Wednesday 20 August 2014

NYX butter gloss in Cherry pie

This weeks favourite 2



This weeks favourite is the NYX butter gloss in cherry pie, i recently purchased this and I'm very impressed with it. I really like red lipsticks but for casually going out it can be a bit too intense and this lipgloss allows me to go out with a red lip without it being too over powering. I like the formula of this product because its glossy and feels very moisturising on my lips. I have to say the product is quite sticky but most lip glosses are so i don't mind so much especially considering the price. They are £5 and I think thats extremely reasonable for the standard of lipgloss. I got mine whilst on holiday in dubai but these can be ordered on the internet, which is wear i purchased my other lip butters. The packaging is small which i think is good for throwing into a bag and travelling. The colour pay off is perfect for what i was looking for and its staying power is ok. I would say if you were wearing this out you would need to take it with you for top ups. As a bonus they also smell really nice which makes the product even better because i can't stand lip products that smell awful haha.Overall this product is worth every penny if not more, i will definitely be purchasing more of these lip glosses. In the picture below i applied a thin layer to my lips to give a slight pop of colour but it can definitely be built up a bit more.


I purchased my previous ones from here: NYX cosmetics UK

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lydia<3

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Thursday 14 August 2014

Benefit They're real Mascara

This weeks favourite 1

I have decided to start writing a small blogpost every week as well as one main one at the end of the week on one product that i have been using the most that week or something new that has become a favourite of mine.

This week i have been really enjoying the Benefit they're real mascara. I know this product has been around for a long time but i have only recently started to really love this product. I had tried a tester of this mascara a while ago and liked it but i was really skeptical about purchasing the full product because of the price. It retails for £19.50 which for me was very expensive compared to any good drugstore mascaras i had every used before but after reading a few reviews myself i then decided to give it a try and i wasn't disappointed.


I am on holiday and its been extremely hot so i haven't been wearing much makeup but I always like to wear mascara to make me look a bit more awake and this product has done exactly that. It gives my lashes amazing length and volume but doesn't make them look clumpy at all. It has a very unusual brush with tiny bristles on the tip of the wand which makes it easy to get to the inner corner lashes and helps to separate any clumps, it also makes it possible to get those small stubborn lashes. I think that is a really good feature to the mascara and makes it stand out above other mascaras i have used. This mascara gives my lashes amazing curl and i never have to curl them before applying, the curl stays all day and although the mascara isn't said to be waterproof it has amazing staying power. I can wear it all day and not have one smudge of mascara under my eye, and thats great for someone with really watery eyes. To get the best effect for my lashes i blink onto the wand and wiggle the brush side to side, this picks up and covers every lash plus gives the best results.  I have noticed that it dries up quicker than some of my other mascaras but that may be because I'm using it more so overall i think this product is really good. The picture below shows the stages of my mascara. In the first picture i did curl my eyelashes just slightly to show what it would look like, but honestly as i said before i don't normally curl them as with this i get the same results. I Purchased mine at boots and i will leave a link here: benefit they're real mascara.


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Lydia<3

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Monday 11 August 2014

40 Beauty Questions Tag

40 Beauty Questions Tag

I decided to do a tag today because i haven't done a blogpost in a while because i have been busy and i didn't have any planned ready. I thought this would be fun and something different, i really enjoyed answering the questions and would love to read other peoples.

Skin
1) How many times do you wash your face daily? I always wash my face before i go to bed but if i have time when i wake up i will do it then too.
2) What skin type do you have? Combination 
3) What is your current facial wash? Vitamine E hot clothe cleanser from superdrug, i recommend this facial wash so much.
4) Do you exfoliate? Occasionally when i want to have a pamper evening.
5) What brand do you use? It changes each time but recently i used the st ives facial scrub.
6) What moisturiser do you use? I use the liz earle moisturiser or the body shop night facial cream.
7) Do you have freckles? Yes 
8) Do you use eye cream? No but i want to. I'm not sure on a good one though so need to get some recommendations.
9) Do you or did you have acne prone skin? Yes i had a slight case of acne and was prescribed cream and tablets from my doctors.
10) Did you ever have to use pro-active? No 

Makeup
11) What foundation do you use? I use two depending on what occasion it is. My everyday one is the bourjois healthy mix foundation and the MAC studio fix for if I'm going out.
12) How about concealer? Collection lasting perfection concealer.
13) Do you know your undertone colour? Yes I'm neutral
14) What do you think of fake eyelashes? I like subtle ones for everyday although i don't wear them everyday. Dramatic ones for a night out are nice but i don't like the really OTT ones.
15) Did you know you are supposed to change your mascara every 3 months? I did but i have been a victim of using my favourite mascara for more than 3 months.
16) What brand of mascara do you use? At the moment i have two benefit and loreal.
17) Sephora or MAC? I really like MAC but sephora has a variety of different brands i like so i would probably have to say sephora.
18) Do you have a MAC Pro-card? I did but I haven't used it for a while, i probably lost it.
19) What makeup tools do you use in make up application? Brushes and a beauty blender.
20) Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes? Sometimes if I'm going somewhere special.
21) For the face? yes 
22) What is your Favourite eyeshadow(colour or shade)? I like satin taupe by MAC and dust in the Naked 3 palette.
23) Do you use pencil or liquid liner? Pencil I'm still getting used to liquid eyeliner.
24) How often do you poke your eyes with a pencil eyeliner? Often
25) What do you think of pigment eyeshadows? I have only used it once and they were ok.
26) Do you use mineral makeup? occasionally but not very often at all, i would like to start using more. 
27) What is your favourite lipstick? Most red lipsticks like MAC russian red or the kate moss 107, 110.
28) How about lipgloss? I like all the revlon colour burst ones or chanel 172.
29) What is your favourite blush to use? Benefit rockateur.
30) Do you buy your makeup on eBay? No never looked.
31) Do you like drugstore makeup? Yes i love it.
32) Do you go to CCOs (cosmetic company outlets)? Yes
33) Did you ever consider taking makeup classes? Yes when i wanted to be a makeup artist.
34) Are you clumsy on putting on makeup? Not really only liquid liner 
35) Name a makeup crime you hate? Really clumpy mascara
36) Do you like colourful shades of makeup or neutral ones? Both
37) Which celebrity always has great makeup? I really like ashley bensons makeup. 
38) If you could leave the house using just one makeup up item, what would you use? Mascara.
39) Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on? probably, i get a bit nervous if i see people without it on though.
40) What do you think of makeup? I think its good it really boosts my confidence


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lydia<3

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