Update!

Hi lovelies, 

I hope you've all had a good week. Just a short update on my make up ban this week. Last weekend I had to nip into boots for a few essentials, non beauty essentials, and my lovely Mr treated me to a few beauty bits. So technically I haven't broken my ban yet. Haha. 

 After digging through my old make up I found a bourjois healthy mix foundation and fell in love with it all over again. It gives such good coverage and smells delicious. The one that I had in my stash was one that I used when I had a tan so it was a shade too dark for me. 

When I saw that it was on offer in boots I had to get one but I just couldn't break my ban. 

Along with the foundation a few other bits were on offer, I got the dark kohl mascara and the mega liner. 

I'm still in two minds about the mascara as the brush is really plastic and hard which is totally different to soap and glory thick and fast which is one of my all time favourites. 

The mega liner may be gifted to someone else as I have always struggled to create a nice neat line on my lid never mind a winged line. I seem to have really small eyelids and the liner ends up covering half of it. Any tips? Or anyone else have the same problem let me know. 

Thanks for reading and have a fab week. 

Xx

Mini make up ban update

• Hey Lovelies, 

I had planned to do my empties post but I forgot to bring my things to my parents house, even though I had planned ahead and organised all of my things. 

So instead of the intended post here's an update on my make up ban. I am finding it so hard, I even went into boots the other day and had to walk out because all the beautiful things were shouting me. I felt like the woman in confessions of a shopaholic when all the mannequins are talking to her, if you haven't seen the film it is a must. Anyway I had to leave. 

This week I have been mixing up my daily make up and trying combinations of other make up that I was either given for Christmas or was stashed away in my drawers. 

 If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen my FOTD post, this is the make up that I used on that day. 

The new products in this picture are Benefit; boi-ing, Hoola and high beam. I love, love, love Hoola, I received this in my best of benefits at Christmas and have to say that I had put it to one side for a while. It is a matte bronzer, I use this for contouring my cheeks. Its so easy to blend so when my make up ban is over and I have used this for a little longer I will more than likely be purchasing a full size one. 

Boi-ing on the other hand I am not too sure about, I had wanted to try this for ages but because I usually use the Collection concealer I can't seem to get used to this one. I find it hard to apply especially on blemishes. Any tips would be handy. 

High beam, I have used this highlighter before as I have the TROPIcoral set. I love high beam it's such a quick and easy highlighter, you literally need just a few spots on your cheek bones, I usually blend them in with my ring finger. 

So they are the new products that I have been using, the rest are products that I have rediscovered. Bourjois has been a brand which I have been going back to for a few years. For a while I have been using the Rimmel wake me up foundation which gives such a lovely coverage but at this time of year I think that it is just too dewy. So to find this in my stash was nice, the healthy mix gives such good coverage, it also smells really fruity. 

In the winter months I tend to go for lighter blushers as I have really pale skin and anything too dark looks ridiculous (in my opinion), so I tend to stick to colours like Rose D'or by Bourjois, this shade has a subtle shimmer to it making it look like you have been out in the fresh air.

Another little treasure that I hadn't used for a while is the Bourjois smokey eye trio, I love nude colours on my eyes, it's like my security blanket I very rarely use colour (to be honest it scares me a little). I usually use the heaven and earth palette but I've hit pan on my favourite colours, so this was my next go to nude shades. For my eyebrows I used the rimmel eyebrow pencil in 002. I just use this very lightly to fill in my brows on days when I don't want the power brow. 

Mascara was an old favourite, Great Lash by Maybelline. It adds a good thickness and length to my lashes, I tend to use this and the Soap and Glory Thick and Fast which I love but have nearly ran out of, so I'm using it sparingly. 

Last but not least lips, I have been using a different lip stick/ lip tint/ lip gloss each day to see which I prefer, on this day I used the 1000 kisses by Rimmel, this shade is a deep pink/plum shade. I'm not sure what it is called as I have moved it, as soon as I find it I will update this post.          

Most of the products in this post I have purchased from Boots or have been given.

This was supposed to be a short post but yet again has turned into a rambling essay. 

I hope you've had a good weekend. 

xx

Make up ban!

Hey, 

Do not fear people I will not be walking around with a naked face! 

Recently I have had a few changes in my life; including moving in with my boyfriend, starting a job and then unexpectedly deciding to leave at Christmas and starting a different new job. 

Like many people at this time of year I am being a penny pincher (tight), and now to get to the point after the life story/ ramble. 

I have decided to ban myself from buying any make up/ beauty products for a whole 2 months!!! Yes I know lets all gasp in shock and horror. Believe me this is going to be such a challenge for mye as I often find myself slipping a lippy into my food shopping or wandering into boots when I shouldn't be anywhere near it.     

So to help me with my ban I have just decided to empty all of my make up drawers and this is the contents, well the items that I don't use on a day to day basis anyway. Personally I don't think that there is that much, others may however disagree. Instead of buying new make up I have decided that I am going to try and use some of my old make up. 

Fingers crossed I don't become too tempted or give in before the two months is up!

Let me know of any tips you have on being make up savvy? 

Thanks lovelies 

xx