April Favourites 2014

Hi ladies! 

It's time for my monthly favorites post and I've loved a lot of amazing products these last few months but here's a few I really want to talk about. 

The Body Shop Blue Corn 3 in 1 Deep Cleansing Mask - I used this product when I know my skin needs a deep clean, whether it's because I happened to sleep in my makeup after a night out or my skins is just feeling super awful. It's great for getting rid of flaky dry skin and gives me a super soft face! 

Sleek Brow Kit in Dark - I never really paid much attention to my brows, about a year ago I bought an MUA eyebrow pencil but never really liked it. Recently though I've decided that like filling in my brows and started using some eye shadow to do it. That then got me interested in brow products and after reading reviews after reviews I settled on the Sleek Brow Kit, as soon as I first tried it I knew It was love! I use it now in nearly every makeup look, whether its a dramatic brow or a more natural brow. Either way I love them :-) I definitely recommend this product!  

Urban Decay Naked 3 Eye Shadow Brush - This isn't my first Urban Decay Brush, I enjoy using the one I received with the Naked 1 palette but I really love this one in particular. I use it for both eye shadow and concealer. On one end you have a blending brush and on the other end you have a more smaller brush to use for precise application. 

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation - I've been using this foundation for awhile now, this is my second bottle. I love it because it's great for my dry skin, gives a lovely healthy look and a medium coverage depending on how you apply it. It's also a great colour match for me as it has a good colour range. 

Maybelline Falsies Mascara - For years I've used the Maybelline Colossal Mascara off and on, but I always heard how great the Falsies one was and when I got the chance to pick it up last month I did. I really love it, It's great. I still love the Colossal but for now I think I'll stick to this one. It's great for building up both volume and length. 

Rimmel Apocalips - Right now I only have the shades Nova and Big Bang but I'm hoping to get more :-) I absolutely adore these lip lacquers. They're so pigmented and smooth to go on. Big Bang is my favourite to use when I fancy a bright lip. I definitely suggest it to any red lipstick lovers out there. 

Roberto Cavalli EDP - I've loved this perfume since the moment I smelt it in store when It was released. It smells amazing and if you like white floral and/or oriental fragrances then I suggest trying this one out. 

So those are my favorites for this month! What were yours? 

Linzi xxx

Collective Haul - Soap and Glory, Urban Decay, Maybelline Vivid's, Models Own + More

Hullo Lovely Ladies!

I went shopping earlier this week and bought a few lovely and exciting things that I thought I'd show you! 

I picked up my favourite hair dye in ASDA the LIVE Colour XXL in Red Passion, and they have the Health and Beauty Event going on at the moment so a lot of beauty products are on offer. I picked up the Tresemme Freeze Hold Hairspray for around £3, the Garnier Moisture Match Ultra Hydrating moisturizer for £3 and the Gillette Satin Care Touch of Olay Shaving Gel for about £2.

Next I went to Boot's and bought some Soap and Glory as they had a 3 for 2 offer running.

I picked of the Foam Call Body Wash which I'm really excited to try because I love the smell and I'm hoping to get better bubbles than the Sugar Crush Shower Gel. 

I also bought the Glad Hair Day Shampoo and Conditioner which I haven't heard much about to be honest but have always been interested in trying it. I can imagine that Soap and Glory would do an amazing Hair Care Range! 

I also picked up a Charlie Chic Body Spray as It was on offer and I like to keep them in my handbag for days when I don't feel like wasting my perfume. Smells lovely! 

As you may have noticed I caved and bought the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette. All those beautiful swatches and eye looks bloggers have been posting lately made me decide to take the plunge. I withheld from buying the second palette and the basics palette but now I have the first and the third! I'm really enjoying it so far. I bought it from Debenhams.com and found a 10% off code on HOTUKDEALS. 

I also stopped in TK Maxx and found some Models Own nail polishes in Catherine Wheel, Indian Ocean, Sparkler and Utopia. 

Then back in ASDA I also found the only Maybelline Vivid's lipstick (from the line that was released in the UK) that I don't own in Hot Plum for £5!  I love it :-) 

The last two things I bought was these cute socks from Dorothy Perkins for £1.50 and a Sylvia Day book called Don't Tempt Me from ASDA. 

Have you bought anything recently? Have you caved like me and bought the new Naked palette?

Linzi xxx

October Favourites 2013

Hullo Ladies!

It's that time again where I talk about all the things I've been loving this month :-)

First up!

Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette - I've been using this constantly in the last week, all the pretty colours are great for the halloween looks I've been trying out.

Vichy Dermablend Foundation -  I bought this a few days before I left for Portugal and fell in love with it and took it with me, I think It's a great dupe for Double Wear and is more than £10 cheaper! 

Alien EDP Thierry Mugler  - A gorgeous fragrance that I recently picked up in Duty free and wore all through my holiday and in the last week. It's gorgeous, unique and instantly recognisable. The lasting power on this beauty is amazing! I wore it to the Halloween Party last Saturday, I put my outfit o again tonight and It's still going strong and I can even smell it over the perfume I put on just an hour ago! 

Nails Inc Wilton Row - A gorgeous, sexy deep plummy red. Again I took it on holiday with me. Staying power isn't great but I just really like how it looks on the nails. Super glossy and gel like :-) 

New Look Hair Clip -  I'm obsessed with curling my hair and then clipping the front back. I think it looks so girly and pretty! It's what I done most nights on my Holiday :-) 

Sleek Blush By 3 Palette in Lace - A favourite palette of mine, it's great for travelling! All three colours are pigmented, easy to blend and look beautiful on the cheeks. 

MAC Lipstick in Ruby Woo - I'm in love with this lipstick! It lasts forever and looks so classy :-) I'll be writing up a review soon so I'm not going to say much except that I loved it for my halloween look :-) 

UBU Blending Brush - This is another product I took to Portugal with me and also used all last week to do my Halloween makeup! It's a great blending brush and It's really inexpensive. I'm pretty sure I got a pack of three brushes for under £10 in ASDA. 

Real Techniques Fine Liner Brush - I love my Bobbi Brown Fine Liner Brush but it's getting old and worn now and it's super expensive to replace so last month I started looking for something else and the first place I looked was the Real Techniques Section in Boots. Luckily they were having a buy 1 get the second half off so I picked up this and the expert face brush! I love them both but this brush is amazing. Really easy to work with and I actually prefer it to my bobbi brown! The brush is long and doesn't drag on the eyelid like the Bobbi Brown one can do sometimes. 

Bourjois Bronzer Powder - I bought this just before my holiday, I've been thinking about buying my first bronzer for a long time. I was going to pick up The Body Shop one but it is quite expensive without and coupon code and I'd heard some great things about the bourjois one so I picked it up in the light shade "51". It gorgeous and is a great colour match for me. It does have slight shimmer but I really do mean slight, in fact I'm hardly able to see it. Which means it's great for contouring which is what I use it for. 

Maybelline Colossal Mascara - This is probably my favourite mascara so far and I'm constantly repurchasing it. It's amazing! I really want to try out the other Maybelline mascaras :-) 

Last but not least!

Maybelline Vivid's Lipstick in Neon Red - I've worn red lipstick for most of October, this Maybelline shade is gorgeous. It's an orange toned red and is apparently close to the MAC lipstick in Lady Danger. 

So there was a lot of favourites this month! 

What's been your favourite this Month?

Linzi xxx

May Favourites 2013

Hullo!

Another month has flown by and were half way through the year already. 

Here are some of the products I've been loving in the last month. 

Palmers Cocoa Butter  - I was late to the whole Palmer Cocoa Butter hype. I finally smelt it when I found a tester in a magazine. I couldn't believe how good it smelt. As soon as I ripped the tiny packet open I knew I wanted the biggest bottle I could find. It's amazing. Its mousturizes and softens the skin whilst smelling delicious! I've Often seen it on sale in places like Superdrug, Boots and ASDA so have a look around. I'm sure I picked my 400ml bottle up in Asda for about £2!

Sleek Blush By 3 Palette in Lace - I've talked about this quite often on my blog since I bought it. The sleek blushes are amazingly pigmented and inexpensive. A big range of beautiful colours too. I want so many of them :-) You can read my review - Here. 

L'oreal Superliner Black Laquer in Vinyl Black   - I bought this a few weeks ago after hearing great things about the L'oreal liquid liners. I've been wearing it everyday since. It's a great liner and lasts all day whilst staying extreamly black, no grey-ish tinge with this one!

Maybelline Color Tattoo in On and On Bronze  - I've heard a lot about the Maybelline Color Tattoos since they came out but never took the plunge until Superdrug started the latest 3 for 2 offer. I picked up the one that seems to be most talked about which is On and On Bronze. It's a gorgeous colour and I've been wearing it constantly since I bought it. I'm deffinitly going to look into getting more of these.  Will be reviewing soon.

Maybelline The Colossal Smokey Mascara - I'm a big fan of BIG mascara brushes and The Colossal Mascara's from Maybelline of always been a firm favourite. I don't see much a difference between this and the original but I like it just the same. It gives my lashes great volume and I don't find that it clumps if I put that extra coat on for a night out. 

OCC Lip Tar in Pagent  - I won this in a Giveaway recently and I was super excited to try it as i've heard so many good things about the OCC Lip Tars. I recently found out you can get them on the Selfridges website which is great. They're slightly pricey, cheaper than MAC but I wouldn't call them Drugstore prices. I think they're worth it though. Pagent goes on beautifully, lasts for hours, feels comfortable and stains evenly. Everything you could wish for in a lip product. It dries matte too which I really like as I prefer a Matte bright lip colour. 

The Body Shop Mango EDT - I picked this up in March and have been wearing it constantly ever since. I'm nearlly finished which is sad but not too upsetting as you can get them for a great price. They are £8.50 for 30ml but you constantly have offers instore and online. I've smelt the Shea and Strawberry ones too and want them. They're not the longest lasting maybe 2 - 3 hours on my skin, longer on my clothes but much better than the body mist versions they released last year. Another great thig is that the bottle is tiny and is easy to keep in your handbag for when you need touch ups. 

Too Faced Natural Eye Palette - I waited so long before I bought this. Way too long. It's amazing. A beautiful palette that can be used for daily wear or for that special night out. I'm in love with it. I'm using it everyday. I'm not going to be like everyone else and tell you if I think you should buy this or the UD Naked palette because I seriously think you could have both. Well...if you can't get enough of the neautral's like me you should ;-) 

So those are my favourites for this month :-)

What where yours?

Linzi xxx

Summer 5 Product Face!

Hi Ladies, just a quick post for you today!

I love the idea of a 5 product face, something quick and easy to put on when you don't have too much time or just can't be bothered to pile on a truck load of products onto your face. 

Here are the five products I've chosen, that I would use to create a simple yet lovely Summer look. 

L'oreal SuperLiner Black Lacquer in Black Vinyl 

Sleek Blush By 3 Palette In Lace

Revlon Colorstay Foundation in Ivory

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Blackest Black

Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick in Rouge Jet Set 

I decided on these products to make a gorgeous cat eye with a bright lip. 

A look I adore for the Summer time.

What 5 products would you choose to make an easy five product face? 

Linzi xxx

Superdrug Haul

Hey Ladies!

Superdrug had a 3 for 2 offer on all makeup this week and I obviously had to take advantage of it :-) 

I know I said 3 for 2 and someone may be saying to themselves "hang on there is 7 products!" well that's because I bought one the day before the offer started. Bad Timing I guess :-(

So the first 3 products I picked up was the Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipsticks. I remember seeing these everywhere when they came out and I've wanted to try them ever since. There's so many to choose from!  I must have ended up with twenty swatches on my hand before I left the store with these three. 

Apparently the collection has three different categories - Preppy, Colour Block and Night Out. Without even realising I was lucky enough to pick up one from each! 

The colours I chose  - 02 - Beige Trench, 11 - Fraise Remix and 13 - Rouge Jet Set. 

Next I picked up the Maybelline Color Tattoo in On and On Bronze. Which is a gorgeous cream eye shadow that can act as a base or just be worn on its own. 

I also picked up the Rimmel Scandaleyes Eye Shadow Stick in Bulletproof Beige. I heard about this on Dailymix Tv the other day so decided to pick it up. I wore it in my inner corner today and really liked it. 

I've always wanted to try the Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Blackest Black as it seems to be a cult product, loved by some and hated by others, so I thought I'd give it a go. 

Also the one product I bought the day before the offer started *sigh* was the Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express Smokey Eyes Mascara. I'm real low on Mascara so I'm slowly starting to build up my collection again. Even though I didn't get this in the 3 for 2 I still got it on offer as Superdrug had a £3 off Maybelline Mascaras. Mwhahahah! 

So that's pretty much everything I got this week. Have you taken advantage of the Superdrug 3 for 2 offer on at the moment? I love it! 

Hope you all had a great weekend :-)

Linzi xxx

My Favourite Spring Nail Polishes

Hullo Ladies

I haven't talked about nail polish in ages so I thought I'd do a post on my favourites for Spring, these are polishes that I've been loving in the last few weeks.

Even though this is a "Favourites" post, these are in no particular order. 

Leighton Denny - Plush Pink. I'm wearing it now and it's my favourite pink polish. It's gorgeous and goes on really nice and smooth. Usually I get fed up quickly with a nail colour and change them day to day but I just love the way this looks that, shockingly, I keep it on for days at a time! 

 Nails Inc Sprinkles - Pudding Lane. I love Nails Inc but this must be the most interesting one out my (rather large) collection. It's so amazing and I love it for when the suns out and I can show it off at its best. 

GOSH Special Edition - Lavender Love. I don't know if you can still get this but If you can find it in your local Superdrug I suggest picking it up. It's a gorgeous lavender blue. It's beautiful on the nails.

Ciate - Bon Bon - I don't know if this is in the actual range as this came free with a magazine about a year ago (sorry!) It's a gorgeous nude though and I believe Ciate have a few of those in their line. It's a very warm toned nude which I seem to prefer. 

 

Maybelline SuperStay - Mint For Life. I decided to buy a mint polish a few weeks ago for Spring and picked up this. I really like the Maybelline Nail polishes and will be picking up some more in the future. I love this colour and will probably be wearing it throughout Spring and Summer. 

So those are my favourite Spring Nail Polishes. 

I'm off to go paint my nails with Pink Plush!

Hope You Are All Having A Great Weekend :-)

Linzi xxx

Weekend Haul - Revlon Colorstay, LIp Butters, John Frieda.

Hullo Ladies,

I went shopping yesterday and I have to admit it was really needed. I spend most of my time at home with my Mam so It's nice to get out every so often and do something different. 

I bought quite a few things that I've been wanting to try for a long time now. 

Even before I went out I knew I was going to be buying a new foundation, I've recently finished my Rimmel Match Perfection foundation, which I'll be reviewing soon, so I was in need of some more. 

I love trying out new ones and at first I was going to pick up the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum which is very popular but I wasn't sure on the lightest shade, it seemed slightly too yellow for me. 

I decided to test the colour range for the Revlon Colorstay foundations, this foundation is very famous and I know a lot of beauty vloggers/bloggers who have it as their holy grail foundation. I don't know why I never tried it until now. Maybe I was put off because of the price tag, £12.49 is quite expensive for a drugstore foundation, but as all the makeup is on 3 for 2 in Boot's and the lightest shade "Ivory" was actually extremely close to my natural skin tone, I decided to bite the bullet. 

I also picked up two of the new Revlon Lip Butters in Pink Lemonade and Juicy Papaya.

Another thing I've been meaning to pick up for a few weeks up now is a mint shade nail polish. There was so many to choose from but in the end I choose the Maybelline Mint For Life nail polish.  

We stopped in Asda and I noticed that this Sublime Mousse hair dye had been put on the clearance shelf and was down to just £1.......I know it was probably a mistake but I'm not gonna tempt fate.....It's a nice colour too! 

Next up was Superdrug and I noticed that they had offers on the John Frieda line, I've been meaning to try the range for a long time now so I picked up the Full Repair Shampoo and Conditioner for £6.

My nan loves Matalan so we had a look around and I found a "#NERD" t -shirt, I actually love it and for only £6 It was a great purchase. I have always wanted to be that girl who wears ironic and funny t-shirts. I dunno...I just love those people!

So that's all I bought this weekend! 

Hope you all have an amazing Sunday I think I'm going to spend the rest of mine watching SKY Disney :-)

Linzi xxx

My Foundation History

I've just read a great post written by Maeve from Thrift O'Clock ! 

It's A Make Up History 'Tag' where you just talk about certain products you've tried throughout the years. At the moment though I'm just going to be doing my Foundation history as its really the only part of my makeup history that I can remember what came first! I can't imagine trying to do my lipsticks....it would take  me forever!! 

I'm sure we've all been through it, trying out foundation upon foundation trying to find that one that fits us. One that would fit me perfectly is something that would be light in colour and stay that way, wouldn't show my dry patches too much or make them worse and would also have a good medium to full coverage to help cover redness and blemishes.  

15 years old -  At this point I wasn't really interested in makeup but I was going to gigs with friends and didn't want to be the odd one out so I asked my mam to take me to Superdrug and buy me some goodies. The foundation I picked up was the Maybeline Dream Matte Mousse. 

It was a long time ago so I can't be totally sure on what colour I picked up but I can imagine it being ivory. I remembering it being very cakey on my and drying. Slightly orange toned too. In fact I think I only wore it twice before I gave up on it. 

18 Years Old  - I didn't wear any makeup for a long time after that but not long after my eighteenth birthday I started to experiment with makeup and through the internet read lots of great reviews on the Rimmel 16 hour foundation. I bought it in store and although it wasn't a perfect match for me it was usable. That was until it started breaking me out. Not fun!

After having some problems with drugstore foundations I decided to treat myself to something a bit more high end. I went into Debenhams and started chatting to a Clinique MUA. I told her that I was looking for a foundation that helped with redness and she tried the Clinique Even Better foundation in Alabaster on me and I really liked it. It wasn't the exact colour match but with blending worked great. I used that foundation for a long time but was still trying to find a cheaper alternative. 

19 Years Old -  Not long later I heard about a very pale foundation on some Youtube videos and decided to give it a try, It was the GOSH Exceptional Wear In Porcelain  Nearly a great match for me. Some days it would look great the overs it would make me look ill it was so pale. So I decided to try the next shade up and that was too dark. I mixed the two and used them until they where empty. I liked that they gave me good coverage and lasted a long time on my skin. What I didn't like is that they did show up my dry spots and make my look "flakey"  at the end of the day - Ewww.

Then in the Summer me and my family went on a holiday to Spain, in the Airport on the way home I was dying to pick up some High End makeup. I had heard so many great things about Estee Lauder Double Wear so that's the counter I went to first. I was approached buy a MUA and we swatched some colours and because I was slightly tanned at the time I choose a darker colour than I usually would, but in the winter I just add a lighter foundation and mix them to get a closer match whilst still keeping that full coverage. I love this foundation and hope to be using it for many years and hopefully be matched with my correct shade one day!


Not long after I decided to keep looking for a drugstore foundation I'd love, I came across the Maybelline Superstay 24 hour foundation. I picked the lightest shade they had and although it was slightly too yellow toned at first it worked fine. Then I noticed that after about 30 minutes on my skin it oxidizes badly. Making my look almost orange in colour! It also clung to my dry patches making them look flaky.


20 Years Old -   After hearing so much abut the famous Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealor I decided to try it out, when I got to the store I saw that they also did a foundation In the range - also called Lasting Perfection - and picked that up too. I got the lightest colour but when I got home it was too dark for me, I mixed it with a lighter foundation and wore it for a few weeks. It's definitely medium to full coverage. I've started to believe it was breaking me out though and have stopped using it. I suggest giving it a go though, If you need a fuller coverage and you can find your colour match. It may not do to you what It did to me.

My latest foundation purchase is one I'm very excited about, It's the Rimmel Match Perfection foundation in Light Porcelain. I've only been wearing it a few days so I can't tell you much or if it breaks me out like my other Rimmel foundation but what I can tell you is that It's my perfect colour match, It doesn't cling to any dry patches If i'm using my moisturizer and it covers my redness! I'll be reviewing it fully in a week or two so keep an eye out     :-)

So that's my foundation history/timeline there's no doubt a few I've missed but If I can't remember them they probably were not that interesting!

I loved writing this post and I hope someone gains something from it, whether it's to help buy a foundation or to stay away from one and remember that this is my personal view on these foundation but as we all have different skin types, may not be yours.

Linzi xxx

My Valentines Day Eye Look

Hullo Ladies! 

I don't document my eye makeup often but for some reason I really wanted to today. I really liked what I came up with! 

I used my Urban Decay 15th Anniversary palette, the MUA Undress Me Too Palette, my Bobbi Brown Black Ink Long Wear Gel Eyeliner, The Maybeline Colossal Mascara and I also used my Too Faced Shadow Insurance Eye Primer but forgot to photograph it. 

From Left - Right - MUA Naked, MUA Shy, MUA Lavish, UD Junkshow and UD Blackout

After applying my primer, I used the MUA Undress Me Too palette, taking 'Naked' all over my lid. Then from the same palette I placed 'Shy' along the bottom of my lid, the inner corner and brow bone. Taking 'Lavish' I blend it through my contour. 

To brighten it up and give it a pop of colour I very softly touched my brush to 'Junkshow' from Urban Decay and blended that into my contour. Then taking blackout I dabbed it on my outer corner, making sure to blend it well. 

Then I lined my eye with my favourite liner Black Ink by Bobbi Brown also taking it half way across my bottom lash line. Then I finished the look off with some Maybeline Colossal Mascara. 

So that's the eye shadow look I used today.  I haven't used my 15th Anniversary palette for ages so It was a nice change from the Naked palette. 

Hope You Have All Had A Great Valentine's Day! 

I'm finishing mine off by eating some chocolate and watching Death Note....can you tell I'm still single ;-) 

Linzi xxx

What's In My Makeup Bag

Hey Lovely Ladies, 

I recently admitted to myself that I needed to start carrying a makeup bag in my handbag. 

Last week I was rummaging in my new handbag and there must have been about twenty different lip products scattered around! 

So Instead of buying a new one, I remembered one that I was given a few Christmas' ago from my lovely Gran. It was a No7 bag that at the time contained lots of lovely makeup samples.

I absolutely love the bag! 

It's a gunmetal sequin bag that slightly changes colour with movement. 

It took me ages but I managed to just put in what I really needed for when I go out, whether it's out shopping, to a meal or on a night out! 

Lips

MAC Lipstick in Please Me - A gorgeous everyday pink for me, gives a lovely softness to any makeup look.

MAC Lipstick in Impassioned - Gorgeous for those days when I just want a pop of colour. 

The Body Shop Strawberry Born Lippy Lip Balm - A great glossy lip balm that smells divine. 

No7 Lip Liner in Plum - Love it under Please Me.

Eyes

Maybelline The Colossal Mascara - A great mascara, although I want to try the purple tube next time!

GOSH Velvet Touch Eyeliner in Black - My favourite eyeliner pencil, goes on so smooth and lasts for ages!

Too Faced Shadow Insurance Policy Palette - A great palette with a nice amount of eye shadows so you're not always wearing the same look. 

Too Faced Shadow Insurance - Amazing primer, makes any eye shadow go on great and last all day. 

ELF Blending Brush and Eye Shadow Brush - Great Brushes for the price. 

Face and Cheeks

MUA Blush in Shade 4 - Gorgeous matte shade, looks lovely on the skin and just £1! 

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - A great concealer that I've loved for awhile now.

MAC 129SE Brush - I really like this brush as its great for applying face powder and blusher. Which means I can carry around less brushes.  

That's what's in my makeup bag! 

What's in yours? 

Linzi xxx

Maybelline Haul and Recent Blog Award :-)

Hullo Gorgeous People :-) 

So I've been real busy the last few days but today I had a chance to go down to Superdrug, I really needed a new mascara, I have a small problem with throwing the old ones out...It's bad...I know!! 

Don't worry I've done it now :-) 

I like to have about three different ones on hand so I will be picking up a few more in the next few weeks :-) 

 I picked  the Colossal Volume Expess Mascara which I have tried once before and really liked but I'm terrible with sticking with just one mascara as there are so many out there to try :-) 

I was slightly distraught over of the price, it was over the £8 mark which I really didn't like but they had a "3 for 2" offer on so I decided to go for it and picked up two Superstay Tint Gloss in Forever Fuschia and Endless Ruby. 

I'm hoping that they are going to be better than the 17 lip stain that I bought and threw away today. It dried out so quickly, I think I only used in twice. 

I've also been nominated for the Liebster Award by two lovely ladies recently:

Jaanika

&

Rebecca

They are both great people with amazing blogs so check them out!!

I've been lucky enough to have won the Liebster award before so I'll link you here :-)

Do you have a favourite Mascara you would like to recommend?? 

Thanks again ladies!!

Linzi xxx

Nail Polish Collection Part 4 *Odds and Ends*

Hullo lovely ladies!

Sorry this post is so late but I've been really busy lately and had to find out the names of some of these polishes :-] Opps!

NYC

"Lavander Cupcake, Bubblegum Pink, Mint Macaroon, Ink Stain, Gramercy Glitz and Lights-Camera Glitter"

Color Club

"Club Clear, Hot Couture, Covered in Diamonds, Magic Attraction, Sugar Plum Fairy and Beyond the Mistletoe"

These are the polishes I needed to find the names of as I picked them up in Tk Maxx and they came with no numbers or names :-( Poor things!

OPI

"Rapid Dry Top Coat, La Paz-itivly Hot, Dim Sum Plum, A - Zurich, Cajun Shrimp, Strawberry Margarita and Chip Skip"

Maybeline

"Unknow Purple, Mermaid Blue and Flash Cosmic"

Ciate

 

" Wait Until Dark and Bon Bon"

Bourjois

"No. 15"

China Glaze

"For Audrey"

I really need to get some more!

Sinful Colors

"Daddys Girl, 24/7, Tapping Nails and See You Soon"

Max Factor

"Fantasy Fire"

GOSH

"Deep Purple, Pool Party, Holographic, Nero, Magic Star and Night Kiss"

These are the GOSH polishes I recently picked up in the clearance bin at Superdrug!

So there you go! 

That's the end of my Nail Polish Collection...finally! I really need to calm down ;-) 

You might notice that I didn't post my Nail Care/Treatment products...I'm keeping them for a separate post !

Hope you have all had a lovely day!

Linzi xxx

Barry M - Teal - Swatch and Comparison

Hullo Everyone!

I'm going to do a quick swatch and comparison of a nail polish I bought yesterday from Barry M, it's one of their new colours and it's called Teal.  I'm Comparing it to Maybeline New York Mermaid Blue.

In Natural Light. 

I love this polish!

It's very pigmented, like most Barry M's, and its extremely eye catching. 

I saw swatches of this polish before buying it and really thought it would be just like the MNY polish in Mermaid Blue. Although once having a closer look I noticed a few differences. 

Barry M in Teal and Maybeline New York in Mermaid Blue

These are both two coats each and you can see that Teal is more pigmented and smooth. The MNY polish is slightly more blue toned and does not have as much a glossy finish once it's dried. 

I want to see what this polish would like with a matte top coat so that's the next product on my To Buy List :-)  I heard that Beauty UK have a great one for a cheap price tag! 

With flash. 

I really recommend this polish. It has great application and is inexpensive at just £2.99 in Superdrug and Boots. 

Sorry about my the horrible mess on my nails, applying nail polish is still a some what difficult thing for me to do :-P

Hope you all have a great weekend! 

Thanks, Linzi xx