Brown/Bronze Smokey Eye

Hey Gorgeous People,

Finished Look

Here I am with another makeup look using my BH Cosmetics Palette! This time I tried to do something I don't usually do and that is a quite intense, dark smokey eye look.

So, of course, I started off with a fresh, clean face. To see my skincare routine just head over here!

 The only palette I used on my eyes was this small, bronze palette by Revlon. I absolutely love this palette because it has such a beautiful, dark, coppery, bronze. I also just used a flat eyeshadow brush and a fluffy, crease brush.

Using the flat eyeshadow brush, I placed the dark bronze shade (third colour from the top) all over my eyelid and blended it out with some more of that shade up towards my brow, not blending too close to my eyebrow.

I then got the last shade, a deep brown, and, with a flat eyeshadow brush, concentrated on my eyelid, only blending it as far as into my crease.

I then used the top shade, a pale gold, in the inner corner of my eye to highlight. I also brought this shade onto my lower lash line in the inner corner.

Then, using my BYS 1 Day Tattoo Eyeliner, I did simple winged eyeliner to add a bit of drama to the look. To smoke it all out, I used the deep bronze and deep brown shade along the outer corner of my lower lash line.

I finished it all off with my normal face makeup routine, which you can see here! Add a little dark red lipstick and you're good to go. And that's that! I actually really love this eyeshadow look; it just seems perfect for a night out.

What is your go to look for a night out?

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Cleaning Your Brushes

Hey Gorgeous People,

Now I don't spend money on fancy brush cleaners when what I do works fine! I just want to show you how I clean my makeup brushes and just some simple tips to keep your brushes from falling apart too quickly.

Ingredients:
 - A bowl of warm water
 - Some soap or detergent (I have heard you can use 2 tablespoons of white vinegar and it works wonders but I will try that with one of my brushes and see)
 - Makeup Brushes
 - A dry towel

1. Get some warm/hot water. It shouldn't be too hot otherwise it will melt the glue in the brush, making it weak, and the hairs of the brush will start to fall out.

2. Put a small amount of soap in the palm of your hand, wet your brush, and, using small circular motions, rub the brush through the soap. Continue this until it looks a bit grimy then rinse it with the water and do it again. Repeat this step with all your brushes.

3. Lay your brushes pointing slightly down or flat on the dry towel and leave it to dry overnight or in the sun. I clean my brushes at night so it has all night to dry.

If you have any tips you want me to try let me know in the comments!

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Immy Minette

Loose Curls: Tutorial

Hey Gorgeous People,

I promised you a hair tutorial so here it is!! Yesterday I went out to a meeting and then out to a friends party and I really wanted my hair to be perfect. So I experimented with .... curls. Okay some might not see this as a big deal but my hair hates curls. It just falls out in about five minutes. But I love it so I do it anyway!


Okily dokily, lets do this!!

1. Okay, I started off my straightening my hair because it just made the curls nicer and not so frizzy and fluffy. You don't have to straighten your hair but if you already have out of control frizz curls, then I suggest straightening it for a clean curl.

2. I separated my hair down the middle then tied up the top sections of my hair and tied the bottom half of the side I wasn't curling at the minute so it wouldn't interfere.

3. I got small chunks of hair and rolled them around the curler to as close as my scalp as possible.

4. After completing my whole head of hair I then loosely separated the chunky curls so they looked loose and not so crisp and clunky.

5. Because I didn't like the top of my hair being quite flat i got pieces of hair about as wide as my thumb and curled them in various scattered places just to give the top of my head more curl.

6. I sprayed a small amount of hairspray across my entire head and also on the underside of my hair so that the curls would keep their shape for as long as possible.

7. (Optional) I then got two portions from the front and pulled them loosely back and tied them together just so those shorter bits were out of my face. For the party I just put it up into a ponytail.

And this is the finished project. I did proceed to add some more curls to the top of my head after this but forgot to take a photo. Sorry guys!!

But anyway hoped you liked this, I just found that it made really nice, natural looking curls and everyone was complimenting me all day!!

Comment below if you have any hairstyles you would like me to try out!!

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Immy Minette

Casual/Daily Makeup

Hey Gorgeous People,

Today I have decided to show you how I do my makeup just for a casual day out!
I don't do much to my face on a usual day because usually I just put on mascara, eyeliner and BB cream. But since today I had a few spots, I decided I would show you how I do my casual makeup on a bad-ish day.
I was blessed with alright skin (I don't get acne) so I don't have to worry about to much covering up but even if you do have acne scars, they area fact of life for lots of people so don't feel ashamed of them.

A bad thing about my skin though is it gets oily VERY quickly so powder makeup over my BB cream makes the oil stay hidden for longer and also helps to set my makeup.

Immy Minette's Daily Makeup!!
Before

Okay first things first ... moisturise!! Not only does it rejuvenate your skin, it helps to make sure your pores are less clogged up with makeup so its easier to clean off! (Hallelujah)
I use Palmer's Shea Butter Formula with Vitamin E because it is so natural and makes my skin nice and soft!

Next is concealer! If you have dark bags beneath your eyes, use some concealer (not too much) in a triangle with 3 x's in the middle to get the best coverage and make it look more natural. Many girls put too much concealer on and it is more noticeable than they think. You do not need a lot of concealer as it goes a long way so LESS IS MORE in this case. For small spots or redness place small dots of concealer on the spot and blend with your ring finger. I use Maybelline New York Super Stay 24 Concealer.

Next step is either foundation or BB Cream. I prefer BB Cream because it gives you a healthy glow and is natural. I use Garnier (Skin Naturals) BB Cream Miracle Skin Perfector in Light for normal skin because I am so pale. So i just use a small blob the size in the picture and that will cover my face and blend down into my neck as well and will make me still look natural but with less of my random red splodges :)





You might not be able to see much of a difference in the below photo and the starting photograph (bad quality photo sorry) but there is less redness and spots. Looks much better to me :P





Next I just use Avon Smooth Minerals and an Elizabeth Arden Powder Brush to blend the powder foundation over the BB Cream to make sure my face doesn't get oily too quickly and also to set my makeup a bit more so it doesn't run if I sweat.

For my eyes, I use Covergirl Exact Eyelights (you've heard of it from my previous post) and also Maybelline New York Masterliner Pencil Eyeliner. These look natural and also make your eyes pop. I love wearing this particular eyeliner because it is just so smooth and such a nice colour!! (I totally recommend it, I also recommend every article of makeup I talk about on this blog because I only use the ones I love the most) :D
And for my lips I use Baby Lips ElectroPop because not only does it make my lips soft, it gives and epic boom of colour without being too bold.

Drumroll please ?!!? ............

And here is the final product. Compared to the one before, I think I look much better!!

(just realised that the lighting makes my left eyebrow go see-through in some parts .... eek)

So guys I hope you liked it. If you guys think wanna try it out or even tell me about your morning makeup routines, comment below!!

Love you all,

Stay positive xoxo

Immy Minette