'The Great Gatsby' inspired | Dinosaur Soiree

I was a little cautious lining up to see Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' as I found his version of 'Romeo & Juliet' a little disappointing, however I found myself pleasantly surprised and simply loved this movie! Of course I was looking at the makeup throughout and was inspired to create this look.

This look was inspired by the character 'Daisy Buchanan', the main love interest in the movie. Her look was not particularly reminiscent of the typical 1920's makeup, it was much softer to emphasize her natural beauty.  So I left my face completely bare (if you need coverage I suggest using your favourite BB cream) and just used moisturizer and a translucent powder ('Rimmel's 'Stay Matte' powder).

The eyes were Daisy's strongest features in the movie (minus her short blonde hair) but were still kept fairly natural (unlike the other characters in the movie). I used 'Maybelline's 'Color Tattoo' in 'Bad to the Bronze' very lightly over my lid as a base, and layered 'Suspect' from the 'Naked2 Palette' over it. In my crease I mixed the shadows 'Luster' from the 'Stila in the Light Palette' and the matte chocolate brown colour from the 'Napoleon Perdis' Mum's the Word Palette' (excuse the well worn state) and blended like there is no tomorrow! I very lightly used Stila's 'Smudgestick in Damsel' in between my lashes just to give the appearance of fuller lashes (I did not use it to line my eyelid) and layered Maybelline's 'The Falsies Flared Mascara' over my lashes.

The main thought that popped into my head every time I saw Daisy was "Holy geez those are some loooooooong eyebrows!" However they didn't look particularly drawn on and I was surprised when I tried it myself that it actually didn't look terrible (I used an eyeliner which I have since lost and forgotten to photograph, sorry!)

To finish up and  conceal my big ol' bags I used L'Oreal's 'Lumi Magique Highlighting Pen' just around the perimeters of my circles and blended inwards. I know that this is typically not used as a concealer, but I find this is one of the only products light enough for my skin. I also wanted to keep the look as natural as possible.

Have you been the see 'The Great Gatsby' yet? What did you think of it?

The Winter Edit | Dinosaur Soiree

So I know it's summer in much of the popular beauty blogging world, but I thought I would start with a post for the southern hemisphere today. I think I would describe this as my 'go to' winter makeup look, it's simple and doesn't require one hundred different products layered into a cakey oblivion! Products used:

The 'Revlon Color Stay' foundation in 'Ivory' is the very first that I've found matches my skin perfectly, which is excellent considering it comes from a drug store brand. I have the combination to oily formulation, which I find a tiny bit drying in the winter months, but I find after a few hours it sinks into my skin and looks more natural. I would say the coverage is medium to full, however I love light-weight foundations so I only use the tiniest amount which works fine.

For my cheeks I used my beloved 'Nars' blush in 'Sin'. This is the ultimate plummy winter colour that looks beautiful on any complexion, with tiny tiny TINY gold shimmers through it (hardly noticeable on skin!) I actually use this blush as a contour in the hollows of my cheeks which may be strange considering its a blush, however I find this looks very flattering on pale skin (and is a nice change from the brown contours normally used). I do caution anyone who wants to dive into Nars blushes though; they are extremely pigmented and honestly the smallest dab of your brush can give you vibrant colour!

On my eyes I'm wearing 'Lush' cream eyeshadow in 'Sophisticated' as a base. Honestly I wish so much that I could wear this shadow all over my lid as a wash of colour because it is simply beautiful, but the formulation is terrible! On its own it will crease on my eyelids within about 20 minutes, so I use it as a base. For eyeshadow I used my 'Urban Decay Naked2 Palette'. This palette is notorious in the beauty world, however I never see many people using it. But I use my 'Naked2 Palette' everyday and simply love it! here I am wearing the shade 'Suspect' all over my lid and 'Tease' very lightly in the crease over my base. Eyeliner is 'Stila Smudgestick' in 'Damsel', and my mascara is 'Maybelline the Falsies Flared'.

Finally on my lips I am wearing a 'Lip Crayon' from 'Topshop' in the shade 'Arcade', which is a beautiful wine red colour with a deep purple mixed in. This shade is very dark so I like to dab it in with my fingers which softens it a little.

Thank you for taking your time to read this, it means a lot. I would love any feedback you have in order to improve and grow!

What are your winter makeup must-haves?

Hello World | Dinosaur Soiree

Why hello there, nice to meet you!

My name is Lauren and I've been wanting to properly attempt a blog for the longest time ever. Not for any reason in particular, I just thought it would be a cool thing to try. I remember I tried to make a blog when I was like 13 or 14 and it ended terribly... let's hope this works out better!
I was considering this for the greatest time and when I discovered Lily Pebbles I was inspired to properly attempt blogging seriously.
My aim is for this to be a beauty/fashion blog... but I may just throw in little bits of my life too, it'll be whatever I want basically.
I'd love to hear some suggestions of possible posts and other things :) Thanks for coming to visit me.

Fingers crossed this turns out!

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