Monday, 19 May 2014
OOTD; Casual Spring/Summer ♥
Friday, 16 May 2014
NARS Haul ♥
After spying Fleur de Force's post about the free-gift available at Space NK when you spend over £150 in store or online (this deal has now finished unfortunately, as it was only on for 2 days!) I decided it was high time I get my butt into Space NK for the first time ever, and have a splurge of some much wanted NARS products!
I'm so in love with these products, so far I've only used the satin lip pencil and it's amazing! Long lasting, smooth, great colour and non-drying! I'll do reviews and swatches of the products once I've gotten to know them a little better, and I'm sure I'll do some 'Face of the day' posts featuring them too.
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| Duo Eyeshadow in 'Tokyo' |
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| Duo Eyeshadow in 'All About Eve' |
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| Blush in 'Douceur' |
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| Satin Lip Pencil in 'Isola Bella' |
I'm so in love with these products, so far I've only used the satin lip pencil and it's amazing! Long lasting, smooth, great colour and non-drying! I'll do reviews and swatches of the products once I've gotten to know them a little better, and I'm sure I'll do some 'Face of the day' posts featuring them too.
Me and my mum teamed up our purchases to get to the £150 mark and we got the free gift too, which is amazing! It has some super expensive products for us to try out, and we've shared some of the gifts between us so when I review the goodie bag a few little bits might be missing..
Make sure to check me out on Instagram @KittWills as this is where I post a lot of my photo's first! Love & Hugs xo
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
FOTD: Everyday Makeup Look
This is my current 'everyday makeup' look, it's so easy and fresh that I thought I'd share it with you. It's also super affordable as the products I used were (almost!) all drugstore. Here's a list of what I used:
My Shirt is from Jack Wills
My Necklace is from H&M
(This is a different, but in my opinion nicer, necklace!)
(This is a different, but in my opinion nicer, necklace!)
All products are linked so you can find them online!
This post is not sponsored.
Love & Hugs xo
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Cosmopolitan Beauty Blender Review
As you can see from the above picture, I have well and truly used the hell outta my old Cosmo Beauty Blender sponge. The one on the left is one that I've had for around a year and a half, and used probably 80% of that time to apply my foundation. On the days when I didn't use it, I deeply regretted it!
My old sponge has been on it's last legs for a while now so I've been hunting for a new one but every Superdrug I ventured into didn't stock it, and Boots doesn't stock the cosmo line at all! So, I ended up buying it on Amazon, you can get it here too.
The review
To use, I wet the sponge and ring it out. I then apply my foundation to my skin using my fingers, almost covering my face, but doing a very messy, basic 'covering' of my face with my fingers. I then use the sponge to blend the product in, and get to the spots that I missed.
I do it like this because I find it's the best, most efficient way to do it, with the least product wastage and the most even coverage. It gives a flawless, airbrushed finish and couldn't be simpler to use. I use a 'bouncing' motion rather than a dragging motion.
Comparisons
I've tried a few other makeup sponges that follow this specific style, most notably the Models Own version, and the Real Techniques version. Both of these do not hold a candle to the Cosmopolitan one! I find the RT one is sort of the texture of memory foam, and just doesn't seem to do too much when I try to blend my make up gently, and when I try a little more firmly it seems to take away too much product. I won't even go into the Models Own sponges, awful.
Findings & Recommendations
Findings and recommendations?? I've clearly been at university too long - to sum up, I seriously recommend you trying this sponge! At only £4.95 it won't break the bank, and it's completely transformed how my foundation looks - it's taken me from patchy, dry and flawed, to dewy, smooth and flawless, with little to no effort!
Love and hugs - leave comments! Xx
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Super Simple FOTD
A Super Simple Face of the Day:
Soap & Glory Thick & Fast mascara - £10.00
Rimmel Matte BB Cream in Light - £6.99
Thursday, 13 March 2014
YouTube // Rimmel Matte BB Cream
Back in February I did a blog post on the Rimmel Matte BB Cream and mentioned that I had filmed a first impressions video on the first day I used the product... Well I finally got organised and have edited & uploaded my first ever beauty YouTube video! Scary stuff. Take a look at the video and let me know what you think! Also let me know if you have a YouTube - I'd love to sub to some fellow newbies! XO
Monday, 3 March 2014
Beauty // MAC Peach Blossom Lipstick
MAC Peach Blossom
I am almost ashamed to say, that this is the only lipstick I own from MAC! {eek!} That being said I absolutely love it, and realising it's the only one I own I can't really understand why I haven't rushed out to try more.
I'm quite fussy lipsticks as I find some can be quite hard to wear, and I really don't enjoy having to maintain my lips throughout the day or worry about uneven wearing, smudging or general lipstick mayhem... but I adore the cremesheen formulation from MAC as it's butterysoft and melts into the lips giving them a pigmented sheen which in my mind is exactly the job of a lipstick.
This colour is a fantastic feminine colour thats so easy for every day wear and goes with basically any makeup look. It's perfectly subtle, so works well for an understated day but it also compliments a smoky or bolder eye look. It's my go-to lipstick if I want a polished look and sophisticated feel. I can't believe I don't see more about this lipstick on blogs and youtube!
I'm a big fan of the packaging of this product too, I love the sleek bullet shape that's instantly recognisable as MAC and looks perfectly at home in any makeup bag. Also, who can resist the heavenly vanilla scent?
I'm dying to try more but I'm afraid of being disappointed by colours as I'm not the bravest with lipsticks and really lean towards neutrals and naturals - if you have any recommendations {especially from the cremesheen line} I'd love to hear them! Or just let me know what your favourite shade is xo
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