Urban Decay De slick

During the day I'm usually quite busy. I'm either on my way to a lecture or at a lecture or working in the library. So retouching my make up is very low on my list. I need it to stay picture perfect from around 7 am to 7 pm. So on my mission to find something to help with this problem I came across Urban Decays setting sprays.  I did have a sample of the all nighter spray which I loved, but I have oily skin and needed something to keep my make up on and matte all day. So after chatting to my friend who used to work at an Urban Decay counter I settled on De Slick.

Urban decay say that De Slick will set your look and keep it shine free for 16 hours.

This product does work. I use it every day and My make up looks as perfect when I get home as it did when I left. It also does keep the oil away as well. You can also use this on top of your primer to keep your make up matte and on your face as well as a few spritzes when you've finished. 

I've used this on my boyfriend for costume parties. He always gets pretty sweaty and this helped stop streaking and kept the make up he had on in place for the whole night as well. 

You can grab a setting spray from Urban Decay at most Debanhams and House of Fraser stores. They come in two sizes one at 118 ml for £19 and an extra large version for £23

Do you use a setting spray? Which ones do you love? Let me know!

xoxo - Lizzy

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NYC Smooch proof lip stain.

Lip stains are a great way of putting colour on your lips without having to reapply during the day. The trend with them at the moment is to be in a felt tip pen. I'm a lip product junkie and love grabbing new lippies whenever I see one. I've used a few lip stains before and have hated having to apply them. The nail polish like brushes are annoying and don't give an even finish so I always use a lip brush, so when I saw this one in my local Superdrug I picked up and decided to give it a try.

NYC Lipstain - £3.99 superdrug

I grabbed Berry long time. Which is a beautiful pinky berry colour. It applies to the lips really easy and gives a subtle wash of colour. The amount of colour applied to the lips is enough to see a change but too much.

The trend is to have them in a felt tip pen style applicator, which I love. These pens give you more control on how you apply and allow you to create effortless neat lines around your lips. With these there is no need for an additional lip liner as you can line your lips with it.  The product smells like sugary sweets. I have used this a fair few times since buying and I must say it does last a long time! I've used it on nights out and the next morning its still there, which is good if I'm just wanting a wash of lip gloss but not if I'm planning on a new colour. It is quite hard to take off you do need a little elbow grease.


I use this as a base for berry lipsticks (such as Kate Moss matte 107) as once the lip stick has worn off there is still colour on the lips and the change is minimal. It does mean when your out and about if your lip colour does wash off you can leave it longer than normal to reapply.

Do you use lip stains? Let me know which ones work best!

xoxo - Lizzy

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MUA Cream blushers.

Cream blushers are great way to apply colour to the cheeks. You can get so many different looks with one product. You can wear them sheer for a wash of colour or build them up for a more intense look. Everyones favorite budget brand MUA recently released 4 shades. I picked up 3 of them as I'm sure you're aware there stock just doesn't hang around!

Left to right - Bittersweet, Blossom and Dolly

Each little tray contains 3.2 grams of product. A fair amount for £2.They come in a clear topped flip open case, which is great for finding a colour quickly and being able to see it straight away. 

Left to right - Bittersweet, Blossom and Dolly

The formula doesn't have a scent to it, they kind of smell like Vaseline. The texture is nice and creamy its not sticky or slidey on your fingers. It glides on to the cheeks giving a subtle glow that lasts all day. It doesn't look to greasy on the skin just a slight sheen. These blushers can also be set with the matching powder blush from their £1 range. Which is great keeps the product on longer while not muting the colour. 

The colours I chose are Bittersweet, Blossom and Dolly. Bittersweet is a cute girly baby pink and corresponds to shade 1. Blossom is a darker pink with a touch of brown and would be set with shade 2. Blossom I sometimes use as a cream contour when I want a more subtle colouring. Lastly Dolly is a beautiful  peachy pink and goes with shade 5. 

Left to right - Bittersweet, Blossom and Dolly

Applying cream blusher is so easy, you can either pick up a small amount of product with your fingers and blend and build the colour to the desired intensity. By patting it into the skin along the cheek bones and onto the apples and blending the edges out you get the best effect.  You can also use which ever foundation brush you use. Pick up a small amount of colour and work is as you would a powder blush. Just as you would with your fingers build up the colour. Once you've applied the cream set it with the coordinating  powder blush and you're set to go. 

Do you use cream blushers? What ones are your favorites? Let me know =] 

xoxo - Lizzy

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My must have mattes!

As I've said before I have oily skin and am prone to oil slicks on my face! To combat this I use a whole host of matte finishing products. My favourites are:

1. MAC Studio fix concealer. I love this concealer. It is thick and gives a flawless finish to the skin. It is also a full coverage concealer which covers anything I may have on my face. Having oily skin I am prone to breakouts to a good concealer is a must. With this one I find it doesn't slide around my face and it stays on beautifully through out the day. It does crease a small amount but I so far haven't found a great full coverage concealer that doesn't to some extent. It doesn't dry shiney or gooey. A small amount really covers an awful lot. A small swipe can completely do under my eyes and round my nose. (£14.50 at MAC counters or online. Find them in House of Fraser and selected Debanhams.)
2. Rimmel stay Matte pressed powder. I love this powder, it isn't chalky or cakey on my skin and I only need to load my brush two to three times to do my whole face and neck area. This powder keeps my foundation set all day and soaks up any unwanted oil. It keeps my skin so soft as well. (£3.99 most chemists, drug stores and super markets)
3. Maybelline Dream Matte Mouse, This is a holy grail product for me. I could not live my life without it. For me it keeps my skin looking flawless while keeping me shine free. I know alot of other bloggers hate this foundation but I simply Love it. The colour is a perfect match for my skin tone and one jar lasts me around a month. I blend it in with my real techniques expert face brush. It doesn't sit in my pores or dry my skin out. I can put this on early morning and it still looks matte and perfect when I arrive home some hours later. Even on a night out it stays put. (£7:69 Superdrug, Boots and selected independent chemists)

A few other products to keep my skin matte

Urban Decays De Slick: This sets my skin perfectly and keeps the shine at bay. You can also use this to prime the skin by spraying onto your skin before starting your make up routine. 

Urban Decays Eden primer potion: This keeps my eye lids oil free. Occasionally I find that my eye lids can become rather oily and my eye make up separates leaving greasy lines. Using Eden which is a mattifying primer potion this doesnt happen. It keeps my shadow looking exactly how I applied it that morning. With no creasing or with it sliding off. 

Using all these products together I find I can achieve a better standard of make up. My make up looks better and stays on my skin much better and for much longer. It also helps keep breakouts to a minimum as I rarely swap my basic make up products. 

Do you have oily skin? What products do you swear by? Which would you recommend to me? Let me know -[ 

xoxo - Lizzy

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Rimmel Glam eyes

Liquid Liner, every girls best friend! I never stay loyal to one liquid eye liner, There's always something for me to complain about. But finally I've found one I actually like and its been under my nose the whole time!

Rimmel Glam eye £5.29

My local Superdrug currently has an offer where if you spend £6:99 on Rimmel products you get this free. So I got this after buying my usual staples. I was a bit skeptical to use it at first as I always find liquid liners to be a bit annoying. Theres always something I hate about them no matter what brand so I switched to gel liner and didn't look back. Until I decided to give this a try, what was the worst that could happen it was a free promotional gift so I wasn't loosing in anyway.

Glam eyes brush.

I actually liked it! The handle is great. Just the right length and thickness to get a great amount of control and to apply the right pressure. The brush itself is a soft bristle brush. Normally I hate these, the bristles splay out and just make a huge mess but with this one its easy to get a neat thin line or a thicker line if you desire it. I find I can do more with one flick of the brush and do not need to go to back for more product.

Swatched. 

This eye liner lasts all day without going peely or cracking like some low end eye liners do. I need my make up to last all day especially my eye make up, being at Uni I don't have time between lectures to be reapplying make up. So this fits the bill just right. It lasts all day until I remove it. It's also a nice eye liner to remove. Some eye products are pretty stubborn to take off. This one a small amount of eye make up remover on a cotton round and it comes straight off in one.

What eye liners do you use? Know of any other good liquid eye liners? Let me know =]

xoxo - Lizzy

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MUA Prow Brow: The ultimate eyebrow kit.

Everyone wants nice eyebrows. Eyebrows frame your face and lets face it without them we just look weird! After running becoming frustrated with the look of my eye brows using a pencil I decided it was time for a change and some powder and wax was the way to go.

My local Superdrug is a bit hit and miss with its stock so when I saw this and saw it was on offer I didn't hesitate to grab it! Just what I was looking for and more for only £3!


The brow kit comes with 3 different shades of brow powder. One light one medium and one dark. It also comes with a wax, a double ended brush and a pair of mini tweezers. The kit also boasts a rather nice large mirror. Perfect for on the go touch ups!  The packaging is really nice and sleek and is easy to handle.

I use the medium shade in the pan it looks pretty light but once blended into my brows its perfect, occasionally I might opt for the darker shade and rock an ombre eyebrow look. The powders are nice and creamy and really blendable. They aren't chalky or cakey. The lightest colour also doubles up as a highlighter.  The wax is great it slicks eye brows into place and sets them for the day. Its a clear wax so it doesn;t add any colour to your brows. So for them days when you don't want to add colour you can just set them in place with the wax and go.

The only problem I have with the kit is the brush. It is a bit fiddly and quite harsh. Its a blunt brush and I just don't like it. So I use an angled liner brush that I have instead and its fine. I do use the brush for the wax though. The tweezers are great. I always find mine go missing in the sea of my 'junk drawer' in my make up drawers. (My junk drawer consists of false eye lashes, tweezers, excess make up, scissors etc)  So having these in the kit is so handy for removing the strays in between getting my eye brows done.

Darkest to lightest from top to bottom

My top tip for doing eye brows: To avoid that awful too dark look start with the lightest colour and work up to the darkest to find your perfect shade and fill brows in then set with wax.

HAve you used this brow kit? Prefer a pencil? Let me know your thoughts =]

xoxo - Lizzy

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Rimmel Kate Moss Matte Lipstick.

Rimmels Kate Moss signature lipstick collection has been hugely successful. I love the original collection and as soon as I heard that a matte collection was on sale I made a bee line to my local Boots on my lunch break at uni to grab one.

They have the same style of packaging as the original line but to differentiate quickly between the two they have made these red. Which is great they stand out in my lipstick box which makes for easy grabbing and easy finding in your hand bag!

Colour 101 on left and 107 on the right.

I chose colours 101 and 107.

101 is a beautiful rosy pink. Which looks great day and night. The formula is the same great one you'd expect from Rimmel. For a matte colour these aren't too drying. Obviously matte colours do usually dry your lips out but its nothing a little lip balm cant fix. For a pale colour this is really opaque and blocks out the darker pink of my lips. It also lasts on my lips for a good 3 to 4 hours depending on what I'm doing.

Left to right 107 and 101

107

Photos really do not do this colour justice. It is a beautiful berry colour that sits perfectly on the lips. It's a perfect berry colour that isnt too dark or to pinky. The matte finish on these isn't too harsh like some other matte lipsticks I've tried.  I love these for an evening out or to make a day time make up look a little on the vampy side. This one being darker does have a little tendancy to bleed a little and to leave a lip line stain, but if you're like me you'll be reapplying so this wont be a problem. The great thing I love about matte lipsticks is you have 2 products in one tube. If I decide I love these colour and want to wear them out but Don't really fancy the matte finish I can just add a slick of one of my favorite lipglosses and there you have it another look.

For £5:49 these are a steal and make a great addition to anyones make up bag.

Do you have any of the other colours? Found any other great matte lippires? Let me know =]

xoxo - Lizzy

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