Boasting About Blush Tag / Mariasparkle

The Perfect Palette Tag / Mariasparkle

Hey Everyone!!

I hope that you are all well and staying safe in the horrible weather that is hitting the UK at the moment!!

Today I have a tag video for you, The Perfect Palette Tag.

I hope tht you enjoyed the video :)

I TAG YOU ALL!!!

Whether its on your blog, Youtube or Instagram, I would love to hear what your answers are :)

Mwah

Maria xoxox

My Top Pink Lipstick picks.....

Today I have a post for you about something I really do love....

Pink Lipstick.

It has taken me some time, years even to realize that my favorite lipstick shade is in facet pink, all shades there of. I feel happy, confident and polished when I wear pink. I feel it just suits my skin tone.

So decided that I wanted to share with you my favorites, high end and drug store.

The lipsticks in order are...

The lipsticks in order are...
1. YSL Rouge Voulpte Lingerie Pink 
2. MAC Angel
3. MAC Pink Nouveau 
4. MAC Pink Pearl Pop
5. MAC Girl about Town
6. MAC Candy Yum Yum
7. Maybelline Baby Lips Pink Punch
8. Maybelline Colour Whisper Mad For Magenta
9. Revlon Lip Butter Sweet Tart
10.Revlon Lip Butter Sorbet
11.Revlon Lip Butter Lollipop
12.Revlon Colour Burst Baby Pink
13.Look Beauty Rock Candy
14.Maybelline Vivids Hot Plum

What are your favorite Pinks? What colour makes you feel most confident??

Mwah

August Favourites 2013

Hey Everyone, 

Sorry I have been MIA. I have been so busy with work and my YouTube channel that my blog has suffered :(

That being said, I thought you would like to see my August Favorites.

Thank you as always for all your amazing support and encouragement, I really do appreciate it!!!

Mwah as always

July 2013 Beauty Favorites.....

Hi everyone!!

What has happened to the sunshine :( 

Please come back!!! hehehe.

Hope you are all having a great start to your week, Who can believe that we are over half way through the year already!! Its scary where the time goes.

What have been your favorites for July???

Mwah

Nail Care essentials.....

Happy Friday everyone!!

Hope you are all looking forward to the weekend and have had a fab week!!

Today I have my nail care essentials to talk to you about.

I have been a fan of long nails all my life, my Nana always had and still does have the most beautiful nails, so it has always been my quest to have nails like my Nana.

I wore acrylic and gel nails for about a year several years ago as I found that at the time my own nails would get to a point and then break.

After the false nails was when I decided enough was enough and I started my mission to longer, stronger, healthy nails.

What are your nail essentials??

Mwah

My top 5 Highend Lip glosses.....

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend and have been enjoying the warm weather :)

I have talked to you about lip stick more than once, so I thought it might be fun and a little different to talk to you about my favorite high end lip glosses. 

Lip glosses have had a place in my heart for many years and I over look them a lot now days since I started my love affair with lipstick, lol.

So I have got together my top 5 ( I did cheat a little tho, I actually have 8 lol) to talk to you about.

L To R

Lancome Juicy Tube in Lychee

YSL Golden Gloss No 4

Nars Turkish Delight

Chanel Glossimer No 104

Chanel Glossimer No 169

Buxom glosses in...

Trixie, Tonya and White Russian

What do you think of my picks?

What glosses do you love??

Mwah

UK/US Beauty Swap with Her Late Night Cravings

Hey Everyone!! H|ow are you all doing? Great I hope! Haven't we been lucky with the weather here the last few days in the UK, I hope that you are all getting a chance to enjoy the sunshine.

Enough about the weather, on to today's post.  I have been lucky enough to take part in a beauty swap with the beautiful ladies, Jayme & Mendi over at Her Late Night Cravings.

Now these two girls are amazing!! Their videos and blog posts always brighten up my day, and it was them that made me brave enough to take the YouTube plunge a year ago.

So a couple of months ago, we started emailing and chatting about doing a beauty swap, like the girls, I cant remember how it came up, but I am so so pleased it did. I have loved the whole process of chatting, getting to know the ladies, shopping for them and finally sending and receiving parcels.

Our boxes arrived last week ( I was so excited when I came home to it on Thursday!!) We both decided to film unboxing videos, it was seriously like Christmas. I was so lucky, the girls picked out beautiful items for me that we can not get here in the UK, and if you watch my video, you will see, I was more than a little excited!!lol.

I really can not say thank you enough to you both, I am so lucky to of made friends with you beautiful ladies and had the chance to do this with you :)

Please if you are not already subscribed ( Im sure you are!!) check out Jayme and Mendi's YouTube Channel Here. Seriously, you will love them!!

Also If you would like to see what I picked out for them, please follow the link below....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIcMztPox0

Happy Hump day everyone!!!

Mwah 

My Inglot Palettes and swatches......

Hi Everyone!!!

A bit of a different post today. 

I wanted to share with you my Inglot Palettes.

I love my Inglot shadows but because they have numbers, I think they are sometimes harder to remember the number name etc. I found Inglot palette videos so much help when doing my online orders in the past.

I really hope you enjoy the video!!!

24, 53, 37, 72 and 446

328, 467, 46, 414 and 471

402, 153, 154, 461 and 463

419, 344, 327, 465 and 423

Thank you so much as always!!!

Mwah

June 2013 Faves, Hit or Miss....

Hi everyone!!

Hope you are all having a great day!! Cant believe that we are half way through 2013 already!! I don't know where it has gone.

I have a double post for you today, My June favorites and my weekly hits and miss of the week.

Thank you so much as always for watching!!

I really appreciate all your fantastic support.

Mwah

Weekly Beauty Hit and miss.......

Hey everyone!!

Hope you are all having a fab week! Sorry my weekly hit and miss is a little late this week, I have lost my voice on and off throughout the week.

Better late than never I say :)

I have really enjoyed finding some old favorites this week. It reminds me that there isn't always something better out there.....

Thank you as always for watching and all your amazing support!!!

Mwah

How to follow......

Im sure you are all well aware that Google friend connect is going to be no more as of July 1st.

Many people already follow their favorite blogs on may different platforms aside from GFC. 

I just wanted to let you know that if you are looking for a different platform to follow my blog, I am on both www.bloglovin.com and www.shesaidbeauty.com

I have widgets on the right of this page that will take you straight to the pages you need. 

I was also really pleased when I found out that you can import all your blogs to Bloglovin with a few simple clicks, something that has made my life much easier, especially as i follow nearly 400!!

All you need to do is the following.....

1. Go to this page,

 2. click on ‘Google Reader’, then  

3. ‘Import from Google Reader’, 

4. Give permission,  and off you go!

I hope this helps a little :))

Happy reading!!!

Mwah

Hits and miss of the week.....

Hi everyone!!!

Hope you all had a good weekend and a good start to the week!!!

Its that time again, my weekly hits and misses, I really enjoy doing these posts for you, It allows me to see what products I really do enjoy and those that simply don't work for me.

Thank you as always for watching and all your amazing support. It really does mean the world to me. 

Have a great week!!!

See you all soon!

Mwah

Taupe Eye shadows, my favorites......

Hi everyone!! Sorry I have been MIA Recently, things have been a little crazy.

But I am back to talk about one of my favorite things with you, Taupe eye shadow.

It is a shade that I am completely addicted to and love to wear.

I feel it is a colour that suits all skin tones and there really is a taupe for everyone, whether you are looking for a soft silvery/lilac tone, a deep purple/brown tone or more of a olive/bronze tone there really is a shade for you.

I have got 12 of my favorites and put them together to share with you in this video, as well as all tones, there are all prices from both the drugstore as well as highend shadows.

What are your top taupe shadows? Are there any that you think I need to try???

Thankyou so much as always for watching and all your support and lovely comments, they really do make my days!!!

Mwah

April/May Empties 2013

Hi Everyone, 

This is what I have used up over the last couple of months. 

I always enjoy these posts and videos as I think you can really see what people really do love by what they repurchase over and over.

I really hope you enjoyed this video!!

Mwah

Its Haul time......

Hi everyone, 

So I asked on twitter what you would like to see first, an empties post or a haul, and the haul won. lol.

These are items that I have got over the last few weeks....

Im a total sucker for 3 for 2!!! lol.

I hope that you enjoyed this and it has given you as few ideas for your shopping lists :)

Mwah

Beauty Hit Or Miss of the week, wk 1.....

Morning all!!!

I have a weekly post for you today.

I have decided that I am going to share with you my weekly hits and misses. I am going to still do a monthly favorites post, my weekly post will feature more the makeup items I have been reaching for on a daily basis, things like lipstick, eye shadow and blusher....

I will also share with you any misses,  I sometimes forget about these in my monthly favorites so it will be good to have these for you too :)

I hope you enjoy this video.... Please let me know what you think!!!

Mwah

Medium cover foundation routine using Nars Sheer Glow.....

Hi Everyone!!

Hope you are all having a fab bank holiday!!

I wanted to share with you a demo of how I use the NARS Sheer Glow, I got this foundation a couple of months ago and really love it. 

The name sheer glow doesn't really do it justice as it gives a medium cover that can easily be built to full cover.

I love the soft finish it leaves on the skin and how long lasting and flawless it is.

Have you tried NARS Sheer Glow?

Are you a fan too??

Mwah

Favorite Green Polish Picks.....

Following my favorite Corals/Peachs' and favorite Pink Polish posts, today it is the turn of all things minty and green.

I am a real lover of green polish. And with this years Pantone Color Of the Year being Emerald, its the perfect addition to any outfit. If you are a little nervous of green, then polish is the ideal place to start.

The polishes are

1. Barry M Racing Green

2. H&M Lady Luck

3. China Glaze Refresh Mint

4. Gargantuan Green Grape

5. Essie Mint Candy Apple

6. Essie Absolutely Shore 

So what do you think of my picks?

Whats your favorite Green polish???

Mwah

My Favorite Coral/peach Nail polish picks.......

Hi everyone!!!

Hope you are all having a fab day!!

I filmed this last week and wanted to share with you my favorite coral/peach polishes.

I am drawn to these colors like a moth to a flame!! lol.

As you can see I have 11 picks, they are...

1.A Crewed Interest

2. Van D'Go

3.Tart Deco

4. Haute As Hello

5. Cute As A Button

6. A True Aboriginal

7. My Chihuahua Bites

8. Timbleberry

9. One Perfect Coral

10. Flip Flop Fantasy

11. Knockout Orange

What are your favorite corals and peach shades??

Mwah