Festival Inspired Eyeliner / Rainbow Eyeliner

Festival Inspired Eyeliner / Rainbow Eyeliner

Hello loves! Summer is here, and along with it come a whole host of fun festivals and parties to go to so I figured I'd try and come up with a look that's just as fun and colourful to go with all the excitement. What I ended up doing was an ombre, colourful eyeliner look and I've actually worn it to a couple events and nights out and have received loads of compliments on it! So If you'd like to learn how to recreate this look, just carry on reading, it's honestly so simple!

What you'll need:

Colourful eyeliner of your choice.

Matching Eyeshadows

An Eyeliner Brush

And some mascara, to finish the look

So first things first, take your eyeliner brush and load it up with the lightest eyeliner shade. The colours I chose were light blue, blue and purple, but obviously if you want you can use different colours depending on your outfit or your mood, and you can use more or fewer colours if you'd like.

Apply the lightest shade to the inner third of your eye like so:

Then apply the blue to the middle of the eyelids, making sure to blend the two colours where they meet. I also started to thicken out the liner towards the outer corner of my eye to start preparing for the wing.

And then take the final colour and finish of the wing of your eyeliner with it. Again, make sure to blend in the colours so there's no harsh lines and it's a smooth transition from one colour to the next. Don't worry too much if it's not neatly done, we can fix that with the next step.

The next thing I did to really get the colours to stand out was to go over each of them in a matching eyeshadow shade. This just adds to the depth of the colour and the powder is a lot easier to control and blend to help achieve that gradient effect.

And the final step is to simply apply your favourite mascara or false lashes and you're good to go!

And this is the finished look, I hope you've enjoyed this post and like the look! Let me know what you think :)

Sunday, 12 June 2016 Comments: 0

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Tips for Voluptuous Looking Lips

Tips for Voluptuous Looking Lips

I've noticed a trend going around lately, and I'm pretty sure everyone has seen it: big lips. So I figured I’d hop on the band wagon and share a few tricks I've learnt to make your lips look a little larger. There’s nothing extreme here, no shot glasses, no injections and definitely no tattoos (yes, you can get your lips tattooed to look bigger), just good, old fashioned make-up tips.

Before I divulge all my secrets though, I would like to have a little ponder. The lengths I've seen people go to get bigger lips, in all honesty, kind of scares me. Now, I would never judge anyone, you do you all the way, but for me, personally, getting injections or tattoos or even sucking on a shot glass seem a bit extreme, one: I have a strong dislike for needles, and two: what if something went wrong? What if the injections looked weird? What if I didn't like it? At least with make-up I can just wipe off my mistake and try again. I do understand the desire though. I used to be so insecure about my lips and really hate them. I was convinced they were too skinny, that I couldn’t wear lipstick because they just looked weird. I’d look at photos of myself wearing lipstick and just cringe. It was a sad time for FranFran. Now though, since learning these tips, I’ve completely changed my mind. I actually love my lips, and I’ve developed what some might call a slight addiction to lipstick. So hopefully the tips I’ll be sharing with you today will help you out in the same way, and help you feel more comfortable in your own skin!

Tip #1

Okie dokie, now the rambling’s over, onto the first tip: Exfoliate and moisturise you lips. You can do this using a simple sugar scrub, I’ve got a tutorial on how to make one here. You only have to do this two or three times a week, just to make sure there’s no dead or flaky skin hanging about. And then use whichever lipbalm you like.  

Tip #2

Second tip: use a primer. There are quite a few out there but my personal favourite is Lip Plump by Benefit. It primes and plumps all in one and that's pretty dandy if you ask me.

Tip #3

The third tip I’ve mentioned before as well, in my How To: Master the art of lipstick post but I’ll say it again: over draw your lips a little. It’s not a crime and it’s the fastest way to get larger looking lips. Honestly. I used to be scared of doing it, now it’s an everyday thing. It’s so easy once you get the hang of it! Just exaggerate your cupid’s bow slightly and the centre of your bottom lip and you’re good to go! If you want to do more, feel free, but just be careful of not making it look to clownish. Check out this post for tips on it.

Tip #4

Now pick your lipstick and apply away. Once you’ve got it on, here’s another trick: Use a slightly darker lip liner to colour in the corners of your mouth. This will create an ombre effect and give your lips a little more dimension, making them look bigger.

Tip #5

Tip number four: Take a light or shimmery eyeshadow and dab it on the centre of your lips. This'll also create the illusion of bigger lips by adding a bit of dimension.

Tip #6

And my final tip: a bit of contour. Yes, you read that right. Grab your contour, or a cool matte brown eyeshadow and apply some just underneath your bottom lip, this will accentuate your pout, making it look like your bottom lip sticks out a little more than it actually does.

And that's it! Those are my tips for voluptuous lips, hope you've found this helpful! Let me know what you think! 

Sunday, 28 February 2016 Comments: 0

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False Nails Tutorial (no acrylic!)

False Nails Tutorial (no acrylic!)

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Tuesday, 2 February 2016 Comments: 2

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New Year's Eve: Glitter Eyeliner

New Year's Eve: Glitter Eyeliner

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Tuesday, 29 December 2015 Comments: 0

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DIY: Makeup Setting Spray

DIY: Makeup Setting Spray

Hello Lovelies! Here's a quick post on how to make your own makeup setting spray! It's actually ridiculously easy only needs two ingredients: Glycerine and filtered water. It works because the glycerine helps bind your makeup to your skin which'll help it last longer.

What you're going to need:

Filtered water (either from a bottle or water filter)

A spray bottle

Glycerine (you should be able to find this in any pharmacy)

And for a decorative touch: Some labels

So take your spray bottle and add the glycerine. The rule of thumb here is to make fill it up a tenth of the way with glycerine, but you can adjust it depending on what you think you'll need.

Then fill it up the rest of the way with water, screw on the cap and shake until everything is nicely mixed together!

And that's literally it, you've got your very own makeup setting spray. It'll last you about two weeks, but you can always make more with whatever glycerine you have left over.

Now, to use it hold the bottle at about an arm's length away from your face and spray it lightly. Try not to hold it too close to your face or using too much because otherwise you'll just end up wetting your makeup rather than setting it.

I hope this was useful, let me know what you think!

Monday, 5 October 2015 Comments: 0

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