies! Hope to see you back soon

Fai x