Tuesday, 9 March 2010

BEAUTÉ Lip Gloss and Liqui-Gel Stain Review

I am going to review these amazing products that i have only just come across. They are honestly FAB!
As you already probably know i am a lip gloss fanatic and this gloss is stunning.

Luminous Volume Gloss has pigments which make the lips appear fuller, they are very moisturising and barely sticky.

Benefits and Tips
•Moisturises and hydrates
•Plumps and shapes
•Smoothes fine lines and wrinkles
•Protects
•Defines surface area
•Apply as needed to moisturise and plump the lips. Apply to clean, dry lips with a brush throughout the day for seductive volumised shine.
•Can be applied under or over lip colour and/or pencil.
I also love the colour, it's a gorgeous metallic pink. This shade is called 'Allure'.
RRP: £22
Next item i got was the Liqui-Gel Stain in 'Flouron'.
Honestly, when i opened the package this gave me a fright! It looks so florescent, but when applied it isn't at all. It leaves a beautiful 'flushed' pink on the cheeks, it's very doll like. You can choose if you want it more noticeable or extremely subtle, which is how i like it. It blends extremely well which i find a huge problem with other cheek stains. Another great thing is that Beaute offer different shades to compliment different skin tones. This is one of the best cheek stains i have come across.

The first swatch is minimal blending, and the second swatch shows what a beautiful pink in turns into once blended well.

RRP: £25

My opinion on Beaute products? Amazing! I wish i could buy them all, they are just lovely. I highly recommend them.

You can buy them here: http://www.cocobeau.co.uk/
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Monday, 8 March 2010

My Favorite Lipsticks Right Now


I have never been a big fan of lipstick, i always preferred glosses hands down as i found lipsticks seemed to dry out my lips and as a dry lip sufferer this was not good for me. Ever since joining the beauty community online i discovered a new love for lippies. Seeing all these amazing lipsticks everyone was raving about i had to start trying them out (especially MAC).

Here are my favorites at the moment:
First up...


My MAC Gaga Viva Glam lipstick, the colour is so pretty! Lustre's are my favorite from M.A.C as they make my lips feel moisturised and leave a glossier finish. I usually only put a few quick swipes on, just to leave a subtle pink as when it's applied with a full coverage it can be very vibrant! The blue undertones really set it off. Honestly, if it didn't have Gaga written on it i probably wouldn't have touched it as i never would have thought the colour would suit me, but i'm so glad i did! It just shows :)

RRP: £12.50

Second...


Another M.A.C Lustre in 'Pretty Please'. This is my most recent purchase. After spending ages in Selfridges with my friend Sara, swatching our hands until they were covered i decided on this beauty. It has purple undertones with gold shimmer. A more nude pink, i think it really suits my colouring. Love it!

RRP: £12.50

Last up...

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in 'Pink Pearl' is so pretty, i really love this pink. It really does have a lovely pearl effect to it. A tad more drying than the other two, but with a bit of Vaseline underneath it looks fab.

RRP: £6.99

I would love to see your fav lipsticks, let me know if you have or do a post :)

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Monday, 1 March 2010

NOTD - Ice Manicure

Nail Of The Day!
It's 1st March and officially the end of Winter but with all the snow we have had recently i decided to do a nail tribute :)
I actually saw this on someone else's blog a while back and fell in love with it - i thought it looked so different! Unfortunately i cannot remember who's blog it was :( I'm sorry, but i thought i would share my version.
To create this look i used Models Own 'Snow White' and 'Blue Sparkle'. After applying two coats of the white and letting it dry i applied the blue sparkles to the tips - the sparkles are quite hard to apply as you need to build them up. Once finished the look is so pretty and very unusual.
I'm really into alternative manicures, i'm a bit bored of the standard French manicure and it's great fun jazzing your manicure up!


Let's hope we see no more snow until next year!

What do you think of my Ice manicure?
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010

NOTD ~ Lace Manicure

I have been playing around with my Konad plate and today i thought i would try a lace manicure. I loooove it, It's so pretty! This was my first try so it could have been a bit straighter but other than that i think it looks beautiful, so dainty and girly.

What i did: I applied two coats of Nubar polish in 'Oh Baby Pink', using my M57 plate i used the lace tip stencil and applied the special Konad polish in white, stamped it and voila! Simple as that! It is definitely a funkier alternative to your standard french manicure. I love Konad, without it i would never be able to do these kinds of designs unless i paid loads at a salon on stuck on some falsies. I am definitely going to be trying out more Konad designs.

If you don't know about Konad check out my video :) HERE

You can purchased the Konad kit HERE
and the Nubar polish HERE

What do you think?
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