New Beauty Box

I haven't been into beauty boxes really, but this one did catch my eye.

The Love Me Beauty box is a monthly subscription box where you are given credits to choose what you want to get. After taking a short test about products you want, skin type etc you are taken to your own personal boutique, where products have been selected based on your needs.

Even if you use all your credits up you still have the option to buy the remaining products if you want at a very discounted price.

In my boutique i had a selection of nails inc nail varnishes, body creams and lipsticks from a variety of brands.

In my box I chose a Popband London hair tie, one of those small elastic hair bobbles that doesn't kink your. Not much to say really just a hair tie!

I've been really into face scrubs recently and skin care so i chose a perfecting face polish from Organic Surge. it is suitable for sensitive skin which I do suffer from on my face and body so hopefully this isn't so harsh! It smells absolutely incredible as it contains pure rosemary and lemon oil. perfect size for travelling, 30ml sample sizes are my favourite.

Last but not least I got 2 Lorde and Berry lipsticks. I have never tried anything from this brand but I was so exited to try them. I chose Brick Lip and Smooth Beige. Brick Lip is an amazing brownish nude colour (which I have been obsessed with recently.) I am however very disappointed with Smooth Beige, it is grey. Theres no way to go about it but it looks very grey on my lips.

For £10 a month plus postage I would definitely consider getting this box again. I love the idea of a personalised tailored to you service. Are there any other beauty boxes that are worth having a look at? Let me know in the comments!

Clinging on to summer

As the summer is coming to an end I needed to cheer myself up and whats the best way of doing that? Say it with me, retail therapy, well of the online kind anyway.

ELF is an amazing yet affordable online make up company which ships and delivers in next to no time. I ordered on monday and I got it on Tuesday just in time for the weekend! Not only is delivery fast its free when you spend £20 or more but the best thing is the 30% off when you spend over £20 with the code 300814. It just keeps getting better right?

So lets get down to it, I bought a body shimmer stick which is a lovely creamy consistency recommended for use on the body to highlight and draw attention to your best assets, but I think I'm going to use it as a cream eyeshadow base due to the lovely bronzey colour and my passion for nude eyeshadows.

I have heard so much about ELF's mascara primer after many years of watching and reading Becca Rose's blog and channel so I caved and finally bought it. I can honestly say after using it once I noticed a difference not in the length of my lashes but definitely the volume.

I also picked up a lipstick a pinky red coral in the colour Fearless, its ok and does the job, has good colour pay off and for £1.95 you cant go wrong.

Before I have bought ELF's complete coverage concealer palette and I adore it, with 4 shades of concealer available to cover any imperfection I thought I would try the corrective concealer palette. It has 4 shades a pink, a blue, a green and a yellow. These random colours do the job and I especially like the green to counteract any redness!

A repurchase for me is the eyebrow kit, with a gel and a powder to tame my brows its perfect and compact with a tiny brush for on the go.

The last thing from ELF was the contouring blush and bronzer duo in Antigua, now on the website I was thinking wow this could be a dupe for Nars Laguna bronzer and Orgasm blush. Well the blush is stunning and is a beautiful pink with golden shimmer, the bronzer however had a lot of shimmer and was (in my opinion) a tad muddy looking.

Finally as a little treat to myself for getting into uni I bought Daisy Delight by Marc Jacobs, I cannot for the life of me describe scents but this one smells so good and I'm not normally a floral person when it comes to fragrances!

Whats your favourite fragrance? Comment below and thank you for reading!

Lots of Love 
Emily x

Payday makeup haul

My favourite day of the month... PAYDAY! So of course I treated myself to a few new pieces to add to my collection.

Soap and Glory, well known for their body and skin care products, in my opinion also have some of the best makeup. The Thick & Fast mascara is a cult beauty product and the newest addition is the Flash Extensions Effect Mascara which has the promise of your lashes being mistaken for fake ones! I also got 2 of the Smoulder Khol waterproof eyeliners in Cocoa Bean and SuperBlack. They come with sharpeners on the lids and are so soft that they smudge beautifully on the lash line and they perfectly define the waterline. No more forgetting your sharpener in your makeup bag on your travels!

I also picked up 2 blushers Natural collections Peach Melba and No7's Honey, both are beautiful neutral peachy coloured blushes which look stunning on both fair and tanned skin. Honey has a slight shimmer and is bronzey compared to Peach Melba which is matte and more pink based.

Now on to the lip products, Baby Lips by Maybelline are one of my favourite lip balms not only are they moisturising they also have a good colour pay off and the new Electro collection doesn't disappoint. I picked up Berry Bomb a stunning electric purple which when applied gives a sheer purple glow and it smells delicious. I also got one of Sleeks True Colour Lipsticks in Exxxaggerate, yes thats really how many X's are in the name! I already have Russian Roulette from Sleek another matte lipstick, the same formula as Exxxaggerate and not only is it moisturising the colour is bold and long lasting. 

Last but not least my favourite purchases, these are my first full size purchases from Benefit and I'm in love! I picked up the Hydra-Smooth Lip Colour in Talk Flirty a dusty pink rose colour which applies smoothly (like the name says it should) and the packaging reminds of an art deco Great Gatsby-ish style. I also got one of Benefits renowned box powders in Hervana, a good karma powder, which has 4 beautiful shades which when swirled together look stunning on the cheekbones which Benefit describes as achieving Hervana.

What do you splurge on when payday comes around? Let me know in the comments, thank you for reading!

Lots of love Emily x

An everyday summer make up look

During the summer months I ditch the full coverage and go all sheer. That is with the make-up I may add!

Here are the products I use in my everyday summer look and my before and after pictures.

On my face I start off with the Bourjois happy light luminous primer, which gives my skin a dewy look. I mainly focus on my under eyes, cheekbones, cupids bow and the top of my nose just to give a highlighting effect. On top of that I use the Bourjois BB bronzing cream which compliments and adjusts to nearly all tanned skin tones. I however wouldn't recommend this to be used on fair skin tones. Then using the Collection lasting perfection concealer I conceal my under eyes.Then using the Bourjois bronzing primer to contour, and dolly mix blush to brighten up my face, I then powder my T-zone and now its onto the eyes!

Sleek's Dolly Mix blush, Bourjois bronzing primer, happy light primer, BB bronzing cream, Collection lasting perfection powder and concealer, Real Techniques buffing brush, contour brush and pointed foundation brush Seventeen blusher brush and Barbara Daily powder brush.

On my eyes i used Benefits bikini-tini as a base for my eyes, I then put Sleeks taupe eyeshadow all over the lid and used Conker in the crease, both of these eyeshadows are from the Au Naturel palette. Then using my Maybelline eyeliner in my waterline, my Bourjois Bourjois volume 1 seconde mascara and my Maybelline brow drama in dark brown my eyes are complete!

Maybelline brow drama and expression kajal liner, Sleek palette in Au Naturel, Bourjois one second mascara, Benefit Bikini-Tini, Real Techniques accent brush, base shadow brush and deluxe crease brush.

Lastly for my lips i used Maybellines colour sensational lipstick in electric orange with Sleeks eau la la liner in pumpkin

 And here is the finished look..

What is your favourite summer essential? Comment below and let me know!

Thankyou for reading 

Emily x

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Summer lovin' make up and OOTN's

My summer holiday this year was to the island of Lanzarote, and wow was it beautiful. Me and my boyfriend escaped for 8 nights and I wish it could've been longer!

As you can tell we both were a tad excited!

Not only did I have great company, great weather and fabulous cocktails, I got to wear some of my favourite summer purchases, and I even managed to get in a bit of retail therapy spanish style!

Kimono: Boohoo Shorts: ASOS Shoes: Primark

Here are some of my favourite outfits from my summer holiday! 

Body suit: ASOS Shorts: ASOS Shoes: Nike
Check shirt: H&M (boyfriends)

  

So now on to my favourite part the make up! 

I managed to get the Sleek blush by 3 limited edition candy collection trio (bit of a mouthful if you ask me) The colours are absolutely stunning and include Candyfloss, a pink blush with golden shimmers. Dolly Mix, a slight lilac pink blush and Cupcake a hot pink cream blush that blends beautifully!

Left to right: Cupcake, Dolly Mix, Candyfloss

I also got 3 nail varnishes by the brand RARE,  and the set I got is called 'All the fun of the fair' it came with Blue Skies, a colour true to its name, Helter Skelter, a coral colour and my favourite Bright Lights, a copper, gold, blue and green chunky glitter polish!

I also picked up some make up wipes for a euro, they smelt like coconut i could not resist! 
I think I've saved my favourite for last, please welcome the new addition to my MAC family...
SNOB! A nude pink colour which looks great with a tan and makes your teeth look super white!

Whats your favourite purchase you've made abroad? Comment below and thank you for reading!

Emily x