Blogmas Day 9 - My Winter Fragrances

Hey beaut's!

It's blogmas day nine.... And today I thought I would share a couple of my winter fragrances with you that I'm seriously loving at the moment! During the winter months I love to dig out my more musky, warm scents, theres just something so nice about wearing a more musky scent when it's cold and frosty isn't there. 

My first pick is Ghost Deep Night, this has actually been a favourite of mine for years, I've literally gone through bottles of the stuff, it's a warm, dark, and woody scent that contains notes of Musk, Amber and Vanilla as well as a couple of fruity notes but the musk and vanilla are definitely most prominent in this scent. I like to wear Deep Night throughout winter either in the day or night and its lasting power is phenomenal too. 

My second pick is YSL's Black Opium, I actually got this back in the Summer and knew straight away I would get so much use out of it during the winter months, it's a dark, musky, sexy, warm scent best used for nights out I think because it's so glamorous, so it would be perfect for any Christmas and New Years parties. I have actually been wearing this through the day just with one spritz alone because it is quite a powerful fragrance but I love it so much. Also can we appreciate how stunning the bottle is, it's gorgeous!

Finally I have Twilight Mist from Body Fantasies, I find this is actually the best way to wear a more musky scent throughout the day during winter time because Body Fantasies are actually a perfume body spray which means they are formulated with high concentrations of perfume quality fragrance which is super long lasting but never overpowering and are worn in the same way as a body spray, their brilliant! Twilight Mist contains notes of pure mandarin, magnolia and sandalwood creating a pretty musky scent with hints of fruitiness, it actually remind me a lot of Ghost's Deep Night, it's gorgeous!

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

July Beauty Favourites ♥

Hey beaut's!

Its that time again.... Monthly favourites time! Wow hasn't this month gone quick, I know I say that every month but I cant quite believe how quick these months are whizzing past, it will be Christmas before we know it he he! This month I have a mix of a couple of old faithfuls and some new things that I've been using that I'm in absolute love with.

Firstly this month I have been obsessed with the new Tanya Burr Birthday Suit Eyeshadow Palette, I must admit when I first bought this I wasn't expecting that much because I have an older Tanya Burr palette that I was really unimpressed with but this one I love, maybe shes changed the formula now as these eyeshadow's are buttery soft, nicely pigmented and easy to use! My favourite shade is Cocoa Sugar which is a highly shimmery deep bronze, I've been wearing this alone all over my lids recently and just blending out the crease and I'm done, it's so pretty.

Sticking with eyes my next favourite is the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara, I've featured this in a favourites before but after recently getting a new tube I'm head over heels in love with it again. It just 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 absolutely love it and would highly recommend it if your looking for a new high street mascara! 

I bought the travel size Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray a little while ago as I had been wanting to try it for so long but never got round to it, so I figured the travel size was the best way to start and I love it! It definitely keeps my makeup looking better for longer and set in place for longer and it also helps with keeping shine at bay! I'll be reviewing this in full soon so keep your eyes peeled!

For nails this month it's no surprised that I've been reaching for my favourite Barry M formula Coconut Infusion, I had been using the shade Aloha a lot but I've switched things up during July and started using Surfboard a pretty pastel dusty pink, borderline lilac shade, I love it and it's perfect for Summer!

My Mum and Dad kindly bought me a bottle of perfume back from there holiday's and went for YSL's Black Opium (good choice Mum), surprisingly before my Mum and Dad bought me this I had never smelt it before so I had no idea what it would be like, but I love it! It's definitely a musky, sexy, warm scent perfect for the winter months really but I just cant resist using it at the moment because I love it sooo much. Also look how stunning that bottle is! 

My last favourite this month is the gorgeous Soap & Glory Pulp Friction Foamy Fruity Body Scrub! This scrub is like no other, it literally foams and lathers up just like shower gel as I'm rubbing it all over your body, its amazing and actually so much fun to use! It gently exfoliates too without being too abrasive so it's a joy to use on my sensitive skin!

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

Valentines Themed Wishlist! ♥

Hey beaut's!

Valentines Day is fast approaching so today I thought I would do a cheeky Valentines themed wishlist since the beauty world have so many cute things at the moment! Lush have quite a few Valentines goodies that I'm after this year including their 'The Kiss' lip scrub and lip balm and not forgetting their 'Lots of Love' Gift Set which contains every bath bomb that I'm after at the moment such as the Unicorn Horn, Lover Lamp, Tisty Tosty plus loads more. Yankee Candle have also got into the Valentines mood and released a cute gift set with five floral scented votives inside. Next can we all appreciate how blooming cute that Nails Inc nail polish is, it's a clear polish containing tiny red love hearts, ohhh I need it in my life so bad! Too Faced is always a brand that I'm lusting after and their new Chocolate Bons Bons Eyeshadow palette doesn't disappoint and I'm STILL lusting after their Bette Than Sex Mascara, I know, I know, I seriously need to treat myself to that bad boy soon ha ha.

Vera Wang Princess Perfume £40.00 / Lush Tisty Tosty Bath Bomb £3.50 / Lush The Kiss Lip Scrub £5.50 / Nails Inc Alexa Hearts Nail Polish £14.99 / Makeup Revolution I Heart Blushing Heart £4.99 / Yves Saint Laurent Kiss Love Collection Palette £59.00 / Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons Eye Shadow Palette £39.00 / Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara £19.00 / Yankee Candle Valentines 5 Votive Gift set £8.99 / Lush Lots Of Love Gift Set £27.95 / Lush The Kiss Lip Gloss £5.95

Are there any Valentines themed goodies that your after at the moment beaut's? I'd love to know. 

Top Sale Picks | Beauty Edition ♥

Hey beaut's!

Christmas is all over for another year (sad face) but with that comes the Boxing Day sales (happy face), so I thought I'd trawl the inter-webs and put a little blog post together of all the offers that caught my eye because of their amazing savings. I've found some amazing beauty items that are currently 50% off including the YSL Touche Eclat Rose Collector in Debenhams, Lush goodies, Soap and Glory Get A Smooth On Gift Set from Boots, Ghost Deep Night Gift Set from Superdrug and the NAILS INC - Alice & Olivia Christmas Collection from Selfridges and all of them are currently in stock but I'd be quick as they wont last long! As well as those I've found some other great savings of 40% and 30% off which you really can't grumble at, I hope this post has come in handy for your beaut's! Happy sale shopping he he! 

1, Benefit You're B.Right To Party Christmas Gift Set Was £39.50 NOW £26.33
2, The Body Shop Lippy Star Wand Was £10.00 NOW £7.00 
3, Bare Minerals Lash Domination 10-in-1 Volumizing Mascara Was £18.00 NOW £10.00 
4,Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat Rose Collector Was £25.00 NOW £12.50 
5, Lush Home for Christmas Gift Set Was £14.50 NOW £7.25 
6, Lush The Magic of Christmas Bubble Bar Wand Was £5.95 NOW £2.48 
7, Tom Ford Eye and Cheek Shadow Bronze Was £48.00 NOW £32.16 
8, Soap and Glory Get A Smooth On Gift Set Was £35.00 NOW £17.50 
9, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils in Cosmic Was £25.00 NOW £16.66 
10, Ghost Deep Night Gift Set Was £30.00 NOW £15.00 
11, Yes To Cucumbers Soothing Skin Collection Was £21.99 NOW £13.20 12, NAILS INC - Alice & Olivia Christmas Collection Was £30.00 NOW £15.00

What's the best bargain you've found so far in the Boxing Day sales beaut's? I'd love to know!

Luxury Beauty Gifts ♥

Hey beaut's!

Can you believe the big day is only 9 sleeps away, eekkkkk!!! So today I thought I'd put together my very last gift guide filled with luxury makeup and beauty items. These luxury gifts are perfect for any makeup and beauty lover of all ages and can either be used as their main gift or if your looking to seriously splurge you could buy a couple, I mean it is hard to choose just one isn't it he he. 

ZOEVA Rose Golden Vol. 2 Luxury Brush Set £56.95 / Prada Candy Florale Eau De Toilette Gift Set £54.00 / Kevyn Aucoin Bloodroses Box Set £100.00 / Hourglass Ambient® Lighting Edit £65.00 / Make Up For Ever Artist Plexi Gloss Collection £110.00 / Magnitone BareFaced! Vibra-Sonic Daily Cleansing Brush in Pastel Pink £70.00 / Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Gift Set £64.00 / Laura Mercier Sweet Temptations Almond Coconut Milk Luxe Body Collection £49.00 / Jo Malone London Pomegranate Noir Collection £70.00

Will you be buying anyone a luxury beauty gift this year? What would you go for? I'd love to know.

Festive Reds | Christmas Gift Guide ♥

Hey beaut's!!!

Since there are only 42 sleeps until Christmas I thought it was about time I done another Christmas gift guide, this time around I thought I'd go for a festive red theme, I actually done one of these last year and really enjoyed doing it so I thought I'd do another one he he. I've gone for a mixture of cute smaller bits you can pop in for stocking fillers and then some bigger bits for under the tree with a range of affordable to more luxury prices. I hope you enjoy!!!

Zoella Beauty Two Balmy Lip Balm Duo £5.00 / Models Own Diamond Luxe Heart Red £4.99 / Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Moisturising Lipstick £21.00 / Red Fairsle Print Socks from New Look £1.99 / Women's Fairisle Print Slipper Boots from Peacocks £10.00 / Yves Saint Laurent Multi-Use Christmas Palette £59.00 / Cath Kidston Merry Christmas Stanley Mug £6.99 / Yankee Candle Holiday Magic Jar Candle £13.00/ No7 Glamour Cracker Gift £8.00 / Nikon D3300 Digital SLR Camera £349.00 / Lounge Sleep Hot Water Bottle and Socks Set £12.00 / Rituals Ayurveda Collection Christmas Gift Set £39.00 / Katy Perry Killer Queen Perfume £19.00

I hope you enjoyed my second Christmas gift guide beaut's and I hope it's given you a few idea's on what to get the people in your life, whether it be for your family or friends. You can check out my other Christmas gift guide featuring makeup gift sets HERE!

Don't forget to enter my Partylite Christmas Candle Bundle GIVEAWAY beaut's, click HERE to enter!

August 2015 Beauty Favourites! ♥

Hey beaut's! 

I haven't done a beauty or non beauty monthly favourites in soooooo long, I used to do them every month without fail and for some reason I just forgot all about them, but fear not the favourites posts are now making a comeback he he. I cant believe how quick this year is going, Autumn/Winter are now approaching and I cant blooming wait he he! Anywhoo onto what I've been loving this month beauty wise!

My first favourite this month is my Urban Decay Naked Palette. I've had my palette for years, it was one of the very first high end makeup items I ever owned and I'm still in absolute love with it years later. 

Next is my trusty Real Techniques Sculpting Brush! I actually now own two of these brushes because I love them so much, I use one for applying my foundation everyday and the other I use to contour with and it works amazingly well both ways. I do have a review HERE if you'd like to read my thoughts in full but overall it's an amazing brush with so many uses.

The Bourjois 1 Seconde Mascara is literally my holy grail mascara, I tried it back in April and have been hooked ever since. The volume, length and lift it gives is incredible all with just about two strokes of the brush, so 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.

The Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat is quite new to me but I flipping love it! The tiny light particles and mineral extracts within the formula really help to create light, luminosity and radiance to all of the places on the face that need it. I found that on me it literally banishes the dark shadows underneath my eyes and works perfectly underneath my concealer, adds a gorgeous but subtle highlight to my cheekbones, brow bone and down the nose, and it can really trick the eye when used around the contours of the lips because it can make them appear fuller and more pouty which I really like when I'm wearing lipstick.

The little Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara is next on my list of favourites this month, the cute wand honestly gets to every single tiny bottom lash and makes my lower lash line appear a lot fuller, it has honestly found lower lashes that I didn't know existed ha ha. As well as being fantastic for those lower lashes it's also great at getting those hard to reach inner corner lashes on my top lash line, not to mention it's staying power is incredible, it literally doesn't transfer, move or flake all day, I've fallen in love with this little cutie.

Next is my favourite drugstore lipstick ever the L’Oreal Color Riche Lipstick in Fuchsia Declaration - a deep Satin Fuchsia Pink, I've been wearing this most days over the last few months and I am just obsessed with the formulation. Fuchsia Declaration is super pigmented and contains plant-based oils to care for the lips leaving them feeling moisturised the entire time. It also has a run-off prevention agent that holds the lipstick in place for smudge-proof wear, arhhh it's the best lipstick ever!

I've started to have more baths than showers recently and have been using up all of my left over Lush goodies and I just had to feature my Comforter Bubble Bar. The Comforter is one of my all time favourites from lush, you get sooooo many uses out of it because you only need the smallest piece crumbled into your bath to get pretty pink water and lots of bubbles and it smells divine.

 I'm a massive VO5 fan and recently tried their Nourish My Shine Bedazzling Oil Heat Protector and it's amazing, it not only protects your hair from heat but leaves my hair feeling soft, silky, nourished and totally gorgeous. Love that stuff!

My last beauty favourite this month ( I know theres been so many he he) is the Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm, I'm actually on my second tub of this stuff and it's absolutely amazing! You use the balm with a muslin cloth and it literally melts all your makeup away and give your skin a thorougher cleanse whilst also moisterising. I do have a review coming up soon so keep your eyes peeled! 

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

Mini Beauty Haul + Discount Code ♥

Hey beaut's!

Today I'm back with a mini high end beauty haul from the Cosme-De website, it features three very popular makeup items that I've been dying to try for so long, if that wasn't exciting enough the lovelies over at Cosme-De have also given me a cheeky discount code to share with all you beauties. All you have to do to receive 10% off your entire order is type HAYSPARKLE in the discount box, by using this code you'll also get a free gift of the b.liv Squeaky Clean Beads Cleansing Gel  so it's definitely worth using! 

Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler* £14.00 

These Shu Uemura Eyelash Curlers are something I couldn't wait to try, they seem to be the queen of eyelash curlers in the beauty world don't they? On first impressions these curlers are really good and I definitely think if you have very flat, straight lashes you'd really benefit from these little beauties as they really do lift and curl the lashes extremely well. Personally I have quite curly lashes anyway but I find after using these bad boys my lashes really are lifted and appear a lot longer than they actually are which is a huge bonus for me, I have quite small eyes you see so anything that can open them up more is always a winner for me. Also how good is Cosme-De's discount on these, £14.00 instead of the usual RRP of £20.00 is an absolute steal!

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Radiant Touch* in 01 Luminous Radiance £25.00

The Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat is another very popular product in the beauty world and is something I've been dying to try. After using this little golden beauty for a few weeks  I can definitely see why it's so popular because it's blooming amazing! The tiny light particles and mineral extracts within the formula really help to create light, luminosity and radiance to all of the places on the face that need it. I found that on me the Touche Éclat literally banishes the dark shadows underneath my eyes, adds a gorgeous highlight to the cheekbones, brow bone and down the nose, and it can really trick the eye when used around the contours of the lips because it can make them appear fuller and more pouty which I really like when I'm wearing lipstick. It's also really travel friendly and fits in any handbag/makeup and the packaging is just to die for, it just looks so luxurious doesn't it.  

Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara* £12.00 

I've always thought bottom lash mascara's where abit of a fad if I'm honest, I've never really had a problem with any mascara smudging on my lower lash line before so I kind of thought whats the point, until now! The cute little Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara wand honestly gets to every single tiny bottom lash and makes my lower lash line appear alot fuller, it has honestly found lower lashes that I didn't know existed ha ha. As well as being fantastic for those lower lashes it's also great at getting those hard to reach inner corner lashes on my top lash line, not to mention it's staying power is incredible, it literally doesn't transfer, move or flake all day, I've fallen in love with this little cutie.

Have you tried any of these High End Makeup goodies beaut's?? What did you think?? I'd love to know!!

March Beauty Favourites ♥

Hey girlie's!!!

I cant quite believe its that time again.... Monthly favourites time!!! I 

know we all say this every month but honestly I cant believe how quick the months are going, its crazy... At least we can look forward to some sunshine, warmer days and pretty flowers now that it's officially spring, yayyy!!! Anywhoo today I thought I would share with you all the makeup and beauty products I've been loving throughout March, so here goes....

Marc Jacobs Daisy

Oh how I love this perfume...I was only introduced to Marc Jacobs first iconic perfume Daisy about a month ago and ever since I've been addicted to it and have been wearing it most days. Daisy is such a light, easy to wear fragrance and has an amazing fresh, floral scent with a hint of sweetness in there too, making it the perfect daytime spring/summer fragrance. Daisy is definitely going to be my go to spring/summer scent also can we just take a moment to appreciate how pretty the bottle is, ohhh!!

Nanshy Flat Top Buffer Brush

I must admit I'm quite particular when it comes to my base makeup brushes and I usually stick to my Real Techniques Buffing Brush all the time but after giving my dressing table a good sort out recently I rediscovered my Nanshy Flat Top Buffer Brush, so I decided to use it again and I fell straight back in love with it! I just love the finish that the buffer brush leaves, my foundation is always completely even and so well blended, it also makes my foundation feel more lightweight on the skin but I think that could be down to the brushes capability to blend so well. I would highly recommend this brush if you looking to achieve that perfect, flawless base... Ohhh I just love it!! 

NAKED 3 Palette

Without a doubt the NAKED 3 Palette has been my ultimate favourite for this year so far as I've been using it pretty much everyday since I got it last Christmas, its just perfect for everyday wear and the shades are just so beautiful, I also think this will be a great little palette to use during Spring/Summer as its packed full with gorgeous rose-hued shades. You can check out my full review of this palette here.

Vichy Dermablend Setting Powder

This well and truly deserves a spot on my favourites this month and every month to be honest as it's just amazing!!! Ive been using this setting powder more of less everyday since the end of October last year and I still have more than half of my tub left which I think is pretty impressive already ha ha. What I love the most about this translucent powder is that it does exactly what it says on the tin, its sets your makeup into place all day!!! The finish the powder leaves is incredible, its makes my skin look completely flawless and buffs away imperfections, theres no visible shine or oiliness throughout the whole day, it allows my base make up to stay in place all day with no need for any touch ups and its not even visible on the skin so no one can even notice you've used a powder and you don't have to worry about it caking up. You can check out my full review here if you like beaut's.

Collection Cream Puff in Cotton Candy

As I've recently been switching up my lips products for Spring and I've been finding myself reaching for my Collection Cream Puff alot. I just love its natural, muted pink shade which seems to just go with everything and it applies super easy too so its great for any on the go touch ups or applications. It does set to a moisturising matte finish which isn't drying at all which is a bonus and lasts on me around 3ish hours which I think is amazing!!! It's literally in my handbag all the time now ha ha. 

YSL Baby doll Mascara Sample

You may know that a while back I got a free goody bag when I purchased 2 makeup items from the Debenhams website and within my goody bag was a sample of the gorgeous YSL Baby doll Mascara... Well I have to say it's blooming lush!!! It does a great job at separating my lashes and gives them lots of oomph and volume, it never clumps, smudges or transfers and the wand is fabulous for getting to those hard to reach lashes too. I will be doing a review on this soon so keep your eyes peeled girlie's ha ha.


What have been your favourite beauty products to use throughout March beaut's??? I'd love to know!!!

Topshop Nail Polish In One Hot Minute & Blitz | Review

Hey girlie's!!!

After umming and ahhing for a super long time as to whether i should try the Topshop nail polishes i finally caved and picked up two gorgeous shades, i opted for 'One Hot Minute' and 'Blitz' both of which i thought would be great shades to wear during the run up to the Autumn/Winter months, although i did spend a while just taking in all the shades as there's just so many pretty colours to choose from, i was in total nail polish heaven. I also adore the packaging, i mean its just so cute, I'm a sucker for good packaging and nine times out of ten if it looks good ill buy it and these certainly look good and would look lovely on your dressing table or within your make up storage. 

Anywhooo onto what these pretty polishes are like...

One Hot Minute £5

One Hot Minute is a gorgeous magenta shade that has that lovely autumn berry vibe which i adore. The formula is great, it applies smooth and evenly giving you total opacity after just 2 coats and gives you a lovely glossy finish so you could skip using a top coat if you wished. The polish also dried in record time which is great considering no where on the packaging does it state its a fast drying polish, it also lasted well on my nails I'd say a good five days with a top coat. Ive also noticed this shade is a great dupe for YSL Rose Baby Doll, what a brucie bonus he he. One Hot Minute retails for £5 in most Topshop stores and on the Topshop website.

Blitz £6

                            

Blitz is a rich pinky/purple shade with an orange metallic sheen to it that i find to be only visible in certain light. Like 'One Hot Minute' the formula is great but i find this shade goes on alot more sheer and i found i needed 3 thick coats for total opacity and leaves you with a lovely smooth glossy finish on the nail. Blitz lasted on me around 5-6 days, one thing i have noticed is these polishes certainly don't chip easily which is great. Blitz is from the metallic range and retails for £6 in most Topshop stores and on the Topshop Website.

As a whole I'm super impressed with the Topshop nail polishes and i definitely want to get myself a little collection going, I'm now also intrigued to see what the make up is like he he.

Whats your favourite Topshop Nail Polish Shade??? Id love to know.