Review: Zoeva Voyager Cocoa Blend & Caramel Melange Palette

I'm quite picky when it comes to eyeshadow palettes. I rarely buy matte palettes as I like to have the option of shimmer. One such palette was the Urban Decay Naked Heat Petite palette. Sure, it's super pretty but I already have the Naked Heat palette and I rarely wear an all matte eye so I gave it a miss.

I then came across the new Zoeva Voyager palettes - mini versions of the original Zoeva palettes. I never got round to buying any Zoeva palettes but always had my eye on them, particularly the Cocoa Blend palette. I spotted these cuties on Cult Beauty and immediately fell in love with the warm tones of the Caramel Melange palette. I'm loving warm tones of orange, bronze and gold at the moment so this was definitely going in to my basket! I then saw they had the mini version of the Cocoa Blend palette and since I had had my eye on the original palette, opted for this one too!

Review: Benefit Hello Happy Soft Blur Foundation

Benefit are really killing the make up game at the moment with their new product releases. Remember the huge marketing campaign for the BADgal BANG! mascara?

I love Benefit products and have been really impressed with their range in the last year or so so I was intrigued when they started marketing their new Hello Happy foundation,  a soft blur foundation that "looks like skin and feels like nothing at all." 

The foundation is a sheer to medium coverage and contains SPF 15 (woohoo!). It promises natural looking coverage, 12 hour wear and claims to be weightless. I love my light coverage foundations for my everyday make up so this sounded right up my street.

Review: Nars - The 2018 Orgasm Collection

It's no secret that Nars is one of my favourite make up brands. From the sleek, chic packaging to the seriously incredible quality of their products - Nars can do no wrong. My first Nars purchase was Dolce Vita blush. You could say from then on it became an addiction.

It's always exciting when brands release new collections but something was different about the Nars 2018 Orgasm Collection. If you've been following my Instagram for a while then you'll know Orgasm is my favourite blusher EVER! So when Nars announced they were releasing a collection of Orgasm products, you know I am going to be first in line!

My Favourite "Everyday" Lipsticks

I think of all the make up that I wear, I'm mostly asked what lipstick I'm wearing. I'm a self-confessed lipstick junkie. I own a ridiculous number of lipsticks and I'm constantly adding to my collection. Mattes, satins, shimmers - you name it. This blog post was highly requested and I love to share what's in my collection.

If you know me then you'll know I love my pink and peach toned lipsticks for everyday. I was going to name this blog post "My favourite pink/nude lipsticks" but I don't think they necessarily fit those categories so instead I've managed to round up 10 of my favourite everyday lipsticks.

May 2018 Favourites!

Hellooo! Long time no blog post! It's been another hectic month or so so I've neglected my blog a little but I'm back today with a blog post on my current favourite make up bits. I'm not going to make this a monthly thing to blog about because I don't always switch my make up up very often, however, these are the things I've been loving of late (with a few new things in the mix)!

Review: L'Oréal Infallible Shaping Stick Foundation & L'Oréal Infallible Highlighter Stick

My blog can get a little high-end heavy but I can assure you, I love a good mooch down the make up aisles in Boots and Superdrug to keep an eye on any new releases or must-have products!

I was really looking forward to trying out the foundation stick from L'Oréal when I first saw the adverts on Instagram. I'm quite fussy when it comes to foundation but I was intrigued how this would look used as a cream contour. I don't really contour to be honest, I just use bronzer for an all over bronzed look and to warm up my skin but I haven't really dabbled with the whole cream contour thing and I felt like I was missing out a little!

Lacura Hot Cloth Cleanser - Liz Earle Dupe?!

If you're in to your beauty/skincare, you'll have heard of the iconic Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser that vloggers/bloggers swear by. It's a creamy cleanser with aromas of eucalyptus and rosemary that is applied directly on to the face before polishing it off with a wet, hand-hot muslin cloth. The results? Clean, fresh, soft skin.

I love the Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanser. It's one of my favourite cleansers for the summer as it feels refreshing on the skin and the eucalyptus essential oil feels cooling. 

Liz Earle describes the product as being "suitable for all skin types" and claims to "instantly remove daily grime and make-up, even stubborn mascara." 

The formula contains active ingredients of cocoa butter to soften the skin and provide moisture and eucalyptus, rosemary and chamomile to soothe and purify.

Review: Benefit Gold Rush Blush

I am totally a blusher kinda gal. Pinks, corals, oranges - I love them all!

Benefit is one of my favourite brands for blushers. Why you may ask? The cute packaging, dinky (but often handy) little brush, brilliant pigmentation and amazing longevity are all reasons why I adore these boxes of blushes!

Last Spring, Benefit launched GALifornia - a pinky coral colour that is perfect for spring/summer time. This month sees the launch of Gold Rush, a golden, peach blush that doubles as a blusher and a highlighter - I'm all for multi-purpose products and anyone who knows me knows I LOVE shimmery blushers. I don't wear highlighter daily so this works well for me!

Cult Beauty launched the blusher exclusively on their website last week and being the Benefit addict I am, I just had to have it!

Review: Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter

Ah, Charlotte Tilbury. Where do I begin? From the gorgeous, luxurious rose gold packaging, high quality products to her amazing make up artistry and energetic persona - I just love her and her brand!

Every time she launches something new, I just know it's going to be brilliant. This is what I love about her make up line - it is consistently good.

Earlier this month, she launched the Hollywood Flawless Filter - a primer/highlighter hybrid that promises an Instagram-esque filter to the face, blurring pores and fine lines and providing a "mega-watt" glow to the face. Charlotte describes this as a "revolutionary category in make up."

Review: Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Glam Palette

Last month on 14th February, Anastasia Beverly Hills released her much awaited Soft Glam palette.

Anastasia Soare's daughter, who goes by the name Norvina on social media, created the palette for her mother who she says loves her neutral tones - hence the name Soft Glam. The palette has been created to take you from day to night.

The palette consists of 14 shimmery and iridescent gold, bronze and rose pink shades as well as a good selection of neutral matte shades.

Review: Benefit BADgal BANG Mascara

If you're on any kind of social media, you will have heard about this mascara! I don't think I've ever seen so much hype over a mascara!

Benefit had been teasing for a couple of weeks last month that something "out of this world" was going to land on their shelves soon. Obviously, the beauty world went crazy trying to guess what it could be. People were guessing a new highlighter or perhaps an eyeshadow palette. I must admit, with the space theme and the "out of this world" stuff, I was thinking it could be a highlighter/highlighter palette.