NYC Smooth Skin Sunny Bronzer........

Happy Wednesday everyone!!

Today I have a cult favorite product to share with you. 

The NYC Smooth Skin Sunny Matte Bronzer. Now this is a product that unfortunately isn't available in this country, so like many others I turn to EBay. 

It is such a shame that this is on our NYC counters as it is AMAZING!!!

I for one never thought that I would be saying that about a matte bronzer, especially when it costs less than £3.00!!!

As you can see from my picture, I have hit pan on this bronzer, again, something that can be a rarity for me. I found tho that this became my go to bronzer ( Until December when I wanted something with a little shimmer).


It has fabulous colour pay off and is a great powder for both that all over glow as well as for contouring.
Its long lasting on the skin, isnt too orange and can be sheered out for those with a fairer skin tone.

I will without a doubt repurchase this bronzer when I use it up, and as soon as my skin has a little more colour, this will once again become my go to bronzer.


Have you tried this? What did you think?



Mwah

Arabic Inspired Sunkissed party look.........

Hi everyone!!!

How are you all today??

Fab I hope!! I wanted to share with you my look for the Sunkissed Party competition.

I decided that I wanted something a little different from the norm and went for an Arabic inspired eye, with dewy skin and a rosy glow.

For this look I used the Sunkissed palette and the Giant Bronzer.

In addition to this I used my foundation, Concealer, black gel eye liner and brow products.

The shadows blend beautifully and are super pigmented, I really enjoyed using them.

You can see them in action in my tutorial below....

I love the depth of the colours and the way they work together, the palette makes it easy to coordinate your look. 

To see the other looks in the competition, check out the link below...

sunkissedbronzing.co.uk

Please vote for your favorites!!!

Mwah

Full Cover Foundation Routine........

Hi Everyone!! How are you all today? Fab I hope. Today's video is sharing with you my full cover foundation routine. This is the routine I use when perhaps my skin isn't so great or I have a event coming up where I need pretty much bullet proof makeup lol. 

Its also great for nights out.

This took a lot of guts for me to do as I know my skin isn't the greatest.

Products mentioned...

Revlon Colour Stay Foundation

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer

Ben Nye Banana Powder

MAC Gold Deposit

Milani Baked Bronzer in Soliel

MAC Superb

MUA Blush shade 5

Urban Decay All Nighter

ELF HD Powder

What are your favorite full cover foundations???

Mwah

MUA Shimmer Kisses Blush and Bronzer.......

As a huge fan of MUA when there is a new release I get very excited! I love how you get such great quality products at such reasonable prices. 

MUA are always bang on trend and have catwalk trends long before the other brands launch products.

The products I want to talk to you about today are the Shimmer Kisses bronzer and Blush.

These two shimmer powders offer a range of uses as well as the named description of bronzer and blush.

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Blusher & Bronzer

the quality of these powders makes them enjoyable to use, they are finely milled and not at all chunky or powdery.

I have found myself reaching for the Bronzer palette to use as eye shadows, the shades are lovely and neutral and give a really pretty natural eye look. The blush palette also works in the same way, although this I do prefer to use as a blush. Being a shimmer fan I do enjoy a blush with shimmer, if you like a matte finish, then these are obviously not for you.

Blush

In these swatches, I have shown each colour individually and then blended together underneath.

As you can see the pinks are cool toned, when mixed together they give a lovely glowy blush.

Bronzer

The natural tones in the bronzer shout out at me to be used on the eyes as I mentioned before. The colours when mixed on my skin tone also make a lovely highlight. If you have a fairer skin tone then this palette as long as you like shimmer would be a great place to start when looking for something to warm the skin through.

I purchased both of these palettes, I was however lucky enough to be sent a bronzer to review, so what I am going to do is have a MUA mini giveaway on my twitter and Instagram over the weekend into Monday, so keep your eyes peeled to win the bronzer and a Intense kisses gloss too!!!

You can find my Twitter and Instagram link on the Left!!

These can be bought at selected branches of Superdrug or Online here.

At £3.00 I think the price is great for such a versatile product.

What do you think of The shimmer Kisses range?

Mwah

New Launches from FashionistA, Blush, bronzer and shadows.........

FashionistA have recently added to there fantastic line of blushes and eye shadows. In addition to new merged shadows and blush, we also now have the added bonus of bronzers.

All of which fit into the custom palettes offered to us by FashionistA.

The bronzers come in both shimmer and matt formulations

Barcelona

Barcelona is a pretty creamy bronzer. There are no orange tones in this bronzer at all, it can also be used as a highlight, giving a lovely golden glow to the skin.

Paris

Paris is the perfect matt shade bronzer, ideal for contouring and adding that sunkissed look to the cheek bones and nose.

London

I make no secret of the fact that I am a blusher addict, and this blush has really grabbed me. It is a beautiful pinky coral with a hint of shimmer. I have worn this blush non stop since I received it. It look fab with a tan and gives fairer skins a lovely warmth.

Custom Fitted  

This eye shadow reminds me of a more sparkly Sumptuous Olive from MAC.

The colours blend well to give a shimmery shadow that lasts all day on the eye lids. Warning tho, if you are not a glitter fan this may not be for you. Also, watch out for a little fall out. 

Barcelona & Paris

Custom fitted & London

I for one am once again impressed with the latest offerings from FashionistA. 

At just £4 for a blush, bronzer or eye shadow, they are fantastic quality for a brilliant price. I also love the way you can personalize your palettes.

FashionistA is available from Selected branches of Superdrug or On line...

Will you be picking up anything from FashionistA ( I already have my eye on the merged bronzer in Dubai!!!) lol.

Mwah

*** I was sent these as a PR sample.

Chanel Heaven............

I had a gift voucher from Debenham's that I had been hanging on to for a little while. When I popped over Brighton a few weeks back, I decided that it was time to use my voucher :)

I wanted to get some bits from Chanel as I don't have a counter in my local town.
Here is what I picked up.

I'llusion D'Ombre in Illusoire

I have wanted to try one of these gorgeous shadows forever. This taupe shade is super pretty with lovely sparkle. I cant wait to try this out.

Rouge Coco Shine in Sourire

Another item that has been much talked about in the blogging world. This is a soft sheer peach with gold sparkle. Very delicate and pretty.

Glossimer in Jalousie

I saw this colour and just fell in love. This is my first Chanel Glossimer and it really is love.

Soleil Tan De Chanel

This is a repurchase for me, I had this a few years ago and didn't replace it when it ran out. I decided that it was time to reinvest in this cult classic.

Chanel is such a luxury brand that I am very excited to have been able to pick these items up. It was also a bonus points even so I have some extra points on my beauty card. It was an extra 500 for every £40 you spent, so I got an extra 1000 the equivalent of £10.00.

I am so excited :)

What items are on your wish list??

Mwah

Drugstore Haul time.................

I have picked up a few bits and pieces lately on the 3 for 2 promotion at Superdrug and rather than do a normal blog post, I decided to record a video to share with you all.

I am still learning, so bare with me, I used my proper camera today for the first time and the results are much better.

Any way if you would like to see what I picked up, The video is below :)

Thanks for watching :)

Mwah

New CiD Rio Bronzer, Love it!!!..................

I thought I would share with you my favourite and go to bronzer of the moment.

Its New CiD's Rio baked bronzer.

I have fallen in love with this bronzer all over again. I love the texture, the finish on the skin and the way the marbleised powder gives just the right amount of colour to my skin.

Whats gorgeous about this bronzer is that is has pinks, beige's, brown and golds all marbled through, this means that you don't get that dreaded 'Orange' look. It warms my skin so well and has little or no shimmer making it fab to use as a contour as well as an all over bronzer for a sun kissed glow.

It costs £22.00 and is available from www.newcidcosmetics.com

To see more about the bronzer and some other fab New CiD products you can have a look at my previous post HERE .

Happy Friday :))




Mwah

17, a Small haul................

When I was last in Boots a few weeks back, they had 3 for 2 on No17.
There were a few bits that I wanted to pick up and so I took advantage of the offer. 

BB cream in medium £6.99

Peep Show Mascara £6.29

Instant Glow Oversized Animal Print Bronzer £5.49 ( I got this free on the offer)

I picked the Peep show mascara as I wanted to try out a mascara with added fibres like this one.

Cant wait to finish my current mascara and try it out.

I picked up the BB cream as a bit of an impulse. I love BB creams and tend to use them as primers as I can never find a perfect colour match. I have heard some good things about this and cant wait to try it out. Review will follow.

I saw the Animal print Bronzer on another blog and fell in love at first sight. I LOVE bronzer and animal print is one of my favourite things so it was a win win. This is a beautiful over sized bronzer and has a soft bronze finish on the skin. I cant see any orange tones which is great.

The only downside, the animal print patten in gold is an over spray, ill miss the pretty pattern, lol.

I will post reviews of all these items as I have tried them all properly.

Have you tried any of these items? What are your thoughts?

Mwah

New CiD cosmetics, some gorgeous goodies..................

All the way back at the start of December the Lovely Mikey sent me some amazing products from New CiD to try as he knew how much I loved the iPout Lippy that I had received in my Carmine Box.

You can check out Mikey's website HERE .

So let me show you what lovely items I have got. I waited till now to do this post so that I have had a good chance to try out the products.

Doesn't the packaging just seduce you at first sight?!!?! I know it does me!!

First up the I-Pout Lip Stick in Dusk

These lip sticks are just beautiful, the moisturise my lips and leave them feeling soft and hydrated. The colour pay off is fab, and as for the gorgeous little light and built in mirror, they are just a bonus to an already great product.

The Lipsticks cost £15.00, for a high end Lippie I think this is a good price. Especially as the quality is so high.

I have done a Lip swatch of this and will pop it up later for you.

I-Prime Foundation Primer.

Now this I was really excited about. I really enjoy using primers but I find so may just do the opposite of what they should do and make my foundation slip straight off and in turn give me a very shiny appearance.

Well not with this. The texture is more of a serum that instantly feels light on the skin. It smooths my skin and makes my foundation blend on beautifully. I find that I also get great staying power from my foundation with this. A fantastic product that I will definitely repurchase.

It costs £27.00

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I-Glow Compact Shimmer Powder with Mirror in Sirocco

&

 I-Bronze Compact Powder Bronzer with Mirror in Rio

Are these just not beautiful to look at?? The compacts are stunning and would look beautiful in any ones handbag.

Starting with the I-Glow, this is a beautiful light weight highlighter that gives a radiance to the skin. I have used it along my cheekbones for instant light. Its a baked powder and super soft and silky. This works beautifully as a brow highlight too.

Sirocco costs £22.50

Now on to I-Bronze in Rio. Again this is a baked powder. Whats gorgeous about this bronzer is that is has pinks, beige's, brown and golds all marbled through, this means that you don't get that dreaded 'Orange' look. It warms my skin so well and ha little or no shimmer of note meaning that you could also contour with this.

I must admit that I am a little bit in love with this, its just so so pretty to look at as well as being a fab bronzer.

Rio costs £22.00

Dusk I-Pout, Sirocco I-Glow and Rio I-Bronze.

I am going to do a face of the day so that you get to see these products better.

So what do you think?? Have you tried New CiD? What are your thoughts??

You can get any of these items from www.newcidcosmetics.com at there on line shop.

Mwah

MUA Mosaic Powders.............

At Last!!!! I finally have got my hands on the Mosaic powders from MUA Pro. These are something that I have wanted to try since the range was launched. My Superdrug has just installed a Self selection stand holding the whole MUA Pro range. I was soooo excited when I saw it, a little sad I know, but I'm sure that all you beauty junkies out there understand, lol.

So here are my pretties in all there glory.....

The Mosaic Powders consist of one blush and 2 bronzers.

Here is what I picked up.

Blush in English Rose

A soft shimmery Rose Pink.

Natural Glow Bronzer

A tan toned bronze with a hint of shimmer.

Sunkissed Glow Bronzer

A warn rosey bronze, fab as a contour and blush.

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English Rose, Natural Glow and Sunkissed Glow.

The powders have a lovely texture and blend really well. I have found in the few times I have worn them that they also wear very well with no fading.

The powders cost £2.50 each and I'm my opinion are well worth the reasonable price tag and would fit very well into any ones makeup collection.

I will be doing some FOTD posts soon and will make sure I include these in them so you can have a better look see :))

Mwah