Rosie for Autograph Makeup Review & Swatches

I picked up a few pieces from the Rosie for Autograph Makeup Collection which has been created by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and can be purchased from Marks and Spencer. If I'm completely honest the main thing that drew me to this collection was the rose gold packaging which I am obsessed with! It was also aimed at those that prefer a more natural makeup look as Rosie believes you should use makeup to highlight and accentuate the parts of your face that you like and not to cover up what you don't like. Anyway carry on reading to find out what I thought of each piece and see the swatches.

My First Lush Purchases & Experience

I made my first ever Lush purchase around November 2015 and below is what I decided to try out. A couple of the items I picked up such as the Cupcake and Mask of Magnaminty face masks were because I had read some reviews on blogs and really liked the sound of them. The Cupcake mask is now my all time favourite face mask from Lush. I have tried various masks and every time I keep coming back to the Cupcake mask, it's just SO GOOD! Here's a little more info about my purchases...

Shoe Spotlight: Ballet Pumps from Matalan

When it comes to buying shoes the one thing I want is comfort. It's also probably one of the hardest things to find in a shoe, but fear not, for I have found the perfect casual summer shoes!

The Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette

Ahhh... Urban Decay eyeshadow palettes, they are pretty fine! You've probably heard all about the Urban Decay Naked palettes as everyone raves about them. They are one of Urban Decays most iconic products and its not surprising as their eye shadow formulas are great. 

Soap & Glory One Heck of a Blot Translucent Powder

Soap and glory's One Heck of a Blot powder is one of my most used makeup items and is definitely my makeup must have for oily skin.

I'm one of those people that normally never finishes a product because I move onto something else before I have chance. I almost completely finished my first full pan of powder but then I dropped it and what was left around the edges shattered into pieces. I was so impressed that I'd practically finished this product though. As soon as I smashed it I went to boots to pick up another one.

Makeup Revolution Awesome Metals Eyeshadow

I nearly died and went to heaven when I saw these in Superdrug the other day! I have been drooling over the Stila Magnificent Metals eye shadows ever since I saw Jaclyn Hill use them in a makeup tutorial. No matter how beautiful they are I just couldn't bring myself to spend £33 on a single eyeshadow. Enter the budget dupe from Makeup Revolution for only £5!!! My dreams have come true!

Illamasqua Eye Trio Review

I managed to pick this up in the Illamasqua sale which I'm extremely happy about as I basically paid drugstore prices for high end make-up and boy is it beautiful. This eye trio contains the Illamasqua Brow Gel in Strike which came out in 2014 as well as the Vintage Metallix in Embellish and a black gel eye liner.

Bite Beauty's Best Bite Remix Lip Pencil Set

Oh my gosh... yes! At the end of 2014 I made my first Sephora order purely so that I could try Bite Beauty as I've heard sooo many good things about them!

I had to dig deep and my pockets suffered greatly but it was so worth it! The product I want to tell you all about today is the Best Bite Remix which was exclusive to Sephora.

Benefit Roller Lash Mascara Review ft Elle UK

So incase you didn't already know the February edition of Elle UK contained a sample of the brand new Benefit Roller Lash Mascara which is due to launch at the end of the month. I managed to pick up my copy of Elle for £4 the day after release and have since been testing the Mascara as part of my daily makeup routine.

Benefit Cheeky Sweet Spot Gift Set Winter 2014

The Benefit Cheeky Sweet Spot contains all of Benefits Famous 'Box o' Powders' in one beautifully decorative tin. This is a great gift set for anyone wanting to try out the Benefit Powders but don't want to purchase them individually with their hefty price tag and end up not liking them. Also included in the tin is a small brush for applying your powders and a sample of the Benefit Watts Up! Highlighter. You can read my review with swatches of the Watts Up! Highlighter here.

The October 2014 Birch Box

This month the Birch Box theme is 'Work it' so the items selected are those to help you through your daily work routine. October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month so Birch Box have partnered with CoppaFeel to provide you with a checklist to help you identify the early signs and symptoms of breast cancer. This can be found in the enclosed booklet along with information on the products provided and a few tips and tricks on how to use them. The items that I received in this months Birch Box are as follows:

Bare Minerals Bareskin Foundation

As you may be aware if you have read my previous post regarding the launch of this product or my monthly favourites video I am a big fan of the Bare Minerals original mineral foundation. I love how light Bare Minerals products are on the skin and bought the liquid foundation with high hopes that it would be light and airy similar to their other products. Boy oh boy Bare Minerals did not disappoint!

The Fab Pore Face Mask by Soap and Glory

Ah Friday... After a long week at the office all I want to do is come home and relax. My skin has been a complete nightmare recently and my usual skincare beauties have failed me. I don't know what is going on but my skin has just been crazy oily and nothing I have used so far is helping. So after reading a review on The Fab Pore I decided to pop into Boots on my way home and treat myself.

Benefit Watts Up! Highlighter

Firstly can I just say... would you look at that packaging?! Wow.

Everything about this highlighter is truly stunning, from its  metallic light bulb themed packaging to the genius name and the beautiful cream based highlighter inside.

The colour of this highlighter is just AMAZING and it blends wonderfully. It has a beautiful golden bronze sheen yet its so wearable even on light skin tones such as my own.

Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow in R.S.V.P

I have been known to struggle with eye shadows falling into my crease throughout the day, some sooner than others and so I decided to try out the Benefit's Creaseless Cream Shadow. I've also been really into cream based products lately, in particular cream blushes, so a cream eyeshadow really appealed to me.

June 2014 Birch Box Review - My first one!

So I finally signed up to Birch Box. I'd looked at a few of the different Beauty boxes available and just couldn't make my mind up which one to sign up to. Then I heard the news... the beauty blender was available in the June Birch Box! Well hello Birch Box!

My Obsession with Pandora Jewellery!

I absolutely LOVE Pandora Jewellery!

Now don't get me wrong I haven't always been on the Pandora band-wagon. In fact I think the first thing I ever said about Pandora was "It's only silver, why is it so expensive?". This is back in the day when I'd simply walk past a window to give it a short glance without stopping.

My First MAC Lipstick - Herione

WOW... For starters, what a fantastic colour. I've never seen such an amazing purple lipstick colour before. In fact I'd never even tried a purple lipstick before. IN FACT, if I'm completely honest, I had no interest in buying Lipstick's until I tried this.

SUMMER MUST HAVE - Nails Inc Floral Polish

Ok so... FLORAL NAIL POLISH... HELLO!? That's where it's at!

In  April this year Nails Inc. released a limited edition set of 5 floral nail polishes called 'Nails in Bloom'.