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Chanel La Ravissante Rouge Allure Velvet is the little glimpse of summer we've been waiting for. See it in action on My Funny Valentine.  The Pink Sith asks: Did you know that Nordstrom Rack has Stila makeup palettes? Well now you know, and knowing is half the battle.  At theNotice, Rae solves the Great Beauty Blogger Problem: taking photos after the sun's gone down. Check out her classic

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I never seem to do a straight up black/ gray smoky eye. I never seem to use the Creep and Gunmetal shades in my Naked palette either. So I killed two birds with one stone and used them to play about with a more traditional smoky eye. I found it incredibly dull so added some teal on the lower lashline although you can’t see it particularly well here... On the eyes: Chanel

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I spotted this tag on a few peoples Youtube channels and it looked fun. Obviously I didn’t come up with the idea but I don’t know who did. If you do let me know so I can give them credit! TAG QUESTIONS: 1. GREED: What is your most inexpensive beauty item? What is your most expensive? My most inexpensive will probably be my items from the MUA standard range (£1 each!). These include a

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At last! Waterproof eyeliners which (ok aren’t completely waterproof) but are really quite long lasting! These tread the fine line between being long lasting without being a pain in the arse to remove. You may have guessed, I like these. I like them a lot. Here I have the shade Moray (a gorgeous olive green shot through with gold) that I received in a Glossy Box and Stingray (a deep inky black)

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I know I’m treading on shaky ground here. Some people are adamant that these are terrible for your skin. They are probably right but I am prone to very congested pores and black head across my nose. When all the masks and cleansers on my shelves aren’t quite cutting it I am not ashamed to say that I reach for these for a fast fix. Pore strips are of course strips that you apply to damp

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This tiny little gloss came in a Glossy Box last year and I’d almost kind of forgotten about it. Partly because it gets lost in my collection (it’s only 0.45g) and partly because the shade Paris isn’t really my thing. It’s a frosty medium pink. Pleasant enough really but a little too frosty for my taste. These glosses come with a doe foot applicator which ordinarily I would like except this

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Kiehl’s is not a brand I have ever come across before. I have heard of it of course, and passed the counter in House of Fraser. I’ve just never seen or heard much about them that has piqued my interest. I was intrigued then to see a couple of samples in the Selfridges advent calendar (I will stop going on about that someday I promise but it’s stocked me up with samples for a good while yet!).

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I bought this back when my skin was playing silly buggers but didn’t open it until recently for reasons which escape me. This of course means that I no longer (touch wood!) have spotty skin so I can only assess it on how well it performs as a primer and whether or not it causes new break outs. Well, so far no new break outs and as a primer? I rather like it. You get 30ml for your

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I like to always look like I’ve made a bit of an effort, I just don’t always like to have to put the actual effort in. On these days my approach in simple, use minimal products but make the ones you do use high impact. This usually means liner and bright lipstick. The main purpose of this post is to illustrate how darn sparkly and pretty Chanel Mirifique Illusion D’Ombre is when worn as liner.

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I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to write about this. Last year for the first time in my 24 years I suffered from bad skin. I had horrendous hormonal acne, mostly but not completely around my chin area. I know exactly what caused it (switched up hormonal contraception). Long story short it took over 6 months to clear up. Eventually when I had given up on off the shelf lotions and potions

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Before I begin I will start with an apology. Regular readers might know that I am in need of a serious kick up the arse with regards to some course work for my at home study HR course. The good news is today I got another pass mark back and submitted another bit of coursework. This leaves me (assuming the bit I submitted today passes, fingers crossed!) with 2 measly bits left to do. I am

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No. Well kind of. Ish. Progress has been made but I can’t claim a complete success rate. Let’s evaluate. I haven’t handed in my final bit of course work. I’m not going to make any excuses (although I have been pretty darn ill...) I just seem to be struggling for motivation at the moment. For those who don’t know I’m doing an at home study course in HR. I have 4 very small bits of work left

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Otherwise known as what a shocking waste... I went through my stash and pulled out some products that have been hanging around far too long. As in they were stinking, I haven’t used them in an age and they were all long overdue a date with the bin. I hate to throw out things that aren’t even anywhere close to being finished. I’m hoping this serves as a lesson, if you don’t think you can use it

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Before you jump the gun and assume that this is going to be yet another rant about how spending £40.50 for 75ml of skin care is beyond my budget erm... your right. It is. A little. Except it’s not as ridiculous as I’d first anticipated. You see exfoliating is a skin care step I can’t live without as I am prone to congested pores. Having somewhat sensitive skin I can only do it once a week so it

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 Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed thinks size does matter and tests out her theory with Maybelline Illegal Length Fiber Extensions Mascara - check out her results and see if you agree!  My Funny Valentine is proud to present...A vain person's guide to water sports: how to waterproof your makeup and deal with chlorine.  Nail bling strikes again! Musicalhouses shows you her silver and blue nail art

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They used to be EOTD (eye of the day) but I’ve decided to start showing what I wore on my lips as well. No full faced shots because I just don’t have the kind of face that photographs well. I never mastered the My Space pose I’m afraid and I wouldn’t want to give you all nightmares. Maybe I’ll just start calling them ‘Friday Face’ as I tend to post them on Fridays despite almost never actually

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I seem to go through beauty products faster than anyone else I know. I swear I don’t use more than the necessary amount... Anyway January has been a good month as I am throwing/ finishing/ giving away a load of stuff without having bought anything to replace it. Everything is looking a lot tidier (and the bank balance is a little happier too). First up my tube of Rapidlash died right at

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I got this flimsy little sample in a Christmas ‘Tan about Town’ set but don’t be fooled, there is a good 3g of product hidden in there and you need so little that if will last me a good long while. Ordinarily this comes in the typical cardboard packaging with 8g of product. What we have here is a bronzer, it’s matte, finally milled. Nothing unusual about that. What makes it a little

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There is a very good chance that I might be the last person on Earth to own this nail polish. It has been touted for several months as a dupe for a Deborah Lipmann polish and at £6.49 it’s a fair bit more affordable (as well as being easier for most people to get a hold of). The polish is an inky black jelly base packed with larger hexagonal fuchsia glitter and smaller sparkles as well. It

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Crissylex asked if I could do a post naming all of the Sleek palettes ever released and so I have! Along with a quick video showing you them all because... I don’t know I thought it might be helpful? I should mention there is one palette which I do not own which is the primer palette. This is a permanent item and I’ve just never felt the need to buy it as I have a few cream bases already.

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I thought this might be a difficult review to write as yet again this is a skin care sample aimed at skin several years older than my own. And yet over the last few weeks I have genuinely enjoyed this product. Ok I may not be the target audience and I don’t particularly want to look 10 years younger but this has become a very welcome part of my skincare regime. The sample pictured is from my

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A quick review of some Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman brushes that I bought x The Buffing Brush.  The Contour Brush.  The Pointed Foundation Brush (actually pretty darn excellent with cream highlighter now that I've thought of it!)  The Detailer.

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I’m lucky enough to have fairly neutral skin so I can usually get away with either warm or cool toned shades yet for some reason I often gravitate towards strong warm colours. I don’t know why, I just do. So I decided I need to pull out some cooler shades. This was a lazy Saturday so minimal makeup was used. Well, minimal for me... Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper as a base/ primer, MUA

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Recently Ilah Brows had a competition on Twitter recently in which they asked people to send them brow related horror stories, the best story won a brow kit. I had to take part you see I had a bit of a traumatic experience once... the day before my wedding actually. I went to get my brows sorted in preparation for the big day and the aesthetician was... clumsy. She spilled hot melted wax onto

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I love the Illamasqua ethos. The whole idea of bringing out your alter ego, celebrating being different, weird even. I love the imagery and the reminder that makeup doesn’t always have to wearable. It is above all things supposed to be fun!  I was incredibly excited when they announced the release of their fragrance to the point where I stalked the counter waiting for the first tester bottle to

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Recently my shopping seems to have drifted away from my high street roots towards the pricier end of the spectrum. The reason is simple. I am buying less makeup (goodness knows I have enough) so I feel justified in splurging on one or two items instead of 20 cheap ones. This doesn’t mean that I have stopped being a bargain fiend though and I have plenty of cheap and cheerful items that I adore.

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Natural Collection is an incredibly cheap high street brand sold in Boots that I often over look when shopping. I’m not sure why, I’ve heard good things about several of their products but I suppose I just associate it with a younger demographic. The packaging is plain and functional which I don’t dislike, it just doesn’t normally draw me in. Way back when in the mists of time when I was making

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AKA The mascara I can’t afford to love (but do). I almost hoped I’d hate this. That it would reaffirm my belief that high street mascaras are the way to go and that high end ones aren’t worth the money. Except I love it. It’s amazing. *sigh*. The wand is a densely packed rubber affair, not too big for my ickle piggy eyes but not small and fiddly either. And the mascara itself is the

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Musing on Beauty, Mariella gives Japanese brand Suqqu a try with their Reset Cleansing Oil. At long last, BB creams are (finally!) hitting it big in North America. Check out theNotice's BB cream coverage, which has only just begun.  polish insomniac shows us how to make a difficult polish look good!  The Pink Sith has FINALLY finished her quest for the elusive L'Oreal Infallible Eye

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I don’t use these shades nearly often enough which is ridiculous really. I love green! I love colour in general actually. Enough babbling. For this I used MAC Humid (outer corner, under lower lash line), MAC Lucky Green (lid, inner part of lower lash line) Inglot Matte 360 (to blend out the crease), MAC Blanc Type (brow bone) and I forget what was in the inner corner... I feel

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The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Reviver My frankly pointless MAC Fix+ has bitten the dust (woot!) so I cracked open this facial spray. I received this free as part of some deal last summer. Ordinarily it costs £13 for the 30ml spray bottle. It claims to: §  Enhances natural radiance §  Contains light-reflective particles §  Gives skin a silky-smooth finish §  Can be worn alone or under

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I just wanted to say a very quick thank you to Simple. They listed me as one of their bloggers to watch in 2012! I was so chuffed to see my name up there with some other fantastic blogs. So thank you  Simple :-D You really made my day! Please do go and take a moment to have a look at the other fabulous bloggers on the list here! *Edited* I felt the need to add that for the record I have never

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Ok so it isn’t exactly a riveting, political, life changing topic of conversation but no doubt actual makeup artists would spit feathers at what I’m about to type here (and they’d probably be right too). Conventional wisdom dictates that as someone with tiny little eyes I should be using every makeup trick in the book to make them appear bigger. When it comes to the waterline this should mean

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I’m not the worlds biggest fan of lip liners. I don’t dislike them per say I just don’t often feel the urge to use them. The only occasion I do feel the need is when I wear a deep red lip. In fact the products that spurred me to buy a red lip liner was the iconic Chanel Dragon, I wanted something to use as a base so it wouldn’t be as noticeable when the deep crimson colour faded. The

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A few of the lovely people who commented on my New Years resolutions post requested that I write about one of my resolutions. Namely the one to actually read some of the hundreds of books lying around my flat. So I have. Ish. Sort of. I set up a blog anyway for me to write short reviews on the books I have read. First book of the year was Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters. It won't be to

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A couple of months ago I decided to pick up a super cheap brush kit of eBay simply so I would have something to use if all my good brushes were dirty or something to travel with if I didn’t want to lose/ break more expensive ones. So I bought the Fraulein  3.8 31 piece brush kit for a measly £15.99. Yes that’s right, 31 brushes for less than the price of one MAC brush. I wasn’t expecting

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This was an inclusion in I think the October Glossy Box and one that I have very much enjoyed actually. I have horrendously dry lips 365 days of the year and they obviously get worse in the cold weather. This 1ml sample isn’t far off the full size (1.75ml although the packaging is different). This is somewhat concerning as after applying this twice a day for a couple of weeks I have almost

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For all I bemoaned the sub par quality of the blushes in the Dream in Full Colour palette I am actually getting a lot of use out of the shadows. It’s a nice selection which lends itself well to neutral work appropriate looks with pops of colour. Actually I thought I’d posted this already but looking through my past posts I can’t find it. I’ve worn this particular looks several times and it

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The lovely folks at Shizzle Lips kindly offered to send me some lip foils to try out. Sadly once they arrived I opened the glue and caught a whiff of my arch nemesis.... latex. A quick email to Shizzle lips confirmed that yes the glue does indeed contain latex which means sadly I can’t go anywhere near it. I was gutted as I had really wanted to try these but thankfully I recruited a friend to

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I have been curious about Deborah Lipmann polishes for a while, I love me some glitter on the nails. So I was thrilled to see this mini bottle in the December Glossy Box. This rich cranberry shade with more than a hint of raspberry pink just screams festive. The bottle is mighty purdy too! It is packed with sparkle sand although it appears sheer on the first coats it becomes opaque

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There are two often neglected areas which are guilty of betraying a womans age. One is the neck and the other is the hands. It looks rather odd when you see a lady with who has slathered on anti ageing lotions and potions and has a perfectly preserved face yet the hands of the evil Queen in her crone guise in Snow White. Remember folks, sunscreen isn’t just for the face! I have a

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I have had these for literally months now and I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to write about them. I love them! The OCC lip tars have appealed to me but their price and the fact that I can only get them online put me off. The Sleek Pout Paints are available at Superdrug and cost just £4.99 for 8ml (more product than I can see myself using in this lifetime). Yes the colour range isn’t as

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I don't really 'do' favourites. Here are a few products that I just happen to think work really well when used together.

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Continuing on from the last Sample Sunday lecture in repairing gin soaked skin I bring you the Benefit That Gal face primer. This is of course a scheduled post and I anticipate that as you read this I am still in bed recovering from New Year (or not, I might just stay in this year).  I’m still finding that the weather, central heating and general lack of day light or sleep has left my skin

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I’m pretty sure 2011 was the faster year ever. I mean really, I blinked and I missed it! But I suppose there is no time like the present to try and take stock of the last year and to have a think about what I want from 2012. I did a post like this last year actually which you can find here. These were my New Years Resolution for 2011. * End the year with no debt (apart from student loan

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Miss Beauty Nerd is smitten over Korres' Body Butter in Basil Lemon because her skin now feels oh-sooo-soft!  At Lipstick Musings, see how a happy mistake at the Dior counter led Shannon to fall in love with the Dior 5 Couleurs Palette in Rosy Nude!  Looking for the perfect waterproof eyeliner? Jenn over at Spiced Beauty reviews the limited edition Make Up For Ever Wild & Chic Aqua Eyes

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Recently whilst pondering makeup for New Years I remembered that I never use the Sleek Sparkle palette. Can I do a wearable look with this most fall out ridden of eye shadow palettes? No. No  I can’t. 

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Welcome to the final empties post of 2011. I love doing these posts. They motivate me to actually use up some of the crap that I own in order to really get my moneys worth. I don’t mind paying for products that I actually use!  The Body Shop Seaweed Pore Perfector – Already bought a replacement, I credit this with sorting my skin out. Love! Botanics Soothing Eye Makeup Remover- This

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I might have to collect all of these. Only when I have enough Boots points mind. There is no way on this earth I’m paying £23.50 for these. The packaging is typically Benefit, pretty and metallic although the cardboard still annoys me. It’s not exactly hand bag proof. I also preferred the old style lift of lids to these hinged ones but it’s a minor complaint. And I suppose 12g of product will

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I hope you all had a fabulous weekend I just thought I share a couple of things  that I got for Christmas. Mostly because I’d like to know if people would like reviews so please do let me know in the comments! First I actually treated myself to the Benefit Tan About Town kit. This was £9 and you get itty bitty samples sizes of the Hoola Bronzer, Foundation Faker (way too dark for me so I

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Over the last month I have had multiple short trips away, several of which have involved flying with no hold baggage. This means that the capacity for cosmetics is tiny. You need to take into account your liquid allowance, packaging that is unlikely to break in your bag and crucially for me I don’t want to have to bring any brushes. I just don’t have room for them in my bag or time whilst I’m

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Hope you all have a fabulous day! My husband and I are having our first Christmas by ourselves and I’m very excited for it! I plan to eat my own body weight in festive food, get more than a little tipsy and generally have a merry old time xxx see more Lolcats and funny pictures, and check out our Socially Awkward Penguin lolz! see more Lolcats and funny pictures, and check out our Socially

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I’m a little sad to see the end of my Selfridges Advent Calendar today. It’s been a fun 24 days. If you missed the original post the calendar costs a whopping £80 and I was curious to see if by the end of it I would feel like I’ve gotten my money’s worth. Yes. Yes I think I have! I’ve never tried products from Shu Uemura or Khiel’s. There is no way at this point that I would ever splash out on

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Having used up the entire sample of Estee Lauder Double Wear Zero Smudge mascara (which by the way got better and better as the tube started to dry out, love it!) I decided to replace it with this. It’s frankly one of the most adorable tubes of mascara I’ve ever seen and it costs a very reasonable £6 from Superdrug. Sadly though this is not mascara love. My tastes have changed since using

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In 3 months time this pokey little blog will be two years old. I know, I’m as shocked as you that I have found enough to ramble about for that long! The side effect of being hopelessly addicted to makeup and feeling justified in buying things because of the online makeup junkie community is that I now have enough slap to make up the rest of Glasgow as TOWIE cast members. I did go through a

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I love this palette (reviewed here) but I tend to mainly use the light gold and shimmery deep brown shades more than the gorgeous matte turquoise and dark teal. So I decided to mix it up a little. I used the bright turquoise o nthe lid (over a sticky white base), the deep brown in the crease, teal in the outer corner and gold on the inner corner and first third of the lower lash line. I then

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Of course I’m not privy to the details but I will take a wild guess and say that Ms Moss was probably paid a fair chunck of money to have put her name to these. Could she or anyone else at Rimmel not be bothered to name these? The boring lack of naming aside these are a nice little collection of lipsticks with an interesting range of colours from a classic red to an interesting purple. Each

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For me this is a bit of a Glossy Box swan song. I have now cancelled my subscription. Not because I was disappointed, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting the boxes and I think they have excelled themselves this month. It’s just a budget thing. I actually gave two of my friend 2 months subscription to Glossy Box for Christmas! Anyhoo onto this months box. It came in a festive red box rather than the

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I got this a while ago in a Glossy Box and haven’t really felt the urge to actually try it until recently. Normally I veer towards masks aimed at oily, congested skin. This particular mask/ masque (whatever) is aimed at ageing skin. It has a whole host of lovely vitamins (A,C,E, F) and promises to help skin ‘recover from damage that leads to skin ageing’. It recommends that you apply it once a

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Jen celebrates earth tones with this FOTD atMy Funny Valentine.  Want luscious long lashes? Amy Antoinette shows us the impressive results of Rapidlash.  Fleurissante shares her impressions on Chanel Holiday 2011 collection.  Phyrra shares with you her new favorite way to follow all her beloved beauty bloggers... on the Kindle Fire!  Take a sneak peak at the new Sigma Extravaganza Complete

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A thousand and one blogs/ youtubers have talked about this product. The Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer has been so hyped up that I deliberately didn’t buy it fearing that as usual I’d have built it up in my mind to be better than it possibly could be and it would disappoint. Thankfully this time I was wrong, it’s fabulous. A mere £4.19 and I swear down this is the best under eye

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I was playing with my Stila Dream in Full Colour Colour palette and came up with this. I like that at first glance it looks like bog standard neutrals until you realise actually that’s quite a bright orange on the lid and green under the lower lashline. From the Stila palette I used Kitten on the inner corner, Copper on the lid, Lottery on lower lashline, Vision in the outer

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I know, I know. It’s December and I’m reviewing a sunscreen. I don’t even remember daylight at this point. I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark. But let us not forget that those nasty UVA/ UVB rays are gunning for your skin even on grey cloudy days. Personally I wear a sunscreen during the day instead of a moisturiser. The problem with some sunscreens is that they can be heavy and

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Well then? Was it £80 well spent? If you missed my original post here here it is. Here are the goodies I’ve gotten so far (well for the first week, I'll update on the 24th).  I’m an idiot and forgot to include the Lancome Eau Micellaire Doucer (express cleansing water for eyes and face to you and me) that I got on day 1. I’ve had this before, actually I’m still using another sample up. It’

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I found my MAC 223 in a Cosmetic Company Store in Cheshire Oaks. I believe this brush was either limited edition or has simply been discontinued but I decided to review it anyway because a.) it’s perfect and b.) you will probably be able to find it in a CCS/CCO like I did. At first glance it looks like a fluffy crease brush but frankly it is crap at blending anything in the crease. The

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There is no Sample Sunday post today because I’m an idiot. I haven’t tried any samples out in the last couple of weeks. But here is something even better in its place! In my quest to find a good eyelash glue which is latex free (damn you allergies) someone recommended the Illamasqua lash glue. Sadly you can’t buy it by itself, you just get those piddly little vials that come with the

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A quick review of the Stila Dream in Full colour palette.  And just to show how fecking huge this thing is a random pot of vaseline...

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All the cool kids seem to love anything to do with Argan oil. It’s supposed to be a miracle cure for, well, everything. I wanted a leave in hair treatment but frankly the prices of the big brands put me off. After all, I have a very short asymmetric bob. I don’t need a huge expensive jar of product! This little gem is a mere £4.99 for 50 ml that will last me at least a year and it contains the

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Thankfully my primer collection isn’t as ridiculous as my foundation/ tinted moisturiser collection however I have still decided to adopt the one in, one out policy. The Witch primer on the right is brand new and unopened and won’t be opened until one of the other primers has died. I have combination skin. It’s mostly normal with some dry bits in the winter and a massively oily nose. This

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... I bring you the Z Palette. £15.99 of pink depotted goodness. This is the large size and I initially bought this to depot some of my cheaper blushes into but alas it isn’t deep enough, I should have bought the pro size. Instead I have shifted my depotted random eye shadows into this and put the blushes in my MAC palette without the divider. The palette has a magnetized back so most

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Way back when in the mists of time I did a huge ELF order for 50% off in which I ordered these two. I wasn’t sure what colour I would be so picked up the two lightest shades (Fair and Light although Light seems to have disappeared from the website. At full price they are £3.50 for 2.84g so I got them for £1.75 thinking if they are crap or the wrong shades then it’s not big loss. I will give you

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When my ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer finally bit the dust I was in the market for a new non shimmery eyeshadow base. Given that the ELF primer is a mere £3.50 this is totally the other end of the spectrum at a whopping £20.50 (for 5.1g). The doe foot applicator is similar but the similarities end there. The packaging feels substantial and weighty. I like the fact that you can see

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I got this little sample in an order last Christmas and it’s taken me all the time to get round to trying it. Was it worth the wait? Meh. They make a lot of fancy claims and it doesn’t really live up to them for me. It claims to soothe the skin (can’t tell to be honest), blot excess oil (not at all) and even out redness (nope). The texture is a strange one. It’s kind of like a thin,

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The auctions are now open! Head over to this year's BeautyBloggers.org auctions to bid on everything from classic perfumes to the one-of-a-kind (and once in a lifetime) Ultimate Neiman Marcus Experience.  Polish Insomniac shows you the Muppet Glitters - her way!  Miss Beauty Nerd is smitten over Benefit's pretty little scents of Crescent Row. Can you blame her?  How do you feel about orange

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These cream eyeshadows (for that is what they are, ridiculously long name aside) came out with the Chanel Autumn/ Winter collection but thankfully are permanent items. It’s been a long time since a product as made me so genuinely excited. The mousse, springy texture is unlike anything I’ve tried before. The shade Mirifique is a rich black with dense silver sparkle. The packaging

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I will be reviewing the Chanel Illusion D’Ombre in Mirifique tomorrow. I just wanted to show what it looks like on the eye. This is done with just Mirifique, an inner corner highlight, some mascara and MAC Feline Kohl on the water line. Yes my brows look like a thatched roof but shhh. Looks at the sparkles! x 

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Well, you know you have enough lipstick when you can easily go a month of wearing a different one every day without running out of options. Granted a couple of these aren’t my favourite on me (I’m looking at you MAC) but I made it. Swatches are in order from left to right (i.e. last Wednesdays is on the far left). Wednesday – No7 Moisture Drench in 55 Pink Crush. This is so easy

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Of the many things I treasure in life one is tongue in cheek humour and another is a good body lotion. I like the naming from the Cowshed. In fact I once bought a friend their Horny Cow candle set.  What can I say, I’m easily amused. One thing I’m not keen on is paying £18 for a 300ml bottle of body lotion. So I didn’t. This 100ml bottle came free in a magazine months ago but I’ve been using up

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This is really my first proper foray into the world of mineral makeup. I’ve tried a sample of the original formula before and hated the shiny, glittery finish. The matte finish appealed much more so I finally took the plunge and purchased the shade Fair C10 (a fairly neutral toned pale shade, perfect match for me). At £25 for 6g it is definitely a higher end foundation but the SA assured me

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More often than not these sample Sunday’s reveal a product that doesn’t work for me but every so often up pops up with one that I actually like. This I like. The main selling point of this foundation is that is comes in 20 shades, the theory being that everyone should be able to find their ‘true match’. Speaking as a pasty faced lady who often struggles to find a shade that is a.) pale

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November was a pretty good month for empties. I finally finished the final two products of my project ten pan at the start of the month and my cold weather induced dry skin meant that a few body lotions that have been hanging around for a while finally bit the dust. Benefit Badgal Plum mascara – I loved the colour and the formula but the wand is just too big for my little eyes and the

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I won this blush over at Pleasureflush a few weeks ago. Laura Geller isn’t a brand I have tried much from, mostly due to the fact that it isn’t overly easy to come by in the UK. I know it is sold o QVC but their shipping rates put me off. I was thrilled to have chance to try this one out! I am not sure on pricing but I *think* it is probably around the £20 which would place it firmly in the

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When the No7 vouchers of temptation are around (i.e. every other month) I like to stock up on their brushes. They usually work out dirt cheap with the voucher and this particular is only £7.25 at full price. I actually have two of these! The bristles are firm and dense with no splaying or shedding. What makes this brush a little different is the shape. Face on it’s actually quite thick which

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I confess. I hoard base products. I have used up several this year but I know I cannot buy any more for a very long time. I think I’m going to have to start a one in, one out policy. Currently I have 7 open and 2 sealed waiting to be used. I will open one of the new ones when one of the old ones is used up. Currently in rotation we have: Estee Lauder Double Wear Light in intensity 1. I

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Before everyone gets into the good month/ bad month love/ hate Glossy Box thing I will throw my two pennies in. I like getting a box each month which I will have no prior warning about the contents and which contains brands I would never in a million years have through to buy from myself. Yes I think things like throwing in a mini can of Batiste and giving out tiny perfume samples of the size

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Lip swatches are hard work! Anyway here is the third round. Only one more to go after this! I think what we are learning here is that I play it pretty safe with my lipstick choices. These are all different but not too out there. Maybe it’s because I have very pigmented lips to a lot of colours end up looking the same in me. Whatever, here are the swatches. Tuesday Was Estee Lauder Beige.

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My advice to anyone naming products is a.) keep it short and simple and b.) calling it ‘miracle’ leaves your audience with unrealistically high expectations. Unless you genuinely can get biblical results it isn’t a miracle... I half expected this to turn my tap water into wine (I kid... kind of). All joking aside this product has been the subject of much excitement in the beauty world. I would

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Have you heard of Beauty Bloggers for Charity? Tune into BeautyBloggers.org between Nov. 28th and Dec. 12th to bid on some awesome products. The auctions will be open internationally and all proceeds will go to Doctors Without Boarders, so don’t miss it!  Addicted to Beauty is excited to hear about the latest scented mascara - Guerlain's Noir G! Will it be a hit or a miss?  Get them before they

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For £1.50 how could I not try one of these glosses. Actually I got it in a 50% off sale so it cost 75p. Bargain! With that in mind I didn’t actually have too high hopes for this gloss but I was pleasantly surprised. The shade I have is Sugar Plum which is a cool toned mauve with fine gold shimmer. The packaging is similar to their Luscious Liquid Lipsticks except the horrible scratchy fuzzy

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Sometimes in TK Maxx you get lucky. Most of the products in there have had a thousand grimy paws in them but occasionally you come across a bargain that is still sealed and hygienic. An anti ageing foundation with SPF 50+ that retails for £23 but reduced to £4.99? And in a light shade? Well I thought all my Christmas’s had come at once! Yet I featured this in a haul what feels like a thousand

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No7 collections are increasingly piquing my interest. Under the creative directorship of the fabulous Lisa Eldridge their ltd edition pieces are becoming increasingly different. I first saw the blush from their Midnight Enchantment  collection on British Beauty Blogger months ago and nearly dribbled all over my laptop so when I finally spotted it in store I threw it in my basket without a

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Hi all, you may have noticed the blog sale tab at the top there. Well I’ve just added a couple of MAC items if anyone is interested. UK only I’m afraid as postage just get’s silly otherwise x http://eyeliningobsessions.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-sale-uk-only-im-afraid.html

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My challenge to wear a different lippie every day in November continues. It appears to have been a bit of a high street week this one with the exception of the MAC Lipstick. Here we go! From left to right MAC Viva Glam 5, Rimmel Vintage Pink, Revlon Rosy Nude, MUA shade 3, 17 Purple Haze and finally No7 Nude Rebellion. Wednesday - MAC Viva Glam 5 Thursday - Rimmel Vintage Pink

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Chanel Rouge Allure Laque Luminous Satin Lip Laquer . A perfect example of a product which has been over named. If the product name constitutes a sentence you might want to scale it back a little. I’m sorry but it’s just a pet hate of mine. Name aside this product is something very special. I haven’t been this excited about a makeup purchase for a very long time. I have the shade Dragon and as

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The three sachets here actually lasted me about a week and a half of nightly use. The back of the sachet claims to have UV ray protection but I couldn’t find any more info on that such as SPF rating on the Rituals website so I stuck to my usual SPF for the day. Basically this is designed to be a lightweight moisturiser that won’t be too much for oily skin. I have combination skin with normal-dry

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These were taken on the first couple of days of the new camera do the quality isn’t great as I still hadn’t figured it out. In fact I still haven’t it but the husband is armed with books (yes, actually digital photography books, they exist) and I’m hoping he will teach me. Technology is not my forte. Also these were done at the end of long work days so I look a little bit melty. Technical issues

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I do love a matte finish. On blush, foundation, it’s all good. It can be a little unforgiving on the lips though. Yet ELF seem to have done well with their (relatively) newish matte lip formula. You get 1.8g in a twist up pencil format for £3.50. I like that you don’t have to sharpen it. Let’s face it, there isn’t enough product to go wasting! The colour I have is Tea Rose. It’s a darker cool

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I think I have spent enough this month now. My urge to buy new stuff following Project Ten Pan has been satisfied. These are just a couple of bits and bobs that I have picked up recently. Tell me, do you actually like haul posts? They aren’t something I typically do although I have done a couple of videos in the past. I enjoy reading other peoples though. Firstly the boring bits. I needed new

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For those who have never seen MAC Club it is one of my favourite eyeshadows. It is a gorgeous duochrome, a flat reddish brown in some light and a shimmery metallic green in others. It all depends on the base! Give is something sticky to grab onto and it will be green and shimmery. Blend it over a bare lid and it will be reddish brown. This trait means that it is perfect on days when I can barely

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As promised here are lip swatches for November so far. If you missed the original post what I am doing is challenging myself to wear a different lipstick everyday for the month of November to try and rotate through my collection rather than sticking to the same products. For the first week I wore: Left to right Stila Anna, Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Moss 08, YSL Rouge Pur 126, ELF Mineral

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