1 PALETTE 3 LOOKS: ULTA3 LIP AND CHEEK PALETTE

(Yes, in the mirror you can see me in my pyjamas)

I have so many eye shadow palettes that I think it is becoming an addiction. Seriously, in the last few months I have accumulated so many that I haven't even had time to use them all! I decided that you might want to see these gorgeous palettes (and be warned - they are mostly nude and black shades) and how I am creating different looks with them. Hence this series, where I show you a few looks that you can create with each palette. Lets begin!

So my first palette is a selection of eye shadows (including two cheek shades, too) that I've had since the start of the year and haven't only used until recently. Is that bad or what? Although the colours in this palette are so gorgeous and I wish I had used it sooner. The looks I am creating with this eye shadow palette are: traditional shimmery smokey eye, a dramatic brown smokey eye, and a light, shimmery natural eye look.

Look one:: Traditional smokey eye

For this look I am using only the shades on the right side. So to start, first apply the lightest shade all over the eye area - including the lid, the crease and under the brow bone. Then cover just your lid with the shade below. With the next shade, only put on the eye shadow on the outer 2 thirds of your lid. Blend those shades together, and finally, blend the darkest shade into the crease and outer corners of your eyelid. Optionally, you can line your botto lash line with the darkest shade too.

Look two:: Brown smokey eye

As the colours on the right side are black/grey/silver, and the name of this look clear states 'brown', we will obviously only be using the colours on the left side of the palette. So, firstly use the lightest brown shade to cover your whole eye area, as described above. Using the next shade cover your whole lid. Then, with the third shade, you will need to just cover the outer 2 thirds of your lid, and blend well. To finish the brown smokey eye, apply the darkest colour to your crease and blend into the rest of your look, and then apply that same shade to your bottom lash line to line your eyes. As you can see the steps for this look are practically the same as the ones for the traditional smokey eye that I mentioned above, as they are both smokey eyes.

Look 3:: Simple shimmery look

This I'm still using four shades, but this look is definitely the easiest out of all the looks so far, and soon you will see why! Start with covering your whole eye area, up to your brow bone, with the lightest shade on the brown side. Then, using the lightest shade from the black side (haha the dark side) cover your whole lid. With the second shade on the brown side apply it to the crease to create dimension. For the finishing touch, line your bottom and top lash lines with the black shade.

(And with all these eye shadow looks you can use the blush shades with them, I just choose to not wear blush because of my naturally pink cheeks. Plus I also prefer the contoured and bronzed look.)

I hope you enjoyed this new style of post! If you like it, make sure to tell me as I would just love to create another using a different eye shadow palette, and as you know I have loads! See you soon,

Bridget xx

TOP FIVE AFFORDABLE MAKEUP PRODUCTS

There's something I have to confess... I own A LOT of drugstore makeup.  And I'm not ashamed, although my purse might be as I'm always spending! I just love makeup so much - all the colours and brands and designs and the packaging and the product itself and I could just go on and on and on. And after collecting makeup for at least 2 years now, I have come across some (affordable!) gems which I just have to share with you.

The first product is the Model and Co. Lip Laquer in the colour Creme Brulee. It's actually the perfect combination of nude and pink and has such great staying power that I've worn this non-stop since I bought it. I should probably give my other lip prods some love so they don't feel left out.

Next is Maybelline's Volum Express The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara (what a long name!). I swear this is the best mascara to ever grace the planet. It doesn't clump, smudge, or look cakey, instead it opens my eyes SO MUCH and makes my eyes look amazing. I love it!

I think my most used product out of all of these must be Rimmel's Professional Eyebrow Pencil. I have used it almost every single day since I purchased it, and I wouldn't want to live a day without it. What I love most about this is that I can choose how much I fill in my brows depending on my mood, the occasion, and the rest of my makeup. It's so buildable and results in such a nice finish.

I have been wearing Rimmel's 60 seconds nail polish in the shade Princess Pink non-stop this month. It is seriously the perfect natural colour - mostly nude but with the slightest hint of pink so that it is practically the same colour as my nails, but darker. The finish is so glossy and smooth, and I can even wear it to school without the teachers noticing and getting me in trouble for wearing nail polish.

Lastly I want to include my Mineral Primer from Nude by Nature, which for some reason isn't available anymore. This was the best I could find - I think it's the same product but with a different name and design. If I wear a BB-cream or foundation, this primer HAS to go under it. Without it everything slides off my oily face within 2 hours. Such a lifesaver.

Now, there's something I have to tell you all. As I am such a procrastinator and as a result don't post blog posts as much as I really should, I decided that this month I'm going to challenge myself to 2 or 3 good quality posts per week. Mondays will be "Makeup Monday", Fridays will be "Fashion Friday", and I might post a lifestyle post another time during the week  if I feel like it. Hopefully you're excited (I definitely am!) and have a fabulous rest of the week :)

Bridget xx

15th BIRTHDAY // OUTFIT + DIARY

Hi everyone,

So, two days ago it was my 15th Birthday! I had such an amazing day. If you missed the post I did about turning 15 and my goals for the year, check it out here.

To start off the day I opened presents - yay! (also, a haul coming soon), and then we went out for breakfast.

We went to the Dome, where I had a bacon and eggs on toast with hash browns, mushrooms, baked beans, and avocado.

OOTD:

This is probably one of my favourite outfits for the autumn/winter season. I love the leather jacket so much, plus ripped jeans are my fave!

Jumper: Dotti

Leather Jacket: Dotti

Jeans: Lee Cooper

Shoes: Converse

Necklace: Thomas Sabo

We found this really cool wall by the restaurant, so I had to take the opportunity to take some really cool pictures! Let me know if you would like to see a tutorial on how I did my make-up, recently I have been using new products which I would love to share with you! 

Also, I recently got twitter! Follow me @westcoasttstyle, for updates, re-tweets and lots of fun stuff!

Bridget xx

15

I'm 15 today.

Wow. Another year gone... and still so many to come. 

Right now, I'm in the middle of my teen years, as and these are the best years of our lives, I want to go about this year with no regrets, and so I can look back on this year and think of all the great times I had. However small they are, these are some of the things I'd like to achieve or do while being 15.

1 // Going to a music festival. A proper one, not an outdoor concert.

2 // Staying fit and healthy.

3 // Getting a part-time job in retail.

4 // Growing my hair out to my waist. Right now my hair sits a bit below my shoulders, and when straightened it reaches the top of my boobs, but I'd really like to grow it as far as I can, while keeping it in a really healthy condition.

5 // Making a bunch of new friends. I've always been kinda shy, and so I want to go out of my comfort zone to meet new people, and hopefully make some friends!

6 // As well as making new friends, I'd like to stay in contact with old friends.

6 // Being as fashionably put together as possible. Because fashion is always important. Obviously.

This was a bit of a short post today, but I'm posting my Birthday ootd and a birthday haul, so stay tuned for that coming later this week! Hope you enjoyed this post :)

Bridget xx