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Thursday, 31 October 2013
Superdrug: Sleek MakeUP Haul

Wednesday, 30 October 2013
50 Random Facts About Me
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
The Newest Addition: The Naked Palette
I am so excited to write this post! eek. If you have seen my October Beauty Wishlist you would know that this lovely little beauty was upon those of many other beauty products that I wanted to buy this month. I have finally added the original Urban Decay Naked Palette to my makeup collection, yay! I have been deliberating buying this for ages but I just couldn't seem to part with the money until now. I bought it for £39 from House of Fraser and that includes the p&p too. I know that it seems like a hell of a lot of money to pay for an eyeshadow palette but it's definitely worth the money.
It's certainly not an ordinary palette, it has it's very own unique shades and names, 2 of which are matte shades and the rest are shimmers. It also comes with a mini eyeshadow primer potion and a Karma brush to apply the eyeshadow. The packaging has a suede effect and feels very luxurious, which is great, who wants a tacky, horrible looking palette when it has a big price tag? Nobody.
Since I bought the Naked Palette I
have been experimenting with all the shades but only worn them once in
the daytime for my very first day at my work experience.
I found that at the end of the day the eyeshadow didn't fade at all which I am so impressed with. Applying the primer potion before applying my eyeshadow certainly helped keep it all in place.
As
you can see in the swatches above there are four shades with less
pigmentation than the others but that's only because they are slightly
lighter colours. The shade 'Virgin' is a lovely white shade which is great for highlighting the brow bone and the inner corners of the eyes. I found that using this shade in the inner corners really make the eyes 'pop' and make the eyes look slightly wider and brighter. My favourite shades of this palette has to be half baked, smog and toasted. These shades really make my eyes stand out and they're great for creating smokey effects(sorry for the bad lighting!).
At the moment it's my number one eyeshadow palette and I really can't fault it, I have nothing negative to say about it.
Do you have a Naked Palette? What are your thoughts?
Sunday, 27 October 2013
My MAC Lust List
Today has been such a horrible day weather wise! Urgh but today has been incredibly interesting as I have had a few family members over for a lovely roast dinner, yum! What's better than having your family over and tucking into a nice roast dinner when it's windy and pouring down with rain,eh?
Anyway that's enough weather talk for me, let's get to the point of the post shall we?
Lately I have been lusting over so many products from MAC that I just have to have in my life and I am considering buying them all in my next MAC haul. As you know I don't have a MAC store nearby, gutting for me really, isn't it? so I always have to order their products online instead. Thank god for the MAC online store, I don't know where I'd be without their products.
MAC Spray Fix Plus
This is well known by so many beauty bloggers and I've been resisting buying this for months. Mac described this, saying this is 'An aqua-spritz of vitamin and minerals, infused with a calm-the-skin
blend of green tea, chamomile, cucumber, topped off with the fresh,
natural, energizing scent of Sugi. It adds radiance, finishes makeup. Spray
it on. Skin drinks it up!'
As much as I love my face being matte I really don't like the heavy feeling it has on my face, sometimes it makes me look a little bit ill. I really want my skin to look a bit dewy and healthy so I thought this would be absolutely perfect to try and achieve that look. It costs £14.50 for a 100ml of the MAC Spray Fix Plus and they also have a 30ml travel size version for just £8.
MAC 217 Blending Brush
Lately I've been getting more into eyeshadow. Normally I'd just do a basic step by step routine of 'foundation,powder,eyebrows,liquid liner and lipstick' but now I've started to incorporate eyeshadow into my daily makeup routine. This brush has fine, dense fibres in an oval shape which helps to blend in both cream and powder eye shadows. I first found out about this brush when I was watching Pixiwoo's makeup tutorials on you tube. I thought this brush would help me to achieve a softer eye makeup look for the daytime and night time. This brush costs £18 which you'd think is quite expensive for an eyeshadow brush but I love it.
Cranberry Refill Pan Eyeshadow
As I've been getting more into eyeshadow lately I want to start my own MAC Pro Palette with 15 shades and this is my number one favourite that I want to add to it. It is hugely raved about in the blog community as you most probably know. It's the most gorgeous berry/plum shade which would really compliment my green eyes, especially this autumn. The refill pans are a little less money than the pot eyeshadows retailing at £10. I know to some drugstore lovers this seems incredibly pricey but what can I say? It's such a beautiful colour and the most perfect shade for this season. It's a definite must-have on my MAC lust list, I can't wait to start my first palette, eek!
MAC Lipstick in 'Saint Germain'
A few weeks ago I was doing some online shopping looking at the MAC lipsticks and I was thinking about buying this shade but I opted for the shade 'Pink Nouveau' instead. As a pink lipstick lover I really held back buying this one too and now I really want to add it to my ever growing lipstick collection, it's the most beautiful bright/baby pink shade. MAC lipsticks retail at £15, a teeny bit expensive for a lipstick but it's definitely worth the money.
What MAC products are you lusting over at the moment?
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Top 3 Autumn Jumper Picks
3. Last but not least is a lovely Waffle Knit Crew Neck Jumper from Fashion Union and costs £15. Dark colours are also quite popular this season, this is a lovely Red Wine colour and I absolutely adore it. It also looks quite chunky and comfortable and would most definitely go with a lovely skinny pair of jeans, comfortable uggs or ankle boots.
Friday, 25 October 2013
St Ives Apricot Blemish Fighting Scrub Review
Thursday, 24 October 2013
A Small Clothing Haul
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
My Lipstick Collection: The Pink Edition #3

Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Blogsale Bargains

Monday, 21 October 2013
Maybelline Babylips | Cherry Me and Pink Punch
Saturday, 19 October 2013
Autumn/Winter Lipcare Essential | Classic Carmex Moisturising Lip Balm

Wednesday, 16 October 2013
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Review
I bought this due to seeing so many wonderful positive reviews about the product amongst the blogging and youtube community. I decided to bite the bullet last week while browsing through the MAC website and bought it in one of it's lightest shades. MAC says this powder is 'A luxurious domed face powder with minerals, slowly baked to provide a dimensional yet natural/matte coverage. Use to set and fix foundation or as a touch up throughout the day'.
I absolutely agree with what MAC says about this product, it gives you a natural matte finish and it feels quite lightweight on the skin, almost like you don't have any powder on.
You should never be too heavy handed with the powder as it can make your face look extremely cakey. How do I know this? I stupidly made the mistake of building it up, something which I will not be doing again. I ended up going on a shopping trip, looked in a mirror and I had a ghostly/patchy figure staring back at me. It looked so terrible! Never again!
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
The Skincare Tag
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