June Favourites

In all honesty, I've been really lazy with my make-up this month and have just been keeping it really plain. I've mainly been using products that i know work. Also, as a little heads up, I've put myself on a make-up ban so there is a chance that next months favourites wont be very exciting either:

Mac MSF Natural in Light Medium This is the only face powder I own because it works so well i don't feel the need to pick up another. As you can see from the picture, i have hit pan so i may have to break my make-up spending ban soon to replace it.

Mac Studio Fix Fluid Great for school because i can apply it really quickly and i know it has enough coverage that i don't really have to worry about concealer. It's not ideal for hot weather because it is a little heavy, but it stays in place for hours!

Barry M Nail Paint in Berry Ice Cream My new favourite colour :) I'm currently wearing it on my toes :D

Avon Make-up Brushes They are sooo soft and apply make-up soo well. I will admit i have no mac ones to compare them to but I'm so happy with the Avon ones that i currently don't feel the need to have to try mac's.

Natural Collection Lipstick in Apple Blossom & Natural Collection Lipgloss in Fondant Such a beautiful lip combo. and with both products costing £1.99 each it is such a bargain! I'm really interested to try more colours by this brand :)

CoverGirl LashBlast Waterproof Recently found this in my collection and it's been great for the hot summer weather :) My mascara usually has a habit of melting into my eye which is VERY painful

Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara I was so upset when i lost this but now I've found it and i love it again! amazing quality for such a bargain brand like Maybelline.

Some Things I Picked Up ...

I've picked up quite a few things over the past week that I thought I would share with you all :)nat

Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick in Apple Blossom

Natural Collection Sheer Natural Lipstick in Lotus

Natural Collection Juicy Lips Lipgloss in Fondant

Barry M Nail Paint in Blueberry Ice Cream

Boots 17 Nail Polish in Parma Violet

Boots 17 Nail Polish in Sherbet Lemon

Boots 17 Nail Polish in Mint Choc Chip

St Moriz Glitz Shimmering Bronzing Body Souffle

SunIn Spray-In Hair Lightener in Super

And then we headed to Primark :)

Denim Jacket - £13.00

Beach Dress - £3.00

White V-Neck T-shirt - £2.00

Black V-Neck T-Shirt - £2.00

Floral Scarf - £3.00

And then of course there are the magazines :)

we have:

• InStyle
• Harper's Bazaar
• Elle
• Vanity Fair

Then, Tesco had paperbacks on buy one get one free so i picked up:

• One Day by David Nicholls
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

My Top 10 Lip Products

I've been re-watching loads of Laura's (Lollipop26) video's recently and noticed she did a post on her top 10 eye shadows, lipsticks, blushers and nail polishes. I thought it would be nice to do so here is the lip one :)

The Top 10

The Close Up's

Mac Lipglass Florabundance - My first mac lipglass & i adore it! it's perfect over a nude lipgloss

Barry M Gloss in 4 - smells heavenly and looks fabulous

Mac Angel Lipstick - Such a pretty, easy to wear, classic pink

Mac Nude Rose Lipstick - easily my favourite of all time. but it's LE :( and i only picked up one :(

Mac Myth Lipstick - Lovely classic nude, but i have to apply a gloss with it

Mac Hue Lipstick - an easy everyday lipstick

Natural Collection Candy Mist - beautiful colour with a beautiful simmer

Gosh Darling - Easy to wear and inexpensive

Rimmel Volume Booster Clear - Just like lip balm, but better because it isn't messy

Mac TLC in Feelin' Good - expensive, but lovely and smells delicious. shame it's LE too :(

I've tried to mix in both cheap and expensive brands so their should be something to suit everyone :)

If you have any questions about any of the products feel free to leave a comment. I moderate them all now so i am guaranteed to read it :) If you have a question you would like a response to please leave your e-mail address or twitter username in the comment and i'll get back to you as soon as possible :)

I'de also love to hear what your top 10 are! either let me know in a comment or link me to your "Top 10" post or video :)

Review: Boots Natural Collection Moisture Lipstick in Candy Mist

Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick

in Candy Mist

Cost: about £1.99

My Thoughts: The colour is a very pale pink with a shimmer to it, but i think the shimmer is like an iridescence because it comes out blue :) It's called Moisture Shine but don't expect a lot. It's not drying, but it's not very moisturising either. I have found that it doesn't last very long on the lips but for £1.99 it's not gonna be a problem to keep re-applying it. It is also a very sheer colour but can look lovely when built up.

Where you can buy:

Boots

Would i re-purchase: yes :) but i doubt i will finish this one anytime soon

Overall Score: 8/10

Other Pictures

Bare Lips

Candy Mist

Review: Natural Collection Moisture Lipstick in Rose Petal

Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick

in Rose Petal

Cost: about £1.99

My Thoughts: This is a little more difficult to wear than my Candy Mist one. It has more of a cream finish than a shimmer so if you have chapped lips it's going to cling to it all. Colour wise - it is a beautiful coral colour that can be layered up to make a statement lip or applied nice and sheer for more of an everyday look. Again, it isn't super moisturising and doesn't last all that long.

Where you can buy:

Boots

Would i re-purchase: yes :)

Overall Score: 8/10

Other Pictures

Bare Lips

Rose Petal

A Sunday Haul :)

So my parents spent the weekend in Nottingham and i really could not face another day stuck at home with my sister, so i decided to get on a bus and go shopping :) This is what i bought:

From Superdrug:

NYC in a New York minute nail polish in West Village - £2.49

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Liquid Foundation - £3.99 (on sale - usually £5.99)

Barry M Lipgloss in no. 4 - £4.25

Gosh Lipstick in 134 Darling - £6.00

From Boots:

Boots 17 Eye Shadow Glitter in Spirit - £3.49*

Boots 17 Eye Shadow in Funfair - £3.49*

*You can get 2 for £6.00 on offer!

Boots 17 Blush in Damson Wine - £3.49

Natural Collection Lipstick in Candy Mist - £1.99

From Facial Attraction:

Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara - £5.99

W7 Eye Shadow Brush - £1.49

W7 Eye Shadow Brush - £1.49

W7 Nail Polishes in Baby Pink, Diamond Topcoat & Blue Dazzle - 3 for £5.00

Facial Attraction is a shop in Skegness that stocks discontinued make-up or make-up that is currently on ale in places like superdrug but for a much cheaper price :) There is a lot of rubbish stuff in there, but if you have a good look around you can find some good stuff. The brushes i got today are soo soft and look a lot nicer that other brushes that sell for £1.49! The handle is wooden which i think is really nice.

From Select:

Studded Pumps - £10.00

Ruffled Shouldered Top - £5.00

Overall i think it was a pretty good day :) If there is anything you would like a review on, just let me know and i'll do one for you :)

How to fix a broken lipstick

I was just about to write a review on this Natural Collection lipstick that i got on Saturday, when it snapped :( So i decided to make a post about how to fix broken lipsticks instead :)

You will need the broken lipstick and a candle

melt the lipstick & the lipstick that is left in the tube, push them together and allow to set (possible in the fridge if you are impatient)

Taa Daa!!

Oh btw, try not to let the melted lipstick drip, haha

British products worth swapping for

I recently did an international swap and was asked what i though good products were in the UK. I've decided to create this post so that if any international readers are planning a swap and don;t know what to ask for, you know what i think are worth it:

Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipsticks - £1.99

Sleek Eye Shadow Palettes - £4.99

Barry M Lip Paints - £4.25

Barry M Kohl Eye Liners - £2.95

Boots 17 Single eyeshadows - £3.49

Boots 17 Bronzing Powder - £3.99

Barry M Dazzle Dusts - £4.50

Sleek Blush's - £3.29

Now i know that some people may disagree with my opinion, but i love all of these products and would be happy to received them if i lived overseas!

Lincoln Haul (I found Sleek!!)

I went to Lincoln today because i am part of a Young Enterprise team at my school and we took part in a trade show for the day. In my lunch break i decided shopping was more important than eating and picked up these things from Superdrug & Boots. I also got a jacket from Primark that i'm taking back because it doesn't looks nice on. and it was £17 which i thought was a lot for a Primark jacket!

Boots 17 Blusher in Bramble Frost. It remind me of Mac Well Dressed, but this is a little creamier in colour

Sleek Sunset Palette :)

Sleek Pixie Pink blush

Natural Collection lipstick in Rose Petal

I really like everything i got :) but i'll do a proper review of everything after i've used them a little. I'm also so glad that i found Sleek :) i've been wanting to try their things for along time! I see another trip to Lincoln happening sooon :)

Product Rant

I bought the Natural Collection's CoverUp Cream Concealer about two month's ago just before prom because i ran out of my E.L.F. concealer. I think it retails from boots for about £1.95 but i will not be re-purchasing it!

I like to dot concealer everywere on my face that it needs to be and then rub it in but this stuff dries so quickly that doing this is just impossible! and if you have put some on and are rubbing it in it dries before it is fully blended and just looks patchy and gross! i just cant get this to work for me :(

I'm not too sure what concealer to get next though :S i have the Urban Decay 24/7 concealer pencil thing but i dont like that either because i prefer liquid concealers. I'm thinking either getting the E.L.F. one again because that is really nice or maybe the boots 17 one because i tred it out the other day and really liked it. What concealer do you use??

Lincoln Haul ... Again

Ok well my prom is on Saturday so me and my Friend Josh made a last minute dash to Lincoln the other day because i needed shoes and a bag and he needed a whole suit. Luckily we both got what we went for :)

I got this bag in primark for £6 because it was the only bag i could find that would be big enough to carry everything i want to take with me, and i'm sure i'll use it again.

I got these shoes from Evans which isn't usually a place i shop, but i was returning a pair of leggings for my mum and decided to check out the shoe section while i was there. These were in the sale for £7 down from £30 :) and the heel isn't too high which is good because I'm really bad at walking in heels.

I've always wanted to try Vitamin Water but never found a bottle of it in any shops near me, so when i saw it in boots i grabbed the lemonade one and OMG! it's delish :)

I got the Barry M nail paint and the Maybelline foundation in Superdrug and then the Two Natural Collection items in Boots.