Gem and Jo's Face of the Day

Good afternoon all you fabulous people! Today we had a lovely little get together with some of our close friends, just to catch up and what not, and this is what we wore on those things we call our faces.

Gemma's Makeup 

Today, instead of going for either a natural or night-time look, I decided to combine both and pair a neutral eye with a bold lip which also matched my nails! (Yay for matchy- matchy!) As per usual I started with Estée Lauder's Double Wear foundation in Shell (CO1) and powdered with Makeup Rumours pressed powder in Nude. (£1 you guys, £1!!) I yet again used Front Cover's blush for a healthy glow. 

On to the eyes! I used Makeup Rumour's Dazzle Palette, I applied 1 over my whole eyelid and browbone and used 2 in the crease of my eye with 3 adding a coppery look to my eyelid. Then I used 4 to highlight the inner corner and just under my eye to create an awake look! Wet n Wild's H20 Liquid eyeliner and Estée Lauder's Sumptuous Extreme mascara finished off my look. 

Jo's Makeup 

So today I decided to go for a put together neutral look. I started with Seventeen Miracle matte foundation and powdered with NYC Matte Powder Foundation (it was just one of those days guys!). I then highlighted with Benefit's High beam (it's like instant sunlight.).

On to the eyes! After priming my eyes I then used Stilla's Natural Beauty palette (check out our review  of it here). I started with vanilla (1) as an all over eye base. Next I used toffee (2) on the lid and ran rosey (3) through the crease. I then used caramel (4) in the outer third of my lid and used merlot (5) to deepen the outer corner. I finished off the eye look with a sweep of Wet n Wild's Mega liner in black and used lashings (see what I did there) of Maybelline's the Rocket mascara. I finished off my entire look with a rosey nude lipstick from makeuprumours (see our makeup rumours review here). 

So there you have it, our looks of the day.

What's your go to neutral eye shadow palette is? Let us know in the comments. 

As always, thanks for reading. 

Until next time, 

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Gem and Jo's Face of the Day

We are make up addicts and like to change up what we use all the time. We decided to show you guys what we wore on our faces today for a casual college look.

Gem's Makeup:

So for my casual mid-week look, I started off with my all time favourite foundation, Estée Lauder's Double Wear in the shade Shell (CO1) and I powdered using Makeup Rumours Pressed Powder in Nude. (This stuff is great and is only £1!!! Check it out Here). 

For my cheeks I used Front Cover's blush and applied it on the apples of my cheeks for a little healthy glow! 

For my eyes I used E.L.F. Cosmetics Eye Enhancing palette. I used 1 as an all over base colour. I used 2 in the crease of my eye and blended it out. I applied 3 on my lid and used 4 to highlight the inner corner of my eye as well as under the centre of my eye to make me seem more awake! (College is a killer) 

Wet n Wild's H2O Eyeliner in jet black and Estée Lauder's Sumptuous Extreme Volumizing mascara finished off my eyes and a swipe of Estée Lauder's Pure Color Lip Gloss in Praline Paradise finished off my laid back, natural look. 

Jo's Makeup: 

For today's look I started off with Rimmel London's lasting finish 25 hour foundation. I then powdered with  Makeup Rumours Pressed Powder in Satin (pressed powder is a must for me!). For blush I used Sleek's Blush by 3 in sugar, using number 5 from the palette, for a bit of colour and then used Benefit's high beam on the tops of my cheek bones for a highlight. 

For my eyes I used Catrice's eye shadow in the colour Bring Me Frosted Cake (Catrice have really cute names!) for an all over base and under brow highlight. Next I used Topshop's eye shadow in Harlow sunset, using number 1 on the center of my lids. I then used MUA bronze eye shadow (number 3) in my crease, and finally used the purple Topshop eye shadow (number 4) in the outer corner to add some dimension to my eyes. I finished off this eye look with a flick of Wet n Wild's Mega liner. I rounded off the look with  B. cosmetics sheer conditioning lipstick in Raspberry Jam. 

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Gem and Jo's Favourite Eyeshadow Palettes

We love eye shadow, we mean who doesn't? And what better way to have eye shadow then in a pretty little palette! Here's are a little round up of the eye shadow palettes that we love.

Gem's Favourites:

Estée Lauder Christmas 2013 Palette

This palette, although extremely difficult to photograph, is gorgeous and is great for creating night or day looks. It contains both shimmer and matte shadows, which makes it one of my go-to palettes most days. The consistency of the powders is really creamy and they are incredibly easy to blend! I cannot speak highly enough of the Estée Lauder eye shadow range!

When I'm travelling I generally only take this palette with me, it literally suits any occasion and you can create so many diverse looks with just a few of these shades. When I'm stuck I even use the matte brown to fill in my eyebrows! I love to use the shimmery grey to create a subtle, day time smoky eye. As you can probably tell, my favourite are the brightest shades at the top of the palette, they are amazing as base colours and to add a bit of brightness to the inner corner of your eye. 

Check out Estée Lauder's website Here

(Keep an eye out for their Christmas gift set for 2014, they are always gorgeous!)

Ted Baker "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" Palette

This palette was a gift from our good friend Chloe last Christmas and I have loved it ever since. Just like the Estée Lauder palette, this one can create so many different looks. It has neutrals and brights which means you could go for a simple day time look or go wild with a deep blue smoky eye. All the shadows in this palette are shimmery and look gorgeous in the sunlight!

The creamy texture of these powders makes them a pleasure to blend, either together or with another brand. I love to use the brown in the crease of my eye and then I use the light pink to give my look a really feminine feel with the lightest shade giving a hint of brightness in the inner corner. The only thing I would change about this palette is the packaging, it's a strong cardboard but I have to be super gentle when I open it so I don't rip it in half. (No I'm not the Hulk, the packaging is just a little soft)

Take a look at the Ted Baker makeup collection at Boots Here

e.l.f. Cosmetics Eye Enhancing Eye shadows

This palette is a lifesaver for those days when you just cannot wake up enough to show it in your eyes. I call it my Monday Palette. Usually when a product says 'eye enhancing' I think "ye right!" but this one does not lie. It seriously makes your eyes seem so much brighter and awake! I love this palette!

Using a combination of nearly all the shadows, I love to create a really bright, yet natural, look that turns my Monday morning gloominess around. The hint of shimmer in each shadow really lifts and opens your eyes to make you seem more awake, even if you are falling asleep in that 9am lecture! I especially love the packaging of this palette, it's sleek, small and sturdy which makes it perfect for in your on the go makeup bag! 

Check out e.l.f. cosmetic's website Here

Jo's Favourites:

 Stila Natural Beauty Eye Shadow Palette

Who doesn't love a neutral eye? It's one of the easiest things to wear and to create and goes with just about everything. I absolutely love this palette and it's one of my go to palettes for an everyday natural eye. It's super rare that you find an eye shadow palette where every eye shadow is actually usable but this one is like a diamond in the rough. Every eye shadow in this palette looks great either by itself or paired together and it contains both matte and shimmer eye shadows. 

The shadows themselves are super pigmented and last a long time on the eye, especially when paired over a eye primer. It's great for travel too, as its super slim and you can create tonnes of looks with it. Seriously just love it. Check Stila's website out here.

Sleek Cosmetic's I-Divine Eye shadow Palette in Au Naturel

I may have a slight problem when it comes neutral eye shadow palettes, but I mean who doesn't need like a dozen? This palette is one of my favourites. The shadows are super de duperly pigmented and really show up on the eye. The palette has great lighter and darker neutrals that can be paired together to create some really great looks. 

This palette also has a variety of matte and shimmer eye shadows and has a great base colour and a matte black colour which would be great to use as an eye liner. Oh and I haven't told you the best thing about this palette. It's only €9.99! I know what you're thinking, "what Jo? All this for only €9.99?". Yes that's right all this for just €9.99 (yeah I know I sound like a crazy television shopping advert). 

 Sleek Cosmetic's I-Divine Eye Shadow Palette in Vintage Romance

After a good ole neutral eye, I loves me a pop of purple and this palette delivers on both the neutral and the purple. This palette has some lovely golden shades and some really great purple shades. Most of the shadows in this palette are shimmery and make for a great glam or night time look. The Palette also has a great matte brownie colour with is great in the crease. 

The shadows in this palette are super pigmented and really last. This is my go to palette when I want to either add a pop of colour to my normal neutral look or when I want to step it up a notch and go for an intense night time look. And..... (drum roll please)... You can get this palette for only €9.99 as well. Check out Sleek's website here. You can also Find Sleek cosmetics on Cloud10beauty.com also from every order placed with Cloud 10 beauty this month, €1 will be donated to the Irish Cancer Society. This way you can get yourself lots of pretty beauty items, and help a good cause all at the same time. Can't get much better than that if you ask us. 

So there you have it, our favourite eye shadow palettes. We'd love to know what you're favourite eye shadow palettes are and if you have any of the ones above. Hope you enjoyed this post and as always thanks for reading.

Until next time, 

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Gem and Jo's On the Go Makeup Bags

Today we shall be opening the pandora's box known as our travel makeup bags. We carry these bags with us everywhere and they contain everything we need to touch up our makeup during the day! You should probably note that our bags usually have way more crap in them, we cleaned them out just for you guys! No empty sweet wrappers shall be seen here! Carry on.

Gem's Bag: 

Esteé Lauder Bag, part of gift set. 

                                                                                    1. 17's Blusher Brush.

2. Eyes Lips Face (E.L.F.) Stipple Foundation brush. 

3. Esteé Lauder Sumptuous Extreme (Lash multiplying volume mascara) in 01 Extreme Black

4. Esteé Lauder Pure Color Lip Laquer in 01 Peach Glass. 

5. Nivea Essential Care Lip Balm.

6. Wrigleys Extra Ice chewing gum. (A girls gotta be fresh!)

7. Natural Collection Pressed Powder in Neutral 

8. Primark Powder brush. 

9. Wet n Wild's H2O Proof liquid eyeliner in E881 Ultra Black 

10. Esteé Lauder Pure Color lipstick in 26 Nectarine Shimmer 

11. Esteé Lauder Pure lipstick in 19 Rose Tea

12. Seventeen Lip brush
13. Esteé Lauder Pure Color eyeshadow palette. 

                                

Jo's Bag: 

Dolland and Devaux makeup bag from Tesco.

1. Hawaiian Tropic Island berry Sunkissed Moisturizing Lip gloss with SPF 25
2. Bobby pins and a hair tie (My hair has a life of it's own)
3. Real Techniques fine liner brush
4. Garnier Roll on anti dark circles under eye concealer
5. B. cosmetics sheer conditioning lipstick in Raspberry Jam
6. Zara Femme roller ball perfume (gotsta be smelling good)
7.  17 lip crayon in pink
8. Wet n Wild  Cover all pressed powder in medium
9. Primark kabuki brush
10. Benefit Boi-ing travel concealer
11. Elastoplast plaster (because this is seriously needed if you are as accident prone as me)
12. Rimmel London Scandaleyes retro glam mascara
13. Polo mints  (cause you gotta stay fresh).
14. Essence  Liquid eye liner

Thanks for reading guys and as usual, let us know your thoughts and what you like to keep in your bag in the comments section below!
Until Next Time
XO Gem and Jo. 

Gem and Jo's Beauty Haul

Well hello there, So we passed by some shops today and as it might happen we walked in and bought some stuff (what are the chances of that!!). Wanna see what we bought? Yeh, we thought so! Keep on scrolling to feast your eyes upon the lovely stuff we spent our pretty pennies on! 

Gem's Haul:

1. Esteé Lauder Double Wear Foundation in 1CO (Shell) €47.50.
 This foundation is my absolute favourite and I literally  could not live without it! It has amazing coverage and a  bottle lasts forever!

2. Esteé Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye. (This was a freebie when your signed up to their email list!)

3. Topshop Eyeshadow in Done and Dusted  €1.00

4. Topshop Glass Nail File €0.50

5. Topshop Nail varnish in Mermaid €1.00

                                                               6. Topshop Nail varnish in White
                                                                              Which €1.00                        

Jo's Haul: 

1. Topshop Eyeshadow in Harlow Sunset €1

2. Topshop Nail varnish in Sketch €1

3. Topshop Nail varnish in Mover n Shaker €1

4. Topshop Nail varnish in Easy Peasy €0.50

5. Topshop Nail varnish in Voltage €1

6. Topshop Nail varnish in Moondance €4

7. Topshop Nail varnish in Heart of Gold €1


As you can probably tell from the prices, we got all of our Topshop goodies on serious sale, so if you're near a Topshop pop in and have a look. We really recommend it!

Hope you enjoyed our haul! Leave us a comment telling us what product is your favourite. We love to hear from you. Thank you so much for reading!

Until next time!
XO Gem and Jo

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Gem and Jo's Polish Picks.

So we painted our nails again (after the lake water during our camping trip took all the polish off!) and we decided to show you guys what we're wearing. Take a look:

Jo's Pick:

Jo has been loving blue nail polish this summer, and decided to paint her nails with Rimmel London's Salon Pro nail colour with LYCRA, in the shade Nymph. This nail polish is part of the Kate Moss collection and is available in 40 different shades.


                                     

 This nail polish has a great shine, (even without a top coat) with a salon gel finish and the teal colour really pops on the nails. The product itself is super easy to apply and isn't streaky at all. Two coats is all you need for an opaque look, however if you have longer nails that grow past the finger, a third coat may be needed. The formula dries super quick and doesn't chip easily.

This product can be found at most drugstores for around £4.50 or €6.50. Jo purchased her's from boots for €6.49. Check it out here. Buy it here. 

Gem's Pick

                                         

So Gem used Esteé Lauder's Pure Color nail lacquer in Le Smoking (B13). It's a deep red in the bottle, however the first coat on your nails does look kinda fuschia-ish. 

The polish itself is an absolute treat to apply! It's really smooth and silky and doesn't streak, however it does stain the sides of your fingers a little if you apply it in a big mess like Gemma does. Hence the reason her nails look awful in these pictures. Oops. 

This polish is often given in the sets that Esteé Lauder give away with certain purchases and there are a ton of different shades! Gem is trying to collect them all! It can also be bought by itself either in stores or online! 

Take a look Here. 

Gem's ring seen in this picture is from Pandora and can be purchased Here for €49.00 and there is a whole range of matching products available. 

Thanks for reading! Until Next Time! 

Gem and Jo's June Favourites Video.

Hey everyone, here's the youtube video of our June Favourites. There's also some bloopers of us acting the fools for you to enjoy (Jeans were ripped in the making of this video). For more information check out our corresponding blog post! Oh and don't forget to be wonderful and subscribe!

Until Next Time!

Gem and Jo's June Favourites.

So today we decided to show you guys what we have been loving this past month. For more details on these products be sure to check out our youtube video, oh and don't forget to subscribe!

Jo's Favourites:

Clean & Clear Morning Energy Skin Brightening Facial Scrub: 
I have been loving this facial scrub this past month. It is great for my acne prone skin and I've found that my skin has been looking a lot better since I've started using it.
This can be found at most drugstores and supermarkets for about €4.99
Check it out here
Buy if from boots here

  John Frieda Fizz-Ease Spray Gel:
 This product is great for those us who have frizzy hair    and works a treat when styling. Also it acts as heat        protection. Again this product can be found at most       drugstores and supermarkets for around €7.99.
 Buy it from boots here

 Victoria's Secrets Aqua Kiss Fragrance Mist:
I have been wearing this fragrance Mist all month.
It is a soft scent with tones of rain-kissed freesia and and fresh daisy , although it is not overly floral.
This can be found in Victoria's Secret stores, or if you live in Ireland, Dublin airport for around €12.00
Check it out here 











Aussie Miracle Colour Insurance Leave in Conditioner:
If you have colour treated hair you know that it can get quite dry. We found that out this past month when we dyed the ends of our hair. This product is great for adding moisture, detangling and helping colour last longer in your hair.
It can be found at most drugstores and supermarkets for around €6.00
Check it out here
Buy it from boots here










Iseree Refreshing facial wipes for normal to combination skin:
These wipes are full of moisture and make taking off waterproof makeup a breeze.They are also quite thick and for under €2.00 a package, they are an absolute steal. These wipes can be found at Lidl stores.








Rimmel London Scandaleyes retro glam mascara:
This mascara is great for both lengthening and volumizing. It's also super black. I usually wear waterproof mascara because I have quite oily skin and normal mascara tends to smudge, but this didn't at all and it was super easy to get off.
This can be found at most drugstores for about €9.00.
Check it out here
Buy it from Boots here










Gem's Favourites 

Garnier Moisture Match for Combination to Oily Skin: 
This mattifying face cream is absolutely brilliant! It really helps to dull down shine and lasts all day long! It can be worn alone or under your make-up and smells great!
It feels almost like a serum but dries in really well, we definitely recommend this one!
Find it Here

Esteé Lauder's Pure Color Lipstick: 
This product is amazing! Gem has it in about 6 different colours and they are all beautiful and long lasting! This particular colour is Nectarine Shimmer (Number 26) and was part of a set that was on offer this past Christmas! Esteé Lauder are brilliant for their sets and giveaways!
Find it: here

Esteé Lauder's Advanced Night Repair Serum: 
This is the small bottle which was free in a set when you bought two other products, it was totally worth it! This serum works miracles! Applied after you wash and cleanse your face, it instantly brightens and evens your skintone and Gem has even found that it has evened out here acne scars!
Honestly a brilliant product and worth the investment, a large bottle would last you forever!!
Find it: Here

Esteé Lauder's Advanced Time Zone Night:
This is a line reversing and wrinkle creme but Gemma is slightly worried about the future! It's applied after the repair serum and leaves your skin feeling refreshed and toned! This too is a miracle worker!
Find it: here

Boots Essentials Cleansing Wipes: 
These are great little wipes! For such a cheap price, there are a generous amount in the pack and they smell gorgeous! They are quite moist and take off make-up really well! Boots almost always have them on 3 for 2!
There is a whole range of products that go along with these wipes!
Find them: here

So there ya have it, Our June Favourites! Hope you liked it and we hope you try some of these products out for yourself! If you have already tried them, let us know what you think in the comments below! 

Until Next Time!