Today I Feel Like A Review.

My eyelashes are naturally long so when choosing a mascara I don't really need to stress over something that's going to give me the length I don't have. I bought Bourjois Volume Fast & Protect Mascara because I just thought it was the coolest thing ever to have a mascara that rotates, sucker for gimmicks, I know. But to my surprise, it's a pretty awesome mascara. You can go from 'natural' looking lashes to really full-on impact- I've had people ask me if I'm wearing false eyelashes more than once! The only drawbacks for me is that sometimes if you rub your eye, even the slightest pressure causes it to leave those black fallout things scattered across my cheeks. Also, taking it off is a murder, I've never had a time when there's not been some left over the next morning.

Just my thoughts on the matter. :) What do you think?

A.x

The 'natural' look

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Today I Feel Like A Review.

I'd heard so many things about Maybelline Dream Matte Powder over YouTube and on various blogs that I thought that it would be worth it to just take the plunge and see what the fuss was all about. So went to Superdrug and the first thing that struck me about this powder was that the colours are really weird. Like the first five shades were white. I did a swatch on the back of my hand and they were still white. No improvement. I ended up going for the second to darkest shade just because it was the first shade that had colour. I've had this for a good couple of months now and I have to say that I don't like it that much. I don't like talking bad of products but this really isn't up to par. I can honestly say, after many weeks of testing it out, my face looks shinier at the end of the day with this on than when I go without. It makes where I've powdered look cakey and it's very difficult to correct it. I can feel myself getting oily maybe and hour or so after I've used this and I do not think it 'sets' my foundation. I find this sad as Maybelline are such a giant brand and are usually very good at what they do.
Just my thoughts on the matter. :)

A. x

Today I Feel Like Eyes.

Hi,

For Christmas I was very, very lucky with the things that I got and I even got some makeup related things too that, quite frankly, are to die for. The first thing that I want to share with you is an eyeshadow that every time I'd walk past in Boots I'd end up looking at it longingly for a good couple of minutes every single time. It just spoke to me. So I proudly present Bourjois eyeshadow in the shade '08'. It's the most finely milled shimmer, I'd use it specifically for my eyes but I tried it as highlight and it looks so nice on the cheekbones too. It works best when used with your fingers and it stands out significantly more when used with a primer (I use UD Primer Potion in 'Sin'). I can't believe I've never had this in my possession before, I was definitely missing out!
A. x

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Today I Feel Like Cheeks.

Hey guys,

Benefit is a brand that I'm not all that familiar with but in the summer I came into possession of two of their cheek tints. I'd like to have my own little rave about them seeing as I'm now in possession of my very own blog. Well one of them anyway. Benetint is the good one of the two and I wore it everyday for the whole summer- I find tints very drying in the colder months. It gives you a flush that doesn't really look like you have any blusher on at all, rather you've just pinched your cheeks when no one was looking. However, Posietint doesn't really have much pigment at all to it and is more creamy which I feel makes it harder to blend.

Just my views on the matter. :) 

A. x

Benetint

Posietint

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Today I Feel Like Cheeks.

Hey guys,

Benefit 10 was a Christmas present last year that is hands down the best highlighter I've ever used. The contour shade however, isn't. I love to use the both colours on its own or even mix them together as they are both super pigmented and both super shimmery. See my point now? Although the darker shade is a lovely bronzer, having shimmer in a contour colour isn't really practical. The whole warm colour, shimmer thing attracts light, a contour is supposed to be cool toned and matte in order to create depth.
Negativity aside- this set is a real winner as it packs a punch, pigment wise, that I have never experienced before... just don't use it to make those chubby cheeks vanish.
Hope this was helpful, probably wasn't.


A. x

Today I Feel Like a Comparison.

Hi guys,

Maybelline KohlExpress

Urban Decay 24/7

The saying 'you get what you pay for' seems to be relevant a lot of the time in the makeup industry. I thought I'd do a series on the high-end things I have vs high-street items. It's Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in the shade Zero and Maybelline Kohl Express Eyeliner Pencil in the shade Glam Black. The UD pencil comes out as a creamy, jet black line which I know will last me the whole day while the Maybelline comes out as a hard, grey/black which is pretty but not what it is designed to be. It lasts the whole day with a primer but I'm afraid I've never had a panda-free day when I've not used a base. The winner is clear but what are your experiences of these eyeliners? 

A. x

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Today I Feel Like Skincare.

Hi guys,

Liz Earle is one of the best skincare brands that I've come across and I don't think that I would be able to function without their Gentle Face Exfoliator. I don't have particularly sensitive skin but I don't like the feeling of lots of big, scratchy granules on my cheeks- is it just me that feels like you're being shoved into a cheese grater when that happens? Liz Earle pride themselves on using 'naturally active' ingredients that don't do more harm than good like a lot of other skincare companies. Their exfoliator is the same consistency as Cleanse & Polish but with tiny little beads that gently exfoliate the skin. It really feels like you've had a facial when you rinse this off. I have the 50ml tube and it's lasted me well over a year. For £9.25, I think it's a definite must-have to have in your beauty cabinet.

A. x
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Today I Feel Like A Lipstick .

Hey guys,
I know I've been away but I'm back now and raring to go!

The colour pretty much looks like
this in real life and on
your lips, True Colour? Think so.

I'm sat watching the X Factor, it's really getting tense! On a more serious note, ever heard of this little brand called Sleek Makeup? If you've been hiding under a rock and don't know who they are, I suggest you check them out pronto. I have one of their True Colour lipsticks sat with me now in the shade Barely There, I was thinking of doing a lipstick series? It's a sheen finish and gives a natural flush of colour if you just put a little bit on and work it into your lips or if your feelin' a bit bolder then apply it properly and you have yourself a bright coral/nude shade!
A. x
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Today I Feel Like A Review.

Hi Everyone,
My very first review. Exciting, right? You betcha!
M.A.C Face & Body is the lucky product to be tried, tested and written about by me.
I'm not going to do what a million and one beauty bloggers out there do; I'm not a bore. Straight to the point, that's what I'm going to do. What? You want me to get on with it? ...Okay, I love this stuff. Hands down the best liquid on earth (apart from water of course, get glugging girls!) but it's actually pretty close to water in consistency.

I used to use liquid foundation as my go-to base but I just didn't feel like it was doing much for me so I converted to mineral powders and vowed never to go near a liquid again! After a year or so, I gave in and made a trip to my nearest M.A.C store and bought this beauty. It needs a good shake before use and a level surface- hand- to pour it onto as it's pretty runny but when applied to the skin, voila! .. Wait, where's the foundation? .. When did my skin get this good?

I've used this with a stippling brush, a traditional foundation brush and my hands but I find that using my trusty E.L.F Powder brush works the best. It literally melts into my skin and gives it a radiant glow. It's a slightly dewy finish, but a nice dewy not an '...ew' dewy and I find it lasts until around mid evening without primer or powder, even longer with one, to the day you die with both. I have combination/oily skin just for the record so you can see that this is a winner.


By no means is this full coverage, it's more than a tinted moisturiser and can be built up to medium coverage with layering. Alternatively, if you use with your hands, the warmth from them turns the foundation into a thicker consistency and gives a heavier coverage. Go over it with a brush to erase the fingerprints and you have perfection right there.

I have pretty good skin but it's unheard of for me to go a day without a spot or two and this foundation does pretty much nothing to cover up these but isn't that what concealer is for?

This foundation is pretty pricey at £25.50 but I feel it is totally worth it and I'm not usually one to spend my life's savings in one go, but for this I can justify it a hundred times over. Also, you get a whopping 120ml of product! Try that out for size.
A. x
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