LOOK Beauty Lipstick 'Toffee Cup'

Price: £7.00Shade: Toffee Cup, 4 other shades in the range.Available: SuperdrugAfter finishing my Christmas shopping today I decided with my last ten pound note I'd have a little wander round Superdrug and treat myself. Any new stands immediately catch my attention so within minutes I was hovering by the LOOK Beauty counter, oohing and ahhing over new products. Torn between their lipsticks, nail varnishes and double ended lipstick/gloss...

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Batiste 'Wild'

Price: £2.99 for 200mlDescribed as: 'Wild is for daring girls who are in touch with their animal instinct. A feisty Oriental fragrance with loads of personality, it's the perfect partner when you’re out on the prowl.'Available from: Boots (in-store or online)The newest addition to the Batiste line is their 'sassy and daring' Wild scent. Like the original formulas, this comes out white - so be careful those with dark hair. The packaging...

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Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer

Recently Soap & Glory branched out into cosmetics and released a line of products, hoping to continue their success in a new area of the beauty industry. Curious, I dropped into Boots a few weeks ago to peruse their counter, which is very eye catching, and choose a few products to try out. I settled on the Smoulder Kohl SuperBlack pencil £5.00 (review to come), and the Kick Ass Concealer in Medium, priced at £10.00.The cardboard packaging...

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Mac 'Painterly' Paint Pot

Availability: Permanent Collection. Available at Mac Counters or on their website.Price: £13.50Description: A highly pigmented eye colour that goes on creamy but dries to an intense, vibrant finish. The next generation of a popular Mac formula. Paint Pots maintain all the intense traits of it's inspiration. Long-wearing, colourfast. Creates seamless coverage without weight or caking. Blends smoothly over lids. Cream-based, can be mixed...

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Anastasia Beauty Express Brow Kit

I'm sure most of you have heard of Anastasia Soare, the women behind most celebrities well groomed brows including, Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum and Reese Witherspoon. She's now branched out and created her own line of cosmetics, including the Anastasia of Beverley Hills Beauty Express For Brows and Eyes that I recently received to review. Inside the set there's a travel sized angled brush, five eyebrow stencils, two brow shades, a wax, a...

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So...? Fragrance Contest

Recently I was sent a few fragrances from the PR team over at So...? Fragrances. Like most girls I know, I always have a body spray or some kind of fragrance in my bag, just in case. Not wanting to leave you all out, they offered up a chance for me to hold a contest where one of you will win a So...? Rock n' Roll gift set which includes a 100ml edt & 75ml body spray!The Rules;Like their Facebook page - Facebook Page LinkRegister/Become...

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Sue Moxley Baked Bronze

A few weeks ago my local Superdrug had a bit of a revamp. As well as being made more spacious and looking a lot cleaner a few new lines were added, including MUA, Sue Moxley and the Saturdays cosmetic's line. Instantly I was drawn to the Sue Moxley stand, partly because of their sleek packaging - mainly because all products had an introductory price drop, meaning everything had 50% off. Yippee.A few products were already sold out but I...

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MUA heaven and earth palette swatches

Available at Superdrug£4.00If you've had your eye on the Urban Decay Naked palette but it's not in your budget, then don't despair - the MUA Pro Heaven and Earth palette is just as good. I've owned, and sold the UD Naked palette because I didn't think the pigmentation was as good as everyone made out, especially for the price.Surprisingly for a budget brand all the MUA shadows are well pigmented, creamy and easy to blend. The packaging...

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we found love in a hopeless place

Estee Lauder Double WearCollection 2000 Lasting Perfection ConcealerMaybelline Stay Matte PowderBenefit 'Hoola'Bourjois Highlighting PowderRimmel Lash Accelerator MascaraRimmel Eyebrow PencilSue Moxley Bronzer - Shade 1 MiamiNyx Lipstick - E...

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Guest Post; MyFace Cosmetics

A few weeks back I was sent some products from MyFace Cosmetics. Unfortunately, when they arrived all were aimed at people with fair skins - which with my fake tan obsession, is not me. Luckily for me, Samantha answered my tweet asking for someone to provide me with a guest review so the products didn't go to waste!______________________________________MyFace Cosmetics is a brand I've wanted to try for a while now as I've heard such...

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Haul; Illamasqua, Mac

    Mac Lipstick 'Saint Germain' £13.50 - A creamy vibrant pink with a slight purple undertone. It's the only lipstick I own like it and purchased it on a whim so I had something different to wear for evenings out. Mac Paint Pot 'Painterly' £13.50 - I originally wanted Bare Study but it looked far too shimmery for my liking. This is great for every day to ensure shadows stay put or to be used alone to cover veins and lighten...

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I guess I got my swagger back.

Face;Estee Lauder Double Wear - TawnyMaybelline Dream Matte Powder - Golden BeigeIllamasqua Powder Blusher - KatieNYX Jumbo Eyeliner - MilkMaybelline Colossal Volume Express Cat Eyes Mascara - BlackLoreal Super Liner - BlackELF Lip Stain - Red CarpetHD Brow Kit - Ash Brown & Warm BrownMaybelline Single Eyeshadow - Nude BeigeOutfit;Corset Top - Cream. Asos.Faux Leather Bodycon Skirt - H&M £14.99Sorry about the poor quality photos,...

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september favourites

Sorry about the slightly premature favourites post but I always seem to miss out on these monthly favourites as I leave it too late so here they are..Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation in 'Tawny' - As mentioned in my previous post I am in love with this foundation. Not only have I re-purchased but I use it every single day and currently it's the best foundation I've ever tried. If you like full coverage I'd definitely recommend you to...

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Everyday Foundation Routine feat. Estee Lauder Double Wear

For the last few months I have stuck to the same 'face base' routine which is completely bizarre for me. Usually I'll swap between foundations each day, blend two types together, layer different foundations - anything in an attempt to achieve a perfect airbrushed finish.When I first purchased Estee Lauder's Double Wear I was a bit unsure about whether I liked it but now, it's love. I've almost used up my first bottle and I've already purchased...

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glossy box september

I know I'm a bit late on the September GlossyBox bandwagon but I wanted to trial out the products so I could add in a mini review of each. I was lucky enough to be sent the September box for free to see what I thought and I was incredibly impressed with what was inside! By far my favourite item in the box is the HD Brow Kit, a full size product. Inside is a compact mirror, a mini applicator and four intensely pigmented shadows. Not only...

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Favourite Nude Lipsticks

Top: Mac Myth Bottom: Natural Collection Apple Blossom I have loved nude lips ever since the trend came around a few years back. Embarrassingly so I was one of those girls that used to apply foundation to my lips. Not the greatest look, very drying and I don't advise it but I didn't know any better at the time. I had tried the highly talked about Gosh 'Darling' and Barry M 'Marshmellow' and neither worked well for me, the colours were...

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recent purchases.

1. Nars Sheer Glow Foundation 2. Estee Lauder Double Wear - repurchase. 3. Mac 'Myth'. 4. Natural Collection 'Apple Blossom'. 5. Loreal Anti-Shine Mattifying Primer. 6. Loreal Super Liner 7. Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express Mascara 8. TRESemme Hair Repair Mask 9. Soleil Tan De Chanel I also picked up a Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil, Maybelline Pure Liquid Mineral Foundation, Maybelline Dream Matte Powder, YSL Rouge Volupte in 'Nude...

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YSL Rouge Volupte ' Nude Beige '

A few days ago I was rushing through Debenhams on a mission to solely pick up one YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick in the shade 'Pink Caress' for my '700 Followers Giveaway' winner. Of course once I'd seen the Rouge Volupte's up close in all their golden, embellished glory I was easily swayed to pop one on the counter for myself, fork over £44 and scarper off with my purchases.The shade I decided on for myself was 'Nude Beige - 1' although I...

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Anastasia by Beverley Hills!

I've never been entirely happy with my eyebrows. Through senior school my eyebrows were quite unruly, half moons that were dangerously close to uni brow territory until my friend got her tweezer happy hands on them. As you can imagine two giggling fourteen year old girls, armed with sharp tweezers, an eyebrow razor and hyped up on sugar - it was never going to end well. I ended up with very thin brows that I, for some reason attempted to...

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Matte Red Lip

As many of you will of noticed I usually favour a nude lip, pale pinks or red lipstick. By far the easiest of the lot I would say is the red lip, this may come as a bit of a suprise to most but for me - matte is the way forward. Matte colours tend to adhere to the lips and therefore have less movement, last longer and in my opinion - attract less attention and require less maintenance. Ideal!This is the combination I sported recently on...

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Good Things Five Minute Facial Mask

  ★★★★★£5.99 - Boots/Superdrug'Good Things Facial Skincare has been developed by Award-Winning Beauty Writer Alice Hart-Davis using her years of expertise in the Beauty'I'd been looking for a good face mask for a while so when I was sent this to try out I couldn't wait to slather it on and see what happened. The first thing you'll notice is the packaging which is well designed and eye catching, as well as the mention that it's 'FREE...

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NOTD; Milani Jewel FX

I mentioned the Milani Jewel FX nail polish in a previous post here but thought I'd pop this similar NOTD post up to show how it looks when it's built up in a few layers.The varnish itself doesn't smell too bad, dries relatively quickly, layers well without smudging and has amazing staying power. I expected this to chip like no-ones business but you can literally scratch at your nail and nothing will come off - I never use a top coat either!...

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ELF studio matte lip colour

'Natural' - Top, 'Coral' - Bottom'Natural''Coral' is slightly brighter than it shows up on camera.What they say:'This convenient jumbo sized lip pencil creates exact colour application with twist up ease so you never have to sharpen. The pigment rich colour glides on effortlessly and easily to provide long lasting matte colour. The enriched Vitamin A, C & E formula moisturizes and hydrates lips for beautiful healthy looking lips.'What...

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NYX Rouge Cream Blush 'Glow' & 'Rose Petal'

Sorry to bombard you all with post upon post featuring NYX cosmetics but I promise these are the last products to show off from my CherryCulture 'Haul'.At $4.75 these only cost me about £2.90 each - I know, bargain!I'd had my eye on 'Boho Chic' for the longest time so when I found out it was out of stock I was slightly gutted and opted for 'Rose Petal' and 'Glow' instead. Of course I instantly compared these to my Mac blushcreme in 'LadyBlush',...

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