New Zara studded 'day to day' bag.

Like everyone else, I love Zara at the moment, and I can't stop myself visiting practically every few days! I love their bags, the range is ridiculous! So many to choose from and every single one I love. 

I have picked up a few bags from Zara in the last month however one has terribly discoloured so shall not be showing it! 

This is my favourite day to day back that I have bought from Zara by far.

I wore it out for the first time yesterday and it's so easy, you can just chuck thing in whenever you need to and it's big enough to fit random bottles and things you want to put away quickly! It's black so colour will not transfer, I don't have enough time to worry about that! Although it's not leather I wouldn't say it looks cheap as those are the kind of bags I tend to avoid.The only down side is there is no zip!

It's available from Zara here. It's free to be delivered instore if you want to save a couple of pounds :)

Dealing with the issue : Bliss Pore Perfecting Facial Polish

It's all very lovely buying products to shield the general public from my rather ridiculous pores, but wouldn't it be great if I could get rid of them completely? Well I have found a product that promises to give it a good go, or to at least to make them smaller, that in my eyes is worth the try!

 

It doesn't really tell me how often I should use it on the tube so I use it every two days as I feel it'd be too much for me to use daily. I have been using Bliss Pore Perfecting Facial Polish for about three weeks, I usually use the Dermalogica scrub or Clarins sample I picked up from Boots while I erm and err to whether or not I should purchase it. NOW first things first compared to the other two, this one is a lot harsher, I say this like it's a bad thing but what I mean is after you've used it, you know you've used it, and it leaves my tighter and my cheeks glowing. I use it around the sides of my nose and cheeks and lightly everywhere else. When wearing make up I don't see as many pores are previously, however I would be fibbing if I said they have disappeared completely, but hey it's only been three weeks!

I'm not a very big on facial scrubs, I always feel like my skin is too dry to handle it so avoid, but I can really see this scrub making a difference so I shall continue to use it.

It usually retails at £24.60 but It's £14.50 and free delivery on the Debenhams website at the moment, almost too good to miss!!

What skin products are you using at the moment?

Latest Nails Inc Polishes : Wellington Square and Tate

These are my latest polishes, I've not purchased any polishes from Nails Inc for a while and swatching these reminded me how much I enjoy using them, they apply like a dream and very rarely streak.

I was standing by the counter at Boots and although there were a million of colours I would of loved to buy, I either owned a similar colour or knew it would never get worn, so picked the ones I didn't have and the ones I know I would make the most use of.

Nails Inc Wellington Square and Tate Swatches (two coats)

Wellington Square is such a lovely nude/peachy tone with coral undertones, although the pictures don't show that (sorry!!) It would look so pretty with tanned skin, the application was slightly streaky and I would say it would take a third coat to achieve the colour you see through the bottle.

Tate applied like a dream, I would even go as far as to say one coat looks great, (I like two though) although it's a winter colour I can just see me wearing this all year round when I want more a classic and sexy look.

Have you purchases any polishes lately, what colours are you enjoying?

MAC Fashion Sets Collection : Impassioned Nail Lacquer and Swatches

I am a big fan of the Impassioned Lipstick and when I knew MAC were releasing a Nail Lacquer of the same colour I had to get it!

It was sold out online so I knew not popping to my local counter would be something I would regret.

 

 Impassioned Nail Lacquer

 Comparisons: Impassioned Lacquer and Impassioned Lipstick

Impassion Nail Lacquer Swatch (Two Coats)

I would say compared the Impassioned Nail Lacquer is slightly more neon that the actual lipstick, however it big a lover of the colour and neon polishes, there was no stopping me heading to the counter with it!

I have a few MAC polishes, and generally find that they are streaky and take a lot of layers to look like the colour in the bottle, however I was VERY impressed of Impassioned Nail Laquers consistency, it wasn't streaky and only took two coats to look like Impassioned should! I have heard they may be changing the formulas so if that's correct I shall certainly be getting more of their Lacquers.

Have you purchased anything from the MAC Fashion Set Collection -  any favourites?

MAC Fashion Set Collection : Impassioned Lipglass and Swatches

MACS Impassioned lipstick is one of my favourites, I wear it all year round and love how flattering the colour is on me as well is the consistency of the lipstick itself, it lasts all day and does not make my dry lips look flaky, which is pretty important in my book. When I knew that MAC were releasing a lipglass I got ever so excited...!

MAC Impassioned Lipglass

Comparison between lipglass and lipstick

Up close and personal

(T-B) Impassioned Lipglass and Impassioned Lipstick

Like the Nail Lacquer I would say that the Lipglass is more a more neon version of the lipstick, and has the same sticky consistency as all MAC Lipglasses do. They are not really much funny on windy days, but bright enough to make dull days bearable!

I'm very happy I managed to get this as it was sold out online and although I always get back ups of lip products I love, I don't think I will be wearing this enough to justify a back up!

Have you picked up anything from MACs Fashion Set Collection - Do you have any favourites?

Illamasqua Eurydice Lipstick - I'm Matte about you!

Introducing my new love!

Ever since I saw Zara from Mouldyfruit wearing this lipstick in a video, I couldn't stop wondering what lipstick she was wearing, and when I read what is was I googled swatches straight away - soon finding Sinead from Daintydollymixs post on it! So literally a few minutes later the order has been made and the rest is history. 

This is (if you have not already guessed from the title) is Eurydice, the bright pink from the Human Fundamentalism Collection.

 I love Illamasqua packaging!

I'm a big fan of bright lipsticks, I'd say two thirds of my lipstick collection are brights which I enjoy wearing because they stick a smile on my face.

It's a very bright pink lipstick, and in my opinion has very subtle purple undertones which I think will make it suit a lot more people than the usual bright pinks.

I'm not a big fan of Matte lipsticks due to having very dry lips, but knowing this lipstick was on it's way to me I decided to up my lip regime in preperation, and even with my dry lips I didn't find it to be too drying as long as you pop on a decent lip moisturiser. I didn't find it stained too much because of that.

All in all...I love you Eurydice!

I am looking for a new darling red so shall certainly be trying 'Liable' the other lipstick from the Human Fundamentalism collection.

Eurydice can be purchased straight from the Illamasqua website, or from ASOS if you want free delivery!

Have you tried either, what do you think of them? What are your favourite products from Illamasqua?

Benefit They're Real Mascara : Do they make my ultra short lashes look longer?

 Benefit They're Real Mascara

I don't know about your local boots, but in mine the benefit beauty staff practically cling to anyone they see taking an interest in their stock. I wasn't looking for a mascara neither was I really intending to buy anything (I walked away with three...) but she caught me on a 'bluergh' day when I was just needing a bit of attention!

Firstly, she wanted to try out the tester on me, which I can imagine had been used many times on others so I said no thank you (I sound like such a cow but I have a baby to think of!!), however she dragged across another beauty girl from another till to show me what it does and oh my lordy, I just had to have it, the lashes went from straight to curled and longer, I have always had such long lashes and something inside me said 'this might be it' (cue lights breaking in from heaven scene).

Like I said my lashes are really short, and theyve started falling out due to the hormonal changes from being pregnant to not being pregnant to breastfeeding, to not breastfeeding, this all has an impact on your hair, including your eyelashes.

Looks like a usual mascara brush doesn't it?

This mascara makes my lashes feel and look so much longer, I have to admit I still have to add a few singles to fill them in as Benefit They're Real Mascara doesn't make me look like I have more lashes. I have to warn you though, he brush looks pretty regular, I didn't believe the beauty girl, but it's really (really!!) in the formula! So if you have short lashes and want length with very little effort, give Benefit They're Real Mascara a shot.

It's £18.50 Feel Unique - currently (when attaching this link) comes free with a free 2.5ml tester of Benefits lastest lip & cheek stain 'Cha Cha Tint Mango'

 What Benefit products do you use?