New Obsession ♥ MAC Tan Pigment & FOTD

Woooo it's finally the weekend! 

I don't know about you dolls, but I've been desperate for Friday to arrive... The prospect of drinks & a good catch up with the girls tonight is most definitely what has gotten me through this week :) 

I'm currently hovering around at home as I ordered some shoesies to wear tonight from ASOS on Tuesday evening but only selected 'Free Delivery' and they still haven't arrived! They then went and offered free next day delivery yesterday too :( .. I'll be gutted if they don't arrive now! hehe 

So anyways, let's get round to the point of this post! 

A little while ago I saw a post by the beautiful Zara over at Mouldy Fruit featuring this little beaut of a product; MAC Tan pigment. I'd previously strayed away from any sort of pigments as I always assumed that they would be super messy and I was under the impression I would be able to create a look similar to what I would be able to create with a pigment, with plain old eye shadow. 

How wrong was I!!

Yesterday was the first day I really played about with the product and I have to say it was a pleasure to work with and it's multiple uses really warrant the £15.50 price tag. 

Apologies for the slightly blurry swatch photo; the lighting was odd when I was taking photos and couldn't quite get it to photo correctly! But even from this you can see how beautiful the colour is, it's almost like a lighter version of MAC's Woodwinked eyeshadow, a really sumptuous golden bronze colour. 

I firstly used the pigment on my lids which created a gorgeous, almost 3D appearance. 

Because of my inexperience in working with pigments, I firstly used MAC's Soft Ochre Paintpot to give a uniform colour to my lid and then, for good measure I placed some UDPP all over the top of the Paintpot to ensure the pigment would 'stick'. I took the smallest amount on a MAC 239 and gently patted it down up to the crease. Fallout was minimal, which may be due to the use of 2 eye primers hehe! 

Other products used on my eye were MAC's Nylon to highlight brow and tear duct and Carbon through the crease to give the eye a more dramatic look. I used the Illamasqua Precision Ink on my upper lash line to tie in the Rihanna lashes from my own lash company 'Styleyes Lashes' .. These lashes are perfect for daytime wear as they aren't too over the top, they just add a bit extra length and volume. You can also carry them into the night by adding a touch more mascara to give an even more dramatic appearance. 

As previously mentioned, the product is a great multitasker! After seeing how glowing Zara looked wearing this as a highlight I just had to give it a go! You all know how much of a lover of MAC's MSF's, using them literally every day to give me a healthy glow... Well this does exactly that!  I took a very small amount on a MAC 168 and gently buffed it along my cheek bones and slightly down into my cheeks.

This is the final look I ended up with...

Other products used include...

MAC Studio Fix Fluid NW25

MAC MSF Natural in Deep Dark

NARS Orgasm blush

MAC Myth lipstick

Lancome Juicy tube for a glossy lip over Myth!

What are your thoughts on MAC Pigments? Do you have any recommendations?

Have a super fun weekend! 

Xx

Work Christmas Night Out.. OOTD & Photos ♥

Well... It seems like forever and a day since I got snap happy with an outfit and decided to post it up for you girlies! So, when at the weekend it was my Christmas Night Out with everyone from work I decided to take a couple of photos!

Firstly I'll show you what I decided on wearing...

For those of you who follow me on Twitter you'll know that I had a total and utter nightmare with what I was supposed to be wearing! I'd ordered a dress next day delivery from ASOS to be delivered for Friday, but alas, this dreadful weather we've had meant it didn't even arrive on Saturday! So, after arriving home at 6pm and having to be back out the door in less than an hour I decided on this little ensemble!

Nude Blazer - H&M

Black Tube Top - H&M

Skirt - Primark [...First thing I've ever found & bought in Primark that i've worn!]

Thigh High Suede Boots - Dune

Louis Vuitton Speedy 30 [Stephen Sprouse Print]

I also took a closer up shot, to show you how I wore my makeup...

I had a spray tan on the Thursday evening which left me rather darker than I usually am from my Xen Tan application and so on Friday morning off I had to trot to MAC to pick up yet another foundation.. Baring in mind my boyfriend had just purchased me Pro Longwear in NC20 the week before.. I was colour matched to NW25 in Studio Fix Fluid (with the tan...) and I felt after the application it fitted a lot more seamlessly with the tan than either of my NC20's; both Studio Fix Fluid & the Pro Longwear..

On the lid I used: Nylon, Patina, Satin Taupe & Carbon to create a shimmery smoked out eye.. I added some 'Frankie Style' Lashes from my own False Eyelash Company - Styleyes Lashes

Nars Laguna was my contour shade of choice, with a hint of MAC's Dollymix on the cheek lightly mixed with a little Soft & Gentle MSF...

On my lips I used one of my new favourite nudes; Estee Lauder's Pure Colour Lipstick in Vanilla Truffle [..Topped with a little Lancome Juicy Tube Gloss..]

The following are a selection of photos from a rather intoxicated night.. As you may be able to tell, we were all rather fragile turning into work at 10:30am! 

Myself, my boss Phil & the lovely 'Yummy Mummy' Ruth :)

Me & the boys...

Kris finding my ear rather too attractive, Me & Rob..

The night was eventful to say the least, but thoroughly enjoyed by everyone! 

Have you had your staff nights out already.. Or do you have one planned? I'd love to hear about it! 

Lovess Xx

♥ 100+ Followers Giveaway! ♥ Closed as of 13.07.2010 @ 9pm

Hola my little munchkins! 

I'm super sorry it's taken me soooo long to get round to posting this, and getting the giveaway underway. My boyfriend came down with a bad virus over the weekend so I've been his personal nurse/skivvy/run around for the past few days and haven't had the chance to get online properly! 

Anywaysss let get down to it! :) 

I never ever thought when I started blogging that I would reach 100 followers at all, let alone in just over a month..So basically all I want to say is a massive massive thank you to you all and I hope you keep reading and enjoying my ramblings on! 

I wanted my giveaway to reflect products which can be used now, during the summer months and also products which I love using myself.. Because at the end of the day why give someone something you wouldn't use yourself right!? hehe

So my lovelies, here's what you can win! 

1. A tub of Hawaiian Tropic Coconut Body Butter

2. St Ives Smoothing Body Polish

3. Imperial Leather Skin Bliss Shower Lotion in 'Glow' 

4. Aussie 'Dual Personality' Texturising & Conditioning Spray

5. Body Shop Total Energy Enlivening Body Gel [Travel size perfect for your hols!]

6. Body Shop Total Energy Exhilarating Body Wash [Travel size perfect for your hols!]

7. George Quick Dry Nail Varnishes in; Streamer, Be Mine & Sunset Orange

8. Lancome Juicy Tube in 'Moulin Rose' 

9. Scholl Party Feet Heel Shields [No nasty blisters from new summer sandals hehe]

10. A mud mask sachet [Again, perfect to take on hols for a mid-week skin pick me up]

11. Ambre Solaire Self Tan Face Wipe

12. A selection of other samples to test out...

So if you'd like to enter my little giveaway;

*Firstly you have to be a follower of my blog [Obviously or else this wouldn't be fair...I will be checking]*

- For one entry, simply leave a comment below saying 'Enter Me'

- For two entries, either blog about my giveaway or create a 'Beauty Sanctum Giveaway' link on your page and leave a link back to it below so I can have a little peek

*I currently don't have a Twitter account so I won't be doing a third entry for a Tweet, but if you'd like to do this any way then that would be super nice of you* 

The giveaway starts obviously now hehe and will end in exactly 4 weeks time, on the 13th of July at 9pm BST

The winner will be chosen at random of course, using random.org...

Hope you're all well my lovely ladies :) 

Muchos love and hugs! 

Laura Xxx