Glam Stocking Fillers For Her!

Hey beaut's!

I think it's fair to say that most of us are now in full Christmas swing, well I know I certainly am he he, I've got a few decorations up already and I have indeed started my Christmas shopping, talking of Christmas shopping today I thought I'd share a few stocking stuffing ideas perfect for any glam, makeup loving gal in your life.

If your looking to save a few pennies on those glam prezzies and you also happen to be jetting off an a pre-Christmas business trip or holiday then World Duty Free is the place to go, they have so many makeup and beauty gifts which will be that little bit cheaper for you. My personal favourites are the NARs Man Ray Love Triangles* (£16.70), these cute triangles come with a Mini NARs Blush/Highlighter and a Mini Audacious Lipstick within them and theres so many colour ways to choose from, I have the Hot Sand Highlighter and the Rita Lipstick both of which are stunning and perfect for the festive season, and £16.00 for some NARs goodies is pretty impressive I think. 

Another favourite of mine is the Smashbox Metal Mouth Liquid Lipsticks* (£16.15), these are so cool because they glide on like a full coverage liquid lipstick but they have a glistening high shine finish just like a gloss in one single coat, and if your looking for a festive colour then you HAVE to go for Crimson Chrome, it's the most stunning metallic red!

If you have a girl in your life that loves her false nails* and lashes* then these are a must in her stocking and KISS have sooooo many lashes and nails to choose from, whether you want natural lashes or bold and dramatic to stiletto nails or short square ones, KISS have you covered! For the sophisticated woman's stocking you cant knock a Joan Collins Divine Lips Lipstick* (£18.00), I have quite a few of these myself and they really are amazing lipsticks - from the gorgeous gold packaging which is super lux to the amazing colours and quality you really cant go wrong! Finally nail polish, yup I think nail polishes are the perfect stocking stuffer and this shade 'Winter Garden' by Leighton Denny* (£12.00)  is a stunner, it's a raspberry shade that I think would suit most and it's so versatile for all year round!  

Would you like any of these in your stocking this year beaut's? Which is your favourite? I'd love to know!

My Favourite Makeup Sprays!

 Hey beaut's!

Makeup setting sprays and priming sprays are huge right now and I for one am a total addict of them, priming sprays always make such a different in how my foundation looks on my skin and setting sprays... well they just keep everything set and looking fresh throughout the entire day. Honestly beaut's if you haven't tried any makeup sprays yet now is the time to take yourself too Boots or Superdrug and treat yourself to a couple to try, you wont regret it trust me!

MAC's Fix + and the Smashbox Photo Finish Priming Water are both my favourites for refreshing and priming my skin. Before I apply my foundation or concealer I literally drench my face in either of these beauties and then I go straight in with my foundation and concealer whilst my face is still wet with the priming sprays, this does something magical as I'm blending everything in and the overall finish of my base makeup is lovely, so lightweight, smooth and dewy, I love it. I also use the priming sprays on my beauty blender, again it just really helps with the overall finish of my makeup and dampening a makeup brush with either sprays can really transform your eye shadows and highlighter into well pigmented, gleaming gorgeousness too! And lastly I love to use them both to refresh my makeup throughout the day, it also takes that over powdered look away from my skin and makes things like my highlighter really pop!

As for setting sprays theres two clear winners for me and that's my Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray and my Barry M Mist & Fix Dewy Finish Setting Spray. These two are extremely similar to each other and practically work the same although, I would say Urban Decay's offering does keep my makeup in place a tad longer than Barry M's Mist & Fix but I'd say Barry M have a great dupe here and for a fraction of the price. Both sprays keep my makeup in place a full working day without any fading, caking or melting and neither dry my skin out at all and they both keep me looking fresh, dewy and radiant.

What's your favourite makeup spray beaut's? I'd love to know what I should try next!

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Review

Hey beaut's!

At Christmas I was lucky enough to get a Smashbox Gift Set containing one of their best selling primers that I always hear so many good things about but have never tried, so as you can tell this went down an absolute treat with me an I couldn't wait to tear into the box and try it he he.

The Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer is a colourless, silicone-based primer that not only creates the perfect long lasting base for foundation but helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores. When using the Smashbox Primer the first thing I noticed was that a little goes a long way during the application process, I only focus primers on my t-zone really because that's the only place I tend to get slightly oily and have pores and I've found half a pea size amount is plenty, it really spreads out and goes far so I can see my tube lasting me a really long time. Once applied, any shine on my skin is at bay and I definitely notice a huge difference when it comes to my pores, they appear somewhat filled in and my foundation applied and sat a lot smoother on my skin. As for lasting power, my foundation (Revlon Color Stay) usually lasts really well on my skin anyway however the first place it will always fade is my chin for some reason, and I did notice a slight improvement in this and it never went patchy at all throughout a full day.

The Smashbox primer also contains a lightweight blend of vitamins A and E, grape seed extract and green tea whilst also being oil free so it's a great one for oily-combination skin as it's not adding any extra oil to the face, to be honest I would recommend this primer to any skin types unless you have very dry skin, I tend to get dry patches now and again around my face but the primer never enhanced those at all, it's such lovely stuff and definitely worth the hype in my opinion.

You can find the Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer for £26.00 HERE.

Have you tried the Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer beaut's? What did you think? I'd love to know!