Blogtober day 21: Halloween preparation

Hello my lovelies, 

Halloween is coming, and I thought I'd share a little tutorial of how to make a doll, cut mouth effect using liquid latex! 

Step 1: start with a normal face of makeup.

Step 2: get all of the equipment ready, this includes: 

-liquid latex

-fake blood

-tissue (ripped into halves so it's 1ply a sheet, and then I sti stops of however line you want the cut) toilet tissue works the best

-face paint pencils 

-scissors

-paint brush

Step 3: apply liquid latex to the part of skin you would like the wound, avoid places with hair. This is because when it comes to removing theatre from your fave at the end of the night it will pull out the hairs e.g top of arm.

Step 4: apply tissue strips over the latex, layering like paper mâché. Latex, tissue, latex tissue, until the wound is the correct depth you would like it. I prefer to use around 2/3 layers. 

Step 5: cover the wound with a top layer of latex, wait for it to dry, and the. Cover it in foundation/face paint so it matches the rest of your face. 

Step 6: cut straight through the middle of the wound. 

Step 7: colour in the middle of the wound using blood coloured face paint pencils, red, maroon, black, blue. 

Step 8: add fake blood into the wound over the face paint. 

Step 9: admire finished product... 

Happy early Halloween my lovelies!x

Blogtober day 19: Sephora beauty

Recently, myself and the very beautiful Laura (laurapiekarski.blogspot.com) did a box swap of English and American products. To create more blog posts I've broken it up into sections and today is reviewing the Sephora beauty products! 

There were two very pretty coloured products that caught my eye, and I seriously have so much love for them! 

First up, the sephora highlight, contour and blush palette in light number 01. Everything you need in a small package. This is a brilliant product because not only the is the blush very pigmented, but the bronzer is an amazing colour to use as a contour and bronzer! I've also been using the highlighter as an eyeshadow on dull day.

Secondly, the lipstick, Sephora rouge shine in the number 14. This is the most moisturising lipstick I have every owned. It stays on for a fair few hours, and it great as a balm, bottom coat, or on its own. The thing about this lipstick is that it also works as an amazing season changing lipstick when it's sunny but windy and cold. 

I have used both of these products nearly every day since they arrived, and I cannot get enough them! 

Biggest thank you to Laura, and I hope your parcel arrives soon and you love it as much as I love mine 😘

Until next time lovelies x

Blogtober day 16: benefit complexion confection

To celebrate the Benefit advent Calender going on sale today, I thought I'd review one of their Christmas products! 

Benefits christmas set 'Complextion confection' is a beautifully designed tin box, decorated like a sweet store, issuing autumn/winter colours and finished off with the Christmas touches such as the wreath! 

The set includes a full sized triple perfoing facial emulsion, a full sized it's potent eye cream, a mini porefessional and a mini instant comeback facial serum.

This set is amazing value at only £39.50, with a retail price of £61.35 for all the products separately. 

Until next time lovelies x

Blogtober day 14: A/W14 lipstick favourite

So we all know lipstick is very important. And if you didn't know that, or you don't own any, where have you been hiding!? But seriously. I could spend every penny I own on lipsticks, high end or drug store brands. A lipstick will always been found in my bag or my pocket, and it will most probably be a red/pink colour. 

I've been trying to find a favourite in my collection that represents October, autumn and the weather, and I found this little beauty.

This is Rimmel London Kate, in the colour 107. I can assure you, this will be my favourite lipstick until winter is over!! 

It lasts a long time, is highly pigmented, glides on, looks matte and feels moisturising. There are around £6 I believe, but this one was a gift last Christmas. 

Until next time lovelies x

Blogtober day 13: motivational Monday

Blogtober day 12: this weeks favourites

Two products gave really done my skin justice this week, due to cold weather and rushed mornings, these little products are really packed with punches! 

The First Aid Beauty ultra repair cream has hydrated, moisturised and saved my skin from the awful wind and bitter cold air this past week. I contemplated purchasing a Keihl's hydrating cream, but I definitely think FAB has got the job role perfectly for hydrating skin. 

Secondly, on one maybe two occasions I've been rushing out of the house to catch the train and prepped but forgot to moisturise my skin! On these occasions I'd prep, forget the moisturiser and remember after is applied foundation to my face. Instead of washing it all off to start again, I sprayed quite a bit of the Simple Moisture Boost Mist over my foundation, and it's sunk into my skin pretty quickly. It was like I never forgot the step of moisturising! 

Until next time lovelies x

Blogtober day 3: A/W14 wardrobe

So I recently went to London and picked out a few clothing items to start my A/W wardrobe for this year, so I thought I'd share my new purchases with you. 

All items above are new season in stock at Topshop! 

Jumper: £18

Top: £16

Dress: £34

Bag: £29.99 H&M

Shoes: £32 Topshop 

Coat: £34.99 H&M

Dress is above

Necklace: Forever 21 (price unknown, gifted)

Top: £12 Topshop

Skirt: £35 Topshop 

Necklace: £8 Topshop 

Shirt: unknown price but from Topshop 

Dress: unknown price but from Topshop 

Until next time lovelies x

Blogtober day two: Birthday haul

On Friday I turned 21: the legal age to drink in America. As I could already drink; being from the UK (legal age of 18), I decided to do something a little different. I went for a meal with my univeristy friends, spent a day in my favourite place: London, had a family tea afternoon, went for drinks with my university friends then had afternoon tea. All of these each happened on different days. So I thought I'd share a few pictures of what I got and how my 5-day birthday went! 

Product hauls to follow! x

Blogtober day 1: First Aid Beauty (FAB) review

I have ALWAYS wanted to try first aid beauty products, and I was lucky enough to receive the First Aid Beauty: FAB Faves to go kit. This included a cleaner, moisturiser and toner pads. 

Firstly, the ultra repair cream: this is really moisturising. I sadly suffer from dry skin on my face, always peeling and sore. After a few applications of this cream I could see a huge difference in my skin! I definitely think I will be purchasing the full sized soon!

Next up is the cleanser, I took this away with me when I stayed at a friends last week, this is the second cleanser that I've tried. It is admitted not as great as the Benefit Foamingly Clean, but it does a good job regardless. This is the first ever cleanser my friend had tried though and she commented on how soft her skin felt after using it. 

Lastly, the toning and brightening pads. These are not great, they work well after using the cleanser, but the smell is awful. If you are over 18/21 and have ever tried an alcoholic drink called a jäger bomb, well this is what these pads smell like. It's not so pleasing. I also haven't seen a change in exfoliation, brightness or toning. I know I haven't given then a long time to work, but the smell definitely put me off. 

Until next time lovelies x

Benefit: They're Real Remover Review

I recently blogged about the Benefit They're Real Liner, and in comparison to how much 'wow factor' it gave me, the remover really let me down.

The remover itself worked an absolute treat. I used the small sample by squeezing the contents of the packet onto a cotton pad, one for each eye. On my eye's I had They're real Liner and They're Real mascara, and the mascara itself is a real pain to remove if you do not have the right products!  SO baring in mind I had two super tricky products on my very sensitive eyes, this product had a lot of work to do to remove them.

I rubbed the pads over my eyes and just like magic, both products slowly disappeared. No harsh stinging, no forceful scrubbing, just a gentle wipe and it was gone (without sounding too much like a kitchen cleaning ad here).

However, the feeling of the cream itself was not so great. I usually use Johnson's eye makeup remover pads, and one pad removes both eyes with my eyelashes smothered in They're Real mascara. So i'm used to using moisturised pads to wipe my eye makeup off at the end of the day. But They're Real remover is like a thick and cold soothing cream, great if you like that kind of stuff. The product itself was not sticky or gloopy, just really really thick!! When I was wiping my eyes it did not feel comfortable, just because it was like rubbing a tub of thick facial cream over my eyelids.

Overall, the product itself is amazing! The thing that put me off buying the full sized product was the feeling of it. I would have preferred it to be a little thinner, more like a soft moisturiser, instead of a thick face cream feeling.

Until next time, Lovelies x