Sugarbomb Review

Hey guys sorry it's been a while, I go on holiday tomorrow and have had zero pennies to buy any new stuff and generally feeling quite uninspired. However I did pick up Sugarbomb by Benefit the other day and thought I would share my thoughts on this product.

Now I should explain I am a sucker for pretty packaging and love Benefit's kitch look, yet usually feel underwhelmed by the product itself. Which is what happened with Sugarbomb. After hurrying home with the product in hand I took all my make up off to try it out on a blank canvas. So with brush in hand I swirled the four colours together and swept on my cheek only to be disappointed it's very sheer, with little pigmentation, even to point where I couldn't get a picture of my swatch to show on camera.

Disappointed I tossed it in with the rest of my make up and left it. I did some thinking and remembered I went through this same heartache with Georgia many moons ago and once I got over the fact that it isn't a blush rather a pretty powder for all over the face, I loved it! So I relented and went back to investigate again, and actually it's more like a highlighter that just looks really natural on the face and I'm super excited to use this on my holiday.

Thanks for reading girlies and like I mentioned I jet off tomorrow so I'll have lot's of piccies to share when I get back and I'll have some ruddy dosh to get back into the swing of things.

Mwah!!! xx

Current Faves

Hello girlies, so I have been pretty much the worst blogger ever lol. I've had a nightmare couple of months with my laptop, I pretty much lost everything due to a rather annoying virus which attacked my laptop not once but twice. All is well again and I'm so excited to get blogging. I thought I would start with a current faves post as we are nearing the end of July, can you believe it, it'll be Christmas before you know it lol.

First off the infamous ST. Moriz fake tan, now I know you will all be familiar with this product but it would be impossible to do a current faves list without giving this a shout out. This is by far my favourite self tanner it's simple to use, the colour pay off is fab and there is no awful biscuit smell lol. The one draw back with this tan is that it dry's your skin out, however all you need to do is commit seriously to moisturising and problem solved lol.

Next on my hit list is Hoola by Benefit, which is by far my favourite Benefit powder. I'm a sucker for packaging and have several Benefit powders and realistically they are not great especially for the price. I would say if you want to invest in a blush then try Nars or MAC as I feel the pigmentation is generally better. However Hoola is a must, I don't use this a bronzer only really as a contour as the colour is too much for all over my face. This is an ideal contour as there is zero shimmer and pigmentation is fabulous. If you thinking of trying a Benefit powder for the first time then I would highly recommend Hoola.

Another Benefit product I am loving at the moment is Lemon Aid eye primer. Now this works well at keeping your eyeshadow in place as you would expect, however I love to use this to counter balance the redness of my eyelids. As this is a yellow based product it completely brightens my lids without feeling heavy like a concealer.

Revlon Photoready foundation in 004 nude has fast become my favourite foundation. It's not heavy or cakey and provides a really nice coverage. At the moment I'm not really wearing foundation just a bit of bronzer but I love this foundation.

Rimmel 60 seconds nail varnish in 805 Grey Matter. I love this polish so much!!! I think Rimmel's nail varnish's are great value for money. The colour range is great and the consistency is far easier to work with than Barry M and Gosh. I use this mainly on my toes at the moment, and seriously not one chip.

Finally Snob lipstick by MAC, do I need words to describe my love for this lipstick. No but here's a lil pic of me and my snobby lips lol.

Phew that was a long old post... You can tell I've been itching to get back into it properly lol.

Thanks for reading. Mwah!!!

Beauty Heroes!!!

Hello dolls, hope your having a fab week, personally my week has been pretty blah. I'm so sick of this weather, I never know what to wear in the mornings which is a nightmare, plus I've bought so many spring items and can't wear them to their full potential. Ruddy England lol.

Anyway this post is all about my personal beauty heroes. This is the celebs whose make up I die for, (a tad extreme) and definately my inspiration. I decided to make a top five I tried to keep it current as I have an obession with old movie stars which would've taken years to whittle down.

5: In at five is Khloe Khardashian, I love the Khardashian sisters but Khloe's make up is by far my favourite, I'm naturally very fair skinned so I will never do the bronzed goddess look quite as fabulously as Khloe.

4: In at four is the beautiful Zooey Deschanel, love the hair, love the clothes, love the face lol. She embraces the pale look which I always admire, as I tend to flit between pale and tan depending on my mood. She keeps is natural with a flush of blush, and a smudge of eyeliner. I think she may be on the list purely because she's beautiful and I just wish I looked like her lol.

3: In third is everybodys favourite resident of the hills, Miss Lauren Conrad. To be fair my everyday make up is very similar to that of the Conrad look. A natural base with a slick of eyeliner, it's so simple yet she never looks bad. I guess she plays it pretty safe, but hey if it ain't broke don't fix it.

2: In second place Katy Perry, who I know bares a resembelence to Zooey but the make up is very different. I'm a lover of the pin up girl look, yet am not brave enough to rock it all the way. I think because of that Katy Perry is a good compromise. She's does the pin up thing but it seems more contemporary.

1: And at number one (DRUMROLL PLEASE) is Kate Bosworth. Now Kate gets a lot of stick because she is stupidly skinny, but my love for her make up started years before that. To me she does the best natural look, she was definately the person who got me interested in make up. I used to sit and try and copy her look lol. As she got older (and skinnier) her make up as evolved and I like the way she uses bronzes and coppers around the eyes, a very catwalk look, I also love when she has a strong lip colour and fair skin. Overall she gets first place because she was my first lol, and I still have make up envy whenever I see her face.

Here's a mash up with my top 5.

Thanks for reading, Mwah!!! xx

Don't Forget To Vote!!!

If you're over 18 try and find the time to vote today, whatever party is elected will affect everyone. So vote!!!
Mwah xx

Camden Crawl FOTD

Sorry I haven't posted in a while been crazy busy, todays actually my aniversary so I'm feeling extra luvvy duvvy today lol. I have still got to take some pics of my new do and see what you think, also I've got a haul to post when I can figure out how to make the pictures half decent lol. End of ramble lol.
Anyway I went to the Camden Crawl this weekend which was fun aside from the torrential rain. This is what I wore.

Face:

Revlon Photo Ready Foundation 004 nude

Nars Anglelika blush

Revlon Skinlights to highlight

Eyes:

Nars eyeshadow (sorry don't know the name)

Rimmel Liquid Liner

Maybelline Falsies

Eyelure Falsh eyelashes sorry don't know which ones

Lips:

MAC Myth

Blistex lip balm

Sorry about the picture the obligatory cab photo was the only one with half decent lighting. Thanx for reading girlies. Will crack on the blogging at the end of the week.
Mwah!!! xx

OOTD

Hello lovelies, hope you had a great weekend and made the most of the weather yesterday. It was my little cousin's sweet 16th yesterday so they had a garden party and this is what I wore.

Playsuit - Primark £10 or £12
Tights - Boots £6 for pack of 3
Pumps - Primark £4

I actually stuck some brown boots on with this and my trusted granny cardigan as it got a bit nippy later.
Also I got my hair cut off yesterday so I'll post some pics in the next few days.

Anywho, I'm off to enjoy the rest of this lazy sunday.
Au revoir!!! x

Bonjour!!!

So I've finally done it I've joined the world of blogging. No longer shall I lurk behind my screen I decided to take the plunge. This blog will mainly involve fashion, beauty and a few other rambles. Because I will be focusing on fashion and beauty I decided my first few blogs would be a way for you to get to no me and my style. I really hope you enjoy reading my blog!!!

A quick FOTD this is my everyday make up...

Face:

Revlon Photoready Foundation, shade 004 Nude mixed with Neal's Yard power berry daily moisturier

Gosh cover corrector under eyes in no.1

17 Blusher in Nude for contour

Nars Angelika on the apples of cheeks

Revlon skinlights 01 Natural Lights

















Eyes:

Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Liner 100% black

Maybelline Falsies Mascara

Lips:

Gosh Darling

Sorry about the pictures not quite used to the posing thing yet, but I'm sure I'll get there darlings. Also this is my natural pasty face so in the coming weeks you may see I decidedly more tanned Jessica as I fully intend to crack on the fake tan this weekend lol. Well thanks for checking out my first post, please check back as I will be updating soon.

Au revoir!!!xxx