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 

Battle of the gel liners......

If you have watched my YouTube videos for a while, something you will of heard me talking about a terrible lot is a gel liner comparison video.

Well I finally got around to filming it and have it to share with you today.

I had 11 liners in total and I have put them into 1st- 6th place.

It was actually easy to pick out the ones I love from those I hated, I have however found that in several cases there is more than one in each place as they all have different pros and cons.

The liners I mention are.....

Estee Lauder Double Wear

Loreal Gel Intenza

Sleek Ink pot

Elf Cream liner

Mac Fluid line

Clinique Cream Liner

Revlon Colour stay

MUA Gel Liner

Collection Gel liner

Laura Geller Ink Well

Inglot Gel Liner

So what is your favourite gel/cream liner???

Mwah

March Favorites 2013......

Happy Easter everyone!!

I hope that you all had a lovely time with your families.

March is one of my favorite months of the year and I am always sad to see it gone. 

That said, this March really hasn't been like most what with all the snow and strange weather that we have had in the UK. Where has Spring gone??

I had some gorgeous beauty favorites this month, I have enjoyed popping a little bit of colour into my daily look. 

I have rediscovered some old favorites as well as some new ones.

What have you loved this month?

Mwah

Favorite Drugstore eyeshadows............

So a few weeks ago, I was thinking about what are my favorite drug store eye shadows.

I am quite adventurous with eye shadow and like to experiment with different colors, brands and textures.

Brands mentioned...

Revlon

Mua

NYX

Loreal

Wet'N'Wild

What drugstore shadows do you love?

Mwah

Fiji confetti NOTD............

So I finally caved and picked up the L'Oreal Confetti top coat. At first I really wasn't sure this was a polish for me, that's why I have held off so long.

If you follow me on Instagram then you will of seen my NOTD featuring Essie Fiji as a base with a glitter accent nail in Barry Ms Pink Glitter all topped off with the L'Oreal confetti.

And I have to admit, I love it.

Is the confetti rage something that you have been enjoying?

Mwah

February Favorites 2013 and a fail................

How excited am I that Spring is on the way!!!

I really am pleased that its time for February Favorites as it means that Spring is nearly here.

I have had a complete skin care over haul this month, although I was seeing some improvements, it wasn't enough, so I got some advice and have started using Avene.

As well as lots of favorites, I do have one fail this month, maybe its something you can help me with?

What have you been loving this month???

Mwah

Loreal Caresse my 1st Impressions...............

I don't know about you but I for one was super excited when I first heard about the Loreal Caresse's hitting the shelves.
They had been promise to be the drugstore equivalent of my much loved YSL Glossy Stains.

Top To Bottom

Marilyn (103), Romy (102), Lolita (101)

When I saw that Superdrug had a 3 for 2 on all Loreal products, I had a little swatch and picked my 3 favorites.

The range had about 7 or 8 colors in total ranging from nude all the way to red.

I picked a bright pink ( Marilyn), a coral toned pink with gold sparkle (Romy) and a pretty nude shade called Lolita.

My first impressions were good, a nice selection of basic colors, a good price ( £7.99) and beautiful packaging. 

No, since getting these babies home and having a play, I have to say that I am on the fence.

The above picture shows you clearly the colors, you can also see that they are a little on the watery side.

I have used them all a couple of times each now, and in all honesty, when I have them on my lips, they all look the same. I don't know if it is the staining agent in the formula that just sticks to my lips and shows through or just a fluke.

I cant really see similarity between the shades in the tube, but on my lip that's a whole other story

 I have only managed to get lip swatches of Marilyn so far, I will take pictures of the others in the day light to share with you in a week or so in a follow up post.

I want to give the Caresses a fair trial, and believe me I want to love them, so far tho, Im not sure.....

Have you had this issue? Is it just me?

Mwah

January Favorites 2013......

Who can believe that dreary January is already over, I for one am glad and cannot wait to see some of the better weather very soon. 

My favorites this month were harder to put together as I have been doing face of the week, although in some ways I enjoyed this, in others I have found that It has left me feeling a lil less excited about doing my face and finding what I love for the month.

I also feel like I didnt have as many favorites this month...

What do you think???

Mwah

I Love Drugstore Tag...............

I have a tag video for you all today. 

It was originally started by Ali from Makeup by Ali :))

The questions......

1. What is your Favorite Drugstore brand?

2. What are your Favorite Face, Cheek and lip products?

3. Least Favorite?

4.Best Drugstore Bargain?

5. Favorite Underdog product?

6. Most overpriced Drugstore product?

7. Best Drugstore dupes?

8. What drugstore product do you think isn't worth the hype?

I tag you all and want to know your answers!!!!xxx

Mwah

October Favorites 2012.....

Hi Everyone!!!! I know that we all say this every month, but there goes another one!!!!

I am getting very excited for Christmas and have already been enjoying some festive nails ( I'm talking glitter baby!!!) lol.

What have yo loved this month?

Mwah

My top Foundation Picks........

Over the recent months, I have found that I have been experimenting with a few more foundations than usual. Because of this I decided that I wanted to share with my favorites.

I have a mixture of favorites, both drugstore, mid range and high end. as well as a mixture of finishes, dewy, matte, demi matte and so on. 

I find that I find myself reaching for different foundations at different times of the year as well as different occasions.

The foundations I talk about are.......

Bourjois Healthy Mix

Bourjois 1,2,3

Loreal Lumi Magique

Revlon Colourstay

Mac Studio Fix

Makeup Forever HD foundation

Chanel Vitalumie

What are your favorites?

Mwah

My Top Lipsticks for Summer 2012.............

This summer I am loving bright & bold Lipsticks.

I decided to do a post and a video on my top 5, in the end I choose 7. As I see it tho, that's one for each day of the week.....

My 7 choices are

• Maybelline Coloursensation Coral Tonic
• L'Oreal Caresse Aphrodite Scarlet
• Topshop Oh La La
• Topshop All About Me
• MAC Vegas Volt
• MAC Impassioned
• MAC Girl About Town

To see why I chose each colour and see swatches, You can watch my video.

What colours are you loving this summer???

Mwah 

May 2012 Favourites, MAC, Inglot, Revlon and more..............

So we are nearly at the end of May, so because I missed last months favourites, I decided to do a video for you instead this month.....

Lovely thumbnail i'm sure you will agree lol.

Have a fab day everyone!!!!

Mwah

My Valentines FOTD..................

I wanted to do a FOTD post for Valentines as it has been a while since my last one.

I tweeted and asked what you would like to see, One of the requests made by Laura was for a classic red lip.

So here we are...

I wanted to pair the classic red lip with black liner, nude shadow and mega lashes.

I have been having skin woes lately so I aimed to get as much of a flawless complexion as possible to complete the look.

What I used

FACE

New CiD i-Prime

Revlon Colour Stay Foundation

Garnier Tinted Roll On

Chanel Silky Bronzing Powder in 22 Sierra

MAC Blush in Margin

MAC MSF in Soft 7 Gentle

EYES

Lancome Eyebrow definer in Brun

Soap&Glory Lid Stuff Whats Nude

Loreal Super Liner

Rimmel Lash Excellerator Mascara

LIPS

Revlon Colourstay Lip liner in Rose

Sleek Pout Paint in Pin Up

Jemma Kidd Gloss

I love how this has turned out, the red is my favourite and what better way to pucker up than with a classic red lip.

Hope you all had an amazing Valentines...

Mwah 

L'Oreal Super Liner Gel Intenza...................

As you all know I am a dedicated lover of Gel Eye Liner, my favourites being MAC Black track and Estee Lauder Double Wear. 

Here in the UK we have had a couple of Drugstore offerings from Maybelline, Sleek and NO7 to name a few. Now I have thought that they have all been mostly OK, but none of them have wowed me like my MAC and EL.

When I was in Superdrug last week I noticed that L'Oreal have now launched there own Gel Liner, so I took the plunge and picked one up.

The L'Oreal liner comes with a handy little brush in the box. Normally I'm not a fan of applicators that come with products, but in all honesty, I really like this brush. It has a handy little cap that also means that you can chuck it in your makeup bag with out having to worry that the bristles are going to get bent or that it will cover everything else in liner.

The texture of the gel is quite firm, not dry at all, don't get me wrong, its just not wet and messy at all which I love. I bought this last Friday and have worn it every day since and I I'm impressed. 

It lasts fantastically both on my lash line and in my water line. The box says that the gel is waterproof and lasts up top 24 hours. I'm not sure about 24 hours but it really is long lasting, I had little or no smudging throughout the day. 

I love how rich the colour is, this is the 01 Pure Black and it has a lovely pigment.

All in all I think that this is a great drug store Liner, and one that I will continue to use. I hope that L'Oreal launch this in other colours. Also being under £10.00 makes it a bit more affordable which is always good.

Have you tried this yet??

Mwah

Loreal Luminzer Eyeliners...............

Have you seen the adverts with the gorgeous Jennifer Lopez advertising the new Luminizer range of mascaras and liquid liners. They are designed to enhance the colour of your eyes, hazel, green and blue.

Loreal have added to the Volume Million Lashes range with three new coloured mascaras and bought out a matching range of Super Liners.

I'm not really a fan of coloured mascara, I'm a hardcore black mascara fan and so it was more the liners in this new launch that interested me.

L To R

Hazel Eyes - Purple Liner

Green Eyes - Green Liner

Blue Eyes - Blue Liner

They all have a metallic finish giving a lovely sheen. They apply smooth and last all day ( I've already used the purple) I found the liner to be fairly easy to apply to, this was a surprise to me as I struggle with liquids usually.

Here are the swatches

Hazel, Green and Blue

I think these are a great way to brighten up your everyday look without being too over the top or outlandish.

I think they will be great for day or night. I got the 3 as I'm a fan of all 3 colours, also in both Superdrug and Boots at the moment they are on 3 for 2. At £6.29 each it was a good saving.

Whats your fave liner colour???

Mwah