What I'm Taking On Holiday - Makeup - Brushes - Fragrance

Hullo Ladies!

I didn't think I'd be able to write this post due to the fact our whole internet and phone line has been down the last few days but my dad finally fixed it this afternoon so I decided to write this up straight away!

I'm off to Portugal on Monday and this is all the makeup, brushes and perfume I'll be taking with me. I'm going to do a separate post about clothing soon.  

I forget to include some of the products that I'm thinking of taking, so I'll list them here. I haven't made my mind up yet :-)

The Body Shop Mango EDT

VICHY Dermablend Foundation

MAC Lip Glass in Nymphette

Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick in 02 Beige Trench

E.L.F Stippling Brush

FACE

MAC Studio Fix Concealer

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation

Sleek Blush By 3 in Lace

Real Techniques Buffing Brush

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush 

LIPS

Maybelline Vivid Lipstick - Neon Red

MAC Lipsticks in - Please Me - Creme Cup - Ruby Woo

OCC Lip Tar - Pageant

Lancome Juicy Tube in Cerise *Not included in photo

EYES

Maybelline Colossal Mascara *Not included in photo

Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Liner - Black Ink

Lancome Ombre Absolue in Erika F

L'oreal Super Liner in Black

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Real Techniques Fine Liner Brush

E.L.F Shadow Brush

UBU Angled Liner Brush

UBU Blending Brush

Eylure Katy Perry False Lashes in Cool Kitty and Oh, Honey!

FRAGRANCE

Just Cavalli By Roberto Cavalli

It's ridiculous how long it took my to decide which perfume to take...I'm ashamed to even say how long.  Lets Just say that there was a list involved. I'm such a weirdo! 

So that some of the stuff I'm taking on holiday, I know it's only for a week but.....I just...okay I have no excuses. It's not too bad I guess, I'l be dressing up every night because were going to a lot of restaurants while we're there so the makeup is needed!! 

I'm so excited to be going though, I'm slightly nervous about the airport. I'll be fine once I'm on the plane. I'm fine with flying, it's going through security(It's ALWAYS me who sets the alarms off) and making sure you have everything and all that jazz that gets me nervous. As soon as I'm in Duty Free I'll be happy as Larry ;-)  

I bought the Vichy Dermablend today by the way and I really love it so far. I'm undecided whether to swap it with the Healthy Mix . I'm going to continue trying it out for the next few days and see how I feel :-) 

Are you like me when you go away? Are you a overpacker or do you tend not to care too much about what you take. If that's the case I wish I was like you! :-) 

Linzi xxx

REVIEW - TheBalm - Hot Mama! Blush

Hullo Ladies!

I'm reviewing a blush today that I won in a giveaway earlier in the year. 

I'd been wanting to purchase Hot Mama! by TheBalm for awhile, as I'd read many reviews on it as it's considered a great dupe for the famous Nars Orgasm Blush.

It's a pinky peach with gold shimmer running throughout it that highlights the cheek bone and looks stunning when it catches the light.

It can be used as both a blusher and a eyeshadow. 

You get 7.08g of products and a good size mirror and a hidden magnet to keep it closed.

When I recieved this product, I suddenly noticed how many blushes out there that are very similar to this, maybe due to Nars Orgasm being so popular companies caught on that this type of shade is universally favoured. 

As I do not own Orgasm I don't know how similar it actually is to Hot Mama Sadly. If you look on google though I'm sure some lovely blogger out there has done a comparison on the both of them :-) 

Two particular dupes I heard about were Rose Gold and Guipure from Sleek. I own Guipure and though it's a similar type of blush its more pink toned than Hot Mama! 

You can read my review of Guipure here.

swatch of Hot Mama!

This gorgeous blush is easily blended into the skin and has amazing lasting power. 

I love how it looks on the cheeks and use it as both a blush and highlighter. 

It gives a gorgeous glow to the skin that looks amazing in the Summer. 

I absolutely love this product, it's great quality and well worth the money. 

You can be gentle when applying to give yourself just a slight flush of colour or you can build it up, it's up to you!

It's universally flattering and sometimes I like to apply it other a brighter matte blush if I'm being brave :-) 

You can buy this here on Amazon! 

Have you tried this blush? Do you love it as much as me?!

Linzi xxx

First Haul Of October! - False Lashes, Hair care, Taylor Swift, Poundland and Mag Freebie!

Hullo Ladies!

It's been nearly a week since my last post, it's been really busy around here. Getting things ready for my holiday next week. 

I'll be doing a lot of hauls soon though talking about what I'll be taking to Portugal with me so that should be fun!

Today I have a haul post about some things I've picked up in the last week.

I've been obsessing over false lashes for some reason and decided to stop in Superdrug after finding out they had a sale going where they had a third off most of their lashes. 

I picked up all three from Eylure. 

Two from the Katy Perry Line - Cool Kitty and Oh, Honey! and one of the double set boxes as it was on a great offer. 

All were around the £3.50 - £4.00 mark

I'm taking the Katy Perry ones on holiday with me. 

I also stopped in poundland on tuesday and picked up some great things from Rimmel and Revlon. All products I've seen in Boots and Superdrug but for just £1 each! Amazing! 

I finally have the Facets Of Fuchsia nail polish from Revlon, which I've wanted for years, a Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss in Coral Reef.  I've owned this before and loved it but sadly lent it to the wrong person and never saw it again, as you can imagine I was super happy to find it for a pound!

I also found two of the Wake Me Up Instant Radiance Shimmering touch tubes in Shimmering Sand and Radiant Rose. 

This was the Deal of the Week!

I still have quite a bit of Birthday money left and when I stopped in Superdrug to pick up the lashes I found out that they had their last 100ml bottle of Wonderstruck on Half Price sale for just £19. Then I found out I had 500 points on my card and I got this gigantic bottle for just £14!!! 

I love it too. Will be reviewing it soon!

I had my hair cut Friday for the Holiday and I bought the OSIS+ Shine Spray, I loved how it looked when she used it on me so I decided to treat my self. 

Then whilst in Superdrug (again) I noticed they had Buy 1 get the 2 half price and some Hair Care so I picked up some products from V05 that I've been meaning to try. Smoothly Does It Tame and Shine Spray and Volume Boost Gel Spray.

I know you're asking, "why buy two Shine Sprays?" but I didn't realise I'd done it until later, I'm not worried though! I know I'll use them both and maybe I can do a Comparison post on them :-) 

Last but not least I picked up the new Marie Claire magazine and this month they have a free L'occitane hand cream! I picked up the Original Shea :-)

So those are the lovely things I bought this week :-) 

Have you found some great deals lately? 

Linzi xxx

September Favourites 2013

Hullo Ladies!

It's October :-) I'm super excited! Is it time to watch Hocus Pocus yet? Please say it is! 

Not as many favourites as usual this month but as I received lots of goodies for my birthday this month I'm gonna take a guess and say next months favourites is going to be a lot bigger :-) 

So here they are!

La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo -  I've been using this for over a month now and I really like it. I use it once a day, usually before I go to bed and I find it helps with blemish. I haven't magically stopped getting them and they don't vanish like magic as soon as I apply this but I really think it helps.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation -  I'm in love with this foundation! It's one of the best drugstore foundations I've tried and I'd definitely be repurchasing it. It's medium coverage and long lasting. I find it works great on my dry skin. 

Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Liner in Black Ink - I seem to always be talking about this product so I wont say much about it now. Just that I love it and I'll always repurchase.

Nails Inc Nail Polish in Chelsea - I'm pretty sure I got this in last years Lucky Dip although I can't be sure. It's a  very dark plummy red that really just looks black on the nail. I'ts gorgeous though, a great Autumn colour. I feel very sexy wearing it ;-) 

Burts Bees Acai Berry Lip Balm - I love Burts Bees lip balm and as the colder weather gets here my lips get dryer by the day, this balm has been my saviour in the month of September. It's worked wonders for my lips, like I knew it would. Burt Bees lip balms are definitely holy grail products for me. 

The Body Shop Seaweed Ionic Clay Mask - I recently picked this up in my latest skincare binge and I'm so glad I did. It works wonders and I don't care how many times my family laugh at me when I come down the stairs with it on. I'll be reviewing this beauty soon! 

So that's everything I've been loving this month. Whats been yours? 

Linzi xxx

TAG: Youtube Made Me Buy It!

As a beauty blogger and a fan of all things girly. I've been watching the beauty gurus on Youtube for a long time now. 

Naked Palette - Probably every beauty guru on Youtube. 

I can imagine that every "Youtube made me buy it" post has this one in it. It's become a classic in the beauty comunity and is still reved about today! It was a great purchase and I'm happy I went with what everyone was saying and finally bought it. I used it ever day for a year! I would repurchase.

Too Faced Natural Eye Palette - Eleventh Gorgeous 

Another great neutral eye palette, Eleventh Gorgeous talk about this in thier top 5 palette video and I really liked the sound of it. As a big fan of neautral shades I'm happy with both this and the Naked palette but If your not that into neutrals you could go by with only one of them. I would deffenitly repurchase. 

La Roche Posay - Tanya Burr

I believe this past year La Roche Posay has become a holy grail brand for many people. I've only been using it for just over a month. It's deffenitly made a difference to my skin and I would repurchase.

MAC Ruby Woo - Grav3yardgirl

I love Bunny and her red lip looks! She (and many other ladies) adore this lipstick and although it's taken my sometime to purchase it i'm glad it did! 

Ralph Lauren Ralph & DKNY Be Delicious - Various Guru's 

You all know I'm obsessed with perfume and these two perfumes are ones that a few years ago were constantly talked about in Collection Videos. Both seemed to be very popular with american beauty gurus and I really wanted to check them out. I received Ralph for my birthday about two years ago and although it's very fresh and clean smelling, I've noticed I prefer warmer scents so it's not one I would repurchase. DKNY Be Delicious on the other hand is glorious and I love it. I would like to try the other versions in the range first but I will someday repurchase it. 

Real Techniques - Pixiwoo - Obviously 

I may have first heard about this amazing line of beauty brushes from Pixiwoo because Sam was the creator of them but I've heard them mentioned by many beauty gurus since. Not surprising either. They great, affordable brushes and I want them all! 

Maybelline Baby Lips - Eleventh Gorgeous

They've only recently come to the UK but we've been hearing about them from American Beauty Guru's for a long time now. I recently bought my first one and I'm quite impressed, I don't know if I'd repurchase though as I much prefer the Burts Bees Lip Balms. 

Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Liner - Tanya Burr

I've been using Bobbi Brown long wear gel liners for over two years now. I was in search for a great gel liner after trying out my friends Maybelline one and not liking them I was happy to pay a bit more for something better. I watched a video by Tanya where she talked about gel liners and she said that Bobbi Brown and Clinique where her favourites. I went with Bobbi Brown because I'd also watched the brand on QVC many times and I new they had great deals on. I will always repurchase this liner! 

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation - Pixiwoo

I've been using this foundation for years and love it. I first heard it from the pixiwoo girls and loved how great the coverage looked. I made sure to pick it up a few months later when I was in duty free at the airport. I now get it on my birthday every year. I will always repurchase.

Rimmel Apocolips - Fleur De Force

There was a lot of buzz about these lip lacquers this year, I'm pretty sure I heard about them first from Fleur but everyone was talking about them not long after.  I like them but I don't love them. I can't say I would repurchase them once I run out. 

Nails Inc Baker Street - Various Guru's

The most gorgeous blue nail polish EVER created, It's amazing and a lot of guru's agree. It was very popular last Summer and It's my only nail polish that I've nearly gone through. Will be repurchasing! 

ELF Blushes - Emilynoel83

I've been watching Beauty Broadcast for a long time now and shes always been a big fan of ELF. At such a inexpensive price I couldn't not try them out and they really are great! I would definitely repurchase them. In fact I have a few I really want to try!

So you can see, Youtube definitely influences what I buy :-) 

What have you bought recently after watching Youtube? 

Linzi xxx

Eau My Giddy God: Armani Code - Giorgio Armani

Hullo Ladies!

A fragrance review for you today :-)

This is focused on one of my all time favourites, Armani Code.

Armani Code has been in my life for nearly two years now and this is my second bottle. 

I was in Boot's the January before last and was looking at what was left of the Christmas gift sets, I noticed two different fragrance sets in the sale. This one and Emporio Armani Diamonds. I tested out both perfumes and although Diamonds is a very pretty scent, Armani Code smelt like home to me. It was love at first sniff, if you like :-) 

I purchased two sets when they were £19 each because I knew that I'd have to be super lucky to get such a great deal again, I was right, last year I searched everywhere and couldn't find one for a price as good. 

Armani Code was launched in 2006 and is categorised as a floral but I'd say it's leaning more towards an oriental.

Notes:

TOP – Bitter Orange, Italian Orange, Jasmine

MIDDLE – Ginger and Orange Blossom , Jasmine

BASE – Sandalwood, Vanilla and Honey

It's a complex mix of being comforting yet mysterious and sexy.

If I had to choose a signature scent then this is it, if I wanted people to be reminded of me by a certain smell then it would be Armani Code.

If you're a fan of sweeter scents but your looking for something slightly more mature for nights out and special occasions then this is perfect. You get the sweetness from the vanilla and honey, the mysteriousness from the Jasmine and Sandalwood and the sexyness from the Ginger and Orange Blossom.

It has great longevity and sillage, which I like. I don't buy a fragrance so that I can only smell it and it disappears within the hour.

 Along with the perfume came a tube of scented lotion. It's gorgeous, smells exactly like the perfume and I use it often when I wear the fragrance so that it's layered and last even longer.

The bottle is gorgeous and is a perfect match for the scent.

This perfume is a 10 out of 10 for me :-)

Have you tried Armani Code?

What's your favourite perfume?

Linzi xxx

Some Great Perfume Deals On Amazon!

Hullo Ladies!

If you're a lover of perfume like me then you may know that with fragrances it's a good idea to shop around for the best price.

A lot of the time, I've found the best price on Amazon.

Maybe not the most obvious place to buy perfume from but if it saves you money and it's the same thing you'd get in store? Then why not?!

Over the years I've bought many perfumes from Amazon and have never had any trouble with them, I usually like to buy from Amazon themselves as the seller though, just as a procaution for if anything did go wrong it' may be easier to get in contact with them.

Not just that though, you an usually get free uk delivery if you buy from Amazon themselves.

Here are some recent great deals I've found whilst browsing the site. 

Vera Wang Princess EDT

£34 - 100ml 

Taylor Swift Enchanted Wonderstruck

£21.88 - 50ml

Rihanna Rebl Fleur

£22.50  100ml

Diesel Loverdose EDP

£33.49 - 50ml

Jimmy Choo EDT

£34.65 - 100ml 

YSL Parsienne

£33.95 - 50ml 

Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy

£20.94 - 100ml 

Vera Wang Love Struck

£25.97 - 50ml

Some great perfumes for some amazing offers :-) 

Be careful though, these prices change all the time on Amazon so get them while you can!

Thinking of purchasing a new perfume recently? 

I'm going on holiday next month so I'm having a think about what to get in duty free! Might end up waiting and get something from Amazon though, looking at these prices! 

Linzi xxx