High End to High Street: Creating Chanel's Look For Less

Being a student, I'm always on the look out for affordable products that rival the quality of products from higher end brands.  Time after time I see campaigns promoting items that aren't so bank balance friendly, which leaves me lusting after these gorgeous products until my next pay cheque arrives.  However, with a good collection of tried and tested high street products, here I'm going to teach you how to take this High End look to the High Street.  

Chanel is definitely a luxurious brand and one that many of us won't be purchasing from that often!  However, that's not to say that we can't create Chanel's stunning looks for a fraction of the price.  I was looking through some Chanel campaigns and this one caught my eye, the natural glow to the skin is just beautiful, and the overall look is perfect for both day and night.  Below I've shown you exactly how to create this stunning makeup, using products purely from the UK High Street.

Image Credit: POPSUGAR Beauty Australia. Available at: http://www.popsugar.com.au/beauty/Check-Out-Chanel-Rouge-Coco-Shine-Lipstick-Ad-Campaign-Starring-Vanessa-Paradis-14731603. 

Here's how to achieve this natural glam makeup look:

For the eyes:

I started off by priming the eyes using Kiko's Eye Base Primer, this adds to the longevity of any shadows and creates a smooth surface to the lid.  Sometimes I set the primer with a Translucent Powder, something like Rimmel Stay Matte will do, as this helps the blending of shadows and takes the slight tackiness away from the eye base.  Taking MUA's Undress Me Too Palette, which is a dupe for Urban Decays Naked 2 Palette at a fraction of the price, I took the shade Shy and applied this over the lid with a small flat shader brush.  I then took Lavish with a fluffy brush and swept this through the crease and onto the bottom lash line with a pencil brush.  To deepen the crease, I used the shade Dreamy with a smaller crease brush.  I think this eye look is all about the lashes, so to complete the look I added lashings of Collections Doll'd Up Mascara to my models top and bottom lashes and added some Eyelure 035 falsies for length and volume!

For the Face:

I wanted to keep the skin very natural and glowy to replicate the campaign.  My models skin was well moisturised using a rich moisturiser, so the next step was to prime.  To give that luminous glow, I used Loreal's Lumi Magique Primer then applied Loreal True Match Foundation with a Real Techniques Buffing Brush.  I covered any blemishes with Collections Lasting Perfection Concealer, I applied this under the eyes too.  I applied Kiko's Glow Touch (I think this was limited edition, sorry!) to the apples of the cheek for a subtle flush of colour, then contoured lightly using Sleek's Face Contour Kit with an Elf Duo Fibre Face Brush.  To complete the glowing skin, I used Kiko's Radiant Touch Creamy Stick Highlighter on the cheekbones, bridge of the nose and the Cupid's bow.  I'm loving Kiko at the moment, there products are so affordable yet such high quality!

For the Lips:

To complete this natural glam look, I simply added a touch of Nyx Lipgloss in Beige.  My absolute favourite high street nude pink gloss!

Are there any high street products you love? Leave me a comment and let me know below!

Love,

Hayley x

All Eyes on You: Hair and Makeup Addiction Special Eyes Kit Review

For a while now, I have been hearing Youtuber after Youtuber rave about Hair and Makeup Addiction Brushes.  Not only that, I often see an Instagram post daily about these little beauties! After hearing such good things and being the beauty junkie that I am, the 'Special Eyes Kit' made it onto my Christmas List straight away and I was lucky enough to find these sitting under my tree on Christmas Morning.

Hair and Makeup Addiction is a company based in the UK, and is completely vegan friendly.  Their brushes are made with synthetic taklon fibres (which are extremely soft and allow a seamless blend of product!) and with bamboo handles these brushes are also extremely eco-friendly.  The Special Eyes Kit is a set of six brushes that retails for £20, you can purchase them here. The brushes came packaged in a cute pink drawstring bag which adds a really sweet touch.  I'll start by saying the quality of these brushes are like no other in there price range, the synthetic bristles are super soft to touch but dense enough for good product application and blending.  The set consists of The Detailer, The Blender, The Queen, The Highlighter, The Liner and The Shader which I will talk about in more detail below.

The Detailer:

This brush is perfect for precisely applying colour onto the inner tear duct area, as well as smudging out colour onto the bottom lash line.  The Detailer is one of the more dense brushes out of the collection, so can also be used to really define the crease/outer v too.  If you're a fan of a cut crease, you need this brush in your life!

The Blender:

Here I present to you, my new favourite blending brush!  This brush is the perfect size for applying your crease colour and really creates a nice, diffused look to your eyeshadow with no harsh lines.  I like to use this brush in circular motions through the crease to create that seamless effect, but sweeping the brush backwards and forwards for a more natural makeup works just as well.  I have also used The Blender to precisely apply highlighter to the high points of my face, so its a real multi-tasker. 

The Queen:

I think this might be my favourite brush from the set, its a multi-purpose brush that literally can be used for everything!  Its a bit like The Blender, only bigger and slightly more dense.  So far I have used this as a face brush to apply powder, highlighter, concealer and have also used this to create a strong contour.  When it comes to using it as an eye brush, it can be used to apply a primer to the lid and I love using it to blend out the edges of my eyeshadow when creating a more dramatic look.  It really is The Queen of the set.

The Highlighter:

On the Hair and Makeup Addiction website, The Highlighter is said to be perfect for highlighting the brow bone and for precise contour of the nose.  I totally agree that this is a great brush for contouring, however I feel personally that this brush is a tiny bit too big for highlighting the brow bone!  I have loved using this to blend out concealer over any blemishes though, its really soft so blends the product immaculately. 

The Liner:

Perfect for use with any gel liner, The Liner is also great for defining the brows.  Now I'm not really much of a liner girl so I haven't had much use out of this brush for that specific purpose, however this has been a god-send when filling in my brows with my Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade.  This brush is super thin and fairly dense, so allows you to create a really sharp yet still natural shape to the brows. 

The Shader:

Finally, we have The Shader, great for concealing hard to reach areas but also lovely to use for packing colour onto the eyelid.  Personally, I like a more fluffy brush to apply concealer but I have had so much use out of this when applying pigment onto the lid.  This brush is flat and slightly tapered so fits into the corners of the eyes no trouble, you may also like this brush for sculpting out the brows.

Overall, I can honestly say these brushes are amazing!  They are affordable but the quality is incredible, I would recommend these brushes to any make-up newbies as they don't break the bank but the quality will allow you to really perfect your skills.  Saying that, to any Make-Up Artists out there, I highly recommend you try these out too!  The quality rivals any other high-end brush brand including MAC, Sigma and even everyone's beloved Real Techniques!  I will definitely be purchasing more Hair and Makeup Addiction Brushes, next on my Wishlist is the Essential Face Kit!

Verdict: I love them, my new favourite eye brushes!

Where to buy: You can purchase these brushes and many more from www.hairandmakeupaddiction.co.uk. 

Have you tried any Hair and Makeup Addiciton Brushes? What are your thoughts?

Love,

Hayley x