Review: Carmex Moisture Plus Tinted Lip Balms!

It seems like the whole of the beauty world is moisturising lip product crazy at the moment, and this product is one of my everyday favourites.

Review: L'oreal Touche Magique Concealer!

Not getting enough sleep at night is definitely my biggest downfall in terms of taking care of myself. It's so important but yet I still stay up late, which has taken it's toll on my dark under eye circles. In order to cover them up, I've been testing this concealer that claims to be "anti-fatigue, illuminating and a true match". 

The L'oreal Touche Magique concealer is very YSL Touche Eclat-esque, however a fraction of the price!

Review: L'oreal Lumi Magique Foundation!

Recently I've lifted myself off a 'no more foundation buying' ban. I had so many at one point that it got to a ridiculous level, however as I've only got a few bottles at the moment and Boots was on 3 for 2, I thought it would be rude not to take advantage of this!

The new L'oreal Lumi Magique claims to be 'light infusing' and give 'flawless skin as if lit-from-within' so I thought it would be a nice change to the matt foundations I've been wearing recently.

Lip Love: Sheerly Vampy!

I am in move with moisturising lip products at the moment however I don't actually own an awful lot, meaning I've been sheering out some of my lipsticks into more of a lip tint. I stumbled across this combo and fell in love with it! It was so difficult to photograph it with any kind of likeness to what it actually looks like so I had to edit the photo a little to make it more close to life.

Review: L'oreal Rouge Caresse Lipstick!

Just before the Revlon Lip Butters were due to be released in the UK, I spotted the L'oreal Rouge Caresse that appeared to be quite a similar concept; a lipstick that's a little sheerer and balmy-er. Being the impatient person I am, I quickly snapped up shade 401 Rebel Red.

Review: No7 Quick Cover Concealer!

I think I've found my HG Blemish hiding concealer!

Beauty Find: Aloe Vera Gel!

Recently my skin has been messing about A LOT. Dry one day, oily the next, clear one day, breakout city the next. Fed up of this, I ventured into Holland and Barrett and purchased their own brand Aloe Vera Gel.

Nail of the Day: Deep Dark Forest!

Deep Dark Forest nails! (Yes, that is a tattoo!)

My first Nail of the Day post! I've deliberately never done one of these because I have horribly dry and nasty cuticles, and my nails are so short due to them being really bendy. Yesterday I painted my nails like this on both hands though, and I reaaaaaalllyyyyy like it!

One Week's Impressions: Shu Uemura Art of Hair Essence Absolue Hair Oil

There's a lot of hype around hair oils at the moment, and having dry and damaged, coloured and bleached hair, I thought I'd jump on the wagon for this one. I found the Shu Uemura Art of Hair Essence Absolue Hair Oil which has RRP of £40 on a deal for £28, so I snapped it up straight away.

Review: Mac Beauty Powder in Play It Proper - Chen Man Collection!

Recently I visited Mac, which is a rarity for me as I tend to find I don't like buying their single eye shadows or blushes as I find them bulky, and I don't want a palette, which leaves only powder or foundations for me to buy there. Or lipsticks but I definitely have far too many of....

Back to the point, my Mac store had the Chen Man collection and there was only one product that jumped out to me, and I bought it - Mac Beauty Powder in Play It Proper.

Review: Vaseline Cocoa Butter Vitalising Gel Body Oil

Todays review is on the Vaseline Cocoa Butter Vitalising Gel Body Oil which I purchased after I purchased the Aloe Vera version of this (review coming up) thinking it would be a more moisturising version of the other body gel, however I wouldn't really compare the two at all.

Review: Good Things Dream Cream Night Cream!

Just a quick review today on a product I've just finished up today; Good Things Dream Cream. This is a night cream with 'superfruit extracts, fig and avocado'. Good Things is a brand that is known for being one of the less chemical brands, so this cream doesn't contain parabens, mineral oil or sodium laureth sulphate and is animal friendly.

Review: Clean & Clear Morning Energy Skin Brightening Facial Scrub!

As I'm almost finished using this facial scrub, I thought I'd just do a little review of it before I throw it out. 

Review: No7 Shine Free Primer!

Primer is a must have for anyone with oily/combination skin as it can help prevent your makeup from sliding off throughout the day, so I thought I'd review a primer that promises to do just that.

No7 Shine Free Primer

Review: Garnier Caffeine Anti-Dark Circles Tinted Eye Roll On!

I suffer from horrible dark circle. Concealer doesn't cover them completely and nothing seems to get rid of them. Garnier Caffeine Anti-Dark Circles Tinted Eye Roll On had a lot of hype surrounding it so I had to try it.

Garnier Caffeine Anti-Dark Circles Tinted Eye Roll On

It claims to cover dark circles with mineral pigments, and hydrate and refresh tired eyes. Surely a tinted treatment would at least make some dint on my dark under eye area....

Tag: Would You Rather Beauty Edition!

So today I thought I'd just do a quick fun tag as I've not had the time or energy to do any 'proper' beauty posts this week. I've had masses of work to do and I've been under the weather :(

1.) Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lipglosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?
Palletts and eyeshadows! I don't like the look of eyeshadow without at least mascara, and I love lipstick for everyday use so this one is easy.

Review: No7 Amazing Eyes Pencils!

Here's a product that I think deserves a lot more hype than it gets; No7 Amazing Eyes Pencils. I must have gone through about 5 Black, 3 Brown and 2 Grey of these pencil eyeliners and even though I occasionally buy others, I just go straight back to these. Nothing I've tried compares to them!

No7 Amazing Eyes Pencils, Top-Bottom: 05 Black, 10 Brown, 15 Blue Grey

Review: Rimmel 3 in 1 Powder Blush 003 Autumn Catwalk

Rimmel 3 in 1 Powder Blush 003 Autumn Catwalk

Today I'd like to share with you my thoughts on the Rimmel 3 in 1 Powder Blush in 003 Autumn Catwalk. I bought this quite some time ago and really didn't expect to like it very much; there's just something about the colour that just makes me overlook it....

Review: Olay Double Action Nourishing & Protecting Day Cream!

I picked up this cream about a month and a half ago by accident; I meant to get the night cream version, but I'm glad I made this mistake as otherwise I probably never would have tried this product!

Olay Double Action
Nourishing & Protecting Day Cream

Olay Double Action
Nourishing & Protecting Day Cream 

Review: Make Up Academy Lipstick No.13!

I have far too many lipsticks, so here's another lipstick review.... Make Up Academy (MUA) is a £1 range available at Superdrug. Initially it was a pretty small collection but it's expanded. I have a number of different products by them but today's post is about their lipstick in number 13.

Make Up Academy MUA Lipstick 13

Review: Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick in Brilliant Bordeaux!

I love lipstick. Lip gloss just doesn't do it for me; it's just so sticky! Anyway, I picked up a Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick a few months back and today I'm going to share my thoughts on it.

Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick in Brilliant Bordeaux

Comparison Review: Corn Silk Original and Semi-matt!

Corn Silk has been around for years and has been a staple in many parent's make up bags, but I don't feel that its as well known or used anymore, so I thought I'd do a review and a comparison between the two kinds that they do. I have the loose versions.

Loose Corn Silk; Semi-matt, Original Satin

Loose Corn Silk; Semi-matt, Original Satin

Lush Stash: Soaps! (+storage tips)

Today's post is on all of the lush soaps that I currently own. I'm usually one of these people that only buy a new product when I've used what I previously owned, however when it comes to Lush..... exceptions can be made!

At one stage, I had about 7 different Lush soaps, and the smells all began to blend together so they all smelt of the strongest one. Since then I've got my number down and learnt to store them better. Here is my collection.

1) Honey I Washed The Kids

Lush Honey I Washed The Kids Soap

Scent Rave: Ed Hardy Hearts and Daggers!

Ed Hardy Hearts and Daggers is the first 'proper' perfume I ever owned, and I've gone through two bottles of the stuff! Although scents are very personal to a person, I thought I'd just give you a little bit of information about it and what I think of it. I have the 30ml Eau De Parfum.

Ed Hardy Hearts and Daggers

Ed Hardy Hearts and Daggers

Review: Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte 13 Peach Passion!

On a daily basis, I'd say the part of my make up that I change up the most is my lipstick. I love having red lips one day, nude the next. I'm not afraid to wear any shade during the day. But as I like to buy these outrageous shades, I often find I dislike the shade and end up giving it away, meaning I always stick to the cheaper (under £10) budget.. I've always wanted a luxury lipstick and when I went on holiday in October, I cracked in duty free.

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte 13 Peach is a beautiful shade of pastel peach that is super wearable but more  eye catching than any other light shade I've came across.

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte 13 peach passion

Review: Charles Worthington Mineral Hair Rescue Masque!

With my hair being as damaged as it is from a cocktail permanent dyes and bleach, I've been searching for a good hair mask and treatment. Along the way to my HG (holy grail) hair moisturiser, I found the Charles Worthington Mineral Hair Rescue Masque.

Charles Worthington Mineral Hair Rescue Masque

Quick Tip: Banish Blackheads!

If you have extremely bad, deep, dark blackheads, keep reading.

Blackheads are extremely stubborn. I've bought countless things for them and they never seemed to go away. I tried washes, exfoliators, toners, and creams. None of those made a difference so I then tried tablets, which helped the rest of my skin but not my blackheads, but the following method really did work with a little bit of caution and care.

Review: BarryM Fine Glitter Dust 23!

Today's review is on BarryM's Fine Glitter Dust number 23. The glitter dusts are identical to the very popular Dazzle Dusts but with glitter as the name suggests. They come in a range of different shades and retail for around £4.50 in most drugstores, and are often on some kind of offer.

Review: Benefit Benetint!

This review is on a highly popular cult product; Benefit Benetint. It is a liquid lip and cheek stain that promises to be 'kiss-proof' and give you a 'provocative glow'.

Benefit Benetint

Benefit Benetint

Review: L'oreal Super Liner Luminizer!

I was in the market for a new liquid liner after my previous one dried up, and stumbled across this (and the original one). I bought it in Black Amethyst for hazel eyes even though that I have blue eyes as I find purple to look more flattering than the navy colour they were offering as the blue eyes version.

L'oreal Super Liner Black Amythyst

L'oreal Super Liner Black Amythyst

Review: John Frieda BLONDE Haircare!

Bleaching your hair is extremely damaging and drying, so I set out to use products to maximise the amount of time between highlights. I purchased John Frieda Colour Renew Tone Correcting Shampoo, John Frieda Sheer Blonde Go Blonder Shampoo and John Frieda Sheer Blonde Go Blonder Controlled Lightening Spray.


I naturally have mousey brown coloured hair, not that I've seen this colour for many years (minus the points where my roots are showing horrifically), due to countless bottles of dark hair dye. I've tried dark brown, black, purple, red, plum, cherry black, permanants, semi-permanents, and then I finally took a shot at highlights.

Quick Tip: Lining the Water Line!

Today I'd like to share with you a little tip for lining your water line and making it last a lot longer.

It can be really annoying to have to constantly apply whatever shade of eyeliner to the waterline, and as soon as you've done it, you can see it starting to fade all over again. The following method really works for me, and means I don't have to worry about when I'm next going to be able to touch up my make up.

Look: Quick Bright Eyes!

With it being so cold outside, I find myself wanting to spent those precious extra 5 minutes in bed and sacrifycing time that I'd usually spend on my makeup extras.

To compensate for this, I've been doing the following look that really does make tired eyes look awake and as if you've spent a lot longer on your eyes than you actually have. Ideal for school, college and the office.

Beauty Find: Latest in Beauty!

Every weekend I read the beauty, celebrity and fashion magazines that come with the weekend newspapers. A few weeks ago, 'You' magazine featured http://www.latestinbeauty.com/ and an exclusive deal that had with them, where you could buy a box containing miniture samples of the most memorable beauty products, such as Liz Earle cleanse and posh, Sisley anti-wrinkle cream (which I gave to my mum as I'm not too worried about wrinkles yet) and a sachet of Lanolips 101 ointment which lasted me 2 weeks.

Here's my review of the service and my thoughts on it.

Review: Bliss Steep Clean Facial Mask!

About 6 months ago when I was in House of Fraser, I spotted Bliss Steep Clean on sale for £10.50 with a minute of their Fabulous Foaming face wash and a day cream! Having heard plenty about the face mask, and knowing that it usually retails for the steep price of £35, I had to have it! I think a sale's person must have labelled the set up wrong as it was alot more expensive online... not complaining!

Review: Avene Eau Thermale Spring Water!

Today's review is on the Avene Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water, bit of a  mouthful there! It is a spray can containing spring water. Thats a it. Well, plus a bit of nitrogen, but there are no other ingredients. The spray claims to be suitable for sensitive skin as it is 'soothing' and 'anti-irritanting'.

This spray says that it can be used for:

50ml Can

• diaper rash
• irritations
• razor burn
• after hair removal
• to set makeup
• on sunburn
• to reduce facial redness
• after exercise
• in summer
• during travel

Review: BarryM Lip Paints!



As a little girl, I was always dipping into my mum's makeup bag when she wasn't looking to sneakly put some lipstick or eyeshadow on when she wasn't looking. I always denied everything, regardless of the fact that my lips were about 6 times bigger and bright red! My mum then bought me my first makeup item; a BarryM Lip Paint, which was the start of my love for cosmetics!



BarryM Lip Paint



 

BarryM Lip Paint