My Favourite Summery Beauty Products

Hiii, I'm officially back this time and I am beyond excited to post this, I have waited so so SO long. 

I decided, as it is July and supposedly Summer, to share my favourite summery products with you. This is the time of year where the majority of people jet off on holiday, and whether you go abroad or decide to stay in good 'ol blighty, this may help you out with what to take in your make up bag. ENJOY! 

I've only started using this product for the last month or so and I absolutely love it. It is the Soap and Glory One Heck of a Blot Instant Power Primer which is priced at £10. I ordered this accidentally when I did a huge make up shop online and when I received it, I was on two minds whether to send it back or not but I just fancied giving it a go one morning and I am so glad I did. 

I am highly prone to oily skin and trying to control that throughout the day is a nightmare. Personally, powder alone does not help drastically with my oily skin, even if I touch up throughout the day. This, however, solves everything. It's a really lightweight gel that sits perfectly on top or under make up. Wearing it under gives a flawless base as it helps to smooth out your skin. Wearing over increases the protection against oily skin. It's so easy to just to touch up throughout the day in order to keep your make up in place as well, which personally, I find my make up staying on a lot longer. It's an incredible dual purpose product which comes at a reasonable price. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who hates oily skin. 

My current everyday foundation and one that I am so happy to be able to use throughout summer if I need to is the Revlon ColourStay Foundation which is £6.99. For everyday I am a lighter shade but for summer I use this foundation in 180 Sand Beige for Combination/Oily Skin. This isn't too much darker but it just gives a really nice tanned/bronzey look. It is medium coverage but is definitely buildable. It's super lightweight and I find it's impossible to make it look cakey and thick so it's definitely something I'd recommend if you're looking for a summer foundation or one for all year round. 

I also recommend these two. These are the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer which is £4.19 and also the No7 Match Made Concealer which is £7.50. If i put foundation on, I'll use the Collection one for conceal any blemishes and use the shade 'Fair' to brighten my under eye areas. This concealer is such high coverage and for someone who has quite dark circles, like me, this product is amazing for concealing them and helping to brighten instead. 

The No7 concealer is what I use as a replacement for foundation. Especially when I'm on holiday, I don't want a lot of make up so I find that a bit of this concealer over any blemishes just gives me that little bit of coverage which I don't need to top up during the day. I find it's a lot easier to manage, we know how hot it gets, we all sweat so I just feel more comfortable wearing something lightweight without having to worry about it coming off. 

My eyebrows look absolutely terrible when I don't do them, they have absolutely no shape and they just look hideous. I normally use a powder which is quite dark and personally, I didn't want them to be like that everyday especially if I'm not wearing a full face of make up. I find that the Soap and Glory Archery 2-in-1 Brow Filling Pencil and Brush (£8.00) does a perfect job in the summer. For everyday wear in the summer this is perfect, it's super light and it's easy to use. I don't want a lot of fuss when I'm on holiday and I know this is going to help make my eyebrows so much neater without standing out too much. 

Personally, I like wearing mascara even when I'm not wearing a lot of make up. During summer, it's hot, it's sweaty, you might go swimming etc, wear waterproof mascara. I've only just learnt that I need to do this, I don't know why I haven't realised before but better late than never I guess. This one from Max Factor (It's the False Lash Effect Mascara at £10.99) is just one that I really like. This mascara adds volume and gives subtle yet long, glamorous lashes. 

We all like a bit of contouring, highlighting and bronzing and one product that is perfect for all 3 is the Flawless Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit from Barry M which is £6.49. I love this trio so much, I use it every single day. The highlighting shade is more brightening than highlighting I'd say but for me I prefer that. It gives a really subtle brighten, which works exceptionally under the eyes. 

The bronzing powder, which is just as good, gives a really subtle bronzey glow to your skin and also adds a warm colour. 

The contour colour, is my absolute favourite as far as contoring goes wether it's in the summer or not. It's a cool toned contour powder which when it's applied gives a subtle contour. 

I really hoped you enjoyed this, I absolutely loved writing it. It's so good to be back blogging again! Let me know what you think, I'd really really appreciate it! Also feel free to follow me on Bloglovin'/Twitter/Instagram/Google +, all of my social media handles are in the tab at the top if you don't already follow me!

:) xx

GRWM: Wedding Party Edition

Hiii, as promised I have the 'Get Ready With Me' from last week! I went to a wedding party and I actually really liked the make up, it was completely different from anything I've ever done so I thought I'd share it with you! 

I've come to the conclusion this week that I'm not quite ready to post selfies on here. I'm not sure why but it's something that scares me quite a lot so I've re-created this look in a way that I'm most comfortable with. By drawing. I've always found myself drawing in different situations and I find it de-stressing...(Is that a word?). Some of you may find this a bit of an odd way of doing this but this is something I do regularly when finding new make up looks and I thought it would be good to share it this way with you! 

ENJOY! 

Let's  get started!

Firstly, I used the No7 Stay Perfect Shine Free Primer. This is by far my favourite primer because it gives such a smooth base for my foundation. It lasts all day and doesn't let my make up slip around during the day. 

Like always, I then used the No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation. It goes on so well on top of the primer and it has the best coverage of foundations I've ever used. 

Moving onto concealer, I used the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer. This is by far one of the best concealers I've owned. It works so well for covering spots and even acne scars. It lasts so long and I don't have to worry about it creasing. 

For under eye concealer, I used No7's Matchmade Concealer in Caliclo which is one shade lighter than my skin. I just use this to brighten my under eye area and to cover dark circles which this concealer is very good for! 

For brows, I picked the trustworthy Collection Work The Colour Nude Eye Palette and I used the top right brown for this. It's super easy to use and it's not too heavy and bold. 

Firstly for the eyes I used an eye primer from Avon and set it with 'Foxy' from the Naked 2 Palette. 

I then packed on the colour 'Half Baked' from the Naked 2 Palette and added a bit of definition in the crease using the colour 'Busted' again, from this palette. I also took Busted into a V in the outer corners and created a smokey eye. I made sure to blend both colours, especially Busted, upwards because if I did it downwards, it would make my eyes look dull and that's not a look I want to go for! 

I also took 'Blackout' on a small angled brush and pushed it into my top and bottom lashes and blended lightly to intensify the lash line. Basically using eyeshadow as an eyeliner. I'm not much of an eyeliner person (mainly because I can't do it) but eyeshadow is so much easier to do and personally, I think it completes any eye look.

Where I applied Half Baked, I went over and added the Barry M Dazzle Eye Shadow in Gold. I loved using this because it stood out but it wasn't bold and in your face so it made it a lot easier to wear. 

To finish the eyes, I used the Bourjois Volume 1 Seconde Mascara. I absolutely love this, it's so easy to apply and creates a false lash effect. 

For bronzer I dug out my old favourite and used the Bourjois Délice de Poudre Gold Bronzing Powder just to add a little definition and to add a bit of colour to my face. 

Moving onto lips, I started by using a small angled brush to apply my lipstick to outline my lips slightly to make it slightly easier for me to apply the lipstick. The lipstick I used was the Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture in 64 Fuschia Danger. This is by far my favourite part of the look, I absolutely adore this lipstick!

Feel free to re-create this and let me see! Tag me on Instagram, Twitter or email me, I'd be happy to see them! 

Thanks for reading! 

:) xx

Summer Make Up Look

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Hiii, today I have 2 eye looks for you! I really love these make up looks and I find them really easy to wear in the summer but I have worn them a few times for school. They're really subtle but they make me look a bit fresher (especially useful during them early mornings!). The two looks are pretty much the same except there is an expensive and cheap choice for this look! 

Firstly, the products that I used, not including the eyes: 

Primer ( I don't think it cost this much?!) 

Foundation  (I have mine in 180 Sand Beige) 

Concealer (Mine is in Cool Medium - honestly the BEST concealer!)

Powder

Bronzer

Mascara

For lips, I use any stick or gloss in a pale pink or pinky orange, like THIS (In Flirt)

For the eyes: 

For the slightly more expensive version of this look, I used the Naked3 Palette. 

I absolutely love it and the colours are perfect for summer! 

DUST and BURNOUT are very similar so I start off by using either of them just to cover my lid.  They are both really shimmery colours so I take LIMIT and run it through my crease just to tone the shimmer down. And that's it. It's really simple and it looks effortless but amazing!

For the cheaper version, I use this palette from Peacocks. I think it's about £7. It's a lot cheaper but still gives near enough the same look! 

For this one, I start off by using the second colour which is a pale cream and then I run the pink colour through the crease to add a bit of colour! And again, that's it! 

I hope you enjoyed this! The looks are super super easy! If you recreate either of these, let me see! Tag me on Instagram/Twitter or send them to me by email! 

:) xx

KIKO Milano

Hiii! Firstly, I must apologize for not posting in about 3 years but I have a very good reason! If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you will know that I've been in Berlin and Krakow so I haven't had a lot of time to post. But I'm back now so it's all good! 

'Did you have a nice time?' Thank you for asking, yes I did. 

Anyway, whilst I was off in Berlin, I found a cute little make up shop called KIKO. I may be really behind with buying products from this shop but this was a very new experience for me. I'd been in there about 10 seconds and I'd already fell in love with it. Personally, I see KIKO very similar to MAC but a lot, lot, LOT cheaper! 

I was then even happier because I found out they have an online store. I can buy things from here whenever I like. You don't understand how happy I am. 

Anyway, since I fell head over heels in love with this shop, why not post about it?! Here are the things that I bought from my little trip to KIKO! ENJOY! 

 The first product that I picked up is this lipstick for £6.90. It's the Velvet Mat Lipstick in the shade 602 Natural Rose which is a sort of nude/light brown. 

 I also picked up 2 Cream Crush Eyeshadows in the shades 03 Mat Light Mahogany and 08 Pearly Dark Brown which were £6.90 each.

This is the shade 03 Mat Light Mahogany and it's a very similar colour to the lipstick so it's a very light brown/nude. 

 

And this is the shade 08 Pearly Dark Brown and obviously it's a dark brown/black with shimmer in it and I'm so so so excited to use this! 

I also picked up this highlighter which I got in the shade 01 Cream. I've always been unsure about highlighters, not really sure why but oh well. Anyway it was only £5 so it was very hard to leave it there! 

Lastly I bought the Long Lasting Stick Eyeshadow in the shade 04 Golden Chocolate, which is very self explanatory and this was £6.90. 

I hope to get a lot more from KIKO, it's such an inexpensive shop for the quality of products that they sell so I'm definitely looking forward to using these and trying new ones! 

I hoped you enjoyed this! 

:) xx

Naked3 Palette from Urban Decay

Hiii, today I have a review/opinion on the Naked3 Palette from Urban Decay! I think it's such a gorgeous palette and I think it'll be really useful for the summer so I thought I'd do it now as it's getting a little bit warmer! 

I always keep them in the boxes. One, because they're a lot easier to get them to stand when they're in the box. And two, I think they look really pretty, it's too nice to throw away! 

From left to right: STRANGE, DUST, BURNOUT, LIMIT, BUZZ, TRICK, NOONER, LIAR, FACTORY, MUGSHOT, DARKSIDE, BLACKHEART. 

I absolutely love this palette, you can use it for so many different occasions and it always looks gorgeous! I mainly wear mine for school, when I go shopping or if I'm going out but I'm wearing a really dark lip. I think I'm going to love wearing it in the summer a lot. The shades are so light and I think with minimal make up in the summer, I think it will look amazing! 

STRANGE: Personally, I use this for highlighting under my eyebrow if I'm going out at night, it makes the eyeshadow stand out more with it. 

DUST, BURNOUT, LIMIT, BUZZ: These are the colours that I will wear for school sometimes. They're so light so you can wear it without it looking like you've gone over the top, especially for school. LIMIT is actually a matte whereas the other three have a more glittery base, especially BUZZ. 

BUZZ, TRICK, NOONER: I probably wear these for going out for shopping or something. I know I've mentioned BUZZ twice but I'll wear it for both occasions. It's quite obvious when you're wear them but they're not in your face especially just for shopping, they're so useful! NOONER is also a matte and it's such a gorgeous colour, I'd have to say this is my favourite in the palette.  

LIAR, FACTORY, MUGSHOT, DARKSIDE, BLACKHEART: These are obviously your 'night' colours, when you're going to a party or for a meal, something like that. I absolutely love love love BLACKHEART! I think it's a really dark brown but with a hint of black and it looks amazing when you're wearing it with MUGSHOT and LIAR. 

As always, the pack comes with a crease and shadow brush and comes with four primer testers in the shades ORIGINAL, EDEN, SIN and ANTI-AGING which work so so so well!

All of the colours last so long, you don't have to worry about them losing their colour or anything while you're out. I have used this palette so many times and there is no marks in the palette to say I've used it yet, it's amazing! 

You can get these from Debenhams or online at Urban Decay and they cost £45. I would also check out the mini version of all three, I presume they're going to be useful if you're travelling and you don't fancy taking the full one. 

:) xx

Haul // Liverpool and Chester

Hiii, today I have another hauuuuuul! I've been shopping quite a bit recently and I've bought loads, especially clothes! I haven't put the clothes in this, I might do a completely different post for them so these are the remaining things that I have bought! 

From Topshop I bought this absolutely gorgeous purple matte nail varnish. I have been looking for a matte colour for ages so obviously, I bought this when I saw it. It was £6 as well which is really good! 

I also bought this ring which was from H&M, it was on sale for £1! I quite fancied it as a mid ring so I got a really small size but I think they went up to large so you could wear it however you liked. 

In Liverpool, they have a Kardashian Beauty pop-up shop but because it's closing down very soon, everything was half price! So I got this for £10! I picked up this lip set called 'In The Buff' which includes lip liner, lipstick and a lip gloss. I absolutely love the colour, it's a really natural brown tint and it looks a absolutely stunning! 

I also bought some Apple Earbuds. I got some for Christmas but I think in about March, I dropped the right one in a cup of tea and didn't realise so it was there for a good few hours and the ear bud was absolutely soaking. It is incredibly annoying having only one working headphone so I treated myself to a new pair! 

REAL TECHNIQUES BRUSHES. If you haven't seen the full collection of the Bold Metals Collection, seriously go and have a look, they are the prettiest brushes I have ever seen! They are quite expensive but just look at them! I had a £20 voucher for Boots so I was able to get both of these for £7! I got the 201 Pointed Crease brush which was £12 and the 200 Oval Eyeshadow brush which was £15. The Bold Metals has to be my favourite ever collection of brushes, they are stunning and Real Techniques brushes are so long lasting so you definitely get your moneys worth! 

This is definitely my favourite thing! In Liverpool there is a Beauty Bazaar/Harvey Nichols shop. First things first, the shop is stunning. Basically, it's a big shop full of little shops like MAC, YSL, Chanel, Tom Ford, Jo Malone and so many others! If you're ever in Liverpool, go and take a look around, it's a gorgeous shop! 

Anyway I had a £20 voucher for Christmas so I put £5 to it and I treated myself to a YSL lipstick. I have never felt so posh in my entire life. The lad that worked there put it on me to try and I think I came home about 3/4 hours later and it was still on incredibly well so I'm so glad I bought it. I've been looking for a red for ages and I saw it and it was like 'THAT'S THE ONE!' 

I got the Rouge Pur Couture in 64 Fuchsia Danger. It is a bit pricey (£25) but if you have a voucher, it's a really nice treat! 

P.S even the bag's nice!

How gorgeous is the case?! 

I hope you enjoyed it, let me know if you have any questions! 

:) xx

Magic Minerals by Jerome Alexander Review

Hiii, before I start I need to say that I'm only going to be posting every Friday or Saturday for a couple of weeks. I have a lot of revision to do and exams in May so I haven't got a lot of time to post! 

Anyway, today I have a post about the Magic Minerals by Jermone Alexander. I bought it a few weeks ago but I wish I'd bought it sooner, it is absolutely amazing! 

Sometimes I have those days where I don't want to put a lot of make up or I'm feeling a bit lazy. However not everyone feels comfortable going out without make up, I am definitely one of those people. A few months ago I saw an advert on TV advertising these and I never really believed that it could work that well but my mum thought it was worth a try. 

Magic Minerals is honestly one of the best things I have ever bought. It's a really light powder which is a good substitute for liquid foundation. When I wear it, I don't feel like it's on my skin which is amazing. 

There are four main things that the powder does which are represented by four different colours: Purple, pink, yellow and green. The purple corrects sallow complexions, pink conceals dark circles and helps to even out your skin tone, yellow helps to brighten the skin and green reduces the redness in your skin and covers breakouts. 

Also, Magic Minerals comes with a professional stubby brush and a flat sponge. Personally, I think the brush makes the powder go on a lot more natural but I prefer brushes anyway so it's entirely up to you. 

I was never one to go out without much make up on before but now I can and it's amazing! On the adverts, it says that Magic Minerals is not going to make your skin better, it covers sit without using so much make up so just remember that if you buy it! 

You can get Magic Minerals from High Street TV or Argos. I don't know anywhere else that does it but it's £9.99 from either shop. 

If you have any questions, leave them below or tweet me etc and I will answer them if I can!

:) xx

Make Up Starter Kit

Hiii, today I have a make up starter kit for you which basically has everything I think you will need if you're starting to wear make up. Some of you have probably seen some of these before but this is my take on it! 

Before I start, I need to apologize for the pictures! I had to change where I was taking them just for today and they all have shadows so I'm very sorry! 

 The first thing that is essential when you're wearing make up is a good face wash. I picked up the Simple Kind To Skin Refreshing Facial Wash Gel a few weeks ago and I love it. It's about £3 and it's so worth it! I have noticed an incredible difference in the last few weeks so if you're starting to wear make up or you already wear it, this is definitely something I would recommend! 

Another product that is essential is moisturiser. The one I tend to use is the Nivea Daily Essentials Light Moisturising Day Cream. As well as keeping your skin fresh, moisturiser helps as a base for your foundation which is so useful!

If you are lucky enough to have good skin, I would use tinted moisturiser rather than a foundation. One that I found works really well is the Natural Collection Tinted Moisturiser. It comes in three different colours and this is the Natural shade which is £1.99. I still use tinted moisturiser now, for example, if I'm having a good skin day (which is not very often) and I'm just popping to town for half an hour, I'll wear this so I don't have to go through the whole process of putting make up on when there's no need to. 

However if you're looking for something with a bit more coverage because like me, you have bad skin, then I would recommend the Rimmel London Lasting Finish 25 Hour Foundation which is £7.99. I have had this since I started wearing make up and it was so useful at the beginning because it gave me good coverage without it being too thick.  

One thing that isn't essential is concealer. But just in case, I would recommend the Rimmel London Wake Me Up Concealer. This is £5.49 but it is so worth it! I've used this since I started wearing make up and I still wear it now. It just adds a little bit more coverage in places like under your eyes or on spots. 

On to mascara, this is probably one of my favourites and it is the Collection Lengthening Mascara and it is £2.99. This isn't the one that I used but I didn't know about this at the time. With most mascaras, you can't wear them for day and night but with this one you can. It lasts a good few hours so there's no need to keep re-applying it throughout the day. 

The Collection Work The Colour Nude Eye Palette can be used for two things which are eyeshadow or for eyesbrows. It is £2.99 from Boots. Before I started filling in my eyebrows, I used this as an eyeshadow palette. The colours are so easy to wear and they are simple to apply. As for eyesbrows, I don't like thick eyebrows so I go for a more natural brow by just filling them in with some eyeshadow. 

What I really like about this palette is the fact that it comes with a 'How To Use' section on the back which is so useful if you're just starting out.   

I know a lot of people like bolder colours so this one is definitely useful. I can't find this one in the brochure or on the website but they do very similar ones for about £7. I found it really useful when I was starting to get into eyeshadow so I would definitely say it's worth a try. My cousin has one and she's 14 and I know she loves it as well, especailly with the colours. 

I hope you enjoyed this! I tried to keep it as simple and as cheap as possible, so I hope it was helpful! 

:) xx