Lipsticks

Beauty review: FUDGE - Iced raspberry & vanilla styling mousse

I'm not overly adventurous with my hair, I will be the first to admit it looks awful and frizzy majority of the time and I pretty much have no idea how to style it..... but sometimes I like to try something and see if I can tame that frizzyness and make it look like I have done some kind of effort to look okay.

I wont lie I saw Iced raspberry & Vanilla and I was sold...

This doesn't have a very strong smell to it though. In terms of proper styling I haven't really tried because I am still going for the Alexa chung bed head look. This claims to tame frizziness and I am not overly sold on that either BUT when I use this and blow dry it my fringe somehow comes out amazing and my hair has strong volume at the roots so much so that I still have some volume even after I have worn my helmet! In fact after a full day my fringe is still going strong. I know most mousse would probably do this, so really this one isn't anything special but the can looks nice. ( Don't judge me) and it wasn't overly expensive... so all in all I do think its a pretty good product. A little goes a long way, literally you can speed press this and you get more then enough mousse!!

have you tried this? what mousse would you recommend?

Ciao x

Palettes

Beauty - Are you warm or cool toned?

So in two weeks time my sister is getting married! It's a super exciting time and I have the amazing honour of being a bridesmaid! I'm really excited but.... my issue is, I need to cover my tattoos. After numerous youtube videos - I am still somehow no closer to properly covering them.

So I decided to email a MAC artist for some advice, While I may not be a 100% closer - she did give some good advice I thought I would share....

When watching a youtube video the youtuber said depending on your skin tone you should select either a bright orange or a bright pink eyeshadow. Now I think I am quite pinky/ warm toned and I have always gone for pink toned foundations so I went with the pink eyeshadow.

how can I be sure?

The lovely MAC artist( Kate) explained that if you ball your fist and look at the veins at the back, if the veins have a green tint then you are cool toned and should go for the orange eyeshadow and yellow toned products. If the veins have a blue tint then you are warm toned and should go for pink based products.

I never knew this is how you check! I am definitely warm toned! so I thought I would share my new found knowledge with you all. As after all, sharing is caring.

Ciao x

Beauty: review - Good Things DEEP PORE

I've been using Good things products for years now, one of the ranges ( more the blue packing range) smells DIVINE. The smell of a product is a big seller for me and the flavours of this product is fig and wild strawberry...... Dream.

The product claims to be free from: Parabens, mineral oils,sodium sulphate and animal ingredients ( umm..what??) and is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.

I just dab this on a cotton bud and just wipe my face, I'm not the kind of person who has a 5-10 minute beauty routine, I want a quick and simple one! It does a great job of clearing my skin and keeps it pretty spot free! ( No matter what you do sadly cleansers can't help with stress!) does it get rid of pores? I don't know, I have a pore complex so all my pores look forever massive to me! Its a 2 in 1 cleanser and toner ( though I still use a toner after) it also claims to hydrate the skin, I would say this is true, my skin does feel quite soft and refreshed after using this.

I've never really bothered looking at other cleansers I love this so much, It's around £4-5 so its a really good price and tends to last a while.

Have you tried this?

Ciao

PS - Check out Sammy who won my giveaway!

15.09.2014

Beauty - 5 Winter lipsticks

I love winter, I love the dark tones, the faux fur, the leather, I love it all.( apart from the cold. I really don't love that.) I don't usually separate between summer and winter in terms of make up or fashion, I think the most I have done is swap from foundation to tinted moisturiser. But there is something about winter that makes everyone want to get their Burgundy lipsticks out so I though I would put my two cents in and show you the 5 shades I have ' for winter'.

- Charlotte Tilbury: Night Crimson
- Mac: Hearts Aflame
- Rimmel: Kate Moss 107
- Topshop Lip Bullet : Wine Gum  ( the don't sell this anymore but they have  another shade called Bewitched which is equally as nice)
- Mac Russian Red ( this isn't particularily wintery or dark but I love it so and I will probably wear this to any christmas parties with some gold eyeshadow...)

Another lipstick I used to own was Topshops Hazard which for £8 is ideal and a beautiful shade.

What are your favourite dark reds?

ciao x

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Style: Lust have - Check print.

I don't know what it is about basic grid check prints but I am IN LOVE..... It's borderline obsession. I want my wardrobe full of it!!! Here's a couple of pieces I am lusting after:

- New look Backpack  ( £22.99)
- ASOS Scarf ( £10)
-Topshop Jacket (£75 - a girl can dream no?)
- ASOS headband. ( £10)
-River Island Jacket ( £40)
-Topshop Petite kimono ( £42)

Let me know your favourite pieces that you have seen around!
Ciao x

Beauty MAC - Lipstick Hearts Aflame

So the other day I wrote about MACs new ' A Novel Romance' collection and the lipstick yield to love. I said I was looking at a few other lipsticks and Hearts aflame was pretty much a definite to my collection...
I won't lie I swatched it next to another MAC red I've never seen before that was part of the permanent collection - Dubonnet? Colourwise they are preeettty much the same. Hearts aflame is a Matte and Dubonnet is an amplified cream.

All I can say is its love. I probably say this about every lipstick I buy but ...you know I got a lotta love in the world...for MAC lipsticks.

For me this is the ideal autumn/ winter shade, deep red. I feel like this is the shade I wanted when I bought ' hang-up'.
And yes one day I will actually take a decent photo of myself exhibiting a lipstick. Sadly that day is not today. Also, I don't know what it is about red lipsticks but I always feel I apply them best after a glass of wine!
Ciao x

PS make sure you check out the lovely Jemma's blog.

Music Feature Sept 2014

Music has always been a big interest of mine, I used to spend hours finding new bands and going to gigs. So I thought it was apt to make a new little addition to the blog -  of music that I have been loving lately...

First of all I want to feature
Jessie Ware:
Specifically her newest songs: tough love and say you love me. I am absolutely in love with these two song. How do I describe this music? It's mildly electronic with her hauntingly beautiful voice laid over the top. Say you love me was written with Ed Sheeran and shows off the true talent of Jessies voice... just listen.

Rag 'n' Bone Man:
Ahh, my most recent discovery,  this guy has SO MUCH SOUL. He is a kinda blues, soul and hip hop mash up which probably sounds weird but works. He has a really great voice - Lay my body down and wolves I think are my top two but give him a good listen! - Last time I checked you could dl his Ep for free on his Fb page...

Hozier:
Hozier I have known about for months now, ever since Bastille tweeted about him and it was love ever since. Take me to Church is his main release but he has got so many great songs like something new or from eden. I'm actually gutted because due to rain I mised him at glastonbury and ended up not going to leeds so I haven't actually seen him live yet but he has a few live sessions on youtube which pretty much shows you its pure talent. He just has a really amazing way with words, piano, guitar boho kind of sound mixed with a little soul is probably the best way to talk about his sound... he just has an incredible voice, this guy needs to go far.

SBTRKT: 
Oh my gosh, I got tickets to see these guys end of the month and I am BEYOND excited. Wildfire and Pharaohs are my favourites...I think. Oh gosh they've done a number of songs with Sampha I love and recently one with Ezra from Vampire Weekend which is good...I can't pick a favourite! He wears this cool african inspired mask when he plays and its mostly electronic music you just haven't heard anything like this!


I know my descriptions are pretty poor here but take my word for it and listen to these guys!
Ciao x

Beauty - MAC Lipstick Yield To Love

So I only found out about the Novel Romance Mac collection a few weeks ago, I just can't keep up with these collections!!! It was LOVE, I don't think I have wanted a collection so much, I loved all the quads and 4/6 of the lipsticks. It's a shame me and my bank don't share this same love for MAC. I had to narrow it down to 2-3 lipsticks that I could aim to buy.
The 4 I was looking at were: Good Kisser, Yield to Love, Hearts Aflame and Lingering kiss.
due to the bank I had to narrow this again.....What is my poor life.
Yield to love was the only one still available online and I read somewhere it was an online exclusive after much research. I had to have it. I'm a sucker for mauves since I can't go for nudes or light pinks mauves are my neutral. And oh! This did NOT disappoint.
It's a creamsheen lipstick and its it's an inbetween for Estee Lauders Pure Colour Envy Rebellious Rose and MACs plumful ( see the pics below, Yield to Love is in the middle) It's a dream. I tend to find a lot of MAC lipsticks a little drying no matter which type I get, but they are always forgiven.


What do you think?
The other I am looking at getting is Hearts aflame, its a brick red and I can justify this... because my topshop Hazard got lost ages ago and I never got a brick red since... so you know...I NEED one really...
Good Kisser looks a lot like red balloon which saddens me because I love that lipstick and its limited edition so I feel I need another similar to help me get through life.
Lingering Kiss I think will be a decision I make when I see it, I have seen a few different swatches and I think its one of those you won't really know until you see it....

I think I need help.
Ciao x
PS don't forget to enter my MAC giveaway! : http://thegirlwiththestrawberrytattoo.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/1st-giveaway.html

01.09.2014