The Perfect Lip Combo | Mac

If you have read my blog for a while now you will know I am a lover of pink nudes and sometimes I feel like thats all I go on about but I have finally jumped on a bandwagon which I should of jumped on ages ago and got my self Mac's lip liners in the shade 'Soar'. I have seen everyone raving about this for months as I think if I'm right its one of the shades that Kylie Jenner wears.

The lipliner pairs so well with my all time favourite Mac lipstick Brave and I have been wearing this combo most days now and I love it! I love using the lipliner as I can define my lips just that little bit more and I find my lipstick lasts so much longer! If you are looking for a new pink nude lip combo I would recommend you try this one out!

Hope you enjoyed todays post I will see you in my next one!

Autumn Fashion Favourites

I thought I'd share a few of my autumn fashion favourites. Autumn is one of my favourite seasons for fashion, I love big coats and checkered scarfs. So firstly I am going to talk about the lovely checkered scarf I got from New Look. I love added checkered scarfs to all black outfits as it adds a touch of colour to my outfit. I love wearing this scarf with a denim jacket or a long black jacket.

I have also been loving loafers this season. I got these ones from Topshop a few weeks ago and I have been loving them! (even though they kill my feet) They look so nice with a pair of high waisted jeans and a white shirt. Another pair of shoes I have been loving have been these black boots from Public Desire, now these are the comfiest pair of boots I have ever owned! I love how they add a little bit of heal and add a bit more than flats to the outfit. To tie up my outfit I have been loving my Kate Spade bag, I got this for my birthday in July and have been in love with it ever since! It's the Kate Spade Cedar Street Small Hayden and I added a cute pom pom from Topshop.

Hope you enjoyed today's post! Let me know what your fashion favourites are for autumn!

Monthly Makeup Favourites | October 2015

It's that time of the month again where I share my makeup favourites with you all! There are a lot of products I have mentioned before featuring in this most so I'm just going to briefly share my favourites with you! The products included in this post are basically the products I've been using this month on an everyday basis.

I have been loving my MAC Pro Palette lately, I've been creating so many different looks by using this palette nearly everyday. My favourite shades have got to be naked lunch, satin taupe and omega! I have also found a new mascara and I love it! It's the Loreal Paris Feline, its great at separating the lashes and really lengthening them as well! I am also still loving the Toyshop Magic Line as well, although I've been using black eye shadow to line my lashes.

I have also been using the Barry M Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit as well, I have been using this nearly everyday and I love how easy it is to contour with! To highlight I have been loving the Benefit Watts Up highlighter, this is probably my all time favourite highlighter!

Hope you enjoyed todays post! Let me know what you have been loving this month!

I'm All About That Base | Foundation Routine

I thought I would share my foundation routine with you all today, as I have changed a few things. Starting off with my primer, I like to use a primer as it creates an even base for foundation. It also makes foundation last that little bit longer as well. My all time favourite primer is The Body Shop Insta Blur, this primer really does help to smooth out the skin before applying foundation. 

I have been using a new foundation lately which has also featured in my previous post, its the Loréal Paris Infallible 24H Matte Foundation. Lately my skin has been pretty oily so I was on the look out for a matte foundation and I came across this and thought I'd give it a try. I have it in the shade 11 / Vanilla and it's such a good match for my skin tone! The foundation gives a matte look to the skin but does that without looking like you have loads of foundation on. It isn't drying either which I usually find with matte foundations. The foundation also lasts a long time on the skin without being touched up, when touching up I only ever have to pop a bit of powder on around my T-zone. To apply my foundation I use the Real Techniques Buffing brush, I find that this buffs my foundation into my skin and gives a really smooth finish.

To conceal under my eyes I use the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in the shade Fair, this is a great affordable concealer which it pretty high coverage. When I want to conceal any other imperfections I tend to use the Mac Prolong Wear Concealer in the shade NW20. The Prolong Wear Concealer is one of my favourites as it is really high coverage and you only need a tiny amount. It is also really long wearing so it is great for long days and nights out! To blend in my concealer I usually use the Real Techniques Sponge, I spray it with a little bit of Fix+ from Mac and it helps blend my concealer in.

To set that all in place I use the Rimmel London Stay Matte powder. This has been a powder that I always have in my collection and I have only just started using it again! I love this powder as it keeps my foundation set in place and is also matte! To apply my powder I just use a big fluffy brush and use a patting motion to apply my powder as sometimes when you buff the powder in it can move the foundation. 

Thanks for reading todays post I hope you enjoyed it! I will see you in my next post..

Monthly Makeup Favourites | September 2015

This month I seem to have rediscovered loads of old favourites as I haven't really brought anything new this month. But I am going to start off talking about a new favourite of mine. I feel like I am the last blogger to try the Loreal Paris Infallible 24H Matte Foundation, I can now see why everyone was raving over this so much. For a drugstore foundation it has really good coverage and it actually stays matte. I have been using the an old favourite of mine which is the Rimmel London Stay Matte powder with it and these two products work great together! I do really want to try the primer that foes with the foundation as I love the foundation!

I have also rediscovered my love for my Chanel Powder blush in the shade Rose Initial, this is one of my favourite blushes I just hadn't used it in ages and started using it again a few weeks ago and I remembered how much I loved this blush! It's great for pale skin as it adds a touch of colour and a tiny bit of simmer.

Hope you all enjoyed today's post! What have you been loving this month? Let me know!

High End Beauty Wishlist

My High End Beauty Wishlist seems to keep getting longer and longer so I thought I would share my most wanted products with you all.

1. Benefit Gimme Brow 
The benefit gimme brow has been on my wish list for a few months now. I have seen so many people raving about this and it looks great for making your brows look fuller.

2. Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner
I am in need of a new liquid eyeliner and this one sounds just what I am looking for it apparently stays all day without smudging! I have also heard loads of people rave about this so I really want to try it out!

3. Too Faced Love Flush Long-Lasting Blush
After seeing these all over my Instagram feed for the past few months, it has really made me want one of these blushers. They are so pretty and come in so many amazing shades!

4. Christian Louboutin Lipstick
Of course everyone wants a Christian Louboutin lipstick but I think this will be something that will be staying on my wish list for a pretty long time. All thought these lipsticks are beautiful and the colour range is amazing I don't think I can justify spending £60 on one lipstick.

5. Charlotte Tilbury The Fallen Angel Eyeshadow Palette
I am yet to try anything from Charlotte Tilbury's makeup range but I have had my eye on this palette for a while now and I know I really don't need any more eyeshadow palette but this one is so stunning!

6. Beauty Blender
I love beauty sponges and I have been loving my Real Techniques one so I think it's about time to try a Beauty Blender right? I have seen so many people go on about how good the Beauty Blender is and I really want to try it out!


Thanks for reading this post, let me know what is on you beauty wishlist! See you in my next post.

Updated | Everyday Makeup

I think it is finally time I update you all on the makeup I've been wearing daily. It hasn't changed to much but there are a few new and different things I have been reaching for more.

For my base I am still loving Benefit Porefessional I have recently started using this again but it has been a product I have loved for ages and I had forgotten how much I liked it! I am still loving the Maybelline Pure Fresh BB Cream which is really long lasting as it is for only skin so it is matte. I am loving using this as I am now back at college and this lasts all day long. To conceal I am using the Mac ProLong Wear concealer I just use this when the coverage from the BB cream isn't just enough. To set that all in place I am still loving the Soap and Glory One Heck of a Blot powder, which I think might be my all time favourite powder. I really need to pick up another one of these as I have majorly hit pan.

To contour I have been using the Master Sculpt from Maybelline I have finally found a contour shade that isn't to orange for me yippee! For blush I have rediscovered my Benefit Rockateur Blush I haven't used this in ages but I have fallen back in love with this blush. For highlight I am either using the powder highlight that comes in the Master Sculpt which is a loving champagne shade with flecks of shimmer, or I am using the Benefit Watts Up Highlighter which is a creamy champagne highlighter. I love the cream highlighter when I am going for a more dewy look.

On my eyes I am still loving the whole winged eyeliner look so I just use my Topshop Magic Liner which stays in place all day and is super black! For mascara I have been using the Urban Decay Perversion Mascara which I am loving it stays in place theres no smudging or flaking it just stays put. It also holds a curl and makes my lashes look super long!

Lastly on my lips I have been loving Brave Lipstick from Mac which I forgot to put in the photo but I have been wearing it loads! I have also been loving a lip liner from Essence Cosmetics in the shade 07 / Cute Pink I love this shade as it is a darker pink that what I would usually go for but I have really been liking it lately!

Hope you all enjoyed this post! Make sure you let me know what some of the products you use daily are! See you in my next post!

Monthly Makeup Favourites | August 2015

Hello again! Sorry for the lack of posts in the last week I was on holiday so I thought I'd take a little break from blogging so I could get back in the swing of things as soon as I got back. So I thought it's about time I shared my monthly makeup favourites with you all. I cannot believe that it is nearly September already which means back to college in a few days!:(

The Urban Decay Naked Smokey palette was released earlier this month and I have used it so much. Whether I am creating a day time or night time eye look. I feel like you can use the palette to create so many different types of smokey eye looks. Another palette I have been loving is this blush/bronze/highlight palette from Freedom I love this palette the colours are all amazing and so pigmented! I love using the light champagne colour to highlight!

I have also been loving Brave lipstick from Mac I have been reaching for it so much over this month. I think it might be one of my new favourite lipsticks. I also have been loving the Maybelline Fit Me powder its great for setting makeup and keeping that shine away but it also had a little bit more coverage as well.

What have your favourites been other the past month? Hope you enjoyed this post and I'll see you next time!

Review | Urban Decay Naked Smokey

I know by now there are millions of posts about the Urban Decay Naked Smoky palette but I just had to share my thoughts on this beautiful palette over here on my blog. I know this palette was released a couple of weeks ago but I wanted to be able to use it a few times before giving a full review on it. I am so happy to finally have the Naked Smoky Palette ever since I heard about it I have been waiting to get my hands on it!

Just like the other Naked Palettes this is also long and rectangular but the packing is different as it is plastic. Personally this is my favourite packaging of the Naked Palettes I just think it looks really slick and cool. The palette also comes with a brush just like the others but instead of having a flat end on the brush it has more of a tapered brush so you can blend the eye shadows out and get that smokey look. Unlike the other palettes the shades do not go light-dark they go light on both ends and meet dark shades in the middle.

The Smoky palette has 4 matte shades and the rest are glittery/shimmery. The one thing I love about this palette is that even though its a palette aimed towards Smoky looks you can create wearable smokey looks as well as really dramatic looks. The look I have been going for lately has been taking the shade High all over the lid and then using the shades Combust Whiskey in the crease.

I think out of all the Naked palette so far and that I own this one is my favourite. I know thats a bold statement to make but I just love this palette and the shadows blend beautifully and there isn't much of a fall out either which is great! I now just need to get the first Naked Palette then my collection with be complete!

Hope you have enjoyed todays post! Let me know what your favourite Naked palette is.

Monthly Makeup Favourites | July 2015

I think it's about time I share my monthly makeup favourites with you all, as I haven't done a post like this is a few months. I recently brought a few things from Maybelline and they have made their way into this monthly favourites, the first product is the Dream Pure BB Cream I love BB Creams and I haven't wanted to try this one for ages as it is tailored towards oily skin. I have combination skin so I found that this BB Cream was perfect for my skin! I love the way it looks on my skin and this BB Cream is perfect for that no makeup look. The second product I have been loving throughout July has been the Master Sculpt, the drugstore doesn't really offer many good contour products but I think we have a winner with this! I have the shade 01 / Light Medium which is the perfect contour shade for me it's not to orange or dark so I don't end up looking like I have orange stripes across my cheeks.

My next favourite is a nail polish from Rita Ora's Rimmel London collection. I picked up the shade 498 / Rain Rain Go Away which is very fitting as it has not stopped raining here for about 2 days. I love this shade, I seem to be likely purple/greys for my nails at the moment so this is right up my street. I applied to coats but you could probably get away with just one! The nail polish seems to last about 3/4 days on my nails which I think is great as the nail polish is only £2.99.

My last favourite for this month is the Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow in the shade Bikini-Tini I love cream eyeshadows and I love champagne coloured eyeshadows as well so I finally got this one from Benefit after eyeing it up for ages! I love it, it just brightens up the eyes and as the name suggests it doesn't crease which is great as cream eyeshadows sometimes crease really easily!

Hope you enjoyed todays post, let me know what you have been loving this month!

My Go Too Summer Makeup Look | Collab

I thought I would share my go to summer makeup in todays post. This is a collab with the lovely Dalal from monochromedaisies.blogspot.com so make sure you go and check out her post as well.

In the warmer months I am all about a lighter base so I tend to go with a BB cream I recently got the Dream Pure BB Cream from Maybelline and I have been loving it. It is matte which is great for summer as I don't want to look oily but it doesn't completely mattify the skin which I love! To brighten under my eyes I use the Rimmel London Wake Me Up Concealer this is great because it helps to brighten those dark circles and stays put really well and doesn't crease. To set that all in place I just use the Soap and Glory One Heck of a Blot powder this helps my makeup to last a lot longer.

For my bronzer/blush I use the Maybelline Dream Sun which is a bronzer and blusher in one. I sometimes use them separately or I swirl my brush around the pan and use them mixed together as it leaves a lovely pink/bronze glow on the cheeks which looks great with a tan. To highlight I use the Benefit Highbeam which is a cream highlighter so it helps the skin to have a highlight without looking patching/powdery.

On my brows I still use my Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade I love this for my brows and I haven't found anything that is as good as this. I like to keep my eye makeup pretty neutral so I just use Naked Lunch all over the lid and Omega in the crease and outer corner to give the look a bit of depth. I then just apply a generous amount of mascara and I have been loving the Maybelline Lash Sensational it adds loads of volume and holds the curl of the lashes so well. It also doesn't smudge or flake off which is great!

Hope you enjoyed this post make sure you check out Dalal's post on her blog! monochromedaisies.blogspot.com.

Recent Purchases | Maybelline New York

I noticed that Maybelline have had a few new releases lately and I've been dying to try everything so I picked up a few things on my latest trip to boots as they had an offer on Maybelline which was buy one get one half price.

The first two items I picked up were the Dream Pure 8-in-1 BB Cream and the Lash Sensational Mascara I'm not sure if these are new releases or not as I have had my eye on these for about a month.  I've been on the look out for a new BB Cream to try and the Dream Pure BB Cream is for oily skin which I have so I thought I'd give it a go. I got it in the shade Light as I am still pretty pale, I thought this BB cream would be great for summer as it also has an SPF in it.

After hearing people compare the Lash Sensational Mascara to Benefit's Roller Lash which I love I just had to try it. I got the waterproof formula as I am going on holiday soon and I thought the mascara would be great to take with me. I am really looking forward to trying both of these products.

The two new releases that I have been dying to try are The Nudes EyeShadow Palette and the Master Sculpt. I love a good neutral palette and I don't have any from the drugstore so I had to pick this up to give it a go. The shades are pigmented and have a really nice texture from what I can see from doing a swatch of them. In the palette you get 12 shades some are matte and some have a slight glitter to them but nothing over the top so this palette can be used to create a natural smokey eye or a smokey eye which is more suited for a dramatic look.

 I love the look of this palette as I will get wear out of all the shades. I am also really excited to try the Master Sculpt as I have been loving contouring and highlighting lately. The master sculpt is a powder contour and highlight I got the shade light which is a really good shade as it isn't too orange/brown as I normally find that with a lot of drugstore contour kits. The highlight is a light champagne colour which I love!

Hope you all enjoyed this post!  

Current Addictions | Collab With My Little Blogging Oasis

This is a post on my current addictions there have been a few things beauty and non beauty that I have been loving lately. This is also a collab post with Aneesa from http://mylittlebloggingoasis.blogspot.co.uk.

I just can't get enough of my phone case from Iconemesis which has already featured in a previous post, I just love the design so much and its just so pretty. You can tell I have been loving blues lately just from the pictures above but I have been using these two Barry M Gelly High Shine in the shades Blueberry (top) and Sky Blue (bottom). I have always loved the Gelly range from Barry M but recently I have been reaching for these colours all the time! My last beauty related favourite has been a lip balm from La Roche-Posay, the lip balm is really moisturising and sorted my chapped lips out within a few days. The lip balm also leaves the lips feelings moisturised for hours which is great.

My last favourite which is none beauty related is Prison Break I started watching it a few weeks ago and I am already on the last season. The program is so intense and I always end up watching way more episodes at a time than I should but it is so gripping I don't want to stop watching it. I have been watching it on Netflix and can't wait to see how it ends!

Thank you for reading this post remember to check out Aneesa's post to find our her current addictions. http://mylittlebloggingoasis.blogspot.co.uk 

Milani Cosmetics

I have wanted to try some products from Milani Cosmetics for a very long time, in the UK it is hard to find Milani products so I ordered these from Beauty Crowd. I was very happy to finally get my hands on some Milani products!

I got a Colour Statement Lipstick in the shade Nude Creme, it's a pinky nude which applies beautifuly and lasts ages once on the lips. The lipstick has a sheen to it but isn't at all glossy it is more of a satin finish. It looks lovely with a smokey brown eye and its a very everyday lipstick that is easy to pull off.

I also got a  Rose Powder Blush in the shade Romantic Rose, these blushers are so pigmented you need to tiniest amount of product to get a good colour pay off. The texture is really smooth and buttery so the blusher applies very smoothly to the skin and last ages. I also picked up a Illuminating face powder in the shade Beauty's Touch, I use this to highlight the tops of my cheek bones it comes out as a pinky highlight once all the shades are swirled together. Both the blusher and illuminator are very pretty to look at and I almost don't want to use them and ruin their prettiness.

Drugstore Favourites | Collab With Life of Liv

I am finally sharing some of my favourite drugstore products with you. This is a collab with the lovely Liv from http://lifeeoflivv.blogspot.co.uk in her post she is sharing some of her favourite high end products so make sure you check out Liv's post as well!

I am going to start off by mentioning one of my favourite drugstore brands which is Soap and Glory they have so many amazing products and everyone is always raving about their products. I love the One Heck of a Blot powder which is a translucent mattifying powder. This powder is my holy grail it is literally the only powder I need, it makes everything stay in place all day! Also from Soap and Glory is the SuperCat eyeliner, I have used this eyeliner for months now and I am still loving it! It is so easy to use and so pigmented and stays in place all day and doesn't smudge all over the place like a lot of eyeliners tend to do.

I can't do a drugstore favourites post without mentioning the Barry M Flawless Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit, I have done a whole post raving about how good this contour kit is so I won't blabber on about it too much but it is the perfect contour kit if you are just starting out with makeup or are on a budget. It is so pigmented and blends beautifully! Everything you want in a contour kit right?

I also have to mention the Maybelline Colour Tattoos everyone seems to love this and I do too! These are such an affordable cream eye shadow which are insanely pigmented and so easy to blend and use. They come in loads of different colours as well so there is one for every look.

Lastly I need to mention my favourite lip product from the drugstore. I have always loved the Bourjois Colour Boost chubby sticks. They are so moisturising and have an amazing range of colours! My favourite shade has got to be '07 Proudly Naked' it is the perfect everyday pinky nude.

Make sure you remember to check out Liv's high end beauty favourites which will be up over on her blog! http://lifeeoflivv.blogspot.co.uk 

Summer Essentials | Collab with That Girl in Wonderland

As we are nearing towards summer now I thought I would share some of my summer essentials with you all. This is a collab with the lovely http://thatgirlinwonderlandx.blogspot.co.uk so make sure you check her post out as well!

My first summer essential is The Body Shop Aloe Soothing Moisture Lotion I love this moisturiser for the summer as it has an SPF of 15 and it't really important to wear SPF on your face especially in summer. I love this moisturiser as it is really light weight and leaves my skin really smooth and hydrated. This moisturiser is especially good if you have sensitive skin as it have Aloe in it so its soothing. My second summer essential is also from The Body Shop and its their Honey Bronzer I have it in the shade 01. I have talked about this bronzer loads as it is one of my favourite all time bronzers. This bronzer is great if you have pale skin and are wanted that skin kissed look without looking to orange! I cannot get enough of this bronzer.

My next two summer essentials are both lip products. The first being MAC Costa Chic Lipstick I have always loved a coral lip in the summer and this lipstick has got to be my go to coral. It is a frost finish so it is more matte on the lips but I really like that look which this shade. This lipstick also stays on for ages which is great for those long summer days. My next go to lip option is the L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Extraordinaire in the shade 201 Rose Symphony. This shade is a glossy pink/coral which is lovely for summer. I love wearing this with a tan!

My last summer essential is the Catrice All Round Up Waterproof Mascara. I love this mascara as it is water which is great for the summer but it also holds the curl and just makes my lashes look so long and full which is everything I want in a mascara.

Hope you have enjoyed this post. Remember its a collab so check out the lovely that girl in wonderland's post! http://thatgirlinwonderlandx.blogspot.co.uk