Saturday 30 November 2013
Friday 29 November 2013
NARS One Night Stand
The NARS One Night Stand palette was another of my American purchases, I picked it up in Sephora and bought it all the way home. I set myself the rule of only buying things I couldn't get in the UK, so this broke the rule book, but I had to have it.
The One Night Stand palette is a limited-edition cheek palette which has a selection of best selling shades, including Orgasm blush and the Laguna bronzing powder. It also has four more shades; Deep Throat, Mistinguette, Goulue and the Devotee highlighter. You literally have everything you need for a full face look.
Unlike the eyeshadow palettes this is a really reasonable size and you get a really good sized pan for each blusher. It's perfect for travelling but I'm not sure I can dare to put this in my suitcase any time soon.
By now this is really hard to get hold of, but it's definitely still possible, it retails for £45 or $65 in America.
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Glossybox Launch Limited Edition Christmas Box
This year Glossybox have launched a special limited edition Christmas Box (separate to the normal Glossybox subscription). It will set you back £30 (£25 for subscribers and has a selection of 6 “luxurious beauty products”. My favourite item in the box is definitely the Butter London Nail Lacquer, Butter London nail polishes are such fantastic value for money. The box also has a multi-use Luminizer from So Susan Beauty which sounds quite exciting. If you’re stuck on what to buy a beauty lover for Christmas, this may well be your answer as it comes in the most beautiful box!
If you fancy saving a little extra you can get 25% off when you use the code “XMAS25” before the 20th December.
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Monday 25 November 2013
Saturday 23 November 2013
Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer
I have to admit I really struggle with concealers, I've never used a concealer and really been blown away. I'd heard a lot of great things about the Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer and I thought I'd give it a whirl.
It's really quite a thick concealer and the colour match for my skin is exceptional. It gave me good coverage but it just did not last on my skin, until I tried it under my foundation. I always apply my concealer after my foundation, but I was recently in America and my skin had really suffered from the flight. I'm not sure why I suddenly thought of it, but I decided to apply this concealer before my foundation and it was just exceptional! It covered spots and dark circles and lastly really well during my days filming in the heat, I was so impressed! I really love the packaging its one of the reasons it came to America with me, its in a really dinky package and is a squeezy tube which is super handy!
I am, however, still searching for 'the one' in terms of concealer, especially for covering blemishes, please let know your suggestions!
Friday 22 November 2013
The BeautyBay.com Collection
Any beauty
minded girl gets a inbox full of emails everyday advertising new releases or special
offers, most of them hit the delete box fairly quickly, but this one caught my
eye! BeautyBay.com have launched their very own beauty collection, which was
launched exclusively this morning.
Thursday 21 November 2013
Tarte Clay Blush in Thankful
I bought this cute mini Tarte blusher during my recent trip to America, you can see my haul here. The blusher is a Limited Edition colour in Thankful and is super duper pigmented, so even though this is a mini edition, I have a feeling a little will go a long way.
I've been really impressed with this little blusher, after years of listening to people rave about Tarte, I thought I'd be set for disappointment. Blushers tend to not show up on my skin tone, or transfer on my brushes very well, so this is the first blusher I've really fallen in love with. I've just been using the Real Techniques Multi Task Brush to dab this on to my cheeks in the mornings and the colour lasts so well. I personally love the detailing that's pressed into the powder, it's a beautiful touch, so I hope it stays there for quite some time!
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Monday 18 November 2013
MAC Eyeshadow Quad in Showstopper
I recently picked up some goodies from MAC and I've
fallen truly head-over-heels in love with them. I chose the pre-packaged
eyeshadow quad in 'Showstopper', the palette is from the MAC Gorgeous Eyes
Collection from the Fall 2013 release.
The quad immediately caught my eye and in a
heartbeat it was in my basket, it’s a perfect collection of neutrals with a
purple undertone to match my green eyes. Inside the palette you get ‘Oh My
Darling’ a cream colour, which is a frost finish. ‘Jest’ which is a peach shade
with a shimmer running through, also in a frost finish. ‘Mineralism’ is the
silver shade, which I cannot wait to wear in the Christmas season to parties,
which is a lustre finish. Finally ‘Showstopper’ is a deep brown with a matte
finish.
I cannot actually believe what a beautiful set of shadows this is, it’s
perfect for me. I’ve been using it every day since I got it, I’ve been running ‘Oh
My Darling’ all over the lid, then topping it with ‘Jest’, I follow the Jest
with ‘Showstopper’ in the outer corner and under the eye. For evening occasions
I’ve been adding some ‘Mineralism’ to the lid but it’s a bit full on for work.
I have to say I’m really impressed with the pigmentation of these shadows, I
have some others that I’m not so sure of but these are wonderful. I’ve been
applying them with the NARS shadow brush and it works perfectly for me.
Saturday 16 November 2013
Wednesday 13 November 2013
My Business Trip to Santa Clara in Pictures
I thought I'd share with you some of my pictures to my recent trip to Santa Clara in the USA. I was there on business so it didn't lend time to sight seeing or much fun, so I won't bore you with the details, but everyone enjoys a picture slideshow right? I work in Video Production for ARM, so my job was to record ARM TechCon, an event for ARM developers and anyone with a general interest in technology.
Tuesday 12 November 2013
Monday 11 November 2013
Essie Winter Collection 2013
I thought I'd draw your attention to the Essie Winter Collection, just because it's utterly gorgeous. The Essie Winter Collection for 2013 comes in six beautiful shades.
Sunday 10 November 2013
The Pandora Essence Collection
My love affair with Pandora started when I was 18 and I was given my bracelet for my Birthday. Ever since I've had my bracelet and collected charms that all tell a story. I like every single charm to have a story and to tell a little bit about me and my history. So imagine my excitement when I saw the Essence Universe Collection from Pandora, it stands for everything I believe in.
Saturday 9 November 2013
Friday 8 November 2013
Miller Harris available at Debenhams
Exciting news from Debenhams just landed in my inbox! If you're a fan of Miller Harris you can now rejoice in the fact it's available to buy at Debenhams. From candles to perfume, body lotions to hand creams it's all online to buy. I've always been intrigued to try the Miller Harris range, would be a lovely treat to purchase a candle for the new flat!
As an extra special treat, if you buy any Miller Harris Fragrance today you'll receive a Citron Hand Cream as your gift. Browse the whole range here. |
Thursday 7 November 2013
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Monday 4 November 2013
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