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 :)

Mini October giveaway as a thanks to all those who read my blog :) a Rafflecopter giveaway

Remember you must follow me on GFC to win the prize :)

Going Out and Glasto!

Good morning all!

Sorry about the lack of posts over the weekend, it's actually been my birthday celebration weekend as next weekend i'm off to Budapest with the boyfriend for the actual event so things have been pretty hectic!

I've had three of my best old university pals up and the standard friends so have been pretty busy keeping everyone entertained.

Completely forgot to take a decent photo of what i was wearing so here is one where i am slightly worse for wear but basically im wearing a misguided dress i got in the sale and am old Marks and Sparks clutch bag :)

After a pretty messy Saturday night we got up at 8am for the Glastonbury bedlam!! After 1 hour and 35 minutes of trying (the tickets sold out 1 hour and 40 minutes in) we got a phone call from my boyfriend's friend Rob saying he had managed to get through! 

Did anyone else try for Glastonbury tickets? And more importantly did anyone else get them? I went in 2010 and 2011 so this will actually be my third visit and I'm so bloody excited!!!!

Finally i used some more of my new models own nail varnishes :) I'm absolutely loving them but it does mean i keep changing the colour of my nails. The blue is one of the Balearic Cool and the green is Jade Stone.

Finally after being a HUGE fan of Taken i went to see Taken 2 and it's bloody rubbish. Just feel grateful that the girl get's taken early on in Taken one as she's a bloody horrific actress. 

What's did everyone else get up to?

N

xxx

Got That Boom Boom Pow!!!

 Mua Lip Boom Review OMG Shade

Right if you read my blog regularly you will know I have high ends tastes on a high street budget so after hearing loads of rave reviews about MUA products i decided to pick up the Lip Boom product.

The product claims to give you big lips and like most women this is always something i desire :)

It's come with a lipstick and a lip gloss and this little lip balmy thing on the end which i found pointless and didn't use.

Here are my natural lips...

With just the lipstick

With the lipstick and gloss

I used the OMG shade and to be honest though it actually looks ok in these products I wouldn't purchase another one. The lipstick went on really bitty and didn't leave a smooth finish on my lips. The gloss smells horrible (like marzipan) and felt really really gritty.

I use a lot of Mac lippies but have found some cheaper brands recently that i've been loving (Model's Own, Rimmel and Barry M) but i'm completely put off the MUA lip range after using this product. Saying that I have got a MUA lipstick and pencil i will use later this week :)

Overall i suppose the moral of this story is you get what you pay for! :)

Thanks for reading

N

xxx