Hey we know make up hides the flaws.

I think I need to point something out here.

Everyone knows I love make up, my lovely readers love make up and I believe make up is fantastic in all its glory. (Or I wouldn't write about it)

But the question I get asked a lot is do you wear make up every day?

The answer is no.

Most of the time I am very lazy (typical libran) and just stick a pair of fake specs on and pray they cover enough of my face so people don't notice I have not one scrap of make up on.

So in the interest of balance I want to prove once and for all that the reason I wear make up is not just because I love it, but because sometimes even I need to hide the flaws

So here is a couple of photos in my natural state. I am not ashamed to show them to you. After all there is nothing wrong with a bare face. I just want to show how the media is so image obsessed we forget how good we can look without all the slap.

So in the above image you can see that I have a shiny face and dark circles. So this means I always have to put on under eye concealer and powder. Also I do have to say sorry for the picture. Yes I am in my Pj's and yes I stick crap from magazines on my wall. :)

See in this photo you can see have spots on my chin and on my nose. Hello concealer again.

The reason I want to show you me in this natural state is for the reason that time and time again I get told that, you still look pretty without make up on. Now don't get me wrong if I had a choice of make up or au natural I will be taking the make up hands down.

I want to show that make up may hide the flaws.

But also can hide the real you and how truly pretty people are.

So next time you see a celebrity with no make up on in the magazines, don't point out the flaws.

Embrace a little bit of make up freedom...Even if it's when no one can see you.

The Nail varnish that got the publicity but not the pictures.

First off. I would like to say sorry for the lack of post the past couple of weeks.

I have had to deal with some lovely issues of copy write with this blog, topped with the stress of finding a new job.

But now I'm back and need to talk Nails.

Bit of back story here

A couple of weeks ago I went to Sheffield for my birthday and whilst shopping with my mates I ended up in superdrug. Checking out the latest Make Up worthy products.

So when I found a product I hadn't seen advertised but loved the look of, I bought it.

It was so well hidden that even the girl on the till was impressed with it but said she hadn't even seen it before and she worked there.

So when Tuesday came along and the gloriousness that is magazine day I brought the usual. Heat, closer, reveal and a few others and I thought that in the beauty pages I would see it in there.

Only Reveal had a small piece about it but no pictures for it.

I am changing this.

The product I am talking about is Barry M instant nail effects nail paint.

This black nail varnish has a trick.

You paint the varnish on after you have picked any other colour of nail varnish. It then cracks to form patches on your nails. It's nail art without all the hard work.

The test was when I went out to lunch with a mate a few days after I bought it.

She thought I had my nails professionally done.

A winner considering this nail varnish only cost £3.95 or 2 for £5.

So nail art looking nails but on the cheap and yet fabulous.

And photos to show how great this is.

Going for the tiger look here :)

Gems and glitter...

Hey Bloggers

I found out today, that youtube video's are hard to do. Especially if your trying to put glitter on your face at the same time. The results of that chaos will be later but first I want to talk about the new trend rocking not only celebrity land but the clubs too.

Yes gems and glitter are back in make up fashion.

This makes me very happy as anyone who knows me knows. I am the glitter fiend.

I leave a trail like Hansel and Gretal everywhere I go but now I have an excuse.

This trend comes back every so often but 2010 is the year of the sparkle.

Seen in Katy Perry's video for California Gurls

The combination of eye sockets and glitter was always gonna be a winner.

But it is not just glitter that is making a comeback.

Gems are big business too.

Seen in Cheryl Cole's video parachute and Alexandra Burke's video all night long.

Acting like a five year old with too much glitter glue is not only fun but trendy too.

You can see some of my results of my five year old attempt on the video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1nAsuNhKoM

That's the thing that hopefully makes this trend so fashionable. It's the chance to be creative and give make up a flair.

Most of the time make up can be boring and stilted and with trends coming back to repeat themselves make up can get a bit dull.

So it's amazing how a simple piece of sparkle can make or break a face.

How vital is Blush?

Hey Bloggers

After a million years of doing Make Up, I worked out something that I have missed.

Blush really is a vital part of the Make Up routine.

This might seem like an odd suggestion. I mean I have worn Blush for years and sometimes on a slow make up day, I don't put any on but today was the first day I actually missed it.

For example if you asked me what's the one piece of make up I would take on a desert island.

For me it would be a Lancome Juicy tube.

A lot of other people my say lip balm, mascara or eyeliner.

But how many people would actually say blusher?

I mean you can give yourself blusher for free, just jog up and down or pinch your cheeks and you get a nice red glow but it's not the same as getting some product and shimmying it on your cheekbones.

So why today did I miss blusher?

The simple reason...I lost it.

After my outing on Saturday night I put my make up bag somewhere in my room and I can't find it. So my blusher which I didn't take out on Saturday has gone missing. Along with a few of my other favourite products.

So today I could only use the products I took out with me on Saturday night, meaning blusher had to be skipped. (I made do with some highlighter but it's never the same, plus it slid off halfway through the day)

And for once I actually morned it.

I felt like I had forgotten something all day.

With a lot of liquid eyeliner on, you need something to counteract the harshness. With me being so very pale. I looked washed out today and I hated my make up look.

So next time I get asked what's my desert island product. It will be my blush.

Or in the case of what I use.

My Topshop Cheek and lip tint. :)

It is the little bargains that get you though

Hey Bloggers.

I'm am finally getting on top of my make up blog.
I am hopefully going to have a structure a blog post once or twice a week.
So get used to seeing more posts back on here.

I am going to talk about about the make up bargains I have picked up this week and sneaky places to look for a make up bargain.

(Now I am sorry to any of international followers for the suggestions that might not be available to you but hopefully some of the ideas will give some inspiration.)

So the best places to pick up a make up bargain.
* Ebay
* Car boot sales
* Magazine freebies...So many samples and discounts always good for holiday packing.
* Markets
* Shops like Savers, Boyes and bodycare

Plus many more to mention. If you have any suggestions leave me a comment.

So to the bargains I picked up this week.
Money if extremely tight for me so any make up bargains make me very happy. So I was pleased that when I went into my local Boyes and Savers to pick up these.



This is some 99p Bollywood elegant touch nails and a £1.99 glam shine crystals no 304 lip gloss by Loreal.

The nails on look like this.



And the lip gloss on looks like this. Sorry for poor picture of my lips.



I do like the lip gloss but it is not as glittery as I would normally like but it gives a lovely gloss for the day.

The nails I do love and I am already looking for an occasion to try them out.

I am off out tomorrow night trying to dress up as a ghostbuster for a friends birthday. I will put the make up I wore and the pictures on my next blog.

Till next time

Make Up Girl

A hair colour disaster and back to Make Up everyday.

Hey Bloggers

Since the last time I did a proper blog my image has gone through some what of a massive change.

Getting back from university with No job, no car, no boyfriend and the loss of friends whilst moving back home was extremely hard.

This affected not only my confidence but my image too.

I went through the joggers (Where you make no effort and jogging bottoms seem the most fitting thing) period of my life where the only thing missing is a tub of Ben and Jerry's and singing all by myself. Luckily this didn't happen but what did happen was Make Up didn't turn up on my face for nearly two months and I got some bad root-age on the blonde hair front.

It has only been recently that things turned around (with getting a job and all) that I have fell in love with Make Up all over again.

I have found some new products and I can't wait to start reviewing and showing too on video :) what they look like and how it will look for you.

My hair still is odd. After deciding to get rid of the blonde hair do. I decided to go back to my natural colour....This didn't work and it went what I can only describe as the worst shade of grey I have ever seen.

So I had to go darker then I wanted and go brown. So not quite the gorgeous colour I was hoping for but in some good news, I am getting my hair cut but I am not going short again. In fact I have recently decided to grow my hair and the last time it was below chin level was three years ago. So it's about time.

The photo above shows me on my 20th birthday with my hair the last time it was quite long.

Next time....False eyelashes?

Back online and back to blogging.

Hello Bloggers

Very long time no see.
I am very sorry for the lack of MakeUpGirl blogs but since I have been back from university I have had no internet and it is only now that I'm back online and am ready to re-start blogging properly.

At the moment I am working full time but I will try at blog at least once a week.

I am also in the process of starting a you tube video, showcasing make up tips, product reviews and much more.

So I hope that you look forward to seeing the blog transform in the next few days, weeks and months.

Tiff