April Favourites

My April Favourites are as follows:

Skincare:

Clinique All About Lips

(I'm still on the look out for a good moisturiser if anyone has any suggestions)

Makeup:

Nars Sheer Glow Foundation

Mac Lipstick in Shy Girl

Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland palette

Perfume:

Chanel Coco Mademoiselle

Nails:

Opi Princesses rule

Hair:

Tigi Catwalk Your Highness Collection - these all smell absolutely Divine!

Moroccan Oil

A return to forgotten products.

Just recently I have been rediscovering products from my past. This has, in many ways, been brought on by some of the disastrous reactions I have had to new products in the last year which in turn got me thinking about stuff I had used successfully in the past.

The most recent product of this rediscovery phase I have entered is Clinique's 'All about lips'. I don't wish to rave too much about this one, but I can't remember why I stopped using it because it seems to work so well. I apply it in a morning just before my lipstick and not only does it appear to moisturise my lips better than anything I have used in recent years, it also makes my lipstick or lip gloss stay put longer as well.

Lucky Girl!

Just a quick post to thank my friend for the really cool t-shirt she brought me whilst on her travels in the states.

It was a complete surprise and I absolutely love it! If you read this, thanks Manda you rock!

My-Wardrobe.com

So I finally got around to ordering from this website after months of resisting the temptation of all its designer goodies.

I have to say the overall process was fairly painless (except that is for the payment part!).

I had a discount code that gave me £50 off my first order if I spent over £150, which, if you have seen all the wonderful stuff on this website, is not hard to do!

This is what I ordered.

Not only am I over the moon with my purchases, but I'm really impressed with this website.

I ordered my goods on Thursday and, after paying only a little more, they arrived on Friday. I elected to have the deluxe packaging (for no extra cost) which was really cute. I sometimes think that it is these little daft extras that make all the difference.

I also found the customer service to be extremely friendly and helpful as when my goods first arrived I wasn't sure about keeping one of the pairs of shoes. With a bit more consideration I decided that i would keep both pairs, but the response to my emails was quick and I believe that had I actually returned any of the items the refund would have been issued just as quickly.

This was a very stark contrast to the disaster I had with ASOS.com!!

I would definitely recommend this website and will hopefully be using it again soon....may have to wait until next time I get paid though!!! lol

Mac 'Give Me Liberty of London' Haul

Whilst wandering around the beauty hall in Selfridges this weekend I came accross the new Mac collections. The 'Give Me Liberty of London' and 'Art Supplies' in particular caught my eye.




I was a little disappointed with what they had to offer, the best thing about the new collection was the packaging! The 'Give me Liberty of London' packaging was so cute that I knew that I had to find something from it. The beauty powders (speciffically the 'Shell Pearl') caught my attention but had unfortunately sold out!

In the end I chose the 'Blooming Lovely' lipstick which was a pale purple shade, (shown below) which was something that I hadn't tried before.

The second product I chose was the 'Runway Ripened' colour Pro Long Wear Lipstain Marker from the 'Art Supplies' collection. I have had lip stains before but never from Mac so i'm interested to see how this one works out.

The third item I brought was a little unusual for me, it was the small makeup bag from the 'Give Me Liberty' collection. I don't tend to go for their makeup bags as I find them over priced for what they are, (hence I restrained my self when the Hello Kitty collection came out) but this time I thought this particular one was so cute that I would 'throw caution to the wind' and break a habbit of a lifetime!

The other product I picked up that day was the Yerba Mate Tea Cleanser by Kiehls. I believe this was mentioned by Lollipop26 in one of her monthly favourites videos a while back and having tried a sample I thought I would give it a go. I will hopefully get around to doing a review of this product soon.

Eve Lom Cleanser

I've been putting this review off for some time as I really do believe that if you haven't got anything nice to say, you shouldn't say anything at all!

I had extremely high hopes of this product, especially with all the hype I was given by the ladies at the Space Nk counter in Harvey Nicholls.

I purchased the Eve Lom Starter Collection at the beauty event in Birmingham and I have to say it was the biggest mistake of my life!

The cleanser left my face sore and blotchy (and yes I had used it exactly as directed by the packaging and the ladies at the beauty counter). Apparently it wasn't just me being hyper sensitive to my appearance either, for when I wondered down stairs the following morning I was met with 'Oh my goodness, what on earth have you done to your face?!'

Not a great start to any morning!!

Being the fool that I am, I then decided to give the product another try because after all the reaction might just have been because I was 'not used to it'.

Again I had a bad reaction. Suffice it to say it will not be getting a third chance!

It has been over a month now and my skin has just started to settle down. My usually combination, fairly tough skin is now hyper sensitive and red.

If you are planning on using this product I would definitely urge you to do further investigation first.

40 Questions

Skin Care

-How many times do you wash your face daily?

Once. In the morning, at night i use cleansing wipes.

What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)

Combo.

What is your current facial wash?

Kiehls Yerba Maté Tea Cleanser.

Do you exfoliate?

1 to 2 times a week.

What brand do you use?

Mac microfine refinisher.

What moisturizer do you use?

Clinique Superdefense.

Do you have freckles?
Yes and they come out with a vengence inthe summer!

Do you use eye cream?
Yes I use Garnier Nutritionist Caffeine Eye Roll-On

Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
Not really, although I do get the occasional breakout.

Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
Nope.

Makeup

What foundations do you use?
Nars Sheer Glow and Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser

How about concealer?
Laura Mercier

Do you know your undertone color?

nope!

What do you think of fake eyelashes?
Ive never had to try them, I have long thick dark lashes so I guess Im rather lucky.

Did you know that you are supposed to change your mascara every 3 months?
Yes, but knowing it and doing it are 2 very different things! lol

What brand of mascara do you use?
Chanel Imitatable

Sephora or MAC?

We don't have Sephora in the UK so I guess it would be MAC!

Do you have a MAC Pro-card?

Nope, although it would be pretty cool if i did.

What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
My Mac and Bobbi Brown brushes.

Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?

Yes, I use Urban Decay Primer Potion.

For the face?

I have the Laura Mercier one but I don't use it every day.

What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?
Actuall I don't think I could narrow it down to one but I am loving my Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland palette at the moment.

Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
I use both.

How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
Never

What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
They tend to be very pigmented but are also very messy.

Do you use mineral makeup?
not really, mainly because I haven't found anything that I like yet, not because i have anything against it!

What is your favorite lipstick?
Mac 'Shy Girl'

How about lipgloss?
Nars Orgasm or Mac Purr.

What is your favorite blush to use?
Mac Orgasm or Laura Mercier Coral

Do you buy your makeup on ebay?
once, never again!

Do you like drugstore makeup?
Yes

-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)
Yes, but only very occasionally as both stores that i know to are quite far away

Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?
No

Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
No, I'm Ok.

Name a makeup crime that you hate?
Caked Makeup and foundation when you can actually feel it sitting on your skin!

Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
Both. It really depends on my mood & where Im going. Mainly neutral for work

Which celebrity always has great make up?
I think Cheryl Cole who always looks stunning. (especially this morning on the live lounge!). I like Lauren Conrad's Eye liner and Jennifer Anniston for the whole 'girl next door' look.

If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?
Lipstick, as i think it makes you look like you have 'bothered'.

Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
I do all the time!

In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line.
I don't think I could pick between the following 3: Mac,Nars and Laura Mericer.

What do you think of Makeup?
I Love it, even though I actually don't wear that much of it!