Discovery: an old favourite

I brought woodwinked from MAC many a moon ago when I was in America and used it religiously but then just completely forgot about it until recently. 

I was sorting out my makeup drawer and found it in a palette so decided to give it a go and try a different look. 

I also recently went blonde....again so my hair is a little yellow as I need to tone it. 

I think this is a lovely colour to use on your lids and now I've re-discovered it I'm going to make sure it goes into my permanent makeup collection. 

I would however love to get some new MAC eye shadows so can any recommend anything? 

60's inspired flick

I am a little bit addicted to watching beauty guru's on youtube and saw a video by PIXIWOO on their youtube page of a Laura Mvula inspired look and well I loved it so thought I would give it a go but make it more wearable for a day time look, despite the gorgeous cat eye flick I feel like I couldn't go about my day to day business with such a dramatic eye and so feel their look is fabulous for a night out whereas I have played it down a notch.

To create this look I used the MUA palette in matte nudes, HD brows palette, Hoola Bronzer by Benefit and the Topshop Brighten Up pen.
I love neutrals on my eyes anyway as I feel it really suits me but would love to be a bit braver and go for something brighter so that is a personal challenge to myself.
As for the flick I am awful at eye-liner flicks but have seen the benefit push up eye-liner which is on my must buy list as so many people have claimed it makes eye-liner so much easier so hopefully a review of that will be up soon.

Watch the pixiwoo video <a href="http://youtu.be/2IIOp0MH7go?list=PLp3X8qeGtLO8IIpcLXMIYHnoLhAMpXNup">here</a> 

Bare eyes and lips: Dior bb creme

I love love love getting wee little samples in high end magazines and yet I always seem to leave them in a pile and then throw them out so when this sample was in Elle I believe it to be I thought no! I'm going to try this out right now and see what I think.

Now obviously with these samples it's not going to be the right colour for your skin-tone, this one for me was a little dark to the point where when my boyfriend got home he exclaimed,

 "you put bloody tan on your face", but that is another story. 

The texture of the cream was quite liquidy (I know that's not a word but it feels right) I'm used to BB Creams being a little firmer in consistency this is the same sort of texture as YSL touche eclat foundation, which immediately had me thinking wow this is going to go on fantastically. 

However I digress, the application was a little messy I warmed it up between my fingers and patted it on then buffed in using the real techniques buffing brush, but like I said it seemed messy and didn't seem to go on well at all. 

It left a shiny dew to my face which I normally like but this seemed too shiny as you can see in the top right hand photo. 

The coverage however I felt was quite good in terms of going over and covering certain flaws and leaving a flawless base, I would describe it as a medium coverage. 

The finished look is the cream with a powder over the top as I didn't want to leave the house looking shiny especially in the weather we have been having. 

Overall I would say this cream is great for those with dry skin looking for a dewy glow but for girls like me with already quite oily skin I would steer clear.

Has anyone else tried this product?

If so what are your thoughts? 

Did you have a better time with it than me?

Feeling Blue

Recently I've been noticing a lot of blue makeup looks in magazines and online so thougt I'd give it a go to see how wearable the look actually is.

I chose to go with a light almost sky blue with a slight metallic finish which is out of the Topshop smoky eye palette in constellation.

On the photo it looks almost silver but trust me it is a light blue colour.

The wear on this eyeshadow wasn't too bad with a little bit of fallout but nothing too major that couldn't be sorted with a quick once over.

Overall this look was maybe for me a trusted brown eyeshadow sorted of girl was a little too much for the day but with a little black eyeliner and a more defined crease I think this look would be fantastic for a night out. 

Has anyone else seen any blue inspired looks they want to try? 

I think I'm going to try the blue eyeliner look next! 

Avon beauty balm

Avon beauty balm - I wasn't expecting miracles with this product but was pleasantly surprised. 

I ordered this before going on holiday and have subsequently come back with slightly darker skin and was worried this product wouldn't work but after blending it in by warming it up with my fingertips and patting it on my skin then using real techniques buffer brush to work the product in, I noticed it worked quite well.

In the pictures I'm only wearing the beauty balm and a slick of mascara

The first picture is the initial application whereas the 2nd picture was taken after a day of wear, in the hot sun no less.

I feel it stayed well on the skin and had a nice glow to it. It does feel slightly greasy after a couple hours but nothing a bit of powder can't fix. This isn't a high coverage by any means but perfect for everyday when you just need to put a bit of war paint on to battle throughout the day. 

I have subsequently used this product as a base for my regular foundation for a slightly more flawless look and thought it looked quite seamless especially for a night out. 

Has anyone else used this product?

If so what did you think? 

Mini Haul

I recently went to the old faithful superdrug just for a look around but I can never resist picking up a couple of things. 

I saw the B. Range on offer at half price for each product and had seen it recommended in some magazines so picked up the B.Nourished a night serum and B.Pure a micellar water. 

I've never used a micellar water before but am intrigued on how effectively it takes off my makeup, especially that stubborn waterproof mascara grr. 

The serum is for use at night and recently I feel like my skin has been a bit dry and thirsty so hopefully this will bring it back to life. 

Revlon have recently released matte colourstay lipsticks and I loved the packaging so wanted to buy one, I know I'm a sucker for pretty packaging. I have loads of pinks but this one really stood out to me so off I walked to the counter happy to part with my hard earned cash.

The cotton pads are just common sense now aren't they. 

Clinique moisture surge overnight mask

      

You may have remembered me posting a haul a few days ago and I featured the Clinique moisture mask and having used it for a bit now I feel I can write a review about it.

It's a very lightweight cream and for me I feel it goes on quite greasy which I don't mind as I'm sleeping in it but it is absorbed very quickly. 

The morning after my face feels greasy but once you do your morning routine of cleansing and washing your face you can really see a difference.

I was suffering from quite dry patches on my forehead and cheeks but now I feel like the moisture surge has really hydrated these areas. 

My foundation is going on a lot better now and doesn't seem patchy because it doesn't matter how good your foundation is if the base is rubbish it just won't look good. 

Claims to awaken skin and make it more plumped, supple and luminous. 

Now I'm not going to lie, first time use I didn't notice a major difference like I did the turnaround overnight moisturiser (which is actually amazing),it was a few days before seeing it work but now with constant use I feel like my skin is definitely hydrated as for luminous I'm not so sure maybe with continued use ill notice major differences.

Overall I think this is a good product to have but once I have ran out I will probably just go back to the turnaround overnight moisturiser as I feel that is better suited to my skin type. 

Birmingham Haul and The New Debenhams

Yesterday I went to see my lovely friend Matt in Birmingham and whilst it was meant to be purely window shopping I spent a lot more than I should have. However I didn't buy any clothes which is a huge wonder. 

Nothing I bought is super major but though I'd show it all any way so without further adieu my haul. 

This is what I use to do my hair it goes on well and I use it for my roots which always come out lovely and it comes with a platinum shine oil you add to the dye so it makes your hair very smooth and have a slight shine to it. 

No trip to Birmingham s complete without going to Selfridges after Matt and I lusted over McQueen, Burberry and for me Mulberry we went to the bottom floor and got lost in Paperchase, where I bought this Desk Pad which I didn't realise but can't use till July boo and a self Adhesive album for gig tickets, festivals, wrist bands and any other memorabilia I have stashed away.

I just had to go to Primark to get my go-to tights. These bad boys are amazing £2.50 each and they give you an amazing silhoette. As I was queuing to buy this nail varnish jumped out at me apparently it's a matte varnish and again £2.50 I thought why not. 

I can't walk past lush without going inside sometimes I can resist the gorgeous temptations that lay waiting other times for instance yesterday I could not. I bought this massage bar that smells so devine I can't wait to use it. 

There's been a Debenhams being built in my home town, for a little under a year. My mom bagged a job there and yesterday they had a friends and family VIP opening. One of the hair dressers in the area - Anthony John Salon was giving away these goodie bags with some KMS samples, so I'm looking forward to trying these out.

I also bought some Clinique moisture surge over night mask that people have been raving about. It was 10% off plus I got my mom's 20% off so I got 30% off this making it an amazing £18 which I was very happy about. 

All the products I have bought or given I will be writing reviews about in the next couple days when I have used them and able to write a decent review. 

Has anyone tried any KMS or the Clinique Moisture Surge before? 

If so what did you think?

And what can I expect? 

Channel the Chanel

So last week I spent far too much money and went to Birmingham Bullring with my mom and sister and as usual our trip consisted of  a browse through Selfridge's beauty hall I went with the intention of getting some MAC foundation as I already had their Studio Fix and I wanted something a little lighter. However the woman who matched me up was in my opinion the worlds worst make up artist, she did not match my skin correctly, she rushed through application, did not blend it in properly and did not listen to what I wanted. The whole experience made me feel very nervous, up tight and definitely not willing to spend my hard earned cash on a shoddy experience. I just felt really let down as I have always had a good experience from them but regardless it led to my discovery of Chanel's Perfection Lumiere. I'd obviously heard of this particular foundation but loyally stuck by my MAC however change is good and I was stuck in a rut so I went to the Chanel Counter and was served by the loveliest woman who's name I believe to be Mary. She put me at ease and really prepped and primed my skin for the foundation and matched me up beautifully (beige rose FYI). The foundation itself is beautifully, light and just the right amount of coverage I needed and asked for and with 8 hour wear it's perfect for an evening at work. 

I was very very impressed and was willing to pay the price tag for it. Which goes to show just how far amazing customer service gets you. 

Girl about town

First of all let me apologise for the picture quality I currently don't have a camera so these pictures are a mix of web cam and phone camera pictures. 

On Friday I had my interview at Birmingham City University to study fashion retail management, it went alright and I'll hear back in about a week, but after the interview me and my mom went into selfridges and had a look around.

You could literally spend so much money in that place it is ridiculous, we went round the food hall and got some lucky charms, frosting and krispy Kream's. 

Then we decided to look at the Make-up counters, my mom treated herself to some MAC studio fix foundation which makes her skin look amazing. 

She then said she'd treat me to something and a girl just cannot say no to an offer like that. 

I've seen the girl about town lipstick from MAC just about everywhere on blogs, people raving about the colour so I had my eye on it for a while. 

I grabbed a swatch of it and fell in love so had to have it.  

It made it's first début while I was at work on Saturday and it lasted ALL day with no re-applications so that was an absolute bonus for me. 

Today has been a nice chilled out day, with it being Mother's day I've been on tea duty all day and managed to make my mom bacon sandwiches before giving her the presents off me and my sister, we got her a Lorraine Pascale baking made easy cook book because my mom just absolutely adores baking cakes you have not lived till you've tried her cupcakes and millionaire's shortbread- absolutely amazing. we also got her some Umberto Giannini hair masque and frizz control spray and a silk jasmine scented eye mask. 

What did you guys get your mom?

Happy Mother's Day all. 

Hot Pink Glossy Box

Clarins Extra Firming day and night cream
Fab Body Moisturizer
Murad Skin Perfecting Primer
Eyeko skinny eyeliner in Midnight Blue

I Finally got my Glossy box, not sure when it was delivered but I was at my boyfriend's till today so have only just opened it up, now I'm a sucker for spoilers so knew round about what would be in here also knew what I wanted from the various blogs I've read. 

And I'm happy to say I got everything I wanted. 

I've seen a few complaints about the Clarins products, people saying they are too young for such products, however I think you're never to young and they are just samples to try out, so if you like the feel of the cream but not the fact that it's for older skin types you might want to buy a full size Clarins product but a different type. Overall I like the feel of the two Clarins products and can't wait to see how they go on my skin.

I love the Eyeko eyeliner and was considering buying something from their range anyway so am quite happy I got this, my colour is midnight blue, I kind of wanted the pink colour some people got as I wanted to use it on my waterline but am still quite happy with the blue as it is good for using in the day when you don't want something as dark as a black eyeliner.

The Fab moisturizer feels quite nice on the skin but doesn't have in my opinion an amazing smell I would have liked it to be more fragranced but that's just my opinion because I love fragranced moisturizer's. It will be going in my wash bag for when I'm at my boyfriend's or elsewhere because it is such a cute size. 

I've heard of murad before but never used their products and am really into skin primer's (I'm currently using GOSH and Benefit's that gal) so am intrigued as to how well this is going to fare against the other two primers I use. 

Overall I like this month's Glossy box, however I've had to cancel my account because I'm saving all my pennies for a lovely holiday later this year. 

Did any one else get the glossy box? 

What did you think?