Today is one of those looks that happen when you look at something and get struck by inspiration, this time it's this stunning floral head band. It finally seems to be getting a little warmer so I thought it was time I did some fresh and bright looks. 

The base is very low coverage and fresh, because when it's sunny you don't want to be caked in heavy high coverage makeup. The eyebrows are much lighter than usual for me too because I always lean towards lighter brows in Summer. As for my cheeks I did little to no contouring because I feel like it looks a little harsh come Summer, and the blush is a fresh and glowy one. I didn't add any highlighting because of the amount of shimmer in the blush. I added a fresh pink lipstick to tie everything together and to match the pink of the headband.

The eyes are the main focus of the look. I used one of each colour in the headband. Starting in the inner corner I highlighted using a really bright shimmery yellow colour and really packed it on to make it last. The rest of the lid was a bright green which I stopped just before the crease, I blended it all out using a very bright pink colour. I added a thin line of black along the lashes to intensify them, and added lots of mascara to open up my eyes a bit in competition with the amount of product on them.

Alternative to Lipscrub:

Lip scrubs can be a girls best friend at times, when our lips are looking a little worse for wear and we want a nice smooth looking lip to apply lipstick over the top of. There is a totally free alternative though which works at smoothing out the lips nicely.

When you've finished brushing your teeth run you toothbrush under the warm tap and (gently) buff away at your lips in circular motions. When you've finished apply a thin layer of lip balm and your lips will be noticeably smoother and softer. Just make sure you don't brush too hard or do this everyday because you could end up making your lips even more sore.

That's all for another post if you like these little tips then let me know in the comments and I'll make some more posts like this. I hope you enjoyed.

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Review: Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic Spritzer:

This spray on toner is quite possibly one of my favourite things for my skin ever! It claims that it "revitalises, soothes and tones for instant radiance" and I have to say it does exactly that. 

I put this on at night and I can feel the product soothing my skin as well as the lovely relaxing smell that sends me to bed ready to fall straight asleep. I spray this all over my face in a fine mist as the instructions say and you can feel the affects instantly. You'd think that by spraying your face you wouldn't be able to cover your face but it leaves an nice even mist over the face. 

The product contains organic aloe vera, calendula, cucumber and natural vitamin E. This explains why it helps soothe the skin so much and I can always really feel it sinking into my skin and working its wonders.

All in all I would recommend picking this up no matter what skin type you are. There are no harsh chemicals, it's suitable for dry, or oily skin as well as having really beneficial qualities for the skin. 

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Warm Brown Smoky Eye (Using the Naked Palette):

I think the trick to any smoky eye look is to start small and with light colours then slowly but surely layer up and add depth. It will do you no good just slapping on loads of dark eyeshadow and hoping for the best. In this case I used al colours from the Naked palette because hopefully a good number of you will be able to follow along with it. 

I started with Sidecar all over the lid to the crease line and put on a good few layers until I was happy with the colour. Next I used Smog on the outer half blending very slightly farther out and higher up than before. I then did the same with Darkhorse but making sure I left enough room for each individual colour to be seen. As you go make sure to blend each colour into the next to make the colours look like they naturally graduate into each other. I also pulled Darkhorse down onto the lower lash line. Lastly I took a tiny bit of Creep on a really tiny eyeshadow brush and used it to add a little depth to the upper and lower lash line but very gently because I didn't want it to be noticable. When it comes to smoky eyes (and most eyeshadow looks for that matter) it really adds to the intensity of the look to repeat steps and keep going over things until you're happy with how it looks. To highlight I used Sin on the brow bone and in the inner corners of the eye.

As for the rest of the face I kept the warm theme going using a dewy light coverage foundation, bronzer, warm toned blushers and highlighting and a warm lipstick with a brown undertone.

I hope you enjoyed this post and it helped you out a little. I'd love to know in the comments if it did. I'm also thinking of doing more of a Classic smoky eye look so let me know if you'd like that.

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How To Dry Your Nail Varnish Instantly:

And for free too! 

 This one's going to be another one of those quick tip little posts that seem to go down really well. I can't remember where I read this but a few years a go I discovered that if you immerse your hands in cool water after you've painted your nails then they will instantly dry.

That's right all you need is a little bowl of water. Although usually I just fill up the sink, but for the purposes of it looking a little better and not having to use the dodgy lighting in my bathroom I've used a bowl here. Because all you need is water it means that this tip is totally free. 

After you take your hands out of the water be careful drying them because if you drag them around on a towel then it will disrupt the nail varnish and look ridiculous. Also make sure you're using completely still water with no bubbles in it because the bubbles will settle on your nails and when they come off the nail they will leave a strange pattern of dimples along the nail.

I hope you enjoyed another little tip and if you did or if you try this out please let me know in the comments. Also if you've got any beauty tips then please feel free to leave them in the comments it would be nice to get a bit of a discussion going.

xxx