A real cheeky party....

At Christmas I KNEW something I had to ask for was the benefit's real cheeky party set. Getting more bronzers and blushes is on my list as I really want to expand out. I also really want to try out new blush colours and thought this is the perfect opportunity to do so! at £29.50 this is an absolute bargain!  You get 5 different shades, concealer, mascara and eyeliner! BARGAAAIN. I'm just going to talk a little about the shades themselves here.  
I've wanted to try the Rockateur shade for quite a while but could never afford it and it didn't disappoint, for someone easing themselves into the world of blush I found this was a great one to start with. I really loved this and it made me much more open to trying out coralista. Rockatear is kinda like a mauve/rose shimmery pink.
Coralista was also a surprise love, I didn't think a shade like that would suit me but I've found myself reaching for it quite a lot. As the name suggests it's a gorgeous coral shade which is surprisingly nice on my pale skin! It's got just the right amount of pink hue to it! 
Sugarbomb is one I've only used a couple of times but it does look lovely, the 4 shades all mix really well together to make a subtle and buildable pinky hue on the cheekys and the purple kinda balances it out so it's not too OTT. 
Hoola, well... we all know about Hoola don't we? I knew I would love Hoola before I tried it 1) because its a bronzer and 2) it's quite similar to a shade I've tried before so it was a failsafe for me and didn't disappoint! It's the only matte shade in the palette and is a warm toned bronze and is perfect for contouring!!
Lastly is dandelion admittely I haven't really used this shade at all, I just thought it was far to pale for me but after looking in the book they give you with this they've suggested a great way to pair this with Hoola so I think I'm going to have to brave it and give it a go! 
Which is your favourite benefit shade?  xx
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MAC - Ellie Goulding ' I'll hold my breath'

When I first saw this collection, it's safe to say I wanted a fair amount of it. I really loved the packaging and Ellie's logo went really well onto everything. Sadly with this coming out before Christmas I had to make a strategic purchase. One of my beauty resolutions was to get some more blushes and bronzers - which I managed to do at christmas! ( more to be revealed at a later date...*hint* benefit) With this being a gorgeous bronze with a little blush mixed I thought it was the perfect choice to go for.  The pink of the blush isn't a shade I would usually go for it's quite bold with a little peachy tone to it and I have to say it was a lot more pigmented then I initially thought. When I first used this I swirled my brush round the whole thing and was pleasantly surprised how much pink came out through the brown and the two colours do compliment each other quite well. I love this as a bronze by itself  it's quite warmed toned and the way they have done the packaging means it's quite easy to use just the one colour.  Sorry guys, this is sold out but if you do manage to see one I really do recommend picking it up! I would absolutely re-purchase this!  Did you manage to get any of the collection?  Keep up to date with my latest posts by following me! :)
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Max factor cream puff blush - Nude Mauve

I'm 100% a bronzer kinda girl, I think because I'm naturally pink toned I haven't really found blushes that do much for me...until now. Like most beauty bloggers I've been lusting after the hourglass blushes but couldn't afford the hefty price tag. And like most beauty bloggers I rushed to these Max-factor near perfect alternatives.  At around £9 they are significantly cheaper, I ended up choosing nude mauve because it seemed really nice and natural and had bronze undertones so you end up getting a nice little bronzed glow. The pigmentation is really good and it blends in nicely which you can build up to your desired look.  My favourite thing to do with this is to contour my cheeks with a rimmel bronzer and then apply this on the apples of my cheeks. I think I am definitely going to venture into getting a few more of these and ease myself into more blushes, I think I will put lavish mauve or alluring rose on my next to get list! Have you tried these? Which shades are your favourite?! x Keep up to date with my latest posts by following me! :)
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Beauty: January 2015 favourites

This month has been a mix of old and new favourites!!  Foundation & concealer wise I have been loving: Benefits - How to look the best at everything ( Review coming soon!). For months I put away my benefit products and stuck to my trusted NARS tinted moisturiser.... after receiving this as a gift I haven't stopped using it! But I'll save the rest for the review! ( gotta keep you all coming back! haha)  Next up, my love for Zoeva continues, I don't think any brushes will top these! I can't wait to get my mitts on the new rose gold eye collection! Such great value especially if you are looking to expand your Brush collection and well. ROSE GOLD. I'm just obsessed with it. I can't be the only one!? Blush & Bronzer wise I've gone back to this NARSicisst palette. Funnily enough I was thinking about selling this because I hadn't really used it much and the bronzer wasn't as pigmented as my Rimmel one. I thought, okay this cost me quite a bit so...one last chance. And that was all it needed. I love the blush and bronzer combo and even love how subtle the bronzer is by itself! Absolutely a Keeper! ( though I'm faaar to white for the highlight) L'oreal Superliner is the only thing I can apply eyeliner with, I've tried barry M, pencils, I've even got an eyeliner gel pot but nothing compares to the ease and pigmentation of this baby!  Over christmas I got super lax with my cleansing routine and this past month I've really gotten back into my ' quick cleanse' using Good Things Deep Pore.You can read a more detailed review here. Lastly, my latest lipstick, I can't describe just how much I love this, I think it really is my favourite lipstick ever.( I really mean EVER) sooo soft. sooo creamy. sooo beautiful. Best voucher & money combo ever spent! I did a full review of this here. What have been your favourites this month? Ciao x Keep up to date with my latest posts by following me! :)
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Beauty: palette wishlist

There are soooo many beautiful palettes out at the moment. I've probably missed another 10 odd that I want.

I think its safe to say from the above picture I NEED a lorac palette in my life!!! I've heard such good things about these palettes! Such great colour selections! even in the mini unzipped palette!

The first palette is an Estee Lauder palette in current desire, there was at least another 2-3 versions of this palette that I would like too but of all of them this was my favourite. I think its got perfect christmas party shades!

We've got 2 cheeky Urban decay palettes the on the run palette which i dont think is out yet! everything you need everyday I think this palette is going to be a bag space life saver! the Vice 3 palette has some amazing colours and what I like about this palette is they include some colours I would never go for so if I ever needed them there is an opportunity with this palette!

Lastly is the NARS virtual domination cheek palette! £45 I'm sooo undecied to buy thus, the packaging is beaaautiful but in the Narcissist palette I already have laguna and deep throat. but. two limited edition shades....and that coral shade looks so nice.... DILEMMA. A few people have said that the pigmentation isn't as good as a stand alone blush, has anyone tried this, is it true? I do find this is the case with my Narcissist palette

What palettes are you all lusting after?

Ciao x

Beauty: Rimmel Stay Blushed - Pop of pink!

I have a mild obsession with Alexa Chung.... I'm not ashamed to say!( C'mon now who doesn't love her!?) I was watching this Lisa Eldridge tutorial with her and they used this Rimmel cheek blush. 

Now I don't usually stray from powder blushes or bronzers but this looked quite interesting so I thought... why not?... let's have a look at it. Honestly when I scouted it out online I thought I would go for the Sunkissed Cherry shade, being a self-confessed bronzer fanatic. But. But when I went in store I much preferred the pop of pink and decided to go with this one. 

Now I haven't completely strayed, I like to add this on top of a light bronze, I simple squirt a teeeeny amount on one finger dab my other finger on it a few times then dab it on the apples of my cheeks and keep dabbing till it's blended and I love it! Espcially with my Rimmer bronzer, it's really subtle and has definitely opened my eyes to try other blushers like this!! I really hope they do some other shades in this! At £4.49 that's a really good price I feel. 

Have you guys ever tried this before?

Ciao x

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Beauty -Spring 2014 Beauty Wishlist

Hey guys!
So this post is pretty lame but I'm still seriously ill and I just want to rest. I did kind of want to stop doing wishlists but I thought one last one wouldn't hurt! :)

1. Ambient lighting blush - Mood Exposure : I don't know what it is about these blushes but the inner artist in me is screaming to buy them all! They are just stunning! Looking at all of this I think Mood Exposure will be my first purchase of the lot! It seems to have quite a mauve tone similar to the Topshop blush - Dream phone that I just bought.

2. Bumble and bumble - City Swept : I've been eyeing this because it looks like a quick fix texturising spray and I think it would be perfect for work when I've taken my helmet off ( I drive a motorbike) to give my hair a little more oompf and a little less helmet hair.

3. Zoeva - Rose gold brush collection : Not gonna lie, I have been eyeing this up for months now, imagine my devastation when I finally get the money and it's out of stock!!! ( this seems to be a reoccuring theme here, definitely need to win the lottery!! ) I am obsessed with rose gold and the thought of it being on my brushes is too exciting! You get 8 essential brushes and a gorgeous elegant bag to put them all in! Perfect for travelling!

4.NARS -  Narcissist Eye palette : I did actually reserve one of these. I think I missed the call and it is sold out AGAIN. I umm'd and ahh'd about this because it had mixed reviews but the more I can't have it the more I HAVE to have it.Those two purple toned shades NEED to be in my life.

5. Charlotte Tilbury - Vintage Vamp Palette : You can never have enough eye palettes. This one is gorgeous! 4 colours that work so well together and give a new take on the 'smokey eye'

6. Estee Lauder - Pure colour envy lipstick in Rebellious Rose: I have a list of these lipsticks that I want but this is the chart topper. Nice mauve tone I think would be perfect for day to day! ( do you notice a natural mauve theme in my products?!)

7. Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask to Clear Pores - I have a pore complex. I just hate them and I will try anything to get rid of them!! I've heard a lot of amazing reviews about origins and I think this would be an ideal first purchase! I really want to up my beauty routines this year.

8.Living proof - primer : As I mentioned above. helmet hair is not a cool look, neither is windblown-to-fuck hair; which always seems to happen to me! I've seen really good reviews about how this helps hair to stay put for days!

9. Korres - Wild rose + Vitamin C sleeping mask: As I mentioned above I really want to up my beauty game in the sense of getting better at cleansing and taking care of my skin. I use a nivea night cream but I am unsure how I feel about it so I think this is going to be the next contender for my night cream staple.

Let me know your reviews of these products or if your lusting after them too!
Sorry this post wasn't more exciting * cough* I'm sick.

Ciao x

P.S let's not forget that pretty much ALL of MAC is on my wishlist, I just couldn't feature them all!

Beauty - Review: Topshop Blush in dream Phone

Hey guys!
So this is a recent purchase I really wanted to blog to you about, its one of Topshops newest blushes called 'dream phone'. As soon as I saw this online I knew I wanted it. It's a gorgeous dark rusty rose colour with a golden shimmer in it. I don't always like really pinkish blushes as I tend to always go for bronzer over blush or the two together but this particular shade no bronzer is required! The pigmentation is really good as well so for £7 it's an absolute bargain. I popped into NARS after I bought this and it was spitting image of a NARS blush - I just can't remember the name of it! ( Sorry guys! I think it was one of the new ones either Love or Sex Fantasy) Here are some pictures of it! - Let me know if you can figure out which NARS shade it looks like!

Ciao x

Beauty: Review- NARSissist Blush Palette

Hey guys!

So, when I recently caught my eye on the NARSissit palettes I was in LOVE. I immediately tried to get the eyeshadow palette - sadly with no luck and settled for the Blush palette. I had been looking at investing in Laguna and Orgasm for quite a while so thought £35 for both and a highlighter? Why not?!

First off when I initially opened this, I won't lie I was a little heartbroken. IT'S TINY. I had to close it and reopen it thinking I was dreaming.( when I saw the eyeshadow palette in person it was the same.) I was like... I've just spent £35 quid on THIS. ( When your as broke as I am, this is a big deal) But you get a mini Laguna, Orgasm and a limited edition highlighter and a brush to use with it.

So I went to Amsterdam and came back monday and looked at it and thought okay, it might not be so bad, so I tried it out, I have to say it takes a few goes to make it look like you have used it but I do really like the colours and I like how subtle Orgasm looks. The highlighter I feel doesn't do much for me but that might be because I am just THAT white. It's also lucky that you get a brush with it as all my blush brushes were far to big, Realtechniques just SWAMPS this little guy.

When you think about it, Nars brushes are like £20? And this is actually a really nice soft brush, so in a sense you have paid £5 for each of the shades, so when you look at it like that its not really a bad purchase. The travel size is also really convenient so that's a bonus for it.

I think I was so disheartened at first because already owning the naked flushed which is £20 and much bigger - I was expecting a bit more then what I got. I guess when it comes down to it, the Naked flushed trumps the NARS palette hands down for me in value, size and pigmentation.

What did you guys make of it?

Ciao x 

Beauty: Review - Urban Decay Naked Flushed.

Hey Guys!
So.... you've probably all seen this product before or probably own it. I'll admit I'm a little late on this one. I had seen this and liked it but since I was broke I didn't give it too much thought,also I was blinded by the idea of owning the naked 3 palette... So I initially looked at this as something to get my friend for Christmas and then all of a sudden.. I NEEDED IT. I don't own many blushes as I find that bronzer is more suttle(? - I think that's how you spell it?). So the day I got it for my friend it turns our my mates got me it for my birthday!! HAPPY DAYS!
Here it is in all its glory:

So you get 3 shades, a big load of bronzer some highlighter and a gorgeous shade of blush. I have tried all 3 separately but I think I need a new smaller brush to apply the highlighter better. and they work amazing, and even combined they work so well. You don't look like you've got a pink crayon smudged all over your cheeks. I'm in love. The brozner is quite matte while the blush has a slight shimmer to it.
The packaging is beaaautiful. A sort of tanned shimmery case with gold writing, very simple but it doesn't really need to be any more then this. At £20 I think this is the most amazing bargain. You know Urban decay is a guaranteed good product that lasts, especially if you think your paying something like £21.50 for just one Nars blush.
If your thinking about this - go for it!!!
Ciao x