Hello you beauties!

I hope you all had a great Christmas.

Back with the beauty posts this week and today I wanted to talk to you about the Revlon ColourStay foundation. With the colder weather, my skin has been getting a lot drier which I've found really annoying as no matter how much moisturiser I use, it stays dry. And the foundations that I usually use aren't the best for dry skin as they tend to stick to the dry areas of my skin, especially around and on my nose.

Yes, these foundations are good for normal or oily skin so they're perfect for me during the summer but not so much during the winter. So a couple of weeks ago I went looking for the perfect foundation for during the winter months. The one I chose to try for now is the Revlon ColourStay foundation for normal/dry skin and this is what I thought about it.

I have heard many great things about this foundation over the past couple of years but have always experimented with other foundations and so never got round to trying this one. But when I was trying to decide which one to try, this foundation was on the top of my list.

Once I tried it out, it left me wondering why I hadn't tried it before. It is definitely the best foundation I have ever used.

I chose the shade 'Ivory' as it was the lightest shade they had. Of course, I had no clue if it would be the right shade for me but due to the fact that I'm like super pale I always usually go for the lightest shade (which is usually the right shade for me) but there is always the risk that it can be too pale. However, 'Ivory' was the perfect shade for me and it doesn't oxidise at all.

It offers really great coverage too, which I wasn't expecting. With a lot of things happening in my life recently, I have been very stressed and have had a few serious spots on my face (you can tell I was stressed as I never usually get spots) and this foundation actually managed to cover them quite well. Obviously they didn't cover them perfectly, but it would take a very high coverage foundation for it to be fully covered. It just meant that the spots were less obvious and I didn't have to use as much concealer to try and cover my spots more.

This foundation is also very easy to apply. It doesn't dry too quickly so is easy to blend and isn't left with streaks when applying with a brush (although I think that is usually an issue to do with the brush and not the foundation). It also stays on for a while during the day which is great if you have a busy schedule where topping up on your foundation will not necessarily be easy to do.

I believe this foundation is very affordable to. Maybe not as affordable as other foundations that I've ever used (such as my Rimmel London foundation and my Bourjois foundation) but it isn't as expensive as other foundations can get. I bought my bottle of this foundation from Superdrug for just £12.99 which means I can easily afford to repurchase this in the future if I decide that this foundation is the right one for me.

And the most important part? It definitely does what it says on the bottle. It really is great for dry skin as it doesn't stick to my usual dry areas and make it look worse like the other foundations usually do. I really do feel like this this is a foundation I will use all year round and not just in the winter.

Have you tried out this foundation yet? What is your opinion on it?

I'll be back on Sunday with a special New Years' Eve post for you all.
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Hello you beauties!

As this is going to be my last post before Christmas Day, I thought the only acceptable post for me to write today would be my planned makeup look for the special day. I wrote one of these posts last year as part of Blogmas (which I apologise for not doing this year) but because I've had a whole year to experiment with new makeup so, while some of the items I'm using this year may be exactly the same as last year, there will probably be some different items in the look too.

Primer: Nivea Men Post Balm Shave
Foundation: Revlon Colour Stay Foundation for Normal/Dry Skin in the shade 'Ivory'
Concealer: Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in the shade '1-Fair'
Powder: Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder in the shade 'Translucent'
Bronzer: Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Blush: BareMinerals ReadyBlush in the shade 'The Indecent Proposal'
Highlight: One of the gold shades (probably one of the lighter ones) from the Makeup Revolution Sophx highlighter palette
Eye Primer: Gosh Prime 'n' Refresh
Eyeshadows: I will probably create a nude eye look using my Makeup Revolution Ultimate 144 Eyeshadow Palette Matte 2017 and then, from my other Ultimate 144 Eyeshadow Palette with shimmer shades, I will use a gold, red or green shimmer-y shade for that pop of Christmas-sy colour
Mascara: Princess Marcella Borghese Superiore State of the Art Mascara
Eyebrows: Soap and Glory Eyebrow Archery Pencil in the shade 'Brownie Points'
Lip Colour:

What is your Christmas look this year?

I'll be back on Christmas Day with a 'What I Got For Christmas' post.
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Hello you beauties!

I have seen this tag done A LOT in the blogging world recently, so I thought now would be the right time for me to join in and do it too. So let's just start!

Primer - Benefit Porefessional
Foundation - Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum
Concealer - Bourjois Radiance Reveal
Powder - Rimmel London Stay Matte
Blush - MUA 'Bon Bon'
Highlighter - No7 Illuminator Highlighter in 'Nude'
Mascara - Princess Marcella Borghese Superiore State of the Art
Eyeliner - Collection 24 hour extreme felt tip liner
Eyeshadow (single) - Nars 'Galapagos'
Eyeshadow (palette) - Stila 'Eyes are the Window' 'Soul'
Lipliner - Gosh 'Angel Kiss'
Lipstick - No7 moisture drench 'Shiny Conker'
Liquid Lipstick - Revlon Ultra Matte HD ''
Lipgloss - Nyx Intense Butter Gloss 'Spice Cake'
Setting Spray - Makeup Revolution Oil Control spray
Perfume - Justin Bieber 'Someday'

I did change it slightly to suit me better, as some of the categories didn't really apply to me, but you get the general idea. I tag you all to do this post too!

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Hello you beauties!

After a few little shopping trips and impulse purchases, I realised I actually own a LOT of eyeshadows, so I decided to write a post about them all for you. I hope you're all ready for one long post!

T.K.Maxx is always a great place to look for great brands for low prices. I was so excited when I found two Cargo quad palettes for £3 each so I needed to make sure to add them to my collection. The first one I have is the 'Barcelona' one, which are probably brighter colours that I don't usually go for. But for only £3 I thought I'd try it out. I also purchased the 'London' palette, which is a more suited palette for me as it has the perfect brown and highlighting shades.

My biggest palette is the Makeup Revolution 'Flawless' palette, which is a matte and shimmer 32 shade palette. This is an amazing palette that I reach for almost everyday, and can create so many looks from it. For such a cheap price of £8, this is definitely a palette that I would recommend.

The next one is an eyeshadow pencil from Avon, in the shade 'Flipping Out Pink'. Now, I don't usually use eyeshadow pencils, but this was really cheap so I thought I would just try it out. It's great to use as a highlighting shade on the lid and is definitely worth purchasing.

I also have the Revlon 'Addictive' quad palette which, as you have probably guessed, is a palette with very neutral shades. You can create so many great looks with just these 4 eyeshadows, and they even provide you with ideas on how to create different looks.

The next is probably the least favourite eyeshadow palette that I own. It is 'The Nude' palette by Maybelline. I usually love Maybelline products but this is one that I'm not really a fan of. While it offers a great range of shades, I find the eyeshadows aren't massively pigmented and there is a lot of fall out, they're so hard to work with but I do sometimes still use these eyeshadows.

The next are what I see as being very popular products. Again, they're Maybelline products - the colour tattoos. I have never really used cream eyeshadows before, but I've heard the amazing things people have said about these so I just had to try them out. And they're amazing to work with and the colour pay off is amazing! I have the matte shade 'creamy beige' and the shimmer shades 'on and on bronze', 'eternal gold' and 'pink gold' and I would recommend these shades more than anything.

I have also created my own 4 shade NYX palette recently too. Everyone is always raving about the brand NYX and I thought creating my own palette would be the perfect way to start off my NYX collection. I have the shades 'Flustered', 'Bad Seed', 'Starstruck' and 'Cupcake'. These are a mixture of matte and shimmer shades, all with pink and red tones to them. I chose these colours because I usually only go for brown shades so it's something different for me to try out. These eyeshadows are great, they're really pigmented and are quite cheap (one single eyeshadow pan costs only £2.50) so I would definitely recommend that you create your own NYX eyeshadow palette.

After hearing how amazing the brand is, I decided to try out an MUA eyeshadow. So not too long ago, I decided to purchase one of their single shadows in the shade 'Oyster' which is a simple white shade. I thought it would be a great highlighting shade, and it is amazing quality for only £1! I will definitely buy more of their products in the future.

The next eyeshadow in my collection is a single shadow from Topshop in the shade 'Hallucination'. This is an amazing eyeshadow, a very shimmery glittery pinkish white. It may have been £7 for a tiny single eyeshadow, but for the quality and the amazingness of the eyeshadow, I could resist it and I am planning on buying more in the future.

The next was an amazing purchase on my behalf. It is a single NARS eyeshadow in the shade 'Galapagos', which is a dark brown with gold glitter flecks in it. Everyone knows that NARS makeup isn't exactly cheap, as it's usually £18 just for one single eyeshadow. However, I purchased this eyeshadow from T.K.Maxx, and in the end only had to pay £8 for it, so it was a complete bargain! The product is amazingly pigmented, and I will definitely buy more in the future.

The final eyeshadow product in my collection is definitely the biggest and my most favourite purchase ever. It is the Stila 'Eyes are the Window' 'Soul' palette. This is an amazing palette with 12 highly pigmented and beautifully creamy neutral shades. They blend so nicely and I would say this is my most favourite makeup product that I own.

I hope you all enjoyed reading about my eyeshadow collection!

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Hello you beauties!

Everyone knows by now that I love lip crayons/pencils more than I love anything else in the world, so I thought I would go through each one I own and give you a review of them, and share the love I have for them all!

Collection Work the Colour Lip Butters (shades Cappuccino and Marshmallow Pink)
These retail at £2.99 each from basically anywhere that stocks Collection (e.g. Boots, Superdrug and Asda). Cappuccino is a glossy nude colour that is perfect for everyday wear. It is not extremely pigmented meaning it is not too intense but still gives a burst of colour. The Marshmallow Pink is a matte pink colour that I wearable for day and night and also doesn't dry out my lips which is a bonus.

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Colour Rush Intense Colour Balm (shades Viva Violet, Make Me Blush, Rumour Has It and Boom Chic A Boom)
These retail at £5.99 each in places such as Superdrug and Boots again. These are super pigmented, more so than the Collection ones, but are also much more intense so I would usually save these for a night out. I might use the 'Viva Violet' shade (aka a purple) in the winter months during the day but I would mainly use these lip crayons for a night out.

Bourjois Paris Colour Boost Glossy Finish Lipstick (shade Orange Punch)
Before I purchased this lip crayon (for £7.99 from Boots), I had never tried this brand out before. And I'm kind of annoyed at myself for not trying this brand out before. Just from this one product, I am already impressed. It's very sheer, but I prefer this with this shade as I have never really used an orange shade for my lips before. The colour is build-able but pigmented well. It is very moisturising and I will use this a lot during the summer.

Revlon Colour Burst Lacquer Balm (shade Demure)
This is the first Revlon product I owned, which I bought from Boots for £7.99. I think I'm obsessed with lip products (obviously, otherwise I wouldn't be doing this post) and I heard that this were amazing lip crayons so I thought I would try them out. Not all shades were really wearable for me, but that's because of my own personal taste rather than them being horrible shades (I loved all the shades I just wouldn't be brave enough to wear some of them). These lacquer balms are very sheer and great for everyday wear.

Revlon Colour Burst Balm Stain (shade Honey)
Again, another Revlon product. I got this as a free gift for spending £14.99 from Boots, but again these retail at £7.99. It's a lovely pink that I saw before I bought the Lacquer balm but chose not to buy it. I wish I had, as it's not as bright as I thought it would be and I'm excited to use this more on an everyday basis more in the future.

MAC Patent Polish Lip Pencil (shade Hopelessly Devoted) 
This is the only high-end lip crayon that I actually own, although I have my eye on a NARS lip pencil. I got it in my May 2016 Look Incredible beauty box so it's not really a shade I would've chosen for myself (a bright fuchsia). However, luckily this lip pencil is very sheer so the colour, whilst being very pigmented, is also build-able to the level you want it, rather than being very intense from the beginning. This is a great colour for a night out and also quite moisturising.

My Favourite? I would probably recommend the Collection lip crayons the most. Whilst they're not the most pigmented, they're not too expensive and give great pigmentation for the price they cost and also are great to wear during the day.

So that was my review! I hope you all enjoyed this post. Let me know if you like lip crayons and which ones you like, so I can try some new ones out :)

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