Blogmas Day 4 | Christmas Makeup Ideas

Hello Lovelies! 

So I thought seeming as I did a Christmas Hairstyle post yesterday that I would do a Christmas Makeup post today. For Christmas I like to dress up my makeup but still look dressed down at the same time, I normally wear my everyday makeup but with a bit more glitz and glamour. 

For eye makeup, I think darker colours suit me best, I really like the dark blue eye shadow with multicolored glitter, which looks amazing and really effective.

For lipstick, I also like to use darker colours as I feel it draws more attention to my eye makeup, also it suits my face shape alot nicer. I'd probably go with a dark shade of red or if I felt adventurous then maybe even a dark pink shade, maybe with a bit of glitter added or a lipstick that maybe shimmers.

What's your favorite Christmas makeup? What do you normally wear?   

 

Natural Collection Lipstick | Rasberry

Hi Lovelies!  After never having used a Natural Collection product, I was recommended to try their lipsticks and I thought I'd give it a try. So I bought one in Raspberry, I believe I got this from Boots at around £1.99. I'm not really a big lipstick wearer, however if I do wear some it would most likely be a subtle pink/red colour. So I've sort of gone outside my comfort box to wear this. I was quite surprised when I applied this, that actually the colour was very subtle and actually it moisturizes your lips alot more than I thought it would. 
I have fairly pale skin and as the lipstick colour is fairly subtle, it matches my skin tone really well and isn't a overly bold colour making my skin look almost ghost like. I sometimes find that having a matte finish on a lipstick can really highlight the cracks in your lips and make them look really dry and flaky, and what I love about this lipstick is that it doesn't do that. I feel it's really pleasant to wear as it feels moisturizing and creamy and also light in weight. I find with some lipsticks the colour tends to go within a few hours of applying, however with this lipstick I find it lasts alot longer. 
The packaging is very simple, which can look to people as a cheap product and personally without the recommendation I don't think I'd of purchased it. However, after trying it out I definitely would recommend it to anyone looking for a fairly cheap good working lippy. I've heard some good reviews about Natural Collection's products, what I really like about them is that they use natural resources to make their products and also they are against animal testing, which is really important to me and what purchases I make. Overall I really like this lipstick, I'll probably even end up buying more in different shades. If your looking for a good lipstick for a good bargain, I'd suggest going down to Boots and getting one yourself if you haven't already done so.
What's your favorite Autumn lip colour?

 

New Buys | October

  Hi Lovelies! 

Sorry that my posts aren't as frequent anymore I will do my best to do as many weekly as I can. However I have got some good & exciting posts coming up soon so make sure you stay tuned! So, lately I've been out & about shopping in various places and I thought I'd share with you the products that I really like, so far, that I've recently picked up.

 In the winter moisturizers are really important, specially to me. It helps keeps your skin healthy and moisturized, so you can never have too much of it. I really liked the packaging of this as well, of course that's not the only reason why I bought it, he smell is beautiful. It's a really nice fresh vanilla smell which once applied lasts for surprisingly a long time. However, it isn't the bestest moisturizer I've ever tried, but if you've got a low budget and your looking for some moisturizers then I'd definitely try this one out, extremely low priced moisturizer.  

So this is one of my many usual foundations I wear, however I thought I'd still show you this because I think this is a fantastic foundation and anyone on the hunt for a new one, no need to look no further. I think the main prices are around £7 to £8 each. The tub is fairly small, but a little bit goes a long long way, they usually last two months or longer. I have this in shade '010 Ivory' which is the palest shade there is in this collection but does well with a paler concealer over it. I previously only wore liquid foundations but when I found Dream Matt Mousee I rarely used them, as I much proffered the matt mousee. Definitely look into if you want a decent foundation!

Although Autumn & Winter are approaching, I recently bought these two very Summery nail polishes. I really really liked these colors and I think they still look great in Autumn so I thought I'll break the rules and get them. On the left I got 'Shade 14' which is a really nice peachy purple shade, and on the right I got 'Shade 15' which is a really nice baby blue shade. These are on the cheap end of the scale and so the polish isn't the best, but a few coats do the trick nicely.

I don't normally wear lipstick, if I do it's a very subtle pink shade. However, I've dived into the deep end and bought a deep red shade lipstick. On a curved shaped face, bright lipsticks tend to look odd, so I went for a much darker shaded lipstick and applying very little and the colors come out lovely.

I'm sure we've all suffered at one point from some sort of acne problems, so I like to keep acne on the down low. So I've recently been trying out different spot creams to see which are better. I recently came across these and so far they work brilliantly, I tend to use the pads to remove any excess dirt then apply the anti bacterial cream before bed.

  If you know me, you'd know how much of a obsession I have with candles and collecting them. But unfortunately, the packaging got ruined for this one, I bought 'Skittles Orange Scented Candle' which smells amazing! In my opinion I don't think it really smells like the skittles but it smells lush anyway! Again, I'm sorry for not being able to post that frequently but I will do my best to do as much as I can. I got some exciting posts coming up soon so stay tuned to read them.
What have you recently bought? Lots of Love,