The All-In-One Face Powder // Collection Shimmer Shades

 I've been waiting to find everything I need for my face in one product for a very long time, and I stumbled across this dime quite a while ago...

Topshop Bronzer in Mohawk

The June Makeup Bag//Updated WOMF #2

The New Buy//H&M Tweed Biker Jacket

Budget Buy//Moroccan Oil Dupe

Bourjois//Cream Blush//01 Nude Velvet

I'm on Polyvore!

May Favourites

Bourjois Bronzing Primer

OOTD//Summer Day Time

OOTD//Uber Simple

Benefit//They're Real Mascara

Benefit They're Real

Going travelling? Holiday? Overnight stay? Well like most people, when you go away somewhere, you don't really want to be taking masses of make up. For me, this can be quite tricky! But for mascara there is only one go to...

No7 BB Lips//Blush Coral//Review

Whilst browsing in my local Boots store, I usually walk straight past the No7 Counter, but these lip glosses really caught my eye. At first, I did literally think that the Clarins Instant Light Lip Perfectors were in the wrong place! But no, No7 have brought out a similar product!

InStyle Magazine//nails inc.//You're a Peach

Yet again, nails inc. have teamed up with a magazine to give away a full sized bottle of there beloved nail polish in some really lovely colours. Last year, we had a variety to chose from in Glamour Magazine. But they have really pulled it out of the bag this year!

MUA Heaven and Earth Palette

        I have finally got my hands on the MUA Heaven and Earth eyeshadow palette! I have been searching every Superdrug store in search for this for a good couple of months. I finally have it! But only to my disappointment. I genuinely thought that it would be a great dupe for the Naked Palette, but I just can't see it!

Eyeliners At The Drugstore

There are so many different types of eyeliners and its sometimes hard to know which one to go for. Eyeliners come in loads of formulas, textures and consistencies. We really are spoilt for choice. This post is just a guide of what each eyeliner offers at affordable prices so you can get the right one for you and find the one your looking for!

April Favourites

My April Favourites mainly consists of finds which I have rekindled my love for! As nearly all the products which I mention in my blog, they're affordable and great value for money. 

On A Budget Nail Art

If your like me and see all of these fancy nail arts, and think to yourself I could never do that in a million years! Well here's a quick, easy and very cute look which you don't even need to buy anything to re-create! You can mix and match and everything you need is already in your home... So let's get started.

Ways to Apply Foundation//Top 5

There are endless ways to apply foundation. So many different types of brushes which claim to do so much and give you a flawless face. Well this is a guide to my 5 favourite ways, and ways which I think work best in my foundation routine.

What's on my Bedside Cabinet?//Daily Essentials

My bedside cabinet is always crammed with essentials which I use everyday without fail. From my makeup brushes, right to a handy hair grip! I have some rather funky, recycled storage as well (Ben&Jerry's container!) for some go to blushes and bronzers. 

Scented Out!

  Anyone else feel refreshed and ready for the day after a quick spritz of purfume? Whatever type your thing is, we still couldn't go day to day without a little hint of fragrance whether its strong and in your face, or sweet and suttle. It's still needed! You can tell a lot by a purfume, don't you think?

Spring Picks//Hair Saviour//Moroccan Oil Light

  From my past two posts, you've probably gathered the theme- Spring Picks. Well I'm doing one on hair as well! I thought I would narrow it down to one product which helps me in the Spring, and well, all year round. As you can guess, its Moroccan Oil!

Spring Picks//Nail Varnish//Drugstore

  Spring is now in full swing! I've put together a little post of my favourite Spring colours, which are perfect for any occasion. Whether its a night out, event or everyday wear... These colours cater for everything! From brights, to pastels, to darks- your call!

Spring Picks//The Makeup//All Drugstore

  As Spring has recently sprung, its time to spring clean our makeup bags as well! Not only are all of these products affordable at all under £10 in the UK, its all to get an on trend dewy look which is perfect for an everyday spring, sunny day. 

Bourjois Little Round Pot Blushes review

  I just thought I'd share with you a quick review on my Bourjois blushes. I got these a few months back in two shades. One rose colour, perfect for winter to get a bit of natural looking colour into my cheeks. And a more bronzy tone one, which is perfect for spring/summer when the sun it shining. As the it has the right amount of shimmer in it.

Millies Cookies with left over Easter chocolate!

Easter now seems like a distant memory. But like me, you may still have some eggs left over! Well, this recipe is a perfect way to use up any chocolate and turn it into something just as delicious.

Double Up! - DIY Rose Gold Lipstick

As you're reading the title of this blog post, you're probably thinking what an earth is she going on about?! Well crazy as it the title sounds, it really is a good tip if you are on a budget and looking for a quick new lip colour without having to spend, spend, spend!

So let me explain on what I am actually going on about. Long story short... I wanted a new rose gold colour lip product but I couldn't find one anywhere for a reasonable price on the market. Then it suddenly dawned on me that I could just easily make one myself with the products I already have. This may seem a little strange, but trust me it works unbelievably well!

The products I used to make a gorgeous gold rose colour are...

Now to the nitty gritty, but rather exciting part is to apply the products. Firstly, apply a lipstick of your choice, I chose this lovely rose/bright pink colour from Bourjois.

And now for the main part of this DIY creation-

Apply a cream formula eyeshadow!

Eyeshadow?! Yes, really. An eyeshadow. Who'd thought it, eh? This eyeshadow from Maybelline is a really shimmery gold colour, which is fairly drying so I find it works extra well on your lips as it mattifies, which I find helps the lip colour to stay for a longer time. Bonus!

The finished result...

I focused more gold in the centre of my lips to draw more attention to that area.

I personally think that this is a great way on using products that you maybe don't like so much, and turning them into something completely different which works well. You can use any lip colour as your base and maybe even a different coloured eyeshadow to gold? Who knows what you could come up with!

What do you think? 

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Soap &Glory - Thick & Fast Mascara

Soap&Glory Thick&Fast Mascara

They say...

This false lash effect mascara creates amazingly, longer, fuller fabulous lashes. Featuring Superfill False Lash Fillers, Shine Amplifiers and No Flake 24 Technology.

Firstly, I'm leaning two ways with this mascara. They say that it gives longer fuller lashes, which yeah, I can agree with because it did make my eyelashes noticeably longer after one coat. Fuller, after about 3 coats, which isn't what I look for in a mascara because I need something that doesn't need a lot of work for the product to do its job right. 

However, on the other hand, whilst using this product I found that the brush was way to large for my eyes to use on the bottom lashes and I struggled with it on my top as it was going all over my eyelids which isn't good, just annoying! I was extremely unhappy with the fact it didn't make my eyelashes curl at all even with using a eyelash curler before. Am I doing something wrong?! 

Overall, I wouldn't recommend it. It's not what I was looking for or expecting at all. I thought and hoped that my lashes would look something fairly like the picture on the box which the mascara is meant to make your lashes look like, and I got the complete oposite. There are much better mascaras on the market than this one, which is a disappointment as most of their other products are faultless!

Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation Review

Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation

The Review

When I brought this foundation, I thought that it was would be something more along the lines of a tinted moisturizer. How wrong could I be?! This foundation is much thicker than I was expecting, it isn't overly thick as such but still much thicker than I thought as it is meant to be a 'nearly naked' foundation. 

The colour range of this foundation, I find is really good. There seems to be a foundation to match nearly every skin colour. However, I did have to buy a shade that was too light. The jump from the shade I have to the one up is very bizare because the shade nude, which is the 150 is much darker and has a quite pinky/orange undertones to it- which would be very wrong for my skin tone. But with a bit of bronzing its not much of a problem.

This foundation lasts around 6-7 hours for me with primer and setting powder- which isn't too bad.

The coverage of this foundation is light/medium, which is different to what I usually go for; as I like a full coverage foundation. But this foundation may have converted me to go for something lighter. It makes my skin look fresh but not shiny. It gives a nice dewy look, and covers any imperfection without looking mask like. 

(no foundation)

(coverage after 2 layers of foundation)

I am in love with this foundation, it really suits what I'm looking for in a daytime foundation!

If you have this, what do you think of it?

  

M.A.C Blushbaby

M.A.C Blush - Blushbaby

This blush is called 'Blushbaby' from the sheertone blush catagory at Mac!

I love this blush. The natural/neutral tone to this blush really appealed to be as it is a similar colour to my natural cheek colour. I find that this works well as a 'base' blush.. mainly because when you apply a different coloured blush on top, it really makes it pop and seem much for fresh and brighter.

It is a sheer blush as the name suggests. But when you apply a couple of layers, the colour really comes out and looks very natural. I apply it with a blush brush from Mac onto my cheekbones first, then blend it out towards the tops of my cheekbones.

(picture with flash on)

Rimmel Apocalips

Rimmel Apocalips

Once again, I'm back to Boots buying more drugstore products! But how can you resist a new release, especially from Rimmel?! These new lip products from Rimmel have been raved about all over the blogging world for the past few weeks. And I can see why. They're described as a 'Lip Lacquer' on the packaging. Which are also meant to have the pigmentation of a lipstick, just in a gloss formula.

I've read a few reviews, and saw the comment that they were drying reappearing over and over again. This is why I got put off from buying them at first. But I really do disagree. I must be doing something different! You also cannot deny the pigmentation of these either...

Of course, like any product- there are the pros and cons.

The pros for me are the range of colours they offer. I really could of brought them all, but I went for the lightest shade, which is a very light brown/peach colour (Nude Eclipse). It is a lovely colour for day or night. The pigmentation is just as good as a lipstick, with a gorgeous shine yet suttle. I also don't find them drying, especially if you apply a bit of lip balm before hand. 

However, there are a few problems which I have with these. The applicator can be difficult to use as it is quite bendy, but with a bit of work it is acceptable. Also, I really don't find that these last any longer than about an hour without having to reapply them. Which isn't too much of a problem, but can get a bit tedious after a while.

Overall, I think that it is a great product; which I probably would repurchase. I'm already thinking about buying 2 other shades which really caught my eye!

What do you think of the colour and product itself?

Trendy nail... Literally!

Trendy Nails... Quite Literally!

As you can guess from the title of this post, its a nails post! I've recently found a nail polish brand which is affordable, offer great colours and don't chip after about an hour like most drugstore polishes do! Introducing... Trendy!! Yes the brand is called trendy, and this nail colour which I am showing is right on trend! A neon yellow, which couldn't be anymore 'trendy', but yet it is suttle enough everyday wear. Perfect right? Here's a swatch on my nails to show you just how truely perfect it really is...

The bottle is even a great shape, and with the length of the applicator,

you can get a firm grip which makes it even easier to apply!

Wishlist...

My Topshop Wishlist-

Recently, I haven't been liking much on Topshop. I'm not sure why but whenever I visit a store, everything looks ten times better than what it does on the internet (is it just me that thinks this?!). As I don't go to stores often, as my nearest store is quite a distance.. this is a real pain! If you've been on the website recently, you would have noticed that they have started putting pictures of what the clothing item looks like on with 'outfit ideas' I guess you could say. I personally think that this is a great idea, as sometimes I can struggle to find something to go with an item! Here are a few things all from Topshop which are on my 'wishlist', hopefully when I'm next in store I can finally get my hands on these!

What do you think?

What's On My Face #1

What's On My Face #1

I guess this is a similar post to my 'What's in my makeup bag' post I did previously. Except an updated version. These products are what I'm loving at the moment...

My first WOMF! The products above achieve a lovely dewy face, which is right on trend!

I firstly start by using L'Oreal Lumi Magique primer all over my face. This gives a really glowy look as the particles in it are very shimmery and pearl like. For my foundation I am using Benefits Hello Flawless foundation. It is a lovely light coverage foundation, but still covers any imperfections. It is a very natural, radiant looking foundation once on your skin. I then apply Benefits Sun Beam with a Mac 187 on my cheeks, and lightly dust over my face to make it more luminous and add a bit more colour to my face. Once that has dried a little, I apply Nars Laguna Bronzer to warm my face up nicely, and in the hollows of my cheeks for a more contoured look. For my blush, I am using Maybelline's Dream Touch Blush in Peach, on the apples of my cheeks. I prefer cream blushes when I am going for a much more radiant look as they give a more natural finish. Lastly on my cheekbones I apply MAC Soft & Gentle to highlight.

On my eyes, I apply a base of Maybelline's Color Tattoo in the shade 05- Eternal Gold. In the crease and outer of my eyelid, I apply another Color Tattoo in the shade 35- On and on Bronze. To line my eye, I apply L'Oreal Super Liner just along my lash line. Finally, I coat my eyelashes a couple of times with Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara. I love this mascara because it adds volume and length, without making my eyelashes clump!

Let me know how you get on when trying out this look.

Lots of love xx

At Home HD-Brows!

At Home HD-Brows!

So as most of you will know, big brows are becoming more and more popular. This tutorial is an easy guide on how to make your eyebrows look more fuller and darker. Hope you enjoy!

Let's get started-

What you will need...

Now for the easy step by step guide to the perfect brows!

The finished look (with flash)-

So what do you think of the finished look?