Thursday 28 February 2013

February Favourites

I thought I would start blogging more about my favourites for each month, and I realised these blogposts are quite popular in the blogging industry.
So this months February Favourites will include a few 'valentines day inspired' products such as pink and red blushes and roses (very cliché). I think this months favourites are very small and I haven't used as many products as I would like to, but I think these products are pretty interesting and have inspired me to buy more of these products.

I really like products that are organic and made of natural ingredients- which is always the winner in product favourites.



'Rimmel Wake Me Up' foundation:
This has been a key favourite in my February Favourites, and has been a great product to use each day when I am applying makeup or just a natural base of foundation. Honestly, even though this product has been a huge hype in the blogging industry, I think it's a great foundation- the texture of the foundation is not too heavy or glittery (even though there is a slight shimmer added to the foundation, but the glitter does not transfer on to the skin once applied). I have the colour, 'Ivory' in the foundation, and the colour suits me quite well, because I tend to find some foundations are very ivory coloured.
The foundation's staying power would be about 7-8 hours, depending if you are applying powder over the top of the foundation or leaving the foundation as it is. I think this foundation is quite a good, everyday illuminating foundation that is at a reasonable price.

Clinique Chubby Stick in Pudgy Peony:
This lipstick/lipbalm is the perfect pinkish-red lipstick to use everyday- it's very subtle in colour but adds a bright flush of colour to the lips. I realise, these types of lipsticks that are lipbalm-like in texture, are quite popular on the beauty shelves today. There are alot of brands creating these products- which I think is lovely. The Clinique Chubby Stick range have extended the lipstick/lipbalm range by adding the Chubby Stick Intense range- a more intense colour range filled with bright colours and statement lip colours. I really enjoy using this lip product each day, as it's subtle enough to wear each day, without having to worry about if the colour is too bright and such. These lipsticks are 100% fragrance free and allergy tested- which is always a high point in buying lip products. Overall, I enjoy this lipstick and the Clinique range, and I hope to purchase more colours from the lipstick range.

Physicians Formula Blusher in Rose: 
I've only just recently purchased this blush, but I have used it a couple of times during the month of February, and I have really loved this blush. The colours that are printed on to the blush (not to mention the oh so lovely heart appliqué on the blush) are so beautiful and add such a natural pop of colour to the apples of the cheeks. I will have to write a full review on this blush soon, so keep an eye out for this post! I think I was very inspired by 'Valentines Day' when I purchased this blush. 

'Maybelline Colour Tattoo by Eye Studio' in Bold Gold: 
This eye shadow/creme eyeshadow is so beautiful and easy to use for a lovely pop of colour on to the eyelids. The colour is very natural and is quite nice to wear everyday. I have been loving this eyeshadow so much, and I have really enjoyed using some of the other colours in the eyeshadow line. This creme eyeshadow, is very easy to blend on to the eyelid, it also looks great as a highlight in the inner corner of the eye.

'Stella' by Stella McCartney perfume: 
I have loved this perfume from the day I first smelt it at the perfume counter, it's so beautiful. The perfume has a note of rose in it, which explains why it smells so floral-like and fresh. The packaging on this perfume is so chic and clean, which is beautiful. I really adore this perfume and has been a favourite of mine this year! Full review of this perfume soon!

So there we go, there is my February Favourites, I hope next months favourites are going to be a little bit longer and I will have more products to review for you all. I hope you enjoyed this post and I will see you all soon, in my next blogpost. 
x

Sunday 17 February 2013

Rose bouquets and recent purchases.

I think it's well and truly a lovely time to spoil yourself on Valentines Day (sorry about the late blogpost) and even if your just spoiling yourself or your loved ones. When you start see advertisements about this day, you begin to think, "What am I going to do?!"
I also notice stores bring out Valentines Day inspired sales and rose bouquets are flying off the shelves.
When Valentines Day is upon us, I enjoy making loveheart cupcakes or loveheart inspired cupcakes (post here), and spoiling yourself with magazines to read or chocolate roses- oh so delightful!

I thought I would share with you all, about these recent lovely purchases which are somewhat inspired by Valentines Day.


*Products shown: Physicians Formula Happy Boost blusher in Rose, Chocolate inspired handmade paper rose and Vogue March 2013 issue

Did you get spoilt this Valentines Day? 
I hope you all had a lovely Valentines Day and have a lovely week! :)
x

Sunday 3 February 2013

Outfit of the day: Natural and simple!

Hello everyone, today I opted for a clean basic outfit with a pop of colour with the spotted trousers. 

I wore a white linen lace print shirt and layered it with a white basic blazer, which softened the overall look. The statement piece I opted for was the black and white spotted trousers, and wore a pair of gold and pink tone shoes. These shoes are most likely my favourite go-to pair of shoes which you can wear with basically every outfit. I opted for minimal jewellery, so I chose to wear a gold watch and my favourite ring!








*Linen shirt: Target, Blazer: Valleygirl, Trousers: Valleygirl, Shoes: Myer, Bag: Target