Spring Social!

Matte and Gloss French Manicure

Hi Tory,

I've been seeing celebs sporting a matte and gloss French manicure for a while now and wanted to give it a go, and it's SO easy to do yet really effective, so here's a quick tutorial on how to get the look. I've used black nail polish but you could just as easily use any dark colour and get the same impact - a chocolate, navy, dark green or purple would work just as well.

you could just as easily use any dark colour and get the same impact

Products Used

• MUA Nail Varnish in Shade 2
• ELF Matte Finisher
• Ciate Speed Coat - Fast Drying Top Coat

Give it a go and try out some different dark colours too!

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

What Colours Suit My Eyes and Hair?

Hi Tory,

I had a request on the Facebook page from my friends Tamsin and Mandi, who were asking for some advice on how to match your makeup to your hair and eye colours... so I've done a video going into a little more depth on that.

the basic rule of thumb is to go in the opposite direction from your eye colour on the colour wheel

The basic rule of thumb is to go in the OPPOSITE direction from your eye colour on the colour wheel, so for example, brown eyes would look best with the blues/purples/nudes/green range. I've also included some tips for when your hair starts to go grey or white - a long way off for you, of course, but always good to know for far off future reference!

The makeup on my eyes in the video comes from the two MUA palettes that I bought and I'll be doing a tutorial on that next week. :)

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

MUA Glamour Nights and Dusk Til Dawn Palettes

Hi Tory,

Doing a quick update as I bought a couple of MUA palettes today - Glamour Nights and Dusk Til Dawn - and the colours are GORGEOUS! Both palettes are in the Professional range and retail at £4 each, which for a grand total of 24 shadows is really good. On the downside, they're shimmer heavy BUT combined with some of the matte shadows in the singles range I think you can get a lot of mileage out of these.

I'm already salivating at the potential colour combinations

The other downside, as with any makeup palette is that I can see using some of the colours A LOT and running out of them quicker than the rest and having to replace the whole palette just to get refills, but at £4 a pop, it's a minor downside. I'm already salivating at the potential colour combinations. :)

Glamour Nights Palette

Glamour Nights Swatches

Dusk Til Dawn Palette

Dusk Til Dawn Swatches

Stay tuned for some palette tutorials!

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

Rock Chick!!

Hi Tory,

I'm punking it up a bit this week with a smoky, smudgy, messy, sultry Rock Chick look that is really quick and easy to do but gives maximum Riot Grrl impact. It's all about the smudge and the sparkle so don't worry about getting it too perfect or too precise. Rock out!

Products Used

• MUA Pearl Eyeshadow in Shade 14
it's all about the smudge and sparkle
• MUA Pearl Eyeshadow in Shade 13
• MUA Pearl Eyeshadow in Shade 9
• MUA Glitter Eyeliner in Shade 10
• MUA Mascara in Shade 5
• MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner Pencil in Jet Black
• MUA Lipgloss in Shade 1

Try it with a dark lip, order your Snakebite and Black and you're good to go!

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

Hang in There!!!

Hi Tory,

Rock Chick Look coming soon!

Having APPALLING Internet connection problems this week, so uploading new videos is a bit of a nightmare - hang in there and I'll upload as soon as I can!

Rock Chick look coming soon!

Also, updating the blog and YouTube channel is going to be THURSDAYS from now on, so put that in your diaries :) You can subscribe via RSS feed in the right hand sidebar, like the Facebook page, or subscribe to the YouTube channel, so you never have to miss a single update :)

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

How to Make a MUA Eyeshadow Palette

Hi Tory,

There are 31 individual eyeshadows in the MUA range, and they take up an awful lot of room - plus it's really difficult to find the exact shade that you're looking for when they're all jumbled up in a box. Inspired by a whole bunch of tutorials floating around the Internet, I managed to get the whole range into four empty CD cases, which means I can find everything when I need it and it takes up a lot less room!

What You'll Need

• MUA individual shadows (or shadows of your choice)
there are 31 individual eyeshadows in the MUA range
• empty CD cases
• surgical spirit
• a pipette
• cotton pads or wool
• a stanley knife or other thin sharp knife
• plain white stickers
• superglue

With an average CD case, you can comfortable fit nine shadows in with breathing space around them (you can probably fit more shadows in from other brands tho). Have fun arranging your collection!

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

A Blustery Delay!

Hi Tory,

Had to fix a couple of things today, so the tutorial is delayed by 24 hours - stay gorgeous 'til then!

Hugs and kisses,
xxx