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Hourglass has launched this great little palette which contains the shades, Dim Light, A neutral peach beige powder that blurs imperfections and highlights a radiant complexion with a balance of warm and cool tones. & Radiant Light, A sun-kissed golden beige powder that enhances the overall complexion with believable, subtle warmth as well as limited edition shade, Incandescent, a pearl powder which is great at highlighting and also contains a small 5ml veil mineral primer.

I really like this palette because it has 3 of the powders in them which would be a great thing for me when working on set and working on clients because its an all in one product rather than 3 separate product. I have tried these in the store and they look great when applied.

You can purchase the Ambient Lighting Powder Palette from Liberty and Space NK nationwide for £56 which to me is a great price as the individual powders are £38 each - http://uk.spacenk.com/ambient-lighting-palette/UK200011478.html


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Illamasqua is launching its Christmas Collection soon called "Envy" the visuals are amazing , i absolutely love the makeup from this collection because its just so new age angel its quite Alexander McQueen its amazing


This collection contain 4 products which to me aren't very christmassy but i understand the inspiration behind the collection.

The Fatale Palette (£34.00)- consists of 4 powder eyeshadows which are all shimmery which is a new thing for Illamasqua. The colours are Bronx a Bronze gold, Ensnare a Sultry Berry Shimmer- this totally reminds me of MAC Cranberry but not as dark, Mystify a Chestnut Brown Shimmer.


Intense Lipgloss in Maiden (£14.50)- which is a super pigmented warm peach lipgloss- the idea behind this colour was not everyone will want to wear a dark lip during the holidays so this warm peach gives you the chance to play up your eyes but not go to dramatic  as this lipgloss is pretty nude

Nail Varnish in Blizzard (£14.50)- which is a gorgeous snowy glitter effect its more of a top coat than an actual nail polish it looks best if you apply it on top of already painted nails

Sculpting Duo (£28.00)- i love the idea of this because it comes with 2 different colours one for contouring (Heliopolis- Soft Brown) and one for highlighting (Lumos- Champagne gold)

The collection is launching on the 5th November and will be available online and in stores




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Hey Beauties!
Im doing a post today on the Mens range from NSPA which you can find exclusively in Asda. I was sent this range a while back to try and i thought i would tell you all what i thought. NSPA Men would be perfect for those of you who just want to start taking an interest in skincare or even for the girlfriends or boyfriends to buy for their boyfriends haha.

This range is quite extensive for something of a budget range the thing i really love is that the products are numbered so it couldn't anymore simple. This range is also really good because it can be used by all skin types some of you might not like that but for someone who isnt used to skincare thats a great thing!



I was sent 4 products, Active Face Wash, Smoothing Face Scrub, Anti Fatigue Eye Gel, Reviving Moisture Balm.


The Active Face Wash is something i really enjoyed using because it was really simple to use and it smelled great it was non drying like it says on the package. it would be great for someone who just wants to start using skincare for me it was nothing new it was ok but nothing amazing


This is one of the things i really did like from this collection because it was really gentle but exfoliated really well, i have really dry skin so i wanted something that would help to get rid of the dead skin cells. This product can be used so that you can get a closer shave i dont wet shave so i dont know that works out.


The Reviving Moisture Balm is great its the moisturiser i have been using i got these products, its really simple it's nothing special or amazing it does what it says it will do it hydrates the skin and protects against environmental factors. It absorbs into the skin really well and leaves the skin feeling really soft i think when you use all of these steps together you skin does look great even after the first use.


The Anti Fatigue Eye Gel has to be my favourite thing in this range because i had results after the first use i was actually really impressed at its effects this is basically a little roller ball that you roll in circles under your eyes to depuff and revive tired eyes i honestly didnt think it would work but it actually did work and since i have been using it for quite a while now i can notice a difference in my undereye area its less puffy.

The range is available from Asda exclusively and all the products are under £10. The individual prices are Active Face Wash £2.45, Smoothing Face Scrub £2.45, Reviving Moisture Balm SPF 15 £3.45 and Anti-Fatigue Eye Gel £3.45.





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I used the Tom Ford Cream Colour for Eyes in Spice on this photoshoot

Someone using the airbrush

The person i did the airbrush makeup on

Hey Beauties!

Since i have been getting a lot of feedback on these types of posts i thought i would do them more often for you. I find 2 great products for this post, the NARS Larger than Life Long Wear Eyeliner in Santa Monica Blvd and the 2True Twist n' Line Eye Definer in Pure White*

"Va Va Tomb"

In this collection there are 3 different "laces" Va Va Tomb (above), Webutante and Broomchick each design is £9.95 which can be purchased worldwide from either the face lace website or from Topshop and Beauty Bay. They launch on the 7th October.

"Webutante"

"Broom Chicks"

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Today i will be reviewing the Lime Crime lipstick "Babette" its a pretty gorgeous colour ive used it on quite a lot of clients and its a really good highlight colour for the middle of the lip as well as a great lip colour for people with pale skin.


Babette is a very peachy nude shade its not something that can be used on every skin tone its going look on on people with quite pale skin maybe even medium skin but thats it, i find anything other than that it looks rather weird on the lips because it is a pale tone. As the same with all Lime Crime lipsticks they are really pigmented giving you a solid colour on the lips, its feels really soft and i wouldn't use the term moisturising because it doesn't moisturise but it feels like it.
You will find that it is lighter than the promo image because it looks darker and richer in the promo images which is quite deceptive but its still a great colour



The staying power with Babette is okay, its nothing special you get about 3/4 hours worth of wear before you need to do some touch ups more so if you find yourself eating and drinking but apart from that it is an okay wearing lipstick


I think my favourite thing about this lipstick apart from the colour is the packaging its a really unique bullet as it has a holographic unicorn on the tube with the words "Lime Crime" in holographic writing as well, it is quite a girly looking packaging almost verging on childish but i just absolutely love it as it almost has personality where other bullets are just standard black and boring



You can buy the Lime Crime lipstick in Babette from www.cocktailcosmetics.co.uk they are £11.50 each
If you are not keen on this shade you can get the MAC Lipstick in Myth which is a similar shade




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Todays review is coming from Michelle Martin who i work with, she is the Executive Producer for Bad Pony Media and Braw TV click here to find out more about the work we do.

Vita Liberata is a tanning mousse with a difference. Before you take my word for that I should explain that I am a pale Glaswegian and tanning – even ones for fair skin – hasn’t always worked out so well for me. I was a little scared to try a product that promised a 2-3 week tan. I had visions of being stuck for the better part of the month looking like a patchy Oompa Loompa but the shiny packaging tempted me into giving it a try.

The product promised to be ‘quick drying’ and haven’t we all heard that one before? One thing I’ve always hated about tanning is floating about naked for an hour trying not to touch anything or sit down. So ‘quick drying’ sounded good but I was cynical.

So using the tanning mitt provided, I opened the cap and prepared myself for the messy, fiddly application that was sure to follow...only it didn’t. The mousse went on perfectly even. I was even prepared for the quick run to the bathroom to get the blotches off my hands and anywhere else they weren’t supposed to be but that didn’t happen either. The whole application took around 4 minutes. No mess, no spill and no uneven patches.