Fall Mak-up Look 2013

Hey guys. This has been my first ever Fall make up look that I have tried and have been rocking for a few days now. I don't know it's very festive and I love it. Its not like me to be wearing orange eye shadows but I have to say that I really like this look. :)

For this look I have used my Blank Canvas Cosmetics 88 Matt palette. I love this palette its the best thing that I have purchased in a long time.

EYES

•  I used a light brown just above my crease so that all the other shadows will blend much better. 
• In the crease I used a medium brown to define my crease and blended it to make it very soft and barley there.
• On the lid I used an orange and packed it on to make it as vibrate as possible.
• In the outer 'v' I used a dark brown to define it more, also blend as you go.
• For the liner I used my Collection liner pencil to soften the look and blended it out.
• For a hightlight I used a light peach shade 

FACE

• For foundation I used Rimmel Perfaction in Ivory
• Then I just contoured my face with some bronzer I didn't apply any blush
• Applied some hightligher on my cheek bones

LIPS

• For my lips I used a nude lipstick by Rimmel Birthday Suite (not in stock any more) and a bit of lipgloss also by Rimmel called Lick Your Lips. (not in stock anymore)

Thanks so much for taken the time to read my blog 

Christina xx

First Imprssions: Collection Supper Size Mascara

Hey guys, so I know I haven't wrote anything on my blog for so long, but I just didn't have the time.  Today I come to you with my latest video that I just uploaded on my channel. I did a first impressions on the Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam Mascara and I got a lot of views ( for my channel it was a lot of views) so I thought I'd do an other one. This mascara isn't new I don't think its my first time every buying anything by Collection or Collection2000 as it was known as before it changed.

What attracted me to this mascara is the packaging and that its a thin tube. So the brush would be think too. I didn't write a review of the Rimmel Mascara but if you would like to see my first impressions of that video click here. When I opened this mascara the brush is slim and a very traditional brush. Not much product come on the brush which I thought would be a good thing, but in fact its not that great. I had to apply like 3 to 4 coats of this mascara before it looked anyway decent.

hope you all enjoy it, love you all

Christina XX

Blank Canvas Cosmetics 88 Matt Palette Review

Hey everyone, so I wanted something from Blank Canvas for some time now but was always putting it off and about a month ago I decided that it was time to get a palette. The main reason for getting the palette was that I wanted to do a tutorial for the 4th of July but it didn't come in time. The day after it came I was going away camping in Killarney for 2 weeks.

Blank Canvas is an Irish online cosmetics company. They sell  all sorts of palettes, brushes. The only thing that they don't have is foundation, you never know they might come out with that in the near future. All their products are reasonably priced. This 88 palette that I purchased cost me €23. The PP starts from €4.99. The bigger the palette the more the PP, you I wouldn't mind that as much I don't know about you. They also provide excellent brushes, I got the small socket complementary with my order. I love it.

The palette is just amazing. I always heard good things about Blank Canvas but I didn't think they it would be as good as this. All the shades are just fab. They are really pigmented, they have very little fall out. The texture of these shadows are very creamy and soft and not chalky at all. 

As you can see these are amazing quality shadows and I am really happy that I purchased this palette. All the shadows are matt so this might not be for everyone, but I think that everyone should own a matt palette and for this price you can't go wrong. I didn't swatch all the colors as they are a lot of them. Some shades didn't come out too bring on my hand but I did get a bit of a color in the last few weeks so my hand is much darker. That last shade (blue) is just fab. I can't believe how bright it is. I did a video on this too if you would like to watch it here.

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and I'll talk to you later xx

Christina 

Update on YouTube!

Hey guys. I haven't been posting anything and I'll tell you why. My computer is nearly gone dead the hard drive is on its last legs. I was trying to get a new computer but I have to save for an other while. Anyway on to something more fun. I have a new uploading schedule on my YouTube Christina Curtin.

Make up Mondays: Where I am going to upload anything to do with make up. That could be anything to do with tutorials, reviews hauls or what ever you guys may ask me to do.

Tag Tuesdays: This is not going to be every week but when ever there is a good tag going around I will do it on a Tuesday. If you have any suggestions I will always take them aboard.

Fun Friday: I was thinking of doing Vlogs, or anything that fun, like coloring my hair, Oufit of the days.

I would love to hear from you.

Christina

Hi everyone, happy Sunday. I hope that you are keep well. The other day Rhys had got hold of my makeup and he rooted out my MUA Glitter Ball palette. I decided to play around with it as I didn't touch it since I got about a year ago. When I got it first I didn't think much of it. As I thought the shadows were very dusty and not very good quality but then again it less then a fiver.

That's the reason I didn't use it any more. But the other day one of my brushes was on the damp side so. This was the perfect opportunity to try this palette wet. Now why I didn't use it wet in the first few weeks don't ask me. 

All these swatches are with a damp brush. I was very surprised on how pigmented all the shadows are and how long wearing they are too.  I used this palette yesterday for a communion that I was invited to. This is the look that I came up with it.

I used the third last shade on the bottom row and in the crease I used naked from the Naked palette. I like to use a matte shadow in the crease so that my eye will not be too shimmery. Then on my top lash line I use creek again from the Naked palette, if you don't have the naked palette you can use any matte light brown on your crease. The black from this MUA palette is good too for the liner part. Then I just smudged it to make it more smokey. I thought it was very nice look. Anyway back to the review. In over all

• Good quality
• Use it wet to get best results
• Cheap and cheerful
• A bit of fall out but not much
• Good range of shades

Thanks all for reading my blog. I love you all

Christina xx

MUA Concealer Review

Hey everyone. I hope that your weekend has been much more fun then mine. I stood wrongly on my ankle yesterday and I can't really walk properly. Anyway enough about me lets get started on this review. I bought this concealer. This is my first ever liquid concealer. The shade that I have is 'fair' I got it so that I could use it under  my eye area as a highlight. To be quite honest with you I don't have much to conceal so that's why I like it for a highlight. I have to say it great to conceal my dark circles the small bit that I have. Because its the lightest shade in the store I thought that it wouldn't be great to cover my red chin that I sometimes get, but it does a great job at that too, if you to use it on your red patches on your face, you would have to powder it with a powder that has a bit of color to it so that it wouldn't be so light. I hope you know what I mean, I am not that good sometimes to explain things. I really like it. The consistency isn't too liquidy and it not too think either which I really like. As I always use it under my eyes it doesn't crease which is an other bonus, but I do always powder it too.  The MUA Cover and Conceal is my favorite concealer and for the price of it I love it. Its less the two euro.

I have to say this is the BEST conceal ever. I will try the Collection 2000 and I will have to compare them two together. 

I hope that you found this helpful.

Christina x

What's in my bag!

Hello my lovely readers. I know I didn't post in like ages but I have a bit of new for you guys. As you all know by now I have a YouTube channel. Check it out here. I am trying to improved it at the moment as I have been partnered with StyleHaul. That's the big news by the way. I have been buys with like reading all the emails that they are sending me and all the rules of the contract and so on.

I just uploaded a new video is a popular YouTube video 'What's in my bag'. Now I have to say that my bag isn't a fancy bag as I change my bags so much. I got like ages ago from Penny's/Primark. I had great fun making this video and I hope that you all enjoy it to.

New Video: here

Christina xx