Soph Lou's: November 2015

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

PURRFECT BOX REVIEW | OCTOBER 2015

Friday, November 20, 2015

Another amazing Purrfect Box last month for our very spoilt cats. They where treated to a new catnip toy, a new laser toy which they adore as that never gets old and some cool new products like cat grass and no water shampoo. The box also included some lush cat paste, a wet food pouch and some yummy cat treats!

The catnip dragonfly toy they absolutely love and enjoy throwing that around the living room as its catnip scented and they always really love their catnip toys!

The next interesting new product which I hadn't seen anything like before was the Grow your own cat grass which is essentially catnip grass. You simply peel off the cover and water the seed until the grass has fully grown then let your cats eat the grass to which it should help clear up any hairballs they may have. I haven't let the cats eat the cat grass yet as its not fully grown but be sure to follow me on Instagram to see how the cat grass is growing.

This box also contained a bottle of awesome no water shampoo which is for dogs and cats! No water shampoo is a fantastic idea for cats as they HATE water and even though they do clean themselves everyday they can still get a little stinky, especially Scottie as he is so lazy with his daily grooming regime. I haven't yet used the shampoo as I'm not overly keen on the scent, It smells a little like calpol which isn't the best but with a new scent I think this product would be a very popular choice for people to wash their pets with.

As you can see Jodie was really pleased with her new Purrfect box, I couldn't get any clear pictures of Scottie as he would not stay still once he had the catnip dragon fly out of the box hehe. I cant wait to give them their next box.

Now couldn't be a better time to sign up to a Purrfect Box subscription as you can now get £5 off your Christmas box, which I cannot wait for as I just know Red and the team at PurrfectBox will treat our cats this Christmas! Click here to sign up now!

*I am not affiliated with Purrfect Box and I do not get paid when you sign up at all!

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HOUSE OF GLAM DOLLS EXOTICA DOLL FREEDOM MAKEUP PALETTE

Thursday, November 19, 2015

I don't wear a lot of eye shadow but when this new House Of Glam Dolls Exotica Doll Palette arrived the other day I was gob smacked at how amazing it is. Its by FREEDOM makeup which is I'm pretty sure Makeup Revolutions sister company and you all know how much I LOVE Makeup Rev as a brand! This palette includes 4 brow powder shades, 10 eye shadows, 3 powder highlighters, 4 lipstick shades, a blush and a bronzer! How incredible is that for a compact palette. It also features a HUGE mirror inside which I love as that makes makeup on the go so much easier.

There are 4 House Of Glam Dolls palettes in the range and each one has a different look which you can recreate from the palette with easy little instructions inside the packaging. This is a fantastic addition to a palette I think as I haven't ever seen a full set of instructions come with a palette before. I will be sure to recreate the look very soon, perhaps I will film this on my youtube channel!

As you all know I love it when palettes come with names on the shadows and products inside as it makes tutorials and blog posts so much easier when describing which shades Ive used for makeup looks. The names are great and super representative of the shades.

The powders inside are so pigmented its unreal! I cannot wait to use then for so many different looks as you could create some amazing eye shadow looks with this palette. From smokey eyes to subtle shimmery classic looks, its so versatile and I cannot wait to show you it in action on my YouTube channel soon!

The only thing I don't think is so great about this palette is the lipstick shades, they are super sheer from my swatches as I'm yet to use them on my lips yet but they seam more like lip glosses than lipsticks so I'm not sure. They looked like awesome shades so that's a little disappointing if they are sheer as Id have loved them to be as pigmented as the eye shadows.

I love how shimmery and buttery the highlight shades are and they are perfect for all skin tones. The brow powders are also perfect for Blonde's to super dark brunettes! The brighter more exotic eye shadows aren't something I would wear everyday but I can see how you can get really creative with these shades. There is a beautiful pigmented gold shade which would make the prettiest Christmas eye look! This palette really is getting my creative side so excited as I just know I can create so many looks with this palette. Its definitely made me more enthusiastic about wearing eye shadows and I look forward to experimenting with this palette!

This palette is available now on the Freedom makeup website here and is £8. Which is an incredible price for how much product you get and how many of your everyday face products like brow, eyeshadow, blush and bronzer, highlight and even lipsticks are all in this one palette.

Have you tried anything from this new brand FREEDOM? Let me know in the comments so that I can check them out.

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SUGAR SKULL GLAM HALLOWEEN PICTORIAL

Sunday, November 01, 2015

As Halloween weekend comes to an end for another year, I wanted to share with you a quick and easy half face glam sugar skull makeup tutorial. I actually made this last year but ran out of time to upload it. I'll keep the steps as brief as possible as this post is super pic heavy and Halloween will be over before you've finished reading the post! I hope you enjoy this pictorial and I also hope you've had a fantastic Halloween!

STEP 1 - Apply white cream makeup to one side of your face and set with white face powder.

Step 2 - Using a large fluffy powder brush, start contouring your cheek bones, jaw and temples of the face. I used Beauty UK posh palette no4 Galaxy for this.

Step 3 - take a pencil brush and some black eye-shadow and outline your cheekbone down to your jaw bone.

Step 4 - Then using a small fluffy shadow brush, blend out the same line to add dimension and a 3D effect to the cheekbone.

Step 5 - Apply a Plum eyeshadow all over and around the eyelid to create a deep purple smokey eye.

Step 6 - Using a black eye shadow, create a large black circle around the purple smokey eye and in the whole socket of the eye.

Step 7 - Then using a black eye liner, liquid or pencil, create a scallop shape border around the black eye socket.

Step 8 - Using a small detailer brush, fill the scallop border in with a purple eyeshadow.

Step 9 - Create a half love heart shape on half of your nose as shown above and fill in with black eyeshdow.

Step 10 - With the black eye liner create a swirly line from the corner of your mouth and up towards your temple. Add swirls off of this line for a more feminine pretty look.

Step 11 - Start by drawing a wide V shape on the one half of your forehead and then draw a centre line in the V. Then between these 3 lines draw curved lines to create a spider web effect. Also connect the web and nose with a straight black line and draw a smaller half heart on your chin.

Step 12 - Use the same plum shadow you used for your smokey eye and add shadows to the spider web lines and swirly lines around your face.

Step 13 - Apply a black lipstick or eye-shadow to the outer corner of your lips on the skull side then apply a plum lipstick to the centre of half of your lips to create an ombre plum lip.

Step 14 - Add lines to top and bottom lips using a black eyeliner also add to the outer part of the mouth to create a stitched mouth effect.

Step 15 - Apply your favourite foundation on the clean side of your face and create a dark plum smokey eye.

Step 16 - Conceal any blemishes and under eye darkness with your favourite concealer, to create a flawless complexion.

Step 17 - Apply blush, highlight, brows and bronzer then finish the look with the same plum lipstick on the other half of your lips.

Step 18 - style your hair in loose waves, add a faux flower hair clip then Pose!

I really enjoyed making this pictorial and hope you like my Glam Sugar Skull Halloween makeup!

You can check out my other Halloween makeup tutorials on my YouTube here and be sure to like and subscribe please!