Get Glowing Skin On A Budget!

Hey beaut's!

I bloody LOVE glowy, dewy, luminous skin especially in the Spring/Summer months, so recently I had a good ole rummage through my makeup collection and got some of my favourite glowing makeup products out ready to get my skin looking like a golden goddess he he!

I think the easiest and quickest way to get some luminosity into your skin is by using a type of liquid illuminator or liquid highlighter, you can easily mix these into your favourite foundation or facial moisturiser for a more dewy and luminous look, they can also be mixed into your body lotion and creams for a gorgeous all over glow, or you can use them alone just how you would normally highlight with a brush or sponge on your cheekbones, nose and cupids bow. My three favourites for doing this are the Technic Shade Adjustment Highlighting Drops which are £2.99 for a 30ml bottle, Revolutions Liquid Highlighter in Starlight which is £6.00 and finally the NYX Born To Glow Liquid Illuminator in Gleam which is £8.00. These are all different tones of liquid highlight which is perfect for me and means I can mix which ever one I like depending on the look I'm going for, for reference the Technic drops are more champagne toned, Revolutions drops are a shimmering baby pink and the NYX Illuminator is and really warm bronze. 

To achieve the golden goddess/glazed donut stage I then go in with a powder highlight, oh you've just got to love the glazed donut stage gals! My two favourites for this are the Sleek Highlighting Palette in Cleopatra's Kiss and the Technic Colour Wave in Bronzed Bae. My favourite highlighters ever from the high street are the Sleek highlighting palettes, they are seriously incredible and even top some of my high end highlighters, I use the Solstice Palette a lot but during the Summer I love a sun kissed glow and Cleopatra's Kiss does just that, you get four stunning shades - two powder, two cream- and all for just £9.99, you really cant go wrong! The Technic Colour Wave in Bronzed Bae is so, so good, it contains five little wave segments of soft, baked colour which double up as eye shadows if you use each little segment separately, or you can do what I love to do and swirl a brush through all of the colours and use them as pretty epic highlighters. The fact that this little wave is £6.99 blows my mind because it's so versatile and the formula is lush!

What sun kissed highlighters do you like using during the Spring/Summer months beaut's? I'd love to know!

Drugstore Lip of the Day

Hey beaut's!

You may have seen that back in March I done my very first Lip of the Day post sharing the lip combo that I was rocking that day and that I'd been loving for a while, so today I thought I would do another one but this time sharing my drugstore lip combo that I'm loving at the moment!

Today I opted for one of my new favourite lippies the Makeup Revolution Rose Gold Lipstick in the shade Chauffeur, this is actually quite surprising for me because its a nude and me and nude lipsticks never usually get a long however this is the perfect shade of nude for me and I must say it's the only nude lipstick that I've EVER liked that doesn't wash me out! The formula of this lipstick is lovely too, it's so creamy, highly pigmented and easy to apply and has a gorgeous satin finish which is my absolute favourite, and what makes it even better is that it's only £3.00!

To line my lips I used Rimmel's 1000 Kisses Lasting Finish Lip Liner in Spice, I actually only got this recently but I'm obsessed with it already and I think this shade of lip liner really complements the lipstick well. I actually used spice to not only line my lips but I filled them in with it too and then popped Chauffeur on over the top, the two together created such a gorgeous nude lip. I'd highly recommend these Rimmel lip liners, I have a few now and the quality is amazing! 

Whats your favourite lippie to rock at the moment beaut's? I'd love to know!

My Top 5 Mascara's ♥

Hey beaut's!

You may have seen over the last couple of weeks that I've started a new little blog series named My Top 5, so far I've shared my top 5 concealers, my top 5 brow products and my top 5 cream blushers, but today I thought I'd share with you all my top 5 beloved mascaras that I just couldn't be without and that I'll always repurchase.

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara
 Firstly is the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara, this is probably the best high street mascara I've found which really is a bold statement, it's just so amazing! I actually waited a good few months after this launched to try it because me and Maybelline mascara's never usually get a long for some odd reason but the Lash Sensational is amazing, it's much like Benefits Roller Lash and gives me so much length, separation and curve to my lashes but also volumises and defines at the same time without any clumping or smudging at all, I love it! 

Benefit They're Real Mascara

I love the Benefit They're Real Mascara and I go back to it time and time again, it makes my lashes look so full and long as well as separating every lash, even those tiny inner corner lashes, and the formula is jet black which I love. I can always rely on They're Real for not smudging and its really build-able meaning you can really layer the mascara up with quite few coats and I never get any clumps or flaking at all. I would definitely label the Benefit They're Real Mascara as one of my holy grail makeup products that I think everyone should try.

MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash Mascara

I actually got the MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash Mascara as it's so popular for being used on your lower lashes because of its very slim wand and I love it, the tiny bristles get to the smallest of lashes and it doesn't run or smudge at all, it's also great at getting to inner corner lashes and fanning out your lashes at the edge of your eye. I'd highly recommend the Extended Play Gigablack Lash Mascara if you have small lashes that you want to make the most of or if your looking for an amazing lower lash mascara, this baby will do the trick!

Bourjois Volume 1 Seconde Mascara

I fell in love with the Bourjois Volume 1 Seconde Mascara last Summer and have repurchased it again since then because I love it that much. The application process is very quick and easy with this mascara, that's where the 1 seconde part of the title and the unique brush with spherical bristles comes in, you literally achieve instant volume and length with just one to two strokes, theres no faffing around with building up coats of the mascara for volume or length it's just instantly there which I love, and theres not a single clump in sight. This is definite a high street hit that I'll happily keep repurchasing!

Urban Decay Perversion Mascara

The Perversion Mascara claims to leave you with bigger, blacker, badder looking lashes and I have to say they are pretty much on point with that description, if you want thick, long and inky black lashes you need this mascara in your life. I do find this mascara performs better with the Subversion Primer that I actually got with mine as part of an offer but once that ran out I was still left impressed with long thick lashes that didn't smudge of clump, so I'd highly recommend giving them a go.


What's your favourite mascara beaut's? I'd love to know!

Makeup Revolution NEW Unicorns Unite Lipstick Collection ♥

Hey beaut's...

Today I'm back to share a rather exciting new release from our friends over at Makeup Revolution with you all! This time around Makeup Revolution have released an all new lipstick collection called 'Unicorns Unite*' which features 5 lipsticks in enchanting and magical shades, and with Halloween fast approaching I thought it would only be fair if I reviewed them for you all now he he.

As I said before the Unicorns Unite Collection consists of 5 all new shades that pack a colourful punch, in my opinion it's like My Little Pony themed lipstick heaven ha ha, all of the shades have a mixture of either frosty metallic finishes or demi matte finishes and look absolutly stunning! I have listed the shade run down for you below! 

Horn of Magic is a gorgeous, bright turquoise shade that has a metallic, sheen finish to it, it's certainly not the most wearable shade for everyday but it's great to have in your stash when your creating exciting makeup looks and will be much loved for any fancy dress event.

Throne is a very wearable, pretty lilac shade that contains some minute shimmers and has a frosty, sheen finish. I love this shade, it's just so girly and delicate but is slightly vibrant at the same time.

Magical is a bright, dark purple shade that can almost look like a vibrant blue in some lights, again it has that pretty sheen finish.

Legend is a dark, dirty kind of purple, when I say dirty I mean it just has as slight grungy vibe and looks like a grey/purple mix, that being said I do really like this shade and think it could be rocked throughout the day if your daring enough. 

Pink Myth is actually my favourite out of the collection in terms of wear-abilty, it's such a pretty shade and has a demi-matte finish which I love.

The quality of each lipstick in the 'Unicorns Unite Collection' is amazing, they all have great pigmentation and some have the ability to be worn more sheer or you can build them up for an intense pop of colour, they all glide onto the lips super smooth and have such a beautiful creamy, moisturising formula but I find all the Makeup Revolution Lipsticks I have, have that awesome creamy texture. As for lasting power... I must admit I have only worn Pink Myth out so far but I have tested Throne and Legend whilst being at home and all of those lasted a good 3-4 hours on me which I think is pretty impressive, I put this down to their great quality and amazing colour payoff. The packaging of each lipstick is very nice and sleek and the little cap of the same shade of lipstick in the top of each lid is cute and makes finding your chosen lipstick shade super easy whilst they are in your lipstick holders or storage.

Overall I think the Unicorns Unite Collection is an absolute hit, yes the shades wont be every ones cup of tea nore are they all wearable for everyday use but to find shades like this on the high street for £1.00 each that are amazing in quality is brilliant in my opinion. My favourite shades in the collection is definitely Pink Myth, Throne and Legend, arrhh I just love them so much!

The Makeup Revolution Unicorns Unite Lipsticks are just £1.00 each or you can purchase the entire collection of five in a bundle for just £4.00 here. 

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Collection Contour Kit Review ♥

Hey beaut's!

Recently the ever so affordable Collection released a Contour Kit for us to sculpt and highlight our face with until our little hearts content, the minute I heard about this new release I just knew the contour kit had to be mine regardless of whether I actually needed it or not and so far I've been loving it.

The sleek little Collection Contour Kit is an absolute bargain at just £4.19 ( however I picked mine up for £2.79 when it was first released ) and is available in one 'suits all' shade. The kit contains two powders - a bronzer shade to contour with and a highlight shade to highlight with, the bronzer shade is very nice, its easily blendable, very pigmented so a little goes a long way, completely matte and oddly a slight mix between cool-toned and warm-toned, on me it's cool-toned enough to add depth to the contours of my face, yet warm enough to add a bit of life into the skin which I really like. The highlighter is very pretty too, it's a cream, pearly pink kind of shade and contains some subtle micro-glitter particles that look super pretty when the light catches them and isn't disco ball-esk in the slightest, I've found it great to use as an everyday highlight but you could easily built it up for a night out.

As for the packaging.... It's actually a very good size, small enough for your handbag but big enough to contain a decent amount of product inside. The slim plastic packaging feels very sturdy and robust and the lid houses a small mirror strip at the top, which is quite useful if you want to have a quick glance at your makeup when your out and about. 

Overall I absolutely love this little kit and have been using it everyday since I bought it, I'd highly recommend it if your looking for a budget friendly contour kit on the high street that works amazing well at highlighting, bronzing and sculpting or if your a beginner to the contouring, well this kit would be a great to learn and play around with.

Have you tried Collection's new Contour Kit beaut's? What did you think?