MAC Tan Pigment

MAC Pigment in Tan £16.50

I have had a sample of this pigment for about 2 years now, and used it very sparingly as I did not want it to run out. I finally managed to get to a MAC store a few weekends ago and purchased myself a full size of it! I wish I had just ordered it years earlier. I've worn this pigment every day since I bought it. Over different eyeshadow primers to give different colours. I absolutely love this pigment. It is so shimmery, such a gorgeous colour. Staying power is pretty much all day, it doesn't really budge until its taken off with an eye make up remover. It can be used for just a simple worn alone look, or i usually use Cork eyeshadow to blend out the edges a bit. I use it loose straight from the pot, or with a bit of MAC Fix+ to intensify the colour even more!

All in all just a lovely product. I love the MAC pigments as they last for such a long time, and I think it's good value for money. 

Holy Grail: MakeUp Edition

l-r Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr - On and On Bronze. Maybelline Define-A-Lash Mascara, Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel, Accessorize Sweet Cheeks Cream Blush - Rose

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr On and On Bronze

I love the colour of this Color Tattoo! Its a gorgeous shimmery bronze that flatters every eye color. The staying power of this product is insane. Once its on, its on. No smudging, no fading, just on the eyelid until it is taken off! This is my first Color Tattoo I've tried, so I'm looking forward to trying some more out. I use the Real Techniques Detailer Brush to apply this, as it is precise and I can get it exactly where I want it to go. I use this on its own, or underneath eyeshadows to give them some staying power. I would highly recommend this colour, and it will never be far from my make up kit again.

Maybelline Define-A-Lash Mascara

There is no link for this, as I cannot find it on the Boots or Superdrug websites. Which makes me now think it has been discontinued. I am gutted! I absolutely love this mascara! The separation and length and volume it gives my eyelashes without giving me clumpy spider-lashes is so hard to find in a mascara! I have not managed to find it in any Boots, any Superdrug, nowhere  If anyone has seen this for sale, please let me know, as the tube is coming into its last legs!

Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel

This probably appears in a lot of peoples Holy Grail list. I just love the easiness and simpleness of application, whilst it gives you either a subtle bronzed glow all over, or beautifully contoured cheekbones. It seems to match my skin tone perfectly, it's not too orange, it's not too ashy, just right on my skin. I apply it in the hollows of my cheeks with the Real Techniques Contour Brush, and it just goes on like a dream. Completely worth the £31.00 for it, and it comes in the gorgeous Chanel packaging!

Accessorize Sweet Cheeks Cream Blush Rose

This cream blusher is a gorgeous colour for perfectly flushed cheeks. I prefer a cream blush over a powder blush now, liking the glowy look it gives my dry skin. The price of this blush is so good considering the amount of product you get and the staying power of this. I love mixing high street with more designer brands on my face as sometimes the high street wins more often. The colour of this blush is natural and simple, and perfect for a working day. I apply this using my MAC 168, as that is the brush I have to hand at the moment! It applies evenly, and not too much product at once.

Models Own Pink Punch

Models Own Iced Neon Pink Punch £5 14ml

Excuse the cuticles and the non-clean up, but I had to take photos of this as soon as I applied this gorgeous polish!

I really don't think the pictures do it justice, but with around 50 photos I took this morning, this was the best I could come up with! I'm still learning to capture the best photographs!

Anyway, onto the polish!

Models Own Pink Punch is a punchy pink neon! I own many neon colours, and from many brands, but Models Own seem to be the one that nail (erm.. pun intended!) it every time, yet I have never owned a neon like this! It was a dull and dreary grey day in Hampshire today, but whenever I looked down at my nails, a little bit of summer shone back at me!

They say the specially frosted bottles are able to be kept refrigerated to keep the intense fluoro colour! So in my fridge it will go!

This was applied in two, easy peasey coats. It dries matte, but I love a glossy neon, so I put my Sally Hansen insta-dri top coat on, to add the shine, and quick dry time.

I am definitely going to go back and get the rest of this neon range, as I am quite partial to the Toxic Apple neon green they have available. 

At £5 a bottle, this is seriously worth the money, and perfect for the (hopeful) summer we will have at some point!

What are your favourite summer nail polishes?

Thank you for reading!

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Sunday Wishlist #6

I haven't done one of these in a while. I enjoy doing them! I love seeing what other people put in their wishlists so hopefully you all enjoy mine too!

Kiehls Creme de Corps

I said only the other day I am coveting this like nobodys business! The way my skin felt after using the Body Polish was just so lovely, and I always feel using products that go hand in hand work better! I cannot wait to get my hands on a big bottle of this! A (large) Space NK order shall be in err.. order once pay day comes round again, or I shall just have to sweet talk the boyfriend!

Hunter Wellington Boots

Festival season is only around the corner, and my first one kicking it off this year will be the Isle of Wight festival. Anyone else going? I have been to festivals for 4 years or so now, always doing at least two, and still have never purchased these festival necessities! A good pair of Hunter wellies! These look good with pretty much anything, and keep your feet warm and dry from the inevitable rain and mud that will come at some point this year! Hopefully this year will be the year I finally get my Hunters!

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess

I have been seeing this fragrance all over the blogosphere for a few weeks now, and really wanted to try it. I found it in Boots the other day and had many sprays from the tester bottle at the counter. It instantly transported me back to laying on a beach, with a large, cold mojito in hand, and the sound of the waves lapping at my feet. What a gorgeous smelling fragrance! I am so annoyed with myself I didn't just bite the bullet and buy myself a bottle of perfume, so I will just have to wait for pay day!

Jessica Nail Polish Juicy Melon

I had a pedicure over the weekend, and went for a completely different colour to what I normally do. I always go for bright corals or deep reds, but I wanted something different! So I went for this colour, Juicy Melon by Jessica. The beauty therapist said that it was the last bottle they had, but she would sell it to me for £5, I said no. Now I am regretting it! I wish I had just said yes, but I had put myself on a nail polish spending ban just that very afternoon. I think I will have to break the ban to get this gorgeous polish! 

ghd IV Styler

I have never owned a pair of hair straighteners. I bought my sister a pair of ghd's years ago, but never got round to getting myself a pair. I still use hers every time I want to do something with my hair, not the normal just wash it and blow dry it. The standard stylers, as they like to be called, would do me. No fancy limited edition, just the originals! It's my birthday coming up in two months so any of my friends and family reading this, here's a few ideas!

Kiehls Creme de Corps Soy Milk and Honey Body Polish

Kiehls Creme de Corps Soy Milk and Honey Body Polish £22.50 200ml

This luxurious creamy formula with Shea and Jojoba Butters and Sweet Almond Oil is blended with ground Luffa Fruit to exfoliate body skin without drying. With the addition of Pure Honey and Soy Milk Protein, our body polish nurtures skin, leaving it comfortably soft, smooth, and primed for moisturization.

This product pretty much does what it says on the bottle!

I first tried this about a month ago, and was swept away by the whole experience of it! Firstly, the smell is amazing, quite an almondy, honey, shea buttery smell.

Applying it on your skin is a dream, I thought the exfoliating bits in this polish would be rough on my skin, but its nothing like that! The exfoliating scrub is ground Luffa Fruit, which after some research, is a cucumber like fruit, and the fully developed fruit is the source of a loofah sponge. 

It recommends you apply this in circular motions, upwards, to help circulation of the skin.

The feel of it on your skin is not harsh, like any other scrub I've tried. I used to love the Soap & Glory scrub, the one that smelt of citrus, but it was harsh and rough and drying on your skin, compared to this one. 

This Kiehl's product, after being rinsed away, has left my skin so incredibly smooth, it's never felt anything like this before! It didn't dry my skin out, it kept it hydrated and moisturised after one day where I just forgot to apply moisturiser after. (Come on, we all do it sometimes!)

 I just use a Body Shop Shea Butter moisturiser afterwards, but I am definitely going to invest in the iconic Kiehls Creme de Corps moisturiser. I seriously recommend this product for anyone that loves super soft skin. It does so well for exfoliating before tanning, and also taking old tan off. I really cannot say anything bad about this product! The price reflects in the luxuriousness of this product, but it seems like it could last a while, with 3-4 exfoliations a week!

Has anyone else tried this product, or anything more from the famous Creme de Corps range? What did you all think about it?

Thank you for reading!

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Holy Grail: Lip Product Edition

l-r Revlon Lip Butter Strawberry Shortcake, Maybelline ColorSensational Electric Orange, Lime Crime Velvetines Suedeberry, Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector 04

Revlon Lip Butter Strawberry Shortcake

This is the second tube of this lipstick I have now purchased and making my way through. In all honestly, I could have included many more Lip Butters, as they are so easy to apply, and all colours are gorgeous! This one is my favourite though as I love the Barbie pink colour it gives my lips. Who doesn't love a Barbie pink! It applies like a dream, I don't really need to use a mirror for this, which makes for a perfect handbag lipstick. The formula to the Lip Butters are so smooth and conditioning, I can't say anything bad about them!

Maybelline ColorSensational Electric Orange

I was a bit wary when buying this orange lipstick how well it would be received by my boyfriend! But when I applied it, I thought 'pah' I love it, and I don't care if no one else does! The colour is bright enough to be a bit out of my comfort zone, but subtle enough for me to really enjoy wearing it. The swatch on my hand doesn't do it justice, so maybe I will do a separate post with it swatched on my lips. Staying power on my lips is so good! I lasted a whole night out, drinking and talking and applied it just once, which for me is good going!

Lime Crime Velvetines Suedeberry

I don't think there is much to say about this product about how much I love this thing! I did a review on this product a little while ago, and I gushed over it enough in the post! I cannot wait for my Red Velvet to come in the post. I just love this product. It stays on like a dream. It just doesn't budge! I love the feel of it on my lips whilst I'm applying it and after its on my lips. Its just an amazing product. If you don't have it yet, I say purchase it. You won't be disappointed!

Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector 04

I have been looking for a light gloss, a kind of 'my lips but better' for a while now, and after reading a lot of reviews on this range from Clarins, I thought this would be the one! I went into John Lewis one day and they were having a price match, so I thought it was fate, it was meant to be! It was between 04 and another one, which I think was more peachy toned, but I love my pinks, so I settled on this one. I have probably worn it every day since I purchased it, it's such an easy colour to wear for work, and the longevity isn't too bad for a light gloss. Its not too sticky, but I can't say I really mind sticky glosses! I love this gloss and I hope it stays around for a while!

I hope you all enjoyed reading my Holy Grail: Lip Products Edition! I am enjoying writing these, and I think if anyone is in a bit of a writing slump, these are the best way to get out of it, and back into blogging! Thank you for reading!

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Holy Grail: Skincare Edition

l-r: Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask, Boots Botanics Facial Oil, Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser, Liz Earle Skin Repair Moisturiser

This post starts a new series I will be doing on my blog.

As you probably know I have been a bit away from my blog for almost 3 months. I started a new job in February, I am only just starting to get back into a routine with everything. I hope you all can forgive me, and enjoy the new posts.

First up is the Holy Grail: Skincare Edition. I decided to do a 'Holy Grail' series, as when I find a product I like, its rare I change it up. I have been using Origins, Liz Earle and Boots Botanics products for more than 4 years now.

Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask

I have been on the hunt for a face mask for a very long time, and after reading so many good things about this facial mask, I decided to bite the bullet and purchase it. 

I wish I had purchased it sooner, I just love everything about it!

The smell is divine, which is always a factor when you're going to be slathering it all over your face! The way it just sinks into your skin is so lovely as well. It has a very luxurious feel to it. I have found a winner with this face mask, I doubt I'll ever change it, unless god forbid it ever got discontinued! The feel of my skin when I wake up in the morning is just heavenly!

Boots Botanics Facial Oil

I bought this a few months ago when I read a review on a blog. I decided to go for it and purchase it, as it was actually half price at the time.

I had been toying with the idea of buying a facial oil for a while, and almost bought the Liz Earle Superskin Concentrate, but when I saw the price for this Boots Botanics one, I thought I'd just go for this one. The smell is so good! Its like a Terrys Chocolate Orange. I was sceptical at first, thinking it would just sit on my skin, but it sunk in so beautifully, and when I woke in the morning my skin felt so hydrated and fresh, I was sold!

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser

I feel this product would appear on many people's Holy Grail list, as it is such a popular product. My mum got me into Liz Earle about 4 years ago, with this being my first purchase. I've never used anything else since. The smell is lovely! (Do you see a pattern forming!) And it feels so buttery across my skin. I love the cloth as I get a daily exfoliation from it. I feel I've been very lucky with my skin, and I want to carry on having good skin, so I'm not going to change it when I know it works!

Liz Earle Skin Repair Moisturiser

Again, I have probably used this product for around 4 years now. I am happy with the way it hydrates and moisturises my skin, and I don't want to change products! Its just a lovely moisturiser for me, and it seems to last for so long, which easily outweighs the price you pay for it!

Well I hope you all enjoyed this first post from my Holy Grail series.

It's nice to be back in the swing of things, and hopefully this shall continue on!

Thank you for reading!

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