June Favourites

Over the past month I have found myself reaching for the same few products, I just got back from Fuertaventura a couple of weeks ago, so my skin has changed to a slightly less deathly shade of pale, which has ultimately meant that my make-up has changed a bit. Its also meant I've been using more potions and lotions in my hair and on my skin - both of which got really dry on holiday :( mew.

1. So my first favourite of this month has been Nars Orgasm multiple and blush. So I got both of these on holiday last year, the multiple is just a mini, and is almost finish, but i really love it. What I like to do is put it on my cheeks as a sort of base, then put the powder blush over the top of it. Realistically, I probably wouldnt suggest buying both for this reason, I mean they are both the same colour, but if you have them, give it a go, it makes it last so much longer!

2. Secondly Ive been enjoying wearing slightly more colour on my lips, I usually stick to just lipbalms, or paler/neutral lipglosses and lipsticks. Recently though, my favourite lip product to reach for has been Macs tinted lip conditioner in plum perfect, it gives your lips a really dewy and soft look with just the right level of red for my skintone. I know that sleek also have similar products, at a much more reasonable price range, I cant say anything for them mind you, but if any of you have got them or tried them, let me know what they are like, and I might pick up some other colours from their line.

3. Johnsons baby lotion - yup, a cheap and cheerful moisturiser, which I cant seem to fault. I've been using it on my body, and my face. It is such a light and moisturising formula, at a great price. I personally have the original one in the pink bottle, but I know they have a few different versions. I would reccomend giving this a go, and if its not for you, its not a huge loss on the old finances. Personally though, this is my new must have product - Amazeable!

4. My next favourite this month has been Bedheads Brunette Goddess Shine Spray. It gives a lovely shine to dry hair, and makes it look instantly healthier. Plus it smells amazing! Like a coffee/chocolate smell, may not sound like the kind of smell you want in your hair, but believe me, its lavly! :0)

5. Finally, my favourite perfume this month is my new edition to the collection! D&G "3", I am no good at describing scents, but it really is lovely smelling, the only thing is, it doesn't have a great staying power, I wont lie that really irritates me (especially when you pay a lot of money for something!) but the smell does redeem it slightly, as it is a lovely fresh scent. I suggest giving it a sniff for yourself next time your in Debenhams (or wherever you go :P)

So thats the end of my favourites for this month! Feel free to leave a comment with your favourites for this month, I'd love to find some new great products!

Jenni xx

Boo! Ive tried to upload photos to this, but it seems to be having none of it! I will edit it this to have some photos at a later date! :)

Disappointments over the years

So, I am sure we have all felt the pain of bitter disappointment after having just dished out your hard earned cash (be it £3 or£30, the pain is always there!)on a product which simply was not what you had hoped for! Well, fear not, for I am going to tell you some of the worst culprits in my opinion! Now, I will say, that just because I happen to be disappointed with something, it doesn't necessarily mean you will too, different folks different strokes... and all that jazz.

So, lets begin, disappointment numero one!

Mac Zoom Lash

So this was one of my first Mac products I ever bought, before my days of watching YouTube beauty videos, and reading make up blogs. Which, subsequently meant that I hadn't heard the common reviews that Mac mascaras are often not seen as the best. So there I was, handing over my £12 (give or take) for something which i put all my trust in was going to be a great product. I mean, don't get me wrong, I would go as far to say for the first few weeks I was kidding myself by saying that this was a good mascara, simply because the name implied it should be. Luckily I managed to snap out of it and realise that actually, this did nothing for me, it clumped up my lashes, and had too wet a consistency for my liking. This being said, I have heard brilliant reviews on this since, but in my opinion, I would spend your money on a different mascara, favourites of mine include, buxom lash, clinique mascaras in general, and maxfactor false lash effect mascara.

Benefit Some Kind of Gorgeous

I will start this disappointment by saying, that actually, this is a lovely product, my disappointment was in no way about the product, instead it was for how little you get for so much money! ( As a rule, I tend to find Benefit overpriced as it is - yet the cute packaging suckers me in every time!) Again, this was an early purchase within my make up obsession, so was at the time perhaps unaware of how long such a product should last! Now, I don't particularly use a lot of foundation, definitely no more than your average bear. So when i ran out of this in just over a month I was very disappointed! As I am sure you can imagine! It have pondered over whether it was my own compact that somehow didn't come with the right amount of foundation, or if it was simply that this is rather tight with the old productaroony! I am opting for the latter. I definitely feel that there are cream foundations that work just as well, for either a fraction of the price, or with more product!

Korres Lip butter

For this product I was well read, I had listened to reviews watched videos with "gurus" raving about it, and I was well and truly sucked into the hype. How couldn't I be?! They were the lip balm of the moment, with people claiming they had some sort of magic powers on your lips, so I, being me, paid the $10ish dollars ( bought this on holiday) for what I can only describe as... a normal lip balm. I mean it is nice, it smells nice, and it gives a slightly "paling" effect to the lips, but I just cant deny that it isn't anything I haven't seen before, so, In the words of Alan Sugar. "With regret, you're fired!"

MAC Macroviolet fluidline

I am a fluidline junky. I love blacktrack, I love dipdown. So as in November time when I found myself running low I thought I would go festive and go for macroviolet, after all, I (thought) knew that the quality would be good, and it would be nice and pigmented, perfect for Christmas nights out. So you can imagine my disappointment when I brought this home and gave it a whirl only to find that it was by no means on par with the others I had tried. It was a weak colour, by no means was the colour it looked in the pot, if anything it came out just a muddy colour on my eyes. To add insult to injury, this also doesn't have the same staying power as the others, I find myself having to set it with an eyeshadow, just for it to last the working day. I would love to know how people feel about the new Saihi and Ivy colours brought out in the latest collection. Are they on par with blacktrack and dipdown? Or are they of a similar quality to Macroviolet? Either way, I would definitely steer clear of this one, or at the very least, try before you buy.

So these are the four most outstanding disappointments to me over the past few years. I am sure I will come across more, but unfortunately, this is what we as beauty junkies are destined to face! So remember, try before you buy, and read reviews before you cough up your money that  you worked hard for!

Jenni xx

All I want for Christmas is youuuuu... or the urban decay Naked palette!

So, it is officially Christmas time! WOOHOO! I am a hyauuuuge Christmas fan, I love it all! I love snow (or did until Scotland came to a standstill with it! Grrr) I love Christmas trees, I love Christmas dinner, and - i wont deny it, I love the pressies! So this year I have conducted a mental list in my head of what i would love to try! (Now, I will put a disclaimer, what i write in this list will be much more extravagant than what I will be recieving, and i by no means expect all this haha! Although, you know, one or two would be nice :o)

So without further a do;

Urban Decay Naked Palette

I want this so bad! I saw it in Debenhams during the week while I was being robbed blind while buying Christmas presents, and there it was, hidden among a non make up section, I think it was fate, we were like magnets, destined to be together. It is simply beautiful! I am not overly adventurous with eyeshadow so this neutral selection of colours with the odd deep bronze and gold is perfect for me! It also comes with a mini bourbon and zero eyeliner joined together in perfect eyeliner harmony, in  a style reminicent to "Catdog". For those who are not aware - here they are --->


So ultimately, I feel it is a sin for this not to be in my collection, I reckon if I dont find this under the tree I will most definately be seeking it out in the January sales! Woopah!




Origins Clean energy cleansing oil

I have had my eye on this ever since I watched youtuber "Pixi2woo"'s video all about origins cleansers, this one stood out most to me. Now, I have (moreso in summer) oily/combination skin. So under normal circumstances the thought of putting oil on my face fills me with fear, however this does not, to accompany the many positive reviews I have heard on this I have had a little try on my hand in a shop. It is lovely! It leaves your skin (or my hand in this particular case) feeling really soft and clean! Plus, it is a rather large bottle compared to alot of the other Origins cleansers, which is an added bonus!



Paul and Joe Cat lipsticks!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not a fan of cats, yes, when I see a picture of a cute kitten I like them, but when it comes to one next to me, they freak me out, I am a dog person through and through. However, when it comes to Paul and Joe lipsticks, I am a cat person all the way!! If you have not seen these you are about to be amazed, are you ready? have you prepared yourself? Ok, here we go!

I know. Are they not beautiful! I want a cat shaped lipstick!!!! I love the idea of whipping one of these bad boys out and seeing the reaction of my friends. "Oh this old thing?!" Will be my response. I have thought this through, in great detail. I. Love. These. End of.

Either; Viktor &Rolf flower bomb, Thierry Mugler Alien, Miss dior cherie, Harashuku lovers "G" or Lacoste Joy of pink.

To me perfume is often the hardest choice at Christmas, this tends to be something I get from my mum and dad, and I always look forward to adding to my ever growing perfume collection (one day i will show it to you im sure). So this year, I have a little list of possibilities, Flower bomb is something i have wanted for quite a while, I love it, and i recognise it instantly if someone has it on, it is loverly! The next is Alien, I have had a bottle of this before, and it was insane! It was so nice! I am not usually one for more "night time" deeper scents, but I simply adore this one! When it comes to Miss Dior cherie, this is a perfume that I kept spraying while on holiday in summer, so the smell keeps reminding me of New York, plus, it is such a cute bottle, which I would love to own. As for the harashuku lovers "G" I just smelled this for the first time this week, it is like summer in a bottle, It is just like sun tan lotion and coconut cocktails - my favourite smells combined in to one. Delicious. Lastly is lacoste Joy of pink. This was sprayed on me as i walked in to my local debenhams a few weeks ago, I personally find it so much nicer than the other lacoste "pink" perfumes. It seems to work nicely on my skin and doesnt seem as strong and obnoxious as I find Touch of pink to be.
So Santa, one of these would be lovely :D Thankyou!

Pandora Bead

While on holiday earlier this year i went with my friends (bar one who already had one) to buy pandora charm bracelets, the price in Dollars was the same as they were in Pounds! So it was well worthwhile. I personally prefer the coloured glass beads, with this one in particular having caught my eye. The 3 beads i have include a turquoise one, a green one and a silver clock. I love them, but i don't want my bracelet to be all within the green side of things, i want a multicoloured one!!

Flip camera

I am a huge Shaytards fan. if you dont know who they are, you should look them up on youtube, you wont regret it, they are possibly the coolest family EVER! Anyway, they do daily vlog videos using a flip camera, they are handheld camcorders, which are the size of a phone! I like the idea of being able to just take a wee video whenever, how lovely it would be to have videos of everything... well, I think it sounds darn lovely! Anywho, im not very technically minded, so i can't say much about this, but here is the white and pink one i like:



As well as this I would love anything from MAC, Lush, Accesorize, and The body Shop.
So, my list has finally come to an end! I hope all of you get whatever you have asked Mr Clause for and have a great holiday season!
Jenni xx

routines routines routines

So here is yet another post today. As i'm sure you can notice I am trying to bulk this blog out!
So I thought I would write what make-up I have been putting on as my general every day make-up routine.

To start off - At the moment I have been using beauty flash balm from Clarins to begin (as inspired by beauty mecca's blog) Now, I love this, but I have to admit I think i am using it wrong! Ive been putting it on everyday which I think is too much for two reasons.
1. I believe this isn't an everyday moisturiser, and that makes me think it wont be as appreciated when I actually need it.
2. It costs a bloody fortune! Therefore using it every day will dramatically limit how long this will be in my possession!

Anywho, so as i said, i begin with beauty flash balm. I then put on neutrogena healthy skin foundation in classic ivory.  Unfortunately I dont believe you can buy this in the UK, I found it on a trip to New York (best week of my life!) and decided to stock up with a couple of bottles! This foundation is great for my skin, it leaves a nice glowy finish with a medium coverage.Perfect.

After this i apply a wee bit of mac strobe cream to my cheekbones. This is sooooo good!!

Then it is the turn of MAC's peaches blush. Oh. My. Goodness. This is the blush of all blush. The creme de la creme. You would think that it is just a plain flat peach blush, but no. It gives pale girls the perfect peaches and cream look, and darker girls that gorgeous peach "pop" ( i hate using that to describe make up, but hey, its true) to the cheeks.

I fill in my brows with just a rimmel pencil, then put on urban decays primer potion in sin - not in preparation for eye shadow, more so just to keep from my eyeliner smudging, I then use blacktrack fluidline on my top lashes in a flicky shape in an attempt to make my almond eyes look a smidgen bigger! To top all this off I put on lashings of bare esentuals buxom lash and some clear or pinky lipstick or lipgloss - which at the moment is Lancomes marshmallow juicy tube - yum.

This is my basic make up routine for days when i have work or am not doing anything special. I will save a more elaborate routine for another day me thinks!

Jenni xx