FINALLY....

After a whole year of wanting this product I finally managed to get it!! Benefit's Jiffy Tan (£19.50) is an instant tan for the body and face... and its AWSOME! The colour is much better than any developer tan I've ever used, its instant so doesn’t involve any waiting around in the 'cowboy' pose for hours on end, it smells divine AND most importantly it doesn’t splash off like other instants (*cough* Rimmel sun shimmer *cough*) when some dick in a bar spills a drink on you! All round a massive 10/10, defo worth the splurge!

berry berry autumn

I saw this image in last weeks Look magazine, all the makeup was done by Benefit... so obviously I loved it :-P. The lipstick on the model on the right is called No competition, and is soooooooo on trend for autumn
Conveniently I already own this lipstick, but have never worn it. So I decided to bring it out of hiding, and heres the final look :
It didn’t come out quite as purpley in this photo, but its was a little more gothic. I liked it, but I was very conscious that in my black work uniform I looked like a twilight wanabee!

Looky here...

I love these images of Diana Vickers from 4th October issue of Look magazine. It shows every decade in style from the 30's to the 90's. I love the way clothes and makeup have be used to show the changing looks. All the makeup was done by Joe Bass using YSL. My fav image is the 60's one, I'll be going done to the YSL counter to find that nude/pink lipstick.

Dirty Flirty

I finally opened my Benefit 'Flirt Alert' lipstick last night, and was brave enough to wear it! Flirt Alert is a bright tomato red full finish lipstick. Heres the result:

I wore it here with Estee Lauder double wear foundation, Benefit's Hoola and Sleek's face and body highlighter in Peach Shimmer on my cheeks, Nicola girls aloud party lashes and Maybelline's eye studio gel liner from USA. The lipstick itself goes on really creamy and feels abit like a balm on the lips, while still giving a really strong colour. It isn’t a long lasting formula so it did need reapplying but I'd say it lasted a good hour of drinking so pretty good :-P. Like most red lipsticks it did bleed slightly so a good lip liner was a must!

Overall a good 8/10 for Flirt Alert!

I did it...

I made my first ever purchase from Urban Decay, which was the Naked palette (£27.50). Ive heard alot about this palette on other blogs and when I saw it I HAD to have it! It came with a eye shadow primer but I didnt rate that, it felt abit greasy and the shadow creased straight away, I use it with Benefit's stay dont stray now.Here are some of my fav colours from the set... (from the top) Sin, Gun Metal, Hustle, Dark horse, Smog, Side car.And heres the first time I used it, using the colours Virgine, Dark horse and Creep

What is wrong with me

For some reason I am physically unable to walk past really cheap makeup with out buying something.... I’m totally convinced that one day I’m going to find the most amazing blusher/primer/mascara/etc etc for £1 and I'll be able to tell all the people who said it was impossible "I told you so"....So far I am still to find this miracle product!!!

My most recent subject was this...

'Bloominous' face illuminator from Primark, was £3 reduced to £1. What first drew me to it was its uncanny resemblance to Benefit's 'That Gal'....well it is most defiantly not 'That Gal', its a thick, very glittery cream it doesnt give much colour to the cheeks but looks nice under blusher. Although for a pound its quite good it did make my cheeks go red :-S but it will be nice for the body.

In to the draw it goes....the search goes on....

Diamonds aren't always a girls best friend

This Saturday was the launch of Girl meets pearl at Benefit. Although at Boots it doesnt launch until oct 6th I got a sneeky peek, courtesy of HR at Benefit :-P...
Girl meets pearl (£24.50)is a new addition to the illuminator family at Benefit and a new addition to my make up bag.... its gorgeous!!! Its not too glittery so it can be worn all over the face for a golden glow! They are telling us to apply it over makeup for a final touch but I think its way better mixed in with your foundation. Here Ive mixed it in with Estee Lauder double wear for a night out (very poor picture though sorry)!