Maybelline Colour Tattoos Review

Hey! Long time no blog post, yet again, sorry! BUT IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS HOORAY! I'm so excited for Christmas it's always such a fun time of the year, are you guys looking forward to it? What are you hoping for this year? :)

I'm going to doing a review on some of my favorite make up products ever, which are the Maybelline Colour Tattoos in 'One and On Bronze' and 'Pink Gold', these are the only two I have but I absolutely LOVE these colours so much and I will defo be getting more colours!

LEFT: Pink Gold
RIGHT; On And On Bronze

Okay! These are basically cream eyeshadows by Maybelline, which I absolutely love so much and use all the time! They're very creamy which makes them easy to apply and easy to blend if you don't want the colour as harsh, because the colours are amazingly pigmented I can't believe it! One little sweep on the lid and it's totally opaque which is brilliant to say it's a drugstore product. The little pot holds so much product it's unreal because you don't need much so they will last for SO LONG! I honestly don't favour one over the other because I love them both so much. I literally get one little bit on my finger and it can cover my whole lid! I either just have this on my lid or sometimes I also put another colour eyeshadow into the crease to define the eye look. I think these would be great for people who are maybe not as confident with normal eyeshadows because these are so easy to apply! These retail for £4.99 each which I think is very reasonable for the amount you get in a little pot, I would definitely recommend these and will also be buying more colours!

I hope you've enjoyed reading this post and I hope you all have a great Christmas and New Year!

Sophie xx :)

November Favourites

Hello everyone! So it's currently the 6th of December and I'm only just doing my November favourites, sorry! Here are my favourites below in the photo :)

So my first favourite is the L'oreal True Match foundation, mine is in the shade rose ivory which i believe is the palest shade? Anyways, this is such a great foundation! So many people have raved about this foundation on blogs and youtube so I thought I'd pick it up and give it a go. I'm really impressed with this, it's a medium coverage so you can build it up for a full coverage or go lighter for a more natural coverage, it's a bit runny though which makes it great so it's easy to blend! It retails for £9.99, obviously you can get cheaper drugstore foundations but I definitely think it's worth the price of it. They have SO many different shades so I think there would be a shade for every skin colour/type! Overall, I've really loved this foundation and when I run out, I plan to get another one. :)

Next is my MUA eyebrow pencil in the shade blonde, this was only £1! As if!? For that much I had to buy it and I've been loving it! It's the perfect shade for me and matches my hair so well. It's really soft for a pencil so it doesn't give harsh lines and I hardly have to press down for the product to work. I think MUA is a very underrated brand and I'd definitely buy this pencil again.

Okay next is LUSH! I just want to say how much I love Lush it's honestly one of my fave things ever. So when I saw that this limited edition lip scrub was out I had to get it! I haven't been let down! It smells and tastes like cola bottles which is amazing because who doesn't like cola bottles? This product always leaves my lips feeling super soft, I use it everyday mainly before I go to bed. It is a cute tiny pot but it lasts for ages because you only need to use the smallest bit! I'm so sad that this is limited edition just for Christmas time though!

My Bourjois blush has always been my absolutely fave but this month I really have genuinely loved it. During Autumn/Winter I don't like to go overboard with blush and contouring but I think this colour is perfect for this time of year. It's in the shade Rose Ambre which to me is a more coral shade than pink which I personally prefer. It gives such a pretty glow and colour to the cheeks. It's also really small which is great for travelling. 

My last favourites are 3 Barry M Gelly Nail Polishes in the shades from left to right(in the photo), Plum, Watermelon and Blackberry. I think these shades are great for this time of the year. I actually won these from Barry M in a competition. The Gelly ones are my fave because the give such a nice shine to your nails because sometimes I feel like dark colours look awful on my nails but the more shine it has the better it looks.

I hope that you enjoyed this post :)
Sophie xx

Sleek Eyes And Cheek Palette Review

Hello everyone, I'm sorry that I haven't made a post in quite a while and tbh I don't have any excuses! I just didn't know what to next write about. But I recently won a competition with Sleek and I won both their new Eyes and Cheek palettes. They actually retail for £10 each so I'm so happy that I won them! I have been using them so I thought why not make a review post on them? I haven't yet done a review post on my blog so here goes! I'll include a few photos of the palette itself and swatches on my arm. They're called 'Dancing Till Dusk' and 'See You At Midnight' so I hope you enjoy! :)

So this is the palette Dancing Till Dusk! This palette is SO pretty! I think it's my favourite from the two. The coral coloured blush is the blush in the shade Sahara which you can buy separately! It's a matte so it's great. The other blush is a soft pink which has glitters in it which is really cute and gives a shimmer to your cheeks making you look extra good! The 4 shadows all come from the Au Naturel palette, the colours are quite similar, with the velvety browns and the pale shades which are great for a base, these shadows would be so good to create a smokey eye! My favourite shadow is the glittery pale one I think it's SO pretty, the photo really doesn't do the colours justice, sorry! It comes up a gold in person. I would definitely say these are VERY pigmented. It also comes with 2 little brushes, a shadow brush and a blush brush.

So this is the other palette in 'See You At Midnight'. Again, isn't this palette just SO pretty aswell?! I would say this palette is definitely one for you girls who love a bit of smokey eye. These colours are very pigmented so you don't need much on your brush at all tbh. The beautiful eyeshadows come from the Romance I-Divine Palette, they're deep purples and blues which are so pretty on any skin tone. The darker blush is in the blush Pomegranate which again, you can buy separately. The other blush is a dusky rose. My favourite shadow is probably the golden shimmery one yet again like the other palette, I can't get enough of these colours lately!

These palettes are actually quite small so very handy if you're travelling especially because it's a 2 in 1 product, I would definitely recommend these products, so go check them out!

I hope you enjoyed reading this post, and I will be doing more reviews on products soon :) Thanks for reading! (If you got to here) :D

Sophie xx

What's In My Makeup Bag?

Hey guys, hope you're all well! I haven't posted for a while sorry! I'm going to be doing what's in my make up bag, I love reading other people's posts about this and what others keep in their bag! So I hope you enjoy my post :)

LOreal Paris true match foundation in the shade rose Ivory. 

MAC BB Beauty Balm in the colour extra light. 

MAC mineralize concealer in the shade NW15.

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in the transparent. 

Mini Benefit Porefessional Primer.

NYX Smokey Look Kit(to fill in brows).

Bourjois Bronzer and Highlighter.

Loreal Super Liner.

Benefit They're Real mascara.

Maybelline colour tattoo in Pink Gold.

Bourjois blush in Rose Ambre.

Rimmel lip liner in 004 Indian Pink.

Rimmel Kate Moss matte lipstick in shade 107.

October Favourites

Hello everyone, hope you're well! :) 

Today I've got my October favourites for you! I've been loving a few products throughout October so I thought I'd share with you, I'd definitely recommend all of the products I talk about because they're so good and worth the money. October is one of my favourite months because it's autumn and that's my favourite month. I love everything about it! :) 

Urban Decay Naked 3 

I'm gonna start with my NAKED 3 palette, omg this palette is literally a dream! I know that it's got more pinky shades than the other 2 but I still love to use it during these autumn months, it's my absolute fav palette and the pigmentation is AMAZING! I've used it every single day i've worn make up and I generally can't explain how much I love it! 

Yankee Candle Tealight French Vanilla

I've never really been a big candle lover much before but my mum actually gave me these because I got a new lantern which burns tealights, so I thought I'd try these out and they smell luscious!! I don't really know the difference between vanilla and french vanilla but ok lol? I am defo gonna get some more candles from the Yankee range!

Rimmel Kate Moss 107 Lipstick

 Okay I have seriously wanted this lipstick for AGES! When I got it I was so happy, it's a really dark berry red and perfect for the autumn/winter season. I wasn't sure if it would suit my pale skin but it's actually really flattering. I've seen that Zoella wears this aswell and she rocks it so well! This is defo my go to lipstick atm!!

Barry M Berry Cosmo Nail Polish

I picked this up in Superdrug along with some other colours. This colour is great for the autumn, it's a really dark subtle purple and it actually looks good on both short or long nails! It also looks amazing with a glitter polish over the top. I would defo recommend this polish if you're looking for a dark purple. For me personally, it started to chip after about 4-5 days which is pretty good!!

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water

One word to describe this product is incredible!! This takes off ANY make up like a dream! They're Real mascara by Benefit is so hard to get off but with this it's so much easier, it also doesn't sting my eyes at all! I saw a lot of people rave about this product so I thought i'd try it out and I wasn't disappointed. I would also defo recommend this product aswell!

Thank you for reading my post ( if you got to this point) :)

Sophie xxx

Fashion/Beauty Haul!

Helloooooo everyone :) I hope you're all well.

Recently I've been shopping and I've bought a few things so I thought that I'd make a blog post about some stuff I bought. I love reading/watching other people's hauls I always find them so interesting and want so much stuff they have! :-) x

As it's now autumn and winter is coming soon I needed some more long sleeve things such as jumpers but not big fluffy things if you know what I mean? So I recently picked up some different ones, I love what they all say on the front!!

Full Time Fashion Blogger I LOVE THIS! I have seen this sooo many times when I went in River Island but I never wanted to  spend £25 on it :| but it was now in the sale for £12!! So I knew I just had to get it:) I mean come on, full time fashion blogger?! It's so me haha!! I also love how the fashion is a pink background making it stand out more! So this was just £12 from River Island.

Nothing To Wear: I also LOVE this omg. Nothing to wear describes how I feel everytime I look in my wardrobe yet there's clothes there. This is such a great jumper which you can literally throw on with any bottoms on as it's white and goes with anything! Something which is also great to lounge around in :) I got this from New Look and I'm pretty sure it was either £10 or £12, but i'm not sure sorry!

I picked up 3 Barry M original polishes and a glitter polish too, these were actually on buy one get one free which was amazing tbh! I'm actually obsessed with nail polish I never leave the house without a colour on my nails, I hate the way they look bare. Anyway these colours are all so beautiful, the first two are pinks but the photo doesn't do the pink glitter one justice it looks red on the photo! The other two are purples great for Autumn! L-R Shocking Pink, Ruby Slippers, Berry Cosmo and Vintage Violet. They're normally £2.99 each.

Next I went to Lush and whenever I go there I just have to get something.. haha!! The lush shop smells amazing so why not ;) Anyway I got Candy Mountain Bubble Bar which is £2.75 and Shoot For The Stars which is £3.50. Candy Mountain smells absolutely AMAZING, it's a very sweet girly smell so if you like sweet smells, this is for you! It's also glittery which makes it extra cute. Shoot For The Stars has got also a nice smell but it's not sweet, I recently used this before writing this post so I can't remember the smell much sorry! But it made my bath a really dark midnight blue and it has PINK inside which I didn't expect, also it's full of glitter and little stars!!

I picked up this L'oreal lipstick in Pure Red by Eva. I've never really owned a red lipstick because I've always felt like I look stupid in a colour like this, but I tried it on and I really liked it, especially now it's Autumn and Winter next it's a really nice red. It looks more bright in the photo but it's darker on my lips. I got this from Boots for £6.99 and they're doing a 3 for 2 on all L'oreal products :)

I hope you've enjoyed this post as I enjoy reading everyone elses about their hauls and stuff they've bought recently, so have a great day, thanks! :D

Sophie xxx

The “This or That: Beauty Edition” TAG!

Hi everyone!

I really wanted to do a tag post so I searched through different ones and found this one which I thought was fun, so hope you enjoy reading. :)x

QUESTIONS:

→ Makeup
Blush or Bronzer - Blush
Lipgloss or Lipstick - Lipstick
Eyeliner or Mascara - Ughhh this is so hard seriously, but mascara!
Foundation or Concealer - Concealer 
Neutral or Color Eyeshadow - Neutral
Pressed or Loose eye shadows - Pressed
Brushes or Sponges - Defo brushes!

→ Nails
O.P.I or China Glaze - OPI, I love that brand
Long or Short - Long
Acrylic or Natural - Natural
Brights or Darks - Brights
Flower or No Flower - No flower

→ Body
Perfume or Body Splash - Perfume
Lotion or Body Butter - Body Butter
Body wash or Soap - Body Wash
LUSH or Other Bath Company - LUSH! omg lush is amazing

→ Fashion
Jeans or Sweat pants - Sweat pants, I hate wearing jeans
Long sleeve or Short - Short
Dresses or Skirts - Dresses
Stripes or Plaid - Plaid
Flip flops or Sandals - Sandals
Scarves or Hats - Hats
Studs or Dangly Earrings - Studs
Necklaces or Bracelets - Bracelets
Heels or Flats - Heels
Cowboy Boots or Riding Boots - Hm riding boots i guess
Jacket or Hoodie - Jacket
Forever 21 or Charlotte Russe - Forever 21
Abercombie or Hollister - Hollister
Saks 5th or Nordstrom - I don;t know either haha

→ Hair
Curly or Straight - Straight
Bun or Ponytail - Ponytail
Bobby pins or Butterfly clips - Bobby pins
Hair spray or Gel - Hair Spray
Long or Short - Long
Light or Dark - Light
Side sweep bangs or Full bangs - Side sweep bangs
Up or Down - Down

→ Random
Rain or Shine - Rain
Summer or Winter - Winter
Fall or Spring - Fall
Chocolate or Vanilla -  Chocolate
East coast or West coast - Either? lol :)

How I Wash My Make Up Brushes!

Hey everyone!

I'm going to show and talk about how I personally clean my make up brushes and what works for me. I know many people have different ways and use different things so I thought I'd share mine. Obviously I'm no expert so haha. Cleaning brushes is such a boring job but when they're all nice and clean after it's literally the best feeling!!
Washing your brushes regularly is important so you don't keep spreading bacteria from your face and to the brush, which can cause break outs of spots on your face which nobody wants.

These are the brushes I was cleaning when doing it this time around.


So the first step is to wet your brush under lukewarm water, make sure you're holding the brush downwards as you don't want water going down into the brush, it can make the bristles fall out.

After your brush is dampened, put some of your cleaning product onto either the back or palm of your hand. Today I was just using a hand wash as I had no shampoo left. Don't worry if there isn't enough you can always add more if you think it needs more, obviously more is needed for bigger brushes.

Next, grab your brush and start to swirl around in circular motions on the product, remember to keep adding a little water onto the brush to lather the product up getting more dirty product out of the bristles. 

When you've finished doing this, squeeze out all of the water and dirty product into the sink. I actually find it fun to watch it all drip it haha!! Knowing all that dirt has been in my brush disgusts me!! Keep adding a little water aswell to make sure you're getting it all out of the root of the brush.

Ta-da! After these photos I cleaned the rest of my dirty brushes!  When all your brushes are clean it's time to let them dry, it's best to let them try overnight to really dry them. When letting them dry, try to let the bristles end of the brush face down onto some toilet paper or a towel, this makes the dregs of water come out of the brush to thoroughly dry it.

By the morning your brushes will be nice and dry ready to use again!

Thanks for reading :)

Sophie x

Zoella Beauty!

Hey everyone!

So last week, Zoe Sugg aka Zoella brought out her new beauty range of products! I've been so excited for these products ever since she announced about them.

When they finally came out they literally sold out SO quick it was unbelievable tbh, so I waited a few days before I could order what I really wanted from her range. I bought the blue eyes make up bag/pencil case which was £8 and the bath soak/shower cream which was £5, I also wanted to buy the body mist but it was sold out so I'm gonna buy that at a later date. :) The make up bag is such a good size because it can even fit brushes in there and most make up bags cant because they're too small so I'm loving it already! It's so cute. And also the bath soak smells absolutely DELIGHTFUL! Seriously it does. It's like a really fresh floral scent, when it arrived in the post I couldn't stop sniffing it haha, so weird.

I really love to watch Zoe's Youtube videos, she's such as great person!

Sophie xx

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