My Autumn Essentials

Hi everyone!

Today I'm writing about my Autumn make up essentials, I have only choosen a few as I could honestly go on and on..

Naked 2 - This palette is Autumn in a palette. Loads of gorgeous browns and golds perfect for this season. Even some glittery ones would be great for Christmas.
Rimmel 107 Kate Moss - The most gorgeous raved about lipstick ever around this time of the year. This lipstick would look great on any skintone, it's a dark berry red.
Tanya Burr Riding Hood - Another lovely dark berry colour, but for the nails! Nails are one thing that I always notice on someone, a colour anyone could rock. Especially those with long nails.
Rimmel Stay Matte: I don't like to look shiny in Autumn, prefer to keep my skin looking matte. This does the job nicely.
Makeup Revolution Contour Palette: A bronzer, highlighter and blush in one compact palette? Yes please.

August 2015 Wishlist

When it comes to wishlists, there isn't ever enough space to include everything that I want! I thought that I would do a August/Summer wishlist.

 

Zoella Let's Spritz Body Mist: 

I love fruity smells so when I first got a sniff of this I loved it instantly, and no, not just because it is by Zoella. I also have the first body mist too.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow:

 When it comes to my eyebrows, I can never find a product which I really like and can never stick with one. I have heard amazing reviews about this product, I would love to own this one day.

Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Fruitii:

 These lip butters are so moisturizing and soft on the lips, they have a wide selection of colours, But as it's now into the Summer, what colour is better than a coral?!

Mac All That Glitters Eyeshadow:

 This is one of those easy eye shadows which will go with any lip colour. I love a plain glittery eye.

Benefit Coralista Blush:

 When it comes to blushes, coral tones suit be better as i'm a natural red head. I have always wanted to try this blusher but never come to buying it, I definitely will be soon.

NYC Bronzer:

 This is a cheap bronzer but I have heard that it's a great product. I suck with bronzers, so I always like to experiment with cheaper bronzers to get used to,

Little Mix Gold Magic Perfume:

 I am a massive fan of Little Mix so when they said they were releasing a perfume I was so excited. I haven't had the money available to be able to buy this yet, but it smells very fruity!

Lush Roots Hair Treatment;

 I have tried many of Lush's hair products but this is one i'm yet to try. It's very conditioning for the hair and great for stimulating the scalp. I feel like every once in a while everyone needs a good old hair treatment!

Real Techniques Contour Brush:

 Real Techniques brushes are brilliant, I have all their original range and dying to try bold metals, but I just can't bring myself to fork out so much money for one brush?! I would love to have this brush.

Sophie xx

MUA Haul

If there is one brand that is affordable and good quality it's MUA. They have a nice little range of things so I went to Superdrug the other day and picked up a few of their things. I got 3 lipsticks,1 of which is matte, 1 blush and a nail polish.

These are the lipsticks that I got, I had never actually tried MUA lipsticks before today. They're very soft and easy to glide onto the lips, although you have to work a bit harder with the matte one. They're very pigmented as soon as they're on the lips, can't go wrong for £1 each?! Juicy & Peachy Keen are both coral colours which are both gorgeous while Tulip is more pink. My favourite is Juicy.

I then got a blush which was also just £1 which is an amazing price for a blush. It is a pretty pink blush with just a little bit of sparkle. I haven't actually tried this yet but I am so excited to. This blush is in the shade Bubblegum, I have heard raving reviews on this blush especially!

I then thought I'll get a nail polish, if I am totally honest, I was not expecting much from their nail polishes. I am totally a Barry M girl when it comes to polishes but when I saw the colour I just had to get it. This was also just £1! I picked a gorgeous coral colour in the shade Sweet Peach, again, I haven't tried this yet but it looks like a beautiful summer colour so will be using it very soon!

Sophie xo

Beauty/Skincare Wish List

Recently I've been eyeing up so many beauty & skincare products but at the moment I have got literally no money. This is the problem with beauty, there is absolutely thousands of products to choose from you could spend so much money! I'm saving up my money so I can hopefully buy a things which are on my wish list.

• Lush BB Seaweed Fresh Face Mask - I've previously used the Cupcake mask but wanted to try a different one. BB Seaweed has fresh seaweed, ground almonds, rose absolute and aloe vera to sooth the skin which sounds so great. Also has kaolin which removes any excess dirty or oil on the skin which is what my skin needs! 

• Sleek Face Form Palette In Fair - Sleek is one of my favourite make up brands, I have quite a few of their products and have never had a problem. I've been eyeing this up for ages and I've heard so many raving reviews on this. It contains a highligher, bronzer and a blush.

• Makeup Revolution Blush Palette In Sugar And Spice - Makeup Revolution are a very popular yet inexpensive brand lately, 8 blush shades for the price of just £6, you seriously cannot go wrong. Also, some of the shades look great for highlighting too.

• Benefit High Bean - Benefit are one of my favourite brands. My mum has the mini high beam and I'm always stealing it because I love it that much! It shows I need to buy my own lol. 

• Barry M Speedy Nail Polishes - These have only recently been released but what caught my eyes were the colours! I love pastel colours and they look gorgeous for spring/summer! And they're speedy at drying! So that's a big bonus.

• MAC Studio Fix Powder - I've wanted this for a long time now. Sometimes I really don't feel like wearing a liquid foundation, especially when it's hot weather. This looks great as it gives great coverage for a powder, it is kinda pricey just for a powder though.

• Lush Ro's Argon Body Conditioner - This is Rose Jam scented and it's one of my fave lush scents! My mum has a small pot of this and if I'm lucky she'll give me a bit, it's so soft on the skin it's unreal and the smell is to die for, I need the big pot in my life!!!

• MAC Lipstick in Brave - This lipstick looks gorgeous, whenever I go to Mac I always pick this up and have a quick swatch. Whenever I buy another Mac lipstick, this will be it! It's pretty similar to Velvet Teddy which is very popular. 

• Benefit Hoola Bronzer - I need this bronzer in my life, I've heard raving reviews about this bronzer especially for us pale skin folks, bronzers I have used in the past have always been orange or just way too much on my skin but this looks just right for me. 

Sophie xxx

March Favourites

Whenever it comes to doing monthly favourite posts I always end up forgetting half the things I've been loving, but I remember 4 products what I've loved through March.

Sleek Matte Me Lip Cream in the shade  'Birthday Suit' - I have always looked at Sleek's matte me range and been interested in trying one of the shades, I have heard raving reviews about this shade and heard it's like the 'Kylie Jenner lip' look. When I got it I wasn't quite sure, but I was totally in love with this when I first tried it, it's not drying, it's opaque on the lips and the lasting power is absolutely amazing. It was still on my lips after I had my dinner, it's a gorgeous lip colour. If you're into your nudes and like liquid products trying to matte, try this! It was only £4.99 which is a great price for a great product.

Collection No Clumps Mascara - Again, I've heard raving reviews on this product, I've heard it's a really good dupe for They're Real by Benefit, I was like yeah whatever, how can a mascara what's only £2.99 be a dupe for They're Real. But honestly, I have been using this every day ever since I got it and I can totally say, IT'S A GREAT DUPE! This is like what? £16 cheaper than They're Real and it does the exact same, it lengthens so well and stays on for ages. Going by the name 'No Clumps' I can agree with this, it doesn't clump my lashes at all, it separates them so well! At the moment, I'm preferring to use this over my They're Real, honestly, if you're on a budget, this is a mascara that you should pick up!

Beyonce 'Heat Rush' Perfume - I received this perfume in a set for my birthday back in January off my parents which came with a body lotion and shower gel, I think this is the smallest bottle they do. I have never tried any of Beyonce's perfumes before so I was intrigued. This is my favourite perfume at the moment, I have worn it pretty much every day since I got it!(When I remember) it has a floral/fruity scent which I love! As you can see, I've already used half my bottle. I'm in love with this perfume.

Soap and Glory 'Sugar Crush' 500ml Shower Gel - Soap and Glory is a very raved about brand when it comes to their skincare/shower&bath range. Every time I go in Boots, I always have a quick sniff of this shower gel, it's very citrusy and smells like limes in a nice way. I picked this up on a 3 for 2 offer on all S&G. I've been using this in the shower throughout March and I'm not even half way down the bottle yet, you need the tiniest amount for it to foam up, the smell is gorgeous and lingers on the body after. It's one of those shower gels which you could use as a wake me up in the morning.

- Sophie xxx

E.L.F Haul!

Hello!

If you didn't hear, E.L.F Cosmetics are basically shutting down in the UK, so on their website there was a up to 70% off all their products! When I heard about this, I couldn't help but check out their make up and buy a few bits, as it turned out to be pretty cheap!! I've never tried E.L.F products before this so I was excited. My package finally arrived and tbh it was pretty quick to say how many orders they must of got. I'm going to talk about what I got down below! :)

6 Luscious Liquid Lipsticks
2 Hypershine Lip Glosses
2 Single Eyeshadows
1 Lipstick

I'll start with the Lucious liquid lipsticks! I had heard a lot of good things about these products from people in the bbloggers community. Firstly I'm not the biggest fan on the packaging of these, if I'm honest I'm not keen on any of ELF's packaging on their products. I like the actual product though, the colours are all beautiful. I thought that I'd try a range of shades, they're highly pigmented and glossy. My favourite shades are 'Perfect Pink' and 'Ruby Slipper'. They look lovely on the lips and aren't too sticky like some liquid lipsticks can be, for the money of them, I'm really happy with them. I have inserted photos below of swatches of the colours!

I also got 2 of the Hypershine Lipglosses in the shades 'Flirt' and 'Bubblegum' they're pretty similiar, they're both sort of coral colours which I'm really digging atm. If I'm honest there isnt much different in these and the liquid lipsticks, they give the same sheer finish. I like how they look on the lips, and they aren't very sticky which is great because is there anything worse than a sticky lipgloss?! I would say these a less pigmented than the liquid lipsticks.

I also bought 2 single eyeshadows, when I checked out the eyeshadows there wasn't many left but I thought I'd be daring and choose some colours that I wouldn't normally wear! I got a brown ish shade but it has a tinge of burgundy in it? It's kind of hard to explain if you can't see it in person sorry. These sorts of colours always make me eyes look weird. I also got a purple which didn't look bright on the website but when it came it was much brighter than I thought it was, again, this is out of my comfort zone but I'm excited to use them. They're much more pigmented in the pan, it took me a few swatches on my arm to build up the colour.

The last thing I got was just one lipstick, again there was barely any shades left but I wanted to try one anyway. I got a sort of muted red colour, on the swatch it doesn't look as nice as it does on my lips, it feels nice and soft on my lips, not drying. The thing I really dislike about this prodcut is the packing, it's just so awful, not just the look of it, but it's so stiff to twist up the lipstick. This is the only thing putting me off them, but the actual lipstick its self I really like.

That's all I got in my E.L.F haul, thank you for reading. Do you own any E.L.F products?

Sophie xxx