July favourites

Hi Beauts.

Time for another favourites post. I won't complain about July being over because it means I'll be in New York next month, gaaaaaaaah SO excited!!!

Anyway, on with ze post :)

Face:

Garnier BB cream for oily/combination skin £9.99 - This has fast become my favourite face product. I bought it when I ran out of my Holy Grail Revlon colorstay and I'm so glad that I did. The coverage is medium but can be built to full, the finish is pretty matte which I love, it doesn't break me out and best of all, it lasts literally all day long!

Milani glimmer stripes in 'Honey Glimmer' £1.00 (poundland) - I found this in Poundland at the very beginning of the month and have used it every single day. I use the top 2 shades as a cheekbone highlight, and it just gives such a pretty sheen. I adore it and highly recommend getting one if you can

Eyes:

MAC eyeshadow in 'Malt' £12.50 - Another new buy at the beginning of the month and one I use every day. I wanted a new blending colour because I had been using my everyday bronzer, however I found it to be too warm tond with some eye looks I wore. So I picked up Malt from MAC which is a cooltone light brown, and is the perfect shade for blending out eyeshadow

Rimmel Scandaleyes Flex mascara £6.99 (I found mine in Boots for £4.49) - This has been my go to mascara every day. I have a full review here if you'd like to read more. It gives volume, adds length and separates....everything you'd need and want

Lips:

MAC lipstick in 'Syrup' £15.00 - Another MAC product this month, and maybe even my favourite MAC lipstick to date. As my cousin said to me 'That's such a Stacey shade' and it's true. I always steer towards mauves and berries, I just can't help it. I hate to say it, but this is a 'My lips but better' kinda lippy

Balance Me shine on tinted lip salve in 'Sheer raspberry' I got mine free with Glamour magazine - I've loved using this ontop of lipsticks and even just on it's own. It's like a non-sticky lipgloss and a lip balm in one. It gives the shine of a gloss and the moisture of a balm

Music:

Some songs I've constantly had on repeat this month

Jason Derulo - The other side

Lady Antebellum - Never alone

Naughty boy - La la la

Ellie Goulding - Burn

Natalia Kills - Lights out

Christina Aguilera - Cease fire

What have you been loving this month?

Fancy giving my second blog some love?

Stacey x

Maybelline Babylips in Cherry me

Hi Beauts.

I think this is going to be a post that every beauty blogger has either read or written: Maybelline BabyLips. 

These little beauties started doing the rounds in America first and have only just launched in the UK. I'm not 100% if they're out in stores just yet, but they're definitely available to buy online from Boots and Superdrug.

I bought mine in Cherry Me which in the tube is just that, a pretty cherry shade. Once applied to the lips it's a pretty sheer colour but still as pretty.

Babylips claim to be a moisturising lip balm with a hint of colour, and they are just that. I personally think they are really moisturising and I love the amount of colour that they give off. I can't say whether there are any long term effects from using this as I've only used it for a couple of days, but short term my lips do feel more moisturised and soft.

I never usually give in to the hype of products but I'm glad I did this time. I wouldn't say it may become holy grail, but I'm definitely glad that I bought it and I shall be buying more. At £2.99 I think they're reasonably priced, they're pretty much the same price as other lip balms. I was actually expecting them to be more expensive, so hi-5 Maybelline!

The lowdown:

Price: £2.99

Shades: 6

Sheer but buildable

Smells great

Leaves lips soft and moisturised

Gives lips a pretty sheen

Have you tried the Babylips yet? What's your favourite?

My Lifestyle Blog :D

Stacey x

If I could only have one

Hi Beauts.

Recently I was looking and watching (not stalking) MissBudgetBeauty's videos and came across a video called 'If I could only have one' Basically it's a TAG in which you can only choose one product from each category: Foundation, concealer and so on. I really enjoyed it so thought I'd do a little blog post and share what I chose :) 

Let's start with face

Foundation - Revlon colorstay. This is the only foundation I find that works with my skin type, lasts pretty much all day and has great coverage

Concealer - Collection lasting perfection. I think every make up lover has this in their collection. Great consistency, brightens under the eyes and doesn't crease

Powder - SEVENTEEN Miracle matte pressed powder. This literally keeps me shine free all day, doesn't cake up or oxidise and adds a little extra coverage too

Blush - No7 Candy pink. I chose this because I think it's the perfect pink and looks great with any lipstick or eye colour that I wear

Highlight - Collection  shimmer and shade 'Just peachy' As you can tell this is well loved. I use this almost every day as a cheekbone highlight and sometimes on my brow bone. It's an off white colour and matte, which I prefer

Eyes and Lips

Eyeshadow - MUA Shade 20. I chose a matte black as you can do a few looks with it: cut crease, winged liner, smokey eye, blend it out to a dark grey. That and I'm all for dark eyes. This is the blackest black that I own, is SO pigmented and blends easily

Liner - MUA Extreme felt liner. This is my everyday, Holy grail liner. It's pigmented and easy to use, and once it's on it ain't going anywhere! My full review is here

Mascara - Clinique High Impact. I need to repurchase this but I have way too many mascaras on the go at the minute. It lengthens, separates and gives volume and I love it!

Lip liner - Prestige 'Silk'. This is (I hate to say it) my lips but better and goes with literally every lipstick I own. I even wear this  all over my lips and a gloss over the top sometimes too

Lipstick - YSL Rouge Volupte '01' I had to choose this because it's the perfect pinky nude and it's so moisturising. Not to mention it has the prettiest packaging. I have a review here

Lipgloss - NYX mega shine. I have a full review on these glosses. They're not sticky , the coloured shades are so pigmented and they last longer than any other gloss I own

Well that's what I chose, what would you pick?

Don't forget to check out my Lifestyle blog beauts! :) 

Stacey x

Rimmel Scandaleyes eyeshadow stick in Bulletproof Beige

Hi Beauts.

I've been lacking in the old posts of late (I had quite a few drafted up) Life has just been a bit crazy lately and to be honest I've been lacking inspiration too. However I'm back on the ball and today I bring to you a review of a new(ish) product. Rimmel scandaleyes eyeshadow stick in the shade 'Bulletproof beige'

In all honesty when I first spotted these I wasn't going to buy one because I just figured straight off the bat that it would crease like a MoFo. However I read a great review (I can't remember who, sorry) and I was completely sold on the idea.

I got mine in Bulletproof beige because I wanted a neutral shade that I could get a lot of use out of. I didn't just want something to use as an eyeliner or a dark shade I could stick in my outer corner, I wanted something light and bright with a bit of sparkle.

The first time I used this, I applied it as an eyeshadow base for the big test: Would it crease throughout the day? And the answer, nope it wouldn't. I applied this all over my lid and blended slightly into the crease and then applied a similar shade in eyeshadow on top. The shimmer in this eyeshadow stick made my eyeshadow pop even more and definitely helped with longevity. There was no creasing and no budging from this, and I got 12 hours wear from this and it was still going strong.

The next day I decided to use it all over my lid and along my lower lashline, with a tiny bit eyeshadow in my crease to add some dimension. Again it stayed put all day long without any creasing. It didn't drop from my lashline either which I usually find happens with creamy products.

This eyeshadow stick claims to be waterproof too, and I have to say I completely agree. As soon as I bought it I had to swatch it on my hand and honestly it wouldn't come off! On my eyes it did come off relatively easy with make up remover. The product itself is smooth and creamy to apply and just glides on, so there's no pulling of the eye area. It's really easy to blend out too but once dry it ain't budging.

I'd describe the shade as a shimmery, golden champagne that's a little on the warm side. But not so warm toned that if your on the cooler side you can't pull it off. I'm cool toned and this looks fine on me, I don't have that ill look about me when I wear it.

The Lowdown:

Cost: £4.49

shades: 5

Product: 3.25g

Lasts at least 12 hours

Doesn't crease

Waterproof

Can be worn alone and/or with eyeshadow

Smooth, creamy and easy to apply

Have you tried any of these yet?

P.S I decided to make a second lifestyle blog, I'd love for you to check it out? 

Stacey x

The lipstick TAG

Hi Beauts.

I recently read the lipstickblog's 'The lipstick TAG' post and thought that it was a great TAG to do. I have a stupid amount of lipsticks, but I do wear them all (obviously not all at once, I don't want to look like a box of crayola threw up on my face) and I have to say I think lipstick is my favourite product to buy. So this TAG is perfect :)

1 - How many lipsticks do you own? 

Well I'm a little ashamed to admit this, but I have 74 in my collection. How bad is that?!!

2 - What was your first ever lipstick?

I honestly can't remember. I'm 27 now and started wearing clear mascara and lipstick when I was about 12, so I'm going to guess it was something hideous like a pearly pink shade that made me look dead. In my defence, it was the 90's :P

3 - What is your most worn lipstick?

This is a tough one as I'm always changing up my lipsticks, but it's probably either seventeen beehive, MAC Innocence Beware or MAC Angel

4 - What is your favourite brand for lipstick?

Although I love MAC lipsticks, I have to say elf! The pigmentation is amazing and they last for hours on the lips

5 - What is your favourite finish?

I like a glossy finish. I like. The look of matte lipsticks but I find them too drying

6 - What was the last lip product that you bought? 

Revlon lip butter in Red Velvet, I LOVE it

7 - How many lip products do you have in your bag? (including balms and glosses)

I currently have 6 - 2 lip liners (the same shade for some reason) a lipstick, a lipgloss, a balmi lip balm and Carmex

8 - What lipstick do you wear to rock a red lip?

My favourite red lippy has to be collection lasting colour in 12 Valentine. It's the perfect red and has great staying power

9 - How do you store your lipsticks?

I have my most worn/most loved lipsticks in an acrylic lipstick holder I got from eBay, and the rest I just keep in a drawer

10 - What lip products are you currently lusting after?

I really want the Revlon just bitten kissable balm stain in Honey, L'oreal glam shine stains in 102 and 400, and L'oreal Rouge caresse in 203, 03, 101, 01 and 103

I loved doing this TAG, and I'm now pretty sure that I don't need any more lipsticks in my life for a while :P

Stacey x 

Foundations and BB creams for oily to combination skin

Hi Beauts.

I've never been one for owning more than one foundation at a time because if I find something that works for me, I stick to that one product.

However, looking through my collection the other day I realised that I currently have six foundations/BB creams on the go! How did that even happen?! The ones I have are targeted at oily/combination skin, so I thought it would be helpful to others with said skin-type if I did some mini reviews n the products I have. And the best thing is, they're all high-street/drugstore :)

Let's start with BB creams

Garnier BB Miracle skin perfector oil free Usual price £9.99, currently on offer in Boots for £6.99 -  This is amazing if you suffer from oily skin like I do. I was unsure whether I wanted to try this after reading mixed reviews, but I'm so glad I did. It's a very runny consistency which I find helps the product go further and the coverage is medium but I find I barely need any concealer when I wear this. I didn't break out at all from this like I've read other people have and this stayed put all day! Even in this heat. If you're looking for a great BB cream I highly recommend giving this a shot

Rimmel  9-in-1 BB cream £6.99 - I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with this BB cream. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it refuses to play ball. If I don't use any skincare, this applies great but if I cleanse, tone and moisturise then it rolls into pieces all over my face when I blend it in. I've also noticed that the more I blend it, the more orange it becomes. I got mine in 'Light' but I'd say this certainly isn't light.

Foundations:

Rimmel Stay matte foundation £6.99 - I'm pretty sure this was the first ever foundation I ever tried and I used to love it. Now? Not at all. I think the formula has changed along with the packaging, it used to be quite a liquid consistency and now I find it to be really thick. The colour is off too, I got mine in Ivory and it's kinda orange looking. This did keep my face matte all day, but my skin felt really tight and dry and it didn't last any longer than 2 -3 hours before it started to oxidise and vanish from the oiliest parts of my face. Not a winner for me!

Rimmel lasting finish foundation £6.99 - Another Rimmel product, and one that I actually really enjoy using. This doesn't give a matte finish which I usually prefer, but it doesn't give a dewy finish either. I haven't tested whether this lasts 25 hours but I will say it lasts the working day, I do have to powder a little on my T-zone but I have to touch up my powder with most foundations. I'd say this was a medium coverage but is buildable to full

NYC all day long foundation usual price £3.99, currently on offer in Superdrug for £2.99 - I like this foundation but don't love it.The colour match is one of the closest out of all of the above foundations but isn't perfect. The coverage is medium but again, can be built to full. It blends out easily and doesn't dry to quickly so makes application easy. I did need to powder through the day, like most foundations, but for the price I think it's a pretty good foundation

Revlon colorstay combination/oily skin £12.49 - This is probably my all time favorite foundation, and one that I know I will always repurchase time and time again. This is a medium - full coverage, gives a flawless finish, doesn't cake up, lasts all day and gives a matte finish. Everything I look for in a foundation. The only negative thing I'd say is I don't love the packaging, I think it'd be so much better with a pump.

I'm going to have to cheat and pick 2 winners because I love them equally :P.........

Garnier BB cream and Revlon colorstay!

 Do you have any good recommendations? 

Stacey x

The summer fun has officially begun.......

Hi Beauts.

If you read my post from the other day, you may know that I've decided to make this summer the best yet. I put together a small list of things I plan on doing, and today I wanted to share with you a post (of many to come) about a fab weekend I've had. Summer fun 2013 has commenced!!

Saturday shenanigans 

My cousin and I decided we wanted to go for a picnic so we decided to head to Jesmond Dene, somewhere I've never ventured before. I have to say, I think it's one of the prettiest places I've seen. There's trees everywhere, a river and the best part (other than the ice cream van!) animals <3

Before we actually found Jesmond Dene (we may have gotten lost) we stumbled upon a park and being the big kids that we are, we decided to have a go on the swings......and slide

Next we finally found our way into Jesmond Dene through what seemed like a never ending forest. Of course by this time we were hungry so stopped off to munch on our picnic then headed off in the direction of the animals.

I personally think it was the perfect day to start off a fun filled summer, and I'll definitely be looking forward to more adventures.

What did you get to at the weekend?

Stacey x