Current Beauty Favourites

First of all let me just say I'm a firm believer in drug store make-up. I will never recommend high end make up products because not everyone can afford those. There is such a wide variety at shops like Boots so there's no need to spend double the price on a product that does near enough the same thing. 

Also, I'm some sort of professional make-up artist, these are just a few of the products that I'm loving at the moment. It's just my opinion and you don't necessarily have to agree.

I was really disliking my old foundation and thought it was time for a change. So a couple of days ago my Mum and I went into Boots and had a skin match test for the No7 foundation range. I've never had it done before and I was really excited (sad right?). I ended up being the palest colour there 'Calico', which really isn't a surprise. 

The lady recommend I use the 'Beautifully Matte' foundation and I have to say she was 100% right. It covers my skin so well and leaves stays on throughout the whole day. It also has a really soft finish and doesn't feel like I'm really wearing foundation at all. People have really noticed the difference in my skin as it looks so much healthier now that I've changed foundations.

I would highly recommend going at getting your skin matched to the perfect foundation. My Mum ended up coming away with a whole set of new make-up she's never used before and was really rather excited about it!

You'll have to excuse the camera quality on this one as I took it on my phone. I've had this one for a while but only really started wearing it recently. It's the 'Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Velvet' in the shade '307 Meteoric Matte'. 'Lip velvet' is the perfect way to describe it as it is so smooth and sleek on your lips, yet it also has the perfect matte look. 

It's comes out as a red berry kind of colour and I tend to wear it if I'm going out somewhere nice or going out for a few drinks. Not the kind of shade I'd wear to college on an everyday basis. I'm still looking for the perfect nude lip colour that doesn't make me look overly pale. 

Any recommendations on nude lip colours? What's your favourite products at the moment?

xxMegan

First Ever Blog Post - What I got for Christmas

Christmas has gone and the New Year has begun. There are many things I've decided to start doing this year and starting a blog is the first on my list. As my first ever blog post I thought I would share a couple of my favourite things that I got for Christmas this year.

Christmas is my favourite time of year as all the family come together and everyone is in such a happy mood. I didn't really ask for much this year as I feel like I don't desperately need anything this year. Not knowing what I was getting from Santa this year made unwrapping my presents all that little bit more exciting.

My parents bought me the Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream perfume. It has the nicest scent to it and I can not stop wearing it. My only worry is that I will use it so much that I will run out pretty quickly.

 

 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland will always be my favourite children's classic. I've read the book so many times I've lost count. Mark (boyfriend) got me the Disney Traditions figurine for Christmas as he has picked up on how much I love the book. She now has her own little place next to the book she comes from.

I was also given the Soap & Glory Gift set. The gift set includes:

• Hand Dream Super Cream 100ml

• Orangeasm Body Wash 500ml

• Butter Yourself Moisture Lotion 500ml

• Heel Genius Foot Cream 125ml

• Sugar Crush Body Scrub 300ml

• Whipped Clean Shower Butter 250ml

• The Righteous Butter Body Butter 300ml

• Off Your Face 3 in 1 Daily Purifying Cloths (25 cloths)

• Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Lacquer in Charm Offensive 7ml

• Thick & Fast Super Volume Mascara 10ml 

My two favourite things from the gift set are the Righteous Butter and the Shower Butter. They make your skin so silky and smooth. I get complimented on the softness of my skin and these two products are my little secret. I'm so relieved I got these for Christmas as I was going to run out soon.

I've been very spoilt this year and I'm so grateful for everything I've been given. Although receiving presents is fun, I love giving people presents and watching them opening them. This is the first year I've had a decent job so I was able to spoil my family and Mark as much as they all spoiled me.

What did you get for Christmas and what's your favourite thing about this time of year?

xx Megan