May Haul (Part One) - It's all about the Makeup

Some people like to haul clothes . . and I think it has become obvious that I like to haul makeup.

This is not really a haul video for all the makeup I have bought in May . . it's more like a haul video for the makeup I've bought in the last two weeks of May. 

What can I say?? I love makeup??

List of Haul Products as they appear:-

MAC Fix+ (Mini)

MAC Oil Control Lotion (Mini)

MAC Brush Cleaner 

MAC Eyeshadow in Rule (Palette form)

MAC 224 Tapered Blending Brush

MAC 187 Stippling Brush

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Deep Dark

MAC Powder Blush in Raisin

Benefit They're Real Mascara

YSL Touche Eclat in Shade 5

YSL Rouge Volupte in Shade 21

L'oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara

Maybelline Falsies Volume Mascara

L'oreal Paris Mega volume Collagen 24hr Mascara

No. 7 Smooth and Imprive Cellulite treatment

Sleek Eau La La Liner in DragonFruit

Sleek Eau La La Liner in DragonFruit

Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Vamp

Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Stiletto

Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Cherry

 I also got the MAC Face and Body Foundation but I couldn't remember which of my makeup bags I left it in at the time looool 

I will post the 2nd part of my haul tomorrow so please check back and leave me as much feedback as possible so my videos get better (and I don't waffle on as much)

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Diet Coke and Benefit Puppet Inspired FOTD

Has anyone seen the Benefit and Diet Coke Collaboration going on right now??

Image from Ice Magazine 

There I am posing with the Benefit & Diet Coke Ad in my copy of Company Magazine

I absolutely love it!!!

I especially love the eye make up look worn by the dark skinned benefit doll named Irene. 

This look is all about the eyes yet keeping the rest of the face VERY nude and simple. It's a collaboration of blues, navy's, greens and black  with a pale/nude lip and so I thought, 'Hey, since I've already got the full fringe hairstyle, I might as well try recreate this look'.

Face

Highlighting Concealer:- MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW40

Contouring Concealer:- Darkest Shade on E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer in Dark

Under-eye Concealer:- MAC Select Cover Up in NW40

Foundation:- Illamasaqua Skin Base Foundation in No. 16

Cheeks:- Daniel Sandler Watercolour Blush in Spicey

Highlight:- Bourjois Blush in Brun Illusion 11

Brows

Eyebrows Outline: MAC Browliner in Stud

Eyebrows Fill in Colour:- Carbon and Dark Brown Powders in HD Brow kit in Vamp

Eyes

Eyeshadow Base:- Royal Blue in Sleek Eye Primer Palette

Inner Corner:- MAC Eyeshadow in Submarine

Outer Two Thirds:- MAC Eyeshadow in Atlantic Blue

Contour:- Illamasqua Eyeshadow in Savage

Outer Vee: - MAC Eyeshadow in Carbon

Browbone:- Buck Eyeshadow from Urban Decay Naked Palette (1)

Bottom tearduct base: NARS Burn in Blue Cream Duo Eyeshadow

Bottom Tearduct:- MAC Eyeshadow in Steamy

Bottom Lid: MAC Eyeshadow in  Atlantic Blue

Lips

Lipliner:- Rimmel London Exaggerate in Ultimate 046

Lipstick: MAC Fresh Brew

To find out more about the Benefit and Diet Coke campaign that this look was based on, click HERE and to find out why I was in two-minds about doing this Benefit look click HERE

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Benefit is set to launch dark foundation shades

Great news for all my dark skin lovelies.

Image from British Beauty Blogger

Benefit have FINALLY got their act together and will be launching a some foundation choices for us in their soon to be released Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation.

Although it is not set to be released til April *le sigh* I am personally thrilled to hear this news *It's about time!!!* If you have ever read through my rants, you would notice that alot of them centre around my frustration with finding makeup pigmented enough or foundations dark enough to be used on my skin, so Benefit this is definitely a step in the right direction, now all they have to do is release some blushes that are actually pigmented enough to be used as something more than as an expensive highlight and I might actually think about venturing near a Benefit store again. (Click here to find read about my First and Only experience with Benefit)

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