Mini Haul

So this is just a quick post about some little bits I bought while out in York today with my friends. This is what I bought...

Real Techniques Blush brush - £9.99

Real Techniques Miracle complexion sponge - £5.99

(Real Techniques are on buy 1 get 1 half price In Boots)

Pug make up bag  - £1.99 H&M

Lipstick fabric - £5 for 1m from the market

I really excited to try my Real Techniques Miracle complexion sponge as I have heard good things about them and I just couldn't resist the pug make up bag as I am obsessed with pugs and already own a cushion, purse, nail file, soft toy and nail transfers. Also in case you were wondering I am planing to make myself a bag with it.

Nails of the week

This weeks nails were inspired by yet another You Tube video (click here). It is very similar to a previous nail art post I did a few months ago (click here) but I really love the pastels shades and the sparkly pink accent nail.

I did the the galaxy print nails by sponging on a pastel pink, purple and blue to create a cloud effect. On the heart nail I cut a heart from sellotape to mask of the nail and I painted over it in a white so when I took the mask of it left a galaxy print heart. For the sparkly nail I used a shimmery pink and then a pink and sliver glitter nail varnish over the top. I also added a bit of glitter nail varnish to the galaxy print ones. 

My Beauty Wish List: 1

As someone who is obsessed with make up and I like reading blogs everyday I have quite a long list of products I want to try and today I thought I would share some of them...

1. Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream Perfume £50 - I wanted this ever since I knew Marc Jacobs was bringing out a new perfume. I love all of his fragrances and currently own Dot and Daisy Sunshine.

2. The Balm Mary Lou Manizer £16 - I think I first came across The Balm brand on a You Tube video and since then I have seen and read some great reviews on this highlighter.

3. Benefit They're Real! Push-Up Liner £18.50 - I have heard this product is something you either love or hate but I got a sample of it in Boots a few months ago and I really liked it (read my review here) and want the full size. This is probably my most wanted from this list and might have to be my next treat to myself.

4. Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara £13 - I have seen a few people have this on the make up tutorials I watch on You Tube and I think it look like a great product to have because I always manage to smudge mascara under my bottom lash line with a normal mascara wand so one specifically made for botton lashes is a good idea.

5. Kiko Long Lasting Stick Eye shadow in the shade 05 Rosy Brown £6.90 - A friend first told me about these and since then I have seen so many reviews and they all told me how good they were so now I really want to try them for myself as I love eye shadow and a stick eye shadow is not something I own.

Most of these I think I will ask for them for Christmas, well if I can wait that long otherwise I might save up and buy a few!

Make up Revolution eye shadow review with swatches

These are the other products I got in my Make Up Revolution haul which I am going to review today. I got 3 of their single eye shadows and a 12 colour eye shadow palette.

 The 3 single eye shadows I got were Good life (shimmery taupe shade), Promised Land (rose gold), and Isomnia (shmmery dark purple with reddish tone). They are all very pigmented and shimmery and at £1 I can't complain. I can tell a difference between these and higher end shadows in colour and lasting power but they are still very good. The packaging is very simple and the shadows are a good size. Again they are very similar to the MUA brand.

The palette I got was the Redemption Romantic smoked that has 12 shades. It has 6 shimmery colours and 6 matte colours which is really good as it means you don't need any other shadows to create an eye shadow look. I really like the colours and I will definitely try them all as they are the kind of colours I wear. The palette is much bigger than I thought and I really like the packaging as it quite sturdy and doesn't look too cheap. 

On the left there are the shimmery shades from the palette, in the middle there are the matte shades from the palette and on the right there are the single shadow shades. (I know these aren't the best swatches but it just gives you an idea) 

Also I have found that the matte brown shade in the palette makes the perfect eyebrow shade for me. The eyebrow on the left is the one I put some of the shadow through and I really like the difference it makes compared to the other one which has no shadow. I don't usually bother putting anything on my eyebrows but I like how much more defined they look.

Overall I would recommend them if you want to try different colours as there are so many to choose from and I got quite excited at the weekend as I spotted the range in the Superdrug store! Are they in a store near you yet? because if they are go and grab some, what excuse have you got they are so cheap and decent quality! 

Anyway hope you liked my Make up Revolution reviews  (click here to read my lipstick review)

The Liebster Tag

So I was nominated by Mia to do the Liebster tag. I had no idea what it was until I read her blog post about but I actually think its a really good thing to do to help people in the blogging world get more followers if you are just starting your blog. So thank you Mia for the nomination!

Here are the rules:

You must answer all the questions you are given 

Must link back to the person that nominated you 

Nominate 11 bloggers who have less than 200 followers

Cannot nominate the person who nominated you

Must inform nominees of your nomination

Provide nominees with a link to your post for more info

Here are the questions I was asked and my answers:

1. When did you start your blog?
I started my blog June 2014.

2. What is your favorite fragrance?
My favourite is Marc Jacobs Daisy Sunshine.

3. What is your favourite make up brand?
Maybelline, I really like their foundations and mascaras.

4. Your favorite film?
Hairspray.

5. Do you prefer Summer or Winter?
I prefer Summer even if the weather in England isn't always great.

6. Do you prefer pastels or brights for your nails?
I prefer brights especially red and pink.

7. Do you have any piercings?
Yes, I have two sets of lobe piercings and a helix piercing in my left ear.

8. What is your favourite high street fashion shop?
I love Topshop but I can't really afford clothes from there so I would have to say New Look.

9. If you could sum yourself up in 3 words, what would they be?
Creative, helpful and kind.

10. Do you prefer a red, nude or pink lip?
I really love red.

11. What's your favourite way to remove your make up?
I just use make up wipes for sensitive skin and then I cleanse to make sure I have got rid of it all.

I nominate Victoria, Yazmin, Marley, Emma, Sophie, Dulcie, Christie, Claire, Ella, Rebecca and Ellen

Here are my questions to all my nominees:

1. How many blog posts do you write a week?

2. What is your favourite lipstick? 

3. Place you dream of going to one day? 

4. An interesting fact about yourself?

5. What are you most proud of in your life?

6. What is your favourite book?

7. What is your dream job? 

8. What are your hobbies?

9. What is your favourite high end make up brand?

10. Do you own any Mac lipstick, if so which ones?

11. What is your favourite nail varnish brand?

Nails of the week

This weeks nails are using the nail varnish I got in my July Birchbox. It is by the brand Soigne. I had heard of it before I got it but never knew how good it was. Its probably one of the best nail varnishes I own and I own around 70! (Yes I know thats a bit too many but I have an obsession and can't stop buying them and receiving them as gifts.) The colour is a true red colour and the is called Pomegranate. It is so smooth to apply and the brush is a really good size to cover the nail easily. I have had it on for about 3 days now and only had to touch up two nails yesterday because I caught them but you can't even tell.

The nail varnish retails for £11 which is quite pricey but if it was a treat I would definitely get another colour as they come in some really pretty colours and at the moment are sold exclusively on the Birchbox website.(click here)

(the top photo was edited in the app Photo Fy if you were wondering)

Make Up Revolution Lipstick review

I did a post about my Make up revolution haul a few days but I thought I would do a bit more in depth review of the products. The first product is a lipstick in the shade Encore. It is pale shimmery pink colour. Its actually is a lot darker than I thought it was going to be than when I looked at it online but I still really like it.

                           

Like everyone keeps saying the packaging is alot like the MUA range in Superdrug and the lipstick consistency is very similar. It is really smooth to apply and lasts a few hours but not as many as the MUA ones which I think are alot better but I still can't complain as Make up revoultion lipstciks are only £1 like MUA's and they come in so many more colours than the MUA ones.

                                     

Overall I really like this lipstick for an everyday look and looks really nice with really natural make up and a bit of eye liner, its not bad at all and I really recommend having a look on there website.

Make up Revolution link

Superdrug link