Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation

 

Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation (30ml) £10.99

 

Last year I discovered Bourjois Colour Corrector Cream and fell in love, then I noticed they had a foundation version and wanted to try it to see if how it faired compared to the CC cream. The Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation comes in 5 shades which are all on the light side so if you have a darker skin tone I don't think this is for you. The foundation comes in a glass bottle with pump dispenser and a plastic lid and on the front of the bottle it explains that the foundation contains 3 correcting pigments; yellow pigments to conceal dark circles, mauve to combat dullness and green to reduce redness. I bought the light shade number 51 'light vanilla' and I wanted to love it but it just didn't float my boat. 
 

The colour match for my skin tone was good and the foundation applied and blended really well with any makeup brushes I used. I'd say the coverage of this foundation is medium and it did cover my blemishes and under eye circles but my issues with this foundation is with the wear time. I found that as time went on this foundation made my T-zone really oily, come lunchtime where other foundations would still be looking great this one wasn't looking a bit worse for wear. I've used this foundation a lot using different powders to set it to see if that made a difference or to see if it was skin having an off day but still every time I used it I end up with a very oily T-zone and a not great looking foundation after a couple of hours. 
 

I had such high hopes for this foundation and I wanted to love it, I thought it would be very similar to the Bourjois CC Cream but it wasn't, the CC Cream is miles better! Up until now I've only had positive things to say about Bourjois bases but this one just wasn't for me. 

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Urban Decay Naked Flushed Palette In Streak

Urban Decay Naked Flushed Palette in Streak £22.50

 

Back in April I ordered myself the Urban Decay Naked Flushed Palette from Debenehams as you were getting 10% off and I had been thinking about getting myself one for ages. The flushed palette comes in 4 different shades; Naked, Native, Streak and Strip, I decided to buy myself the Streak palette because I was drawn to the coral blush and I read online on various blog posts that Streak was good for people will pale/fair to medium skin tones. The palette contains a bronzer, a highlighter and a blush inside a sturdy compact case that comes with a large mirror all for £22.50.

 

The bronzer makes up the largest part of the palette, it's a light peachy brown bronzer that is matte but has tiny flecks of gold through it. The highlighter is a peachy frosty highlight and the blush is a neon coral matte blush. All three products are buttery and a dream to blend and can be built up to create the desired look, I really love the highlighter it looks gorgeous over the cheekbones and the blush is buildable so you can create a strong blush or just a flush, the bronzer doubles as a good contour shade.

 

The Urban Decay Naked Flushed palette in Streak is a safe option for pale and fair skin tones, the colour payoff is excellent and will look gorgeous throughout summer. You can pick the Urban Decay Naked Flushed palettes up for £22.50 and there are 4 shades available. 

 

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Real Techniques | Sculpting Set

Real Techniques Sculpting Set £20.99

 

The latest set from Real Techniques is perfect for people who like to sculpt and highlight their face, at just over £20 the sculpting set contains three brushes, two of which are exclusive to the set.  If you want to create killer contouring or want to expand your makeup brush collection without breaking the bank then the Real Techniques Sculpting Set is for you. The three brushes you get are the sculpting brush, the fan brush and the setting brush, all three brushes are instantly recognisable as Real Techniques and great quality like you expect from Real Techniques.

 

The Sculpting Brush is designed to slot under your cheekbones and help to easily contour your face, the brush has a wide angle head that is dense yet soft and works great with powders. It fits nicely under my cheekbones and is great at applying product as well as blended it out so you're left with a natural looking contour. The Fan Brush is large fan shaped brush that I love to use to apply highlighter over the top of my cheekbones, it picks up powders well and is great for sweeping off any excess powder. The Setting Brush is small tapered brush that will come in handy for so many things I love it for applying and setting my under eye concealer but it'll come in handy for lots of different things like blending out any hard lines and edges.

 

Real Techniques offers some of the best affordable brushes you can pick up on the high street and I'm a huge fan of their collections. This latest collection offers 3 brilliant brushes at a reasonable and affordable price, for just over £20 you can grab this set when the sculpting brush alone will cost you around £10, Real Techniques have done it again! The Real Techniques Sculpting Set retails at £20.99

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My MAC Lipstick Collection

L-R Viva Glam Gaga 2, Russian Red, Taupe, Honey Love, Vegas Volt, Please Me, Rebel, Velvet Teddy.

L-R Velvet Teddy, Rebel, Please Me, Vegas Volt, Honey Love, Taupe, Russian Red, Viva Glam Gaga 2,

Today I thought I'd share with you my MAC lipstick collection, I'm a huge fan of MAC and seem to find myself drawn to the MAC counter whenever I'm in a beauty hall covering myself in swatches of all the products. Lipsticks are fun and easy way to complete your look and add some colour to your makeup collection and MAC are a brand that have every colour under the sun in a range of different finishes so your bound to find one (or several) that suits you. As you probably already know MAC lipsticks bridge the gap between high end and high street with most MAC lipsticks costing around £15.50 - not cheap but not as expensive as some high end lipsticks. What I love most about MAC lipsticks are the colour pay off

Viva Glam Gaga 2 this lipstick was part of Lady Gagas range for Viva Glam, if you're not familiar with MACs Viva Glam all the profits go to AIDs charity to help raise awareness, support and money for men, women and children with AIDs, so you're not only treating yourself but your doing a good deed. This lipstick is a glossy creamy beige nude, unfortunately I don't think they do it anymore as I couldn't find it to link it.

Russian Red is my go to red I absolutely love it, it's a strong deep, cool blue toned red. It's one of those classic reds that you instantly associate with Hollywood starlets and pin up girls, the formula is matte and it's super long lasting. Russian Red is strong and not for the faint hearted, this is probably my favourite red lipstick.
 

Rebel is a satin lipstick and is such a unique shade, it's a deep fuchsia berry shade that can be built up to create a stronger look. Rebel is bold and a little vampy that looks darker in the bullet than it does once applied, it has a semi matte finish that has a lovely sheen to it.

Taupe is a lipstick I got by mistake when the girl at the counter got mixed up and gave me this but when I opened it up and saw the colour I bloody loved it and was glad there had been a mix up. Taupe is a brick brown nude with mauve undertones that goes opaque in one swipe, I know it doesn't sound that nice but trust me it really is.

Honey Love is another matte lipstick this time in a light beige nude that has a slight pink undertone throughout, although Honey Love is matte it feels creamy when it glides onto the lips.

Vegas Volt is part of MACs amplified lipsticks it leaves a creamy finish and slight sheen to the lips once applied. The colour is a strong gorgeous pinky, coraly orange that is perfect for summer, it's best for your lips to be in tip top shape when using this lipstick.

Please Me is a muted dusty pink great for an everyday pink lipstick, I love that the pink isn't too bright and girly. Please Me is a matte lipstick.

Velvet Teddy you've probably heard all about Velvet Teddy but if you haven't let me fill you in it's the perfect nude brown made popular by Kylie Jenner. I love this lipstick and have had it for years, luckily before Kylie Jenner put it on everybody's it list so I had no problem trying to get it, Velvet Teddy is more on the pink side that Taupe and I find it to be one of MACs more drying matte lipsticks but I absolutely love the colour.

Tell me what your favourite MAC lipsticks are in the comments below? I'll know I'll add more lipsticks to my collection sometime soon so I'd love to know what colours you like.

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Summer Skin Care Ready

 

Getting summer ready skin can take a lot of TLC so I've picked out some of my favourite products for getting my face and body summer ready. Now I don't fake tan so this is post is all about moisturising and looking after my skin and making me feel more confident throughout summer so keep on reading if you want to see the products that get my skin summer ready. 

 

Lets start with facial skin care as well as a good moisturiser it's important to protect your skin from getting sun damage I really like Soap and Glory Make Yourself Youthful Sunshield Superfluid SPF 50 £15 because it's lightweight, sinks in fast and evenly plus has really high protection. For my lips I love to use the Lush Lip Scrub £5.50 in mint julips to buff away any dry and dead skin to leave my lips soft and smooth and then I'll use a SPF lip balm, my lip balm of choice is the Carmex Cherry Lip Balm £2.69 because it contains SPF 15 and is super moisturising.  

When it comes to body skin care there are a few products I like to use depending on how much time I have and how my skin is. I use the Superdrug Restoring Skin Care Oil £5.69 on my skin when it's really dehydrated in patches this is a really handy oil that can be used for so many things like dry/dehydrated skin as well as help to minimise stretch marks, uneven skin tone, blemishes and scars you can also use this as a bath oil. The oil sinks into the skin relatively fast and a little goes a long way you really don't need much this is a great dupe for Bio Oil. For a day to day body moisturiser I reach for the Dove Essential Nourishment Body Lotion £4.49 as it sinks in fast and instantly leaves my skin feeling more hydrated, the effects of this moisturiser are long lasting my skin stills feels hydrated, soft and smooth 24 hours after using it. For the rare occasions that we get a hot summers day I like to use The Body Shop Mango Body Sorbet £8 as it's really cooling and refreshing, the lightweight body sorbet has a gel like consistency that absorbs into the skin fast and leaves a lovely smell.  For days when I'm being ultra lazy I use the Nivea In Shower Body Moisturiser £ 3.69 because it's a simple, fast and easy way to moisturise. You simply do it in the shower and let the lotion sink into wet skin before rinsing it off and you're good to go, this is such a lazy girl's way to moisturize.

These products help me get my skin summer ready. What are your favourite skin care products for getting your skin summer ready? Let me know in the comments.

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Benefit Blush Dallas

Benefit Dallas Blush £23.50

I was being a bit naughty and got sucked in to Debenhams up to 25% off at the end of April, after buying myself a few things online I was given a £5 off voucher and thought it would be rude not to spend it (any excuse)! So I picked up a blusher from Benefit and I got 10% off plus the £5 off with my voucher making the blush £16.15 instead of £23.50, still pricey for just a blush but I made a good saving so I didn't grumbled. I spent a good while at the Benefit contour perusing all the different blushes before I decided to buy Dallas.

Dallas is a  blush meets bronzer in a cowgirl inspired box that comes housed in a small square cardboard box that flips open to reveal a small square mirror, a brush and the blush. I love the packaging with the cowgirl on the front it's a fun and cute with just the right amount of gimmick.  My only little niggle is that the blush is a little deep in the box which makes it a little harder to get to, I know that's to allow room for the brush but it's just a little niggle.

The blush itself is a pinky brown with a bit of shimmer and can be used as a blusher or a bronzer. The blush looks more on the brown side in the box that gives a subtle shimmer and a healthy glow when applied. The powder is pigmented but buildable, smooth and easy to blend. I really like this blush it gives a gorgeous bronzy rose flush of colour to the apple of the cheek but can be lightly dusted all over the face for a bronzy glow. The blush gives a natural finish over all and doesn't look false, I really love this blush.

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OOTN | The Primark Dress

Dress - Primark

Shoes - Primark

 

You know what's it's like with Primark sometimes you go in and it's filled with lots of nice things other times you can endlessly search and find nothing. This time however I found this gem of a dress that someone had left hanging on the end of a rail luckily it wasn't in size and I wandered round the shop with it in my arms, I liked it and I couldn't put my infer on why as it's not my usual style.

The dress has a gorgeous graphic flower print and is a mix of navy, black and white. The neckline is racer cut which means one thing a strapless bra which is a bit daunting for me as I'm rather busty but actually I was surprised how supported I felt in the dress, credit to the bra but also a little bit to the dress as the fit is so nice. The quality is great for £13 it feels and looks much more expensive, my friends actually thought it was from River Island. I wore this for my friend Ruths birthday night out but this dress could also work for a wedding, the length is a good length not too long but not so short that your scared to move encase you flash something! Unfortunately the print of the dress doesn't photograph as gorgeous as it actually is which is a shame.

So I think I've raved about this dress enough for someone who at first wasn't sure of it. I'm so glad I bought it and thank you to the person who dumped it at the end of a rail!

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