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

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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

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?

July Favourites

I know this is coming a little early, but I'm on the husbands computer which means I can't hook up my camera. However, make sure you look out for tonights/tomorrrows (haven't decided when I'll put in the effort to sort my laptop) post on what I'm taking on holiday. Anyyyway, my current favourites are (in no particular order):

1.Benefit Benetint

Oh. My. Goodness. How did I not have this in my kit before? I love it. For a start, I love the fact that it has a gorgeous rose scent not the alcoholy scent that you can sometimes get with stains (I'm looking at you Body Shop). Also, it's just brilliant. The combination of this and either tinted moisturiser (yup, still loving the Lush Colour Supplement) or The Bosy Shop Natures Minerals means I can look half decent for work in under 3 minutes. I'm also finding that the new Lush Lip Tint (It Started with a Kiss - the red one) is a perfect pairing for this. All you need to add is a bit of mascara and maybe a flick of eyeliner if you're feeling fancy and tada - you're good to go!

2. The Body Shop Nature's Minerals Foundation in 03

I think I've mentioned this foundation before, but I probably didn't love it quite as much then as I do now. When it was a little colder, I was wearing this over tinted moisturiser, however, in the crazy humidity/heat that we have at the moment, I'm choose to just us this on it's own and it's lovely. It's a light to medium coverage, very matte, and great for when you've got fairly clear and sunkissed skin. It adds that little bit of evenness and coverage, without feeling heavy or clogging up your pores. Excellent!

3. Boots 17 Va Va Voom Mascara

I have a horrible, horrible feeling I've mentioned this tonnes before, but tough. I love this mascara. It's cheap (£5.99 I think) and more importantly, it's excellent. Buildable volume, excellent formula, intense colour, never flakes, fairly smudge proof, not over the top..... argggh, I could talk to you about this mascara all day. I honestly love it, hence why I've already convinced 3 people that they need this in their life. I'd like to advise you all to head to your nearest Boots, pick up this mascara and take it to the checkout. I think you'll thank me.

4. Tigi Hard to Get Texturizing Paste

Since I got my hair cut all short and choppy again (ok, not that short and choppy, but still...), I've started using this. It smells incredible (like watermelon) and it's not too heavy or sticky. The texture on your hands when you melt it is a cross between a serum and a wax and it's great for giving your hair extra texture and a bit of matteness without making it look like you've shoved tonnes of product on it.

5. Cloud Nine Iron

I was given these when I went the a Cloud Nine Photo Shoot a little while ago, and I'll be honest, I hadn't given them much use. I had a good play around when I first got them, and tried to curl my hair a couple of times (which apparently I'm utterly rubbish at *sigh*) but since getting my hair cut, these are making my life happy indeed. I love the fact that you don't have to completely fry your hair to get it to be nice and straight and shiny, and I really love the fact that you have more options than just poker straight (which makes me look utterly ridiculous). Love these. Will try to do a bit of a longer post on them soon because they're fab and if you're looking for new straighteners, these are definitely what I'd recommend!

What are your July favourites?

FOTD Corrupt Servant of a Popstar

So this was meant to be a fairly matte neutral look, but as I'm a bad lady who doesn't wash her brushes enough, it turned into a slightly more shimmery glammed up version of a neutral look. Mainly I just wanted to have a bit of a play around with a couple of goodies I got from Dainty Dolly Mix's blog sale.

Face:
Lily Lolo Mineral Foundation in Warm Peach
Lily Lolo Cover Up in Nude
Benefit Boi-ing in 02??
Superdrug MUA Bluser in Shade 4
MAC Hello Kitty Tinted Lip Conditioner in Popstar

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Illamasqua Powder Eye Shadow in Servant (all over lid, up to brow bone)
Sleek Bohemian Paleete in Moto-X (crease and blended - see here for info on Sleek eyeshadow names)
Urban Decay - Mushroom (outer 2/3rds of lid and blended, also brought under lower lashline)
Urban Decay - Muchness from the Alice Palette (browbone highlight)
Urband Decay 24/7 Liner in Corrup (upper lashline)
17 Blush & Glow - Glow part only (inner corner)
17 Va Va Voom Mascara in Black
Elf Eyebrow Kit in Dark

Ta Da! I have to say, I think this is one of the nicest FOTDs that I've done for a while :)

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