MAC lovelorn

Hey guys, so I know I havn't put up a what I got for Christmas post but one of my present's was a MAC lipstick in the shade lovelorn. I'm not sure if its just me but I feel it's an under dog in the world of mac. The most often heard of ones are like creme cup, angel and hue. I LOVE THIS shade. It does appear a lot darker and brighter in the tube but on the lips it is very sheer and natural but can be buildable to the block colour. As all mainline lipsticks it cost's £14.00 which is a little expensive but it's a case of quality over quantity, i'd rather some good quality lipstick then dry flakey lipsticks. Don't get me wrong i'm far from a snob with cosmetics I have a majority of drugstore products but i'd rather save for something I know will be good than but like a collection or barry m lipstick that dries my lips out. The lasting power of this is average, you cant expect a lipstick to stay 24/7 when you use your lips and mouth more than you could possibly believe so nothing will last day to night.
I do feel this lipstick needs more of a hype and should be up there with the most popular ones.

Rimmel scandaleyes review

I've been on the hunt for my ultimate mascara for some time now, I don;t expect a lo from mascara if i'm honest I do see it as a bit of a boring thing to buy. I've only ever used lower end mascaras because I can't seem to take the plunge into an expensive one again due to the fact I find it boring. Nether the less I seen this rimmel mascara advertised all over the TV and never stopped hearing about it when made in chelsea was on because obviously they are sponsored by Rimmel London. Luckily it was on offer in boots and I just snapped it up with 10 minutes left untill was time for my shift at work and here I am writing this blog post as I am surprised with the results. The images above are my first time using it so I decided to record the results since it is such a massivley advertised product I have no doubt that most of you have heard of it. Rimmel quote "scandalous volume, no clumps" well, I agree with the volume bit it defiantly enhanced my lashes volume but as for the no clumps I do feel it can be clumpy if used excessively and especially because the brush is very thick and big. The above images are no mascara, one coat and second coat.
                               overall I would give it a 8/10.
                                   

winter style Icon

I've had this image in my head of the look I want to go for this winter and I have to say I do feel it is inspired by Shenae Grimes who plays Annie on the hit show 90210. I love the simplicity of her outfits but they always look so glamorous. I'm not saying I'm going to go out and buy everything replica of hers, I am going to have my own style just be inspired by hers. Not just her clothing I'm especially a fan of her makeup it's just so flawless and like, she can wear a bold lip or smokey and eyes and still look effortless and natural which is a quite difficult thing to do.

dry lip season

So it's winter and as we all know winter leads most of us to them dry flakey lips that we hate right? This lead to try and test the lip balms I own because if i'm honest with you I hardly use them as much I should. I just find them a very boring and uninteresting product. All the lip products I use are very inexpensive and simple because of the fact that again I find them boring which is why I haven't been willing to take the plunge and fork out for one. I have two creamy based balms, two gel based balms and two stick based balms.

The next gold balm:
This is a really rich balm that does add a lot of moisture to the lips. Unfortunately it is quite a solid based product so it takes a lot of movement and effort to actually get the product on your finger to apply and I believe I received this in a gift set and I don't think its available to buy individually but don't quote me on that. You can always check the NEXT website.

The Olive lip butter balm:
This one I purchased from Costco but this formula of lip butter is everywhere in your local drugstore. I'm not crazy about the scents it's quite overpowering especially since its being placed directly underneath my nostrils which are soaking up all the olive scents. It does add moisture but I wouldn't say it's 'omg crazy soft lips' you need this one!

Dermavio lip care balm:
( tin) This is gel based again just an average joe tin of balm nothing bad nothing wow. It does what it say's on the tin. moisturizing, easy to use, good formula, nice sturdy packaging.

Dermavio lip care balm:
 ( Stick)  HATE! the smell of this is disgusting it just smells of?? actually i haven't a clue what the scent is but it knock me sick. its just really plastic and also when i'm trying to apply the product it all falls apart which is a massive no no!

Vaseline rosy lips:
Now everybody and their mother had and will own a Vaseline somewhere in their household. Its just an essential. I actually picked this up on a whim because I was staying at my boyfriends house and my lips were feeling really tight and just painfully dry so he took me to tesco to get some other essentials and they only had the pink one in store. Honestly I think I just prefer the original because this does not smell any different, doesn't add a different shade on the lips just does what the normal Vaseline was already doing.

Carmex moisture balm:
This was my first purchase of a carmex product and I don't why I haven't tried them before. I love this product. It is pigmented and actually gives a nice glossy pinky glow to the lips, moisturizes like nothing else does and leaves my lips with a nice minty feeling. Its a very refreshing product and the packaging is so sleek its like a real mini lipstick.

OOTN

I thought i would post more on my blog about the outfits I wear to give you an insight into my fashion style and possibly give you some ideas. My friend was actually moving away to Australia so there was a big leaving party for her. below I've posted a photo about my outfit although in sorry for the bad quality it was really dark and took on my phone..

top: republic
skirt: river island
shoes: topshop
bag: primark

topshop nails

I thought I'd share another nail post with you guys and surprisingly it's another topshop nail polish. because I don't play enough about them ahah.
seriously now I think I'm addicted! I love love love the nail polish line from topshop seriously can not find a fault with them. the one I'm wearing today goes by the title of thread bead. it's a really nice creamy browny nude and its perfect for the autumn/winter season.

what your favourite topshop shade?

Scouse brow

For my readers in the UK you may be aware of the term Scouse brow? if not then i'll elaborate on it. Basically its an over emphasized brow that is quite thicker and darker than usual. Well I thought i'd attempt what it would look like on me. I don't think they look too bad, done correctly although they are worn my a lot of blondes who use a dark brown pencil or shaddow which I must say is a little daring. The scouse brow originated from the show desperate scousewives and if you just google 'the scouse brow' you'll see some horrendous extremes of it. I'm all for defining brows but I don't know if it's just me or do you guys hate when people literally look like they have sharpee'd there brows on, where the end is just as thick as the start.. like giant black tape on their face eugh!
 So below i'll go through it with you..


                                                   The original scouse brow

                                            My attempt of a scouse brow on me

Me without a scouse brow, my normal shape

Haha, so guys to scouse or not to scouse that is the question?