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Monday, 30 January 2017

My Top Ten Makeup Must Haves From 2016

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Whats In My Everyday Makeup Bag

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Big Beauty Haul | NYX, Chanel, Soap & Glory and More!

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NYX Tame and Frame Tinted Brow Pomade | Review & Swatches

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NYX High Definition Blush Intuition | Review & Swatches

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Little NYX Haul | Lip Lingerie, Brow Pomade & More

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This Girls Gotta Have Em || Beauty Wishlist

Hi ladies, it feels like forever since I've done a beauty wishlist here on my blog and there are so many products that are being added to it weekly, I swear its getting a little out of hand! Anyone else with me there? I thought I'd show you ladies the top six items on my list that I am just wanting to get my little beauty mitts on.

Stilla In the Light Pallette

This eye shadow palette from Stilla seams to have been a beauty blogger favourite for some time now and I'm forever seeing it being talked up about which makes me eager to try it out and have it in my collection. This palette has such a lovely bunch of shades to choose from including what has to be one of Stilla's most loved shaddows 'Kitten'. I just think that you could create so many lovely looks with this palette which makes my lust for it even stronger.

Lime Crime Lipstick - Geradium

I have been wanting to get my hands on a Lime Crime lippie for ages. There looks as though there are so many gorgeous and pretty shades to choose from but 'Geradium' is the one that really stands out for me, its a beautiful bright coral pink shade, which is a typical Dannie shade when it comes to lipstick. I've looked at so many swatches of this lipstick and OhWoWeee guys it just looks incredible - I need it in my life! Not only does the lipstick look amazing, but how cute is the packaging of Lime Crime lipsticks with it's silvery holographic unicorn printed on it.

OCC Lip Tar

Another lip product which I have been dying to try out for ages is the OCC Lip Tars, something a little different to your usual box standard lipstick. The Lip Tars look as though they pack a punch as I've been told that they are incredibly pigmented and a little goes a long way. Not only do they look and sound like fabulous lip products there are so so many shades to choose from. If I had to pick one to add to my lipstick collection though, 'True Pink Flamingo' really stands out for me. When it comes to lipsticks I am such a fan of pretty pink shades that have light nude tones to them and this shade looks like it will be just that.

NYX Xtreme Lip Cream - Nude Peach Fizz

As a beauty blogger I am a little shocked with myself that I haven't gotten around to placing a NYX order and try out some of their most hyped about products. I've always heard a lot of great things about their Xtreme Lip Creams and for the longest of time I have been lusting after the shade Nude Peach Fizz. Like I mentioned when it comes to choosing lip colours I am a very pink girl at heart, but there comes a time when you need a go too nude shade and this one looks perfect. I've looked at so many swatches of this lip product and it looks like a beaut! I love how the nude has a more pinky/peach tone to it and I think it's a shade that will work perfectly with my skin tone.

Bumble & Bumble Surf Shampoo & Conditioner

What is it about Bumble & Bumble products that look so appeasing? For the longest of time I find myself being drawn to this hair care brand but have failed to make a purchase from them. I absolutely love the sound of their Surf shampoo and conditioner as I am a huge fan of messy hair and love the 'I've been on the beach all day' kind of look. This duo is supposed to help enhance natural waves and give your hair plenty of body and texture for that perfect surfer girl beach look. I know sea salt sprays do an amazing job of doing this, but sometimes I feel as though my hair just needs that little bit more and these products sound perfect for the job.

Enrapture Encode Totem Styler

I don't use heat on my hair very often, but when I do I am a big fan of putting it in curls. I have been eyeing up this totem styler from Enrapture for the longest time as it just looks fabulous for creating all sorts of diffident curls in your hair. I love loose boho curls and this looks it will create beautiful ones!

So that's my top six picks ladies, I would love to know whats made it on to your wishlist and if you've tried and tested any of the products shown in this post.

Lots of Love

Fly With Me

I'm always on a hunt for a good mascara and as much as it's a daily essential makeup item and something that I've always used since the start of me wearing makeup, I have never ever found myself loyal to just one brand of mascara. As you UK Beauty Bloggers will know that NYX is not a easy to get hold of brand over in the UK and when River Island started selling a few of their cosmetics, I was well up for giving them a try, particularly their Fly With Me Mascara. River Island where retailing this at £11.50 which I thought was pretty steep (even with my discount) for a mascara, especially when I hadn't tried any NYX products before. So when it went into the sale for £2.00 I was keen to snatch one up and give it ago.

The first thing that took my fancy with this NYX Mascara had to be the fancy packaging! I thought that it looked very sleek with its black shiny cardboard box and I love how you can see pictures of the mascara and wand on the side.

As you can see from the picture of the wand, its a plastic one with small bristles, which are narrow one end and ball-shaped towards the other end. The application of the NYX Fly With Me Mascara was very easy to use and coated my lashes with minimal effort. As the name of this mascara suggests, its a lengthening mascara and the unique shaped wand really does help you to get each individual lash, which creates the illusion of longer, beautiful lashes.

I was really pleased with the overall length of my lashes after using this mascara. However there were a few things which I didn't like. -

The mascara is not very wet (I don't know if this is the right term to use here) I found that the fomula was very quick drying, which is fabulous if your on the go and just wanting to do a quick coat on your lashes. But if your like me and like to give your lashes a few coatings of mascara, I found the NXY Fly With Me, dried too quickly for me to do so.

Which brings me on to my next point, this is not a volumising mascara. I'm aware that it states this on the box, but like I said I normally give my lashes a few coats to add extra volume and because of the light weight formula I was unable to do this,

Overall this is a great mascara, especially if you are someone who does have shorter eyelashes. The NYX Mascara really will make it look as though your eyelashes are flying away BUT unfortunately this is not the right mascara for me and for its original price I would not re-purchase it.

I always feel a bit meh about doing a review on something that I have mixed feelings on, but I know River Island don't sell this anymore so I'm hoping this review might help anyone who is thinking of going to all the trouble and order it online.

(I think really I just was hoping my lashes would look like the models on the box as hers as her lashes are full of volume as well as them being long)

Still Addicted ..... Instagram

Hi babes! So last week I did a post all about how I'm way too addicted to Instagram and a week later my addiction levels to this app are exactly the same, maybe ever so slightly its gotten worse, I'll let my followers be the judge of that. So seeing as I've been snapping away I thought I would share with you some of the pictures I've taken.