Low Key Autumn Smokey Eye | My Makeup Look Today #2

It is the beginning of Autumn and I have just done a rearrange of my everyday make-up. I have packed away all my pastel nail polishes and bright coloured lipstick and blushes and brought out my dark mauves and maroons to match my Autumn wardrobe. Today I was going to work and then had a meeting in town, so I didn't want to go to heavy with my make-up but I still wanted to look like I had made an effort. 

I decided to go with my Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation as a base, because it is really hydrating and illuminating which is great for my dry skin. I then applied my beloved Vichy Derma blend as a concealer as I have had a few blemishes recently. I filled in my brows with my usual Mac Charcoal Brown eye shadow and applied some brow gel too. 

I applied some Mac Painterly as an eyelid base for my eye shadow to stick to then used a mix of the lovely bronze shades in my ELF palette across the lid with a darker colour in the crease. I very thinly lined my upper lash line with Maybelline Gel Liner, and added lashings of YSL Shocking Mascara. 

I added some ELF bronzer to my cheeks and anywhere the sun hit to warm up my complexion and also added a little Mac Soft & Gentle highlighter to my cheeky bones, brown bone and cupids bow. To top the look off I used Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains in Honey.

I have added a few photos of the finished look bellow, I really like this look its quick and easy but it does look life you have made a real effort. I also think you could easily add a bit more gel liner and smoke the shadow underneath your eye to amp it for an evening look. 

Autum Life Savers #1

Lip Life Saver

I originally bought this lip balm in Miami when I went there with my family last October. I was in Sephora and as you do picking up anything and everything in my excitement of being in such a huge beauty shop. One of the random but fabulous purchases I made was the Rosebud Smiths Minted Rose Lip Balm. I often suffer from dry, chapped lips especially in the colder months in Autumn and Winter, as soon as I arrived back in Scotland I started using this product. It smells amazing, like suggested a subtle mix of rose with a minty freshness to it. It isn't sticky or overly waxy it glides on completely smoothly and you barely even have to use any for it to hydrate and moisturise your lips. I have had this product nearly a year and use it constantly and I have only just hit pan, so that tells you something about how little you need to use, (I took this photo a while ago in an organised moment). It also has a nice rose coloured tint to it (swatch bellow) which is subtle and pretty, it looks nice on top of a lipstick to add shine and hydration. I also like it on its own if I am having a natural make-up look day.

You can pick up this product in House of Fraser, I checked this out as soon as I got back from Florida as I was paranoid it wasn't available in the UK. At the moment it seems to be on sale for £5.00 BARGAIN ALERT I will leave a link to the HOF website and the product here.

Ojon Hair Product Review

In the beauty world I have heard nothing but rave reviews about Ojon hair products, I noticed I had a few products kicking about so I decided I would give them a try. Both of these products my mum had given me a couple of months ago and I totally forgot about them so it is about time I try them out. I had the Ojon Restorative Hair Treatment which is an oil based hair mask for dry, damaged, colour treated  hair and the Ojon Hair Rub Out Dry Cleanser which is a dry shampoo product to use between washes. I decided to use both products over a 3 week period to get the best opinion on them.

The first product I used was the Ojon Hair Rub Out Dry Cleanser because I was in a rush and didn't have time to wash my hair in the shower that morning. I gave the bottle a shake as instructed then spritzed it into my roots and under my hair where its particularly oily. The first thing I noticed was that it wasn't a really 

white powder that came out of the bottle, although I am blonde I don't like a really noticeable white powder in my hair. On days where I have ran out of dry shampoo I will resort to talcum powder between washes, and I find it really effective but I hate the feeling of the residue left in my hair even if you aren't able to see it.
The cleanser instantly refreshed my oily hair and also gave it a nice amount of volume, my hair definitely looked a lot cleaner and nicer. After using it for a few weeks I love the product and will definitely repurchase as it is a very good product. The only two things I would say is that it is a little pricey and I do think there are  products that are just as good especially if you are fair haired like myself. I also would advise shaking the bottle before use every time otherwise the nozzle will end up clogged and you won't be able to use it. All in all I think this is a really great product if you have the budget for it, and it really does completely refresh you hair beautifully between washes.

I don't often use a lot of heat on my hair, I let it dry naturally most of the time and I hardly ever straighten or curl it either. The one thing I do, is get my hair highlighted which I have found really leaves my hair dry and damaged especially at the ends. So I am always on the hunt for a really good hair mask to hydrate and repair my hair. On a Sunday at the beginning of the month I decided to relax, have a bath and try the Ojon Restorative Hair Treatment. The treatment comes as a solid sort of waxy product that you warm between you hands and it quickly melts into an oil. I applied it to the roots of my hair then to the ends and concentrating on the ends as it is the most damaged are of my hair. The smell of the product is really strange I would almost describe it as woody, and I am really not fond of it. I washed the product off after ten minutes, and then shampooed and conditioned my hair as the product was extremely oily, and my hair can be very oily anyway. I also was keen to get rid of the strange smell as I really didn't like it. After I blow dryed my hair I noticed it felt really soft and smooth and genuinely seemed in better condition than before. I was immediately very impressed and decided to use it at the same time next week. I have now used the product three times and have noticed my hair is less damaged look and is shiny and smooth through out the week. I really like this product, I just wish it didn't have such a strange smell.