OOTD...For that 'in between' weather...

Hey lovelies :) Hope everyone's having a good bank holiday! I popped into Leicester last week and, with the weather being a bit 'meh' just recently, I have had NO idea what to wear. I went for my old faithful denim shorts from Topshop, my black boots and a thin jumper from Miss Selfridge with a sheer panel across the shoulders. I dragged out my furry River Island bag, decided on Barry M 155 lipstick and hit the shops (didn't actually buy anything though....just a bit of window shopping!)

Happy Easter everyone

Loves

xxx

Weekly review... 17 Wild Metallics Eyes...

Now I'm not a huge eyeshadow fan, but I do sometimes go mad and treat my lids to a wash of a neutral colour across the lid. I've had this particular product sat in my draw for ages and not really reached for it until this past couple of weeks. It's a sort of mouse consistency, a lot softer than a Mac Paint Pot and really smooth to apply. It almost blends too easily so a little goes a long way! 

I've got the colour Wild Nude (predictable!) and swatched looks like this (the swatch on the left is the product thickly applied, the right swatch is it blended out for more of a sheer finish)

The one problem with this is it does crease despite having an eye primer on, so I like to layer some powder eyeshadow over the top. For this I use a shade from the Sleek Storm Palette:

I use the pink shade, top row second from the top. Not only does it stop the 17 eye colour from creasing, it also really intensifies the colour..

Left swatch is the Sleek eyeshadow on it's own, middle swatch is a thick layer of 17 Metallic Eyes with the shadow over the top, and right is how I wear it: blended out with the shadow over the top to set it in place. 

Has anyone else tried these eye shadows from 17? How else do you wear yours?

Loves

xxx

Top 10 Lipsticks....

You may have noticed my 'Top 5' posts recently, I've actually been enjoying doing these and re-discovering some old gems hidden in the depths of my makeup draw! I've got a Top 5 Foundations and Top 5 Eyeliners coming up soon so keep an eye out for them, but I thought the next obvious one....with me being a lipstick addict and all...would be top 5 lipsticks. Let me just pause here and say this was an IMPOSSIBLE task...out of my 100+ lipsticks (it was a LOT more but I've had a pre-Oz clear out and donated them to friends and family) I CANNOT pick 5. So I cheated and went for 10 (which was still hard and I felt mean leaving some of them out...must get a life...)

Anyway...in no particular order apart from saying Mac Saint Germain is my fave lipstick of ALL TIME, and as far as brands go, Mac and Topshop are joint favourites.  You may also notice that 3 out of 4 of my Mac lipsticks are melted into a smush. It's a sensitive subject so I don't want to dwell on it. Anyway here they are...

(l-r) Barry M 147, Barry M 155 (new formula = amazing) Vivo at Tesco Shade 5 Pink Pout, Rimmel Lasting Finish in Pink Blush, Topshop in Brighton Rock

(l-r) Topshop in Ohh La La, Mac in Creme Cup (melted) Mac in Saint Germain (decimated!) Mac in Up The Amp (melted) Mac in Impassioned (NOT MELTED...HURAH!!)

Top row l-r Barry M 147, Barry M 155, Vivo Pink Pout, Rimmel Pink Blush, Topshop Brighton Rock

Bottom Row l-r Topshop Up The Amp, Mac Creme Cup, Mac Saint Germain, Mac Up The Amp, Mac Impassioned

As you can tell I'm a big Mac fan apart from the fact that a £13.50 lipstick SHOULD NOT melt as easy as they do. It upsets me in a big way. My favourite finish is their Amplified finishes, although I do quite like a couple of their Cream Sheen's. Topshop lipsticks blow me away. For around £8 they are creamy, long lasting, pigmented, don't melt, smell nice and are just generally amazeballs. I only have one from Vivo but hoping to pop to a big Tesco soon to pick up more of these they are so good for the price. Also, depsite Barry M being renowned for being drying on the lips, it's nothing a little lip balm can't solve. Their new formula's aren't like that at all...so more of these please Barry!

Are any of these in your Top 10??

Loves

xxx

March monthly empties....

Another good month for empties!

Products I re-purchased: I had a back up of the Botanics eye make-up remover, I'm a big big fan of this stuff. I also had a back up of my deodorant and Vitamin E moisturiser like every month. I re-purchased my Rimmel tan too - this is just a night out staple to give my legs a bit of colour! I actually finished a foundation this month which I was thrilled with! And even though I've got quite a stash of foundations sitting in a draw, I went back to Bourjois and re-purchased healthy mix which is quite something considering I hated it when I first bought it!

Products I've changed: You might be able to see the tiny stub of a Mac Kohl eyeliner pencil in Smoulder on the right hand side of the pic...this is my fourth re-purchase of this and sadly my last. I've got a spare sat in my draw and I will use it up when the occasion suits but it's definitely no longer my favourite kohl pencil, it's been blown out of the water by the Soap and Glory pencil which I did a review on here. Also, as much as I loved the Witch primer, I've recently purchased the new Revlon photo ready primer which I'll be doing a review on soon and so far I'm loving. 

Finally the last thing of note is the Str-Vectin eye cream. This stuff is INCREDIBLE! I got it in a GlossyBox ages ago and literally can't praise it highly enough, apart from the hefty £45 price tag so unfortunatly have had to settle for a cheaper alternative. One day though, I'll definitely be re-buying this! 

Anyone else had a successful empties month?

Loves

xxx

My week in outfits...

One benefit of being unemployed....lots of time to take pictures!

This was just to pop into town with Mum to buy exciting things like face wipes and bread!

Denim shirt and headband: New Look

Black stretchy dress: Miss Selfridge

Leggings: Primark

Vans: Office 

Again this was just to wander into town, nothing special! Even though the sun's been out it has been pretty chilly of a morning so I threw a jumper on for an extra layer!

Jumper: Dorothy Perkins

Vest: Topshop

Leggings and headband: Primark

Converse: Office

Bag: River Island

I went out for some food with the girls on Tuesday night and it turned into a beauty of a day! I love this shirt mainly for the tan leather detailing around the collar, and it was such a bargain in the Miss Selfridge sale!

Shirt and some jewellery: Miss Selfridge

Leggings: Primark

Bag: River Island

Vans: Office

Watch: ASOS

Earings: Topshop

Today I went for a Nando's for the first time in MONTHS! Medium chicken pitta with cheese I have MISSED you!

Leather jacket: H&M

Grey vest,  Jeans, necklace, some jewellery: Miss Selfridge

Bag: River Island

Converse: Office

Ring: Forever21

Watch: ASOS

Hope you've all enjoyed the fit weather this week, fingers crossed it's going to carry on!

Loves

xxx

No shopping shopping trip....

Shopping has gone from being my number one hobby to absolute torture for me because of saving for Oz. I popped into Leicester with Mum today and managed to behave particularly well. I just picked up one or two things in Primark for my trip (vests, leggings etc) and then treated myself in Zara. Everyone's been raving about Zara recently and I can SO see why, there's some right gems in there! I got this top for £15.99 mainly because it's FIT! 

I'll probably wear it with my studded denim shorts, ripped tights, leather jacket and my beloved Office boots. Just need an occasion to wear it now!

Loves

xxx

Face of the day featuring Revlon Lip Butters....

I went round my friends house the other night (only just got around to posting this) and I wouldn't usually make so much of an effort but I was bored so started playing around with some different makeup before I went out! I've hardly tanned recently and been wearing a really light covering of Bourjois Healthy Mix and a touch of powder so this seemed to looks REALLY heavy on my skin which I wasn't much of a fan of. 

Benefit Porefessional primer

EL Double Wear

Bobby Brown corrector in Light Bisque

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer in Medium

Rimmel Stay Mat Powder in 005 Silky Beige

Vivo highlighter 

W7 blush (cheap but amazing!) in Baby Pink

Benefit Lemonaid

Urban Decay Sin from the Naked Palette 

Bourjois Extreme Black clubbing mascara (waterproof)

HD Brows in the darkest shade (no idea what it is)

GOSH eyebrow gel

Mac eye Kohl in Smoulder 

Revlon Lip Butter in Cupcake

Love how LONG my hair looks in this picture!! I've got extensions in as always but they're only just under an inch longer than my real hair so I just wear them for volume...and my hair looks SO long here!! *does victory air punch and happy dance at the same time*

Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine beauts!!

Loves

xxx