All used up in June

Hi Beauts.

Time for another empties post, lets start up with make up products

No7 beautifully matte make up base - This is actually my third tube I think now, and I'm not so sure if I like it anymore. Took me long enough eh? The two I had before this were purchased before No7 repackaged their products, and I think they've changed the formula. This is even more difficult to blend into my skin than the other two, which makes it difficult to use. Repurchase? I already have another tube on the go (I bought them in a 3 for 2) but don't think I'll repurchase after that one. Recommend? No, unfortunately. I just think it's too much hard work to get it to work

Lioele triple the solution BB cream - I adore this BB cream. I have a full review *here* This makes for a great base if you're looking for full coverage on a special occasion, and of corse a great BB cream REPURCHASE? Definitely RECOMMEND? Yes! The little sachets are great if you want to try before you commit to buying a full size tube

Garnier anti dark circles roll on 'Light' - This was a great under eye highlighter rather than a concealer. However I did find it to be an unnecessary step in my make up routine, the collection lasting perfection concealer works as a concealer and highlighter in one for me. REPURCHASE? Yes, if I found it on sale. RECOMMEND? Yup if you feel you need a little extra brightness under your eyes

Soap and Glory It's about prime eye primer in 'Bright light' - I loved this. It's a gorgeous champagne shade and it perfect for lifter pigmentation from shimmery shadows, and the tube lasts ages! REPURCHASE? Definitely. RECOMMEND? Yes

Skin and hair:

Superdrug cucumber facial cleansing wipes - I've had these in an empties post, and will continue to do so. I love them (I think it's more the scent that I love) I use these to remove all of my make up before I use the L'oreal/Bioderma, and then I fully cleanse my face. REPURCHASE? Yes. RECOMMEND? Yup

Skinology tea tree blackhead cleanser - Again another related product and one I love. I think using this has definitely kept my skin clear from any spots. REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes  

Avon solutions complete balance mattifying toner - I didn't find this helped mattify my skin at all if I'm honest, it did smell great though. REPURCHASE? Maybe RECOMMEND? If you're looking for a regular toner, yes. A mattifying one, no

I love....Calypso dreams body wash - This was the best smelling body wash ve ever used. It was mango, citrus and all kinds of fruit scented, absolutely gorgeous! REPURCHASE? If I can get my hands on it again, I'll be bulk buying! RECOMMEND? If you love anything fruit scented, then yes

Marks and spencer limited collection butterfly perfume - I'm rubbish at trying to describe scents, all I can say is this smells divine and it's something I've bought time and time again. It's definitely on the fruity side, and is the perfect summer scent. REPURCHASE? Yes! RECOMMEND? Yes!

Macadamia natural oil deep repair mask - I got two uses out of this hair mask, and have to say I didn't notice that much of a difference to actually say whether it was great or not. REPURCHASE? I'd probably try a sachet or two out again. RECOMMEND? Yes, I think it's worth trying to see if you like it 

Well that's it for June's empties....July, lets be having ya!!

Stacey x

NYC wishlist

Hi Beauts.

In 9 weeks time, I shall be strutting down fifth avenue, Starbucks in hand and hopefully enjoying the beautiful sunshine in New York City. I honestly can't believe how fast it's coming around, it only feelis like five minutes ago that we were booking up!

I have to admit, one thing I seriously can't wait for is hitting the drugstores and Sephora. No American holiday would be complete without some make up shopping right? 

I've complied a wishlist (which keeps growing by the day) and thought I'd share it with you all. Here we go, sit tight this could take a while :P 

* Wet and Wild palettes:

Comfort Zone

Vanity

Cool as a cucumber

Walking on eggshells 

Petal pusher

* More Wet and Wild:

H20 proof eyeliner in Black

Bronzer in Goddess

Blush in Mellow Wine

Eyeshadows in Brulie and Kitten

* Covergirl:

Clump crusher mascara

3-in-1 Foundation

Flame out mascara

Lashblast mascara

Lipsticks - 

Just peachy

Doll house pink

Don't blink pink

Mauve outta here

* Maybelline: 

Baby lips 

Color whispers

* Milani color statement lipsticks in 

Fruit punch

Rose amour

Rose Hip

High Voltage

Best red

* EOS Lip balm (has to be done)

* Bath and body works hand sanitiser (again, has to be done)

* Tarte Amazonian clay blush in Exposed

* Make up Forever blush in Dark Raspberry

Yeahhhh so I guess I should get saving right?!! 

Have you tried any of the products I've listed, or do you have any recommendations?

Stacey x

Lets do battle...Urban Decay Vs MUA

Hi Beauts.

I'm pretty sure that everyone has either read or watched comparison reviews of the UD naked 2 palette and the MUA undress me too palette. Originally I wanted to write up a blog post too, comparing both. However, I figured that there are so many out there so id do something a little different. 

I've created an eye look, on one eye I have Urban Decay and on the other I have MUA. I used the same colours from both palettes and I think they turned out pretty similar

The colour payoff is a little stronger from Urban Decay but that's to be expected, Urban Decay are famous for the pigmentation in their shadows. Having said that, MUA eyeshadows are amazingly pigmented too especially for the price.

I found them both really easy to blend and didn't really need to pack on the colour. The only shade I had a little trouble with was 'Corrupt' from the MUA palette. The pigmentation wasn't as strong as the other shades in the palette, or  as strong as 'Blackout' from Urban Decay. 

I found the colours in both palettes to be very similar but wouldn't say they were exact dupes, definitely alternative shadows though.

All in all I'd recommend either palette, it just depends if you want to splash out or save. I had to get both because I'm a make up addict and I just can't help myself :P

Do you have either or both? What's your favourite shade?

P.S I'm on bloglovin too (if I can figure out what the heck I'm doing!! haha)

Stacey x 

My favourite No7 products

Hi Beauts.

I've previously posted my favourite Soap and Glory products, E.L.F products and my favourite MUA products. Today I thought I'd share with y'all my top picks from No7. 

Skincare:

* Beautiful skin eye make up remover - £8.50. This is the only eye make up remover that I use now. It's oil based so those of you that don't like having an oily residue left behind won't like this. It removes waterproof mascara and liner in literally one swipe

* Beautiful skin hot cloth cleanser - £9.95. I've tried out the Liz Earle hot cloth cleanser before and din't really like it as it broke me out, so I wasn't sure whether I'd like this one. However this has been great and I've been using it every day since I bought it. I've had no break outs and it leaves my skin feeling so smooth and soft, and best of all it removes all of my make up even Benefit 'They're real' mascara!!

Eyes:

* Stay perfect eyeshadow in 'Wheatsheaf' £7.00 - These eyeshadows were the first product I tried from No7, and one that I've continued to buy. They're pigmented, soft and blendable not to mention they last all day. Wheatsheaf is the perfect all over lid shade and looks great on us paler gals

* Stay perfect amazing eyes eyeliner in 'Brown' £6.50 - This is my all tome favourite brown eyeliner. If I ever want to add a little depth or darkness to my look I use this as it's a soft brown as opposed to a deep rich brown. These eyeliners are soft to apply so there's no tugging at the eye area, and are great for smudging along the lower lashline

Face and lips:

* Natural blush in 'Candy pink' £8.00 - This is probably one of my most used blushes, as you can probably tell from the big dent in it. It's the perfect pink, not too light or bright just right (Sorry I had to :p) This is one that will suit all skintones

* Liplicious gloss in 'Marshmallow' (discontinued) - This is a gloss I always go back to, and one that I have two back ups of! This gives off a very slight sheer shade of pink and is really glossy but sticky

Brushes:

* Precision eyeliner brush £7.25 - My favourite eyeliner brush of all time. The size and shape of the tip allow a perfect line and wing

* Smokey eyeliner brush £7.25 - This brush is amazing for smoking out liner or applying eyeshadow along the lower and upper lashline, and is soft enough to not drag the skin

Do you have any faves from No7? I'd love to try some of their other skincare products

Stacey x

Weekends are for shopping.....

Hi Beauts. 

I hope you've all had a fab weekend, it goes way too fast though doesn't it?! I think we need longer weekends and shorter working weeks....never gonna happen though!

I've had a pretty chilled weekend if I'm honest, trying to figure out what things I need for my kit and which looks I want to do for my portfolio. I did, however, manage to squeeze in a little shopping and thought I'd share what I got :) 

Clothes:

Aztec dress from Primark £10.00

Basic white Tshirt from Asda £3.00

Basic salmon strappy vest from Asda £2.00

Basic navy and white striped Tshirt from Asda £4.00

Beauty:

Garnier BB cream for combination to oily skin from Boots £6.99

Fade out cream from Boots £8.19

Beauty blender dupe from eBay 99p

Original source shower gel in Vanilla and Raspberry from Asda 50p

Seaweed clarifying toner from The Bodyshop £1.80

Seaweed mattifying day cream from The Bodyshop £2.40

Mango showergel from The Bodyshop £1.20

The Bodyshop still has 40% off and when you spend over £5.00 you get free delivery! Grab your bargains while you can girls

What have you been up to this weekend? 

Stacey x

Friday Favourites

Hi Beauts.

Each month I do a monthly favourites post, but this past week I've been loving two products A LOT and thought they deserved a little post of their own (as well as my upcoming faves post)

I've been using these two items every single day and think they'll be getting added to my Holy Grail list!

I've recently posted about my customised palette from MUA and one product in particular has amazed me, their bronzer in LA

This is the perfect shade for my skintone, it's matte which I love and it doesn't look muddy which I usually find with other bronzers I've used in the past. I also use this as my transition colour on my eyes, it makes my shadows easier to blend out and adds a little warmth when I use darker shades. If you're a paler gal like me, this could me your Holy Grail bronzer!

I also blogged about my favourite blending brushes and I've been unable to do my make up without this little beauty

The Crown C200 deluxe crease brush. This is the perfect blending brush in my opinion, and is a great partner for my LA bronzer from MUA. It fits nicely into the crease and is so soft that it makes blending out harsh lines so easy. Absolutely another product that you need in your collection.

Have there been any products that you've been loving this past week?

Stacey x 

2True 3-in-1 concealer in Light

Hi Beauts.

I'm afraid this I'm going to be a bit of a negative Nancy in this post and talk about a product I didn't really like. I personally think that negative reviews are just as helpful as positive reviews, and enjoy reading them just the same.

One of my favourite YouTubers is MissBudgetBeauty. I think her reviews and opinions are honest and down to earth, so when she says she loves a product it usually is a great product. Unfortunately I didn't feel the love this time. I watched Khila rave about the 2True 3-in-1 concealer and it sounded great so I went out to buy myself one.

I picked up shade 1 to use under my eyes because this concealer claimed to diffuse, correct and reflect light, sounds perfect for under the eyes right? Nope, I didn't find this to do any of the above.

Firstly the consistency was very thin and watery which meant that the coverage was sheer and not at all build-able. Not what I look for in a concealer. And secondly, it was difficult to blend in because of the consistency. The more I blended, the more it disappeared until I was left with almost no product. When I attempted to build this is it ended caking up and not looking so pretty. 

I didn't exactly break the bank when I bought this considering it was only £1.99, however I was disappointed because I had such high hopes and heard such a great review about it. But as we all say, what works for one person doesn't always work for someone else

I think I'll stick to my Collection lasting perfection concealer from now on, sorry 2True.

The Nitty Gritty

* Price - £1.99 (Or 3 for £5.00 )

* Product - 7ml

* Available from - Superdrug

* Very thin and watery consistency

* Sheer

* Little to no coverage

* Does cake up

Have you tried this?

Stacey x