FOTD: The Golden Girl...

I decided that FOTD's are going to be a weekly thing now, if not more often. After last week's "Green Eyed Monster" look, I thought today I would go for something more toned down. It was really sunny this morning, and still is now but not as much, so I went for slight yellow tones and golds. With a pop of Pink on my lips. Here it is...

I have unsymmetrical lips, yes I know.

So here's the Face products I used today...

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream, Light 

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, Fair 

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder, Translucent 

NYC Cheek Glow Blusher, Central Park Pink 

Eyes...

NYC Eye Lash Curler

Miss Sporty Pump Up Lash Booster Mascara, Black 

Miss Sporty XX Volume Mascara, Black 

MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner Pencil, Snow White 

MUA Single Eyeshadow, Shade 2

Avon Glow Powder Eyeshadow, Golden Sand 

I also used a eyeshadow from the Coastal Scents 88 Ultra Shimmer Palette. The shade used is marked with a "X"

Lips...

  

Barry M Lip Paint, 155 Pretty Pink 

MUA Lip gloss, Shade 3 

I only slightly patted the Lip Paint onto my lips, then blended it out with my finger. Which is why it isn't as bold looking. 

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FOTD: Green Eyed Monster!

One thing I never, ever, do on my blog is FOTD. So today I thought I change that, so this is what makeup I wore today. I've been wearing nude eye makeup alot lately, so I thought I'd mix it up abit. And go for a bold green eye.

So here's the face products I used...

Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow, in Ivory
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, in Fair
Benefit Porefessional
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Face Powder, Light

Eyes...

NYC Eyelash Curler
MUA Pro Eyeshadow Primer
MUA Pro Every Lash Mascara
MUA Single Eyeshadow Shade 2
MUA Single Eyeshadow Shade 5
MUA Single Eyeshadow Shade 6
MUA Contour Eye Pen Shade Sage
MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner Pencil Shade Snow White

Lips...

MUA Pro Out There Plumping Lip Gloss Shade Nude

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June 2012 Favourites!

Another month, another monthly favourites! So lets take a look at what Im loving this month...

Not many new products as I've been trying to save my money for DisneyLand, only a week today, Yayy!:)

Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Your Beauty Skin Makeup, Eruc Beige
For some reason, I haven't gotten round to reviewing this yet. Which is actually quite strange considering its been one of my holy grail, every day use's since Easter. This is the lightest shade I think, and Im quite pale even in summer so this is great for pale skinned girls! Its thin, but not to thin and blends with ease into the skin. I have normal, moisturised skin with oily patches around my nose. And this lasts all day on me!

MeMeMe Beat The Blues, Moonbeam
I've been loving this as a highlight this month! It's a sheer, shimmery pink shade which blends easily into the skin. I find some pink shades of blush really hard to wear on my skin, but this looks amazing. It lasts all day, but I won't be revealing to much as this is next on my hit list to review!

NYC Cheek Glow Blush, Central Park Pink
I think this was in one of my favourites a few months ago, but once again this has been pulled out my makeup draw everyday. I've been loving the nude, peachy shade of this blush. Aswell as its staying power, lasting almost all day!

Benefit Bad Gal Lash
I got this free with glamour magazine this month, as Im sure almost every other beauty blogger out there has been doing. I've been obessed with this mascara lately using it for a base, while layering with other mascaras. It gives volume, length and a coat of black mascara to your lashes. You can check out my full review here


Avon Glow Powder Eyeshadow, Golden Sand
My nana actually bought this product, mistaking it for something else and giving it to me. Its really hard to explain the colour of this eyeshadow other then a sort of yellow sand colour, likewise the name. After applying this over eye primer it lasts all day, and doesnt fade or crease. Strangely I've been wearing this with golds this month and it looks quite nice.

BeautyUK Lipstick, In The Buff
I got this a week or two ago, but didnt see the point of hauling it as I only got one product. Since purchasing this I've worn it non stop! Im in love with the scent of it. Mint, but not overpowering mint. However you can barely smell it once applied to the lips. Its a sort of  "my lips but better" shade but slightly more red. I'll definitely be reviewing this soon, so watch this space!

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Monthly Empties - June 2012

Im really impressed by how many products I managed to get through this month! I've still got quite a few other products I wish to get through in the next month, mainly all back logged from Christmas or Easter. Aswell as cutting down my makeup collection so I can try more new things, and use my old stuff.
So here's my Monthly Empties for this month....

8 products this month, Its a new record! Even though I've only been doing these posts for 2 months....
I got through two packs of makeup remover wipes this month.

Impulse
Im sure at one point in your life, most of you have came across these in Superdrug, for £1.99. I have half finished these 3 for a good few month now and my aim this month was to completely finish them as they were just collecting dust. In left to right I have: Very Pink Body, True Love, Into Glamour. They lasted around 1-2 and a half hours without needing to respray, you get a okay amount for the price. These come in quite a range of scents, so theres something for everyone.

Nivea Smooth Nourishing Hand Cream
I got this in a gift box a while ago and havent got round to using it properly until recently. You can buy this from Superdrugs and I think Boots aswell, a 30ml tube costs £1.49, which is just a small sample size as I've got it. Or you can get a larger one, 100ml for £3.39. I love this hand cream! It definitely keeps them nourished and moisturised for a good few hours, and I've found it helps with my nail growth aswell. It makes your hands feel baby smooth, which Im sure anyone loves!

Nivea Visage Gentle Cleansing Wipes
Some how i used up two packs this month, when usally I only ever use 1 and a bit of another? Anways, I cant find these on the Superdrug Website or Boots. But I imagine they would be in the £2-£3.50, pretty good value for money considering what you get. These easily remove makeup from the face, Im not to sure about waterproof mascara though as I don't use that. They leave you skin feeling moisturised and fresh feeling.

Sally Hansen Strengthing Polish Remover
This is my 2nd or 3rd bottle of this stuff. Its amazing! It removes your nail polish easily within a few swipes. Leaving you with a clean, moisturised and strengthened nail. I have naturaly soft, thin nails and this does wonders for it! I have seen a definite improvement in my nails since I've started using this and will continue too. I got this from Superdrug, but you can get this from Boots to for a striken under £2 I think!

NYC Smooth Skin Pressed Powder
I think I mentioned this in a post somewhere that I hit pan on this really quickly, like literally a week after purchasing this I hit pan! Its seem to drag by though for a extra 3-8 weeks. Until about 2 weeks ago I opened it one morning to apply it and It was all in pieces like this....

Neverless it was still totaly worth buying this powder! It sets liquid makeup brilliantly, and definitely extends the lasting time for foundation. I wouldn't say it was amazing for covering up imperfections of the face, but much more a setting powder. I have normal moisturised skin, with oily patches around my nose, but I still managed to get about 3-5 hours out of this which I think is great for a drugstore powder! If I was to repurchase this I would definitely get the loose powder!

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Review: NYC City Curls Curling Mascara

This mascara is definitely one of my holy grail products, as cheesy as it sounds. It was in my April and May favourites so i thought it was in definite need of reviewing.

In shade "Carbon" so basically black.

The wand was slightly more curved then that, but i bent it in the tube to avoid getting mascara all over my eye lid.

Here's a closer look.

 

Before mascara, not great quality but...

After mascara!

The packaging isn't my favourite, it looks slightly cheap to be honest. Its pink plastic, but does its job and at least its my favourite colour;) 

The wand is fairly short, in my opinion. Which i always look for in a mascara as I think gives you more control when applying. The bristle bit was actually more curved then it is in the picture, I've tired curling mascara in the past with wands similar to this. So from my experience I decided to bend the bristle bit, which consists of short plastic. I really like the wand and think it really helps to give that extra boast and added curl and separating. 

I love the formula! This just doesn't seem to clump at all! You know those mascara's you buy, and when you apply a certain amount of coats it seems to clump? Well this certainly doesn't do that! It gives a definite curl, which is great if you have straight, but fair-ish lengthened lashes like mine. It also gives a black coat to the lashes. The curl lasts all day, well at least until I take my makeup off. And doesn't flake off. 

Overall I would highly recommend this mascara to anyone who is looking for a great curling mascara. It gives a long lasting, black curl which provides a very natural day time look. You can buy this from selected Superdrugs only, for around £2-£3.

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May 2012 Favourites!

Can't believe I'm actually posting my May favourites on time this month! So this is what I've been into this May.

This months favourites are:

• MUA Pro Palette, Heaven & Earth 
• MUA Single Eyeshadow Shade 2
• NYC City Curls Curling Mascara, Black
• Clinique High Impact Mascara , Black
• Clinique High Lengths Mascara , Black
• Garnier BB Cream Sample, Light 
• Collection Lasting Perfection Powder, Light 
• MUA Love Heart Range Lip Balm, Great Lips
• Carmex Strawberry Tube 

 MUA Pro Palette, Heaven & Earth
My Favourite eyeshadow palette at the moment! This palette has the perfect selection of neutral eye shadows, from light, skin toned shades, to dark browns. The eye shadows have amazing pigmentation, and a amazing staying power! I can get about 9 hours out of these without of primer, which is fantastic for a palette that only coat £4.


MUA Single Eyeshadow Shade 2
I'm loving this shade at the moment! I needed a new highlighter as my previous one was in a palette and it was a pain pulling the whole palette out everyday just for one eyeshadow. I love this as a highlighter though! It has great staying power, likewise the other eye shadows in the MUA range, and amazing pigmentation. For the killer price of a £1, what more could you want?


Clinique High Impact & High Length Mascara's
I wanted to talk about these two together, as I only ever use them together. High Lengths is easily the best lengthening mascara I've ever used, and really gives your lashes maximum length! High Impact finishes the whole look off, it adds great volume. And basically does what it says on the tube.

NYC City Curls Curling Mascara
This mascara was in my April favourites, but I still haven't found a mascara that can top this! I just love the curl that this baby adds! I love how no matter how hard you try that it just does not clump, I wont reveal to much though as I plan on reviewing this soon.

 Garnier BB Cream Sample, Light
Finally, after two months of waiting my BB cream samples finally arrived! This is perfect for those hot few days we had last week. It moisturises really well and leaves a light-medium coverage. This is everything a good BB cream should be, my only problem being its slightly to orange for my skin even though its the lightest shade.

Collection Lasting Perfection Powder, Light
Favourite powder at the moment! It doesn't leave you powdery, and certainly isn't chalky. The packaging on this sort of reminds me of Rimmels Stay Matte, because of the clear plastic lid. The formula itself reminds me of the NYC Smooth Skin Pressed Powder, however this one has more of a yellow under tone.

MUA Love Heart Range Lip Balm, Great Lips
I haven't been into lipstick or lipgloss much because of the hot weather recently but I've been loving lip balm! Great Lips is sort of a peachy, nude colour and goes perfect with any makeup look, as well as looking natural. Its incredibly moisturising and has a lasting power of about 2-3 hours.

Carmex Strawberry Tube
I've been trying to include SPF products into my makeup routine lately, so Carmex has came in real useful with its SPF 15. Not only that but its incredibly moisturising and helps heal lips. Its a clear colour so you could wear this with anything.

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If I Could Only Have One....

So a while ago i saw a lot of views about this on youtube, and recently an increasing number of blog posts < wooo big word;)

Basically this post is about out of your full makeup collection, if you could only have one thing out of each section eg. eyeliner, lipstick. What would it be. I actually really like reading/watching posts/videos like this, as I love seeing what other people like best and being introduced to new products. So here's what I picked as a full.

 minus bronzer because I don't wear it

So here's the face products I choose....

I didn't include primer as i just use the same one everyday so i thought there would be no point.

Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Your Skin Foundation, Ecru Beige

I really do like this foundation! Its the perfect shade for my pale skin and has great coverage. It doesn't cling to dry spots and lasts pretty much all day long. Its a very liquidity foundation so a little goes a long way, it also blends easy. I'm not sure were you can get this foundation, as i think its now discontinued, but i got this at Easter.

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, Fair 1

I reviewed this concealer yesterday so I've pretty much said all i wanted to say about it. Its a great concealer, easily one of the best concealers you will find at drugstore price and it gives fantastic coverage and lasts all day.  Its very thick, but is still easily blended, it doesn't cling to dry patches either. You can buy this from Superdrug or Boots. 

NYC Cheek Glow Blush, Central Park Pink

I don't wear blush that often as most other products, but when i do i almost always reach for this product. It gives a lovely "bronzed" glow to the cheeks, I definitely think this is a product that is more aimed at fair/pale skinned girls. Its easily build able, which i always look for it a blusher, and sheerly applied. Which is another thing i love about this product! Available at selected Superdrugs. 

NYC Smooth Skin Pressed Face Powder, Naturally Beige

Easily my favourite powder of the moment! One of the things i love the most about this is its more of a powder to set your liquid makeup, then a powder with pigment to even out your skin tone. It doesn't make your face look powdery or chalky. Applies evenly, and lasts about 6 hours, then needs touch up. Also in selected Superdrugs.

So here's the eye products I choose....

This looks like very few.... but ok:)

Clinique High Lengths Mascara , Black

This is just sample sized, from the Clinique mascara swap but I still love this baby! It does a A.M.A.Z.I.N.G job of seperateing eyelashes and making them look really long. It certainly doesn't clump at all, I just love it so much that I would even wear it on its own, without even a volume one. It also coats the lashes with a jet black coat of mascara 

Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24HR, Eternal Gold

I think I've already got a review up on this but I just love it! I was unsure about purchasing it at first in case it just creased and faded. I love how the eyeshadow applies wet then drys into the eyelid, it also feels light on your lid. Its really pigmented so a little goes a long way. I also think it looks great on people with green eyes. I haven't ever worn it for 24 hours but it did last all day. You can find this in Superdrug or Boots. 

MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner Pencil, Snow White

First of I love the name of this product, it really describes the colour ( Obviously ) However it also describes the pigmentation of this product and how it applies. Its a real pigmented eyeliner for only a pound, and its really  creamy to so it applies softly to the eye. I've used this everyday since i first purchased this , and think i might go buy another one for when i run out. 

Here's the Lip products I choose....

Only two, but hey ;)

Barry M Limited Edition Lipgloss Wand

Like i said its limited edition so it doesn't have a shade name, which is a shame cause i really love this. Its a pale pink shades with faint shimmers of blue, purple and sliver. I love Barry M lipgloss, like I mentioned in my review off few days ago. Its a really pigmented lipgloss, and has a great lasting power. Its very moisturising, and if it wasn't limited edition I would buy it again. 

MUA Professional Lip Boom Created With Alexander Burke, Cheeky

I don't want to go into much detail, as I'm planning on reviewing it soon also when I mange to get my hands on another one of the shades Doin' Good which I'm dying to get. Let's just say you don't no what your missing if you don't own one of these. Seriously! I just can't express how great this product is, a double ended matte lipstick and highlighting lipgloss, what more could you ask for?;)

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April 2012 Favourites!

Once again, I'm a few days late in posting up my April favourites. But late then never i guess? Anyways here's what I've been loving this April!

I didn't include any nail polish this month, I don't no why. I might do a separate post for that?

This month my favourites are:

• NYC City Curls Curling Mascara
• Miss Sporty XX Volume Mascara 
• Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Eternal Gold
• Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair
• NYC Smooth Skin Pressed Face Powder in Naturally Beige 
• Collection Cream Puff Lip Cream in Fairy Cake & Cotton Candy 

My two most favourite mascara's this month! I seriously don't understand why makeup brands charge the price they do for mascara when you can get things like this for a fraction of the price! NYC's City Curls gives my lashes a definite curl and added volume. Whereas Miss Sporty's XX Volume Mascara, gives well... Volume obviously! It adds plenty of volume and length to my lashes. I like the length of my lashes naturally, but they lack volume and curl. These mascara's solve these problems easy!

I was amazed how well this product stayed on my eyes! And was fairly easy to remove as well, I loved the pigmentation and it definitely made my green eyes pop. I usually dust a Matt eyeshadow all over my eye, from the lid to my brows, like a base. Then use the tiniest amount of this and it goes a long way. I love this product and think I'll get Eternal Sliver next time in Superdrug too!

I've finally found my favourite face powder! Ever! I usually avoid wearing foundation as it just doesn't look good once I've finish applying, with foundation, Primer, Concealer, Powder all that good stuff. I came to the conclusion that it was my face powder. I love this powder! It's a massive improvement from my MUA one, which was nice to wear on its own with primer, but too heavy and pigmented for over foundation. I would highly recommend this if you want a good, budget powder to set your foundation, and liquid makeup in general.

I love Matt lips! Sometimes i get a bit lazy when reapplying products like lipstick or lipgloss. These solve all my problems, they last ages. And I mean ages! I can easily get at least 4-5 hours out of these, they don't fade when you drink, but fade slightly once you eat something. For the price their amazing, easily my favourite lip products of the moment. I've got them in Cotton Candy and Fairy Cake, I've already done a review of Fairy Cake and it should be over there -------------->

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Haul - Superdrug & Boots

Okay, so I'm going to get right into it as the post is very *picture heavy*

Only 5 things but still a haul :)

First thing i got was the NYC Smooth Skin pressed face powder.

Shade "Naturally Beige"

I haven't been getting on very well with my current face powder, the MUA one. I'm not too sure if the formula has been changed or something it just doesn't look good with foundation underneath, and totally changes the colour of my foundation and makes my face makeup look really cakey. Even though I've repurchased the MUA one 3 times, I thought I'd give this a go. 

In a recent blog post I reviewed the Collection Cream Puff Lip Cream in Fairy Cake. I thought I'd get another shade from the range, this one in Cotton Candy, as i really liked Fairy Cake. 

NYC City Curls Curling Mascara

Shade Carbon (Black) 

I really like the wand on this mascara! I've heard good & bad things about the NYC mascaras, but for the few pound i paid for this I thought I'd give it a shot anyway. 

 

 

 Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

 

 

 

I've heard some amazing things about this concealer! I read on blogger somewhere that it was even compared to mac. I really can't wait to review this concealer , and see if it really is a High Street Gem! In shade "Fair 1"

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24HR Cream Gel Shadow

Shade Eternal Gold

Saved the best till last!;)
I think I may be a bit slow on the whole "Color Tattoo" thing. But I really wanted to try one of these out, and for the price you get a more then generous amount and there so pigmented when swatched they will last ages!

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