FOTD- Up The Amp

Hello!

My posting is totally sporadic at the moment, and I apologise. 

Thought I would do a quick face of the day as these are always pretty simple :)

I've been wearing this look alot recently as it's so quick and easy to do, but the lipstick gives it a nice pop of colour.

Face:

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 mixed with Illamasqua Skin Base 02

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer 01

Rimmel Blush in Dusky Rose

Eyes:

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze

Bourjois Coup de Theatre 2 in 1 mascara

Benefit Brow Zings Light

Lips:

MAC Up The Amp

I was given Up The Amp as a late Christmas present and I absolutely love it! Similar to Heroine, but not quite as intense, so an easy one to wear if you're trying to get into purples, and the formula is beautiful! 

Thanks for reading :)

Wednesday Wants #20 + Spending Ban Update

Hello!

My spending ban has been hard this week...for some reason, there are so many lovely products around that I have wanted to buy! I am only 40 days in (not even half way through!) , and I am hoping that by making this wishlist, it will get rid of my temptations to buy them! Not sure how that will work, but fingers crossed ;)

First up, OPI's Nail Envy. This is on the pricy side, at £18.65 from Boots, but I know alot of people say this has saved their nails. My nails tend to get to a certain length, stop growing, get really weak, then start peeling and breaking! It's not great. 

Next, Collection (not collection 2000 anymore!), Cream Puff's. These look like lipglosses, but have a more moisturising, cream texture, and they dry quite matte. I particularly like the colour of Angel delight, but they're all lovely, and smell delicious. I first heard about these through reading Jennie's blog, and they look gorgeous on her :) These are £2.99 (bargain!) from Boots.

Lastly, the River Island 'black high shine tube pants'. I've been really lusting after a pair of AA Disco Pants, but I just can't stretch to that much (£70!!) on one pair of trousers! I've heard from a few people that these are a good dupe, and the £30 price tag makes them all the more attractive :)

So that's what I've been lusting after this week! Anyone have any of these things? 

Also, does anyone have any Disco Pant type trousers?! I'm not sure what kind of thing I would be able to wear with them..any suggestions welcome! 

Thanks for reading! :)

FOTD- I can be your hero(ine), baby!

Hey!

Thought I'd do a FOTD post, showing my MAC lippy in Heroine on my face for the first time. I think I am in love with it! I'm also wearing Illamasqua skin base, which I think is actually a really good match for my skin :)

With flash.

 Sorry this is so picture heavy but I am SO rubbish at making decisions! 

Illamasqua Skin Base in 02

MAC Melba

Benefit They're Real!

MAC Heroine 

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 01 

Let me know what you think, if you've tried any of these products etc :)

Thanks so much for reading! 

FOTD- Summer Time

Morning! Just a quick face of the day :) 

This is actually yesterdays face, I was working and it was very hot, so I'm quite shiny!

La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL SPF 50+

MAC Studio Sculpt in NC15

Collection Lasting Perfection concealer 1

Benefit Browzings

Benefit Coralista

Benefit They're real!

NO7 Translucent powder

17 lippy in Beehive

Hope everyone is well :)

Current Loves #1

Howdy! :)

One of my favourite things to read or watch on youtube is monthly faves, but I'm not organised enough to do them every month, and I'm also quite boring, and don't change the products I use very often! 

So, I thought I'd just do a 'current loves' post whenever I notice that I'm enjoying some different/new things :)

1 - Philosophy Snow Angel shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath.

This is just a mini that I bought from Boots at Christmas for about £7. When I first bought this, I wasn't very impressed, but I've tried it again recently, and fallen in love with it! I'm not going to even attempt to describe the scent- but it's very nice! Clean, soft and with hint of sweetness, this really does make you think of snow. I don't tend to use it as bubble bath, as the bubbles don't last long, or a shampoo, because I don't want it to strip my colour or anything, but as a shower gel it leaves your skin soft and lightly scented. 

2 - M&S Mood Rescue hand and nail cream

This hand cream has been fabulous for me recently. A few weeks ago I got quite bad eczema on my hands, and this is the only hand cream I can use that doesn't aggravate it. It's not very scented, sinks in relatively quickly and leaves my hands really soft :)

3 - Body Shop Chocomania lip butter

This isn't on the website, not sure why!

I've written about this already, so I won't go on about it too much! This is a lovely lip balm, the only one I'm using at the mo!

4 - Prada Candy perfume

My Dad bought me this for Christmas (naw!), and since then I've mainly kept it for special occasions. Recently, I've been wearing it most days, and It's reminded me how much I love it! With vanilla and caramel, this is pretty much sweetness in a bottle. The packaging is also beautiful! My Holy Grail perfume :)

5 - Collection lasting perfection concealer (light)

I've been using this every day for a while, and although I knew it was good, it was only when I tried a MAC concealer recently that I realised just how amazing this product is! So easy to blend in, doesn't crease, lasts all day, and all at such a bargainous price!

6 - Garnier Simple Essentials 2 in 1 makeup remover

This is one of the products that you have to shake up before you use, to mix the two liquids (makeup removing oil and cleansing water) together. This takes off even waterproof mascara so easily, without irritating the skin, or taking much effort. It leaves the eye area slightly greasy, but I'd prefer that to the stinging you get from some make up removers! 

Anyone have any favourite products at the mo? Are you stuck in a product rut like me, or do you change up what you use quite regularly?

Thanks for reading! :)

FOTD- Everyday look

Hey everyone!

Hope you're having a nice weekend :)

Thought I'd do a quick FOTD, this is just my normal go to look, nothing fancy!

MAC Studio Sculpt in NC15

Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in Fair

Benefit Hervana blush

Benefit They're Real! mascara

Barry M lipliner in Red

MAC Ruby Woo

As always, I did get the Benefit stuff for free as I work for them :)

My hair looks quite red in these photos, but it's actually faded quite alot already :( I think this colour is going to be harder to maintain than the red! I've bought a box dye to try and re-do it myself, so fingers crossed!

Hope everyone is well, thanks for reading! :)

Hand Cream Collection

Hey Guys :)

My skin tends to be pretty dry, especially on my face and my hands. I moisturise my face every day, (usually twice a  day!), but often I forget to do the same with my hands. So, this winter I decided I'd start using hand creams before they got really dry and sore, and I've built up quite a collection!

Only just realised that the L'Occitane one is upside down! oops!

Lipstick Fix

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a lipstick girl. Ever since I started wearing make up, lipstick was the thing I enjoyed most. Around the house, I'm partial to a lip balm, to moisturise, but never, ever lipgloss. I just don't like the feel of them, or the fact they don't give you much colour.  In fact, I'm only just coming round to the idea of lipsticks that aren't entirely matte. So, for me, the most depressing thing about having a cold, like I do at the mo, is not wearing lipstick. Obviously it is possible to wear lipstick while you have a cold, but I find that lipstick's just don't go with a Rudolph nose, especially the red's that I favour. 

Make up as a whole is a bit of a nightmare during a cold, foundation doesn't sit well on a dry, chapped nose, and a few seconds after you apply, you sneeze and all your foundation ends up on your tissue! Not to mention the mascara running down your face. But, anyway, to get the point, I though I'd do a post on my lipstick collection. I'm hoping that seeing, and writing, about my different lipsticks will give me the lipstick fix I am craving at the moment!

I've sorted them into colours; Orange, Pink, Purple and Red.

Orange

Barry M Lip Paint, Ruby and Millie Lipstick in 350 Orange (Cream finish)

• Unfortunately the name and number of the Barry M lip paint has rubbed off the bottom! It's a very nice, bright coral colour. The Ruby and Millie lipstick is not as a bright, and has a bit more of a red tone to it. Barry M is the more matte of the two, and last's for longer than the Ruby and Millie one does, although it isn't as creamy, and therefore it's harder to apply. 

 Pink

Barry M Lip paint's in 100 Baby Pink and 52 Shocking Pink.

•  This pale pink is a great one to go for if you've got statement eye makeup on, and the shocking pink is ALOT brighter than it show's up in this picture!

 Purple

17 New Black, Ruby and Millie 585 Purple (matt) and MAC's Cyber (satin)

 

•  I've really been loving purple lipsticks at the moment, and these three are all lovely. As this picture shows, Cyber is the darkest of the three, and the other two are more red. Cyber is my favourite as I find the colour lasts the longest, and is the most purple!

 Red

Ruby and Millie's Red 476 (Pearl), Red 490 (cream) and Red 420 (Matte), Stargazer 106, Rimmel London Volume Booster in 080 Screamer and MAC's Ruby Woo (Retro Matte).

•  As you can see, I like my Reds! My favourite, colour wise is Ruby and Millie's 420, third in from the left, as it is the truest red I have found so far. My favourite in terms of finish is definately MAC's Ruby Woo in the Retro Matte finish, as it is totally matte! There's no need to use Lipcote to keep this one on, it doesn't budge at all!

So that's my Lipstick collection so far. Next time I buy a lipstick I'm going to try and force myself to try a new colour, maybe a lavender or nude, because, as you can see, I'm stuck in a bit of a colour rut!