Seche Vite Top Coat

Seche Vite Top Coat

Seche Vite Top Coat £5.45

I'm wearing Essie Navigate Her. You can see how glossy this top coat makes your nails look :)

This is one of those products which pretty much every beauty blogger raves about. I originally bought one of the tiny bottles from ebay to try this out, and i loved it. So, last week, i bought the 15ml bottle. 

If you haven't heard of this, it is basically a fast drying top coat. Within 30 seconds of applying it, your nail varnish is dry, even if you apply it straight onto wet varnish. It makes your nails shine, almost like gel nails, which look gorgeous. This is 100% worth the money and the hype it gets, and i know i will continue to repurchase it. 

The only problem is that this does go quite gloopy. I am hoping that if this happens, the trick of putting a few drops of nail varnish remover to thin it down will work (as i can't afford any proper products for this job).

Rating : 9/10.

Have you guys tried this? Do you have any similar products you would recommend? 

Kelly
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My Face #2

My Face #2

Today I'm just around the house, then this afternoon I'm off to see my boyfriend. This is just the norm look for me, I just used different colours for the eyes lips and cheeks to the last My Face post. 

Face: Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 1 Fair, MAC Studio Fix Foundation NC15, MAC Blush in Sincere (to contour), Dainty Doll blush in 004.

Brows: MUA Pro Brow Palette, Natural Collection Clear Mascara

Eyes: Stila in the Light palette (Champagne all over lid, Sunset in crease), Loreal Superliner, Loreal Volume Millions Lashes

Lips: Maybelline ColourSensational in Coral Tonic

L-R: MAC Sincere, Dainty Doll 004, Stila in the light, MUA pro brow, MAC studio fix, Maybelline Coral Tonic. Back-Front: Loreal Volume Million Lashes, Natural Collection Clear Mascara, Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, Loreal Superliner

Hope you enjoyed this post :) I've got a few ideas for new posts so hope you enjoy those too.

Kelly

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Products Worth The Hype

Products Worth The Hype

After yesterday's downer post about products I regret buying, I thought I would hype up some of my favourite products. I chose 5, because I did not want this to go on forever. I could have chosen many more, but these are some of the products a lot of bloggers/youtubers love, that I have loved too...

Breakfast Scrub, MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study, Effaclar Duo (that got covered in nail varnish), MAC Soft and Gentle, LM Silk Creme Foundation

La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo - £13
I don't have brilliant skin. I made it my new years resolution to remove all make up every night and have a proper skin care routine. Whilst I don't have the most complicated or high end routine, I have for once stuck to a NY resolution! WOO! Part of my routine is the effaclar duo, which has helped so much. This really is incredible. I just put it on my chin at night and before I do my make up in the morning, as my chin is my problem area. My scarring from spots has died down, and I now get the odd sore spot, but nothing near like my skin used to be. I have had compliments from friends commenting on how much better it looks. I put this entirely down to this incredible product.

Soap and Glory Breakfast Scrub - £8
A while ago, Essie Button included this in her favourite, and a snip of her eating it out of the fridge. From then on, everytime I was in boots i would smell this. A few months ago, I finally bought it and OMG its the best smell you can ever smell. Its like honey and sugar and yum. And it leaves you with lovely soft yummy smelling skin :)

Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation - £33
I had wanted this for a while when I finally bought it. In MAC I was colour matched to an NW15. That was still slightly too dark for me. But I have found that the lightest LM shade, soft ivory, is the first foundation I have tried that is actually my colour. It looks gorgeous, you get a nice glow in the right places, without looking sweaty. It stays put pretty much all day, I just powder my chin and forehead maybe once during the day. It is however, very expensive, at £33 :(

MAC Soft and Gentle Mineralize Skin Finish - £22
I just realized how expensive this was! Oh dear! But it really is worth it. Louise (Sprinkle of Glitter) LOVES this, therefore i came to the conclusion I
would too. And I do. I use it everyday, and have even discovered it works nicely as an eye shadow, which saves a bit of space in your make up bag.

MAC Paint Pot - Bare Study & Eclair - £15
These are beautiful both as an eye shadow base and on their own. I wear one of them pretty much every day, and I love how they make eye shadow last so much longer, and look so much more intense. I have reasonably oily eye lids, so some sort of base to my eye shadow is a must, and these ones are definitely the best I have tried.

I hope this post has helped you guys. I don't want to be an enabler, but if you are umming and ahhing over one of these products, just do it. ;)

Kelly
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Products I Regret Buying

Products I Regret Buying

I'm a student, so I really cannot afford to be wasting money on products that are just not going to work for me. I research pretty much everything I buy, read reviews and blog posts to see if something is worth the money. Somehow, I have still managed to accumulate some RUBBISH products.

l-r: Dream Matte Mousse, (Box for) Benefit Boiing, Collection Gel Eyeliner, Maybelline Lipstain, Loreal Superliner

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse. 

Just NO. This was my first foundation. This was the worst foundation ever. I used it before i really knew a thing about make up, from when I was about 15-17. And I have to say, this really ruined my skin. It left me with sore spots and dry patches. I have tried to wean my friends off this foundation, get them to try other things. I think you don't really realise how bad this is until you try something else. In fairness, this does look good when you first apply it, but the staying power is virtually non existent.

Benefit Boiing Concealer

I had the colour 01. I was really looking forward to using this, as it was my first proper benefit product, and I have to say I was disappointed. I mainly used it on my spots and scars, mainly on my chin. Instead of covering spots, it slipped off them, leaving greasy streaks. This was not attractive, i felt like an oil slick. I do have skin on the slightly oilier side, so maybe this concealer just adds to the issue. Also, I threw out the actual product, so I don't have a picture to show you, just the pretty box.

Collection 2000 Gel Eyeliner

This was the first and only gel eyeliner I have tried. I didn't really research this, i just thought, i'll try a cheap one, see how i get on with applying it. Firstly, this was hard to apply, i definitely needed a better brush. Secondly, this smudged up my eyes. i ended up looking like i had just applied black up to my eye brows. However, on the plus side, I think i have had this about a year, and it has still not dried up. I'm not sure why i still have it though..

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstain

I bought the colour Blushing. Actually, my boyfriend bought it for me. He said that if I walked around Tesco with a moustache on my face, he would buy it for me. Now, I am not one to turn down free make up, so obviously I accepted the challenge. So, after the embarrassment, I was seriously annoyed to find that this was the worst lip product I had ever used. It was drying, flaked on my lips, went patchy, and had dried up by the time I went to use it for the third time. These are now discontinued...

Loreal Super Liner in Black Vinyl

I read SO many good reviews about the carbon gloss version of this that I went out to buy it. I think it was discontinued or sold out, but Carbon Gloss was not in stock, so I bought this version. I don't know if I got a dodgy one, but this was sealed when I bought it, and when I first applied it, it has pretty much already dried out. So, my money was wasted. POO.

I apologise for the depressing post. It is not exactly positive. I think tomorrow I will do a products worth the hype post, just to improve the mood. But, yes, those are a few of the products I really did not enjoy, hope it helps :)

Kelly 

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My Face #1

My Face #1

Today is pretty much a normal day. I'm just going to see my boyfriend, then maybe pop into town. This kind of make up is just what I wear on a day to day basis, a subtle smokey eye and winged liner (which I am still perfecting). I usually stick to neutrals on the eyes, and for nights out, maybe a black smokey eye if I want something particularly dramatic. I haven't included which brushes I used in this post, but I mainly use the real techniques brushes. I'll do another post on my brushes soon ( though i really don't have many to show you). Right, babbling over, this was my face today...

Face: Laura Mercier silk creme foundation in soft ivory, Topshop creme blush in head over heels, MAC blush in Sincere (used as contour)

Brows: MUA pro brow palette, Natural Collection clear mascara (to set brows)

Eyes: MAC paint pot in bare study, Urban decay Broken (all over lid) and beware (in the crease) eyeshadows, Loreal superliner perfect slim in intense black, Benefit they're real mascara.

Lips: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendez vous. 

Hope you've enjoyed this post, I think I'm going to make it a regular thing, maybe once a week or so :) 

Kelly 

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My Mac Lipsticks

My Mac Lipstick Collection

Mac lipstick's are everyone's fave. If I could afford it, I would own them all. They are unlike any other lipsticks I have tried. This post explains why I like/dislike my Mac lipsticks. Hopefully it can help some of you too :)

 l-r: ruby woo, girl about town, up the amp, morange, costa chic, please me, ravishing, shy girl.

Ruby woo

This is basically the perfect blue toned red. It’s a retro matte finish, which means it is the most lost lasting lipstick you will ever wear. I ate a steak, and this lipstick refused to budge. I've worn this on several nights out, without needing to reapply. Admittedly, it’s quite drying as are most matte lipsticks, but I find that using lip balm before and after wearing this helps a lot.

Girl about town

This is my newest edition, and probably one of the prettiest. I avoided bright pinks for a long time, I imagined they would make my teeth look too yellow. But, this is honestly a beautiful blue toned pink. Its an amplified finish, which means maximum pigmentation, and quite a long lasting formula.

Up the amp

This is another amplified finish  It’s a beautiful violet colour. Its unlike so many other colours, I don’t think I had seen a drugstore version of this shade when I bought it so I knew it had to be done, £14 gone. But it was so worth it.

Morange

This lipstick is not for those scared of brights. This is full on orange. Ill admit, I have has some odd looks. But I truly did not care. Its gorgeous, lasts forever on the lips and as a pale girl myself, I would say this looks really good on pale skin. Its an amplified finish too(can you tell they're my fave?!).

Costa Chic

For a while after I bought this, I avoided wearing it. I found the frost finish quite drying. However, that was in the winter, and I have been really enjoying this in the summer. It’s a beautiful coral, with slight shimmer. I don’t usually like shimmer or too much gloss on the lips but this lipstick kind of gets away with it.

Please Me

Ah, my first ever Mac lipstick. The first day I wore this, I applied it at 7am, and it was still in place at lunch time.  My friend was so amazed that she went and bought the same lipstick, and Please me was her first MAC lipstick too. And there began our obsession. It’s a matte finish, so like ruby woo, can be a little drying, but this feels more creamy on the lips.

Ravishing

This is my go to lipstick if I have a dramatic eye. It’s a gorgeous light peach orange colour. It’s a cream sheen finish which means its more moisturising that most other formulas but it doesn’t have the staying power. I found a good dupe was revlon's smoked peach matte lipstick, so I alternate these two if I want a peach lip. 

Shy Girl

This is my least favourite out of my mac lipsticks. Despite wearing it less often than the rest, I have used quite a lot up, because this needs to be constantly reapplied. It is a lovely nude, and is a cream sheen so its moisturing, but this lipstick confirmed to me that I am not really a nudes girl.

Swatched (on my slightly hairy arm) l-r: ruby woo, girl about town, up the amp, morange, costa chic, ravishing, please me, shy girl.

I realise 8 mac lipsticks is nothing to most people, but as a student, I feel a little pang of guilt every time I pay another £14. (I just checked. Since I last bought one, they have gone up to £15. MAC STOOOOOOP!) I decided to allow myself one new mac lipstick a month. So you will be updated each month on what I buy. (I cant promise it will only be one a month, but ill try).

Kelly

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Hello...

Hello

(Awkward intro time)

My name is Kelly, and this is my blog. For the last 18 months or so, I have been plucking up the courage to start my own make up beauty blog. I am by no means an expert, but I wanted to share my thoughts and opinions with you, just like I have read the thoughts and opinions of others. I'm a student on a budget. So, most of my posts will probably be reviews or favourites rather than bucket loads of hauls.  I guess I am pretty much talking to myself for now, but if anyone reads this, WOOHOO!

Kelly

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(Oh..and this is me. I just realised the colour of my skirt and blog make me look mint green obsessed, I'm really not, honest.)