Oh deer it's Halloween

Although Australia has started to rapidly heat up and I have almost forgotten about one of my favourite holidays all together, Halloween is just around the corner. I have done a few spooky make up looks over the last couple of years and have always really enjoyed them but this year I struggled. Between switching my makeup to being completely cruelty free and the fact that the weather is any thing but spooky I was lacking a little bit of inspiration...so I took to pinterest!

This look is by no means original, it has been done time and time again by the vast majority of  beauty bloggers but I still think it's very cute and a little bit more fitting to the Spring weather I'm experiencing! And I already had everything I needed to create it aaaand it's cruelty free! Winner! 
The base: -Nyx full coverage concealer -Bare minerals original in golden medium -Sleek contour kit (I used the darker shade all over my cheeks and temples)
The Eyes: -Elf brown stone palette  -Nyx eye brow cake powder -elf black mascara -elf black liquid liner
The nose: -Nyx brow cake powder -elf black liquid liner
Lips:  -Nyx butter gloss in fortune cookies 
So there we go....this was super easy to create and I think it looks quite cute! I haven't heard many people mention Halloween over here but if I get any amazing last minute plans this is what I will be doing. I will hopefully have more posts up for you soon as we're getting ready to move on soon so keep your eyes peeled. 

Mermaid

 

 

 

 

Flipping your fins you don't get too far, legs are required for jumping, dancing.   This is my third and final Halloween look and I am a mermaid....I hope you can tell. Again I used products that I already had at home to create this look and I'm really pleaswd with what I came up with.   I wanted to keep the look really pretty and feminine rather than scary so started with a dewey foundation, I imagine mermaids would be all over touche eclat if they had the chance. I then created a pink/purple shimmery eye look with lots of mascara. You could definietly add some false lashes to this look too. To create the scaled effect I used some cut up fish net tights as a sort of stencil and then stippled on some purple eye shaddow, I think it looks really effective. I also added a few gems but you could also add sequins or glitter if you wanted to go a step further. I then added some glossy, pink lips to finish.   I kept it very simple and easy for this look but you couldeasily add to it if you wanted to. So many shops are stocking amazing Halloween items this year so if you could pick up a mermaid wig to complete the look no problem. I added some purple hair chalk through the ends of my hair but as my hair is quite dark it doesn't show up too much.   I hope you enjoyed today's post. I have one more Halloween post plannedso keep checking back to see that. I just love Halloween!  

I am a vampire

 

 

 

 

 

I am a vampire a vampire a vampire. I have lost my fangs.

 

This is scary look number two and I am indeed a vampire. Again I wanted to keep the look relatively simple and just used things that I already had.

 

I used a pale, full coverage foundation as my base and then followed this with a white powder, as I wanted my skin to look really porcelain. I hollowed out my cheeks with a black eye shadow and blended it in so it wasn't too harsh. I created a purple smoky eye and wanted my brows to look really bold and strong so went a little heavier on these. I used Mac heroine on my lips as I wanted this to tie in with my eyes and I thought this would be quite vampiresque. I then added some fake blood around my mouth to finish the look. I did have fangs...I couldn't get them to stick to my teeth. If I was to wear this out for Halloween I would definitely make sure I had some to complete the look.

 

Let me know if you try this out.

Zombie

 

 

 

 

 

    In your heeeaaaad, in your heeeaaaaad, zomie, zombie, zombieh eh eh!!     This is my first Halloween look of the year and I have had so much fun creating the looks. Why aren’t there more excuses for adults to dress up? This year I wanted to create looks that were easy to re-create and would use things that you would already have at home. I'm not going to list the products as I've used a real miss-match of all kinds but I'll take you through the just of it.   I used a white powder all over my face then contoured with a matte black eyeshaddow to hollow out my cheeks. I used a mixture of greens, browns and greys around my eyes and just played around with them until they looked well and truly dead. I used effects wax which I bought for a few pounds online, to create some raised cuts and then used fake blood through them. I used some brown and black around these areas too so they looked bruised.   It's as simple as that really. If you wanted to go further you could always add some scary contact lenses and do a crazy zombie hairstyle but I wanted to keep it a little simpler. Let me know if you decide to go for this look for Halloween.

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Lush Christmas

 

It's that time of year again...sort of. I had actually popped in to Lush the other day to check out their Halloween products only to see that they'd by passed that holiday all together and it was in fact Christmas. I love Halloween so I was a little bit disappointed but then I started rummaging through the new Christmas products and got very excited indeed.   They have some amazing Christmas products out. Some new and some old favourites that come out every year and I loved them all. I had to be a little bit sensible as I'm going away soon so wanted to get things I would use up before going, I focused on the bath bombs.  

 

Butterbear: I think this is a new one this year and is similar to the butterball. The scent is really mild which some might prefer. It has cocoa butter and ylang ylang in which are great for the skin. Once in the bath it leaves small chunks of coca butter floating around, these melt into the skin and leaves it feeling soft and silky afterwards. It's a bit of a bargain at £1.95 too.

 

 

Cinders: This is an old favourite and one I buy again and again every year. It's the classic Christmas scent and is so spicy and warming that you feel all cosy in the bath. The popping candy on the top bursts when it's in the bath and if you close your eyes you feel like your lying next to a crackling fire.

 

 

Luxury Lush Pud: I think this one has been out before but I haven't tried it. I love how bright and colourful it is and just know it will turn into something even more exciting in the bath. It's main ingredient is lavender so I know it will be prefect for before bed or at the end of a long day.

 

 

The Yog Nog: This bath bomb is huge and the scent is the perfect mix of sweet and spicy. It's supposed to be very hydrating and softening for the skin but I know it will be great for relaxing and warming up on the chillier nights.

 

 

The Sparkly Pumpkin: This is the only bubble bar I picked up as you can get a few baths out of each one and I didn't think I'd have time to use up too many. I couldn't resist this one though. I'm sure it will make a big mess of my bath but it's just so pretty and sparkly. It has a hint of spice to it so it still smells festive but is more fruity as it contains quite a lot of citrus fruits. I love it and can't wait to use it up.

 

 

So there we go, officially Christmas, sort of. I wanted to share these while they were still new but I have lots of Halloween posts coming up too. There were so many other amazing products that I would have loved to try too, for those of you not moving to Australia in the next few weeks, you should definitely check them out!

 

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Happy Halloween

 

 

Hello!!

Just a little post today to say Happy Halloween!! I hope you all have a spook filled day with lots of scary films, crazy costumes and Halloween snacks! I know I will! Also, check out my pumpkins, I realise they look like a 9 year old did them but I still think they're pretty cool. If you haven't done any this year then please feel free to copy, they were really easy and great fun to make!!

Get your spook on everyone!! mwu hahahahaha!!

Robyn xx

Halloween sugar skull make-up

 

 

 

 

 

Hello!!

 

Something a little bit different today and to be honest, I'm a little bit nervous to post it, eek!! I decided to try my hand at doing sugar skull make up. I know it's become a big thing for Halloween and I think they're so beautiful that I really wanted to have a go myself. It's definitely not perfect but I was quite impressed for my first attempt and if any Halloween plans come my way I think I'll definitely be going with this idea.

 

If any of you fancy having a go yourself there are lots of amazing tutorials all over the Internet but I just played it by ear. I didn't have to buy much for it either. I purchased a white powder from Claire's accessories which I buffed into the skin for the base, my floral crown is from there too. Everything else were just eye shadows and liners I already had so you could certainly use different colours to vary it.

 

Hope you enjoyed today's post. It's definitely made me want to get a but more creative with my blog and try a few more things like this. Let me know what you think.

 

Robyn xx