7 Deadly Sins of Beauty TAG

I love a good tag post, and seeing as I haven't done one in a while I thought it was about time I do another one. I'm not going to tag anyone in specific but feel free to do this one anyway.

TAG QUESTIONS

1. GREED: What is your most inexpensive beauty item? What is your most expensive?

The most inexpensive product I own believe it or not only cost me £1! You may think that eyelash curlers for this cheap would cut off your eyelashes or not curl at all (believe me I has these concerns too!). However the eyelash curlers from Primark surprised me.

My most expensive product by a mile would be my Naked 2 Palette that I treated myself to not that long ago. Although £37, I have used this a lot and I'm sure I will get my money's worth!

2. WRATH: What beauty products do you have a love/hate relationship with? What product has been the hardest to get?

So the product I sometimes get along with is the clear Collection Colour Lash Mascara, I used love this, it kept my eyebrows in place but didn't make them look gross, it was just nice and natural. But every now and then this makes the hairs crunchy, it sounds horrible and it is, I'm not too sure how I feel about this one.

A while ago I saw someone use the MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighting Powder and they said it was highly comparable to the infamous Mac Soft and Gentle MSF. I had the Mac highlighter on my wish list already and then I heard that I could get the same thing for £20 cheaper! This was sold out everywhere. Until I went into a different Superdrug and found a few on the stand.

3. GLUTTONY: What are your most delicious beauty products?

I assumed this one meant which thing smells the best as I can't say I've ever eaten any of my products, however the Nivea Lip Butter in Raspberry Rosé smells great! Besides the smell it is actually a very good lip balm.

4. SLOTH: What beauty product do you neglect, due to laziness?

Face Primers what a faff! I neglect them because yes, I am lazy, and no, I don't notice a difference. I find they're just another step into my routine and I've never really noticed a difference in how long my makeup has lasted, even when using the infamous Benefit the POREfessional! I think I'm going to continue to miss this out!

5. PRIDE: What beauty product gives you the most self confidence?
Concealer! Without a doubt, it covers up all the things that make me feel gross when I wake up ahah. I particularly enjoy the Collection Lasting Perfection in shade 1 because I'm so pale. It is very heavy duty, and I must admit I can't leave the house without a bit on!

6. LUST: What attributes do you find most attractive in the opposite sex?
I found this question a bit odd but I like them to be taller than myself which is rare because I'm kind of a giant and, other than physical attributes, I think a good sense of humour is essential.

7. ENVY: What items would you most like to receive as a gift?

If I'm honest I have already been eyeing up a few Mac eyeshadows as I would like to make my own quad. So, at the moment, I would say Mac Quarry, Patina, Shroom and Mystery. Not the cheapest of things but as it is a gift…

I tag you all!

Mallory 

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Disclaimer - I bought all the products above with my own money, I am not being paid to show them. All opinions are my own.

Top 5 || Concealers

I'm going to start a series of my top five beauty products in each category e.g bronzers, blushers etc so I thought I would start with concealers, not the most exciting, but very necessary!

Benefit Erase Paste- When I first got this I I didn't think that much of it, I thought it was okay, nothing special but recently it has been working so well and I think it's amazing. I wouldn't use this on spots as it's very heavy and quite pink but under my eyes it works wonders. It covers up dark circles better than all my other concealers, however make sure you set this with a powder! 

Mac Pro-Long Wear Concealer- I really like this concealer! It's become my new concealer that I fall back on when I have very problematic skin or want to brighten under my eyes, but it's also a great concealer to wear if you don't wear foundations or you don't want to go all out and actually bother with a foundation.  And as you can probably tell from the name of it, it's very long lasting.

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer- If you don't own this concealer or don't know about this concealer, then why not and where have you been for the past like 4 years?!!? Haha, but honestly this is an amazing concealer for every thing and I'd recommend this concealer a million times over, it's cheap and cheerful and does the job!

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer- This concealer is quite light coverage so perfect for summer I think. I prefer to use this under my eyes rather than on spots and things, just because I think it works best for me in that way, however it truly makes you look wide awake and it lasts reasonably well too.

Rimmel Match Perfection concealer&higlighter- This is the same kind of idea as the Ysl touché éclat pen, so it's a concealer that you wouldn't  use on spots but for brightening your complexion. I love this and I use it so much, I tend to put this under my eyes, down the bridge of my nose, a tiny bit on my forehead, my chin and cubids bow, for natural looking highlighting. 

Kelly 

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DIY || Lip Scrub

So a slightly different post today. This is a do-it-yourself Lush-Style lip scrub!

 

Ingredients -
Olive oil
Honey
Sugar
Flavouring (optional)
Food colouring (optional)

Method -
1. Put a tablespoon of caster/granulated sugar into your mixing bowl. This is what will actually scrub the lips and make them smooth. You can add more than that, but this makes a good amount.

2. Add the Olive Oil. About half a teaspoon should be enough, but there is not really any fixed amount. The olive oil is the moisturising part so your lips don't dry out. Mix the olive oil into the sugar. You know you have the right amount when the sugar is slightly yellow in colour. The mixture should not be liquidy, but should be more of the texture of the sugar.

3. Add the honey. Literally, you only want a dribble of honey, just to stick the mixture together. You don't want it to be too sticky, but you want the mixture to be stuck together.

4. Add the Flavouring (optional). If you want to add flavouring, now is the time. You could add a drop or two of Peppermint Extract, Vanilla Essence, Lemon juice, anything goes. Don't add too much, you want the flavour to be subtle.

5. Add the Colouring (optional). A little bit of food colouring can make your lip scrub look pretty. Try adding a tiny bit of pink or red coloured food colouring, as it can stain your lips a little bit and give them a pink glow. Therefore, do not use blue/green/black food colouring!

6. Store your scrub in a small container and add to the lips whenever you want to make them smooth. Enjoy!

Honestly this lip scrub makes my lips feel so smooth and nourished, and with the pink food colouring it adds a slight stain. Just add a layer of balm and you're good to go!

Mallory
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Disclaimer - All rights reserved to the 'recipe' I found here. All opinions are my own. I am not being paid to show this 'recipe'.

FOTD ~ summer edition

Firstly, hello again! Today I'm gonna do a face of the day as I haven't done one in a long time, so I thought it would be nice to show you all what I have been putting on my face on a daily basis...I say daily but I don't actually where makeup throughout the week so basically a weekend basis haha. 

Face 

L'oreal true match foundation 

MAC Prolongwear concealer 

MAC mineralize skinfinish natural 

Rimmel sun shimmer bronzer (new favourite of mine)

Nars blush in orgasm

Sleek face form, the highlighter and contour shades

Eyes & Eyebrows 

Maybelline mega plush mascara 

Soap&Glory archery brow tint and precision shaping pencil

Lips 

Topshop lipstick in Saint 

Revlon colour burst lipgloss in Bellini

Tools

Real Techniques:

expert face brush ~ foundation 

delux crease brush ~ concealer 

powder brush ~ powder

blush brush ~ bronzer 

MAC 109 brush ~ blush, contour & highlighter 

Kelly 

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