Makeup Revolution | Iconic 3 Palette Review

Hello Lovelies,

Today I thought i'd bring you a Makeup Review!

Today I'm reviewing a palette from a Brand i've wanted to try for a long time, Makeup Revolution.

Similar to M.U.A which is a huge favourite of mine, Most items are under £10 and many of which are around the £1.00-£3.00 mark. Excellent for when you're on a budget!

I decided to choose a palette to review as I've been wanting one for a while, I love having smoky & nude eyes. This palette is the Iconic 3, A dupe of the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette and a pretty good one too from swatches i've seen comparing the two!

What got me was the price tag, at only £4, You really can't argue with that!

Here's the palette swathed for you, this is from one swipe on my finger & straight to my arm. You'll have to forgive me with the lighter tones as I have very pale skin but at least you can see how they look on Porcelain skin tones!

Here's the lightest shade in just one swipe on my finger, As it didn't even show up on my ghost skin!

All of the shadows are really well pigmented, and are silky to the touch making them really gentle on the eyes when applying.

I especially love the metallic colours they apply so nicely on my outer corners without that cakey/chunky glitter feel.

Here's a Night look & a Day look I put together for a feel of how the pigments look.

ICONIC NIGHT

I love how the bold Grey-Brown colours look with my blue eyes, Nude palettes always bring out the blue so much more!

The colours in this palette in particular have a really nice grunge feel to them and the shadows are really blendable for a smoked out look.

ICONIC DAY

I love the Rose Gold shimmer colour and how it looks in my crease. I wear this look everyday, It was nice to swap my regular M.U.A Shimmer eyeshadow & my 17 Statuesque Eyeshadow for two in a Pallette, Having dupes of these colours in one place will be good for travelling without bringing loads of single eye shadows!

All in All I really loved this Palette and will 100% be purchasing more from Makeup Revolution in the near future!

Have you tried Makeup Revolution?

SHOP HERE

TREAT YO SELF!

lovelove

xxx

False Eyelashes Review | 10 Pairs Daily Long Curly False Eyelashes

Hello!

 I'm bringing you an eyelash review today! I used to wear really crazy false eyelashes all of the time last year but it slowly died out. I was thinking perhaps i'd go back to eyelashes to give myself a fuller lash line & went on a quest to find some lovely natural lashes!

I went to Amazon, my preferred place to purchase eyelashes & searched for some natural lashes and found this set of 10 for only 81p!

Once out of the box, The eyelashes are really light and fluttery & the strip they're attached to is actually clear, meaning they sit very discreetly in your lashline! 

I used the Eylure Lashglue to affix these lashes & I'll highly recommend using it!

I added a few small sweeps of mascara and no one could tell I was wearing falsies! Excellent, Ill be wearing these from now on.

Here's the link to these lashes! Get some for yourself if you love the look of them as much as me!

What are your go to false lashes?

That's all for today!

lovelove

xxx

OOTN | Mini Mini Mini |

Hello lovelies! I went out for a meal on Saturday night for an old friends Birthday, we went to the Haagen Dazs Restaurant in Leicester Square and it was LOVELY!

Thought i'd show you my outfit because i'm channeling lots of 1960's style at the moment, It's so in right now & I LOVE IT!

What i'm wearing:

Black round neck Jumper

~Hand down from my sister~

Originally from Primark

Mini Skirt with Detailing

£1 from Sue Ryder

Originally Oasis! (woooo)

Tights

£3

Primark

Worn with:

Velvet Pixie Chelsea Boots

£9

Linzi

Burgundy Boyfriend Coat

£30

H&M

I'm so in love with my skirt! I found it in a charity shop for £1! Originally a size 16 but that's no problem as I took it in to a size 6, LOVE IT so much! It's so worth looking in charity shops sometimes! If you love anything about an item, whats a few pounds? Length can be shortened, Size taken in or out! It's honestly so much fun rifling through the rails to find something you'll love!!

That's all for now :)

lovelove

xxxx

MUA LUXE | Velvet Lip Lacquers | Tranquility Review |

So recently whilst on a shopping trip I wandered into the MUA section of Superdrug, I love their range of Value but QUALITY make up & it's always my go to  before hitting the expensive ranges.

I haven't been make-up shopping for a good few months though, so somehow I managed to miss the whole MUA Luxe range completely! 

Whilst there I spotted the Velvet Lip Lacquers which were packaged really nicely & had a beautiful color selection. They resembled the Lime Crime Velvetines, Which retail at $20 US Dollars & are more Hyped, Personally I've read things about Lime Crime which have made me steer clear of them, So seeing MUA's Dupe of this product made me really excited!

Retailing at £3 a pop, They're such good Value for money! And as we all know MUA never fail with the quality of their Items, It's so well presented & the color is perfect!

I brought the color Tranquility (Available Here) and it's a dark Your lips but better color. It's got tones of mauve and pink but can also look quite brown. I love it because it's the perfect nude for me!

The staying power of this lip lacquer is excellent! Once applied and dry, trying to smudge it is impossible! I applied it at the beginning of my 4 Hour shift at work and it stayed on until I finished, however if you're in a place where you talk and smile a lot, it does crack and gunk up! But no complaint from me at all.

Here it is on, Color Tranquility.

(Minus my Medusa piercing, so upset!:( )

All in all I'm super impressed and shall be spoiling myself on payday with a few brighter ones! LOVE LOVE LOVE !!!!

Hope this post is helpful to anyone else umming over them! :)

lovelove

xxx

✿ The Importance of Nylon Hair-scarves ✿ 1950's Style ✿

When it comes to 1950's Style, There's only one way to wear it. Glamour Glamour Glamour.

One key part of the Glamorous look is to be somewhat, Casual and effortless. A option often taken by the modern Pin-up ladies, Glamour is portrayed through Immaculate make-up and hair kept just so by the greatest accessory of them all, The Hair Scarves!

From Poodle head curls to a basic Pony Tail with a twist, The Hair Scarf adds an innocent & Sweet edge to a hairstyle and puts a cherry on top of a Simple outfit!

Here's a few of my Favorite styles!

The Pony Tail Bow

An easy and quick style, Simply put your hair into a pony tail at the crown of your head and Tie a hair scarf around the base of the pony, Positioning the bow at the top of your head and the tails by the side.

For a little twist to this style, Roll your fringe at the front with a Suicide Roll or Bumper Bang! 

Simple and very 1950's Varsity school girl! 

The Bouffant Plait

A little harder to do, scoop the back half of the top of your hair into a Beehive leaving half down to be plaited, using the backcomb and roll technique create the beehive and cover with the front of your hair, sleeking down any flyaways with Hairspray and then brush through the ends of your hair and Plait.

Fold your hair scarf into a long rectangle with pointed ends and tie into a bow around your head, resting the flat side over where the plait begins.

Slightly hard to do, but very sweet!

Oh, Beehive!

A super Glamorous hairstyle,which has taken me a long time to get right is the Beehive! Just like before, Use the backcomb and roll method to get a bouffant and then sleek all of your front parting over the top and hairspray!

With the rest of the hair, either plait or french twist it into a bun at the nape of your neck and pin.

Finish off by tying a big bow!

Girl Next Door

Of course, If you're too lazy to do an extravagant style you could simply have a Half up Half down one like this! 

Remember to flick the ends of your hair in with straighteners to give it some shape!

Simply backcomb the back section of your hair and clip it back, then tie yourself a big bow over your hair!

Nylon Scarves can be rare to find,prepare to rummage in many a Vintage boutique and Charity shop to find them!

Rokit nonormally have loads of Nylon hidden in their Scarf Racks! You can also find a selection of colors on the American Pin up Clothing website! 

Keep your eyes peeled on Etsy and Ebay as there are often Job lots available & Amazon sell packs of Magician Scarves that are hugely similar to these and are in a selection of colors!

That's all the pearls I have to Impart on you for now!

Happy Scarf-ing

xxxxx

Battlesbridge Bonanza! ❤ August 2014 ❤

Hello! 

I went to Battlesbridge yesterday for the All Ford Car Show & Of Course, TO SHOP. There's a lovely little town with loads of antique shops and I just love it there! I saved money especially to buy something lovely and I'll show you what I got!

The first thing was this cute Troll Doll. I've wanted one forever & I literally could not leave this little cutie behind, look at that bow tie! Reminds me of Ricardo when he wears his! He was only £2 what a bargain!

I also picked up the little Troll for Ricardo, as a little something silly, he was £1 and the Tomato pin cushion was 20p from a rummage basket!

Also from the rummage basket I picked up some satin trim in Lilac and Cream & Some black elastic, all for 20p each.

In another Antique shop there were lots of Vintage patterns or £1 each and I couldn't RESIST.

I even nabbed a pattern for a beach dress swimsuit!

I also got the Lilac Nylon hair scarf (folded in a triangle) for £2 to add to my collection!

I love wearing them as bows in my Ponytail! tres cute.

AND NOW FOR THE PIES DE LA RESISTANCE (?)

1950's. Vintage. Prom Dress.

Can you even believe my luck! It's so beautiful!

It fits like a glove and I feel so fab in it! It was probably hand made judging by the stitching but that gives it even more romance! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

Best of all, for a dress like this you're usually looking to pay around £60+ depending on how it was made, and I paid only £10! 

An absolute success!

Just thought I'd include this snippet from mine and my sisters childhood! A mint condition Swimming Sindy doll! We used to wind ours up and swim her around the bath! I should of bought her really! Dang it!

Hope you enjoyed my little haul!

lovelove

xxx 

July Haul | Beauty Buys!

Hey guys! I went shopping today! I picked up a few beauty bits and found some lovely Charity Shop buys!

Me in Hobbycraft! 

I LOVE HOBBYCRAFT!

'Red Rose' Nail Varnish

£1

MUA @Superdrug

Aussie Miracle Moist & Three Minute Miracle

3 for £10

Superdug

Rescue Oil

£2.99

Savers

'Juicy' Lipstick

£1

MUA @Superdrug

Artistix in 'Lilac Dream' & 'Boogie Nights'

£2.99

TK Maxx

Rimmel Match Perfection

£4.99

Savers

All of these Items are simply essentials to me! Keep tuned for part 2 of my Hauling as I've been craft shopping! 

LoveLove

xxx

Benefit Freebie Haul | June 2014 |

Hello! As you all know I love to get something for nothing..

My sister & I went on a little shopping trip today and she swooped to the benefit stand, Something that's slightly too expensive for me personally and she purchased the Pore Professional Pore Minimizer & The the They're Real Push Up Eyeliner, Launched today.

Then she uttered the magic words... 'Do you have any testers?..'

and like magic a huge box of mini his and that's appeared. I'm so shy when it comes to asking for little testers, I feel like i'm stealing them! 

Anyhow, Into a little Benefit bag *cute* I got given Three Mini's to try out!

P.S. Don't you just love the little boxes they come in or what? So cute aaah

Stay Flawless 15-Hour Primer

£24.50 (Full Size)

Benefit

This little primer, applied with foundation leaves your skin ready for a little contour here.. a little smoky eye there.. PERFECT.

I've really wanted a Primer so i'll let you know how this one is!

Fake Up Hydrating Crease Control Concealer

£18.50

Benefit

This Concealer Boast a Dark Circle coverage that's off the scale! I don't often have dark circles, but I do get tres veiny eyelids.. so I'll pop it on there tomorrow and we'll see!

Dream Screen

£25.00

Benefit

This is a Facial SPF 45 Sunscreen to fight those pesky sun rays this summer! It's a silky ultra matte finish and very lovely on the skin! I'm excited to use this under make-up as well as on my naked face! 

That's all from Benefit things! I'm very excited to Use them all! I thought i'd end this blogpost with a picture of mine & Ricardos Little Kitten Loki watching television! d'aaww.

LOVELOVE

xxxx