I recently done a swap with a lovely lady in America on MUA. She included these samples as extras :) I'm so happy with them i have ordered some full sizes to try in different shadows , concealers , blushes etc
Below are swatches (please click for larger image) The top swatch is a MAC sample but i thought I'd just throw it in there , I've heard a lot about MAC studio fix fluid but that mainly it causes break outs. The colour the lady sent me is far to dark for my skin tone so i cant comment on the breakouts but what do you think?
I'm Loving the Light medium Original Glo base , and the multi tasking Neutral Matte base. Ive nearly used up the whole sample , so both of these were purchased in my big order. I have to say there are al ot of offers and freebies on the Minerals Website and shipping to the uk wasn't that bad at all. Once my order comes through i will do a more thorough review. X

Hello hello , I have been super dooper busy this week/end But this is a quick post to show off a palette i bought at Boots last week. Front cover is a newish company that launched in may 2010 to go on sale in boots stores across uk but they also have their own website Here. I originally read about this brand over at Hell Candy Make up so i thought i'd pop in to books and try one of the 4 shadow palette's because they are only £4 , a pound an eyeshadow you cant complain. To my Fantastic surprise boots was doing 50% off Frontcover make up !!! YEY so this HUGE Palette was meant to cost £30 and i got it for £15 , BARGAIN!
So here is a pic of the frontcover Rainbow Eyes Palette , Inside and a wash of colour on my eye lid with the first colour in the box so you have an idea of pigment :) It includes 20 Baked eye shadows , 5 pressed powder eye shadows , Shadowline liquid and two double ended brushes.
Here are swatches of each colour , all taken in natural light (the swatches not the eyeshadow pans) please click for larger pic. I reckon the last 5 are the pressed powder eye shadows as this row is mainly matte with the exception of the 1st one, but rows 2 3 and 4 are raised in a dome shape with pearl shimmer. Row 1 are flat shadows but they are all highly shimmer/pearl.
This pic shows the shadow line liquid , this basically is a clear liquid which turns any of the shadows in to liner. Its a great idea but I'm not sure they have the formula quite right , some of the shadows do not show up as liner very well at all. Still nice to have though.

Overall i really really enjoy this palette , I'm so glad it was on special offer because i probably wouldn't have purchased it (because its a company I've never used before).
ALL of the shimmer / baked shadows are Lovely and blend very smooth on the eye. Its great to travel with , Obviously its too large to pop in your handbag but if your going away for the weekend or on holiday etc means you have pretty much all the colours you need.
I will keep my eye on the company closely for new colours and collections. The mermaid palette has smaller eyeshadow pans but more "sea" colours and Hell candys Review shows great swatches of it.

Run down to boots for a bargain now :) especially if your just wanting to try the company out , the 4 shadow palette's are only £2!!!

E.L.F Haul/ Review 2

Ok I'm just going to get right in to this because Ive bought several things from elf and gained some items from swaps.
The Everyday brush cleaner. I don't own ALOT of brushes so if I'm changing my eye colours everyday I need to keep my brushes clean and cant be bothered deep cleaning. I bought the brush shampoo which i reviewed Here I really liked it and it done the job :) for a pretty good price. This everyday one i saw had so many good reviews so i thought excellent , clean brushes everyday :) ............ Or not, I hate to say this is the First e.l.f product I'm really disappointed in. I read that maybe it wasn't so good on face brushes but worked great for eye ones but ... I'm sorry I don't think it does , i used and have been using a lot of product and each day i still see colour or sparkle from the day before... to put it bluntly Its crap. Wont be buying again!
And now on a lighter note , Ive read Soooo many good reviews about the E.l.f powder brush and they are ALL true. I LOVE it , i went online yesterday to purchase another one but they have sold out on the uk site :( gutted. It is soft , thick , dense buffs out and applies colour fantastically , whether its liquid colour or powders or minerals. 10/10!!! BUY this brush you NEED it in your life!
E.l.f Mineral lipstick in Natural Nymph, I swapped for this on MUA and I'm really happy. In previous posts I'd came to the conclusion nudes weren't maybe for me , not super pale ones anyway. I really like this i think its a cute colour and doesn't wash my skintone out the way that NYX Rea did. Its soft and smooth and colour applies evenly ,I will also be purchasing this again :)

I read on a site that the E.l.f Concealer pencil and brush was the dupe for Benefit "it" stick, being that the it stick is a HG of mine I Needed to try it. Firstly it does look darker than the "it" stick and this is the palest colour e.l.f provide , it has more of an orange tone. Honestly it doesn't blend as easily it is a little grainy/chalky , but it is only £3.50 and from the picture below i reckon it does the job. Its obvious the benefit one is lighter and brighter but on looking at the picture again I think the elf one might look better on my skin? I guess it depends on the look you as going for, what do you think?
E.l.f Candid Coral Blusher... LOVE I'm not a big blusher wearer I have really Rosy cheeks Lol :P
but this is just such a pretty colour. You can see from the pic below how pigmented it is and that was just applied with my fingers :) , great colour for summer (even tho i think the sun has forgotten Scotland lol) I highly recommend this product , its very smooth and finely milled has a lovely orange / pink undertone but also gold flecks. Great for £3.50 :D I do love a bit of E.l.f.
Thanks for reading guys :) xxx

No7 Goodies and Promo at Boots just now :)

I ventured in to boots over the weekend to buy a few necessities. I never usually buy No7 but I was on the look out for an Eye cream because my Clinique All About Eyes ran out and I honestly couldn't be bothered trecking to my nearest department store to buy it. No7 also had a deal on that meant if you spent £22 or over on No7 you got a free gift , so i thought Why not!
I bought the eye cream and eye pencil below. I really like the cream as the blue gel side is to awaken the eyes (to be used during the day) and the cream is like a soothing moisturizer to be used at night. I'm not saying I wont go back to my Clinique BUT i do really like this and i love that it comes in a "day/night" cream. The gel side makes my eyes feel tight when i first apply it but then it soon wears off and they feel lovely and cool. The cream side leaves my eyes beautifully soft and soothed. It sells for around £17 I think , i went to check the site but its being updated just now ! Grrrr
Now the pencil is just LOVELY I actually bought this to make up the money to get the free gift but my mum has a wedding to go to next week and her outfit is exactly the same colour of jade green this pencil is, so really i bought it for her but there are pics below of me trying it out. It was £7.50 and so worth it, the colour is bright and it goes on super soft, me and my mum swatched it on the back of our hands and had even finished washing the dishes from dinner and the swatch was still there! It doesn't say its waterproof but it really has some staying power!

This was the little set of goodies i received it included :
No7 Lash 360
No7 Protect and perfect Beauty Serum

No7 Cleanse and Care eye make up remover
No7 Lipstick in Pink lemonade
No7 Protect and perfect Day cream
and No7 Stay Perfect eye mousse (in a slate grey)
(oh and it all came in a nice little bag)

Firstly the eye make up remover is great , I never use anything like this usually just simple facewipes , but I might have to check out the price of the full size product because i was very impressed! I have swapped in the Day cream with my Clinique Moisturizer and i have to say i like this also but i think it left me feeling a little greasy, funnily enough i like using this at night better even thought its a day cream because i think its just a bit rich for my skin, I probably wont purchase this but I do like it (might pass it on to my mum). The Beauty serum I'm in LOVE with, I don't know if its a primer? but you use it BEFORE using the day cream and i love the way it leaves my skin feeling Super super smooth! I will definitely be re purchasing this product.
The cosmetics are all nice too but please see below for swatches :)
Below is my EOTD using the No7 metallic eye pencil ... I really love this i might have to go inspect their other colours in the range. I am also wearing the Lash 360 in these photos , I'm kind of "meh" about this product, its nice but doesn't wow me .... and I'm not sure about the brush. Its shaped like a spiral so it has spaces? Yeah i don't get it , not bad but i wont buy again. Same goes for the eye mousse , i wasn't super impressed... it was just a metallic silvery grey .. nothing special. The lipstick is lovely , I thought it was going to be Really bright when i saw it in the tube but actually it goes on really sheer and is very moisturising. Very pretty pink and quite a natural pink i think.
Hope this helps guys :) thanks for reading XXX

30 Days Blog Tag :) Day #11

Photo of me taken recently :) wellll this is an easy one and i have alot of photos to choose from sooo my choice is Me at my friends wedding because its the most dressed up i've been in a long time and the first appropriate place to wear my Erdem dress.

Lovely day , great couple :) and i LOVE this dress lol xxx

30 Days Blog Tag :) Day #10

So today I'm supposed to post a pic of me from 10 years ago , at least..... The fact of the matter is I don't have any to hand right now , they are all packed away :( I re done my room in may and put all the photos/ old letters and birthday cards in a safe box up in my loft (attic). I cant complete this post :( feel like such a let down with this 30 days tag lol.
But i promise a photo of me over 10 years ago Will get put up eventually. :D
Anyone else doing this tag atm?
xxx

30 Days Blog Tag :) (and other random things)

Ok so first things first I've been a bad blogger , i have had such a busy weekend and this is the first time I've had to sit down and actually get a post done , but I did go shopping the other day and bought lots of lovely things which over the next two days (my days off) I'm making a point of doing some new posts about. For now I'm catching up on my 30 days post Sooo I think I'm on
Day 5.... Favorite Quote
Truth is I believe my mum is the best and she always says "as long as your happy and healthy"
seems simple enough but its so so very true , Love you mum :) x

Day 6 .... Whatever tickles your fancy ..... Ok well I'm going to have a little rant / enquiry about sales assistants. I have worked in retail before, River Island Clothing store to be exact :P But never in a Drugstore/ make up / chemists / make up counter shop blah blah blah. I went in to boots the other day and had some questions hoping for advice, as you know I'm an avid Clinique user but i decided that i fancied buying an eye cream and I really couldn't be bothered trecking to my nearest department store for clinique , decided to venture in to my local Boots store. No7 is quite a mid range brand , they aren't cheap but not designer etc , I asked the girl as a Young 23 year old what would be more suitable ... and all she done was read the back of the box to me. I could have done that my bloody self! (this has happened to me more than once).
So I guess what my question is ... I watch so many you tube vids and read blogs from America where people talk about sales assistants being so helpful and even giving lots of samples to try more things. Is it just Britain where they are a bit useless? and do you need to know your local assistant to get these such samples... Its a pet peeve of mine .... views and opinions much appreciated :)

Day 7 ... Photo that makes you happy , I posted this pic on my very first Cornwall post but , i do love this picture and it does make me very happy , my wonderful boyfriend took this and , its just a lovely photo of us on holiday.
Day 8 ...... Photo that makes you sad /angry.
I think this is a very silly thing to ask , because obviously i don't hold on to photos that make me sad. I chose the photo below because my mum gave me these beautiful flowers on my birthday and I took this when they were dying ... I guess its a little melancholic. I think its beautiful.
Day 9 ...... A photo you took,
Again this was taken in Cornwall and i think its a Gorgeous picture ... I love that i caught the bird flying across too (and it kind of looks like a dolphin :P) Great place
oh well thats me , I promise better posts this week :) xxxxx