My Top 5...Make Up Items Under £5

Hi everyone,

So I'm a bit of a bargain hunter and don't like paying a lot for a product when there's something cheaper out there that does the same job or even a better job!

 

So here are my Top 5 make up items for under £5!

 

Barry M Lip Gloss in Toffee - £4.49

I think this has to be my favourite lip gloss ever and is under a fiver! It's a smooth, non sticky gloss which just provides a hint of subtle, neutral colour. It also smells sweet and sugary like toffee! The names of these glosses aren't on the packaging but they are numbered and this is number 2.

 

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer - £4.19

This concealer is such a hyped up product within the blogging world but I believe this product is totally worth the hype! If you need a high/full coverage concealer this could be the one for you, I don't use this under my eyes and it can cake up a bit, but it is fantastic for covering blemishes and pigmentation. I have the shade Light.

 

Maybelline Color Tattoo in On and on Bronze - £4.99

My most used cream eye shadow, perfect for everyday wear on it's own and fantastic for using as a base. I don't really know how to describe this shade properly as it looks more special than you'd expect and like you've put more effort in to your eye make up than you actually have. I just apply this with my ring finger and blend it out with a bit of UD's WOS eye shadow.

 

MUA Blusher in Bon Bon - £1

I recently bought this from Superdrug and have totally fallen in love with it. I was after a natural blush and I think this one is perfection. It's pretty damn pigmented and blends really nicely, perfect for a novice at using blusher, such as myself.

 

Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner in Nude - £3.99

This liner is a total gem! I love wearing this in my water line to brighten up my eyes and look a bit more awake. This product is also quite unique as there aren't many drugstore nude eyeliners, so also an absolute bargain.

 

What's your favourite make up item for under a fiver?

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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How To Keep Your Collection(2000) Concealer Looking Like New!

Hi everyone,

 

I just thought I'd share a little tip with you that I learnt a while ago. It's a tip concerning the Collection(2000) Lasting Perfection Concealer, the fantastic drugstore concealer who's packaging leaves a little to be desired. The problem is that the writing quickly rubs off the concealer tube, which isn't a massive problem but it is a little annoying.

 

So how do I keep my concealer looking like this....

 

instead of this?

 

 

The secret is...

 

Clear nail polish!
Not this Rimmel one in particular but just a clear nail polish(I wouldn't try Seche Vite top coat, as that can tend to peel off nails so it could do the same on the tube), all I did was paint the whole tube including the bottom with a good coat of clear polish and let it dry completely.
I've had my new concealer for almost 3 weeks and none of the writing on the tube has smudged or rubbed off! Result!

Have any of you tried this before?
This isn't an original idea by the way, I did hear it somewhere else I just can't remember where!

Thanks for reading,
Jess
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Rimmel Scandaleyes Eye Shadow Stick in Bulletproof Beige Review + Swatches

Hi everyone,

I've got a review for you today of one of Rimmel's newest releases, their eyeshadow stick in Bulletproof beige.

 

A couple of weeks ago I picked up this cream eyeshadow stick as I was hoping it would be a good addition to my cream eyeshadow collection(almost all of which are Maybelline color tattoos). I really wanted it to be a great everyday colour which would be easy to apply in the morning, just add mascara and be good to go.

 

However this product in my eyes is rubbish, it creases on me like no other! Nothing normally creases me, I don't have oily eyelids and I pretty much always use UD primer potion.

 

I tested this with UD primer potion, MUA eye primer, with no primer and topped with a powder shadow. But nothing worked and without fail it creased on me within six hours(it claims to last for 24 hours...).

 

It's such a shame because the colour is beautiful and it has a nice creamy texture which is easy to blend and it looks lovely straight away after application. It just doesn't compare to the Maybelline color tattoos though, I'm really not impressed with it.

 

Sorry for quite a negative review, if you're interested in trying this product out for yourself they're currently on offer in Superdrug for £3.49.

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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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
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FOTD - In The Pink

Hi everyone,

 

Here's a pretty basic and natural look that I was wearing last weekend, I went for bright neutral eyes and a creamy, soft pink lipstick.

 

The Products I Used



 

Face

- Maybelline Dream Lumitouch Concealer in Ivory

- Bourjois 123 Foundation in 52 Vanilla

- Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light

- MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle

 

Eyes

- Urban Decay Primer Potion

- Stila In The Light Palette - Kitten, Sandstone, Bare, Champagne, Bliss

- Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner in Nude

- Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express Mascara in Black

 

Brows

- MUA Clear Mascara

 

Lips

17 Supreme Shine Lipstick in Barely Blush

 

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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Wednesday Wishlist

Hi everyone,

Another wishlist today! :)

 

 

 

MAC Brick-O-La Lipstick - £14

Ever since seeing this lipstick on Essie button's blog and in her youtube videos I've been seriously lusting after it. It's such a beautiful shade! Here is Essie's post, which has great swatches.

 

 

Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Eyeliners - £3.99

I've heard that these are great dupes for the Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners which for under four quid each I'd love to see if they are. I already own the nude shade of these eyeliners and I love it! It's perfect for making my eyes look more awake. I'd love to try the black and bronze shades!

 

Jimmy Choo Flash Perfume - 40ml for £36

I received the first Jimmy Choo perfume for Christmas and I love it! I've read a couple of reviews of this perfume and it sounds lovely! :)

 

Thanks for reading :)

I'm hoping to put some more interesting posts up soon!

 

Jess

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NOTD - Amethyst Glitter

Hi everyone,

Here's a pretty combination of nail varnishes that I was wearing a few days ago :)

 

 I used Rimmel's Pompous to paint all of my nails and then topped my accent nail with Barry M's Amethyst Glitter polish, which is such a stunning polish!

I hope you like this nail of the day, I love the purple and jewel tones :) Especially for autumn. 

Thank you for reading,

Jess

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NOTD - Models Own, Rimmel and Technic

Hi everyone,

I thought this weekend I do one last bright and summery NOTD before I switch to more autumnal colours on my nails :)

 

 

 

I used...

- Models Own Pink Lady

- Rimmel's Sky High

- Technic's Mermaid

 

I love this combination, it really cheered me up on a grey day.

 

Hope you're all having a nice weekend,

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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My Nail Polish Collection - Rimmel

Hi everyone,

Here's another installment of my nail polish collection...

I've always had a soft spot for Rimmel polishes and I've ended up with quite a few of them. :)

(L-R Purple Reign, Perfect Plum, Black Cherries, Blue Me Away, Deliciously Dark, Your Majesty, Sky High, Pompous, Disco Ball)

I think my favourite polish out of my Rimmel ones is Perfect Plum, I love wearing it on my toes. :)

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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Mini Poundland Haul

Hi everyone,

Long time no see :)

Sorry I've been a bit absent recently, I've been super busy and been away on holiday.

But today I'm back with a haul!

I went shopping yesterday and as soon as I got off the train I made a bee line for Poundland! I love looking for beauty bargains in there!

I picked up five things but gave one to my sister in law :)

I was so excited to find some Sinful Colors nail polishes! I get very excited when I find American brands in Poundland... :) Yes i'm a little sad...

I picked up 3 colours but only kept the shades Scandal and All Mighty.

(L-R All Mighty, Scandal)

The colours are so bright and pretty, very happy with them. :)

I also managed to find some of the Stila products that have been floating around Poundlands recently. I picked up an Angel Light Whitening Powder Refill. 

Unfortunately I picked up a shade that looks far too dark for me(stupid me for not checking the packaging!), so I think I will feature it in an giveaway which is coming soon!

The last thing that I bought from Poundland is a Rimmel eyeshadow.

It's a 'Stir It Up' eyeshadow, in the shade 'NO WAY!'. I think these are/were only available in the US as I've never seen them over here.

When I swatched this product I was surprised, I thought It was a powder product but it appears to be a cream product with little chunks of powder sat on top, strange!

I will let you know how I get on with this weird little product. :)

So yeah, that concludes my little haul, I am going to try and blog everyday in September so expect to see plenty of posts from me in the near future! 

Also I've been collecting a few bits for a giveaway that I will announce before the end of the month so keep your eyes open for that. :)

Thanks for reading!

Jess

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How Much Does My Face Cost?

Hi everyone,

I've seen this 'How much does my face cost?' tag around quite a lot recently and I was very curious to see how much I've spent on the stuff I stick on my face everyday! :D

So here's what I use pretty much everyday!

Urban Decay Naked Palette - £36

Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation - £10.99

MUA Eye Primer - £2.50

MUA Clear Mascara - £1

MUA Powder - £1

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzer - £6.99

Maybelline Colossal Volume Express Mascara - £7.19

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle - £21.50

Urban Decay 24/7 Concealer in FBI - £12

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara - £8.99

L'oreal Rouge Caresse in Aphrodite Scarlett - £7.99

= £116.15!

Soo that's quite a lot of money to buy just the things I need for a normal face of make up!

I'd love to tag Charlotte from Something Special To Say to do this!

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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Collective Haul

Hi everyone,

Here's a few items that I've bought over the last few weeks, I've been trying to cut down on spending but it's not worked that well...

Balance Me Rose Otto Intensive Lip Salve

I got this free when I bought Glamour Magazine, It's pretty moisturising and smells kind of like turkish delight.

No7 Nourishing Nail and Cuticle Cream

This was a pretty cheap purchase, I had a No7 voucher so it only cost me £2. Yay! I've used it a few times and I like it so far :) Hopefully it'll sort out my horrible cuticles.

MUA Blusher in Shade 3

This blusher was a bargain, it only cost me £1. It's a nice corally pink, it's a totally different colour to any other blushers I have.

GOSH Pigments

I bought five of these and they only cost me 99p each from Superdrug! Not sure why they were reduced, they weren't damaged or anything but yeah :) 

I bought the shades, Pineapple, Paradise, Apple Jam, Satin and Purple Rain.

Maybelline Color Tattoos in Permanent Taupe and Immortal Charcoal 

I'd been tempted to get these two for ages, I love permanent taupe but I'm less impressed with immortal charcoal.

Mango and Kiwi Mason Jar Candle

This was a gift from a friends mum, it smells great and I love candles in jars :)

Rimmel Base Coat and Nail Tip Whitener

I love these polishes, I love the brush on the white nail polish, it's the perfect size. The base coat is great too, I've been in need of one since my Sally Hansen one dried up.

BarryM Lipgloss

This doesn't have a shade name, it came free with a bottle of Impulse body spray. It's a lovely creamy pink colour and it's not at all sticky. :)

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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My Blusher/Bronzer/Highlighter Stash

 Hi Everyone, 

Here is my blusher, bronzer and highlighter stash :)

I'm pretty new to using blusher, bronzer or highlighters, I never used to wear any of these things on my cheeks! But now I love them, especially highlighters! :)

So lets start with bronzers...

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzer in Shade 51

This bronzer smells lovely, it smells kind of sweet. I kind of wish i'd bought this in the darker shade as it's pretty pale. It does a good job of warming up my complexion though.

17 Instant Glow Bronzer

This is a pretty pale bronzer, it's not that pigmented and it's pretty chalky. This was the first bronzer I bought.

MUA Bronzer in Shade 3

This is the darkest bronzer out of the three, it's very pigmented and only cost £1! I've not used it that much though as I always feel that I'm too pale to pull it off.

(L-R Bourjois, 17, MUA)

Now onto the blushers...

MAC Flower Fantasy Pearlmatte Powder

This is kinda of blush/highlighter, it's not that pigmented but it has a lovely sheen to it :)

Collection 2000 Shimmer Shades in Blushalicious

I picked this up on a whim because I saw someone talking about it on Youtube, I love that you can use this as 4 individual blushes or swirl them altogether and use as a fifth blush.

Revlon Golden Affair in Berry Daring

I love this blush, it's really warm toned and has a nice golden shimmer to it, its very pigmented and I think this will be my go to blush in the Autumn.

MUA Blush in Shade 2

I love this light berry shade, it's lovely and natural. It's also a total bargain at only £1.

Rimmel Lasting Finish Blush in Summer Fever

This was a bargain Poundland blush, it's nice that it's got three complimenting shades. 

I don't use it much though.

(L-R MAC, Collection 2000, Revlon)

(L-R MUA, Rimmel)

Last but definitely not least, are the highlighters.

 

No7 Vital Enlightening Highlighter Powder

This was from the No7 Spring collection and was the first highlighter that I bought. It's buttery soft and a gorgeous champagne colour.

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle

I am totally in love with this highlighter! 

Technics High Lights

This is a dupe for Benefit's High Beam, it's so pretty and it only cost me £1.50! I love mixing it with my foundation :)

(L-R Technics, No7, MAC)

Anyway, that was a pretty long post,

Thanks for reading,

Jess

xxx

June Favourites

Hi everyone!

Today I have my June Favourites post for you! :D

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation
I've really been enjoying this foundation this month. It provides good coverage and makes my skin look nice and dewy.
Urban Decay Marshmallow Sparkling Lickable Body Powder
Ive been on a few nights out this month and have been loving wearing this on my legs and chest area. It smells so amazing!

This Works Go Balmy Lip Balm
This has a lovely subtle strawberry scent and it's texture is similar to a lipgloss so it applies really nicely.

MUA Blusher Shade 2

This blusher has great pigmentation but it's still easy to be heavy handed with it and not get in a mess. I love how this shade flatters my skin tone, and it only cost me £1!

The Sanctuary Hand Cream

I've kept this in my handbag this month and I love it, it has a gorgeous gingery scent which is nice and uplifting.

Rimmel Nail Tip Whitener Nail Polish
This is awesome! The brush is just fantastic, using this was the first time I've ever been able to give myself a neat french manicure. Totally worth buying.

Swizzels Matlow Double Dip Cherry Flavour Lip Balm
I got this lipbalm in a gift set last Christmas and it's great, it's very moisturising and smells yummy!

Avene Soothing Hydrating Serum
This stuff is really nice, it's the first facial serum that I've tried and I'm a fan. I feel that it really makes a difference to the texture of my skin, it makes it lovely and smooth.

Thanks for reading,
Jess
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My Top 5...Glitter Topcoats

Hi everyone,

I'm going to hopefully be starting a little series on this blog called 'My Top 5...', this is pretty selfexplanitory, I'm just going to do little posts about my top 5 products all from one brand, or of the same type of product e.g. top 5 eyeliners.

So here we go, I looove glittery nail varnish, especially glittery topcoats. I love anything that sparkles and I love the way a glittery top coat can completely transform a regular nail varnish into something extra special.

Oooh prettty :D

Here they are on my nails...

I know the pictures arn't that great so I've done some swatches on some good old paper :)

(From L-R, Claire's Accesories Slice of Shine, BarryM's Pink Iridescent, BarryM's Silver Glitter, Rimmel's Disco Ball, Opi's I Lily Love You)

Claire's Accesories Slice of Shine

This is a gorgeous chunky glitter topcoat it has hexoganol mint green and baby pink glitter and also some fine silver glitter. I think it's great that it has some fine glitter in too, it helps with getting better coverage.

BarryM's Pink Iridescent

This is so girly and beautiful! There is a hint of very pale pink in the actual nail varnish and then the glitter that's suspended in it shines all sorts of lovely colours. This polish provides pretty good coverage in a couple of coats and really looks amazing over so many everyday polishes.

BarryM's Silver Glitter

This polish is packed with glitter! It looks stunning on its own in just a couple of coats. The glitter in this is pretty fine and looks really cool over Collection 2000's 'Shimmy Shake' nail varnish.

Rimmel's Disco Ball

The silver and blue glitters in this polish are really pretty and the blue glitter really stands out. I love layering this over creamy dark purple polishes.

OPI's I Lily Love You

This is a mini, from the 'Nice Stems' collection, its a see-through hot pink base with irregular shaped holographic glitter. It's so pretty and is particularly pretty over OPI's Be A Dahlia Won't You.

Anyways,

Please let me know if you like ths type of post or if I should scrap the idea. :)

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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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

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NOTD - Royal Rimmel

Hi everyone :)

Here's my nail of the day!

I used two Rimmel polishes, one called 'Purple Reign' and the other's called 'Your Majesty', so even though they're not traditional colours for the Jubilee weekend they're very appropriate names for this weekends events! 

Thanks for reading, 

hope you're all having a great bank holiday!

Jess

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Product Review and NOTD - Rimmel Sky High Nail Varnish

Hi everyone!

I was naughty and bought a new nail varnish today, I really fancied a summery turquoise nail varnish. So we popped down to Morrisons and found just what I was looking for at the Rimmel stand.

Sky High is a gorgeous creamy turquoise/teal shade and it's part of Rimmel's 60 Seconds nail varnish range. It costs £2.99 and you get 8ml of product, so pretty cheap. :)

I was really happy with my purchase until I applied it, the first coat was soo sheer, the second was very streaky and uneven. By the time I applied the third coat it had started to even out a bit and was nice and opaque. Unfortunately the nail varnish went all blobby and uneven on my little finger. :(

I applied some Seche Vite top coat and the pictures above show the results.

Summary

Pros - Lovely colour, a nice creamy finish and very summery.

Cons - The application is awful!

Marks out of 10 - 6/10

I was so disappointed with the application of this nail varnish, especially seeing as I have some of the other shades of nail varnishes from the same range and they're lovely to apply and very opaque after one coat. I will use this nail varnish again, but only when I have some patience to put up with the formula :)

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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NOTD - Glittery Mauve

Hi everyone! :)

Last night I went out for a meal with people from work and I thought It'd be a great chance to try out some of my new nail varnishes!

I decided to go for BarryM's Dusky Mauve, topped with BarryM's Iridescent Pink on all my fingers expect my ring finger. Then as an accent nail I used Shimmy Shake by Collection 2000 which I topped with BarryM's Sliver Glitter.

 I know this one's blurry but I thought it showed all the colours in the glitter quite well.

The finished look.

 The polishes I used to create this NOTD.

I used Rimmel 60 seconds in Clear as a base coat and I tried out my new topcoat, Sally Hansen Mega Shine.

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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