Make Up For Work

Hey gorgeous ones, today I'm just going to be running you through my favourite make up for work, I've been fully in to a smokey purple eye and a cool neutral lip. This is easily wearable for all of us who have a black work uniform, a good old smokey contrast!

And obviously some bronzing along with my contour and highlight, and I've recently been trialling a new bronzer and highlighter combo, so I'll be sharing my thoughts on those products soon.

So I hope you like this look and here is a run down of all the products used to create this make up look.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED

KIKO MAT BASE CORRECTOR

TARTE AMAZONIAN CLAY FULL COVERAGE FOUNDATION

MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID

COLLECTION LASTING PERFECTION CONCEALER

MAC SELECT COVER UP CONCEALER

BEN NYE LUXURY POWDER

NYC SMOOTH SKIN POWDER

MAC PAINTERLEY PAINT POT

L'OREAL BROW ARTIST GENIUS KIT

REVOLUTION "RUN BOY RUN" PALETTE

BARRY M WATERPROOF GEL LINER

MAC FALSH LASH EXTREME BLACK

BOURJOIS VOLUME CLUBBING MASCARA

RIMMEL SUN SHIMMER BRONZING POWDER

RIMMEL GOOD TO GLOW HIGHLIGHTER

RIMMEK EXAGGERATE LIP LINER

RIMMEL MOISTURE RENEW LIPSTICK 

Face Of The Day

Hello my beautifuls. Just a quick run down of today's face in this post, as the weather has been beautiful in London I am really letting the spring colours out. Rediscovering old favourites and trying out new things also.

I went for a bold orange lip with a neutral smokey eye, heavy highlighting with a light contour also. I hope you're enjoying the weather as much as I am, and having a lovely start to your spring.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED

RIMMEL FIX AND PERFECT PRIMER

MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID

MAC PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER

NYC SMOOTH SKIN TRANSLUCENT POWDER

REVOLUTION VIVID BAKED HIGHLIGHTER

L'OREAL BROW ARTIST GENIUS PALETTE

MAC PRO LONGWEAR PAINT POT (PAINTERLEY)

REVOLUTION "RUN BOY RUN" PALETTE

SEVENTEEN HIGH DRAMA LIQUID LINER

BOURJOIS VOLUME CLUBBING MASCARA

RIMMEL LASH ACCELORATOR ENDLESS MASCARA

BOURJOIS ROUGE EDITION VELVET (PEACH CLUB)

Spring Pinks

Hi beauties! Now as Spring quickly approaches I thought I'd do another season themed look for you, this look contains a lot of pinky colours to adhere to the flowers that bloom in Spring! Well that was my thinking on the matter... Anyway...

1) So, first of all I did my normal base of L'Oreal Infallible Mattifying Primer and then my MAC Studio Fix Fluid and the Pro Longwear Concealer, and set that with my Maybelline Matte Maker Mattifying Powder. I also added a little bit of my Maybelline Bronzer Blush Duo I used the bronzer to contour slightly, and then a bit more blush than usual on the apples of my cheeks. I wanted a nice highlight for this look so I took the Bourjois Java Rice Powder just above where we put that blush, down the centre of the nose, forehead and cupids bow. And my brows, as always, with my L'Oreal Brow Artist Genius Palette. 

2) Next I took my favourite palette ever, which I feature all too much on this blog, which is the Make Up Revolution "Run Boy Run" Palette (see the colours in this post). I put down a base, as I always do, of MACs Painterley Paint Pot, I then took the colour Trying To Catch You all over the lid, and this is basically a shimmery nothing colour, just to start out the blending process. Then I took Girl On Fire throughout the crease right to the inner corner, and this is going to work as the transitional colour for the look. I took the colour Dying To Stop You on the outer third of the lid, I packed this on a fair bit as these shimmery colours are slightly less pigmented than the matte shades and need to be built up a little bit. I then took You Are Finally Mine through the outer portion of the crease to just intensify it a little bit. And I finished my eyes off, as I always do, with my Seventeen High Drama Liquid Liner, and for mascara I took Bourjois Volume Max Holidays and Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless together to create volume as well as separation.

3) Finally I took my most recent MAC purchase which is the stunning Amplified Creme Lipstick in Craving. This is an amplified formula so the colour is really pigmented as well as being nice and creamy on the lips, but it lasts just as well as their Satin/Matte finishes without drying out the lips at all.

And there's the finished look, I love when seasons change as it gives us all a reason to change up our make up, and I always enjoy trying new things and we get to introduce new colours in to our looks! (yay)

I hope you enjoyed reading and please please please keep checking back for more posts.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED
L'OREAL INFALLIBLE MATTIFYING BASE
MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID
MAC PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER
MAYBELLINE MATTE MAKER MATTIFYING POWDER
MAYBELLINE BRONZER AND BLUSH DUO
BOURJOIS JAVA RICE POWDER
L'OREAL BROW ARTIST GENIUS PALETTE
MAC PRO LONGWEAR PAINT POT (VINTAGE SELECTION)
MAKE UP REVOLUTION "RUN BOY RUN" PALETTE
SEVENTEEN HIGH DRAMA LIQUID LINER
BOURJOIS VOLUME MAX HOLIDAYS MASCARA
RIMMEL LASH ACCELERATOR ENDLESS MASCARA
MAC AMPLIFIED CREME LIPSTICK IN CRAVING

BOOTS HAUL

Hello lovers! Now, as you all probably know, Boots are doing a wonderful 3 for 2 triple points events! This applies to nearly all of their make up brands, as well as some of their skincare range. So I thought I'd share my purchases with you lovely lot, and I've seen a few other bloggers sharing their buys from this event, so let's all share and be Boots friends!

Bourjois Products

Now, as you can gather from previous posts, Bourjois is definitely my favourite drugstore brand, so I definitely took advantage of their products in this offer. I picked up the beauty of a highlighter I had been wanting for ages which is the gorgeous Bourjois Java Rice Powder, a wonderful pink toned shimmery highlighter, as I have cool tones in my skin this really suits me and my pale complexion, although I would not recommend it for you especially tanned folk, but I love this product, I've used it a few times since purchasing and it really helps to brighten up my face. Then I picked up two lippys from their Aqua Laque range, which is a glossy liquid lipstick, now I own nearly all of their Rouge Edition Velvets and am in love, so I thought I'd try these out, I picked up the colours Rosè On The Rocks and Viens Si Tu Rose, I have never been a gloss girl but as it approaches spring/summer I want to try out new beauty trends, I have only used the lighter of the two colours which is Rosè On The Rocks, and I can say it is stunning, a lovely muted pastel with a stunning shimmer, and for a gloss it really stays put for a lot longer than I anticipated, so I hope good things for the other colour I purchased as well as the rest of the range.

Rimmel Products

I'm also very much a Rimmel girl, they have wonderful products and they never let me down. I was in need of a new primer, and I'm the kind of person who likes to switch up my primers, I haven't found my holy grail yet so I keep on the hunt, and I picked up their Fix and Pro Primer, I haven't used it yet but I'll be sure to share my thoughts when I've used up my L'Oreal Infallible Base. I also picked up two more of the wonderful Kate Moss range of lipsticks, the stunning nude which is shade 03, and an amazing deep purple in shade 30. I've heard wonderful things about the nude and I've tried it once and I absolutely love it so I'm so glad I picked this one up, and I have such a love for deep purples so I'm sure I'll love that one all the same.

Skincare Products

In a great turn of luck all my skincare products seemed to run out at the same time, so it was time to pick up a new moisturiser, cleanser and night cream. And luckily their 3 for 2 offer extended to simple skincare, I used to use simple all the time for my skin was ever so sensitive when I was younger, and I thought it wouldn't do any harm to revert back to it. I picked up the Kind To Skin Micellar Cleansing Water, Kind To Skin Replenishing Rich Moisturiser and the Kind To Skin Vital Vitamin Night Cream. I've only just started to use these products so I don't feel like they've done the world of difference yet, but the moisturiser is definitely better on my skin and helps keep my face hydrated throughout the day. I also picked up four of my favourite face masks which are the Montagne Jeunesse face masks, not involved in the 3 for 2, just a little treat for Emily, these are always a part of my pamper evenings so I thought I'd stock up, and for £1? How can you not! 

So that's everything in my Boots haul, I hope you enjoyed reading and if you picked up anything in this offer let's all share and discuss! Please check back for more posts.

March Favourites

Hi beauts! As the title may suggest I'm going to be talking you through my beauty favourites for the month of March. I haven't really accumulated anything new this month but I've definitely rediscovered a few old favourites, and since I haven't done many favourites on this blog, I thought I'd talk you through them anyway!

Kiko Precision Lip Pencil in 300

I featured this in my mini haul a few weeks back, and I can safely say it has already been well loved! It's the perfect liner for nearly all nude lipsticks, I'd say. It glides on easily and is very pigmented, there are certain looks where I want the liner to be visible, so I love this quality in the pencil. I've been using it non stop with anything from drugstore to MAC lipsticks, and it really is the perfect match! I cannot speak highly enough of this product, and will definitely have to pick up a few more shades. 

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in 725 Tantelizing Taupe

Oh shock, a nude lipstick. I'm serious though, nude obsession is something else at the moment! Anyway, this is a very light muted nude, and with my pale complexion, it really works. The only thing with this one is you do have to almost build it up, but the finish is lovely and you do get a lovely colour out of the product. It's very much my everyday go to at the moment, and I love it!

Bourjois Smokey Eyes Trio

This beauty was actually part of a free gift box I got with a Bourjois purchase, so I didn't really pay anything for it, and for the quality of this that is amazing! It's perfect for the staple black smokey eye, I use this primarily for my nights out where I want a deeper smoke to my shadow. The colours blend really well together and are really pigmented as well, grade A product. 

Barry M Super Chic Eyeshadow Palette

This was a really old purchase actually, way back before Christmas! But I've recently rediscovered this one and I'm so glad I have! It's shades are all shimmery and are absolutely stunning, my everyday eye look is normally a glittery nude/brown smokey eye at the moment, and this palette really helps me to achieve that. The palette includes an eyeshadow primer as well, which was great when I first bought the palette, but after about 3 uses the quality really deteriorated and was basically useless, that's the only downside but I have my MAC paint pots for bases anyway, so I'm not too bothered about that, and the palette is a dream! 

Bourjois Volume Max Holidays Mascara

This is another product I received in the free Bourjois gift box, and this gift box was a complete dream to be given for free. This mascara has a double domed applicator which allows it to catch all the eyelashes and really give them volume, I sometimes pair this with my Rimmel Lash Accelorator Endless when I want some separation too, mainly because I hate wearing falsies and this duo gives the illusion of false lashes, but when it's on it's own it does a great job of volumising my lashes.

Maybelline Matte Maker Mattifying Powder

This is a new purchase actually, I'm never one for bothering with face powders, quite a lot of the time I just get the cheapest option, but I picked this one up in a Maybelline 3 for 2 offer and didn't really expect it to be much better than any of my previous powders, but the way this mattifies my face is really something else! It's a perfect colour match and just keeps my face matte for the entire day, I don't even have to reapply it much at all, and that's all I can want from a face powder!

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer

And another rediscovery, since purchasing my MAC pro longwear concealer I've barely reached for this, but I've been wanting a more natural look recently as I'm in rehearsals 9-5 most days, I've been reaching for this one a lot more, and I've fallen back in love with it. It may not counteract my dark circles completely, but for blemishes and colour correction, it really does the job for me. 

That's everything I've got for the month of March guys! Please check back for more posts from me soon.

Glam Night Out

Hi lovelies! I'm coming at you today with a tutorial for a glam night out look, I'm not one for overdoing my make up on a night out, so it's just a more colourful version of my normal look!

1) I do my normal foundation/contouring routine but I normally amp up the contour a bit, just for the glamourous factor! I then did my brows as normal with my trusty L'Oreal brow artist genius kit, which I am still absolutely loving by the way, but I knew that would be the case! I start with the eyes and for a base I obviously used my MAC Painterley paint pot, then I took another one of my wonderful rediscoveries which is the Bourjois smokey eyes trio, I used the lightest all over the lid, the second as the crease colour, and using the darkest shade further define the crease with a smaller shader brush.

2) I then took my favourite blush which is from the Maybelline bronzer blush duo so I'm not sure on the shade, but it's really subtle and I love the way it picks up my cheeks!

3) Finally I took my Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet lipstick in the shade Hot Pepper, which I have been loving on nights out recently, such a true pillar box red that really screams glamour to me! 

I also want to add my favourite addition to my outfits on nights out as well, these are the Silver Glitter Stud Earrings* from the wonderful earpiercing range at Body Jewellery Shop. I'm not one for big dangly earrings, and I always have a problem with cheaply made earrings, they make my lobes really sensitive and I have to take them out from the pain, and I have actually been able to wear these constantly since I received them, which is a big plus for me as I have really missed wearing earrings. These are really beautiful and there is such a huge range to choose from, there are so many beautiful pieces on their website so do check them out here.

So that's my glam night out look for you guys, I really hope you enjoyed reading and please check back for more from me.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED

L'OREAL INFALLIBLE MATTIFYING BASE

MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID

MAC PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER

MAYBELLINE BRONZER BLUSH DUO

MAYBELLINE MATTE MAKER MATTIFYING POWDER

BOURJOIS SMOKEY EYES TRIO

SEVENTEEN HIGH DRAMA LIQUID LINER

BOURJOIS VOLUME CLUBBING MASCARA

BOURJOIS ROUGE EDITION VELVET LIPSTICK (HOT PEPPER)

SILVER GLITTER STUD EARRINGS BY BODY JEWELLERY SHOP *

Current Look | February

Hi guys, little late here, but here's my current look for February. I'm so busy with my course at the moment, I'm currently rehearsing to play the role of Wendla in our final production of Spring Awakening, too excited, but obviously it's a lot of work and I'm in 9 until 6 most days! So because of that my looks been pretty simple, which is also why I'm in my lounge gear in these photos! (attractive)

But anyway, here are the products I used to create my everyday February look

L'OREAL INFALLIBLE MATTIFYING BASE PRIMER

MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID (NW13)

MAC PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER (NW20)

COLLECTION LASTING PERFECTION CONEALER (FAIR)

RIMMEL CLEAR COMPLEXION POWDER (TRANSLUCENT)

MAC PRO LONGWEAR PAINT POT (PAINTERLY)

REVOLUTION "RUN BOY RUN" PALETTE

L'OREAL BROW ARTIST PALETTE (DARK)

SEVENTEEN HIGH DRAMA LIQUID LINER

RIMMEL LASH ACCELORATOR ENDLESS MASCARA

BOURJOIS VOLUME CLUBBING MASCARA

BOURJOIS ROUGE EDITION VELVET (NUDE-IST)

(NOTE: I use the colour Run Boy Run as a contour, and the colour Girl On Fire as a blush, both from the Revolution "Run Boy Run" palette)

MAC Cyber

Hi loves, I thought I'd create a make up look based entirely around my recent purchase of MACs Cyber Lipstick, a beautiful vampy lipstick that definitely requires a nice smokey eye to accompany it.

Here is the step by step of how I created this look:

1) Now with my other recent purchases, I do have a new foundation routine. I start by moisturising with my Nivea Day Cream (for combination skin) and then applying my L'Oreal Infallible Mattifying Primer all over my face. Then I took my beloved MAC Studio Fix Fluid (NW13) and applied that all over, then concealed with MACs Pro Longwear Concealer (NW20) underneath my eyes, down the bridge of my nose and over any blemishes. Then I set that all in to place with my Kiko Soft Light Powder (02). This eye look was created with my favourite palette which is the "What You Waiting For?" Palette by Makeup Revolution, find a run down of the colours included in my Smokey Red look. I use the colour Super Hot Female as a contour, underneath my cheek bones, my temples, under my jaw bone and the sides of my nose.

2) As a base for my eyes I used MACs Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterley, this blocks out my veins and any redness and allows the shadow to stay put longer. I started by defining the crease with the colour Stupid H.. which is a stunning shimmery brown, and over the rest of my lid I used the colour Tick Tock, a beautiful muted gold which created a lovely shimmered smokey eye. I then created a small cat eye flick with my trusty Seventeen High Drama Liquid Liner, and then took my favourite mascara combination which is the Bourjois Max Volume Mascara and the Rimmel Lash Accelerator, the Bourjois one created volume whilst the Rimmel one really adds length and gives great separation to the lashes.

3) My eyebrows are done with L'Oreals Brow Artist Palette, I use the wax to outline and create the shape, then the powder to fill those babies in, to set them I simply spray a spoolie with some cheap hairspray, does exactly the same job as expensive setting gels. 

4) This lip look was created with my newest favourite lip liner, which is the Collection Extreme 24HR Felt Lip Liner in the colour Purple, this really is an amazing lip liner, it's a nightmare to remove but it really does have the best staying power and prevent the lipstick from bleeding. And, of course, over the top of that I used MACs Cyber lipstick, which is a Satin finish, so it's not completely Matte but it's also not too glossy.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED

L'OREAL INFALLIBLE MATTIFYING PRIMER

MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID

MAC PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER

KIKO SOFT LIGHT POWDER

MAC PRO LONGWEAR PAINT POT

MAKE UP REVOLUTION "WHAT YOU WAITING FOR?" PALETTE

SEVENTEEN HIGH DRAMA LIQUID LINER

BOURJOIS MAX VOLUME MASCARA

RIMMEL LASH ACCELORATOR MASCARA

COLLECTION EXTREME 24HR FELT LIP LINER

MAC CYBER LIPSTICK

January Favourites

Hi loves! Today I have my January favourites for you, so you know how this works, I'm going to talk you through all the products I've been loving throughout the month of January, this includes, beauty, skincare, haircare and some random favourites too. So let's go for it.

(Top left and middle left) So I'll start with beauty makeup bits, first is a recent purchase but a firm new favourite. And it's the MUA Conceal and Prime Palette which is a colour correcting concealer palette, I bought the fair palette and I have really wanted one of these for a while, I have pretty dark circles and hormonal redness around various areas of my face which, sometimes, standard concealer really doesn't cover up well, and I wanted to trial this kind of product before maybe splurging out on something like the MAC concealer palette, so I saw this in my local Superdrug and I couldn't not pick it up as it was only £4! Obviously I doubt it's as good coverage as the higher end products, but I'm still really happy with the colour correction it gives, the green is great around the redness of my nose and the yellow is wonderful around the purple areas of my eyes. All in all I really can't complain about this at all, and it's made it in to my favourites as I've been using this every single day, and I don't know how I went without!

(Bottom left) Moving on to another concealer, it is the holy grail of concealers for most bloggers/vloggers and it's, of course, the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer which I bought in fair. I, for some reason, had never actually got round to trying this, I think I may have tried it way back when I didn't really care about make up so couldn't appreciate it's glory! So I thought for the grand old price of £4.19 I had to finally give it a try. And obviously, I was not disappointed, it's got such good coverage and it's so long lasting as well, everything you could wish for from a concealer, so really couldn't be happier with it, and I can definitely see myself repurchasing this over and over again.

(Top right) This is a little lip combo I've rather been enjoying throughout the month, and it's the Rimmel Exaggerate Full Colour Lip Liner in 064 Obsession which is a deep brown/nude shade, and over the top of this I like to put the Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in 220 Heather Shimmer, which is another brown/nude shade, I really love nude lips at the moment, and in the winter freeze I think it looks lovely with rosy cheeks that come naturally this time of year, I also think this suits my pale complexion and brown hair, which is a plus!

(Bottom right) I've also got my favourite brand of lipsticks at the moment, and it's the beautiful Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet matte lipsticks. I have done a full blog post about those so check that out for more in depth talks, but at that time I only had 3, now I inexplicably have 7 (oops!) but I can't deny I love these lipsticks, if I can't be faffing about with liner and lipstick and just need something quick that I know is going to look great without too much effort, then I will always reach for these. I have the shades Grand Cru, Flambourjoise, Ole Flamingo, Hot Pepper, Peach Club, Happy Nude Year and Nude-ist.

Now I've got my haircare and skincare favourites, I only have one of each this time but normally there would be more, definitely! 

(Top photo) My holy grail skincare product of this month is 100% the Garnier PureActive Micellar Cleansing Water I was always one of the people who never bothered with fancy make up removers, it was simply some cheap make up wipes that I normally picked up by the till at Primark or Poundland even! But I always used to break out, and it always seemed to be those horrible under the skin spots that never actually come through but are so painful. So I thought it was time to change, and every blogger/vlogger and their dog talks about this product, so I jumped aboard the bandwagon and purchased this beauty, and I have not looked back. It's so much easier and quicker than make up wipes, and this way I'm not continuiously rubbing a grubby make up wipe back over my face, so I am so happy with how this a) takes off my make up quickly and easily, and b) how much my skin has been cleared and refreshed by this new routine, so A+ all round.

(Bottom photo) And this was featured in my current haircare routine, and it is, of course, the Garnier Ultimate Blends Sleek Perfector Oil this has helped my hair out so much, I begrudge having my ends cut at the hairdressers, and they normally use the excuse that "oh but look how split your ends are!" And with this, there's barely any damage to the ends of my hair anymore, and it also leaves my whole head feeling soft and sleek, which is never the norm for my hair, so I'm loving that. I just pump 5-6 pumps in my hand and put that through the ends and then brush it through the rest with my Original Tangle Teezer, it's so simple! And I've used this every single time I've washed my hair for a month now and there's barely any gone, there's still way over two thirds left of the stuff.

Now on to my more random favourites this month, and it's definitely got to be Smoothies, I purchased myself a BlendActive blender about a week ago now (I know it's fast but when you know you just know) and I need a lot more fruit in my diet at the moment due to some health issues, and I can't bear sitting down and eating fruit, so I thought a healthy way would be to get myself a blender to avoid that anxiety. And I thought I'd share with you my favourite smoothie recipe! I love to add 2 bananas, a few slices of watermelon, melon and kiwi, a few strawberries and then pop about 3 tablespoons of natural yoghurt in there as well, it makes it taste like a sweet sweet milkshake! Now I bought this beauty for just £19.99 from Argos, it was in the sale so I don't know about current prices but it's such a good buy!

Now I've got my favourite YouTubers, they do tend to vary in some respects, but a lot of the time I do tend to watch the same good old people. But here they are this month!

Nathan @ TheThirdPew

Gabby @ VelvetGh0st

Estée @ EssieButton

HowItShouldHaveEnded

Olivia @ Olivia Ryan

CinemaSins

So I hope you enjoyed my January Favourites, please let me know some of yours down in the comments and check back for more posts.

My Current Look | January

Hi loves, I've got another one of my current look posts for you today, and this is the look I have been rocking through most of January. I've been loving a neutral smoked eye with a slightly bolder lip look, this is easy to do and so wearable, even through rehearsals and then to evenings out, I've been rocking this through any occasion. 

And these are the products I used to create this look:

 - Max Factor Facefinity All Day Primer

 - Maybelline Dream Touch Concealer (not sure of the exact colour but it's the lightest shade they do)

 - Rimmel Match Perfection Light Reflecting Radiance Foundation (010 Light Porcelain)

 - Maybelline Bronzing Powder With Blush Palette

 - Rimmel Clear Complexion Clarifying Powder (021 Translucent)

 - Boujois Colour Edition 24HR (6801)

 - Make Up Revolution 'What You Waiting For?' Palette (You're Capable, Super Hot Female, Brand New Fans)

 - Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer (304 Eclipse)

 - Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless 

I hope you enjoyed todays look, and keep checking back for more posts coming soon.

My Current Look

Hi loves! I thought I'd start doing posts about my current make up looks, they do change a fair old bit now a days due to my sudden insurge of make up products in my collection. So this will make for a bit of a change in my posts!

So this look is a basic smokey eye with a nice bold lip! I do wear this both day time and on nights out, maybe including a cheeky pair of lashes for nights out, so it's a wearable look either way if your bold enough to brave the bright lipstick on a day to day basis.

Here are the products I used to create this look!

- Bourjois Happy Light Luminous Serum Primer

- Maybelline Super Stay 24 Flawless Fresh Foundation (005 Light Beige)

- Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer (010 Ivory)

- MUA Matte Perfect Powder (Translucent)

- Avon Glow Bronzing Pearls

- Make Up Revolution Blush (Colour Codes Rubbed Off! Sorry)

- Make Up Revolution "What You Waiting For?" Palette (Super Hot Female, Brand New Fans)

- Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet (08 Grand Cru)

Bourjois Timeless Elegance Make-Up Kit

Hello loves! Let me tell you a little story.. I was strolling around Boots on the hunt for a new primer, as my Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser had run out *sob*, and I'm the kind of person, probably because I'm a poor student more than it being a personality trait of sorts, that will use all different make up products depending on what's on offer! Now, I walked up to the Bourjois stand and there was a splendiferous offer! Spend £15 on Bourjois products and receive a make up kit containing 4 full sized products and a voucher worth £29, for free! 

Bourjois Happy Light Luminous Serum Primer, Colour Edition 24H (01 Merveille d'argent)

So of course I picked up a new primer which was the Happy Light Luminous Serum Primer, which I've wanted to try for a while as my skins recently changed from being completely normal to more combination/dry in patches type of skin, so not fun, but hopefully this will brighten up my complexion again. As well I picked up a new colour edition in 01 Merveille d'argent, you all know what this does!

Now, on to the lovely make up kit! And here are the wonderful products I got for free!

Volume Glamour Max Holiday Mascara in Black, Smoky Eyes Trio Eyeshadow (01 Gris Dandy), Rouge Edition Lipstick (02 Beige Trench), So Laque Ultra Shine Nail Enamel (27 Beige Glamour)

Yes. All this just for spending £15 on other products! And it's come at the best time, I realised about two weeks ago, that I really don't have the shades to do a traditional black/grey smokey eye, so ta dah! Bourjois saved my life on that front! Rouge edition lipsticks are the best, and now I have a shiny nude, I'm living in my matte nude from their velvet touch range, so I'm expecting good things from this one as well. And you can't go wrong with a mascara and a nail polish!

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Review

Hello loves! Long time no blog, but I have been rather busy over the past few weeks. I was in my first professional production last week, of Alfie The Musical based on the novel and film starring Michael Caine. It was beyond an amazing experience and I miss it already, if you want to have a nose at production shots there are loads on my Instagram (@emilyroseperrin) and our show twitter page (@LCMAlfie).

But this little post kind of ties in with my show actually, I had to find a lipstick that would last the entirety of the 2 and a half hour production, and it had to be a vibrant nude to portray that 60s style. And it was actually our costume guy that got us this Bourjois lipstick, and since that day I've been in love, I've gone out and bought my own in the nude and also a vibrant pink and a deep red as well, and here they are.

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet: Matte Finish (Happy Nude Year 09)

This was the shade that started it all, I've never worn nude lippys before, not due to any dislike of them, it just never happened! That has altogether changed now, this shade is perfect. With this one the colour isn't as pigmented as the darker shades, so you may need to re apply a tad more often than the others, but it's still so long lasting, you can eat and drink and you don't have to worry about smudging, which was always my issue and why I have been completely converted to matte finishes. This is my every day lipstick now, it never leaves my bag!

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet: Matte Finish (Olè Flamingo 05)

And this is ...slightly more vibrant! The photo really doesn't pick it up, it's so pink and fun! I haven't worn this out yet actually, but my production after party is this weekend and I reckon this lippy may make an appearance! 

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet: Matte Finish (Grand Cru 08)

This is my new night time favourite, I wore this to the opening night of our sister production Just So and I went for a curry and had a (fair) few drinks and this lipstick literally did not budge. That is not even an exaggeration, it stayed exactly as it looks in the picture, and there were so many compliments on this colour, so that's always a plus!

My verdict on this is a 10 all round, I have nothing negative to say about this. I want every single colour and I'm begging they bring out a dark purple! If there is one and I've missed it please let me know, I feel like not having this lipstick in dark purple is an ailment.