Beauty Haul #3

As you can see, recently I have had a not so little splurge! To be fair to myself I did buy this over the whole summer and did buy some of the items in duty free, so I did actually save money... so it's all okay haha. 

I'll start with the things I bought from Clarins because why not haha. Firstly I picked up the Colours Of Brazil Bronzing Compact. This is basically a huge (20g!!) bronzer that looks beautiful in the compact and on the face. It's super natural looking and isn't chalky at all. I also bought two Lip Perfectors in 05 and 06 which are basically lipglosses that have really different applicators that claim to perfect the look of your lips. 

From Dior I only picked up one thing, which was actually a lip duo that came with a lip glow and a lip maximiser, both super luxurious and well worth the quite expensive price tag. The packaging for these is also to die for (haha drama queen).

Next up I got the Clinique high impact mascara from the airport too, this is a very natural looking mascara and I've found that this works best for me as a bottom lash mascara. But I'm still going to persevere with this as a top lash mascara in the hope I might find a good way to use it as it can be built up so it's not too natural looking. This doesn't smudge around my eyes either which is great. 

Now onto Mac bits and bobs! I didn't go crazy at mac because when it came to buying things I just forgot every thing I've ever wanted and panicked, both times I was at mac haha. So I only bought two things, the first being the ever so famous Soft&Gentle mineralize skinfinish highlighter, possibly the most beautiful thing ever! And also a lipstick in cream cup, which is a lovely pale nudy pink.

Onto slightly more affordable things, I didn't go overboard on drugstore shopping but I did buy a few things to show you. Firstly I picked up this brow gel by rimmel called brow this way (dupe for benefit gimme brow), and the formulae for this is good and it really does fill in brows but I got the wrong colour for me as this was too much of a rich brown shade and I need a more ashy brown. 

I also got two mascaras, the Soap&Glory thick and fast which I haven't tried yet but I have wanted this for ages. And I also got the Rimmel Scandleyes retro glam mascara which I am in love with at the moment, it doesn't smudge at all on my eyes like most mascaras do on me and it still gives me big voluminous looking lashes. 

Finally my final items are the sleek blush by 3, cream blushers in the shade Californ.i.a, I haven't tried this yet but I didn't own any cream blushes and this was really cheap at like £8 for 3 so I grabbed this off the shelf. My last but not least product was this Collection work the colour lip butter, in 2 cappuccino, I swatched this colour in the shop ages ago and I needed this in my life but all the stores near me had been sold out for ages, but this is just a super nice darkish browny nude colour. 

Well this is a long post isn't it! I would say that I won't be buying anything else for a long time, but I most probably will... oh dear. 

Kelly

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Shop My Stash

If you don't know what a 'shop my stash' is then it's basically when you go through your makeup collection and pick out a few products that maybe you've forgotten about or ones you bought but never used, and try to start using them.

Stila convertible blush in Coral - I bought this blush a few months ago and I've actually never worn it, however it is a lovely colour. The only problem with this that I have is that it is just so pigmented, which I know is suppose to be a good thing although this is redicilously pigmented. So much so that one dab on a brush is too much meaning it's quite hard to work with but I'm going to give it another try. 

Topshop Kohl eyeliner in Sable - I did wear this when I first got it about twice to try it but I actually forgot I had this until the other day when I was hunting through my collection. From what I remember it was a good eyeliner and it swatches nicely too.

Benefit High Beam - I forgot I had this too it was like I'd won a prize when I saw this haha. It's only a mini which I got in a set so it made it's way to the back of it's drawer but I loved this so much and I haven't used this I'm ages. This is basically just a liquid highlighter but it's more of a sheen than a glitter meaning it's reasonably natural looking. 

L'oreal glam bronze bronzer - My mum actually bought this for herself  while ago but then she got a new bronzer and said I could have this which I was quite happy about haha. Again I haven't actually used this a lot at all, I'm not even sure if I actually have used it but the texture of this is very different to most powder bronzers, it almost feels creamy! But I have heard a lot of good things about this so I'm excited to use it. 

Maybelline super stay 24 hour concealer - I've never used this and I always forget I have this and it think it's because I don't really like the packaging and the product inside is sort of a funny colour. However, you never know Might try it and think it's the best concealer ever haha.

Benefit bad gal lash - I used to love this sooo much and it made my eyelashes look amazing and fluttery and natural and just all I would want from mascara so I'm glad I've found this again and hopefully it will be just as amazing as I remember! This has a huge brush applicator so if you prefer that in a mascara then I would definitely recommend this to you! 

Kelly

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Face Masks || Budget Beauty

Recently I've been getting into using clay masks as I've noticed a few pesky spots creeping in on my face. The two I use are from the drugstore and are under £5, cheap and cheerful! For both I have noticed a difference in my skin: it's been feeling a lot smoother and I've noticed fewer spots appearing and the ones I had are clearing up... good riddance! 

I've always been a fan of Simple as a brand as I had owned a few of their skincare products prior buying this mask. Although the mask isn't entirely visible when on and you don't get the tightness when it dries this one is probably my preferred one of the two. I believe this one cost £3.99 from Boots. On the back it has lots of fancy stuff about the ingredients and the vitamins and what benefits they give to your skin. I enjoy using this mask because it only takes 3 minutes to do its job!

Quick Fix is a new brand to me but they're mask range seem to have every variation to suit everyone's skin type and needs. This says that you get 10 uses within the tube however I've used this around 3 or 4 times and it isn't even nearly a quarter gone! This one cost £3.33 when it was on offer but I do believe it is slightly more expensive than the simple one, however you could argue that the tube is slightly larger. With this you do get the tightness and the cracking sensation but personally that's the fun part for me! This takes 10 minutes to dry so slightly longer but still is easy to remove. 

Mallory

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OOTD & FOTD || Summer Holiday Edition

Top- Forever 21 

Shorts - H&M

Sandals - Primark (I actually got these a few years ago but they do still sell similar ones in stores as far as I know) 

Nails - Barry M Papaya 

On my face - 

Mac studio sculpt foundation 

Collection lasting perfection concealer 

Mac mineralize skinfinish natural 

Bourjois chocolate bronzer 

Sleek face form highlighter 

Soap & glory archery

Clinique high impact mascara 

Mac lipstick in Hue 

Revlon lipgloss in Crystal Waters

Kelly 

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Lip Product Addict TAG

1. Favourite balm/treatment?
I adore the Nivea Lip Butter in Rasberry Rosé. It's so nourishing and has lasted me ages! 

2. Best eye-catching red?
Although I don't actually own a red I have been eyeing up the Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple. 

3. Best luxury & best drugstore?
The best luxury is not actually a lipstick but the Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream, and my favourite drugstore is the Bourjous Colour Boost in the orange colour.

4. Best MAC lipstick?
I don't a Mac lipstick yet, however I plan to buy one. However the Lipglass in Pink Lenonade is fab!

5. The most disappointing?
The most disappointing would have to be the Barry M Lipgloss in Toffee I believe. The gloss itself isn't sticky but I just cannot bare the smell and it's not very long lasting at all.

6. Liner - yes or no?
Liners seem quite useful but I don't own any and don't plan on owning any. They're just a bit of a faff and I think they look very drying.

7. Best gloss?
Benefit Sugarbomb Lipgloss is a new one to my collection but is already a new favourite. It's the perfect glossy nude that is not sticky whatsoever. 

8. Something extra!
I thought I should mention my lip scrub that I made (post already on here). It really helps get rid of dry bits and preps my lips very well for lipstick. I hear the Lush ones are supposed to be great!
I tag you all,
Mallory
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Summer Essentials

This summer I've been meaning to write this post but other posts got in the way but I'm doing it now, so here are my summer essentials.

Since it's been getting a lot hotter I've stopped using blush and I've really started to enjoy using bronzer. Usually I prefer blush as it makes me look a lot healthier as naturally I don't go red or flush in any way. But then it dawned on me that people wear blush to kind of give the effect that they've been out in the cold and have lovely flushed cheeks afterwards, so by using blush in summer means your flushed cheeks can't be from the cold therefore it must be from heat, meaning it gives a kind of sweaty look, if you like this look then by all means go for it but I've been really loving being all bronzed up! I know a lot of people like to contour and I do do this slightly however I mainly just dust the bronzer where the contour would usually go, on my temples and my forehead using the real techniques blush brush.

Another thing I have been loving are the Victoria Secret body splashes. I always find that body splashes are a bit nicer in the Summer than other times of the year as they're a bit lighter to wear and just easier for an all round spritz of smell. I bought a set a little while ago which had five of the body splashes in mini size (I gave one of the sprays to a friend as she liked the smell a lot more than I did so it's not in the picture, but it was a coconut smelling one), which was actually a good buy as it was only £17 and it's lasting me a long time. 

I have also really been liking high wasted shorts as I'd say 90% of my tops are cropped and I prefer not to have all my stomach on show so high wasted shorts are perfect. I also  find they can be really flattering if you have larger hips than you do ribcage part (I've never been great at science and body parts haha), but also with me i have quite a small ribcage part and I do have larger hips but I wouldn't say I'm blessed with a Kim Kardashian arse haha so high wasted shorts can help with enlarging too haha.

I'm going to the end this post here as it's become pretty long already and if I spoke about all my essentials it would last forever. But there's just a couple of my summer essentials.

Kelly 

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