fancy dress costume.. 1920s flapper

Hi!

It was one of my friends 18th birthday party on Friday and she had a pink themed fancy dress party which was also to raise money for breast cancer care. I originally wanted to dress up as a pink cupcake but the outfit had sold out in every fancy dress shop I tried so I decided to go as a flapper, I was so unsure about the outfit at first because it seemed so short and I hardly ever wear short dresses or skirts but one I was all ready and it felt OK and I wore a pair of skin colour tights so I felt more covered up.

My outfit

                                                              a close up of the dress

The dress, gloves and headband are from a local fancy dress shop but I'll pop a link at the bottom of a couple of fancy dress shops that stock it.

The bracelets are from Primark and the necklace is florence and fred from Tesco.

A close up of the head band.

make up and hair

I choose to go for a smokey eye but keeping it just on my top lid a bright pink lip and a pink blush. I was going to try and recreate a 20s make up look but didn't want to look to dramatic as the dress was really the statement.

Face:
primer- Beautiful movements prime & create mixing medium.
concealer- Rimmel London match perfection 030 classic beige.
foundation- Rimmel London wake me up foundation 201 classic beige.
powder- Rimmel London match perfection 001 transparent.
contour- Rimmel London natural bronzer 022 sun bronze.
blusher- MAC coygirl

eyes:
shadows- bhcosmetics 88 color palette matte eye shadows.
eyeliner- Rimmel London glam'eyes professional liquid liner 001 black glamour.
mascara-  jelly pong pong fairy lashes.
eyelashes- eylure katy perry sweetie pie.

lips:
the body shop colourglide lip colour neon pink 59


                                                             The eye shadows I used.

A few pictures of the night  

me and my sister  

Me and my sister Amy eating the yummiest cupcake!

Amy and the birthday girl!

smile girls!

Amy having a boogie   

      link to the dress:
flapper fancy dress costume
http://www.thepartyshopuk.co.uk/party-supplies/info-22789S.html               

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fever-Flapper-Costume-Headband-Gloves/dp/B00AZGNI7Q/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt/275-5559458-9132147

http://www.allfancydress.com/fever-flapper-hotty-costume~P891044.aspx?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shoppingfeed&variant_id=86053&gclid=CIHp8N-g2rcCFTMRtAodGHcAxw                                    

                                                         Thanks for reading

                                                            until next time

                                                                  Hannah

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may favourites

Hi!

Here are my may favourites, I have so many at the moment but I had to really whittle it down to my absolute best favourites or we would be here all day! I will also link at the bottom where you can get the products.

so here we go...


my first favourite is the Rimmel match perfection face powder in the shade 001 translucent. I love this as it's really light but the coverage is brilliant. I have an oily T zone and that is mostly where I use it an it works wonders for me I don't like to use a face powder all over my face as I like my skin to look dewy and fresh but for my oily areas and to touch up though out the day its perfect.
 
                                                                      £6.99/10g

 

My next favourite is the L'Occitane crème radieuse hydration cream, this is a cream I am in love with. I got this sample pot in my may glossy box and I will definitely be buying the full size one when I run out of this one.
You apply to your face and neck morning and night and it claims to plump, smooth and make the skin look radiant, and it does exactly that as well as making my skin tone look even. it is a bit pricey but I would say it is 100% worth it.

                                                           £30.00/50ml (full size)

                                     

My favourite brush of may is the real techniques stippling brush, I've wanted one of these for so long as I love how soft the real techniques brushes are. I was a bit hesitant as first to use it with my foundation because I apply it with my fingers usually as I never get a good enough result with a brush so I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was but I was so impressed the first time I used it. The results were an airbrushed flawless finish and I even found that used less foundation as this buffed it into my skin as to usually just smearing it around with my hand.

 

£10.99

 

 a closer look at the bristles.       

                                      

Next is the Barry M Gelly nail polish in the colour prickly pear 316. its a really shinny pastel lilac colour, its a perfect fresh colour which I have been wearing all spring. I will definitely be buying more colours in the Gelly range as it still looks fresh and shinny after 3 days wear, which is perfect for me as I don't get time repaint my nails every other day. so this has a big thumbs up from me!

                                                                
                                                                      £3.99/10ml

                                     

the mascara that I have been using non stop over may is the by jelly pong pong fairy lashes one, and again this one i got in my glossy box and it's actually full size so I was super impressed with that and will 100% be purchasing this! it is a water proof mascara which I'm yet to test out if it actually is but I will do that and let you know how water proof it is but aside from that its light and doesn't clump and my lashes still feel soft and not hard and crispy when its on. I also don't wear false lashes when I use this mascara as it makes my lashes looks so long on its own. I really am so happy with this product and think its the best mascara I've tried so far.

 

                                                                      £15.00/8ml

 

A closer look at the brush. 

 

Another favourite is this lipstick from the Body shop, its the colour glide lip colour in the shade neon pink 59. I am totally in love with this lipstick its so moist on your lips even though the colour dries on you lips it doesn't make you lips feel dry. the best thing I love is that if you just lightly apply one coat to your lips it's just a light pink glossy look or you can apply about the three coats and its a matte bold colour. 

 

 

                                                                   
                                                                        £10.00/4g

 

A swatch of the lipstick.  

 

And last but not least my obsession of the month the eos organic lip balm in honeysuckle honeydew, I love, love, love it! it tastes amazing my lips feel so soft and moisturised and I literally take it with me very where. This is a definite must have and I can never imagine not having this to go to when my lips are dry or chapped now. if you haven't tried it you must and a bonus is it comes in so many different flavours so there definitely one to suit everyone.

 

I'm also very excited to try more eos products!

 

£5.99/7g 

 

 

links to all the products.
                            Rimmel match perfection powder.
             http://www.superdrug.com/rimmel-match-perfection-loose-powder/invt/603451&bklist=
                            Real techniques stippling brush.
             http://www.superdrug.com/real-techniques-stippling-brush/invt/553264
                            Barry M nail polish.
             http://www.superdrug.com/barry-m-gelly-nail-paint-lilac/invt/553272

L'Occitane hydration cream.                                                            

     http://uk.loccitane.com/angelica-hydration-cream,83,1,29949,272249.htm                       

                The body shop lipstick.                                                                                        

http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/make-up/lips/colourglide-lip-colour.aspx                    

jelly pong pong mascara.                                                                    

http://jellypongpong.com/collections.asp?CategoryId=2504                                        

eos lip balm.                                                                                        

http://www.naturisimo.com/products.cfm?id=3624&nme=eos                                    

 

 

hope you found my may favourites helpful!

Hannah

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