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Monday 24 February 2014

Barbie mac collection



So for this makeup inspiration I opted for the ultimate barbie!! 

I was excited when this range came out from mac. I was so gutted I didn't get any from the collection as I couldn't afford any mac makeup :( 

I tried to create this look using other mac pigments as I obviously had nothing from this range. 

So for this look I used mac on my eyes:

I used glided green pigment on my lid and under my lower lash line. 
I used pinch o peach blusher on brow bone 
I used most darling pigment on my crease 




I love the colour contrast from the green to the pink. I love how girly the makeup is and how bright it is. I love barbie and anything pink so I thought I just had to give this a go!! 

Let me know what your thoughts are or if there is any looks you would like me to create 

:)







Sunday 23 February 2014

A tartan tale collection by Mac



I thought I would review this product for you even those this was from Macs tartan tale collection which was in 2010 I think you will benefit from reading this review. 

I recieved this from my old boss as a Christmas present this was in actual fact my very first thing from mac! 

To be honest I didn't use it that much as I wasn't into much eye makeup back then, but right now this is still my fave set to go to do my eye makeup. 

I believe you could get loads of different colours and sets from this range from lip glosses to pigments and even brushes. 

The set comes in a tarten tin and comes with four beautiful pigments and one stunning glitter:

Gift o glamour pigment ( bronze shimmer ) 
Glided green pigment ( green/teal shimmer ) 
Most darling pigment ( brown with little specs of glitter ) 
Reflects bronze glitter ( literally a really glittery bronze/gold glitter ) 
Gold mode pigment ( pale gold shimmer ) 

I have had this set for over 4 years and not one of these pigments/glitter is half empty. In fact it's just made a small dent in it! 

I wanted to share this to say you will not EVER waste your money on pigments and glitter by Mac. What is even better is these are smaller sized pigments they're not full sized, so that just shows you get value for money if the smaller ones haven't all gone after 4 years of use!

You don't need a lot on your brush to apply to your eyes either and it stays on your eyes beautifully without going liney or look worn. I love how shimmery and glittery the colours are and how well they blend. 

I don't know if you can buy these colours separately or it was just a Christmas limited edition selection but trust me you won't be disappointed with any of these colours! 

My favourite ones I use a lot is probably the most darling pigment and the reflects bronze glitter. Only because I use natural colours more and I like the depth of the brown for my crease on my eye and the glitter for a night out for a dramatic yet girly look. 

Defiantly worth the money with Mac and let me know what your favourite mac glitters and pigments are :) 

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Nominated for the Liebster award



Okay so I got nominated twice for this Liebster award. So thankyou too And Thank you both for nominating me.

http://imogen-fleur.blogspot.co.uk
And

http://doodleanddaydream.blogspot.co.uk


So the first set of questions is from Imogen fleur:

1. If you were to be bought one beauty product, what would it be? It would probably be something pink and glittery! So either a blusher or eye shadow :)

2. What colour is always on your nails?  I chop and change my nails a lot! I have a massive basket just full to the rim of different colours. At the moment I got O.P.I the Mariah Carey Christmas collection it's called ski slope sweetie. It's a night metallic white with gold shimmery bits in.

3. What is your favourite book? Surprisingly Harry potter will always be my fave. I remember reading the first one every night before bed and I couldn't put it down. My mum used to always tell me off saying I won't get up for school! I love the magic and mystery of it all.

4. What is your favourite highstreet make up brand? I'm guessing this means drugstore? I love maybelline and loreal :) maybelline for skin products like foundation, concelear and blusher and loreal for highlighters, lipsticks and mascara.

5. What clothes shop do you go to most? I change up a lot! I love river island and new look. Online I love missguided !

6. Where would you like to visit most in the world? I would like to visit Las Vegas! The reason is I just want to see the strip! All the lights everything. I want to see the Grand Canyon in life rather then on my tv! My mum went for her 50th anniversary and she loved it! Shopping was amazing :)

7. What is your favourite skincare product? I'm still searching for the perfect skincare products. At this moment it's body shop overnight vitamin E serum :)

8. What is your favourite item in your wardrobe? Right now my dress from the kardashian collection but close very close second is my jumpsuit from missguided.

9. Who would you like to meet most? Channing Tatum.... Obvious reasons !! Haha

10. What is your favourite mascara? Loreal false lash telescopic

11. What is your order at Starbucks? Caramel latte... Yummy





My second set of questions are from Bethany true:

1. What is the best advice you've ever been given? To keep trying at something you love. My passion is hair and makeup. I done hairdressing since I was 16 living off £2.60 an hour all because I love hair!  Now I'm qualified in NVQ2 and NVQ3. I work from home doing hairdressing and makeup. I'm happy and I'm glad I kept trying to get this far.

2. What's your favourite quote? My favourite quote is probably " any friend that's an enemy now has probably been hating since day one " this is by far the truest. I have had fall outs with friends but we swiftly make up but there's those few that drag it out or bring up past. I'm glad I have a tight circle of friends who I trust with my life and now I know the real ones. 

3. What's your favourite film and why? Hocus pocus! Well to be fair I love every Disney film but when I'm sad or need a pick me up I put on hocus pocus. I watch it all year round not just for Halloween. I love the sense of magic and mystery.

4. What advice would you give to new bloggers? To be honest I can't say I have much advice as I literally gave been doing this just over a week!? Maybe just to pursue what makes you happy. I find it relaxing and nice helping others. I love learning from others and seeing what other people do with there makeup tricks and products they used. 

5. If you were an animal, what would you be? Don't laugh.... A reindeer. I absolutely love them!! Christmas is my fave time of year and I have loads of reindeer stuff from teddy, pjs, slippers and mugs!! I love these animals as they are beautiful. 

6. What's the best worst chat up line you've ever heard? I once had a guy say to me in the club " can I be your light switch so you can turn me on " why??? Just why lol 

7. What's your favourite song at the moment? I love will.i.am with Miley Cyrus.. I'm feeling myself? I think it's called. I love the beat and Miley! 

8. What's your annoying habit? I pick my mascara off my eyelashes!!! It's so bad but I can't help it. I think it's a thing I do when I'm mad, stressed or worried. I just go straight to my lashes and pick pick pick!! 

9. What are you most looking forward to in 2014? Me send my fiancé are having our house built!! So that's my first thing I'm looking forward to getting that starting and second.... Christmas!! 

10. If you could speak any foreign language fluently, what would it be and why? I would love to speak Italian! Only because it sounds stunning and Rome is another place I would like visit!

11. What made you smile today? My morning text from my fiancé :) 




Thank you so much for your questions. My questions are:


1. What made you start blogging? 
2. What is your favourite makeup product? 
3. What is your trick to get rid of blemishes/ spots? 
4. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be and why? 
5. What is your favourite movie and why? 
6. Who is your role model? 
7. Do you have any pets if not what would you have? 
8. Is there anything you would change about yourself? 
9. What is your favourite colour and why? 
10. Who is your favourite instagrammer? 
11. What is the best thing that's happened to you?


My nominations are: 

http://snapshotbeauty.blogspot.co.uk

http://bougaloo.blogspot.co.uk

Http://www.thetinyprofessional.blogspot.co.uk

Http://amydollll.blogspot.co.uk

Http://jessicasbeautygarden.blogspot.co.uk

Http://venturekerrylouise.blogspot.co.uk

Http://sem04.blogspot.co.uk

Http://deluxeglamour.blogspot.co.uk

Http://amyalaska.co.uk

Http://lollyhugz.blogspot.co.uk

Http:// vanityfairest-x.blogspot.co.uk


Don't forget link it back to me and let me know your answers :) 

Monday 17 February 2014

The body shop Vitamin E review



I been seeing everywhere about the vitamin E overnight serum-in-oil and been dying to try some and finally got my hands on it.... Well and more as you can see above! 

I went into oxford yesterday to purchase it. It retails at £12. I saw a gift pack for £16 including the serum and the vitamin E intense moisture cream. When I went to the till they said for two pound more you can get a free gift bag worth £22.50. So of course being a girl I said yes please! 

I picked up the vitamin E lip care stick for £4. In this free gift I received a mascara, eyeliner, vitamin E masque hydration intense and vitamin E cream cleanser. 

So I took my makeup off and then tried the cream cleanser. I must say it picked up the left over gunk on my face and left it feeling soft. Best thing is you don't need a lot of it. I then used the masque. The texture of the masque isn't what I expected I thought it would be a thick texture. It came out watery almost like liquid. I applied to skin as directed and then wiped off with tissue as directed. I felt my skin afterwards and it felt amazing. I was completely taken back by it. 

I then used the vitamin E moisture lip care. It is quite nice, but I found I had to apply quite a bit to feel it on my lips? But this may be because I'm used to using Carmex which is perfect as I put on plenty to keep my lips moistured. However my lips did feel conditioned in the end and felt soft. 

I then moisturised my face with the intense cream. The texture is so think and smells gorgeous. I applied it and then put on the overnight serum. It  may look quite greasy once applied but don't be fooled it's a lightweight formula. I woke up today and my skin felt amazing. It has a lovely glow and feels and looks hydrated and soft. 

What I like about these products are that they are affordable and honestly I was shocked at how well they worked and done exactly what it says on the packaging. I'm looking forward to seeing the results in a week.


Hope this helped :) 

Saturday 15 February 2014

Ted Baker rose gold set - re-edit due to deleting



This is a Ted baker set I received for Christmas and to much surprise I love it! 

The set includes: 
Bronzer 
Liquid illuminator 
Liquid golden shimmer 
Bronzer brush 


So I saw this and thought I need to have it! One because it's rose gold and two it is so glittery!! So my lovely fiancé got it me for Christmas. 

So the packaging is so beautiful it's so pretty. The bronzer is in a rose gold case and the brush is in a stunning rose gold holder. So of course I was sold!! 

The bronzer is not only lovely to look at but lovely to use on your face. It has different shades of glitter brown with a TB written over it in pure gold glitter. It's so glittery and is a lovely bronzer. 

The liquid illuminator and golden shimmer are abit like nail polishes. When you open the lid the brush is joint to it. The illuminator is more like a highlighter. So I apply tops of cheeks, under eyebrows and Cupid's bow. I love the highlighter! You only need a small amount. As it's liquid I apply it by dabbing it on my finger and patting it on the bits I want to highlight. With the golden shimmer its more lime a liquid bronzer. I haven't got to grips with it yet as I find it hard to not make it look patchy?! It's a shame as it's such a nice colour but it like absorbs in to your skin and leaves a hideous patch?! Until I find a right way of applying it I will leave it in my makeup box. If I find a way I will let you know. 

The brush is also amazing! I loved how it has a hot pink dip dye. The bristles are so soft and it glides lovely on my face. Defiantly one I grab to apply my bronzer or blusher! 

Overall I loved this set. Especially as it's from ted baker I was very impressed with the packaging, the look of the products and the actual products... Maybe minus the golden shimmer. But this set is definatly recommendable. 

Gold smokey eye - re-edit from deleting



So I created a smoke eye with a nice gold shimmer just to soften it up :) I used mainly colours from my mac green and teal nocturnal set. Which is posted and reviewed below. 

For this look I used : 

Mac deep blue green pigment 
Urban decay half baked 
Mac glitter 3d gold
Loreal false lash telescopic mascara 
Maybelline gel line in intense black 

Okay so I primed my lids with urban decay original eye primer. I then started with the dark colour so the mac deep blue green pigment just on the outer eye, crease and under outer lower lash line. I then used half baked on my lid and inner lower lash line. I blended it all together. 

I then used my glue wand from majenta which helps set the glitter. You could use fix spray instead. I patted it on my lid and under inner lower lash line. I then patted the 3d gold glitter on top of the glue. If you struggled with this collection 2000 do a lovely gold in glam crystals and it's a gel liner so really easy to apply. 

I then lined my eyes with maybelline eyeliner and coated my lashes in loreal mascara. And there you have it a nice shimmer gold smokey eye. 

Green with envy with full face makeup - re-edit due to deleting


So again sorry for deleting so this time you got a full face makeup with this look aswell. 

I done this look around Christmas time. I think I did this for am illmasqua competition involving glitter which they has on Instagram over Christmas. 

So to try this look I used: 

Mac pigment in glided green 
Mac pigment in vanilla 
Collection 2000 glam crystals in spandex 
Maybelline gel liner in intense black
Loreal False lash telescopic mascara 
Eyelure lashes in Cheryl 

On my face I used: 

Majenta primer
Mac studio fix fluid in nw13 
Ted baker bronzer 
Body shop blusher in shade 01 petal 
Maybelline colour sensational lipstick in rosy dream 
Lime crime lipgloss In snowcicle 

Okay so some people do eyes first than face but I usually do my eyes first to avoid any accidents with glitter. 

So I started by priming my face and lids with majenta primer. I got this in a boutique in oxford so I'm unsure if you able to buy any online or if there is one local to you. 

I then swiped mac glided green pigment all over my lid and added more to the outer eye and crease to add definition. I then added mac vanilla to the inner corner of my eye and blended into the glided green to add shimmer. 

I then used collection 2000 glam crystals. I love these sticks! It's so easy to use and apply and sets straight away. So I used spandex which is green with tiny gold specs in. I put under my lower lash line. I then put my maybelline eyeliner on the top lash line and put spandex over the top. 

I then apply my eyelashes and do a coat of mascara. This is optional but I sprayed my eyes with fix spray to keep everything in place. 

I applied my foundation with real technique stippling brush starting from jawline working my way into my face. I then applied my bronzer just under my cheekbones and my blusher on my cheeks. 

To finish the look I used a pinky lipstick to make it more girly and not so dramatic. I coated it with a clear glitter gloss from limecrime. 

There you have it perfect evening eyes :) 



Friday 14 February 2014

Happy valentines day - re-edit as I deleted my previous entry



Happy valentines day!! 

I can now tell you since my entry got deleted that I had a lovely cooked meal and a lovely pudding. Much to my surprise my fiancé got me a bunch of flowers and chocolates with a beautiful card. So surprised as usually we don't share gifts. 

For my look tonight I used my no7 pallet on my eyes and will probably review it later in the week for you. I can't tell you the colours as they aren't listed on pallet. I used a glitter brown blended into a creamy pink. 

I used my trusty mac studio fix fluid foundation with mac warm and soul bronzer and a hint of body shop blusher in shade 01 petal. I set all my look with rimmel stay Matt powder. 

My hair I used my foxy locks extensions and done a cute lil French braid. I thought it was a nice girly look for valentines day. 

I hope you all had a lovely evening and feet spoilt just like I did :) 

The art of contouring- My re-edit due to deleting by accident




Okay so I accidentally deleted all my blog entries HOW I don't know!!!! I'm going to try and re-do them as best I can. 

This one is about contouring and highlighting. I have always said since Kim kardashian posted the picture of her face with all these lines in different colours the makeup world went crazy!!! 

Now to get the Kim kardashian look there's no wrong or right way in doing it. Some contour with powder some do it with foundation. It's up to you and what you feel comfortable with. 

Today my tools are: 

Primer
Prep n prime stick by Mac in lightboost 
Concealer pallet 
Studio fix fluid by Mac 
Sleek contour pallet 
Soft n gentle by Mac 
Rimmel stay Matt powder 
Real technique stippling brush 

Okay so some people put foundation on first then contour and others do the contour first then foundation it just depends up to you on what you find best. 

First things first I prime my face!! 

I then start with the highlight. I apply this under my eyes, cheeks, nose, Cupid's bow, under eyebrows, forehead and chin. In my picture that is the lighter colour. To highlights I used my prep n prime stick by Mac. Your highlighter has to be at least two shades lighter than your skin tone. 

I then use my concealer pallet to contour. I got my pallet from ebay it has about 8 light-dark colours. I used the third darkest and put it under my cheekbones, on the edge of nose leading to eyebrows, jawline and temples. In my picture that is the dark brown you can see. The contour has to be at least two shades darker than your skin tone. 

I then use my Mac studio fix fluid and put abit on my stippling brush. Working from jawline into my face I blend all the colours together. 

Once complete I take my sleek contour pallet which includes a brown powder, highlighting powder and blusher. I apply the brown onto the parts you contoured and blend in. You can use bronzing powder to do this. 

This but is optional. I then take my mac soft n gentle and apply on my cheekbones to create more definition. 

I then apply my blusher from my sleek pallet on to the apples of my cheeks. To finish my look I set with rimmel stay matte powder on my forehead and chin. 

I hoped this helped as much as my previous blog on this. I'm sooo sorry for all this I will try upload some tomorrow :) 

OMG IM DEVASTATED

For some reason my blog has deleted half of my blog 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩 

I'm truly devastated it has taken me ages to write and do photos I just want to cry 😥😥😥😥😥😥. 


I'm so sorry I will try get them all back at some point but may take me a while 😫😫😫😫😫😫

Monday 10 February 2014

Mac pigment - Christmas sets



I was so pleased when I received the bottom one for Christmas. The purple and pink set features 2 glitters and 3 pigments. I love each one of them. I use ' vanilla ' the most. Such a perfect shimmer for a highlight or for the inner corners of your eyes. You only need a small amount, trust me it goes a long way. 

The top set which is green and teal which I was very lucky finding. I found it on the debenhams website. Again it features 2 glitters and 3 pigments. What I most loved about this set is the ' 3d gold ' it's so so glittery this picture does not do it justice. 

They also done a black and gold set which I wasn't lucky enough to get my mitts on. But I'm sure that set is just as good as these two! 

With the glitters you need either a glitter glue stick or fix spray to set on to eyes. The pigments set well over eyeshadow primer or concealer. 

Defiantly worth a buy I love macs Christmas sets and they are a good price considering what you get. 

They retailed at £25 each. 



' soft and gentle' by mac

I have seen so much hype about " soft and gentle " by mac. Omg it's just amazing! I use this product to highlight my cheekbones. The shimmer and glitter on the product is amazing! The best thing about it is you only need a small amount and it goes far. For £22.00 it is defiantly worth it as it will last you such a long time. To apply it I use a blusher brush but some people use their fingers or even a contour brush. There's no right or wrong way of applying it. For me I'm 100% buying this again. Love it!

Marc Jacobs - daisy

 

 I received this stunning perfume in a gift set for Christmas. Marc Jacobs is probably one of my favourite designs for perfume bottles not only does it smell nice it looks nice. I think it ranged from £45-50 for the box set had it comes with shower wash and lotion again both smelling incredible. Defiantly worth a purchase if your after a spring fragrance.