My FOTD for a Hens Night!

I thought I would share with you today a FOTD which I did for my friend hens night (who is getting married in Thailand-for those following at home). I branched out from what I would normally do and since it is Winter and I was wearing a black dress I thought statement eyemakeup is worth it. 

These are my peacock eyes...

I wanted the look to be quite soft on the eyes not too bold and overpowering. I kept my lips soft in a muted pink and really amped up the blush which I used NARS Orgasm-naturally, that added shimmer in it makes a huge difference at night. 

Once I had finished the eye shadow I applied a thick liquid eyeliner on top as well. 

I used a different translucent powder to the one I had the shocking expierence with which you can read here. 

This new translucent powder is by current hot favourite brand Face of Australia and it has restored my face in Transulcent powders. See the colour of the powder is flesh coloured? The last one I used looked white so it went on white. 

In the above pics there is not even the slightest hint of visible powder and my makeup lasted well into the morning *cough cough*.

The other point I wanted to make is the size of the jar is massive, this baby is going to last me donkeys years which is fab news! Again so much better than the last one I was using.

One of my gorgeous friends Celia- and see no white makeup on me!

What do you think?

Did you enjoy my FOTD post? I think I might start doing more.

miss chew

xx

Please Note the Translucent Powder was offered for consideration

Why Translucent Powders can sometimes FAIL...

Let me just start by saying that I love translucent powder, I really do, long term readers of my blog will know I have mentioned it many times before as a star product. When I first discovered it it was like a lightening bolt moment. I would spend all this time perfecting and blending my foundation to match my skin tone and then apply a coloured powder which would then totally stuff up all that blending... grrr...
When my favourite Arbonne Translucent Powder  ran out I started using the Australis Finishing Powder-$12.95. This powder to start off is a really white, white rather then others I have tried in the past which are a off white. The smell of the powder is really full on like talc powder and when I am powdering around my nose and mouth I feel like I can't breathe. When I have finished applying it my face looks alright and this is where I was deceived. When I had a dress up function at work for a gala dinner I did what I would normally do and knowing I would be partying all night I set my foundation with the powder but as soon as I got near a camera flash I got hit by a nasty shock. 

See evidence number one below:

If you look close enough on this pic you can see the faint white powder which is picked up by the flash on my iPhone. Ahhh I do actually know how to apply make up but instead this just looks like a massive fail.

The next picture is even worse...

Ummm where did my nose go... As you can see from my bombshell of a friend who looks all bronzey and amazing I look like snow white... Goddammit, I am dissappearing...

I rest my case...

Have you ever had a makeup malfunction?

miss chew

xx

Why Powder can be your enemy!

I recently just stumbled across this picture of the gorgeous Zooey Deschanel and I was really shocked to see yet another Hollywood star who has shown that powder can be your enemy if not used correctly. 

Dear, dear, dear not only is this shade way to light for her which attracts away from her gorgeous face but it has aged her significantly. 

It ages her by making her fine lines pop out rather then stay hidden, like they should be. Her pink blush is cute but I really think that by having a warmer colour powder would have not only make her appear healthier but also really brightened up her complexion. I know she is a fair skin sister but this shade is all wrong for her. 

This is why recently I have been in love with translucent powder (I will be doing a post on this soon!) which means whilst you spend time blending in your foundation and matching it to your skin tone the powder is like well see through so it just does what it should do which is set the foundation and making your makeup last longer!

What do you think? Have you ever been guilty of committing this sin? Have you ever tried Translucent powder?

miss chew

xx