Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts

Friday, 8 May 2015

Eye Brow Tutorial Video

Hey! It's been a while!

It's been a bit crazy hecktic around here lately but no mind! I'm still here!

Did you watch my last video? If not click right here!
My eye brows are the one thing im really proud of when it comes to make up, if you are new to eye brow shaping and filling this will be a good video for you. Or even if you are looking to pick up some new tips and tricks to the trade!!

I hope you enjoy!
My new video will be coming very soon!


Ciao

X

Friday, 13 March 2015

Benefit Roller Lash Mascara Launch Video 2015



I recently atteneded the launch of the brand new Roller Lash Mascara by Benefit!

This was my second launch that i had been too and i have to say i was very impressed!
I was very fortunate to be able to film my experiances there and create a really good looking video for you to watch, with a little review added onto the end.

I really enjoyed the night and made quite a few friends. Before we had the new shopping centre built we didn't really have too much going for us, so to be able to attend a launch in the comfort of my own town is a really nice thing to happen. Don't get me wrong, i love going out of town to big shopping centres like Meadow Hall or just spending a day in Lincoln, but it's just lovely to be able to drive down to road to attend one ever so often.

If you have never been to a launch party before i hightly reccomend it! Even if you are just getting into make-up and feel that you don't know a lot, this is actually the perfect place to go! You will be surrounded by people who are in the same position as you. The whole point of a launch is to not only show you that specific product but to show off all the products they have to create an easy look that everyone can do. The staff were super friendly and any questions anyone had they were more then happy to answer.

I hope you enjoyed the video, blog full of pictures will be coming very soon!!

Ciao X

Friday, 20 February 2015

My current 6 mascaras of 2015!

Here's a little peak at my mascara's of 2015! Some are carried over from 2014, but don't worry they aren't old!





From Left to Right we have :
                                              Maybelline Stileto in Brown
                                              Rimmel London Lash Accelerator Endless in Black
                                              L'oreal Telescopic in Black
                                              Avon Super Extend in Black
                                              Company Lashes in Black
                                              Barry M Lash Vegas!

Reviews to come!




Tuesday, 17 February 2015

YSL! I got my hands on one!

Like a giddy child in a sweet shop I couldn't help myself but squee with joy over the ysl counter at the lipsticks.
Like many others I have re blogged and liked many pictures on tumblr of these lipsticks!
I finally own one!!!

It was an impulse buy! I hold my hands up to that!

At first i was a bit put off because i couldn't see a shade i really liked, there wasn't a really big choice.
I knew i wanted to go with a slightly natural pink so i chose Rouge Volupte.
As soon as i was handed the small golden box it was suprisingly weighty, then again it's down to the eye pleasing golden packaging.

Even the lipstick holder itself is one to awe at.
The lipstick seems to glide on smooth without any trouble, Its also very pigmented and i love the texture.

This could be a new make up staple! Apart from it is slightly expensive. It is still worth it ♥






Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Empty review. Rimmel London Clear Complextion Pressed Powder

It's time for a long awaited empty review.
I've had this sat around my room the past few weeks and got my butt into gear and did this review!

I didn't end this product on a good note, due to the compact cracking and breaking apart making it near impossible to swirl around on a brush and use on my face, with out having all of the powder drop onto the floor...and then stepped on and crushed into the carpet.
Fun for the hoover...not so much my socks.

So, I've decided to throw it away because there is no saving this little baby.
It's served me well, keeping my foundation in place and making me look not so shiny but now it's time to say goodbye.
It would most definitely be a repurchase but not any time soon, as i have some loose powder to work my way through. As soon as that baby is finished with this will be in my bag!

I used a few Rimmel London Pressed Powder products before i came across this which is called Clear Complexion pressed power, which i bought in a very light/pale shade.

This really helped give me a really nice, even, matte finished look to my make up.
I will hold my hands up and admit that it didn't last for very long as by midday I'd gotten oily in my T-Zone area and usually had to re-apply, which wasn't good when your busy at work, run your hand over your forehead and it's all oily!
I had only then realized that it only really had a lasting stay of 3 hours. Not so good?!!

Having  a pressed powder compact is handy to carry around with you in your bag because when you open it up, you haven't got loose powder spraying everywhere onto your work station or bag.







Friday, 6 February 2015

Cleansing water...what?


I'd seen this a few times, walking past a shelf in a supermarket thinking "Ooh look at that bottle" but never picked it up.
Then I'd seen on a few beauty blogs that this was a staple in their skin care range.

Now, if you have been following my blog recently you will know I'm really trying to get my skin care into a routine with good products!

♥ No more break outs
♥No more Acne
♥No More black heads or white Heads
♥No more big pores
♥No more shiny oily face!


After reading quite a few good blog posts about how good this product was and why I shouldn't be using make up wipes I became convinced this was the product that I NEEDED.
I went straight out and bought it. You can find it in your local super market or Drug store and it's quite cheap too!

The word "Cleansing water" to me sounds as if it would be too mild for my skin. But then again I wouldn't want anything that had really harsh chemicals! My poor skin!

I don't mind using this as a make up remover or even just a cleanser on it's own.
The amount of dirt that's on my cotton pad after using is astonishing!


This is now forever going to be a staple in my skin care routine!
Let me know if you have used this or a similar product!

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Thursday, 8 January 2015

Barry M Collection



I love Barry M Nail Polishes.
I love the vibrant and various colours.
I love the little glass bottles they come in.
And the price....phew! £2.99-£3.99 for a very good quality nail varnish is really amazing.

I have tried so many different nail varnishes from Rimmel to Avon ect.
But none have really been an prefferance/obsession as much as these are.

I haven't had a single issue with any of these nail polished yet!

If you haven't already been subjected to the amazing brand that is Barry M....where have you been?!

Let me know what you have in your collection!

Saturday, 13 December 2014

Lime Crime Lip Gloss ♥

I've been following the Lime Crime Cosmetics company for a while now, ever since they started off with a few brightly coloured lipsticks and Zodiac Glitter but never made a purchase as i thought they were a tad pricey.
But I've finally decided to treat myself and i made a buy!

I have had this at the top of my wish list for a while and its the:
           ♥ Lime Crime Carousel Gloss in Candy Apple.
Even the names are adorable.
The packaging is very quirky and makes the product feel all the more luxurious.





I never used to be a massive fan of lip glosses as i hated the way they felt on my lips but this was an exception.

I love the smell of this lip gloss as it smells very sweet almost like an cake you want to eat.
I've tried wearing the lip gloss by it's self and wasn't too fond of it but as soon as a stuck a lipstick underneath it was sensational!
Wearing it does make you feel like you have a very luxurious product on and i found myself checking my lips out in mirrors or shop windows i walked past.
The glitter is so magical underneath and you don't have to just stick with your usual reds underneath, you can go for darker or lighter colours that will look fab.

I have quite a few more cosmetics on my wish list from this website, especially the Velvetines!
I always look forward to their new products, but as i mentioned before they are only really treats for me as they are slightly expensive.


♥ Lime Crime Website




Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Maybelline Colour Drama Review

At the moment I'm really in love with lipsticks and lip pencils!
I was actually out looking for more lip liners when i came across this chubby lip pencil.

They had various colours in stock but these two grabbed my attention straight away.

 ♥ 130 Love my pink.
Already looks a little dulled down because I've worn it a few times already, so i just need to sharpen it up.
♥ 310 Berry Much.
They both feel so velvety smooth and the big pencil means you get more coverage for your lips.
It feels moisturising as well as being a Matte effect.
They are extremely pigmented.



The coverage is excellent as long as you don't eat anything, then again it's like that for the majority of lipsticks and pencils.
But Berry Much tends to have a bit more staying power due to the darker pigments.



There is also noticeably less bleeding because they act as both a lip liner and the full lipstick itself.
I feel I'm going to get a lot more use out of Berry Much at the moment as its more of a darker Autumnal colour. Love my pink is more of a brighter spring/summer colour.
The colour is really nice, but to me its much more lighter then on the colour at the end of the pencil.
They will be a favourite of mine for a while and I'm going to get other colours to add to my collection.

If you own a Maybelline Colour Drama pencil let me know what you thought!!

They are mostly available at your local drug store, Boots, Superdrug or a super market such as Tesco.






Friday, 28 November 2014

Autumn/Winter Make up ♥


It's that time O' year...get out your dark lip gloss and put away the eyeliner.



What i used -

Maybelline  Dream Matte Mouse Foundation - Light Porcelain 04
Maybelline 24 Hr Tattoo Eye shadow - Eternal Gold 05
MUA - Pro - Base Fixing Mist
Rimmel Clear Completion Powder
Benefit - High Beam
Rimmel Lasting Finish Soft Colour Blush - 020 Rose
Avon - Super Extend Mascara - Black
Sleek - Brow Kit in Medium
Collection 2000 Lipstick - Gothic Glam 3 Revenge


♥

Sunday, 2 November 2014

Expiration dates????!

Did you know that ALL beauty products have expiration dates?
From your mascara to your conditioner!
 
Do you know where to find those expiration dates?
How many products do you have that could be out of date!?
Well Girls & Guys..It might be time to have a clear out!


Ciao ♥

Sunday, 19 October 2014

Colour Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadow

Since they came out on tv adverts i always knew one day i would buy them.
I just didn't know when i would make that fortunate purchase.
When i came across the super drug 3 for 2 offer i knew i had to get them or i never would.

The colours i have are:
                                     05- Eternal Gold, Which is a really nice shimmery gold.
                                     65- Pink gold, Simmilar to before its lovely and shimmery but this time its pink!
                                     40- Permanent Taupe, which is a matte medium brown.



They Feel very very smooth on your skin and they last a very long time, i've noticed after coming home from a 9 hour shif that they have stayed put and haven't smudged at all!

Pink Gold, Eternal Gold, Permenant Taupe


Ciao X ♥

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

New Late Video ---- September Favourites!

September is over and its been long gone for quite a while....16 days to be exact!
But in those 16 days things have been so so busy for me that i haven't had any time at all to film or edit or even blog!
Apart from the sneaky writing session I've had at work where I've written out whole future blog posts...shhh.
BUT don't worry! I'm not giving up before I've even begun, so here for you is my new video!

September Favourites!


Apologies for the seriously bad lighting, it gets mega dark when i arrive home and i don't have any special lighting equipment and i cannot afford it right now but i am experimenting on this so please bare with me.
Also.....auto focus went cray-cray in this video. The setting i had it on was totally wrong so don't worry that's the LAST time you see crazy auto focus in my videos!

Please enjoy, thumbs up, comment and subscribe it means the whole world to me!

Ciao X ♥

Sunday, 12 October 2014

First Empty Review!



I can’t be the only one who gets sad and happy at the same time you use a product up?
I’m sad because said product might have been my favourite and I’m sad I have no more, of course you would be too!
But then I feel happy because I can go out and buy something new and different!




So this will be my first empties review!
I’ve used up all this product this morning, I even cut it open to scrape all the rest of it out to use, neat trick I saw on YouTube (Life hack!)
It is the Rimmel Primer 105; I had used it before in a make-up master class I took earlier on this year and I thought it was a good product to try out.
Before, I have used quite a few primers and bb creams as primers until I stopped using them altogether because I was unhappy with the look of my skin and how it felt.
When I found this primer in the high-street drug store I was quite glad I’d be able to use it to get that clean finish where your make up will stay on and won’t slide down your face in the next few hours.

When I first squeezed some product out I was quite happy with the consistency and look of it as before I had used really runny liquids or something with a stiff jelly consistency.
It was a gel like liquid and was white in colour, it felt really nice to apply to the skin which I applied with a sponge.
After I applied it to my skin it felt really smooth and silky but a tad greasy and smelt quite strong of soap, to me specifically Dove soap.
It wasn’t a smell that stuck around all day but would last until you put a foundation or powder over but it was still slightly unpleasant.

I don’t think this time around I will buy this product again and I might shop around a bit more for something less smelly and greasy.

Have you used the product? If you have let me know what you think in the comments!
Ciao X


Monday, 29 September 2014

No- no review!

 No-No- A big NO!

I do have to apologise for another negative review but this is one I feel I needed to do.
If you haven’t seen on a TV advert, radio or in a magazine there’s a new hair removal apparatus called the No-no, Meaning No more hair.
It’s little and compact and comes in an array of colours with different treatment settings, it also comes with a buffer pad and a moisturiser for after use.
It claims that It’s thermacon technology zaps away the hairs leaving smooth sleek skin and can be used anywhere on the body such as legs, chest, back, armpits and even your face!
Seems impressive, no?
I wanted to buy this product and test it out, what also made it appealing is the fact it had a 60 day money back guarantee if you weren’t happy.
But I couldn’t justify spending over £250+ on a machine that had very mixed reviews.

Luckily my best friend was able to receive one as a present for her birthday and I asked her how it was going and if after a few uses could I ask her some questions for a review. She happily accepted but said right from the start she was thoroughly disappointed with the No-no.

She said for the very first day she tried to get it to work for 6 hours. That’s a long time to get something that’s supposed to be quite simple and easy to use to work.
She is the kind of person who reads all the instructions thoroughly before using things so she wasn’t doing anything wrong.

She told me that she didn’t even manage to get to the moisturising stage because nothing had happened.
She had left her leg hair unshaven to the correct amount to make sure she could see any changes to where the hair would have been zapped, and …nothing!

It’s a lot of money to be spending to end up with a disappointing product, so she asked for a refund and send the item back.
She’s happy now she has her money refunded but still disappointed and unimpressed the fact this was product was very popular and seemed to be loved by a lot of people…and it didn’t seem to be all that.

I’m glad I was able to ask someone’s opinion on a product that would become so popular and I can say with certainty that I will not be purchasing this. I’m more aware of these kind of products too that seem to be popping up more and more and I’m going to be careful if I ever buy one.
If anyone has any questions they wanted to ask so I can ask my friend or if you have tried this product yourself and want to have your say please comment!

Ciao x ♥

Friday, 26 September 2014

Clothing Haul

I realised I'm not the greatest so far when under pressure from the Camera , at giving good descriptions of items that i feature.
Not to worry, this will be sorted as i have gathered many ideas about how i can improve this!
Keep tuned to see that improvement in action.

For the feature video:
Its not exactly Autumnal clothing but they were bits and bobs i saw that i wanted to purchase.
I went shopping...maybe at totally the wrong time.
It was a bank holiday and it was into the last week of the school holidays, this meant that everyone and their dog wanted to go last minute shopping...including me.
The shopping centre i went to is extremely popular and i struggled a lot to find clothing i liked as most of the shops were half in their summer clearance and half in getting new stock in.
It was extremely warm in a lot of shops and it was very easy to get fed up waiting in a queue of 60 people.

I didn't try a lot of the clothing on either because you just wanted to buy the clothes and leave.
I would be surprised if you could wait that long to get into a changing room that was hot, humid, sweaty and smelly and come out still wanting to purchase the clothing items that now smelt of other peoples Body odour.

Anyway! Good news!
It might be a time for me to actually go and do some Autumn clothing shopping!!!
Yey!


Ciao X ♥


Monday, 22 September 2014

Body shop & Lush Haul!

Hey Guys!

Uploaded my second video, its a haul!
I tried to move around quite a bit to make sure i didn't get as much glare in my glasses but it came out worse then before.
Not to worry i'll have to pull out the trusty contact lenses for future :)
♥

Check it out here:

Sunday, 31 August 2014

Beauty Scenairo Tag! My First Video!





Firstly! I apologise for 3 things:
♥The glare in my glasses! I should not look up as much or wear my contacts
♥The sound of the cars. Unfortunately for now there's really now where else i can film in my home that has good lighting so next to the window it is!
♥ Editing. This is my first video I've edited and I've edited it a few times to get it right but the more i do it the better i will be so please bare with me!

I thought a tag would be good first video to do to give new views and blog readers some more insight about me :)
I took this beauty scenario tag from Gabby AKA Velvetgh0st
Gabby ♥ Youtube.

I've been watching her video's for just over 2 months now and I'm really enjoying them. I love finding youtubers at a later date because i love watching their really early videos and watch how they evolve in style, editing or even if they move location!!

Let me know what you think in the comments!
Subscribe and give a thumbs up if you enjoyed it!!!


Thank you!

Ciao x

Thursday, 21 August 2014

Everyone does it differently!


If your a big blog reader, youtube watcher or if you write blogs yourself you will know there's a vast sea of reviews and make up tutorials.

We all see a look in a magazine we love or  on a blog and we want to know how to achieve this look.
But remember everyone does things differently.  
One person might use the most expensive MAC stipple brush while another person might use an ordinary sponge or even their fingers.
Someone might put medical tape on their face while creating a new clean eye shadow look or someone else might cover the edges with concealer instead while creating exacily the same style and look. 

Someone might use a lip brush to apply lipstick while another might just use it straight from the stick.
And none beauty related --- if you love a lot of tea, someone might pour their tea before taking the tea bag out and another might take the tea bag out first then pour the milk (Cray-Cray!!)

This means everyone's individual and they know how it might seem strange to you but its how they are used to doing these things and are comfortable with them.
So next time you see someone using a crazy looking brush to do a make up technique, remember that's how they are comfortable doing it!
 Practice at using different tools and use different techniques and try new things!
After all that's why they are tutorials!

What do i do?
I use the lipstick straight from the stick, unless its a dark colour then i use a brush to line my lips first then fill them in with the colour.
You might of been using a sponge to blend in your make up but then if you use a different brush you wouldn't of thought would work but does? YEY!
I still don't know what a lot of my make up brushes are exacily used for...but when i use them they do the job :D!

What do you find you use differently to others?

Ciao X