May Beauty Favourites!

Hey beaut's!

It's favourites time again... This month has been filled with quite a lot of warmth and sunshine which makes me very happy and obviously we had the Royal Wedding which I was absolutely glued too, we even had a tea party for the occasion, it was immense and Meghan looked obviously stunning as always!

This months favourites features some oldies but goodies and one new product that I'm totally obsessed with! Firstly I dug my Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette back out because not only is the palette absolutely fierce for the Autumn months but it's scorching hot for the Spring/Summer months too, I really want the Naked Petite Palette now too!

The Tanya Burr Peonies Please Illuminating Powder has been my total obsession since last August to be honest, it's the prettiest blush/highlight hybrid I've ever seen or used, the pinky glow is just stunning and perfect for Spring/Summer, if you haven't tried this yet then you need to beaut's! 

I've been using the PMD Kiss Lip Plumping System for the last two months and have become totally obsessed with it, I do have a full review HERE with before and after picture's if you want to know more about it, but basically it's an at home lip plumping treatment that uses a pulsating vacuum along with a serum to safely boost collagen in the lips to create more volume! It's so quick and easy to use and it really does works beaut's, I'm a little addicted to it now I must admit he he!

I've had Vichy's Dermablend Fluid Corrective Foundation in my stash for ages, I hadn't really used it much because my skin was slightly drier before, but I seem to have turned more oily/combination over the last few months so decided to try it out again and I bloody well love it! The coverage is incredible and it lasts all day without the need for touch ups yet it's so lightweight and doesn't feel like I'm wearing anything most of the time. It has a semi matte finish to so it controls my oily patches but still leaves my skin with an ever so slight glow to it!

Finally this month my perfume of choice has been Vera Wang's Hippie Princess, I always get this one out at this time of the year because it's very fruity and sweet and always reminds me of Summer!  

What have you been loving this month beaut's? I'd love to know!

Urban Decay Troublemaker Mascara Reviewed!

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Here comes trouble.....Urban Decay recently launched their new Troublemaker Mascara and I for one got stupidly excited about it! The mascara not only looks pretty epic in the tube but it has some pretty bold claims too, sex-proof being one of them! Say whatttttt!!! 

 The Troublemaker Mascara* comes housed in a gorgeous prismatic tube that has a colour shifting design to it, it looks like something you'd see in an oil slick with blues, pinks, purples, greens, and even gold running through it, it's beautiful. The mascara itself claims to stir up trouble and give us badass lashes with 13.7x more volume, lots of length and separation, not to mention great longevity that can withstand the naughtiness of sex, ohhh la la! After giving this mascara a whirl over the last couple of weeks I do really like it but their are a couple of negatives... Lets start with the good first, it does add lots of length and volume to my lashes and the formula is very easy to work with and builds up a treat without clumps forming, I haven't experienced any smudging and transferring either and my lashes look the same at the end of the day as when I first applied the mascara in the morning which I love! Now for 1 or maybe 2 negatives, as I said before the mascara didn't smudge or transfer on me but it does flake a little for some reason, whilst this isn't a biggy it can be annoying from time to time! And secondly the wand is plastic which are never usually my favourites and this one is super spiky, I've had to remember not to wriggle the wand right at the root of my lashes like I do with natural bristle wands because I nearly lose an eyeball with this bad boy when I do that ha ha! Obviously that's not a negative at how this mascara works or performs but more of caution warning for all of the eyeballs out there lol!

Overall I have really been loving this mascara, it adds length, volume and drama and really helps open up my smaller eyes making them appear bigger which I love! As for whether or not it’s sex proof … I’ll let you lovelies discover that one for yourselves he he, all I'm saying is that it stays put well despite the odd flake or two he he. 

You can find the Troublemaker Mascara for £19.50 HERE.

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette Review

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It's no secret that I'm a HUGE Urban Decay fan, their Naked Eyeshadow Palettes are my absolute favourites and I cant tell you how many bottles of their all nighter makeup setting spray I've gone through, but there was still one of their Naked Palettes I was yet to try, the Naked Smoky Palette!

The Naked Smoky Palette* is loaded with all the essentials you need to create the perfect smoky eye. Theres 12 sultry, smoky neutral shades, including nine never-before-seen shades and three exclusives from past palettes, all in a mix of mattes, satins and metallics. Even though this is a Smoky Palette you can definitely achieve some gorgeous day looks as well as some killer smokey evening looks, it's definitely versatile!

 The quality of all of the shades within the Smoky Palette certainly meet the usual Urban Decay standard, the matte shades aren't chalky at all and pick up on the brush well and the metallics are so intensely pigmented, their honestly as soft as butter to swatch. I only found one shade 'Whisky' slightly more tricky to blend, it just needed a little more work than the others for some strange reason, I have a feeling it could be my primer though. The lasting power iss amazing just like the usual Naked palettes and the shades are such a joy to work with.

 Below is a list of the shade run down and some swatches!

High - a champagne shimmer with micro-glitter

Dirtysweet - a medium golden-bronze
Radar - a metallic bronze with iridescent micro-glitter
Armor - metallic silver-taupe with tonal sparkle
Slanted - a light metallic grey
Dagger - a medium charcoal/super dark navy with micro-shimmer
Black Market - a jet-black satin
Smolder - a deep plum-taupe satin
Password - a cool toned matte taupe
Whiskey -  a rich brown matte
Combust - a soft beige- pink matte
Thirteen - a light beige satin

As for the packaging.... I really like it! It has a cool floating smoke effect and the palette itself is made of heavy duty plastic which feels really robust, it's the same style packaging as the Naked Heat Palette which is slightly different to my other Naked Palettes which are in tins, but I prefer the change. It also comes with a full size mirror within the lid and a double-ended brush which is always appreciated.

Whether your a collector of Urban Decay Palettes or if you want to smoke up any eyeshadow look I cant recommend the Naked Smoky Palette enough, I think it will be a great addiction during the Autumn and Winter months too. 

You can find the Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette HERE for £39.50.

Festival Essentials by Urban Decay!

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Fancy getting festival ready...Summer isn't quite over yet and theres still some festivals and holidays left to party at and when I think of festivals and then think of my favourite thing... makeup... they are literally a match made in heaven! You can literally go crazy with makeup at festivals, I'm talking bright colours and plenty of glitz and sparkle, and Urban Decay have got us totally covered in the department! PS can we all just appciate how funky the Las Bayadas Blanket* is in the backrground, I love those bright stripes!  

The Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow Palette* (£36.00) is literally where the parties at, it contains eight twinkling shades which all have micro fine bits of sparkle within the formula to give them a 3D diamond-like effect, I have to say they do look pretty spectacular on the eyelids. The only shade that's pretty 'out there' for me is the green shade called 'Lightyear' the rest are definitely wearable for me whether I'm going to a festival or want to add some sparkle to an everyday or evening look. Formula wise....I'm impressed, despite being glitters they still have good pigment and depth of colour and the glitter isn't chunky at all, its super fine glitter which is easy to apply with a flat packing brush or your fingertips, yes there is fall out during application as you'd expect really, so I'd suggest doing your base makeup after you eye makeup if your using these shades during the day but hey I'd rock the fall out at a festival, the more glitter the better for me he he.

Urban Decay have these awesome Vice Special Effects Long-Lasting Water-Resistant Lip Topcoats* (£15.50) that can transform any lip look. Theres twelve stunning shades within the collection but I have the shade Monarchy which is a gorgeous dark purple that's crammed full of the prettiest sparkles. What I love about these lip topcoats is that they are super lightweight yet waterproof making them not only uber long lasting and perfect for festivals when you don't want to top up any of your makeup but really comfortable to wear too. Going back to the eyes... whats better than glitter.... more glitter! I'm totally obsessed with the Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner* in Spandex (£15.00), this is such a versatile glitter liner because not only can you use it as an eyeliner, you can use it all over the face to add a pretty twinkle and all over and around the eyes. If your looking for a metallic liquid eyeliner that lasts then you HAVE to try the Razor Sharp Long-Wear Liquid Eyeliner in Gold Rush* (£17.00), my goodness this stuff doesn't budge for daysssss, I've literally never found a liquid liner with such good lasting power in my life, this stuff wont budge, run, smudge or flake and the colour is just stunning, just like liquid gold! 

A festival must have is makeup setting spray because nobody got time to carry makeup on them for top ups during the day at a festival, and what better spray to use than my all time favourite Urban Decay All Nighter* (£10.00)! I've gone through bottles of this stuff, it really does make my makeup stay put for so much longer - I'm talking a good 12 hours (full working day) without any fading, caking, melting and some how it smooths out any makeup that might have set into my fine lines too. I love that Urban Decay have a smaller travel friendly version of this best seller, it makes it so easy to take away with you when you packing light!

Have you rocked any of these glittery goodies at a festival this Summer? I'd love to know beaut's!

Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette + Swatches!

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I was casually browsing through my Instagram feed back in May, ya know as you do, and all of a sudden I saw a picture of something absolutely stunning that had been posted by Urban Decay... Yup, they've gone and done it again and added something else to the ever growing Naked franchise, say hello the the Naked Heat Palette. If you thought Urban Decay’s Naked palettes were hot before, brace yourself – because the newest addition is sweltering HOTTTTT!!!

The Naked Heat Palette* contains 12 all new eyeshadows in the most gorgeous warm tones, honestly beaut's this palette has me like a kid at Christmas I'm that excited about it! Within the 12 shades theres a mix of 7 mattes, 4 metallics and 1 pearl shimmer, of course their are some stunning amber-hued neutrals at the beginning of the palette - well it wouldn't be an Urban Decay palette without a cheeky neutral or two would it - then it leads onto some burnt oranges, copper tones and rich sienna's. I'm in absolute love with the shade range, theres plenty of shades and finishes to mix between day looks and evening looks, and even though this is a Summer release and aimed at being a Summer palette I feel like this palette will look BEAUTIFUL in Autumn too.  

The quality of all of the shades within the Heat Palette certainly meet the usual Urban Decay standard, I do already have three full size Naked Palettes in my collection along with a couple of the mini basics ones and I've always loved how the quality follows throughout all of Urban Decays palettes. The matte shades within the Heat Palette aren't chalky at all and pick up on the brush well and the metallics are so intensely pigmented, their honestly as soft as butter to swatch. 

Below is a list of the shade run down and some swatches!

Ounce - an ivory pearl shimmer shade perfect for brow bone & inner corner highlighting.

Chaser - a light brown with warm, peachy undertones and a matte finish.

Sauced - a soft terra-cotta with a matte finish.

Low Blow - a medium brown with warm undertones and a matte finish.

Lumbre - a stunning peach/copper metallic shade with a gold pearl shift.

He Devil - a burnt red matte shade with brown undertones.

Dirty Talk - a metallic orange toned burnt red with a real sheen to it.

Scorched - a metallic red shade with gold micro-shimmer within it.

Cayenne - a deep terra-cotta matte shade, it almost looks rusty.

En Fuego - a burgundy matte.

Ashes - a deep plum-brown matte.

Ember - an intense metallic plummy shade with a bronze shift to it.

As you can see the shades within the Naked Heat Palette are insanely beautiful and they certainly don't disappoint. The lighter matte shades do need a little building up but I find that happens with every single light nude matte shadow I own, the darker mattes though are pretty intense along with the metallics which have such good colour payoff and spread really well. The overall blendabilty, texture, pigmentation and staying power is amazing though, I love you Urban Decay!

As for the packaging, I love it! I mean how gorgeous is that warm, sunset design! The palette itself is made of heavy duty plastic which feels really robust, it's slightly different to my other Naked Palettes which are in tins, but I prefer the change. It also comes with a full size mirror within the lid and a double-ended brush which is always appreciated.

If you want to heat up your eyeshadow looks this Summer then the Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette is where the parties at! If your a collector of Urban Decay Palettes or just after some warm toned shades then you HAVE to add this beauty to your collection, you wont be disappointed trust me!

You can buy the Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette HERE for £39.50.

Urban Decay B6 Complexion Prep Spray Review

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It's no secret that I LOVE Urban Decay's All Nighter Setting Spray because it's featured on my blog A LOT! However despite Urban Decay having a lots of other spray to choose from I have never gone as far as trying any others until recently when I gave their B6 Complexion Prep Spray a whirl. 

The Urban Decay B6 Complexion Prep Spray is formulated to be used in the mornings before your daily skincare routine and makeup application to prep, prime and balance the skin whilst evening out skin tone, absorbing oil and reducing shine. You can also use the spray during the day to refresh your skin (without messing up your makeup), or at night before your evening skincare routine. My immediate thoughts where that this spray sounded like it would be great for anyone with oily combination skin however Urban Decay say it's versatile enough for people of all ages and all skin types to use, so if your are a normal to dry skinned gal like myself you can still benefit from this spray.  

 The spray itself has a micro fine mist that goes on so light and feels super refreshing, it doesn't feel sticky/tacky at all nor does it feel like you have a film over your skin which gives this lots of sparkly points from me. The formula of the spray is loaded with skin-nourishing ingredients such as stabilized vitamin B6, antioxidant vitamin E and exfoliating willow bark so as you can imagine it does make the skin look and feel good especially overtime, Ive definitely noticed my pores around my nose appear reduced, my skin tone is more even and this stuff is great when it's hot, we've been getting quite a few warm, muggy days in the UK recently and I always get an oily T-zone when it hot but this spray really helps to keep the oily-ness and shine at bay without drying my skin out, it would be great to take on holiday for sure.

Overall I've really been enjoying using this little beauty in the mornings and during the day on a hot day, it's definitely worth trying for those with larger pores and stressed skin that is prone to breakouts, redness and un-even skin, like I said I've definitely seen improvement over time in my pores and my skin tone is definitely more even, or if you just like a really refreshing facial spray that wont disrupt your makeup this spray is perfect for that too and I really enjoy using it that way!

You can find the Urban Decay B6 Complexion Prep Spray for £23.50 HERE.

Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray Review *New Packaging*

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If you've read my blog for a while now it wont come as a shock to you at how much I love the Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray because it's featured on my blog A LOT! But theres something a little different about my new bottle of All Nighter gorgeousness, yup the packaging has been given a cheeky face lift and I love it. Gone are the days where the old white packaging would have foundation prints and smudges all over it, now we have a gorgeous black and purple slightly rubberised bottle to play with which I think looks much better and is so chic.

The formula of the Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray* is the exact same as it was in the previous packaging so don't be alarmed about that, it's still as gorgeous as ever. What I love about the All Nighter Setting Spray is that it really does make my makeup stay put for so much longer - I'm talking a good 12 hours (full working day) without any fading, caking, melting and some how it smooths out any makeup that might have set into my fine lines, this has always been a problem for me with my smile lines but when I use this setting spray I've noticed it never really happens at all. It's also super lightweight and cant be detected once it's on the skin, it never feels sticky or tacky and I never feel like I have a film layer over my makeup either which gives this lots of sparkly points from me. I'd also highly recommend this if you have problems with shine or oiliness throughout the day, although this isn't a mattifying product as such, I've noticed especially in the humid weather we've been having in the UK recently that I don't get shiny or have the slight oily look on my t-zone at all, this is probably down to the sprays clever temperature control technology which lowers the temperature of your makeup keeping it in tact for longer.

If you haven't tried the All Nighter Setting Spray yet then I'd highly recommend grabbing yourself a travel size bottle to try, it's such a quick and easy final set in your makeup application that makes all the difference, I bloody love this stuff! 

The Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray can be found HERE in the travel size for £10.00 or full size for £23.50 . 

Urban Decay First Hit Travel Kit Review

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You may have seen if you read my 'What I Go For My Birthday' post that my boyfriend kindly bought me the Urban Decay First Hit Travel Kit as one of my presents, I've been using it and loving it since my birthday and because I think it's such amazing value I thought I'd do a cheeky review on it for you all today!

The First Hit Travel Kit contains four of Urban Decays best selling products in mini form, these would be the perfect makeup essentials if you was travelling, or if your anything like me it's a great way to test out some of Urban Decays products before committing to buy the full size! Within the set you get the Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Original, 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Demolition, Perversion Mascara and the All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray, all of which are amazing products and you can definitely see why their Urban Decay's best sellers!

The first thing within the set that I couldn't wait to have in my life again was the All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray, you get a 15ml deluxe sample within this set and this is hands down the best makeup setting spray I have ever used, I do have a full review on this setting spray here if you'd like to know more details about it, but it's totally amazing and makes my makeup stay in place for hours on end! Then we have the Eyeshadow Primer Potion which I love, this dries down invisible and provides the perfect 24-hour, crease-free eyeshadow base, it also helps the shadows apply smoother and makes vibrant shadows really pop! Next up is the Perversion Mascara, this is gorgeous and creates such long, thick lashes that are jet black, it doesn't clump at all however it does transfer onto my brow bone sometimes, I do have very oily eyelids though, but overall it's a good mascara and certainly worth trying! Finally the last product in the set is the 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Demolition which is a deep brown matte, I was really looking forward to trying this and wow I'm so in love with it, the pencil is so highly pigmented, creamy and blends out beautifully, once its set on the skin it seriously doesn't budge however on the waterline the lasting power isn't as strong but overall I absolutely love this pencil and I'm so happy I've got to try it!  

You can buy the Urban Decay First Hit Travel Kit from Debenhams for £15.00 HERE.

What are your favourite Urban Decay products beaut's? I'd love to know!

What I Got For My Birthday | Makeup Edition

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On the 31st August it was my birthday, as much as I detest turning another year older I absolutely loved my birthday this year, I was woken up by my boyfriend in the morning who had made me pancakes with nutella and strawberries for breakfast and when I went down stairs he had decorated our house with balloons and banners whilst I was asleep bless him, it looked so good and I was actually tearing up. 

I got totally spoilt by my friends and family this year, I have enough flowers in my house to open my very own florist, a huge birthday cake that could feed the five thousand that my parents had made for me as well as lots or presents and money, so today I thought I would share with you all the makeup bits and pieces I got. I just want to add in no way am I bragging, I personally love reading these sort of posts so hopefully you will enjoy it too!

The first few makeup bits and pieces I got where from my boyfriend, he took me shopping in Norwich for the day and let me choose a few gifts and the first thing I had my heart set on was something from Charlotte Tilbury, I cant tell you how long I have lusted after a piece of makeup from Charlotte Tilbury but finally the Dolce Vita Palette is mine and I'm so in love with it. He also bought me the Urban Decay First Hit Travel Kit which I think is just amazing value, it was £15.00 and I love the fact you get four things to try. I had also been after the new Real Techniques sponges and Boots finally had them in so I got the miracle sculpting sponge and the 2 miracle mini eraser sponges, both of which are amazing by the way.

My Mum and Dad kindly got me the Too Faced Born This Way Foundation, Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer and the MAC lipstick in Twig, all of which I've wanted to try for ages and wow Twig is my new favourite lipstick, it's very similar to MAC's Brave but slightly darker, it will be perfect for Autumn and Winter.

Finally my gorgeous girlie's bought me more MAC treats, Kate from Kates Closet bought me the Soar Lip Liner I've been wanting for ages and a Barry M Molten Metal nail polish and my friend Amie got me another one of my beloved MAC Brave lipsticks as mine that I have currently is nearly all gone.

And there you have it beaut's, the makeup I got for my birthday! Do let me know if you have any of these makeup bit and what you think of them! I'd love to know!