WHAT TO WEAR IN-BETWEEN SEASONS

HOW TO DRESS IN-BETWEEN SEASONS

So, here it is, the hardest time of the year for your wardrobe, the transitional period between winter and summer that leaves us all confused with what to wear. I have been sat here all day picking outfits for the weekend, which normally would not phase me, but I realised how difficult it is to pick appropriate outfits for this difficult time of year! 

So it's not quite summer, but we should not just assume it is still winter outside... It's spring, and we should slowly be introducing more summery stuff into our wardrobes without taking it too far. 

First, transitional fave is a distressed pair of jeans, I love a ripped pair of jeans for this period, it add's a spring/summer touch without requiring us to freeze! I've bought many distressed jeans, but my all time favourites are these Missguided ones shown below. They are so comfy, I've got a lot of my friends loving them, it's rare to find a high waisted distressed jeans, what I would say is they do come up very big!

So let's start with the shirt dresses, these are great for that in-between season look as they can be worn in summer and winter. I like to pair a shirt dress with a leather jacket and a pair of ankle boots or knee highs, to balance out the look appropriately.

Now let's talk about the Leather Jacket, we all need one, especially at this difficult time, this is your saviour. It's not so cold that we need a heavy duty coat outside, however it's not warm enough to brave the outside world with no jacket... so here comes the perfect, essential leather jacket. I love all biker jackets all year round, and I have made sure I have one in every colour possible to see me through anything, coloured biker jackets can really make an outfit!

Here are some great finds from Misguided they are so appropriate for this difficult time of year, and I own these myself, they are very lightweight and perfect for spring. The colours are perfect as well as they are not so bright like you are rushing into summer, however they are not so dull to the point where you are stuck in the dark winter. These are also great lightweight jackets to see you through the summer as well!

Let's talk shoes, don't be pulling the sandals out just yet, here are some great transitional shoes to see you through this period, as well as the summer.

You may have seen these on my Instagram, they are from ALDO! I love love love them, they are so comfy and perfect for this time of year. The chunky heel and ankle boot structure makes them still a little wintery, however the lace up detail and the peep toe makes them great for summer. I'm on the hunt for these in most colours because I love a bit of a heel at all times, and these are just so comfy. These ALDO ones are around £70, however these are slowly coming out on the high street, I have seen some on Public Desire and Forever 21!

Other great shoes for the transitional period are pastel coloured loafers, I love my Extravaganzas from Office, I bought them in Nude and Pale Grey last year, however they have bought new design's out this year (shown above) which are also suitable, and so on trend!

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EYESHADOW DO'S & DONT'S

DO'S & DONT'S

THE TRICKS TO FLAWLESS EYESHADOW

Eyeshadow is my favourite part when it comes to doing my make up, however it can be very easily ruined in such silly ways, so I have listed some simple eyeshadow do's and dont's when it comes to applying you shadow. We all want flawlessly blended eyeshadow, with no harsh lines, so here is just how to achieve that.

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My first tip is, DON'T neglect your eyes when it comes to priming before your shadow, a good base will make sure your eye shadow lasts all day, the product will blend more smoothly on a good base, and also you will see a better colour pay off from your shadow. This brings us to our first DO which would be to use a good eyeshadow primer, I like the Urban Decay Primer Potion, but my all time fave would be my Mac Soft Ocre Paint Pot. Concealers also work as good bases too and a good base is going to also cover any discolouration on your eyelids.

Next, once you've applied your base, DON'T go in with any old colour in your crease, the base at this moment is sticky, therefore product is going to clingy at first and become hard to blend. This may cause patchiness, which may become hard to blend. This brings me to my second DO which would be to apply a light matte eyeshadow all over the lid, so the colour your about to blend into your crease will blend more flawlessly. 

Also, if you have't already guessed, another DO would be to always begin your eyeshadow working shadow into the crease, DON'T start on your lid colour, as eyeshadow is lighter on the lid, compared to the crease, and you don't want to be blending your lid colour into your crease, especially if it is a shimmer, you want to keep your crease matte.

So we've started to blend colour into our crease, after applying a matte lid colour eyeshadow on top of our base, now what? Let's work some colour into our crease! I would most definitely say DON'T start with a dark crease colour, this will become hard to blend, and will look very harsh. Please DO build up your colour, so start with lighter, matte neutrals and work your way up to the darkest colour you would like to use in your crease. 

When it comes to using dark colours in your crease, DON'T use a dark colour along the whole of your crease, DO try and focus the darkest colour on the outer corner, if you blend a black or dark shadoww along your whole crease, in the inner part of your eye, it is going to look like a swollen, black eye, which isn't the look we are going for, I would recommend a smaller blending brush when it comes to dealing with dark colours, and using small amounts of product, as we can always add more, but we can't take product away once we have applied it!

So let's pack some product onto our lid, DON'T use a fluffy blending brush of any sort to apply lid shadow, you will ruin everything you have just achieved in your crease, and a fluffy brush is for blending eyeshadow, therefore you are not going to get the colour pay off you are expecting on your lid, especially when it comes to shimmer. So DO pick up a synthetic eyeshadow brush, which is made for packing on product to the lid, such as a Sigma E55 or any brush similar shaped. When applying your lid colour DO try to push the product low, you don't want it getting into your crease, you've got the right brush, but you must use the right technique. I always wet my lid brush with MAC Fix + to achieve amazing colour pay off for my lid colour, making most shimmers metallic, which looks lovely on the lid with a nicely blended, gradient like crease!

A massive DON'T is to never ever neglect the lower lash line, we have packed so much product onto the top of our eyes, to leave the under eyes bare would look to top heavy, and uncompleted. I always like to take my crease colour, and just blend it smoothly on my lower lash line with any pencil brush. This will finish the look, but DO make sure it is blended flawlessly. When doing this, like your crease, DON'T blend that dark colour along the whole lower lash line, because again we are not going for the black eye look, like the crease just blend it nicely, lighter as we go in and DO try and finish with a little shimmer in your tear duct, this will awaken the eyes! I would also apply that same shade on my brow bone to complete the look!

When doing a heavy eye make up look, you are going to get a lot of fall out, this is where product can fall down onto your face, DON'T assume this can be covered with concealer, it can't it will ruin your make up. I always start with my eyes when it comes to heavy eyeshadow looks, or I find myself doing just my foundation and eyebrows, then eyes, then completing the rest of my face! DO dust away your fall out, or use shadow shields, just make sure it doesn't stay on your face!

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I hope you have enjoyed today's post, in no way am I saying these are the rules to eyeshadow, there are no rules in make up, this is just what works for me and I see as good tips!

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MORPHE 35W PALETTE

MORPHE 35W PALETTE 

This brand is very popular in America, and when I noticed that BeautyBay stock Morphe I just had to try something out! Everyone raves about their eyeshadow palette "35O", It is BEAUTIFUL and I am yet to get my hands on it, so I picked up the 35W (35 Warm) Palette for just £15.95! I was stunned at the price as you get 35 shadows for just £15.95? I thought maybe to good to be true, but I just love this palette! 

This palette is great for everyday use, I wouldn't really use this palette if I was going somewhere special as I love crazy pigmented, dramatic shadows for then, however this is amazing for everyday as it is so soft and natural. The colours are quite pigmented, especially for the price, however I did find that some shadows were more pigmented then others. Here are the swatches from top to bottom row...

       

So as you can see, some shadows are more pigmented then others. However, I find that works really well, the glittery ones are more pigmented, and the transitional shades and other shadows you are more likely to blend into the crease aren't as pigmented but for that reason they are very easy to blend. I love this palette for as you can achieve so many looks from just one palette, it has your browns, your pinks, your oranges, your golds, your greys and blacks... Such a versatile palette!

I will be posting every weekday at 6pm from now on, thank you for reading!

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