Hey Beauties!! <3

I love doing these kinds of posts because I love finding new comparisons and I love helping you guys!

I found this awesome comparison to the Chanel Ultra Fine Eyeliner Brush (PINCEAU EYELINER N°13) and its actually a paint brush but before you go...."Paint brush? are you joking?" No, seriously. This brush is just as soft as the Chanel liner brush and I think that they are both quite comparable as you can see below the Chanel Liner brush is thicker and gets thinner where as the Daler-Rowney is one length all the way along.


I think they are pretty comparable because they both apply Gel Eyeliner just as you would expect, take a look at he swatch below:

((Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Eyeliner was Used))

As you can see the liners are practically the same, which I think says that brush don't need to be expensive to be good.
I would say in terms of feeling, they feel the same the paintbrush feels just as soft as the Chanel brush and if i am honest i tend to reach for the Daler-Rowney brush more than i do the Chanel Brush because i feel it gives a smoother better line.

Price Comparison

Hey Beauties! <333
I thought id do some favourites as I used to but kinda stop doing it so i  thought id do it again, yay!

I had a few this month ranging from MAC, Laura Mercier, Illamasqua and Sleek etc

All the products above are products I've used either on Clients, Photoshoots or just reviewing and i have to say I loveeee every one of them.


1. Sleek Makeup- Oil Free Crème to Powder Foundation-  I have to say that this foundation is gorgeous in photos it may look a little heavy right from the pan and onto the face but if you use a primer and spray your brush with a bit of Fix+ by MAC it will sheer it down and will go on like a dream.

2. Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation Primer- This has to my favourite primer for people with any kind of skin type because it just applies so well and it leaves your face ready for foundation. When you apply  foundation on top of this it leaves the skin so smooth and flawless. The foundation application is so easy and it just looks so much better.



3. MAC Prep+Prime Powder- I was a little weary about how good this could be but i have to admit again this is one of my go to products when doing makeup on anyone. This powder is awesome at controlling oil and minimising the appearance of pores and also is great because it doesnt dry out your skin i think this may have something to do with the fact it is silicon based.



4. This pigment is amazing, its a cream and so bendable and matte. This makes the perfect lilac lip as well as the perfect base on the eyes for eyeshadow to go on top. As you can see....i love it haha its almost gone.
These do crease like hell on the lids if you dont use a primer and powder on top but if you do you will be fine.










5. Barry M Lip Gloss in 210 is a fantastic true red colour which can be used on its own or on top of a lipcolour to make it look "juicy" This lip gloss has to be the most amazing smelling thing ever! it smells quite sweet but quite sharp, it is amazing! As you can see it is really pigmented and stays on for a while although the formula is quite thick.

I have to say, OMG to these eyeshadows i had read some reviews on them before from different Bloggers like Sunday Girl etc and they seemed awesome but I never knew where to find them until last week when I found them in Sauchiehall Street Superdrug!

Fashionista Cosmetics is a new-ish brand i think which sells the same old makeup everyone else does but what really caught my eye where the eyeshadows and blush's. Apparently if you buy 4 eyeshadow's or blush's you can get the entire thing plus palette for £12 which i though was amazing because each eyeshadow on its own is £4 and the Palette is £5....BARGIN! hah
I love! the packaging for these eyeshadows it quite reminds me of the Bobbi Brown Palettes where you can pop in and out the eyeshadows like you can do with this palette

1. Sweet Kiss 2. Silver Lining 3. Steel 4.Blackout

The pigmentation in these eyeshadows is quite surprising to be honest. They feel quite smooth almost creamy even though they are a powder and they are a dream to blend they blend so easily and especially the black it doesn't go grey like a certain colour we all know haha

I used Black out and Silver lining in this shoot with Kate and Colin from Totem Digital Media

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Hey Beauties, I was tagged by Nykki from MyManeBlog to do this tag, thought it seemed like fun.


1. GREED: What is your most inexpensive beauty item? What is your most expensive? 

Hey Beauties, lately ive been seeing some really nice things coming for Spring/Summer which has made me think that they are going play up colour a little bit which is always awesome.
I will list below a few of the trends I have seen, i researched quite a few thing such as Harpers Bazaar, Elle, Vogue, New i-D, Different Beauty Blogs etc and what i found is below

• Lipsticks are here to stay, ive seen a gradual decrease in lipgloss and people are using lipsticks more now, a Dramatic Classic Red will be making a big statement in Spring/Summer 2012

• Modern Liner Flicks with big curves and straight lines with different colours not just Classic Black, quite 60's will be big in Spring/Summer

• Metallics seem to be a big thing as well more so the whites seen in the Chanel and Ralph Lauren Shows

• Big eyebrows will be a here as Harpers Bazaar describes as "Power Brows" which are both girly yet really strong

• Rounded Bow Lips like Clara Bow 

• Really Dramatic Smokey eyes using dark colours such as blacks and deep browns, the idea is really dramatic but really blended out

• Big Pops in Colour are said to be big this season as well

A few shades you could use for Spring/Summer