Hey Beauties!

When we go to buy products we often look at the ingredients and all those big long ingredients make us think oh it must be good or bad, or when the sales assistant says this has "such and such a long word" and we are often impressed.

What is Glycerin? Glycerin is a 3-carbon alcohol, aka glycerol. It is non-volatile and intensely hygroscopic (water-loving) which means it draws water to its self from the surroundings its in

I wanted to tell you about simple Glycerin and its many uses. I got this bottle from my local drug store

• If you mix Glycerin with more water to glycerin it makes a great moisturiser because the Glycerine is Hygroscopic so it absorbs moisture/water from around it. we use water mixed with Glycerine so it doesn't draw moisture from other layers of your skin. I have used it this way before and in all honesty it is amazing! much better than some of the market moisturisers which can cost so much money!

• The pure form of Glycerin kills all bacteria on contact by instantly drawing the water out of them

• It also doubles healing speed, cuts scarring in half

• De-congest nasal passages by rubbing a few drops of glycerine-water mix just inside the nostrils. Takes about 15 minutes to soften blockage and quiet agitated nasal passages, opening the airway

So we can see that Glycerin has some amazing qualities which are contained in some of the high end makeups.

Gycerin used to make tears

Hello Beauties! <3....its Friday!
So today i want to ask your opinion on these concealers, I got the Rimmel- Renew and Lift from Asos thinking it would be a good comparison to the MAC Select Cover Up.

Hey Beauties!
im doing this post again because i had a massive 404 error before so most of you wont have seen this.

We all know of Touché Éclat and this has to be one of the best high end products I have bought. Touché Éclat is a Highlighter/Luminizer which is used to give highlight to different parts of the face. It comes in the classic click pen form that we al know with a little brush on the end which is recommended by YSL that it be cleaned at least once a week for hygiene and so your product doesn't clog up I would guess. No one can deny that the packaging is amazing


The Product- The product is used in place where the light is needed to be reflected. Touché Éclat can be used in different places such as on the cheek bones to highlight, on the brow bone for a highlight to raise the brow and i think the best application of this would either be to go around the cornors of the mouth to make the lips seem fuller and give a better pout as well as using this as a eye shadow base.
Touché Éclat comes in 6 different shades ranging from a light pink based shade to a deep cool toned brown for darker skin tones. Im sure i have No.2 but No.3 is Peachy/Salmon so it would be good for placing over your concealer to bounce away some light


 As you can see it is very light and provides no coverage but gives the skin a slightly luminosity to it. Touché Éclat is quite thin in consistency but smooths on really well, it is best patted or gently dabbed into the skin dont rub as you will rub it away.

I have done a face chart to show where I use Touché Éclat

• You can use it around your eye's over concealer to deflect light

• Corners of your eyes 

• On your cheeks to highlight them

• Down the centre of your nose

• Around your lips for a fuller pout 

Touché Éclat is often considered a concealer but it is not, it has no concealing properties what so ever. It can be used on top of your already concealed places but not in place of a concealer.
This product is quite an expensive one because it contains 2.5ml of Product for £25 or $40 USD ((taken from Bergdorf Goodman in New York))

Overall i really would suggest this product, it has so many fabulous uses and is a beautiful product in itself

Hey Beauties! <3

Went shopping last week, so skint now i bought a few things. I went to Tesco to try to get the VIVO lipsticks and i was lucky as there was only a few left.
The VIVO Lipsticks are gorgeous. First Impressions are that they are really pigmented and very creamy but not overly that it would slide off. After a week of using them i can say they are good but i feel they do not last as long as id like.

Hey Beauties!

So.....This foundation is amazing it has to be the best i have ever used and i have used a lot of different foundations
-cut scene-  DadaDahhhhhhhhhhhh! "The Quest of a 1000 foundations has been completed"

I am doing this post again because after 7 months of using Skin Base almost everyday I have nearly ran out

Hey Beauties! <3

I love how you can use this on the lips and it mattify's the colour. Moisturise it is £11 so it is a bit expensive but for what it does, its worth it and you get 25ml of product and in honesty you only need a tiny bit as the one I have has lasted me months. This is great because i don't think I have seen anything else like it on the market, it Moisturises whilst mattifying which i think is amazing.

Moistrise it can be bought from any Body Shop or from Online at http://www.thebodyshop.com/index.aspx


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Hey Beauties!

This season there is a lot of peaches replacing the whole bronzed look but i have noticed a trend in contour cheeks which means shadows are placed on the face so that it can be changed basically changing the shape of your face by placing shadows and highlights in different places.
I have an amazing product for this and its called "MAC Harmony Blush" which is a sort of warm brown type colour but not scary brown, what I think is good that you don't need a lot of this to make it look good as it is really pigmented as you can see below.

As seen here haha

For the MAC Blush in Harmony, i would say is a great product because it is £14.50 which the normal blush in the pan is £17.50 so you are saving money and just paying for the product. You also get 6g so this is great
I would recommend this to anyone it has good staying powder which i love.





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Hey Beauties, I have to share this if you didnt know this but if you do never mind and i also want to aplogise for the Stock Photo i just couldnt get a good swatch of the true colour

I was in boots and seen a colour of lipstick close to Creme de Nude by MAC, it was the Revlon Lipstick in 001 Nude Attitude.  What do you think good comparison?
 
The Swatches I took don't show you the real amazing-ness of this but I love it. The Revlon Lipstick is fully matte and is in shade 001 Nude Attitude, which is said to be a very concentrated colour so you will need a little lip balm and exfoliated lips to carry this off.

It costs around £6-7 for the Revlon Matte Lipstick and £13.50 for the MAC lipstick which is really not a big difference but may be to some. I really like both i have swatched the Creme de Nude in MAC and it seems an amazing colour

Size- What i love about Revlon is you get a extra gram of product compared to MAC as you only get 3g with MAC but 4g with Revlon which is awesome and works out better.

Hey Beauties!
So ive seen people doing a lot of "Whats in my Kit" so i thought id change it up because ive watched them all and show you my SFX kit.

So to start with, i have this awesome green bag thats just perfect to carry my SFX kit around with me. It has a ton of pockets and a lot of space.

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Hey Beauties, Thought i would a little post on skincare today for Men.


Many products that are usually used for different things can be used in a different way than its intended purpose such as Fix+ by MAC.
Say you have just shaved and your skin is really red and itchy and you want to get rid of it instead of throwing aftershave on your skin and causing pain and more discomfort, i suggest you could use MAC cosmetics Fix+ 

Hey Beauties!

Today i wanted to do a review on something you have seen before in my Ten Image Professional Cosmetics Review but i wanted to just show you the Concealers in more depth as I love them


So these concealers are quite something, they have the coverage of the Studio Finish Concealer from MAC but the texture of the Select Cover-up from MAC. I am a huge fan of both Studio Finish and Select Cover up so when i got this it was a big "two birds with one stone" I liked Studio Finish because of the coverage it provides for covering things but often found it was to thick and to much for under my eyes as well.

The Ten Image Concealers come in little pots like the MAC Concealers but it is larger and has a screw top lid as you can see above.
I got 4 different shades which i was surprised to see there was a Green Colour which is quite amazing i think

• CMP-102- NC/NW 20
• CMP-103- NW 30
• CMP-108- NW50
• CMP-110- Green

MAC Studio Finish is NC20, Sorry

I think most of these concealers are on the warm side as the Studio Finish Concealer i have is NC20, i think they look mostly the same in the picture but the texture feels different and they blend differently as well, they blend like Select Cover-up

Overall i do think these concealers are a good idea for those who dont want a heavy concealer under your eyes or on spots, i think this would be a good idea but considering the price tag i would think about it.

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Hey Beauties, How are you?

Today I'm going to talk about this gorgeous palette that I found at Laura Mercier in House of Fraser i had to speak to the sales woman about it, I had to have it because as you will see below the colours are actually so gorgeous. I was expecting maybe £50-60 BUT...no, £20! it is the holiday selections so I was shocked that it was soooo cheap!

Hey Beauties
I have found a brush that is amazing, I was sent the "Waterbrush" from Daniel Sandler to try and i have to say im in love with it. The Waterbrush is great for liquid products like the Watercolour Fluid Blush and for creams like MAC Cream Colour Base, I have the colour Luna which is a white glistening colour it goes on amazing with the waterbrush so much more than it would with your fingers.



It is a slanted brush like a contour brush would be so it is also great for powder products,I find this gives a strong contour so a lot more blending is needed. The Waterbrush is a cross between what i would think was a powder brush and a stippling brush as when you do press the bristles left to right there is little force keep in stiff but when dabbed on the skin in a stipple motion it feels densely packed which is quite interesting to be honest. I found when i first got it and even still this brush is sooo soft, unbelievably soft!
It looks to be duel fibre as it has different colours like the MAC 187 .


The Waterbrush comes in at about £15 which i think is a great price, as it is cheaper than MAC and i feel this is a brush of better quality because of the unique purpose of it and not to mention the multi-purpose function of the brush

Overall im in love with this brush, whether your applying Cream or Liquid Blush this will make you look gorgeous I think most of it is to do with the shape of the brush as well, a light hand a little bit of product is needed for a gorgeous natural look

Hey Beauties! so....its 2012 already. I guess im kinda late with this but hey. Hope you all had an amazing Christmas and you all get big hugs for me if you ever see me out! haha
I just wanted to talk about my Favourite Products of 2011 so lets get started.

I did have a few more favourite but i forgot to put them in...stupid meMAC Prep and Prime Powder- A great powder. Its silicone based so it doesn't dry out or make my skin all flakey which is a great thing

• Clarins Eye Contour Gel- I did a review on this and since using it I have been amazed my bags under my eyes had de-puffed to almost nothing now which is amazing, undereye bags/puffiness is hereditary in my family.

• The Porefessional by Benefit- This is used in my professional kit and i love the way it transforms peoples skin to give them a smooth surface to work on which is amazing, i have found it really does as it says and does shrink pores

• Illamasqua Satin Primer- This primer is my go to primer when im having a bad day because it helps my skin become soft, dewy, and also helps it to feel moisturised as well

• Illamasqua Skin Base- BEST FOUNDATION EVER end off! ((Check out my Review of it))

• Ten Image Concealer- when i say this product is amazing, i mean it. It has the coverage of "Studio Finish by MAC" but the consistency of "Select Cover up by MAC"  i love studio finish but it can be a bit cakey so this is the perfect answer to it.

• Clarins Fix' Makeup- Great setting spray to help your makeup last a lot longer, it takes away the powdery look and gives the skin a semi matte finish

• Chanel Hydramax Serum- One of the best things i have ever used in only a week or 2, my skin has changed from being sooo dry to being moisturised and so soft.

• Chanel Nail Polish in Peridot- Amazing colour, goes on amazingly and lasts for a long time even thought a top coat

• VIVO Cosmetics Eyeshadows- I have almost every colour they have and I love them for £1.50 they are great quality and great pigmentation. I love this palette most though

• Sexy Mother Pucker- has to be my favourite gloss of all time, it is not sticky, doesn't taste bad and makes your lips look plump without the horrible tingling feeling

• Stila Quad in Marrakesh- amazing neutrals and brows and great pigmentation, and quite long lasting