How to get the Kim K contour on a budget!

Hey my lovlies!

So today I want to talk to you about how you can get the Kim K contour for less than £5! Every girl loves having the chance to get all dolled up for a special occasion, getting dressed to the nines and of course having your cheeks chiselled to perfection like a contour queen. But how do I do that on a budget of £5 I hear you ask?

...Well here's a moment of truth, I own both the Anastasia Beverly Hills contour kits in cream and powder which cost around £39 if I remember rightly and I prefer to use ordinary drug store concealers costing no more than £2/3 each, madness right!?

So the concealers I am aboslutely loving to contour with right now is the LA Girl pro conceal and I'm using these in natural to highlight and beautiful bronze to contour.

I do believe these are based in the US so if like me, you're not, this can be a pain but they are still easy enough to order from amazon/ebay or those sorts of places. 

Anyway, so these concealers are amazing to contour and highlight with because they are so creamy and so easy to blend out without making your face look to cakey. The dark concealer won't make your contour look muddy either which is sometimes a problem I find with cheap cream contours, These concealers even come with an applicator on the end so you don't even need to find a suitable brush to apply them with which is so handy. And who'd have thought it for £2!? Bargain. 

To blend these concealers out I just used a damp beauty blender (but you can use a brush too) and I then went over the contour using my sleek contour and highlight kit in light. I swear by this contour kit, and again, I prefer it to ABH which is crazy because its like 1/8th of the price! The highlight in the kit is incredible too, my favourite of all time. 

To do my under eye area I prefer to use the Maybelline age rewind concealer because it's a far lighter shade and it sits better under the eye and doesn't crease up at all. This is my favourite under eye concealer at the moment I'm loving it! You can pick it up for around £8 in most UK  drug stores and similarly to the LA Girl pro conceal it has an applicator on the end but this is a sponge making it so easy to blend out.

Now, I'm not afraid to admit I'm no contour queen as of yet, but practice makes perfect. Below you can roughly see the areas I have (attempted) to apply the contour and you can only slightly see where I have highlighted. If you can't see, I have highlighted my forehead, down the middle of my nose, under my eyes, my cupids bow, the chin area, and under the cheek contour to make it more dramatic. 

The before picture looks like a tragic mess, that's no lie. But I don't think the finished look is all that bad? Kind of? Anyway for only £5 who can complain!

That's all I wanted to show you guys! If you enjoyed reading don't forget to comment/follow/subscribe/+1. And check out my instagram - sarahmua_

How to make your green eyes pop!

This one is for all the gorgeous green/hazel eyed girls out there! 

Making your eyes stand out and appear brighter is all about using the right colour eyeshadow and for green eyes that colour is red. I'm going to be talking you through how I used my new makeup geek eyeshadow pans to make my green eyes pop and also reviewing them at the same time! I know, how exciting...

So I've actually only recently purchased some makeup geek eyeshadow pans to start off my Z palette but I am seriously in love! Not only does it come in the cutest packaging ever but I even got a personal thank you note which I thought was lovely and it genuinely made my day, look!!!

 If you've not previously tried any makeup geek eye shadows and pigments then what are you doing with your life seriously... Jump on the band wagon! They are incredible. Not only that, compared to other makeup brands such as Mac they are just as pigmented and long lasting but almost half the price! Okay so you do have to take into consideration shipping overseas can up the price and sometimes you get custom fees but even all that on top it's a hell of alot cheaper and who doesn't love cheap makeup!?

Anyway it seems I've started waffling again, I can see this becoming an issue. I'm not really getting the hang of this blog thing... But the eyeshadows I used from makeup geek to create this stunning look are; vanilla bean, peach smoothie, cocoa bear and of course bitten! I'm sure bitten was carved by angels it's the most stunning eyeshadow I ever did see... You can decide for yourself anyway here is a picture of the pans used.

So I started off using a soft dome brush to sweep peach smoothie into my crease, this doesn't have to be perfect but of course don't take it up to the brow bone just play around with it abit. Then, using a pointed crease brush, darken the crease using cocoa bear and partially bring it down into the crease but remembering to blend it out so you remove any harsh lines. Then you can go in with a flat stiff brush and pack bitten all over your lid! You may need to apply 2 layers depending on how dark you want this. Then go back in with that blending brush, you want to blend cocoa bear and bitten together at the crease so it doesn't look messy. Once you have done this, you may have blended away too much bitten so if need be go back in with some more! Then last but not least, carefully go in with vanilla bean just under the brow bone and there you have yourself some gorgeous eye makeup! Oooh, and to top it off pop on a pair of your fave lashes, though this step is only optional of course. But who doesn't love a cute pair of falsies!?

Here is my finished look, I know it's not perfect but I am still learning, okay!? It doesn't help that my camera isn't great too, so I can use that as an excuse.

So there you have it! That's enough from me now, it would mean alot for you to comment, +1 or follow! Also if you didn't already know my instagram is Sarahmua_ if you want to follow that too, goodbye for now! X