Sometimes a little bit of purple can turn an everyday makeup look into one with a bit of pow! With the cold weather now well and truly here the deep tones are running through my wardrobe and I’m increasingly relying on a good old black number when I can’t be bothered to think about my… Continue reading Purple Rain
I’m a sucker for nail varnish. It’s such a cheap pick me up and, from looking at my humongous collection, it’s fair to say have had many pick me ups. I always have my nails painted so I can kinda justify my collection but I certainly don’t need anymore (there’s always seems to be room… Continue reading Nude Nail Varnish: Leighton Denny Vs Topshop
For me, the fresh faced look is timeless. Whether you are going on a big night out or having a chilled weekend a fresh looking face goes with everything. Now, I don’t want to toot my own horn here but I’m really feeling like I have nailed my base. I’ve been through the completely matt… Continue reading Fresh and Flawless
I love that feeling you get when you discover something new and absolutely love it. If it’s really affordable too it makes the find even sweeter. A brand that has done this for me recently is Sleek. I think the quality of what you get for your money is great and the colour range is… Continue reading A Sleek Discovery
Collection, as a brand, are smashing it at the moment. They have really gone up in my estimations from the Collection 2000 days and the new releases they have at the moment are on point. I thought I would run you through a couple of items that I have got my paws on recently and… Continue reading 2 Amazing Collection Beauty Buys
It’s the beginning of December which means it’s officially time to get into the Christmas spirit (and play Christmas songs 24/7).I have a couple of Christmas parties this year so I thought I would get all festive and try a golden, kinda sparkly eye with a killer red lip. The star of the show is… Continue reading The Christmas Party Make-up
I treated myself to a Vogue subscription recently so I thought I would create a new series focusing on recreating a look found in the beauty section. High fashion beauty has always fascinated me so I thought this could be fun to try out and, you never know, it might encourage me to create looks… Continue reading A Vogue Idea – The Vogue Beauty Look #1
People who are closest to me will know that I have the worst memory ever. I’m at the stage when I have to write everything down and when my friends tell me fun stories about stuff we used to do I can hardly remember anything – luckily (or unluckily) we now have plenty of photographic… Continue reading Mum Knows Best – 5 Beauty Tips I Live By
My love for eye shadow palettes continues to grow and, as part of my quest to find some gorgeous red tones eyeshadows, I thought it was time to take a look at NARS. Their NARS X Steven Klein Limited edition Dead of Summer Palette caught my beady eye and I knew I just had whack out… Continue reading A Disappointing NARS Palette
I’m having such a moment for palettes; eye, cheek, lip – I love them all! The choice of colours, beautiful packaging and all round handy-to-travel-with size is making me want to constantly add to my collection. One that I bought a while ago but thought I would give a quick mention now is the L’Oreal… Continue reading A Nice L’Oreal Palette
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