Tip of the day - talking about eyebrows

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Good morning everyone and what a beautiful day it is here on the Isle of Man!

My tip of the day is one learnt through experience. To avoid the dreaded "over -pluck" create the shape you want first using a white eyeliner and restrict yourself to not going over the white lines you want to be really particular you can also use a small ruler to make sure your lines are straight. If Remember, it's so easy to take away, not so easy to grow back!

Also, always pluck after a bath or shower as the steam will open up your pores and make it less painful. The skin will also be clean which avoids infections.

Never apply moisturiser, eye cream or make up onto the area you have plucked straight away as it can cause whiteheads.

Hope that helps!

Have a stunning day!

Lottie x x x

Product love - Shu Uemura Lash Repair

Hey everyone,

Just a quick update on a product I've been loving for nearly four months now.

It's called Shu Uemura Lash Repair and costs around £18. As well as conditioning your lashes to help them stay strong, it is a great primer for any mascara. The wand is so tiny and precise you can really get to the tiny little lashes and separate them.

I've definitely seen an improvement in the length and condition of my lashes since using this. They are getting seriously long!

Has anyone else tried this? What did they think?

Have a beautiful weekend!

Lottie x x x

For the homemaker in all of us....Country Nik Naks!

I thought I'd do a quick blog post of a really cute website I recently stumbled upon called Country Nik Naks which sells shabby chic french style painted furniture, gifts, cushions, candles, pretty storage boxes, garden and home accessories.

The is a distinctive Laura Ashley/ Cath Kidson theme and the prices are very very reasonable.

I ordered three items for our new house and have made a Polyvore style set with them in it! Can you guess which items they are?

I really hope you enjoy the site, please check it out!

Lottie x x x

Tip of the day!

Hello one and all,

I hope you've had a stunning day!

My tip of the day today is a time saving one. Wash and condition your brushes while your in the shower, it really is less tedious this way! You just need to bring a cup with all the ones you need to wash into the shower with you. Also, you can put the dirty ones in the cup as the week goes by so you have them ready to do at the weekend. I also give mine a quick clean after each use if I have time using Clinque's Makeup Brush Cleanser during the week.

Take care!

Lottie x x x

Love is.....

....the best feeling in the world!

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. . .And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." - excerpts from 1 Corinthians 13:4-13

Happy 18 month anniversary sweetie - I love you!

x x x

UPDATE

Good morning everyone!

Just a quick update as I haven't been able to post for a while this has been because I've moved house and started a new job!

We've just moved house and only got re connected on Friday, that said, there isn't really a "place" for my desktop so I'm currently typing on my bedroom floor. Hopefully when I get the deposit back from the previous property we would really like to invest in a apple laptop. I adore the new house though and am very excited to do some blog posts on interior design and storage ideas for you; I'm particularly excited about the dressing room as you can imagine!

I started my new job as a marketing coordinator on Monday which has been fantastic so far. Everyone has been extremely welcoming and lovely. I'm very excited about it! It's great to enjoy what you do.

Hope you're all doing well. It was such a shame I couldn't join you all at the BarryM event. I loved reading your posts about it and will be posting a little BarryM tribute soon (photos on my Mum's computer).

I am bursting with ideas for new blog posts so please don't unfollow me just yet! I just need a little more time to get settled :)

Hope you have a fantastic day!

Lottie x x x

FOTD using Clarins shimmer palette

Hey guys,

Just a very quick post as I need to get our new house sorted; so much to do! It's gorgeous though :)

This is the look I created using the Clarins palette I pictured in my recent shopping trip post. I used Clarin's turquoise liner on the lower lash line and the Prestige liquid liner on top. I just used the usual suspect items for my face etc.

What do you think?

Hair is scruffy, earrings from Superdrug and tshirt from M&S.

Hope you're having an excellent start to the week!

Lottie x x x

Moving house

If I can't use my own blog for shameless self promotion, where can I? We're moving and will have a smaller living room. This TV was kindly given to us but it is too big, it's free to a good home.

I would like to sell the three piece for circa £250. Genuine leather, excellent condition.

You would need to be able to arrange collection from Douglas, Isle of Man.

Thanks!

Lottie x x x

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April comment loving!

Hi guys,

I'm going to try and do this each month. It's just a quick note to say thank you to the below bloggers for their comments on Pretty Geeky during April. I really enjoy getting feedback. Please check out these blogs if you haven't already :)

Krystallia http://www.blogger.com/profile/06876353981808861475

My Bloggy Blog http://romanticdreaming.blogspot.com/

It's a hard life... lets make-up it better! http://theglossgoss.blogspot.com/

littlebrew http://littlebrew.blogspot.com/

MAKEUP DIARY CONFESSIONS http://makeupdiaryconfessions.blogspot.com/

STEPH STUPH http://stephaniemcmakeup.blogspot.com/

Happy1234 Make-up Blog http://happy1234make-up-blog.blogspot.com/

That One Girl http://lizzclare.blogspot.com/

MediterraneanX http://mediterraneanx.blogspot.com/

Fashion Couture RTW http://joannartw.blogspot.com/

Cuz I'm Crazy http://cuzimcrazy.blogspot.com/

meek n mild http://meek-n-mild.blogspot.com/

Black Vanilla Rose http://blackvanillarose.blogspot.com/

Belle Du Jour http://belledujournewyorkcity.blogspot.com/

Melinda's Fab Life! http://melindasfabulouslife.blogspot.com/

Beauty Addict http://nysmakeup.blogspot.com/

Curiouser & Curiouser http://anniediamond.blogspot.com/

Simply Lovely Ideas http://simplylovelyideas.blogspot.com/

NicolaVC86 http://nicolaarthur99.blogspot.com/

Hele Says http://helesays.blogspot.com/

LoveLipstickandLime http://lovelipstickandlime.blogspot.com/

deannamargaret http://deannamargaret.blogspot.com/

aestheticcoo http://aestheticcoo.blogspot.com/

Whitz World of Makeup & Beauty http://whitzmakeuptipz.blogspot.com/

JB's Blogger http://genabee6.blogspot.com/

Panda Does Makeup http://pandadoesmakeup.blogspot.com/

Mizz Worthy's Stuff http://mizzworthy.blogspot.com/

twicebaked http://twicebakedbets.blogspot.com/

Saskia the Salsa Fairy http://saskiathesalsafairy.blogspot.com/

Dazzling... http://dazzling232.blogspot.com/

I Love....The Obsessions of a Shopaholic! http://marie-loves.blogspot.com/

Fashion, Beauty, Make-up and Stuff http://lamiats.blogspot.com/

CelebrityCircus http://charliescelebritycircus.wordpress.com/

Dress Junkie http://dressjunkie.com/

My Glamourous Beauty http://myglambeauty.blogspot.com/

Kerry1487 http://kerry1487.blogspot.com/

Polka Dots and Paisely http://polkadotandpaisley.blogspot.com/

RockMeBeautiful http://rockmebeautiful.blogspot.com/

inspiredbeauty09 http://inspiredbeauty09.blogspot.com/

MY Fashion Frenzy http://www.myfashionfrenzy.net/

Cupcakes and Cherries http://cupcakeswithcherries.blogspot.com/

Naughty Girl http://naughtygirlx.blogspot.com/

Your feedback is greatly appreciated, thank you all so very much for following my blog!

What would you like to see more of on Pretty Geeky? Please let me know!

Have a stunning day!

Lottie x x x

Lottie.....the scientist?

Hey everyone,

I hope you all have had a great day! I have been shopping all day and have tried on some beautiful princess wedding dresses with my Mum as adviser!

I picked up these really cute sample pots from http://www.cocktailcosmetics.co.uk/. It's a fantastic site with lots of discounted goodies and was highly recommended by fellow and lovely bloggers That One Girl and Magpie Sparkles.

I decided to mix some of my MAC pigments together for fun last night and this is what I came up with. Future career as a Laboratory Technician?

Maybe not, but it sure looks pretty!

Hope you enjoyed this post, at the moment it's called "Lottie's Magical Mixture" but I am open to suggestions so if you have any ideas please let me know!

Lottie x x x

FOTD - Aqua eyes with nude pink lips

Good evening everyone!

I'm finally caught up with FOTD. This is what I wore today:

FACE

Base: Revlon Beyond Natural Skin Matching Makeup in 210 Light Pale

Contour: Prestige Cosmetics Skin Loving sunbaked mineral bronzing powder in 03 Pure Shimmer

Highlight: MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Blonde

Blush: Maybelline Pure Blush Mineral Powder Blush in 40 Quartz Peach

Concealer: MAC Select Cover up in NC20

Tools of the trade for face: MAC 168 blush and contour brush, Clarins buffer brush

EYES

Eyebrows: e.l.f Wet Gloss Lash & Brow Clear Mascara and No7 Precision Brow Pencil

Eyeshadows: Bobbi Brown Eyeshadow in Sea Foam and Cloud Blue from the Bobbi Brights Eye Palette; more info here

Eye liner: No7 Metallic Eye Pencil in Green on top, Clarins Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil in 04 Turquoise on bottom eye lid, No7 Stay Perfect Eyeliner in Sapphire on top of finished look; review/swatches can be found here

Primer: MAC Prep + Prime Lash

Mascara: NYX 1000 Miles Long Mascara in black

Tools of the trade for eyes: Shu Uemura eyelash curler, GOSH smudger brush

LIPS

Lipgloss: Nivea Lip Care Caregloss & Shine

Headband is from Accessorize, cardigan from Zara and vest top from H&M.

Let me know if you would you like any further swatches/reviews.

Hope you've had a great day!

Lottie x

FOTD - Emerald eyes and berry lips

It's not all about coral, another hue I love is emerald. Here's a recent look look I did with green eyes and berry lips. Here's what I used:

FACE

Base: Revlon ColorStay makeup with SoftFlex SPF 6 Combination/Oily Skin 150 Buff

Contour: Prestige Cosmetics Skin Loving sunbaked mineral bronzing powder in 03 Pure Shimmer

Highlight: Prestige Cosmetics Skin Loving sunbaked mineral bronzing powder in 03 Pure Shimmer

Blush: e.l.f All Over Color Stick in Pink Lemonade

Concealer: No7 Instant Radiance Concealer in shade 1 underneath the eyes and Benefit Boing Concealer in light for blemishes

Tools of the trade for face: Body Shop Foundation Brush, MAC 168 blush and contour brush, Clarins buffer brush

EYES

Eye shadow base: e.l.f Duo Eyeshadow Cream in Olive

Eyebrows: e.l.f Wet Gloss Lash & Brow Clear Mascara and No7 Precision Brow Pencil

Eye liner: GOSH Extreme Art Eyeliner 12, No7 Metallic Eye Pencil in Green

Primer: MAC Prep + Prime Lash

Mascara: NYX 1000 Miles Long Mascara in black

Tools of the trade for eyes: Shu Uemura eyelash curler, GOSH smudger brush

LIPS

Lipstick: e.l.f All Over Color Stick in Pink Lemonade

Lipgloss: Lancome Juicy Tubes Fraise 017

Earrings from Next.

Do you like green too?

Thanks for stopping by!

Lottie x x x

FOTD bronze and gold eyes with coral lips

Here's another recent look. This is what I used:

FACE

Base: Rimmel Recover Foundation in 100 Ivory

Contour: Prestige Cosmetics Skin Loving sunbaked mineral bronzing powder in 03 Pure Shimmer

Highlight: Prestige Cosmetics Skin Loving sunbaked mineral bronzing powder in 03 Pure Shimmer

Blush: APt Mineral Blush Pressed in Desert

Concealer: No7 Instant Radiance Concealer in shade 1 underneath the eyes and Benefit Boing Concealer in light for blemishes

Tools of the trade for face: MAC 168 blush and contour brush, MAC 161 fan brush, Clarins buffer brush

EYES

Eye shadow base:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Eyebrows:

e.l.f Wet Gloss Lash & Brow Clear Mascara and No7 Precision Brow Pencil

Eye shadows: e.l.f Duo Eyeshadow Cream in Butter Pecan, APt Simply Mineral ROCKS gold and bronze colours

Eye liner: GOSH Extreme Art Eyeliner 02, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Bourbon, Bobbi Brown long wear gel eyeliner in black ink

Primer:

MAC Prep + Prime Lash

Mascara: NYX 1000 Miles Long Mascara in black

Tools of the trade for eyes:

Shu Uemura eyelash curler, MAC 230 shader brush, MAC 224 blending brush, MAC 209 liner brush, GOSH smudger brush

LIPS

Lipstick: Max Factor 825 Pink Brandy

Lipgloss: L'Oreal Glam Shine Juice 224

Coral cardigan is from New Look, neckelace is from M&S and earings are from Internationale.

What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

Lottie x x x

FOTD Smokey brown look with defined crease

Good afternoon ladies of the blog,

This afternoon I shall be catching up with posts as I have been disconnected since Friday. I'll be posting some recent looks and here is the first one.

Here's what I used:

FACE

Base: APt Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation in Porcelain

Contour: Prestige Cosmetics Skin Loving sunbaked mineral bronzing powder in 03 Pure Shimmer

Highlight: Prestige Cosmetics Skin Loving sunbaked mineral bronzing powder in 03 Pure Shimmer

Blush: Blush: MAC Love Rock Mineralize Blush

Concealer: No7 Instant Radiance Concealer in shade 1 underneath the eyes and Benefit Boing Concealer in light for blemishes

Tools of the trade for face: Body Shop foundation brush, MAC 168 blush and contour brush, MAC 161 fan brush, Clarins buffer brush

EYES

Eye shadow base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Eyebrows: elf Wet Gloss Lash & Brow Clear Mascara and No7 Precision Brow Pencil

Eye shadows: MAC Frost Phloof! NARS shimmer single eyeshadow Cyprus, MAC Frost Bronze

Eye liner: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Bourbon, Benefit eye bright, Bobbi Brown long wear gel eyeliner in black ink

Primer: MAC Prep + Prime Lash

Mascara: NYX 1000 Miles Long Mascara in black

Tools of the trade for eyes: Shu Uemura eyelash curler, MAC 230 shader brush, MAC 224
blending brush, MAC 209 liner brush, GOSH smudger brush

LIPS

Lipstick: 17 Sheer Moisture Lipstick in Balmy Beige

Lipgloss: Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector 01

The coral ruffle top is from Primark and the butterfly earing from Miss Selfridge.

What kind of look did you wear today?

Thanks for stopping by!

Lottie x x x

TAG: Getting to know me, getting to know you

This is an open tag from the lovely Alexis aka Faffaholic and here are my answers:

What made you choose your blog/twitter/youtube username? Well I write about pretty things in a "geeky" context.

What's your actual name? Charlotte

Do you have any nicknames? Charlie, Lottie, LottieBee, Princess Lottie.

Apart from the obvious make up / beauty hobby, what other hobbies do you have? I'm a keen horse rider and would love to have my own horse one day. I also love art and photography as well as crafty things like jewellery and card making. I love spending time with my friends, lots of whom I have been friends with since high school and even primary school!

What do you do?I've spent the last seven months working in PR which has been a fantastic experience. I will shortly be joining a new company and starting a new role as a marketing coordinator which I can't wait to get stuck in to.

What would you like to do? Live in a Tuscan villa with my fiancee with our own horses and paint everyday for pleasure.

Tell us something embarrassing, but that you love doing? I love cooking big batches of food and then putting it into Tupperware boxes for freezing. It's one of the more fun things about being a "grown up". Am I weird? Probably.

Tell us a little something that we don't already know about you. My fiancee whisked me away for a romantic trip to Florence on our third date! The rest, as they say, is history. I feel so blessed to have met somebody I want to spend the rest of my life with, who understands me, who loves me for who I am and who I love so dearly!

What achievement are you most proud of? Getting my degree in Humanities with Literature from The Open University.

What do you most like about yourself? I try to be kind.

What would you change about yourself if you could? I am a work in progress, the rest is still unwritten.

If you could have anything in the world (that doesn't cost any money), what would you want? I don't wish bad things on anyone but I particularly wish that bad things didn't happen to good people.

I tag all the lovely people who follow my blog!

Lottie x x x

FOTD yellow/gold and navy/khaki with bold eyeliner

Hello bloggers and blogerettes!

I hope you have all had a lovely day!

This is my look for today. It's quite a light look but with intense eyeliner. The colours I used on my eyes were yellows and navy/khaki.

Here's what I used:

FACE

Base: APt Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation in Porcelain

Contour: Prestige Cosmetics Skin Loving Minerals Bronzer in Sun Shimmer

Highlight: Prestige Cosmetics Skin Loving Minerals Bronzer in Sun Shimmer

Blush: MAC Love Rock Mineralize Blush

Concealer: No7 Instant Radiance Concealer in shade 1 underneath the eyes and Benefit Boing Concealer in light for blemishes

Setting powder: MAX Factor Natural Minerals Foundation 40 Creamy Ivory

Tools of the trade for face: Body Shop foundation brush, MAC 168 blush and contour brush, MAC 161 fan brush, Clarins buffer brush

EYES

Eye shadow base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Eyebrows: elf Wet Gloss Lash & Brow Clear Mascara and No7 Precision Brow Pencil

Eye shadows: MAC Frost Phloof! on inner corners, APt Rocks in yellow and dark navy on top of No7 Metallic Eye Pencil in blue

Eye liner: Bobbi Brown long wear gel eyeliner in black ink

Mascara: NYX mascara in black

Tools of the trade for eyes: Shu Uemura eyelash curler, MAC 230 shader brush, MAC 224

blending brush, MAC 209 liner brush, GOSH smudger brush

LIPS

Lipstick: No7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in 40 Mischief

Lipgloss: NARS Lip Gloss in Turkish Delight

Have a great long weekend everyone and thank you very much for stopping by. If you would like a more detailed review of any of the above products please let me know.

Lottie x x x