Look of the day: Christmas Edition

Happy belated Christmas to you!!

Lately I've been so busy with work and Christmas prep that I haven't had a chance to blog for a while so I thought I'd kick-start my reintroduction with a Christmas outfit and look of the day.. outfit... hair... make-up & nails !

Selfie of the day

This year I opted for a matchy/clashy vibe sticking to a grey colour palette. I recently purchased this top and skort from River Island when their new spring collection started appearing in store. I don't believe that grey is going to be one of the huge key colours for this spring but it is a very wearable colour. 

I really love this top... it's high neck and slightly cropped but the long sleeves will keep you warm - it's fairly thin material but I love it and I think I'll be wearing it a lot. It would look great with jeans or a skirt and a simple but bright statement necklace. Yellow is a hot colour to go for if you're thinking spring time trends !

Crop top and Skort from River Island 

I really wasn't intending on wearing the two pieces together when I bought them, but I do think they work well together in a strange way. Iv'e never actually worn or purchased a skort before, not for any specific reason other than I just haven't been drawn to them.

The floral watercolour print on this piece is stunning. The colour palette acts as a strong transition from winter to springtime wardrobe and would look great worn with or without tights. 







...Moving on ... it's Make-up time!

So the make-up look of the day sometimes ends up being more important than the outfit for me.. but in this case everything was new new new so it was all a real treat on Christmas day!  I'd asked for a new MAC eye-shadow palette and a few eye-shadow refill pan's from my lovely parents this year and of course I had to use them on the day!

Here's what the palette looks like, Its black with a clear plastic top that says 'MAC',You have to but buy the inserts separately to hold the eye-shadows and they hold 15 shadows. It's not necessary to buy the inserts because the shadows are magnetic at the bottom but I like the palettes this way, and they're intel £2.50 so I think it's worth it. 

Left to right: Brulé, Cranberry, Quarry, Sketch and Trax

Note: The refill pan's retail for £10 where as individual shadows in plastic containers retail at £13. I only have one of these in the plastic pots which I use everyday for my brows - but I won't be adding it to my palette quite yet because I'm not an expert on depotting shadows! 

For a base I used a Becca resurfacing primer (which I'm obsessed with and love), Mac Studio fix fluid foundation and Mac studio fix powder. Then Mac eye-shadow in Espresso to fill in my brows, for blush I opted for Mac's breath of plum and Bourjois maxi delight bronzer to contour and finally Mac's Brave lipstick with Rimmel's Nude Delight moisture renew lipstick in the centre of the lips. 

For Eye-shadow.... 
I started out using Brulé across the lid and quarry in the crease.. I couldn't decide which to use next so i ended up mixing them all together anyway using mainly cranberry and trax across the lid with sketch in the outer corner teamed with a black gel liner and false lashes. 

Next up: Hair 

I had the Babyliss boutique deep waves hair tool as a present, which so far i really love. It gives a similar effect to a crimping hair tool but gives defined small waves. My first impression of this hair tool is really positive and I really do like the natural effect that it brings, I did notice that the curls started to drop after a few hours which isn't normal for my hair but I think next time I'll use more hair product before and after styling.

Finally ... Nails 
I'm one of those girls that never goes a day without having her nails perfectly painted. I'm a big fan of the (YouTube beauty guru) nail polish by Tanya Burr which is produced by the brand Eye Candy. They also have their own line of polish which I have discovered to be identical to the formulation of Tanya's, and they offer a slightly different range in colour. In an attempt at festive i went for the shade Riding Hood - I didn't want to opt for any crazy nail art that was too time consuming so this deep red was the perfect choice for me.

Tanya's collection is available in Superdrug at £5.99

Tanya Burr nail polish in shade Riding Hood

I really can't praise these nail polishes enough. I love the range of colours, the amount of product that you get is great value for money (12ML) and you can't fault the clean and bold packaging. Most of all the staying power and the fact that they all seem pretty chip resistant for days and days on end means that any nail polish produced by Eye Candy - if it's got Tanya's name on it or not - is a definite winner for me! 

Thats it for the Look of the Day Christmas Edition .. 
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas time !

Love Amy x