I’ve always been one of those girls that really enjoys the getting ready for a night out process, it’s so much fun to sit down and do your make up a little bit more dramatic than the usual day to day look that you wear for work. I was recently given the opportunity to participate in a make up challenge whereby I had to create a New Year’s Eve make up look using a few products from Fragrance Direct. I must admit at first I was a little worried about taking part as I will not lie I’m not that great with make up and can only really do the basics however I do like a little challenge here and there so here is my attempt.
Within a budget of £15 I chose a few items that I would use to create my New Year’s Eve look. The items that I chose were the Eylure Girls Aloud Party Lashes Kimberley*, the L’Oreal Colour Infallible Eyeshadow in the shade Tender Caramel*, the most beautiful Orly Nail Polish in the shade Rage*, a Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss in the shade Pink Afterglow* and lastly the Rimmel Glam Eyes Lash Flirt Mascara* in standard black.
Orly Rage is a simply beautiful rose gold toned nail polish which I adore. I have actually wanted to try this particular shade for a while so was so amazed to see this and a wide range of other Orly polishes cropping up on Fragrance Direct for just £3.99 instead of £10.95; I seriously recommend checking out the range at the moment as there are some really gorgeous colours available for such a fantastic price.
The L’oreal Infalliable Eye Shadows are another product that I have wanted to try for a long time yet have never found myself getting around to it; priced at just £1.50 compared to £6.99 these are a huge bargain. I found Tender Caramel to be quite a cool toned bronze which was on somewhat of a taupe spectrum. This was a perfect little eye shadow to add a nice little bit of depth to the eye without being too dramatic as I had those pesky fake eye lashes to contend with quite soon after therefore I didn’t want my eye look to be too heavy.
It may come as a shock to you but before I took part in this make up challenge I did not own a lip gloss. My main reason for this is due to the fact that I never really get on very well with them, the closest product I have to one is the No7 BB lips which I really like. I decided to go for a gloss from Revlon as I really like the brand and tend to enjoy their products. Pink Afterglow is quite a sheer pink gloss with flecks of fine glitter in, I have to say the glitter didn’t bother me at all as I didn’t find it all that noticeable once applied. The texture felt nice and smooth and wasn’t sticky for me which is the main thing I look for in a gloss. Once again there is a saving to be made here as this product is priced up at just £1.99, bargain!
The Rimmel Glam Eyes Mascara was quite nice to use too however my main issue with this is the fact that it is a plastic wand which I tend not to get on with very well. This is something I should of checked beforehand however having said that it did work quite well leaving me rather impressed, my lashes were left defined with a bit of volume; priced at just £3.50 this is a fabulous price for any mascara.
Last but certainly not least were the Girls Aloud Eylure Party Lashes which retail at £7 on the high street yet are currently available for £3.99 off Fragrance Direct. I had never tried fake eyelashes before so I was quite nervous when it came to applying them; I even had to watch a YouTube video beforehand just to get an idea of how to do it. If I’m honest I have to say I found them a bit difficult to use but that is probably to be expected having never used them before. Once on though I finally understood why they are so popular, they really add a bit of glamour to the eye and indeed a whole look. I’m fully converted and definitely want to try some more in the future.
My finished look! What do you think? I probably could have gone a bit more dramatic but I generally do like quite a natural look and I think it would look quite nice paired up with a little black dress and heels. I should imagine the Orly nail polish will look gorgeous against a black dress along with a glass of champers in my hand to welcome in the New Year.
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You can see my entry and the other bloggers who took part over on the Fragrance Direct Facebook page, here is my photograph.
*PR Samples. These products were sent to me in order to take part in the New Year’s Eve Fragrance Direct Make Up Challenge.
