Spring Beauty Edit

So it may not seem like it, but yes, spring is in fact here! And now it is spring, it's inevitable to go all out with pastels, so here is my spring edit of some products that I think are great this spring.

Stila Convertible Colour for Lips and Cheeks in Lillium
I bought this as recommened by Marlena (Makeup Geek) -- she used this in a tutorial, I think, and maybe did a review, haul or recommendation too...? This is such a gorgeous colour for spring and the best thing is is that it pretty much suits every skin tone (if you are fair though, you'll want to apply it lightly). Cream blushes are great for spring and summer time because it gives a dewy glowy finish to the skin which is very wanted this season, and this one stays dewy and doesn't set to a powder finish.

Illamasqua Powder Blusher in Lover
Peach is the perfect blush colour for spring, and Illamasqua's 'Lover' is perfect for this. Illamasqua's blushers are very highly pigmented and have a really smooth formulation. These blushes are so pigmented and so lovely -- they even smell nice. This is actually the only Illamasqua product that I own but I will definitely be buying more! They are so pigmented and this shade here (which they describe as 'soft apricot') is the perfect spring/summer colour. This would work best on fair to medium skin -- it may look ashy or not show up on darker skin tones).

The Body Shop Strawberry Body Butter
This is probably The Body Shop's nicest scent in terms of body butters because it smells like real strawberries, and not artificial strawberries because I hate that scent/taste.

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendezvous
These are the dupes of the Clinique Chubby Sticks, and this orange-coral shade is the perfect colour for summer, but without it being so in-your-face orange or coral (like MAC Morange or Lady Danger). I think this is so great for spring because you get a nice pop of colour without it being too bright and in-your-face, and it is also a balm so is quite moisturising for the lips! Though the balm-feeling on your lips doesn't stay for hours and hours, the colour actually does as it acts as a lip stain and balm.

MAC Lipstick in Ravishing
Like the Illamasqua blush, this is also peach toned and so perfect for spring! It can also take you through to summer too because it is an orange toned peach. The finish is quite glossy (in MAC terms it is a cremesheen).

MAC Lipstick in Pink Plaid
Another perfect spring shade because it is a medium pastel pink. As it is a matte finish, it doesn't need a lip liner and lasts for ages.

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Pink-Gold
This is also a shade that works well on every skin tone like the Stila cream blush -- I mentioned this in my drugstore essentials post and I did a review post on them. These are so quick and easy to wear, as you can just blend some all over the lid with your finger, add some mascara and you're good to go. A great quick fix product for people on the go -- busy mums especially! I think these are great for summer because this colour especially is a lovely colour that isn't too light and isn't too dark, they only have minimal crease-age, and they are waterproof and so they really don't budge!

Barry M Nail Paint in Mint and Peach Melba
These two shades just scream spring because they are just classic spring colours!


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Nails of the day -- Thursday 25th April

Barry M Nail Paint in:
Pink Flamingo
Peach Melba
Rose Quartz Glitter


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Spring Nail Looks

Some spring time nail ideas for you to look at - enjoy!

Barry M Nail Paint in Pink Flamingo
Avon Nailwear Pro+ in Lemon Sugar

Barry M Nail Paint in Peach Melba
Barry M Nail Paint in Rose Quartz Glitter

Avon Nailwear Pro+ in Pink Creme
Makeup Academy Nail Polish in Pistachio Ice Cream
Makeup Academy Nail Constellation in Pisces


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Beauty products of the day -- 23rd April 2013

Lacoste Joy of Pink 30ml Eau de Toilette
Real Techniques Contour Brush (part of Core Collection) -- for highlighter and blush.
Real Techniques Expert Face Brush -- foundation
Real Techniques Powder Brush -- setting powder
Sleek MakeUP i-Divine Au Naturel Palette -- 'Taupe' - all over lid. 'Toast' and 'Cappuccino' - crease.
Revlon ColourStay Makeup in Sand Beige
Maybelline The Falsies Mascara
MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle -- cheek highlighter
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in 02 Light
No7 Powder Blush in Soft Damson -- apples of cheeks.
MAC Eyeshadow in Brun -- brows.
Maybelline Studio Gel Liner in Black -- winged liner.
Sephora Eyeshadow (not sure of the colour, but it's a dupe for MAC Typographic ) -- over gel liner and to bring the line to the inner corner.
MAC Eyeshadow in White Frost -- inner corner highlight.
Accessorize Fuchsia Lipgloss Wand (part of Lipgloss wand trio gift set)



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Beauty Products of the Day! -- Saturday 13th April 2013

Aloha lovelies! I thought I'd share with you the things that I've used on my hair/face/body today and I've decided I'm going to try and do this most days or at least a couple times a week!

TRESemme Heat Defence Spray Now I used this before I blow-dried my hair and before I straightened it. I also used the TRESemme Shampoo and Conditioner before but I'm not sure what they are called... But anyway, it stops my hair being extremely frizzy, makes it easier to handle and protects it from the nastiness of heat.

Aussie Miracle Hair Insurance Leave In Conditioner My hair was really tangeled today when I got out of the shower, so it made it a lot easier to comb my hair through with this in it. It softens my hair and smells AMAZING.

Nivea Creme -- I used this as my moisturiser today as my skin was very dry this morning, however it has infact made it quite oily!

Revlon ColourStay Makeup for Combination/Oily Skin in Sand Beige -- my favourite foundation, you all know that (I mention it so much).

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in 02 Light -- my favourite concealer - you all know this too!

MUA Pro Base Concealer Palette in Natural -- I don't really like this palette much as a concealer, but I used the darkest shade as a slight contour because it is too dark.

MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel -- I used this as a highlight on the tops of my cheekbones - it's gorgeous.



Rimmel Stay Matte Powder -- now I don't have an image with this because 1. the writing has all came off and 2. It smashed so looks a tad messy!

MAC Fix+ Spray -- The usual makeup setter - I think everyone has this. I also use this on my hair too to make it feel softer.

MAC Eyeshadow in Brun -- Again, the usual. I use this all the time because it is a really great colour for me.

Sleek MakeUP Au Naturel Palette -- I used the shade 'Taupe' all over the lid, 'Toast' in the crease and 'Nougat' as an inner corner highlight. I then used 'Noir' over the black gel liner...

Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner in Black -- to create a cat eye. It is very smooth and easy to apply.

L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes Mascara in Extra Black -- This mascara was used first to thicken my lashes.

Maybelline The Falsies Black Drama Mascara -- I then used this mascara to lengthen the lashes.

Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Liner in Red Dynamite -- You don't need to spend lots on lip liners - this one cost my £3 and it is very good, very pigmented.

MAC Lipstick in Lady Danger -- I think this has to be my new favourite lipstick... Sorry MAC Russian Red!

Marc Jacobs Oh Lola! Perfume -- I mentioned this in my disappointing products post, only because it doesn't have great longevity, however I still love the scent.

Soap & Glory The Daily Smooth Body Butter -- for the super duper dry skin on my poorly post-surgery hands.


Ooookaay! A slightly different post for you there -- hope you're all having a lovely day whatever you are doing!
Lots of love xx
Emily XO

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Boots, Superdrug and MAC Haul!

Guess what?! I went shopping. Oops...

So I firstly replaced my trusty go-to concealer, Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer. I love this and you've probably heard me talk about it loads, but yes, this was the first thing I picked up from Boots.

I then picked up this mascara, Maybelline The Falsies Black Drama. I bought this because Tanya Burr (makeup artist and beauty blogger/YouTuber) uses this in a lot of videos and Zoella featured it in her America haul video so I thought I would give it a go seen as I needed a new mascara!

Then I finally picked up the Real Techniques Core Collection, which includes a buffing brush, contour brush, small detailer brush and pointed foundation brush. There are the brand of one half of Pixiwoo , pro makeup artist, blogger and YouTuber Sam Chapman. I already have the 'Expert Face Brush' and 'Powder Brush' from Real Techniques (I think I mentioned buying the Expert Face Brush in my last makeup haul post) and I love them so much, they are very high quality brushes which I would be more than willing to pay much more than their retail price for! I'm extremely excited about these as I've been wanting them for so long!

I then picked up a Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendezvous which is a gorgeous orange/coral colour. These are a great dupe for the Clinique Chubby Sticks for around £10 cheaper. They come in a ton of colours and I'm very excited to use it!

I know dry shampoo is a tad boring, but Batiste do dry shampoos with hints of colour in as well as the original. I use this one because I have very dark brown hair and if I use the original dry shampoo it can sometimes make my hair look grey and ashy. Also, these can be used to cover up your roots - my natural hair colour is a lot lighter than the colour that I dye it so when my roots start to show through they look very weird, and obviously because hair dyeing isn't too great for your hair, I don't really want to dye my hair as soon as I can see my natural colour coming through... What I'm trying to get at is you can use it to darken your roots as well as to refresh your hair -- this is also another repurchase of mine too!

I bought this Sleek Au Naturel Palette from Superdrug and this is something that I've been wanting for ages but never got round to buying it but it is a very nice palette and I'm extremely glad that I bought it! The shadows are very pigmented, which is amazing for £7.99 for £12 shadows! I'm very excited to use this!

Now I first saw the Make Up Academy Heaven and Earth Palette on Louise's (Sprinkle of Glitter) YouTube video when she'd been sent some things from MUA, and I thought, ooohh that looks nice! And especially for just £4! I'm excited to try this out too as well as the Sleek palette!

Then I went to MAC... I firstly picked up the Lady Danger lipstick. I wanted something a bit different and I also wanted an orange lipstick but I didn't want to go straight to a super bright orange like Morange, and Lady Danger is more of a reddy-orange, so I bought this one because it wasn't super bright and orange. So yes, I really love it so far. By the way, don't be deceived by the photo of it above, it looks pink because of rubbishy lighting, please forgive.

My final item, also from MAC is one of their Mineralize Skin Finishes -- they are powder highlighters, which could also be used as eyeshadows I suppose, and they are absolutely gorgeous! The shade I got is called Soft and Gentle, but I've found that they change the names of them all the time so if you are a reading this a few months after I've uploaded this then the chances are that they are still selling this but just under a different name!

So that's all the things that I bought yesterday! I hope you're having a wonderful day whatever you are doing!
Lots of love xx
Emily XO


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March Favourites!

So I have here some of the things that I've really liked this month, I hope you enjoy!

My mum got The Body Shop Strawberry Body Polish in a set for Christmas and she's not really a fan of body scrubs, so I kindly took it off her hands for her! It's such a nice product because it had tiny scrub particles in it as well as strawberry seeds and it lathers up like a body wash too, so it is a 2-in-1 product, which is always a good thing! I don't usually like strawberry scented things as I don't like any artificial strawberry products like sweets and scents and things, but I love this so much!

I bought the Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer after I had heard so many YouTubers talk about it and I love love love it, it is my favourite concealer ever! The best thing as well is that it is so cheap as well! I love it so much and I really don't think I will find another concealer that I love as much as this - let's just hope they don't discontinue it for a very long time!

I've been using the Revlon ColourStay Makeup for quite a while but I started to go off it and then it ran out and I never repurchased it. But I did buy another one at the beginning of March and I really love it again! I realised that why I didn't love it as much a few months back is because I used so much product that it made my skin look and feel horrible, and also I never used a moisturiser before applying it. Now I'm using smaller amounts and I buff it straight into freshly moisturised skin which keeps the skin looking a lot more like skin!

Another item that I've had for a while that I've come to like again is the No7 Shine Free Makeup Base - I went off this when I started wearing the Revlon ColourStay because it is a demi matte finish, the primer is a matte finish so they weren't too great together. However, I realised a few weeks back that it's probably good thing to wear moisturiser under your foundation so the primer isn't as bad under that foundation. However, last week I was ill and had a cold so my skin was super dry and disgusting, so wearing a matte primer and a demi matte foundation just made my skin even more disgusting so that was the only time this month that I didn't like them together!

Another item that I've had for ages but only really started loving again is the Benefit Eye Bright. Now I got the Benefit Confessions of a Concealaholic kit as a birthday present a couple years ago and I really liked the Eye Bright which was in that, but the extent of me using it was as an inner corner highlight. Anyway, I bought the actual pencil version with a Boots voucher that I got on my last birthday, but I'd only actually used it a couple times until a couple of weeks ago when I watched a YouTube video from MakeupByTiffanyD where I think she was explaining how she gets rid of her dark circles. So basically she applied her foundation and then applied the Eye Bright under her eyes, blended it and then applied her under eye concealer over the top - the pink of the Eye Bright counteracts the blue of under your eyes making it brighter and more neutral. I tried this and it really helped so Eye Bright is one of my key makeup staples now!

Okay, so I don't really have many things in my favourites this month, but I've not really bought anything new; I'm hoping that next month's and May's favourites will be a lot better because I'm getting my MAC Pro discount in the next couple weeks so I will be having some spending sprees so I'll do a haul post when I have time to go to the MAC store! Eeee, I'm so excited, MAC is amazing!

Alrighty, I hope you're staying happy, healthy and safe, and you're having a great day whatever you're doing!
Lots of love xx
Emily XO