Revlon Super Lustrous Gloss in Kiss Me Coral ♡

I've been addicted to lip-gloss lately. I never thought I'd say that considering lipstick has a special place in my heart but the glossy finish and the ease of application means that I'm reaching for glosses over lipsticks this summer. A long time favorite of mine has been the Benefit High Shine Gloss in Spiked Punch - a pretty peachy pink in a sticky-free, smooth formula gloss which I mentioned on this blog just as it was beginning, aw. 

Revlon's offerings on the gloss front have been my current favorite, though. Their Super Lustrous Gloss in Kiss Me Coral had me at hello, especially in the new, super chic packaging *ooooo*. The colour caught my eye first and then the beautiful sparkle had me running to the  checkout at Boots. Revlon have aced the smooth formula I need in a gloss and have also earned some massive brownie points in the pigmentation department. This gloss is called 'Super Lustrous' for a reason as it has the most pretty, sheeny finish which helps enhance my pout - which I most definitely need. All this wonderfulness for only £6.99, how could I say no?

I'm definitely thinking about picking up one of these glosses in the near future - there's plenty of shades to choose from so I may just come home with them all (I wish). 

Have you tried these glosses? If so, are you gushing over them like me?

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♡ MAC / Rebel ♡

Rebel was actually my first lipstick and purchase from MAC. I thought it was such a unique and lovely colour, especially for the autumn/winter months being a deep purple with a pop of fuchsia  It's not quite the typical 'berry/purple' shade which is why is caught my eye.

Rebel is a satin finish lipstick so it isn't shiny nor matte when applied but the perfect balance between the two. It sticks around for 1-2 hours on me - I find lipsticks never last that well on me and tend to go patchy but this one fades perfectly leaving behind a lovely stain, which is something I really do love. Although, I do find sometimes when it's applied the colour can look 'uneven'. Some parts can look darker than others which is something that makes this lipstick a bit hit and miss for me and leaves me a bit uneasy about wearing it if I don't have much time to spend applying it perfectly. It's definitely not a lipstick you can slap on from the tube and run out the door.

I'm still so glad I have it in my collection, it really is a lovely lipstick when you take your time applying it, building it up using a lip brush in thin layers. When applied like this it looks gorgeous  especially with a gloss of the top. I recommend the Natural Collection Lipgloss in Fondant, I lovely peachy shade which is non sticky and cheap as chips. I would definitely recommend this it if your looking for a winter/autumn lipstick with a bit of a twist, I really do think this lipstick is very unique in colour and isn't something you'll find on the high-street which makes the price tag a little more bare-able  I urge you to go to a MAC store and give it a little swatch because it is a gorgeous colour in person.

As always MAC lipstick are one of my favorites (although only owning two). I think you definitely get your money's worth and they have a huge collection of beautiful shades. I'm currently lusting over Craving (I blame Helen for this!) and Sunny Seoul. 

Are you lusting over any lipsticks? What's your favorite lipstick for the colder months?

Want to win yourself some Urban Decay, Real Techniques and Essie goodies? Head on over to Helen's lovely blog to enter her 1500 follower giveaway here! 

'Til Next Time,

♡ ♡ Review; Balance Me. Wonder Eye Cream ♡ ♡

Balance Me. Extra Care Wonder Eye Cream £14 for 10ml // £20 for 15ml

I got this free with Glamour magazine I believe last month and didn't really expect to think much of it. I was pleased to have it as I needed a new eye cream but I didn't expect it to be any good.

I have to admit, I was proven wrong. Balance Me. in general seem like a really interesting brand and I would love to try more of their range as natural products always intrigue me.

The Balance Me. Wonder Eye Cream is of 99% natural origin which is always a plus for me. I feel like I'm being a lot kinder to my skin, although I necessarily may not be, I just prefer to use natural products if I can. 

Balance Me. target this cream for "soothing, brightening and lifting" and say it "helps to revitalize and smooth away dark shadows and reduce the appearance of fine lines" and is for all skin types. I have normal/combo skin and don't really suffer with any skin problems around my eye area apart from them being dark and very dis-coloured and occasionally a little dehydrated. 

This eye cream does exactly what it says on the tube (and more) which is so refreshing (I apply a small amount to lid, under eye area and surrounding area of the eye). This eye cream is definitely soothing and brightening and has visibly reduced the darkness under my eyes and the surrounding discoloration. I was so pleasantly surprised when I noticed how much brighter the under area of my eye looked. It also helps to smooth the area whilst keeping it hydrated. Of course this is no permanent fix to dark circles and I'm sure nothing could be, but for the time I am using this product it is doing a very good job at reducing their appearance. I'm not too sure about it reducing the appearance of fine lines as I don't really have many being almost 17 but I do find it to be lifting and soothing and my general eye area just looks a little bit nicer when I'm using this. I wish I could of done a before and after of my dark circles to show you how it's worked but like I said I didn't really expect it to work wonders at all. I guess it's called the 'Wonder Eye Cream' for a reason. 

I'm going to be very sad when this runs out but I will definitely be repurchasing after I have tried the Origins GinZing eye cream. I think £14 for 10ml is a very reasonable price as I can see visible improvements with this eye cream and I would love to try more of the Balance Me. range.

What are your opinions of the eye cream/Balance Me.?

'Til Next Time,

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☼ Review; E.l.f Mineral Eyelid Primer (+ Urban Decay Comparison) ☼

E.l.f Mineral Eyeshadow Primer ~ £3.00 @ eyeslipsface.co.uk

E.l.f say "This gentle and completely sheer Eyeshadow Primer has key vitamins A, C and E to help prevent aging and moisturizes the skin. The formula glides on easily and disappears instantly to create longer-lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow. The Mineral Eyeshadow Primer is designed to be used with your favorite mineral eyeshadow to provide ultimate staying power for beautiful and vibrant color that lasts. 100% mineral based with no parabens, no preservatives and no chemical dyes."

I'm not too sure about the 'key vitamins' and the whole 'prevent ageing' as I have seen no effects  of this and didn't really expect it from an eyeshadow primer but I do think that it does have a moisturizing feel on the lid of the eye. The texture is smooth, feels a bit like it contains silicon so  it smooths and evens out the lid, and blends effortlessly. The product itself is light and does glide on easily and disappears instantly. 

I think that this primer is almost as good as the infamous 'Urban Decay Primer Potion' - minus the price tag. I think it holds on the shadow and prevents them from creasing in the same way the urban decay primer does. Although, this primer does not make the eyeshadows any more vibrant, like the Urban Decay one, which is a little negative for me. My shadows do still crease with this primer, but only slightly, which I expect as they do with any of the eye primers I have tried *sigh*. 
I definitely recommend you try this out if you are debating whether to try the Urban Decay Primer Potion as it is similar, if you only need a primer to keep your  eye-shadow on for longer or you're a eye-shadow primer newbie, this is a great one to try for a very reasonable price.
I don't quite think it is as good as the Urban Decay Primer Potion, just because it doesn't add any vibrancy to the shadows but for the price this is a very impressive product.
 I would 100% buy again and recommend to you all.

Have you tried any of the E.l.f primers?
 Has anyone tried/reviewed the Too Faced Shadow Insurance? I'd love to give that one a try!

'Til Next Time,
Carys xox



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☼ My Summer in Lip Products ☼

Hi there. 

I'm very sorry about being a bit absent lately, I've been feeling a little down in the dumps and haven't really felt like writing many blog posts, and when I have been writing posts they end up turning out dreadful. But tonight, I'm really in the mood to get writing. I'll be doing a batch of posts tonight so they should be a lot more frequent again over the next week or two, just in-case I'm feeling a bit down again.

So here is "my summer in lip products". Basically,  just my favourite lip products throughout this summer (as if the uk has had much of one, I feel robbed!). I saw a little article in ELLE recently called "My Summer in Shoes" and I thought it would be a nice idea (maybe? let me know) to do a series of posts called "My summer in..". I could do my summer in.. nail polish, lip products, skincare, jewelry, eye shadows/eye products etc. The ideas are endless, and then I thought I maybe could do this little series at the end of every season e.g my winter in...

If you like/hate the idea please let me know your thoughts in the comments because I'd hate to be writing posts that you all hate tehe. 

(I promise I'll post swatches later on today as I completely forgot to photograph them, I'm so silly. So check back if you're interested in some swatches)

(From top left-right)

Sephora Rouge in R16

No7 Moisture Drench Lipstick in Pink Crush 55

Revlon Colour Burst Lipstick in Peach 075

Natural Collection Juicy Lips in Fondant

Cargo Lipgloss in Tokyo

Benefit Ultra Shines Lipgloss in Spiked Punch

No7 Lip Liner in Nude 20

Topshop Polish in Coral 

LUSH Cosmetics Pow Wow Lip Scrub

Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Stain + Balm in Nothing but Bude 700 and Carry on Cherry 600 

MUA Love Hearts Kiss Me Lip Balm

Collection 2000 Cream Puff Moisturising Lip Cream in Fairy Cake 3 and Cotton Candy 1

Nivea Pure&Natural Milk & Honey Lip Balm

I hope you enjoyed this post. Leave your thoughts below!

What's your favourite brand of lipstick/gloss? What is your ultimate summer lip product?

'Til Next Time,

Carys xox

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✼ Face of the day/Outfit of the day ~ Casual Fancy Dress ✼

Hello everyone. 

I haven't done a fotd post in a while and I liked how my make-up looked yesterday evening so I thought I'd do a post. Nothing majorly special but I really enjoy reading and writing these posts. 

Yesterday evening I went to my friend Rachel's house with several others for a little drink, catch up and we also dressed up. I was tiger lily/indian/pocohontis, not a very good one but it was very last minute, I kind-of wish I drew stripes on my face now. I was going to be French (I had a striped t-shirt, red neck tie and beret at the ready!) but changed my mind last minute as I really wanted to wear a dress as I rarely do. It was a lot of fun, I usually hate fancy dress but I can't wait to do it again soon. 

River Island Dress and Feathers

Excuse the "Carys smells bad".. blame my little sister

 Face

Benefit The Porefessional Primer

Benefit That Gal Brightening Primer

Maybelline Lumi-Touch Concealer

Collection Lasting Perfection 16-Hour Wear Concealer

Borjois Healthy Mix Serum Gel Foundation

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder

Collection 2000 Fix Me Up Spray

Benefit Hoola Boxed Powder

Jemma Kidd Make-up School Dewy Glow All Over Radiance Creme in Iced Gold

MAC Sheertone Blush in Peaches

Eyes/Brows

Urban Decay Naked Eye-Shadow & MAC's Cork Eye-Shadow (brows)

MUA Clear Mascara

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Maybelline 24hr Colour Tattoo in On-and-On Bronze

Urban Decay Naked Palette (Virgin, Half Baked, Buck, Smog)

MUA Eye Shadow in Shade 12 Pearl & Shade 16 Matte

MAC Fluidline in Dip Down

Benefit Bad Gal Mascara 

Rimmel Scandal-Eyes Show Off Mascara

Lips

Nivea Pure & Natural Milk & Honey Lip Balm

Revlon Colour Burst Lipstick in shade 075 Peach

Soo, a lot of make-up but I really liked how it looked. I really like a bronzey eye on me because it makes my blue eyes stand out. The Collection Fix Me Up Spray held everything on all night, and kept my make-up looking very good indeed. I was very impressed. Review soon! Now for a few pictures from the night.

Pin-Up and Greek Goddess

Mexicaaaan

Haha my boyfriend was an army man but he isn't in his camo here and me looking over-enthusiastic!

I hope you enjoyed this personal/beauty post. I'd love to hear if you'd like to see more Face of the Day style posts.

'Til Next Time,

Carys xox

Lana Del Rey

I absolutely love Lana Del Rey. She's beautiful, has a wonderful voice and I love her style. If you haven't heard of her, which I doubt you haven't, then I'd definitely recommend listening to her music! Her make-up has been inspiring my everyday make-up for the past few weeks and I thought I'd share some of my favourite tutorials on how to achieve her modern 60s look. I would of loved to create my own picture-tutorial on here but as I cannot upload any images then it's not really possible *sigggh* 
Enjoy! 

Some of my favourite images of Lana Del Rey because she is so so beautiful

'Til next time, 

17 Wild Metallics Cream Eyeshadow in Wild Nude - Review

Hey guys! Just a quick review on a new product I've been trying out recently that's been requested :-) 

I'm actually in the middle about this product. It can be purchased from Boots for £3.99, which I think is reasonable for what the product is. The colour is really beautiful though. I haven't tried any of the other shades out, but they come in silver, purple, blue, green, bronze, and obviously the nude shade I have. I really do love the colour of this particular one though. It's the right balance between a light/nude brown and a greyish colour, and looks very flattering with my blue eyes and pale complexion. You can blend the product well, for a sheer look, or pack more product on for a more "intense" look. It has a very subtle shimmer, which surprisingly I really like, and I find it brightens my eyes instantly. 

With Flash

Without Flash

I don't know if you can tell by the photo's above, but they texture of the product is very "mousse-like", which makes the product easy to blend and gives off a very "smooth" finish.

Swatch of what the product looks like when "packed" on, can be easily blended to create a subtle look too.

I love wearing this cream eye-shadow with a brown pencil eye-liner smudged into my top and bottom lashes. It gives a very messy/grungy, "effortless" make-up look, which I find great for school or if I'm going somewhere and I need to get ready in a rush. It also reminds me of the Olsen twin's make-up, which I'm a big fan of! I also like blending it into my crease with a fluffy blending brush, I usually use one by No.7,  which creates a subtle contour to my eyes, and brightens them. Although, I do find that when applied all over the lid, the product does crease, a lot. Which I guess I don't mind too much, but if you're not a fan, then I definitely do not recommend this product. I've tried setting it with eye-shadow and priming my lids with my favourite primer (urban decay's primer potion) but it still creases very badly. I wouldn't recommend wearing this if you know you're planning on having it on for a long period of time!

All in all, I guess I do like this product and I'm glad I bought it as I find it's quick and easy to use, and I'm glad it's part of my collection :-)

I hope you found this helpful! And if you have any requests leave them below in a comment :-)

              'Til next time, 

                                         

Birthday Haul! Topshop, MAC, Urban Decay, H&M, Primark, Boots etc.

Hey guys! I haven't posted in ages, and I'm so sorry! I've been really busy with school work and revision as I have my maths exam in two weeks and I've been stressed about that but my birthday was on October 6th and I got quite a lot of money so I thought I'd show you what I spent the majority of it on :-) I've been shopping since I bought all of this stuff so expect a collective haul soon :-) Hope you enjoy! And hopefully I'll be posting more often after my exam :-) 

Suede Lace Up Wedges - £19.99 - H&M

I absolutely love these wedges! I've been looking for a pair exactly like this for ages, they're so comfy to walk in, due to the fact they are soo light and have a platform. They literally look good with anything, and I love them :-)  

Studded Loafers - Topshop - £28

I'm in love with these also! So comfy, and look good with anything.  Been wearing them non stop :-) 

Skull Ring - Topman Sale - £1
Gold Studded Bracelet - £12.50 - Topshop

Chunky Black Crosses - Topman - £4

Skull Gold Ear Cuff - Topshop - £6.50

Cross Earrings - Newlook - £4.99

Spotty Tights - £2.50 - Primark

Set of 5 No. 7 Nail Polishs - Boots - £10

L-R; Hot to Trot, Damson Dream, Totally Teal, Sing the blues, Vivid Violet

No. 7 Stay Perfect Top Coat and So Smooth Base Coat - £7 (or £2 with No. 7 Voucher!)
Nail Polish - Topshop - £5 - Eyes of Steel 

Nail Polish - Topshop - Eyes of Steel - £5

Angled Brush - H&M - £1.99
UBU No. 31 - Angled Brush which I use on my eyebrows :-) - £2.27 - Asda

17 Wild Metallics Eyes - Wild Nude - £3.99 - Boots

Without Flash

With Flash

Not too sure about this product. Not very long wearing as it creases really easily, but easy to apply and give a pretty shimmery colour :-) 

Urban Decay 'Naked' Palette - Debahams - £35 - And I'm sure you've all seen this before!

Overview of eyeshadows (with flash) 

Urban Decay "Karma Brush" and Mini Primer Potion which came with the palette :-) 

L-R; Sin, Virgin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, Half Baked and Smog

L-R; Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Dark Horse, Toasted, Bustle, Creep, Gunmetal

Overview without flash!
I love this pallette, and even though it was rather expensive it was totally worth  it and I haven't stopped wearing  it :-)

Some wierd angle I thought would look all ~cool~ haha. Didn't quite work out!

MUA Proffessionals - Mosaic Blush - English Rose - £2.50 - Superdrug

Without Flash!

With Flash - I love this "sheen" of this blush, it really makes your entire face look more radiant! :-) 

Sleek Makeup Blush - Superdrug - Life's a Peach! -  £4.49

This picture is very true to colour! (without flash!)
I love this blush, and I've wanted it for ages :-) I always get complimented whilst wearing this :-)  and It's matte which I love in the majority of blushes! 

Natural Collection - WaterGuard Mascara in Black - Boots - £1.99

Not too exciting, but surprisingly I really love this masacara! It serperates my lashes perfectly, and the price is pretty much unbeatable. I use it with the 'One by One' mascara by Maybelline, and it makes my lashes look perfect :-) 

Roses from my boyfriend :-) tehe

MAC Satin Lipstick - Rebel - £13.50

I absolutely love this lipstick! It's literally the perfect autumn colour for me. As you can see it doesn't swatch as dark as it looks in the bullet, but it gives off such a beautiful fuchsia, purple colour, with looks really nice with my pale, fair complexion. It's a satin also, so it has no shimmer, but still gives off a subtle shine, with I love! Well worth the price :-) and it was my first purchase from MAC so that's exciting tehe.

Daisy Fresh by Marc Jacobs - Boots - 75ml

My mum bought this for me and I've wanted it for such a long time so I was so thank-ful! It has a lovely sweet, fresh and clean scent, which I love as it's very subtle. And the bottle is gorgeous and looks great on my shelf! :-) 

Plain Shirt - H&M - £12.99

I love the back detail of this shirt, and it's really long so it could be worn on its own, or tucked into shorts, jeans etc to look shorter! And I was very impressed with the price! 

Sheer Striped Vest - Primark - £4

Just a basic vest with a pretty sheer pattern. Goes with so many things :-) 

Vintage Levis - The Ragged Priest @ Topshop -  £28

I was so surprised to see these at topshop, and there was no way I was leaving them there as I'd wanted them for ages!  They were from an awesome vintage concession, which also sold oversized leather studded jackets, and big knit jumpers, they were beautiful! Visit the website: www.theraggedpriest.com 

Leopard and Black Patent Skinny belts - Newlook - £4.99 for both

Thanks for reading, and if you'd like a review on any of the items above just leave a comment, and any requests for posts are welcome :-)


                 'Til next time,