Maybelline SuperStay Better Skin Foundation Review

"Maybelline New SuperStay Better Skin Energizing Vitamin Formula FLAWLESS FINISH FOUNDATION" -Maybelline!

This is my new go to foundation, I used to always go for the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation (Which I still do love) but I got a sample of this foundation in my ELLE magazine and fell in love as soon as I applied it to my skin...So I had to go ahead and buy the full product! The colour I'm using at the moment is 021 Nude, which is a little dark for my skin tone but I tested it out when I had fake tan on because I'ma genius like that, but it works after I've applied my powder.

I love the packaging, it's in a heavy glass bottle, it's a really simple shape and I love the hint of blue used in the font and on the pump. I prefer the look of it over my regular foundation just because I prefer the blue colour over orange. I prefer a pump over just pouring or squeezing the product out as no air can get in the product...So no bacteria can find it 's way in! I also purchased the concealer so I may review that later on.

The consistency is perfect not to thick and not to runny and it applies to the skin perfectly and I've tried using my Real Techniques buffing brush, my Real Techniques beauty blender and also my clean hands. It evened out my skin tone really well and made my skin look way better then any other foundation I have tried and you don't need to use a lot as the coverage is amazing but it's also buildable AND it doesn't look cakey...perfect foundation right?

It dries lovely on the skin, to quite a matte finish which I love as I'm so oily it's unreal, it lasts a lot longer than most foundations on my skin even without a primer, I tried the Maybelline Babyskin primer with this but didn't like it at all but I'll review that later. As for the better skin in 3 weeks as it claims on the bottle...I can say it has made my skin feel a lot better I'm not as oily and my skin tone has evened out...WOW!

So overall I have to say this is by far my favourite foundation I've ev
er put on my face, I won't be changing any time soon! I may change the shade as it's a little dark but that's my own fault for being such an idiot.

Maybelline SuperStay Better Skin Foundation *£8.99 Via Boots

Be Daring And Go Red...Lipstick Of Course

Red lipstick is a must have in your beauty collection, whether it's matte or glossy; but what shade of red is best for you?

The perfect red lipstick has to complement your skin tone. Anybody with a paler skin tone should go for something with a hint or coral or orange, medium or bronze skin tones suit more of a pink/ cranberry under toned red lipstick but most lipsticks will suit you (Lucky girls) and for dark skin cool based reds look amazing. This doesn't always work for everybody though this is just a guide line, the best thing to do is actually try a few red shades out and see which you prefer.

How I wear my Lipstick?

So even though I'm quite fair skinned a tan easily so I can actually get away with most shades of red but orange does not work on my skin tone what so ever! I usually go for a true red or a plum red as these are my favourites.

I start off by applying a lip liner a similar colour to the lipstick I'm going to be wearing, I apply it around the edge of the lips first and then fill my lips in, then proceed to apply my lipstick. If I feel like my lipstick is to heavy I dab my lips on some tissue paper and then apply a slight bit of pressed translucent powder onto my the tissue paper while it's on my lips, this is because I prefer matte over gloss. So if you prefer gloss leave the last part out. You can then go ahead and conceal around your lips if you want them perfect but I never do I am way to lazy for that...And you're done!

Some of my favourite red lipsticks!

High End:

Dior Rouge in Blazing Red (Shade Number 638)

This lipstick is a perfect true red colour, it looks stunning on the lips and it also smells absolutely amazing. It's a very creamy formula and glides on smoothly...What else do you want from a true red lisptick!





YSL Rouge Volupte Shine in Prune on Fire (Shade number 18)

I love Yves Saint Laurent lipsticks, I especially love the volupte shine range even though they're incredible glossy it's my favourite lipstick of all time(So far). This lipstick smells like mango's...yummy, I've actually already reviewed this lipstick if you want to check it out click here




Drug Store:

Rimmel London Moisture renew in Diva Red (Shade 500)

Diva Red is a fairly deep shade of red it's also a lot more on the cool side, but it's a very beautiful colour, it's a similar colour to the Yves Saint Laurent prune on fire but cooler. It doesn't smell as great as the high end lipsticks it just smells like a plain old lipstick which isn't great but lipsticks aren't meant for smelling.




NYX LSS Round Lipsticks in Eros (Shade number 536)

In the picture to the left Eros actually looks like a true red but it has more of pink undertone when I swatch it against Dior's Blazing red shade. It's gorgeous colour but it doesn't last to long but it's a very affordable product you don't mind reapplying it every now and again through out the day. This lipstick barely has and smell to it which I prefer to that plain old lipstick smell, as I think it smells like a crayon.






Thanks for taking the time to read this post, I haven't blogged in a while I've been so busy and very poorly but I will try to post more often! Stay tuned for my next post, if you have any ideas feel free to comment down below!

L'Oreal Superliner Gel Intenza Pure Black Eyeliner

I wear gel liner almost everyday, I love it I find it so easy to apply, it's long lasting and it looks amazing! This product is my go to eye liner. If you've seen some of my Youtube videos you will notice I use my Maybelline eye studio gel liner, but a few months ago I decided to change it up a little and try the L'Oreal Super liner gel liner (That's a mouthful) and I've been loving it ever since.

As always I'll start off with the packaging; really simple yet very elegant. The outer packaging is beautiful, the box is entirely gold with simple black font on. Simple but very eye catching, I also like the fact that it's in a box and not just plastic packaging it gives the product a much more high end feel. The actual pot itself is made of glass, which gives it a very sleek modern look. The gold lid tops it off perfectly giving it an elegant look. The brush isn't my favourite but I use it anyway, It's a bit to thick for my liking, I prefer a thinner brush because it's a lot more precise; but it's still excellent quality.

The amount of product you get doesn't seem like a lot, but I've had mine since November  and I use it almost everyday and I still haven't hit the bottom of the pot; it's like it will never end(A girl can only dream). When I first applied it I was unsure because It was a little transparent on the lid but turns out I just needed to use a little more product. It super creamy , so it's easy to glide across the eye with no pulling. You can apply it to the water line, lash line or tight line and it lasts all day, not a single bit rubs off! Once thing I don't like is that it dries incredibly quick so you do have to work quite fast. 

I always go for black eye liner it's very rare that I go for any other colour, so this is perfect because as it says on the pot it's pure black, it makes your eyes pop! I always apply this after I've applied my eye shadow, I feel like when I've applied it my eyes look less tired. as it draws the attention away from my bags.

L'Oreal Superliner Gel Intenza Pure Black Gel Eyeliner *6.99 Via Boots 

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation-True Ivory Review

"Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation Anti-Fatigue effect + Radiant Glow SPF 15 " - Rimmel London

The Wake Me Up Foundation is my everyday go to foundation, I wouldn't go a day without it (Unless I'm not going out the house) I love this foundation I've found myself repurchasing this item over and over; Summer and Winter! I've tried many other foundations but I've always found myself going ba
ck to the Wake Me Up foundation, if you've seen my tutorials you will know it's one of the only foundations I use in my tutorials; I very rarely use anything else.

Let's start off with the packaging, as always. I love the curved edges of the product, it makes it look a lot more sleek and almost more "lady-like" as ladies have curves. the bottle itself is made of clear glass so it nice and heavy and you can see how much product you have left. The lid is bright orange which helps it stand out, which I love since I always have trouble finding stuff when it's shoved in my travel makeup bag! The signature Rimmel London crown is embossed onto the top of the lid and down the side of the glass bottle also embossed it says Rimmel London! The pump lets out the perfect amount of product, I use one pump just on a day and 1 1/2 - 2 pumps for a night out or for a costume makeup tutorial.

Worn here with Porefesional primer and one heck of a blot powder

The formula it's self is quite thick but in a good way, it blends out super easy, I tend to use my Real techniques Buffing brush but I have also used my hands and a beauty blender and I've never had any trouble blending it in. I would say this has medium coverage but it is buildable! I tend to use this with my Benefit Porefessional Primer and by the end of the day it does come off around my nose area, but so have many other foundations I've used (I have oily skin).

As for colour I usually use True Ivory over the summer and ivory towards winter, I'm still currently using true ivory even though it's a tad to dark for my skin colour but the powder I use is really pale so it balances out. It doesn't leave the skin looking orange or feeling cakey but it does have a slight shimmer to it which I don't like, after applying my powder it doesn't show but I think it's odd for a foundation to have shimmer in it. It does have SPF in it which is great not just for summer but all year round because even though it's colder the sun is still out.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation *8.99 Via Boots

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Soap & Glory's Soaper Heroes Review

"At Soap & Glory, we believe you shouldn't have to spend an arm and a leg to moisturize one." -Soap & Glory

So this gift set was bought for me by my friend Emily as a birthday gift. As she knows I'm a huge Soap & Glory fan!
The set includes five travel-friendly sized Soap & Glory products; 1 x 50ml Hand Food, 1x 75ml Clean On Me, 1x 100ml  Girligo, 1x 50ml The Righteous Butter and 1 x 50ml Flake away. To say they're classed as travel friendly they are a pretty decent size and I can tell they're going to last me quite a while.If you've never purchased anything Soap & Glory then I have to tell you the smell of every single product is amazing!

The gift set packaging is super cute, The box is Soap & Glory's signature pink with a gorgeous pale yellow around the edges of the box. The front of the packaging is partially clear so you can see the products inside,  Packaging gets a 5/5 as it's super cute.

So the first product I'm going to start with is the Girligo spray-on body moisturizing mist. First of all the bottle is so cute but fairly simple. This product is great for me as I'm extremely lazy most of the time and forget to moisturize; with this it takes a couple of sprays and just rub it in, and it disappears immediately; no horrible sticky feeling so you can't put your clothes on or even put your arms down. It smells absolutely beautiful which is also a plus to a good moisturizer! -5/5

Clean On Me, is just a basic shower gel, it has a strong Pineapple smell, so it's highly fragranced, which I like and dislike. I like it because I love smelling like a fruit bowl but I dislike it because I'm allergic to many fragranced products, I can only use this on certain areas of my body as I don't want to get an allergic reaction but other then that I have no complaints! 3.5/5

The Righteous Butter, I never got why everyone ranted and raved about this product, it's just a body butter right? It may just be a body butter but it smells amazing, it has a lovely creamy texture that is easy to rub in and even though you can still feel it on your skin after applying it's not wet or oily so you can put on your clothes.My skin feels absolutely amazing after applying this as it contains softening shea butter and aloe vera! I like to apply this after a shower, mainly on my shins as they get extremely dry in the Autumn/Fall and Winter! 5/5

Flake away has the most amazing peach smell ever! But I'm still unsure on this product. I love the fact it's excellent for exfoliating but it says to apply after a shower on damp skin and then you have to rinse it off; As I've said I'm extremely lazy so I don't want to have to apply it then rinse it off. It also contains shea butter so it leaves your skin feeling silky smooth, especially since it gets off any dead skin with it being a exfoliater. 3/5

So I've purchased hand food before and if I didn't get this set I would of repurchased it myself. I love Hand Food not only does it smell like marshmallows but it's non-greasy! I hate it when you apply a hand cream and you have to wait for it to dry before you can touch anything (Mainly my phone). This has to be one of my favourite skin care products by Soap & Glory. It contains shea butter and macadamia oil, so not only does it soften your hands they're also protected. Since I have the travel sized version, it's so easy just to pop it in your bag and apply when needed. I will deffiently be repurchasing this once I've run out of the two bottles I have! Mend A Hand? 5/5

Overall this set is amazing, it has a a good variety of products, that all smell gorgeous. It's the perfect gift set for a girl who loves to pamper herself. Or you could even treat yourself!

Soap & Glory- Soaper Heroes *£13.50 Via Boots

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Shine-Prune in Fire Review

 "Luscious texture aqua shine effect" -YSL

So this is my first ever Yves Saint Laurent lipstick, well actually it's my first ever YSL product ever! SO this little bad boy is pretty pricey at £24.50 from Debenhams but is it really worth it? That's why I'm here!

Let me just start off by saying "OH MY GOD!" The packaging is to die for, it's the prettiest packaging I've ever seen. It comes in a shiny gold box which just shouts 'high end!'. Inside is the matching gold product packaging, with the colour of the product wrapped around the middle with the YSL logo deeply engraved all the way around it in gold. The product is fairy heavy, so you can tell it's high quality.

The product itself is smooth and creamy, maybe a bit to creamy to wear over the summer, but I wouldn't wear this exact shade in the summer months anyway. It glides on like butter and make my lips feel so soft and moisturized. The colour is very opaque so only one coat is needed and you don't have to pair it with a lip liner to make the colour more bold. It has an intense shine which I love in a lipstick, it also last hours without having to reapply.

Often the smell of a product would put me off but it only has a subtle hint of mango which smells yummy. It contains Candelilla wax combined with silicon oils which sheathes the lips in a shiny film coating that enhances the colour. It also has Hyaluronic acid microspheres to help seal in moisture and prevent lips from drying out.


Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Shine Lipstick contains an all-in-one cocktail of lip care, for lips that are increasingly beautiful, comfortable and plump.Overall I would say it's worth the money, I wouldn't suggest going tout and buying every colour at once it's definitely a splurge item!



 The Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Shine in Prune in Fire* £24.50 via Debenhams

No7 Precision Lip Pencil-Plum Review

"Soft and smooth moisturizing pencil for ultimate lip definition. Sharpener included to help maintain a perfect point. Hypo-allergenic" - No7

As you would expect from No7 their design is intrinsically similar to their other products. As most of their products have a very similar packaging style from colour to shape. The lid of the pencil matches the colour of the product itself which I really like as the counter I bought it from didn't have any testers of that colour. I tested a different colour so I could tell if I liked the texture; which I did and it's was super creamy.

I really like the fact that there's a built in sharper so no need for all that mess when sharpening pencils! I love the colour, it's obviously a plum colour as it says on the pencil itself, it has purple and red undertones giving it that gorgeous berry like colour. It goes perfectly with Soap & Glory's Super-Colour fabu liptick in Pom Pom! I often place pom pom over the top to help the lipstick last longer but the pencil can also be worn on it's own as it's long lasting and has great colour pay off!

No7 Lip Pencil-Plum on it's own

I have to agree that this pencil is soft and smooth but I would have to say it's not very moisturizing on my lips, it might be because I have incredibly dry lips but it still shouldn't claim it's moisturizing when it might not be for some people. The pencil is lovely and creamy and not harsh on the lips at all; it doesn't cling to any dry skin that maybe on the lip which I love since I have dry lips almost all the time during Fall/Autumn and Winter.

The entire line of precision lip pencils by No7 are smudge proof and also come in a wide varieties of colour, so it's easy to find a colour that suits you. Plus it creates beautiful definition!

The No7 Precison Lips Pencil in Plum* £6.75



via Boots