GET TO KNOW ME: BEAUTY QUESTIONS

I haven't done a TAG blog post in a little while and i seen the "31 beauty questions" TAG going around so i thought i would give it a go.

1. Do you apply your foundation with a brush, sponge, or fingers?

Usually a brush but sometimes i use my fingers.

- What foundation do you use?

At the moment L'Oreal true match in Vanilla.

2. Do you apply your eye shadow from light to dark? or dark to light?

I always apply a crease colour first then a lid colour then blend together.

3. Do you prime your eyes? For Face?

Both. Eyes i use Urban Decay primer potion and Face at the moment is Clarins beauty flash balm.

4. Concealer first, or after foundation?

Concealer after foundation always.

-  What concealer do you use?

MAC Pro long wear.

5. On average, how long does it take you to do your makeup?

If im in a hurry about 10-15 mins but if im not i can take about 40 mins to an hour.

6. Do you wear makeup everyday and everywhere?

6 days a week, i usually like to have makeup free Sunday's unless im going out.

7. What release are you most excited about? (Makeup)

Every release, makeup is just always exciting.

8. What’s your weakness? Shoes, purses, clothes, jewelry, eye shadow  lipstick or other?

All of the listed things haha.

9. Do you whiten your teeth?

No i just use whitening toothpaste.

10. Wax eyebrows, or pluck?

Pluck.

11. What do you use to contour?

Topshop bronzer in sandcastle.

12. False lashes, or natural?

Natural unless im going out somewhere special then falsies.

13. Favourite makeup brand?

How can you even choose just one.

14. Liquid eyeliner, pencil or gel?

Felt eyeliner.

15. Lipstick, lip-gloss or chap-stick?

Lipstick.

- What is your favourite lipstick?

How can you choose that either, i have about 458048502803 lipsticks, well not quiet that many haha!

16. Pigments, pressed or cream eye shadow?

Pressed eye shadows.

17. If you had to wear only one thing, excluding foundation; what would it be?

Mascara.

18. Favourite colour?

I always say pink but i'm really into anything black and white.

19. Favourite colour combination?

At the moment i have been loving wearing bronze shadow with a cranberry colour. 

20. Natural? or Dramatic? (Eye Makeup)

Both (all depends on the occasion).

21. Do you care more for quality or name brand?

Quality.

22. Did you ever consider taking makeup classes?

I already did a makeup class.

23. What do you think of makeup?

I can't stand makeup HAHAHA JOKING i'm obsessed obviously

24. How many times do you wash your face daily?

Twice, morning and then night time.

25. What skin type do you have?

Normal/Dry on occasion.

26. What is your current facial wash?

Elemis skin glow face wash

27. Do you exfoliate?

Yes.

28. What brand do you use?

Elemis skin glow face wash (it's an exfoliating one).

29. What moisturizer do you use?

At the moment im using Clarins hydraquench cream.

30. Do you use eye cream?

I use The Body Shop Elderflower eye gel.

31. Do you enjoy using face masks? If so which ones

If you have read my blog posts in the past you'll know i am obsessed with them. I am obsessed with the No7 sauna mask.

I TAG everyone who wants to have a go at answer these questions.

What are your plans for the weekend?

MAKEUP COLLECTION AND STORAGE

The only chore i enjoy doing is organizing and tidying up my makeup collection, so whilst i was doing this i thought i would take some pictures and show you my collection. I have quiet a lot of makeup and in no way am i bragging about the amount i own, also compared to some other peoples collections i think mine is actually quiet small. So here it is...

 I store my makeup in one drawer separated into different sections: face products then eyes and lips.

In this stripey box i like to keep all of my base and face products (primers, foundations, powders and concealers) as the box is quiet deep and spacious. I keep my less used products at the bottom and then the products i use more on top for easy access. 

In the middle section at the front i keep all of my mascaras, eye liners, some loose pigments, brow products and some random lip liners which i use on a frequent basis.

In the right hand section of my drawer i keep all my lip products, lipsticks to the back and then lip glosses and pencil form lip products. Also to the right i just keep two of my urban decay palettes because they fit just right there. At the back of my makeup drawer i just keep my single pressed eye shadows, loose eye shadows, cream eye shadows and then some of my smaller sized palettes.

I like to store my makeup brushes on top of the set of drawers in this vase which i am obsessed with. I also like to just keep some random products on there also like my makeup remover, hand gel and toner. 

I am thinking about doing a beauty product collection post some time soon, which is the drawer above my makeup drawer. I keep all my skincare/body products and also my large makeup palettes.

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend...

Katie♥

WHAT'S IN MY HANDBAG

I love looking at other bloggers and youtuber's "what's in my handbag" posts and videos as let's face it who doesn't love having a good nosey in someone's bag. I have been meaning to do this blog post for a while now ever since i changed up my handbag. So to cut a long story short, here is the contents of my bag...

Since before last month.. i'd say for around 18 months i had been carrying around my trusty River Island handbag and even now there is still nothing wrong with it, i just fancied a change. So i decided to pick up this one from Just Fab online and i am so glad i did, it's such a spacious bag and as it's black it pretty much goes with every outfit. I love the gold detailing on the front and the material of the bag is really good quality. I would definitely recommend taking a look on the site as they have some really nice shoes/boots and accessories available and are reasonably priced, my particular tote bag is only £35.

Inside My Bag: Beauty Items

1. Soap & Glory Hand Food - i literary can't go anywhere without this stuff.

2. Beyoncé Heat Perfume - i am obsessed with this perfume, it smells so nice.

3. The Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Lip Butter - cause nobody likes getting chapped lips especially in this cold winter weather, so i like to keep them moisturized.

4. L'Oreal Lumi Magique Highlight Pen in Light - i like to keep this in my bag just in case my under eye areas need a quick pick me up and brightening.

5. Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent - i always carry this trusty powder just to touch up my face during the day in any shiny areas.

6. The Body Shop Mango Hand Cleansing Gel - i carry hand gel anywhere and everywhere i go, as i tend to be a really bad germaphobe and this one smells amazing.

7. Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Frosting - i like to apply this if i want a little bit of colour as well as to hydrate my lips throughout the day/evening.

8. MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Creme D'Nude - cause we always have to carry a nude lipstick it is just essential and necessary.

As of late i am really proud of myself for only carrying around 3 lip products, cause before my handbag tended to be a place full of different lipsticks/lipglosses that i didn't even know was there.

Inside My Bag: Random Items

9. Floral 2014 Diary - i always keep this diary with me just in case i want to write down any dates or different ideas for blog posts and etc.

10. Wrigley's Extra Gum - just because who doesn't carry gum in their handbag.

11. My Keys - to get in and out of my car and house obviously, i love my little miss princess key chain that my sister got for my not too long ago.

12. iPhone Headphones - i swear this pair is actually indestructible, they are always getting tangled up and just thrown to the bottom of my bag.

13. French Connection Purse - i got this new purse around the same time as my new handbag for a steal in the sale on ASOS and is such a classic.

So there it is the contents of my handbag. What random things do you keep in yours?

Katie♥

TOP 10 DRUGSTORE: PART ONE

Mascara has got to be one of my must have beauty items. If i could only take a couple of makeup products onto a deserted island lets put it this way mascara would be one of them, it just puts that finishing look to any makeup look. So many people go on and on about a lot of high end mascaras and they are amazing but i am definitely a drugstore mascara junkie as there is so many different amazing ones available at the drugstore. So here is my top 10 favourite drugstore mascaras...

1. Maybelline The Falsies Flared -£7.99
2. Bourjois Volumizer 2 Step -£10.99
3. No7 Stay Perfect -£12.95
4. MaxFactor False Lash Effect -£10.99
5. Soap&Glory Thick And Fast -£10.00
6. Revlon Lash Potion -£9.99
7. L'Oreal Mega Volume -£10.99
8. Rimmel Glam Eyes -£7.99
9. Maybelline Rocket Volume -£7.99
10. MaxFactor Wild MegaVolume -£6.99

All the mascaras shown in the list are price matched to Boots but you can also get your hands on most of the mascaras at various different drugstores or online.

Katie ♥

BLOGMAS DAY NINE: 40 BEAUTY QUESTIONS TAG

I have seen quiet a few people do the "40 Beauty Questions Tag" in the past so i thought i would give it a go myself, here goes...

1) How many times do you wash your face daily?

Twice, once in the morning and once at night.

2) What type of skin do you have?

Normal.

3) What is your current facial wash?

I use two - The Body Shop pomegranate softening facial wash in the morning and then Boots no7 beautiful skin foaming cleanser at night.

4) Do you exfoliate?

Yes

5) What brand do you use?

Boots no7 purifying sauna mask.

6) What moisturizer do you use?

I always liked to swap and change each time i have used it up cause i still haven't found one i really love. At the moment i am using Nivea daily essentials day cream and then L'Oreal youth code night recovery cream.

7) Do you have freckles?

No.

8) Do you use eye cream?

Yes i am currently using Vichy liftactiv eyes.

9) Do you or did you have acne prone skin?

No i only get the odd pimple now and again.

10) Did you ever use ProActiv?

No.

11) What foundation do you use at the moment?

L'Oreal nude magique.

12) How about concealer?

 Collection 16 hour lasting perfection, IT'S MY FAVE!

13) Do you know your undertone colour?

I'm not 100% but i think i am just Neutral.

14) What do you think of False Eyelashes?

I love them for a night out or something fancy but i don't bother on a day to day basis.

15) Did you know you are suppose to change your mascara every three months?

I sure did.

16) What brand of mascara do you use?

At the moment it's the L'Oreal mega volume black smoke.

17) Sephora or MAC?

MAC as we don't have Sephora in the UK.

18) Do you have a MAC pro-card?

No.

19) What makeup tools do you use to apply your makeup?

I mainly use Real Techniques brushes and MUA ones.

20) Do you use makeup base or primer for the eyes?

Yes, Urban Decay primer potion.

21) For the face?

Revlon photo-ready primer.

22) What is your favourite eye shadow? (colour or shade)

Urban Decay's sin and chopper.

23) Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?

Liquid or felt liner.

24) How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?

Hardly ever, only now and again.

25) What do you think of pigment eye shadow?

I like it now and again but i would choose pressed any day.

26) Do you use mineral makeup?

No.

27) What's your favourite lipstick?

NYX peach bellini.

28) How about lipgloss?

My favourite is a newer purchase and it is Too Faced sweet sun shines in the shade mocha.

29) What's your favourite blush?

Benefit coralista.

30) Do you buy makeup on Ebay?

Hell no i heard someone went blind from buying mascara on eBay and it was really black paint.

31) Do you go to CCO's?

Never heard of it.

32) Did you consider taking makeup classes?

I already have.

33) Are you clumsy at putting makeup on?

No not really.

34) Name a makeup crime that you hate?

Flashbacks on photos.

35) Do you prefer neutral shades or colorful shades of makeup? (eyes and lips)

Everyday definitely neutral but for something different i love me some colour.

36) Which celebrity always has great makeup?

All the Kardashian/Jenner girls!

37) If you could leave the house with just one makeup item on, what would you use?

Concealer.

38) Could you leave the house without makeup on?

I don't usually ever leave the house without makeup on but i probably would on a good skin day.

39) Do you think you look good without makeup on?

I wouldn't say good or bad to be honest. 

40) What do you think of makeup?

WE ARE BEST FRIENDS!!! I just enjoy collecting different products and trying them out, there is just something so therapeutic about applying your makeup.

I TAG you all reading this, all you need to do is answer the questions as i have.

Hope you're all having a Happy Monday...

Katie ♥