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I feel that as a beauty blogger it is important to share products that I love but also products that I don't like and felt were a waste of money whether they are high or low end products, I am aware that this is a little bit negative, but I think that it also has it positives so you know what to not splash your money on, however bear in mind that some products that may not work for me, may work for you fine, depending on personal preference, skin type and skin tone, therefore these are my disappointing products.

My Everyday Makeup Routine - MAC, urban decay, Loreal, benefit and more

Hello beauty lovers I hope you are all doing well, I thought that I would share with you my everyday makeup products and routine, its super easy to achieve and doesn't take too long which is great for all you girlies with a busy lifestyle or even a little monster to look after like me.

Starting off with the face the first thing that I do is moisturise as I do suffer from super dry patches on my face in addition to having oily skin in general. The next thing I apply to my face is my favourite primer and the moment which is the L'Oreal mattifying face primer, this is perfect for those of you who have oily skin and enlarge pores, as I feel that this primer keeps me from looking like a disco ball, but is also smooths out my skin and reduces the look of my pores. I addition to using the L'Oreal primer I also apply a pea size amount of benefit porefessional just when I have enlarge pores to reduce them even more, After doing this it gives me a smooth and hydrating base to slap my face makeup on, which makes it not only look better but also last longer well in my opinion it does.

Eyes on MAC burgundy times 9 palette swatches and review

 I have been eyeing up the eyes on mac palette now for a few weeks now, and on my last shopping trip I decided to buy the burgundy times nine palette even though I am currently on a spending ban I am hoping to buy the purple and amber times nine too (hands over eyes emoji). Anyway back to the palette, it contains nine individual eyeshadow pans with a mixture or matte and shimmer shades, however these eyeshadow are smaller than the normal mac eyeshadow pans but that is reflected in the price which I believe are very reasonable.

My April Favorites 2015 - Rimmel, Loreal, Sleek, Makeup Revolition, MAC and more

hello and welcome back to my blog today's post is my April favourites where I share what things I have been loving lately and been using all month. I would like to start off by saying I cant believe we are nearly in may I feel like this year is going to way to fast, but at least it means we are one month closer to summer.

Bargain lip liners - essence lip liners only £1 swatches and review

While going shopping a few days ago I stumbled upon these essence lip liners in Wilkinson, they were only £1 so I thought that I would buy a few to see how they were. 

Lately I have really been loving lip liners and branching out to different brands, however these essence lip liners are truly amazing, my favourite colour out of the bunch has to be 06 satin mauve which is a beautiful pink mauve colour and looks amazing by itself or with MAC brave or MAC Velvet teddy over. 

My top 5 spring beauty product must have / necessities

I am so glad that we are in spring as I am not missing winter, I can finally ditch the oversize jumpers, Uggs and chap sticks, and start` wearing more bright lightweight clothing even though it is still a bit chilly here in the uk it is getting warmer by the day. Therefore this is going to be my top 5 beauty spring essentials. 

March Favourites 2015

I have been loving so many makeup products over the past few months so I thought I would share with you my favourites and also share with you other things I have been loving the past months which are not beauty related at the end.

MAC Haul - Julia Petit lipsticks Boca, Acai and Petite Red swatches and review

Once again mac have brought out a new collection a few days ago to make me spend more money haha. Mac have collaborated with a blogger called Julia Petit and I can honestly say the lipstick colours that have been released are seriously beautiful, I am in love with all 3 colours. I decided not to buy the blush as I didn't think it would show up on my skin, also I am not a fan of lip-glosses although the one in this collection looks amazing and the eye shadows sold out sadly.

Left to right - Petite Red, Boca and Acai

How Much Is My Face Worth

I have seen many beauty bloggers doing the "how much is my face worth" lately and thought that it was such a  good and fun idea to do it too, as I do use a variety of both high-end and drugstore makeup products in my everyday routine and was very intrigue as to what my total would be.

Moisturiser johnsons baby lotion - £2.79

Primer benefit porefessional - £24.50

Foundation MAC studio fix fluid - £21.50

Face setting Mac studio fix - £21.50

Under eye setting powder Rimmel stay matte - £3.99

Concealer Collection lasting perfection - £4.19

Eyeshadows - Naked palette £38.00

Liquid Eyeliner Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner - £7.99

Mascara Urban Decay Perversion Mascara - £17.50

Highlighter Mary Lou Manizer - £17.50

Blusher Mac Desert Rose - £18

Bronzer Bobbi brown bronzing powder 3 - £28

Eyebrows Collection Eyebrow Kit - £3.99

Lipliner  Mac Soar - £12.50

Lipstick Mac Velvet Teddy - £15.50

Total £237.45

OMG!!! I  am seriously shocked at the total as I wasn't expecting it to be this much, and it has really made me think about how much money I spend on makeup, However I think one good thing is that I am actually using my makeup and not hoarding it so its not a complete waste of money and it is what works with my skin best and makes me happy. 

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MAC Haul - Bao Bao Wan Collection swatches and review

The next collection I received was the Bao Bao wan collection which was quite a small collection so I planned on getting it all apart from the nail polish, However when I realised it had been released lavender jade lipstick and the beauty powder summer opal was already sold out, so I am hoping to be able to pick this up from my local MAC counter when it is released. 

MAC Haul - Isabel and Ruben Toledo Collection swatches and review

The last collection that MAC have released recently was the Toledo collection which I had to buy as I loved how different and unique the packaging was and I had nothing else like this. However I couldn't buy too much as I was saving my money for the cinderella collection but I wish I brought more of the toledo collection now.

MAC Haul - Cinderella Collection swatches and review

Hello beauty lovers I hope you are all doing well, Today I am sharing with you my most recent purchases from MAC. Ok so over the past 2 weeks MAC have released a few limited edition collection and cleaning out my bank account lol. The first collection I wanted to share was the Cinderella collection which was my most favourite packaging..can we just take a minute to appreciate and drool over this amazingly beautiful purple/blue iridescent colour packaging I am seriously in LOVE with it. However I was very upset when I watched youtube reviews about this range as many of the items were aimed more towards people with fair skin and I am a NW45 so from then on I was aware that I was buying this collection purely for the packaging, this was mainly because as a child Cinderella was my favourite princess and I knew that I would regret it if I didn't buy at least one thing.

My Top 5 Nude Lipsticks swatches and review

Hello all you beauty lovers I hope you are all doing well, so I have noticed the past few weeks that I have been wearing nude lipsticks a lot, they're very wearable for everyday use and complement nearly every makeup look. 

Therefore I decided to let you know my top 5 nude lipsticks, I would just like to say before I show you the lipsticks that I am very much a MAC girl and love nearly anything MAC and limited edition (ahh my heart just melts at limited edition packaging) so most of my lipsticks are Mac, but I am starting to venture out and buy new lipsticks from different brands and I am really loving Makeup Academy MUA lipsticks as well as the E.l.f.

January favourites 2015 - Too faced chocolate bar palette, the balm, urban decay, Mac

Hello beauty lovers I hope you are all doing well, I would like to start off by saying that I know this post is a bit late and I am normally an organised person, and this is the first favourites blog I have done so sorry its late lol but this is my January favourites. The majority of things I am going to mention are things that I received for Christmas and have been loving and using all month.