My beauty must haves....

1. Great Foundation - A good foundation can make even your worst skin day a good day. It's important to find a colour that doesn't leave the Essex boarder line on your face (aka, a big orange line!) and that gives you a fresh faced complexion instead of a caked, fake look. I use Estee Lauders double wear light foundation....it's perfect, it gives good coverage which is not too heavy, but heavy enough to cover blemishes. It also has a photogenic formula which makes so much difference. I used to use the double wear foundation by Estee Lauder but found that I looked like a ghost in photos!


2. Powder - It's a cheap and easy way to get flawlessly perfect skin! A little bit of powder over the top of foundation gives a smooth, matt finish. Natural collection (warm translucent) is fantastic, I swear by it! I tend to prefer the loose one to the compact but it can be harder to get hold of!


3. Bronzing balls - perfect to give a little bit of colour and define those cheek bones!


4. Lashes - Mascara is the one thing I don't tend to leave the house without wearing. I love long, thick lashes and usually apply a lengthening mascara followed by a volumising one (I'm currently using No7 and Rimmel London). Don't apply too much on the bottom lashes otherwise I find you tend to get a bit of a black eye effect (which is never flattering!!). On a night out, a pair of false lashes finish off a look but keep eyes looking seductive and sassy by wearing natural look lashes, nothing too long, too jazzy or OTT, otherwise you will end up looking more like a drag queen!! Eylure are pretty good and have really good glue...which is important otherwise you end up making a complete mess of your make up and have to start all over again (or end up walking around with one lash on and one off by the end of the night!)
 

5. Red Lipstick - I love red lipstick! It's my new favourite thing for a night out! A deep red looks great (nothing too orangey). During the day (or if you're not ready to jump straight into full on red lips), the Hollister red tinted lip gloss is brilliant, another one of my faves, and it tastes great too!




6. Eyeliner - I've got quite small eyes so I try to make them look a little bigger with big lashes and defining eyeliner, but eyeliner can make your eyes look smaller, so don't apply too much on the bottom of your eyes. I tend to use a thinner pencil to begin, drawing the shape I want and flicks at each corner (keep them small!) and then go over the liner on the lids with a thicker liner. I really like Scarlett &Crimson's line your eyes liner at the moment; it has a touch of glitter which adds a touch of sparkle and glamour on a night out! I also have a lot of problems with my eye liner smudging but this one seems to be great!