My Current Make-Up Regime – Finale – Little Extras

Almost time to cue credits on “My Current Make-Up Regime” sob sob. Never fear, this is the best bit :0)

Apart from using my “favourite” items to do my make up for a special event, I also like to take my time, and enjoy the process. I’m aware I may be sounding like a weirdo right now, but I really do enjoy putting my face on, and when I get the luxury of extra time, I make sure I enjoy it to the full! I have a cup of tea by my side and some trashy TV on in the background and get everything laid out ready to go, but enough rambling about me and onto the products that add that extra zing.

Ruby & Millie I-Powder pen in Black and Silver

It’s all about eyes really when you want to make an impression isn’t it. Unfortunately, I don’t have the best skill or face for eye shadow, but when I do decide to do “daring”, I use the fabulous Ruby & Millie I-Powder pen, which is essentially for beginners. You can buy it in larger boots stores and the blurb taken from the Boots site explains it perfectly:

Ruby & Millie I-Powder Pen can create many different looks and is totally foolproof. There is no need to worry about dosage; the lid will automatically apply the right level of powder. Better still you have all the benefits of a loose powder eye shadow, without the worry of excess spilling on to cheeks.

One Ruby & Millie I-Powder Pen gives both a dramatic look and a very natural look.

For a classic look:Apply the lighter Ruby & Millie I-Powder shade as a highlighter on the brow zone, using your finger or a brush to blend into the brow. Then apply the co-ordinating darker shade to the eye lid, blending the two shades together where they meet.

For drama:Layer on the colour with two or three swipes of the nib, the darker shades in particular will give a stunning effect.

For a more fresh faced natural look:Simply apply once to the eye lid and then blend with finger or brush.

For a smoky eyed look: Experiment with the Black and White shades. Blending these two shades together gives a striking silver effect.

Here’s how it looks on me, remembering I told you I don’t have much skill in the eye shadow application department!

Barry M  Dazzle Dust  

Next on my list of little extras, for use when I’m not feeling so daring, are the Barry M Dazzle dusts. My favourite is Silver Iridescent but I don’t think there are many of them I don’t like. It’s a very small pot of loose sparkly eye shadow – easy to apply, great for Christmas and evening wear, there are 75 colours to choose from, and they cost £4.59 a pot in boots. Winner :0)



Too Faced Candlelight Powder

Finally, we have the too faced candlelight powder which is basically a translucent powder with a subtle gold shimmer throughout. The promise it makes is to:

“Capture the ethereal glow and ultra flattering light of a romantic candlelit dinner, anytime. Apply this multi-tasking, breathable, vitamin-enriched powder onto fresh skin or over foundation to set make-up and impart a soft-focused glow.

A powerful dose of skin-saving antioxidants help to protect and soothe tired skin, while the golden-peachy tone warms illuminate your complexion reducing the appearance of fine lines and imperfections. “

Sounds good eh?! Does it live up to all that? Well, it’s not quite all that, but it definitely feels like a decadent product and when I finish with a light sweep of this powder I can see a little bit of the ‘glam’ me in the mirror, so job done. 

The only area uncovered by the “little extras” category is my lips – anyone know of a good shimmery lip gloss that isn’t sticky??!