January Favourites

Hi everyone,
 

Time for January favourites!

 



Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation in 52 Vanilla

I love this foundation, it gives great coverage, doesn't get cakey and still looks natural. Love it!

 

Benefit Bad Gal Lash

When I first got this I wasn't a fan, but now it's dried out a little I love it for building volume and then using another mascara to lengthen and seperate. I might buy the full size when I've finished this sample...

 

Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette

I've been really liking this for a simple matte eye make up look for work and I've been loving the shade Crave for using as a liner :)

 

Maybelline Color Tattoo On and on Bronze

An amazing product for a really easy eye make up look for when you're in a rush. I also love using this for a base for powder eyeshadows.

 

Nivea Caramel Cream Lip Butter

 This has been the my go to night time lip balm recently, It's really moisturising and smells and tastes like sweet popcorn. I only really like using this at home and I don't want to contaminate it with germy fingers in the tin when I'm out.

Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner in Nude
I've been using this in my waterline everyday this month, I think it really makes me look more awake and my eyes look brighter.

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light
I repurchased this last week, it's wonderful! It offers great coverage and doesn't looks cakey, I don't use it under my eyes though, only on my face.

Urban Decay Nail Polish in Sidecar
I recently got the UD set of Naked nail polishes and this is my favourite of the lot. It's a kind of sheer nude polish with beautiful silvery glitter. I love it! It looks pretty and subtle.

Stila Eye Brushes
I got these two brushes in a set at Christmas, they are just perfect! So useful, great for precise application and blending.

Thanks for reading,
Jess
xxx



10,000 Page Views Giveaway! - Benefit, Barry M, Nivea, Odile & Fleur and Miss Sporty!

Hi everyone!

 

Yay! It's Giveaway Time! I've almost reached 10,000 page views!

 

So I thought that was worth having a little giveaway for, to show my appreciation to you guys! The lovely people who read and follow my blog.

 

Here's what you can win!

 

Here's a closer look at the make up prizes...

 

Nivea Lip Butter in Caramel Cream - I love this yummy, moisturising lip product!

 

Barry M Nail Paint in Amethyst Glitter - A beautiful multi coloured glitter polish

 

Barry M Lip Lacquer Crayon in Cherry Rec - A lovely lip product for a bright lip on a night out

 

Miss Sporty Nail Polish in Fiery Blaze - A funky duo chrome polish

Benefit Sun Beam Highlighter Sample - This is one of the samples that came free with a magazine a few months ago so I had to buy an extra one to include in a giveaway!

 



And here's a closer look at the jewelry...

 

I love these earrings and have some myself, I think the leaves are so sweet and the wishbones and so cute and original.

 

These pretty turquoise bead earrings would add a nice touch of glamour to an everyday outfit.

 

How to enter

- Just follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter widget below!

 

Rules etc

- This giveaway is open internationally!

- Please don't follow to enter the giveaway and then unfollow once it's over, I'd only like people who are genuinely interested in reading/following my blog to enter.

- When the prize is sent I will keep proof of postage but I am not responsible for any lost packages.

- This giveaway is open until Saturday 2nd February and I will announce the winner shortly after.

 







a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

xxx

My Mascara Stash

Hi everyone,

Today's post is about my mascara stash, inspired by this post by Sandra at Beauty Balm.

Now I do have to admit to having a bit of a mascara problem, I can't resist trying out new ones just incase it's the perfect one for transforming my rubbish short lashes into beautiful, long, voluminous lashes.

Here's how I store my mascaras...

This is just a metal storage container from Tesco, I love the strawberry picture on it and I got it when it was reduced to 25p!  :D

I currently have 16 mascaras on the go, which I know is a little crazy.

So the first four mascaras I own are all the same....I'm not entirely sure how this happened but anyways this is Boots No7 Intense Volume Mascara. I really like this mascara, it gives me a soft voluminous look.

Cargo Lash Activator Extreme

This is a recent purchase and I've only used it a couple of times but I feel that primer helped give my lashes some more volume.

No.7 Fanomenal Lashes

This is also a recent purchase, I kind of like this but I'm not sure that I love it. The brush is very weird but does work pretty well. I'm not that keen on the formula though, it's kind of gunky and weird once you put it on the lashes.

17 Va Va Voom 

I like this mascara but the brush is really big so I find it hard to apply to my stumpy lashes.

 Collection 2000 Supersize Fat Lash

This mascara is pretty good to be honest, it does make my lashes look fuller, the only thing is that it is prone to smudging a little.

Natural Collection Lash Build and Lash Define

I use these mascaras together, I use the lash build one first for some volume and then apply the lash define to separate the lashes and add some length. Not bad for £1.99 each.

Jemma Kidd I-Glamour Volume 

I got this free with Red magazine, I quite like it but its a little too prone to clumping for my liking.

Rimmel Lash Accelerator

I love this mascara! I love the brush, it's really small so easy to get to all my lashes and the formula is nice and wet but not too wet. :D

Soap and Glory Thick and Fast

I got this free with Elle magazine, I liked it at first but when it started to dry up a bit I found it really hard to apply. 

MUA Clear Mascara

This is great for only £1, I only use it for my brows but it's awesome. :)

Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express

I like this mascara but it smells really weird!

Benefit Bad Gal Lash

I got this mini mascara in Glamour magazine, I'm really not a fan. The brush is too big and it didn't really build any volume or length, for me anyway. :)

Thanks for reading,

Jess

xxx

FOTD - Wet n Wild Petal Pusher Palette

Hi everyone :) 

Here is my  FOTD featuring the Wet n Wild palette I recently won from a giveaway.

What I Used

- Benefit Porefessional

- Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation - Shade 52

- Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - Light

- Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer

- MUA Eye Primer

- Wet n Wild Petal Pusher Palette - 4 Shades out of the 6

- Urban Decay Eyeshadow - Infamous(just a little on my lower lash line)

- Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara - Black

- No7 Liplicious Lip Gloss - Marshmallow

 So yeah, that's just my FOTD. I want to do some more review posts soon, does anyone have any suggestions or requests? I just feel like I do loads of FOTDs and NOTDs and not too much else. :D 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

xxx