Sunday, 9 January 2011

Concealers I'm Loving..

Concealer is an important part of my everyday make up routine. This is because I have redness, acne scarring, under eye bags and even though the majority of my spots have cleared up, I still get the odd one. I tend to use a medium coverage foundation and then use concealer to 'correct' these areas.

L-R Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection, No7 Quick Cover Blemish, Benefit It Stick, Benefit Eye Bright 
Swatched in the same order as above.

I don't know if it's very clear from the pictures above but the Collection 2000 one is definitely the creamiest. It blends like a dream and provides full on coverage. I use this on spots that are sort of dry as it keeps them hydrated. Another great thing about this concealer is that it really does last a long time which is great for my combination skin. The No7 one is pretty drying but it still provides good coverage and for this, I use it on my scarring. Another problem with this one is that it's very hard to blend and it makes it hard work - sometimes it even blends to nothing. I do like it, but I think it's hard work and therefore I'm on the lookout for another concealer for my scarring. The It Stick and the Eye Bright are what I use around my eye area. Both of these are gorgeously soft and easy to blend and they literally cover everything. After using these under my eyes, no one would have any idea that I had barely any sleep!

What concealers do you use? If any? And do you have any recommendations for concealers that are high strength for covering scarring?
xxx

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Stylish Blogger Award

I've received the Stylish Blogger Award from Facefixers! If you haven't seen the blog yet then go and check it out - it's very good :) I haven't received an award in such a long time so it was nice when I was told that I had one waiting for me so thank you!
7 things about myself:
1. I love animals! Especially cats. And not just small cats, but big cats too :)
2. I'm currently in college doing my A Levels and I hope to be going to university in September.
3. I'm going to see Katy Perry in March with my sister!
4. I love Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears.
5. I play on COD Zombies with my sisters a lot and I love it!
6. My favourite film ever is Shutter Island.
7. I love reading books - as long as they're good.

7 blogs I'm awarding this to:
Zoella - I'm so glad she's not ill anymore, I've missed her blogging.

xxx

MAC Kinda Sexy dupe?

I recently purchased MAC's matte lipstick in 'Kinda Sexy' and I absolutely love it - it's definitely my favourite lipstick so far. Of course this year I want to expand my collection a bit more so hopefully I'll find more that I love. After having a close inspection, I couldn't help but realise that it looked like a few ELF lipsticks that I have so here are some swatches for comparison.
Top - ELF Bare Brown
Left - Revlon Colorburst Blush
Middle - MAC Kinda Sexy
Right - ELF Rosy Raisin
Bottom - ELF Royal Red 
Out of these swatches the colour it is most similar to is definitely Revlon's Colorburst lipstick in Blush. One of the main differences though is that MAC's is a matte whilst Revlon's has some shine to it. I also definitely prefer the formula of MAC's lipsticks to Revlon's as they last a lot longer! 

Would you class this as a dupe?
xxx

Sunday, 2 January 2011

The Saturdays Our Story

A while back I did a post on The Saturdays and I mentioned that I had my eye on their book and luckily, I received it for Christmas off my sister :)! I know a few of you commented saying you liked them to so for you (and anyone else interested) I thought I'd show you some pictures from their book!

Each chapter is like a big interview with all of the girls!
My favourite - Mollie!
Lots of colour pictures.
And quotes :)
Autographs
Yay for Britney and HSM!
My favourite picture of them all - Britney's star!
And there's even beauty tips.

You can buy this book here where it's currently on sale!

Has anyone read this book or want to read it?
xxx

Saturday, 1 January 2011

Remington Volumiser Hot Brush CB65

I got this brush a while ago in a big swap and for a few weeks, I had no idea what to do with it. But after practising I have finally got the hang of it and I love it. I haven't taken a picture of it but if you'd like to see what it looks like click here. It's a massive brush and it adds volume to your hair and also curls a little. It's incredibly easy to use but sometimes it does tug at the hair and hurts a little but this has only happened about once or twice.

This is the kind of effect that it creates. Whilst I haven't done my whole head (I've just done a few sections) you can see what it does. It adds loose curls and a lot of volume! Please do excuse my roots in these photos by the way - it's not me, it's from the sun in our so called 'summer' ;).

I've been wanting the new Babyliss brush for a while now and after seeing Nicoletta's review it's definitely something I want to get with my birthday money. Has anyone tried any hot brushes?
xxx