How to find your red and my recommended drug store reds lip products

A little post about my favorite red lipsticks and a little history drop to brighten your day Thanks for checking my post out! A big thanks to everyone for sticking around Did you know up until the 80s, rocking a red lip or nail polish was regularly a covert way to signal if a woman worked …

Tried and tested review: RCMA palettes, wax-based foundation and how to use them

An informative post where I share my thoughts on the RCMA Palette, how to best work wax-based foundation, and tips and tricks I have learnt myself from working with them. Are you an RCMA fan? Unsure how to use their products? Or have you just bought one of these super-pro palettes and are at a …

Vitamin C – what it does, and why you need it in your beauty life!

A post regarding the pros of vitamin C, how to add more of it to your diet, and the science of how it rocks your beauty health!   I have always been a huge vitamin C advocate, with a passion for encouraging an over abundance of vitamin C into everyone's lives. I feel this stems from …

Eyeliner 101: styles and products for flawless wings

A short and brief look into the history of eye liner and the different products we use to apply it. Want tips on how to apply and keep eyeliner from smudging? Subscribe and stay tuned! It would come as no surprised to many who know me that I both love and hate winged eyeliner. Typically, I reserve …

New #eotd and why I disappeared, and what is to come!

Just a visual post! My most recent #eotd!  Part of my assessment for QC Makeup Academy is to complete a smokey eye, I've never been one for dramatic, dark makeup, so having to whip up a smokey eye was somewhat a challenge. After binge watching Lisa Eldridge videls, I found her classic 2010 'Smokey Eye' …

Combating makeup fatigue and false advertising: how to love makeup again

Makeup fatigue is a new phenomena sweeping the beauty industry, this post discusses how it may affect you as a consumer, how to avoid it, and why you shouldn't stress about it  Makeup fatigue is a new phenomena sweeping the beauty industry the same way anti-hauling did, in fact you could almost argue to two …

Anti-hauling and the uncertain future of makeup consumerism

A snap shot of the new blog trend that is anti-hauling, how makeup fatigue may affect the way we shop in the future, and how we could avoid it I'm sure we've all seen the term 'anti-haul' by now by way of blog post, Youtube video or Instagram hashtag. Despite not being a Youtuber and …

Darkstar006 Lipart

A product heavy and worded tutorial run down of my inspiration, technique and style to create my latest lip art look and PAT MCGRATH SAW IT!   I've had my feed recently re-flooded with people creating and recreating looks inspired by the Pat McGrath. I love Pat McGrath although ashamedly only found her during her …

Antioxidants, toxins and skin: a science-ish break down

A brief and complete run down on antioxidants, how to get more of them and their role in skin, toxins and how to avoid them, and how we're all just apples. For a brief biology update on 'what is skin?' check out my previous post here Antioxidants are large cells that inhibit the oxidation process of …

More than just an #eotd

  I once met up (in the online sense) with Instagram rising sensation Elise Réthoré who re-posted several images of mine during a #SFS - the idea was Elise would pick her favorites of yours and you of hers. Initially, I had hesitated tagging her - my posts were eclectic, each look difference with little coherence or …