OOTN

Hello ladies I thought I would do a quick outfit of the night post just to show you the outfit I am wearing tonight. It's one of my best friends birthdays and we are all off to Leeds for the night, I am actually in process of moving here so I am really loving lots of nights out here so I can get to know the city better. Below is a picture of me and one of friends before we went out (sorry for bad quality this picture was taken and uploaded on my blackberry) 

Black Blazer - Warehouse

Bralet top - Topshop

High Waisted Blue Skirt - River Island

Gold Shoes - Next

Watch - Mac Jacobs

I kept my accessories very minimal with my watch, a ring and earrings as I feel the outfit is a statement in its self, these pictures do not do them justice but I really heart these sparkly glitter shoes. Let me Know Your thoughts ladies on this look ladies? xoxo

OOTD

Hello ladies you got any exciting plans for this long bank holiday weekend? I just thought I'd do a quick outfit of the day post and show you what I wore today. I had originally just wore the dress and jacket, but I thought it felt too girlie and I wanted to make it a little more edgy so added long socks and military style boots. Now I love pretty feminine looks and Audrey Hepburn is one of my style icons, but I also love mixing different looks together and creating my own style. I like anything from boho to biker, taking inspiration from all genres, I think as long as you feel confident in what your wearing that's all that matters. I added a bright pink lip for extra effect with my favourite bright lipstick ever girl about town by Mac.  

Dress -Topshop

Denim Jacket - Topshop

Socks - New Look

Boots - Office

Tassle Bag - River Island 

What are are your favourite styles to take inspiration from? or do you like to mix and match and create your own?

YSL make up + freebies

Hello there dolls, FINALLY April is over and hopefully we can kiss goodbye to that awful weather. Don't get me wrong I love a rainy day when I can stay in my nice warm bed and laze about in my pj's watching a soppy chickflick with a hot chocolate, bliss! But unfortunately as I am working crazy hours at the moment and in the process of moving, I do not have the time for these kinds of days and instead need to brave the rain and cold and just hope that the sunshine will be back very soon. (Sorry girls I'm off on a tangent again, back on to the topic, YSL.) Now I think I can speak for all girls when I say I'm in love with YSL. Now it tends to just be one or two items that really catch my eye, but they always tend to be holygrail items that I cant live without, hello Touche Eclat. Now I have been wanting to try the Rouge Volupte lipsticks forever, so on my usual daily browse for new items I ended up on YSL website and decided to place a small order. Whilst searching for which colour lipstick to order I spotted a deal where if you spend £50 you receive a free YSL vanity case, as I tend to travel alot and am in need of a new travel case for my makeup, this was the perfect excuse to try another new product so I decided to try the blush radiance, I had already swatched this at a YSL counter a few weeks ago so I new which shade to go for, so the items I purchased are;

Blush Radiance in shade number 06.

Rouge Volupte in shade 07 Lingerie pink

and I got FREE

YSL makeup vanity

Mini Eye pencil in shade 01 Black

Mini Lipliner in shade 06 Pink

Once I've had a play about with these purcases I'll do a review so look out for that ladies xoxo

Bodyshop Make up Brushes

Hello ladies hope you all had a lovely weekend :) now I thought I would ask for your expert advice before I went ahead and bought these. I'm not sure if you are aware but the Bodyshop are having the most amazing sale at the moment, buy 10 items and get 50% off, thats correct 50% WOW. Now I have always been a fan of bodyshop products and find them of a high quality and although I have neglected their make up in recent years, their coconut bodybutter is a staple in my skin routine and the new chocolate one looks and smells AMAZING. I have a collection of Bobbi Brown and Mac make up brushes but I really want another set of lower priced but quality brushes to use while my brushes are being deep cleaned or as a back up set and I thought this deal would be the perfect opportunity to give these a try, but before doing that I thought I would ask you lovely ladies your opinions.

Have any of you tried any Bodyshop brushes and would you recommend them? xoxo

Daytime Makeup look

Hello there beauties, it's finally the weekend :) I am just heading out for tapas with the girls and thought i'd do a quick post to show you my make up look, this is just a very natural look, and is very easy and quick to do.

Items I used to create this look are:

Face

Benefit Boi-ing concealor in shade 1

Mac studiofix foundation in NC30

Mac mineralise skinfinish natural in medium dark

Mac powder blush in well dressed

Eyes

Urban decay primer potion

Mac eyeshadow's in nylon, patina, satin taupe and mulch. (i put these in a quad so you can see but my camera flas has blurred the colours, i do apologise.

Mac eye pencil in Smoulder

mac eyeshadow in Mystery (for my eyebrows)

Lips

Carmex lip balm in cherry - This is AMAZING!

Mac lipstick in sandy b

Brushes 

Mac Kabuki 182

Bobbi Brown face blender

Mac 187 Stippling brush 

Mac 219 pencil brush

Mac 217 blending brush

Bobbi Brown eyebrow brush

Bobbi Brown eyeshadow brush

Any questions about any of these items just ask, have a lovely weekend dolls xoxo

Mac Splurge

Hello you gorgeous ladies as promised here is my Mac haul. Well I actually purchased these at Debenhams, as they are having a 10% sale on all their beauty club award winners at the moment, which included my Mac lipsticks and blush :) there are however lots of other amazing brands included in this offer, including YSL and Bobbi Brown so its definatley worth checking out, I also picked up some non Mac items which I will show you all in another post. I thought I would start my haul with my favourite Mac product the lipsticks.

The first lipstick I picked up is Shygirl. I would describe this shade as a peachy pale nude with a slight pink undertone. Shygirl is a cremesheen formulation so glides on the lips easily and even gives a slight glossy effect, I would also say it has a decent amount of pigmentation but two coats gets the perfect colour pay off. I definitely think shade will really compliment any one with a tan I'm a NC30/40 and I love this colour on my lips.

The second lipstick I purchased is Sandy b. I would describe this shade as a peachy/pink colour with a golden shimmer. It reminds me of my favourite blush of all time Nars Orgasm, but in a lipstick form. Sandy b is a frost finish, and really compliments tanned skin, its a lovely alternative with its frosty sheen to a conventional peachy shade and perfect for summer.

I have saved the best till last, as you can see I'm very much into my peachy coral shades for summer, and the brighter the better so my favourite of the three was the shade Costa Chic. I would describe this shade as a bright coral, there is a slight pink undertone but its definitely alot more coral than pink. Costa chic is a frost finish but to be honest it does not seem like a frost at all I find it alot more pigmented and there is no frosty shimmer at all compared to what you get with sandy b. I know alot say this is drying and I have dry lips naturally but this does not dry my lips out at all, I think this would suit any skintone but with a tan its delicious, I think this will be my go to shade for summer.

Now onto the eyeshadows :)

Eye shadow in Mystery. Now I picked this shade up purely as a eyebrow filler as my much loved Smashbox quad is on it's last legs and as I like my eyebrows darker than my hair colour and quite defined, the MUA recommended this shade. I would describe mystery as a dark brown that has a mauve base, with absolutely zero warmth. It is a very cool toned shade which compliments eyebrows perfectly,as I had previously tried espresso as a brow filler and the reddish undertones shone through and looked very unnatural. Its a satin finish and is very buildable and blendable and boosts no shimmer at all. I think this could be great as a crease colour but for me it's purely for a brow filler and I would definitely recommend. 

Pan eyeshadow in Patina. Patina is a cool-toned light brown with a multidimensional shimmer, it reflects an array of shades under different lighting, main being gold. Patina is a frost finish and is very blendable and buildable, I think it looks amazing as a lid colour with satin taupe in the crease but this can even be worn on its own as its such a beautiful shade and very versatile, in my opinion a staple shade.

Pan eyeshadow in Contrast. Contrast is a blackened metallic blue with a slight shimmer, it is a velvet finish. As I stated in my last Mac haul,I have filled my 15 neutral pro pallet and am working on a smokey pallete and this is the perfect smokey eyeshadow, it reminds me of a night sky. The pigmentation I would say is medium to buildable, and as its a velvet finish it blends well. This is the perfect crease colour for a more dramatic smokey eye or you can even use all over the lid, this is the perfect alternative to black or grey and will compliment any skintone.

Powder Blush in Well Dressed. As I am not a fan of majorly pigmented blush and overdone cheeks, so this is the perfect colour for me. Well Dressed is a soft pale pink with shimmer and is buildable if you want more colour, but I love the subtle glow it gives and it really brightens up your complexion.The Satin texture is very silky and blendable. I do feel this would look better on fair skinned girls as the colour will show up more but if you are like me and just like a subtle sheen then this would be perfect.

Mac Eye Kohl in Smoulder. Now this is about my 7th purchase of this eyeliner and it is definitely my holy grail eyeliner. Smoulder is a very intense black colour, that is so creamy smooth it just glides on and gives the perfect colour payoff with just one stroke, its very blendable if you want to smoke it out and  stays put all night. A beauty must have for everyone.

If you have any more questions about any of these products feel free to message me, enjoy ladies xoxo

Topshop, Primark and Mac Haul

Hello there girlie's, hope you all had a lovely weekend :) I got paid on Friday, so Saturday I decided to venture to shops with the girls for a little shopping spree and then we ended our day with some cocktails. So I thought i'd share with you the items I purchased.


Topshop

Aztec print maxi dress - £28. I'm really loving the aztec print clothes that are out at the moment and this figure hugging maxi is very flattering on, paired with some nice sandals and a cropped denim waistcoat, this is my new favourite item for summer :)

Cropped Denim Bleach Jacket - £38 - I think a denim jacket is a staple item in every girls wardrobe, I love the cropped style and light denim on this particular item, you may remember this little item from my wishlist :)

Tassle Skirt - on sale for £18 - This was a very random buy I seen it on the sale rack and was very unsure but when I tried it on it actually looks amazing these pictures do not do it justice and paired with a black cropped top I think it would look gorgeous, a very unique piece.

Foil Effect Skirt -£30 (i think as price part has come off tag) This item was another where once I had tried it on I was in love, this is very flattering on and the floaty design hides a multitude of sins. I love the silver shimmer effect too.

Primark

Stripped Blouse - £10 - I have abit of an obsession with blouses atm and I loved this little number and for only £10, I would match this with some leggings and a blazer for a smart casual look.

Leopard print sleeveless blouse £10- I love the leopard print design on this blouse, just enough to be different but not enough to scream Bet Lynch lol! I think this blouse could be dressed up or down for a casual day look with leggings or dressed up with shorts for a night.

White blouse with pink detailing £10 - Yet another blouse lol, I think I got abit excited with the £10 price tag but I love the simple design of this I think I would wear this with a black blazer and leggings and add some pink accessories to really brighten the outfit up or if i'm feeling particularly adventurous some pink jeans.

6 Assorted set of earrings £2- This was purely a random buy for work as I always lose earrings and after now owning an assorted collection of  just the 1 earring from pretty much every jewellers imaginable, I have decided myself and expensive earrings are not meant to be and for 6 pair for £2, you cant go wrong.

I have included prices on the items and they are all in store at the moment if you want to pick any of these items up. I know I also included Mac in the title but this post is already very long and I had abit of a splurge at Mac so I will do a separate Mac post for you gorgeous ladies. Now in any true shopping style (or maybe this is just me lol) we ended our trip with cocktails mmm :) xoxo