FOTD - Bright Eyes

Hello lovelies, just thought I'd post a quick FOTD from Saturday as it was a combination I actually enjoyed! Frustratingly I can't tell what what colours I actually have on my eyes as they're from my Inglot palette but hey ho!

Face:

Bobbi Brown Moisture Rich Foundation in 3.25 Cool Beige

Topshop Creme Blush in Flush

Mac Ripe Peach

Eyes:

UDPP

A selection of grens from my INGLOT palette

ELF Waterproof Eyeliner Pen in Black

Miners Voluptulash Mascara in Black

Lips:

Bobbi Brown Rich Colour Lipstick in Guava

Blog Sale

Hello lovelies! I'm re-doing the blog sale - prices are much lower and there's a couple of new bits added so do take a look and let me know if there's anything that interests you! I'm also open to offers

Terms and Conditions:
♥ Postage to the UK is £2 for the first item and then 50p for every item after that
♥ Paypal only
♥ Items will be sent first class
♥ Items sold as seen
♥ Leave a comment with what you're interested in and your email address in the comment section
♥ First come, first served :)
♥ All items have either been used twice at the most or only swatched unless otherwise stated.
♥ Uk only

1. ELF Studio Corrective Concealer Palette - £2 (Used 3 or 4 times)

2. Collection 2000 Poptastic Palette - £1

3. Mac LE Liberty of London Peachstock Lipstick  - £7 SOLD

(L-R)

4.  Fyrinnae Lip Lustre mini - Deceptive Innocence - £2 SOLD

5. Fyrinnae Lip Lustre mini - Trickster - £2 SOLD

6. Fyrinnae Lip Lustre mini - Ultra Phantom - £2

7. Fyrinnae Lip Lustre mini - Ghostly Voice - £2

8. Bourjois Little Round Pot in Vert Petillant - £1.75 (Used 4-5 times)

9. Be Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful Eyeshadow in Boogie  - £3 SOLD

10. Be Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful Eyeshadow in Bay  - £1.50 (Hit pan but still plenty left)

11. ELF Mineral Lipstick in Bare Brown - £2 SOLD

12. Lush Colour Supplement in Light Yellow - £4 PENDING

13. High Voltage Cosmetics Sample Set - 18 samples, no repeats £6 SOLD

14. 32 Aromaleigh Samples - mainly the Rocks Collection. Discontinued - £10 

15. ELF Mineral Lipstick in Natural Nymph - £2

16. Boots 17 Lasting Fix Nail Polish in Smoke Signals (It's actually grey not black) - £1.25

17. Eyeko Lilac Polish - £2 SOLD

18. Boots 17 Starry Eyes Trio in Galactic - £2.50

ELF Tinted Moisturiser Sneak Peak

Hello again my lovelies!

Just thought I'd share this little exciting picture that just popped up in my inbox - ELF are releasing a Tinted Moisturiser some point soon!

I don't know much else about it but I'm definitely looking forward to a reasonably priced tinted moisturiser for the summer - my current favourite is an Aveda one that costs a small fortune so I'll be excited to see how this compares :)

What do you think ladies? Will you be trying this when it comes out?

Elf Bamboo Brush Review Video (and a couple of other bits too!)

Hello lovelies

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend! I feel like I've spent most of my weekend trying to make a little video review of a couple of bits I was sent by Elf (and a couple of bits I bought myself) It's been a bit epic though - first, I filmed it in HD... it was going to take 23 hours to upload :| Then I started filming it again this morning only to have my camera die out on me. In the end, I gave up on the camera all together and decided to film it on my Macbook and hurrah it uploaded super quickly, but I'd not set the fps correctly so much audio and video were all out and sync hence I've just had to go back and edit it and finally it's done!! Hope you enjoy xx

ELF 32 Piece Eyeshadow Palette Review

You may well remember that in my Christmas Gift post, I mentioned how much  I loved this 32 Piece Eyeshadow palette from ELF! Well finally I'm bringing you my little review. I picked up this palette a couple of weeks ago when ELF were offering it free with orders over £10, and I have to say I am so glad that I did!

I'd been looking at buying myself either this or the 100 piece palette to feed my ever growing ELF obsession (and my other ever growing palette obsession) so it was a massive bonus to be able to get it for free (in case you're wondering what else I picked up, I promise I'll be reviewing those too in the next couple of days so keep an eye open!). However, one thing I'd been worried about was that the quality of this palette wouldn't be great - I think I'd managed to convince myself it was a bit like those palettes that you find in really cheap dodgy makeup shops/market stalls. So, was I right?

Errrr, no! Of course I wasn't! If there's one thing I've learnt about ELF, it's that although their prices are tiny, it is very rare for them to compromise on quality. This palette is nicely made, and the shadows are smooth and creamy with good colour payoff. There's a fab range of finishes as well (which I hope you can see in the photo above) - shimmers, glitters and mattes. The thing that's really impressed me is that the glitters still have a good amount of pigmentation and aren't just chunks of silver to get stuck in your eye (I'm looking at you Urban Decay Midnight Cowboy!). This palette also has a wonderful (and more importantly), wearable range of colours with a good amount of neutrals, some gorgeous greens and blues, some very sultry colours for a fab smokey eye and a few brighter colours for a bit of excitement!

Of course all this chattering is well and good, but I know what you're all waiting for - swatches! First though, lets have a look at the colours a bit closure up in the pan:

Pretty huh? I have to say my favourites are all in the picture second from last - look at those pretty greens! Ooo and a gunmetal grey! Yummy :) Ok, I'll stop teasing you now - here's the swatches:

This is the top two rows shot in natural daylight - hopefully you can see the range of tones, shades and finishes. :) So many of these shades remind me of the Urban Decay Naked Palette so if you missed out on that, or felt it was maybe a little too pricey, maybe this is the palette for you!

And finally, the bottom two rows, also shot in natural daylight. Love colours 1 and 3 on the second row - look how vibrant they are! Beautiful.

All in all, I would strongly recommend picking up this palette. As far as I know, they're limited edition for the Christmas season, so get it while you can! You can get it from the ELF website for a mere £9 (or maybe splash out and go for the 100 palette that I'm lusting over for a mere £15)

What do you think ladies? Have you got this palette? Will you be buying it before it's gone?

Very exciting offer from ELF

Hello lovelies - this just popped up in my inbox and I thought I should share!

How awesome is that? A free palette worth £9 when you spend £10 or more! All you need to do is enter the code FREE32UK at the checkout :)

Enjoy lovelies xx

Summer Lovin' Series - Make up part two

Hello again! Time for another Summer Lovin' post - this time (as promised) it's all about eyes!

Illamaqua Powder Eye Shadow in Servant

I picked this up a while ago from a blog sale, and I utterly adore it. It's been great as a base for some of the more dramatic looks I've done, or just quickly popped on to add a hint of colour in a fairly nude and natural look.

Sleek Storm Palette

This one has got tonnes of use this summer as it's really easy to dip into for something quick - whether you're looking for a neutral look or something more smokey and sultry, this palette is perfect!

Elf Warm Bronzer Palette

It crops up everywhere doesn't it?! I took this on holiday with me and I personally think that it's a brilliant multi-purpose product! The colours work really nicely on the eye and there's a whole range of shades to work with.

No 17 Va Va Voom Mascara

Yep, I'm still harping on about it. It's very much my holy grail mascara. Just ace :)

Summer Lovin' Series - Make up part one

Oke, so today's Summer Lovin' post is going to focus on my favourite "Face" make up - foundations, bronzers, blush etc. Part two will feature my favourite products for eyes and part three will be my favourite products for lips!

Foundation:
I've switched between two foundations for the whole of summer - one liquid and one mineral, although generally I've been sticking with mineral as I prefer a lighter, more matte finish during the summer. Oddly enough, both of these products are from The Body Shop. They are:

The Body Shop Mineral Foundation in Shade 03 and The Body Shop Moisture Foundation in Shade 04. Excellent foundations that perform well every time. Neither of them are the best foundations I've ever used in my whole history of foundation use, but they both provide good day to day coverage that leaves you looking "finished" by not looking over done.

Blusher/Bronzer:
I'm becoming a blusher fiend.... it's all I ever seem to want to buy at the moment. This summer I've mostly been using:

Boots 17 Blush & Glow in Strawberry Swirl and Peaches and Cream

I've mentioned these before, but they're still one of the first things I reach for blusher wise. Excellent for giving you a healthy glow, with a wonderful highlighter to boot!

Mac Ripe Peach Blush Ombre

I picked this one up in a blog sale as it reminded me of an Estee Lauder Blusher I'd one had applied at a make up counter and fell in love with (but being 16 couldn't quite justify buying). I adore this. I tend to layer it up with a little something extra (normally one of the Blush&Glows). Lovely :)

ELF Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder

The famous "is it a Nars dupe" duo. I like to team these two with a sexy brown eye and a pop of pink lipstick (normally Soft Peony by The Body Shop). Richly pigmented, so I tend to give my brush a really good tap first!

Benefit Benetint

As I've said before, I'm fully away of how slow on the uptake I was with this - I spent years dismissing it as faffy and annoying, but now I can't get enough of this rose scented bottle of awesomeness. 

ELF Warm Bronzer

Another great multi tasker, doubling up as an eyeshadow palette when you're packing light! Great for warming up the skin - especially if your regular foundation feels a tad too light on summer tanned skin.

What are face makeup are you loving this summer?

FOTD Nocturnal Phosphoric Amino Acids

Today I decided to have a bit of a play around with a couple of Sleek products that I've had in my kit for a while but haven't really had the chance to use - the Acid Palette and the Kajal in Nocturnal (Black). I'll be doing a proper review of the Kajals soon as well because they're awesome!

This look is quite a dramatic look inspired by some of the gorgeous Arabic looks that Oxford Jasmine has done, the Illamasqua Dystopia publicity from a while ago and the Cheshire Cat from the old Alice in Wonderland film. My fringe is in desperate need of a cut, so sadly this look is bought to you by my right eye only.

Face
Elf Mineral Face Primer
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Foundation in 02 Ivory
The Body Shop Natures Minerals Foundation in 03 (probably didn't need it to be honest)
The Body Shop Natures Minerals Blusher in 01 Pink Quartz
17 Blush and Glow (mainly just the Glow part) in Strawberries and Cream
Elf Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder (Bronzer only for contouring)
The Body Shop Colourglide Lip Colour  in 62 Velvet Wine

Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Sleek Acid Palette - Amino (inner 2/3rds)
Sleek Acid Palette - Phosphoric (outer 1/3rd plus winging and under eye)
Sleek Acid Palette - Neutralisation (inner corner)
Sleek Acid Palette - Carboxylic (outer cream - blended)
Sleek Kajal in Nocturnal (upper and lower lash and water lines)
17 Va Va Voom Mascara in Black
Elf Eyebrow Kit in Dark

(Wondering about the weird Sleek names? See this post - I gave every colour for all of my palettes a name!)

FOTD Black Sunshine on my Heartleaf

Ok, so somewhere in the midst of all the UK election craziness, I developed an addiction of BBC News 24 Hour and political commentry and haven't actually looked at anything beauty blog related for the past 5 days - I've not even been moisturising as it takes time away from my precious Jon Sopel, David Dimbleby et al. *worries* Anyway, I felt it was time to show you one of my favourite eyeshadow combinations ever. Blame my stray looking eyebrows on Dimbles et al as well.

Eyes:
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Aromaleigh Heartleaf (inner 1/2)
Aromaleigh Blacksunshine (outer 1/2)
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in Stash (upper lashline and lower lash and waterline)
17 Va Va Voom Mascara in Black

Face:
ELF Mineral Face Primer
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Long Wear Foundation in 02 Ivory
17 Blush&Glow in Peaches and Cream
ELF Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder (Bronzer only for contouring)
ELF Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Bark

Also, what do you think of the new hair colour? It's a mixture of Lush Caca Rouge and Marron :D

April Favourites

April seems to have been a really exciting month for me make up wise - I feel like I've discovered lots of exciting new things that have really perked up my daily make up routine, so I thought that I'd share my April favourites with you :)

Elf Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Bark
Yum! This is actually my perfect "my lips but better shade" and it has a gorgeous peppermint taste. It's a cross between a lipgloss and a lipstick, not at all sticky and perfect for just finishing off a fairly quick neautral look :)

Lush Colour Supplement in Dark Yellow
I really do need to do an update post on these - since buying the actual jar (instead of using the sample in a plastic pot) I've been utterly transformed in my opinion of these. I previously said that they were only really good for the tinted moisturiser aspect - I was wrong! They're perfect concealers/foundations. Love it! Use this every day as a tinted  moistuirser and as a concealer on my nose and cheeks

The Body Shop Nature's Minerals Foundation in 03* and Kabuki Brush*
I wear this over my Lush Colour Supplement tinted moistuirser/concealer combo pretty much every day as it gives a light-medium coverage that I think is perfect for work. Again, I really need to do a full post on this soon as I've got a fair bit to say about it!

No 17 Blush & Glow in Peaches and Cream and Strawberries and Cream
I bought this on Mizz Worthy's suggestion and they're amazing! A perfection combination of blush and highlighter in really flattering shades for Spring/Summer. I adore these and again they get used most days.

Elf Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder
I got this as part of a massive Elf haul that I did recently (I still need to show you that -  It's full of pretty things!) and I love it. I know that there's a few posts around saying it's a dupe for some Nars things, but as I don't have those, I couldn't tell you. For me they're just a gorgeous blush and bronzer shade. (Note - I'll add a photo of it open when I get home.... silly me!)

Elf Studio Brushes - Blush, Powder, Complexion, Eyeshadow C
These have basically revolutionised my entire make up routine...  having good quality brushes makes such a difference! Again, I use these brushes pretty much everyday (apart from the powder brush as I use that for liquid foundation which I don't wear on a daily basis) and I love them. They make applying make up easy, give great control, haven't shedded at all and are use generally wonderful!


What have you been loving this April?
*This products were given to me free for review purposes

ELF Studio Discount Code

Just thought you ladies might like to know that ELF are doing 20% off their Studio Line when you spend £15 or over.

This offer ends tomorrow (Wednesday 31st March) at midday! Just pop in the code MIDWKSALE at the check out :)