Monday, 12 December 2016

5 Bases: I Always Go Back To

For me, foundation is the most important part of my makeup. Its the part that I feel like if I get it right, then the rest of my makeup follows. So I'm going to talk you through 5 foundation bases which are my absolute favourites! 


MAC Studio Fix Fluid 


Lets start with probably my most all time favourite. If I had to choose one foundation forever, it would be this one. This foundation just makes my skin look amazing, and flawless. I do have three bottles of this stuff, because I'm just too scared to run out. I did actually loose this foundation a couple of months back, and thats when I actually realised I couldn't live without it. So I purchased another one, then found the one I lost. The shade I use is NC15, however, I do have another shade which is more pink toned, so really not my shade, but I do sometimes use it, and mix it in with another foundation. But NC15 is just the best shade match for me. I could ramble on about this foundation forever, but its a full coverage and a matte finish. It's incredible. 



Estee Lauder Daywear BB cream



This is the lightest coverage foundation/BB cream in this post. But its amazing, I just it more in the summer months, however I do use it in the colder months too but just if I want more of a natural look, and I'm not really doing much, I reach for this one. Sometimes I do mix it with another foundation, which is coming soon... 

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua 


This is the foundation that I mix in with the BB cream, together they just make the perfect shade and give a lovely dewy natural finish. Vitalumiere Aqua, just makes your skin look perfect but it doesn't have a lot of coverage, its a light to medium I would say. It's amazing packaging to travel with. Its expensive, but its Chanel at the end of the day, and it really is incredible. 

No7 Stay Perfect Superlight Foundation 


No7 is a brand that makes foundation easy, they  have a machine which matches your skin tone to the right shade. I am the shade calico, which is a perfect shade for me when I have no fake tan on. I use this foundation more in the summer months, because it is a lighter coverage. But its really light on the skin, and is a very natural finish. 



No7 Stay Perfect Superlight and Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua, are very simular in packaging and in formula. I would say for me, the Chanel is more pigmented, so you don't need as much of it. But I didn't really notice until I was taking these pictures, how similar they actually are! Obviously the No7 foundation is a fraction of the price, so I would say try that one first, see if you like it, then you could try the Chanel one. 

Rimmel Lasting Finish 25 Hours


Okay, so I think its fair to say I love my highend foundations, but I couldn't leave this one out. I would say this is just my go to drugstore foundation. Rimmel foundations on a whole are very good (apart from my recent review) *sad face*. This is a very full coverage, but its not matte, its more of a satin finish. Its really easy to blend, the colour match isn't too bad, however, it is extremely hard to match yourself in the drugstore. It's a very nice foundation, and excellent for the money.







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Tuesday, 10 May 2016

Top Premium Lip Products

If you know me, or you have been following/reading me for a while. You will know I am a lipstick/lipgloss/lip balm addict. I just can't stop, I can't have nothing on my lips. I just think it pulls a look together perfectly. So as you can imagine, I have many lip products, and today I am going to share with you my favourite ones from premium brands, the reason I have chosen premium brands, is because I only really have two favourites from the drugstore/lower end, and they are the Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in 08 and No7 Stay Perfect in the shade Loganberry. So I didn't want to bore you too much, haha. I did write a post about my top 5 lipsticks, when I first started on this blog, so click here to read that.

Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector - shade 05
Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss - 363 nude
Estee Lauder Pure Colour Envy Lipstick - 210 Impulsive
M.A.C - Honey Love (matte)
Lancome Gloss in love - 146





Can I just say, these are all pinky/nude shades. When I was going through my favourite lipsticks, I put them on my bed and looked at them and thought... Oh no, they are all in the same category and I did nearly change some, and put some reds and oranges in there. But then I thought, no because that just isn't staying true to my favourites. So these really are my favourite lip products and the shades of each one. It was so hard picking my favourite M.A.C shade and also the Estee Lauder one, because I love these lipsticks and have quite a few different shades in those ones.

(M.A.C - other shades I love; whirl, ruby woo and patisserie)
(Estee Lauder - other shades  I love; powerful, Tumultuous Pink and Rebellious Rose)







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