Steal Her Style: Kylie Jenner

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If I had to choose a 'style icon', Kylie Jenner would be one of the first people to come to mind. Something about her bad-ass look is so appealing to me. One of my favourite outfits she has ever warn is this one, because she is still keeping with her style but mixing in a bit of colour and pattern. She often wears all black or monochrome so it was nice to see her mixing things up. And, most importantly, that hair though. If only I could get those effortless waves. 

Shorts: American Apparel High Waist Shorts in Watermelon (these are the ACTUAL thing!) 

Top: Ribbed Crop Vest 

Sunglasses: Ray-Ban RB3447 - 001 in Round Metal 

Bag: Minimalist Faux Leather Satchel

Boots: Faux Leather Lace-Up Booties

Keyring: Home Keyring in Teal/Cloud

Bracelet: Silver Lineal Cuff

This isn't the cheapest steal her style I've ever done, but I'm sure it's a hell of a lot cheaper than the actual things. This is another outfit that would be easy to recreate with pieces from home, any plain shirt and patterned shorts will give a similar effect. 

Lots of Love, 

Shannon 

July Favourites

On my second attempt, I finally got my (incredibly late) July Favourites online! Enjoy! 

Lots of Love, 

Shannon 

Wise Words #7

I have nothing to say about this. 

Lots of Love, 

Shannon

Rose Gold Goodness

I've got some more brush love to share with you today. If you watched my recent haul on my Youtube channel (shameless plug), you will know that I recently purchased this beautiful Rose Gold Brush Set from Zoeva. It's very reasonably priced, at roughly $95 AUD for eight brushes compared to $76 AUD for ONE MAC Brush. They're really good quality, some brushes are softer than others but that is to be expected. They're also good to wash. In short, I love them. For a more in depth explanation, I'm going to give a run down on each of the brushes: 

Silk Finish Brush 
This is a foundation brush that is like the Real Techniques Buffing Brush I love so much. I find myself alternating between the two without noticing any outstanding differences. It has really thick bristles that apply the foundation over the face evenly and then buff them in to give a 'silk finish' - hence the name.  

Face Shape
By the name of this brush I presume that it is supposed to be for contouring, but I break all of the rules and use it for something else entirely. This is like a mini version of the silk finish brush, a thickly packed, really soft brush that is great for buffing things in. I use this mainly for concealer but I have even used it for foundation when I'm in a pinch. This is by far the best concealer brush I've ever used and it's probably my favourite of the set. 

Concealer Buffer
This is your more traditional concealer brush, it's good but not as good as the face shape. It's better for pin-pointing the product and lightly buffing it in, but if you want a really flawless finish it's not the brush to go for as it can leave it slightly streaky because the brush is small. When I use this I go over the top with my foundation brush or fingers to even everything out. 

Luxe Petit Crease 
This was the brush that lured me into buying this set, as I've been looking for a tapered crease brush for a while. I don't have a very large eyelid or defined crease so I like to use this smaller brush to add product to my crease. I find using larger brushes for these looks often just takes the crease shade all over the lid rather than focusing it. This brush has been my saviour in that respect, and though not the softest, it does the job perfectly. 

Luxe Soft Definer
Perfect for blending all over the lid and adding subtle colour in the crease. It can leave a really natural finish or blend out a smoky eye so that it looks seamless. 

Wing Liner
I love this brush for when I use an eyeshadow along my lash line because it is so easy to apply. It has a nice small head so that it can be used for both lining the eyes and filling in your eyebrows. 

Powder
This powder brush isn't super huge like some tend to be, it's a nice manageable size to focus the powder in your t-zone. It's also super soft so it makes powder a joy to apply in the morning. I tend to use this when I want a more all-over powder and I stick to my Real Techniques Contour Brush when I just want it around my nose. 

Luxe Sheer Cheek
I'm a bit of a newbie at applying blush but this brush makes it so much easier. It gives a really sheer sweep of colour on the cheeks and it shapes it for you, making it almost impossible to stuff up. If you don't want a super sheer finish, just add another layer and build it up. 

All up, I'm in love with these brushes. They're soft, useful and gorgeous: what more would you want? 

Lots of Love, 

Shannon 

How Long Does It Take to Do My Makeup?

Hey guys! It's been a while, but I'm back and though I'm still super busy (I don't know how I'm going to cope when I'm an actual adult with responsibilities and stuff) I'm looking forward to putting some of my new ideas into action. 

Now onto the point. The other day I was milling over the idea of filming an 'everyday makeup tutorial' and started thinking about how long it takes me to do my makeup. I then realised that it varies DRAMATICALLY from weekdays to weekends. During the week I don't bother with much, it's just school after all, but on weekends I at least shove on a little eyeliner to make myself look more presentable. 

I timed myself doing my fancy-schmansy going out makeup and doing my average school makeup, so let's crunch the numbers! 

No I didn't totally forget to put the total in these pictures (I did, I really did). And the total is 31 minutes on the dot. Not too bad but not the fastest thing ever. Obviously, I put the most effort into my eyes on this day. I went with quite a full on eyeshadow/liquid liner/mascara/kohl liner/make mistakes and have to wipe off look, which took some time to perfect. 

Don't mind the fact that my dog gnawed on my lip balm...pets really do whatever they want

This look took me a whole of 6 minutes and 3 seconds, a bit less than the previous look. In the mornings I leave myself about ten minutes to get myself looking presentable and I've perfected it so I take even less. Go me! 

Lots of Love, 

Shannon

50 Facts About Me

Yesterday I uploaded my first video on my second channel. I still don't know how I feel about the whole thing... but it's up there anyway! Filming non-beauty videos is so much more nerve wracking. Make sure you check it out, it's a nice quick video, and subscribe to this channel. 

Lots of Love, 

Shannon