An Oldie but a Goodie....

...actually make that two oldies but goodies. The other day I had time for a mini haul before catching the bus home from work, so I popped into Boots and then to Mac. I picked up a couple of items which have been around for a while and which I have wanted to own for yonks - and now I do!

First of all, my much coveted Too faced Natural Eye Kit. I am a massive lover of neutrals, and slightly bored (for now) of using my Mac shadows so I thought I'd finally give in and buy this. For £22.50 in the UK I don't think it is too bad a deal, as the shadow quality is good, although some pans are a little on the small side for my liking! (Which also makes it a bit harder to give a brush a good swipe across the surface, but hey, I love it anyway).

It comes with a little sliding out drawer with a double ended brush in it. One side has a pretty useless sponge tip to it, but the other is an angle brush which is not all that bad considering it came in a palette, and which could be called upon in a brushless emergency. It also comes with three little cards inside the lid which show you how to apply the shadows for three different looks, using all three 'levels' of the shadows - Day, Classic and Fashion. I absolutely love the first two, they are both gorgeous! The Day look is a stunningly simple, work-appropriate neutral look.

Unfortunately this palette doesn't have a mirror - if it did, then it would be perfect!

At the moment in Boots if you spend over £20 on Too Faced you get this free gift:

It includes a Starry Eyed glitter liner (mini) in Mad Mad Love, which is a pinky lilac glitter liner (swatch below), mini Mirror Mirror lipgloss in Don't Hate Me (pinky lipgloss bordering on clear - but lovely texture) and a mini Lash Injection mascara in Black. All contained in a pink satiny bag. All in all well worth the £20 if you ask me!

From left to right, the shadows are the Day look, Classic look and Fashion look - and the glitter liner:

The other item I picked up was a Blushcreme from Mac in the shade Lillicent. How gorgeous is this?! It's a pale pink with a hint of peach. On my NC25 skin it looks so natural. Combined with the day look from the palette above, I look polished but not overly made up. These two items are my new favourite look :) The Blushcreme also looks good on the lips - a peachy nude. Would be great mixed with some balm.

Have you tried these? If so, what did you think?

New discovery - L'Oreal Perfect Clean Foaming Cream Wash - with a Scrublet?!

I was wandering around Superdrug on Friday and came across this:

A new cleanser is probably the last thing I need at the moment, but it looked so odd that I was intrigued and decided to pop it in my basket.

Basically it has a thing called a 'scrublet' attached, that sits in a hole in the middle of the bottle. The scrublet pops out and you hold it between your fingers:



It's covered in lots of tiny, super soft bristles. You pour some cleanser on it and massage your face with it. I tried it out yesterday and loved it. The scrublet is so soft and yet so invigorating. My skin tingled but in a nice way, and there was some gentle exfoliation going on. It was the same sensation you get from body brushing - a rush of circulation - yet gentle enough for the face. Love it!

As for the cleanser itself, I didn't think it was too special, but the scrublet could be used with any cleanser. It has a sucker on the back so it sticks to the shower wall. There was also a Gel Wash and a Scrub in the range, each with these little facial brushes.

I recommend them, if only for the sensation you get when you massage your face. It's really invigorating in the morning. Try it out (they are even on sale at the moment in Superdrug for you UK girls :)

It's been a while!

Hi! Sorry I have been so slow with the posts - been sooo busy this January with work etc. But I have some great posts lined up with reviews so check back soon! I will be updating this blog as soon as possible....

Thanks for reading! ♥

FOTD & OOTD: Coco Pigment, Coralista & Karen Millen

Hi! Hope you had a great xmas? I went to a wedding on Sunday which was fantastic. This is my makeup, which I wasn't too happy with but thought I would take pics even so. I got my highly-anticipated Benefit Coralista for Christmas, and it's even better than I thought!

Face:
DiorSkin Forever Extreme Wear Flawless Makeup foundation (my skin is anything but flawless at the moment as you can see and it didn't really help)
Bobbi Brown Corrector and Concealer under the eyes
Benefit Coralista
MSF Natural in Light

Eyes:
UDPP
MAC Coco pigment used wet
Woodwinked
Ricepaper
Blanc Type
Smolder e/l
Maybelline Colossal Lash mascara
Mac Brun on brows

Lips:
Gosh lipliner in Chocolate Kiss
Benefit lipgloss in Freshly Squeezed (later changed to I'm With the Band)

Did I mention how much I love Coralista??!! ♥

Normally I'd wear falsies but I've completely run out of them.

This is when I changed the lipgloss to I'm With The Band (much better :)

I dyed my hair as well, using L'Oreal Casting in Jamaica - it's very dark but I like it anyway.

This is the best shot of my outfit I could get. It's from Karen Millen and is a deep electric blue:

The dress is sadly now covered in beer and wine since the wedding was such fun, everyone was dancing crazily and there were the inevitable spills! A chemical clean is on the cards this week.