Day to Dark, Light to Night || Winging It

Turning your everyday makeup look into something a bit more special in the evening is easy peasy with only a few products necessary, perfect for those times when your getting ready round a friends or last minute plan come about.

Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer in Medium Neutral 

NARS Blush in Luster

NARS Contour in Paloma 

Soap and Glory Brown Archery in Brownie Points 

Maybelline Brow Drama in Dark Brown 

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Naked 2 and W.O.S (from Naked Basics Palette)

Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner in Black

Rimmel Kate Moss Mascara in 004 Eye Rock Jet Black

Nivea Lip Butter in Raspberry Rosé

Just keep these bad boys in your bag and you should be good to go:

+Soap and Gloey Wonderbronze Blush Brick 

+ No. 7 Eyeshadow (bottom shade) Forest Fruits Trio or Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Diamond Dog

+ NYX Creme Matte Lip In Copenhagen 

Why do I look so scared?? Lol

                                                            

Treat Yourself, 

Lyl Mandy xo       

Brown To Blonde Balayage || Winging It

After months and months of googling 'caramel balayage', saying to my friends "I really want to dye my hair guysss" and trying to explain to my dad that I'm not going to leave the salon with bright purple hair, I finally did it. Now for some people this may not seem like a very big deal but because of the type of hair that I have, I never thought it would be possible to lighten my hair without causing some serious damage and breakage because of the bleach. I owe it all to my fabulous hairdresser Ashley who helped me find the perfect caramel blonde shade to match my existing hair colour and my skin tone, as well as introducing me to the OLAPLEX treatment which was mixed into the bleach to help rebuild the disulphide bonds in my hair that had been broken when colouring, blow drying and brushing my hair. I really do owe a lot to this treatment because not only has it saved my hair from being a split-end(ed) mess, it has also made my hair look shinier and stronger that it was pre-dye.❤️                    

The main reason for this post is becaus I wanted to document the process and the change but if you have any questions feel free to ask. 

Before:

During:

After:

I was definitely apprehensive at first but I am now over the moon with it. If it's something you want to get done but are maybe having reservations my tips would be, find a hairdresser that you fully trust and have known for a little while and always remember that things can always be rectified if you don't like it first time. 

                                                                   Treat Yourself,

                                                                    Lyl Mandy xo