Make-Up I Keep At My Boyfriends House

I realise this is a strange title for a post, but I thought it may be helpful to some, so hear me out. Like many couples our age, me and my boyfriend both still live with our parents. Most nights one of of stays over at the others house. This has led to me acquiring my own drawer in his room, and so I have filled it ith a few neccesities so I dont have to carry my whole life with me everytime I stay over. It makes life so muc easier if you can get your boy to scarifice a little space for you to keep some things, that way you dont need to carry a huge bag everytime you go.

 I dont have the money to have two lots of everything in my make-up collection so I just keep some basics there, and some cheaper alternatives. I keep things there that I know I can rely on and I can wear everyday just to put on quickly, as I know ow much men hate women taking ages to get ready!

 ELF Blush and Bronzer Duo - Ive had this for absolutely ages as you can tell by how well loved it is. This is the only blush or bronzer I have there and find the blush matches any make-up look I fancy, and its one of my absolute favourites so its always gunna work for me. The bronzer is also great for a light dusting of warmth to the face which I sometimes really need.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation - This is possibly my all time favourite foundation, in close competition with Jemma Kidd Light as Air, but I cant afford to keep two of thse, so I keep this at Davids. Ive raved about it many a time an can always be relied on to make your skin look fresh.

Revlon Colorstay - I keep a heavier foundation such as this one there too for days I really feel I need a heavier coverage. Ive kept this there since I bought it and nearly always opt for Healthy Mix so I havent tried it out properly, but so far I think I like it!

Avon Magix Illuminator - I keep this there to use it up as it isnt realy my favourite for under my eyes, but its ok. Ill be buying another Collection 2000 Last Perfection Concealer to replace it once this runs out as its so much better.

Nivea Lip Balm - Always need this there a his room is so cold and I get really chapped lips through the night if I dont!

ELF Eyelid Primer - This is my favourite, and also so so cheap so I can afford to keep one there. Id recommend this to anyone, your eyeshadow wont budge! 

Maybelliene Gel Liner - I got this for Christmas when I already had it and loved it, so this new pot made its way to Davids, which is great because Im using it every day at the minute.

Smashbox Eyeshadow in ASAP - I only keep two eyeshadow there which I find is just enough and I like the look this brown colour gives in the crease, amazing quality too.

No7 Eyeshadow in Starry Lights - This is the perfect brightening all over lid colour. I'd be happy to wear this any day of the week so its great to keep there as I know I love it and will always happily wear it.

Avon Supershock Mascaras - I keep these there as theyre my favourite mascara, and Im trying to use up the waterproof one as I cant stand waterproof mascara so Im getting use out of it for a while here.

Elf Eyebrow Treat and Tame - ELF products are great when you love them because they are s inexpensive I just bought another one of these to keep at Davids. A great colored lash gel that gives definition as well as holding them in place, no stray hairs here!

Eyeko Graffiti Liner - I used to love this but nt prefer the L'Oreal Super Liner Carbon Gloss, so this has been demoted to Davids, its still nice though so Im happy to use it here occasionally.

Miss Sporty Eyeliner Pencils - Ive had these for ages, and they work alright so Im just keeping them there to use them up as Id never use them at home over the better ones I have there. Not bad products though but there are definately way better liners out there!



ELF Powder Brush - I use this to apply foundations effortlessly and quickly, its much cheaperthan the Sigma F80I use at home and still does a fantastic job.

Blush Brush (No name) - I keep these random brushes from sets at Davids as the quality doesnt bother me for one of applications, so this works fine at applying blush. Maybe as my brush collection grows Ill keep some more expensive, nicer ones there instead.

Eyeshadow Shader Brush (No name) - Ive literally had this since I was abut 13 and it was the only brush I owned. It works fine at applying a wash of colour to the lid and also a little through the crease.

Elf Eyeliner Brush - Since I gt my new Sigma Liner Brush for at home this one has moved to Davids to use with my gel liner there.

Eyelash curlers (No name) - Again Ive had these for years but they work alright for the odd use!

The one thing I dont really keep at Davids are lipsticks, because I just carry whichever I fancy usng with me in my handbag at the time, rather than leaving some there then going looking for them at home and not having them there.

So maybe this was a slightly pointless post, Im not sure. But thanks for reading anyway!

xoxo

November Empties!

 Here we have the products I finished up in November, some of which I was a little sad about, and some of which I have already replaced....

 Firstly we have the Eyeko Big Eyes mascara, which when I bought it (around a year ago) was retailing at £8. Eyeko have now totally chaned their branding and most of their products, so now they have a "masacara wardrobe" of a number of types of mascaras with differing wands claiming to do different things to your lashes. Now from the looks of things, this mascara is now retailed as the "Skinny mascara" for lengthening lashes at £15 a pop! What?! Really?! As it so happens, I think I would possibly pay that rpice for this mascara, in the hope that its basically the same as the Big Eyes one. I have to say I fell absolutely in love with this mascara. It is extremely good at lengthening your lashes, and the thin brush means you can get the smaller ones nicely too. I used to use it over my regular mascara to give a more lngethened and dramatic look, and it came to be that I was doing this on a daily basis. Sadly this has completely ran out now (I know, I know youre only meant to use them for a few month...but seriously who really does that when its stil working well for you?). The good thing was because of the squeezy tube I could squeeze it around a bit to get the product that was on the edges to get more use out of it, lovely :)

After that extremely long ramble about the mascara, I hope to keep this one short and ever so sweet. This eyeliner was one the Avon Supershock one. As you can se I used it until I literally could no longer sharpen it, the lid is now longer than the pencil. This is my favourite eyeliner EVER EVER EVER. Its so creamy soft, incredibly easy and quick to apply, and suprisingly long lasting I find considering its consistency. Many people complain about its tendancy to smudge, but really I dont find this a problem what so ever. Im already using what was my back-up of this, and loving having a full length pencil to use again rather than this stump! Although it was very travel friendly for when I went on holiday haha.

 Soap and Glory never fail to disappoint me. This is no exception. Hand Food is my all time favourite hand cream. Ive gone through a fair few small tubes, which I keep in my handbag for use on the go, but this is the first time Ive ran out of a big tube, as I keep this in the house in my bedside table. This squirts out a far larger amount than the small tubs in one go, so you have to be more careful when squeexing it out, and a little really goes a long way so this will last you forever. I got this through the summer and have only just ran out and I use it a lot. Im a hand cream freak. Love this, always.

Now heres a product that you wont find me raving about. Quickies Nail varnish remover pads....good idea in theory, and perfect for travelling. I bought these for when I was on holiday, and I think Ive been spoilt with my Sally Hansen nail varnish remover as I HATED these. I found they took forever and a day to get my polish off, and lfet a wierd feeling to my hands which I couldnt stand. I used half a tub trying to get just one lot of nail varnish off my fingers! I used them up last time I took nail varnish off just to get rid of them. Some people swear by them but I dont understant why really. Maybe, and thats a big maybe, I would use them if I was travelling again, but I think a bottle of my favourite nail varnish remover wouldnt be such a big burden to carry with me as it actually works wonders compared to these. Bummer.

This unidentifiable bottle used to contain Elf Make Up Mist and Set. This is basically the Elf equivalent of MAC Fix+, sort of. It definately isnt as luxurious feeling as Fix+, but for a girl on a budget, I like! I use this to set my make-up, especialyl when it has gone sort of cakey and overdone looking, a few sprays of this over my face and it looks so much more natural. Ive ordered another one of these and cant wait to have a pretty bottle of it again rather than this one where the print has rubbed away. Definately would recommend this!

Those of you who have read my blog for the past year will have seen this a million times, and for that, I apologise. This has been in so many empties posts I cant even imagine. This is he Neutrogena Visibly Clear Oil Free Moisturiser. It claims to help clear spots, that Im not sure of, but what I will say it is a lovely, light moisturiser. It gives a lovely amount of moisture to my face without being like a slick on my skin, and sinks in very nicely and quickly so I dont have to wait around for ages before putting on my foundation. Its pretty basic, but it seems to agree with me so I will continue to repurchase what I know works until some miracle moisturiser comes along.

Here lies a product that Im sad to have come to the end of. As I said before, Soap and Glory are always a winner for me, and Scrub Your Nose In  It is one of my favourite products Ive tried from them. This tube has lasted me since last Christmas, (!!) and Ive used it loads too so its well worth it. It is essentially a face scrub/mask. So how I used it was to smooth it over my face, leave it for a few minutes, then when getting it off I would scrub it like a scrub to get the best of both worlds. This does tingle/sting a bit, but this really doesnt bother me as my skin isnt at all sensitive, and I quite like that as I feel like its "working". Ill definately repurchase this soon as the only other products liek this I have are from Dermalogica (Glossybox samples) and Elemis, which I use sparignly as I was vair expensive! To be honest I actually liek this S&G one more anyway, it leaves my skin feeling very very clean and smooth, just lovely!

So thats what I finished up this month, that was a mammoth post, my fingers are numb from typing now!
Thanks for reading my lovelies, and dont forget to enter my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

xoxo

October Empties

I havent done an empties post in so long, simply because I got sick of keeping empty products hanging around for weeks waiting for the end of the month to photograph them. I finished up lots of products when I went to Lanzarote as I took it as an oppourtunity to take away loads of nearly empty things and just chuck them out while I was away. However these few things Ive just finished all within the past few days so I thoght I would shove them in a little post....

Mac MSF Natural: This is the best face powder Ive ever tried. It gives a tiny bit of colour and coverage so can be worn alone for those non-foundation days, or works really nice as a setting powder. I used this everyday since I bought it in April, and have always taken it on nights out for a touch up in the Ladies so I dont look shiny and sweaty in any pictures that happen to be taken and it works a treat. Now Ive ran out and have a million parties coming up so I dont know what to do as I cant afford a new one just yet =/




Avon Supershock Mascara: This is my most repurcashed mascara ever and my all time favourite. This is about my 6th tube now, and I dont have any back-ups because I bought the new Supershock Max to see how that differs from this...Im still deciding! Next time my Avon rep gives me a catalogue Ill definately be ordering a new one. Although I do want to try others out saying as Ive been using this one for so long.

Eyeko Big Eyes Mascara: Im completely gutted theyve discontinued this! Its literally the best mascara ever for instantly ginormous lashes, and now mine has dried up. Boo! I used to use this over my Avon mascara for extra volume, especially for nights out. I always get compliments when I use it because my lashes look like falsies but theyre not. So Im definately gunna miss this!

The Body Shop Vit. E Night Cream: This was only a tiny 15ml pot but managed to last me about 4 months of using it every night all over my face, so a little really goes a long way. I love the Vit. E range from The Body Shop, I jsut feel like its good for my skin and does a good job of taking care of it, it smells like babies as well...like talc. It gives a lovely soft velvety finish once applied and my skin always feels really nourished and moisturised in the morning. Now Im night cream-less! I really want to buy the big tub of this but Im always willing to try new things if anyone has a good night cream to recommend?

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Massive Blog Sale!

Im saving up for something, so I thought its time I sold some of my things that werent getting my love recently...

P+P=1.50 +50p per extra item if much heavier

Payments sent as "Gift" via Paypal only due to high fees otherwise and UK only due to postage costs.

1st come 1st served, if you dont pay within 24 hours Ill pass on to the next person who wants it.

Say what you want in the comments and leave your email address and I will contact you there, or alternatively email me at hayleyc100@hotmail.co.uk

xoxo

 Anatomicals No Bags Allowed Eye Gel - Unused
£1.00 
SOLD

 Avon Naturals Strawberry & Guava Body Yoghurt - Usage Shown Below

£1.00

 Ten Mini Boots 17 Lipglosses, came as a set. Swatched one or two but never used any

£2.00
SOLD

Maybelline Eyeshadow in Black Metal

£1.50
SOLD


Benefit Velvet Eyeshadow in Nice Melons
£4.00
No Longer for sale

Usage show below

 Maxfactor Smoky Eye Effect in Onyx Smoke - Used twice
£1.50


Barry M Super Soft Eye Crayon in 8 - Sharpened once
£1.00


Barry M Shimmering Eye and Lip Crayon - Sharpened twice
£1.00 

All SOLD

 GOSH Effect Powder in Apple Jam
£1.50


Barry M Fine Glitter Dust in 19 (Now Discontinued in stores!)
£1.50


Barry M Dazzle Dust in 88
£1.50

ALL SOLD

 Colours/usage shown below

 

 

 Jergens Naturals Skin Firming Body Lotion- About 70% left
£1.50

 TIGI Bed Head Superstar Queen for a Day Thickening Spray - used twice
£3.50

Batiste Dry Shampoo Big & Bouncy XXL Volume - About 80% left
£1.50

 Tresemme 24 Hour Body Sky High Plumping Powder - Used twice, About 95% left
£2.00

 Smashbox Waterproof Shadow/Liner in Starstuck
£2.00
No Longer For Sale


Avon Creamy Eyeshadow in Pacific Pearl

£1.00
SOLD

Usage shown above

 MeMeMe Shimmy Shimmers Pink Shimmer
£2.00

Elf Mineral Glow in Shimmer (use as highlighter)
£1.50

BOTH SOLD

Usage Shown Below

 Gatineau Refreshing Cleansing Cream
Unused
£3.50

Eyeko Primrose Hill Lipgloss - Unopened
£1.00


Natural Collection Raspberry Ripple Lipgloss - 90% left
£0.50


Barry M Lip Gloss Ltd Edition Colour especially for Very catalogue account holders -Swatched once
£1.50


Avon 3 in One Lipgloss, Lipstick and Lipliner in Berry - Used twice
£1.50

ALL SOLD

 Benefit Lemon Aid Colour Correcting Eyelid Primer
£5.00

ELF Colour Stick in Persimmon
£0.50
SOLD

Usage shown below

 L'Oreal Concealer Minerals in 10 - Used twice
£1.50

L'Oreal Blush Minerals in 20 - Used a few times - 90% left
£1.50

BOTH SOLD

 Avon In A Blink Liner and Shadow in Teal
£0.50

Avon In A Blink Liner and Shadow in Steel Smoke
£0.50

Both Sold

No7 Amazing Eyes Pencil in Blue Grey
£2.00
 No longer for sale


Avon Glimmerstick Diamonds in Smokey Diamond
£1.00


Collection 2000 Lip Liner in Marshmallow
£0.50

Both SOLD

Usage shown below

 Collection 2000 Glam Crystals Gel Liner in 10 Pow! - Used 3 times

£2.00
No Longer for Sale

Avon Precision Glimmer Eyshadow in Lilac - Used once
£1.00 
SOLD

 Bourjois Lipstick in Coquillage Rose -Usage Shown
£1.00


Natural Collection Lipstick in Candy Mist - Usage Show
£1.00

BOTH SOLD

Anna Sui Secret Wish Perfume 50ml - Usage Shown

£3.00

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FOTD: Diorkiss

If you read my recent favourites video youll know I have a new lipstick obsession with the Dior Addict lipstick in Diorkiss. I recently paired it with an eyeshadow look that I created from my Naked palette, another love of my life.

 

Face:
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52
Smashbox Cream Blush in Speedracer
MAC MSF Natural in Medium

Eyes:
MAC Paintpot in Vintage Selection
Urban Decay Virgin (over whole lid)
Urban Decay Toasted (outer corner)
Urban Decay Hustle (through crease)
Avon Supershock Gel Liner Pencil
Eyeko Big Eyes Mascara

Lips:
Dior Addict Lipstick in 578 Diorkiss
(Love of my life!)

xoxo

Recent Favourites

Once again I have been slgihtly absent from blogging recently. I have been so busy setting up for uni, then I got rather ill, and then the past week has been spent celebrating my 20th birthday. I cant make promises on blogging at least once a day like I used to, as Im starting Uni next week. However, I do still love reading blogs and writing them, its just a case of finding the time. I love my little blog and anyone who reads it, so without further ado Ill get on with the post.

This post was meant to be my August Favourites, but saying as we are now nearly half way through September (wtf, seriously?!) that I cant really call it that. However, these are definately my august faves, but about 13 days late, sorry!!

Dior Addict Lipstick in 578 Diorkiss
This was a rather naughty purchase for me in August, and one that I found it hard to justify sepnding so much on a lipstick to anyone in my family. Ive been lusting after it for months, and Im so glad I bought it, its now my favourite lipstick possibly ever. The packaging for a start is so gorgeous, I love how it looks different colours in the light. The lipstick itself is so creamy and moisturising its a pleasure to apply. It has possibly one of the longest staying ability of any lipstick Ive tried. I used to think expensive lipstick would be a waste of money but I really can honestly tell a huge difference between the quality of this one and other cheaper ones. Ive got a FOTD post coming very soon showing this on.

 Barry M Nail Paint in Coral
We may not have had much of a summer this year in the UK, but this nail polish is still teh perfect summer polish. I had this on my fingers and toes for the majority of August if not all of it. Everyone knows the amazing price and quality of these polishes anyway, but this colour is so summery I love it. Ill definately be taking it on holiday with my in October.

Smashbox Double Exposure Cheek and Lip colour in Speedracer
To me, this is just a perfect cream blush. I use it mostly for contouring as its a lovely browny shade, but i also gives a gorgeous natural blush colour. Im a big fan of these kinds of colours as blush, especially with a tan, and this goes on a dream. Love love love.

 MAC Paintpot in Vintage Selection
This has feautured in my favourites post on more than one ocassion but I do seriously love this product. I know it was limited edition, but from swatching at the counter Ive found that Bare Study is very similar to Vintage Selection and is permanent so go give it a go! My eye-makeup seriously does not bunch an inch when I use this as a base. It gives a gorgeous champagney shimmer on its own, which I often like to jsut wear this, liquid liner and lashings of mascara. This is probably one of my favourite MAC purchases to date, just gorgeous.

Eyeko Graffiti Eyeliner Pen in Black.
Ive never had a talent for liquid liner, every time I ventured to apply it I would make a complete mess of it and end up having to angrily take off my whole face of make-up and start over. Until I got this! The felt tip applicator makes this liner sooooo simple to apply, Ive never ever made a mistake with it. It lasts ages on as well, its always still intact when I come to take my make-up off. I would recommend it to anyone, particularly liquid liner novices! Unfortunately this os drying out now, which isnt bad since I got it at Christmas, so now I fancy trying a new one, Loreal Super Liner perhaps


Not too many favourites this month I know, but I really struggled on deciding on some.
Thanks for reading!
xoxo

My Holy Grail Mascara Combo

I dont know how normal it is to use more than one type of mascara on a day to day basis, but that is something that is now a part of my make-up routine. I just feel I achieve a more full effect by using different mascaras that do different things. Ive used many different mascaras over the years and have come back to these three time and time again. I would go as far to say that these three ar emy Holy Grail mascaras, when used together...




Avon Supershock - Perfect for creating volume and length in one, right from the first use, Ive repurchased this countless times, its amazing.

Eyeko Big Eyes - Exactly what it says on the tin (or tube) it gives BIG eyes and the tiny brush makes it great for getting the bottom lashes.

Maxfactor Flase Lash Effect Waterproof - I like to finish with a waterproof mascara to stop my mascara running through the day, I loved the original version of this so I like to use this as a failsafe waterproof one as it also gives great volume too.

1 coat of Avon SupershockThis is enough for me for the daytime if Im not gonig anywhere or doing much. It gives good definition and great thickness in one coat. I could jsut finish with 1 coat of Maxfactor FLE waterproof and I would be done.

2 coats of Avon Supershock
Just one more coat of this stuff gives much thicker lashes, which is usually what I settle for on a daily basis.

2 coats of Avon Supershock, 1 coat of Eyeko Big Eyes and 1 coat of False Lash Effect WaterproofIf I fancy having big thick lashes then this is what I would do to achieve this look. I go kind of on the back of the lashes with the Big Eyes as the thin brush means its easy to get back there, and also do the bottom lashes with that too. Then I jsut runover with the waterproof mascara to give it staying power as my eyes are quite watery if its windy or sunny.


So thats generally how I do my mascara and my favourite ever products, whats your HG mascara that I should try? Im always open to new products.
Thanks for reading!
xoxo