Thursday, March 27, 2014

Personal Style #2

You know those day's where you just feel the wardrobe fairy has been rummaging through your clothes? and you manage to find the perfect outfit or look? Today was one of those days for me.

Makeup:-


Product  of the day: LOLA Long Lasting Lipstick in Cheeky Cherry
Even though it transfer's easily it really is long lasting! I applied it at 7am and didn't have to touch it up all day. It is a very Neon Orange/Red, so perfect for a bold lip look.

Outfit:- 
I was sporting a cream Topshop scalloped top, a grey H&M jumper, a Pandora bracelet, Forever 21 Jeans and Brown Ankle Boots. All of these items are unfortunately not sold anymore but below I styled a similar outfit with a few extra items I would add if I had the money!




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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Mini-Spring Haul

Finally I have finished all my deadlines at college and I'm free to start blogging again! Over the christmas period, my contract at work finished so I was left completely moneyless and jobless. However I managed to save up several allowances and buy some bargains!


White Scallop Top; Topshop £16
Baby Lips in Cherry Me and Pink Punch from Superdrug; £2.99 each
Collection Eyeshadow Pallette in Purple from Superdrug; £3.99
MUA Blush in Lolly from Superdrug; £1.00
GlamLips in Pin Up from Wilkinsons; £1.56
Necklace from H&M; £6.99


Whilst in town I popped into one of my favourite beauty stores; M.A.C and got a sample of their studio fix foundation in NC15 as I haven't tried it on my skin since I was the ripe age of 13! The lady at the desk was also kind enough to give a sample of M.A.C's Natural Radiance Primer in Pink to make sure the foundation looked its best when it was applied.
I also picked up a bit of tartan ribbon (to make into a bow) and a lacy collar which I plan to add to a plain white shirt (once I've learnt how to do it!).

Thats all for now but once I find a new job there should be a lot more of these to come!
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Rimmel Apocalips Big Bang: Review


At the moment I have a small obsession with red lipsticks (small is an big understatement) and I have been eyeing up this beauty for months now; Rimmel Apocalips in Big Bang. So when my boyfriend said he would take me on a shopping spree for my Christmas present (all expenses paid for) I sprinted to Superdrug to get this lip laquer first!

Catergory-wise I would place it in between Lipsticks and Lipgloss; the way you apply this product is identical to lipgloss, however it is much higher in consistency and gives a bold red colour as soon as you apply it. The product is also long-lasting as it acts as lip stain, making sure your gloss stays perfect all day.

My one complaint about this product is that its hard to get rid of mistakes. If you glide it over a bit too fast or accidentally go past your lip line, the lipgloss stains that part of your face. Which means a lot of scrubbing to get it off.

Overall I love this product and its the perfect red for winter and early spring!
Here's how the product looks after applied:


Hope your all looking forward to NYE tonight and I wish you a Happy New Year!

Talk to you later,
AnnieMAC
xxx

Monday, August 26, 2013

GlossyBox Review || July 2013


I bought my first ever GlossyBOX in july and I must say I was mightly impressed! The products came in a little turquoise box with little coral images on it (very suitable for the month). 






I wanted to start off with my favorite product from the July box, the "Bamboo Style Boho Waves Tousled Hair Mist". Normally on a day-to-day basis I dont like doing anything fancy with my hair, it takes way too much time and effort for the 5 minutes I get in the morning before college (I confess I am that person who will skip doing their hair occasionally in the mornings), but spritzing a couple of pumps of this each morning gave my natural waves a boost and transformed them into cute curls instead of frizz. I've been dying to get some sea salt spray for months and now I can't live without it!

For those of you living in or visiting hot countries this summer staying cool is essential and so is this facial spritz by antamologie. One thing I want to highlight is that it has a very unique smell as the product also contains lavender! I honestly don't know how to explain it except by using the word "fresh". I would of preferred this as body spritz instead of facial spritz.

One product I didn't enjoy was the "Sleek Pout Paint", it was a very big disappointment. Supposedly "Lip Paint" is meant to provide you with long lasting and full colour however when I tried it it actually felt like I was applying acrylic paint to my lips (not a nice experience). Apperence-wise it looked like a young child had drawn all over my lips in windows paint, definitely would not recommend this.


I didn't have much use for this "Coola Mineral Suncream" as I live in the UK (it rains A LOT). However my new NARS foundation (as you may have seen on my youtube channel) doesn't contain SPF, which being a "pale freckled red head" was my worst nightmare! People with fair skin have to take extra precautions to protect their skin as we get sunburnt easily which causes skin damage, wrinkles and could leave us with a high risk of skin cancer (so for extra protection I used it under my everyday make-up). It's scent is almost a combination of plastic and suncream, but it left my skin soft and protected, which made me feel good inside and out.



Last but not least is the "Essie Sleek Stick" which I had high hopes for after reading rave reviews about "Essie's" nail products. They come in a range of different patterns which all look lovely however most of the nail stickers said to have been "designed to fit perfectly for my nail" really didn't and only covered up about half of my nail. Also I found that I the nail stickers were very delicate and would bend on themselves if brushed against something slightly making them very impractical. In the end they were half-peeling off my nails by a few hours so I decided to take them off. I liked the look of this product however these beauties were not long-lasting!


All together I was very happy with my first beauty box, and I am looking forward to trying out and reviewing even more unique products in the future.

What beauty boxes have you tried and tested? and which one is your favourite?

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