March Faves 2012...

Hey there Beautiful ladies

Just thought I'd share with you my favourites for the month of March seeing as very soon we will be heading on over to April!! April gets me excited, not only are there little fluffy bunnies and cute little duckies everywhere you go but it's also my birthday month!

Yup, I'll be hitting the old 25 very soon, quarter of a century! Thats quite an achievement I'd say...

And for those excited for the giveaway I shall be posting all details about it tomorrow (31st March) and the winner will be announced a week later (7th April) I've been out shopping for the giveaway today and I think I have everything I need (I've actually been collecting things for quite a while hehe) so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Now for the faves, First up is the Boots natural collection apple and lime body spray

I've been loving spraying this throughout the day especially now the weather's been a bit nicer.  It's a guilt free way of re-spraying as you don't waste your expensive perfume but still smell lovely and fruity.  This scent reminds me of DKNY Be Delicious (the apple shaped one) It has a very distinct green apple scent but much lighter and fresher, I havent really noticed the Lime much but there is a citrusy hint.  Now this is a mist so it doesn't last very long but then I don't think it's supposed to.  It's one of things to keep in your bag and spray when you need a freshen up.

I've loved going through my collection of makeup recently and discovering items that I'd put away ages go, like this Clinique Up-lighting Liquid illuminator

I have shade 01- Natural.  This leaves a lovely light sheen wherever you choose to apply, I tend to dab a teensie bit on the tops of the old cheeks for a lovely glow.  It's quite light a creamy but not thick and gloopy the shimmer is very small, you can only really catch it in the sunlight so no chance of looking like a disco ball here. This is also something I think you can mix in with your foundation for a lovely all over radiance and the darker shade would be a lovely bronzer for the summer. 
I've been favouring my cream shadows over my powders a lot lately, I just love the light wash of colour on the lids and the fact you don't need to faff about with brushes, it's simple easy effective carefree makeup which I LOVE! 

Recently I've been using the Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 hr cream shadows in On and On Bronze and of course my beloved Mac Rubenesque Paintpot.

Both are hassle free to use and both have a similar consistency. If I was to compare, Rubenesque tends to last just a little bit longer before slight creasing occurs however both have the same solid consistency which warms to the touch and applies creamy and blendible.

For the lips I've been loving my brights! especially my beloved Maybelline colour sensational lippies.

Especially 420 - Coral pop which is my absolute fave at the moment.  It's a bright orangey coral with a matte finish which I love.  The colour last for ages and then fades nicely to a stain but you do need to top up after 5 or so hours and you definitely need a balm beforehand or it'll sit in the lines.

I also recently bought this gorgeous S ring from topshop and I've been loving it! One problem is I have teeny tiny fingers and although I got a size small it still falls off, anyone got any DIY ideas to make this stay put because I loves it so much, If your names begins with S you'll know just how exciting it is to find 'S' jewellery in stock, it normally sells out first bt I saw this and had to have it and at £5 it was a steal I think, I also wanted a J to complete the name but they didn't have any :(

I think I'll keep it short and sweet and leave it at that but don't forget t stop by tomorrow for all details for my up and coming giveaway and a quick look at the prizes you could win.

What are your faves for this month? and how do I keep my darn ring from falling off (even falls off my thumb) :(

Thanks for checking in, thanks to all my gorgeous followers and thank you all for your lovely comments, even if I sometimes forget to reply to them, I do read each and every one of them.

Ciao for now world

xoxox

My Lipstick collection...

Hey there Beautifuls,

So this is a quick insight into my lipstick collection, I have a lot of cheap lippies ranging from a few years back...Yes I know I should get rid! But I hardly ever wear lipstick, I prefer balms and glosses but I'll let you guys in on what my favourite ones are when I am feeling in a lippy sort of mood

First of all here's my collection...too much or not quite enough? lol

 From left to right in the above picture I have...
Body Shop lipstick in 01 (discontinued)
Body Shop lipstick in 03 (discontinued)
Loreal Glam Shine Cream in 100 sweet nude
Sally Hansen Colour Comfort Lip Colour in Pink Blossom
17 lipstick in Beehive

In the Above Picture from top to bottom I have NYX round lipsticks in...
546 - Ceto
504 - Harmonica
582 - Frosted Beige
628 - Tea Rose
550 - Indian Pink

From top to bottom I have...

Maybelline Colour Sensational 630 - Velvet Beige

Maybelline Colour Sensational 553 - Glamorous Red

Maybelline Colour Sensational 420 - Coral Pop

Maybelline Colour Sensational 812 - Delicate Pearl

Revlon Colourburst Lipstick 040 - Soft Rose

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick 671 - Mink

Look Beauty Double Hit Lip 5 - Rose Riot

And this my friends is my pride and joy, It's my only 'High End' Lipstick in my collection so far.

Estee Lauder Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick in Platinum Blush.

It has a lovely creamy sort of consistency, non drying with average colour pay off, but then again it is a pale colour.  It's scented which I dont really like but I definitely show this TLC. I've even kept the box and I've had this for over a year I'd say.

I'll be doing a favourite lipsticks post soon so you'll get more of a review on some of the other lipsticks I have but feel free to ask any questions and leave me your comments, I always love reading them.  If you've just stumbled across my blog then please follow for more beauty and health posts.

What are your lipstick recommendations? I'm sure I've got space for a few more in my collection!

Ciao for now world.

Disclaimer: Each and every product mentioned in this post was purchased by myself with my own money.  All opinions are my own and are 100% honest.

Haul part 3 - Mini Makeup Haul

Hello Beauties, and a big warm welcome to all the new followers! yay!

I just thought I'd get a quick post up today as I have the sniffles and I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself :(

I kept these makeupy bits seperate from my last haul just because that post really didnt need to be any longer really.

I picked up 4 different Maybelline Colour Sensational lipsticks, a Maybelline eyeshadow quad and a Revlon Nail colour

The lipsticks look like this close up

 I know the two on thr right look very similar but close up you can see that they're a little bit different...

 I tried to get a good shot of the numbers and swatches on the bottom of the lipsticks for you but if you actually look closely, you can see the needle prick mark and the very painful bruise left by the surgeon from my trip to the hospital last week :( I can now update that it has evolved from a greeny bluey bruise to just a deep purple one and is just as painful as before...

I hope you can get a better idea of the colours from this picture...be it the wrong way up i'm sure you can tell that number 553 is a slightly deeper colour, more of a reddy brown whereas number 630 is more of lighter pinkier brown. 812 is a very light baby pink pearl with shimmer and sparkle and my personal favourite is 420 which is just a perfect coral colour.  now I just need this snow to sod off and the sun to come out so I can wear this without looking silly!

This is the Intense chic eyestudio eyeshadow quad I picked up which has great everyday colours, since I got this  dont think I've used anything else eyeshadow wise for my daily routine.  Although I have been makeup free for about 4 days now and I must say my skin is loving me for it! Happy skin, Happy me! :D

And Finally I picked up this Emerald green nail colour.  I actually got this around christmas time but sort of lost it in all my shopping bags and just found it when I was digging through trying to get these hauls done.  I think It's a lovely wintery colour although I must say I dont really conform when it comes to seasons and nail colours...I tend to just wear what I feel like...

I got all of these from my local poundland at different times thoughout December and January so yes my friends, each of these items cost just £1! Bargain!

Thanks for checking in and pop back soon for more hauls, reviews and random jobbies!

Hope you're all well

Ciao for now world

xoxox