My Beauty Essentials

Firstly, apologies for not updating my blog for a few weeks now, I have been unwell :-( but now I'm back on the mend and can get back onto the fashion blogging!

So today, a little treat from Selfridges arrived for me ~ my clearly mac trio make-up bags and my Nars Orgasm blusher and Turkish Delight lipgloss! 

I have been reading about the Nars Orgasm blush for a while now and after hearing of it being the"ultimate authority in blush" and being "the industry's most iconic shade for cheeks", I had to try it for myself.
As with the Orgasm blush, I heard great reviews about the Turkish Delight Lipgloss, even heard it was Kim Kardashians must have lipgloss....(and I'm a big fan of the Kardashian's look) so thought I'd try out this pretty punchy peach shade. 
As my pretty packaged make-up only arrived today, I haven't yet had a chance to try it out but as soon as I do, I will post an updated on it.


Also pictured is one of my new make-up bags with my make-up essentials of:-

HD Brows Pallette in Vamp

Bobbi Brown Bronzer in Golden Light

Bobbi Brown Blusher in Pink Coral (gives a nice flush of colour with a hint of sparkle)

Bobbi Brown Lipstick in Bikini Pink (nude/pinky shade)

Mac Lipgloss in Underage & Florabundance (neutral / nude shades)

Mac Lipstick in Lady Danger (vibrant bright red)

Mac Wonder Woman limited edition Mascara

YSL Mascara

YSL Touche Eclat Highlighter

Barry M Lipgloss in Milkshake (a pretty pink shade that won't break the bank)

I'm also inheriting my Mums collection of new Chanel make-up brushes so they will be perfect to use with all my new make-up kit!


I like more of a natural make-up look so like either a slightly bronzed face with a pinky/nude cheek and lip and mascara or going for more of a vibrant red lip.


I'm going to test out the new Nars tinted moisturizer at some point too as hear that since launching it's proving to be a hit! With so many shades to pick, I figure going into the make-up counter to have the artist select and test the best shade would be the best thing to do.
 
 

Bring on Pay Day!

Why does January payday feel like it's never going to come?! After all the expense over Christmas & New Year it can't come quick enough!

Anyway, when it does eventually arrive these are a few things I will be treating myself too:-

HD Brows Palette

Just before New Year I got my HD Brows done at the salon. I'm so pleased with the results although it will take a few sessions for my Brows to be perfect. During my treatment, the beautician used the HD Brows palette to fill in any gaps in my brows.
I think to keep up the perfectly groomed "fresh out the salon" look I need to invest in this palette. At under £20 it's good value and you can also use this for creating a smokey eye too!

 

Sensi Studio Panama hat

I love hats and have been searching for the perfect panama hat for wearing on my honeymoon this year. Today I came across this lovely panama hat by Sensi Studio. The simple thing I like best about this hat is the bright pop of neon yellow ribbon contrasting against the neutral hat. This will keep my head protected from the sun and will look fab with my new bikini's on the beach.

This hat is available from Matchesfashion.com and is also available with a bright pink ribbon too.

By night, this Topshop chiffon placket shirt will look great tucked into either a leather pencil skirt or over leather-look leggings and by day look gorgeous over a pair of denim cut-off shorts. Be aware, this shirt runs large to size so you may wish to go a size or two down than normal.


Bring on pay day!!!

HD Brows - 7 steps to the perfect brows

After reading great reviews online and a freind having had the HD Brows treatment and loved the results, I was really keen to try this out. I'm off on holiday next week and luckily have managed to squeeze in an appointment before I go (i'll let you know how I found it afterwards)!

My eyebrows are pretty faint and I have never seem to master the art of the eyebrow pencil so i'm excited to see how this turns out for me.


The HD Brows technique is meant to be more than just simply tweezing, they say it's more about "designing" your eyebrows by taking into consideration your face shape, hair colouring and skin tone. The techniques they use include waxing, threading and tinting.

Please check out this video where the 7 steps are revealed: