Huge M.A.C and Sephora Haul

So I have recently gotten back from Florida and of course I went to Sephora, who couldn't when you travel to the USA. I'm going to start off with what I picked up from M.A.C as there isn't at much to talk about. So the first thing I picked up was a M.A.C eyeshadow in the shade Antiqued, I love this shade and have been wearing it a lot since I bought it, the second thing I picked up was a M.A.C Paint Pot in Painterly, I have been using this since I bought it, I have no idea what I did without this.

So on to what I picked up in Sephora, and there is a lot, I spent a lot of money in Sephora but I had been saving up and didn't spend as much as I thought I would. 

The first thing I picked up was the Tarte Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Airbrushed Foundation in Fair Light Neutral, I had wanted this foundation for ages, and I am so pleased that I purchased this, the coverage is amazing and depending in what type of brush you use will depend in the amount of coverage, this is a very build able foundation and I have worn this a lot since I got my hands on it. To go with this foundation I picked up the Pro Flawless Light Powder Brush in 50, this is an amazing brush and i love using it with this powder foundation, as it gives a very natural finish. 

I also picked up on of the Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed, I have worn is everyday since I purchased it, I think it is save to say I am in love with this, very natural blush that just makes you look healthy. 

Now on to all the brow products I picked up, I used to be the person that didn't do much to her brows as I though it didn't make a difference and oh I was wrong so I knew that I needed to pick up the Anataisa Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Dark Brown, I have been using this every time to do my make-up.  The next brow product I picked up was the Anataisa Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Dark Brown, I normally use them went I am doing a full face of make-up, I wore this for my graduation.
I also picked up the Sephora Brow Filler 100, I love this brush it works really well for filling in my brows it works really well.

The next thing I picked up was the Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper  I have needed a new felt tip liner for while and I had hear good things about this, I have to say that I love this eye-liner, its just a shame that I can't buy this easily in the UK.

I also picked up the Bite Neutral Luminous Creme Lipstick Duo in Date and Fig, I struggle to find neurtal lipsticks that suit my skintone but both fig and date suit me really well and they are prefect to carry around in handbag and are prefect for days when I don't want to have to worry about my lip colour fading. I also picked up Bite Luminous Creme Lipstick in Fig  I love this colour so much and I wanted the full size.

If you have read my blog before you may realised that I have a love of Red lipstick, so I picked up the Sephora Cream Lip Stain in 01, this is a love red shade it is long wearing and amazing.

I have wanted a spot cleaner for ages so I picked up the Sephora Daily Brush Cleaner, this cleans by brushes quickly and it doesn't take them very long to dry and they feel so nice after I use this.

The next things I got with points, the first thing was a travel size  Living Proof Instant Texture Mist, I like this as it gives my hair a little it more texture, I like using this when I am not doing much to my hair. The next thing I got was the Sephora Contour Eye Pencil 12hr Wear- Waterproof, this is a beautiful blue eye-liner that looks amazing when I am I wearing wear very little on my eyes.
The last thing is the birthday present from Sephora, it was the Nars Duo in Cruella and Rikigien, I love both of these colour and will get a lot of wear out of them. 

Autumn Lipsticks

 

So now that September is here and in England the weather has changed, I though it was about time I started thinking about my Autumn Lipsticks. I love autumn and winter as I get to wear all my deep and dark lipsticks :).

I have a lot of lipsticks that I like to wear in autumn/winter and in autumn I tend to wear more red/berry shades as I absolutely love wearing them. These are the seven lipsticks that I love to wear in the colder months.

MAC Rebel:
I got this as a Christmas present last year and I completely fell in love with it as I could build it up and wear it as a deep plum shade or it would be applied as a sheer wash of colour which and it still looking amazing.

Revlon Black Cherry:
When I first saw this lipstick i have to say it looked really really dark in the bullet and this can look really dark on the lips but i do love how it looks on the lips and it really is a vampy colour that I really love.



L-R Rimmel Glam Plum Fulham, MAC Rebel, Wet & Wild Ferguson Crest Cabernet, Revlon Black Cherry, Illamasqua Sangers, Rimmel Kate Moss 107, Rimmel Apocalips Galaxy

Wet & Wild Ferguson Crest Cabernet:
This was the first purple colour that I received and it is one that i use the least but i do really like the colour and i will have to start wearing it more often as it is a really nice colour.

Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick in 107:
the is a really nice wine colour and because it is matte it staying on the lips and it also still looks nice when it has started to fade, which is always a bonus and I do love matte lips.

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick Glam Plum Fulham:
I love this lipstick and I love the fact that it does dry my lips out and it looks quite glossy on the and although it doesn't say as long as my matte lipsticks it still stays for quite awhile and I don't mind having to reapply it.

Illamasqua Sangers:
I love wearing this red in autumn as it isn't too bright but it isn't too dark so i feel like i can wear it on a daily basis, and i really love how long wearing this is and it really does stay put, i really want more of the Illamasqua lipsticks.

Rimmel Apocalips Galaxy:
I really love the this colour it isn't as in your face as some of my other purples and i love that this has a little bit of shimmer in the lipstick, and i did get a lot of wear out of this and I'm sure i will this autumn winter too.
 

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.

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. 

Summer lip colours

Summer Lip Colours 

In summer I like to wear brighter lipsticks and more reds, and oranges and I also seem to get more use out of my lips but better colours, in winter I love the deep purple and berry red colours anyway on to my summer lips colours. 

So I have a few Rimmel apocalips, and I love most of the shade I own and I must used these more as the colours are amazing, I have the shades Big Bang which is a really amazing red colours that is an amazing classic bright red which I adore and I will get a lot of wear put of these over the summer, 

I have the shade Stella which is more of a coral pink compared to apocaliptic which is a bright pink and this is more of a colour colour I would wear as is slightly closer to a red, 

I also have colour apocaliptic, which is a different shade of pink which I should also wear it more, I wore this the other day and remembered why I loved it and as I don't normally go for a bright pink that is saying something. I also find that they are really long lasting and wear really well. 

The only colour I own and don't really like is Luna as it just really doesn't suit me at all it makes me looked washed out. 

The last thing I have Fromm Rimmel is one of there Moisture Renew Lipsticks in the shade In Love with Ginger which reminds me of my MAC Lady Danger just this a glossy. 

The next lips are from Revlon and they are the Lip Butters now I only have two of these and the colours I have are 015 tutti fruitti which is a really wearable orange that can be built up of you want more intensity and this is a colour I really love to wear as it is so easy to pull off and feels really nice on the lips which is always good. The next lip butter I have is a pink in the colour strawberry shortcake which is such a lovely wearable light pink which can also be built up and it does look amazing I should really wear this more. 

The also have one of the Revlon kissable balm stains in the shade Romantic which I am wearing as I write this is is a lovely red shade that can be worn really shear or built up so that it is an intense colour. I also have one of the new colorbrust Matte balm in the shade audacious which is a very opaque orange which I adore as I do love bright lips.   

The next lip colour I have are from L'Oréal and they are the Glam Shine Splash Stains in the Colour Lolita which is a nude colour but it is great for days when you don't want a lot of colour I also have the shade endless red which I think is called Juliette in the UK, I love both of these and do get quite a bit of wear out of them. I also have the rouge caresse in the shade rebel red and I really do love the formula but I think l'oreal , might be discontinuing them which is really sad as they are amazing. The last l'oreal lipstick I have is Color Riche in the shade Scarlett Creme and it is a really nice red lipstick I got for my birthday so I don't no where you can buy it. 

The last lipstick I have to mention I'd my MAC Lipstick in the shade Lady Damger and this is an amzing matte orange red colour and it is amazing.

The Beauty Scenario Tag

You have to get rid of all your foundation and you can only keep one high end and one drugstore one, which do you chose?

If I had to get rid of all my foundations I would be really upset but I think I would keep my Estée Lauder Double Wear in the shade ivory nude, which is my favourite high end foundation that I will only wear open special occasions and for my drug store foundation it would have to be the Rimmel Match. Perfect foundation in the shade light porcelain, this isn't my favourite foundation but it is my only drug store foundation. 

You go got an interview and the woman interviewing you has lipstick on her teeth, do you approach the subject or ignore it completely?

It would depend on the situation if it was just me and the interviewer then yes I would mention it but if we were with other people then I wouldn't say anything as that might humiliate her which would look good in an interview situation.

You are not feeling yourself and need a pick me up, what lipstick do you put on to make yourself feel beautiful?

If I need a pick me up the lipstick I would wear would be M.A.C Lady Danger as I get complemented a lot when I wear this and bright colour also make me feel powerful and confident which sound strange when talking about makeup but it does. 

You go back in time to your teenage years, how would you do your hair and make up differently? 

If I could go back to my teenage years I would definitely do what made me happy whether that was hair and makeup or just life in general, but I would probably not get some of the hair cuts I had although I liked them at the time they didn't really suit me, I would however have kept it at should length and just straightened it more often. Makeup wise I would care more about how my make up look and that my foundation properly matched my skin and no i was not the girl that had the orange line around her face but it wasn't a complete match. 

You ask your hairdresser for a shoulder length Pixie Lott cut, but they mishear and give you a pixi cut; do you : A) smile, say thank you, leave and then cry to mum hysterically. B) Cry in the chair, things get awkward, C) complain to the manager and demand a refund?

If this happened it is safe to say that I would be really upset but I would probably do A however when I get my hair cut I normally go with my mam so she would be there and probably complain and demand a refund for me. 

Your friend surprises you with a 4 day city break, you have one hour to pack, which "do it all" pallet do you throw in your make up bag?

I don't really have any face palettes so I would have to say I would take my Urban Decay Naked palette because I could do a lot of different eye looks, but I would also take sample pots of foundation so that I wouldn't have to carry a heavy bottle around.

Your house has been robbed, don't worry, everyone is safe but your beauty's aye  collection has been raided. What product are you really hoping is safe?

After hoping that all my lipstick were safe and in all honest I carry almost all my lipsticks around with me, so they would probably be safe however if I wasn't my lipstick then I would really hope that my perfumes La Colection De Grasse from L'Occitane, these are four small perfumes. 

Your friend borrowed your make up and retuned it in an awful condition, do you; A) pretend you haven't noticed, B) ask them to replace it C) secretly do the same to their stuff. 

Safe to say this has happened to be before I lent a friend some make up and it came back with teeth marks made by her dogs surprisingly I wasn't  pleased, however depending on how expensive the product was I would either pretend I hadn't notice or I would ask them to replace it especially of the product was something I loved or if it was expensive. 

People I Tag 

Claire @televisionary__ www.dainty-ghosts.blogspot.co.uk

Rachel @RachelCDailey www.happylittlesyllables.co.uk

What's in My Make up Bag

 

In my make-up bag I should just refer to it as my lipstick bag and yes I have a huge obsession with lipstick it is my favourite make-up product and I have way more than I should. I also have a huge love for drug store make-up and I am the type of person that doesn't spend money unless she has too or when I really really need something. 

I have two high-end lipsticks and they are both from M.A.C both of which I got for Christmas this year and one for my birthday, my first M.A.C lipstick is a deep red-purple shade Rebel which I am in love with, it is by far one of my favour lipsticks that I own. My second M.A.C lipstick is in the colour Lady Danger which is a matte red with an orange undertone, which is a really summery colour but I am love where this as it give a amazing pop of colour. 

 

L-R M.A.C Rebel, M.A.C. Lady Danger

Another lipstick I have is Rimmel Matte Kate lipstick in 107 which I my favourite deep matte red shade which I love to wear if I have a neutral eye and am looking to brighten my makeup but with a colour that will last awhile. Another Rimmel lipstick I have is in the shade Asia which was one of the first lipstick I bought and is one of my favourites and it has been my earlier morning lipstick for the past few weeks especially as I have my dyed my hair a red-purple colour so I really need a neutral lip and it isn't to much work to keep up during the day. 

 

L-R Rimmel Asia, Kate lipstick in 107

My next lipstick is my Revlon lipstick in the colour Black Cherry and if you haven't already guessed I love dark lip colour purely because I feel really confident when I wear them but I have the deep burgundy red colour of this lipstick and I love that you can deepen the colour depending on how many layers you put on which pleases me greatly as I really love purple lip colours.


Revlon Black Cherry


I also have two of the Revlon Kissable Balm Stains in the colour Romantic and Crush as they are great for a wash of colour that is easy to apply. These are really good for days where I don't want to wear a neutral lip but can't be bothered to wear a full on red or purple lip, so these are great and don't need to be topped up as regularly as a full on lip which is great of early starts and long Uni days.

 

L-R Balm Stain in Crush, Romantic

The last really deep colour I have is from TopShop and it is there lipstick in Beguiled and this is a lipstick that I wanted since 2012 but only got around to buying in January and although I haven't worn this as much as I would like and love the colour and it is just a bit more red than Revlon Black Cherry 

 

TopShop Beguiled

The last lips colour in my makeup bag is an Avon lipstick in the colour Smitten Red and I love the finish to this lipstick as it has a slight shine but not enough to be over the top and makes the lips look amazing I also have to wear this more as I have to say I wear bright red more in Spring, Summer and Autumn however I do love this lipstick a lot and hope to wear a lot more in the hopefully warmer months. 

 

Avon Smitten Red

I also have two lip balms which are a coca cola lip smacker in the flavour Strawberry and a Burt's Bees lip balm in Pomegranate and both of these are moisturising which surprised me with the lip smacker as I though it might be a bit of gimmick, but it is really nice. 

I also have a mascara from Gosh which is their Growth Mascara and to be honest I'm not a huge fan I got this in a Glossy Box and I only use it if I have forgot to put mascara on which can happen at 6am as I am still asleep doing my makeup.

The last thing I have in my makeup bag is Seventeen heavy duty under eye concealer in the shade fair now I am going to start out by saying that I don't use this as an under eye concealer as it far to thick for me but this is great for covering blemishes that my foundation doesn't cover as I have a cold it means that I need to reapply it round my nose a lot a the moment but also I find that being is Uni for 9am on a Monday means that I sometimes to reapply concealer or blend foundation in again with my fingers as it has normally rubbed off half way through my day which of course sucks but there isn't really much I can do about that is is also great to cover where my glasses have been sitting as they remove my makeup from the area of my face, which is annoying. That is all that a keep in my makeup bag so I hope you enjoyed reading this.