The Benefit Boi-ing Strength Concealer and Airbrush Concealer have been my absolute faves to cover up redness and blemishes. Another fab discovery from Benefit is their Ka-Brow Eyebrow Cream which has made a huge difference to my brows.
From Urban Decay, I was lucky to receive my first eyeshadow palette for my birthday and it so happened to be the Naked 2 Basics Palette. I have been using this nearly everyday since I received it and get many compliments on my eye make-up because of it. The Kat Von D collection has to be my favourite by far but the one thing I use everyday in my make-up routine is the Brightening Powder. I currently only have the travel size version but will be picking up a bigger size very soon. Lastly, I am obsessed with the Eyeshadow Primer Potion, this is a dreamy product and makes my eye make-up last all day long.
I was lucky enough to receive the Ghost Fragrance 'Dream'* from the lovely PR team last year and ever since then, I have fallen in love with it. I love to spray a bit whenever it's a special occasion. Also, the bottle stands beautifully on the top of my jewellery box.
For skincare, I have been using the Alpha-H Liquid Rose Gold every night since I had the sample size. I will be doing a re-purchase very soon as I am running out.
Lips I have been obsessed with the Revlon Matte Lip Colours in 'Embrace' and 'Seduction'. These are amazing and have a great pigment to them.
Lastly for the cat eye flick, the Ted Baker Liquid Liner came in a gorgeous set I got for my birthday and I have been using it since. Very easy to use and leaves a natural looking flick on the eyes.
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When I was younger, I always remember my mum having the Ghost perfumes on her dressing table and as I went into my teen years they ended up being the first fragrance I ever tried. So, when the team at Ghost contacted me I was very excited about trying out their brand new fragrance! I may have to hide this one from my mum this time round...
Ghost Dream* is aimed at captivating young women who embrace girl power and independence. Malaika Firth is the face of the fragrance, she is an absolute beauty and when you see the poster it really pulls you in to wanting more about Dream.
What caught my eye first was the amazing bottle. Reminded me of a crystal effect and when It stands on your dressing table it looks even more stunning. This is one of the prettiest bottles in the whole Ghost family I have to say.
The notes in the fragrance are:
Top Notes: Rose Essential, Aquaflora.
Middle Notes: Violet, Heliotrope, Moroccan Orange Flower, Egyptian Jasmine.
Base Notes: Ambroxan, Musks, Patchouli.
It's a very unique fragrance - when I first smelt it, I felt like I had never smelt anything like it before which I love as when you get some perfumes they all seem to either look the same or smell the same. Just like the other Ghost perfumes, you only need a spritz or two and it will last you for a whole day. I love a strong fragrance but Dream has the perfect amount of scents which won't be too overpowering for you if you just like a light scent.
Retailing at £27 for 30ml, £38 for 50ml & £48 for 100ml.
What do you think of Dream?
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Out of all the other eyeshadow palettes that I own, I always reach for these from Tanya Burr's beauty collection on an everyday basis. If I am feeling a lil risky then I will try some darker shades but I mainly stick to these shades.
These palettes are insanely beautiful and perfect for autumn/fall. They're cruelty free drugstore make-up and very affordable. Here's a little bit about each palette:
Tanya Burr Birthday Suit Eyeshadow Palette: This is from her Soft Luxe Collection which also has dreamy 90's style liquid lipsticks. I picked this up on Feel Unique as I couldn't mind it anywhere in Superdrug at the time. The shades in particular are perfect for everyday looks and has gorgeous warmer toned shadows which are my absolute favourites. The four shades inside are Marzipan, Toast, Coca Sugar and Soft Truffle. I have mostly been using Marzipan all over the lid and a mixture of Toast and Soft Truffle blended into the crease, I just wish they were a little more pigmented.
Tanya Burr My Paradise Eyeshadow Palette: Another beauty is this palette from her Chasing The Sun Collection which is filled with summery rose gold shades. Champagne Cocktail is all I wore over my lid when I was on holiday in Barcelona. Teamed with some mascara your eyes will pop. I love the pineapples, it was a lovely surprise when I opened the packaging for the first time. Although it's in a cheap feel cardboard packaging, just the rose gold and mirror inside makes it ideal to take away on trips.
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Before I apply my make-up I go on to using the Skin Kissed Serum* as a base primer. With a few drops it is designed to remove acne and help reduce signs of ageing. It has the ability to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, whilst hydrating and leaving your skin with a natural glow.
Firstly after a regular make-up day I would use my trusty Garnier Skin Active Micellar Cleansing Water to remove all my make-up and cleanse my skin also. Every morning and evening I would go over my face with the Clinique Clarifying Lotion which leaves my skin feeling super clean and looking fresh especially when I have blemishes.
After cleansing my skin in the evening I would go onto using the Alphah Liquid Rose Gold Edition. I had never heard about this product or brand before so when I received it in my Tili box last month I was really intrigued by the packaging and how it will work. It has been great for making my skin look more hydrated as it works over night.
I rarely tone my face but when I do I use Lush's Eau Roma Water and I just love this. It's my 5th bottle now, it's refreshing on my skin and doesn't leave my skin feeling tight which most other toner waters do to my skin.
After all the cleansing and treatments I would then go onto my moisturiser which is the Clinique Ant-Blemish Solutions Clearing Moisturiser. This moisturiser has a great texture to the cream when applied as it turns into a gel when massaged into. It's light and not greasy!
Lastly I would apply my Simple Kind To Eyes Soothing Eye Balm which I have always had. It brightens your eyes especially after using it the night before and I wake up as it gets rid of the puffiness. I pop this balm onto my eye lids and underneath.
What's included in your skincare routine?
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So the other day I finally got an early upgrade for a new phone and I was beyond excited as I knew what I wanted to get. I previously had the iPhone 6 16GB on a 12 month contract. I love waiting for new releases especially from Apple so I figured when I had the early upgrade I would get one of the recent phones.
When I had heard about the iPhone 7 plus having the dual camera, I couldn't resist. Honestly the only thing I was worried about with this phone was the size; especially because it was a big hop from the 6. But you can carry on reading my thoughts below...
The dual camera is the main reason why I went with this phone. When I had the 6 I was always taking photos of everything so having a great phone camera meant a lot to me. You can really tell the difference between for example my old phone camera compared to this one. Whenever I would zoom in on my 6 the photo wouldn't be as sharp so the quality wouldn't be so great, where as the 7 plus if you zoom in the photo is sharp quality. Portrait mode is becoming my obsession, I have been taking more photos of everything. You can see photos below using this...
Battery life on this phone is insane, I don't need to charge it as much as I used to with my iPhone 6.
One thing I heard before I got this phone was about the removal of the headphone jack. This bothered a lot of people, for me it isn't a big deal. In the box mine came with headphones, which I thought was weird until I saw the little adapter (which I will lose fairly soon) that plugs into the lightening port, the same as where you charge your phone. It is so hard to get used to that part at the moment.
Overall I am seriously impressed with this phone and the camera. I love how fast the battery life is and the size really doesn't bother me. I'm really happy I went with this upgrade!
What do you think of my iPhone 7 plus review?
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On a gloomy Friday I received an email from an email from falseeyelashes.co.uk asking me to review a few pairs from the Rosie Bea range on their website. I was beyond excited as I was actually looking to buy some lashes for a night out I have coming up.
I decided to go for 'Kitty'* and 'Fling'* as they didn't look too intense. I like my false lashes to be quite shorter but still give me that volume to my eyes.
First thing I have to say is how bloomin' adorable is the packaging?! But onto what I thought of these lashes on my eyes...
Kitty is a fair short length lash that deepens in tone towards the outer corner of the eye that blends beautifully with the natural lashes. I loved the overall look of these lashes can't wait to see how they look with a more smokey eye and liquid liner. I hardly noticed I was wearing them as they are so lightweight.
I feel that Fling would be the perfect fake eyelashes to start off with first as it's soft, fluttery and has a wispy design that features a winged look but still natural. If you are like me and are not too keen on the overly dramatic nor obvious fake eyelashes then this pair is for you.
Falseeyelashes.co.uk stock over 1,000 affordable lash brands including: House of Lashes, Esqido and Red Cherry. The prices are much more affordable compared to the drugstore shops. As a bonus they offer 10% off your first order!
What are your favourite lashes?
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Today I am bringing you something a little bit different to what I would normally blog about. I am really interested in accessories at the moment and one type of accessory I have frankly never owned is a watch. A reason for that is that I have never found the right one for me as I can be very picky. Now, when the lovely people over at JORD got in touch with me and asked if I would be interested in trying out one of their watches*, I was so excited as I loved the look of the collection they had on their website. If you carry on reading you can see how you could win a $100 code to use on a new JORD watch for yourself.
I was spoiled for choice which watch to pick but I decided to go for this gorgeous one from their Reece series in the Golden Camphor and Khaki*. The look and finish of this watch is just delightful. I can never tell it is there on my wrist because it feels so light and is so comfortable to wear all day long. You can tell how much work has gone into making these watches as it is beautifully hand crafted and looks natural. It is the perfect fashion accessory, imagine all the compliments I get on it asking where they can get one themselves and just how great it looks. The wooden box it arrives in took my breath away. Inside along with the watch you get a cloth to keep your watch in tact which is great. Along with a spray. You could say it's just the perfect watch! You can take a look at their watch collection here.
Myself and JORD are hosting a little giveaway where you can win a $100 code to use to get a wooden watch of your own. All you have to do is click here and enter your name and e-mail address. You will then be entered into a prize draw! And just by entering you get a $25 code off a wooden watch (excluding the winner). The giveaway is live now and will end on Tuesday 28/02/2017. Good luck to you if you enter! I would like to say a massive thank you to Bill over at JORD for getting in touch with me and sending me this lovely watch. I feel so spoiled!
What do you think of JORD Watches?
Zoella Le Fizz (Fragranced Bath Fizzer) - As much as I love to buy the dramatic bath bombs from Lush, sometimes you just can't beat some bath salts or even fizzlers. I tried out Zoella's Tutti Fruity Bath Fizzers from her last range and they were my favourite. They are still the same as the other bath fizzer's but the scent has changed.
Zoella Double Creme Body Cream - Now when I heard that this was Macaroon scented, I was over the moon! It's enriched with sweet almond oil, honey and cacao. It is a more thicker creme to the last range, it feels a lot more hydrating and cooling on the skin.
Zoella Sugar Dip (Scented Bath Salt Granules) - The packaging on this is so so pretty. It really caught my eye. Like I said before I do like bath salts, and these were really nice to use. Especially with the bath latte. Brings out a sweet smell into your bathroom.
Zoella Bath Latte - This looks lovely in my bathroom along with all my other products. I would definitely keep using this with the sugar dip bath salts as it enchants the smell.
Zoella Fragrance Body Mist - Now onto my favourite out of them all. This mist certainly lasts a long time. The smell reminds me of Summer instantly! Spraying a tiny bit of this onto your body after using the double creme makes it last longer throughout the day.
What do you think of Zoella's new beauty products?
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I never realised Soap And Glory did lipsticks until I popped to their little stand in Boots. So I thought I would buy 1 from each collection (Nudes, Reds & Pinks.) I have tried them all since then and now I can tell you what I think of them!
You can choose from 3 finishes. Matte, Satin and High Shine. I went for the shades Naked Talent, Wine Not?, Pink Up, Girl. Lipsticks with a satin finish are my favourite as I personally am not a fan of matte lipsticks any more.
They all remind me of my favourite high end lipsticks in finish and colour. They apply beautifully and last for ages! Personally I think it is best to get them in the satin finish so you don't have that sticky wet look on your lips. It's just the right amount of opaque colour and shine.
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I am loving Lush's Spring collection, they have so many cute products in, especially this Ladybird. I couldn't bring myself to put it in my bath but in she went (only half of her) and I had a great bubble bath. The smell the Ladybird gives off is just wonderful. I would have to say that this one is the best I have tried in a long while. The water went a gorgeous bright strawberry red and the smell that went with it was LUSH. You get a fruity scent but with a hint of mint that comes out when you're in the bath. I came out feeling super soft as always with any Lush product and smelt dreamy. I will be very sad when this little one leaves the stores but I am very sure that Lush will give us more gorgeous treats over the next months.
Have you tried any of the Spring collection?
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As you may have noticed I love to add flowers behind my blog photos as does any Blogger I would have thought. So when I received an email from a luxury flower delivery company called Appleyard London, I was very happy. I was excited to hear that they wanted to send me a bouquet of flowers from their Mothers Day Range and I decided to choose *Peach Blossom* which includes stunning Mozart calla lilies, Miss Piggy roses, pink carnations with berries and alstroemeria. I chose this bouquet because I absolutely love lilies and alstroemeria's last for months. The flowers were presented so well in a big box and then a small solid container to keep the flowers fresh whilst they are travelling to your front door.
I had never used a flower delivery service before and after receiving these, I wouldn't mind doing it again. If a loved one lives far away from you there is no excuse not to buy them flowers and this service offers that. Or if you love to have a bouquet of flowers in your house then Appleyard London Flowers are the place to go.
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I do have a special gift for my lovely readers, a discount code that offers you to get 33% off one of their luxury bouquets, this excludes the Flowers By Post Range by using the code BLOG33. Remember you can either use the code for yourself, for a loved one or you can give someone the code that loves to receive flowers. They do have Next Day Flowers which sounds superb.
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Finding new beauty brands makes me happy even finding affordable brands like KIKO. I was so happy to find out that a new store had opened in Birmingham, I was soon enough on my way to the shop on a Saturday. When I walked in there were just rows and rows of make-up. I didn't know where to start, but I went straight to where the lip products were and then I was instantly hooked.
Starting with lip pencils I picked up one of their Creamy Colour Comfort Lip Pencils in 'Warm Rose - 302. I wish I'd picked more of these up because they were in the sale for £2.90 each! I did spend a long time trying to choose which colour to get and this shade really stood out for me as I love a nice nudey pink colour. I wore it out on Saturday night and it lasted ALL night.
Right next to the lip products was Nail Polishes and I was memorised by the colour coordination, everything looked so pretty. I picked up 'Apple Red - 240' which is a gorgeous dark red. I love my red polishes and I tend to run out of them because it is the one colour I love to wear on my nails. £2.50 from £3.90 is a bargain, will be going back to buy more.
After a little browse of the other products I went straight to base products and thought I would look at their Concealers. I went straight for the Dark Circle Concealer as I am suffering terribly with dark circles under my eyes. I tried it out and it really does cover up well, I was impressed. The one down side is that it comes with a pump application and when I first pumped the formula out it went everywhere. I wish it just came without it. But it does work well.
Next I looked at their Eyeliners so I picked up their precision liquid eyeliner. This is a great eyeliner and it applies so easily and can do a lovely cat eye which I love to do.
I do apologise that you can't see the beauty of this eyeshadow in the photo. But I picked up one of their Colour Sphere Eyeshadows in 'Golden White Multicolour - 29'. This eyeshadow is gorgeous. It is so easy to blend with any other colour you're adding to your eyes. It is very glittery but you can't really see that once it's applied to your eyes. I really want to buy more of these as their were others that really caught my eye.
Lastly I went to the skincare section. I sadly couldn't find this online but you can buy it in store. I loved the look of these Purifying Pads. They already have toner and cleanser in one so you only need to swipe one of these all over your face and your skin care is done. The girl in the shop said this is great if you do get blemishes and redness. There are 66 pads inside which will probably last you for ages. I cannot wait to give them a try.
I'd recommend taking a look at KIKO online or in store if you can because they are high quality and affordable. There are many products that I still want to try out and I will probably be heading back there again soon enough. I have loved delving into the world of KIKO Milano Cosmetics!
Have you tried KIKO Cosmetics and have favourite products?
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I came home on Sunday evening to my February Glossy Box and I'm excited to share with you what I got. Just to clarify, the small chocolate hearts were not included in the box...soz.
The products are listed below!
- Mua Power Pout Glaze Voltage Gloss / A brand I have heard of! I love Mua products already as they are so affordable and are really good. I've never been a fan of lip gloss but I'll give this one a go. I will keep you updated about this one.
- The Vintage Cosmetic Company Tweezers / How cute are these tweezers? I had seen these in Boots a couple of times but never thought to buy them, but here they are in my Glossy Box. I can't wait to try them out on my eyebrows one day.
- Wilkinson Sword Hydro Silk Razor / I am always on the look out for a good razor and apparently this one is suppose to be the best out there at the moment. I'm really excited to try it out. It's a bit pricey but Boots always have it on offer so have a look out if you're interested.
- Nicka K New York 24H Waterproof Eyeliner / When a beauty product says 24 hours I am always interested to see if they will last that amount of time. I had never heard of this brand before so I also can't wait to see how good this will be.
- Naobay Protective Hair Mask Volume Conditioner / Another hair mask I'm excited to try. I used one from the last Glossy Box and it was really good so I can't wait to see how this one will do. My hair always needs a good conditioner.
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I had seen this collection from Marks & Spencer floating around the internet for a while and I kept telling myself that I would at least buy one of the products from Rosie's Autograph range, so I did. I'm more of a lipstick girl than any other beauty item so I bought two out of the collection. The first one being "Rose Lace" and the second in "Silk Rose".
£14 Each
These lipsticks are literally stunning, reminds me a lot of the Charlotte Tilbury range with the rose gold packaging. They have metal magnetic closure which has just automatically made it so much more classy. All the lipsticks are beautifully creamy textured and finish, highly pigmented and gorgeous assortment of neutral shades and some brights. I personally love the nudes, I was tempted to go for "Super Model Kiss" which is a bright red but I fell in love with the nudes straight away, so maybe next time.
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