Seventeen Contour Kit

                               

Seventeen ' Define & Conquer' Contour Kit / Link  - £5.99




I love a good old contour going on, it's vastly become a staple part of my make up routine, I don't think i'd not even be able to go without a bit of a the old dusting of the bronzer on my face. I have a fair few freckles and do find I do need to be a little careful so I don't ' over do it' but I just think it gives me so much dimension, it takes away from the freckles and being on the pale side it's kinda, well needed. I do enjoy the look contouring gives and I don't think i'm alone in doing it, I haven't quite mastered the whole Kim K of contouring but we need to start somewhere don't we and what a great way to start when these drugstore brands are absolutely smashing it with their kits and their take on the contouring trend that's hit us and the latest 'must have' kits or cheeks.




Okay so let's get onto the review shall we? - how sleek is this packaging, oh yes in true beauty blogger style I've noticed the somewhat Nars esc packaging that I do love. I do find the powders to be somewhat that little tad chalky, not that much of a big deal really, not for me but others it could be, if that bothers you. I found both powders to be decently pigmented and i'd most definitely go with the term ' buildable' which let's be honest is a good thing not bad. The darker powder obviously defines the face and it does but I did have to tap my brush to ensure I wasn't going to end up 'too chalky' and the lighter - highlighter shade illuminates, isn't orange tinged as some often can be, i'm not one for that whole orange face.

Overall / This has wowed me, contouring and kits like this scare me slightly due to my freckles. I'm light handed but it's so easy to 'over apply' minus it's slight chalky-ness it does blend lovely, and effortless. It's definitely buildable so it's fab for the daytime as well as the night time, or those cheeky nights out where you'd be a little more dramatic. The staying power was very surprising as it really did stay put for the whole day and for the whole night - can't complain, I think we can go as far as saying this is a right old bargain. I think it's a product i'll happily continue to play with and hopefully.. Master the skills of Kim K! Ay, it could happen.




                                                                 Have you tried this?

                             

 

Soap & Glory - ' Clean On Me'

     




Ever since I first discovered this brand, way back when I immediately loved them, they scream indulgence, pink in your face and general ' girly-ness' then they're most definitely for you - even back then, at 17 I fell for this brand, the packaging has changed since then but it's nice to see the 'girly-ness' has remained throughout their products which I find an absolute a winner.. Ay, i'm a beauty blogger of course I love packaging! If you'll know by now, i'm a firm believer I use to be a mermaid or something, a fish perhaps? I just love water and even more so when it's filled in the tub..  

              

Clean On Me / £6.50 - Link

This particular product has always been a firm favourite for me it's definitely one I've repurchased an umpteen amount just because I brimming love it so much and by heck it's worth this review. I'm sure i'm not the only one who sticks to what they know, love and just a classic is always a winner isn't it to be frank ladies - this huge bottle lasts me absolute months, another thing that makes me love this little beaut even more, the price is a barg at £6.50 - I've always returned back to this one, I tend get quite dry skin and this doesn't dry that out even more, it helps to soften and by heck don't my skin feel soft and moisturised afterwards and that's because this contains a built in moisturiser, what a winner.



I tend to be someone that sticks to a product and this stands out big for me, it smells divine and of course it's fragranced with that - oh, so addictive smell that we've all came to adore. This was the first ever product I brought from them that and when 'sugar crush' was in a blue bottle, anyone else remember? - old. What a babe of a product to be honest with you, it's a pale pink - gem.

 

                            

Thick, luxurious and softening, a must have product that should be sat on all your bath - sides. 'Cleanliness is essential when godliness is improbable' Is this a love of yours too?  

Mini Splurge

In true style and living up to whole - beauty blogger status - here's my latest items that seemed to have found themselves into my basket - there's nothing like composing a post like this, you really can't have enough beauty items in your collection can you? I don't think i'll ever stop, of course not.

Two new Barry M Gelly Nail Paints to add to the mix, I've had my eye on the Papaya one for a while now and it's firmly been sat on my wishlist for longer than i'd like so picked up I did. 'Pomegrante' Is this gorgeous pinky - red shade, it's deep and beautiful - I can't wait to put these on my nails.

Finally I have my hands on the 'Bourjois CC Cream' & The ' Happy Light Serum Primer' I have wanted to try these both soooo long, I just haven't gotten around to picking them and on a deal of buy one get one half price how could I not? I'm dying to try them out, heard nothing but good things, I really really hope the live up to their hype, i'm expecting good things.

I really rate the Vitamin E Skincare, I think Superdrug have really triumph - These were two items that caught my eye from them! I can't wait to try them, the look and smell delish!

Finally is this little gem and a hell of a find! Tk Maxx, £3.99 - I suffer with redness and i'm very prone to spots etc so this is suppose to help that, can't wait to try this!

My Top 8 Make Up Gems Of 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was going to select an item from every single category, shampoo, blusher.. so forth. That'll take me a damn long time and you'd be here till the next one was due to go up. I kept it simple and understated, I went for the items that have made their way into my most used, daily make up routines and in my make up bag the absolute most this year, there have been the odd thing here and there but honestly these have been the ones that really have wowed me something chronic! I also went for things I've repurchased, indeed these are. 2014 definitely was a year for make up for me, I experimenting more, played around with shades and even rocked a vampy lip - so no surprises this post is packed with my most used, and my absolute gems of 2014. Without further a do here are my loves of 2014, enjoy..

Benefit, Porefessional Primer: I don't think i'm on my own when I say that I love this product, this was a hit not so long back and seemed to be the 'it' primer and with jolly good reason too, I opt between this one and the BodyShop's All-In-One Primer. If perhaps you don't have the funds for this one i'd go for that one because I hold a lot of love for that one too, I really do think this works wonders - it doesn't hide every pore or make the vanish because what will ay? It really creates the most amazing base for your make up and keeps it on all day and and hide away those imperfections, it's really lovely and i'd recommend investing in this.


Where to find this: Link


Price: £24.50




Soap & Glory's, Archery brow tint & precision shaping pencil: Of course a Soap & Glory product would make it into my favourite products of 2014 - would of thought it ay? I really do love their make up products and i'm very happy they did decide on bringing out their own make up line, I do really adore their normal line with all their bath products as well as their skincare things, honestly the products are amazing. I was quite the scaredy cat when it came to my brows, I was scared i'd over draw them or i'd somehow be kack handle and they'd look bloody awful but this pencil makes it fun and I can now see that brows really do set off your whole look, I don't think I've used anything else in the year, it's brilliant.


My Shade: Brownie Points - that name though, come on.. so cute!


Where to find this: Link


Price: £10.00





Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette: It would be an absolute lie if I didn't tell you I hadn't used this, it's been my most reached for and my absolute most used palette of 2014, it's pretty amazing and i'd even go as far as telling you i'm in love with this pallet, eye shadow palettes are something id invest in till my dying day, they're so practical and amazing! I've used this for nights out, Smokey eye looks and day time looks, it's so versatile and sp pigmented - it's so amazingly good, I still use this nower days and to this day it's still my favourite and was well worth every single penny, I even have a back up.


Favourite Shades: Foxy, Half Baked, Booty Call, Chopper, Tease & Suspect.



Where to find this: Link


Price: £37.00







Benefit Hoola Bronzer: Best bronzer I have ever, ever used! This actually was the first thing I brought myself from benefit, I had saved all my pocket monies up - I still love and use this now and that was when I was seventeen, it's always one of my most reached for products, you'll find me using this every day, it's such a good all rounder, applied lightly as a blush. All over for a sun kissed look, as a bronzer of course and also used as a contour powder - best thing ever, love this.



Where to find this: Link


Price: £23.50







Benefit Hervana Blush: Aah - my perfect everyday blush, absolutely adore this product - so effortless but so gorgeous at the same time! This has really really stood out to me this year. I still use everyday now too, the three shades swirled in together leave a really gorgeous pinky, peachy - coral shade on to your cheek, it looks so natural - love this so much.


Where to find: Link


Price: £23.50








The Body Shop All-In-One BB CREAM: As much as i'm a foundation junkie - that's a fine statement to make but its true. I never thought i'd love something like this, for lighter days i'd just use a lighter foundation. When I came across this I fell head over heels, I have used foundation all this year but this has been used quite an amount also, even in the winter months won't lie. It's so beautifully glowy but actually provides a really good coverage on the face, being a wonderful product and base. It's wonderful for those - no make days, it's really lovely and very much impressed, I've repurchased this and did receive another for Christmas and In all honestly, i'd choose this over any of my foundations, absolutely love this.



Where to find: Link


Price: £12.00






Rimmel Lasting Finish, Kate Moss Lipsticks: Okay, I had been honestly living under some rock - how hadn't I noticed these?! They're ah-mazing. I definitely sporting more lippys this year, I really experimented with colour that I didn't ever think id wear and that's not something i'd ever do, I was always a nude lip sorta girl but I found these and then vampy shades eat my heart out, i'm in love and hooked. I have a fair few now in my stash - go get them, they're fab. I wanted to list all of them however I couldn't, I needed be strict on myself. Stated above is 01 - this happens to be an absolute most worn shade, it's this gorgeous red however it's very vampy and just gorgeous, a must have for those who love a darker lip.



Where to find: Link


Price: £5.49




Benefit They're Real: Wow, there's a theme. I hadn't realize just how gaga for benefit I had been until I grouped all my most used and honestly most reached for items were, I do love them but woah, benefit overload. This mascara is incredible - I didn't think i'd love it as much as I would, but that isn't true, it's probably if not the best ever mascara I've ever used. It lengthens, is the blackest of black, doesn't budge and needs a jolly good make up remover to remove it from those lashes, separates and adds volume - what's not to love?!


Where to find: Link


Price: £19.50






Collection, 16 hour wear concealer: I too, indeed did jump on this bandwagon - best concealer ever and loved by so many. I must've like most purchased umpteen amounts of this! Perfect for under the eye although only applied lightly, it's a thick formula so be careful there but fab for blemishes as it'll conceal them effortlessly. What a winner!


Where to find: Link


Price: £4.19







What are your favourites? Happy New Year! I'm honestly looking forward to so many things this year, thank you so much for reading, all my love xo

















 

CHRISTMAS TAG

How fast has this came around!? Scarily fast - Seeing, as it's almost upon us, i say this but it's almost here i'm soo excited I can barely type, not going to lie. I absolutely love this time of year, scrooge i'm definitely not. I can't wait for the turkey and for my family to rip open their presents and wake uo next to my love, I say wake up - i'll be jumping on him at the crack of dawn, I love everything to do with Christmas, the coming together of the family, giving and ripping open presents, the dinner and I think my absolute favourite thing of all is sitting around the tree, the smiles and the happiness and just being with my family, i'd choose that over anything, here's my tag - I've tweaked here and there but nonetheless enjoy.




What is your favourite Christmas movie/s?

Oh god, I love so many!! I think i'd easily sit all December watching every single one. I love home alone, who doesn't?! I think i'd have to be somewhat mad to of not heard of those. Jingle all the way, the Grinch is my all time favourite, Jim Carrey at his best i'd say. Elf of course, love love love elf! Annabelle's wish was a big one i'd watch all the time with my brothers, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation is another good one! I'd love to say Miracle on 34th street, but in all honesty I've never ever seen it, shock.



Do you open presents Christmas eve or Christmas morning?

Always Christmas morning, it's always been that way. However, it's become somewhat a tradition as I've gotten older that my mother would allow me one to open, she'd choose the most smallest of all mind you, but it just gets my heart racing even more. I really really wish we'd leave them till after dinner though or keep some aside for the evening or something as I just love to prolong the day, sadly we don't do this though.




Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?

Aw I do! Every year when I was little my grandfather would always buy me a beautiful dress to wear for Christmas day. I remember seeing them hang over the door with lovely little shoes with bows and frilly socks, I absolutely loved wearing them too, I felt like a princess - I absolutely adore my grandfather. Another was one morning waking up to this pink Barbie car that you could drive yourself, loved that so much. I also received one of those old school huge play kitchens, anyone else receive these? A little cooker, sinks and the taps would make a noise as if real water was running, loved it so much.



Favourite festive food?

I'm actually one of the fussiest people you'd meet, I miss out on the good things. That's me though, I do really love the turkey etc I just don't like most things that other people do.


Favourite Christmas gift?

To be honest, I never want anything. I pretty much love everything I get from everyone. I'm always so grateful  for me, it's mainly having my family around. 


Favourite Christmas scent?

Love walking past the little market stalls and all the different aromas flood your nostrils that's so lovely, Christmas candles also, love them. Tinsel and the smell of real Christmas trees in the air and of course, when your mum and dad get that turkey going, mmm!




Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?

Everyone seems to all flood around my parents till god knows what time, then we decide it's time for bed. I always like to pop on some Christmas pjs and have myself a lovely bath and then pop on a Christmas film, i'm always waaay to excited to sleep but I do enjoy the build-up!


What tops your tree?
A yellow star!



As a child what was the one (crazy, wild, extravagant) gift you always asked for but never received?
I have a feeling I would've asked for something really crazy but mum and dad always got me such amazing presents, I was a quiet child and loved usual things a little girl would. I'm always so grateful with everything I receive.


What's the best part about Christmas for you?
For me it's never been the same since I lost my uncle four years ago, however. The coming together of my family I feel, this tops everything for me, sitting around that tree and gleaming I love that, we're all so happy and loving.


I Hope all your homes are filled with joy and laughter, smiles and lots of food. Thank you for reading my blog, merry Christmas xxxxxx

Hello December - Santa, Is Coming.

        

          

          

       

with November all over and done with for another year - we all begin the countdown to the big day hurrrrrah! I'm so blimmin' excited, it's by far my favourite time of the year. I love everything to do with Christmas and I could easily say I could wrap pressies all night! ha - bring that on I say.



I can't wait for the Christmas movies, cold nights and ridiculous Christmas jumpers! It just makes me happy.

November Favourites.

 

 

 

 

 

From left to right: Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette, Benefit They're Real Mascara, Benefit That Gal Face Primer, The Body Shop All In One BB Cream & Benefit's Christmas Cheeky Sweet Spot Blusher Palette.





How scary it is how quickly this month came and passed through i'm very very very, yes that did require 3 very's to empathise just how excited I am for this month and the build-up that is Christmas - I absolutely adore everything about it and it's got to be my most favourite time of the year, hurrah - i'm just so ecstatic I honestly just cant wait but at the same time i'd like it to go slow, I cant' handle how quick it's here and then gone - so please, Christmas I beg you, slow this year ha. Onto the matter in hand, another month over and another beauty favourites - I've haven't yet jumped on this so bear with me but here goes - from left to right listed in the above picture:




Urban Decay Naked 2: I think this has to be the most wanted, blogged about palette it's an absolute must have and a dream to use from everything to light shimmer shades to dark shimmer shades, it's a must. I have loved using this throughout the month, it's so lovely and you can definitely create a different look every day with this, I have been experimenting a lot more with make up this month - doing lighter looks, one shade all over the lid and warm smokey eyes to suit my darker lips and this has seen me through and it really doesn't fail me whenever I use it or whatever look I decide I want to sport on my peepers, it's my favourite and actually the only naked palete I own in my collection, I really want naked three though.




Benefit They're Real Mascara: oh lawdy, this is the best mascara I have ever used - that's quite a statement but it really is, I love it so much. Whenever I use this I receive compliments asking how I make my lashes look so full, so long and what mascara i'm using and this is the beauty. It lengthens, curls and adds volume, I really really like it to tell you the truth, well worth its £20 price mark in my opinion! It's all I reach for and I've never really been one for 'the best mascara' to be honest, i'd just use whatever was there, but I think this is my favourite one yet - will be a repurchase.





Benefit That Gal Primer: This actually happens to be my absolute favourite product from benefit, it's the second thing I ever brought from the brand. I'm still using it - four years on, so that's making a pretty big love statement for a product if there ever was one to be made. I use it often, not everyday as I don't always use this for priming as I don't tend to always need that, it's beautiful under foundation and has such a lovely glowing properties to it and it's just gorgeous on the skin even worn alone, for some one with a bit of a dull complexion - I just love this.



The Body Shop All In One BB Cream: I know it's winter, one tends to opt for a fuller foundation which is true, I do too. I have been loving this throughout the month and I just putting some powder over the top and i'm really good to go! I really love the glowing properties this has, the coverage is actually buildable its just lovely on the skin and so natural looking, I didn't really love this to begin with but a few uses and I think it's nice for winter too, nothing wrong with glowing skin all year round.




Benefit Christmas Christmas Cheeky Sweet Spot Blusher Palette: If you don't have this in your collection i'd most definitely recommend you try to get your hands on it - it's my absolute favourite thing I've brought recently! I love all the blushes from benefit, i'm not always a fan but there's just look so lovely on my cheeks with my freckles etc, I really rate the brand as you can tell ha - I have loved and used no other blusher on my face than these, I can't even tell you one is used more than the other as I adore all of them.






I'd add some more bits in here, although they'd be added just because, other than the lipstick by kate moss in 107 which I just adore so much, but this is them - thank you ladies, what's your November favourites?