Nars Laguna

 Nars Laguna-£26

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last year or so you'll have heard of Nars' bronzer, Laguna. Its such a talked about product in the beauty blogging world! 

I'd always been intrigued by it but never quite managed to justify the price tag that comes with it. However whilst in Selfridges the other day I decided to bite the bullet and fork out to £26 price tag to see what all the fuss was about.

Safe to say I'm very glad I did! I absolutely love this bronzer! Its such a good colour for contouring as its not too brown or too orange. Its almost got a taupe-y undertone which I think is really complimentary.

Its very pigmented and there is a decent amount of product in the pan. I use this to contour with a duo fiber limited edition  Real Techniques brush, just to make sure I don't over do it and can build it up if need be.

Overall a lovely product that I can totally see the hype around!

Xx

Current Beauty Must Haves

Hello!

I thought I would do a post on my current beauty must haves as there are some bit and bobs that have really become staple items in my routine recently. The things I have chosen are mostly beauty 'tools'  rather all than actual products, but each one I've been using a lot recently so thought I would share with you:)

The first one is my tangle teaser. Oh my god this thing is amazing! I put off buying one for so long as I didn't really get the hype and wasn't sure how brilliant a plastic hair brush which looks pretty similar to the ones you used to get with barbies would be. But oh how wrong I was. This detangles my hair so easily, which is impressive as its so thick and knotty. I have deffinately noticed a decrease in breakage aswell which is fab! It leaves my hair so soft and lovely, I love it!

The next item is my cosmopolitan beauty blender. I bought this cheaper alternative to the original beauty blender in tescos and its fab! I never properly got into it when I first bought it a few months back but rediscovered it a few weeks ago and it does such a fab job of blending my concealer, and it gives a really smooth flawless finish!

Next up is my Real Techniques Stippling Brush. I am a complete sucker for the Real Techniques range and own all of them apart from maybe 4? This brush is deffinately one of my favourites from the range as it applies my foundation so nicely. It gives me a really even coverage and blends it really nicely into my skin. I have also used this brush for cream Blushers before which it also works really well with.

This little baby I got in my stocking last year. It was invented by someone off of dragons den and it such a nifty little nail file! Due to the shape its so easy to achieve a lovely curved nail. I think I'd struggle going back to a regular nail file which doesn't auto automatically shape your nail. So thanks santa!

My final current beauty favourite the Some Like It Hot body exfoliator from Soap and Glory. This stuff is amazing! It leaves my skin feeling soooooo soft and it heats up as you rub it in. I love the smell of this and the whole concept of opening up the skins pores with the heat to really give your skin a good exfoliate!

I hope you enjoyed this post, as always thanks for reading :) xx

MAC Rebel

Hello there!

Today I have another MAC lipstick review for ya!

I bought this little beauty after having wanted 'Wicked' by Topshop for so long. Except unfortunately it had sold out completely by the time I came around to buying it.

Rebel is alot more purple toned whereas Wicked was more of a deep red colour, looking back I'm glad I went for Rebel if I'm honest.

I love love love the colour of this however I have to admit it took me a good 4 weeks before I actually felt brave enough to wear it.

Its really versatile as you can wear it quite sheer or build it up to give a real pop of colour, both which look lovely. 

I teamed it with a smokey eye the fist time I wore it which actually worked really well despite my fears of looking slightly like a drag queen.

This is one of the deepest colours I have in my lippy collection, but its also deffinately one of my faves!

Have you tried it? What did you think? Xx

Current Lipstick Storage

Hi there! I thought I'd do a post to show you my current lipstick storage.

Anyone who knows me knows that I have a slight addiction to lipstick. My collection ranges from highend to drugstore and from lipsticks to lip crayons. Before I bought my current storage I had them stored in my make up drawer in a little square compartment which wasn't really ideal as I couldn't see  which was which etc.

However the muji drawers and lipstick stand I got off amazon are the perfect solution. I do have to admit that I am running out of room though and may have to invest in another one stand or bigger drawers!

The stand holds 24 lipsticks and then I keep all my lip crayons, balms, liners, stains and other bits in the drawers below.

I absolutely love my lippies being so handy when I do my make up and I love the look of them all on display.

As always thanks for reading! Xx

May Favourites

 Hello! 

Cant believe we're at the end of May already! Swear its flown by! 

I've bought quite a lot of make up/products this month so had a job choosing a few select bits that have become staples in my routine but  managed to whittle it down to five for ya.

Anyways, I thought I'd show you what I've been loving this month.

£4.50 here

First off is a cult beauty product that I'm pretty sure every beauty blogger in the world has heard of, Bioderma! I have been using this religiously for the last few weeks to remove my makeup. I find it really gets every scrap off my face and leaves my skin feeling squeaky clean. Its amazing for getting stubborn mascaras off easily aswell!

I bought this waaaaay back in December but never really got into it, however I rediscovered it a couple of weeks ago and am loving it. It says it will de-fluff, tame flyaways and de-frizz, All of which it does. I spray this on towel dried hair before I blow dry it an it really makes my hair smoother, softer and less all over the place, meaning I dont have to straighten it nearly as much which is something I'm trying not to do as my hairs pretty dry at the moment.

£22 here

OMG I love this purfume. I got a sample of this in a Glossybox last month? Maybe the one before? I absolutely adore the scent. I'm terrible at describing smells so im not going to attempt to but I think this is perfect for summer and I can see myself having to repurchase this over and over!

£19.10 here

Although this one was a little on the pricey-er side for a lippy it is definitely worth the money! Its a really rich moisturising balm which depending on skin colour etc comes out a dark sheer pink on the lips. I absolutely adore this and wear it everyday. I have no idea how it works and why the colouring is different on each person but I love it!

£4.49 here

This is another product I got in a recent Glossybox. At first I was a bit scared by the colour being it so bright and much darker than any other blusher I own. The first few times I used it I wasn't sure about it as I felt it looked a bit too much. However since trying it again I have found it look really pretty. A little goes a long away and blended out on the apple of the cheeks I think it looks really pretty and feminine. 

So there you have it, there's my top 5 picks from May. I hope you've enjoyed this post, thanks for reading! 

Xx 

MAC Lady Danger

Introducing you to the newest member of my MAC lipstick collection, this is Lady Danger!

I have been wanting an orange toned red lipstick for a while now and whilst shopping in Gunwarf Quays in Portsmouth I popped into The Cosmetic Company. This is a make up outlet shop which stocks MAC, Bobbi Brown, Estee Lauder and more at discounted prices, which is where I picked up this little baby. Not only is this a gorgeous colour but it also only cost me £9 compared to the regular £14! 

Lady Danger is a Matte lipstick but is isn't drying like some matte lipsticks, it also has excellent staying power which I didnt think it would have due to it being such a bright colour.

I was slightly wary of this shade to start with due to it being sooooo bright but I'm absolutely loving it and think its the perfect colour for summer!

What are you thoughts on MAC's Lady Danger?

Xx

Review-Dainty Doll Creme Blushes

Hello! Blimey its been a while! I got back from travelling around Thailand a few weeks ago and since then  have been so busy with work that unfortunately blogging has taken a back seat.

 However I am back and determined to keep my little blog alive and so thought I would review the Dainty Doll Creme Blushes. You may have seen a fair bit on various blogs recently due to fragrancedirect.com having them in stock at the moment and selling them for just £1.99 (RRP £13.50) but I thought I would give you my thoughts.

I bought two out of the three creme blushes that fragrance direct currently have in stock. These were Orange Country Girl and Paper Rose. Both which I was drawn towards due to the beautiful colours!Paper Rose is a pretty baby pink with slight blue undertones and the tiniest hint of shimmer, where as Orange Country Girl is a full on shimmery golden coral colour.

The consistency of these is really smooth and properly creamy, which makes application super easy, not like some creme blushers that you have to almost 'warm up' before being able to apply them. They're not in the least bit drying, they don't oxidise and have a good staying power.

I think that Orange Country Girl is my favouite out of the two due to the shimmer in it. I find it really flattering and it doubles up as a highlighter making my daily routine that little bit quicker which is always a good thing if you ask me!

Have you tried any of the Dainty Doll range? What did you think?

Xx