When I stumbled across this beauty at work, I think it took me about 3.5 seconds to decide to buy it. Combining six of their most perfect matte lipsticks shades, MAC has made all of my matte lipstick dreams come true.



I'm currently obsessed with matte lip shades (thanks Kylie Jenner). I find that they look very flattering on and the staying power is usually better than a creamy lipstick. I'm also proud to say that I think I have mastered the art of applying matte lipstick and NOT letting it dry your lips out! (More on that soon).


This beautiful palette contains six matte lipsticks, including some cult classics (Lady Danger, Candy Yum Yum & Ruby Woo). I've been so desperate to try out some of these shades - so six in one seemed like a no brainer! The full list of colours included in this palette are:

Kinda Sexy - neutral pinky rose shade

All Fired Up - warm fushia shade

Lady Danger - bright coral red shade

Candy Yum Yum - bright fushia pink shade

Ruby Woo - blue red shade  

Flat Out Fabulous - bright plum shade





Now, for the maths part and the actual reason on why this is the best idea ever. So, each matte lipstick costs £15.50. Meaning, if you were going to buy each individual lipstick in your palette your looking at spending £93. This palette costs £35 - a complete bargain!


I'd recommend this palette to any lipstick lover - or anyone that is looking to start growing their lipstick collection. The colours are varied enough that you can get different looks but also classic enough that they would look good on pretty much any skin tone.


The palette is available exclusively at Harrods (literally, the only place in the world you can buy it!)


What do you think of this palette idea? Let me know in the comments if you're going to purchase it!


E.x

You know those days where you wonder into Boots, just to pick up a couple of things you desperately need, you stroll around picking up this for £3, that for £2.50, you get to the counter and your total is like £50? Yeah, I had one of those days. I find it so easy to spend half my pay check in Boots, because beauty is SO classed as an essential in my books! Keep reading to find out my not so essential products I picked up in Boots.

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Puker Matte Lip 3D Lip Colour & Sculpt £3.50

This is actually the main reasons I choose to go to Boots that fateful day (I'm a Superdrug girl, through and through) I'd heard magical things about Soap & Glory's new Matt Lip colour and was desperate to try it out. The real shocker I found though was the price - this is such a bargain at £3.50! I've become to used to make-up companies ripping us off and paying £18 for a lipstick that I found this amazing value! I haven't tried these out properly yet apart from trying them on quickly on my lips. These are gorgeous colours (I choose Choccoberry & Pretty Muted). I especially love Choccoberry [side note - how fab are Soap & Glory's names?!]. I noticed that although these are matte colours, they are so very creamy to apply & I love forward to giving them a proper play!

Maybelline Lash Sensational Lash Multiplying Mascara £7.99

Every beauty guru & their mums have featured this mascara at one point in the past couple of months. I decided to jump on the hype and try it out. I've used this mascara for the past 2 days and I have to say, I'm not overwhelmed. I'm actually underwhelmed. I like a mascara that makes my lashes look longer - and although this mascara is very black it does make my lashes look stubby (god, I'm picky). I'm going to keep using it and see if I have a defining moment of love, but for now it's not great. (sorry beauty bloggers everywhere).

Boots Perfect Finish Artificial Nail Remover £3.00

Please don't think of me as a moaner (I'm only being honest!) but this stuff is beyond crap! I had a gel manicure to remove and usually use the alien-hand-tin-foil technique but saw this pot while trying to pick up some acetone. You're meant to stick each nail to soften the polish then you can easily remove the rest. 2 hours later, there was no easy about it! This barely softened the nail varnish & I would not recommend using this.

Essie Retro Revival Collection 406 Birthday Suit £5.99

With an introductory offer of £5.99 (instead of £7.99) and my gel manicure coming off later that day I decided to pick up a new nude for my nails. Essie is my favourite brand for nail polishes & I can't resist a sparkly sale nude!

Elegant Touch Professional Slanted Tweezers £12.50

I needed new tweezers and these were the cheapest ones they had on offer. Not much more to say on that one.

So there's my Boots haul! Not that much looking back on it, but it did hurt my bank account! Hopefully this will keep my beauty buying obsession at bay, even for a little while.

Have you tried any of the products that I mentioned? Do you love them? Do you hate them? Let me know in the comments!

E.x



This week's obsession is make-up brushes. I physically can not do my make-up without a good set of make-up brushes. I've gone through a couple of sets in my make-up wearing life, but I'm always so impatient for the next! Here's a few that I have my eye on at the moment. 

As a huge fan of nail art, I finally blessed my nails with my first nail art manicure, and I am fully converted! A spontaneous trip to Oxford Circus led me and my dear friend into Topshop to get our nails done. Now, Topshop Oxford is a funny place. Not only is it the flagship store but it is also a mecca for all girl's caught off guard for a night out - you can literally get everything done under one roof. I'm talking zero to hero. Don't believe me? Outfit - obviously check. Nails - duh that's why you're here. Eyebrows - Blink Brow bar got you covered (review coming soon) 2 different hairdressers - check - what? you fancy getting a tattoo aswell? No problem! All in all, I recommend taking a trip to Topshop Oxford Circus regardless, but if you need something to push you over the edge keep reading about my new obsession Reecy Roos. 

 Turning up on a Monday afternoon we had no trouble walking straight in without an appointment. I would recommend making an appointment ahead of time though, as the lovely ladies were telling me that they can get extremely busy over Summer.. Halloween.. Valentine's Day.. just any holiday really! So we quickly sat down and starting choosing our colours and I had my gel varnish removed. I choose a Jasmin & Aladdin design on both my thumbs, as it was still funky but keeping the other fingers plain kept it subtle enough for work. The lady who did my nails filed down my nails and applied the gel polish, they recommend getting gel polish with nail art designs as it can then last up to 2 weeks. Before I even start on the tiny works on art on my thumbs - I am also loving the shape & colour of my 'plain' fingers. I have a oval shape on my fingers that I did not think my short nails could achieve - it looks fab! 

 Onto the design. This was hand painted by one very talented lady. I'm so happy with the design and the way it came out. The lady did tell me that obviously if I had fake nails they would of been able to include more detail - but for natural nails I don't think it could of come out any better! The only thing 

I wish was different about my experience is if they had some kind of book of designs we could choose from. There were a couple of picture frames with cool designs (I'm talking Drake, on your nail) but no other inspiration. The girls there advised we has a look on their Instagram page for further inspiration. 

 Have you ever had your nails done at Reecy Roos? Do you know what you would have done when you go? Let me know in the comments! 

  E.x

Since it's nearing the end of January (how?) I thought I would pull together the beauty products that have caught my eye this month. This is mostly through sale browsing-but ending up in the full priced products shopping. 

Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir Cologne - 100ml 85.00

If you have not smelt this cologne yet, I highly suggest you go and take a sniff. I'm currently addicted to this smell and despite the hefty price tag I'm verrry tempted to splurge - purely because I can not stop thinking about the smell!

Moschino Fresh Couture eau du toilette - 100ml 65.00

I actually wanted this before I even smelt the perfume, I'm a total sucker for Moschino's novelty designs. BUT when I actually went to smell this perfume it is a really light and fresh (ha ha) smell that I fell in love with! I think this will be perfect for summer, so I think I will hold out till then.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Kit - $65

I feel like I will forever be cursed with dry lips. And I don't mean oh just a tad chapped, I mean full on causing me pain, cracked, red lips. Ouch. So my life mission is to find a lip balm that actually makes a difference and works for the driest of lips - and I've found them. I've tried high end, high street and everything in between. So keep reading to find out my favourite holy grail lip balms.

Everyone and your mum has heard about EOS Lip Balm. They've been around for a while now, but I picked a couple up when I was in New York a couple of years ago. I really like this lip balm for a quick fix, it doesn't do my lips the world of good but I love the packaging and the fact you can apply it directly onto your lips, unlike other lip balms on this list. I use EOS along with my primer before I apply my makeup just to give my lips an extra bit of moisture before apply any products. However, I do recommend that you buy this product either from Amazon or America, as here in London they have yanked this price up so high it is not worth buying it by any means.

Maybelline Baby Lips Balm - Hydrate - £2.99

Baby Lips has been around for years now, but I really love this! It's not holy grail and it doesn't change my life but I keep this in my car so I can moisturise when I'm stuck in traffic etc. I don't drive too often so I forget how good this is - but I definitely recommend this product just to throw in your handbag or keep in your car like me to see an actually difference when you start to feel your lips chapping. This product is also really good value for money, so it's not the end of the world if you loose this product, which for lip balms you almost definitely will.

Charlotte Tilbury Lip Magic - £25

I have a slight love-hate relationship with Lip Magic. When I first started using this product I experienced amazing results which is why I had to include it. However, I don't know if my lips have gotten worse overtime and needed something with more substance to sort them out, or maybe they just got used to the texture - but this doesn't fix my lips out like it used to. However, saying that I have nearly finished a whole tub, but for the price and how it is working on my lips now, I can't say I would re-purchase for the winter. I really really enjoyed wearing this balm on holiday though, so I do think I will start using it again in the summer and stick to my super strengths below for the cold winter months,

Omorovicza - Perfecting Lip Balm - £32

I bought this product a couple of months ago when my lips were at their absolute worst. I went into Space NK and asked for their best lip balm treatment, and considering the amount of pain I was also in price was not a factor in this purchase. Which is how I came about owning this crazy expensive lip balm. I don't agree with the price at all, and I will not be re-purchasing this product as I do not feel the size reflects the price. However, I have still really enjoyed using this product through December and January. It really did sort my lips out when they were at their worst and is a great treatment to use overnight. It also has a really nice taste to it and as soon as you apply it you can actually feel it working. However, it is very thick and very gloppy, which sometimes makes it hard to wear during the day. I'm also not a fan of the dip-age involved with getting this product out, but for the benefits of it - I was more than happy to get through nearly a whole pot in 2 months!

Nuxe - Ultra Nourishing Lip Balm - £9.50

A new purchase but this is for sure my favourite product. I was whining to my friend about how much I spent on my last lip balm and how I am forever in search of the perfect balm and she recommend this product to me. Luckily, we were just outside a Space NK so we popped in and I instantly fell in love with this product. It's a really thick texture, so again you can literally feel it sinking into your lips as soon as you apply it but the most amazing part of this product is it actually goes on matte. It made my lips feel and look instantly better and for the rest of the evening I couldn't stop going on about how much I was already enjoying the product and how it has already changed my life (dramaaaa queen). For anyone with dry lip I highly highly recommend this product. It is not the cheapest on the market, but the quality and quantity you receive, I feel, is completely worth the price. I don't think I will need to re-purchase for a while as it is a very big pot, but I can not imagine wanting to re-purchase any other balm but this one! Seriously - GO CHECK THIS OUT!

What are your favourite lip products to use?

E. x

I can openly admit, with pride, that Kylie Jenner is my spirit animal. I'm obsessed with her fashion, her makeup and just generally enjoying following what she gets up to. So, when I heard she was releasing a lip kit - I was all over it. The first launch - I was ready and despite the collection selling out in 30 second (what) I managed to get my hands on two of the sold out colour. Dolce K and True Brown K. Now, the only issue is I have the world's driest lips. As in, I spend hours and so much dollar trying to keep my lips silky smooth, but no luck within a couple of hours of stepping out the door my lips and cracking up. Not such a great look for matte lipsticks. Despite this, I was so excited to try out Kylie's lip kits. So see my review of both colours below:

Packaging: 

I'm obsessed with the packaging choice. Simple, but bold. The dripping lips is so eye catching and I've heard that the lips pictured are actually Kylie's own lips.

Price:

I have no problem with the price at all. The lip kit costs $29 which is just under 20 for a lip liner AND a liquid lipstick. Considering you're paying nearly that each for a liner and lipstick from MAC I think this is a really reasonable price. Obviously there was the flat shipping rate on top of this, but considering it was being sent to London, again I found it reasonable. 

Colour: 
My favourite colour of the two is for sure Dolce K. Everytime I wear the colour, someone comments on the colour. Dolce K is a really grungy 90s brown. It is darker than I expected, but I think the colour is really nice. True Brown K is slightly harder to wear. It is really dark and dramatic, I could not wear this colour for work as it it a bit too much. However, I am using it for evenings and night outs as it is a really pretty colour. I was worried that the dark colour might not suit my skin tone as I am very pale, but weirdly enough I think it looks nice and when I was searched other people's reviews it seems to pretty much suit every skin tone.

Quality:

Considering the quality did not have to be good for this product to sell, it is actually one of my favourite lip products in terms of quality. I can put Dolce K on first thing in the morning, drink and snack throughout the morning. The only time the product starts to wear is after lunch, when it starts to fade on the inside of my lips. However, the best way to keep the product lasting all day is to apply lip balm to fade the edges together and give some moisture back into the lips. With this product also being a matte lipstick, I thought it would dry my lips out. But actually it didn't at all, it looks matte on but doesn't crack or flake off my lips which is great.

True Brown K actually started flaking off a lot earlier for me. I thought it would have the same staying power as Dolce K but weirdly dried my lips out. I still really like the product but I couldn't wear it all day and I couldn't keep up with the re-applications.

Have you tried any of Kylie's Lip Kits?

E. x