Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation

Since I fell in love with the Naked Palettes I seem to be building up quite a collection of Urban Decay products, so when I was on the hunt for a new foundation Urban Decay seemed like the natural choice. Naked Skin by Urban Decay is quite a new kid on the block but what it lacks in maturity it more than makes up for in quality.

"Coverage without compromise" is the tagline for Urban Decay's latest offering in the foundation market and I have to say it is bloomin amazing !!

When applied with the Good Karma Optical Blurring Brush, Naked Skin gives wonderful coverage without being heavy, you can build up your coverage or keep it light for a fantastic luminous finish. This foundation uses special "light-diffusing spheres to "blur" imperfections" and is free from parabens which I think is another brilliant plus point. Naked Skin is also packed with green tea and vitamin E which help neutralize free radicals and promote collagen production for smooth and supple skin.

I have completely fallen in love with this foundation. It feels lovely on your skin and is so easy to apply, infact I once colour matched I would go as far as to say its pretty fool proof. Im not normally a foundation lover but as I get older I feel that I need a little more coverage and this is great because you can use as little or as much as you like - definitely worth a try.

Naked Skin foundation can be purchased from Debenhams or the House of Fraser for £27.

 

Lots of Love

Lipstick Fridays

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Mac Glamourdaze Lipstick Friday

Hi everyone

Hope you are all well - thank goodness its Friday !!

Ive had one of those weeks where everything that can go wrong seems to have gone wrong !! One of those weeks where I have been completely forgetful - I drove an hour to the shops to return an item only to find I had left my wallet at home ! Ooops !! Anyway enough of my woes - Positive thinking is the way forward ha ha !!

Today Im wearing the gorgeous Glamourdaze lipstick by Mac - described as a mid tone creamy plum I would say its quite got quite a cool tint to it, I dont think I would go a far as to say its a mid tone plum but when applied to my lips I would probably describe is a very light plum/dark rose colour. Glamourdaze can still be purchased from Mac online for £14.

Lots of Love

Lipstick Fridays

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Leopard Print Nails

I went a little wild with my nails this week and decided to finally try out my Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Strips in Kitty Real. The strips are really easy to use although a little pricey for everyday wear -  I did manage to find some on ebay for around £5 for a pack of two. These are definitely a great way to do your nails for a special occasion or if you want something a bit different but arent really into nail art, they come in lots of different patterns and the strips are said to last around ten days. I do Minx professionally and we are told to tell customers that Minx will last five days max on hands although I have seen them lasting up to two weeks on people depending if they look after their nails well enough! A word of warning though do not open the pack and leave them unsealed - the strips dry out and you wont be able to use them  - take it from someone who learned the hard way ha ha. What do you guys think ?? I think they are pretty purrfect ha ha xx

 

Lots of Love

Lipstick Fridays

xx

 

 

Muji Make up Brush Storage

Ive been on the look out for the perfect storage system for my ever expanding  collection of  make up brushes. My wish list for this "perfect" storage was something which keeps everything tidy, something which doesnt cost the earth and something which looks nice on my dressing table.  I currently have the Muji acrylic drawers to store my make up and they are a complete god send - you can see where everything is and they keep everything nice and neat which keeps my Virgo neat freak tendancies under control - think Kardashian style makeup storage for a fraction of the cost. Whilst having a look on the Muji site for another set of acrylic drawers I came across this little desk tidy which is perfect for keeping my brush collection under control. I think this is a great little bargain and if you would like one of your own you can purchase this for the grand price of £6.95 from Muji online.

 

Lots of Love

Lipstick Fridays

xx

 

 

 

 

Lipstick Friday Estee Lauder Crystal Tiramisu

Today Im wearing the gorgeous Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal lipstick in Tiramisu. The thing I love most about this lipstick is the glossy finish, infact I think its a wannabe gloss in lipsticks clothing ha ha. The formulation is so smooth and creamy and its such a nice lipstick to wear infact I think its one of those great colours for during the day that you could just grab in the morning and apply on the run. Tiramisu is a sheer peachy/pink with a gold shine to it, this colour is really wearable and I think it would suit most skintones.

Estee Lauder Pure Color Cystal Lipstick in Tiramisu can be purchased from Estee Lauder online for £19.50.

Lots of Love
Lipstick Fridays
xx

 

Essie Recessionista

As I was hunting through my nail polish collection, I decided that I needed to get with the program and ditch my summer brights (the summer is gone and it aint coming back - she weeps) for a more suitable shade for the Autumn.  Essie Reccessionista (love the name) fits the bill and is one of six shades from the Stylenomics collection. This polish is a rich deep plum shade which is just perfect for the colder weather and darker nights. We all know how much Essie is raved about in the blogging world, I personally love the new diffusion range with the wider brush and brush and new formulation but is there anyone out there who doesnt like Essie ??

Essie's new diffusion range can be purchased from Boots and Superdrug for £7.99 however both stores have 3 for 2 offers on just now so you will get even more for your money and thats never a bad thing.

Lots of Love

Lipstick Fridays

xx

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Lots of Love
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