Easy Glam Autumnal Smokey Eye

Hi Dolls!

 I hope you are all good!? The Autumn months are actually my favourite months of the year! I love the idea of snuggling up on the couch and having a candle lit and a big fire on, I really love it! So in saying all this, this is what inspired me to create this smokey eye for you Dolls!

So I wanted to keep this look simple with only a few steps and products. I started off by priming my eye lids with Rimmels Wake Me Up concealer in light. I applied Illamasqua Liquid Metal in the colour Solstice to intense the gold eye shadow I wanted to use. I applied this to the mobile lid with my ring finger. I then applied the shadow half baked from my Naked Two Palette Half Baked with my ring finger also. This intensified the colour pay off!

I then buffed out the edges with my holy grail eye shadow from Make Up Geek Peach Smoothie. This helps to buff out the edges and removes harsh lines. I then buffed in Cocoa Bear into my crease and outer corner. I added the shadow in small amounts, this was to avoid my eyes looking harsh and unblended. 

A good tip when applying your crease shade is to keep your eyes open so you can see your shadow placement and ensure it looks well blended. I love to use my Inglot 6ss to diffuse any harsh lines.

I used BootyCall to highlight my brow bone and the tops of my cheek  bones. I also buffed a little Cocoa Bear under my lower lash line to tie the whole eye together.

I find the Naked Twos eye shadows to be very versatile, today I used the Naked palette to fill in my brows I used the shade Tease with a Real Techniques angled brush. I finished off my brows my applying Maybelline's Brow mascara to keep the hairs in place all day.

Today I wanted to sculpt my face, so I applied my Stilla concealer in dark around the outer perimeters of my face and applied my Rimmel concealer under my eyes down the bridge of my nose. I then buffed out the edges with my Real Techniques Expert face brush and my Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation. I used a stippling motion.

I made sure to blend in all the products really well so there were no harsh lines or muddy areas. Sometimes the blending process can take a little while!

To set all my foundation I applied my Mac Miniralise Skin Finish in Medium all over my face, especially my under eyes to help prevent creasing. I then used my Medium Deep MSF to warm up my face and to contour subtly.

So this was the finished look :) I hope you Dolls like it? Its quick and easy and not too intense, I would wear this day or night. Where would you wear this look? Tweet me your recreations!

Thanks so much for reading!

Love Eleanor xx

| The Products you need for going back to School! |

Hi Dolls!!

How are you all? I am sorry for my absence I have been so busy! I hope to get back into the swing of things again soon! So unfortunately I am not young enough any more to be going back to school :) But if you are I hope this post helps! I think these products are perfect and affordable for that back to school make up look! If you have a Boots shop near you check out the Rimmel range they usually have a 3 for 2 offer on their products! Bargain!

When I do my make up I rarely use a primer, I just find that my foundation lasts quite well without it. I feel that this is because my skin is quite dry and tends to cling to my foundation well without primer. However if I have an occasion and I need my foundation to last I may apply a little primer on my nose as I have larger pores there which can eventually become apparent after a long day of wearing a full face of make up. I remember been a teenager and my T-zone would get quite oily especially around the apple of my cheeks. I would recommend this primer to help prevent your skin becoming oily through out the day. Its affordable for you Dolls too. I always apply primer with my clean hands as this helps work primer into the skin smoothing out your pores. Try to use a a dabbing technique when applying primer opposed to a rubbing technique as it maximises the benefits associated with your primer. Funnily enough if you apply too much primer to your face it will act the opposite to the way you want, it will end up making your foundation slip off!!

I remember those early school mornings especially in Winter I used to be ooh so comfortable in my bed! Its so hard to get up I only ever had fifteen minutes max to literally put my face on! At that time the essentials for me where to apply my foundation and to conceal my eye bags. Back then I used to apply my foundation with these awful sponges! The thought gives me chills If you have a few spare euro I really recommend that you invest your money in a few brushes. I use the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge ( make sure you wet it before using! ) for both my foundation and concealer I literally bounce it all over my face. Please remember to blend your foundation down your neck a little to avoid any obvious make up lines. Also your skin is so beautiful when your young; soft, ceaseless and glowing so use both these products sparingly tp avoid your make up looking like a mask! 

I know a lot of you Dolls do not powder your skin and that is completely up to you, after all the dewy skin look is still on trend! But for me I like to set my whole face in powder to keep it from moving around throughout the day. I do not apply layers of powder just enough to take that tacky feel off of my skin. I use a large fluffy powder brush to do this. Make sure you set the foundation on your neck to avoid transference of product onto your blouse. 

For me I always struggle in a hurry to create a good brow, and I am sure you will be rushing so much in the morning that you will love this quick and easy product. All you have to do is comb this product threw your brows and it effortlessly gives your brows a tint, structure and an over all groomed look!! Winning! :) 

Almost done now! You probably only have a few minutes left to spare now...

I like to also add volume to my lashes I love this W7 mascara! With a quick flick of your wand you have quickly and easily enhanced your eyes! Hopefully this will make you look more awake too!

To complete this look I added a dab of blush, I used the middle blush from this Sleek compact. It has finely milled sparkles in it that add both a pop of colour to your face and a glow.

To finish off this look I added a layer of Tiramisu by Nyx  for a nude glossy lip! I lost the photo I had of this Lippy but its well worth investing in and it smells devine! 

Thanks Dolls for reading! I hope this will be a quick and easy look for you to use for going back to school! All these products are Drug store and are affordable!

If you have any questions leave them in the comment section.

Thank you ♡

Lots of Love Eleanor xx 

How to Conceal and Brighten your Under Eye

How to Conceal under eyes

How To Conceal Under Eyes

Hi Dolls!

Today is just a quick post on how to apply your under eye concealer! This method is for removing dark circles and brightening your under eye. I will have a more detailed post coming soon on how to high light your under eye for night out/occasion make up!

How To Conceal Under Eyes

So you could say that this is my every day routine for concealing. So as always I need to ensure my skin is prepared with moisturiser. To achieve glowing skin click this link. 

The skin under your eyes is so delicate and thin and normally quite dehydrated so it really is essential that your moisturise it to keep the skin plump. This skin prepping stage will help to stop the skin from excessive creasing. Which is very unflattering! 

For me I have dark rings around my eyes they are a bluey purple colour. The pigment is at its worst around my inner eye and nose area. Concealing your under eye properly can make you look so much more awake and maybe a tad younger! Winning!

So you are probably thinking that this is going to be really complicated? Nope! Let me tell you that I myself never used to conceal my dark circles, I thought my foundation did the job for me. Well yes it did but not for long. |The foundations only used to conceal the darkness for an hour or so then.. baaaammmm...I would be sporting some lovely blue rings around my eyes especially around my inner nose. 

How To Conceal Under Eyes

Give your skin a few minutes to soak up the moisturiser. When you have waited I like to grab my Deluxe crease brush by Real Techniques and my NW15 Studio Finish Concealer. So this is the most important step grab your self a mirror! Look into your mirror and try and see where your eyes are the darkest. This concealer is full coverage so you do not want to apply it all over the eye as it could cause creasing. I like to apply this concealer with my Deluxe Crease Brush around the inner corner of my eye as its the most pigmented, and I blend it down under my eye underneath the tear duct area. If I am tired and have heavy eye bags  I might apply it a little past the tear duct area.

I like to then dab my concealer with my ring finger to remove excess product, this helps reduce creasing.

How To Conceal Under Eyes

Now that I have removed the darkness and pigment from my eyes  I like to apply a brightening concealer. For this I love to use Mac Prolong Wear in NC15. I apply this is a triangle shape underneath my eye. I start by applying this all over my eye lid as it acts as an eye shadow primer and a concealer. I then drag it down the inner corner of my eye towards the tip of my nose and all the way back up towards the outer corner of my eye. This lifts the eyes forward and creates the illusion of your eyes been brighter and having less eye bags! Yayy!

Again I like to use my ring finger to tap the under eye to remove excess product. When you are applying concealer try to dab the product as it will blend into your skin more seamlessly. 

I like to use a high lighting concealer that is a shade lighter than my everyday concealer as it helps again to brighten the under eye and make your eyes look less puffy. 

How To Conceal Under Eyes

Its essential that you set your under eyes no matter what your skin type! No one likes a face that looks like its melting! I like to use a light dusting of Rimmel Stay Matte All Day powder in Translucent. I apply this under my eye on my eye lids and down the side of my nose. This helps to prevent your skin looking oily. 

I hope this does not sound too complicated! Once you give it a try and practice once or twice you will be able to do it all with your eyes closed!

I hope you enjoyed this post!

If you have any questions you can tweet me or leave me a comment!

Love Eleanor x

Plum Coloured Smoked out Winged Eyeliner

Winged Out Liner Eye Look

Hi everyone!

 So today I am going to posting about how I achieved this Plum coloured eye look with a dramatic winged eye liner!

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Step One:

So firstly it is so important that you start off any make up look with a fresh clean base. 

I have got into this new routine of double cleansing! But that post will be for another day! On this occasion I applied my moisturiser from Ponds. I left it then to absorb into the skin whilst I started doing my eye make up.

Its important to let your cream absorb, otherwise it does not plump up your skin, and this means your fine lines and pores are still obvious. 

Just to note that on this occasion I did not use a primer!

Step Two:

I concealed my eye lids with my Mac Pro Long Wear concealer in the shade NW20. This preps my eyes for eye shadow and concealer and pigment I may have on my lid. I also like to set this concealer to stop my lids from creasing. I used Rimmels Stay Matte all day powder in the shade Translucent.

Step Three:

I then applied sellotape to the outer corner of my eyes in an upwards direction. Personally I have hooded eye lids so this helps to open up my eyes! BONUS!

Step Four:

Buff in a transition shade to your crease, I used Make Up Geeks Peach Smoothie.

Take your time on this step and use a fluffy brush like the Inglots6ss.

Step Five:

I then swapped brushes to Mac 217 as it tends to apply eye shadows a little more precisely.

I dipped my brush into Macs eye shadow called Haux. I blended this into my outer crease and blended it back and forth into the crease. Just a tip I always tap off the excess pigment from the brush. 

This photo just shows how your eyes should look!

Step Six:

I then began to add more Plum coloured eye shadows to the look. I applied Macs Sketch eye shadow to the lid. For this I used my finger as it applied more product. I love this eye shadow I think it is perfect for Blue eyes people! After I applied this to my lid you will begin to notice harsh lines back in your crease! 

Step Seven:

Now you need to get a clean Blending brush like a Mac 217. I then Buffed in the Haux eye shadow to my crease again. this should give your eye shadow a gradient look.

Step Eight:

I then added a mix of Honey Lust and Phloof Mac eye shadows to the inner corner to brighten the eye! This added a lovely pop of colour!

Step Nine:

For me the Gel eye liner is the trickiest part! I have defiantly not mastered this skill as of yet!

I used Inglots Gel eye liner in 77 with an angled brush. I took my time and built up the liner. Please do not draw on your liner in one single motion, take it in steps and gradually it will take shape! The sellotape helps to keep both your wings as symmetrical as possible too!

Step Ten:

I now like to apply lashings of mascara! 

If you want you can add falsies but on this occasion  I did not. At this point I like to take a step back look in the mirror make sure everything is blended. Sometimes  I like to add a little more colour to my outer crease. Today I did this and used Sketch to deepen the Plum colour.

Step Eleven:

Remove the sellotape from the eye area. I like a smoked out lower lash line so I then repeat all of the above steps on my lower lash line.

Step Twelve:

I then brushed my eye brows up and filled them in with Rimmels brow pencil. I then set them in place with Collections brow mascara in clear.

Step Thirteen:

I applied my L'oreal foundation in True Match in the shade w4 all over my face with my Expert face brush from Real Techniques.  I then started to high light my face using my Mac Pro Long Wear Concealer again. I applied this along the side of my nose down as far as my nostril and then up towards my temple. It should look like an upside down triangle. I blended this in with my fingers. The heat helps to work the product into the skin. To sculpt my face I used my Rimmel Match Perfection in Natural Beige. This is a few shades darker than my skin so it added a shadow, perfect for contouring! I added this underneath my cheek bones and alone the forehead. This creates depth and dimension.

Step Fourteen:

I now like to set my skin in place, to do this I used my Mac Mineralise Skin Finish in Medium all over my face. However under my eyes I used Rimmels Stay Matte all day powder to keep the under eye bright. To set the contoured areas I used MSF in Medium deep. To enhance my contour I used Nyx's blush in Taupe. To contour my Nose I used Benefits Hello Flawless powder in Beige.

Step Fifteen:

This is my FAVOURITE part of the make up look! 

I apply Macs Soft and Gentle onto the highest points of my face for that GLOW! Yaaass!

And lastly for the lips! I used Inglots Lip Crayon in 14 for that nude lippy! I then used a L'oreal nude lip gloss on top to add that shine!

Thank you all so much for reading this Blog!

I hope you learnt a trick or two!

Love Eleanor x

My Everyday Make Up

Quick and Easy Make Up

Hi everyone! 

Today I am going to show you I created this quick and easy make up look! This is my go to look when I am in a hurry, which lets face it is all the time! This look takes only about ten minutes, and if you hadn't ten minutes I am sure you could leave out a step or two that you feel you don't need.

Step One:

I always like to start my eye make up first, just in case I have fall out from my eye shadows.

I always prime my eye lids to remove any unwanted pigment. Today I used "w7" concealer in the shade "fair". I then set this concealer using a light dusting of "Rimmels" "stay matte all day" powder in the colour "translucent".

Step Two:

I then quickly swirl my eye brush into my bronzer, today I used my bronzer from "Catrice". I applied this all over my lids and blended into my crease. This technique really opens up hooded eyes making you look more awake. I then added "Macs" "Soft and Gentle" to my inner corners and my brow bone to make them pop and to brighten up the area in general. If you have time I would suggest that you then go over your crease again with a fluffy blending brush to blend the high lighter and bronzer in. The brush I used was "Inglots 6ss".

Step Three:

I then curled my eye lashes, this is a step you could skip if you do not have enough time! But for me it helps to open up my eyes. I then apply a voluminous mascara to the both my upper and lower lashes. When the Mascara has dried I applied some of the "Catrice" bronzer to my lower lash line, again you could skip this step.

Step Four:

I then quickly filled in my brows. On a everyday basis I personally do not like over filling in my brows as it can look too harsh. I quickly filled in my brows using a "Rimmel" brow pencil. I also kept brushing out the brows with the spoolie to remove excess product. I do recommend that you add some shape to your brows everyday as they do frame your face. If you are not confident with your brow game try a brow mascara. "Collection" do a brilliant brow mascara and they sell it in a variety of colours.

Step Five:

For my foundation I did not need a lot of coverage as my skin was quite clear. So I mixed my "Rimmel" "wake me up foundation" with a skin illuminator from "L'oreal". This gave my skin a sheer coverage and added luminosity. I also love been able to see my freckles, it makes you look healthy! I dabbed the foundation into my skin using my "Expert face brush" from "Real Techniques", this technique helps to lock the foundation into the skin. 

Step Six:

I then added a touch of concealer under my eyes and down the centre of my nose to conceal any darkness I had. I applied "w7" concealer in the shade "fair" with my clean fingers as the heat from my fingers helped to push the product into my skin flawlessly.

Step Seven:

I then quickly dusted my face with "Rimmels" " stay matte all day" powder in the shade "translucent". After I applied this all over my face I added bronzer for warmth. Today I used "Macs" Mineralize Skin Finish" in the shade "medium deep". I did not use this to contour the face but rather to add warmth so I applied it on my cheek bones the side of my forehead and down my neck. 

Step Eight:

I then added more glow to my skin! I am obsessed with that GLOW! I applied "Macs" "soft and gentle" to the highest point of my cheek bones, down the bridge of my nose, above the arch of my brow and on the cupids bow.

Step Nine:

I then completed this look using a brown coloured lip liner from "Catrice" in the shade "Hey Macadamia a hey". 

Thank you all so much for reading my Blog.

Love Eleanor x

Warm Brown Smokey Eye

Warm Smokey Eye

Hi everyone today I am going to show you how I achieved this warm smokey eye. I love warm brown colours as I feel it makes my blue eyes pop!

Firstly I recommend that when you are doing a dramatic smokey eye that you start off with your eyes. This is in case you have any fall out from your eye shadows and destroy your foundation! Believe me this has happened me more than once.

Step One:

I love to start out any eye look with an eye shadow primer, I use "Mac Prolong Wear Concealer" in "NW20" as this prevents your eye  shadow from creasing and removes the pigment your lids may naturally have. ( For example little pigmented veins)

To set this concealer I used a dusting of "Rimmel Stay Matte" powder in "Translucent".

Step Two:

I then used a large fluffy brush from "Inglot" called the "6ss" to buff in a transition colour to my crease. For this I used "Make Up Geek's" "Peach Smoothie" I cannot recommend this eye shadow enough!

Step Three:

I literally cannot do eye shadow without this technique! I suggest to everyone doing their make up that they apply selotape to the outer corner of your eye to the end of your brow bone.  This helps to give your eye that lovely lifted look.

Step Four:

I then begin to apply my darker eye shadows. My Favourite eye shadow of all time at the moments is "Make Up Geek's" "Cocoa Bear". Its warm toned with a reddish undertone making my eyes pop! I again buff this colour into my crease with a smaller more precise brush for definition. The "Mac 217" is ideal for this, as it blends eye shadows perfectly. However be careful not to blend the eye shadow too far up the cease as it will look a little crazy! I spend at least two minutes blending this eye shadow to remove any harsh lines. 

Step Five:

I then Packed on "Inglot's" eye shadow in "37" onto the lid with my ring finger. I used my finger for this as I feel it packs on the shadow faster than a brush.

Step Six:

I then blended "MUG" "Frappe" into the crease again to help remove any harsh lines from the lids shadow.

Step Seven:

I applied "Rimmel's" Kohl eye-liner in black messily along the lash line, both to the upper and lower lash line, I then used "Real Techniques Accent Brush" to smudge this liner out. I then applied lashings of mascara. I used "Benefits" "They're Real Mascara", don't forget you lower lashes!

Step Eight:

Now repeat all these steps above to your lower lash line! I know lots of people are frightened to wear eye shadow on their lower lash line. But trust me and try it. Just in case you are confused you can now remove the selotape! You should have a lovely lifted eye making your eyes looks bigger and more sultry. 

Step Nine:

I then applied some false lashes I used "Double Trouble" from "Penneys". I like to trim lashes to fit my eye shape, I nearly always trim off the inner corner part of the lash. 

Step Ten:

I then add high lighter to my inner eye corners and my brow bone to brighten the eye. I used "Urban Decay's" eye shadow in "Booty Call". I also packed on "Macs Soft and Gentle" for a little extra inner eye high lighter. Gotta love that glow!!

I hope that you enjoyed reading my Blog! Tweet me any questions you may have.

Love Eleanor x

Rimmel Wake me Up Review

Review of this Foundation

My thoughts on this make up Goodie.

Hi everyone,

If you are anything like me, I am always on the hunt for a new foundation that better than the rest! As of right now I am in love with the dewy skin finish in a foundation. This product, "Rimmel Wake Me Up" foundation is a God sent . I cannot express enough how good it is!

Firstly, it blends flawlessly and smooths into the skin. (When buffed in using circular motions) . Another huge bonus is that it does not settle into your fine lines, as I feel it adds moisture to the skin. I have dry to normal skin and this foundation leaves my skin feeling intensely supple and revitalised, a good tip is to use in conjunction with a good skin care regime.

This foundation in my opinion has a medium coverage when applied in thin layers to the skin. Which I love as you can still see your natural glowing skin and maybe even a few freckles underneath. This is something I personally love on an everyday basis! 

Rimmel wake me foundation also comes with a pump, unlike many high end products for example Mac and Nars foundations. For a drug store product this is of great quality and is very comparable to high end foundations for example benefit "Hello Flawless". Which in my opinion Rimmel wake me up is a dupe for benefits Hello Flawless. However this product is relatively inexpensive! Can I just say HURRAY!

I truly love this foundation, although I would love if they stocked a wider range of colours as for me been as pale as I am I found it hard to find a colour that suited me completion. The colour I used was "True Ivory". 

I will be most definitely repurchasing this product as I am in love.

Hope you all enjoyed this little review!

Love Eleanor ♥


This photo is me wearing "Rimmel wake me up". I just love the subtle glow! Of course you could ampp up that glow with applying high lighter to the highest points of your face! I am a fan of setting my foundation so I used Rimmel stay matte powder and applied it to my T-Zone. I added a bronzer from Catrice all over my cheeks and forehead to add warmth to my skin rather than contouring. I used a Catrice brow gel to tint and shape my brows and did a quick subtle smokey eye with a smudged out liner in black using a eyeliner from Rimmel again, i used a kohl pencil as it smudges easier! I didnt even realise I owned so many Rimmel products! I hope you get an idea what the foundation looks like on! Tweet me and let me know @eleanordavoren .