Soap & Glory Haul - Boots Offers

If you follow me on Snapchat, then you will have already been this on my story! Boots are currently doing buy one half price on Soap and Glory, so obviously I took advantage of this! By the way, if you aren't following me on Snapchat, my username is emilyfaye1998 and I post a story every single day!

The first thing I picked up was the Peaches and Clean Deep Cleansing Milk which if you are a long time follower of my blog, you'll know was a favourite of mine last Spring until it ran out and I tried other things.  This was reduced to £5, although on the website it does say £8 so I think this is an in store only offer.  Since I tried it, it has been repackaged and you now get more bang for your buck which is fabulous! This cleanser smells amazing, like peaches as the name would suggest and is suitable for all skin types. I find it works a dream and it makes my face feel very clean without feeling dry or stripped which is something that I hate with a lot of other cleansers.

Next I thought I would try the Drama Clean 5-in-1 Micellar Cleansing Water as I have a huge love for cleansing waters.  This is amazing at taking your makeup off, and there is never a scrap left on my face when I use this which is amazing, and I find it difficult to find things that get everything off without the need of another cleanser afterwards. I do always double cleanse, but on days when I'm feeling particularly lazy I can get away with just using this alone. The only thing I hate about this is the smell, it smells like Mint Raita dip if you are familiar with that. The dip is yoghurt with mint and cucumber in which is a rather odd scent for a cleanser, and I have to say I'm not really a fan of it so I just have to hold my nose when I use this. I was quite surprised by this as soap and glory are renowned for their gorgeous smelling products.

This offer is still on at boots, so make sure you go and make the most of it before it's too late! What are your favourite Soap and Glory products?

Emily xx

The Sunday Edit #66

This week has been fairly boring really, the weather has been pretty appalling which means we haven't really been out a lot and have spent most of the time stuck in! We have been out for a few walks whilst the rain has gone off and wandered round a few shops just to pass the time really.

The other day I was contacted by a company called Born Pretty which I'm sure you've all heard about, and they are going to be sending me some bits to review for you which is very exciting! It is such affordable stuff so hopefully it will be something that interests you! I've also got all of this weeks posts done and ready to go because I start college on Tuesday and I have no idea how busy I'm going to be! I seem to be extremely organised at the moment and I was thinking ahead!

When do you go back to school/college/uni and what year are you going into? I'm starting my first year at college on Tuesday which is really scary so I'd like to wish good luck to all of you starting new things, and try your best to enjoy it as much as you can! I'm off now to pack up my college stuff, all ready to go for Tuesday! 

I hope you have all had a lovely week, and I'll be back with an exciting offer from boots tomorrow! 

Emily xx

Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette - Review and Swatches

 Left to Right: Gilded Ganache, White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Black Forest Truffle, Triple Fudge

 Left to Right: Salted Caramel, Marzipan, Semi-Sweet, Strawberry Bon Bon, Candied Violet, Amaretto

Hazelnut, Creme Brûlée, Haute Chocolate, Cherry Cordial, Champagne Truffle

As promised, today I will be doing an in depth review on quite possibly the best thing since sliced bread (I am interested to know what the best thing before sliced bread was).  As you would have guessed, this is all about the infamous Chocolate Bar Palette from Too Faced.  I had never tried anything from Too Faced up until I purchased this, and I think it is definitely safe to say that I will be going back for more! I have been seriously impressed by this palette and I have used it every single day since I bought it (ironically I didn't actually use it today, as I am trying out a new palette).  This palette has 16 shades, a variety of mattes, shimmers and glitters and retails for around £39.  It is made from cocoa powder and smells of chocolate which is amazing, and this just adds to the beauty of the palette.  I am going to go through each shade and give you a full description so that you can roughly guess how many appeal to you and whether you think that it is worth buying for you personally!

The first shade is Gilded Ganache which is a deep sparkly brown with olive/khaki and gold reflective glitter.  This shade is extremely pigmented, though I find it to be quite crumbly which often leads to a lot of fall out.  It blends beautifully and would make an amazing glittery smoky eye, however I recommend doing your eye makeup before your face makeup when using this shade!

Next up we have White Chocolate which is matte cream shade.  It is one of the largest shadows in the palette and I would use this as either a highlight or a base colour before I apply shadow, so that any discolouration is covered and won't affect the shades I put on top.  This has a very buttery formula along with all of the other mattes in this palette, and is highly pigmented and blends like an absolute dream.

Next is another matte which goes by the name of Milk Chocolate.  It is a cool toned light brown which looks amazing in the crease for a bit of definition or could be built up for a beautiful cut crease that isn't too out there.  It could also be used as a contour shade (that's if you can find a contour brush that would fit in the pan well) or as an eyebrow colour for those of you blonde bombshells.

The next is what I would call a neutral pop of colour.  Black Forest Truffle is a deep purple with gold glitter running through it which is colourful without being massively bright and still remaining fairly on the neutral side.  It looks amazing in the outer corner, as a liner that's not quite as harsh as black or a mega dramatic smoky eye.  I find I get a lot of fall out with this one and it's slightly more difficult to blend so it's not one for the lazy, but the shade is so beautiful it makes the extra work worth while!

Another matte is Triple Fudge which is a cool toned dark brown.  It is so dark it's almost black but is nowhere near as harsh and has slight green undertones in some lights.  This again is a very versatile colour, it can be used  as a liner, an outer corner colour, through the crease for a dramatic look or even all over the lid for a dark matte smokey eye. I also think that this would be brilliant if you have very dark brows to add some subtle definition or built up to create a very strong brow look.  This is very pigmented again so a light hand is necessary to ensure you don't go overboard!

Moving down a row, quite possibly my favourite shade in this palette is Salted Caramel.  It is a warm matte peachy shade which is probably the best transition shade I have ever used in my entire life. I am a huge fan of warm eyeshadow looks so I pretty much use this every single day with whatever eyeshadow I am wearing.  I blend this through my upper crease with a sigma E25 and it makes my eyeshadow look perfectly blended with minimal effort.  Again, the formula of this is fabulous and I'm slightly gutted that this isn't sold separately because I can see myself going through this fairly quickly! If you know of any similar shades that I can buy singley in the UK, then do let me know!

A more 'Every Day' shade is Marzipan which is a champagney shade with more pinky/peachy tones.  This is a shimmery shade which is highly pigmented and leaves almost a wet look to the lids. It is easily bendable and looks beautiful for a natural, every day look. I would wear this with a pinky lip and really glowy skin in the summer, it would look beautiful! I think you could also use this as a face highlight too!

Another matte shade is Semi Sweet which is a warm, mid toned brown. It's the perfect crease/outer corner shade to add some definition to any warm toned eye look, and would also look amazing all over the lid and blended out, just worn alone.  This is again a very versatile colour with a highly pigmented, buttery formula which blends amazingly.

The last matte shade in this palette is Strawberry Bon Bon which is a very strange shade, and one that I haven't used.  From swatches, I can tell that it shares the same formula as all the other mattes which is good, but the colour is difficult to use in my opinion.  It is a very pale, yet bright blue toned pink which would make an amazing blush (again if you can find a brush that fits in the pan) but I am still unsure how to wear this on my eyes, so if you know of any ways to wear this then let me know!

Another purple glitter is Candied Violet which is a vibrant violet as the name would suggest, with a fuchsia glitter running through it.  I find that this shade is best used wet to really get the most pigment out of it because I find this one a little less pigmented than the rest as you can see in the swatch.  This one is also slightly more difficult to blend so requires more work, but again this is a beautiful shade when used right and is a fab pop of colour!

Next up is Amaretto which is a very warm, deep shimmery brick red.  This has mental pigmentation and a little bit really does go a long way! I wore this last week as a deep warm smokey eye and it looked amazing! I have hazel eyes and it really brought out the green in them so this would look amazing on anyone with green eyes, it really makes them stand out.

Now onto the last row, the first shade is Hazelnut which is your typical bronze shimmer.  It is a very similar shade to the Maybelline Color Tattoo in the shade On and On Bronze if you are familiar with that.  This is a very metallic shade with hints of gold which looks amazing on all skintones, and can be used to create so many different looks from your natural every day looks to something very dramatic for a night out.

Another golden colour is Creme Brûlée which is a cool toned shimmery gold.  I find this to be a very wearable gold and it looks so beautiful in the summer with a lovely golden glow.  This has quite bronzey undertones and looks amazing on most skin tones, which again is very versatile and can create a wide range of looks so for me, it is a staple.  Everyone should have a good gold!

The next is Haute Chocolate which is very similar in tone to Hazelnut, just a bit lighter and more golden. This paired with Creme Brûlée is beautiful!  It is a cool toned dark ashy brown shimmer which again is very versatile and would work with most skin tones.  In some lights it looks like is has a slight olive sheen which makes it quite unique.

The last dark shade is Cherry Cordial, which is a deep matte plum shade with subtle pink glitter running through it.  I love this is a liner, and I find that this is a lot easier to blend than the other glittery shares, possibly because it appears to have less glitter in it.  It also means there is less fall out, though there still is some so I would still recommend doing your eyes first. When using this as a liner, I like to spray my brush with setting spray so it glides on like a liquid.

Last but not least is Champagne Truffle which is a light frosty pearly pink shade.  It is very shimmery and is a beautiful highlight shade, whether this is on the eyes or on the cheeks which I've found works just as well! It can also be used all over the lid, and is perfect to throw on every day to add a lovely glow to the lids!

Well that was a long one, I hope I didn't bore any of you and you found this useful! I will be doing a look book type of thing with this palette in the near future if that is something you are interested in, I have a few put together but I'm still working on it. If you have this palette, send me photos of looks you have done so I can try them out!

Emily xx

Dupe Alert - Rimmel and Yves Saint Laurent

These are so similar I forgot which swatch was which......should've written it down!

The second I laid eyes on the YSL Rouge Pur Couture in 'Le Orange' I immediately thought of a Rimmel offering that I already have in my collection.  The product in question being the Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in 'In Love with Ginger'. Obviously, being a typical beauty blogger I had to compare swatches and formulas and write an in-depth post on the similarities for you!

To cut a long story short, they are pretty much exactly the same! The colour is pretty much identical as you can see from the swatches above (I can't even tell them apart!).  The formula's are also fairly similar! They are both quite slippery because they are so moisturising, which means neither are particularly long lasting on the lips and can be quite high maintenance.  I find the YSL one is slightly more of a satin finish and does last slightly longer but for the price difference, its really nothing to speak of. The both glide on smoothly and keep your lips hydrated, whilst also packing in a huge amount of pigment to leave you a beautifully bold statement lip that looks good all year round, especially summer!

If you have any other ysl dupes, then do let me know so I can check them out!

Emily xx

My Blogging Process - How I Create a Blog Post

 It's an absolute miracle that I am currently able to get this post up! It took an hour and a half for the photos to upload to Blogger, and it is a day late but better late than never hey?! This post is something slightly different for you, and is aimed towards my fellow bloggers, or any of my readers that I have been considering starting up their own blog. I thought I would do an in depth post on what goes on behind the scenes if you like, and show you the process I go through to put up content for you. Hopefully it will be useful in deciding whether blogging is for you, or give some of you bloggers some tips on how to make things easy for yourself when it comes to running a blog.

 Firstly I like to set everything up ready to go so I have everything I need around me.  I am away at the moment so this is not my usual set up, but I have all the same things with me.  I like to have my notepad and my organiser so I know exactly what I'm doing, and then obviously my laptop is an essential, how else am I supposed to write it?! I also like to have tea and biscuits to keep me going, and sometimes I will keep the products that I am talking about nearby for reference.  For example, if I am talking about a palette, I will keep it nearby to refer to the shades in there, and anything that has a specific colour I'll refer to whilst coming up with an accurate description that is relatively easy for you to understand.

 Next up is photos! I have a sticky back plastic roll from wilkinson that I use to take photos on, which is how I get the marble background.  I have half of the roll at home stuck to a fold up table for when I'm at home, and then I have another small piece that I leave in my caravan for if I need to take photos down here. It was around £5 and you get a good few metres so it is definitely worth checking out! Definitely cheaper than a real marble worktop! I usually lay it out on a table by a window so I get as much natural light in as possible, and take my photos on my iPhone 6 because my camera has had a bit of a BF (if you know what this means, I salute you!). I then upload them to my laptop and edit them a bit on iPhoto. I don't usually do a lot to them, I just crop them and then alter the sharpness and exposure. It's fairly straight forward but if you would like a more in depth post on photography then just let me know.

Then I upload all of my photos into a new blogpost on Blogger! If you use blogger, then you will know that sometimes this is easier said than done! I then usually do any research that I need to do and find the links to products so that it is all ready to go as I'm writing.  I then write it and if I am not publishing that day, I will schedule the post for the right day and publish so that it will go up as and when I need it to (this can also sometimes be hit and miss, I usually have to check that they've gone up because sometimes they don't).  Once a post has gone up, I will share it to my social media (linked on the page in my navigation bar) so that all of you lovely people know when to go and have a read!

I hope you have found this useful, if you have any requests for blogging related posts, then let me know and I will try my best to get those up for you! Always happy to help!

Emily xx