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

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

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

5 Beauty picks for 5 pounds and under............

I thought it might be fun to show you five of my favorite products that cost £5 and under.

I like most beauty lovers am a fan of high end products, I also love lots of products from the drugstore. I dont see the point in paying a high price for a product if there is an identical one or better for a lower price.

Here are my picks.

My 5 picks are...

MUA 12 Shadow palette

NYC Showtime Mascara

Collection Gel Liner

Sleek Blushes

Barry M Nail polish

What do you think of my choices?

Would you like to see another of these videos?

Mwah

MUA Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter.....

MUA Have recently launched several new products to help make the most of you skin and so it off at its best.
One of the new launches, and one that I am most excited about is the Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter.

I love highlights and there really are not enough good ones available at the drugstore.

Thanks to MUA thats about to change.

The undress your Skin Highlighter comes in just one shade.

In the pan it looks like a plain run of the mill champagne shade, but when you blend it out onto the skin, it also has pretty pink undertones, so pretty.

It feels soft on the skin and is finely milled so there is no chunky glitter just a super pretty shimmer on the skin. 

The powder is baked and adds a lovely glow to the skin. The tone of the powder makes it super wearable for all skin tones, it really is beautiful.

Fore me MUA have done it again, they have lured me in with another fantastic product that is sure to become a staple in my makeup bag.

At the moment the Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter is available from selected branches of Superdrug or direct from MUA Store.

Is this a product that appeals to you? Will you be trying it out?

Mwah

MUA Blushers, shade 4 and 5.........

Hi Everyone!! Hope you are all having a fab weekend!!
I have had these two blushes from MUA in my collection for a fair while now. They are from the original £1 range and come in 6 shades. I have shades 4 a pretty coral and shade 5 pink toned blush.

4 and 5

These blushes are super pigmented and very easy to blend on the skin, they don't look or feel powdery  all in all a great formula. I find that they are long lasting and don't oxidize and change colour on skin as the day goes on. Something I find you can get with other blushes both from the drugstore and high end.

When you use these blushes they feel far more expensive than £1, they a fantastic price and offer a great value and good quality way of experimenting with blush shades that you may not normally go for.

You can get MUA from selected branches of Superdrug or On line.

Have you tried these blushes? What shades do you have your eye on?

Mwah

Week 2, FOTW and shopping my stash......

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a good start to the week and the snow isn't causing you too many problems!!

So today I have for you my second installment of Face of the week.

I had some real hits and a massive fail.

The products I mention are.....

MAC MSF Natural

B Glowing in Peachy

MAC Mineralise Blush in Gentle

Sleek Respect Palette

MUA Shadow Primer

Estee Lauder Double wear Gel Liner in black

Elf Cream Liner in Olive

NYX Gloss in Beige

Maybelline Instant age eraser

Loreal Lumi Magix 

Chanell Bronzer in Sierra

So what have you been loving this week???

Mwah

MUA Intense Kisses Lip Gloss................

As you will know I fell in love with lipstick in a big way back in 2011 and 2012 was no different.
This meant that glosses have been something I have put on the back burner and forgotten about for the most part with a few exceptions.

That was until MUA launched the Intense Kisses glosses last year.
They are super pigmented and very long lasting for a gloss. I love that they give opaque colour to the lips, almost like a liquid lipstick, on top of all that, they also smell delicious.

There are 7 shades to pick from in the range, I didn't take the plunge with the bright red shade, as I personally prefer matte reds.

I truly am blow away by this range, there is a great choice and really is something for everyone!

There is every shade from a orange, candy pink all the way to a deep vampy red.

L To R

Smooch, Stolen Kisses, Kiss and Tell, Sweet Nothing, Lips are Sealed and Sealed with a Kiss.

Of the above shades, Lips are Sealed is my favourite  its a great everyday pink that suits everyone, it goes with all looks from a natural eye all the way to a full on smokey. This has become a holy grail for me, I adore this shade, I actually have two of them, one lives permanently in my handbag as it is an ideal shade to grab on the go!!

My lease favourite of the collection is Smooth, and this surprises me as it is the only shade with a touch of sparkle. My reason is simply that it is a little too sheer for my preference, it gives a slight was of colour where as the rest of the range give more of a liquid lipstick look that I love.

I'm sure a lot of you out there will and do love this shade, its just not for me.

If I had to blind test these glosses, I would without a doubt say that they are far more expensive than there £2 price tag. They offer everything we expect from high end brands such as MAC, Dior and Lancome to name but a few. They really are fab!!!

You can get hold of MUA from selected branches of Superdrug or from MUA online.

So even if you like me are more of a lip stick girl, try these out, i'm sure that you wont regret it!!!

Mwah

Lil spending ban slip.............

If you follow me on twitter you will know that I am taking part in the spending ban challenge. It is to help me rotate my collection and rediscover some old favourites.

I did mention in last weeks chat that I had however had a little slip ( after 20 days of not buying make up!! Faily good I think?) , it was down to the new range that I spotted in Superdrug whilst on my lunch break.

Any way slip aside, it picked up a few new bits that I wanted to share with you ( Full reviews and pics coming up later in the week!!).

So how are you all doing on the spending ban??

Don't forget the Twitter chat 8pm GMT :)) 

#Spendingban 

Will I see you there?

Mwah

Blackened Plum glitter Eye look........

Happy Hump day everyone!!! hehehe, hope your week is going fab so far!!! 

I recently recorded a tutorial for a blackened plum eye look and wanted to share it with you today..

This look had so many of my favorite things, dark smokey shades, black liner and glitter being among them.

Products Mentioned...

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Pomegranate Punk

MUA Shadow Primer

YSL Ombre Solo No 1

MUA Artiste Collection ( The white, mid brown and highlight shade used)

Loreal Carbon Gloss liquid liner

Collection Glitter liner in Shake it Up

MUA Volume Mascara

YSL Rouge Volupte NO 9

To see how I achieved the look, see the video below. 

What do you think of glitter liners? Are you a fan like me???

Let me know what you think of the look and if you try something yourself!!!

Mwah

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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.

L To R

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

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

September Favorites 2012...............

Another month has just flow by!! 

Its only 12 weeks till Christmas, it will be 2013 before we know it.

So here we are, Time to share my September Favorites with you again...

Let me know what you have loved this month!!!

Mwah

Highend lipsticks, Drugstore dupes......

Today I have part two of my Dupe series to share with you, and its the turn of Lipstick!!

This is something I really enjoyed doing, as a bit of a lipstick whore, It didn't surprise me how many dupes I have of colors. I also discovered a couple of shades that seem to be favorites, lol, did someone mention Angel??? lol.

I have posted both the video I recorded and the photos of the swatches below, with a full list of all the colors I mention.

Top to Bottom, L To R

Mac Girl About Town---------Topshop All About Me

MAC Impassioned-------Models Own Pink Hawaiian 

MAC Naught Saute------Revlon Just Bitten KLS in Cherish 

YSL Lingerie Pink (No7)-------NYX Round Lipstick in Strawberry Milk

MAC Costa Chic------Topshop Oh Laa Laa

MUA No 16 Necta---NARS Barbarella---Sleek Barely There

Top to Bottom, L to R

Maybelline Coral Tonic---MAC Watch Me Simmer---Illamasqua Over---Topshop Confession

Across the top

MAC Angel

L to R

Me Me Me China Rose/Selena shade 5

Revlon Pink Pout 

Maybelline Born Wit It

Topshop Secret Admirer

What do you think of the dupes that I found?

Do you have any dupe recommendations?


Mwah

High end Lipgloss, Drugstore dupes.....

I love a good dupes post. 

The other week I decided that I was going to have a look through my Make up collection and see what dupes I could find for high end products from the drugstore.

I love high end products but my purse isn't too keen, lol. 

I was really surprised how many I found, I have got together Lip glosses, Lip sticks and blushes to share with you.

This first post is Lip gloss.

Above are the swatches that I featured in my Video which you can watch below....

The dupes I found, Top row first from left to right are.....

Revlon Sizzle dupe of  MAC Morange

MUA Out There Plumping Gloss in Candy Pink dupe of MAC Viva Gaga 1

Natural Collection Cherry Pop dupe of Lancome Lychee Juicy Tube

MUA Out There Plumping Gloss in Pin up Pink dupe of MAC Impassioned 

Borjois Rose Symphonic dupe of MAC Like Venus

You can see more of my thoughts on the glosses in the video.

All in all though I am really pleased with the dupes that I found.

What do you think?

Mwah

August Favorites 2012.....

Happy September everyone!!!

Can you believe that its Autumn all ready!! This year is just flying past.

Its time to share with you my favorites for the month of August.

This month I had a few different products to usual which was nice...

What have you loved this month?

Mwah

MUA Going for Gold Palette.........

As you all know I am a massive fan of MUA eye shadows, when I was asked if I would like to try the Going For Gold Palette, I jumped at the chance.

Going For Gold was launched to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games, the palette is crammed full of Golds, bronzes and silvers.

At first glance the palette could look a little intimidating, however when you swatch these shadows and use them its a totally different story.

There is a lovely mix of soft warm bronzes and golds, as well as a bold bright yellow gold, along with soft grays.

I have worn this palette several times and really enjoyed it. 

I have this palette on in my MUA brand favorites video if you want to see an example of how I like to wear the palette.

You can get Going For Gold from selected branches of Superdrug or From the MUA store online. It costs £4.00. 

Hope your having a fab day!!!!

Mwah

Brand Favourites, Part 1...MUA

 I decided recently that I wanted to put together a series of videos sharing my favourite products from brands. 

Today I am sharing with you all my favourites from MUA.

What do you love from MUA??

Net up is Soap&Glory...............

Mwah

Blog Sale time.................

So its time for a blog sale again.

Its the same as always.......

Postage is £1.00 for the first item and 50p for each after up to a maximum of £2.50. Everything after is included.

For international postage please ask for a quote :))
I will weigh the items and check the prices online.

All products have been sanitized with Beauty So Clean.

Please leave your email in the comments :)

Thanks for looking!!!

MAC Fleet Fast LE Blush used 3x £8.00

Crew Highlight Powder used 2x £15.00

MAC Magenta LE Blush used 2x £8.00

MAC Mineralize LE blush Warmth Of Coral Used 4/5x £8.00 

Elf Blush & Contour Palette slight dip in bronzer £1.00 

Physicians Formula Happy Booster Bronzer used 3x £4.00

Famous Baked Bronzer used 3x £3.00

Sleek Contour Palette used 10x £3.00

Clinique Loose Bronzing powder used half a dozen times £4.00

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Adored slight use £10.00

Sephora Blush used 3x £3.00

Maybelline Blush used 2x Golden Bronze £2.00

Physicians Formula Happy Booster Blush used 6x £3.00
Revlon Cream Blush in Pinched used 3x £3.00 

Sleek Blushes

Top Lifes a peach £3.00

2nd row Santorini and Pan Tao, Bottom row Scandalous and Suede 

light use on all £3.50 each 

Jessies Girl Palette unused in Brown eyed girl £3.00

MUA Metallic palette light use £1.50

Jessies Girl Palette unused in The Eyes Have It £3.00

Sephora shadow used 2x In Fame & Fortune £2.00

YSL Single shadow slight dip Shade 7 £3.00

Estee Lauder palette light use £4.00

Lancome Quad in 312 light use £4.00

YSL Palette used 1x £5.00

Lancome singles in Madame Butterfly (£2.00) Sentermental Journey (£2.00) and Strauss Black (£2.00)

Buxom Cream shadow in PUG dipped in jar £3.00

Sleek Palettes

Original on the left and Monaco LE on the right 

£5.00 each

MUA Palettes in Dusk till dawn (Top) and Starry Night

£2.00 each or both for £3.00

All MAC Used as seen

Perfect Day LE £8.00

Hibiscus LE £8.00

Pink Friday LE £8.00

Ravishing £8.00

Abalone Lip Tint used 3x with a brush only £6.00

MAC Viva Cyndi Lipglass used 4/5x £6.00

Models Own Pink Hawaiian £2.00

Cover Girl Kiss £2.00

Revlon  No 714 £1.00

Barry M Moisturising Lipstick in 157 £2.00

Barry M lipstick in 147 £2.00

Sleek Baby Doll used 3/4 times £2.00

Topshop Charmed used 1x £2.00

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Balm in Rondavous use 1x £3.00

Revlon Lip Butter Sugar Frosting £2.00 ( US Exclusive)

Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfit £2.00

Revlon Lip butter Cupcake £2.00

NYX Strawberry Milk £2.00

NYX Thalia £2.00

Maybelline Park Avenue Peach £2.00

Bourjois Sweet Kiss Natural £2.00

Gargantuan Green Grape Used 1x £4.00

Mermaids Tears Used 1x £4.00

Moon Over Mumbai used 1x £4.00

Up close & Personal used 2x £4.00

OPI On Collins Avenue Used 1x £4.00

  A Roll In The Hague NEVER USED £4.50

Into The Night Used 1x £4.00

Steady As She Rose Used 1x £4.00

Devine Swine Used 1x £4.00

Rainbow Connection used 2x 6.50

Save Me Unused £4.00

Go Go Pink Used 1x £4.00

Deborah Lippmann Walking On Air used 2x £8.00

Models Own Disco Inferno Swatched £3.00

Models Own Freak Out Swatched £3.50

Models Own Dancing Queen Swatched £3.50

Revlon Radiant NEVER Used £4.00

Technic Carnaval swatched £1.00

Technic Bedazzled Swatched £1.00

Colourclub Jingle Jangle used 1x £3.00

Colourclub Poptastic used 1x £3.00

Julie G for Jessies girl in Bikini, 9-5 and Oh Me Gee all used 1x £1.00 each or thr three for £2.00

Nina Pro Emerald City usrd 1x £2.00

Nina Pro Blu Blaze used 1x £2.00

Andrea Fullerton Mischa Swatched £2.00

Wet n Wild Used 1x Blue Wants to Be a Milkionair £2.00

Revlon Jelly used 1x £3.00

H&M polish in Peppermint Fusion swatched  £1.00

W7 Mosaic swatched £2.00

W7 Lava Flow swatched £2.00