Saturday Night Beauty

Saturday nights at LR HQ tend to consist of a takeaway, glass of white wine, and crappy tv. Pretty perfect if you ask me. However, there are those occasions where I get my butt off the sofa and out of my onesie, ready for a night out with the girls. Here's the Saturday Night beauty line up...

For starters I prime my skin with my Clinique universal primer* (see here for deets!), before applying my Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Illuminator in Pearl with my beloved Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, which I rave about here. This little gem from Becca adds a gorgeous hint of shimmer and boosts my complexion ten fold. However, it does contain SPF, which can be a bit of a no go when it comes to flash photography, so I'd recommend MAC Soft & Gentle highlight if you're planning on getting snapped. 

Red lips are a must for me with MAC's Ruby Woo being the forerunner. If I'm wearing a darker lip I prefer the formula to be matte as I don't find a glossy red to be as flattering. Ruby Woo can be slightly drying on the lips so I prep with Nuxe Reve de Miel beforehand.  As I've opted for a darker lip, a darker smokey eye is out of the equationwith a glam neutral eye and swift slick of eyeliner (L'Oreal Blackbuster Superliner is currently my liner of choice) taking its place. Benefits Most Glamorous Nudes Ever...* palette is fantastic for such occasions. Not only is the packaging ridiculously cute encased in a book, but the shades are subtle yet stunning. I sweep It's Complicated over the lid with Gil-y Pleasure blended into the crease for extra definition.  I'm not the greatest fan of false lashes so I opt for a coating of Benefit They're Real Mascara to give my lashes so va-va-voomph.

I keep my cheeks quite muted with Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed making the rounds as contour and blush all in one, set with a light dusting of Bourjois Java Rice powder*. Now all that's left is to squeeze into that LBD, spritz some Urban Decay All Nighter Spray*, and head out for a mojito, or two...