Quick Smokey Eye with Charlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleon!

 Charlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleon, colour-morphing eyeshadow pencil in Amber Haze

& Charlotte Tilbury Rock 'N' Kohl, iconic liquid eye pencil in Bedroom Black

+ Charlotte Tilbury Pencil Sharpener

Charlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleon in Amber Haze

Hey Beauty Lovers! Slowly expanding my Charlotte Tilbury beauty collection I have made a new purchase, and this is my latest addition. Colour Chameleon eyeshadow pencil comes in eight shades to suit every eye-colour. The shade I picked up Amber Haze is actually recommended for brown eyes, but obviously bronze shades look stunning on blue eyes, making them pop, so experiment a little and don't feel like you have to stick to certain colours! Colour Chameleons can be worn without a base, applied straight to the lid, and blended with a finger in the back of a cab, that's how easy they are to use. But under normal circumstances I prefer to apply them over a neutral base as I find them a little sticky feeling on my eyelids without the base. Once you apply them, they stay put - super long-lasting with or without base, they are also very smooth and blend beautifully.

I have been wearing this exact smokey eye for the last four days in a row, that says a lot. This smokey eye is super effortless, very quick to create for those who are in a hurry and looks beautiful. So when I have practically no time for make-up, and have to be out in 10 minutes looking presentable I go for this smokey eye which involves just two products: Colour Chameleon [in Amber Haze] + Rock 'N' Kohl [in Bedroom Black]. The actual smokey eye takes no more than five minutes, which is amazing as it looks like you spent a lot more time.

So to create this look, after I prep my eyelids I then quickly apply the Amber Haze eyeshadow straight from the pencil onto the lid and under the lower lashes. Taking Sonia Kashuk blending brush I quickly blend the hard edges and apply the Bedroom Black eyeliner winging it slightly and also taking it under the lower lash-line connecting the ends for that feline flick. I make sure to blend the Bedroom Black with Amber Haze for a softer look, using the Sigma pencil brush. And that is literally it!

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Top Five Face Make-Up Brushes: MAC, Sigma, RealTechniques!

From Top to Bottom: 

real Techniques Stippling Brush; Sigma Large Angled Contour F40

MAC 116, MAC 109, Sigma Tapered Blending E40

Hey Beauts! If I could only pick the most vital five face make-up brushes they would be these. The make-up look and style that I wear on a daily basis is perfectly accompanied with just these five brushes. Currently the foundation that I'm wearing I apply with fingers because I find it works best that way. So the next step would be under eye concealing, the concealer I use is Rimmel Wake Me Up and the brush that works best with it is a fluffy soft medium brush - Sigma Tapered Blending E40. It's a dupe of the MAC 224 and I find it's way too big and too soft for my smokey eye make-up.

I always set my liquid foundation with mineral foundation, I use Laura Mercier Mineral Powder SPF15 and the best brush I like applying it with is RealTechniques Stippling Brush. This brush is also great for cream blushes and liquid foundation. For contouring, right now I'm obsessed with Kevyn Aucoin The Celestial Bronzing Veil, and the brush to apply it with is Sigma Large Angled Contour F40. It's a dupe for MAC 168 brush and it's best for pretty much just contouring, applying it in a soft natural way.

Blushes, I always use a few at a time depending on the make-up look I'm going for, but my favourite blush brush is the MAC 116. It lays the product flat and gives more control over blush application, it's hard to over-do blush with this brush [rhyme not intended]. And finally because I have oily/combination skin type I sometimes like to touch up my t-zone with MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural, and the best brush I like with this product is MAC 109. It's a small contour brush but I find it's a little to dense and applies contour a touch too heavy. Size-wise MAC 109 is perfect for the t-zone and also fits beautifully under the eye area and around the nose.

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Essential Summer Face Make-up Brushes!

These are my make-up brushes that I have been using for ages, and when I travel and have to pick just the most essential brushes with me they are these six! For foundation, especially during summer when I use my Dr.Jart+ BB cream SPF30 I love to apply it with RealTechniques Expert Face Brush! This brush is great for that flawless air-brushed skin finish. To set my bb cream with Laura Mercier Mineral Powder SPF15 [my favourite combo] I find RealTechniques Stippling Brush works the best with this product, it applies it gorgeously and lightly buffs it for a luminous sexy skin finish. Sometimes I'm also in the mood for more coverage and like to touch up in the evening with MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural with MAC 109 a small contour brush, but I find it fits perfectly under the eyes and around the nose area buffing the mineral foundation beautifully. 

Speaking of contouring, my favourite brush is Sigma Large Angled Contour Brush in F40, it fits perfectly in the hollow of my cheeks for a natural looking contour! I think it's meant to be the dupe for MAC 168 brush. To apply powder blush I only ever use MAC 119, it lays a blusher flat and the size is perfect for my cheeks as well. And finally to finish off with a glowy complexion I apply a touch of highlighter on top of the cheekbones taking it lightly up into the temples with RealTechniques Duo-Fiber Contour Brush. This brush is great for many things, but I happened to love it especially with a highlighter, it acts almost like a fan brush placing the highlighter gently for a natural sheer finish.

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