Soft Smokey Valentines Makeup Look / Review of Must Have Valentines Products

Soft Smokey Valentines Makeup Look on myself. All products used for this look - Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons Palette (£39) | Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara (£19) | Benefit High Beam Highlighter  (£21.50) | L'Oreal True Match Foundation (£9.99) | Benefit Boi-ing Airbrush Concealer (£17.50) | MAC Hot Gossip Lipstick (£17.50)

Valentines is just days away, so I thought It would be fun for me to get a bit more creative with my makeup and try something new! whether you're going on a date or out with the girls for Galentines, this soft smokey makeup look would be perfect for either occasion, and it's simple and easy to create!

I focused this look on glowy radiant skin, a soft smokey eye and of course a pink lip (My go too!) I decided on the products I would use after rummaging through my makeup collection and picking out the products I thought went perfectly with valentines. The Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons eyeshadow palette and the Too Faced Love Flush blusher stood out to me straight away, I mean they are heart shaped so they had to be featured in this, look how pretty they are!!

Above is the Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons Eyeshadow Palette, Love Flush Blusher in 'Justify My Love' and a mini Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara.

The Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons Palette (£39) is chocolate smelling goodness! There are 16 shades in this neutral eye palette, and look at the packaging and those heart shaped pans! I used four shades in this palette to create my valentines eye look. I applied the shade 'Mocha' to the crease and blended it out, it's a muted medium brown, with warm undertones in a matte finish. All over the lid I used the shade 'Sprinkles,' a pretty light pink with a soft gold sheen. 'Bordeaux' was blended to the outer corners to create more of a smokey eye, it's a dark burgundy-brown with warm undertones and a mate finish. I finished with 'Satin Sheets' the top rectangular shade, it's my go to shade for highlighting my inner corners. It's a light milky pink, with a golden frost. To finish of the eyes, I coated the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara (£19) all over my top and bottom lashes, it's perfect for creating long luxurious looking lashes.

Benefit's High Beam Highlighter with swatch

For a radiant glow I mix in a little of the Benefit High Beam Highlighter  (£21.50) with my L'Oreal True Match Foundation in the shade Ivory. (£9.99) Above there is a swatch of Benefit's High Beam, it's a beautiful satiny pink liquid highlighter that gives the complexion a subtle luminescence. I had to use flash to really show you how popping the glow of this is! I swept Benefit's Boi-ing Airbrush Concealer, shade No 1 (£17.50) under my eyes, to brighten. To apply these products, I always use my real techniques sponge, it leaves my skin with a satin dewy finish.

§is something I just have to mention, the packaging of this is probably the main reason I bought it, a pink heart shaped compact and the pattern is too cute! Overall this is a great blush and the shade 'Justify My Love' suits my light skin tone.

Makeup Forever Pro Sculpting Duo - Bronzer and Highlighter in shade 1

To add a little warmth to the face I used my Makeup Forever Pro Sculpting Duo. I then used the powder highlight shade to ensure I had extra shimmer, I applied it to my cheekbones, nose and cupids bow. I think this product has now been discontinued, however I picked this up from TK Maxx for around £6.99, total bargain!!

Mac Cosmetics - Hot Gossip Creemsheen Lipstick

I will also mention the lipstick I'm wearing as I think it's the perfect valentines shade! 'Hot Gossip' by MAC, (£17.50) it's a mid-tone pinky plum colour and it's in a creemesheen finish. My favourite finish as I find it super nourishing on the lips!

If you were wondering what I use to fill in my brows, it's the Benefit Brow Zings in Shade 5. (£26.50) I have been obsessing over this product for years, I highly recommend it!

A pretty photo that I took of my Valentines roses!

I hope you enjoyed this post and maybe it will inspire you to create your own Valentine's makeup look,

Happy Valentine's! xxx