January Favourites!

Hello!

Since i haven't done a favourites post in a while, i thought i'd include quite a lot of products. 

Please excuse my photo's though, my camera's being a bit funny recently, there must be a setting that's not right and all my pictures are coming out quite dark, i tried to get the best pictures i could for you though! Enjoy :)

L-R - Liz Earle instant boost skin tonic (spritzer and pour bottle), Carmex cherry lip balm pot, Liz Earle Brightening treatment, MAC Fix+, Benefit So Hooked On Carmella perfume, Elemis body oil, Lush Cupcake mask.

L-R - MAC Studio Fix Powder, YSL Rouge Volupte Lipstick, MAC girl about town lipstick, Revlon crystal lilac lipgloss, MAC Mocha blush (from the recent holiday collection, Sigma Flat Top Kabuki F80 Brush.

 

I've used Liz Earle for about 3-4 years now and this is one of the products that i've repurchased over and over again so its more of an all-time favourite but i've been using this every single day since just before christmas. I use my Liz Earle cleanse and polish, this, then my Liz earle skin repair light moisturiser every day and night and my skin always feels so soft afterwards. I prefer the spritzer bottle of this for mornings though, it wake me up a bit more!

Ahh my ever so faithful carmex! Such a good lip balm! I always use this under my lipsticks as well, although i tend to not use as much if the lipstick itself is moisturising as it makes the lipstick slide off easily.

Another Liz Earle product! I really am obsessed. This is amazing for those mornings where you wake up and your skin looks really tired and dull, it really brightens your skin. You get a tingly sensation when you use it (it says this is normal) and i absolutely love it, makes me feel so refreshed!

Another brand i'm obsessed with, MAC! In the winter months i tend to use more powder (no idea why) and  this makes sure my foundation doesn't look cakey. I just spray it about 3 times all over my face (from a bit of a distance) and it freshens my face and gives me a nice glow. Its nice to refresh your makeup with during the day as well so i always carry it in my handbag.

I am in loooove with this fragrance. I really bad at describing smells but its very sweet and coconutty, reminds me a lot of the drink, Malibu.Its gorgeous and i get compliments every single time i wear it.

This smells divine. Its so chocolatey and is such a lovely face mask. It makes my skin feel really smooth and really calms down my breakouts. 

I got this for Christmas in an Elemis set. My mum bought it me because i'm learning massage at beauty school and she thought it would be good for me to practice with (I'm sure she bought it just so i could practice on her haha!) but its not like normal oils where they seem to sit on your skin and make you feel greasy and horrible until you wash it off, it really soaks in. It smells absolutely beautiful and i gave my mum a massage with it and it made my hands really soft. ! Ooh and also, in cold temperatures it solidifies, so it lasts longer too! You just put it in a bowl full of hot (not boiling) water and leave it for about 5 minutes and it melts and you can use it.

Not much i can say about this other than it's a great powder that gives medium coverage. It sets my make-up but doesn't last ages, but i don't mind topping it up in the day anyway as i usually do that. 

This is soooo creamy and moisturising, its a really pretty colour and i've had a few compliments when i wear it and people asking what lipstick it is. Its the perfect everyday lipstick and i've worn it so much.

Techinally, i only bought this last week, but i've been wanting it forever and i'm so glad i got it, its such a pretty blue based pink, the perfect bright pink in my eyes! :)

I was reading The Sunday Girl's blog and she keeps mentioning Revlon Lip glosses, so i HAD to go and buy one, so glad i did. This is a gorgeous nude pink with a beautiful blue/purple shimmer. Its non-sticky as well. My camera hasn't picked up the shimmer as well as i hoped, sorry!

Swatches: Girl About Town, YSL 1 ( i think its called nude beige), Revlon Crystal Lilac.

This is MAC Mocha Blush that i got in the Fabulousy Festive Wintercool Face Kit from the holiday collection. Its a really pretty matte peachy pink. I forgot to swatch this one, sorry! But its in MAC's permanent range so you can check it out at your nearest counter. I've been wearing it everyday since i got it.

I am so glad i bought this brush. I use it for foundation but before i used the MAC 187, which i didn't feel was dense enough to apply foundation with and often left me with foundation streaks all over my face and it took me ages to blend it out in a morning. The F80 is suuuper dense, and although sometimes it feels a little too dense it's so much better than the MAC one. I haven't tried it for anything else yet but i can imagine it being amazing for cream blushers!

So those are my favourites of this month (and a little bit of last month since i didn't get round to doing a december favourites)

 

Let me know all of your favourites or link me to any favourites posts! I love reading them! Hope you're all okay, got a couple of reviews and other posts coming up soon as well :)

Love Amy x

MAC Haul!

Firstly, HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

Everyone says it, but i cannot believe another year is over, i hope you all had a great 2011 though and wish you all the best for 2012! :)

Recently, i've had a slight MAC obsession, as you will see. Some of the products were gifts from christmas (the kits and the studio fix powder) but the rest i bought myself . Btw, i love the new black and white MAC bags they give you now, they're so posh! (Don't know if its just my MAC counter that has only just got these in or what? haha)

Anyway, on to the good stuff.

Left to right: Wintercool Face Kit, Viva Glam Lip Bag, Iced Delights Wintercool Lip Bag, MSF Natural, Rebel Lipstick, Spiked Eyebrow Pencil, Studio Sculpt Foundation, Studio Fix Powder

Wintercool Face Kit

I am so impressed with this kit! You get a lot for your money and they have all lived in my make-up bag since christmas and i've used them non-stop! In it you get Mocha blush, Phloof, Quarry, Brun and Dance in the dark eyeshadows, Hot Gossip lipstick, Emancipation lipglass and 3 brushes.

Swatches: Quarry eyeshadow, Phloof eyeshadow, Mocha Blush, Emancipation Lipglass, Hot Gossip Lipstick, Dance in the Dark eyeshadow, Brun eyeshadow.

I've heard that the quality of the brushes you get in kits tend to be not as good as if you buy the individual mac brushes. The brushes aren't amazing, but they do their bit, and i was more interested in the actual products. The one thing i hate about the brushes though, are the glittery handles in this collection, they look so tacky! I have been wearing Hot Gossip Lipstick non-stop and i love it, its such a pretty darkish pink colour. Its one of those colours i reach for when i don't want a nude or a really bright lipstick on, its kind of in the middle. Even without the brushes, you still get a lot for what you pay for.

Viva Glam Lip Bag.

I actually asked for this because i was terrified of running out of my pink lady gaga lipstick, its one of my favourite lipsticks ever! Its perfect for when i want a nude lip but a pop of colour. Its such a pretty pink. My old lady gaga lipstick still has some left, but as they don't sell it individually anymore, i think it would be best to get it while its there :) the other lady gaga lipstickis a very brown nude, that looks awful on me, but doesn't  look too bad with a pink based lipgloss over the top, i must just suit pinker nudes. 

Swatches top to bottom: Viva Glam Gaga 2, Viva Glam Gaga.

Iced Delights Wintercool Lip Bag

This is the perfect nude lip bag for me. I've been wanting Creme d'nude for ages. 

Its really pretty and although i won't use the lip liner that much, i will use the lipstick and gloss. The gloss is a cremesheen glass in Fashion Whim and the lip liner is called Stripdown.

 Swatches top to bottom: Stripdown Pencil, Fashion Whim Cremesheen Glass, Creme d'nude lipstick.

MSF Natural in Light, Rebel Lipstick, Spiked eyebrow pencil, Studio Sculpt Foundation, Studio Fix powder. I got the studio fix powder for christmas and its amazing! it doesn't last me on an 8 hour shift at work but i don't have a problem with reapplying throughout the day. The coverage is amazing and it takes away shine instantly though, i love it. The other i bought myself. I'm in love with Rebel Lipstick, its by far one of my favourite lipsticks ever. I only bought studio sculpt foundation a few days ago, but i love it already! I've had the MSF Natural before, but the colour was too dark for me so i only use that when i've fake tanned. This one is in light and its perfect for me. The other is the eyebrow pencil in Spiked. Its really good, it doesn't rub off on me and its a great colour for my eyebrows.

Swatches: Spiked eyebrow pencil, Rebel Lipstick :)

So that's my Mac Haul! Hope you enjoyed.

I hope you all had a great New Year! I'll probably post next weekend now, since i have lots of college work to do, then i'm back at college wednesday, and also have to go to work. 

Hope you're all okay!

Love Amy xx

Christmas Haul!

Feel like i haven't done a haul in absolutely ages, so i thought i'd share what i got for christmas, my camera decided to run out of battery half way through taking the photos for this post, so i've only got 1 picture of all my presents, i was going to take pictures of things seperately, but i'll probably review the make-up i got in the future so i'll just take the photos then, if that makes sense haha!

I am so grateful for what i got, i got so many things and can't wait to try everything and stuff. I'm not bragging btw.

Keith Lemon 2012 Calendar

Olly Murs 2012 Calendar

Mac Studio Fix Powder

Money

Idiot Abroad Series 2

Hangover 2

Inbetweeners Movie

Ricky Gervais Show

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

The Script Aviva Tour dvd and book, with SIGNED POSTCARD! Eeee!

Bridesmaids

YSL Rouge Volupte Lipstick in 1 Nude Beige

Lush Cupcake Face Mask

Friends Boxset

2 new Pandora Bracelet charms

Benefit carmella perfume

MAC Winter Cool Face Kit

MAC Viva Glam Holiday bag

MAC Winter Cool Lip Bag

Lush christmas candy box

Vera Wang Rock Princess Perfume

Lush Its Raining men shower gel

Elemis body oil and lotion set

2 Hollister body lotions

I forgot to put in my new pj's, which i'm wearing haha!

a bobbi brown lip gloss trio, which is gooorgeous btw, review soon.

a lush honey i washed the kids soap

and all the chocolate and sweet i got (and ate) haha!

Hope you all had a wonderful christmas, I'd love to see what you all got too!

 i'm going to review some of the things i got, hopefully before the new year :)

Love Amy x

Santa Claus is coming to town!

Hello lovelies! Thought i'd share my christmas list with you! :)

Bearing in mind i've asked for a lot and don't expect to get everything! :)

1. Lush Christmas Candy gift box

2. Mac Viva Glam Gaga Holiday gift set

3. The Inbetweeners Movie

4. Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss Trio

5. Mac Studio Fix Powder

6. An Idiot Abroad Series 2

7. Hangover 2

8. Mac iced Delights Wintercool Lip Bag

9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

10. Mac Winter Cool Fabulously Festive Face Kit

11. Urban Decay Primer Potion

12. A YSL Lipstick

13. Mac Studio Sculpt Foundation

14. The Ricky Gervais show series dvd

15. Benefit So Hooked on Carmella Perfume

16. Lush Home For Christmas gift box

I also asked for the F.R.I.E.N.D.S Boxset aswell, but forgot to include a picture!

What have you all asked for from Santa? 

If I don't blog before Christmas, (which i'm hoping I will!) then MERRY CHRISTMAS! to all of you and i hope you have a good one and get everything you want!

Love Amy x

Update, Christmas tag, and thankyou!

Hello beauties, i know i always seem to come back after a while of being away from my blog with excuses to why i've not been blogging, but just as i start to get back into it, something gets in the way!

I've just landed myself my first job! So i've been super excited, i love it, which is strange for a job.. But i think with it being my first one, i'm getting excited about earning my own money, especially near christmas! Also i've been really lazy with college work so catching up on that is being a bit of a task! Looks like i'm slacking on everything, whoops!

Ooh a massive thankyou to all my followers, i reached 100 not so long ago and am currently on 124, i want to hold a giveaway, but i haven't told my family about my blog (probably should hahaha), so it'd be hard for me to organise. I might have to do some sort of give back thing though, i'll feel mean otherwise :(

Right... onto the christmas tag then!

Favourite Christmas Movie?

The Polar Express or Home Alone

Are you on the Naughty list or the Nice list?

A bit of both i think

Have you ever had a White Christmas?

Once, i think

Where do you usually spend your Christmas?

At home

What's your favourite Christmas song?

All i want for Christmas by Mariah Carey (disgrace at the 2011 remake with Justin Bieber haha!)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Justin Biebers version is a sliiiiight guilty pleasure this year though, i hang my head in shame)

Any song that is in Polar Express or Home Alone actually haha!

Do you open any presents on Christmas Eve?

When my brother and i were younger (but old enough to know that santa didn't exist) we used to because we were always too excited! But we only got to open 1 or 2. We usually get to open presents on the night before out birthdays though

Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?

 Just Rudolph and Prancer, is that bad? haha. 

What Christmas tradition are you looking forward to most this year?

My mums Christmas Dinner! Right, this is going to sound ridiculous, but I made my own tradition where i can only watch The Polar Express on christmas eve because the storyline is set on christmas eve (don't ask) but i am so tempted to watch it before xmas eve this year!

Is your Christmas tree real or fake?

Fake

What's your all-time favourite Christmas sweet treat?

Ooooh i have loads, i love Baileys at Christmas though, not exactly a sweet treat..

Do you like giving gifts or receiving gifts better?

Depends, if i know what i'm buying people and don't have the stress of findin something, i like giving. But everyone loves getting presents!

What would be your dream place to visit for the Christmas season?

NEW YORK. Dying to go there on christmas up to new year!

Does your family have a special Christmas recipe you like to help make?

I am a disaster when it comes to cooking/baking. I can't cook to save my life.

Are you a pro-present wrapper, or do you fail miserably?

Depends on the shape of the present, if its a normal easy square, i'm fine, otherwise, yes i fail miserably.

Most memorable Christmas moment?

Loads!

What made you realise the truth about Father Christmas?

I can't remember

Do you make New Years Resolutions? Do you stick to them?

I try to but never stick to them

What makes Christmas special for you?

Being with my family, of course!

Hope you didn't get too bored with all the writing here, thankyou if you read it aha!

Love Amy :) x

Back to MAC!

Just a shooort post! 

I need help girls! I've got six empty mac products and want to do Back to Mac to get a free lipstick and i have no idea which to choose, what are your favourites?

I already have:

Viva Glam Gaga

Creme Cup (Recently bought this, absolute new favourite!)

Impassioned

Costa Chic

Ravishing

So, not many and i want to build my collection! :) I'm an NC15 if that helps on recommending me a colour? haha :)

Thankyou! :)

Love Amy x

October Favourites!

Hello beauties! 

I don't think i've done a favourites post since July?! Money's been a bit tight recently in my house for personal reasons so i've really cut down on how much i spend on make-up when i already have enough. So the reason i haven't been doing favourites is because nothing really changed. It still hasn't tbh but I felt like doing a favourites post so here it is! :)

We've been practising facials a lot on my beauty course, meaning we have to take our make-up off, and I'm on of those people that is terrified of seeing people I know when i have no make-up on, i hate my face without it. So after college these have been lifesaver products to just throw on after college to cover any imperfections and make me look less dead basically for when I walk around the town centre haha!

Left to right: 

MAC Studio Finish concealer - Covers everything, my favourite concealer i've ever used, its so creamy and easy to blend as well. Doesn't cake on me either. £13.50.

 17 Beehive Lipstick - by far the most moisturising and shiny lipstick i own, the pigmentation isn't amazing, but its nice to add a slight bit of something on your lips without having to worry about the colour. Kind of my lips but better but nuder? Haha. Around £4.50 from boots.

Collection 2000 Cream Puff Lip Cream in Angel Delight - I did a post on these where i had the other 3 colours, i was a bit unsure whether to get this colour as i thought it'd look better on darker skin tones because its a dark nude/brown. But it actually looks pretty good on me, i love wearing it with Sleek Suede blush as well, great for autumn. £2.99 from boots or superdrug.

Collection 2000 Lip liner/definer in 5 Damson - No idea why but i have been loving dark vampy purple/burgundy colours recently, its a lip liner but i use its all over my lips, i put a bit on and rub it in because otherwise it can be a bit too 'in your face'. I've been wearing this a lot though, its such a gorgeous colour and suits me well. I wear the 17 beehive lipstick over it or a lip balm underneath so its not as drying. I think this was £2.99 from boots or superdrug.

Rimmel Exaggerate Full Colour Lip Definer in 024 Red Diva - another lip liner i've been using as a lipstick, gorgeous colour, its more of a pink toned red than a true red, but i love it. Again, I wear the 17 beehive lipstick over it or a lip balm underneath so its not as drying. I can't remember how much this was, but its was definitely under £5 from boots or superdrug.

Bourjois Volumizer Mascara - Possibly my favourite mascara i've ever tried, when I'm in a rush i can put on a few slicks of the step 2 (the one that has more product) and I'm good to go! Absolutely love it, definitely need to repurchase it, its lasted me about 3 months as well. I got this for £5.99 in an offer that boots had on a while back, i think its around £7-10 usually.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation - Another thing from Bourjois i will definitely repurchase. Makes me look so healthy and glowing. The coverage is medium but buildable because i find it never looks cakey on me. It lasts a while on me, but could last a lot longer with a primer. I'm running out as well so i need to get more! Can not get enough of this foundation. Around £10 from boots or superdrug.

MAC Eye Kohl in Smoulder - Used this for ages now, i've had 2 in the past 2 years but i think eye liners tend to last a while anyway. Perfect to create a smoky eyes, smudges quite easy though but it always stays in my waterline. Its just really soft and easy to use, when I'm in college i smudge it on my upper lash line as well. £13 from MAC.

Sleek Suede Blush - Perfect autumn blush in my opinion, the perfect peachy brown with slight pink undertones. Stay on well as well, but i suppose that can depend on what foundation you have on as well. Around £4.50 from superdrug.

Swatches!

Left to right:

Mac Smoulder Eye Kohl

17 Beehive Lipstick

Collection 2000 Angel Delight Cream Puff

Sleek Suede Blush 

Collection 2000 Damson Lip Definer

Rimmel Exaggerate Red Diva Lip liner

Hope you enjoyed.

What are your favourites of October? Post any links to Youtube videos or blog posts, i'd love to see!

Love Amy x

Sleek Brow Kit Review!

I think this was only released about 3 days ago, but i picked it up on Thursday and i can honestly say I'm already in love with it. I love doing my eyebrows because i like the definition it adds to my face. This was actually released just in time because i was thinking about getting the Urban Decay Brow Box which is the exact same thing but double the price. the only thing with the Urban Decays one is that you get 2 powders and a wax.

You're meant to use the angled brush and the wax to fill in your brows and the other brush with the powder to set it. And the mini tweezers are good for getting rid of any stray hairs. 

Its a brilliant product, it lasts a full day on me. They do a light and a dark colour, i got the dark and i thought it might be a bit too dark for me but once i tried it out, it was fine. I love the little brushes and tweezers you get with it as well, they're really handy. The powder and wax are a great quality and very pigmented. I got mine from Superdrug for £7.99. So much better than the urban decay one that's around £16, although with the UD one, the wax is clear and you get two powders, but you still get the little brushes and tweezers. I think this is a great alternative and it perfect for anyone who loves doing their eyebrows.

Left to right: Powder and Wax

Love Amy x