Purchase of the Week

Hello my little lovelies! This weeks purchase, is the MUA Undressed Palette! 

The colours are wonderful, and swatch really well! They look really nice on the eyelids, and are really pigmented! As for staying power, they last all day, when wearing a eyelid primer! I originally went to buy this as i heard that it was a pretty good dupe for the naked palette from Urban Decay, but i can't compare as i don't own it. But as for the product itself, i think it's a pretty good staple!

This costs £4, and is available from MUA. I think for any starter kits, or even for the pro's amongst us, its a pretty good,buy!

 And i have had this for around 3 weeks (despite the title of the post) so I've tested them all out!

                                                              **True to colour swatches**

Hope you enjoyed todays purchase of the week! 

Leanne :)xx

What's My Face Worth?

Hello, my lovelies!

I've recently noticed that this 'What's My Face Worth?' has become very popular amongst the blogging community, and i though 'Hey, why not?' and decided to give it a go! I'm intrigued to find out how much i used on my face today, as i think its really interesting! And also there's a couple of products that i used that aren't photographed i will mention them though haha! And this 'Whats My Face Worth?' Is mainly drugstore based, i warn thee!

Face:-

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation: £6.99

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder: £3.99

Miss Sporty Liquid Concealer: £2.99

MUA Cover & Conceal : £1.50

NYC Cosmetics Primer (not pictured) : £3.49

MUA Cream Blush- Dolly : £2.00

Eyes:-

Natural Collection Clear mascara: £1.99

Bella Pierre Black Mascara: £19.99

MUA Extreme Felt Eye Liner: £2.00

MUA Undress Me Too Palette (Not Pictured) : £4.00

Collection Lasting Colour Gel Eyeliner: £4.99

Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil: : £2.99

Lips:-

(Sorry About the yellowy photo)

Vaseline: £1.99

Red Lip liner: Similar £2.99

Lasting Finish 1000 Kisses: £5.99

Tools:-

Seventeen Eye shadow Brush: £2.00

Real Techniques Powder Brush: £12.99

Real Techniques Stippling Brush: £11.99

Real Techniques Setting Brush: £8.99

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush: £9.99

And now time for the big count up!

Grand Total: £113.85

WOW! I would have never expected that! But i do think it's put into perspective just how much makeup i use in one go!

Hope you enjoyed today's post lovelies!

Leanne :)xx

2013 Favourites!!! :)

Now where do i start? Yeah, 2013 was one heck of a year! It seemed to pass by within the blink of an eye. 2013 was the year for beauty, as my obsession for all things makeup grew (it sounds so swish saying that, seems like only last week, oh what a wonderful sense of humor i have tehee!) And, just a quick warning, this isn't a full review of each and every product just an overview!

Skincare:

• No7 cleansing water £9.00
• Clearasil Daily Clear Superfruit Oil and Shine wash £4.99
• Nivea Cleansing face wipes £2.99 ( not photographed)
• Simple Moisturiser £3.99
• Soap & Glory Hand Food £2.50/ £5.00

Makeup:

• Real Techniques Stippling brush £11.99
• Real Techniques Expert Face Brush £9.99
• MUA Undress Me Too palette £4.00
• MUA Felt Eyeliner £2.00
• Barry M nail polishes in general £2-£5.00 

Bath Time:

• Soap & Glory Breakfast Scrub £8.00
• Lush space girl £2.25
• Pecksniffs shower gel £12.00

Random:

• Right guard 72h deodorant £2.29 (not photographed)
• Next Adore perfume £10 (100ml)

Okay, so i hope you all had a great year, a great Christmas , and a good start to 2014! What are your favourites?

Leanne :) xx

I Heart Drugstore Makeup Tag

Before anyone starts, I know 'tag' videos are usually only done on YouTube... But I thought i'd bend the rules! Let's go!!!! :)

1. What is your favourite drugstore makeup brand?


I really like Rimmel and  Maybelline, I can't really choose between! I have a variety of both brands and there's hardly any I dislike! I also really like MUA and Sleek!

2. What are your favourite face, cheek and lip products?


    I like the MUA cream blushers, natural collection pressed powder and the Rimmel Match Perfection foundation.  I LOVE the Kate Moss lipsticks from Rimmel and the collection lipsticks.

3. Least favourite product?


    Personally, I don't like the MUA pressed powder, I have really oily skin so the product isn't for my skin type. That's not to say, I won't work for you, everybody's skin types are different!!

4. What is the best makeup bargain?


    I think that the MUA pro palette's are amazingly pigmented for the price (£4). The Sleek palettes are really good too!

    

5. What is your favourite underdog product? (Something you love that often gets overlooked?)


    I don't really know if it counts as an 'underdog' product. But the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation. I think it gets overlooked as in most drugstores, it stands next to the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation (the infamous foundation, that EVERY 'beauty guru' On YouTube raves about).

6. A drugstore product that is overpriced?

    Definitely Mascara... Its extortionate!  L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara is £10.99, going on for high end prices!  

7. Show your best drugstore dupe(s)

    I haven't personally got my very own 'drugstore dupe' that I've found myself, I do know of one. The MUA Undress me and Undress Me Too palettes are supposedly really good dupes for the Naked 1 & 2 palette!     

8. Drugstore product that isn't worth the hype?

    The Nivea lip butters. They taste nice and there not dreadful. They just don't work for me. I think this product would be much more effective for people with dryer lips than mine! :)

                                                  Leanne :) xx

My winter essentials...

Hello again my little beauties! I thought I'd show you a few of my winter makeup favorites that I've been loving this winter. This is purely makeup based and I'm hoping to post a skincare and bath time one later in the month so watch out for that! 

So the first thing I've been loving this 'season' is MUA's Koala Bear nail polish, its a middle way grey (my top notch language for half way between light and dark) colour and fits the season really well... And anyway who could resist a nail polish with the name Koala Bear? Adorable I know! Even better? Its only a pound. As you will soon find out I love MUA, its cheap, cheerful and amazing quality! Well worth the hype! When first applied, this nail polish does go on quite sheer, which isn't great for the quick 'n' easy lovers. Personally I think this nail polish is best when I've applied 3-4 coats and waited for them to dry completely. Despite the sheerness I would definitely recommend this nail polish, for the price its amazing! Available HERE

Okay, so the next thing in this bundle of festive favourites is the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation, and I won't go into too much detail about this one as I believe Abbie is going to be writing an upcoming post about this little jem. So all I'll say is I love it!! Available HERE

As you can see my next favorite is the body shop lip balm in the flavour 'Guava' which sounds all rather exotic! :) It smells absolutely lovely, and makes me feel all summery, even though we are in the thick of winter haha! And i actually feel like its doing something! With quite a lot of lip balms i don't feel like there doing anything, but the with this it's certainly not the case!! I apply this morning and night as part of my routine (post coming soon), and my lips feel constantly nourished. I sometimes feel the need to re- apply around dinner time right in between. And guess what? It's yet another bargainous product! £2. That's the price i pay for nourished lips. And it lasts a pretty long time too! I also have the flavour strawberry, which is just as good and smells like strawberry laces! YUM! Available HERE

 So there's been a huge hype over the Kate Moss by Rimmel lipsticks this year, and sure enough i jumped onto the band waggon. And yes, i was utterly pleased! I have two shades 02 (pictured above) and 13, both of which i believe have been discontinued (sorry about that one! But i do believe that 01 is VERY similar to 02) Shade 02 is much more of a wintery colour than 13 so i decided to include that one. To be honest, the photograph doesn't do it justice. It's a slightly more deeper berry tone. It's not a drying formula at all and is almost a matte finish which i love! Its also very long lasting, and fantastic for parties and meals! To make this lipstick a little more classy, i just add a couple of coats of clear gloss that i re-apply every so often to keep my lips looking fresh!

As you can see towards the back there's a Real Techniques Expert Face Brush. I bought this around September time, and before i bought this, i used to just apply my foundation with my finger. However now i can't go back, i have numerous Real Technique Brushes, and i'm hoping to write a mini series of reviews and uses on them so again i don't particularly want to go into a full depth review, but i do believe this brush works ten times better than your average flat foundation brush and really leaves a nice 'flawless' affect finish.  Available HERE

And to the final thing in my 'winter essentials'. My simple moisturizer, as you've probably already seen i wrote an in depth  blog post on this only yesterday, (blog post HERE) so theres no point going into it all. But just to clarify, this is by far my favorite moisturizer, and i'm going to continue to use it! It's perfect for my skin type, so why change?

So that's a summary of my 'Winter Essentials' i hope you've enjoyed it and sorry its been a long un'!

Leanne :) xx