Blue Is The Warmest Colour

I'm no stranger to a blue eye makeup, see here, here, here, here and here. As you can see I've worn it time and time again in various shades and in various ways. The one shade I have yet to find is the perfect cornflower or powder blue, which I'm hoping Glossier Skywash shade Pool will be. I love how blue can look both modern and retro. The powdery blues of the sixties into the electric blues of the seventies and eighties. I'm well aware it's not to everyones taste, but I think whether done in a subtle way as a liner or an all out bright blue shadow like below, it's definitely an eye-catching statement and a bit of fun which is exactly what I want from my makeup sometimes. 

If you do an image search for blue eyeshadow looks, most of them are these elaborate cut crease looks with precise blending and liner and huge false eyelashes, but that's a bit too much for me so I wanted to create my own version with a bit of a nod to the sixties and seventies. I used three shades of blue from two different palettes, the BPerfect Carnival Palette and the new Fenty Beauty Snap Shadows Pastel Frost palette. I added the frosted blue from the Fenty palette on top of Sky from the Carnival palette because I wanted it to be vibrant but somewhat muted too. I added some elongated winged liner and individual lashes on the outer half of my eyes for some extra drama. 

As always with a statement eye look (and in general) I kept everything else looking minimal and fresh. My skin has been very dry lately and I don't know whether it's weather or pregnancy related so I've been using the Clarins Plant Gold oil emulsion to prep my skin after exfoliating, it's such a great product to use before makeup as it's a bi-phase liquid with the Clarins Blue Orchid oil and a melting emulsion which makes it hydrating and lightweight. I used the Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Primer as it both adds hydration and helps foundation last longer. I then applied one of my absolute favourite base products, the IT Cosmetics CC Cream as it helps to colour correct and cover any redness. I wanted my skin to be as even toned as possible with this eye look, the CC Cream is full coverage but to me it doesn't look or feel like it. You can build it up if you want to cover more but I just use one pump all over my face and it covers what I want it to.

I used some cream bronzer and contour for dimension, something I find is definitely a necessity for me when I'm using a more full coverage base. I loved the idea of mixing blue and pink so I mixed Glossier Puff and Storm Cloud Paints on my cheeks and the Kevyn Aucoin Glass Glow Face in Prism Rose on the high points of my face. I then finished the look with one of my favourite lip products, the Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector. I've had many of these in various shades since they launched years ago, it's a product that I always have in my collection. They look, smell and feel amazing. It added just the right amount of shine and colour to my lips to not compete with the eyes and has that sixties feel I was going for. 

You could do the same look with any bright colour eyeshadow or a neutral if you're not into wearing bright colours on your eyes. I think the elongated liner transforms any eye look and I love how different it makes the shape of my eyes. I felt amazing wearing this makeup and isn't that the whole point of it!

Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Primer
*IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream (Fair)
*bareMinerals bareSkin Complete Coverage Serum Concealer (Fair)
Yves Saint Laurent Beauty Touche Éclat (Rose Lumière)
*Clarins Glow 2 Go Blush and Highlighter (02 Golden Peach)
Fenty Beauty Match Stix Matte Skinstick (Amber)
Soapbrows Kit
Glossier Brow Flick (Brown)
*Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
*BPerfect Cosmetics Stacey Marie Carnival Palette (Sky, Recharge)
Fenty Beauty Snap Shadows 8 Pastel Frost (Muva's Boy)
*Glossier Pro Tip
Chanel Beauty Le Volume de Chanel Mascara
**Glossier Cloud Paint (Storm and Puff)
Kevyn Aucoin Glass Glow Face (Prism Rose)
*IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Powder
*Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray
Pixi Glow Mist
Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector (05 Candy Shimmer)
Ardell Individuals Knot-Free Naturals (Short and Medium)

Have you tried blue eyeshadow or would you?

Emma x



*PR Samples
**I bought Puff myself, Storm is a PR sample
***Glossier products are affiliate links, if you choose to shop via those links I will receive a small percentage of the sale but it won't cost you anything extra.

Lisa Eldridge Lipsticks- The Blue Velvet Collection

Today's post is the second of two featuring the beautiful New Velvet Lipsticks from Lisa Eldridge. The Blue Velvet Collection consists of Velvet Beauty, Velvet Myth and Velvet Midnight. Velvet Beauty is described as a beautiful and vibrant light pink berry inspired by the rosy lips of pre-Raphaelite paintings. Velvet Myth is described as a wildly vivid Mulberry inpired by a vintage kimono Lisa bought on her first trip to Japan and Velvet Midnight is described as a dramatic blackberry.

When I saw the first images of the lipsticks I knew straight away I wanted all three of these shades. I especially loved that they came in a set called the Blue Velvet Collection as Blue Velvet one of my favourite films. The shades of these lipsticks really remind me of the colours in the film and it inspired me to take some photos on the backdrop of my blue velvet jacket. This isn't really a review of the lipsticks but more of an appreciation post. I wrote a little bit more about them in my previous post. Having worn these three over the past week I'm so happy that I got this set. They're just all so beautiful on and the perfect berry shades for this time of year in particular. I wore the same makeup as I had on in the last post I just added a little more of Cloud Paint in Haze. 

Velvet Midnight, Velvet Myth, Velvet Beauty

In direct sunlight

Velvet Beauty

Velvet Myth

Velvet Midnight

Clarins Beauty Flash Balm
*Clarins Skin Illusion Foundation (101 Linen)
*bareMinerals bareSkin Complete Coverage Serum Concealer (Fair)
*Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Camouflage Concealer (010 Beige Porcelaine)
Fenty Beauty Match Stick Matte Skinstick (Amber)
*Clarins Glow 2 Go Blush and Highlighter Duo (02 Golden Peach)
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz (Medium Brown)
Glossier Boy Brow (Brown)
Revlon So Fierce! Vinyl Eyeliner (Force of Steel)
*Glossier Pro Tip
*Urban Decay Perversion Mascara
**Glossier Cloud Paint (Dusk and Haze)
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter (1 Fair)
Glossier Haloscope (Moonstone)
*L'Oréal Paris Infallible Magic Loose Powder
Ardell Individuals Duralash Naturals Knot-Free Flares Short and Medium
Duo Eyelash Glue (Black)

Sadly the only lipstick of these three that's still available to order is Velvet Midnight.
See my posts on the New Velvet Collection, Velvet Ribbon and the Summer Pinks Collection. You can see me wearing Velvet Jazz here and Velvet Morning here.

Did you get your hands on any of the lipsticks? Which one is your favourite?

Emma x


*Press Sample
**Haze is a press sample, I bought Dusk myself
***Glossier products are affiliate links, if you choose to shop via those links I will receive a small percentage of the sale but it won't cost you anything extra.

Lisa Eldridge Lipsticks- The New Velvet Collection

Earlier this month, Lisa Eldridge launched six new shades in her velvet lipstick range. She also brought back the much loved trio of shades from last year as well as some of the Summer Collection. On the launch day I had my alarm set, ready to go with four shades in mind to buy, The Blue Velvet Set which includes Velvet Beauty, Velvet Myth and Velvet Midnight and also Velvet Muse. However about ten minutes before the launch Lisa posted a video in which she applied all of the lipsticks and I was sold on Fawn after seeing it in the video. The only one I wasn't sure would suit me was Velvet Decade as it's a chocolate brown shade so I didn't include it. I placed my order and I was so happy that I was going to have more of her beautiful lipsticks in my collection. However I couldn't stop thinking about Velvet Decade and after seeing some more photos of it I decided to add that to my order a few days later. 

It's obviously a lot of money to spend in one go on six lipsticks but I have no problem doing it as I absolutely love the lipsticks of hers that I have and I wear them all the time. I also think you're getting such beautiful shades and quality for your money. I received my order earlier this week and I managed to hold out trying them until Friday when I had some time (and most importantly daylight) to take some photos. It's been so dull all week that it was hard to take any photos but I finally got some and I'm so excited to share them in today's post. I'm splitting it into two posts, one with the Blue Velvet Collection and this one, the New Velvet Set featuring Velvet Decade, Velvet Muse and Velvet Fawn. There are a lot of photos as I want to be thorough just in case anyone hasn't placed an order yet and is looking for more photos and swatches before they decide, also they're so gorgeous I kind of got carried away taking photos of them!

So let's get into the three shades from the New Velvet Collection- Velvet Decade, Velvet Muse and Velvet Fawn. On her website, Decade is described as a chic deep cocoa brown with both warm and cool undertones inspired by hand tinted sepia fashion portraits. Muse is described as a sensual, smoky rosewood shade with pinky brown and dirty rose undertones and Fawn is described as a pretty and delicate fawn shade inspired by the 90s shades in Lisa's vintage makeup collection. The lipsticks are a matte formula but creamy and hydrating matte with a slight sheen so they're not flat looking on the lips. They don't feel dry at all but light and comfortable. I used a muslin cloth and some cleansing balm to exfoliate my lips first and then applied some Glossier Bubblewrap which sinks in quickly so that my lips were hydrated but not too shiny so I could apply the lipstick straight away rather than waiting for a balm to sink in.

So what do I think? I was probably the least certain of how Decade and Fawn would suit me but I needn't have worried. In her video about the collection, Lisa describes the undertones of each shade and how they make them more wearable for every skin tone. I know not every shade will appeal to everyone but I genuinely think there's something for everyone. Like all lipsticks and makeup in general, products will look different on everyone depending on their natural skin tone and lip colour. But I think the shades have been expertly developed to suit so many different skin tones. Who would have thought I'd love a chocolate brown shade so much on me. Muse is such a great "my lips but better" shade on me and I can see it being one of those shades that goes with so many looks. Fawn is such a pretty Bardot-esque shade that I can see myself wearing with more intense eye looks and sixties style looks too. 

I've included a photo with swatches of all three lipsticks beside three Charlotte Tilbury lipsticks just for colour reference. I thought they would be much more similar to the CT shades I chose but as you can see they're actually so different. I swiped each one twice so they're all the same amount of intensity. Hopefully if you have yet to order a lipstick it will give you an idea of what the shades looks like.

Velvet Decade, Velvet Muse and Velvet Fawn

Velvet Decade

Velvet Muse

Velvet Fawn

L-R Velvet Fawn Charlotte Tilbury Bitch Perfect, Velvet Muse, Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk, Velvet Decade, Charlotte Tilbury Birkin Brown

Clarins Beauty Flash Balm
*Clarins Skin Illusion Foundation (101 Linen)
*bareMinerals bareSkin Complete Coverage Serum Concealer (Fair)
*Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Camouflage Concealer (010 Beige Porcelaine)
Fenty Beauty Match Stick Matte Skinstick (Amber)
*Clarins Glow 2 Go Blush and Highlighter Duo (02 Golden Peach)
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz (Medium Brown)
Glossier Boy Brow (Brown)
Revlon So Fierce! Vinyl Eyeliner (Force of Steel)
*Glossier Pro Tip
*Urban Decay Perversion Mascara
**Glossier Cloud Paint (Dusk and Haze)
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter (1 Fair)
Glossier Haloscope (Moonstone)
*L'Oréal Paris Infallible Magic Loose Powder
Ardell Individuals Duralash Naturals Knot-Free Flares Short and Medium
Duo Eyelash Glue (Black)


I'm so in love with these lipsticks, they have completely surpassed my expectations and I'm so excited to keep wearing them in different ways. Muse is currently sold out in the single form but is still available in the Ultimate Velvet Mix Collection alongside Decade and Ribbon. See my posts on Velvet Ribbon and the Summer Pinks Collection. You can see me wearing Velvet Jazz here and Velvet Morning here.

Did you get your hands on any of the lipsticks? Which one is your favourite? Keep an eye out for my post on the Blue Velvet Collection coming very soon!

Emma x


*Press Sample
**Haze is a press sample, I bought Dusk myself
***Glossier products are affiliate links, if you choose to shop via those links I will receive a small percentage of the sale but it won't cost you anything extra.