Showing posts with label Make-up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Make-up. Show all posts

Sunday, 9 February 2014

TAG | This or That?

I just came across this tag on Sarah Holt's blog and thought it was such a good idea to let you all know what my preferences are and find out yours too! If you decide to do the tag or have already done it, leave the link in my comments so I can check it out! One thing I will hasten to add is to pick one or the other! Don't sit on the fence its only a tag, if you don't like either just pick one you think you would prefer :)

 Make-up: 
Blush or bronzer? Always blush, I'm too pale for bronzer unless its a peach colour
Eye liner or mascara? Mascara, eyeliner without mascara? Ew.
Foundation or concealer? Foundation. I've never used concealer!
Neutral or colour eye shadow? Neutral, I like my clothes or hair to pop, not my face.
Pressed or loose eye shadows? Pressed, I'm to messy for loose haha
Brushes or sponges? Brushes

  
Nails: 
OPI or china glaze? I've never used either one, but OPI as I've never heard of the other haha
Long or short? Long, I never cut them!
Acrylic or natural? Au naturel
Brights or darks? Brights
Flower or no flower? No flower.

Body: 
Perfume or body splash? Perfume, Flowerbomb by Viktor and Rolf ♥ 
Lotion or body butter? Lotion
Body wash or soap? Body wash, soap is a recipe for disaster in the shower!
Lush or other bath company? Simple or Sanex I'm allergic to a lot of soaps :(

Fashion: 
Jeans or sweat pants? Jeans, sweats are only for the comfort of my house!
Long sleeves or short? Long over short as I love my crisp white long sleeve shirts! 
Dresses or skirts? Dresses, they are so cute! 
Stripes or plaid? Plaid, as sometimes stripes don't suit my pear shaped figure
Flip flops or sandals? Sandals, I hate flip flops! They hurt my toe :(
Scarves or hats? Scarves, it can be too windy in the west midlands for hats sometimes haha!
Studs or dangly earrings? Dangly earrings, I can't wears studs as I stretched my ear when I was young.
Necklaces or bracelets? Necklaces!
Heels or flats? Flats, heels and me are not close friends.
Cowboy boots or riding boots? Cowboy boots, so I can dance and sing to 5, 6, 7, 8 by Steps :'D
Jacket or hoodie? Jacket 
Forever 21 or Charlotte Russe? Forever 21, I love the huge store in Birmingham!
Abercombie or Hollister? Urm Abercrombie as I prefer the name...
Saks 5th or Nordstroms? What is this haha? Saks 5th

Hair: 
Curly or straight? Curly, my hair is straighter than a ruler!
Bun or ponytail? Messy pony.
Bobby pins or butterfly clips? Bobby pins
Hair spray or gel? Hair spray, gel goes crunchy. Ew.
Long or short? Long, but will it ever get there? *shakes fist*
Light or dark? Light, I'm a Blondie!
Side sweep bangs or full bangs? Full, only because it looks frickin cute on Beyonce.
Up or down? Down. I only wear my hair up if it's bad weather or too greasy to do anything with. (I wash my hair only once or twice a week, I know that may have made many of you want to puke in your mouths.)

Random:
Rain or shine? Shine so I can wear my cutest clothes!
Summer or winter? Always used to be winter but its not snowy here anymore, so summer!
Fall or spring? Fall, it contains all my favourite colours.
Chocolate or vanilla? Vanilla, I don't like chocolate!
East coast or west coast? West!

Music:
The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? The Beatles
Jay Z or Beyonce? Queen B, she flawless. *Crown*
Love songs or breakup songs? Love songs
Backstreet Boys or 'Nsync? 'Nsync


So there we go! Comment down below with a link to your tag, as I tag all of you!


 Thanks for reading :D



Keep Sparkling! xoxo

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Review | Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer

Today I want to review on the Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer. I have been using this for the past month and thought it was time to share my experiences with this primer.




Firstly, the Primer comes out is a very pale pink, and is kind of the same consistency of a light moisturiser. When applied it makes my face so incredibly soft and silk like. I love they way it glides over my skin. It also reduces the appearance of my pores and makes my skin tone more even. It creates a matte base for your make-up which is great for those who have trouble with a shiny t-zone. Unfortunately, there is a downfall with this primer. It does make dry skin more prominent. I moisturise before I apply anything to my face, but once I have applied this primer the dryness on my nose seems to reappear, which equals flakey foundation, YUK! So if someone has extremely dry skin then I don't think this product would be suitable. I think this product as a stand alone product is great, alone without make-up it does make my skin look so much better. But the purpose I brought it for to be applied before make-up isn't as good as I would like it to be.

Secondly, we must discuss cost! This product RRP is £11.99, which as primers go its not much different to other similar ones on the market. I don't feel that this primer is worth the full £11.99 though, since showing up my dry skin on my nose does not help with applying my foundation!

Overall I think i would give this primer 5/10. It is a lovely consistency but it is so hit and miss with my skin type its really unfortunate that something that could have been great ends up being mediocre.

I hope that this gives you some insight into this primer.

Keep sparkling xoxo

Monday, 13 January 2014

Review | Revlon Colourstay Foundation

Hiy everyone!

Today I'm going to be reviewing Revlon Colourstay Foundation in Ivory. I have the type for combination/oily skin but there is also an option for normal/dry skin too!



Cover - In my personal opinion, the cover of this foundation is brilliant. I have extremely oily skin so finding a foundation to stay put is always a difficult task but I feel this really lives up to my expectations, although with my skin there is no way it would last for 24 hours! It is also quite good at disguising pores, I have enlarged pores around and on my nose and in this department I think it does well yet it doesn't cover them up completely. As a girl who has never been into using concealer (being fair skinned and finding a non-oranged toned concealer is a big feat!) this foundation does well in covering up blemishes without the use of it! One thing about this foundation some may not like is that it is a very heavy foundation. A small amount only needs to be used, too much can look like paste all over your face, but I am hoping this can be good a good thing and it will last longer than a thinner foundation. In summer months, I will probably mix it with a little moisturiser.

Colour - As someone with very fair skin, I find it very difficult to find a foundation to match my skin tone. Many a time I have brought a foundation and ended up looking orange or pink, which can be quite embarrassing! This foundation I feel really hits the mark for those of us who are very pale! It blends brilliantly with my skin tone, so well in fact some people don't even realise I'm wearing foundation and just think I have a really good complexion! BLISS!

Price - As a student, price can be a very important indicator on whether I will purchase a product or not. At £12.49, it isn't the cheapest foundation out there, but it definitely, in my opinion, isn't expensive. For the quality that is reached here by Revlon, I am more than happy to pay this again, finding a foundation that matches my skin tone and my skin type is a real bother and with both of these Revlon hits the mark for me.

Overall - I am really pleased with this product and I will definitely be purchasing this again. With the foundation definitely not lasting 24 hours, even 12 hours would be a push with my skin and also for it being heavy I will deduct a point but it is still an outstanding foundation!
Well done Revlon you get a 9/10!

So that is it for today, I hope this gives you good insight in to how this product might work for you :)

Keep sparkling!

Sunday, 12 January 2014

What I Got For Christmas | '13

Hiy everyone! Here's just a few things I got for Christmas this year :) I have also done a youtube video (which is at the bottom of this post) to go with this so check it out! It lists the things that I had and theres a few things in the video that aren't in the pictures!




Firstly, this is some of the make-up and hair products I had. I got two Revlon Photoready Primers, two Revlon Colourstay Foundations Combination/Oily in Ivory, 2 Maybelline The Falsies Volum' Express Mascara, a free Revlon Nail Polish in Stunning and two Bleach London hair dyes in Blullini and Rose (I highly rate these products, 3 weeks on and my hairs still blue!). I will be rating some of these products in an upcoming blog!



This is something I am super excited to share with you. For a couple years I have wanted Viktor & Rolf's Flowerbomb perfume but unfortunately it has always been outside of my price range. Thanks to my Mom and Dad I know own a bottle! It such a gorgeous smell and for anyone who gets the stingy nose thing when smelling perfume I suggest something like this. 


As lucky as I have already been with my Flowerbomb perfume, my Mom and Dad surprised me again with this Oral B Professional Care Toothbrush in Precision Clean. It even comes with a handy travel case which is perfect for someone who loves to travel and is constantly to-ing and fro-ing from university and home. I will be reviewing this on my blog to so look out for it if your interested in getting one yourself!


I also got some jewellery this year, as someone who is a fan of understated pieces I LOVE EVERYTHING I GOT! I had some dangly earrings which look really cute with a monochrome casual outfit as they really add a different dimension to an outfit. These were from my Mom and Dad. My best friend in the whole wide world brought me some lovely pieces from Kukee, if you haven't already go check out their shop! I had a moon necklace, wings necklace, pinkie promise necklace (how adorable!), peace ring, planet ring, midi ring and my favourite an anchor ring.


This pinkie promise necklace is so beautiful and original I love it!


 This anchor ring is my favourite as when my best friend Dan gave it to me, he told me he brought it as I am his anchor :') How beautiful my Dan is <3



This is one of my favourite necklaces of all time, so you can probably tell I am a massive Harry Potter fan! This 9 and 3/4 necklace was also given to me by Dan (he knows me 100%!) and is so perfect! It is in antique gold and has a mid length chain which makes it great for dressing up a plain T.


This cute Boofle teddy, was given to me by my Mom and Dad. It has a cute little coat on which says very special daughter and the coat can even be taken off! I love things like this, they are very dear to my heart and Booey has came back with me to my flat at university to keep me company :)





So there we go, just a few thing that I have been really privileged to be given :) Look out for some reviews on the products and I hope to see you back very soon! 





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