Barefaced with Magnitone (*) ...

LOOK AT HOW PRETTY IT IS!

I recently got my hands on a gorgeous mint coloured Magnitone BareFaced and I'm in love...

This came with a USB charging cable which plugs into the magnetic charging egg; this makes the Magnitone completely waterproof so no worries when you're using it in the shower or bath. It also came with a splash proof bag to keep it all in, great for travelling with.

The Magnitone BareFaced comes in 3 different colours, Pastel Green, Pastel Pink and Pastel Yellow.

You can buy interchangeable brush heads for different skin types - 

Active Clean (For all skin types)

Soft & Sensitive

The Stimulator (Lifting & Toning)

You change the brush head every 3 months or whenever it's looking a bit sorry for itself.

You can get a Shower Hammock so you can store your Magnitone in the shower along with 2 spare brush heads.

One of the great things about these is that you can use them with any sort of skin care, they say it super charges them, makes them work better and helps them sink into the skin.

I love to wear make up so need to have a good base for it all to be applied to. I use mine daily in the shower with a face wash as I like to start (and end) the day with clean & fresh skin. 

I've also used it to wash off my face masks. 

It leaves my skin super soft after each use and has brought out any blemishes that were lurking under my skin, these are now fading faster with using it as well.

There are 2 modes - 

Gentle Vibra-Sonic Deep Pore Cleansing

Pulselift Toning Mode

There's a cute little video they have made to show how it works & it's different benefits, linked here.

You can learn all about the history behind Magnitone here.

"As two blokes in beauty, we wanted to create a brand that harmonised beauty technology and healthy well-being..."

I definitely think these are worth the investment, especially with the 12 month warranty. This upped my skin care game and can't wait to be able to go Bare Faced on days I don't wear make up.

I hope you enjoyed this post as much as I enjoyed using my pretty Magnitone...

Coco

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DIY || Unique Palettes feat. Makeup Geek...

For a while now I've been wanting to have a customisable make up palette and I finally had an idea on how to make it fun & unique to me (and you if you feel inspired by this post).

Growing up with my Dad obsessed with auctions and vintage items, I think some of that rubbed off on me as I too have a love for quirky older items. 

I had been racking my brain on what was out there that I could use as my own version of the well known z-palette and finally thought of old cigarette cases. On good old eBay I found these cases you see below, I thought it would be good to have 2 sizes for travel purposes. Most of the DIY items I actually also bought off eBay. 

You will need -

Magnetic Sheet (sticky or non sticky)

Double Sided Sticky Tape (if you opted for the non sticky from above)

Scissors

Ruler/Measuring Tape

Your chosen case

And lastly some make up to put inside

I chose Makeup Geek as I have seen so many YouTubers loving it, I had a research and found out that the pans are magnetic. I bought my Makeup Geek eye shadows from Beauty Bay.

The rest isn't hard, you just measure & cut the size of the magnetic sheet you need to fit in your case and then stick it in. Some of the cigarette cases have a section inside that once held the cigarettes in but I just removed these so there was nothing getting in the way. 

(Step by step photos below)

I have rather a large list of Makeup Geek eye shadows that I would like to one day fill these up with but for now I chose (above left to right) - Peach Smoothie, Flame Thrower (Foiled) & Mocha.

Swatches below...

Here are the final pieces, showing how the 3 eye shadows fit in each case. I am super happy with how they turned out and can't wait to get more eye shadows to add to my new collection.

Make sure you follow my Instagram as I am always posting make up looks so there should be one soon using these stunning eye shadows.

If you get inspired to create something similar make sure to tag me in your photos on Instagram...

Coco

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Beauty || Recent Favourites...

We're already 22 days into 2016, how did that happen?!

I have been thoroughly enjoying my make-up collection, mainly because I received a lot of lovely things for Christmas and I've treated myself to a few things recently as well.

I shall start off with a few new make-up brushes.

I have found a new obsession, the Zoeva Rose Golden make-up brush collection, which as of recently you can buy separately.

226 Smudger

228 Luxe Crease

105 Luxe Highlight

110 Face Shape

I have two go to brushes I use for my brows with brow pomade - 

The 310 Spot Liner Brush for doing delicate brush strokes to fill in the front of my brows and the 317 Wing Liner Brush to fill in the rest.

I also got my hands on the Real Techniques Bold Metals Essentials just after Christmas and have been loving the 200 Oval Shadow Brush for a quick all over the lid shading brush if I'm in a hurry.

At the end of last summer I bought my first higher end foundation and was completely blown away by Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation. It's the only foundation that doesn't slide off my oily face.
I've had to buy a white foundation to mix because I went more pale than I thought I would go this winter. So my Manic Panic Dreamtone Foundation in White (Virgin) has been an absolute saviour.
And locking all my make-up into place and getting rid of the powdery look I use the Makeup Revolution Oil Control Fixing Spray.

My absolute favourite mascara has been Maybelline Lash Sensational in Waterproof Black, it applies a decent amount of product and holds my curled lashes all day long with no smudging or flaking. 

In November last year I did my first Colourpop haul (see my last blog post for the full haul) so my Super Shock Shadows have been my new go to for fun eye make-up looks. My favourites (which are pictured above) are Central Perk, a deep matte maroon and Kindness from the Metamorphosis collection which is a sheer yet super pretty iridescent purple/blue, amazing for adding on top of darker eye shadow bases for a bit of glam.

Last week I bought my first Maybelline Color Tattoos, I thought they would be great bases for different eye make up looks. I got a range of neutral shades- Creme De Nude, Creamy Beige and Permanent Taupe. (Swatched above...)

These I very much blame Nikkie Tutorials for, my new favourite contour, blush and highlighter for adding some life to my fair winter skin. Swatches below...

NYX Blush in Taupe is a perfect cool toned brown and is subtle enough even for the fairest of skin tones. 

Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso is an amazingly versatile blush colour that goes with any make up look.

My new obsession is my Mary-Lou Manizer by theBalm, a gorgeous pale champagne gold. 

The two palettes pictured above are by Makeup Revolution, they were a present for Christmas from my boyfriend. 

The Hot Spice Blush Palette is  full of amazing warm orange/coral toned colours.

And the Radiance Palette is a beautiful highlighting palette, the colours are more subtle than your usual highlighters and this palette is said to be a close dupe for the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette. 

And finally these brow pomades by Anastasia Beverly Hills and Freedom Makeup have been my go to for filling in my brows but I shall be doing a more in depth post on these soon...

Thank you so much for reading and I hope you have a perfect 2016!!

Coco

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