My New Favourite Lip Product

Step aside Mac Peach Blossom, there is a new favourite in town! Mac never fail to please me with their lip products and this one is certainly no exception.  Since I received their Boldly Bare Lip Pencil  in the post on Tuesday, it has been used on an every day lipstick and has been paired with various other lip products.  It is a beautiful (blogger cliche incoming) 'My lips but better' colour that can be worn in so many ways! You can overdraw your lips with it, line them and blend it out, fill in your whole lips, wear it under lipstick or over! The possibilities are endless!

Formula wise, the pigmentation is perfect and it lasts all day, even through eating and drinking.  It is slightly drying but I wouldn't expect anything different from a lip liner.  My favourite way to wear it is to slightly overdraw my lips and fill them in, and then layer my Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in the shade 'Boy' over the top to give a little bit more moisture into my lips and mask any dry patches that inevitably come from wearing drying lip products on a daily basis!

Overall, this is a fantastic product and I honestly don't think that £12.50 is that much considering how much product you get and the quality of the product.  This will last me a really long time and I am in love with it! Definitely a worthy investment!

What are your favourite lip pencils?

Emily xx

The Sunday Edit #45

This week I had my 10 hour Art exam on Wednesday and Thursday which I have been dreading for months.  It actually wasn't too bad, in fact I rather enjoyed it! I can't show you what I created yet as we have been told not to share photos until it has been marked but I will probably post some photos when I share my exam results in August.

We had an inset day Friday so I used that to get some things ready for some upcoming blog posts and watched a ton of 'Once Upon a Time' on Netflix.  I was obsessed with this last year but Amazon Prime only had the first 2 seasons and then took them off so when I heard that you could watch them on Netflix, I started straight away! If you haven't watches Once Upon a Time, I seriously recommend that you do! It is amazing and so cleverly done, I can't stop watching it!  I am determined to finish the all of season 3 and possibly season 4 by the end of the Easter holidays so I'll let you know how I get on with that!

Apart from that, this week has been pretty uneventful and I don't really have a lot to share with you! Next week probably won't be too interesting either as I am in school for 4 days! Oh the joys of exams!  We are going away on Wednesday night so hopefully there may be something interesting to report then!

I hope you have all had a lovely week!

Emily xx

Products I've Been Trying Out - Budget Buys

Over the past month or so I've bought a few new bits and pieces to try, so I thought I would share them with you today and give you a little review of each one as I go along.  These posts have been quite popular before and I haven't done one for a while, so I hope to do them more often.

Lush Mask of Magnaminty // After hearing so many rave reviews of this product, I finally caved and purchased it.  I have to say, I am very impressed! It feels amazing on the skin, so fresh and cooling and it really wakes up my tired skin.  It also helps with soothing blemishes and exfoliating the skin leaving my skin clear and soft.  Also, it is self-preserving so you don't have to keep it in the fridge and it has a lot longer use by date! Definitely a winner from lush this time!

L'oreal Infallible Matte Foundation // I'm still on the fence about this product, loads of people love it but I have to say, I'm not a huge fan.  I purchased this in the hope that it would be somewhat comparable to my Mac Studio Fix Fluid.  It applies beautifully, but it is way too powdery when it sets, clinging to dry patches and accentuating problem areas.  No other products sit right on top, especially creams and everything looks a little patchy and odd.  The lasting power is also not brilliant! After a 6 hour school day, it had broke up around my nose and I was really shiny on my t-zone.  My skin has had so many more dry patches since using this and it as completely sucked the moisture out of it! Some days are worse than others so I don't want to say I completely loathe it, but we haven't really gotten off to a great start!

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water for Sensitive/Combination Skin // Seeing as I have long been a fan of the original micellar water, I thought it would be rude not to try their new version for combination/sensitive skin.  Really I find this no different to the original one, apart from being slightly more drying.  I do like this one but I'm slightly disappointed that it didn't work differently for my combination skin and do a slightly better job.

Soap&Glory Super Cat Eyeliner Pen // I was in need of a new liquid liner and this was the first one I went for! I am seriously impressed, it is so easy to apply and I'm left with pretty even and neat wings each time I use this. The shape of the nib means you can create very thin lines and very thick lines which means it would suit anyone.  The formula is very pigmented and black, as well as being very long lasting! An overall fantastic product!

P.S. Love Your Nails Nail Polish Twist Pot // I had always been intrigued by these twisty pots, so when I saw this one for £1 in Primark, I couldn't resist.  This makes it so easy to remove nail polish, just a quick dip and twist and you have blank nails! I find this so much quicker than regular nail polish remover and I will definitely be stocking up on these so I have one at hand all the time!

If you have tried any of these products, let me know our thoughts! I'm always interested to see how products work differently for other people!

Have a lovely weekend!

Emily xx

My New Palette Storage

I have been on a hunt for some good palette storage for a while now.  They had previously been stood precariously on the top of my muji storage and I was beginning to tire of the huge crashes every 5 minutes as one inevitably fell off.  I've had hinges broke, shadows cracked and plastic shattered so I decided enough was enough!

Enter the Heart Collection Letter Storer from Dunelm! This caught my eye on my recent trip to Dunelm and I straight away knew it would be perfect for storing my palettes where I can fit them all in and they are easy to get to. The simple white wood with the beautiful heart compliments my bedroom perfectly and looks lovely sat on my dressing table with the rest of my makeup.

If you are in need of some palette storage, letter sorters are definitely the way to go and home shops such as Dunelm have some beautiful ones! Honestly, us beauty bloggers can find a makeup-related use for any old rubbish!

How do you store your palettes/makeup?

Emily xx

Sharing The Love - March 2015

I have gotten so many new readers to my blog recently, so I thought what better time to start this series, which I am calling 'sharing the love'.  In this post, I will give all of my avid readers who constantly comment on my blog and give me lots of support, a little shout out and share some information about their blogs with you. I will be doing these monthly so that I have chance to find new people to feature!

The first person who deserves a special mention is my friend Charleigh.  We did a collab last week and I really enjoyed working with her and she is a very close friend of mine.  She is an amazingly talented aspiring makeup artist and her work is phenomenal.  She reviews her favourite products and does step-by-step tutorials of her masterpieces.  You can find her over at theglossytruth.blogspot.com and make sure you give her a follow!

Meet Dalal! She has been a reader of my blog for around a year now and we did a collaboration last spring. She is a genuinely lovely girl and her personality is portrayed throughout her blog.  She always leaves comments on my blogposts with words of encouragement and it humbles me that I have so many readers that are still around after almost a year!  Her blog is mainly based around beauty and fashion with some lifestyle thrown in now and again, similar to mine. You can find her over at monochromedaisies.blogspot.com.

Next up is a fellow Emily! Emily has been leaving comments on my blog for a couple of months now and she always writes such lovely things and seems so enthusiastic about my posts.  She is a really lovely girl and she has a really interesting blog centred mainly around beauty and lifestyle and she has recently been doing some really lovely DIY projects! She has a really lovely blog which you can find at emilysbeautythoughts.blogspot.com.

Last but not least, we have Megan! I started chatting to Megan on twitter around christmas time and we have been following each others blogs ever since! She always reads my posts and sometimes comments something lovely and seems genuinely interested in what I have to say.  I absolutely love her blog, she always has some really informative reviews and interviews other bloggers/youtubers via email which is very interesting to read.  You can find Megan over at theperksofmeg.blogspot.com.

That is it for this months 'sharing the love' post! Each of these lovely ladies have their social media linked in their blogs so make sure you check them out and give them a follow! If you would like to be featured in next month's 'sharing the love', then be sure to follow me and make sure you leave regular comments relevant to my posts and pop your blog links in as well! I always follow everyone who leaves a blog link through bloglovin' and I always have a read so make yourself known to me!  I like to be able to support some of you as a thank you for supporting me!

Emily xx