Honey, honey!

For me when it comes to buying bronzer, with my extremely fair skin, it's difficult to find something that doesn't appear orange or dirty when I wear it. A while back there was quite a rave about the Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder by The Body Shop by lots of fellow bloggers. Eventually, I had to cave in and buy it!

What I like about this product is that it has a matte finish. Nothing glitzy just a few specks of shimmer to make your cheekbones look better than ever before! Also, because it has a matte finish, you can use it as an all over bronzer on your face, not just to emphasise your cheekbones. 

Honey Bronze Bronzing powder also comes in 4 different shades which I really like. It comes in: Light Matte, Fair Matte, Medium Matte and Dark Matte which is so useful as there is one to suit everyone! Before I discovered this product I didn't tend to wear bronzer as it can appear orange or just look dirty. However, this bronzer is a god-send for pale girls like me. Priced at £13.00 a pot,  it is a little bit expensive but my goodness is it worth it!

If you have pale skin - this is your new best friend for sure.

xx

MAC Crème Cup

And here I am, yet again, typing my thoughts about my new MAC purchase at a ridiculous time in the evening (live life with no regrets -eh?) Anyway, a couple of days ago I picked up my first lipstick from MAC. I have honestly never been much of a 'lipstick wearer' as I've never had the confidence to parade around with vibrant colours on my lips. However, I have always fantasized over the MAC lipsticks ever since I started buying their products but never brought myself round to purchasing one.

The lady in MAC recommended to me that I tried out Crème Cup as it wasn't too different to my natural lip colour. This way, I can wear it on a day-to-day basis without looking ridiculously OTT (because I've seen some of their shades, and let me tell you, some look a tad scary!) and without making me look paler than I am already. 

Crème Cup is a cremesheen finish so this means that it is really moisturising, and has a creamy texture to it with a gentle shiny finish. It is a dusky pink colour which looks so natural and flattering when worn. My first impressions of this lipstick are great! I love it and ever since I've bought it, I've been using it everyday! 

Crème Cup also smells sooooo good! I don't know whether MAC put scents in their lipsticks - I don't think they do? But, this lipstick smells so good it's unreal! It kind of reminds me of  the shells from Cadbury Mini Eggs as just has that distinctive sugary scent that smells d-e-l-i-g-h-t-f-u-l!

This lipstick retails at £15 the same as the other lipsticks from MAC (apart from another range which I think are £15.50?) so it is quite reasonable but definitely worth the money! Now I've bought one I want so many others!

 I definitely recommend this to you if you want to buy your first MAC lipstick but are unsure of what colour to choose! Let me know what your favourite shade of MAC lipstick is as I'd love to hear your opinions on one's I should try out next!

Chloe x

Topshop Lips in Beguiled

I've always been a 'scaredy cat' when it comes to wearing dark colours on my lips. Eventually, I managed to burrow out of my comfort zone, and purchase a deep plum colour and I praise myself for doing so!

Topshop lipsticks are undeniably amazing. At £8 each you can't really go wrong - the formula is creamy, pigmented and long-lasting. Forget reapplying every hour - with this, you have to apply it twice maximum to last a majority of the day. It's so moisturising and nourishing to the lips - it also has a lovely satin finish to it. This colour, Beguiled, is a pulchritudinous (what a word!) plum colour and I am head-over-heels in love with it.

I always thought that deep plum shades would make me look even more pale than I already am, but it really complements both my hair and skin tone! I think the feeling of looking washed out or ill is what put me off of buying more adventurous shades!

Topshop Lips - Beguiled

Have you tried out any of the Topshop lipsticks? If so, what colour? I'd love to hear your thoughts - comment below!

Chloe

x

REVIEW - Sinful Colors Nail Polish

Hello my lovelies! This post has been a little delayed as I had to wait for my package from China to arrive containing my new nail wheels. Nail wheels really help for people like me with the most un-feminine hands ever created on the history of Earth! Anywho, before I go off on a tangent - here is what I've got to say about these polishes.

First of all, you may recognise this photo from my Instagram feed however this is the unedited version to give you an actual insight to the colours in pure daylight. Lets all just agree on how cute the bottles are though! Sinful Colors packaging is so good for the price of each bottle. Each bottle is priced roughly around £1.99 and you get a full 15ml of colour which is usually enough for 10 uses (using 2 coats each time). When you compare this to a brand such as OPI, priced at £7-8 per bottle, you wouldn't know any different if the polishes where exchanged into different bottles. 

These polishes are available at various online store but I picked mine up from Boots which you may have seen in my previous Boots haul post. Quite a lot of the time Boots also have a 3 for 2 offer on so you can pick one of these gems up for free - what more could you ask for? 

Left: Easy Going & Right: Glass Pink

The colours of these polishes are outstanding and the range they have available is endless. I really don't know what held me back from trying these before? On the left is 'Easy Going', a peachy pink which looks so lovely on (it also makes you look a little tan..) and recieved a few compliments when I wore it. The other is 'Glass Pink' a pearl shade with a tint of pink and lots of speckles of glitter. This shade is so girly and a great alternative to clear nail varnish or you just want a glittery top coat. Each polish lasts a fair time without chipping which is great! Believe it or not I actually hate painting my nails as I find it such a chore, however it looks pretty and more presentable when they are. 

Sorry, this was a quick post but it's all I have time for as I am off to my Sixth Form interview soon! Eeeek! Please feel free to leave a comment about anything or any Sinful Colors you own as I would love to hear what your thoughts on them are! 

Thank you for reading!

 Chloe 

xxx

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Real Techniques Brush Collection

Hello everyone, it has been a very hectic week so far and I haven't really had time to sit down! I am currently in the middle of hosting my French Exchange student here at my home. I have had to spend a lot of time helping her during her stay here in the UK and adapting her to British ways of living. Since she is currently in London along with her other classmates from France, I have a couple hours of free-time of which I have decided to spend writing a blog post and chillaxing! So, I have decided to write about my Real Techniques brushes as I love them and I have had some interest to show this from my other posts, here goes!

From Left to Right: Powder brush, blush brush, buffing brush, 

contour brush, pointed foundation brush and detailer brush. 

Real Techniques brushes are designed by a fellow beauty blogger called Samantha Chapman and are available in various beauty stores such as Superdrug and Boots. They vary in price depending on what brush you're buying but they are roughly £10 each.

Powder brush - I use this brush more than all of the other brushes purely because I apply my powder twice a day. From what I can remember it was about £12 and is the biggest brush of them all. I use this brush to apply MAC Skinfinish Natural and it works like a treat! 

Blush brush - I have used this brush a couple of times but kind of regret buying it now as I tend to stick with creme blushes as they are so much easier and quicker to apply. However, when I have used this brush it works really well and really does what it says on the tin (except they come in boxes).

Buffing brush - Now I'm really pleased with this brush as I use it to apply my foundation in the morning. I use Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse and have done for the past couple of years. Using the buffing brush has made it so much easier and effective in the mornings. Before, I found it awkward to apply with my fingers but despite this I still used it as I really liked the finish. Now I have my hands on this brush I love it even more!

Contour brush - This brush works really well and I use it to apply my bronzer. I never used to apply bronzer because I never had a brush for it other than the crappy ones you get in bulk makeup sets. This brush really ticks all the boxes for me and is well worth it! 

Pointed foundation brush - Since I apply my foundation with my buffing brush I don't really have a use for this brush unless I decide to wear a liquid foundation usually Eau De Tient from L'Oreal. If anyone has another use for this that I just haven't thought of  - please let me know! 

Detailer brush - Finally we have the detailer brush. I find this brush very useful for applying concealer on any breakouts or imperfections that I may have. The brush is very soft and therefore doesn't irritate any sensitive under-the-skin spots allowing them to heal quicker and covering them efficiently. 

These brushes are well worth the money and I recommend them 100%. To clean them just use Johnson's Baby Shampoo as it has no harsh chemicals in that will damage the brushes. To dry, leave them in a warm place such as near a radiator or in an airing cupboard. I DO NOT recommend using a hair-dryer as it melts the fibres and leaves them stuck together and once it's done, it's done and cannot be reversed (unless you want to buy another one, of course!) If you need to dry them quickly, use a hair-dryer on the coolest setting possible. 

Real Techniques Core Collection - available at boots.com 

Thank you for reading and thank you so much to the followers I have recently gained - I am so grateful! 

 Chloe 

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Boots Haul - Spring 2014

Everyone loves that time of the month when you purposely cannot hold yourself from buying make-up that you don't need - eh? Well, that I have just been through and placed a cheeky order from Boots. I usually buy things in-store but what the heck, I needed to brush the dust off of my debit card (kinda). Anyway, enough with the rambling, here's what I ordered:

1. Real Techniques Silicone Liner Brush - Yep, it's another Real Techniques brush. I already have 6 of these but funnily enough - none of them are for my eyes. Since I wear gel eyeliner using a normal brush is an absolute nightmare as I end up washing it everyday. When I found this I went a little crazy; I figured it would be a lifesaver. As the end of it is silicone, my eyeliner won't dry on it and I feel it will give a more precise application as you won't get the stray bristle that wants to make a line of its own.

2. Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion -  Now this is a definite need. I've wanted to pick this up and try it out for ages as I've heard really good things about it. I suffer from really dry skin but an oily t-zone (in other words - awkward skin) so I need something that will provide me with both benefits. Since Clinique are skin geniuses I am not going to argue with their amazingly brilliant products and I'm sure I won't be disappointed.

3. Sinful Colors in Glass Pink - This is a typical Instagram pick-me-up, every girly feed on Instagram features at least one of these and I've decided to see what all the fuss is about.  Glass Pink is a pearl shade so contains specks of sparkle amongst the most prettiest of pink colours.

4. Revlon ColourBurst Lip Butter in Pink Lemonade - I have to be honest, I am not a 'BabyLips' fan as I feel the colours are toolimited and they don't last very long without constant re-applying. However, I do like the idea of lip butters as they are very moisturising with only a pop of colour unlike lipsticks. Revlon Lip Butters have been about for awhile and the odd one has popped up on Instagram. So, I decided to pick up one and I can't wait to try it out. This one has a natural pinkish tone but not an over the top hot pink.

5. Sinful Colors in Easy-Going - Once again, I picked up another to see what all the havoc was about. This one however is a very pale pink almost white colour. I own about 2,343,569 nail varnishes but another 2 can't hurt - can it?

Here's what I bought: 

Real Techniques Silicone Brush - Link

Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion - Link

Sinful Colors in Glass Pink - Link

Revlon ColourBurst Lip Butter in Pink Lemonade - Link

Sinful Colors in Easy-Going - Link

Please leave a comment if you would like to see a review on any of the products and don't forget to follow me with GFC or Bloglovin'! 

Thank you for reading, 

 Chloe 

xxx

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Topshop Haul - Winter 2014

I recently had un peu splurge in Topshop as I was in desperate need of some new additions to the wardrobe (according to mum, I wasn't - but hey-ho!).

Recently, I've really been into wearing skirts so picked up this check/gingham patterned one. I love to wear monochrome clothing as I feel it suits me better than bright, vibrant colours so I played it safe. The skirt feels like it is made with wool in it and is a bit itchy on bare legs, but with tights hey presto, problem solved! It falls to about mid thigh length and sits on your hips so it's a very flattering skirt. I also picked up the yellow crepe top to wear with the skirt after I was inspired by Olivia Harker's Christmas outfit as she also owns the gingham skirt. This top is honestly so comfortable and it's baggy but really feminine at the same time - what more could you want? Finally, clothing-wise I picked up this black cropped cami to wear with the skirt when it gets a bit warmer. I also think cami tops are a very versatile piece of clothing to have as they go with anything and can be both dressed-up and dressed-down. 

While I was there, I also picked up my first make-up items from Topshop's make-up collection. I had always doubted the quality of Topshop's make-up but I thought I'd give it ago and boy was I proved wrong! Topshop's lipsticks have such great quality and are really opaque when on. I also think they're very moisturising and last for ages! The colour I bought was Beguiled it is a dark purple and looks very vampy against my pale skin! I also couldn't resist picking up a brow pencil as I was in desperate need of a new one - the colour I bought was Blonde since I have blonde hair I thought that was a wise choice to make! I really like the quality of this too and especially the fact that it comes with the brush (what are they actually called?) on the end of it. In my Topshop binge I also picked up a creme blush in Head Over Heels. I had never used a creme blush before but I was impressed by the colour of it as it blends into your skin to give you faint rosy cheeks rather than looking like an elf with massive pick blotches on your face! 

Links to what I was wearing: 

Clothing

Crepe Top - Topshop

Cami Top - Topshop

Gingham Skirt - Topshop

Make-up

Lips in 'Begulied' - Topshop

Brow pencil in 'Blonde' - Topshop

Creme blush in 'Head Over Heels' - Topshop

Chloe xx