Beauty// My Christmas Party Make Up

All the Glitters and Red Lipstick

Are you also planning which little dress and what sort of make up look you are going to wear for the Christmas parties? I am! (It may just be another excuse of doing more shopping haha!)  I went to Superdrug the other day and picked up some really festive make up products and thought they would be great for the Christmas party season! So here we go!

The look I am going for this year is the Bold and Matte Red Lips. However, I am not going to keep my eyes make up simple. It is Christmas after all. I use a grey eyeshadow pencil as a primer for the first layer, and on top I use the Glitter eye liner to draw not just a line but all over my eye lid. Sparkles! (For this eye make up, I didn't use any brushes, just with my fingers) I think this will suit all types of outfits, dress, fur, or leather pants, anything!

Here are the products I used for this look and swatches:

Collection Work the Colour Eyeshadow Pencil (Gunmetal Glitz) and Glam Crystals Dazzeling Gel Eyeliner (Hustle)

I quite like this grey colour eyeshadow pencil. I love the colour. It is so easy to use and I find it very long lasting. The Glam crystals eye liner is so gorgeous. I especially love this colour because it is not just silvery.. it also has blue, gold, and all different kind of sparkles in it. So pretty! Like a disco ball!

Sleek Matte Me Lip Cream (Rioja Red)

Red is definitely my choice of Party lips! You can't go wrong with a classic red lip. Recently I fell in love with matte lipsticks. The sleek matte me is such a beautiful lip product. (MAC Ruby Woo is another favourite of mine!) Sleek matte me is so matte and seems to really stay put! I can't wait for the party to come! I really want to try it!



Hope you like my Christmas party make up look. What look are you going for this Christmas? Leave me a comment below or tweet me @wentalkstoshoes 

Have a Happy Christmas!

Wen xx

Beauty// Brushless Airbrushed Foundation

Brushless Airbrushed Foundation: Max Factor, Chanel, and L'Oreal

These are three of my favourite foundations at the moment. I am loving these because they all give a very natural, almost like no make-up finish, which I love!! If you are also loving a light coverage and no fuss, no mistake foundation, these are definitely for you!

First of all, I apply all of these three foundations with fingers. I am sure you can use brushes, but I found it is easier with fingers and saves time.

Second, they are all light (to medium) coverage foundations. So it means it only evens out the skin tone but doesn't cover up the flaws. If you want to cover some pigmentation or imperfection, must go back to use the concealer. I, however, fall in love with the light coverage foundation. I find that letting a little bit of imperfection shine through, it actually makes the skin look more beautiful. I guess it is because the skin looks more real and natural, and it is more complimentary to your make-up.

Now, let's see the swatches and how it individually performs on my skin! Hope you will find it helpful!

1. Max Factor Whipped Cream Foundation 45 Warm Almond

My dear friend Veronique recommended me to try this, and I am really loving it. This foundation has a very unique texture. It looks like whipped cream in the pot and once it goes on to the skin, it turns into powder. So smooth and smells like Almond (Don't know if all smell like almond, or just the one I am using because it is called Warm Almond). 

It gives a semi-matte finish. As you can see, the shade is probably a little too pale for me, bu it is the best shade I could find from this range that suits me. It only has a handful of shades to choose from (which is the same issue for the other two foundations), but I can work with it. If it is really too pale I will apply bronzer to warm it up!

2. Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua 20 Beige

This is my all time favourite foundation! It is easy to blend. Water base, and needs a good shake before applying. It gives such a great natural looking finish with a hint of glow! It gives a dewy finish without unnecessary shine. Fabulous!

Although it only has a few shades, but the colour no. 20 looks great on me. The coverage is lighter, compared to the other two, but I find this is the most long lasting one.

I highly recommend this foundation!!

3. L'Oreal Nude Magique Eau de Teint Warm Ivory

This foundation is just like water (so shake before applying), and when it goes on to the skin it gives sort of a powder finish. It is not too matte, quite dewy, very easy to blend. I find that you can build on the coverage (to medium) by adding more and it stays light, won't turn into cakey. Very lovely!

But it does seem to oxidise a little after a few hours of wearing (at least for my oily to dry combination skin). So be mindful and remember to bring a compact with you to touch up!

My favourite of all is...

Chanel Vitalumere Aqua! I love all of them but if I have to choose one, I would go for Chanel because I love this dewy but not too shining finish and the shade is great for my skin!

How about you? Have you tried these foundation already? What is your favourite one at the moment? Please tweet me @wentalkstoshoes I am always in the search of the best foundation!

Wen xx