NYE

Good morning my friends! Happy last day of 2014. I know I say this basically every post but-- WHERE HAS THIS YEAR GONE!? This morning I spent an extra few minutes in bed cuddling with my fur baby than I normally would, to think and reflect, I'm feeling very grateful for this past year as it has been a huge learning experience for me. Learning about what I love to do, and what I don't... and teaching myself to follow my heart no matter what. I'm also more than ready to take on another year, one I can only hope will be full of adventure and fun! 

My parents have been in town for a few weeks now, and my beautiful Mama, is the proud owner of the Stila 'In the Light' palette that I constantly drool over but have oddly enough never picked up and used... Until yesterday! I finally got my hands on it and played with some looks. I love doing a dark lid with gorgeous full falsies and then keeping the bottom clean and bright so the whole look isn't too heavy. This look is gorge for a night out on the town, and perfect for your New Years Eve party tonight! 

See what I mean about the bright factor? L o v e !

What I used...

The pigment in this palette. Just amazing!

Face...

Primer: Benefit Porefessional 

Foundation: Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in 5.5 {I love this foundation more than words but shade 5.5 is clearly way too dark for my skin tone, I bought this in Vegas when I had a spray tan and the girl suggested this shade for me... clearly wrong, but I'm obsessed with it so the odd time I do wear it, I spray Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs down my neck and connect it to my top}

Concealer: Maybelline Fit Me in Light

Powder: Banana by Anastasia Beverly Hills from her Contour Palette

Contour: Nars Laguna

Blush: BH Cosmetics Glamourous Blush Palette {peachy pink shade}

Highlight: Nars Albatross

Eyes...

Primer: MAC Paint Pot in Painterly

Eyeshadow Breakdown: I used Bliss as my transition colour, and then blended Sandstone in the crease as well as the outer corner of the eye. I then applied Kitten all over the lid, and again took more Sandstone to blend throughout the crease, adding a touch of Ebony to smoke everything out. I used Venus from Urban Decay Cosmetics for my inner corner and brow bone highlight

Waterline: Too Faced Perfect Eyes Waterproof Liner in Perfect Black on the top and Rimmel Scandaleyes in Nude on my lower

Mascara: Marc Jacobs O!Mega Lash in Black

Lashes: House of Lashes in Iconic

Eyebrows...

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Soft Brown

Lips...

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in San Paulo {I'm so obsessed with these right now. Affordable, gorgeous range of colours and they last so long on the lips}

"May your coming year be filled with magic

 and dreams and good madness. 

I hope you read some find books

 and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, 

and don't forget to make some art - 

write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can.

 And I hope, somewhere in the next year, 

you surprise yourself."

♡

Have a night full of laughter, dolls.

See you next year!

xx,

S.