New Things...

Here are some new things...

I picked up the new Molten Metal compact from Sleek. I wasn't going to bother with this until i swatched it- it's lovely. I'm looking forward to testing this against my Illamasqua liquid metal. Gosh was also having a sale, so i got a liner and 2 effects powders for £2.49 each.

In Boots 17 make up is on 3 for 2. They have some new mascara's i was interested in trying- Wild Curls, and Photo Flawless which has a 'twist of pearlescent colour to brighten eyes' mine is in black copper. I also got an eyeshadow trio.I cannot recommend their eyeshadows enough. Particularly for the price.

Also in Boots, there was an offer on Models Own- 3 for £10. I got 2 nail polishes in Jade Stone, and Golden Peach, and a lipstick in Coral which is amazingly bright. I also got a Maybelline nail polish in Flash Cosmic which is a pearly white with blue sparkles in.

During the January sale i had a discount code for 25% of at Cherry Culture so decided to take advantage, and get some NYX products. I got a lip lacquer pot in simply red (which is actually a deep dark red that i love), and a concealer in a jar in porcelene.

Also at Cherry Culture i bought 3 NYX cream blushes which were reduced to $6 each (bargain!). I am in love with these, they work prefect on both cheeks and lips.

An lastly, a whole pile of cheap and cheerful (and very lovely) accessories from Primark :)

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RIP Trish Keenan

I Have just heard of the heartbreaking news that Trish Keenan the beautiful voice of one of my favourite bands Broadcast has died after catching swine flu. I can't believe it. She was an amazing talent, and an amazing voice. She'll never be forgotten.

New Things & Christmas Gifts...

Just Some of the new things i was lucky to get at Christmas time :)

ASOS necklace & TalulahTu earrings

Tokidoki for Smashbox make up

Urban Decay Black PaletteEyeko polish, Korres lip butter, Vanilla pocket bac

And lots of lovely Hello Kitty goodies!

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My 2010 Favourites

Skincare
Cleanser - Clinique Mild liquid facial soap
Moisturiser - Simple Anti Wrinkle range
Exfoliator - St Ives Apricot scrub
Lipbalm- Korres lip butters, and strawberry Lipsyll
Body Moisturisers- E45
Haircare
Shampoo and Conditioner- Schwarzkopf Gliss
Conditioning Treatment- Avon intense mositure hair mask
Make up
Foundation - Bare Minerals
Concealer - Rimmel Match Perfection
Blush - Body Shop in Apricot, Just a Pinch gel blush by Mac, Nude Rose by Estee Lauder
Powder- Dream matt powder by Maybelline, Mineral Veil by Bare Minerals
Bronzer- Warmth by Bare Minerals, Bronze Goddess by Estee Lauder, and Sculpting Bronzer by No.7
Eyeshadow - Naked Palette by Urban Decay, No.7 define & shimmer palette, any by 17
Mascara - Lancome Hypnose, Party Mascara Bobbi Brown, Intense Volume No.7
Lipstick - Cherry Charged from Avon, Hollywood morror shine by 17, Viva Glam Cyndi by Mac
Lipgloss - Russian Red Lipglass by Mac, Very Hollwood Estee Lauder Lipglosses
Eyeliner - Blacktrack fluidline by Mac, Expresso Ink cream liner by Bobbi Brown
Favourite collection- Michael Korrs Very Hollywood Collection for Estee Lauder
Stars of 2010- Bare Minerals, Boots 17
Others
Shower Gel - Original Source
Nail Polish - Champagne-Models Own, Dutchess Street, & Eden Grove by Nails Inc
Hand Cream - L'Occitane Shea Hand cream
Miscellaneous
Magazine - Look
Album - Kelis- Fleshtone
Song- Devotion-The Black Heart Parade
TV Show - Peep Show, This Is England 86
Film- Shutter Island

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A little Review of Maxfactor Lipfinity Lasting Lip Tint

As soon as i saw these lip tints i had to pick one up- just for the fact that they look like a felt tip pen alone! The colour choice is a little lacklustre, but i chose shade 04 (bottom in picture), a nice rosey red.

My experience with lip tints and stains in the past hasn't been great. I find they just don't last, have an awful taste, and they are in akward packaging i.e liquid filled pots that resemble nail polish think Benetint, or Bourjouis. That's where this product comes in. A practical design that makes applying easy, and is perfect to chuck in your bag.

Onto the product itself. Maxfactor recommends using the tip to line the lips, and then the whole of the nib to fill in. This worked great on the first few applications. A gentle hint of colour that was very flattering. But after a few uses the pen seemed to dry out, and i could hardly get any colour from the nib. I stored it upright overnight, and that seemed to give it a bit of life, but obviously storing it upright constantly is not practical if you are carrying it around with you.

The lip tint has the word lasting in the title, but is unfortunately not true. As soon as i had a drink or food, it disapeared. So it would need to be reapplied often.

In fairness, i rate this pretty much the same as every other lip tint i've tried. (with the exception of a 17 berry lipstain i used to obsessively use as a teenager, which was amazing but sadly no longer exists!) The thing that makes it stand out is the interesting felt pen style packaging, but this is also it's downfall.

It reminds me of those cheap felt pens that last about a nano second before the dry up. But, i do like the colour, and if the drying up problem was sorted it would be great.
3/5

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Some New Things

Although most of my shopping of late has been Christmas presents, amongst that i picked up a few little bits...

The Sleek Sparkle pallete. I wasn't really taken with this but inexplicably bought it anyway. I think i had the urge to complete my collection, and well, it's glittery! Time will tell, but i'm not sure about it yet.

I'm in love with the 'Runway collection' of jewellery at Next. Big, chunky, sparkly, strange... exactly what i look for in accessories. The necklace is MASSIVE!!

Nail polish from Models Own, and Eyeko

A No.7 Bronzer gift set. I fell for the adorable packaging, but the kabuki is amazingly soft and effective. The powders are different themed bronzers- a highlighting bronzer, a blush/bronzer mosaic, and a bronzer duo. Would make a lovely gift.

And finally some Irresistable Hello Kitty lip balms from H&M. Irresistable,that is if like me you are obsessed with both lip balms and Hello Kitty.

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A Cute Christmas

I haven't been on here for ages, have been madly busy at work. But due to the snow my planed night out with work mates has been cancelled, so i thought i would take this oportunity to make a quick post.

I just wanted to wish all the lovely people who stop by my little old blog a lovely Christmas time, and thanks for visiting here :) and here's some cute Christmas pics to make you smile (^_^)
When time permits i have many reviews incoming... now it's time to catch up with my favourite blogs.