Merry Christmas

I guess this is a bit of a better late than never. I hope youve had a nice Christmas and got completley spoiled. I know I did! i have a lot of products and things to talk about after the new year :) I am going to bex off the radar till after new year when I'm home feom my boyfriends! So guys hope you all have a great new year see you soon.


xoxo - Lizzy

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Illamasqua Underworld Lipstick

Around my birthday at the beginning of this month Myself and my boyfriend took a trip to London to catch the Last ever Alexisonfire show in the UK (Sad times) But while I was there I couldn't help but indulge myself in a little birthday retail therapy. So wandering around the Carnaby Street area I saw Illamasqua and had to go in!

I have a lip stick obsession and Underworld just jumped out at me, I had to have it!

The packaging these come in is beautiful and sleek. I love the slightly squashed square shape of it, fits so nicely in your hand. The box is beautiful as well!

I chose underworld which is a gorgeous purply blue colour. Its a sheer matte finish, not the usual finish I'd go for I don't normally like sheer colours but this one I made an exception for! It is a really drying formula so I would recommend a good amount of lip scrub and lip balm not one to wear if your lips aren't in tip top condition! Illamasqua say its a shimmer and it is a shimmery lipstick but I would say its more a matte finish than a glossy type.

The lipstick itself is so pretty, it leaves a beautiful sheen on your lips. I love using over different lipsticks to change the colour slightly and the effect.

At £16 this is the most pricey lip product I own! But I love it and think as an introduction to Illamasqua products it was a great one! I've got my eyes on a blush or two!

You're best bet to buy Illamasqua is online Here. I know theres a boutique in Carnaby Street but other than that I'm stumped!

Have you used an Illamasqua lipstick? Or any other Illamasqua products? Let me know!

xoxo - Lizzy

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Natural Collections concealer

I had that awful moment when you go to use a piece of make up but discover its unusable. I went to use my liquid concealer only to find that it had dried out and was pretty gross. So I had to go on the hunt for a new one! (My old one has since been discontinued)

While browsing in Boots I came across Natural Collection, I have used one of their blushes before and did like it so I thought I'd give this a try out and at £1.99 was quite a steal.

I chose fair which is the lightest colour they have. The packaging is nice and simple. It is quite lip gloss like. It comes with a doe foot applicator. Which in my opinion is the best way to apply liquid concealer. For £1.99 you get 8 ml and there is an awful lot in the tube. There's no unpleasant smell.

The formula is nice a thick its also really nice and creamy. It blends nicely into the skin and sits well during the day. I like my make up to last all day and this does. There is minimal amount of creasing around the eye area. The coverage is also very good, I've had a small break out recently and this covers everything brilliantly. You can barley see that anything's there.

In all this is a nice concealer and will be a repeat purchase!

You can pick on up at selected Boots stores or online Here

Have you tried this? What cream concealers do you recommend? Let me know

xoxo - Lizzy

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MUA Gel liners.

I'm a huge gel liner fan and an equally big fan of MUA, So when my local superdrug finally got their gel liners in I had to grab 2. They do these in 4 colours but I hardly wear brown liner eventhough i have been meaning to and blue just doesn't work on me. So I grabbed Fairground and Underground which are black and gunmetal coloured.

left to right Underground and fair ground.

I love these, they're highly pigmented and the formula is perfect for creating defined lines around your eyes. The formula is more creamy than other gel liners, but that;s great means its so much easier to work with. They glide onto the skin really easy and create a nice solid line with one sweep.

 The thing I love doing with this is applying either underground or fair ground onto my eyes and setting with either the black or the gun metal shades from the Undressed palette to create a really strong coloured look.

Left to right fairground and underground

You can see from the swatches that they are highly pigmented. Also once these are on they don't budge, after swatching these I was there ages with a make up wipe trying to remove them. I had to use my eye make up remover in the end. This is the same when you wear them, they last all day. No budging, cracking or smudging.

My absolute favorite part of these is the brush. The brush is hidden in the lid and can either be used alone or be placed into the lid to create a longer handled brush. The brush is perfectly weighted and a great size to create definition.

These are only £3 as well so a bargain!

You can buy these at selected Superdrug stores or online Here

Have you used these? What Gel liners do you use? Let me know!

xoxo - Lizzy

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Rimmel Match Perfection foundation

Foundation the starting point of all make up looks. I, myself love a choice each morning. I'm also loving how foundations are now getting better shade ranges and you can find a much closer match to your skin tone. So when I saw the advert for Rimmels new Match Perfection foundation I was a little skeptical I'm not the biggest fan of Rimmel foundations. My sister has the wake me up foundation and it just didn't do anything for me. So when I saw a sample sheet with a few shades in I thought I'd have a look see what I think after all the shades were free and gave me a chance to see the formula. I found a perfect match and decided to grab the full size.

I have the very lightest which is shade 010 Light porcelain. The range has 11 shades so you should find one perfect for you. This foundation blends beautifully into the skin.

I've been wearing this a fair amount over the last few weeks. It's not normally what I go for. Its a liquid foundation and I prefer thicker more creamy bases. As long as I use a matte primer on my trouble areas this doesn't cause me and problems.

I love that there's no tell tell lines the foundations blends seamlessly into the skin. I buff it in with a brush and really work it in.  

Its a pump actioned bottle so you get a measured dose when dispensing it. I find 2 pumps is enough to get a medium coverage across my face and neck. This also lasts all day and doesn't move. It leaves a nice glow to the skin I always feel as though I look more fresh and radiant wearing this. 

Its a really nice light formula, doesn't feel to heavy or clogging on your skin. Over the course of the day this doesn't dry my skin out or end up with annoying patches (Unless my puppy licks my cheeks, shes a bit partial to the taste of make up!) The only thing I dislike is the smell. I'm not keen on the smell of any Rimmel foundation but I overlook this as the actual product is good. 

You can purchase Rimmel at most drug stores or online here for £6.99

Have you used this foundation? What did you think? Let me know!

xoxo - Lizzy

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Mallzee

Bored with online shopping but get annoyed going to the shops? Well later this year Mallzee will be launching which is the end of all this!

Basically Mallzee is a site where you can create your own personal shopping mall. You choose the shops you like and Mallzee finds products you might like from your tastes. You can still be social on this by getting your friends involved. You can chat with them and gather opinions of products with an opinon poll.Much easier than having to Facebook or email links to friends to get their opinions. Its like the perfect mall everything is tailored to you! They make shopping fun.

I love this idea! An online department store just with the stores I like! I get so frustrated shopping, I don't have much patience so queueing is not fun for me. I'm always so busy so finding time to go shopping is a nightmare especially with friends who are equally as busy as me! So I do prefer buying things online.

Little extra while shopping online with Mallzee you can earn money! You get paid when shopping with them and if people shop in your mall you get paid! You can use this money in Mallzee or you can donate it to a charity.

I've signed up already and can't wait for the launch later this year!

You can sign up to Mallzee and find out even more here

What do you think of Mallzee?? Let me know!

xoxo - Lizzy

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17 Miracle Matte Primer

I'm always on a quest to keep my skin pretty shine free. No matter what complexion product in if it has a promise of a matte finish I grab it! So obviously my eyes were drawn to 17's Miracle Matte Primer.

With a promise of 22 hours shine free how could I resist! So I grabbed one. At only £4.99 for 15ml would be rude not to! The product comes in a squeezy bottle quite like an ointment bottle. A really small pointy applicator. Its easy to dispense.

The primer itself is a thick white cream. Once blended in it does go translucent. I do find it really hard to blend in it isn't very fluid. It gores quite dry. Also a little doesn't go along way! I did use to use my fingers but now I blend it with a foundation brush to get a real even finish. Doing this it doesn't dry or need as much work to blend in. Saying that the effect it has out weights that one bad point. I'm not sure if it does last 22 hours I never have my make up on that long, but it does last all day and give a nice even matte finish to my skin. It obviously works best with 17s Miracle matte foundation but I find it does the same job with any foundation I use. You don't have to use this all over the face, you can just apply it only onto your problem areas.

My foundation stays put all day and my skin stays shine free till I take off my make up. Normally around 9 - 12 hours. My skin doesn't feel dry after using it not have I noticed anything that's made me want to stop using it.

You can buy this at selected Boots stores or online Here for £4.99

Have you used this? DO you recommend a matte primer? Let me know!

xoxo - Lizzy

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