Achieving The Dark Lip

I'm one of them girls who wears lipstick no matter where i am, what day it is or if i'm just running to my local shop. Its safe to say I have a slight addiction. I love everything about them, even right down to the shape and style of the packaging they come in, some may think this is extremely sad, others like me will think this is the norm! My absolute favourite packaging to name just a few are from brands like nars, mac (especially when theres a new campaign!!), the balm, and of course limecrime. I will leave some examples of the packaging i love below and maybe you might understand my adoration a little bit more, no?

Anyway! instead of talking about lipstick packaging which could go on forever, i will get back to what i was originally talking about, dark lipstick!

Dreaming Of The Balm

I discovered The Balm last year and i have wanted a couple of particular products from them for a while now. I plan on purchasing these items and trying them out, but for now i just wanted to tell you a bit about why i love these products in particular and why i've wanted them for so long. What originally attracted me to The Balm was the unique packaging that all of their products come in. The packaging is vintage and very 1940's pinup girl, i find that this is a theme throughout the products even down to the colours in their eyeshadow pallets, lipsticks, blush and bronzers. The first product from the balm i want to talk to you about is their eye primer "Put A Lid On It", I have been looking for a decent eye primer for a long time other than my urban decay primer potion (which i love by the way), i just want to change things up a bit and see how others work. I have read numerous reviews from fellow bloggers and watched youtube videos on this product and i've heard nothing but excellent things about it. I have a few eyeshadows already from the balm and they last all day and are so, so pigmented after i experienced how amazing their products were i knew i had to try more and the primer would be something i use a lot with the shadows.

Bedroom Redecoration

As some of you may know, i have recently moved back home to live with my parents from University. I decided that when i came back i would settle myself back in by getting some things in order! One of these was to redecorate and organise my bedroom. I cannot stand surrounding myself in mess any longer and i feel that with a bedroom you're unhappy with, it's quite easy to not care that you're most likely ok with living in squalor. Over the last couple of weeks i've been gathering some inspiration online and in stores like ikea and next's home department. I'm not one of those people who likes a lot of colour at all and this goes for my bedroom/living space also, I prefer everything to have a clean and modern style to it but also have some kind of character along with it. My colour palette is actually, quite literally just plain white, everywhere. I have a good relationship with white, in terms of how it makes me feel and how it looks against skin and just everything else! I may have the odd unusual plant on my bedside table or a little bit of black somewhere but the majority of my bedroom will be white. I plan on having my real wooden floorboards painted into a matte white, my oak kingsize bed headboard painted in white along with the frame, bed linen and curtains, furniture, door, even anything i use for storage like my makeup storage will have to be white. Id hate anything to look out of place. Waking up in a white room is also extremely good for you it helps you to stay calm and relaxed, you feel more organised and clean; this is good for the mind "a tidy room, a tidy mind"

My Summer Sounds

Personally my summer isn't complete without a summer playlist. I listen to sounds ranging from all different styles of house music to future garage and occasionally the odd few songs in the charts. In all honesty i don't limit myself to a certain genre of music i like all kinds and here is just a few of my favourites i've got on my summer playlist for 2014. If you want to hear more of my latest favourites i would love to hear from you. Don't forget to follow me on soundcloud here 

Please click 'read more' to view the full playlist. I hope you enjoy it as much as i do!

The Holy Grail Of Foundation Brushes

Of course it would be impossible for me to just choose one holy grail as i have so many favourites for different makeup. I prefer a certain density in my brushes when applying different foundations to my face. A girl can never have to many foundation brushes!
Real Techniques Core collection face brushes

Superdrug £20.99 HERE The core collection from Real Techniques has to be the best group of face brushes i own. The pack contains; a detailer brush, which i specifically use for concealing my problem areas BUT when i have a messy lipstick it's handy to use on my lips to the desired precision and shape. A pointed foundation brush, which i use for a light coverage foundation or my primer and BB/CC cream. The dreamy and my absolute favourite, the buffing brush! Amazing with mac studio fix and leaves a smooth and even finish on the skin. Ideal for full coverage and can also be used to apply translucent powder. I also use it after i have applied my contour to blend everything in, it leaves my skin looking more even and well blended. The next brush in the kit is the contour brush, i used to just use an eyeshadow brush to draw a faint dark line and then blend it out with a foundation brush but since i got the contour brush i could never go back, the way the brush is shaped contours exactly were you want it to, the shape of the brush helps with creating a dark shadow but blends at the same time 0 leaving a soft focus finish.

July Wishlist

|Over the past couple of years my makeup collection has become quite impressive, i always feel guilty when i buy more as the majority of it is products i don't need but of course, want!|
Kat Von D - Lock It Foundation

Sephora $34.00 HERE I have wanted this foundation for a few months now, i have watched endless reviews and heard so many good things about this product. I am guilty of spending a lot of money on foundation and many that i don't need. But the most important thing within my makeup routine is my foundation, i like heavy coverage and every blemish hidden from the eyes. I find that with other foundations other than my current mac studio fix, i have to apply a lot of it and really build it up to create the look i want. However i always end up looking like a complete cake face and transfering my face onto expensive clothing! This is why i only trust two foundations currently, those being my holy grail mac studio fix fluid and of course the dupe for this, revlon colour stay. When i read reviews on the Kat Von D foundation i could see only good points about it. One thing that really attracted me to this product was that one layer of foundation was as equal to 2 layers of studio fix (what i normally do) and it dries MATTE! which to me is the golden rule of a base. I am yet to review this product so keep an eye out for when i do.

New Blogger Alert

I have been wanting to create a blog for such a long time, (CLICHE!) but i have never actually found the time to keep up to date with it. I was either in college or university with hefty work loads or spending time with my friends at uni. I have had some big news recently and its changed my life plan in quite the dramatic way and i have found myself having a lot more free time than i usually would have. I recently left university and decided not to carry on into third year, for reasons i don't yet feel comfortable talking about but eventually, i'm sure it will get easier and i will fill you in! I really struggled with Uni anyway, i was studying what i studied at college - Fashion Management & Marketing. The course wasn't exactly what i imagined when i went to university and the lifestyle wasn't all that great, i went out and made brilliant lifelong friends but thats not what university is about, its about the content of the course and how much you enjoy it. Its fair to say i disliked it, a lot. I now have time to run a blog and i'm really excited! I hope to post at least once a day or once every 2 days, about beauty products, regimes, and general lifestyle.

Let the blogging begin...