I'm Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I'm supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month which is this month, October 2012, with my nails.

"In 2009, 48,417 women and 371 men in the UK were diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2010 there were 11,633 deaths from breast cancer in the UK and in 2005-2009, 85% of women in England survived their breast cancer for five years or more" Those are the cruel statistics I found today on cancerresearchuk.org, it also states "Breast cancer has been the most common cancer in the UK since 1997".

I have not developed Breast Cancer but I know women who have, luckily enough they have all survived it using various treatment. If you are worried about Breast Cancer, please go to http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/breast-cancer-information/breast-awareness/being-breast-aware/changes-look-feel for help and guidance, just click the link to be transfered to that page.

Because Breast Cancer is a cause close to my heart and because this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month I decided to support them using my favourite cosmetic products, nail varnishes. Hands are always on show, even in the winter or on those cold autumn days, you have to take your cosy gloves off sometimes, other people always see your hands, like when your paying a cashier at the shop or your using your touch screen phone, hands and nails are really visible so this to me was a great way to show my support and create awareness.

First of all I applied base coat to all of my nails and waited for them to dry. I then coated my nails (except for my fing finger) in a cute baby pink colour, I used Make Up Academy's Nail Varnish in Shade 16.

I then applied a white nail varnish to my ring finger to create a colour base for the breast cancer crusade nail art, I used Mavala '49' White. Whilst waiting for the white nail varnish to dry I layered a second coat to my other nails of the MUA Shade 16. Once done, I then applied another coat of my white nail varnish over the ring finger nail. After all nails have two coas of varnish and they are dry, I brushed a Top Coat over them.

To create the crusade I used an orange stick. Using the pointed end I dipped it into the pink nail varnish bottle and carefully stippled the paint from the orange stick onto the white nail to form the shape of the crusade, I did this lightly at first to get a basic outline. I collected more nail varnish onto the orange stick and went back over the crusade outline, pressing firmer to create texture and allow the pink to become more prominant. I carried on this process, thickening the crusade, until I was happy with the result.

I was very pleased with the nail art I created, and I'm proud to be so publicly supporting a great cause. I've had a number of people (friends, family and my flu vaccine nurse!) compliment my nails, and with some of them people it got us talking about Breast Cancer and our own personal stories. Breast Cancer, in one way or another, has affected every single person I know and I never realised that until I done this.

I'm supporting Breast Cancer Awarness Month!

 

 I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you Beauties again,

“Have Fun, Be Good”

x x Miss Tessa Leanne x x

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My Make Up Academy Cosmetics Collection

The first products I ever purchased from Make Up Academy's (MUA) cosmetic range was their nail varnish (I bought three pink shades), I always buy MUA's products straight from Superdrug stores as I can have a good look at the items before I make any decisions to buy them and I also like to collect my Superdrug Loyalty Points on their Beauty Card! ^_^

Here's a little background information on Make Up Academy that I copy and pasted from their 'About Us' section on their website: www.muastore.co.uk

“Great makeup doesn't need to cost the earth and it is MUA's promise to bring surprising quality, colour, fun and innovation to each and every product it delivers. Bringing guilt free makeup to every ladies makeup bag!

The team at MUA towers are constantly thinking of ways of creating fantastic products that deliver great value to your makeup bags. Inspired by playing with colour, there is something for everyone and with the introduction of the Professional range consumers can buy amazing palettes, foundations and primers for all under £4!”

So, without further-a-do, this is my MUA Collection (in no particular order):

 

 

MUA Nail Varnish:

The Nail Varnishes I own have no names, so I shall name the Shade Number and what I would describe their colour as in brackets (Sorry I have not written them in the same order as the photograph).

Shade 2 (Black) £1.

Shade 5 (Minty Green) £1.

Shade 15 (Hot Pink) £1.

Shade 16 (Baby Pink) £1.

Shade 17 (Clear) £1.

Shade 20 (Deep Pink) £1.

 

 

MUA Blusher:

 

Professional Mosaic Blush in Shade 3 'English Rose' £2.50.

 

MUA Lip Stick:

 

Shade 14 'Bare' £1 (Top).

Shade 15 'Juicy' £1 (Bottom).

 

 

MUA Lip Gloss:

 

Professional Out There Lip Plumping Gloss in 'Nude' £2 (Above Photograph).

 

 

 

Professional Intense Kisses High Intensity Lip Gloss in 'Sealed with a Kiss' £2 (Above Photograph).

 

 

 

Lip Gloss Tube in Shade 4 £1 (Above Photograph).

 

MUA Eye Liner:

 

 

Intense Colour Eye Liner Pencil in 'Snow White' £1.
 

MUA Mascara:

 

Shade 4 £1.

 

 

So there it is, my Make Up Academy collection (so far).

 

I really like the Nail Varnishes as the colours are gorgeous, they may not be long lasting but with the right base and top coat they can be.

The Mosaic Blusher is a gorgeous pink rose colour and quite pigmented, one thing I don't like about it is the smell, it really doesn't smell good.

I love the Lip Sticks especially 'Bare' as it is a lovely nude colour and moisturising, although 'Juicy' isn't, that shade/formula highlights any dry area on the lips but both lip sticks are highly pigmented.
I love all of their ranges of Lip Glosses that I own, they are really nice, shiny and aren't sticky, I'm in love with the Intense Kisses High Intensity Lip Gloss!

MUA's Eye Liner is really good, although I've only applied it to the water line the colour slides on really well and lasts longer then I thought it would, and their Mascara is great on the lower lash line however I noticed it is rather dry and it irritated my eye's when applied on to my top lashes.

 

Please remember that what works for me, may not work for you and what might work for you may not work for me. I would recommend Make Up Academy's Cosmetic range to everyone, they are really good for a good price and as I have said before in a previous blog about an MUA product “You won't be disappointed if you buy it, try it and don't like it” because it hasn't cost you a big fortune.

Have you tried any MUA Cosmetics? What's your opinion on the products?

I hope I've helped you with this post, I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you Beauties again,

 

“Have Fun, Be Good”

 

x x Miss Tessa Leanne x x

 

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@MissTessaLeanne

My Every Day Natural Make-Up Look!

My Every Day Natural Make-Up Look.


This Blog Post is about my daily make up routine. I like to keep my look very natural and minimal. I'm not at all high maintenance, and I hate to spend more then 10minutes doing my make up so this is a rather quick and simple routine for me and when its complete I feel a lot more confident then I would have done without it!

Face:

I apply Avon's Ideal Flawless Invisible Coverage Foundation in 'Nude' with Avon's own brand Foundation Brush all over my face and neck using light strokes, I then apply Avon ColorTrend's Final Touch 'Translucent Tan' Powder with Avon's own brand powder brush all over my face to in circular motions to buff away any streak lines from the foundation brush. As it's officially autumn I like the look of cute pink cold-wind-touched cheeks so I apply and blend Make Up Academy Professional Mosaic Blush in 'English Rose' to my cheeks using the same powder brush I used for the translucent tan powder. To fill in my eyebrows I use Avon's Glimmerstick Brow Definer in 'Dark Brown', I do this by using short sharp strokes within my existing eyebrow shape.

Eyes:

To add brightness to my eyes and to make them appear a little larger I apply Make Up Academy's Intense Colour Eye Line in 'Show White' to the lower water line of my eyes. To add definition to my eyes I then apply Avon's Super SHOCK Mascara in 'Black' to my upper lash line, ensuring I cover all lashes from roots till tip and from outer corner to the inner corner of the eye. I brush on Make Up Academy's Mascara in 'Shade 4' on the bottom lashes so my eyes appear natural and not dramatic.

Lips:

At the beginning of my make-up process I apply Petroleum Jelly to my lips to moisturise them and allow the product to sink it over the course of my face and eye make up routine, once those are completed I press a tissue onto my lips to remove excess Petroleum Jelly, then using my foundation brush I apply the excess foundation onto my lips and apply Make Up Academy Professional Intense Kisses High Intensity Gloss in 'Sealed With A Kiss’ using the applicator given.

To finalise my face I spray a light mist Make up Setting/Fixing spray to ensure make up stays on all day and doesn’t transfer onto clothing, (your partner!), etc. If I have not got any Make up Setting/Fixing spray I use hair spray!

Nails:

First I file nails into a square shape and buff any ridges away from my nail surface, I wipe my nails with an Acetone Nail Varnish Remover and apply Avon's Nail Experts Mineral Fix as a base coat, I then apply a nail varnish (in this case I used) Missguided's Splash Polish 'Mischievous' and fixed it by applying another layer of Avon's Nail Experts Mineral Fix Nail Polish.

And there it is, my every day natural make up look. As you can see I don't wear eye shadows but I have no idea why, and I don't contour my face because this is my face, it is the way it is, why should I try to make it appear more 'Oval' and slim to appeal to other people? I'm happy with my face shape and facial features so I'm not interested in highlighting and shading.

Of an evening I have to wash it off, so I complete my usual morning facial routine but instead of doing just one face wash, I do two, and then I'll carry on as usual. I may upload my facial routine in the near future.

 

Please remember that what works for me, may not work for you, as we are likely to have different skin tones and textures.

 

 

I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you Beauties again,

“Have Fun, Be Good”

 

x x Miss Tessa Leanne x x

  

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