Easter Beauty Products! / Holiday to Switzerland

This week there has been a lack of posts here on my blog, due to the fact that I have been on holiday in Switzerland. Me and my boyfriend went to stay with family for a week and had an amazing time. Whilst over there i couldn't help but look at all of the makeup! With France and Germany so close by I managed to look at many brands I had never seen before in the UK, however me being me I ended up buying a fair few products that are sold over here. To be fair though i got them for cheaper over there than here woooo!

MAKEUP:

Makeup Revolution - Blush Palette - Sugar and Spice £6.00

One of the first things I got was not from overseas! Before i went away i picked up the Makeup Revolution Blush Palette from Superdrug. I was very impressed with the amount of blushes you get for just £6. The palette contains two peachy contour colours, 4 bright pinks, a pink frosted highlighter and a baked blush. My favourite from the set is the baked blush, it is basically a blush and highlighter in one and gives a pretty pink shimmery glow to the cheeks. Each colour is really pigmented, meaning you only have to use a really tiny amount!

Baked Blush

 

Urban Decay - Naked 3 Palette - €49.90 (£38)

Whilst in France, i visited Sephora! I was overly excited about going here, and managed to leave with only one thing that i could get over here in the UK. I picked up the famous Naked 3 Palette. It is honestly as amazing as it looks, I already have the Naked 2 Palette but found myself wanting a more pinky toned shadow that was just as good quality as the 2, so i went for 3! My favourite colour from the palette is probably Nooner. I think nooner is the pink version of Tease from the 2 palette, it's matte and pinky and looks great in the crease.

Catrice - Made to stay highlighter pen - €3.75

I was so desperate to find a really nice highlighter, and after contemplating buying the Balms Mary Loumanizer, i'm glad i didn't! This highlighter pen is smooth and creamy and really is made to stay! It was so cheap and i honestly wish i had brought the other shade too. I picked up 010 Eye Like, which is the nude toned highlighter out of the collection.

Loreal - Super Liner Perfect Slim - £6.99

I brought this eyeliner in Basel Switzerland but completely forgot how much it was in Euro's but they also sell this product in the UK for £6.99. I didn't technically need a new eyeliner as i love my Maybelline Gel, but this one made such a clear thin line on the back of my hand it went straight into my basket! I highly recommend this eyeliner as its just so easy to use with the pen tip. The only downside to this eyeliner is if you accidentally fall asleep in it you will wake up with it over the whole of your face! I found blobs of it under my chin and down the sides of my nose oops.

Misslyn Nail Polish - Venus - €4.99

This polish has a sheer pink base with a golden orange shimmer within it. It is from the Galaxy collection and this was also brought in Basel. The polish is quite sheer and requires a good few coats but if used with a good topcoat it honestly lasts ages and its so shimmery and pretty.

Essence Nail Polish - Truth or Dare - £2.00

This polish is a topper that consists of small nude and white dots and large white and nude hexagons. Its very pretty and spring like and for the price is actually very good! 

Thanks for reading! Below are just some holiday pictures so feel free to scroll past if it doesn't interest you, let me know if you have ever brought any makeup products from overseas that you love :)

Spring Pastel and Pretty Favourites!

Hello! I have been feeling very spring like recently after reading tons of magazines filled with pretty pastel accessories and i decided after a little shopping spree, i should create my own version. Here are my top pretty essentials ready for spring

VERA WANG - PINK PRINCESS

This beautiful pretty looking fragrance was sadly discontinued in 2013, however there are plenty of websites that still stock it such as Amazon, Fragrance Direct and Beauty Base. The prices online range from £13.99 - £25.00. This perfume is so perfect for spring, if you like sweet scents this ones for you! The ingredients in it even sound incredible, this scent includes notes of Pink Grapefruit, Raspberry Sorbet, Pink Hibiscus, Honeysuckle, Marshmallow and White Amber. (if i could insert the heart eyed emoji here i would!) I can't recommend this perfume enough, its honestly amazing.

Even the bottle is pretty! Sparkly pink with a jeweled crown lid.

RIMMEL NAIL POLISH - RITA ORA COLLECTION - WILD-ER-NESS (£1.98)

I read somewhere that lilac nail polishes are the in colour for 2015! I couldn't agree more, i didn't actually have any polishes this colour and couldn't resist buying this from Asda for £1.98! Lilac nail polishes are meant to go with any skin colour with any type of undertones, and they also compliment any colour of jewelry.

 MAYBELLINE BABY LIPS - £2.99

These cute little lip balms have had mixed reviews ever since they were released in the UK, but honestly i love them! I use them more as lip tints when i don't feel like wearing lipstick and on top of lipstick colours to either change the colour slightly or just make my lips feel more moisturised if the lipsticks dry. They are such a steal at £2.99 (i got mine from Boots) and they look so sweet. Pink Punch leaves a pinky tint to lips and tastes amazing. Peach kiss is a great topper for nude lipsticks and Cherry Me gives a lovely red tint without looking too full on.

VASELINE INTENSIVE CARE MOISTURISER  (healing) £2.19

This pretty pastel looking moisturiser was picked up on my Boots trip. It isn't entirely relevant to spring but the colour reminds me of Easter for some reason so that's good enough! It is a nice light moisturiser that is surprisingly non greasy. It also works pretty well, I have really dry skin and it has helped alot.

KLEENEX OVAL TISSUES (2 FOR £3.00)

Tissues don't seem exactly pretty and spring like considering they are used for horrible runny noses but the box is cute! Tissues are very ideal in the spring if you suffer from hayfever like me boooo, however i suppose it feels slightly less depressing if you are blowing your nose on something pretty. These tissues are on offer at Sainsbury's at the moment, 2 packs for £3!

SPARKLY CLIP ON BUTTERFLIES 

These were actually from Home Bargains however i do not think they stock them anymore, but i have found the exact alternatives on Ebay and Amazon. These little clip on beauties make any room look 100 times more girly and spring like. I have these scattered round my room and they look ever so lovely.

I hope you liked this spring favourites/essentials! Let me know if you have any of these things or have any other amazing spring favourites! :)

How to curl hair - FAST!

Hello again! Being a naturally straight-haired girl, i always find myself wishing for curly bouncy hair, but when it comes round to getting my curlers out i end up giving up half way through and walking away with a dead arm. Lets face it, curling hair takes a longggggg time, especially if your hair is long and thick like mine.

I was browsing Pinterest and found a picture of a girl who put her hair in a pony tail, curled it then had a head full of beautiful curls! The first thing i though was yeah right no one can curl hair that quick and make it look nice from a pony tail, and it would never work on my hard to curl hair - i was wrong.

My natural straight hair before curling

Things you will need: A curling wand OR a straightener (depends what kind of curl you want!)

                                    Hairbrush

                                    Hair bobble

                                    Hair spray (optional)

You don't have to use fancy products! My Tresseme curlers were inexpensive!

Following the picture of the girl with beautiful hair was easy enough, the first thing i did was brush through my tangly long hair (which took forever) and make sure it was all smooth.

Why i felt the need to take a photo of me brushing my hair i do not know!

The next step was to put your hair into a ponytail, I've found out the higher the ponytail you create, the higher on your head the curls will be so if you want all over curly, go as high as possible.

Then, all you need to do is curl sections of your ponytail! You have so many options here, you can curl with whatever tool you want, i just used a medium sized curling wand. Then you can choose how tight or loose you do the curls depending on size of the sections you use. My hair is very long and very thick and it only took me ten minutes to curl all of my pony tail. After you have finished curling your hair, it will look something like this: 

Its tempting to wear this as a hairstyle on it's own! Very pretty and girly

Then, all you have to do is take your hair down and literally see the miracle that has just happened!

 I was so impressed with this Pinterest tutorial i had to create a post on it! This has saved me no end of time and it actually looks good for a change. Woo hoooo!

Tell me what you think, have you ever tried this technique for curling hair or do you have an even better one you like to use? :)

Nail Polishes Everyone Should Own!

Going through my ridiculously excessive nail polish collection, i realised i only used half of the colours in there. When picking a polish i tend to go back and re-use my favourites time and time again, so i've put them all in little collections. Here are the nail polishes i think everyone should have a selection of!

CLASSY NUDES

OPI - Samoan Sand      -         Sally Hansen - Shell We Dance     -        Boujois - 03BCBeige  

Nudes are essential for any nail polish collection! They are great for when you just want to feel oh so classy! These kind of colours are perfect for formal events, job interviews and situations where you don't want to be rocking a glittery bright nail.

The OPI polish has more of an orange/peach undertone and is very glossy, it takes about 2-3 coats to get this to the colour it looks in the bottle.

The Sally Hansen polish has a very pink undertone. It's a good colour for the topcoat on a french manicure and is nice and shiny. This polish is quite sheer and it requires a good 3-4 coats to get its full colour shown.

The bourjois polish is brown undertoned. Its fairly cheap and only requires 2 coats to look lovely.

SULTRY REDS

No7 Stay Perfect red     -     Nails Inc - Luminous Red       -      Jess Red        -       Nails Inc - St Martin's place

Red polish is great for when you want to feel slightly sexy yet still fairly girly and classic. There is a mixture of reds you can go for, slightly more burgundy less in-your-face reds or the full works POP look at me reds, here are my favourites:

The No7 Stay Perfect red has a lovely metallic sheen to it, its not too bright and covers nicely. It is a good quality formula but needs a good topcoat as metallic polishes tend to chip easily.

The Nails Inc red was actually free with some toothpaste (not my regular toothpaste but who cares, free polish!) This one is also metallic however the colour is slightly brighter than the No7 red.

The plain bottled polish is actually from Poundland. It is from the old Jess range which has now been rebottled with logos on the front. This is definitely an IN YOUR FACE red but its gorgeous! A couple of coats are needed  but its ridiculously shiny for only £1.

The Nails Inc burgundy is perfect for those of you who don't want to blind people by your bright nails, it is nice and classy and the Nails Inc formula is great. Wear a base coat underneath  this one particularly as it will stain natural nails.


NEUTRAL GLITTERS

Rimmel - Finish Touch Glitter      -      Avon - Opal Effects        -         Nicole OPI - Make U Smile         -        Barry M np351

These are possibly some of my all time favourite polishes ever! Who can't resist girly sparkly nails.

The Rimmel Finishing Touch is a slightly milky glitter with gold flecks in. The glitter particles are small and shine a bluey colour in various lights. This polish is very thick so only one coat is needed but it looks lovely.

Avon Opal Effect polish contains giant iridescent flakes. This polish is cool toned and thick. I found the best way to use this was pick individual flakes out with a dotting tool and place them exactly where i wanted onto my nails.

The Nicole OPI collection polish is my all time favourite. It has silver hexagons (they appear circle shaped from regular eye distance away) in a clear base. Its so shiny and so sparkly, its just amazing!

The gold glitter is from Barry M. This is another amazing glitter, it contains gold flakes, and smaller hexagon holographic shapes, this makes it look much more 3D than a plain gold glitter. It comes out nicely and isn't too thick however it hasn't lasted as long as some of my other glitters, it dried up fairly quickly.

PRETTY PASTELS

Revlon - Stay Classy       -      Nails Inc - Sheraton Street      -      Sinful Colours - Unicorn        -        Nails Inc - Spring Mews

Pastel polishes are great for Spring (or in my case Summer, Autumn and Winter too). They give off a nice girly look but can be switched up and picked to match any accessory or item of clothing you are wearing.

The Revlon pink is a lovely neutral pastel, its pretty and pinky with a few nude undertones. The brush in this bottle is great for people who have long or thin nails as its small, so you have a lot of control.

The Nails Inc blue is my all time favourite. It looks so unusual on nails, as it isn't as bright as baby blue yet its still so lovely. I'd recommend this colour to anyone, trust me you will get so many compliments on it!

The Sinful colours polish is a nice pastel yellow, it's not too bright and not too pale making this colour great for summer. It also looks good with a really nice tan.

The Nails Inc green is fresh and definitely a spring colour. It gives a gentle pop to your nails without being too bright.

BASIC NAIL CARE

Nails Inc Due - Hyde Park Basecoat, Albert Bridge Topcoat,      -      Boujois - So Perfect! Basecoat, 30 Second Gel Topcoat

Having a good top coat / base coat is essential for long lasting amazing looking nails. It gives shine and also protection to your nails.

The Nails Inc duo are amazing! They dry ever so quickly. The base coat honestly protects your nails really well from staining and breaking and the top coat seals the polish in for a long lasting manicure.

The boujois polishes are also good! These are a cheaper alternative to the Nails Inc polishes. The base coat is slightly thin however if you really needed the protection again staining you could wear two coats. The topcoat is a gel and is great for making your nails look like real gel nails. Its long lasting and has an amazing brush.





I hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know which polishes you own that you think everyone else should buy! :)

Forget general introductions, i'm jumping straight in!

Ok. This is my first ever blog post, and i decided instead of trying to think of facts about my boring self and create an introduction that sounds bad, i would just create my first post on the topic; things i'm already loving in 2015! However whilst i was writing the above sentence i realised this is technically an introduction that i have completely done what i said i was not going to do! Ooooops. Anyways, here is my actual post!

 THING'S I AM LOVING ALREADY IN 2015!


BROW PRODUCTS
This year i have gone craaazy for brow items. Maybe its because i decided to pluck my naturally thick, potentially beautiful eyebrows because i thought they looked like caterpillars. Now i barely have two worms draped across my eyelids, so have to rely on products to fill them in!

ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS DIPBROW - CHOCOLATE - £15.99 - BEAUTY BAY
 I ordered this product around Christmas time and i just love it. When it first arrived i thought it would have a gel like texture however this product is a mix between a wax/gel and a mousse. You literally need the smallest amount of product ever, it goes such a long way. I like to use an angled brush and use this product lightly to fill in and shape my brows. The colour chocolate is fairly dark, so i use smaller amounts for the daytime and would use a heavier hand for an evening look. If i had to rate this pot of amazing-ness out of ten, it would definitely be a 10! It lasts me all day without budging and the pot is lovely to look at with its glass curves and gold embellishment on top.

SOAP AND GLORY BROW ARCHERY - BROWNIE POINTS - £10.99 - BOOTS
 I trawled through 3 Boots in 3 different towns to find my shade in this product and i have to say i'm impressed! The pen end is nice and natural yet gives my eyebrows perfect shape, and the crayon end fills in my sparse areas very nicely! It doesn't stay on for as long as the ABH Dipbrow however it gives a more natural eyebrow look as you can almost draw in hairs with the fine tipped pen end. I would definitely rate this a strong 9 out of 10.

MAKEUP REVOLUTION FOCUS AND FIX BROW KIT - LIGHT/MEDIUM - £2.50 - SUPERDRUG
 I loveeeee makeup revolution. Its so cheap which is amazing and the products it brings out are exact dupes for high end makeup wooohooo. I brought this kit after my trusty ELF one ran out. I found that the two light shades in this pallette even though they looked perfect to create a natural brow look were just too orange toned for my brows. The dark brown shade worked nicely though topped with the gel. I think this pallette however offers good value for money as it is only £2.50 and maybe i should have brought it in the darkest shade. I would rate this 7 out of 10 though as the colour and gel i did use, were nice.

 ELF STUDIO EYEBROW KIT - DARK - £3.95 - ELF.CO.UK
 This kit was my life saver after my brow disaster. It was the first one i ever brought and its just perfect! The gel is long lasting and well pigmented and the powder sets the brow ever so nicely and gives a natural full brow effect. It lasts a good day on my face without top-up's and the colour matched my eyebrows well! This definitely deserves a 9/10.

  LIP PRODUCTS
I'm not usually 100% into lip products as my lips are the shape of a worn out cushion. They are fairly thin and have no shape whatsoever, therefore when i apply lipstick it looks like i have missed the edges and tried too hard to create a Kylie Jenner lip. However after months of crying and searching for Tanya Burr's lipglosses, i found them in Tesco! Superdrug were sold out of the colours i wanted. Initially i wanted to buy I found Nemo and Lunch Date however they are so popular they were to be found NOWHERE :(. I settled for just peachy instead. Just peachy appeared very light on online reviews and videos and i thought it would not be one for me, however looking at it in the bottle, my nude loving self (not being naked, nude as in lip colours!) picked it up and took it home. When i first applied it i though oh dear this is far too light however i then applied it under my staple lip product MAC Blankety, and fell in love! It gave gloss and shine to my favourite lip product and matched perfectly, it also tasted so sweet and was not at all sticky.

                                         

EYE PRODUCTS

YOUNIQUE 3D MOONSTRUCK MASCARA - £12-99 - £17.99 - VARIOUS SITES
 When my mum brought me this controversial mascara for Christmas i was so excited. Even after seeing millions of reviews ranging from ;clumpy spider lashes, to amazing long lashes. I was so ready to see whether this was worth the hype or not. When i opened the transplanting gel i was fine, it looked like thick regular mascara. When i opened the 3D fibers however, i was terrified. The brush literally was full of tiny little hairy particles and the thought of them settling on my eyeball was gross. However i went through with it and lovedddd it! If you apply too many coats or too many fibers it does give quite a clumpy effect however if you apply it in thin layers and brush through your lashes with a lash comb each time, it lengthens lashes to the max! My naturally short lashes have never looked better and i would recommend this to anyone!



URBAN DECAY NAKED 2 PALLETTE - £38.00 - URBAN DECAY OFFICIAL WEBSITE Yaaaaay! I love this pallette with all of my heart haha. I asked for this from family for Christmas as my first ever naked pallette and was not disappointed. The packaging felt all smooth and glossy and when i opened it i almost made a silly little girl squeal noise (eeeeeeee) This is a lovely eyeshadow pallette. The colours are so neutral yet pretty, my favourites are YOK and HALF BAKED. The colours in this pallette range from deep black to creamy creams, with neutral browns and taupes filled with shimmer in the middle. I wear these eyeshadows with the Urban Decay Primer Potion and they do last all day! The colours are highly pigmented and are great for any occasion.

         

  FACE PRODUCTS
 I was going to feature foundations in this post however to get the perfect ones i use, it was a veryyy long story so i will leave that for another time, and go in with my go to highly original (not) powder. RIMMEL STAY MATTE POWDER - 004 SANDSTORM - BOOTS 3.99 After seeing millions of reviews of this powder and never ever buying it i can safely say after i brought it last weekend i can see why people love it. It silky soft, smooth, cheap and gives a gorgeous matte finish to my face. I was previously using my elf pressed powder which i loved however it crumbled in my makeup box and left an skin toned mess everywhere. The Rimmel one is lovely though. My skin is paler than pale and the translucent shade was out of stock but sandstorm is great!

                                          




 Looking back up this post i cannot decide whether it is about 6 pages long and boring as anything, or pretty reasonable for a first attempt. Please let me know! Thanks for reading :)