Purple Lips & Highlighted Cheeks

                                

Products Used: Highlighters = Revlon Photoready Skinlights Face Illuminator in 100 Barelight + Sleek Face Contour Kit in Fair.
Lipstick = Relvon Colorburst Matte Balm Crayon in Shameless

Current Favourites || 2015

Here are a few of my current favourites which appear to be all make-up but at the end of this post I will be telling you some of my current favourite songs as I think it's a good way to get to know someone better by knowing what music they listen to, plus I always like to see music favourites when reading other bloggers' favourite posts!

My first make-up favourite is the Real Techniques Contour Brush. I love a good contour and highlight and find this is the perfect brush to sculpt my cheekbones for that signature Kim Kardashian look.

My next two favourites are both eyebrow related, the Collection Eyebrown Definer in Blonde which I use with the Sleek Eyebrow Kit in Light. I've recently been watching so many video on "perfect brows" so I can learn how to make mine look ama-z-ing and find these products help me achieve that perfect brow look I want.

I have also been loving lip liners (Kylie Jenner I blame you) but these two in particular which are MAC's lip pencil in Soar and Rimmel London's Exaggerate lip liner in Eastend Snob. The MAC one is a nudeish red whilst the Rimmel one is more pink toned, but both are lovely and very similar to what Kylie has been seen wearing herself!

My final make-up favourite is this Showgirl mascara by Barry M. I actually picked this up on one of Boots' "spend over £7 and get this mascara free" offer and wasn't expecting much but I've been using it ever since! Usually Maybelline mascaras are my favourite but this one is equally as good and I will most probably repurchase it when it's finished.

Now for my song favourites yay!!
First up is the soundtrack song from the new 50 Shades of Grey film (unlike most people I will NOT be going to see that film) called Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding. Such a catchy song that I always sing along to when I hear it on the radio.
I've also been loving the beautiful song by G.R.L. called Lighthouse which is a beautiful tribute to their fellow bandmate Simone who passed away last year. The lyrics, as well as the video is so lovely, I honestly can't watch the video without tearing up. Well done girls.
Lastly is a song by a guy who I've only recently discovered but instantly fell in love with his voice. Now mind he's only 16 (I think) but who cares about age? Talent has no limits. This song is called A Little Too Much by Shawn Mendes and I feel that a lot of people, especially young girls could relate to this song and the lyrics.

Go have a listen to all 3, I love them!
Let me know your current favourites, and any future blog posts you want to see in the comments below x

Latest Haul

I popped into town the other day and picked up a few bits I thought I would share with you!
Obviously my first port of call was Boots, where I picked up the Revlon ColourStay foundation in Buff that I've been wanting to try for quite a while as I have oily/combination skin and this is designed for that. First impressions are it's really good and I find it quite similar to MAC's studio fix which is great for me as it's nearly half the price! The next item I picked up was a Maybelline colour sensational vivids lipstick in shocking coral, which I find to be more pink than red and even though I've never tried it, the colour reminds me of the MAC lipstick Louise from Sprinkle of Glitter raved about last year called "Candy Yum Yum". The last item I picked up from Boots is the product everyone and their mother have been talking about; Maybelline Baby Skin. I always give in to the beauty blogging rave and have to invest in a product that everyone is talking about and loving. I've only worn it once so far so I haven't had a chance to get a real feel for it but I think I'll do a review of it soon when I've had a proper chance to see what it is like!
 I also visited Topshop (quelle surprise) and saw this jumper as soon as I walked into the shop and I loved it. I actually had to go back a second time to buy it because I didn't the first time but knew I couldn't leave without it. It's such a gorgeous mint green colour, which is my all time favourite colour and is really cosy so perfect for keeping warm this time of year!

Favourite Lip Products || 2013

I've written about all of these lip products in the past so won't go into loads of detail on them but just thougt I'd do a round up of my favoruiite lip products of this year as this is product I switch up and experiment the most with. Two of my favourite products are Kate Moss lipsticks, and they really are worth the hype, just great quality, affordable lipsticks that come in a range of different colours. Next item is also from Rimmel, which is the apocolips lip lacquers, and this one is in nude. I love these so much, and how they are a mix of a lipstick and ligloss. They are just a great addition to any make-up bag. The last item is the Bourjois colour boost lip crayon. These just add a nice pop of colour and you can just pop one in your hand bag so are really handy! 

Rimmel London Moisture Renew Lipstick | REVIEW

   

                          

This past week or so, Rimmel London have been running competitions on their facebook to win a different lipstick every day from their new moisture renew range and I won the colour As You Want Victoria! It came in the post pretty quickly and I tried it out straight away.
 This lipstick range has actually been revamped, so they claim to be more moisturising and more brightly coloured, but as I've never tried the previous collection I can't compare. What I will say though is that I do really like this lipstick. I don't really like matte lipsticks as they are just far too drying and don't look nice on me at all, so this being a "moisture renew" lipstick is obviously very handy!
 As You Want Victoria is a bright pink colour with reddish/purple undertones, and as it claims, is really moisturising! It glides on really easily and you don't need that much for a big impact. It lasts on the lips for a good few hours but eating and drinking isn't exactly the best idea as it rubs off quite easily!
 Overall I am really impressed with this new range and I'm excited to try out the other colours they have to offer - I'm looking at you Notting Hill Nude!

NEW || Barry M Textured Nail Polish || Majesty

When I saw that Boots were releasing these little beauties, and after a little preview of what they looked like courtesy of the lovely Lily Melrose's blog post, I knew I had to try them! After all, Barry M is my all time favourite nail polish brand.
 Majesty is part of the new royal glitter collection and it is a mixture of gold and silver glitters and only takes two coats to make opaque. I didn't put a topcoat on because obviously that would defeat the point of this polish, but if you don't like the textured feel you could always add a topcoat on and it would still look good! I'm gonna put this out there, I think this is my new favourite polish of all time. I love glitter polish anyway but this just gives it an extra dimension and I think the collection is amazing. I really want the other 4 polishes now! And at £3.99 each, why not?!


Have you checked this collection out yet? What are your thoughts?  x

REVIEW || Max Factor Max Effect Mini Nail Polish

Nail Polish in Fantasy Fire

I actually saw this nail polish on another blog post (I would link it but I can't remember who's it was, sorry!) and thought wow, I need to try that! So when I was in Boots the other day I picked it up to give it a whirl :) and I'm sooo glad I did.
 The main colour of this polish is purple, but it has an almost holographic effect so in certain lights it looks all sorts of colours, including blue, green and pink! When it's actually on the nails the under colour is a reddish orange which I wouldn't normally put with purple but it looks amazing! You need about 3 coats to get it opaque and to see the full effect of the holographic(ness) but it stays on really well and only chipped a tiny amount after around 5 days of wearing it which I don't think is that bad. Would definitely advise people to go out and buy this polish it's amazing!

Do you have any favourite nail polishes you can recommend?  x

REVIEW - Lancôme Hypnose Drama Mascara (sample size)

                                      

                                               

                                               


For my birthday I recieved a sample size of the Lancôme Hypnose drama mascara and I thought I would do a little review on it. Now I normally tend to just stick to one mascara, a few years ago it was a maybelline one but for the past year or so it's been the blow out mascara from 17. I don't know why I just don't tend to venture out of my comfort zone when it comes to mascara, but now I've tried this one from Lancôme I really want to buy the full size version! It really lengthens and volumes the lashes without clumping them, and the colour is not like a dim black, it's full blackest black which I love. I would really recommend this mascara, it's great!

Do you have a favourite mascara? Any recommendations? x

Maybelline EyeStudio Colour Tattoo 24hr eyeshadow - REVIEW

                           

I've heard everyone rave about these maybelline colour tattoo eyeshadows but have only now tried one for myself! I bought the colour pink-gold which basically describes itself, it's a pinky/rose gold shimmer colour and I've worn it a couple of times already and think it is lovely. It is such a nice colour and I find that it does live up to the name "tattoo" as it does last all day. I've worn it on it's own, as well as a base colour before putting a shimmery brown colour on top which looks equally nice, and is good if you want to take it from a day to night look.
 I would definitely recommend these eyeshadows, and I will definitely be buying more as I have my eye on the colours And On Bronze and Eternal Gold.

Have you tried any of the Maybelline Colour Tattoo Eyeshadows? x 

London Beauty Haul

So last week I went to London for a few days for a sort of holiday, and of course I couldn't go to London without doing some shopping! The items I picked up are from Boots, Superdrug, Mac and Topshop. First I went into Boots and picked up some new Barry M polishes (quelle surprise). The first one is a gelly polish in the colour Greenberry. It's a lovely mint green colour and seeing that is my favourite colour, it's a wonder I haven't bought it before now! I then picked up a black multi glitter which I'm excited to try as I love glitter polish. Finally I picked up a neon pink limited edition polish. I love pink nail polish as I think it's such a staple colour and pink always looks great on nails. I then picked up this blue Topshop nail polish, my first one! I've never tried Topshop nail polish before but I'm currently wearing this colour on my nails and it's lovely! Such a lovely darkish blue colour but still wearable for summertime.
 In boots I also picked up the La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo which is basically like a serum that reduces redness in your skin and makes your face look that little bit better (great explanation, I know).
I picked up the Garnier 5 second blur primer which everyone has been raving about and just by luck it was on offer! I also picked up one of the Maybelline baby lips in peach kiss, after hearing so much about them from American youtubers.
Finally in boots I picked up another Kate Moss lipstick, this time in number 16 which is a lovely light peachy pink colour! I already have 3 other Kate Moss lipsticks and think they are such a  great drugstore product. I high recommend!
 I then went to Superdrug and picked up the contour kit from Sleek. Now I heard about Sleek a while back from youtubers like Zoella and Sprinkleofglitter but when I went into my local boots they didn't sell, so obviously they only stock it in the big superdrugs in places like London.
Lastly I went to Mac and bought my first ever Mac lipstick! I chose the colour snob which is a lovely pink colour with a slightly blue undertone. I'm so glad I picked this one as it's such a lovely colour that you could wear day or night.

What are any products you have bought recently?

Everyday Make-Up

Thought I would do an everyday make-up post as they seem to be quite popular! This is just a collection of the items I wear on a day to day basis, sometimes I'll wear less than this and sometimes I'll add something else.

The first thing I put on my face is my No7 Beautifully Matte foundation. I tried the Mac Studio Fix before this as both are designed for oily skin (me wooo) to keep you shine free. I personally think this one is better as it keeps you shine free without going the other way and making your skin go a bit dry and flaky as I found Mac Studio Fix did that (If that makes any sense at all, but yes some matte foundations do make my oily skin go a bit flaky!) I then put on the Lasting Perfection Concealer by Collection to any blemishes I have and under my eyes to cover dark circles.. I know everyone has this concealer and says how great it is, but it really is! It has such great coverage and lasts all day. Finally I apply my Rimmel Stay Matte Powder all over my face to set my make-up and keep me shine free.

The next thing I do is apply blusher/bronzer. In the summer I tend to use bronzer and in the winter I prefer to use blusher. I use the Collection Shimmer Shades in way to go for bronzer and apply it to my cheek bones, temples and jawline. For blusher I use the collection shimmer shades in blushalicious blusher. They both have really good pigmentation and for £4.19 each they are such a bargain as well!

I then go onto my eyes and and use a brow brush to comb through my eyebrows before I draw on my eyebrows with the Collection Eyebrow Definer pencil in blonde. I really like the eyebrow pencil as the colour is great to match with my blonde hair, just a light brown, nothing too dark. I think it's so important to fill in your eyebrows as it just frames your face and completes the whole look! Sometimes I wear eyeshadow and on other days I can't be bothered. I double up my Collection Shimmer Shades in way to go and use it for eyeshadow as well as bronzer. I just love the shimmery brown shades and think they are a lovely dupe for eyeshadow. Sometimes I wear liquid eyeliner ( Barry M's Blink Waterproof Precision) on my eyelid with an added flick as well as adding a pop of colour under my eyes with a colourful eyeliner like blue or purple (Rimmel London's Scandaleyes Shadow Stick). Finally on my eyes I use 17's Blowout Mascara. I've tried quite a few mascara's but I always seem to repurchase this one, it's got a lovely big brush which curls and lengthens your eyelashes without clumping them. I just love it!

       Finally on my lips I apply Vaseline to keep them hydrated and soft before I put on any lip product. I own quite a few lipsticks but the main lipstick I use is the Kate Moss Matte Lipstick in 107. It's a lovely dark red/purple colour and it lasts a long time throughout the day as well as the pigmentation being amazing! The other lip product I use quite a lot is Rimmel's Apocolips Lip Lacquer in Nude Eclipse. It's like a lipgloss but with the colour pigmentation and I think it's lovely, especially if you're not a fan of lipstick, this is a great alternative!

That is all of the products I use on a day to day basis, what products do you use for your everyday make-up? Are any of them similar to mine? x

Real Techniques Brushes Review

Real Techniques Brushes

Real Techniques Stippling Brush (£10.99)

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush (8.99)

Real Techniques Blush Brush (£9.99)

Obviously in the blogging and beauty world everyone and their Mother has or at least knows about these brushes, and after hearing about them for so so long, I decided to invest in some. 

I first purchased the stippling brush a few months ago as this is the one people mainly talk about. Then last Saturday I went into my local Superdrug and they were having a buy one get one half price so I felt I couldn't pass it up! I ended up buying the expert face brush and the blush brush.

I used to use to stippling brush for foundation but I now use the expert face brush instead and I do find it is slightly easier and quicker to blend the foundation into the skin, and gives a better finish. With the stippling brush you have to work at it a bit more. I use the stippling brush to blend in my concealer and find this works pretty well! When it comes to the blush brush I actually use it to apply my bronzer as I feel it has a better shape suited for your cheekbone rather than the apple of  your cheeks where blush normally goes.

I love these brushes because they apply my make-up so well and make it look amazing! The brushes are also super soft which is lovely as you don't want something that's rough when it's going on your face and they are made up of synthetic taklon bristles which means they are cruelty free.

I would definitely recommend these to anyone who is looking for some good quality make-up brushes that won't put a hole in your purse.