NOTD 31/08/2012 :D

Just a quick post on my nails today, just did them and thought i would show you!

Not much to explain just some photos..Rach:D

ELF haul! :D

This is really late i know but i thought i would do it anyway and i am sorry if you think that its pointless to do now but i know from now on when i start back to school on Monday my post won't be up to date anymore but this is a couple of months to late so if you are going to leave hate then don't bother even reading this.

So onto the post this is my E.L.F haul i made this order when they had the 35% off offer on and it may not be the biggest of hauls but oh well...

FACE PRODUCTS THAT I BOUGHT:

All over cover stick (review here)

Shade: Rosy beige

Price: £1.99 - 98p

 

Only one product for my face and i LOVE this thing its the perfect light coverage concealer for the summer although the shade is a tad to dark for me but that's the lightest shade they had left so i had to make do.

 

EYE PRODUCTS THAT I BOUGHT:

1)Studio Mascara Primer

Price:£3.75 - £2.44

 

I bought this product after seeing Becca from Voussonbeauetbelle rave about it so much but it's not my favourite as i do see the difference it makes to my lashes but i cant seem to cover up the white that is left on them so it is a rather funny product to me.

 

2) Eyelid primer

Shade: sheer

Price:£1.50 - 98p

 

I had been wanting to try this product for so long as it is a really well raved and reviewed about product and now i have and although i would say it is not anything special but it does the job and doesn't crease and for the price it is a bargain that i would get again any day.

 

 

 

 

3)Duo eyeshadow cream

Price: £1.50 - 98p each

Shades: mocha swirl & sugar cookie

 

I really wanted to try out a cream eyeshadow and was going to but a studio one but buying these instead worked out to be less than one studio one and i got 4 different colours. I really like these and although after wearing them all day i can see some creasing at the end of the night the are amazing pigmentation, quality and value for the money and i will definitely be buying all of these in time.

 

 

4)Mineral eye primer

Price: £3.00 - £1.95

Shade: sheer

 

Yes i know i didn't need both of these and i do realise that now but ah well what is done is done plus i could not decide which one to get so why not get both! It is exactly the same as the other one completely no difference in them at all.

 

NAIL POLISH THAT I BOUGHT:

I thought this looked like a really nice orange coral colour but when i got it i realised it is red! It is a really long wearing polish but i no from now on that i will stick to buying my nail polish in store wear i can see the colour first.

 

BRUSHES I BOUGHT:

 

1)Studio Powder Brush £3.75 - £2.44

2)Eyeshadow brush £1.50 - 98p

 

Th most popular brush's on the website i just had to get and i LOVE the powder brush. I like the fact that it is a flat top brush as i find it way easier to use than a round top one and i use everyday and is my FAVOURITE brush!

 

 

Thanks for reading and i know its rather late but ahh well.. :D

 

 

 





August Favourites! :D

It's that time of the month again and back to school time as well so post from me won't be as often, but I have quite a few to type up and post and no were near enough time! Favourites time already and I'm left wondering were the month has gone :S

EYES:

1)NYC 7 inch eyeliner, #926 white - £1.49 - Superdrug.
2)Clinique high impact mascara sample - £16 - Debhemans, boots.

Just a bit of white eyeliner to brighten up my small eyes and topped of with a bit of mascara has been the perfect combination this month. :D

FACE:

 

1)NYC pressed powder, natural beige - £1.99 - Superdrug.

2)NYC pressed powder, sunny - £1.29 - ??

 

My usual pressed powder to set my concealer and matt my oily skin with a new bronzer I have been trying out to give me a more glowy look. I LOVE this combo!

 

 

LIPS:

 

1)Miss Sporty Dr.Balm, #02 - £1.99 - Superdrug, Boots.

2)Drumstick Lip smacker - £?? - Claire's,.. I don't really know anymore :/

 

Trying to use up my many lip smackers and I found a drumstick one :D And lately I have been loving my Miss Sporty tinted lip balm but don't panic its not that bright on!

 

 

 

And this is what I have been loving this month, thanks for reading and any suggestions leave them down below and I will reply as soon as possible, Rachael :D



Travel Make-up Bag!:)

I'm going to London for a couple of days next Tuesday so i won't be blogging till i get back next Monday. I thought i would share with you all what i am bringing with me, also I'm going for a wedding so i have some stuff for that.

EVERYDAY MAKE-UP BAG!

My bag is from H&M in June and was £3.99 i think.

FACE: 

1)NYC pressed powder, natural beige - £1.99 - superdrug, semi-chem

2)NYC bronzer, sunny - £1 - poundland

3)E.L.F. all over cover stick, rosy beige - £1.50 - elf.co.uk

4)Essence forget concealer - £2.75 - my local chemist :/

5)Natural Collection blusher, peach melba - £1.99 - Boots

6)E.L.F studio powder brush - £3.75 - elf.co.uk 

EYES:

1)Natural collection eyeliner, brown - £1.99 - Boots

2)Essence Long lasting eyeliner, black - £1.59 - local chemist :/

3)MUA mascara, clear - £1 - superdrug

4)Eyelash curlers - £1 - poundland

5)Clinique high impact mascara sample, black - ?? - boots, debhemans

EXTRAS!





I have quite a lot of extras apparently but i will put the lip products into my hand bag when i use them and just some eyeshadow for the wedding as i don't wear it normally. Also my bag is from and souvenir shop in Monaco and was 8 euros i think.

FACE:

1)Benefit boxed powder, sugar bomb - £26 - Boots, debhemans

2)MUA bronzer, shade 3 - £1 - superdrug

3)Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer, #1 fair - £4.19 - boots, superdrug

EYES:

1)MUA eyeshadow palette, heaven & earth - £4 - superdrug

2)E.L.F mineral eyeshadow primer, sheer - £3 - elf.co.uk

3)NYC 7 inch eye liner, white - £1.49 - superdrug, semi-chem

4)Benefit bad gal mascara, black - £16.50 - boots, debhemans

5)Benefit stay don't stray eye primer - 19.50 - boots, debhemans

6)E.L.F duo cream eyeshadow, sugar cookie - £1.50 - elf.co.uk

7)Essence metallic eyeliner, white  - £1.59 - local chemist :/

8)E.L.F eyeshadow brush - £1.50 - elf.co.uk

9)Benefit eyeshadow, leggy - £13.50 - boots, debhemans



LIPS:
1)Clinique lip gloss, #11 sugarplump - ?? - boots,debhemans
2)Nivea milk & honey lip balm - £1 - tesco, boots, superdrug, asda, etc...
3)Miss sporty Dr.balm, #2 - £1.99 - boots, superdrug
4)Benefit lip gloss, life on the A list - £14 - boots, debhemans
5)Natural collection lipstick, Autumn sunset - £1.99 - boots
6)MUA lipstick, #14 bare - £1 - superdrug

And that is all the make up i am bringing to London, i know it seems rather a lot but i am going for a week and i have to go to a wedding as well but any way.... ohh and sorry its a rather long post :D

Haul! :D

It's Monday and I'm sitting at home with nothing to do so thought I would type up a post on what I brought last week, I was out twice and got a few bits and bobs to share with you all.

ASDA:
First up I went to Asda with my Mum and I picked up a pack of cotton pads for a £1 yes you read that right a POUND for really great quality cotton pads. It worked out for 50p a packet which is a bargain. But i may have not mentioned it here before but i get all my cotton pads from Asda because of the cheap cheap cheap price! Also i got a Garnier simply essentials soothing cleansing lotion for removing my make up as i had the liquid version before but i find it hard to wash off and makes my super oily skin even oilier! It was on offer for £2 which is quite a good price me thinks but I'm not sure what price it is normally.

                            (sorry about the picture quality!)

T.K.Maxx:
Next i popped into  T.K.Maxx and found this Garnier pure active 2in1 tinted spot roll on. It was reduced from £7.65 to £3.99 which was really good i thought but the product not so much. I have only tried this once but i found it to be quite orange and it didn't blend in very well so i was left with big round orange lines around my nose and other blemishes. I am going to post a full review on it once i have tried it a bit more but as i am away for the next week it wont be for quite a while.

Superdrug:
I then went into Superdrug for a look to see what offers were on and i found this witch hazel oil control foaming face wash, the whole witch hazel range was on half price so i thought i would get this as i have very oily skin but i wont be using it for a while as i am currently using up my tea tree foaming face wash which i don't like and will not be repurchasing it unless its free!

Poundland:
At last but not least i popped into Poundland and got a few things. I first picked up the NYC pressed powder in translucent and i have this in natural beige and us it every day to set my concealer and keep my face matt so i thought i would try the translucent version. Then i found STILA :O I got this tinted moisturiser in bare (light 2) which was the only shade they had and since i am a rather pale girl i just put it in my basket without even checking the colour, i have not worn this but have swatched it and looks perfect for me. it also has SPF 30 which is quite high and i will post a full review when i have used it for a while. Then i found this sinful colours nail polish in 941 ALL MIGHTY which is a lovely metallic blue colour. And last but not least i picked up a Clearasil overnight lotion which i have been loving and i really think it makes a big difference to my skin.

And thats all i have to share with you all this week but im goin to London tomorrow and i am planning on getting some stuff on oxford street!! :D

5/07/12 BUYS! :D

I know that that the 5th of May is a rather long time ago but i just remembered about this so i thought i would type up a quick post, its pretty simple just a couple of eyeliners but i have been using them all summer so its kinda a little review on them to. WARNING: Bad pictures!!

Not very many i know but i found all but one of them in the sale box because they had a blunt top so i just got them, the only one that was not in the sale was the black twist up one (last in the picture) that I paid full price for which was £1.59 so really cheap for an amazing product. The single ones were 63p and the double ended ones were £1.25 each so really cheap. In total I paid £5.32 for seven eyeliners which is a complete bargain! :O

Essence 2in1 kajal pencils:
I managed to get two of these but would have liked to get more as the price was so good but the quality is another story. I got these in two colours, 09 you&ivy and 10 sweet&heart. The green and silver one is amazing pigmentation and quality and i would definitely recommend this but the other one is really soft so when ever i try to apply it, it just breaks and makes it impossible to use but i have worked out if you just apply all over your lid then blend it with your finger a bit it gives a really nice all over quick and easy colour.

Kajal pencils:
The day i went in and got these i purposely went in for both the black eyeliner to try them and I'm so glad i did. First on #11 cool breeze the picture is so bad you can hardly tell that it is a really bright and vibrant blue perfect for a pop of colour which is exactly what i have been using it for, the formula is so creamy and is perfect for the lower lash line. Then onto #1 black, a pretty basic name and packaging but a great product could have been a bit more pigmented but its still amazing for the price and will definitely repurchase when it runs out. Also these have 1gram of product each which is quite a lot.

Long lasting eye pencil:
I only have one of these in the colour #01 black fever which is really the only colour of eye liner i ever use. This has a lot better pigmentation than the other black one but only has 0.28 grams of product which is hardly anything. I am not so fond of the twist up packaging as you cant really sharpen it which means you have to work with a blunt pencil so is no good if you want to use it on the upper lash line and i would only recommend it for the water line and tight line. Although you don't get any were near as much product and retails at £1.59 instead of £1.09 for the other black liner i will definitely repurchase this one as it is a lot better in my opinion.

I know that many people in the UK cannot find Essence products and i am lucky enough to find them at my local chemist so i am sorry if you do not like reading my post about this brand but they are my favourite brand so i will continue to post about them. Also if you would like to try any of these products I'm sure i would be able to send you some if anyone is interested. :D

June & July Empties!:D

I'm in the blogging mood today and have already posted 2!! OMG!! Onto my third! So i have been collecting my empties for two much and now i finally have enough to blog about. Also some things i that i mention are not in the photo because i forgot to keep them but i DID finish them!

1)Sure deodorant - £1.99 - superdrug, boots, tesco, etc...
2)Oral-B complete toothpaste - £2.49 - superdrug, boots, tesco, etc...
3)Alberto Balsam shampoo - £0.99 - superdrug, boots, tesco, etc...
4)Alberto Balsam conditioner - £0.99 - superdrug, boots, tesco, etc...
5)Tea tree spot stick - £2.99 - superdrug
6)Natural Collection pressed powder, neutral - £1.99 - boots
7)I love... raspberry & blackberry shower gel - £2.05 - superdrug
8)Garnier deep clean foam wash - £2.95 - superdrug, boots, tesco, etc...
9)Clearasil treatment toner - £5.35 - superdrug, boots, tesco, etc...

That is all of my empties from these to months but i will probably only do these posts every two months because i don't go through enough products and 9 is quite alot for me! I LOVE all these products and have repurcashed them all!! :D

July favourites :D

I'm back with my July favourites and I'm so sorry I have not posted in what feels like ages but I could try and explain but I really have no excuse. I was away for 3 weeks and was just back last weekend when I was catching up with friends and family so I really have not had tthat much time but still...

For my face...

1)NYC pressed face powder, natural beige - £1.99 - superdrug, semi-chem and other pharmacys
2)Collection 2000 concealer, no.1 - £4.19 - boots, superdrug
3)Natural Collection blusher, Dusky pink - £1.99 - boots
4)MUA Bronzer, shade 3 - £1 - superdrug

Have just been wearing my everyday make up this july as we have had only ONE day of sunshine the whole month (which i spent at the beach!) and thats not joking! But I tried a bit of of bronzer to give my dull skin a bit of a glowy colour.

Next the eyes...

1)Collection 2000 skyscraper mascara, black - £1 - boots, superdrug, POUNDLAND!!
2)Essence black eyeliner - ?? - my local chemist :/
3)MUA mascara, clear - £1 - superdrug

Not much this month just bit of eyeliner and mascara but a new one which i found in a poundland on holiday so thought i would give it a go and i LOVE it! :D Also i have also been trying the clear mascar to set my brows.

Perfume...

Calvin Klein Summer - I got it for £18 while on sale on the boat home. I LOVE this stuff it smells LUSH, just perfect for summer!! :D

40 Beauty Questions Tag!

I found this tag while i was wathcing Prettypolishes on youtube  and i thought it would be kinda fun to do.

SKINCARE
1)How many times do you wash your face daily?
 - Twice.

2)What skin type do you have?
 - Extremley OILY! :(

3)What is your current facial wash?
 - I am currently using 2 so in the morning i use the garnier foam wash when i am in the shower and at night i use the tea tree foaming wash or i use it the other way round depending on when i get my shower.

4)Do you exfoliate?
 - No.

5)What moisturizer do you use?
- I either use the clean & clear dual action moisturizer or the clean & clear morning energy moisturizer.

6)Do you have freckles?
 - Nope.

7)Do you use eye cream?
- Nope.

8)Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
- yes :(

9)Did you ever use pro activ?
- No.


MAKE-UP

1)What foundation do you use?
- I don't use liquid foundation :/

2)how about concealer?
- I use the collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer or the elf all over cover stick in rosy biege depending on how bad my skin is.

3)Do you know your undertone colour?
- No, but maybe yellow..

4)What do you think of fake eyelashes?
- I don't see the point in them beacause you aleady lucky enough to have eyelashes so why add fakes?!

5)Did you know your supposed to change your mascara every three months?
- Yes, but i don't because i don't use the same mascara every day so i never use it up and dont what to waste it.

6)What brand of mascara do you use?
- Any kind depending on what i feel like. My current favourite is an essence one.

7)Sephora or MAC?
- I havent been to either.

8)Do you have a MAC pro-card?
- Nope.

9)What make up tools do you use in make up application?
- My E.L.F flat top powder brush and a pair of eylash curlers.

10)Do you use make up base/primer for the eyes?
- I never really use eyeshadow but when i rarely do I use the E.L.F eyelid primer.

11)For the face?
- Nope but i would like to try a one so could you reccomend any cheap ones?

12)What is your favourite eyeshadow (colour or shade)?
- As i said earlier I rarely wear any eyeshadow but I LOVE me MUA heaven&earth palette.

13)Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
- Pencil!

14)How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
- Hardley ever.

15)What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
- I hate 'em.

16)Do you use mineral make-up?
- nope.

17)What is you favourite lipstick?
- Natural collection lipstick in Autum sunset...

18)And lipgloss?
- I REALLY dont like lipgloss.

19)What is your favourite blush to use?
- My current favourite is the Natural Collection blusher in Peach Melba!

20)Do you buy your make-up on Ebay?
- I have brought some things on ebay.

21)Do you like drugstore make up?
- I don't use anything else but then at 13 i can't afford anything else either!

22)Do you go to CCO's?
- I not sure if we even have them here.

23)Did you ever consider taking make up classes?
- no, not yet.

24)Are you clumsy in putting make up on?
- I'm not sure, maybe?!

25)Name a make-up crime that you hate?
- I hate when people apply so much foundation that is to dark for them and don't blend it in and when people draw over the eyebrows in a black liner, it makes them look so FAKE!

26)Do you like coloorful shades of make up or neutral ones?
- Definately nuetral ones!

27)Which celebrity always has great make up on?
- Taylor swift or Katy Perry.

28)If you could leave the house with just ONE make-up item on, what would you use?
- Ermmm...this is a HARD one, either concealer or mascara! :s

29)Could you ever leave the house without any make-up on?
- Yes, I do loads of times!

30)Do you think you look good even without make up?
- Ahhh, hate this question........it depends on how bad my skin is cause i have oily skin and im prone to blemishes and spots!:(

31)In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?
- For high end i would definately say Benefit but for drugstoe i would probably have to say maybelinne.

32)What do you think of Makeup?
- I LOVE it!!:D

And that is the end of the 40 questions!!<3