Everyday make-up : Autumn - alittlebeautyblog

                                   

Today's post is all about my everyday make-up for autumn. A soft  smokey eye 
paired with a berry lip. One of my favourite looks to wear day or night.


1.I used my trusty Pore Fessional primer by Benefit to prime my skin for foundation. It's one of my favourites because it really keeps my make-up on all day despite my oily skin.

2.In the colder months I like to move away from the more glowy foundations and opt for one with a more satin finish. Lately I have gone back to using my trusty old MAC Studio Fix in "NC15" which suits my skin perfectly when it starts to get a bit paler. 

3.After perfecting my base make-up I move onto the eye make-up. Recently i have fallen back in love with my L'oreal Paris Holographic eye shadow in "taupe astral". I sweep this all over the lid then blend it into my crease using a small fluffy brush. After applying the eye shadow I use a LOT of mascara. My favourite is Maybelline The Falsies.

4.After the eyes I used a little bit of MACs blush in the shade "Fun Ending". This blush blush looks great on people like me who suffer from redness on their cheeks.

5. Last but not least Lipstick! This one from MAC in the colour "Plumful" is gorgeous. It's the perfect berry colour for autumn.

Hope you liked this post!

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Spooky Spider Cupcakes - alittlebeautyblog

So this is only our second post, and as you can probably tell by the title it isn't a beauty blog post. We just thought we should get into the Halloween spirit by baking some festive cupcakes! These are great to make with family and friends and take less the an hour to make and decorate! Enjoy!:)

For the cupcake mixture you will need :
150g butter, softened
150g sugar
3 eggs, beaten
150g self-raising flour, sifted
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp milk

For the butter cream icing you will need :
75 g butter, at room temperature
150 g icing sugar
1 tbsp milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

For decoration you will need:
Chocolate
Giant chocolate buttons
Red icing pen
Tooth picks/ cocktail sticks

Cake Method:

1. Wash hands and tie back long hair, because we don't want any germs going into the cakes!


2. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.


3. Cream together the sugar and butter until it creates a pale, fluffy mixture. We decided to use an electric whisk for quickness but a wooden spoon or hand held whisk will work just the same!

4. Add 3 eggs to the cake mix and whisk until smooth.

5. Next add the milk and vanilla extract. Our vanilla extract had seeds in it but it doesn't have too. Mix until combined.

6. Pour the flour on top of the mixture. We recommend stirring before whisking as the flour can go everywhere!

7. Evenly spread out cake cases on baking tray.

8. Half fill the cupcake cases and place in the oven for 15-25 minutes.

Check the cakes every 10 minutes.

9. When the cakes are finished int he oven, place on cooling rack.

Icing Method:

1. Add the butter and icing sugar into a large bowl and mix until turns into a crumbly mixture. Whisk the crumbs until it creates a smooth mixture.

2. Add the milk and vanilla and stir until combined.

3. Give the icing a good whisk until it is thick and creamy.

4. Ice the cakes!

Decoration:

1. Break up chocolate into a heat proof bowl or mug.

2. Put the chocolate in the microwave in 50 second bursts. But be careful not to burn it!

3. Get a giant chocolate button and place it in the middle of the iced cake.

4. Dip a tooth pick/cocktail stick into the melted chocolate and draw 8 legs coming out of the button.

5. Get a red icing pen and draw two dots for eyes and two lines for fangs.

And that is your Halloween cupcakes finished!

We know these aren't the best cupcakes for Halloween but we wanted to make them simple yet fun to make!

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alittlebeautyblog.

Introduction - alittlebeautyblog

This is our first post on our new blog, 'alittlebeautyblog'.

We will be discussing all things makeup, hair and fashion.

We will try to upload once a week but it will take us a while to get used to the upload schedule.

We also have an Instagram that we recently created. We will be uploading a new picture every time we have posted a new blog post. We would also very much appreciate if you could comment product requests for us to review.

- http://instagram.com/alittlebeautyyblog -

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