Latest Buys......

Hi Lovelies :) Hope you are all doing okay!! I have had another mini spend nothing too drastic for once!!

The Revlon Photoready Cream Blush 'Flushed' (£7.99) had to be mine. I have been wanting this for a little while and i think its the perfect spring/summer blush to add a bit of colour to your cheeks and something more different for me too. Really excited to use this. 

Next is the Maybelline Fit Me Foundation in '115' (£7.99) the lightest shade. This foundation is still a bit too dark for me as i am very pale at the moment. But i love the coverage and the texture of it but will have to use it more to see how much i really like it. 

Superfacialist By Una Brennan is a skincare brand ive wanted to try for awhile and im turning into a right skincare junkie lately. The Hydrate rose intense mask (£5.99) is another alternative to the Origins drink up masks in my opinion and is alot cheaper. The only difference is you apply the rose mask for 5 mins and then rinse it off but still leaves your skin super hydrated. 

The Tresemme Split Remedy mask (£5.69) is a  hair mask i really need at the moment my hair is terrible and needs a good cut. Hopefully this will help get some life back into my hair. 

Have you had a little splurge lately? brought anything that could be a holy grail item?

Review: No 7 Stay Perfect Foundation

When i heard about the No7 match foundation test i was so happy. I always seem to have foundations that are darker then my skin and sometimes the shades on offer with the brands never are quite right. I went along to my local boots to get matched up to the perfect shade of foundation. Its a quick simple process that tests the two sides of your cheeks of course wearing no foundation previously. My shade match was 'cool ivory'. The staff were so helpful in the process of choosing the right foundation type and what i wanted. I opted for a more of a matte finish with a good medium - full coverage. 

I like to have a good coverage as i do have acne scars and i am never confident unless they are covered up. I normally go for a dewy finish with foundation but i thought i would experiment abit more. The packaging looks very luxurious in a glass bottle and a pump that is easy to get out the right amount of product needed. 

The Stay Perfect Foundation is a beautiful flawless finish that lasts all day and with SPF 15 included. Its a soft silky texture that has good moisture. I like that its too heavy or makes you look cakey. Its really blendable and buffs amazing into the skin so effortless. It feels so light on your face and the coverage lasts awhile. 

Ive really enjoyed using this foundation and have found that it hasnt broke me out like some foundations have so it definately has a big thumbs on from me. I would love to try out more from No7 as its a good all rounder. 

£14.00 - Boots 

What are your thoughts on No7? :)  

Little splurge...

The other week i did some shopping and picked up a few little treats for myself. You know how it all starts you wanted one thing but then another product just catches your eye and try and justify it as a 'need' product :) im sure we all do it!!

 

 

 

The first item was the Real Techniques Expert face brush. I already have the core collection and i love using all the brushes. The buffing brush and me have had abit of a love/hate relationship lately im not sure if its my foundations that just arent working for me with the brush or what. Id seen this brush be used for foundation so i thought id give it a whirl. Ive only used it a couple of times and i really do love it. My foundation goes on so effortlessly and gives a lovely finish too. The brush is so soft and at the moment this brush is the one for me. £9.99 Boots

 

The next thing i brought in boots is the No7 Stay Perfect foundation in the shade 'cool ivory'. I went and got matched and i thought the colour was nearly spot on i am a tad paler then the foundation but its workable. Ive used this foundation for over a week and its a lovely matte finish and the coverage is a good medium. Its a lovely liquid texture and is easily blendable and doesnt make you look cakey. Sometimes with a matte finish im worried it will look too much but this is just right. Im still planning on trying out more foundations for a dewy look so if you have any recommendation do please let me know :) £14.00 Boots

 

 

 

I found a little shop online that had some Illamasqua goodies that had been discontinued. It doesnt bother me when it comes to nail varnish to always have the latest colour so i chose the 'Caress' polish which is a gorgeous light bluey colour and i think its a lovely colour for the pastel trend. I always shopped online at Illamasqua and brought the 'Obsess' polish which is a beautiful fuschia colour. Looking forward to trying these both out. £13.50 Illamasqua

 

Lastly i brought this gorgeous lipstick from NYC in the shade 'smooch' which is a lovely coral pinky sort of colour. The formula of these are very creamy and sucha  great price for under £2.00 , Looking forward to testing this lippie out. Ive done a swatch too so you can see the colour. 

 

 

 

A very mini splurge but will have some reviews on these products soon. Which product takes your fancy? :)

 

 

 

 

Very mini boots haul!! and i mean mini....

Lately ive been feeling ever so stressed with uni and i thought i would have a mini splurge in boots today. Of course i went straight to the makeup section first to see what caught my eye :)

 

 

 

The first thing that i was really intrigued about and thought what a bargain was the Collection Cover & Go Foundation and Concealer Duo in Light which is (new) - Boots - was £5.99 now £3.99. I have stuck with my trusty Mac foundation for awhile but my budget as of late is really tight so im trying not spend and save up abit for higher price items that i want. This year part of my resolution is to experiment and try more makeup products instead of sticking with the same brands. So when i came across this at first i thought this is such a bargain a foundation and a concealer in one BONUS!! 

 

 (Having a bad hair day so i had to chop my hair off but god i look awful!! ) I wanted just to show you before and after with the foundation and concealer

(This after pic my bags are still really visible but im sure if i applied abit more coverage it would look as bad :)

 

When you open the lid that is where the concealer is with a little tiny mirror which is really cute. The concealer is of good coverage and its not too thick the consistency is just how i like it. When you unscrew the concealer off the top of the tube is the squirty bit for the foundation. 

 

Now the foundation is medium coverage but definitely buildable. It feels really light and a silky like texture giving you a flawless glow. I love how it feels really light and not too thick and heavy so a thumbs up from me :) For me personally i think this is a lovely foundation if you just want abit of colour but with alot of coverage. Does the job and im so glad i picked it up!! 

 

 

 (Before no makeup)

 (Close of before no mascara)

 

(With the seventeen doll'd up mascara) 

The next item that i picked up was the new Seventeen doll'd up 24hr curl mascara in black. It has a plastic wand and it says that it gives you doll like lashes. Personally for me i dont like plastic wands too much but this mascara totally does me justice. I got this for £6.29 and came with a free doll'd up eyeliner. Now with the wand being quite tricky i didnt expect my lashes to be good at all even with curling them. But to my surprise i love this mascara. My lashes look really long and with volume :)so yes i really do love this mascara and would recommend trying it out. 

 

 

 

The last items is the Seventeen Doll'd 3 way liquid eyeliner. Now i was really curious when i opened the top it to find it had 3 bristles. In boots it actually said to youtube to find out the 3 ways to use it so i did. You can watch the three videos here: 

 

Look 1  

 

Look 2  

 

Look 3  

 

I really liked how you could sweap the eyeliner across your eye to give a fuller dramatic line on the eye which is what i did but i will also be trying out these 3 videos. Its quite an unusual eyeliner to have 3 sort of bristles but its one you could have alot of fun with!!

 

Have you tried any new products out that made you curious but worth it when you tried them out?