Lady Gaga Golden Globes Inspired Makeup

Lady Gaga looked absolutely radiant at last weekend at the Golden Globes. Her makeup was simple and fresh, so I immediately wanted to recreate something similar. 

1. Start out with a fresh and clean face.

2. Put on your favourite illuminating base. I used Hocus Focus from Soap and Glory but you could use anything you particularly prefer. Another great base is Strobe Cream by Mac.

3 & 4. I primed my eyes with Urban Decay Primer Potion, filled in my brows with Rimmel Brow Pencil in Hazel and shaded my crease with this skin coloured shadow by Inglot.

5 & 6.  I then darkened up my crease with this dark chocolate coloured shadow by Inglot.

7 & 8. I used Inglots AMC Gel Liner in 77 and lined my upper lid.

9 & 10. After I completed my eyes I started the fun part! I used Revlon's Colorstay in Toast on my contours and I used Buff to blend the darker colour into my skin making sure to leave out the areas under my eyes, on my nose and above my brows.

11 & 12. I added my concealer to the untouched areas and blended them into the rest of the face to give an all over sculpted look. 

13. You can powder the whole face down if you wish, but I wanted to keep my skin as dewy as possible so I just went ahead and added my bronzer to my  contours to just add more depth. 

14, 15 & 16. 

I went ahead and used my FAVOURITE highlighter ever! It's Inglots Sparkilng Dust which can be used on eyes, face and body! I added this to the tops of my cheeks, my nose and the apples of my cheeks too :) The brush I use with this always is the 4SS brush from Inglot that is meant for eyes, but I show that you can use it anywhere!

17. I used Subculture lip liner by Mac to line my lips.

18. I couldn't find the exact nude colour I wanted so I created my own by adding a berry colour lip liner to my lips and Creme D'Nude lipstick by Mac.

And this was the final product :) 

Hope you liked it :) 

Lucy xx

Beauty Fads: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!

As most of you beauty junkies out there are aware, there comes a time when a beauty fad comes out and we just HAVE to possess the 'next best thing', and I am willing to fully admit it,  I have fallen into that category more than a few times. I know we all do it and we always have mixed reactions because sometimes they never really live up to our expectations and our purchases usually are left unused, sitting sadly in a box somewhere. That still doesn't deter us from rushing out to buy the next new thing because we all love to live in lust for perfect skin, colourful hair and even metallic lips!




On my quest to finding perfect skin, I came across one of the latest beauty fads. Cleansing Brushes.
I had heard great things about the Clarisonic Mia brushes and I was definitely eager to try it out. But, alas, there was a tiny setback. The price. It was going to set me back a hefty 225 Euro! Unfortunately, that was not going to happen so I set out to find a purse friendly alternative. Cue the Sigma Cleansing and Polishing Tool for a more reasonable price tag of 35 Euro. 

I can't even begin to tell you how excited I was when I opened up the box and seen the pink box looking straight up at me. I immediately took it out and went straight up to the bathroom sink and tried it out. I read so many reviews online prior to purchasing and I memorised the instructions practically verbatim, but I couldn't prepare for what was about to happen.

I used the tool on the Low Setting with the Softest brush only three times. Three times only? Yes. My face was in so much pain, and all around jawline and chin area, I broke out into what looked and felt like acne! I have been very blessed that I never had acne or bad skin growing up so I was really unaware of how to treat this outbreak. 

I couldn't wear makeup because it stung my skin, but the appearance was so bad that I was left feeling so self conscious about my face. 

It genuinely took me 4-6 weeks for it to completely clear up.

I really would not recommend this product or anything in the similar range/price point. While the Clarisonic is far more expensive, they do differ to their cheaper counterparts.

The Clarisonic  uses a gentle sonic massage in order to help cleanse your skin. You can move this around your face in circular motions and it automatically switches off after 1 minute ensuring you do not overwork it on your skin.

The Sigma one is a battery operated rotating brush that is harsh. It scrubs your face leaving it feeling raw and you don't really know how long you are using it for because there is no automatic switch or timer. It also suggests you clean your face before you use it so, to me it renders the product useless. Isn't the whole point of the brush is to clean your face?

Basically, in a nutshell,  I can't afford the more expensive and more equipped product but because of my absolute lust to try the 'next new thing', I ended up buying something that did more damage than it helped. I was better off without it, but you know me girls, I like a new fad as much as the next girl so I will probably do it all again. :)


Have you tried anything you have regretted? Or have you found your new beauty staple? Let me know! I am dying to add a few more items to my Lust List ;) 


Lucy xxx