is it cold yet?

I've been so lazy with blogging and it's ridiculous.  I have the time.  I've had from last Sunday through next Thursday off.  It has been amazing :)  I have discovered Netflix, a two week free subscription through the x-box 360 or whatever it's called.  I watched a movie that Helena Bonham Carter was in from 1985 (A Room with a View), it was only her second movie and I saw three naked men splashing around in a pond.  I really enjoyed watching I Capture the Castle (based on a novel.)  A Room with a View is also based on a novel, I would like to read them.


So, autumn has arrived!  Unfortunately where I live, it still feels like summer and it makes me miserable.  It's too hot and it's uncomfortable. 

I miss...

Seeing the leaves on the trees turn colour. 
The smell of wet leaves. 
The look of bare trees.
Grey skies.
The wind whistling outside.
Dressing in jumpers and trousers.
Lake Michigan violently waving.
and so, so much more.

I had a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte last weekend.  I'm not a huge Starbucks fan and I'm always disappointed that their drinks are inconsistent.  This was the first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season, I'll probably have one more once it gets cold.  It didn't feel right drinking it when it was hot outside.  Granted, I was in Barnes and Noble and it is chilly inside, still... wasn't quite the same.  Right then, I shall get blogging on some other things... cheers!

Bonnie Wright at the London premiere for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Who else was loving Bonnie Wright's looks at the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premieres?! She looked absolutely lovely in London, NYC, Denmark, and Poland! Who is her makeup artist?! I want to know and I want to know what products she used! I'm going to post a photo of Bonnie at the London premiere and tell you how to get her look.

Bonnie is young with gorgeous skin and doesn't need to masque it with heavy foundation. You have the option of using a face primer which helps smooth out fine lines (if you have them), pores, and helps your makeup stay on longer. A tinted moisturiser will even out skin and give it a lovely glow. Skincare is absolutely a necessity and Bonnie likes to use organic skincare products from Ren and Neal's Yard Remedies (as do I.) I think it's important to set a tinted moisturiser with a translucent loose powder; it helps to set it and absorb shine. If you have oily skin, use a mineral powder foundation.

Her cheeks are a lovely, beautiful nude flush without being brown. You can use a cream or powder blusher, but if you have dry cheeks a cream blusher is the way to go and if you have oily skin, a powder will do. To intensify the colour you can apply the cream blusher first and apply a same colour powder on top. To keep the cream blush on longer, use a translucent loose powder and/or the same colour powder blush on top of the cream.

Bonnie's makeup artist gave her beautiful smoky eyes. Always prime the eyelids with an eye primer. This helps your eyeshadow stay on longer without creasing. You can dust on either a nude matte eyeshadow or translucent loose powder if you don't want the dark (black or dark grey) eyeshadow to be so intense. Apply black liquid liner on the top and wing it out ever so slightly. Use a black eyeliner pencil or the black or dark grey eyeshadow applied wet on the bottom. Use a silver pencil in the inside corner of your eyes to make them appear bigger and to make the eyes not so dark. Apply two coats of black mascara, primer optional! Mascara on your bottom eyelashes is also optional (I never do it because my bottom, lashes are long and get tangled with the top lashes.)

Bonnie sports a nude lip and a lipgloss is perfect! Now, if we could have beautiful red tresses like that…

So... products that would work for this look:

PRIMER
* Korres Face Primer (silicone-free and eco-cert certified)

FACE
* Boots No7 Soft & Sheer Tinted Moisturiser
* The Body Shop Glow Enhancer
* Lily Lolo mineral foundation (for oily skin)

POWDER
* Lily Lolo Translucent Silk finishing powder

BLUSH
* Chanel Nude blush
* Mark Nude cream blush
* Korres Natural blush
* Lancome Miel Glace blush

EYESHADOW PRIMER
* Urban Decay Primer Potion
* Chanel Professional Eye Shadow Base in Beige

EYESHADOW
* Korres 11 Base eyeshadow (optional)
* Korres 54 Dark Grey eyeshadow
* Lily Lolo Witchypoo eyeshadow

EYELINER
* Korres Black or Grey Long-Lasting Eyeliner pencil
* Korres Silver Eyeliner pencil

MASCARA
* Rimmel Sexy Curves
* YSL Volume Effect Faux Cils
* Lancome L’Extrême

LIPS
Korres Naked Beige lipgloss

These are just my suggestions as to what I think would work to achieve her look at the London premiere. I can’t wait to see more of her and her work. And maybe someday soon, we’ll find out products that were used and what she favours from Ren and Neal’s Yard Remedies. Thanks for reading! Cheers!