A few make-up items I'm loving.

I thought, due to my lack of posting, you were due a day of double posts. I have been discovering items that have been forgotten in the ibis that is my make-up collection and loving some well awaited new additions. I thought it might be a nice idea to express my love for these products and maybe encourage you all to love them too! So here goes.

1. I have a love for bold, but still natural looking, eyebrows. And with that comes a love for a great eyebrow pencil. As a avid follower of Sammi from http://beauty-crush.blogspot.co.uk/ I remembered her mention of this pencil in hazel so thought I would pick it up in dark brown and give it a whirl. I LOVE it it gives my eyebrows a natural look as well as making them neat and bold to 'frame my face' as they say.

2. Yet another recommendation from Sammi. The lip liner pencil in '011 spice' from Rimmel is absolutely gorgeous! I love my dark lip colours but when summer rears its head I feel a bit off wearing a really deep red and feel like brights and nudes are much more fitting to the weather. The thing I love about spice is that its quite a dark nude so I can carry my deeper colours through to the summer months and for £2.99 its a steal!

3. I discovered this little treasure hiding away in my make-up bag. It was a free sample I got in Superdrug a while ago and I had forgotten all about it. It is hands down my favourite blush. Its a cream formula that blends effortlessly on the skin and is the perfect mix of peach and gold shimmer to give you that brilliant sun kissed summer glow. Now all I have to do is find a dupe for it because unfortunately I discovered Bourjois don't do a full size version.

4. There isn't really a lot to say about this next product. Carmex, well it's just brilliant! I bought the classic version because well I hate cherry tastes and smells so that wasn't for me but this has been my life saver! I have really dry lips so I never leave the house without a lip balm and this is now my lip balm of choice. It's incredibly moisturising and everything you could wish for in a lip balm. I expect you all have tried it as I was pretty late to jump on the band wagon but if you haven't I urge you to go buy it ASAP!

5. Finally I recently bought the witch powder after I noticed it was on offer in Superdrug and I'm really impressed with it. I'm not sure about its claim to make my skin clearer but the finish it gives to my skin is really nice as long as you don't apply too much. Unfortunately I have oily skin so a powder is a must and this one is my current favourite.

I hope my little ramble on my favourite products of the moment has inspired you to give a few of them a try for yourself as I think they are all absolutely brilliant!

Lipstick collection.

I have a confession to make...I am a lipstick addict. I cant help it they call out to me in the store! I thought it would be a nice idea to have a route through them all and rediscover some old favourites, then it hit me why not blog about it too! So here I am admitting my addiction, they always say that is the first step, although I am not keen on breaking this habit.

As you can see I have, well almost too many but I love each any everyone! My favourites have to be the reds and anyone would think that I was mad for having as many as I do, and honestly I do a little bit too.

Not only do I love lipstick but I have discovered a new found love for wearing lip-liners as lipstick too! I picked out a few of my favourites to show you what I have been wearing for the last couple of weeks. I've already done a post on what I would class as my all time favourite, Revlon's 'fabulous fig', so I won't go into that one but if your interested be my guest and check it out. It's a beautiful colour.

far left- No7 - Grace / left - Revlon - Velvet Rose / right - Revlon - Mauve it over / far right - Mac - Ruby woo

Well, what can I say. These are four lipsticks I don't think I could ever live without. They are my go to shades of the moment and cover all my bases...

The first is Grace by No7 which I picked up with a cheeky £5 off voucher making it half price at £5 and I would definitely buy more of these! The colour pay off and the formula are lovely and it definitely has to be one of my favourite shades for the cooler months.

Now, as the sun has finally come out here in rainy England I thought it would a nice idea to break out in a few neutrals. That's where Revlon's Velvet rose and Mauve it over come in. These are so pretty and subtle, I never get it wrong when I wear these two. Revlon has to be one of my favourite brands and that's definitely because of their lipsticks!

And where would I be without a pop of colour! Like I have said a few times in the past red is my go to colour, it doesn't matter if its a night out or a hot summers day red is a fail safe for me! Ruby woo my mac is gorgeous, it lasts on my lips all day even when I eat and drink without having to re-apply which is brilliant. The only downside is is super drying so you have to slap on the lip balm but if that doesn't bother you this is definitely a must have!

Rimmel London Lip-liner- Spiced

This is one of my favourite products of the moment! I discovered it when Sammi at beauty-crush.blogspot.com raved about it on her youtube channel. And I'm could not be happier with it, it's such a fabulous colour. The only problem I have with it is that it's really drying on my lips, but that is soon solved by adding a lip balm over the top.

top - Rimmel London lip linner - spiced / far left- No7 - Grace / left - Revlon - Velvet Rose / right - Revlon - Mauve it over / far right - Mac - Ruby woo

That's all I really have to say for this post I'm thinking of doing the same thing with my nail varnishes as I seem to have an addiction to those too! Hope you enjoyed this and ill post again soon.

Emily

Revlon colour stay vs. L'oreal super liner

I’ve had a long and rocky realationships with eyeliners and I always seem to get it wrong. UNTIL now. I've been through the kohl stage, I’ve dabbled in gel liners and I've had trouble with liquid. However now I have fallen head over heals in love with L’oreal super liner carbon gloss.

I've always been a lover or liquid liner but I've forever been rubbish at applying it. Until I realised not only is it the product, but the applicator that matters! Super liner has a bendy brush which I always felt would be hard to control as I struggled with the stiff brush of liners like revlon colour stay. But I’ve seen the light and just to warn you this is the best liner I've ever tried. I was sure I couldn't get better than Revlon colour stay liquid liner because Revlon is my go to brand. Although I hate to admit it I was WRONG so so wrong.

The bendy brush makes it easy to effortlessly apply in seconds and the staying power is all day, what more could you wish for!

Revlon Matte Lipstick 'Fabulous Fig'.

So, I was looking through the blogs I click daily trying to get inspired to post and I noticed that I have never even considered writing about one of my favourite products so here goes...

Lipstick. Its something that almost every girl loves to wear whether your brave enough to sport bright red in the day time or are more of a nude shade girl we all love it! Personally I love red lipstick, its almost the only colour I buy but I really don't need any more of the stuff, I just cant help myself. I am a self confessed lipstick addict, so I think the best way to start a favourites post would be my all time favourite lipstick, which happens to also come from my all time favourite 'drug-store' or if your in the U.K high-street brand.

Revlon Matte 'Fabulous Fig'

I am a massive fan of matte lipstick, for some reason I just think they look 10 times nicer than glossy ones and shimmery anything is just a no go area for me. The only issue is matte finishes are that their massively drying and as a dry lip sufferer already they are not my best friend especially in the winter months. However, unlike some higher end matte lipsticks I've tried in the past the formula for these is smooth, creamy and easy to apply making them almost perfect! Unfortunately like most matte lipsticks they are drying but then again that has to be expected. All in all this range is definitely my favourite on the market and I will forever be repurchasing.

I'm an avid red lipstick wearer but this has to be my favourite shade for every day simply because its not too in your face. Where I used to live was a very small town and wearing bright red lipstick got you a few funny looks in the light of day so this became my favourite toned down alternative, and its stuck with me as a solid favourite ever since!

MUA review.

I have to admit I was extremely excited when I heard about MUA makeup appearing in Superdrugs all over the country and I'm really glad I tried them out! I think the first time i saw them was when there was alot of hype on MUA with the youtube beauty and fashion channels and the second i got a chance i ran to my local superdrug to find out if we had it in store. Thankfully we did and my obsession grew from there.

I was about to say that i only have a couple of products but after looking through my makeup collection i seem to have acumulated a few more than i thought i had. To be honest with you its definitly a brand i find i either love or hate, but the products i love are well worth it! In the basic range everything id £1 and in the professional line it can vary, but it still remains very affordable!

1. The eyeshadows are my main addiction and for a girl who wears little eyeshadow its surprising to even me that i have so many. Although unlike other shadows like MAC for example when they are this reasonable i dont have to consider if its worth it or not. All the colors are very pigmented and for £1 they are simply amazing! It took me a while to get hold of this incredible copper colour because it was continualy sold out but i finaly snapped it up. There are mixed reviews on their packaging, which i tink its pretty good all in all, but what can you expect for £1.

2. Their clear mascara is a cheap alternative to brow gel and for me it works really well so on a whim i decided to pick up their brow pencil in hopes it would sort out my messy brows. It did and i was pleasently surprised it lasts all day on me and was great for my first brow pencil!

3. I'm not a huge blush wearer especially in pink shades but, its easily blendable the only down side i can find is that its a bit to shimmery for me.

4. Like any eyeliners their khol pencil doesnt last all day but it has a teriffic colour pay off on the water line and i dont particularly mind re-applying. The fact that there is a sharpner in the lid is also a massive plus as i tend to loose my sharpeners all the time!

5. Lastly the lipsticks, brilliant colour and sleek packaging.The colour shown in the pagaging is an exact match to the lipstick itself which is always a plus. The only problem i have with the lipsticks is that they are a bit too smooth, they almost feel like a gloss on the lips and i dont know if its just me but i like to feel secure in the fact it wont smudge all over my face or teeth.

It has to be said that MUA for a very affordable brand have done amazingly well with their products and i will be going back again and again.