A Wonderful Time of the Year: Christmas Party Make up & Outfit

A Wonderful Time of the Year: Christmas Party Make up & Outfit

For a Christmas Party this year everyone decided that rather than having a meal we were going to paint the town red, and show everyone what we got. Which, if you live in a tiny place like I do, is not a lot. 

But since moving to Bath I decided it was only fitting, that now I am home, I would show them how to dress! 

I opted for this off the shoulder top, which I got in River Island, paring it with my ever trusty Disco Pants from Primark. It therefore becomes the perfect ‘Sandy from Grease’ look. Then adding some Black Wedges I was good to go in the outfit department. 

Then moving onto Make Up… 

POREfessional Primer by Benefit 

Beautifully Matte Foundation by No7 

True Match Concealer by L’Oreal 

Studio Fix Powder Foundation by MAC

Colour Tattoo 24 ‘On & On Bronze’by Maybelline 

Naked 3 Pallette by Urban Decay 

‘She So Jet Set Palette’ Gold shadow By Benefit 

Stay Precise Eye Liner by No7

Hoola Bronzer by Benefit 

‘Pinched’ blusher by NYX  

‘Glow all out’ luminising Powder by Soap and Glory 

Lip Pencil in ‘Brick’ by MAC 

‘Russian Red’ Lipstick by MAC

Fix Plus by MAC 

Telescopic Mascara by L’Oreal

What did you all wear for Christmas? 

ShannonKims 

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A Wonderful Time of the Year: A Christmasy Outfit & Make Up

A Wonderful Time of the Year: A Christmasy Outfit & Make Up 

To kick off the 'Wonderful Time of the Year Series' I have decided to do from now until the 2nd of January, I thought it would be fitting to start on Chritmas Day itself. A Christmas tradition in the Barrett household is to have a new fantastic outfit for Christmas day. This year was no exception. From the brand Apricot I got this beautiful lace dress. It is black chiffon with a cream lace overlay at the top section. The tiny little sleeves give the dress the elegance it needs and it fits me like a second skin. I absolutely love this dress and know it will be a constant feature in my wardrobe. 

The dress was stunning and I wanted my make up to match, therefore I opted for a flawless base with Smokey Eyes and Vamp Red Lips. 

(got to love the 'Antique' Filter) 

Make Up 

POREfessional Primer by Benefit 

Beautifully Matte Foundation by No7 

True Match Concealer by L’Oreal 

Studio Fix Powder Foundation by MAC

Colour Tatoo 24 Hour by Maybelline 

Naked 3 Pallette by Urban Decay 

Stay Precise Eye Liner by No7

Brow Zings by Benefit 

Hoola Bronzer by Benefit 

‘Dollymix’ Blusher by MAC 

Lip Pencil in ‘Brick’ by MAC 

‘Russian Red’ Lipstick by MAC

Fix Plus by MAC 

Telescopic Mascara by L’Oreal

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas! 

What did you all wear for Christmas? 

ShannonKims 

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Get Ready With Me: Minimal Make Up | Featuring Naked 2 Basics Palette

New Video!

It’s been a while since I last uploaded a video! This is a Get Ready With Me video featuring the Naked 2 Basics Palette! 

ShannonKims

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Haul, from Bath!

Last week I went to Bath to visit the University I will be attending in September. Because the day finished a lot earlier than we had originally planned it only made sense that we went into the city centre and go shopping! 

We had decided that we would be going to the Bath Pump Rooms for afternoon tea, therefore we had a good few hours to shop till we drop!

First up was Wallis, this shop we generally go in for my mum. Which is funny I ended up finding something I liked! These ankle boots have a medium heel, they are extremely comfortable to walk in and go with just about anything. They have a buckle, zip and laces! Everything for your fastening needs! These pair of boots were original £45 down to £20, bargain! 

This dress is from Fat Face and was only £20 in the sale! I love all of the clothes in Fat Face but have always been put off by the price of the items. When I saw there was a sale however, I jumped at the chance of seeing what they had. The dress is denim with cute little white details. The fabric is so soft and comfy; I feel this will be perfect for both spring and summer! (that saying I’m hoping we will at least get a bit of summer here in the UK!

I then went to Debenhams and had a cheeky splurge from the Urban Decay counter. I couldn’t help but picking up the Naked 3 Palette, the colours are so beautiful. The pigmentation of each eye shadow is unbelievable and they last throughout the day! There was also an offer on throughout the store of 10% off meaning the palette was only £33.30!
 

The Next place I went was this cute little drugstore. Outside there was a sign which said ‘Bioderma sold here’. I ran in that shop and there were shelves of different bioderma products! Amazing! I just picked up a small bioderma as they did not have any large ones and it only cost me £4.50! Bargain! The lady was so lovely that she even gave me two little moisturiser samples. 

Cath Kidston was the final shop, in here I bought a few supplies for Uni. They were all on sale and absolutely beautiful. An A4 notepad, an A5 notepad and then 2 stationary wallets!

I hope you enjoyed this haul!

Thanks for reading!

ShannonKims

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My First Ever Youtube Video Where I Talk in Front of a Camera!

Below is my first every Youtube Video where I talk in front of a camera.This was very scary to film and even more frightening to actually put it online. However, I thought I would bite the bullet and just go for it! I really hope you enjoy it, please subscribe and leave me a comment telling me what you would like to see next! 

Thanks Guys and enjoy! 

ShannonKims

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http://youtu.be/LApB4KYNVF8 

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A Little Haul From Poole + Mini Reviews

A Little Haul From Poole

 I did not buy much from this trip to Poole as it was only a few days and we only went into the town for about an hour. I did however want to pick a few things up from Superdrug, as the Superdrug where I live does not stock the brand NYC. 

The first thing that I picked up was the Loose Face Powder in the colour Translucent. I absolutely love this powder as it is by far my favourite out of the many I have tried. It makes my foundation last long throughout the day and also takes away all shine, making my foundation matte. It is also extremely good with any oily patches on my skin. I do not have oily skin but if I get hot throughout the day a little bit of this powder and it goes away making my makeup look flawless once again! It was also a bargain as NYC had an offer where all of their products were £2.50 and under and the powder was £2.49. 

The next thing I picked up was an individual eyes palette, I had previously bought the Individual eyes for Blue eyes because I really liked the colours (read my review here http://shannonkims.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/nyc-eyeshadow-palette-for-blue-eyes.html) and this time I bought the one for brown eyes as they were gorgeous pink colours and created an extremely beautiful look on the eyes which I feel matches my brown eyes very well. From the ‘for blue eyes palette’ I already knew that I liked the primer, but with this palette I was pleasantly surprised to see that all of the colours were very pigmented and went onto my eyelid well. The colours can create a really soft pink eye for an everyday look and can also create a dark smokey pink look, with the dark purple shade, for the evening for a night time look. This palette was also £2.49, and absolute bargain! 

 NYC: Individual Eyes For Brown Eyes

 

The final NYC product I got was one of their ‘New’ lipsticks in the colour ‘Red Rapture’ it is an amazing ‘vamp’ red shade which I feel compliments my skin tone as I am quite pale. It has a smooth and creamy consistency which I much prefer to matte lipsticks! The lipstick glides on extremely well and is extremely pigmented. It lasts a very long time and I also feel that it does not dry out my lips when I wear it! 

 

The final thing I bought was a matte Eyeshadow from MUA. The Colour is called ‘matte’ and is a dark brown, perfect for the crease! I really loved the matte brown colour in my MUA palette ‘Undress me too’ but because I loved it so much it has unfortunately gone and this is the perfect replacement at only £1.00. MUA is an extremely affordable brand if you cannot afford the more expensive brands. Their eye shadows in particular, I feel, are extremely good quality, very pigmented and an absolute bargain and £1.00 for single eyeshadow or £4.00 for a palette of 12 colours!

 

When I was paying for the products I saw that they had Lady Gaga’s The Fame perfume in a little sample pack so I picked one up for myself. These little samples are perfect for putting in your bag and having a quick spray throughout the day. My Nan also got me one as well, go Nan!

 

Thanks For Reading

ShannonKims

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Day Two In Poole

Day Two In Poole

Day two in Poole was a very relaxing day! We had a nice lie in until around 10am whereby we had a light breakfast. We then went up to the members club and enjoyed a free cup of tea in the morning sunshine. 

After the lovely tea we popped into town to have a little look around and I found myself in Superdrug! ;) I needed to get a few things and I thought I would have a little look around the make-up counters. The Superdrug in Poole stocks the brand NYC, something which I cannot get in the Superdrug where I live. I absolutely love their Loose Face Powder in the colour Translucent so I thought that I would stock up! I also got a few extra little items whilst I was there. (Check out my Little Haul from Poole.

 

After we went back to the caravan for lunch before heading up to the pool for a quick swim as the weather was, once again, extremely good for England! 

Now a very British thing to do, whilst on holiday by the sea, is to have fish and chips for dinner! (Although, I have sausage and chips because I don’t like fish but that’s not the point!) An excellent place to have this is along the Quay watching the boats sail past as the sun sets. It’s a very picturesque scene! I opted for a loose fitting pink blouse from Primark along with a pair of Disco Pants also from Primark. On my eyes I used the 'NYC Individual Eye's Palette for Brown Eye's to make a pink smokey eye look!

We then left early in the morning where I wore a cosy jumper from Primark, leggings and a natural look as we were only going home! 

Poole is defiantly an excellent place to relax and recuperate as well as enjoy an excellent time by the sea. It also has a beautiful manmade park where you can sit and have a bite to eat and a cup of tea. It’s a very beautiful town and also only a 10 minute drive to Bournemouth which is an excellent place for shopping and has many department stores to go browsing around the make-up counters! 

Thanks For Reading 

ShannonKims

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