It’s Wednesday ladies, if we can get through today, if we can get over the hump, then we’ll be 2 days closer to the weekend and all that entails. I seem to be in a permanent state of fuzzy headedness at the moment. It’s probably part mental exhaustion, part stress, part overwhelming hatred for the shorter days, dark mornings and ice cold bathrooms that come with this time of year. Getting up becomes more of a struggle everyday, and then I just can’t seem to shake myself out of this daze I’m in.
Lipstick lifts me though (as well you’ll know if you’ve been reading my ramblings for any length of time). I riffled through my overflowing collection this morning and pulled out a favourite, MAC’s Up The Amp. I’m sure I’ve probably featured it before, so I hope you can forgive the repetition. Perhaps it will hammer home the point that I love it and that I think everyone should at least consider purple lipstick, no matter how terrifying it may seem. Go on swatch it, you know you want to!
Today I paired it with soft, smoky grey eyes and I have to admit I felt lifted, not cured, but certainly better equip to face the day (and the mountain of work that awaited me).
Face
Lily Lolo mineral foundation
Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-place concealer in 01 Light
Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer
MAC Pink Swoon Blush
Dior Highlighter in Rose Diamond
Eyes
UDPP
MAC Vex all over the lid up, right to the brow bone
MAC Bough Grey (LE) in the crease
MAC Print smudged along the upper and lower lash line, winged out slightly at the corner.
Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Caviar Ink on the lower waterline
Max Factor False Lash Effect mascara (on uncurled lashes *gasp*! I’ve lost my Shu curlers… I gave them to Jesse to play with and I’m half expecting them to turn up in his nappy, I can’t find them anywhere so I can only assume that he’s eaten them)
Lips
Carmex
MAC lip pencil in Magenta
MAC lipstick in Up The Amp
Have you got love for Up The Amp? What lifts your mood and clears your head?
Loveaudrey xxx
thats a lovely look, really pretty. x
I love this look on you. Really beautiful.
A walk always clears my head, just getting out the door and breathing in the fresh air. It repairs the worst of moods xxx
You look beautiful, and your hair so shiny! Major hair envy 🙂 xxx
Your lashes are really long! Lucky you 🙂
@Lissy Lou Thank you! It perked me up no end!
@Frocklover Thank you for the compliment. I took you advice yesterday, a walk in the fresh air did help me clear my head and I managed some more uni work when I got back in.
@Rocaille thank you, what can I say, the products I mentoned the other day are really working for me!
@lucie.lovelt.cupcake Thank you, they are crazy long! I hate not being able to curl them though, still haven’t found my curlers!
xxx
You look REALLY glam, super duper fabulous! I’m sure that got you over your hump 🙂
Love it! xxx
@Laura Thank you hun, that’s the power of a good lippy I guess, I hadn’t even washed my hair in these pics, far from glamorous!! I did make it over the hump though!
xxx
you look stunning,lovely hair.
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