Special Effects

I hope everybody had a lovely christmas spent with their families and I hope santa spoilt you all!

This post is going to be slightly different to a regular beauty post, this is all about special effects make-up. One of my hobbies is playing around with theatrical/special effects make-up. This post is not for the faint hearted!

Santa was especially nice to me and got me all sorts of goodies for this gory hobby.

Now added to my collection is, liquid latex by Mehron, two colour wheels by Ben Nye, some fresh scrath blood by Kryolan, and some nose and scar wax by Graftobian. All these products were purchased from the GuruMakeupEmporium , a UK based site specialising in all types of theatrical make-up.

The first piece I created with my new products was a 'chopped off prosthetic finger'. This is the first time I have created any kind of prosthetic and I was really pleased with the result.

I will be hosting a mini series with fellow blogger Odds And Sods, view her blog here. I will be posting a variety of 'how to' special effects tutorials.

If you have any questions about this kind of make-up feel free to ask.

Thanks for reading
Aliay

Xx

Elephant Juice

This is slightly of topic as it isn't beauty related at all. But this card is so cute, I just had to post about it.

As we all know the christmas season is upon us, and no doubt we are all recieving cards from our loved ones. I just so happend to recieve this adorable one from my better half.

He purchased it from  notonthehighstreet.com I love this website, the products they offer can be personalised, this always adds a nice touch to a present.

For those of you who don't know what 'Elephant Juice' means, it was a little thing that used to happen at secondary school. If you mouthed the words 'elephant juice' it resembeled the words 'I love you'. This was much to our amusement as young teenagers.

This is something me and my boyfriend still say to each other (we are big kids at heart), so when I recieved this card I thought it was amazing. 

What has been your favourite card this Christmas? 

Aliay
Xx

Mini Topshop Make Up Haul

My laptop is down so I am using my mobile to post, I hope the post turns out alright.
Anyway, back on topic, last week I went and purchased a few goodies from the Topshop make up range. This is the first time I have tried their make up and I am impressed! 

The 'lip bullet' in shade n39 is a gorgeous coraley-nude colour (great description I know). I struggle finding a natural lip colour that suits my skin tone. I am mixed race, and I tend to find a lot of nude coloured lipsticks look hurrendous on me. I tend to stick to brighter colours. So I am very grateful I found this shade, it allows for a more toned-down make up look. 

My lipstick collection consists mainly of MAC, so the lasting power of this topshop lipstick is not as long in comparison. But I don't mind occasionally reapplying as I am more than happy with the colour.

For more of a 'frosty' look I dabbed a little of the Topshop 'glow' over the top. Avoid using too much of this, it does not look pretty...believe me. I am yet to try using 'glow' as a highlighter, when I do I will update you.

What is your favourite nude lip colour? 

All About the Brows

My eyebrows have been through it all; over plucking, a bad wax, shaving off the middle. Lord knows what I was thinking! Oh how I wish I had left my eyebrows alone when I was younger…but I didn't so I have found a solution! The MAC eyebrow pencil. 
This is my every day 'go to' product, I won't leave the house without my eyebrows on (sad but true). 

This product comes in an array of shades, I use Stud (see swatch below). It is made of wax, which, unlike a powder, allows the product to stick to the sections of my eyebrows without hair. 

Once this is on, it will not budge. Like I said before, I won't leave the house without my eyebrows on, so I need a product that lasts. I have worn this to the gym, to several water parks, and whilst sunbathing, and at the end of all this, my eyebrows were still in tact. 

What I love about this product is that it doesn't require a sharpener, just one twist and more product comes out, perfect for lazy people like myself. 

This is my eyebrows before using the MAC eyebrow pencil, you see the difference?!

A swatch of this amazing product, I use stud, it is a very deep brown, it can be applied gently for a more natural look, but i personally prefer more of a block eyebrow, so I add a little more pressure. 

So, what do you guys use on your eyebrows?