Face of the Day 1

So I have decided to start doing face of the days as I love reading what makeup people are wearing so let's talk about what I have on my face today.

Base: 

The first thing I have is my Body Shop Skin Primer Matte It, which is a nice primer it's not as amazing as the benefit Porefessional but it does help to keep my oily skin under control, for foundation I used my Illmasqua Liquid Light foundation which I do really like although I do have to power it as it isn't a matte foundation, for my blemishes I used my Seventeen Phwoarr Paint in the Shade fair which does blend into my skin really well. To conceal my under eye circles I used my MaxFactor CC colour corrector for dark circles and my Seventeen Stay time 18 hour concealer. 

Eyes: 

The first thing used was my Makeup Revolution focus and fix eye primer in matte, I the used my Naked 2 palette, the shades I used was booty call all over my lid, tease in my crease and busted in the outer corner and for Mascara I used my benefit they're real. 

Cheeks: 

For blush I used was my Revlon Photo Ready blush in Flushed, which is a lovely pink shade and for Bronzer and contour was my Bodyshop Honey Bronzer in the shade 02, which is a really lovely shade that isn't too dark for me. For highlighter I used my Makeup Revolution vivid baked highlighter in the shade peach lights, which gives a lovely glow to the skin and my Rimmel matte power to set everything into place,

Lips: 

Strangely for me I'm not actually wearing anything on my lips and if I do I am wearing my Nuxe Rêve de Miel lip balm or my lip butter in the shade tutti fruiti. 

Newcastle Pride and Staying at the Sandman Signature

So this weekend me and my girlfriend decided to go away for the night and it happened to be the same weekend as Newcastle pride so we decided that on the Saturday we would go so this is an overview of what we did.

So as we were staying at the Sandman Signature we decided to head downstairs to the restaurant that is attached to the hotel which is called the Shark Club and I have to say I have been looking forward to this as I have looked at there menu a few times and my parents had told be that the food is great. I have to say I would love to eat everything on there menu as it does remind me a little of Florida (can you tell I love the place) anyway, I have only previously eaten breakfast here and that was before they fixed the salt situation anyway I digress. Now we ate here twice once on the Friday night where we ordered the Nachos that were meant to be for starters but ended up coming at the same time as the mains which meant that there was a lot of food. For main course I had the Chicken Pesto Quesadilla which was quite nice and the girlfriend had a Classic Burger which looked really nice.

We then decided that we would go out for a few drinks and we ended up in the Fourth at Central Station and it was nice as I much prefer a pub and it meant that we were able to have a conversion which is always a bonus.

So on the Saturday we had decided that we would go to pride and neither of us had been before, we ended up meeting some of her friends and it was really nice to walk in the parade although it was very hot, but we enjoyed it and I ended up meeting one of my grandmas friends who was there taking photographs and she insisted that she took one of the two of us I have to say it is a lovely picture. We didn't stay long at pride as it was very hot and we weren't really dressed appropriately, and sadly as it was so busy we didn't get to talk to Becca but I am meeting her on Thursday so that isn't to bad.

Once we had left, we ended up in my home away from home costa as both of our feet were sore and we needed a sit down, I had a iced skinny latte and Hayley had a Skinny Sticky Toffee Cooler that she really liked. As we had to collected our cases from the Sandman Signature so we decided to go back to the Shark Club again as we hadn't eaten anything and were starting to get hungry. Hayley again had the Classic Burger and I had the Ginger Beef Rice Bowl and I have to say I really enjoyed it as it wasn't  too heavy and was flavoured really well my only complaint might be that there was a lot of rice but it was lovely.

My Orange Lipsticks

So as you may or my not be aware I have a major love of lipstick and just realised that I have quite a lot of orange lipsticks well four that are almost the same colour, so let's get on to the lipsticks.

The first one I have is my MAC Lady Danger which is an orangey red colour, which I have to say I fell in love with it as soon as I swatched it but I have mentioned that before so, back to the post. Now while I was swatching these I noticed that one of my Rimmel lipsticks was a very similar colour not formula wise but they are definitely similar in colour.

So I have to say my Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in the shade In Love with Ginger is a little bit more orange than Lady Danger but is very similar in colour but the finish of the lipstick is a lot more moisturising and is lot more comfortable to wear during the day as it doesn't dry my lips out. 

The next orange lip colour I have is my Revlon Color Burst Matte Balm in the shade Audacious, which is a pure orange colour and although it is a matte lip colour its isn't as drying as my other matte lipsticks which means that it is very comfortable to wear.

Now my last orange lip colour is one I got a few years ago and it was the first orange colour I had and it is my Revlon Lip Butter in the Shade Tuti Fruiti, which just giving a lovely was of orange over the lips and will look different depending on how dark your own lip colour is and because it is a lip butter is isn't drying on the lips which is always a bonus in the summer months.

Yay we have booked a holiday to Florida :)

Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom

 

Now the first thing to say is that I am a bit of a Disney nut and Florida has been my holiday for years before I started university and I haven't had the chance to go back for almost three years, so when me and Becca @Becca_J_Goddard decided that at the end of our third yeah we would go to America we originally thought that we would go to New York but my mam suggested that we go to Orlando in Florida and I have to say I was taken with the idea as I have missed Disney and universal. 

Animal Kingdom Lodge

So progress so far the first thing we did was book our Disney hotel as they had the Disney dining plan for free which is great as it means that while on site at Disney we don't need to pay for food well if it is over $5 anyway. We are staying at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and I have to say it looks amazing as my parents stayed here last year and I was so jealous, as it is one of the best themed hotel on Disney property. 

Royal Pacific Resort

We decided to wait to book the Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Studios as they don't normally sell out and they didn't. We had to wait to book our flights anyway as they hadn't released so today we booked the flights which was exciting and terrifying at the same time. We also decided to book the Royal Pacific Resort at the same time as with the opening of Diagon alley the Universal Hotels are getting booked quicker than usual. 

 

So for now everything is booked and we can't wait for next year and I am really excited as there are a lot of things have changed since I was there so I am really looking forward to it.

Lip Addict Tag

1. Favorite balm/treatment?

My favourite balm has to be the Nuxe Rêve de Miel lip balm and I have to say I love this it can help fix my chapped lips overnight which is brilliant in the winter as they can get very dry and I also love using it the warmer months as my lips still tend to get dry. 

2. Best eye-catching red?

I have so many reds that it is hard to choose a favourite but I might have to say my new Ellis Faas creamy lips in the shade L103 which is a amazing shade and make my teeth look really white which is always good.

3. Best luxury & best drugstore?

My best luxury lip product has to be my Ellis Faas as I never saw myself owning on and have always found them amazing. My best drug store lip product has to be my moisture renew lipsticks from Rimmel as the colour pay off is amazing and they don't dry my lips out.

4. Best MAC lipstick?

My best MAC lipstick has to be my Lady Danger lipstick as the colour is amazing and it last really well because it is matte.

5. The most disappointing?

I don't really have a disappointing lip product as I normally research and swatch them before I bit them but the lipsticks I was really hoping I would like were the Revlon Suade lipsticks as the colours look amazing but a friend and fellow blogger told me that they were very drying and that they applied patchy, so I decided not to try them as I didn't want to waste my money.

6. Liner - yes or no?

Now I have tried lip liner before but I always feel like it looks wrong on my lips and I also quite like when my lipstick feathers which may be strange but I like the worn look. 

7. Best gloss?

Now I don't really use lipgloss as I don't really like the glossy look on my lips, I do however love my Rimmel apocalips as they are long lasting liquid lipsticks that do have a bit of shine to them. 

8. Something extra!

So how can do go a whole post on lips on not mention lip crayons now these have been done so many times now you can get them from almost every brand, however I have never been so excited until I found out that Revlon were bring out there matte balms and that we were getting the full colour range in the Uk and I have to say I am in love with the two colours I have which are Shamless which is a lovely purple shade and Audacious, which is a lovely orange shade and I have to pick some more of these up. 

My Body Shop Haul

So recently the Body shop were having a sale and when I received an email saying that I could get an extra 40% off I had to check it out so here is a Body Shop Haul

One of the first things that I put in my basket was the Passion Fruit Body Butter and I probably didn't need another body butter but I really wanted a nice fruity body butter an I am completely in love with it and I love the smell.

The next thing I picked up was the Passion Fruit Shower Gel now I got this to go with the body butter as I like to layer up smells as the always seem to last longer that way.

The third thing I picked up was the Blueberry Body Scrub Gelee, now I have to say this wasn't something that I thought I would like as I am very picky when it comes to scrubs, I have the Soap and Glory flake away and I really don't like it as I sticks to my legs and I don't feel clean when I have used it. Now back to the Blueberry Body Scrub Gelee, I really like this as it feels amazing on the skin and isn't too abrasive and the smell is amazing as well.

The fourth thing I picked up was Strawberry Shower Gel, now I didn't pick this up for me I bought 4 for these for my mam awhile ago and as she was running out, I decided to order her another one, as she really does like strawberry scents.

The fifth thing I picked up my the Raspberry Shower Gel, I do really love how this smells and I had told my self I didn't need anymore shower gel but I have used a lot over the last few months and I have a feeling my mam will be sharing this with me.

Now the sixth thing I bought wasn't for me as my mam asked if I could order me another Strawberry Eau de Toilette as she had noticed that hers was only half full so I picked her another one up.

I also picked up the Vineyard Peach Body Mist and I have been wearing this almost everyday since I bought it and I really to love the smell its not to powerful that it is too much and it doesn't really last well on me which is great.

The last thing I picked up was the Skin Primer Matte It, now I have been using the
Smashbox sample of their Photo finish primer but it isn't right for my skin so I decided to give this a go and I have to say as I first impression I do really like it I will do a review when I have used it more.
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Visiting the Hancock Museum

Recently I have visited the Hancock museum for the first time in a very long time, now I still have to go back and finish exploring as I didn't really have time to view it all, but I have to say I did remember what I loved about it as a child and really do have to go explore when I have lot more time.

Now the Hancock museum was something I forgot existed and even though I go to university in newcastle I have never thought to just go I'm and have a look and it's free which is also great, the only downside was when I was there, there were about 2 different schools trips which did make it busy for periods of time but it was lovely to have a walk around. 

I only explore the downstairs area as I didn't really have time to explore all of it but what I did see was very interesting and I would recommend going to visit if you like history, I viewed there dinosaur exhibition and also some of the archeology exhibitions and I will have to go back and vist the rest sometime soon (I'm sure the girlfriend will be thrilled). 

London and IMATS

So last Sunday Me and Becca from (Polkadot Note Book) took a trip down to IMATS and we were really excited, as we have wanted to go for a while but never found the time to go. So when she suggested it I got my dad to book the train tickets as I was going straight back down to London after coming back from holiday.
We got an early train that got us to London around 11 o'clock which was great, we were getting the train back again at 7 o'clock so we had quite a lot of time. So the first thing we did was buy our tube tickets which I think was the most nerve wrecking part of getting on the tube once we had our tickets we made our way over to Olympia National where IMATS was being held.

We then applied the Disney principle which is you head to the back and work your way forwards, so our first stop was crown brushes where I did actually pick up some brushes up more on that later we then wandered around for a while and ended up at Inglot were we stood for a bit but then decided to wander again, we then made a purchase at Ellis Faas (more on this later) and headed back to Inglot were we made our palettes and sadly I wasn't having much luck here as every matte purple I tried to buy they had sold out of so I ended up coming away with three colours which I adore (I will get a matte purple soon), so we then made another brush purchase which I have to say I am already in love with.

We then left IMATS as we both felt we had done what we wanted to and get what we wanted and we wanted to use the rest of our day to explore London as it is a long time since either of us have been, so we basically hope back on the tube and went to explore and other stories and I have to say we weren't that impressed which was a shame as we had heard a lot of good things about it.

We then wandered up  Regent Street and Oxford Street, where we had a nosey in some of the shops and then we headed back to Kings Cross in hopes of finding food but nothing really took our fancy. So we head back over to Leicester Square were we spotted a nice little Italian called Bella Italia and I have to say the service was great and they were really friendly, after we finished we head back to Kings Cross and by this time we were both tired and headed home.

We both really enjoyed our day out in London and have promised ourselves that we have to go back for longer than a day as we would have loved more time to do the touristy things around London.

So as I said I picked up a few things at IMATS:

So the first thing I picked up was an some Brushes from Crown, I pickup was the BK04 angled Blush Brush and the next brush I picked up was the BK37 Round Tapered Crease Brush.

Inglot Palette
Top Left 330, Top Right 446, Bottom Left 09

I picked up an Inglot Eye Shadow Palette, the first colour is a Cream Matte Shade 330, the next shade I picked up was shimmery bronze shade 09 and the last colour I picked up was a Purple shade with a pearl finish 446 and I have to say I am in love with all of these colours and I am going pick up a Matte purple shade then my palette will be complete.

I also picked up an Ellis Faas Creamy Lips in the shade L103 which is a lovely orange- red shade that does look very dark on the sponge but not when it is applied to the lips, I fell completely in love it when I swatched it.

The last thing I picked up was a Royal & Langnickel BKABUKKI- 25 kabuki brush that is amazing for using it with powder.

The Making of Harry Potter and the Rest of My Holiday

Hogwarts

So I have been on holiday for the past week and we were staying near a lovely place called Henley on Thames which I sadly don't have pictures of as I forgot my camera, but it was a very lovely place.

So as we were down near London me and dad decided to go and visit the Making of Harry Potter and I have to say it was amazing and I am so glad that I eventually got to do it and I could have spent a lot longer in there if it was so full of school children which did make it slightly difficult as they did on occasion block my view of things but over all it was amazing and see some of the pictures I took below.

Wheel of Wands

Diagon Alley

Dress Robes

 

Travel Makeup Bag

So as I have said I have been away which meant that I had to cull my normal makeup stash, so this what I took with me.

For base:
I took my sample of my Smashbox Photo Finish Primer, I also took two sample pots of foundation, I took my sample of YSL Tient Touché Éclat and a sample pot filled with my Rimmel Match Prefect foundation, for my concealer I took my Seventeen Phwoarr Paint which I use on my blemishes and for under my eyes I took my Seventeen Stay Time 18 Hour Concealer in the shade Extra Fair and for powder I took my Rimmel Stay Matte power in the shade 003 Peach Glow.

For Eyes:
I took my Makeup Revolution Matte Eye Shadow Primer and I also took my Makeup Revolution Iconic 3 palette, which I  have really fallen in love with, I also took my Rimmel Scandaleyes waterproof eyeliner in the shade 005 Nude and for Mascara I took my Benefit They're Real, which I have been using for a while and I do love it even though it does smudge during the day but I haven't get found a mascara that doesn't.

For Cheeks:
I took a few products for my cheeks, I took my Sleek Blush in the shade Rose Gold, which I don't use very often as it is very shimmery but I do love getting it out when it is sunny, for bronzer I took two different products, I took my Body Shop Honey Bronzer in the shade 02 and my Sleek Contour Kit in the shade Light.

For Lips:
I surprising I only took three different lips products and I took a lip balm with me which was my lip smacker, and for my lipsticks I took my L'Oreal Paris Rouge Caresse in the shade Rebel Red and my Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 077 Asia.

Travel Skin Care

The first thing to do is to apologise for my absence, I have been on holiday for just over a week and I have been without Internet for the majority of that time and as I though I wasn't going to have internet I did take my ipad with me, so blogging had to take a back seat and it was nice to have a break as well anyway on to what this post is about my travel skin care.

So the frist thing I packed was a recent purchase of mine and it was the body shop camomile silky cleansing oil which is really great at taking your makeup off and cleansing and great for when you are in a caravan bathroom. And I plan on reviewing is when I have been using it a little longer. 

The second thing I packed was my one touch spot treatment as I had some breakouts before I left so I took this just in case and it really did help to reduce how red my spots were, although it did take a few days it didn't feel like it was drying out the skin surrounding said spot. 

I also took my body shop Seaweed toner which I have but in a spray bottle as it make it much quicker to use, and I do like using this. 

I also took my Nivea oil free moisturising day cream which I have used for a long time now and does he to keep my oily skin under control, which is also great when it is hot as my skin can go into over drive. 

And for my night time moisturiser I took my Body Shop Vitamin E Night Cream and my Vitamin E serum in oil which is great and I love using this as they both help to hydrate my skin which although I am oily it can get very dehydrated so I do sometimes need to give it a moisture boost. 

I have to say when I go away I don't really take face masks with me as I don't really have a lot of time or space to use them so when I get back I will normally use them slightly more to make up for it