Hey Beauties!

I got Illamasqua Apocalips Lipstick a while ago I bought it with my gift card I got from the Debenhams Press Show so it was well spent! I absolutely love how different and weird the colours from Illamasqua can be.

Hey Beauties!
Im here to today with an amazing giveaway, Zinio is giving away magazine subscriptions to 10 lucky readers!

I had a look a Zinio recently when they had sent me the email and it looks great, they are an online magazine website with 1000's of different titles across tons of different areas such as Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Allure, Glamour etc. If you are not on your computer and want to read you can also read on your mobile you can even download the Zinio App to read your magazine!
I think its such a great idea! Im not that good with taking with me and keeping them about so having it on my phone would be amazing because you can take it anywhere and it doesnt take up space in your bag. You can check them out at Zinio.com


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Hey Beauties!

Ive noticing a trend a lot lately with the whole neon thing coming for SS13 and that is the gorgeous Orange Lip! I think an orange lip looks great on a lot of people and its just something so different and "out there" but still wearable

A lot of brands do an orange lipstick you have ones that are like sheer balms which add a hint of colour or you have rally opaque lipsticks which are bright orange

You could try lipsticks such as 

• Maybelline Orange Edge Lipstick for the drug store choice this is a really true orange with a satin finish

• MAC Morange- Matte

• NARS Heatwave- Matte

• Illamasqua Flare- Matte

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Hey Beauties! I thought i would do a new weekly post on my favourite products of the week. I thought id start of by showing you some of my favourites that I recently got.




La Roche Posay Eau Thermale is the same as every other thermal water spray but i like using this one because i like the brand and i like the products they produce. Thermal Water sprays help to calm irritation and help to soothe areas that are giving you bother, I also find that it helps to minimise redness on the skin

Hey Beauties!

I went a little crazy in Illamasqua yesterday, i spent my voucher from the Debenhams Press Show so I got a few bits and pieces from Illamasqua.
I bought the Powder Blush Duo in Katie and Ambition because one was really sparkly and the other was Katie which I needed a new one of anyway












Since these Blushes are really pigmented they will last a long time, usually they will last about 7+ hours on a good day what I really like about these blushes as they seem to melt into the skin and I think that's what makes them last longer as they don't just sit on the skin

I absolutely love Illamasqua packaging as they all have this same shape which is a square type shape that is kept the same across the whole range, everything is aso stamped with the Illamasqua Logo

Hey Beauties!
I recently bought this gorgeous lipgloss from NARS, I only found out about it because Kim Kardashian wears this lipgloss all the time. I read quite a few reviews on it so i thought i would buy it.

Turkish Delight is a really soft baby pink colour which a cool undertone which is awesome because it can be used by tons of different people its a suits all colour if you will. Its quite pigmented but no where near as pigmented as an Illamasqua Gloss it has quite a bit of pigment but it wont completely change the colour of your lips. I feel if you put this over a really strong lip it tones it down quite a bit which is great


I think it looks like a really great colour for really pretty played down lips as its not out there or dramatic it would look awesome with quite strong eyes and this for played down lips.


I havent really used this for everyday purposes but i have seen people saying it lasts for about 2+ hours before you have to reapply, Ive used in on photoshoots and it has lasted about that time before i needed to reapply.



I really love NARS Packaging because its so sleek and pretty, im totally all for the Matte look on their products I prefer it to the shiny products some brands do because i hate fingerprints on things so much.
The NARS lipglosses come with a doe foot applicator that i love as being a makeup artist i cant use the application but it makes it really easy to apply some to my hand then use a brush to apply to the lips




NARS Turkish Delight Lipgloss retials for £17.50 you can get NARS Turkish Delight Lipgloss from any NARS counter and online at NARS.com but it is quite popular due to the celebrity following it has and the amount of people who like it. I tried for about 2 months to get a hold of it

Hey Beauties!

Yesterday I attended this amazing fashion show with Sunday Girl, Pandora's Basket, Beauty Asethetic and IonaBlogs in Glasgow in aid of raising money for the Princes and Princess of Wales Hospice, they do some amazing work in looking after people in their final days and trying to fulfil any wishes they might have. It was such a great night and such a great cause as well.

There were different clothes from designers there such as Biba, Mary Portas, Pied a Terre and Moschino and more. I managed to get quite a bit of video from the show that i have uploaded and you can see below

The show was separated into 4 different parts, Monochromes, Metallics, Neons and Formal Wear each part was absolutely gorgeous me and Lisa from Beauty Asethetic where totally amazed by some of the clothes especially this gorgeous dress worn by Diane Knox-Campbell better known as Knoxy from Clyde 1 Radio


I absolutely loved the makeup that was done on the night, it was quite dramatic but wearable from what I could see it was a smoked out deep blue eye, contoured cheeks, groomed eyebrows and full glossy red lips.

Hey Beauties!

So im sure most of you will have heard that google reader is being discontinued in July 2013 which is a massive pain to a lot of readers and bloggers as its something that keeps all of your blogs in one place.

There is a way around it what you need to do is:

Go to  https://www.google.com/takeout/ this is where all of your data is stored all you need to do is click "Choose services"

Click the image to make it larger

Select  "Reader"  from the bar below and wait for it to start



once that has completed Sign into or Create a Bloglovin' Account at http://www.bloglovin.com and go to setting and import


They say you should upload the subscriptions.xml file and if you need help click here when you have done that everything should have been transferred and you no longer need to worry!!

Hey Beauties!

Dermablend is the perfect foundation/coverup stick for those of you who have skin problems such as acne, birthmarks, age spots, angioma, blemishes burns, chloasma, scars, couperose, post-operatory lesions, rosacea and vitiligo.
Dermablend is a high coverage corrective product which can be used as a foundation for your entire face or used a concealer for targeted areas, I really like the fact you can use it for both there is no lie that this coverup stick is thick! really thick!
I really like the packaging as it comes in stick form you can twist up and use from the stick on targeted areas or use with a spatula for hygiene reasons.

It comes in 7 different shades ranging from Porcelain a really light colour with pink undertones to Coffee a deep colour with red undertones
Most of the shades are red based i think maybe because it covers up better than yellow tones tend to.
I have the tones Porcelain the pink tone and Opal the yellow tone


As you can see above they are pretty light and come with a fair amount of product. I find it works best if you warm this product up on your hand before applying as it is quite thick and applying straight to your face wont look as good as if you had warmed it up, it is the same ideas as with the Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer
Vichy says you will get at least 12 hours of wear with the foundation but if paired with the Vichy Setting Powder they say you will get 16 hours worth of wear


Its rather weird because these foundations are so thick but a little goes a long way and covers a lot without feeling caked in makeup you feel normal i would say

You can purchase Vichy from escentual.com who are having a 33% off sale right now so instead of being £20 the foundation sticks are only £12.67 which is a great deal but be sure to get it soon as the offer ends at the end of march

Hey Beauties!
I recently went to the Debenhams Press Show and CKone was one of the brand that where there they totally caught my eye i went over to have a look at what they had to offer I met Ross Andrewartha at the event who is the National Training Manager he was so awesome! We talked about the products and what CKone had to offer and I was really impressed they had a lot of great products and a lot of the colours they had i loved, especially this really deep purple lip colour that went on sheer but still looked gorgeous! but the thing that caught my eye the most was this eyebase which was quite a weird colour. It was a really earthy toned mustard colour which you might not think would be good but its such a gorgeous colour!

They come in little squeezy tubes and contain quite a bit of product (5ml) as you only need a tiny bit you will see from the photo above how much that little dot spread. The formula is really smooth and applies really well and evenly the thing i really love about this base is they set once they set they wont come off by rubbing or creasing! which is just amazing in my opinion because i like thing that set as well as dont move once they are on.
I did a look using this as base with the Daniel Sandler Scandal at Midnight Palette and a variation of lips one being nude and the other a deep red (Chanel Rouge Allure, Rouge Noir).

• Apply the CKone Eyeshadow base in Prim over the lids and into the crease and allowed it to set
• Apply the Brown tone on to the outter part of the lid as well as up into the crease to create depth 
• The black was applied to the outer corner as well as into the crease slightly for more dimention
• The white was then applied to the inner corner of the eyes and blended inward to open and brighten the eyes, it was also used as a highlight for the brows
• Apply YSL Gel Liner in Black and create a flick
• Curl your lashes and Apply Mascara

Hey Male Beauties!

Today im coming to you with a review of the Vichy Homme Hydra Mag C+, a great product for you guys out there who read my blog!
Ive not really used much "For Men" products as i think they are really all the same whether you slap a "for men" label on it or not but i really like this product, Vichy describes it as:

Hey Beauties!
Today I come to you with a review of  La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 which was sent to me by Escentual. Escentual have an offer on this month on the French pharmacy favourites, 1/3 off selected brands!

• Vichy, La Roche-Posay and Nuxe at 33% off RRP 
• Eau Thermale Avène, Klorane, A-Derma, Rene Furterer, and Pierre Fabre at 25% off RRP 
• Caudalie at 10% off RRP 
• Use code "BIODERMA10" to get 10% all Bioderma Products!

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Hey Beauties!
I attended an event last night for Benefit Cosmetics, it was their launch of Fakeup, the hydrating ceaseless concealer.
It was a great night filled with talk about makeup, some Champagne and a few games which were quite fun I won a prize from one of the games which was a sugarlicious box set filled with goodies! I also met up with some amazing people some i already knew some I hadn't, I met the Head Makeup Artist for Benefit who was so sweet and totally awesome i had a great time talking to her.

So on to the concealer its Benefit's latest product. Benefit describes it as:

Fakeup is basically a concealer that can be used under the eyes or on any problem area's you might have. Its really hydrating containing Apple Seed Extracts and Vitamin E as said above, it makes the skin look amazing as it is combined with the concealer in the core of the stick. It comes in 3 colours which to me maybe isnt the best range of colours as not everyone will be in those shades some may be darker than shade 3 but you can always try it out and see how it goes for you. What I really like about them is they are all warm toned so they cover darkness under the eyes really well as warm tones like peaches and salmon colours cancel out the darkness so thats a big plus!



I used Fakeup today just to see how well it lasted and what the wear was like. I can report back with good news! I loved it, it was so hydrating like they said it would be it actually surprised me how well it covered as well as how smoothly it went on I had it on for about 12 hours now and it was still going strong there has been no creasing and now caking and its still there as with some concealers it would have worn off or caked up and this hasnt

Fakeup is available from the 30th of March onward and will retail for £18.50. You will be able to buy it either the Benefit Counters or from www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk/

Hey Beauties!
I wanted to talk about this awesome product, i dont think this particular shade is still available but i wanted to talk about the product not the colour but i will mention it.

These illuminator are a really great product for highlighting things or if you want to give something a sheen, it can also be used as a base for eyeshadows as its soo sheen-y that it looks amazing on the eyes.
Once applied you dont have much time to blend the product into the skin because it dries quite fast and once it dries its not coming off until you use a remover you can easily get about 8 hours of use of this


I really like how the product is dispensed through a little nozzle at the top it makes everything so much more hygienic than say a brush that Benefit Highbeam has. It dispenses product really easily and in the amount that you need without wasting.


Halcyon is a golden champagne colour, i wouldnt say its glittery but it is more of a sheen that you from the product when blended in, its basically the same idea as Benefits highlighters but these are far superior in the sense they set and they last. What I really love about these is the fact that they catch the light gorgeously its not something that sounds out and looks crazy when applied to any skin tone you get this gorgeous glow from the skin


You can buy the Illamasqua Illuminator's from Illamasqua.com or from any Illlamasqua counter/store. They retail at £13.50 for 7ml of Product.