Kylie Cosmetics HOLIDAY Collection: Kyshadow Palette + Holiday Lipsticks and Lip Gloss Kit

In all honesty, I wasn't super wowed by the Holiday collection but after seeing swatches and the hype, I started to become really drawn to the eyeshadow palette. Unlike my many neutral palettes in my collection, I didn't have one like this. The jeweled-toned colours are all very complimentary to each other, and the fact that they had diamond powder in them made me want the palette more. The lip kit set I wanted to include in my order because I had to spend more than $60 to qualify for free international shipping, and also because I wanted to try out the lip glosses. I wish I had added the mini sets to my order but by the time I realised I wanted it, it went out of stock! 

Kylie Cosmetics: KoKo Limited Edition Lip Kollection - Matte Lipsticks and Gloss Kit

As soon as I saw Kylie Jenner drop this surprise collection, my first thoughts were 'Nooooo' because I loved every single shade in it. This collection is perfect for people who don't necessarily wear a lot of makeup or experiment with different shades but like to wear a bold lip on a night our or special occasion. The lip kit features 3 matte liquid lipsticks, a bright pink, a bold purple, and the perfect nude. The kit includes 1 gloss which is a shimmery nude which is perfect on any skin tone.

NYX Haul Part 1 of 4: The Lips

NYX is a brand that I have known for a few years but wasn't widely available in the UK. I had the odd product from the range but since I couldn't get my hands on them as easily, it wasn't a brand I really invested in. I had the odd blusher and lip pencils but they are the old packaging. Now NYX lip range is insane. The colour selection is amazing, with plenty of nudes (my favourite) to choose from and from my NYX haul I have purchased nearly all the nude shades. I will probably go ahead and select a few darker shades for Autumn but for now, I am enjoying all these shades and formulas. 

KIKO Cosmetics Haul

I'm in love. A new KIKO cosmetics store opened up in my local area and I immediately rushed as soon as I could to check it all out. The store is obviously doing well since a lot of products had been swatched and they were sold out of products already. As always, overtime I go to a KIKO store, I always end up spending way more than I think I do because of the inexpensive prices of the products that my basket starts getting filled with more and more stuff...

The lip liners are phenomenal quality and I can't wait to pick up some more and the matte lipstick is the least drying formula I have experienced to date, it's actually quite hydrating. The quality of these products are way more than what you'd expect from higher-end brands, and you can't fault on the prices. I will definitely be going back for more stuff but for now, here is my little haul...and certainly not my last.

My Top 3 Red MAC Lipsticks

For a long time, I struggled to find a nice red that suited my yellow skin tone without looking like...a hooker. I find that true reds were slightly too bold for my complexion and warmer reds were a better colour for me. Both All Fired Up and Lady Danger lean slightly warmer on my skin tone, whilst Ruby Woo is more of a darker red with cooler, blue undertones that suits most skin tones. These three reds are all mattes and when it comes to a bright colour like red, I do prefer a matte finish because it's already such a bright colour, I wouldn't want it sparkling or bright.

All Fired Up / Lady Danger / Ruby Woo

What are your favourite MAC red lipsticks?

My Top 3 Dark MAC Lipsticks

Dark lips are sometimes dismissed as only nighttime colours or maybe halloween but I think they look great as a daytime look too. Every now and then I like to opt for a dark lip, depending on my mood and eye look but it's a lot more maintenance to make sure it doesn't smudge/bleed.  If and when I choose to do a dark lip, I always make sure I exfoliate and moisturise my lips beforehand because I find that darker lipsticks look more obvious and enhance the texture of your lips more. Lip liner is also a must to stop any bleeding or smudging around the outer lip and I sometimes like to create an ember effect using a darker shade of the lipstick to make my lips look a little fuller. 

Heroine / Rebel / Diva

What are your favourite dark lipsticks from MAC?

Budget Beauty: £1 Lip Liners from Primark

Hi beauty loves, so I decided to feature my cute mickey and minnie tsum tsum's to my recent blog photos because they're just so darn cute. I want collect them all but I have no reason to have them all....Anyways check out these £1 lip liners from Primark and if I were to describe them in 3 words I would say they are: creamy, pigmented and affordable.

I don't usually care for or look at beauty brands within clothing stores because my thoughts were that they were 'cheap' and didn't trust that they were made of quality. But I was wrong. Whilst I am a loyal to certain brands (both drugstore and high-end), I have recently been more open to trying cheaper brands. I bought some eyeshadows from Topshop and I absolutely LOVE them and while I was returning some things in Primark, I spotted their make-up range. I always knew they had it, I just didn't look at them and because I have been obsessed with lip liners lately, I spotted these two amongst the small range they had. Shade 01 is a light nudey pink colour suitable for pinky nude lipstick and Shade 09 is a slightly darker mauve pink that will go so well with darker nude lipsticks.

Shade 09 (L) and Shade 01 (R)

Formula-wise, they're creamy and extremely pigmented but on first impressions, they're not long-lasting or hydrating. It may be because I applied them on top of the lipstick and lipliner I was already wearing, but watched on my hand, they smudged quite quickly. However, as most people use lip liners as a base colour for their lipsticks, I think these would work quite well underneath lipsticks to enhance the colour of the lipstick and make it last a little longer. I do like these lip liners because they were only £1 each and a good alternative if you don't want to keep using your more expensive/high-end lip liner on a daily basis. If you're a beauty budgeter, I would definitely recommend trying these out because the colours are beautiful and Primark also do other colours as well such as red and brown. 

Have you tried any of the primark beauty range? Is there anything else that is worth purchasing?

My Top 3 Pink MAC Lipsticks

Pink is probably my favourite colour and I can't resist buying anything cute that is pink. Like most colours, you can get a huge range of the different shades of pink from neon to baby. My personal preference falls between the nude pinks to a bright pink, depending on what I'm wearing the day. For everyday, I like to pick either MAC Creme Cup or Angel and for a brighter lip, I'd choose something like Candy Yum Yum or Impassioned. Pink is such a great colour on anyone, some work better on certain skin tones so it's about finding the right colour match. 

Angel / Creme Cup / Impassioned

Angel and Creme Cup are both very similar, I would say creme cup is slightly more blue toned/cooler. Impassioned is just a beautiful bright pink that's not too harsh.

Which are your fave pink lipsticks from MAC?

My Top 3 Nude MAC Lipsticks

There is a nude for everyone and MAC will have a nude fit for the palest to the darkest of skin colours. I used to be guilty of "concealer lip" until I discovered nude lipsticks and now I'm obsessed. I used to only buy very pale nudes but I have recently started to go for darker nudes which suit my skin tone more.

Honey Love / Velvet Teddy / Myth

My go to's, my everything, my weapon of choices! Depending on my eye look, I will switch it up day-to-day but these are the nude lipsticks I'll pick up.

What are your favourite nude colours from MAC?

YSL Babydoll Kiss & Blush | Lips & Cheeks Soft Matte Colour | Mini Review

I made a naughty impulse purchase thanks to watching one of my favourite beauty YouTubers, Holly Annaeree. She recently talked about one of these YSL Babydoll Kiss & Blush products (Shade 12) in one of her favourite videos. She paired the shade with MAC Soar lip liner which looked gorgeous so I had the urge to go out and get it. Of course they offer a huge range of gorgeous colours so I couldn't just get one, I naturally got two.

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. 

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.