Urban Decay Haul

I decided to add to my collection of Urban Decay eyeshadows, and that I did!

I ended up buying 7.. Ha. To justify it to myself they are all lovely colours and I got a mix of matte and shimmer finishes to keep me busy.

Below are pictures of them in the pots, the named label, the swatch and their finish:

What do you think of the colours I got?

I'll be using these for my FOTD for a while to try them all out, wooo

NOTD #4

So as I explained in my In & Out post yesterday, I'm still suffering from stained nails - so I'm steering clear of the dark polishes for a wee while till it's cleared up and so I opted for this neutral colour by E.L.F

I also decided to chop off my nails last night.. so I'm feelng a little naked at the moment haha but I'd rather have strong healthy nails rather than having them in the state they were in - sniff.

Anyways!

I applied two coats of a base beforehand and then it took two coats for the E.L.F polish to be even and streak free. This is the shade Nude - it does what it says on the tin and for £1.50 I can't complain! I really want to try more colours from them as I think for what you pay, it's definitely worth it and the bottles are just so cute aha

A little bit too safe for me, so I may change this in a few days or do some konading on top? Hmm..

What nail base does everyone use? I need to protect my poor nails better from now on!

In & Out #3

IN:

- The weather! It's been lovely for the past 3 days and counting, I now have my fans at the ready because I detest being hot, so I can keep cool on days like these

- Stretching my ears up to a 0g, zebra print plugs on the way - woo!

- Trying to be more of a Yes Girl; so I can get out of this social rut I'm in

- Lily Lolo Blush Away, oh how I love you

- Finally having Sam's bands EP up, so I can listen to it over and over: www.myspace.com/november1888 - not everyone's cuppa tea which is fair enough, but I'm very proud of him all the same!

- Getting the garden sorted, so my neighbour's will stop poking their nose in pfft

OUT:

- Wearing dark colours on my nails, they need a breather due to all the staining. Bring on the lighter shades!

- Not getting a full refund on the shadows bought from a youtuber.. I dislike stubborn people especially when they're in the wrong

- Too much fizzy pop, my body needs waterwaterwater

- My minky doggy who will be getting bathed later - she won't stop rolling in the grass every time she goes out aha

- Cherry vaseline.. Yes Yes Yes! Oui Oui Oui! all the way baby

Minzi's Package #1 and #2

Finally, I have gotten around to posting the lovely things that Minzi sent me. I've just been having so much fun trying everything out! I'll post the pictures and some swatches, so you can get a better idea of the products

She managed to get me some lovely bits from NYX, this is one of the trio's and it's number 28. Love all 3 colours, I will be able to create a lovely look using these!

This is Number 08 and this too has all the colours I need to make a great look - will be posting pics of this one soon.

She also got me 2 of the jumbo pencils - in Black Bean and Milk. I love them so much I've already bought more and have more on the way; they're just so creamy! And from the Loreal HIP range she got me a colour rich cream crayon - this green colour is so intense but you can't really see in the picture!

Also from Loreal HIP, she got me a Cream Shadow Pain in Secretive - this has been a great base when doing light neutral eyes! I've never seen anything like the pigment shadow stick before and this colour is SO me. I've been using this with my Barry M dazzle dust 88. The HIP liner? I don't see how I lived without this before! Just amazing.

From Wet N Wild, Minzi got me loads of cool things! The 2 liners are a great addition to my collection and both are colours I always wear. The H2O liner really is waterproof for the most part! The Confetti is so cute, you can never have too much glitter! She also got me a bronzer and the formulation of this is just so soft and easy to apply.

This is Wet N Wild's Glassy Gloss in 319A Beige Baby - a lovely beige colour with subtle shimmers

This is one of Wet N Wild's mega mixers and it's in Electric Lemonade - this stuff smells good enough to eat!

This is another of Wet N Wild's Glassy Gloss' in 310 Candy Glaze - a gorgeous barbie pink with neon glitters in!

The ULTA eyeshadow was a lovely surprise - because I'd been looking for a colour like this for a while. This has had so much use out of it already! Minzi said that the Luminous blush by Milani was a good dupe for NARS' Orgasm - so I'm very happy to have this instead. The colour is gorgeous and I've been wearing this one a lot too!

She also sent me 2 cute lip balm's.. these make me so happy! The tin's are adorablee, we don't have anything like this over here in the UK - booooo

As well as all of that, she managed to get me the Cover Girl lash blast mascara, NYX lipstick in Power and Sinful nail polish!

Just wow.. She really is a miracle worker with what she managed to do within our budget

Doing this swap with Minzi was just so much fun and she knows how much she's cheered me up by doing this with me!

I just want to say thanks again to you and I can't wait to do another one later on in the year with you!

x

3 Looks For Summer!

I decided to throw together 3 looks that I'll be wearing a lot this Summer (not the exact designer items.. I wish!) which are for a Night Out, a Night In and a Day at the Beach! These are probably the three looks we'll all be needing the most this Summer and I just wanted you to see my sort of style and things that I would pair together!

What will you be wearing this Summer?

Lily Lolo; Review

Since I've had my samples from Lily Lolo, I've been dying to let you know what I think and show you some results. But I made sure I waited to give them a proper trial run so that I could review them fairly.

After about a month of using them, I think that time has come! 

So the first product of theirs to look into, is their cover up in Peep-O (49p for 1/4 teaspoon in ziploc bag). This is a matte yellow toned concealer, which is perfect for covering up those dark under eye circles. This is the before picture:

BEFORE

So as you can see, there is slight discolouration under my eyes, but not an awful lot - I still have sleepless nights due to children to come! Oh dear.. haha. Anyways, this is just to show how my skin looked before I applied anything.

AFTER

And this is after applying the concealer. You can see that the pinky undertones have been disguised, but I have to be honest and say that this is my least favourite product of theirs that I tried. I feel like it was just TOO powdery and overwhelming for such a delicate area. However I will try using this again, just with more moisturiser beforehand. This picture was taken before any other powders were put on top, so you can see the true outcome of this concealer. Once I applied my normal powder, you couldn't see the yellow anymore, which is good to hear!

Next up, is their other matte cover up concealer - Blush Away (49p for 1/4 teaspoon in ziploc bag). This is a green toned concealer and counteracts redness in the skin i.e blemishes, rosacea and sunburn:

BEFORE

One of the big problems I face with my skin, is that my cheeks are very red. It is as much embarassing as it is annoying! Other products that I've tried to counteract this problem have left me looking like I've either piled my make up on with a trowel, or my skin looks patchy and uneven with tell tale red patches showing through. This means I find it really hard to carry blush off properly, because the canvas underneath isn't all the same colour. This picture is also before anything else was applied - just fresh clean skin!

AFTER

I am so happy with this product, it's ridiculous! For once, my skin looks.. normal! I would be quite happy to wear this just on it's own with a powder, that's how impressed I am with the results. I will definitely be buying the full sized jar (£7) as I cannot be without this gem from now on! I am now confident enough to wear all my lovely blushes and feel that it looks even in colour and quite presentable - expect some FOTD featuring those! My new daily routine, is to apply my foundation as normal and then dust Blush Away over the areas that need it. After that, I apply my setting powder and I'm ready to go. No tell tale signs showing through and it has great lasting power for nights out too! No touch ups required; bonus.

Okay, so next I want to look at the 2 foundations and the 1 finishing powder I bought from Lily Lolo (all 99p for 0.75g in 5ml jar) :

As you can see from the pic, Candy Cane got ruled out immediately just for the fact it is no where near my skin tone! Porcelain was actually a near exact match - I hadn't even buffed this into the skin either! I think I may purchase the full sized jar and at £12 I think it really is worth it. The finishing powder was also lovely - it really did finish off my look and helped to ensure that I wasn't adding more coloured powder to my face when I needed to powder my nose. It kept me looking fresh and helped the staying power of my foundation.

Finally I want to look at 2 of their blushes that I tried (both 49p for 1/4 teaspoon in ziploc bag):

Doll Face is more of a peach on my fair skin and Rosebud is more of a true pink. Both blushes are easy to apply and blend; the colours are also easily buildable. I will definitely be ordering more of their blush samples to try, especially since they have various new summer shades recently launched! For 49p a sample, it's easy to find shades for your skin tone.

Overall, I'm really pleased with what Lily Lolo has to offer and with what they deliver. I only paid a £1 for postage and I received my items pretty quickly because they send it out first class via Royal Mail. Their products do not contain parabens, fragrances or fillers and they do not test on animals - which is always good to hear! They ship internationally, so that everyone has a chance to enjoy Lily Lolo and I definitely recommend their products to everyone, as you are sure to find something to suit you.

What products from Lily Lolo have you got and liked?

NOTD #3

Today I wanted to use the polish that Minzi sent me as part of our make up swap (that WILL be posted this week, now that I have the second parcel) and she'd said it was a good dupe for China Glaze's Watermelon Rind - so seeing as I don't have that, I am a very happy woman indeed.

This is by Sinful Colors Professionals and the colour is San Francisco - 283.

I love how this polish applied, it went on so easily and required little effort to make it streak free. I am definitely wanting more from Sinful Colors if this one is anything to go by! This is it with 2 coats, just so that it was all opaque.

I'm loving the fine glitters in this polish and this colour makes a welcome change from all the spring colours we've been seeing! I may Konad this one though.. Hmm..

What do you think to this colour? Do you like Sinful Colors polish?