Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 May 2014

My Boots Wishlist

So I am attempting to save money at the moment, as I basically emptied my account whilst in Dubai (however I rode camels and had loads of fun, so it's allowed, surely?) So I am trying not to buy like I usually would, so I am leaving my beauty products that I don't really need to the end of the month to buy if I have anything left over, so I thought I would share with you a few things I am just dying to buy from Boots. 
If you have used any of these products then please let me know your opinion!

Firstly is the 'FAST' shampoo and conditioner which aids hair growth, and from the reviews I have read it also leaves your hair feeling amazing, however at £29.99 for a 300ml of each, I can't bring myself to buy it from the mixed reviews I have read. 

Secondly are a two perfumes that I just love, they are both by Marc Jacobs, Daisy and Honey. I currently have Honey however I am starting to run low on it so I am thinking of repurchasing, and Daisy I have always loved, they are both really light and fresh scents. If there are any perfumes you think I should try out then please let me know, I love finding new products! Honey (right image) is £49.50 for 50ml and £67.50 for 100ml, and Daisy (left image) is £47.50 for 50ml and £63.50 for 100ml. I also love the really cute bottles of these perfumes, and most of Marc Jacobs perfumes are just adorable looking. 




Lastly is basically everything from the Seventeen range, I am totally obsessed with Seventeen at the moment, however there is no make up I am really running out of therefore I am trying not to buy as many items - lets see how that goes, haha! Seventeen is one of the cheaper brands, however for me a lot of the items are better than one's that cost a hell of a lot more. So here are a few items that I am definitely going to buy at the end of the month, if I can wait that long! 

Stay Time Pressed Powder - £4.49
Phwoarr Paint - £5.49
Cheek Stamp Blush -£4.99
Off the Wall Metals Nail Effects - £3.99
Blow Out Mascara - £6.29
Supreme Shine Lipstick - £4.99









Like I said before, if you have tried any of these products then please let me know what you thought of them, good or bad! As I always say, I haven't been 'sponsored' or asked to mention any of these products, I just want them, haha! I will always inform you at the start of a post if I have been asked to promote a product or been given samples etc!
Thank you for reading and I shall see you all tomorrow!

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Friday, 7 March 2014

My Style Icon

So as you all know I am a huge 'Lovatic', for those of you that do not know, it means I am a fan of Demi Lovato. And before you stop reading, no this isn't a post about everything great about her!
I have always been a fan of Demi and especially the way she dresses. She can go to uber casual to glam in what seems like 60 seconds. I love the fact she has always kept a similar style and dresses for her body shape. She is rarely seen in anything too short (no awkward bum shots as of yet) but she does like to flaunt the parts of her body she likes. I also adore her hair, she is very much like me with hair colours, going slightly crazy and enjoying bright colours, which you don't see with a lot of celebrities, and I also love that she doesn't take herself too seriously.
She is one of my huge icons in both life and fashion.

Below are some images of a few of the styles I have loved.










The picture above (I am sure you can figure out which one) is from Demi's trip to Africa, for her 21'st birthday she went to Kenya to help people. Even in this plain outfit she still managed to look fabulous, how?!


I thought I would leave you with this picture, as I said before, she doesn't take herself so seriously as most celebrities do. So here is her taking a selfie in a onesie!




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Wednesday, 5 March 2014

A Few More Cheeky Buys

So I am trying to keep you updated as possible on the new things I buy, and as I have mentioned, I have become slightly obsessed with Ebay. I have found so much gorgeous make up with stupidly cheap prices. At first I was slightly worried they would be rubbish or not what the seller said they were, but everything I have got so far has been perfect.

My latest buys are these glitter pots which are amazing, they are so bright and there are so many different colours. For all 12 these cost me £4.19. This pink has to be my favourite!







I also bought this set of make up brushes, I already have a set but for £2.95 (for all 8 brushes and the case) I couldn't really say no. I thought they were so so pretty, and they are super soft and put my make up on perfectly. I paid around £20 for my last set of make up brushes and these are 100x better.














If buying from Ebay or similar sites always remember to check the description to make sure it is described the same the picture shows, as some will write sneakily in the description, for example they could've wrote with the brushes 'case only, does not include brushes' yet you would buy it thinking you were getting it all.

Thank you for reading, feel free to make any comments or ask me any questions!

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Saturday, 1 March 2014

17 Party Eyes Collection

So for my birthday my sister bought me this Party Eyes Collection by 17 and I finally got round to trying it out, and I am in love! I thought I would show you what was inside.


This is the outside of the box, I thought it looked really really pretty.



This is everything you get inside, you get two thick eye pencils, two glitter pens, two (technically four) eye shadows, two sets of eyelashes, mascara and eye lash glue.


I really love 17 mascara's, I have tried a lot of different mascara's but 17 has always won for me, and this one was no disappointment.









These are my 'Day lashes', I loved the idea of having two sets of eyelashes, one for the day and one for a night out. I love these ones because they could be worn for either day or not, and they aren't too over the top.


These are my 'Night lashes' they are really small and simple but with diamonds on them which I thought was a really nice touch, again they aren't over the top or too in your face. I think these would be lovely for a posh night out. These also came with a little eyelash glue.




This black eye pencil is fabulous, I love it because it is something that I can use on a daily basis as well as when I want to do my eyes up for a night out, and you can never go wrong with black.


I wasn't too sure on this metallic eye pencil when I first saw it but I really like it on, it isn't too over the top or childish looking like I thought it may have been.








These glitter liners are just so cute, I love adding things like glitter to my make up just to give it that extra boom it needs when I am going out. These aren't clumpy or gloopey like I found a lot of liquid glitter liners to be, and they also don't give out too much glitter that it is over the top.






I always tend to wear black or white make up but I have recently been trying to experiment with different colours, these browns and purple are so perfect for the weather at the moment and I can't wait to bring them into my daily make up and start replacing blacks with other colours 

(even if it is only brown or purple!)













Thank you for reading, let me know if you've used these products before or if you were planning on trying any of them out!
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Friday, 28 February 2014

Contouring

So I've heard a lot of people talk about Contouring recently, and for those of you that don't know, here is a description :

"Contouring is the art of shading and highlighting to bring out or lessen features. It works best when you use the same colour family, in lighter and darker shades. For instance, for blusher you blush as normal and if you want to have killer cheekbones, add a touch of a blusher a couple shades darker just under where you have put your blush, where you have slight hollows. This makes your cheekbones pop. Then you can add a lighter, shimmery colour on the top of your cheekbones. Blend as you don't want stripes. The darker shades recede things ( make them look smaller) and the lighter makes them stand out. I have a very slight double chin. If you take a brush with a little blush or bronzer on it and brush from under chin towards neck, straight down, it disappears. I have shaded it away! For noses, if its too long, a dab of blush/bronze on the end helps, or if too wide, brush a little on either side leaving the middle free. Experiment using the light/dark rule."

I didn't write this, mainly because of the fact I am useless at explaining things, I tend to say 'erm' 'like' and 'stuff' too much! I have quite a round face and don't have features that 'pop' so I thought I would try it out! I bought new make up for this, I used the MUA conceal & brighten kit in porcelain - beige, this cost me £2.50. I also used the MUA bronzer in shade 2 which cost me £1 and the baked highlighter from Savers which cost me £1.






 









My face does this thing where it turns really weird when a camera is present and turned really strange, so please excuse it, it doesn't mean to.






Firstly, I put on the highlighter, I put this on the middle of my nose, spreading up on to my forehead, under my eyes, on my chin, just above my cheek bones and under my eyebrows.



I then put on the bronzer, I placed this down the side (on the bone, if that makes sense) of my nose, either side of where I had put the highlighter on my nose, I also put bronzer, under the highlighter under my eyebrows, just under my cheek bones and along my jaw line. 



So this is the finished look, I'm not 100% sure I  look much different but it depends on the person. I have no features to make look better because my face is just very round, so it would work differently on each individual person. 





Always remember to blend so you don't have different coloured lines on your face!

Thank you guys for reading and let me know how you get on if you try. Also if you have any advice how to do this better then please let me know!


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Thursday, 27 February 2014

Cheap Make-up VS Big Brand Make-up

Hey guys! So as you all probably know by now, I like to try to spend as little as possible but still get good quality. Recently I bought some Mac products which I am completely in love with, I can really see the obsession, but I still think they are overpriced, as are a lot of other brands. Personally I don't have the money to spend a lot on make up, which is why I would much prefer to explore the cheaper brands and try to find something I like. It's better to spend £1 on a lipstick and decide you don't like the shade, rather than £20 and then lose out. That is my view anyway!

At the moment I am loving MUA at Superdrug and Seventeen at Boots. Both are super cheap but still really good make up, and I hate to say it, but I still prefer these to my more expensive brands such as Mac. I will always be a bargain hunter and prefer good deals but these two brands are just crazily cheap for what they are. I have a few bits from MUA including eye shadows, lipsticks and nail varnishes and  I have loads of items from Seventeen, the foundation, eyebrow kit and mascara are in my 'everyday' make up bag, which says a lot!

These are a few pictures if some of the things I own, from MUA and Seventeen. As you can see some packaging is nicer than others, which is obviously very important because if it doesn't look nice then you wont want to buy it, but I think most of them are presentable, some very nice looking.

















Thank you for reading and let me know your views!

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