THAT GLAMOUR OFFER

Yes I did indeed pick up two magazines..... awesome deal still!

10 to choose from, but hurry up. I had to do a lot of searching and this was at 11am... pfft.

Forgot to mention this on my last post. Topshop glaze in bronze. Limited edition (I believe) and was only £1 (note in sale!!)... so why not? The colour bronze isn't the type of colour I'm typically drawn to but it's so pretty over a nude lipstick. Will show you guys at some point. And also a good tip in recycling any 'urgh' shades, try them over lipsticks!

I used to HATE creme eggs but now I'm addicted to these calorific eggs.

L.F'S CURRENT FAVOURITES

 KRYOLAN- ANTI SHINE POWDER

This product ACTUALLY works! Thank-you Cami for the review. I was sceptical at first, since products usually claims x, y and x. But my battle with oily skin is so so so so much better now. I'd say 80% of my usual shine is gone. So check it out if you can.

 BOOTS BOTANICS- FACIAL LOOFAH

As well as having oily skin I also have the dreaded winter dry patches :( These "bad boys" (sooooo Gok Wan) gets rid of all those pesky bits. Just be gentle though as they can be rather abrasive!!

 M.A.C 217

Sorry 219. You were favourite.... but then this one- brush-does-it-all came along. BUY IT. NOW!

 MAYBELLINE DREAM MOUSSE BLUSH- 04 MAUVE

Want a blush that looks 'natural' and blends on like a dream? I love love love this blush especially buffed on straight after foundation. 

DOGEARED STERLING SILVER WHISPERS CROSS

I'm not usually a big jewelry wearer but apart from being inspired by Lollipop26, ASOS had a 20% code floating around. This is a early Christmas present for myself and I've not taken it off since I've bought it.

 p.s I'm not religious 

LUSH BIG SHAMPOO AND ANGELS ON BARE SKIN

I used to be a LUSH convert (3 years ago?) but then it slowly died down. BIG shampoo is seriously the best shampoo ever. Makes your hair so shiny (mine is super dull) and light and fluffy. This stuff lasts you a really long time and I use it everyday even though its suppose to be used weekly...ooops.

Angels On Bare Skin, I always go back to this. I think I've repurchased this 4 times now... which in my books means its pretty impressive. Not sure why I ever stopped using this but my skin went through a really bad phase and A.O.B.S calmed my skin down and I love it doesn't have all those harsh chemicals most cleansers have. 

BTW, this cleanser doesn't remove make-up, I use this to cleanse in the morning.

TOPSHOP 'BEAR' HAT 

Can't find it online but I'm sure they'll be loads knocking around in-store. £12. What a rip-off for a hat with ears. 

M.A.C PRO LONGWEAR SPF 10 FOUNDATION

Sorry its side-ways but I can't work out how to rotate it! As you can see from the very dirty nozzle. THIS STUFF ROCKS. HG worthy no-doubt. This stuff not only lasts the entire day (good for college/work etc), controls the 'oilies', good medium coverage and non-cakey. Recommend lots!!!!


Hope you liked my list, I will update with more favourites when I've tested out products thoroughly :)

HAULIN' 2

Note I had this make-up on for a good 8 hours! For once the weather was actually nice so had the opportunity to dig out my sun-glasses- yay! However I 'HATE' sunny weather, it makes my oh-so-annoying oily skin, well more annoying. ATM not sure if the benefits of a wrinkle free forehead and nose will be worth the wait.

Anyway I decided to do a thick winged out eyeliner today and the lady at M.A.C was like "ohhh, did you do it yourself?" Which is always nice :D Random tangent but how old do I look? I'm not bothered about aging but I hate how I just have this 'mature' not 18 face'!!!

Zara- £9.99, so pricey for me (and TOTALLY not worth the price tag) but I just love the print of cats!! DAMN you Miu Miu!!!!

Models Own- Lilac Dream £5

Rimmel London 60 seconds- 825 Sky High £4?!

Back-to-M.A.C! I know I have quite a few lipsticks but I wanted a 'everyday' wearable shade that made my lips look natural-but-better! So I picked Fanfare lipstick which is a cremesheen formula and is described by M.A.C as a mid-tone yellow pink.

Bad bad bad L.F. Models Own- Champagne £5 and the nail thingy-ma-bob came free (usually £3). Utter impulse buy!

Ardell Fashion Lashes- 117 £5, these are for my prom btw!

I LOVE Ardell lashes and I'm so glad the UK now stock them. They are as you can see 100% human hair, which means they not only super-lightweight and easy to put on they blend really naturally unlike the typical plastic kind.

They come in a huge range of designs (Boots anyway) and I chose these babies instead of the infamous demi-wispies ( which I do love too) as I wanted something different. I know the lashes are dramatic but I think you can tell I don't mind experimenting. For those who like more 'classic' tame lashes they stock more subtle designs too :)

Topshop- £3 (sale). I would NEVER pay the usual £12, pffft. Thinking of wearing this with white shirt, hair up with strong lips? Pretty sad that I'm planning a look for a non-existent event isn't it?

Hello guys!!! I am back with a teeny haul! Since my sister came back from uni' I haven't had time for 'sister time' with my exams and all and after my exams were over, times started clashing but today we finally had time to SHOP!

I did more of the shopping as usual and as usual I persuaded my sister to buy unnecessary items (hehehe, I so should be a sales women)! C.F being lovely also treated me to Wagamama's (never knew there was one in Leeds)! Which was nice and.....expensive! 'Fit' waiter though.......

Talk soon!

PHOTO UPDATE 3

22/05/2010- NARS DAY! I'm wearing NARS sheer matte foundation in Fiji, eye-shadow duo's in Misfit and Kilimanjaro and blush in Torrid! I got a few compliments wearing this which is always nice and excuse the just-got-out-of-shower hair! I don't pull of the Ursula Andress look I'm afaird...

I'm starting to get into H&M again. For awhile I just didn't bother going in cause it was rather 'meh'. Some good stuff nowadays though! I also like how H&M always comes out with cool carrier bags. Yes I'm that sad! And how stunning is Lara Stone (the one in yellow)?!

H&M- £7.99, I think I'll be wearing this on Friday where I'm off to an art show and afterwards off to celebrate the end of high school for everrrrrr!!!

I'm a bit of a hoarder and collect useless things! I love Kate though, she's effortlessly beautiful and an absolute chameleon. I picked this up whilst visiting my friend who works at Topshop... Hi E.S!

I finally got round to checking out the new M.A.C collections. There wasn't any stand out products. I haven't bought any M.A.C in aggggggggges. I walked off with this postcard though... Did I ever tell you I collect their postcards?

OPI original nail envy- £18? I used to have quite good nails then they went all flaky and weak :( I'll tell you if this works or not.

Barry M dazzle dust in Bronze- £4.50, pigmented and great for summer.

Today was so hot!! I like summer primarily because I like to wear sun-glasses. These are my favourite pair by Betsey Johnson and is similar to the much copied Ray Ban wayfarers.

Nars sheer glow sample in Ceylon. Fiji is too dark for me :(

Models Own nail polish in Nude Beige- £5. Boots now stock Models Own btw.

Nars eyeshadow duo in Kilimanjaro- £23, I got this from a blog sale for £10.50 including P&P so pretty good bargain! Nars describes this as icy yellow and icy blue and are both iridescent.

Tropicana pure premium- £2.03 from Sainsbury. I've tried Ruby Breakfast too and I like they are NOT from concentrate!

Hope you liked my photo diary. I will be doing another post this week as I'm doing a prom job and also what I'll be wearing to art show/celebrating end of high school. WOO. I'm excited.

PHOTO UPDATE

9/4/10- MY FRINGE IS BACK!! DON'T KNOW WHY I LOOK SO 'MIFFED'. I'M ALSO WEARING COLOUR FOR ONCE (ILLAMASQUA EYE-SHADOW IN MELODRAMA) AND MY FAVOURITE LIPSTICK OF ALL TIME (M.A.C HONEY LOVE- MATTE).

TAKEN LAST WEEK, WHEN I OFFICIALLY BROKE UP FOR EASTER! USING BARRY M'S LIPSTAIN LIPSTICK AND EYLURE'S GIRLS ALOUD LASHES (NICOLA).

TOPSHOP (£18), I'M NOT REALLY A BIG FAN OF TOPSHOP BUT THIS CAMI' IS SO CUTE AND IS A TOTAL RIP-OFF OF MIU MIU!!

EASILY AMUSED. LOOK I'VE BEEN BITTEN BY EDWARD HAHA!

FUN POP 'PASTELY' COLOURS

ME WEARING ROSE LIBERTINE. NAIL POLISH NEVER LASTS ON ME :(

BOOTS AND TOPSHOP HAUL

BOOTS

TOPSHOP

Another haul!

BOOTS:

I went into Boots to stock up on some more stuff for my kit. I got a bottle of surgical spirit to disinfect all my makeup, antiseptic wipes for cleansing hands and 2 empty spray bottles- one for brush cleanser and the other for the surgical spirit.

Whilst browsing the MU section I saw they were selling of Urban Retreat lip kit? for £4.95 instead of £20 odd. The kit includes: a non bleed lip pencil, lip primer pencil, lip exfoliator and plump lip gloss. All for my kit again!

TOPSHOP:

How cute are the earrings?! I'm not usually a huge fan of TS as their prices are a bit steep for a student like me but their jewellery line has always been reasonable and 'decent quality'. £8 and my favourites are the scissors and key :)

KATE MOSS FOR T.S TAKE 2

L.F and M.C (Michelle Cheung) are back again! OK. I am a total perfectionist and I cannot stand looking back at the old shots I did before (do some archiving!). Hot blurred mess. Yuck.

If I say so myself these shots are 1000x better and actually run cohesively now then before. Pressure to do better did make the "bitch" L.F to come a bit but Michelle didn't take it offensively... but if you want something done you got to be (slightly) ruthless right?!

Michelle's skin was quite hard to work with today as it was really dry and flaky but the black and white hides it all... woo. The make-up was just pinky-raspberry stained lips ( I've been loving stains lately) with an intense black smoky eye (all around eyes with lots of eye-liner) and false eyelashes... which I had problems with as I kept sticking Mich's eyelashes stuck together. Practice makes perfect guys!

Overall. Happy? Oui. Oui.

p.s these shots are for media

TOPSHOP KATE MOSS INSPIRED AND SCHIELE RECREATION

Hey everyone these photos are fairly new; the first two is my recreation of the Topshop for Kate Moss ad for a media project. Images I found on the net gave pretty good shots of the makeup so it was fairly easy to re-create- I think the only major difference was the images I based the look on used a berry shade for the lips instead of red.

The last image was for art and is a recreation of an Egon Schiele piece- to give it a twist I went along with the whole sadness theme he projects so I decided to do a black smokey eye and use MAC'S fix + (I recommend water) to make the makeup run.