Makeup of many evenings...

My favourtite simple evening makeup look...

Another Christmas party and another makeup look :)

Eyeshadow Sleek storm palette

Maybelline foundation

rimmel bronzer

L'oreal Lash architect mascara 

sleek blush in coral

rimmel waterproof eyeliner

lipliner ELF studio in natural

Lipstick Boots natural collection

HD Brow palette

Collection 2000 finishing powder

George Highlighter block

 And another makeup look... the same makeup just a different lipstick (another natural collection) and the day after a spray tan! :)

I love these simple make-up looks for a meal out or something informal. They are so easy to achieve but with the right hair and outfit can look effortlessly chic 

What do you think of this toned down look?

Lots of Love

Amanda

xxx

Makeup look- Cold as Ice

With this snow we are having up North at the moment it gave me inspiration for an ice queen eye makeup, unfortunately due to the useless camera I have the pictures aren't great but I think you will get the idea!

Products used- 

Sleek sunset palette( bright blue shadow)

White shadow from a 17 black white and grey trio

ELF gel eyeliner

Barry M white glitter

Eyelure lashes

Love

Amanda

xxx

Sleek Sunset eyeshadow palette

PRODUCT: Sleek Sunset eye shadow palette

COLOUR: Shimmer sunset colours

PRICE: £6.49

BUY HERE

I can't mention enough how much I love Sleek makeup, although thinking about it maybe I mention it in every single post that I write containing Sleek makeup! :) so here goes another...

Their products are such good quality and for the price it is amazing!!

So on to the palette, this is the second sleek palette that I own and they really are so versatile and allow you to create so many different looks from the one palette it is great!

LEFT SIDE 

RIGHT SIDE

 Colours are swatched in order from the palette starting at the left side moving along and down to the left side.

There will be blog post's to follow this one containing looks I create with this palette.




Thank you for reading folks!


Much love




Amanda xxx

Raiding the make up box....

This is a random eye make up that I created on my beautiful friend today!

There was no particular 'look' in mind I just went with it and randomly created this.....

Products used: Sleek Storm palette (light gold), Sleek Sunset palette (orange and black) ELF gel eyeliner,orange glitter by Star Gazer, HD Brow palette.

What do you think?

Lots of love

Amanda

xxx

Sleek Blush in Coral

PRODUCT:SLEEK MAKEUP BLUSH

COLOUR:CORAL

PRICE: £4.30

BUY HERE

A lovely quality blush and very pigmented! So much so you have to be careful not to be heavy handed when applying.

We all know it is easier to apply more than take it off and start all over again! And even lots of blending still doesn't get the right look.

Gorgeous colour, although it does look quite dark in the packaging, when used lightly it works just as well to give a flushed look.

The blush has a very slight shimmer in it but is hardly noticeable in normal daylight.

What do you think? .....

Much Love

Amanda

xxx

Sleek Make up Pout Polish-Peach Perfection

I love Sleek make up and couldn't wait to try this new pout polish. I regularly enjoy wearing a nude lip so this colour was perfect.

The pout polish is a lovely consistency and glides on to the lips, it feels incredibly nourishing whilst on the lips. It leaves a subtle hint of colour. There are other fantastic colours in the range as well as fruity pop colours such as hot pink and purples which I am excited to try!

I have given the pout polish a good testing, using it everyday for at least 5 weeks and the product has hardly gone down! Love that it is lasting so long and the price is just fantastic!

Love this product, I bought mine at Superdrug for £4.30

Lots of love

Amanda

xxx

Quick reminder ...

Hey Ladies,




Quick reminder of my fantastic give-away that has only 2 days left!






closing date 22nd May 2011




Please click HERE to go to the giveaway post and details on how to enter!

Love Amanda xXx

Sleek Eyeshadow Palette in STORM

Heya girlies!


This was my first purchase from Sleek Make up and what a way to kick my collection off!


Absolutely LOVE this palette!

Gorgeous colours, fantastic pigmented shadows, all complementary to each other.


You get 12 eye shadows in this palette and this is the Storm collection. Other collections of colours are available.

There are 9 metallic  eye shadows in this palette and 3 matte colours.


Here I have numbered the colours on the palette, just purely for convenience when talking about individual colours here and in other posts too [I will link to this post each time to make it easier! :) ]

I found that the metallic colours were a lot more pigmented than the matte.


The matte colours needed a lot more work and layering to build a true colour

SWATCHES

Bag it or bin in?

Definitely bag this one! I use this palette almost everyday and I find that if you chose the right colours together it can easily work for a daytime eye and also a evening eye too :)


Do you have any of the other Sleek palettes? what do you think of them?


Love Amanda xXx

F.O.T.D- Simple natural face :)

Face Of The Day

A simple make up for a simple sunny day, nothing important happening, apart from make up of course!

I generally go for a simple eye and lip during the day, with neutral colours on the eyes and a light coloured gloss or balm on the lip

Here is what I am wearing for todays FOTD:

FACE
Maxfactor Lasting Performance Foundation in 106 Natural Beige
Maxfactor Facefinity compact powder foundation in 03 Natural (to set- I find this helps to achieve a flawless finish to foundation)
Collection 2000 Blush in 02 Bashful


EYES
Rimmel Exaggerate waterproof eye definer in 26 Noir
Rimmel soft kohl in 071 pure white eyeliner (on bottom lid)
Collection 2000 Big Fake False Lash effect mascara in 17 Ultra Black
Rimmel Professional Eyebrow pencil in
Sleek MakeUp eyeshadow no 2 in Storm palette.

LIPS


Blistex Relief cream- protective lip cream




What do you think? Do you go for a simple day make up or are you ultra glam always?



Love Amanda xXx

GIVEAWAY GIVEAWAY GIVEAWAY!!! **CLOSED**

Welcome to my second ever giveaway!!!

I am very excited about this one because I love love love the prize myself!! :)

The Prize is the winners choice of ONE of the following Sleek Make up Eyeshadow Palettes:

Either:

The Sleek Chaos Palette

The Sleek Original Palette

The Sleek Acid Palette 

The Sleek Sunset Palette

The prize is for one palette and its easy peasy to enter!... And so to the rules....

The Rules

1. You MUST be a follower or become a follower to enter

2. Spread the word about this giveaway on your own blog and let your followers know! (Anyway you want to, although please let me know if you do not have a live blog)

3. Join Dreams of Beauty Facebook page HERE

4. Write in the comment box below, ENTER ME PLEASE with an email address I can contact you on, whether you are a follower and have blogged about the giveaway!

And that's all folks!

Told you it was easy didn't I? :)

PS. If you are under the age of 16 years old PLEASE get Parent/Guardians permission before entering as you will need to provide me with your address for me to post your prize if you win!! :)

The giveaway will close on 22nd May 2011 at 1pm GMT

The winner will be announced on or shortly after the closing date as a blog post on DoB and I will also email the lucky winner!!

The winner will be picked using random.org

All prizes are bought with my own money for my giveaways and are not freebies that I have received from companies or anywhere else!

Good Luck Everyone!