NEW: Revlon kissable balm stain + Photoready Cream Blush

After giving up my hope of ever finding the Photoready cream blush in the UK, I was in boots today, and when walking past the Revlon stand I had to take a second glance. I was in shock, not only was the new cream blushers out, but the new Revlon Just Bitten Kissable balm stain (..and breath) was their in every shade! 

A lot of makeup company's have taken inspiration from the chubby sticks by clinique, however the chubby sticks are very sheer and more of a gloss,  the Revlon balm stains on the other hand are very pigmented and in a different league.

The cream blush in '100  pinched' is a peachy natural colour, giving a nice flush on the cheeks without it looking too much.

The balm stain I have to say is a new favourite of mine, I didn't expect it to be so pigmented but when applied it really stands out, and leaves a fresh mint taste on the lips which is a bonus. The colour is very buildable as shown in the picture above, I swatched lightly on my hand and even then the colour was strong, after a few layers it became a lot heavier in colour.

The texture is very different to the lip products that I own, its glossy and very moisturising at the same time without it being sticky on the lips.

I would definitely mistake this for a chubby stick, as the packaging is practically identical, with very similar colours and style.

Overall I'm very pleased with Revlons new products and I will be purchasing a lot more colours in the balm stain, as their so easy to apply and feel comfortable on the lips.

Go and check the Revlon stand next time your out shopping and if you have enough pennies, then I recommend you buy one.

chowww

x x x

Nail Polish Collection

 

I dont particularly have a large amount of nail varnish, due to the fact that I work pretty much all the time and because of working with food etc nail varnish isnt allowed to be worn. Therfore when I do get to wear nail varnish, its literally for a day and then the remover makes an appearance.

My favourite brand of nail varnish has got to be O.P.I, however my collection is small, because of work I dont want to spend £11.00 on a nail varnish I wont wear much. £11.00 is pretty shocking for a nail varnish I must say, especially when it FLAKES OFF! yes thats right I purhcased my first ever O.P.I a while back now and was verry dissapointed in the quality of it. If im going to pay a lot for my nail varnishes I like them to be unique and different and to not chip! . ' I LILLY LOVE YOU' a pink glittery polish that instantly stood out to me, and was amazing on the nails, however within a few hours it would peel off, so that was verry dissapointing, and to be honest put me off buying O.P.I. Untill last christmas I purchased a mini bottle, it was duo chrome and lasted ages on my nails and therfore I purhcased ' JUST SPOTTED THE LIZARD' whilst on holiday wich I absoloutly love, infact it was my boyfriend that persuaded me to buy it.

 ' I Lilly Love You, Just Spotter The Lizard and at the front I have no idea its name as the sticker peeled off.

 Every girl I believe owns a BarryM nail varnish, if its not due to the wide range of colours then its down the quality and price. I believe the price is about £2.99 and a nail varnish this cheap you have to think it would chip, well i think everyone would agree that every nail varnish chips no matter what it reads on the lable, but the thing with BarryM is that it dosnt tend to chip untill a couple of days of wear, wich I can handle to be honest, as who wears a nail varnish for longer than a few days, a switch up is always good or else they tend to just look nasty!

Deffinitly a thumbs up for our trusty BarryM

 

 Like I said, when I come across a brand that costs a bit more than the average nail varnish then I like to purchase one thats slightly more unique and catches my eye, and this deffinitly does the job. I love how its so sparkly and glittery. The women in the shop (American Apparel) recommended it and said it was her favourite and now its became mine. This nail polish stays on, and I mean stays on! 10 minutes before work when I realised I hadnt taken it off, I grabbed my remover and was scrubbing this off for ages untill my fingers/nails were sore. So if your looking to purchase a glitter polish that will not come of then this is your best buy!

 American Apparel - £7.99

I only have one ESSIE nail polish in my collection, but I will deffinilty be purhcashing a lot more when I next bump into an ESSIE stand. The creamy glossy look it gives on the nails is so nice and I picked a neutral pale colour that would look nice day to day. This lasts a long time on the nails without chipping wich is always a bonus, and I feel the quality is just amazing. At a price of around £7.99 i feel that at a push I can say this is an acceptable price.

ESSIE - £7.99

Below we have Rimmel, Maybaline and REVLON - wich again everyone has tried, good quality and stays on the nails again for a long time, i personally love the wands on the Rimmel PRO as with just one slide they cover the whole nail without having to fill in the parts you previously missed. Rimmel nail polish is very affordable and has a good range of colours wich i believe cater for all ages, as does Maybeline and REVLON. I stole the Maybeline polish off my mam as I adore the colour as its a classic red with an orange undertone wich really makes the nails stand out and look really professional. I love my Revlon polish as I believe the formula is similar to ESSIE polish as it gives a very creamy appreance on the nails.

Hopefully my collection will soon increase, but untill next time...

byebye

x x x

HUGE HAUL: holiday /duty free /topshop sale

Iv been spending like theirs no tomorrow lately, but what the hell, we are all entitled to a little splurge and spoil every now and then ;)

Everything purchased was bought over a period of weeks, I dont think my bank would be able to cope if it was all at once.

Were to start...

my routine on pay day seems to be occurring a lot lately, a speed walk to TOPSHOP and a little trip to Boots, however today TOPSHOP had a sale, now that says it all. As soon as i walked in I spotted a few items i needed in my life.....

 

shorts - £12.00

 

Necklace - £6.00 reduced from £12.00          Earings - £2.00 reduced from £4.00

 Blouse - £18.00 reduced from £32.00

Its sad I know, but instead of looking forward to jetting off on my holidays, my excitement always lies in the duty free section in the airport. Iv been eyeing up the YSL rouge volupte lipsticks, the packaging is amazing, I feel so glamorous pulling it out of my purse, however this hasn't happened too often, as I dernt run out of this £24.00 lipstick, however in duty free it was roughly £19.00 so that put a bigger smile on my face. I have to say the rush of excitement after buying it felt good, so when that ran out I felt the need to purchase a YSL lip stain just to keep me extra happy.

When putting the lip stain to the test, after eating my burger king the lip stain had remained on my lips, that's all i could ask for to be honest.

Channel illusion d'ombre - emerveille

Champagne peach colour, doesn't crease and gives a lovely sparkle to the eyelid. I tend to wear this eyeshadow as an every day look, I feel it gives my eyes that little bit more appeal

Before holiday I was in search of the perfect tinted moisturiser, however I didn't want to pay much, that didn't seem to last long when a women almost pulled me onto a chair and started applying laura mercier products to my face. I instantly fell in love with the duey highlighted look it gave my skin and just to escape her I bought it. This tinted moisturiser is perfect for me, it gives great coverage and doesn't feel to cakey or heavy on the skin. In the hot weather it stayed on my skin great and helped cover the redness of my burns.

 

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser- £33.00

YAYY i finally went to John Lewis and bought the Liz Earle cleanse & polish. its took a while yes but wow this stuff is amazing. Leaves my skin feeling so soft, clean and like i have just walked out of the spa. Leaving a lovely fresh after smell I definitely recommend this product and will be re purchasing it when I run out.

 

 HOLIDAY HAUL

OPI Spiderman Collection - Just Spotted the Lizard £11.00

 

TOPSHOP Cream Blush - Head over Heels - £6.00

 

 

KORRES Lip Butter in MANGO

 

A tinted lip balm, very creamy and moisturising on the lips, leaving behind a very subtle peach colour

RING - £3.50

We have come to the end of the HUGE HAUL, im so happy with all my purchases and dont think ill be spending for a while now, let my bank rest.

byeeeeee

x x x

CYPRUS

ALOHA BLOGGERS

Long time no speak...................

yes its been a while and in that time I have managed to jet off to Cyprus and move back home for the holidays.

I recently just got back from Paphos in Cyprus, had such an amazing holiday apart from my skin becoming almost fried and waking up the next morning with ' sun poisining' I had a pretty fun week.

From travelling to the capital of Cyprus (Nicosia) to scuba diving, the week was full of amazing things. I finally experienced the feet in the fish tank experiance haha I'm not to sure what its called, but all I can say is I was constantly laughing so much at the little fish tickling my toes, my feet felt so soft after being in the tank for 15 minutes. I definitely recommend it for dry feet as it really helps refreshen them. 

Yeah so my experience with the sun wasn't so fun, I have the palest skin in the world and so as soon as i am exposed to the sun I turn bright red and burn so easy, well ... me being me I decided to not put lotion on my face and woke up the next morning with a swollen face. I could barely recognise myself, it was awfull. I had to live like this for 3 days...too long if you ask me. After endlessly applying Aloe Vera to my face it eventually went back to normal.

 

On the final night we were lured into a Chinese restaurant by the brightly coloured fairy lights and authentic appearance.

Scuba diving was definitely an experience, however i cant particularly say i experienced it. After pulling on the wet suit and getting fitted up with the oxygen tank, only an hour later I was pulling it back off. The training was so difficult, i wouldn't say it was easy, as i kept panicking and not having the confidence, however Sean carried on without me and enjoyed a whole new world under sea that i can only see on photos on google.

Dress - TOPSHOP around £35

Glasses - TOPSHOP - £16.00

Necklace- Accesorize - £6.00

Headband - NEW LOOK - £5.00

Back to reality now, cold weather, early morning trips to work and zero money.

what a uplifting way to end the blog

until next time.....

byeeeeeeeeee

 x x x

a day in Fenwicks

 

So this past year I really feel I have been experimenting much more with makeup and becoming seriously addicted to it. Clothes have always been my main priority, however I'm starting think makeup is taking over. I never seem to run to TOPSHOP first, but to the MAC and high end makeup counters. I obviously cant afford much of the designer makeup, however every now and then I like to treat myself.... as we all do.  

  

A little sample from the CHANEL counter

MAC mineralize skinfinish - soft & gentle  £22.00

 

Pink Lemonade Lipglass  £13.00

 

Revlon Smoked Peach

A little may haul

 

Rings - £6.50 & £4.00 TOPSHOP

 

Collar Tips - EBAY £5.00

Flower Headband - NEW LOOK - £5.00

Mint coloured crop top - TOPSHOP - £6.00

 

ESSIE nail polish - £8.00

 

So i gave in and tried a ESSIE nail polish and i must say it really did surprise me. Its almost creamy on the nails and very glossy and shiny. I briefly overhead a women in boots advertise this nail polish to a customer by saying it doesn't chip! and to be honest i didn't really believe this.....but it actually does not chip!!! i will definitely be purchasing a lot more of these polishes especially the famous ' mint candy apple' 

 TOPSHOP - £4.00

MAC Paint Pots - rubenesque - £14.00  ...i think

MAX FACTOR colour elixir lip liner £5.00

 

I'm forever travelling, and its a pain to carry a huge makeup bag therefore i popped into Primark and picked up a little Small floral makeup bag which was only £1.99

That's all for my little purchases of may

ill be out shopping soon so expect to see a few more hauls in the next few weeks

bye

 x x x x x xx