BEAUTY // My Favourite 5 Red Lipsticks

L-R: MAC RiRi Woo - £15.50, MAC Cosmetics // L'oreal Color Riche Collection Exclusive Pure Reds in Blake's Red, £6.99 - Boots // Revlon Colorstay Moisture Lipstain in New York Scene, £7.99 - Boots // Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids Lipstick in Hollywood Red, £6.99 - Boots // Lime Crime Velvetine in Red Velvet, £13.50 - Cocktailcosmetics.co.uk 

For me, nothing is more glamorous than a red lip and I have many of them as you will see in the below photo, I was going to do a "My Red Lipstick Collection &  Swatches" post because I'm sure everyone says this but, they're all different shades of red, I swear. That post would have taken me more than a few hours to picture, swatch, write up and edit though so I'll leave that one for another day and today I will go through my favourite reds with you!

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My L'oreal Color Riche Lipstick Collection

L'Oreal Color Riche Collection Exclusive in Cheryl's & J-Lo's Nude £6.99 each - Boots 
L'Oreal Color Riche Collection Exclusive Pure Reds in Blake's Red, £6.99 Boots 

L'oreal came out with their first range of Collection Exclusive lipsticks in 2013 which contained six different nude shades suited to the celebrity ambassadors skin tones. The Celebrities from the first range are Doutzen Kroes, Eva Longoria, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini (Formerly Cole) Freida Pinto, Liya Kebede and Julianne Moore and the colours would be tailored to suit their skin tones and marketed so that customers and potentional buyers with similar skin tones could buy their "perfect nude" or just buy the nude shade of the celebrity they most liked.

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FAVOURITES // December 2014

I haven't done a "Monthly Favourites" post in around two months now, so this is pretty nice to sit down and share what I loved in December with you. I've done my 2014 favourites post in the for of my 12 Days of Beauty series which you can read by clicking here.

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NEW IN // Real Techniques Nic's Picks (Limited Edition)

 Real Techniques Nic's Picks Brush Set, £29.99 - Boots (Nic's picks is limited edition and no longer available on the Real Techniques site, however definitely check your local drugstore as I got mine from there 3 weeks ago and saw some still available last week)

Everyone. their mum and their dog knows about Real Techniques brushes.  Created by Sam & Nic Chapman of Pixiwoo these brushes were created with high quality taklon bristles, a cruelty free material, and amazing quality at a lower, drugstore price point. 

Yes, my brushes are a little used, but the had just been washed and then I used them again before taking pictures, stupidly. When I say "New In" I mean new in my collection, they are pretty new though, these brushes came out in October 2014 and will be selling until all stock is sold, I presume, as they are Limited Edition.

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2015 Beauty Wishlist

When it comes to beauty, makeup, hair care etc I'm sure we all have a few things we would love to buy and put on a list of things to buy and try out. I have a large list but here I've listed some of the items that I wanted to buy and try in 2015. There are a few more things that spring to mind that I want to try, but these are my top picks.

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REVIEW // L'oreal Nude Magique BB Powder

L'oreal Nude Magique BB Powder in Light - £6.99, Boots

As a girl with oily skin, setting my foundation, and any other liquids, on my face is definitely a must. I dread to think how I'd look if I didn't. My search for the perfect face powder is never over, I've tried MAC MSF Natural, Rimmel Stay Matte and Maybelline Matte Maker and whilst all of them do the trick, I just like to shop around and see if I can find a holy grail or just to see if there are any better products on offer.

My quest for the perfect setting powder landed me at the L'oreal counter in Boots where I found the Nude Magique BB Powder. I was quite intrigued by it, as its a BB Powder, I didn't really understand it, so I thought I'd buy it and give it a try.

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TAG // The Soundtrack to my Life

The Soundtrack to my Life Tag is a tag that asks numerous questions revolving around music which was created by Lily Melrose & Zoe LDN. Click here to view Zoe's Answers & here to view Lily's answers


I've also been a lover of music, not one specific genre either, but not necessarily a "I like everything" type of person. As soon as I saw this tag, created by Zoe & Lily, I really wanted to do it and I've no idea why it's taken me so long to get around to it! So I'll stop waffling and get into the questions...

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REVIEW // Maybelline Colorsensational Elixir

Maybelline Colorsensational Elixir (L-R) in Mandarine Rupture, Raspberry Rhapsody & Nude Illusion, £6.99 each - Boots

Right off the bat I want to say I've never been a fan of lipglosses, they're not my deal, they're not my thing and I'm not that gal. Even the none sticky ones, I find my hair sticks to them anyway. Coloured glosses however are a different matter, I love how they can add another level of colour to you lipstick or just your lips on a day where you want a little colour but not too much.

One day whilst browsing in Boots I saw the Colour Elixirs from Maybelline had been brought to the UK and I wanted to try a few so I picked up the ones that stood out to me and I knew I would get the most use out of.

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REVIEW // Makeup Revolution Blush & Concealer Palettes

 Makeup Revolution 6 colour blush palette in Sugar & Spice, £6 - Makeup Revolution

Makeup Revolution 6 colour ultra cover & conceale palette in Light, £6 - Makeup Revolution

Palettes are so handy to have for things like concealer and blush as you can have larger numbers of colours all in one palette, which is perfect if you want to take your makeup travelling or if you're a Makeup Artist and want to stock up on as many colours and textures as possible with limited bag space.

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12 Days of Beauty: Day 12 - Benefit POREfessional Primer

12 Days of beauty is an on going series, one post per day, of my favourite (and a few not so favourite) beauty products from 2014. It's in no particular order. It will go on from 25th December till 5th January - coinciding with the 12 days of Christmas!

You can read my full review of Benefit's POREfessional here, if you would like to read that first!

Benefit POREfessional is a widely renowned primer aimed at people with large pores wanting to blur them out and is also good for keeping oily skin matte, I first discovered this primer last February, way after everyone else and after reading reviews, knew I had to purchase it.

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12 Days of Beauty: Day 11 - Mac Heroine & Another Non Favourite.

12 Days of beauty is an on going series, one post per day, of my favourite (and a few not so favourite) beauty products from 2014. It's in no particular order. It will go on from 25th December till 5th January - coinciding with the 12 days of Christmas!

If you would like to read my full review of MAC Heroine, please click here.

Heroine is a Matte lipstick from MAC Cosmetics and was recently made one of the permanent lipsticks to MAC range in February 2014, which is great news for all up bold lip lovers as it's a beautiful shade.

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12 Days of Beauty: Day 10 - OGX Penetrating Argan Oil of Morocco

12 Days of beauty is an on going series, one post per day, of my favourite (and a few not so favourite) beauty products from 2014. It's in no particular order. It will go on from 25th December till 5th January - coinciding with the 12 days of Christmas!

You can read my full review of OGX Oil here, if you would like to read that first.

Since having my hair cut, to get it into better condition, I have been looking for products to help it stay moisutrised, nourished and prevent it from going dry and OGX Argan Oil of Morocco has helped heaps.

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12 Days of Beauty: Day 9 - Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water

12 Days of beauty is an on going series, one post per day, of my favourite (and a few not so favourite) beauty products from 2014. It's in no particular order. It will go on from 25th December till 5th January - coinciding with the 12 days of Christmas!

You can read my full review of Garnier Micellar Water here, if you would like to do that first.

Micellar waters seem to have been everywhere for a few years, Bioderma, L'oreal and now Garnier to name just three of the many, possibly most popular, offerings. I decided, this year, to dive into the world of Micellar waters.

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2015 // The Year of Me.

As I'm currently writing this, sitting on my bed with my boyfriend watching Naruto beside me I was going to name this post "New Years Resolution and a look back on 2014" but something led me to change my mind.

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12 Days of Beauty: Day 8 - Illamasqua Precision Gel Liner

12 Days of beauty is an on going series, one post per day, of my favourite (and a few not so favourite) beauty products from 2014. It's in no particular order. It will go on from 25th December till 5th January - coinciding with the 12 days of Christmas!

You can read my full review of Illamasqua Precision Gel Liner in Infinity here.

I was never a gel girl, I was felt tip liners all the way, they were just easy and the lazy way to get a cat flick in the morning, but since discovering gel I definitely will not be reverting my any means necessary.

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