School Makeup - Drugstore

Hello everyone,

I have the back to school series starting, I thought I would start by doing the drugstore back to school makeup. I have a lot of products to show you but their are also alternatives as well, you can obviously switch this up to suit your needs and wants but this is basically the products I love. I have also decided I am going to be doing around every other day for the blog posts as of todays post.

Primer - I don't have too many drugstore favourite for the primer category, but one I love is the Bourgeois Happy Light primer for oily to combination skin. This is great for school mornings because it is light for your skin, absorbs quickly but this also makes your skin look like it's glowing giving it this fresh natural look, great to make you look more awake for early mornings.

Base - For my base I chose the L'oreal infallible 24 hour matte foundation, this is a high coverage foundation but you can sheer it out using a stippling brush, fingers or a damp makeup sponge. This is a good product for school because it looks great all day, meaning your not worrying about it all day.

Concealer - Concealer is a life savour for school mornings especially under the eyes! The Maybelline anti age eraser is great for covering dark circle and tired eyes, make you look instantly awake. For a concealer to cover blemishes the Bourjois healthy mix concealer has great coverage for redness and covering blemishes, it's just a tad drying under the eyes.

Powder - One of my favourite powders of all time is the kick Ass translucent powder by Soap and Glory! A beautiful powder for setting foundation and concealer, but keeps your makeup in place all day as well as keeping you from being shiny! This is also a great school bag product because it has no colour so it doesn't look too much over the course of the day, it's got sturdy packaging and a mirror too (Perfect product for school)

Contour/Bronzer - I don't have too many bronzer/contour favouite from the drugstore because I prefer high end at the moment. A great one is the Bourjois Chocolate bronzer, lovely for adding warmth to the face as well as great for contouring! A contour on the drugstore market is the master sculpt my Maybelline which looks lovely, give this a try if you think the Bourjois one may be too orange for you!

Blush - I am loving cream blushes a lot lately! My favourite one from the drugstore is again a Bourjois product, it's the cream blush in the shade 03, this gives you a instant light pink glow to the cheeks, with this I wouldn't use a highlighter as it makes you look glowy already because it has slight shimmer in it.

Eyeshadow/Crayon - I have two different products to show you, first of all for eye shadow I have the Collection eyes uncovered pallet you for in Nude, this is a great alternative to the Urban Decay naked pallets, these are lovely quality shadows for a small amount of money, great shades to do a lot of different looks. If your not too keen on shadows I have a eye shadow crayon for you from Bourjois  called the colour band shadow and liner in the colour 03 Beige minimalist, a very natural gold to sweep over the lids and your done, you can add a crease colour if you feel the need to.

Eye liner - Again I have two different options for you, for a liquid liner I love the Soap and Glory supercar, this is great for everyone pros and beginners at liner! So easy to use and stays for a long time. If you prefer a Kohl liner then the Rimmel scandaleyes liner in Taupe, a more natural option to black, great for the waterline for definition, but isn't too dramatic, this would also look lovely with the eye shadow options I mentioned above on the lash line.

Brows - Another Soap and Glory product I love which is the Brow Archery, this is a great brow pencil which gives you a lot of precision especially from the liner side to fill in the brows adding extra hairs, but the pencil is great for definition.

Mascara - Keeping in natural for a school day, the Max Factor false lash effect in black brown. This mascara is perfect for volume and length, I would recommend a black brown mascara because it looks more natural but still giving you lovely full lashes.

Lipstick/Gloss/liner - I have a whole selection for you, to start with a Liner the rimmel liner in Eastend snob is a great nude pink, great for just lining the lips or applying all over. If you want a crayon type product the Soap and Glory sexy mother pucker in nudeist it a great your lips but better colour, would look lovely with the liner. Lastly if your more into a gloss, then the Soap and Glory mighty mouth is a brilliant gloss which is a natural pink, this is also very moisturising.

Sorry some brands were repetitive. I hope you enjoyed!

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Travel Makeup Bag

Hello everyone,

Sorry if I am lacking any blog posts especially my travelling ones. I didn't manage to do any travel posts for Italy, but it's a good job I am going to America Sunday. So as you can probably tell I have my travel makeup bag post today, it may seem excessive as I may be buying a few bits out their, but I thought if I have the space... why not!

My makeup bag is from Ted Baker

Face -

Smashbox Photo finished hydrating primer

Mac prep and prime BB cream - SPF 35

L'Oreal infallible 24 hour matte foundation 

Maybelline the eraser eye concealer

Mac studio finish concealer - SPF 35

Soap and glory kick ass powder

Benefit hoola bronzer

Clinique chubby stick contouring - 01 curvy contour

Clinique cheek chubby stick - 01 Amp'd up apple

Chanel blush stick - No 21

Benefit Watts up highlighter

Eyes -

Benefit brow zings - Light

Benefit gimme brow - light/medium

Mac painterly paintpot

Mac Omega eye shadow

Mac vanilla eye shadow

Bourjois Colourband eye shadow stick - 03 Beige minimaliste

Soap and glory supercat liner

Benefit roller lash mascara

Lips -

Lush Santas lip scrub

Mac Spice lip liner

Chanel lip liner - Beige satin

Mac plumful lipstick

Mac faux lipstick

Mac velvet teddy lipstick

Chanel Bonheur lipstick

Clinique chubby stick - 05 Chunky cherry

Chanel lipgloss - 204

What's in your travel makeup bag?

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Perfect Lip Combinations

Hello everyone,

Today I am going to be talking about some of my favourite lip combinations, I have six to show you and their is a combination for every person. I have covered a lot of different colour options and different price ranges as well.

The nude lip -

For a nude lip I prefer to go all out and cover all the basis, here I have the Mac Spice lip pencil, I love to line my lips with this and then to fill all of my lip in, then I use the Mac lipstick in Peach blossom. This is a perfect nude with a hint of coral, this looks beautiful as a everyday lipstick. For a gloss over the top the NYX butter gloss in Creme Brûlée goes perfect over the top.

The pink lip -

A pink lip is vital in everyones collection, it's much cooler than a nude lip and looks nicer with a darker eye look. The lipstick here is Topshop Innocent, this looks just like Revlon Pink Pout which used to be my staple lipstick way back. But the lipgloss that complements this lipstick is the Borjois 3D effect lipgloss in Rose Polemic, this lipgloss looks lovely over the top of Innocent and gives it a shiny look but still being able to see the lipstick.

The coral lip -

This has been my lip combination of choice this week, just because the colours complement each other so well. The lipstick of choice is the Revlon Lip Butter in juicy Papaya, this is a lovely coral on it's own but with the Sephora Lipgloss in Peach Shimmer. This looks beautiful on top, this is a perfect everyday lip if our looking for something with more colour than a nude.

The orange lip -

I had to include a orange lip because through out summer and spring last year orange was my go to colour. The lipstick which is perfect is the Bourjois Colour boost lip crayon in Orange Punch, this is a lovely light orange but more to the coral side, to make this pop the  NYX butter gloss in Peach cobbler looks amazing! They complement each other well because the gloss is more pigmented but the colours look lovely for a orange combo.

The purple lip -

Lately purple has been my go to colour option, for winter! The lipstick I chose is the Mac oh so famous Rebel Lipstick! This is a pigment purple with undertones of pink in it. To make this into a glossy lip the Maybelline elixir  in Raspberry Rhapsody, this adds a lovely purple colour to the lipstick, this is a tad lighter than the lipstick but is a nice combination of purple! You can obviously make this more light by dabbing the lipstick on, your choices are endless.

The red lip -

I couldn't forget the classic red lip! The lipstick I chose is the Max Factor lipstick in Cherry Kiss. This is a classic red lipstick and to complement this is the Sephora Lipgloss in Red. The lipgloss makes this looks like a classic red glossy lip. Again to make this a lighter lip, dab on the lipstick for a light lip and the lipgloss with make the lips look more red.

What are your favourite lip combinations? Comment below

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My favourites of 2014!

Hello everyone,

I can't quite believe that we are coming to the end of 2014, this year has gone so quick and because it's coming to the end this means a favourites of 2014 post! 

My favourites -

Makeup -

My first makeup favourite of 2014, has to be the Benefit Gimme Brow, this is a wonderful product that fills in, defines and cares of your brows! This looks so natural and only takes a few seconds to transform your brows. This can be used on it's own or over over products to set them in place.

Onto a lipstick, this is Mac's Lipstick in Creme cup, this is a great everyday lipstick and I have got a lot of use out of it since I brought it in August. It's a pigmented baby/nude pink, this is very creamy hence it being a cremesheen.

I think I found one of my favourite foundations through out this year, and it's the Bourjois 123 perfect, this is a correcting foundation with three pigments, yellow for anti-dark circles, mauve for anti-dull complexion and green for anti-redness. This is a great drugstore foundation, because it looks natural and helps to prefect any imperfections.

A powder that has had a lot of hype this year, is the Soap and glory one heck of a blot. This is a translucent and fine powder to help mattify your skin, what I love about this the most is that it doesn't add any colour to your skin, and doesn't make you look orange or even too pale, because one colour fits all.

The Nuxe Reve De Miel lip balm is great, it's a perfect all rounder, perfect for under lip products, perfect for dry and cracked lips but also it excels for hydrating your lips. This is one of the best lip balms I have tried, and I love this for every day.

Moving back onto Bourjois, I brought quite a lot of their Colour Boost glossy finish lip sticks. And long story short I have fallen in love with the two colours Orange punch (03) and Plum Russian (06), they are very glossy and look lovely on the lips, because they are a glossy lipstick they don't stay on the lips that well, but they are so easy to re apply that I don't mind topping them up.

Their is one mascara that I love, and that I will love for a long time, this is Benefit's They're real. A great mascara for getting length, but holding a curl and giving great volume!

Another lip product, this time from Sleek, this is their Matte Me lip creme in the colour Petal (435). This is a very pigment matte pink which is more of a baby pink. This looks matte and beautiful on the lips, and has great staying power.

Another lip product I love which is the Lush Santa's lip scrub, this is a paste scrub which work miracles at keeping your lips looks good, and is great at the dry and cracked areas on your lips. This is limited edition for Christmas, but all the other lip scrubs are just as good,

The HD Brows eye brown and eye shadow palette is great for travelling. It has a lot of neutral matte colours perfect for a every day eye look, but you can also use the colour to define your brows. It does a good job at filling in your brows, and then if you use the Benefit Gimme Brow on top, your brow game is very strong!

Lastly is a makeup product that is a stand out of 2014, or my ultimate product of this year! This is the Benefit Brow Zings brow shaping kit. This comes with a powder to fill in your brows, a wax to set everything, a hard angle brush to use with the powder, a blending brush to use with the wax and a mini pair of tweezers for any star hairs. This is in my eye a brow changing product.

Hair -

I have liked using the Toni & Guy sea salt spray for a few years now, but through out this year I have been using it more and in different ways. This gives great texture, and beach waves. One way I like using it is to spray it in the mid lengths of my hair, throw my hair in a bun on my head, then take out when finished getting ready. Or even curling my hair, then applying this in after to make the curls more rough and and beachy.

Something more recent, this is the COLAB dry shampoo in the scent New York, this is much better than Batiste dry shampoo. This one adds more body, volume and doesn't dry out your hair, it smells amazing and is by far the best one I have tried.

Scent -

A perfume I have recently brought is the Philosophy celebrate grace fragrance, this is a hard one to describe but smells fresh and fruity, but with a slight hint of floral. A great scent for everyday and one to throw on.

Onto a body spray, this is the Victoria's Secret Endless Love body mist. This smells like Herbal Essences shampoo, and is very fruity. It is meant to smell like apple blossom and ylang ylang.

Skincare -

This year I have fallen in love with one skin care brand, which is Ren! I brought one of their sets a few months ago and haven't looked back since. The Hot Cloth Cleanser is perfect for a mini pamper session every night when taking my makeup off, it feels amazing and takes off your makeup like no other.

Another Ren product is the Daily Supplement moisturising cream. This is my day time moisturiser, it hydrates and doesn't dry out. A little bit goes a long way but also it sits nicely under makeup.

Onto a skin care item I have mentioned loads of times, this is the Palmers Cocoa Butter, and my saving grace. Perfect for any thing, for hydrating dry areas from hands to face, or even using as a after sun.

Jewellery/Fashion -

I got given a Michael Kors bracelet when my dad and step mum went to America. I have loved it since the day I got it, it is a leather wrap bracelet with the MK in the centre, this is gold and is perfect with my Michael Kors pieces. 

They are my products of 2014! Have you tried any, also I want to know what are your products of 2014? Comment below

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Winter Beauty Essentials

Hello everyone,

I haven't done a makeup post in a while, but today I am sharing with you my favouirte winter beauty essentials and makeup staples in your makeup/clutch bag this month.

Let's start -

My first winter essential is highlighter, I go for a gold because gold symbolises Christmas in my eyes. Also if you can't go for 'glitter' at Christmas time when can you? Anyway this is the Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle. I love this on it's own or with blush, also it's perfect for any skin tone. Onto eyes, this is where you need to keep it less natural for my essential lip colour. Instead of eyeshadow I prefer a cream/base for my eyes, this again is shimmery and is the Mac Paintpot in Let's Skate, a beautiful light pink with tiny gold shimmer running through it. Then onto eyeliner, this is the Rimmel Scanadleyes black eyeliner, this is great for achieving a thin and precises cat eye, this is a perfect look to pair with natural face products and a bold lip, this screams winter. Moving swiftly on to lips, this is the Bourjois Rouge Edition velvet in 08 Grand Cru, the perfect matte berry red, stays on for ages and looks great every time... A star in my eyes.

What are your winter beauty essentials? Comment below

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