June Favourites

As always, this favourites post is a little late, but I hope you still get something from it :)

Neutrogena Deep Clean Invigorating Daily Scrub

Clearasil Ultra Overnight Lotion

Nars Sheer Glow Foundaton

St. Moriz Mousse Fake Tan

Benefit High Beam

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Sin

Mac MSF in Soft & Gentle

Mac Bronzer in Golden

It's that time of year again ... Benefit Freebies!

Thankfully these three were much easier to track down than last years freebies seen here

This years magazine came with large sample sizes of the cult cheek products:

• High Beam
• Posie tint
• Bene tint

And with Glamour magazine only costing £2 per issue, you can't really say no :P

Have you managed to grab all three yet?

January Favourites

I'm sorry this is so late but if you follow me on Twitter or Flickr you will know I've had a lot of school/university work to do and I've also been on holiday, but these are some of the products I have been using during the past month.

Superdrug Vitamin E Illuminating Moisture Cream I read this was kind of a dupe for Mac's Strobe Cream so I've been mixing this in with some of my foundations and although it took me some time to get used to I really like it now

Nars Sheer Glow I finally caved after about a year of wanting this foundation and have pretty much neglected all of my other foundations since I bought it. The only downside is that it turns slightly orange over time on the skin :S

Urban Decay Pigment in Shag Such a lovely colour that isn't too much of an orange toned bronze

Barry M Nail Paint in Mushroom Still loving these kind of colours

Chapstick in Forever Apple Smells amazing and has been a life saver during the winter

Covergirl LashBlast Waterproof Mascara Still such an amazing mascara that is running very low so I need to find a way to get my hands on another tube

Benefit Powder Pop Blush Set Why did I wait so long to try Benefit blushes? I love all three of these colours

Mac Mineralize Blush in Rhapsody In Two This product never really got a lot of love because I felt the product just wasn't opaque enough for my liking. However I have now been applying this with my fingers and then blending out as I feel it gives better highlight finish.

Urban Decay YDK Eye Shadow in the Sustainable Palette Always loved this colour but because it was in a palette I never reached for it until recently when I shopped my stash

Christmas Presents - Make-up

The second part to my Christmas presents ...

• Ted Baker Make-up Brush set
• Set of 6 Nail Polishes
• Sweetie Lip Balms
• Avon Purfume
• 3 MUA Nail Polishes
• Benefit Powder Pop Blush Set
• Benefit Velvet Eye Shadow in Leggy
• Dior Set with Mascara, Eye Liner & Make-up Remover

September Favourites

Sorry this is late, but better late than never right?

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer I just feel as though this primer makes my foundations look a lot nice throughout the day and because it is pink tones rather than clear it helps to even out skin tones

Mac Studio Fix Foundation My skin has been pretty bad recently so I've been using this as it is full coverage. I'm still convinced however that NW15 is far too orangey for my so when I run out i'll look into NC15 or maybe go to the pro store and see if an NW10 would be better suited to my skin

Bourjois 10 Hour Sleep Foundation My friend told me I looked "glowing" when I wore this so I think it deserves a place in this months favourites

Illamasqua Eyeshadow in Jules This is my first ever matte eye shadow and I love it! Illamasqua shadows in general are just amazing and I got this is the ASOS sale so it only cost me £5. It's just a really neutral brown that is perfect for everyday wear

Benefit Eye Bright When I first got this I didn't really get it, but over the past few weeks I have had far too many late nights and early mornings so this has saved me :)

Loreal Extra-Volume Collagene Mascara I've always had a thing for this mascara. It's just really nice and the brush is nothing like any other I have used

August Favourites

I'm sorry this is late but I started year 13 a few days ago and I'm just kind of getting back into school

Gosh Holographic Nail Polish My absolute new favourite :) I love it, and I get asked about it whenever I wear it. I really want to try and get more Gosh polishes, they are so lovely!

Rimmel Matte Finish Nail Polish This is so perfect for school. I'm not allowed to wear nail polish to school but by wearing a nude polish and then the matte top coat over the top makes it look really natural but still nice.

Mac Lipstick in Angel Angel is about as adventurous and bright as I go with lipstick. I've really liked wearing this over August just to brighten up my day.

Barry M Lipgloss in Coral Nowhere near as pigmented as some other Barry M glosses I have tried, but it smells lovely and is just really easy to wear either alone or over any lipstick.

Sleek Ink Pot in Dominatrix Why did I wait so long to try gel liners? I love this and can't wait to try out some other colours and brands! I never really bothered with eye liner because I found it too difficult to apply but this is so easy with an angled eyeliner brush.

Topshop Blush in Flush This is without a doubt, the best blush I own because the colour just suits my skin tone perfectly. There really isn't much more I can say about it.

Benefit You Rebel Tinted Moisturiser I've used this tinted moisturiser so much this summer and am really interested to look into some other brands ready for next summer.

CoverGirl Last Blast Waterproof I need some more of this soon, it's just perfect :)

Boots 17 Eyeshadow in Mardi Gras This is great to wear along the lower lash line and then to line the top with just a flick of mascara. Really effortless but brightening.

Max Factor Eyeshadow in Burnt Bark Please, please, please, please just promise me next time you are at a Max Factor counter you will at least swatch this shadow. It is without a doubt my most used eyeshadow! I love everything about it.

Summer Challenge

I've decided to set myself a little make-up challenge this Summer. My aim is to use up all of these six products by the time the six weeks holiday is over.

Products I Plan To Finish:

Mac Eyeshadow in All That Glitters

George Nail Polish in Streamer

Benefit You Rebel Tinted Moisuriser in Lite

Topshop Cream Blush in Flush

Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Urban Decay 24/7 Concealer Pencil

This isn't going to be like a Project 10 Pan because i am still going to allow myself to buy make-up, I just want to get these products finish as i don't think I will get much use out of them in the winter months.

I'll keep you all updated on how well things go :)

Benefit Freebies ... A Saving of £39!

Tired of these Benefit posts yet?

Pretty annoying how i could only find the Lily Allen cover :(

Benefit Bad Gal Eye Liner - RRP £14

Benefit it Stick concealer - RRP £17

Benefit eye Bright stick - RRP £14

And a few sucky swatches ...

Did you manage to pick up all three?? It took me a trip to 4 different shops to be able to get all of these!

May Favourites

I think just about everyone in the UK has been taking advantage of the great weather this month, and my May Favourites represent that :)

St. Moriz Self Tanning Mousse Wearing Shorts, dresses and leggings means having to add a little colour to my legs, and this is the only thing i have been using recently

Avon SPF 50 Sun Cream I'm a little overprotective of my skin, especially in the summer so i like to wear SPF 50 under my make-up

Lush Tea Tree Water This is so great as a freshening spray on a hot day, I love it!

Topshop Cream Blush in Flush This is my first ever cream blush, and although it is a kind of cream to powder, i really like it, I cant wait to get some more :)

Mac MSF in Soft and Gentle I LOVE THIS! I kind of neglected it for a while, but this makes an amazing eye shadow! if you have it, try it on your eyes.

Benefit You Rebel Lite Tinted Moisturiser I love this when it's too hot to wear full foundation, but i can only really wear it on good skin days

Essie Nail Polish in Van D'Go I love this on my toes when I'm wearing sandals. LOVE IT!

Maybelline Wet Shine Gloss in Clearly Coral So glad to have this product back in my life!

W7 Metallic eye shadows in Golden Eye, Bronzed & Burnt Plum These are my new loves. Can't wait to get more :)

Lip Combo - Playboy & Benefit

You may have seen these two products creep up in my recent April Favourites, and i said that they looked really nice together so i thought i would show them. This is the result of rummaging through my collection and picking out the products i never use any more ... i recommend you do this ... you never know what you will come up with :)

Lipstick = Playboy Lipstick in Miss December (108)

Lip Gloss = Benefit Her Glossiness in Who Are You Wearing?

I really like how they look together, and i think next time i go to superdrug i might just check out some more of the playboy lipsticks because they are surprisingly nice!

What's your Current Favourite Lip Combo

Benefit Freebies :)

So i was reading through Glamour ... which is only £1 this month so go and pick up a copy :) ... when i came across a very interesting page

If you regularly read Glamour you will know that every year they give a free benefit product with the magazine. Two years ago it was the "Her Glossiness" lip glosses and last year it was a travel size tube of Bad Gal Lash Mascara :)

This year it is however the choice of:

The Eye Bright Pencil which is a pink toned eye brightener that retails for £14

The Bad Gal Pencil which is a thick black eye liner that retails for £14

The it Stick, which i cannot find on the website so I'm not too sure what it is, but it says it retails for £17

The issue is out on June 10th. I think i am going to get the Bad Gal liner, and maybe the Eye Brights. I'll looking into the it stick and decided on that when the magazine comes out :)

UPDATE: tor has informed me that the it stick is a concealer, and i love concealer, so i might just end up getting all three :)

April Favourites

The weather has been quite nice this month so i think the products i have been using have changed a lot. These are my April Favourites:

Tesco Vitamin E Face Scrub I think this is my favourite product out of all the ones i bought, but i'll do a full review later in the month

Essie Polish in Van D'Go I've been wearing this sooooo much recently. It's just so lovely and flattering for this time of year

Mac Mineralize Blush in Rhapsody In Two LOVE! I'm soo glad this was out when i went to mac otherwise i would have completely ignored it!

Benefit You Rebel Lite I've been trying to get some use out of this whilst the weather has been nice and my skin has been ok

Mac TLC in Feelin' Good Looks amazing with NYX in Orange Soda! I blame Paula for this lip combo! you got me addicted :)

NYX Round Lipstick in Orange Soda As previously mentioned :)

Playboy Lipstick in Miss December This was technically my sisters but i was having a play around and i love this with the gloss mentioned below

Benefit Her Glossiness Lip gloss in Who Are You Wearing? as i said, this looks amazing with the Playboy lipstick

Tag - Don't believe the hype!

It seems like loads of people are doing this post so i thought i would give it a go :) As always, this is just my opinion and these products may work amazingly for you!

Sleek Palette in Sunset: Everyone raved at how amazing these palettes were so i think my expectations were maybe a little too high. With the lighter colours i think pigmentation is a little disappointing and all the colour seem to have lots of shimmery fallout :( This being said, i do still use this and would probably consider buying another, i just don't think they are as good as a lot of people make out.

Nars Orgasm: This is another disappointing product, but not necessarily a bad one. Just about everyone seems to own it and love it and i will admit it is a pretty blush. Bot does it deserve all the magazines calling it the no.1 blush?? no.

Benefit You Rebel Lite: I think for a lot of people they see this Tinted Moisturiser as the best on the market but I'm really not a fan :( It seems to turn orange throughout the day on your face and i find in really difficult to blend.

Gosh Darling: Again, not a bad product, but not as good as some people make out. I was expecting the most amazing nude lipstick and instead i got a nice nude lipstick.

Smashbox Photo Finish Primer: I just feel like this does nothing. It claims to create the perfect base for your foundation/concealers but to me its just an extra layer on my face. However it cost me like over £20 so i still use it just so it doesn't go to waste

Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Liners: I don't think these are any better than my Avon Arabian Glow cream liners (which are my all time favourites and Avon have just come out with 4 new colours :D)

Agree or Disagree??

A Little Dazzle for New Year's Eve

I figured because it's NYE tonight i'd do something a little different. I personally am not going out (i never do, CBA! but i will next year because i'll be 18!!!) I think NYE is the perfect time to pull out the glitter and everything you are usually too embarrassed to slap on your face!

Now i know in these pictures i have super bad eyebrows but it's xmas so i cba to do them properly!

The aim of this was to make the eyes the main focus so i kept the lips nude and the cheeks fairly natural

Also it was 3am when i did all this so excuse all eye bags, bad photography/lighting and anything else you wish to find fault with!

I tend to stick to neutral colours so this blue is really pushing the boat out for me :)

Crazy Face!!

Product's Used:

Face

Smashbox Photo Finish Primer

Mac Studio Finish Concealer

Mac Studio Fix Fluid

Mac MSF Natural

Mac Bronzing Powder

Mac MSF in Soft & Gentle

Eyes

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Avon eyeliner in Turquoise (as a base)

Barry M Dazzle Dust in 78 (Kingfisher)

Urban Decay Skyscaper mascara

Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara

Lips

Carmex

Mac Lipglass in Florabundance

Mac Lipstick in Myth

If you like these kinds of posts with looks then let me know because i know i never do them and i did actually find this quite fun :) I might try a step by step tutorial with pictures or something next time :)

Review: Benefit High Beam

Benefit High Beam

Cost: £16.50

My Thoughts: I only have a sample size of this product because i got it in the "Realness of Concealness" set. I don't use highlighters on a daily basis so in all honesty i'm not very good at applying them but this is quite simple. It adds a really healthy glow to the skin as long as you don't apply too much, you can turn into a bit of a shimmery mess. I've had this nearly a year and there are no signs of it going off any time soon so it obviously will last you quite some time. It really good for dry skin too because it's liquid so it doesn't add to the dryness or make your skin look flakey like some powders can.

Where you can buy: Benefitcosmetics.co.uk

Benefit Counters

Compliments: none :(

Would i re-purchase: probably not, simply because i don't really use it a lot so buying a bigger one will probably just end up getting wasted

Great Tip: Try this on your brow bone, nose and above your cupids bow do add depth and definition where needed

Overall Score: 8/10

Swatched & Blended lightly

My Project 5 Pan attempt

I gave Project 10 Pan a sit earlier in the year but it really didn't work. I think in the end i got through 1 lipgloss and was buying make-up the whole time anyway!

The Products:

1. Avon Mousse Foundation
2. Boots 17 eyeshadow
3. Avon Pink Lip Gloss
4. Travel Size Benefit Bad Gal Lash
5. Carmex

So this time i am making it Project 5 pan and all of the things i want to use in it i have already kind of hit pan of (like the picture below shows)

Hopefully i wont take to long to get through it. These products are the kinds of things that i previously used all of the time and then found replacements for them and stopped. So basically they have been like half used and just sitting in my draws for too long :(

I'll try to do some sort of update ever week or so and i'm going to talk to my mum about her buying me something if i complete this :)

Will anyone else be doing this? Maybe as a new year resolution??

A Mascara Overview

If you could see close enough in my last post you might have noticed thatone of the requests was a mascara review, but i've collected quite a few and decided to do an overview instead so if there is a particular mascara you are interested in, i can review that seperatly. Just leave me a comment with the mascara you want to know about and what you want to know about it. Anyways, back to the overview:

All of My Mascara's

(L to R) CoverGirl LashBlast Waterproof, Avon Astonishing Lengths, Benefit Bad Gal Lash, Beauty UK Lash-FX extreme volume, Maybelline Great Lash, Avon ColourTrend Plump Out, Avon ColourTrend Curling, CoverGirl LashBlast, Bourjois Ultra Black, Avon Spectra Lash, Gosh Long Length Mascara

The Day Time Mascara's

Avon Astonishing Length

Beauty UK Lash FX Extreme Volume

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara

Avon Colour Trend Curling

Gosh Long Length Mascara

The Night Time Dramatic Mascara's

CoverGirl LashBlast

Bad Gal Lash

Bourjois Ultra Black

Avon Colour Trend Plump Out

Avon Spectra Lash

In favourite order

<--- Most Favourite to Least Favourite --->

I'm on the look out for ...

I'm really getting into everyone having blog sales because you get some really good bargains. So basically here is a list of things i am looking for. If you are selling any of these things or know anyone that is, leave me a link in a comment so i can check it out. I'm not guaranteeing that i will buy everything i want, it all depends on what my mum says :)

1. Dior Addict Lipglosses
2. MAC Colour Crafted Lipstick
3. MAC Pink Rebel Lustre Drops
4. MAC Femme-Fi Eyeshadow
5. Benefit You Rebel Light
6. Urban Decay Half Baked Eyeshadow
7. NARS Orgasm Blush
8. NARS Laguna Bronzer
9. NARS Albatross Highlighter
10. NARS Cyprus Eyeshadow

Recent Purchases

So basically this is just a picture of some of the things i have purchased over the past month, one of which is my first ever mac puchase :D.

1. Avon perfect wear extralasting powder eyeshadow in Shimmering Shell
2. Avon perfect wear extralasting powder eyeshadow in Mocha Splash
3. Maybelline Shadow Stylist in Sophisticated Wine
4. Maybelline Shadow Stylist in Elegant Pearl
5. Gosh Nail Lacquer in 571 Wild Lilac
6. Revlon Pinch Me Gel Blush in 310
7. Mini Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara
8. Boots 17 Instant Glow Bronzing Powder
9. Mac Powder Blush in Well Dressed
10. Avon Sheer Lip Gloss from the Avon Care Range
11. Boots 17 Pressed Powder in Nicely Natural
12. Sally Hansen Invisible Lip Liner
13. Vaseline Lip Therapy  with SPF 15
14. W7 Carnival Dust in 09 Glamorous Lime
15. Jillian Dempsey for Avon blush in Celestial

If anyone would like to see swatches or a review on any of these products just leave me a comment :)