Have you been having a great summer?? I hope and if not am sure the little summer Snow Man will bring some happiness to your day. So I have been loving summer this year, its been a great summer in Scotland. So I thought I would share what my must have beauty products have been.Now I am not bragging but I have a really nice tan when the sun decides to grace me with its presents, so I don't use a lot of products.
All products can be found at DEBENHAMS HERE (which are having a sale on the now - buy two products get 10% off!)
May...God time flies when your having fun, and its time for a rave post. Now last few months having really being feeling like writing a rave post but as the sun comes out I seem to blossom into my make up bag.
OMG its April, I know everyone and there dog says it but I cannot believe we are in April already! The best part about April is that it is now officially spring...someone should tell Mother nature to get a move on with some nice warm, weather
Any ways.. So you will probs notice that my pictures are not of anything new, lack of funds means that I will not be purchasing any make up/cloths/shoes/bags/nail polish pretty much anything fun for a while...BOO...
LanCome - I hate that I cant do the cute wee sign today is not my best work as you can tell if you read further down...if not no hard feelings. This foundation is awesome, I like that its really thin so you can have a basic daily look or a dramatic full coverage at night look.
Nars blush pallet - I don't actually know if you can get this still but if not I recommend just buying any pallet that you like as I can say their blush is awesome!
Benefit - This product has been discontinued.
Benefit again - Great for a little basing before your foundation :)
Benefit (seems that I like Benefit) - Brilliant powder I do the shameful thing of using this as a foundation when in a rush and using it to set foundation. I know bad girl! But it looks OK to me so!
Chanel Chance - I have been using the perfume last month but I do recommend buying the body spray its like £28 compared to £50 for the perfume.
Nars products I get from Frazers and my fav places to buy (who often have 10% off...yee) all my lovelies is Debenhams
Thanks for reading and please leave your links below so I can spy your favs.
Have you seen The Originals yet on Syfy?! Yip am a geek but its really good anyways I am also a big fan of Claire Holt aka Rebekah in the show and though I would share what products I would use to steal her beauty look.
Now this will not be a tutorial mostly because I am still learning how to do my make up never mind telling anyone else and second I hate pictures of myself unless am drunk..and you can only comprehend how approprite it would be to blog drunk!!
Step 1 the face -
1. Primer - Now am guessing being a vampy means that your face has to remain flowless which is would start off with my trusted Benefit Professional, as I dont want my foundation to move all over the place while am trying to look effortlessly cool!
2. Foundation - For that healthy glow I would have to go to my NARS sheer Glow foundation in Punja. Two coats for myself to get that over all deep coverage.
3. Set it in place people - MAC skin finish in medium. I dont want to look pasty, the un-dead look isnt what we are going for her so am setting with a nice medium toned powder, with a big blush brush, using big circular motions to make sure its even.
Step 2 The eyes -
1.Prime - Using NYX nude primer I would put that all over my eyes and even under the eyes you dont want to loose any definition.
2. Nake Pallet p taking the 3rd colour in we are going to put that all over the eye lid. As we can see from the lovely pic provided by google search Rebekah's look her is very natural. So with a little blending blush we are doing to define the crease with the 7th colour in (failing that take your bronzer, if mat n use that). Then with the very 1st colour or highlighter of your choice add a little highlight to under the eye brow and the wee big next to your noise! Not to much thou...remember no glitter balls before 5pm.
3. Concerler - If like me your a messy bum why not try me wee quick trick of applying concealer, Benefits Fake up in 01 for me as a duel corrector/illumine for under thous eye!
Dont forget those lashes, not a big fan of fakes like myself then use something like Soap and Glorys Thick n Fast to give that extra umf!
Step 3 - Back to that face.
1. Contour - now that we have done the eye, you can give your self a baby contour on what ever areas you like to define during the day mines is just the checks, jaw and a little on top!
3. Blush am using the NARS Orgasim here to just lighly give myself a healthy glow.
4. Lips - Macs Cosmo is my fav nude lip.
5. Set it - Urban Decays setting spray n your good to go.
Step 4 - The Hair
1. Using Bed Heads Queen Volume spray some into the roots of your hair before blow drying! Failing that try using some dry shampoo to add texture (if you have already dried your hair)
2. Use a medium size round push to blow dry your hair failing that just turn your head upside down...let gravity do your work.
3. Curl - take a 1.5 in wand - mines is the Rimilton Pear- and big sections of your hair and start curling remember to rotate the curls to keep them form become one...and always curl away from face!
4. Spray curls with your fav hair spray mines is Loreal extreme hold - I need it my curls tend to drop way too soon other wise!
Tip - If your finding your curls to curly don't panic - take a brush once you have finished n give them a little brush through to soften them out.
WANT TO STEAL HER STYLE TO CHECK OUT THE VIDEO BELOW!!!!!
Are we all looking forward to winter: bone fire night then Christmas what's not to like???? I can wait but in the mean time I thought I would share my Autumn aka Fall raves!
Rimmel London Kate Moss Lippy in 107: Brilliant deep red for those darker nights. I also pat this on my lips during the day to give that hint of colour then put a lip balm over the top to gloss it out a little.
Lancome Bi-Facil eye make up remove (didnt buy) this is really good at getting that rock hard mascara off! great at the end of the day.
Benefit Bad gal lash: What can I say its a fav!
MUA Colour blast eye-shadow tint: Awesome as a base really cheap too only £3 The shade I have is stay and its a brilliant natural colour for any eye-shadow.
Lancome Teint Miracle in 01: Lovely and light for during the day, but you can layer it for a flawless finish.
Benefit Brows a go-go: Brilliant little kit if like me & in a rush this is awesome!
PENGUINS! I love penguins but I love this time of year because I can wear them without the funny glances :)
FOOD - Sushi! I love sushi and its so healthy for you. I recommend that you find a good sushi house near you and try it out! :)
What are your raves this autumn/fall? Would love to hear them :) Please leave a wee comment below! Thanks for reading & pop by again soon xoxo
As you might have read from my last post, I done a little Benefit shopping and picked up their new concealer Fake It Up. Benefit describes this as a hydrating crease-control concealer, which hides dark circles and smooths out fine lines.
To me this is a nice concealer, with a brilliant highlighting power. I prefer this concealer for a night out, due to the highlighting power of this concealer. As you can see by my swatch on my hand its much lighter than my natural skin tone, the Benefit girl at Glasgow airport informed me that under eye concealer should be lighter, although I didn't think I should look like Caspar!
But anyways, the only bad thing I can say about this concealer is that its not for warmer climates, I bough this concealer at duty free on my way to Tenerife, where the highest temp at night would have been 20*C however the heat made the concealer to soft to work with and it kept sliding off my face, even after using a primer and stay spray. I believe this to be due to the conditioning balm, which can make the concealer a bit greasy. Ok, maybe their was more than one little problem.
However, other than the issue I had using it on holiday I would recommend checking this product if you like a very highlighted look for night time. I hope you liked this little review, I have never written a full post on one product before and would love to have some feed back. :)
As you can see from the title and pictures above I have been a little naughty, shopping at Benefit a lot. I should mention that this was not in all in one shop, it was gathered over a 3 month period. So here is what I got:
Fake Up Concealer: This is an under eye concealer, which I had to try as I have panda eyes. I am also planing on doing a little review on this watch this space.
Bad Girl Dual: (was actually a present) Water proof eyeliner and lash mascara, amazing pick one up if you get the chance.
World famous neutrals pallet: contains 4 powder eye-shadow's an two cream shadows. Review to come. :)
Some Kinda Gorgeous: This is a fake foundation, second purchase of this love it for those days were you feel like you need something but can be bothered going all out. Try it, trust be you will like it.
Brows a go-go: This was one of those buys were you see it you want it you bought it...on the plain. I have a Urban Decay eye brow set that I barely use so I thought why not try this one and I have been using it a lot especially for nights out. I might do a little review on this as it is a good pallet.
Have you girls/dudes picked up any Benefit products recently would love to read them. Please leave your link below.
So me and the BF had an unusual Friday night off at the same time, last night and decided that we'd go for dinner and I thought I would do a quick OOTN.
My Jumper is from Premark - £10
My skirt is last season from New Look - £12
My shoes are also last season New Look - £19.99 (I dont know if you can see them thou!)
January has flown in and I cannot believe how fast its went; not long till spring people and I cant wait. excited mucha! So here is my 1st little monthly hit list for our 1st month of the year. :)
Make up brush kit: Ebay
I got this little "MAC" brush set from ebay for £12 and I really like it. Now I doubt this is actually "MAC" brushes but they were unused in their original packaging and they are really soft. Over all I am happy.
Iphone 4s (Upgrade ppl)
I might be behind on the Iphone front, with everyone with their Iphone 5's, but I looked into it and to be honest I believe that the 5 is more hip than actual need. I got a white one as I feel it looks chic, and would recommend the 4s to anyone. :)
Urban Decay Smokey Eye Pallet
I got this for my Christmas from my lovely BF and have been playing about with it all month. It has been my go to set for everyday and nights out. :)
Soap & Glory Eyeliner set.
I have a review on this little set (here) and I have loved them all month. They have been awesome.
Last but no means least has to be my Benefit Powder
I love this little powder and at £24.99 it not cheap but it is amazing on top of foundation or on its own I love it. :) I really like reading peoples monthly hit list, and would love if you would send me the link to yours by leaving a comment below. :)
Before I took my pledge to not buy anything for 100 days, I did put an order in at the Benefit website to make myself feel better. I bought some little sets, so that I could try more products, unfortunately all of these sets are marked out of stock now but they might come back in so I will link the Benefit website (here)
Porefect Radiance Set (Normal price £10/Sale price £6)
This set is just a basic happy day spash out for your skin. The Benefit products are expensive but I find their skin care ones just a tad too expensive for what they do, so when these sets go on sale I like to pick up one, to treat my skin. This set contains:
Porefssional: (best primer ever)
Its Potent eye cream (under eye cream)
Triple performing facial emulsion (cleanser)
Goodtime Gals Set (Normally £10/Sale £6)
This is a nice little set, having that girl and posie tint in nice little packets means that you can have them in your make up bag for touch ups through out the day. The sizes are also good as I can get 5 uses out of these little gems. This set came with:
That Girl (Face primer)
Girl Meets Pearl (Highlighter)
Posie Tint (Lip and cheek stain)
High Flying Gloss Set (Normal price £19.99/Sale Price £13.99)
This is defo my best buy, this set came with all of their mini lip glosses which go along with their blush boxes. These are perfect size for me as the full size would take me forever to use up.
Dandelion (which is a sheer simmer light pink)
Bella Bamba (which is a sheer water melon colour)
Coralista (which is a sheer kinda orange-red colour)
Dallas (which is like a nice bronze colour)
Sugarbomb (which is a nice natural glam colour)
Hoola (to mean this is nearly clear with a hint of shimmer but that might just be on me)
Realness of Concealness Set (Normal £23.00/Sale price £11.99)
This set comes with, I would say that this kit is ok but I wouldn't have paid full price for this, the sizes are actually less than sample sizes and I would say that the only advantage of this other than to test products you havent tried is, that its very compact which is good for you handbag.
Boi-ing concealer (in what I would say is no.3)
Lemon Aid (under eye primer)
High beam (highlighter)
Ooh La Lift (De-puffer for under eye)
Lip Pump (primer for lips)
I hope this was helpful and I would love to know what you girls picked up in the sales so please send me links to any recent posts you have done :)
I was recently admiring Beauty Friend's post's picture and found out that you can create your own through a site called Beauty Clip. So here is my 1st attempted at using it to create my Christmas wish lists.
My first list is Christmas Wish List: For Those Who Love Gloss!: You can follow the link, which will take you to the site I have used and all the products can be found at http://www.debenhams.com
As yous may have read I recently splurged on some Benefit products and this is the next one I will be reviewing: Benefits How to look your best at everything set!
This set is so cute, it comes with mini sizes of some great Benefit products including:
The POREfessional (removable)
Hallow Flawless Oxygen Wow in Honey (removable)
Boi-ing Concealer in shades 02 & 03 (removable)
Hallo Flawless Powder in "Im cute as a bunny honey"
Detachable how to sheets.
Handy little face brush and mirror.
The set is a great little starter pack for anyone wanting to try out some Benefit face products and is brilliant for travelling, as all you products are contained in one handy little case. The reason I bought the set was to try the powder foundation, and I liked it so much that I had to go out and buy the full size product!
