Three Make-Up Must Haves

We all know that Monday morning feeling, forcefully dragging yourself out of bed as soon as your alarm goes of for the tenth time, attempting to make yourself look presentable even though you are half asleep. We all have been there. But getting ready in the morning doesn’t need to be such a chore, cut yourself down to a limited amount of trustee products, whack them on your face, grab a coffee and you’re good to go. I have (somehow) narrowed my morning weekday routine down to just three products, one base, one for those brows of mine and lastly one for the eyes.

Base | bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream 

I never used to be the biggest fan of light bases, I used to love to concept, but unfortunately my temperamental skin never agreed with them. But now my skin is sorted, I am a complete convert. There is nothing better than your skin looking natural, fresh, healthy and full of a glow, and that is all this product does. BareMinerals claim this product to be that of a tinted moisturiser, BB and CC cream all in one, but I think it provides more coverage than all of those put together. The formula is similar to that of a mousse, it appears quite thick, but once applied on to the skin it transforms into a lightweight, dewy second skin that provides a radiant, soft and smooth finish. Applied with fingertips provides a sheer coverage to the skin, whereas using a brush you can achieve a much fuller medium coverage, which can be buildable. I was quite sceptical when I first bought this product though, as it boasts about it’s hydrating factors, perfect for those with normal to dry skin, but what about us oily/combination skinned guys and gals? Somehow I think this product may adapt to each individual skin type, as it claims to be so hydrating, however it definitely doesn’t over hydrate my oily/combination skin and leave me with the sweaty/wet skin look, yet it doesn’t dry my skin out either. I am truly amazed by this product (even now after my fourth tube) as it is just so long-wearing, light-weight and it is free of all the crap our skin hates, silicone, oil, parabens and fragrance. Definitely worth taking a look at. 

Brows | Benefit Gimme Brow 

Since it’s release many years ago Gimme Brow has become a cult-favourite, award winning product. For a good reason too. Gimme Brow is a waterproof tinted brow gel that contains tiny microfibers that upon application, adhere to skin and hairs, creating natural fullness and definition, filling in any sparse gaps and locking those brows in place all day. The tapered brush is a lot like a mascara brush, although just absolutely tiny, which for me, is perfect for accuracy and definition. All I can say about this product is that I just bloody love it. It is all us girls and guys could want, full, volumized, tinted and defined brows without the faff of using ten different products. I actually bought this for my mum for her birthday, as she always questions what’s the best products for thin and sparse brows, as with maturity, brings brows that aren’t as Cara Delevingne-esque as they were back in the day. Safe to say she has fallen in love, and genuinely think it’s a ‘magic wonder’ product. This is definitely a must have for anyone's make-up bag.

Eyes | Estée Lauder Sumptuous Knockout Mascara 

Mascara is a must for me, it just adds that little bit of extra something when you are wearing little or no make-up. I just look a heck of a lot more awake, which I need on a daily basis. Mascara's are one of those products that it takes a while to find one that ticks all of your boxes, as we all have different lashes and want to achieve different looks. For me, I am lucky enough to have long and reasonably curled lashes, although I do have a few odd ones that point in all sorts of directions. So, all I strive for in a mascara is one that fans, separates, doesn't clump and definitely doesn't smudge, as my eyes are like fountains, constantly watering for whatever reason. Sumptuous Knockout is Estée Lauder's latest release to their mascara line-up and it's definitely a good'un. The plastic comb wand evenly coats lashes from root to tip with it's VERY black fibre rich formula, it lifts, separates and fans lashes out exceptionally well. Even after one coat, that is enough for a 'no make-up, make-up look' kind of day. I also don't need to use eyelash curlers with this as it does the job exceedingly well. I am an unfortunate sufferer of watery eyes, and this is not waterproof, so I was worried about it smudging, but there was none at all, no flaking or clumping either. It does claim to be sweat and humidity resistant, humidity, yes I agree, but definitely not sweat, I wore this working out once and never again. It welcomed the unfortunate panda eyes. Hopefully they'll release a waterproof formula soon. Besides this minor problem, this mascara is definitely worth the £25 price tag and a gorgeous release from Estée Lauder. 

There you have it. Three simple steps to speed up your mornings, yet still achieve a fresh and healthy face.

What are your make-up must haves?

How To Colour Correct With Urban Decay Naked Skin Colour Correcting Fluids

It appears the latest trend taking over the beauty industry this year is colour correcting. Whether you are strolling through Selfridges, or browsing the latest releases on Cult Beauty, a new colour correcting product always seems to make an appearance. Like the strobing trend that dominated the beginning of the year, the colour correcting trend should be embraced in moderation. For everyday routines, colour correcting really isn’t necessary, as not everyone can invest their time in it, but if you do have the time then it really can make all the difference to your complexion. Done correctly, colour correcting can make the majority of our skin transgressions disappear without any need of caking on that concealer or layering on foundation.

The all-new Urban Decay Naked Skin Colour Correcting Fluids are a great way to embrace the colour correcting trend, because they have the same texture and formula as the hugely successful Naked Skin Concealers. They are weightless on the skin, blend out seamlessly for a natural, flawless finish and contain pearlescent pigments to diffuse light, along with anti-oxidant rich vitamins C and E that condition and protect.

There are five shades of Urban Decay's Naked Skin Colour Correcting Fluids available. These shades address most colour correcting needs for the majority of skin tones.

Lavender - Balances out sallowness and helps neutralize skin with a yellow undertone.

Pink - Disguises dark circles particularly on fair skin tones and also works as a highlighter creating a lifted appearance.

Yellow - Perfect for concealing purple-hued dark circles, correcting dullness, reducing the appearance of mild redness and brightening lacklustre complexions.

Green - Counteracts redness on all skin tones.

Peach - Masks blue-hued dark circles, dark spots, veins and deep discoloration, ideal for those with medium to deeper skin tones.

Here is how I utilize the four shades I picked up on my fair skin. I apply the green shade on my most prominent red areas, around my nose and on any blemishes I may have. The yellow shade I use to neutralize more moderate areas of redness, on my chin, my cheeks and I have also used this to brighten under my eyes, which works like magic. I apply the lavender shade to areas that are dull and lacklustre and just need brightening up, across my forehead and along the tops of my cheeks. The pink shade works amazingly well as an under eye brightener, it lifts and illuminates flawlessly. I apply directly from the doe foot applicator and then blend out with my damp beauty blender, they do dry very fast, so I focus one shade on one area at a time. Once blended completely you can't see any multi-coloured tones on your face, which is what I was worried about, in fact, my skin looked flawless and you could even use these without applying your base on top. 

I am so impressed with all of these colour correctors, they do exactly as stated and simply are amazing. Also I am so in love with the packaging, they are lovely to display with their pastel hues and the doe foot applicator makes application easy and convenient.

Have you tried any colour correcting products?

New In Beauty

Each month I am guilty of the same thing, online shopping and routine weekly shopping trips that really give my bank a beating. With January offering a heap load of offers, sales and discounts, how could any beauty junkie resist? I certainly couldn’t. Especially all these new exciting beauty releases, I just couldn’t say no.  Without too much rambling on, here’s what I have been splurging on during the past few weeks.

Daniel Sandler Retexturizing Face Primer | £20.50
After a flawless base? Look no further than this product. I am not one for silicone based primers, I just find them greasy and tacky on the skin, I was slightly worried that this would just be another one to disappoint. I could not have been more wrong. The texture of this primer is highly similar to a serum/gel; it does have that slight silicone feel at first but once settled into the skin (which takes minutes) it completely vanishes, which I love.  It minimizes the appearance of pores, extends the wear of my foundation, controls my excess oils throughout the day and creates the perfect canvas for my foundation. Everything I thrive for in a primer. I also double this up as a moisturiser in the morning as it is hydrating enough to do so. It really is a great all rounder product.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Definer | £16
The new releases just keep coming don’t they. As soon as I saw this I knew had to get my hands on it. I can’t say I was personally a fan of the Brow Wiz, after a few days of owning it the product snapped and I couldn’t use it again, absolute bummer as the formula was brill.  I did buy another to see if mine was just a faulty odd one, but it did the same.  Unlike the Brow Wiz, this has an angled triangular nib; perfect to outline, define and fill in those sparse areas of your brows. This pencil can be used in three different ways; the sharpest point can be used to create fine hair-like strokes, the back side of the pencil to create thicker hair-like strokes (I use this method for the front of my brows) and finally the pencil on the widest side to create much broader strokes. The pencil on this is very thick, nothing compared to the Brow Wiz, so you really need to apply this with a light hand, as it’s easy to muck up and accidentally double the size of your brows. These are available in 10 shades that I believe are the exact same as the Brow Wiz. One criticism of this product is that I can see that the triangular nib is not so triangular anymore, which doesn’t really bother me personally, but for some it’s worth taking note if you’re considering buying it.

Estee Lauder Enlighten EE Cream | £34
EE? I’ve heard of BB & CC creams, but apparently there’s all these other alphabetical magic creams rocking up in the beauty world. Light bases are the new hype for me; I am slowly beginning to appreciate my good skin days by wearing little or no makeup. EE stands for even effect and that is certainly what this product does. It’s luminous, flawless and healthy skin in a tube. If you’re after a sheer lightweight base that still looks like your skin, just better, this may be a winner for you. It minimises the appearance of dark spots, pores, scarring and redness, also has an SPF of 30, great for those summer months. Immediately after applying I noticed my redness was gone, my pesky spot scars were visibly reduced and I just had an all over healthy, radiant glow to my skin.  My only moan is the smell, it has quite a fragrance too it, but it does die down after application.

Zoeva 233 Cream Shader | £7.50
During December I went on a cream shadow stick craze, I just loved the compact of them, how I can just chuck it in my handbag if I wanted, and the shades, I just couldn’t get enough of the sparkles. I could never really grasp which way to apply them best though. I tried blending out with my fingers but I just found it sheered out the pigment, so this is where Zoeva came in. An actual brush dedicated to cream shadow. Hallelujah.  This has the perfect sized brush head for your lid, two or three strokes and you’re sorted. It is pretty darn dense too so it applies cream shadow like a dream, no more worries of a sheer shadow that’s for sure. It also is pretty easy on the eye with the rose gold detailing.

Zoeva 317 Wing Liner | £5.95
Everyone needs a winged liner brush in their kit in my eyes and I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to get one from the Zoeva range. They’re just the perfect multi-purpose brush that can be used on the eye to create a sleek and defined cut crease or to simply add a little something to those brows. I previously was using the MAC 208 Angled Brow Brush, but this is a lot denser than the Zoeva 317, meaning my brows just were a little too harsh for an everyday look. This brush is very flexible and slightly larger than the MAC 208, which I prefer as I use less product as it fills my brows a heck of a lot quicker. Another way I like to use this brush is adding a soft line of a deep brown eyeshadow as close as I can to my lash line just too add a little more natural dimension to my eyes. The perfect little extra for an everyday makeup look.

Zoeva 114 Luxe Face Focus | £12.95
This is one for the highlighting gals. Described as a ‘flat flame’ shaped brush (which is a bit of a random description) this is the perfect fit for under the eye to set your concealer in place, highlight and brighten. It’s a lovely fluffy brush yet it’s still dense enough for precise application. I personally use this brush across my cheekbones and my cupids bow as it gives a nice even application of highlight and it blends everything out easily. A true must have for your make up brush collection.

CHANEL Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation | £36
This product has only been out since the 15^th January, so I don’t want too spill too much as I want to do a full in depth review for you all. I really couldn’t resist splurging on this product as soon as it was released, I am really digging the light bases at the minute as my skin is becoming a lot better blemish wise, and with my love of the PERFECTION LUMIÈRE Velvet foundation I was excited to get my hands on another CHANEL base. This foundation is described as an invisible layer that creates a natural healthy glow to any skin tone, whilst it evens out the complexion it displays the freshness and radiance of beautiful skin and allows the skin to breathe whilst protecting it from any harsh environmental conditions. All of the above I can slightly agree on, for my oily/combination skin I found this was a nice base to work with, it lasted on my skin which is most important for me, and it just added that glow that I thrive for, but did not leave me looking greasy in the slightest.  I still do have some mixed thoughts on this foundation, not just for my skin type but for others too, so keep your eye out for my in depth review coming this week or next giving you the complete low down on this base. This foundation is available in only 9 shades within the UK, which is very limited, so if you’re looking at splurging on this foundation I would definitely recommend going to your local counter to get matched.

Benefit The POREfessional Matte Rescue | £21.50
How exciting. It’s been a while since Benefit has released anything-base wise, or is that just me thinking that? Anyway, this is described as invisible finish mattifying gel that instantly minimizes the appearance of pores, it’s lightweight and a water based gel that overpowers shine and absorbs excess surface oil, leaving a natural matte finish on the skin. It also contains diamond powder (how fancy) that is known for it’s soft -focus blurring effect, ideal to target those pesky pores. I am still stuck as to whether to use this as a primer or to use before my primer, so it just sort of depends on how I’m feeling, lazy or not.  I must say it does live up to it’s claims, and for anyone suffering with severely oily skin or just has the oily t-zone you will find this your new holy grail as I haven’t seen a product that controls oil like this.  The product is a blue gel, which looks quite scary, but applies like a dream and sinks into the skin instantly (don’t worry the blue gel turns transparent). Straight away I noticed my skin didn’t look dull and overly matte, it does have a lovely natural finish. My pores aren’t minimized any different to any other pore targeted primer, which is a bit of bummer, but the way it controls your oils throughout the day is seriously amazing. It isn’t meant to increase the longevity of your base, but I actually found it did by a significant amount, I can wear my foundation for at least 9 hours of wear without it looking any different to when I applied it at silly o’clock in the morning, but by around 11 hours, which is when I usually take my makeup off, my t-zone is only the slightest bit oily, no where close to when I don’t use this product. A new holy grail we have here.

Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup | £30
I promise this is the last base product I am nattering on about. I used this product years ago when it was the talk of the beauty world, but found it way to heavy on my skin so gave up with it. I then tried the double wear light which I fell in love with as it was the same principle of the original double wear, just in a lighter formula. I have now gone and re-purchased the original double wear to try and get on with it again as it’s raved about so much, especially for my skin type. I must say this time round I really do love it. I find without a primer, especially some form of radiance primer it is quite dull on the skin as it is a very matte base, so first I apply my trustee Laura Mercier Radiance Primer, then add just a pea-sized amount to my Sigma F82 Round Kabuki Brush and I can achieve a flawless medium coverage base. I know some of you might fear this foundation, as it is known for serious full coverage, which can be achieved if desired, however if you just simply go in with less product and a lighter hand, you can achieve a medium coverage that lasts all day. Available in 29 shades you are bound to find your match. Definitely worth checking out, especially for my fellow oily to combination skinned girls.



Have you been treating yourself to any beauty products this month?

A Bobbi Brown Haul

I know I am not the only one guilty of my first beauty obsession beginning with Benefit.  We all are. The quaint cute packaging just screams ‘girls come and look at me’, not long and I had tried almost every product on the counter. The hype of Benefit soon wore off as I realised truly how many beauty brands there are out there.  Bobbi Brown was my next culprit to my over spending. The love began with the base; I had splurged on long wear even finish foundation as well as the moisture rich foundation.  Then I added the face touch up stick and sheer finish loose powder. This was all in one visit to the Bobbi Brown counter, so my bank balance really didn’t like me after that. What makes this high-end beauty brand different is Bobbi Brown’s aspirations. Her idea began with the look she wanted, a natural makeup with a lipstick that looks like lips. Each product in her line really shows her idea and simply enhances what’s already there. If you’re all about your natural skin, a swipe of mascara and wash of eye shadow, then Bobbi is your gal.  So without further a do here’s the pieces I’ve been picking up from Bobbi Brown the past few weeks.

Bobbi Brown Sterling Nights Eye Palette | £59
This definitely is the product that has to be mentioned first, I can’t contain my excitement for it any longer. I was lucky enough to receive this on Christmas day from my dearest parents. Brownie points to them. With 9 glorious shades, any look can be achieved with this palette; it’s so versatile, from a neutral sheer wash of colour for the day, to a sultry smoky eye. I opt for Moon Glow all over the lid during the day, a light shimmery beige, and has now truly become my favourite eye shadow EVER, just a bummer it’s a limited shade to the palette. For a more night-time appropriate smoky eye, I apply Dove Grey to the crease, Midnight to the outer corner, then for that sparkle, Thistle is a great shade. Add some gel liner and wing it out and your ready to go.  Definitely a perfect all rounder palette that has slowly become my most reached for on a day-to-day basis.

Shades L-R Ivory, Moon Glow, Thistle, Dove Grey, Pink Moonlight, Smoke, Midnight, Caviar, Pewter.

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Eye Base | £19.50
I’ve been hunting for a new eye primer for months now, I love Urban Decay and I hate to put a downer on things but I just find their primer potion does nothing for me. I was stuck between this eye shadow primer and the Nars one, both of which I have heard mix reviews on. I opted for this one and it has not let me down one bit. It has an interesting concept though, it has a shade range? Light, light to medium and medium to dark. I went for the light shade, it’s a neutral white yellow colour, perfect for us pale skinned girls. I don’t have any problems with veins or redness on my eyelids, but they tend to get a little oily during the day, with this eye base, your lids become one colour and completely smoothed out, making an exceptional canvas to apply your favourite eye shadows onto. The other bonus it adds an extra 8 hours of wear to your eye shadows, for example if your cream shadow stick promises 8 hours of wear, this base doubles that too 16 hours, amazing right? A true must have for you daily eye shadow wearers.

Bobbi Brown Brow Kit Light | £36 
If you want too achieve two different looks, a natural brow or a sharp defined brow, this kit is certainly an option you should check out. This brow kit contains two matte eye shadows, Cement and Birch, placed in a double-sided mirrored black compact, offering a magnified side to catch all those naughty misplaced hairs for you to tweeze away. It also has a mini eye brush and quality tweezers, so if you’re travelling on the go this is a handy little bonus. When you think of eye shadows you probably wonder how will that work on my brows? I used to think the same, and now I’m a total convert. The pigmentation of both of these shadows have such good pay off, they are smooth to apply and the texture works amazingly well to fill and enhance your brows. Apply with an angled brush for the best result, I use Nanshy’s angled detailer, but MAC’s 208 doesn’t disappoint either. Top it off with your favourite brow gel and your brows are good to go all day long.  

Bobbi Brown Dark Chocolate Eye Set | £38
Described as a set ideal for those wanting to achieve a subtle to a sultry look on the eye. Containing 3 full size products (that’s less than £13 a product, amazing right?) This set includes Black Chocolate Long-Wear Eye Pencil, Black Chocolate Extreme Party Mascara and a Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in Truffle. I’m not one for sets personally, but a swatch of the Truffle cream shadow stick was my mind made up. The fact it was a limited edition cream shadow stick just made me need to get it even more, I’ve never seen a shade like it on the market. This is a gorgeous champagne sparkly shade, swipe over the lids and blend for an everyday eye look, or pair with the products from this set to achieve that sultry night-time look.  I love the liner within this set, and for those not wanting a jet black eye look, this is ideal for a more natural approach to eyeliner. It also lives up to the name of long wearing perfect for those full time workers out there. The only thing about this set I am disappointed with is the mascara, I love the shape of the brush and the way it applies, the colour too is gorgeous. I just found it flaked during the day and even with curling my lashes like usual, this just dragged them down and they lost the curl. Besides this minor problem, this set is definitely worth the money and a gorgeous release from Bobbi Brown.

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in Dusty Mauve | £21
This is truly a beautiful product. In my opinion every beauty junkie out there NEEDS to own this. This shade suits the name perfect, as it is really a dusty mauve, it is a light purple leaning towards pink, it’s sparkly and just oh so lovely. Also the fact it lasts 8 hours on it’s own is solely amazing, paired with my long-wear eye base, that makes it last 16 hours. Perfect for my 12-hour working days. These cream shadow sticks do dry quickly and once their set they are really stuck on, so blend quickly and use oil-based cleanser to take them off. Pair this with just a swipe of mascara for a little more glam to your everyday look, or add some false lashes and a winged liner and you can achieve a real alluring gorgeous eye look.

Shades L- Truffle R- Dusty Mauve

What are your favourite Bobbi Brown Products?

2015 Best In Beauty

 2015. What a revolutionary year for the beauty industry. A year jam packed of astounding releases, dewy skin and a love for a good contour. Being the obscene beauty junkie that I am, I have tried many beauty and skincare products in the past year, some are reaching the ‘holy grail’ mark, and some just haven’t cut it.  2015 has been the year where I really have discovered what I want to achieve from beauty, from daytime light glowing skin with a sparkle on the eye, to a standout flawless base paired with a smoky winged liner. I am going to kick things off by a pre-warning of an overload of products, purely because 2015 has produced some real gems that will never leave my make up bag.

Best Foundation’s | Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation  + Chanel Perfection Lumière Velvet Foundation

Apologies I could not choose one however these both deserve a mark on my top beauty picks for the year. Each of these products are completely different. Charlotte Tilbury offers buildable coverage, if you are a girl into your full coverage, you will adore this. With a demi-matte finish it leaves the skin looking glowing, hard to find with full coverage foundation. It also lasts all day, which adds massive brownie points. Chanel Perfection Lumière has also made the top picks for 2015, with medium coverage this foundation is the bomb, completely smoothing your complexion, blurring your imperfections, minimising pores, lasts all day, it’s just good skin in a bottle. I’ve never tried anything quite like it. 

Best Concealer | Estee Lauder Double Wear Brush On Glow BB Highlighter
This has been a year round favourite of mine, the name is a bit of a mouthful but it mentions a lot of my favourite words. From the packaging to the product itself, I love everything about it. Brightening and concealing all at the same time it’s great for those naughty under the eye dark circles, concealing any redness and highlighting any areas you feel need it. I like to apply it across my forehead, on the bridge of my nose and on the brow bone for a subtle glow.  It’s a very moisturising concealer, so is the perfect product for under the eyes for extra hydration and a boost of light.

Best Primer | Laura Mercier Radiance Foundation Primer
I love my primers, and the past year I have invested a fair amount on various different ones from drugstore to high end. For my combination/oily skin I would usually go for a mattifying primer, as you would expect, but I stumbled upon a sample of this and fell in love. The pearl tint too this primer acts as a soft focus effect to decrease the appearance of any imperfections, I find this minimizes the appearance of pores more than a primer aimed for that purpose. If you feel your skin is looking and feeling a bit dull, this is the perfect pick up, wear it alone for an added boost of radiance to the skin or under foundation it just makes your skin look 1000x better with that hint of a glow.

Best Powder | Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Shade Diffused Light
Without question this product is making my top beauty picks of 2015. These versatile powders can double up as an all over setting powder for a complete luminous complexion or apply to the highpoints of your face to accentuate those cheekbones of yours. This is now a daily ritual to apply this powder, and I don’t want to blow my own trumpet but without fail I get a comment on how flawless my complexion is, and it is purely down to this product, without it, I would be lost.

Best Blusher | MAXFACTOR Creme Puff Blush
I discovered these a few months back and my first impression was that they look very similar to the Hourglass blushes, the only obvious difference is the size and I find these have less of a glow. The pigmentation is perfect, not over powering and not sheer at all, the perfect combination for day-to-day wear. I picked up the shades Seductive Pink and Lovely Pink; both are beautiful and would suit every skin tone. I prefer to wear the darker shade Seductive Pink for night time wear to amp everything up, and the other I choose for daytime, although I do like to mix and match. These definitely have beaten some of my high-end blushes by miles.

Best Highlighter | BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Champagne Pop
What a surprise that this is in my yearly favourites. You’ve probably heard enough about this product, but I cannot rave about it enough. When I found out this was being release into the UK I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I was jumping for joy. This is a soft gold highlighter with light pink undertones, suitable for any skin colour; this must have for any beauty junkie out there. This product is in my daily routine whatever base I’m wearing even though some may find it quite intense, you can apply a lighter amount for day wear just to the cheekbones, or apply to your forehead, nose, chin and brow bones to make everything pop for a night time look.

Best Eyebrow Combo | Soap & Glory Archery Brow Pencil & Maybelline Brow Drama
The drugstore really offers some amazing products when it comes to eyes and eyebrows. I have tried high-end eyebrow kits and pencils, and nothing comes close to this combo. Soap & Glory Brow Archery definitely deserves it’s spot in my 2015 best in beauty. I have used this all year and re-purchased many a time, you an achieve a natural bushy brow or a more defined brow with this product which I love, it’s suitable for all and for all looks that want to be achieved, personally I go for a natural look with this then apply my Maybelline Brow Drama to set everything in place. This eyebrow gel has an odd spoolie compared to most, it’s a small circle shape, but I find this works best as you don’t get the product on your skin. Once this is on your brows, they won’t budge until you take it off.

Best Eyeshadow | By Terry Ombre Blackstar Cream Shadow Shade Frozen Quartz
If you’re into your sparkly eyes this is for you. A dusky pink cream shadow with flecks of sparkle just to add that pop to your eyes, ideal for an effortless makeup look, just swipe it on your lids and blend.  The lasting power of these shadow sticks are something else, even without an eye primer they last well over 8 hours, add an eye primer and they’d last all day if you wanted them too. I have grown a collection of cream shadow sticks recently, and this one has to be my favourite, especially during the festive season, my everyday routine became a dewy natural complexion with a sparkly eye and a touch of mascara. They do have a bit of a hefty price tag, but I have not seen a colour like this anywhere else on the market, definitely worth it if you fancy a splurge. 

Best Mascara | Clinique High Impact Mascara

The ultimate game changer. A lengthening, voluminous, separating mascara that does not flake, clump or slide anywhere. I will never look back since using this product, I have splurged on many high-end mascara’s and nothing even comes close. Also the waterproof version isn’t a drag to get off either which is a bonus.



What have been your 2015 beauty favourites?