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My Lipstick Collection - I Charlotte Tilbury l Mac l Soap and Glory l



I love purchasing a new lipstick every now and then. I have a very modest collection of lipsticks. I only really wear them on special occasions - I wish I was brave enough to wear my lipsticks more often...baby steps!

First up we have Mac Lickable which is a super hot pink in a creamsheen finish. It looks gorgeous and is a nice creamy texture. It has a slight glitter to it, but it's nothing a 90's girl can't handle.

Next is a gorgeous number from Charlotte Tilbury in the shade Amazing Grace in the matte revolution formula. My best friend brought me this, and she couldn't of picked a better shade! It's a really nice creamy matte formula, and the shade is a natural pinky red tone. I love this one for a subtle red lip, and the formula is comfortable to wear - I'm really interested in the shade Coachella Coral.

Then there are three offerings from Soap and Glory. I've talked about these before - but incase your new around these parts: Theres one satin in the colour 'The Missing Pink' which is a very natural your lips but better shade, and then two matte shades in 'blush pink' and 'pom pom'. Both are very comfortable to wear and are gorgeous colours for a great price. I noticed that Soap and Glory have a lot of new offerings in the lipstick department, new colours and new formulas.

Then I have the Kate Rimmel Lipstick in the shade 107 - a deep berry red. This formula is very unforgiving if you dry lips - but it is truley gorgeous for autumn!

Lastly is my beloved Topshop Lipstick in Beguilded. Another gorgeous berry toned red, but is a much more creamy formula.

Do you have any of these in your collection? Or do you recommend any that
I need to add?


Benefit Blush Review - Coralista. Hoola. Rockateur, Fine One One



Good Evening All,

I wanted to get back into the groove of my little corner of the internet - so I thought I'd talk about something I love, to ease myself back into things.

The Benefit blushers are gorgeous. I currently own three, however I wish to add a few more to my collection. I use at least one of these everyday, even if I'm not wearing any other make up - a little blush goes a long way to brightening up your complexion! First up we have Coralista - a gorgeous coral with a beautiful sheen. This is perfect for so many different skin tones and is a really easy colour to wear, I love this especially in the spring and summer to add that youthful peachy - just been running through a field of tulips look. (obviously)

Next up is Rockateur - this rose scented blush is a sheeny dusty rose shade. The scent of this product puts me off sometimes - it's very strong and if you don't like rose scents, you may not enjoy this! However the colour is easy to wear, and flattering all year round. It has a nice glowy sheen to the rose shade blush and the design inside the box is gorgeous. One thing I dislike about this blush is the packaging...lace, studs and snakeskin isn't my style. But the product inside is beautiful. A word of warning to the heavy handed ladies out there (raises hand) this is a lot more pigmented than coralisa - use a light hand!
One thing I noticed is that Coralista is £23.50 for 8 grams of product - where as Rockateur is the same price but for only 5 grams of product. Not sure what's going on there! These blushers have lasted me ages so I have no complaints! Just seems slightly odd!

Benefits Hoola Bronzer is a cult classic - I've never been fond of bronzers. Sometimes they make me look muddy and extra hairy (you know what I mean, when you can suddenly see EVERY tiny facial hair you have on your cheeks because of your bronzer!) and two I've never really known how to apply them properly without looking like an oompa loompa! I spotted a mini size of the Hoola Bronzer in my local Boots, and at £9.95 for 4 grams of product, I thought I'd give it a shot.
I've started sweeping the product on a duo fibre blush brush and focus on the bridge of my nose and across my cheeks - giving me a natural looking sun kissed look. I tried contouring with this but it's just too warm toned for me. I have a new love for this product, and the taster size product means I can try it out without feeling guilty!

I also own The Fine One One cream blusher. This was one of my first Benefit items I purchased from the brand. It has 3 gorgeous sheeny shades, in fool proof packaging. You literally swipe the stick over your cheeks, and blend upwards either with a brush or fingers. The look is natural and pretty! It's certainly an all time favourite! If I'm having a dry skin day, this can cling onto dry patches and make them more noticeable, just as a warning!
I still want to add Dallas and Hervana into my collection, but I'll wait for my Boots points to catch up first! I will say that you can pay a fraction of the price for decent blushers from the drugstore - but for a little treat and a piece of luxury I love these!

Do you own any Benefit Blushers? What are your thoughts?


My Perfume Collection



I only have a small perfume collection. My day to day scents are usually the cheaper 'celebrity' perfumes that are quick and easy going. Then I have two special perfumes which are much pricier and only come out for special occasions! I like to switch up my perfume every now and then as I end up not being able to smell them on me if I wear the same one too often. Once these run out I'll probably make new discoveries and only repurchase my absolute favourites.

Katy Perry Killer Queen: This is super sweet with berry and floral notes. I finished my beloved Taylor Swift 'Enchanted' Perfume and decided to finish this one up before purchasing something else. I wear this one most days as its nice and easy going and lasts a good amount of time considering the high street price tag. The bottle isn't my favourite, its quite gimmicky. but for a cheapish perfume I won't complain, This has notes of berries and praline.

Nina Ricci Nina: I love the bottle on this one. It's super cute and quite obviously smells like red apples; but has a fresh sweet scent to it. It's totally different to anything else I've smelt before. This one isn't too pricey either and has lasted me ages. The smell lasts a long time on the skin too, and I normally get complimented on this one.

Juicy Couture Malibu: This smells like a holiday in a bottle. I think this smells quite like coconut...however it isn't mentioned anywhere that its in there. However I do get the passion fruit, watermelon and jasmine notes. This is by far one of my favourites and am already half way through. This will be a definite repurchase. I want to try some more perfumes from Juicy Couture, they're packaging is to die for and some of their scents seem right up my street.

Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina: This was a birthday gift and pretty pricey. This is for special occasions as it's quite grown up scent for me, but still has that sweetness that draws me to a fragrance. The bottle is rose gold and chic which I love. This has notes of pink pepper, jasmine and panacotta. The panacotta gives it a milky sweet scent which lingers on the skin once its settled in. I love this one and will be incredibly upset to depart with my cash to repurchase this one!

Thierry Mugler Angel: I'd been eyeing this fragrance up for a while. I always sniffed it in duty free and in boots whilst having a wonder...but that price tag put me off! Low and behold during Christmas it came down to a reasonable price so I took the plunge. This is an incredibly oriental scent with notes of melon, jasmine, honey, tonka Bean, caramel and patchouli. This is completely different to anything else I own and has quite a spicy scent to it, It took me a while to love this scent but I've grown to love it, It's very grown up and isn't as sweet as my usual taste. This is another 'going out' perfume rather and an everyday one. Packaging is spot on though!

I have my eye on Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent, Stella by Stella McCartney and Jo Malone Sea Salt and Sage.





My Makeup Storage.


When I moved out last year with my boyfriend; the one thing I knew I wanted was a dressing table. Somewhere to do my hair and makeup in the morning, and somewhere bright and light.

When we went for our big Ikea shop; I spotted the 'Malm' Dresser in one of the displays and instantly fell in love with it. It was crisp and clean, and thankfully matched the bedroom furniture we'd picked out!

One the top is a glass top. This makes the dresser easy to clean, and also adds a nice element to the room. Then it has one large drawer the whole width of the dressing table. Inside I've seperated my makeup and haircare using drawer separators from Muji. I used to own the acrylic Muji drawers and use those as storage for my makeup, however the draw is to shallow to accommodate them, so I've had to find other uses for them for now!
On top of my dresser is a mirror from The Range which fits nicely with the room as all our furniture is white. I also have a mirrored plate with some pretty jars and my perfumes on. On the other side are all my hair appliances


Inside I have a box for:

  • Base products - primers, BB creams and foundations.
  • Lip products - lipsticks, lipbalms, tinted products and a lipscrub.
  • Cheek products - Blushers, Highlights and Bronzers (My favourite drawer)
  • Eye products - Eyeliners, eyeshadows and Masacras ( I need another thinner box to separate these more)
  • Brushes - Makeup brushes and eyelash curlers.
Then there's all my hair products and brushes and another little organiser for my hair grips and bobbles.

I also slot in some skincare and makeup pallets and face masks in the front where there is space.

This is my favourite corner of our flat. What's your favourite corner of your home?


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