Five products I will forever repurchase

On 29th July 2015

I believe that I have written about/reviewed each of these products individually in the past, in fact I know that Nars Sheer Glow and ‘Alien’ have been mentioned approx 657 times each! But as I was sorting through my Make-up drawers fishing out the empties (All of the above have bitten the dust FYI.) I decided that I would pop up a very quick post on these in particular and let you know why I will definitely be replacing them!

*Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua

Can you see the scuff on the left of the bottle? Yeah, that was where I attacked it with scissors to try and get the very last bit out, didn’t work out too well as Chanel evidently do some tough ass packaging but it proves how much I really love it! (or how desperate I was not to have to fork out over thirty quid for a new bottle!)

I love it because it’s light but not overly dewy, can be built to a good medium coverage and leaves a velvet finish. I do tend to favour the lightweight formula foundations in Summer and because this has good staying power (even without powder) while still being natural looking it remains a firm favourite.

*Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW

I love this for the reasons that I love the Vitalumiere Aqua, it gives the same amount of coverage but it is slightly lighter in consistency (it sits in the middle of MAC Face and Body and VA), and it leaves a more dewy finish on the skin, so although they are similar I do need both!

*NARS Sheer Glow

It needs no introduction really, this has cult status for a reason…I’ve written, reviewed, and raved about it sooo many times so I’ll leave any links still available to those posts below. In a nutshell, it is a medium coverage foundation with a satin finish that leaves skin looking flawless! For me, it was where the search for the foundation holy grail ended.

*Bourjois Bronzing Primer

Supposedly a dupe for the famous Soleil Tan De Chanel which I’ve never tried so can’t give an opinion on that but it’s definitely believable what with Bourjois owning Chanel. A whipped mousse style formula that although at first glance looks pretty scary in colour it blends like a dream leaving you with subtly noticeable bronzed skin and a great base for foundation! Another thing to mention is the scent of this is sooo delicious it just smells like a holiday in a pot!!

*Thierry Mugler Alien EDP

It was just in my last post that I mentioned how I wear this perfume 90 percent of the time day and night, it’s been out for ages now so I’m sure most of you know what it smells like. It is slightly heavy and more night time appropriate but not so much that it is overbearing to wear during the day although it might be for some. As with the NARS foundation, this has been one of my favourites for many years now, If you would like to read more about my obsession click here.

Which products do you always repurchase?
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5 Red Lips I Dare To Wear!

By Natalie

On 14th February 2015

In Beauty

Happy valentines day!

I hope you have all been suitably spoiled today. If not never mind it’s all a load of bollocks anyway 😉 I’ve never been much of a lover of Valentine’s day but I am a lover of matching make-up to occasions and we all know that Valentines = Red lips!

So even though I’m not the bravest when it comes to leaving the house in any kind of super bold red lip, I am still a big fan, especially when it comes to a red lip with a neutral eye/black liquid liner combo! I just tend to go for a more toned down version.

I know I’m not alone with this so I thought I’d gather up my top 5 ‘comfort zone reds’ and share the ones I dare to wear!

MAC ‘Ruby Woo’

Starting with the most daring of the bunch. Ruby Woo is such a beautiful classic red I just love it! I tend to apply this by dabbing the colour onto my lips and blending with my finger to get more of a stained look. Applied full on from the bullet it delivers a seriously stunning matte red pout that suits pretty much everyone.

NARS Lipgloss ‘Scandal’

A gorgeous semi-sheer warm toned gloss.This is an easy one to swipe on over lipstick/tint or to wear alone for a pretty, but not in your face pop of cherry red.

Revlon Lip butter ‘Wild Watermelon’

A coral/pink toned red. This is so easy to apply and comfortable to wear! The colour can be swiped on from the bullet for a semi-sheer tint or built up so you can have an almost opaque glossy lip. It’s a pretty V.day red but I’m also thinking this will be amazing in Summer with a tan!

ELF luscious liquid lipstick ‘strawberry’

This one is quite similar to the NARS lipgloss although being from ELF it’s around a fifteenth of the price. colour wise it’s pretty much a dupe it’s just a teeny bit pinker and the ELF is a little more sheer and less sticky formula wise.I’d recommend picking this up though if you were thinking of splashing the cash on the NARS.

benefit ‘benetint’

I feel that this was a product bought out with Valentine’s day in mind although as I typed that I remembered it was actually originally released as a nipple tint haha oh well whatever floats your boat!

This is a classic for red lip wusses, a rosy red liquid tint that can be built up and dries leaving a gorgeous ‘just bitten’ stain and can also be worn as a cheek tint for uniformed rosiness!

I hope you find this helpful if you are looking for some subtle red lip shades.

Let me know your recommendations for easy to wear red lips.

Are any of these a favourite of yours?

Review~benefit Coralista

By Natalie

On 21st September 2011

In Beauty, Reviews

Afternoon pretty ladies!
My latest blush crush is Coralista from benefit!

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I received this boxed blush as part payment for helping to promote the new benefit mascara in Boots.

At first glance, I thought that Coralista was similar to NARS Deep Throat blush. Which I love to bits!

Coralista is a stunning pale coral/pink with a subtle gold sheen. The way I think best describes it is, If NARS Deep throat and NARS Orgasm had a baby, then this would be it.

The gold sheen in Coralista is a lot less obnoxious though. Which makes it more universally wearable than NARS Orgasm.

Besides the colour. What I really love about Coralista is how incredibly finely milled, pigmented, and soft in texture, it is.

This makes it apply like an absolute dream. So it can be worn as a subtle wash of colour. Or be very easily built up to achieve a much more intense colour payoff.