New Beauty Product Reviews July 2015!

Hello! Long time no speak. Managing two part time jobs and a blog is a lot harder than i thought, however it has given me the time to collect up some bits and bobs i will be reviewing today, enjoy!

 BOURJOIS FOUNDATION: HEALTHY MIX - £10.99
I'm going to be 100% honest here, and say that this foundation has completely changed my opinion on all foundations i have ever tried in my life. This is honestly amazing! I thought my previous Rimmel Wake me Up / Loreal Infallible foundation were really good foundations but now i have tried this it knocks all of the old ones off the charts! This foundation feels nice and light on the skin and leaves a gorgeous dewy finish without looking remotely shiny. The colour i have (no 52 vanilla) matches my very pale skin nicely. It lasts all day without a primer and as the bottle says, it actually does leave my skin feeling hydrated. If you are looking to buy a new foundation, please try this one out!

 ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS - WATERPROOF CREME COLOUR LINER (JET) £18.00 + DIPBROW POMADE (SOFT BROWN) £15.00
I love this brand and always have done, however for me spending this much money on two products is not a usual thing, i like to try the cheaper drugstore brands first as who doesn't like saving money! However i already love the dipbrow, i previously had the colour Chocolate but as my hair lightens in the summer i went for Soft Brown this time. It's lovely and creamy and gives my brows that extra oomph they need whilst they are still after 5 months growing out.

I was expecting amazing things from the liner but i'm still a little unsure. I do use it every day as it is so much better than any i already own, but it has a few cons in itself. The formula is so dry that you have to apply it very quickly and often looks dry towards the end of the day. Now i can deal with this, as unlike other gel liners this one doesn't flake off at all. It is nice and light and does not smudge onto my upper eyelids at all! It does last a long time too, sometimes i sleep in my makeup by mistake and wake up with perfect winged liner the next day!

JOHN FREIDA GO BLONDER SHAMPOO - £5.99
My hair is a browny/blondey gold colour with year old blonde highlights at the bottom. This shampoo smells nice and cleans my hair well. It does gradually brighten highlights if used consistently for a few weeks but doesn't make major changes. I will continue to use it, as it does a pretty acceptable job on my way too old highlights.

EYLURE ENCHANTED LASHES - POISE £5.25
False lashes are great for special occasions and makeup looks, however the older i get, the more i move away from the thick long ones, i want to make my false lashes look as natural as possible yet still give off a gorgeous finish. These lashes by Eylure are perfect! The enchanted collection is sadly limited edition and i might have to stock up as they are so beautiful and pretty. The poise lashes are nice and light on the eye with an invisible band for a natural finish. They are not too long, or thick yet are nice and full giving the lots-of-lashes effect! I love these so much and will definitely buy some more.

SEVENTEEN INSTANT GLOW CREAM BRONZER - £4.99
My hunt for an amazing bronzer is still ongoing after months and months and months. I picked up this sweet looking bronzer from boots and had high hopes! However as for the colour, it looks great in the pan but orange on the face. The texture is actually lovely and when mixed with a powder bronzer, can be worn. It is not great though and i felt ever so disappointed. Bronzer's are the bane of my life!

BARRY M FINE GLITTER DUST £4.50
I recently went too a nice fancy party where i could have so much fun with my makeup and glam it up to the extreme. The theme of the party was 'glitz and glam' so glitter eyeshadow was the way forward. I was so excited to use this, as i don't really have much experience with loose pigments. It got to the day and as i looked at the label too see the name (gold iridescent) i saw in tiny writing 'not to be used around the eyes' but i thought forget that and was a rebel and used it anyway. Even though its messy this colour is gorgeous! It doesn't feel to rough and lasts all night without hardly any fall out. I am very impressed with this eyeshadow even though it isn't actually meant for eyes.

 Thanks so much for reading and sorry for the absence! I have missed this alot, Chloe :)

GRWM: Subtle Smokey Brown Eyes Tutorial

Hello! Today's post is a nice little get ready with me tutorial on how to create a soft smokey brown eye look that can be worn really subtly in the day time, or can be glammed up for a nice evening effect.

The first thing i did to create this look was apply my Urban Decay Primer Potion (original) all over my eye lid, up in my crease and just below my brow bone.

Next, taking my Makeup Revolution Flawless Matte Palette (£8) i applied the shade Flaw (top left) over the whole of my lid using a flat brush and up underneath my brow bone to add highlight. Next i took the shade Fawn on a fluffy short crease brush and dragged it through my crease, and slightly higher as i have hooded lids. I also applied this under my lower lash line too. After this i added the colour Earth gently through my crease to add a slightly darker colour with my fluffy brush and blended the whole look together.

After i applied my eyeshadow i had a bit of a strop applied my eyeliner. Usually when creating a smokey eye, before any mascara or eyeliner is added it looks abit weird. I usually start doubting myself and want to remove the whole thing, but it does get better!

Anyway.. I applied my eyeliner next, creating a gentle cat eye effect on the top lashes. I use the Maybelline Gel liner in black to create this. This look can be left at this for a casual look or liner can be added along the bottom lash line and gently blended out to create a more glam look, this is what i did in the pictures.

Next i used a thin coat of my Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara as a base, and on-top of this applied my Demi Wispies Lashes by Ardell.

To finish off the look i applied Chopper from Naked 2 by Urban Decay, over the top of the lid to create a subtle gentle shimmer, and added a tiny bit of the Mary Loumanizer Highlight by the Balm in my inner corner.

I hope you enjoyed this simple eye look! These are the posts i love doing more than anything so let me know what you think! Chloe :)

Something a little different: The BEST chocolate dessert recipe

Hi! This post today is non-beauty related, however it had to be done. If you love chocolate/sweet things/desserts/eating more calories than you are supposed to, this is the post for you!

Today i will be showing the process and explaining the method of creating A chocolate refrigerator cake. This recipe is so easy, even i can do it, and i can't bake to save my life!

Ingredients                                                                        Utensils
175g Butter or Margarine                                                 Saucepan
1 Tablespoon of Drinking chocolate                                Greased tin (a sponge cake tin works best)
1 Tablespoon of Cocoa powder                                        Rolling pin
2 Tablespoons of Golden syrup                                      
1 Pack of Digestives
1 Large bar of Chocolate

1) The first thing you need to to create this dream of a dessert, is grease a baking tin with butter. It doesn't need to be thick, just a light coating will do!

2) Take your biscuits, and put the whole pack into your saucepan. I used plain digestives, however i know this recipe would also be just as amazing if you wanted to use cookies, oreo's or any biscuit of your choice really! When all of the biscuits are in the saucepan, you need to take the end of your rolling pin and repeatedly smash all of the biscuits up into tiny pieces this is an excellent form of stress relief. When the biscuits are crushes pour them into another contain for safekeeping till later

3) Next is the saucepan part. Taking your now empty saucepan, melt the 175g of butter slowly on a low heat, until its all golden and lovely -don't let the butter boil though.

4) Add 1 very very very heaped tablespoon of drinking chocolate to the butter, then do the same with the cocoa powder. Next pour in two large full tablespoons of golden syrup.

5) Stir all of ingredients into the butter to create a dark coloured chocolatey liquid.

6) Next start pouring your biscuits into this mix bit by bit, you might not need them all. You need to keep stirring them until the biscuits don't get coated by the liquid anymore.

7) Next, pour this mixture into your tin and pop it in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes. If you would like to test the mixture yourself, now's a good time as it's still all warm and delicious, but if you do this, try not to eat it all never made that mistake before.

8) When the mixture has started to cool, take your large chocolate bar and melt using whatever method you prefer! I like to play it safe and melt it in a bowl using the heat from some boiling water.

9) When your chocolates fully melted, pour it over your chilled biscuit mixture and spread over the whole tin with a knife.

10) Put the mixture into the fridge until the chocolate is all set, and then eat!!!

You can decorate the top in any way you wish but here are some delicious options that i happily tried and tested:

Strawberries

Grated white or dark chocolate

Smarties

Millions

Cookie/biscuit crumbs

I hope you enjoyed this different little post, it's something that will occur very rarely on my blog however i felt it was necessary as this dessert just tastes amazing! 

Chloe :)

Maybelline + MAC Little Haul!

After a couple of recent shopping trips i noticed i had picked up almost all Maybelline products! Here are the reviews of them so far!

MAYBELLINE BROW DRAMA - Medium Brown £6.99
After seeing this product everywhere, i thought i'd try it out myself. I have over-plucked brows that are suprisingly long even with the sparse amount of hairs. This product is a coloured mascara and comes in various shades. It features a rounded brush on the end, making it great at grabbing each individual hair. This brow mascara completely changes the look of brows and it's unbelievably easy. The mascara thickens the appearance of the brow hairs by using fibres, very similar to the 3D mascaras. It honestly makes my brows so much fuller and coloured, when using this i don't need to use any other brow product at all! It fills all my eyebrow gaps and lasts all day without budging. A bonus is that this dries nice and smooth without leaving that crisp feeling alot of brow mascaras do.

MAYBELLINE FIT ME BRONZER - 100'S £4.99
I picked this product up at my local Keri-Anns discounted makeup store. I have spent so long looking for the perfect matte bronzer without any shimmer for my pale skin i know that is ridiculously picky. I picked this one up as i had never actually seen it sold anywhere else before. It has a powdery texture and lasts all day. The only colour available was 100. In the packaging it looked the perfect brown toned contour colour but when removed from the packaging it looks alot more orange, almost like a face powder. The product feels soft on the skin and even though i wish i had a darker shade, for £4.99 the quality isn't bad. It is really nice for contouring, however i'm not sure if i will be able to re-use on my skin as it's just slightly too orange. The package contains a bronzer, mirror and small thin brush which is actually really great for cheekbones.

MAC LIPSTICK - Viva Glam II, £15.50 (+ free false lash extreme black mascara)
I am so happy with this MAC purchase, that i'm seriously contemplating going and buying another incase this lipstick ever becomes discontinued. It is another nude lipstick typical me to add to my ever growing nude collection. This nude is slightly brown toned, and would look perfect on all skin tones! I would describe this colour as a lighter, less in your face Kylie Jenner lip. This is why i love it, it's subtle enough so you don't have people staring at your lips as you walk down the street yet it defines lips and adds a pretty nude effect to them. This lipstick is a satin, and lasts a good 4 hours without eating/drinking.

With my lipstick purchase i got a free sample of MAC's false lash extreme black mascara. This mascara is lovely, it's fairly thick and definitely lengthens and lifts the lashes. I'm not sure if i would purchase this myself as i already have a few mascaras that create the same effect (Younique 3D Mascara and Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascara)

I hope you enjoyed this post! There are a couple of makeup tutorial posts coming up soon plus a haircare post! Also, let me know if you have found the perfect drugstore bronzer anywhere? I am desperate to find one that matches me perfectly! Chloe :)

Birthday Beauty Haul!

So, on Saturday i turned 20! I had a lovely day and received some gorgeous beauty items as presents. I also went shopping in Birmingham and brought a few extras, so here are my Birthday Beauty Haul items!

LOREAL INFALLIBLE 24HR MATTE FOUNDATION
I picked up this lovely foundation from Superdrug in Birmingham. I have to say, i am very impressed with it! When i first went to buy it, i wasn't sure if it was worth £7.99 as the bottle is fairly small however a little bit of this foundation goes a long way. It is soft and light and gives off a high coverage without feeling sticky or heavy. I thought it may dry out my eczema  prone skin with it being matte however it doesn't do this at all! I highly recommend this foundation!

MAKEUP REVOLUTION ULTRA EYESHADOW PALETTE - MATTE
I also picked up this palette from Superdrug. At £8, you cannot fault these eyeshadows at all, they are great! The palette contains 32 matte eyeshadows ranging from creamy whites, to carbon black. I knew i had to buy this palette, as every time i create an eyeshadow look, even if i am going for a full on shimmery effect, i love having a matte colour in crease for transition. There are some gorgeous unusual colours within the palette such as Rust which is a peachy orange, and Earth which is a purple toned brown. This gives you the opportunity to mix up your looks and try new things! The quality is great especially when teamed with a good eye primer. There is a small amount of fall out when applying these colours however it can be easily sweeped away with some concealer or micellar water.

NANSHY MAKEUP BRUSHES - GOBSMACK GORGEOUS FACE BRUSH SET
These brushes were a lovely gift from my boyfriend! I mentioned a while back how i would like to add some more of this brand to my brush collection and he remembered! This set contains the Buffed Base Brush, Conceal Perfector Brush, Angled Airbrush Brush and the Flawless Foundation Brush. These are honestly amazing! They are so so so soft and gentle. These brushes are alot bigger and chunkier than the luxury brush set yet still have the same great quality. The Buffed Base Brush is my ultimate favourite, it honestly works any foundation nicely into the skin without leaving any lines or brush strokes!

If you are looking to buy a new brand of brush i honestly recommend these 100%. They make my makeup application so much better and are all fairly affordable.

MARY-LOUMANIZER - THE BALM
Is this highlighter worth the hype and the money? Yes. It's amazing! It gives such a soft subtle golden glow without leaving your skin dried out or oily looking. It is such a pretty product in great packaging, it's one of those products that give off a little bit of something special and just make you feel amazing when you wear it!

MAYBELLINE COLOUR SHOW NAIL POLISH - CORAL CRAZE
I've tried these polishes before and they are great quality drug store polishes. This colour is nice and summery and light and gets alot of compliments! It only needs two coats to reach full opacity and is lovely and shiny too.

Overall, i got some lovely things for my Birthday that i cannot recommend highly enough! Do you have any products you have brought recently that you are loving? Let me know! Chloe :)

If you are ever near a Krispy Kreme store, buy some of their chocolates - they are delicious

How to: Soft Earthy Brown Eyeshadow

This look is so versatile and can be used in almost any situation. I glammed mine up with a pair of false lashes and a darker crease however with regular mascara and a lighter brown crease colour, this eyeshadow look is perfect for casual occasions too!

PRODUCTS USED:

• Naked 2 Palette - Tease, Chopper and Snakebite
• Urban Decay Primer Potion - Original
• Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer - 010 Ivory
• Catrice Highlighter - 010
• Ardell Lashes - Demi Wispies
• Loreal Super Slim Liner
• Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara
• Nanshy Eye Brushes

The first thing i did to create this eye look was apply the primer potion all over my lids and my lower lash line.

Next i applied Tease from Naked 2 in my crease with a fluffy brush

Then i took Chopper from Naked 2 and applied that with a crease brush all the way through my crease and slightly above. I also dragged this out underneath my lash line.

I took Snakebite which is also from Naked 2 and applied this dark brown into my crease, i then blended this with copper so it didn't look blocky. I then took Tease and applied this with a a flat brush all over my eyelid.

I did a small wing with my Loreal Super Slim liner, and also lined just under my waterline, to make my eyes look bigger.

I used a small coat of the Rimmel mascara before i put on the lashes.

The last thing i did was take the Catrice highlighter pen and put that right into the inner corners of my eyes to brighten them up!

Excuse my brows! I tried airbrushing them out but it made them look worse! Growing them out is so annoying.

I hope you enjoyed this look! It's so easy but looks so nice. Chloe :)

Little beauty haul!

Hello! Sometimes, even if you are trying to save money, you still might find yourself wandering into Boots now and again. I had a little shopping trip the other day and brought some amazing products! I usually walk away with a product i'm not too sure that i entirely like, but this time, i've loved everything!

GARNIER MICELLAR CLEANSING WATER - Boots £3.33

I think that this product is one of those things that everyone wants to try and pick up but ends up forgetting about! I personally don't go down the skin care aisle as often as i should and tend to stay towards the makeup counters, so i usually end up missing out! I picked up the one in the green bottle as it has a mattifying effect. I use this every night to take off my makeup and i love it! It makes such a change from using makeup wipes. Its really gentle, i have sensitive skin and eczema and it doesn't cause any irritation whatsoever. I really really really love this product and will definitely be buying again.

W7 MATTE LIPSTICK - Cocoa Kiss - £.4.95

I picked this up from Keri-Anns, a local cheap beauty store. When i came out of the shop i honestly though this lipstick is going to be to brown and too dark for my pale skin. I was so surprised! The texture was matte yet wasn't too drying. It was a little difficult to actually apply, the lipstick dragged slightly on my lips however when it was on the formula was actually fine! The colour is incredible, even though it looks pure brown, it comes out more of a red. It's a really earthy warm toned lipstick and surprisingly doesn't look too bright. It is nice and neutral and is perfect for an everyday lipstick!

RIMMEL WAKE ME UP CONCEALER - Boots - £5.49

After my trusty E.L.F Oil free concealer ran out i knew it was time to branch out and try another. I'm not gonna lie i was nervous! I find picking foundations and concealers hard as i'm so pale and have such dry skin. This concealer however is great! It's nice and creamy and has a really nice brightening effect, making it really good for undereyes. I don't usually get spots but just as i brought this i got a huge red one on my chin, and this concealer was really good for cover ups too! It doesn't feel cakey and blends out nicely too.

ARDELL LASHES - Demi Wispies - Boots - £5.49

I used to love false lashes, but grew tired of them poking me in the eye and falling off throughout the day and just looking unnatural. I knew these would be good before i even got them after looking at millions of reviews. I love the fact that they have a clear lash band, instead of a thick black band. This helps them look so much more natural! They do give off a really natural finish yet still give some extra effect to your lashes. They feel so unbelievably light weight, i have never wore a pair of lashes before and forgot that i had them on! I will definitely 100% be buying these again.

Thanks for reading! Let me know if there is anything you have brought recently and are loving! Chloe :)