So my last blog post was a little dark and personal so I thought I should come back with a brighter and happier one. So this one is going to be about my Melbourne Cup experience! I unfortunately missed out on accompanying my sister on a cruise down to the Melbourne Cup due to exams however that didn't stop me celebrating with one of my best friends Bernadette at The Star in Sydney. We took the opportunity to dress up and eat and drink and gamble and have a girls day out. We had a wonderful day!
This post is about my face of the day.
So I went for quite a simple look on the eyes with bright pink lips and really flawless, glowing skin.
The night before I exfoliated my face using Biore Pore Unclogging Scrub. I also shaved my legs and moisturised with Dove Summer Glow Body Lotion in the colour Fair/Medium. I reapplied this in the morning as well. I painted my nails using Rimmel London I Love Lasting Finish in the colour 275 Electric!.
Face:
I began by prepping my face with moisturiser and primer and filled in any fine lines with my skin smoothing cream
- Nivea Daily Essentials Light Moisturising Day Cream for normal to combination skin SPF30+
- NP Auto Pilot Pre Foundation Skin Primer with vitamin E and chammomile
- NP Auto Pilot re-touch skin smoothing cream
- NP Auto Pilot eye primer eye hydrating cream
I then mixed two foundations and blended that all over my face and slightly down my neck until it reached my dress
- Rimmel London Lasting Finish Foundation 102 Light Nude
- Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation 100 Ivory
Before I did my concealer, I did my eyes (see below) but after that I concealed and highlighted under my eyes, down my nose, on my chin and on my cupid's bow.
- Rimmel London Match Perfection 2 In 1 Concealer and Highligher in 010 Ivory
I then applied a cream blush to my cheeks, blending backwards up towards my ear. I set my whole face by pressing powder onto my skin rather than brushing it on (I find brushing it on tends to swipe it straight back off ). I sucked in my cheeks to apply the darker colour of the NP Cheek to Chic Blush as a contour and the applied the Mosaic powder to my cheek bones for a highlight
- Models Prefer Cream Blush in Tickled Pink
- Essence Mattifying Compact Powder 10 Light Beige
- NP Cheek to Chic Blush duo in Sand (darker colour)
- NP Mosaic in Gleamer
Eyes:
I started by filling in my eyebrows using the darker brown shade in my palette and an angled brush. Then taking the champagne colour in the NP quad, I covered my whole lid. I lightly applied the Metal Glam eyeshadow over my whole lid with a flat brush. Then taking the dusty pink colour from the Models Prefer palette, I used a fluffy brush to blend it through the crease. I then took a medium brown colour to blend into the outer corner of my eye. Using the white colour, apply a small amount on the inner corner and also on the brow bone to highlight and brighten. Use it to blend out the dark colours to keep it smooth and soft. I used the liquid liner to create a thin line on my top lashes, with a slight flick. Then lined my waterline with the white end of the Big Eyes eye pencil. I curled my lashes and applied a coat of the YSL Shocking mascara to the top lashes and a coat of the Big Eyes mascara to the bottom lashes. I then applied false lashes and another coat of the Big Eyes mascara to the top lashes.
- Arezia Eyebrow powder
- NP Prismatic Eyeshadow Quad in Sand
- Essence Metal Glam Eyeshadow
- Models Prefer eyeshadow (beauty to go colour palette)
- Maybelline The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara (lower lash only)
- YSL Shocking Mascara (Top lashes)
- Maybelline Hyper Glossy Liquid Liner in Black
- Maybelline Big Eyes Liner (white only)
- Eylure Pre-Glued Lashes number 070
Lips
I prepped my lips with Paw Paw cream at the start of the process. Then I patted that off and applied the Ulta 3 Lipstick all over my lips. I used a lip brush to line the lips with the colour first and then filled them in straight from the stick. I then put a top coat of The Elixir to make my lips nice and glossy
- Ulta3 Lipstick in 009 Orchid
- Maybelline Colour Sensations The Elixir in 090 Rose Redefined (not in photo)
And that's the finished look! Below are photos of the final look, all the products I used, and the specific eyeshadow colours I used too
I hope you enjoyed this look,
Let me know in the comments below or on my social media. Keep an eye out for the next installment of my Race Day experience- My Outfit of the Day
Toodles
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