WHAT'S ON MY BEAUTY CHRISTMAS WISHLIST

Hello everyone! It is that time of year again and with Christmas just being a little over a week away, i thought it was about time i share with you what is on my "Christmas Wishlist" beauty edition this year. Side note this year i feel like there are so many more great gift sets/products that are new-in for the holiday unlike usual, so it was a little difficult to resist and keep the lust list to a minimum...

1. nuxe luxury prodigieux set | click to shop | £37 worth £57 |

First of all can i just say that this year Look Fantastic have nailed their site/stock for Christmas this year, with so many different categories from hers/his to stocking fillers. Nuxe is the skincare brand that i reach for every single say, especially their huile prodigieuse, so naturally this gift set is going to be a winner with me. 

2. laura mercier stardust radiant glow palette | click to shop | £40 |

Next up as soon as my eyes locked in on this palette i knew i was going to want to put it on my wishlist, as let's face it who doesn't love a highlighter palette? I love every single thing about this palette from it's rose gold slim/compact packaging with star features, the three different molten metallic and beautifully pigmented highlight shades that will leave you glowing. 

3. sanctuary spa sumptuous selection gift set | click to shop | £18 |

Who doesn't love giving/receiving a spa-like gift set for Christmas? because i know i do and especially anything by Sanctuary Spa. Picking up gift sets from the drugstore is such a good way to save money at Christmas as gifts from both Superdrug and Boots are all always on a 3 for 2 offer. Another great tip especially if you are wanting to pick one up for yourself, is to hold off until Boxing Day and pick yourself up some sets for 1/2 off.

4. bareMinerals exclusive star signs lipstick duo | click to shop | £17.50 |

If you know me personally or have read my posts in the past, then you will know that you will be on to a winner straight away if you were to gift me something bareMinerals as it is in fact my favourite makeup brand. This set is perfect for not just any lip product lover but also nude lip product lovers, as it comes as a Gen Nude full sized lipstick duo for just £17.50 instead of £34.

5. bareMinerals BAREPRO glow liquid highlighter | click to shop | £23 |

Another bareMinerals product that is firmly placed on my wishlist this year is this new-in liquid highlighter in the shade fierce, from the bare-pro range. Fierce is this most beautiful copper/bronze shade that can be worn/used multiple ways, either simply on the high points of your face, mixed in with your foundation or simply in with your skincare.

6. dose of colors mickey mouse collection lip gloss | click to shop | £16 |

Another brand that i love and use often is Dose of Colors and this Christmas on BeautyBay they are stocking the brands Mickey Mouse collection, which i am first of all living for not only the packaging but also the three different shades from the lip gloss collection. 

7. too faced sugar cookie eyeshadow palette | click to shop too faced | £33 |

Finally is a palette that i think is going to be one of those "impossible to find" gifts, as it is literally sold out everywhere (including the gingerbread palette) which happens pretty much every time Too Faced launch a new cute designed palette. I love how compact yet versatile this palette is, from its different shades with both matte and shimmer finishes. Also if you know anything about Too Faced palettes, then you will already know that they smell amazing and i simply can't wait to get a sniff of this sugar cookie palette.

Catch up on my previous post: here

xo.

CURRENT WISHLIST: NEW-IN PALETTES

Hello everyone! It has been a few months now since i last shared all of the new-in makeup/beauty products that i am currently lusting after, so i thought it was about time i gave you all an update (but one with a twist). It has been so long since a new-in palette really caught my eye and recently it seems as if everyone is launching new palettes, that are getting my attention and of course i couldn't not share...

huda beauty topaz obsessions palette | £25 |

First up is this gorgeous warm neutrals palette by Huda Beauty, which to me screams the perfect travel eyeshadow palette as it is filled with so many different shades to create so many different looks with. The palette has the perfect mixture of matte and duo-chrome shimmers, all vibrant in colour and for a higher end palette, i think £25 is actually not a bad price point for the amount of shadows/the quality of the shadows you are getting.

too faced gingerbread spice eyeshadow palette | £39 |

I love a good Too Faced eyeshadow palette and i have so many in my makeup collection already, but the brand always seems to get my attention when releasing a new palette (especially during the holiday season). The new gingerbread spice palette is yet another palette filled with my kind of shades, as well as a couple of wild cards thrown in there. I literally can not wait to get my hands on this palette, as if it is anything like their other palettes it is going to have a beautiful scent to it and gingerbread is up there as one of my favourites.

nyx limited edition machinist highlighter palette | £10 |

One thing that i love about NYX as a brand, is the fact that the texture of their powders are always simply beautiful and like no other. That being said there is no wonder i am drawn to this highlighter duo, firstly because i love and hoard highlighters and second of all because the texture of highlighters are highly pigmented yet silky soft/smooth. You can pick these limited edition highlighter palettes up in three different shades, but my personal favourite is the shade grind.

urban decay naked cherry eyeshadow palette | £42 |

Oh my, oh my, Urban Decay have done it again by bringing out yet another stunning naked palette, this time filled with warm cherry/purple tones. This isn't a palette i would reach for on an everyday basis unlike i do with the naked heat palette, that being said i still love reaching for these shades from time to time. Even though these particular palettes are in a specific colour scheme like post palettes, you can still create a wide variety of looks.

revolution pro x nath highlight/contour palette | £10 |

Revolution and the Revolution Pro range are definitely one of my favourite affordable brands, mainly because of their high end quality but low end prices. When i spotted this collaboration palette in the new-in section i was drawn to how the over-all product looked, from its super travel friendly packaging to its shade ranges/tones. Revolution have a bunch of super affordable eyeshadow palettes which i highly recommend, including an all new eyeshadow palette as part of the same collaboration.  

l.a girl pro.contour powder highlight/contour duo | £6 |

I have tried a handful of products from L.A Girl in the past and a few of them i still reach for time and time again, especially their HD/PRO foundation and concealer. I recently spotted this in the new-in section on BeautyBay and it left me thinking, surely this product is going to be as good as the foundation/concealer. The great thing about this highlight/contour duo is not only the fantastic price, at just £6 but also the fact that it is available in seven shades and can also be picked up in cream form as well as powder.

Missed my previous new-in wishlist post? Catch up: here

xo.

EVERYDAY WARM AUTUMNAL EYESHADOWS

Hello everyone! So last week i shared my current everyday go-to base makeup and in that post i mentioned how i had been loving wearing a warm matte brown shade, simply buffed out in the crease as well as on the lid. With that in mind for today's post i thought i would share with you some of my current favourite warm autumnal matte brown shades, that i have been reaching for on an everyday basis.

dose of colors baked browns eyeshadow palette

Ever since i first got my hands on this particular palette, i have been completely obsessed with this one particular shade in the palette which is called "deserted". The shade deserted is the most beautiful/perfect warm caramel/beige shade, that looks amazing either just in the crease as a transition shade or for an all over look. This particular palette is amazing for makeup in a rush, as these shadows blend/apply beautifully and effortlessly. This palette is more on the expensive side at £28 for just five shadows, but for this shade worth it.

too faced chocolate bar eyeshadow palette

So i love love love this palette, but i only ever tend to reach for these two particular shades that happen to be perfect for the warm matte brown eye look, that i am loving recently. These two shades are salted caramel and semi-sweet, the first is the most beautiful medium warm caramel/beige matte shade and then following up with semi-sweet which is slightly deeper but still on the warm side. These particular sized eyeshadow palettes by Too Faced retail for £39, but for the quality/amount of shadows and not to mention how amazing the shadows smell, well worth investing in either this one or the sweet peach one.

freedom #proartist sweet life, freedom #proartist brown sugar, makeup geek frappe

Next up we have a few of my go-to warm shades from my well loved custom palette, which has eyeshadows from MAC, Freedom, Makeup Geek and Morphe. That being said at the moment these three particular ones are my favourite, the Freedom #ProArtist eyeshadows are such amazing value for money as they only retail for £1-2 (£5 for 5 pack) and they are equally as pigmented/easy to blend as high-end eyeshadows. Makeup Geek eyeshadows are also another great affordable eyeshadow brand, the shade frappe has been a favourite of mine for so long now. All three of these shades are super warm and more on the orange/burnt side of brown, which is what makes them perfect for this time of year.

urban decay naked heat eyeshadow palette

Finally we have two of my favourite shades from the most talked about eyeshadow palette recently, which has also been branded the perfect autumnal palette by so many people (me included). This palette is great for creating both matte and shimmer eye looks, but the shades sauced and low blow are perfect for creating that effortless warm brown eye look. Just like the Too Faced eyeshadow palettes, the Naked palettes are also more on the expensive side at £39.50 and i would definitely say if you haven't ever tried one of the palettes before, this one is a must-try along side the Naked 2 palette.

Catch up on my previous post HERE...

xo.

MID-2017 MOST READ POSTS

Hello everyone! So now that we are saying hello to June/half way through the year, i thought i would do something different and put together a selection of my most read posts from the year so far. I did something a little similar last year in the middle of the year, but in the form of a mid 2016 favourites post. I just thought doing this would be a great way of sharing some posts with those who didn't catch them the first time round.

my go-to nude polishes (friday 13th january)

So first up back in January i shared my go-to nude nail polishes, which if you have read my posts for a while you will already know i am not only obsessed with nude lip products but also nude nail polishes are also a favourite of mine. Even now six months later all of these polishes are still on my list of go-to shades, including the barry m gelly nail paint in the shade peanut butter.

current beauty wishlist: the skincare edition (monday 13th march)

This particular post was a two part post and the first part at the time was my current beauty wishlist: the makeup edition. This is the particular post where i mentioned how i had become more interested in skincare on the same level as i was makeup, so with that being said there was quite a few products i wanted to give a go. Since this post i have tried out a few on the wishlist, such as the nuxe multi-usage dry oil, the bareMinerals eternalixir oil serum and the manuka doctor gold dust serum.  

my three go-to travel friendly highlight palettes (friday 17th march)

So during the month of march and april, i did a series of posts all about some of my "three go-to" products, which included my three go-to travel friendly highlight palettes, my three go-to nude lip liners, my three go-to blushes and my three go-to concealers. All of these posts proved to be really popular, which makes me so happy and knowing it was worth all of the hard work and effort. Also from the month of march and another most read post, all about pick n mix beauty from the feel unique sample service.

favourite candles: spring edition (monday 10th april)

So towards the back end of last year and this year, i have been trying to share a lot more lifestyle style of posts rather than just beauty. Quite a few of the lifestyle posts i have blogged about have also proved to be popular but this particular post all about my favourite spring time candles, is definitely in the lead. I am a complete candle addict, so i am glad there is others out there that share my same addiction. I am also thinking of doing a summer edition of the post very soon, so stay tuned for that. 

updated go-to crease/transition shadows (wednesday 24th may)

Finally we have a post that has only been live for a week and it seemed to become popular really quickly, which really took me by surprise. Transitional shadow shades are something that i always like to read up on/watch videos on, so maybe other beauty addicts do too? I just feel like they are super handy for simple makeup looks, or to help blend/tie everything together a lot easier. You can also check out my original go-to crease/transition shadows post by clicking the link here.

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UPDATED GO-TO CREASE/TRANSITION SHADOWS

Hello everyone! Usually the key base to any eye-look is to start off with a neutral shade in the crease of your eye, as a transition shade in order for anything to blend seamlessly and for everything to tie together. At the back end of last year i shared a post talking about my current favourite go-to crease/transition shades and since then i have found myself reaching for a few different ones, as well as my holy grail go-to's.

too faced sweet peach eyeshadow palette in the shade puree

This particular palette is a favourite of mine as a whole but the shade puree definitely has to be my favourite, for both a transition shade and all over quick eyeshadow look. This is the perfect warm toned neutral shade, quite similar to another favourite crease shade of mine but probably a touch deeper in colour. I have always been a fan of too faced eyeshadows, for their pigmentation, the way they blend and of course the famous scents. Another favourite crease shade of mine from too faced, is in the chocolate bar palette and that is the shade salted caramel. This palette is a spring/summer go-to of mine and retails for £39.

pur cosmetics glitz & glam daytime cheek palette

So i think this particular item was limited edition from the holiday's but i picked this palette duo up from beautybay months ago, it comes with two palettes one eye palette and one cheek palette. If i am being honest i don't love the eyeshadow palette but i am obsessed with the cheek palette, which i use the bronzer shade called trance as a crease/transition shade. The reason being is i actually love using bronzers in the crease, as they always tend to be that perfect shade and great for if you are in a rush. As this palette is limited edition, there is a similar type of palette on beautybay from l.a girl which is a bargain £8.

mac cosmetics pro palette eyeshadow in the shade kid (wedge is similar)

This particular shadow is discontinued from mac but it is one of my favourites, as i mentioned in my previous crease/transition post. This shadow is the perfect in-between tones shade, as it isn't too warm or too cool and i think the shade wedge is quite similar in colour. This particular shade kid is a veluxe matte finish and wedge is just a pro matte shade. MAC eyeshadows retail for £10 pro form or £13.50 in pot form.

sleek blush in the shade suede

So i first bought this blush because i thought how beautiful it looked online, but when it came in the mail it looked nothing like the picture but it all turned out good in the end, as a transition shade anyway. That is the beauty of makeup as products can be used in a multi-purpose way, this shade suede is the most stunning peachy/suede like colour great for a light wash in the crease, but not so great on the cheeks for me personally. This is very similar to peach smoothie from makeup geek but maybe just a tone or two warmer/deeper and is a similar price, for a lot more product as these sleek blushes only retail for £4.99.

makeup geek eyeshadows in the shades peach smoothie and créme brulée

Finally and whilst on the subject of makeup geek eyeshadows, which are such good reliable shadows to reach for when you are stuck for what to go for in an eye-look, mainly because that is what my z-palette is made up with. My two go-to transitional shades are peach smoothie as i mentioned above and also the shade créme brulée, all depending on what type of look i am going for i will reach for one of these two. I just love how super soft, effortless to blend and pigmented the shadows are and not mention super easy to travel with. These particular shadows come in tons of different tones/finishes and retail for £4.95 per shadow.

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VALENTINES FACE OF THE DAY: THE BALM NUDE 'TUDE PALETTE

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to! For today's post i thought i would share with you this super different "Face of the Day" which is very Valentine's day appropriate with the lip colour and not your typical pink "Valentine's Look". I decided to use my Nude 'Tude Palette by The Balm for this look mainly because the shadows have sexy/flirty names as well as the shadows being super pigmented...

Face Items:

Clarins Beauty Flash Balm Primer

L'Oreal Lumi Magique Instant Radiance Enhancer 

NARS Foundation in the shade Deauville 

Rimmel Brow This Way in the shade Dark Brown

Benefit Gimme Brow in the shade Medium/Deep

Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer in the shade Light

Seventeen Define & Conquer Contour Kit in the shade Fair

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in the shade Soft & Gentle 

Eye Items:

The Balm Nude 'Tude Eyeshadow Palette shades (stand-offish, sultry, seductive)

Estée Lauder Pure Color Intense Kajal Eyeliner in the shade Blackened Black

Maybelline Rocket Volume Express Mascara in the shade Very Black

Lip Items:

Too Face Melted Lipstick in the shade Melted Berry

I hope you all have a lovely Valentine's Day!

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JANUARY FAVOURITES

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to! What the actual hell it is already the end of January, i swear it was only Christmas last week! I have actually had a pretty jam packed month and had lots of fun, but putting all that a side i have been loving a lot of new products as well as some old favourites in there. So here it is my January favourites...

Soap & Glory The Daily Smooth Body Butter -

I mentioned this a few posts back now in my "soap & glory favourites" and said how it was probably one of my favourite body butters of all time and this month it definitely has been. I can't quiet put my finger on how i can't find another as good as this one is, i love everything about it the smell, the way it leaves my skin feeling... just everything!

L'Oreal Skin Perfection Serum - 

In my last post i mentioned this product for the first time and how it had replaced my previous favourite serum which was the HydraQuench bi-serum by Clarins. I am so glad i gave this product a try because along with the matching moisturizer they make a perfect couple.

L'Oreal Color Riche Collection Exclusive Lipstick in the shade JLO's Nude -

I can't really say much about this lipstick as it is pretty much self explanatory as another nude lipstick... but a girl can never have too many nude lipsticks right? I have pretty much been wearing this on my lips everyday, perfect nude ever!

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in the shade Soft and Gentle -

This product has always been a favourite go to highlighter of mine but until recently i had thought i had lost it and very almost went out and got another one. Then by magic when i decided to actually try and sort out my makeup collection, it appeared..phew! So ever since then it has been placed firmly where i can seen it.

Aussie Miracle Hair Insurance Leave-In Conditioner -

This product was recommended to me by my sister as she swears by it as it really helps when coming to brush and de-tangle her hair. This product has done wonders for my hair because i don't know if this has ever happened to anyone but if you have long hair and you are wearing a coat mainly ones with a hood attached, your hair can get very tangled and full of knots - which is not fun!

Zoeva Blush in the shade Shy Beauty-
This is possible the most stunningly beautiful blush i have ever worn (besides my favourite rose gold blush by sleek), it is one of them blushes that just looks like your old regular standard peachy shade blush but when you apply it just wow! I really can't put into words how beautiful it is.

Rimmel Brow This Way in the shade Dark Brown-
I have mentioned this in a couple of previous posts now, i am one of them people that is very fussy when it comes to brow products, i have to find that perfect shade of dark brown that doesn't come across red and make my eyebrows look ginger as my eyebrows are that dark but black is way too dark. I like to mix the powder side and wax side together and it creates the perfect shade for me. Another great thing about this product is how affordable it is!

Too Face Beauty Wishes and Sweet Kisses Palette-
I received this for Christmas and it had been on my wishlist since i first caught eyes with it when it was first released. It is such a go-to everyday palette when you are in a hurry as the majority of your makeup is in one place, eyeshadows, bronzer, blush, highlight and lip gloss. I must make a confession though my favourite thing about this palette is not only the cute packaging but how it smells of chocolate and who doesn't love chocolate?

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EVERYDAY FACE OF THE DAY

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to! For today's post i thought i would share with you my favourite quick "everyday" makeup items at the moment and believe it or not i only use 5 items. This type of makeup is great for whether you are in a rush and don't want to keep grabbing different things all the time or whether you travel a lot and maybe have to do your makeup on the go...

This particular palette from Too Faced is amazing as you have so many different aspects of your makeup look in one place, eyeshadows, bronzer, blush, highlight and lip gloss. 

NARS Sheer Liquid Foundation in the shade Deauville 

MAC Prep and Prime Pen in the shade Bright Forecast

MAC Matte Eyeshadow in the shade Charcoal Brown (brows)

Too Faced Eyeshadow in the shade Créme Brulee (lids)

Too Faced Eyeshadow in the shade Haute Chocolate (crease)

Too Faced Eyeshadow in the shade White Chocolate (brow bone)

Estée Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Volume Mascara in the shade Extreme Black

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer

 Too Faced Snow Bunny (two end pink shades for blush and white shade for highlight)

Too Faced Lip Gloss in the shade Naked Dolly

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FACE OF THE DAY FRIDAY: HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to! For a lot of people it is back to work day which always sucks after Christmas but you have to get back to reality at some point don't you? Since Christmas i have been trying out a lot of new products mainly things i received as gifts, so for today's post i thought i would share with you my "face of the day" items...

Clarins Beauty Flash Balm Primer

Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation in the shade Bone

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in the shade NC15

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in the shade Transparent 

Too Faced Beauty Wishes and Sweet Kisses Palette using:

(Chocolate Soleil Bronzer, Snow Bunny Bronzer for blush and highlighter, i am obsessed with this palette mainly as it smells like chocolate)

MUA Pro-Brow Palette in the shade Dark Brown

Benefit Gimme Brow in the shade Medium/Deep

Smashbox Full Exposure Palette using the shades:

(M4 brow bone, M2 crease transition shade, S3 lid, S4 inner corner)

Estée Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara in the shade Extreme Black

Estée Lauder Pure Color Intense Kajal Eyeliner in the shade Blackened Black

Milani Lipstick in the shade Nude Créme

NYX Butter Gloss in the shade Éclair

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TOO FACED MELTED KISSES

Hey guys, i hope you are all having a great day whatever you are up to! So the other day whilst i was on Debenhams taking advantage of the sale as well as ordering some pieces from the MAC holiday collection which FYI is to die for, so gorgeous. Anyway back on track i happened to come across the too faced holiday gift sets and decided to go for the "melted kisses" gift set, as i have wanted to try their melted liquid lipsticks for a while now...

The set comes with 4 different slightly smaller than full size of their liquid lipsticks and the packaging is super cute and Christmassy, perfect for a little stocking filler or a gift on its self.

As you will be able to see below they are super pigmented and the colour pay off is so gorgeous, can you believe that is only one swipe?

I am super excited to start wearing these, i have been wearing "melted peony" on my lips today and i really like it as for me it's the perfect pink shade. 

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