5 Beauty Tips I Would Tell My Younger Self | Make-up Mistakes

You know the saying - practise makes perfect! We all have to learn from somewhere and whether you are a professional makeup artist that has invested and studied for years in the industry, self-taught makeup artist or simply someone who loves and enjoys using makeup. I respect the industry and a lot of the brilliant make-up artists out there, and by all means I am definitely not a professional but I have certainly tried and tested different techniques and products over the 12 years I've been wearing make-up. Of course, not everything works for everyone due to different skin types, tones and textures, and face shapes, too. It has only been in the last 5 years that I have truly started to appreciate and understand the functionality of beauty products and their uses. I'm still on the hunt to find my 'holy grail' products for certain parts of my beauty routine, but for now, I'm enjoying the experimentation process. Below you'll find some of the tips I would have told myself back in the day, I did some awful beauty faux pas and one incredibly dangerous one!

Mini Drugstore Haul and Review | Maybelline |

Hello my loves! My plan of not buying any beauty products in May kind of went down the drain (typical...) and I ended up spending my last pennies on a Maybelline haul because Boots keep having those great 3 for 2 offers and naturally I ended up taking advantage of this offer....twice. I had no choice - I promise! Well, basically I spied the new BB bronzer creams, the nude lipsticks and their lip liners...I did a little swatching and before I knew it, I was wanting 4 products - the two BB bronzer creams, a lipstick and a lip liner. This messed up the offer so I decided to get two more items - another lipstick from the same nude range and a nail polish that I recently saw on the beautiful Imogen from Foxy Locks Extensions. 

Maybelline: BB Bronzer Cream in Light/Medium and Medum/Deep | Color Sensational "The Buffs" Lipstick in Honey Beige and Velvet Beige | Color Sensational Lip Liner in Velvet Beige | Crystalized Nail Polish in Rose Chic.

I've only tested the BB bronzer cream in the shade light/medium by mixing it with my new Mac Lightful C Tinted Cream and it gave me a glowy finish. It sheers out a little and doesn't add a lot of coverage so I will most likely test this on it's own, but on first impression, I don't think it will cover any blemishes. This product reminds me of a illuminator and that's why I bought it and the reason I bought it in the medium deep shade is because it remind me of the limited edition MAC Strobe Liquid Golden Elixir Lotion from the Temperature Rising 2013 collection (loved this collection!) that I sadly missed out on. I wish they would bring it back out but in my opinion, The Maybelline BB bronzer creams remind me of this where it can be used alone, mixed in your moisturiser or foundation. 

For the lipsticks, I purchased the shades Honey Beige and Velvet Beige (I originally wanted Tantalising Taupe but there was no stock in my local Boots....*sad face*!) but the textures are creamy and moisturising. Velvet Beige reminds me of what MAC Whirl Lip Liner would look like as a lipstick...a muted, medium dark dirty rose shade. I paired this shade with MAC Morning Coffee Pro Longwear Lip Liner and love this combo - perfect for work!

And the final product I tried was the Maybelline Crystallised Nail Polish in the shade "Rose Chic" because I saw it on the beautiful Imogen from Foxy Locks Extensions. I put a nude polish coat underneath but I really didn't have to - one coat of the Maybelline Rose Chic polish was all I needed, it is incredibly opaque. It has fine and large silver sequins, and a shimmery silver-pink colour and definitely my taste. I prefer darker colours during the Autumn/Winter time and nude colours only during Spring/Summer.  I just hope this won't be a b*tch to remove as most of you will know how hard glitter is to get off....

Have you stumbled across any great drugstore products lately? Or have you tried the new Maybelline BB bronzer creams? Let me know! 

Limecrime Velvetine Lipstick Haul

I've been a little MIA on my blog recently, as I've been super busy with work and family stuff but it hasn't stopped me from making a cheeky purchase. I found a website that sold Limecrime products and immediately made a purchase for their infamous Velvetines Lipsticks. 

Beauty Favourites | May 2015

Since I have an unnecessary big collection of make-up, I am trying to train myself to switch up my makeup products at least once every two weeks. Otherwise I will just end up forgetting what I have and they'll go to waste and will essentially feel neglected  So this week's round up is what I've been using so far, and because I work full-time Monday-Friday, I tend to have a light makeup application....depending on my mood/how much time I have to get ready in the morning.

Soap and Glory 'One Heck of a Blot' | MAC Mineralise Skinfinish 'Medium Plus' | MAC Blusher 'Blushbaby' | Smashbox  Bronzer 'Suntan Matte' | Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick 'Bronze Glow' | NYX Blush 'Taupe' | MAC Eye Shadow 'Mythology' | Benefit Roller Lash | L'oreal Perfect Match Touche Magique Concealer 'W1' | Maybelline Fit Me Concealer '20 Sand Sable' | MAC Pro Longwear Brow Set 'Bold Brunette' | Maybelline Brow Satin 'Dark Brown' | Maybelline Flawless Nude Foundation 'Beige Nude' | 

Beauty Wish List | May 2015

Beauty Wish List | May 2015 (click to view)

MAC Fix+ | MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencil (Morning Coffee) | MAC Lightful C Tinted Cream SPF30 | Laura Mercier Loose Transluscent Powder | Stila Smudge Pot (Kitten) | Stila Eyeshadow (Kitten) | Smashbox Step-by-Step Contour Kit | Smashbox 24-hour CC Spot Concealer | Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation | Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer | theBalm Betty-Lou Loumanizer  | theBalm Mary-Lou Loumanizer | theBalm Cindy-Loumanizer | Tom Ford Lipstick (Blush Nude) | Nails Inc (Alexa Chasmere) | Yves Saint Laurent Gloss Volupte (20)

Of course there's always something I want in the beauty world. And these are some of the few I've had my eyes on this month. 
Have you tried any of these? Let me know what's good!

Geneva Style | Fashion Inspiration

Geneva Style | Fashion Inspiration (click to view)

Mango Pleated Palazzo Trousers | Miss Selfridge Ruffle Barfot Top | Zara Leather Roman Sandal | H&M Fringe Shoulder Bag | Casio Digital Chronograph Watch | Topshop Fedora Hat | Celine Retro Sunglasses | Nails Inc Alexa Cashmere | Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Perfume | Pandora Silver Rings | Accessorize Layered Necklaces 

I'll be travelling to Geneva, Switzerland exactly one month today, with my best friend as my first holiday this year. I can't wait. I'm not sure what the weather will be like at this time of year but I imagine it to be similar to English weather, but slightly warmer. So this is an outfit I'd like to think would be perfect for the European weather. Have you been to Geneva before? Let me know if there's anywhere I need to check out while i'm there!

My Favourite High-End Foundations

Hey there! I've been crazy busy with work lately so I've been trying to write as many blogs as I can in advance so I can schedule them for the next 2 weeks. If you haven't noticed, I'm slowly going through my make-up collection narrowing down which products/brands are my favourite. So basically, I'm a foundation FREAK and I love to try out new formulas from drugstore to high-end. I've rounded up my 5 favourite high-end foundations - I chop and change which brand/formula I use depending on what I'm doing during the day.

My Top 5 MAC Lipsticks and Lip Pencils

 If anyone knows me, I am MAC obsessed and I love most of their product lines and their collections. I have tried the majority of their make-up and skincare products, narrowing down which colours/formulas work best for my skin tone and skin type. MAC lipsticks are generally what I wear, and I am guilty/known for having up to 6 MAC lipsticks in my handbag/the make-up bag I carry with me. But, I am NOT sorry for carrying as many as I do and owning a large collection of MAC lipstick (over 30+ of these little bullets...) - I LOVE having a choice and I rotate my MAC lipsticks on a regular basis. It was hard to narrow down my MAC lipstick collection to my 5 favourite but, at the moment, these are my top 5 go-to MAC lipsticks - It may different in a few months time. 

My Top 5 MAC Blushers

My love affair with blushers began when I realised that blush can really bring a youthful flush to your face and really warm your whole look up. I've been experimenting with make-up since I was about 11 (maybe that is too young to some people, but it hasn't/didn't exactly ruin my life), when I used to wear some eyeliner and lipgloss to school. From then, I have played and experimented with different make-up looks since using cheap/drugstore to high-end products. Blusher didn't really become a staple in my make-up collection until about 6/7 years ago, and I thought pink was the only blusher shade you could get. I soon learnt that peaches, coral and browns were common blush colours and soon started making a collection and now have an unnecessary beautiful collection, I'm proud of. Does it sound strange that I'm proud of my collection? Maybe. But I spend a lot of my well-earned money on my make-up collection, so of course it's something I take pride of, and is very important to me. 

Bondi Sands | Self Tanning Foam DARK | Review

I'm a huge lover of false tan, more so in the past when I used to go out clubbing than now but I do love a bit of healthy colour to my skin. I'm definitely not pale. I have light-medium asian skin colour with yellow undertones and can look quite tanned, and I can get tanned quite easily. I was a huge fan of St. Tropez back in the day but that stuff ain't cheap, and I soon started using a cheaper, similar version St. Moriz, which did the job just as well, in my opinion. 

Beauty Wish List | April 2015

Beauty Wish List | April 2015 (clickable link)
Urban Decay De-Slick Makeup Setting Spray | Tarte Amazonian 12-hr Clay Blush (Blissful) | Lime Crime Velvetine Lip Stain (Cashmere, Salem, Wicked) | Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask | Smashbox Step-by-Step Contour Stick Trio | Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water | Smashbox Full Exposure Travel Palette | The Body Shop Fuji Green Tea Body Butter

A few beauty goodies on my wish list this month. 
Have you tried any of these or would like to recommend?