Atomic Lipsticks! | Makeup Revolution

Hey Lovelies,
Happy Halloween! I hope you're all dressed up, watching movies or out having fun. I'm spending the night in with my boyfriend watching films and catching up once he has finished work. However, staying in is not stopping my wearing an atomic lipstick...

 (l-r) Serpent, Magnificent, Ruby, Make Me Tonight, Make It Right.

I love the packaging of these lipsticks,a simple black case with the lids showing you a little snippet of what colour you're choosing, which is good when you have all 5 colours! I can see how the green would be amazing if you were dressing up as a witch, and the darkest shade great for something more dark! I think I will wear all but the green for different makeup looks, as I'm quite into dark lipsticks.

The lipsticks have a smooth texture and last really well too. I love the shiny look to them, as opposed to matte look. When you're applying halloween makeup, most of the time your whole face is matte, so adding a glowing lipstick will really make your look.

The best thing about these is that they're £1 each, which means buying halloween makeup got so much easier. You can't buy makeup much cheaper than that. I think the best part of this range is the light and dark purples, I'm a sucker for some A/W lips.

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Galactica Range by Collection Cosmetics

Hello Lovelies!

This post has a little story behind it! Aside from the fact that I have new makeup storage (and absolutely adoring it), I wasn't expecting these little bundles of joy. A month into my final year at uni, I check my Facebook and see that a guy had messaged me that I didn't know, saying he had a parcel at his house for me. Yes that sounds so dodgy, but it was in fact a new tenant at my previous student house. We went to pick it up and it was in a gorgeous metal jiffy bag. I was so excited!

Inside was the new Galactica* range by Collection Cosmetics, and I was sent it in August without knowing I was about to receive it, a little surprise for me to review. I am always happy for makeup, let alone surprise makeup!

Here is the collection in full:

Nail polish in Galactic Gold, Shooting Star and Blue Moon

Eyeliner in Solar Ray and Silver Lining

Lip Butters in Moon Rock, Cosmic Candy and Pink Rush

When I saw these nail polishes I thought they were perfect for Winter. Blue Moon is my favourite by far, being a biased lover of everything blue apart from Everton. They are silky upon application and quick to dry. I love the lids of these, with the cute little stars. I'm clearly easily pleased. Nevertheless, they make me want to buy some circa 2011 Galaxy print leggings and eat popping candy. They're adorable and I'm glad I have more metallics to add to my collection. To top it off, they're great to use with nail art pens for over Christmas, using them for little baubles on your Christmas tree nails. Apologies from lack of swatches, but they are very true to colour and finish from the bottle. You can buy them from Superdrug for £3.19 at the moment.

I have an obsession with lip pencils at the moment and when I saw these I was so happy. These come in three shades and the nudest shade is so pretty. I'm a huge hoarder of lip products and have plenty of pink products, so these made me happy! They're easy to apply and wind up from the bottom. From the name "lip butter" they are soft on your lips and nourish them as well as adding a hint of colour. When you're feeling the need for subtle colour that is buildable, this is one of those products you'll consider using. These are £2.99

May I admit that these are my first non-black eyeliners? They are for the daring, but if you're looking at going all-out on your eyeliner, then here is the right selection for you. My lighting is bad on the swatches, but they're lovely and bright and shiny (I sound like a Magpie, but you get my drift). The brush is thin which is great for easy application, hence the 'Fast Stroke'. I've worn the silver once, but am still wary of wearing them out! I think the gold will look better with a warm toned eye look, and silver with a smokey eye. These are also £2.99.
At affordable prices, and shimmery colours, there isn't much to complain about. I'm fussy with eyeliner so it will take some time to get used to wearing a new brand for myself, with the added hurdle of it not being black. 

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Luscious Lips | NV Lip Products Review

Hello Guys!
Today I have a very positive beauty review! I was delighted when I was contact by NV to review two products, of which I could choose too. I obviously went for lip products, as they are the items I tend to loom for when I enter Superdrug.

This is the Spiced Plum lipstick which such a gorgeous shade. I'm not a summer lisptick shade kinda girl, I'm definitely more of a berry type of girl and this is the perfect shade for Autumn. I picked the shade myself so of course I am slightly biased here, but it will suit even the palest of girls. It's slim enough to fit nicely in your makeup bag and the colour lasts all day.

This is the NV Lipstick in 'Siren' which I also picked out. First of all, the packaging has this gorgous shiny silver colour which looks so pretty. Also, the square shape is a bit different to the normal circular packaging of standard lipsticks, so there's no losing this product in amongst your other thousand lip products. The only down side is that it's too big to fit in my makeup storage!

The colour is an orange-red as opposed to a blue-red so is a lot more Autumnal and isn't as bright as a darker red. As it's lighter, it means it's more suitable for daytime looks. It's not shimmery like the lip pencil is, but lovely and smooth. It stays on for quite a while, but doesn't stain. That sounds odd but I've had so many brighter lipsticks stain my lips, and this one doesn't thank

Here they are swatched together. My favourite has to be the lip pencil, as since Clinique, Revlon etc came out with these, I've been obsessing. Out of all my lip pencils, this is the darkest and most purple, so it's perfect for Autumn and looks lovely against my blonde hair and pale skin!

Have you tried any of the NV makeup products?

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THE AUTUMN TAG

The Autumn Tag

THE AUTUMN TAG

I saw this tag on a few blogs and thought it would be cute to do myself!

1. Coffee - What's your favorite seasonal drink from Starbucks or any other coffee shop?

I love the flavoured hot chocolates from Costa. Sorry Starbucks, I hate coffee.

2. Accessories - What do you opt for, scarf, boots or gloves?

All of them!

3. Music - What's your favorite music to listen to during Autumn

To be honest I don't change my music habits, but closer to winter I do l love a good Christmas song.

4. Perfume - What's your favorite scent for this time of year?

I'm loving Daisy Dream by Marc Jacobs even though it's a summer scent. I always like perfumes that smell like flowers no matter what time of year it is.

5. Candles - What scents will you be burning this season? 

I'm still burning my Snowflake Cookie Yankee Candle but I'll be buying a Christmassy scent soon. I'd like the one that is supposed to smell like wood burning on a fire though. Not a fan of cinnamon/pumpkins etc.

6. What do you love best about Autumn?  

It's my birthday, along with my friend's, boyfriends and sisters too! And snuggling up in my fluffy dressing gown with a hot chocolate.  

7. Favorite makeup look?

Smokey eyes, purple lips and matte nails.

8. What are you looking forward to the most in the Autumn?

Shopping for Christmas presents early and cuddling up in a blanket.

I tag: Katie @ Katie's World of Beauty Abby @ What Abby Loves Andy @ Andy Hadley-Smith India @ Touch Screens and Beauty Queens Sian @ Sian Marie Beauty Blog
and anyone else who wishes to do the tag!

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Give Them Nightmares Palette | Makeup Revolution

Hello Lovelies,

I was so excited when I opened a random little package that arrived at my house the other week, as I didn't know what was inside. Upon opening it, I saw that it was the palette I was lusting over online, the Makeup Revolution Give Them Nightmares palette* and I was in love.

I love how mysterious the packaging is and don't want to throw it away! I know I'll get a lot of use out of the palette, so the packaging is going in my drawer otherise I'd have to faff around unboxing it a few times a week. They've planned this right time with Halloween haven't they.

Once I opened the packaging, I instantly noticed that Danger Coming and Bump In The Night were my favourites; deep sparkly blues that you can add to a smokey look to give it more depth. I adore the names of these shadows, like Bump In The Night being a Goosebumps book I used to read, Friday 13th like the film, and many more. 'Pretty Zombie' made me laugh, as an avid watcher of 'The Walking Dead' I thought it would be quite the challenge to apply this sparkly lilac to a zombie. I know I'm weird, let me be.

The 12 rectangle shadows are all shimmery, with the circular shadows all being matte. The white colour is quite pigmented on your eye once you've primed, but as you'll notice, on my arm, not so much. But having it on your eyes is what counts!

Here are the colours swatched, which look gorgeous. As I said before, the white should be at the bottom left but you can just see a hint of the sparkle. For £6 these are a bargain, and you can use them really well for everyday smokes to Halloween looks. I'm doing a post on how to create a look for a Zombie and I used the white, and the darkest colour, ironically named 'Darkness'. They worked really well and saved me buying cheap Halloween makeup, when I can imagine you can create countless looks with this palette. I'm keen to try out the lilac and purple colours for daytime looks that tie in with Autumn, so keep an eye out for that. I also have some other Makeup Revolution posts coming out this week. That's all for now,

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Get Creepy With Me | Halloween Makeup Tutorial

Hey Guys,

This is a bit of a different one today, and doesn't feature me, but my boyfriend Andy who has his own blog where he has featured this too. In my post, I'll be talking step through step how I created a Zombie Halloween look, similar to that of the Walking Dead tv show. This is an easy and cheap makeup look!

Firstly, if you have unruly brows like Andy, put Vaseline on them to stick them down. This is a lot calmer on the skin than using Pritt Stick or other glue, and will wash off easily afterwards. You then want to grab some eyelash glue and some tissues to make the 'wounds'. Stick some of the glue straight onto freshly cleaned skin, and scrunch up tiny pieces of tissue and stick them on. Make square/rectange type shapes to represent unusual wounds and mini ones (like on the forehead) for more of a 'deep scratch'. Apply glue over the tissue and apply more tissue and glue if needed. Wait for it to dry.

Secondly, apply a foundation to the skin. As you can see, Andy is paler than me so it doesn't match, but once you apply blood and everything later it doesn't really matter. Apply evenly, covering the tissue and eyebrows. Andy has close to black eyebrows so they didn't cover that well. Once dry, apply a powder to set the foundation. This can be a white powder or skin coloured, it's up to you how drastic you want the makeup to look.

On top of this, I began to add grey eyeshadow over the temples, nose and eyes. I then started to fill in Andy's eyes with black and grey eyeshadow to make them look more hollow, and his face look gaunt as this makeup look is supposed to represent the dead after all.

Add more and more black eyeshadow to the eyes in gradual stages to hollow out the eyes. I also added some to the cheekbones to make him look more 'dead', and to near the cuts. Zombies aren't clean yano, they need to look a bit dirty.

The next step (which I didn't photograph as I got a bit over-excited/scared) is to add black eyeshadow to the gaps in the wounds. Then go over this, and around the wounds with purple, bright red and dark red lipsticks. It creates a more realistic look of blood and flesh without using latex and tons of fake blood, which dries lighter. Here, I decided Andy wasn't zombie-enough so I added more tissue and glue to near his lips but not on his lips as I didn't want to damage them!

Then add the fake blood! This is where you can go crazy and add as much or as little as you wish. This genuinely creeped me out!

The completed look! It looks really complicated upon first glance, but using the steps it is pretty simple. You could easily extend this to a full face look, or add orange and green colours to make the 'decaying' look more realistic all over.
This was my first attempt too and I must say I'm pretty proud! I didn't damage any of my own makeup brushes, and bought a pack for £3 in Primark in the Christmas aisle if you need to pick up some Halloween brushes. You can find fake blood in any supermarket or discount shop for around £1 too.
Hope you liked it!

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Girls On Film | Makeup Revolution Review

Hello Lovelies,

A while ago I won this palette, along with a concealer palette and Hot Spice blusher palette, but since this was my favourite I decided to give this the most attention,

With 18 shades in this palette, all being fairly nude/neutral tones, this is the perfect combination of shades for everyday makeup looks. It contains 12 shimmery shades, which look very similar to the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette, and 6 matte shades.

Shimmery Shades

Matte Shades

I adore how some of these shades are very similar to a rose gold type colour (if you didn't know me already I'm absolutely obsessed with rose gold!) so this palette really appeals to me. It will suit all hair colours and skin tones and it generally just gorgeous! They are the most pigmented eyeshadows, put applying multiple coats is not an issue.

For £6.00 it would be rude not to fully appreciate this palette. With its slim packaging and large mirror, it is great for travelling too.

Excuse my swatch pictures include my panda onesie, but it's getting cold!

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"Say Something Nice, Or Say Nothing At All"

Hey Guys, I'm sure plenty of you have seen the recent, very negative article that I won't link to, about Zoe Sugg tonight. I wanted to put forward my opinions, since I have been tweeting a fair bit about it too.

(Source)

My nan always used to say to me as a child "Say something nice, or say nothing at all" which I've lived by through my entire life. We all snap when we're frustrated and I'm sure a lot of us have said things we don't mean, and apologised. But there's a huge difference by giving your opinion to one person, to writing an article about one individual, creating controversy, and the potential for a lot more negative comments.

I've personally been bullied before, by multiple people and it's horrible. I'd never wish it upon anyone. So for someone to describe that someone's username made their "stomach churn" is just a dramatic and cruel thing to say. And that's just in the opening sentence. For me, Zoe is a role model, despite what this author thinks, and is a huge inspiration to females all over the world. She's helped people cope with mental illnesses, and taught me a thing or two about how to do a fishtail braid.

I won't go on about how immoral it is to slate everything about a person, because we all know it's wrong, even to the extent where trolling and cyberbullying are being put into law. I'm a huge believer in Karma and positive vibes, without sounding like a "hippie" and the blogging community support over this controversial topic, and several others is so heart warming.

Openly telling someone how you feel in the hope it relieves others is such a courageous thing to do, considering there is still such a stigma over mental health. I am not open about my feelings all over the internet, but watching Zoe's videos about anxiety help me and I'm pretty sure they help others.

I'm so proud of her and plenty of other bloggers/vloggers who are doing well for themselves, as the work we all put into this as a "hobby" or even a career is time consuming, with a huge need for motivation and dedication. We don't need the irony of someone promoting "feminism" by publicly hating on another woman. But we can all stick together in the hope that blogging will be more of a respected hobby and career in the future.

Apologies if this touches a nerve, but I believe children should look up to her and every other positive blogger out there, as it shows how much hard work outside education can help benefit your life, develop your writing and photography skills, and go towards extra experience on your CV.

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Simple Smokes | FOTD

 Hey Lovelies,

Just a quick post to follow on from last week's OOTD!

I was going out to a meal for my boyfriend's birthday and wanted to put a bit more makeup on that usual. It wasn't the best job I've made as I was in a little bit of a rush, and now I'm annoyed that I definitely could have blended this better! 
My base is Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation with Maybelline 24 hour stay powder. I've then used a Rimmel brow pencil to fill my eyebrows in a little. I've used Makeup Revolution's Hot Spice palette to give my cheeks a little glow! 
On my eyes, I used my Naked 3 palette mixed with a plain black eyeshadow for the outer crease. For liner, I used Maybelline's Eye Studio Master Duo 2-in-1 Glossy Liquid Liner very finely, and used Urban Decay's Subversion primer and Perversion mascara, which I absolutely love. I also have Mac's Hot Gossip on my lips.
I loved how simple this was, and it really didn't take long to create, as you can probably tell. I'm not a makeup artist though, I'm a busy law student, so please forgive!

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Happy 21st Birthday To Me!

Hey Lovelies,
Sorry for the lack of posting this weekend, it's my birthday today and I've seen my friends and boyfriend this weekend, but I'll have lots of posts lined up for this week!

Last year on Andy's Birthday!

I just want to say thank you to everyone who reads my blog and I'm so proud of how my little blog is doing! In celebration of my birthday and hitting 2,000 Twitter followers on the same weekend, I have a giveaway up on my twitter if you'd like to enter! Just follow me and Cohorted to enter.
Hope you've all had a lovely weekend and I'll resume blogging tomorrow.

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Effortless Autumn Staple Outfit | OOTD

Hey Lovelies,

On Saturday it was my boyfriend's 21st birthday and he decided to spend the day opening presents, ringing family and chilling out. In the evening, we went to Jamie's Italian in Newcastle for his birthday meal. We tend to go to the chain of restaurants a lot as the food is absolutely amazing.

I went for a simple ripped jeans (although my tiny legs are hiding the rips) and white tee combo with chelsea boots and a leather jacket. It's come into the Autumn season now and I needed to dress up a classic combination. The studs on this jacket make a huge difference to the outfit as a whole. Jacket: Topshop, 2 years ago Top: Topshop, £16 Jeans: Primark, £13 Chelsea Boots: New Look, £29.99 Sorry for the blurry photo!

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100 Questions No One Asks Tag

Hey Lovelies,
I've seen this tag floating around the blogisphere and thought I'd give it a go! I love doing tag posts and reading other blogger's ones, as I'm a bit nosey and love to see what other people answer! Anyway, on with the questions: 

THE QUESTIONS:
1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Closed! I have a creative mind and tend to over-think things!

2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotels? I don't tend to. I did in Center Parcs as the bottles were so cute!

3. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? The bedsheet is tucked in but the duvet is untucked. I'm a wriggler.

4. Have you stolen a street sign before? No.

5. Do you like to use post-it notes? I do! I prefer writing in a pad though.

6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? Yeah I have such a bad habit of doing this.

7. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees? Big bear! I'd want to cuddle it.

8. Do you have freckles? On my nose and a few under my eyes. Not very noticeable.

9. Do you always smile for pictures? As opposed to what? Of course I do.

10. What is your biggest pet peeve? Ooo a tricky one. Either people being rude with lack of manners, or being really unhygienic.

11. Do you ever count your steps when you walk? Nope.

12. Have you peed in the woods? Yes. Camping trip necessity!

13. Have you ever pooped in the woods? Probably as a child.

14. Do you ever dance even if theres no music playing? I dance when I'm cooking and sing myself haha. Dread to think what people think when they look through the kitchen window.

15. Do you chew your pens and pencils? No not really.

16. How many people have you slept with this week? I have a boyfriend.
17. What size is your bed? Double.

18. What is your song of the week? It's my birthday. Imma spend my money. I turn 21 on Sunday so it's allowed.

19. Is it OK for guys to wear pink? Yes but in moderation. I personally don't like it on my boyfriend and nor does he, but there is nothing wrong with anyone wearing it.

20. Do you still watch cartoons? I do with my little sister.

21. What is your least favorite movie? I don't think I have one.
22. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some? By a tree or somewhere special.
23. What do you drink with dinner? Depends on the occasion. At home, water. Over dinner, wine or something like Amaretto and coke. If just a casual dinner then Diet Coke or Fanta.

24. What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Tomato sauce.

25. What is your favorite food? Curry or Sweet and Sour Chicken.

26. What movies could you watch over and over again and still love? Les Miserables. All day every day.

27. Last person you kissed/kissed you? My boyfriend Andy.

28. Were you ever a boy/girl scout? I was both a Brownie and a Girl Guide haha.

29. Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine? Never.

30. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper? Probably quite a while ago.

31. Can you change the oil on a car? No.

32. Ever gotten a speeding ticket? I can't drive.

33. Ever ran out of gas? No, can't drive.

34. What’s your favorite kind of sandwich? Chicken or tuna.

35. Best thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes!

36. What is your usual bedtime? Between 11-1.

37. Are you lazy? Of course.

38. When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween? A vampire usually.

39. What is your Chinese astrological sign? Rooster. Apparently I am very observant, accurate, precise with observation and a keen "sixth sense".
40. How many languages can you speak? English and a bit of Spanish.

41. Do you have any magazine subscriptions? I don't! I pick magazines up based on the cover and sometimes a freebie. Okay a lot of the time a freebie.

42. Which are better: legos or lincoln logs? Wtf are lincoln logs? Legos all the way.

43. Are you stubborn? A bit.

44. Who is better: Leno or Letterman? No opinion...

45. Ever watch soap operas? Nope.

46. Are you afraid of heights? Nope.

47. Do you sing in the car? Yes. It annoys Andy that I sing in a taxi too, quote "as it's in a confined space" hahaha.

48. Do you sing in the shower? Sometimes.

49. Do you dance in the car? Yes! I have no shame.

50. Ever used a gun? No.

51. Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer? When I was about 14. Want to see a cringy photo?

Before brow products were even heard of on my face.

52. Do you think musicals are cheesy? Some can be.

53. Is Christmas stressful? No!

54. Ever eat a pierogi? Nope.

55. Favorite type of fruit pie? Apple Crumble, no cinnamon.

56. Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid? Ballerina, Police Officer, Baker.

57. Do you believe in ghosts? Can't comment. Unsure but would never say no.

58. Ever have a Deja-vu feeling? Yes, not very often though.

59. Do you take a vitamin daily? No. Too lazy.

60. Do you wear slippers? Yes.

61. Do you wear a bath robe? Every day!

62. What do you wear to bed? Small pjs/underwear.

63. What was your first concert? Avril Lavigne! I was in primary school.

64. Walmart, Target, or Kmart? I'm English so we don't have those...

65. Nike or Adidas? Nike.

66. Cheetos or Fritos? What's a Frito? I've had Cheetos before and they were okay I guess.

67. Peanuts or Sunflower seeds? Peanuts. More specifically, honey roasted.

68. Ever hear of the group Tres Bien? Nope.

69. Ever take dance lessons? Yes I used to do Ballet, Tap and Street Dancing.

70. Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing? I can just picture Andy being a tour guide for like a mountain range or something haha!

71. Can you curl your tongue? Yes.

72. Ever won a spelling bee? Never entered one.

73. Have you ever cried because you were so happy? Yes, when Andy told me he'd bought me Les Mis tickets.

74. Own any record albums? Nope. Used to though.

75. Own a record player? No, but I did when I was little.
76. Do you regularly burn incense? No. I love lighting my Yankee Candles.

77. Ever been in love? Yes.

78. Who would you like to see in concert? Bastille and Iggy Azalea.

79. What was the last concert you saw? Fall Out Boy with The Pretty Reckless.

80. Hot tea or cold tea? Hot.

81. Tea or coffee? Tea.

82. Sugar cookies or snickerdoodles? Cookies definitely.

83. Can you swim well? No, I have issues with the whole breathing thing.

84. Can you hold your breath without holding your nose? I don't think I've tried it..

85. Are you patient? I'd say I am yes.

86. DJ or band at a wedding? Live band! Makes me so happy just thinking of it.

87. Ever won a contest? I have! From the age of like 3 or something.

88. Have you ever had plastic surgery? Nope.

89. Which are better: black or green olives? I don't like olives.

90. Can you knit or crochet? Nope. I can sew though?

91. Best room for a fireplace? Living room.

92. Do you want to get married? Definitely. Have you not seen my Pinterest?

93. If married, how long have you been married? I'm not.

94. Who was your high school crush? When I was like 15 I fancied Robert Pattinson from Twilight haha.

95. Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way? No of course not! I'm an adult not a toddler.

96. Do you have kids? I don't.

97. Do you want kids? I want 4. Being a bit optimistic here.

98. What is your favorite color? Blue, any shade.

99. Do you miss anyone right now? I miss all my family as I'm like 200 odd miles away from them.

100. Who are you going to tag to do this video next? Any blogger reading this!

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