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. 

Una Brennan Salicyclic Acid Anti Blemish Clay Mask Review

So I have been meaning to write this post for awhile now, I am eventually getting around to putting my thoughts about this product down on paper (laptop). I have been using this clay mask now for about 8 months if not more and I have really enjoyed using this product.

The product claims to clear out dirt, excessive oils and toxins which leads to breakouts, I have been using this for about 4 months now I have to say it is one of the most effective clay masks I have used and it really does work well on my blemishes and it does help to clear out my pores as I have very oily skin which means that I tend to have quite a lot of black heads which are really stubborn. I use this mask about twice a week and I love it as I only have to leave it on for 5 minutes.
This means that I can easily add it into my skin care routine even if i am in a bit of a hurry as I don't have to sit around for 15 minutes. I do however tend to use this more at night as I removes excess oil I find that I like to use it at night so I can go straight in with my serum and moisturiser.

I like the packaging for this product as it is a simple layout and I like that the background is a light grey with black, Bright Green and Grey text and the front is easy to read. I like that the product just tells you what you need to know.

The product is a quite thick but is really easy to apply to the face and I like to use quite a thick layer over the skin, it doesn't take very long to dry, it does tingle a little when it is applied to the skin but it doesn't tingle for long and most importantly it doesn't burn. It makes the skin feel very soft and it does help with my blemishes, and you don't have to wait around for ages for this product to work as you only need to leave it on for 5 minutes, which is great for me as I get very bored when I have to sit with a face mask on for 15 minutes for more.

I haven't noticed that much of a smell with this product, this would be good for people that are sensitive to smells.

This product would be great for oily or blemish prone skin, it might be a little much for people who have dry skin but if you following it but with a hydrating serum and moisturiser you may be able to get away with it.

I would definitely say that this mask it worth the money, it is £8.99 from boots, I think this is very good value for the money.

What I got for Christmas 2014

So just to point out I'm not bragging about what I got for Christmas I was very spoilt this year and I am very appreciative to everyone that got me presents

So my parents got me the Urban Decay On the Run Palette, I am in love with it all the shade are very wearable and I can safely say this is coming to Florida with me.

They also got me Memory Maker, which is where you pay for all your photos in Disney before you go and will save you money, as paying for all your photos when you are out there will cost a lot of $. This present was a complete surprise to me as I had know idea they were planning it and the fact that my dad spent time making  just made my day.

They also got me the Alien Perfume and I have been wearing it non stop since Christmas day.

I am obsessed with owls so they got me a new money box and some notebooks books with owls on.

I also got some chocolates from hotel chocolate and PJs.

My grandma got me a new camera, I am going to use it in Florida but it is also what I am taking blog photos with and I am completely in love with it. She also got me some socks, more PJs and an owl nomination charm for my bracelet and it is so cute. My grandma also gave me some money which she does every year.

My Great-Grandad also gave me some money and he has been doing this for years.

My Auntie got me some make-up, I am always surprised when she gets me presents as she said when I turned 18 that she would stop but she hasn't so I am always grateful when she gets me presents. she got me the benefit There're real Mascara, Nail's Inc Rich Ink gift sets and a lipstick from Liz Earle.

Now my Grandma and Grandad Miller, gave me some money that is going towards Florida, but they also got me a charm, I haven't decided what I am going to do with it yet but it will end up on something. They also got be a very cute compact mirror which will go into my make-up bag as it is very cute. I also got the Its Pink perfume from Next.

My Auntie and Uncle got me some slippers, which as so comfy and very cute, they also got me some socks which as also very cute. They also got me No7 Stay Perfect nail colour in the shade Damson Dream and a No7 Moisture Drench Lipstick in the shade Plum Beautiful. I also received some L'Occitane Olive Shower Gel and L'Occitane Savon Bonne Mere Marseille Soap.

From my Becca, got a Chanel Lipstick in the shade Priate, I was so excited with this and I have to say I am completely in love and I am saving it for special occasions but I wore it on Christmas Day and it was lovely and it lasts really well. She also got me a Neal's Yard De-stress roller-ball.

Claire got me a Rose Scented Candle, I don't normally like Rose scented things but this smells really nice and I am just waiting to burn it. She also got me a positivity journal which is a similar concept to the wreck it journal, she got me Vivianna Westwood Cheeky Perfume

Where have I been ?

So this post is an explanation to where I have been over the past few months, the last time i blogged was in September and I ended up taking a break and it wasn't intentional.

I started back at university at the end of September and I haven't really come up for air since, the thought of taking a break from university work to do anything other than sleeping has been difficult for me to do.

Since I started blogging I have used it as away to take my mind off university work and I haven't had that for a few months and I have been a complete stress head, so the idea of writing something that wasn't my ethics submission or assignments caused me more stress.

I am now getting back into blogging and I might only end up posting once or twice a week but that is all I can manage at the moment.

Autumn Blushes

I love it when the seasons change and I can bring out my old favourites autumn/winter products and as you have already seen is my Autumn Lipsticks and I love the blushes that I wear in the colder months so here is the list of my favourite blushes.

Sleek Blush in Flushed:
This blush is a deep plum with a matte finish and I love how this looks on the cheeks as it just gives a lovely flush to the cheeks and it looks great on my pale skin, and with sleek it is very pigmented a little goes a very long way. It is a perfect autumnal colour.

Sleek Blush in Pomegranate:
Pomegranate is a berry coloured blush that has a shimmery finish and it is very pigmented, which means that a little goes a very long way, but it goes give a nice glow to the cheeks and it is a great blush for autumn/winter.

Illamasqua  Cream Blush in Seduce:
This has to be my favourite autumnal blush it is a warm rose pink that has a dewy finish it does look over the top which can happen with some shimmery blushes but this does have a lovely dewy finish. It is so easy to apply because it is a cream blush it blends out amazingly well and it is very difficult to use to much because of the fact that it is a cream product it is very easy to fix mistakes.

August Favourites

So it is the time of the month where I tell you all about the products that I have using and loving this month and I really can't believe that August is over all ready. 

The first thing I have been completely in love with this month is the No7 Superlight Foundation in the shade Calico, which I have reviewed if you want to check it out you can click here. I really love this foundation as it is the perfect colour for my skin tone and as I haven't needed a lot of coverage this month I have found my self wearing it a lot. It last really well on my although I do still have to powder during the day I don't have to do it as much as it contains some powder within the foundation itself.

The next thing I have enjoyed using has been my John Frieda Luxurious Volume Touchably Full Shampoo for Colour Treated Hair and the John Frieda Luxurious Volume Touchably Full Conditioner, I really like them as they lather well and leaving my hair feeling really clean and they do give a hint of volume which is good as I do have quite flat hair.

The third thing I have been in love with is my Topshop Cream Blush in the shade Head over Heels, which looks very bright in the pan but once it is applied to the cheeks it gives a lovely peachy glow to the cheeks and it can be paired with a lot of different eye and lip looks as it does give a healthy glow to the cheeks and it is perfect for spring summer but I think I will find myself wearing this in winter too. I also love the cream to powder finish.

A skin care favourite this month in the Eucerin Purifyer Cleanser, Becca from a Polkadot Notebook Blog gave me a sample as she though that I would like it. I have I to say that I am completely in love with it and although it is a purifying cleanser it doesn't dry my skin out and I have to say it does work really well to clean up any breakouts I might be having.

I have also fallen back in love with an old skin care product and it is the Clearasil Daily Clear Deep Cleansing Pads, I use these instead of a tone on an evening and I find that these also help to clear up my skin and they do sometimes sting if I have a spot but it does really help to clean them up.

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.

Makeup Revolution Essential Matte Review

The first thing to say is I am in love with makeup revolution and have fell in love with both of the palettes I have from them, in this post I am going to review the Essential Matte Palette, I was so excited to receive this palette as I have always wanted a Matte palette but didn't want to pay £35 for the Paula's Choice Matte Palette. 

The first thing I noticed was the packaging again it is the same packaging as the Iconic 3 and I have found that I really like that I can see the product through the lid, which means that it is easy to find in my makeup tool box. 

The second thing I noticed was the colour althought they are not as highly pigmented as the Iconic 3 the are really buildable and really easy to blend which means that I can do my make up in a short period of time if I am in a hurry as I don't have to worry too much about getting shimmer under my eyes. 

The texture of these eyeshadows are really buttery and blend able means that it doesn't take me an age to do my eyeshadows, the is however some fallout but I have yet to find an eyeshadow that doesn't have some fallout but this isn't really that much of a problem for me as I just wipe away the fallout with my foundation brush 

I also have found that these colours really last well on me and don't fade throughout the day which is great if I am at uni all day as it's not like I can reapply my eyeshadow. I also love that all the shade can be used together which gives lots of different options for eyeshadow combinations. 

Make-up Revolution Iconic 3 Review

The first thing to say is a am completely in love with this eye-shadow palette and for the price I would recommend it to anyone, it is meant to be a dupe for the naked 3 and I have to say from the swatches of the two side by side I would have to say that it is. 

On to the review the first thing I loved was the packaging you can see the shadows and the colours through the clear lid which is something I really like as it makes it look extra pretty, I also love the front and colour they use, I have to say packaging for me is really important, I have the Urban Decay Naked and Naked 2 palettes and I really like the packaging for the Naked palette as it is light and easy to carry round (not so much my Naked 2) and that is what I love about the Iconic 3 palette as it is light weight which would be great for travelling and although it is wider than the naked palettes it doesn't take away from the overall look and it is still easy to store in the make-up tool box (yes I do keep my make-up in a tool box) anyway overall I love the packaging. 

I really like the colours of the eye-shadows and as said in my Make-up Revolution haul, I really wanted to try the Naked 3 but I wasn't sure if the colours and I am so happy the make-up revolution brought this out as I am completely in love with all the colours in this palette and they are so wearable it is amazing, I have also found it really easy to turn it from day make-up to night make-up by just adding the black to the outer corner and I am ready to go, and it means I dint have to reapply my whole face. 

I do like the texture of these eye shadows and although there is some fall out I don't find it much more than my Naked palettes and it doesn't really bother me but it might annoy some people but you never feel like I am wasting product with the palette. The other thing that I live about this is that the colours are so easy to blend that it takes no time for me to do my eye shadow and it has decreased the amount of time it takes for me to do my make up. 

I have also found that these shadows last all day on my which is saying something as even with a primer my eye shadow can crease or just disappear as I have really oily eyelids (to much info?) which means that sometimes during the day I will notice that my eye shadow starts to disappear however with this palette I have noticed that I will last all day and will look better as the day goes on and for £4.00 you can really can't go wrong. 

Makeup Revolution Haul

So if any one hasn't heard of makeup revolution then where have up been!!! 

I pick up 4 products I will be ordering more!!!

The first thing I picked up was the Essential mattes, which are a collection of matte neutral shades, I was really excited when I saw that there was a matte netural eye shadow palette as I have been looking at the Paula's choice matte eyeshadow palette but was reluctant to spend £35.00 on palette. The colours in this palette are very similar to that palette and for £4.00 I could really go wrong 

The second thing I picked up was the Iconic 3 eyeshadow palette, which is meant to be a dupe for the  Urban Decay Naked 3 palette, now I don't have this palette and I did want the Urban Decay Naked 3 but I was not sure how the pink tones would look on me so I was yet again reclucant to spend £36.00 on that palette especially if I didn't suit me. I don't mid however spending £4.00 on the eyeshadow palette, I haven't used this properly yet so I might do an indpeth review once I have used it but I did swatch all the colours and they are really pigmented. 

The third product I picked up was a Highlighter in Peach Lights, I am actually wearing this as I am writing this post, I really like this a it isn't too shimmery, which means that I can use it on a daily basis and not look like I have sprinkled glitter on my face (yes i have looked like I have done that before) and for £3.00 it is really good value for money. 

The last product I picked was the Kajal and this was something the I found intriguing as I wasn't really sure how it worked, I have tried this out the day I got it an it is something that I will need to practice with as it creates a really thick line which isn't really what I look for when I am doing my eyeliner, however I am going to trying using a liner brush to apply this and see how it works that way, I would have adored this if it had a thinner point, but for £2.00 I can't really complain and I will find a away to use it. 

Small Boots Haul

First I want to apologise for by lack of blog post last week, I had no inspiration to write but I'm back with as the title suggests a boots haul. I picked but one thing that was an essential and the rest were thing i just like the look of 

Skin clear one touch spot stick:

Now this was the essential produce I have over the last week have been neglecting my skin care routine and now I am paying for it will some spots that are sore. So I thought I would give this a try and with it only being £1.49 it was reduced from £2.99 it made sense to try it and a friend recommend that I give it ago.

Maybelline color tattoo in Pink Gold: 

This colour is not something I would normally go for but I have been trying to wear things that are out of my comfort zone and it is a really pretty colour so I thing I will get some use out of it. I might use it as a base when I and using some of my brown shades but I'm not sure get will have fun with it though. 

Maybelline color tattoo in Permanent Taupe: 

Now this is a colour that I have been after for a while as it is a matte and something that I could put on which means that I don't have to worry about it being to shimmery. 

Maybelline Brow Drama in Dark Brown:

This is something that I hadn't really though about buying and the wand itself looks very strange but I am looking forward to seeing if it works. I am the first to admit that I don't really do much with my brows I will just leave them grow how they want. So I am hoping that it will work as I need to quick and easy brow product. 

Gosh Growth Mascara Review

If you read my last blog post you would no that I keep this mascara in my makeup for the days that I forget to put some on and you will also no that I am not a huge fan of this mascara. 

I do like the packaging of this mascara the black tube is nice and sleek, I also like that it clicks when it closes so that you know that it is properly closed. I also like the wand on this mascara and the brush is rubber which I like.

I got this mascara in a glossy box and I was excited to try it out as I have really short eye lashes, and it is branded as a growth mascara. Now I should mention that I didn't believe that this would make my eyelashes grow but I hoped it would give them length and volume. Now I should say that it did make my lashes appear long and as I side note I did wear it for 2 weeks and didn't see a difference in the length of my lashes. 

At first I liked this mascara it is a very black which made my lashes stand out and as I said they looked longer, however I did notice that if I wore this mascara that I would have black flakes under my eyes and on my cheeks which was disappointing as I had high hopes of this mascara. It says that it contains SymPeptide® XLash and lengthen and thickens lashes the reason that it lengthens and thickens lashes is because it has fibres in the formulae which is fine but that could also be the reason that it flakes. This is £8.49 at Superdrug and reading the reviews written about it I can say that they are mixed, some people can see results and others can't as with any makeup product it will react differently with different people but I would not buy the mascara and it flakes on me.