The Clear Cube, (acrylic make up organiser )

Hello ladies you all have a good weekend? Well I got home from work today to find a huge parcel awaiting my arrival, in the form of the clear cube that I had purchased on Wednesday, so super fast delivery which I was very impressed with. All last week I have rushed home from work to see if my parcel had arrived, impatient much? lol, but this was definitely worth the wait. I fell in love with this makeup organiser when I watched the Kardashians and seen Kims beautiful make up storage sat all neatly in her bathroom and I knew I needed this in my life. I have ponded over this for quite some time as it is a luxury item and not something I really need but really really wanted and I finally caved and decided to purchase it. Its actually bigger than I thought and although expensive you can tell the acrylic is of a high standard and is an item that will last the test of time. I also received 4 free dividers with my purchase 2 x dividers and 2 grid dividers, If anyone would like the link to where I purchased this just send me an email :)

Snowie seemed to take a liking to the clear cube lol

drawers open with flash

Here is my make up all neatly stored in my clear cube, I absolutely love this organiser and I do find it makes getting ready on a morning that little bit easier. Do any of you ladies have a clear cube or what are you using to store your makeup? xoxo

Urban Decay 24/7 5 travel size pencils (metallic set)

Now I am a huge fan of Urban decay 24/7 pencils and have a few that I love, but I am reluctant to go on a major splurge and get them in every colour, it's not that I wouldn't want to as they have the most beautiful colour range, it's just I find them expensive. Dont get me wrong a staple black eyeliner I will buy expensive as I will use this almost everyday but coloured eyeliners for me are something I only use on occasion, and I refuse to pay £14 a pop for something that I will hardly use. This little set contains some staple shades that can be mixed with any look, one black colour perversion which really is the blackest of all black eyeliners and 4 gorgeous metallic colours. I would honestly say these are some of the best eye pencils I have used and for £17.99 for this set you can't go wrong. 

Perversion

(Intense matte black )

Ransom

(iridescent metallic purple)

Radium

(Vibrant shimmery blue)

Woodstock

(bright sparkly fuchsia) 

Junkie

(metallic green with gold shimmer)

These really are the most amazing eye pencils, they are so creamy and  really do glide onto your eyes, dont tug or pull, are are waterproof. Now i'm not sure if they stay on 24 hours as I wash my makeup off before bed, but they do stay put all day, and for the amazing cheap price tag it gives you the perfect opportunity to get experimental with your bright shades for the summer without breaking the bank :) xoxo

Face of the night

Hello dolls, just thought i'd share with you this night time makeup look, I tend to keep my eye make up minimal on a day to day basis and swear by benefits eyebright pencil and a few coats of mascara. Eyebright is really an amazing product and with being abit of a nightowl and not getting to sleep till very late, and then being back up at the crack of dawn every morning, anything that can make me look more awake and less like the living dead is a god send lol. I decided to go for a classic heavy smoked eye and nude lip, I also skipped on any bright blush and stuck to contoured cheekbones with a highlight, making the eyes the statement of the face.

Items I used to create this look are

Face

Nivea natural beauty radiance moisturiser (perfect make up base)

Ysl Touche Eclat shade 2

Mac Studiosculpt foundation in NC30

Mac Studiofix powder in NC30

Nars Laguna Bronzer (contour)

Nars Multiple (used as a highlight/definition)

Eyes

Urban decay primer potion

Mac eyeshadow in electra

Mac eyeshadow in silver ring

Mac eye pencil in smoulder

Eyelure false lashes (no idea to the number as I no longer have the box but i'm sure these were Cheryl Cole ones???)
Duo Adhesive
Tweezerman eyelash curler

No7 Exquisite Curl mascara 

Smashbox brow tech quad for eyes (used taupe)

Lips

Carmex cherry lipbalm 

(I must review this product it is AMAZING)

Mac lipstick in Creme d Nude.

Rimmel wake me up foundation

Now I know this foundation has been blogged to death but thought i'd give my two cents anyway. Foundation is a product I will only ever purchase by high end companys due to my sensitive skin and I haven't actually tried a drugstore foundation for a long long time, but with the hype surrounding this foundation and it been on offer in asda for around £5 I thought I would give it a go. Now I don't particularly have bad skin I very rarely have any kind of breakouts, I do have dark circles buts that's nothing my trusty Touche Eclat cant hide, yet I do tend to go for medium to heavy coverage foundations as I like the flawless finish it gives. However for work I feel my foundation is a little heavy and I have been looking for something a little more dewy and natural. I have been swayed towards Chanel vitalumiere aqua, and was going to Selfridges be colour matched this weekend and now i'm really happy I never as this foundation is amazing and well £5 compared to £31 for chanel an absolute bargain. I have used this foundation for around a week, and I can say I love it, it smells lovely, really fresh and fruity and gives just enough coverage so my skin looks flawless but it actually feels as if I have no makeup on, which is amazing. I love the finish of this foundation and the slight iridescence really makes your face glow, but not in a shimmery glitterball way, it isnt really noticeable on the skin it really is the tiniest flecks ever but It just helps give you that fresh faced dewy glow. I put this foundation on at 7.00 am and at 6pm when I finish work it's still there, perfectly in place, I do set my foundation with a powder but this has still lasted the test of time. 

Combined with SPF 15 and pump applicator it's definitely a massive thumps up to Rimmel on producing this little beauty. I do have dry skin and this is the perfect foundation for me, if you have oily skin this may not be the case, if anyone with oily skin has tried this foundation please comment below, it would be interesting to see how it has worked for you. Just for reference i'm a NC30 in Mac and I chose the shade 200 soft beige and its the perfect colour, however the next shade up is very dark compared to this so when im tanned I may have to buy both shades and mix them. Overall a great product for the price and I think this may just be my new go to foundation for daily casual use xoxo

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