Where I Keep Things and Faves :)

Bit of a different style of post today, basically letting all of you know where i keep my stuff and some of my fave things in the world.

Nails

I'm a bit of a nail varnish hoarder! And keep my vast collection of my window ledge... I know this is going to sound tragic but to avoid sun damage I always put a scarf over them when it's sunny outside! In fact throughout the summer months i tend to pop them on my bookcase.

As you can see Model's Own tends to be my brand of choice :) 

Here are 3 of my all time fave polishes.

The first is Nails Inc Paddington Street which is a fab shade for this time of year, you can buy this in this fab gift set for just £20 which includes 3 other colours. Its available from the beauty bay here.

Second up is a Barry M polish in Silvery Lilac, i like Barry M and always tend to pick a few up when they're on 3 for 2 which they always seem to be! Treat yourself with the weekly shop and pick it on from Tesco online here for just £2.99

Finally is a polish i picked up in the half price models own sale and though it's very summery i'm totally in love with it. The shade is Jade stone and is available here for a fiver :)

Make Up

Before last week my make up collection was a bit of a mess, until the make up artist style carry case entered my life that is!!!

Some of my fave make up products are as below.

Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow is currently my fave foundation, though it is heavy and I do tend to use a cheapo 17 one during the day for a lighter look. It's pretty good value at £24.50, i buy the shade Warm Me Toasted as i'm quite pale :) You can pick up this product here.

And here are the best of the rest...

Naked Palette - I am still reveling in this absolute bargain - i picked this up for just £21 in the Jet2 end of season sale!! I'm afraid that if you're not flying Jet2 in the next couple of weeks it's going to set you back £36 but is worth every penny. I have used this product every day since buying it and really don't think i'll ever need to buy another eye shadow set. (Just to clarify i will i just won't need to).

You can buy NAKED from Debenhems here.

Next up is my fave blusher which is one i actually only use in the evenings as it's way to heavy for the day. I buy the MAC cremeblush blend in Posey for £17.50 as you can see from the picture this product is running very very low but i have had it since January so and used it on most night's out so it's lasted pretty well. You can buy this here.

Sugarlicious is one of Benefits lip and cheek kits and it ideal for throwing into your handbag as it contains some of my fave benefit products in travel sized bottles and a mirror!!! The sugarbomb blusher is a perfect day time blusher when you want a naturalish look. You can buy this here for £24.50

Next up is my eyeliner of choice- I have hundreds of eyeliners, gel, liquid, pencil, you name it and i've probably tried it at some point but i keep going back to the Mac Powerpoint eye pencil in black obviously! There is a really nice metalically shimmer to it and it looks great when doing a smokey eye. You can buy this for £14.50 here.

I blogged about the recent Cargo makeup stand closing down in Boots and how i picked up a 30 quid mascara for just under 7, i'm obsessed with this mascara which is the lash activator triple action but have no idea where i'm going to get another one from, if anyone knows i will be eternally grateful :)

Finally is my current fave lipstick which is only a cheapy but I love it. It's one of the Kate Moss rimmel ones in shade 12 which is a fab orangey red shade :) You can buy this for just £5.49 here

 I was also going to blog about my jewellery storage but realize I've blabbed on enough for today :)

What items are your faves? Any recommendations? xxx

Glossy Box October 2012

After reading a fair few posts about this month's glossy box i was slightly anxious to recieve mine as it seems quite a few people hadn't received a 5th item but i must say i'm rather happy with what i got.

Anatomics Don't Just Clean It Woman, Scrub It
Full Size £3.49
Sample Value £1.30ish
Pros - Smells nice, really apricoty, the product also works, my skin feels smooth after using it. Also a great sized sample.
Cons -Cheap beauty product and i always hope my Glossybox with give me something a bit more high end to try.

Olay Regenerist 3 Point Treatment Cream Fragrance Free
Full Size £30.00
Sample Value £4.20
Pros: My mum is in love with this product :) So i gave it to her so she can take the little tube on holiday. As i'm only 26 i don't need such a heavy duty moisturizer though for the sake of review i did put it on my skin and it felt lovely :)
Cons: Think this is the perfect example of why the GlossyBox could become a bit more personalized so the products could be more suited to the age/skin type of the user.

Skinetica Anti-Blemish

Full Size £6.99

Sample Value (Doesn't say product size but i imagine around 10ml so a 70p value)

Pros: Looks like a toner, takes 3 days to show affects so i will post an update.

Cons: Pretty cheap product again.

Yves Rocher France Moisturizing Lipstick

Full sized sample £14.50

Pros: So pleased with this sample, a full sized lipstick in a perfect autumn winter colour :) The quality is also lovely and the lipstick stayed on all day. Top marks glossy box :)

Cons: None!

DR Jart Premium Beauty Balm

Full Size £24

Sample Value £9

Pros: Great sized sample of a product I am a big big fan of. Used this today and had several people comment on how lovely my skin looked. This is definitely a product i would consider repurchasing as i am really pleased with the quality of it.

Cons: Once again i think this is a product aimed at a particular age - the guidance booklet says this is most suited to people under 30 so though this product is ideal for me wouldn't be great for older people.

Overall i'm chuffed to bits though :) xxx

Birthday in Budapest :)

Hello lovelies,

Sorry for the lack of posting i've been away in Budapest with my boyfriend celebrating my birthday.

First of all here's a picture of my present haul!!!

Not too bad if i do say so myself! 

Also a hot tip anyone flying with jet2 soon save your pennies as they are selling the Urban Decay Naked palette for just £21!! Literally couldn't believe this bargain, no more Mua Undressed for me :)

My brother also got me a fab case for all my make up which i was overly excited about :)

So here are a few photos from Budapest...

The beautiful Corinthia Spa

Strolling along the river :)

Birthday Meal

View from the hills :)

Budapest is a beautiful city and i can not recommend it more to people, it's also very very good value for a European capital and you can pick up a bottle of beer for around 75p!!

How's everyone elses weekend's been?

N

xxxxx

Urban Decay Mariposa Palette

Picked up this bad boy in TK Maxx for just £12.99 today which is ironically less than what i paid for one inika eyeshadow :)

This used to retail for about £28-00 so i am pretty pleased with this purchase, also the majority of the colours are incredibly wearable :)

First of all i'm loving the fact it's in a metal case - i'm now on my 2nd Mua undressed palette because one cracked in my bag. My only complaint about the packaging is the fact there isnt a mirror.

The palette also comes with a really nice eye shadow brush which i'm extremely happy with too :)

Rockstar - Nice deep purple shade - great for an evening smokey eye look :)

Gunmetal - Will probably blend with Rockstar to add to a smokey eyes effect.

Skimp - Ideal everyday eyeshadow or wet and wear with heavy black eyeliner for an evening look.

Infamous - I love this colour but would never have the balls to wear it, every time i've tried a bright pink/purply shade i've ended up looking like someone has punched me.

Wreckage - I imagine this will be the shade i used up first - beautiful for everyday.

Haight - Again this shade is probably a bit too out there for me - might use a bit in the corner or under my eye for an evening look.

Money - The colour of money? Much more subtle and wearable green tone.

Mushroom - A great evening eyeshadow, would wear with liquid eyeliner and red lips for a glam look.

Spotlight - My fave in the palette will mix with Limelight for a glamorous evening party eye!

Overall i'm loving the quality of these eyeshadows and costing under less than 2 quid per colour i'm loving this bargain :)

Inika Mineral Eye Shadow

I picked up an Inika Mineral Eye Shadow the other day after reading lots of different positive reviews on the company.

Im a big fan of everything the company stands for and as it states on the website all products have been awarded one of the highest safety ratings in the world by the EWG (Environmental Working Group) and is committed to maintaining our Certified Organic, Halal, Cruelty Free and Vegan status. 

You can read more about the company here.

I have a lot of day to day eye shadows in neutral browns, creams and goldy shades and for going out i tend to stick to gold or greeny colours so thought i would try something different.

I purchased the gun metal grey colour which retails for £14.50 this is obviously in the higher end of the price scale but an eye shadow but i was very very impressed with the product.

As you can see the shadow has a very luxurious look and is the perfect sort of product for creating a smokey eye. 

To create a smokey eyes look i also used Mac Powerpoint eye pencil in black which you can buy here for £14-00, Benefit Miss Popularity (they no longer make this, but you can buy this off Amazon still here) for just £6-00. The Mascara i am using is a Cargo Cosemetic one which retails at around £20-00 but Boots have actually now stopped selling it. Which created the below look.

Will defo be trying out another Inika Eyeshadow when i feel i want to fork out on another high end eye shadow :) 

Thanks for reading

N

xxxx

Mua Lip Liner and Lipstick

After being horribly disappointed by the MUA Lip Boom i had been put off using the lipliner and lipstick i purchased at the same time but i actually didn't find this product too bad.

Ok so it's not an high end lipstick you can feel this as soon as you put it on and it doesn't last for that long. (Maybe 2 hours) but for a quid a piece you can't go wrong. 

This is the lip liner in Pink Me Up and lipstick in shade 4. I actually really like the lip liner and am impressed with the lipstick for a quid. Saying that i'm not a total convert and will no doubt be back at the Mac counter as fast as my heels can trot me there :)

International Model's Own Giveaway in Fuzzy Peach :)

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