Sticks & Stones

Hello lovelies! Today is a collection of, as the title suggests, recent Neutral eye looks with bright lips. I'm sorry that I'm not going to go into too much detail but I will list the main products used! Hope you enjoy <3 Pinkini Cheeks | Bourjois #54 Rose Frisson blush, Eyes | Urban Decay Naked 1: Sin [inner lid] Smog [Outer lid] Darkhorse [crease] Naked [blending] Virgin [Highlight] Lips | Sleek pout paints in Pinkini with a hint of Peachykeen Shocking Pink Cheeks | MAC Peachykeen Eyes | Vani-t Bronze Shadestick, Naked 1: Smog [lid, lower lash line] Half Baked [center of lid] Darkhorse [Outer v] Buck [crease] Virgin [highlight] Whiskey pencil [eyeliner, waterline] Lips | Maybelline Coral Crush w/ Rimmel Shocking Pink Harem Pink But Cheeks | Jordana Coral Sandy Beach Eyes | Coastal Scents 88 warm Palette: Shimmery white-gold [lid] Taupe-brown [crease] Nyx JEP in Baby Blue [waterline] Shimmery brown [lower lash line] Lips | Ulta 3 Harem Pink & Sportsgirl Lighten up gl

This was from a sale on Ozsale where I saved $200! I was wanting to buy a straightener to take traveling anyway, and when I saw I could get one, particularly the Herstyler Titanium hair straightener, for $50 I thought I may as well give it a go. I've only ever owned a Remington straightener before, and I've used GHD's quite a few times thanks to working in a salon. When I saw that it looked comparable to a GHD where I could easily curl as well as straighten, I didn't have much to lose. It came in a gorgeous box with a magnetic lid, perfect for safe storage. There were a range of colours to choose from so of course I chose hot pink, although I have to admit it makes it look a lot cheaper then what it would do if it were black, and it had a couple of black marks on it from the packaging. This straightener has 1 inch plates & rounded edges, perfect for the average sized curl. The actual plates are made from titanium which is more gentler on the hair & means it

The last couple of items I got in my Stila Festival of Colour haul are these two, the Countless Colour Pigment in Lyric & Smudge Stick in Turquoise. They are both limited edition along with the After Glow Lip Colours , and I couldn't resist any of them. Whether you're into understated colours, used as a pop along the lash line or go all out wearing anything you desire all over your eyelids, these two products would be suitable for everyone.  Countless Colour Pigment in Lyric This is a bright, summer loving colour pigment where you can either select the shades & apply them separately, mix two different colours for a custom colour, swirl a brush around the pan to create one shade or sweep the brush across the product for a multi-coloured blend. I choose this one simply because I don't have too many other similar colours and to get me prepared for summer. Pros Can create different colour combos Bright, shimmery colours Also use as a blush Cons ( but easily fixable) Sh

The time has come for my partner & I as we are finally going on a holiday we have wanted to go on for a few years now, to the land of the U.S, where we can escape the rest of winter and return in spring! I wanted to make a post of what I was going to bring, so I could decide on the products I thought I would need the most.  but I cut out as many items as I thought I could be deprived of, because I will be able to replenish my stock. I am always an over packer but it wasn't as hard as what I thought it would be to choose these items! However I'd actually organized everything I was going to bring makeup-wise a little while back so some things have actually changed now. Bag 1: Makeup products  So I actually plan on buying a proper cosmetics bag once I get to the city... that's if I can find a decent one. This one just holds everything in it, although it doesn't look like much in the picture to me, haha. The small pencil bag at the top has eye brushes & eyeliners in

So by now it's probably no secret that I love Shaaanxo from Youtube. I love her style and wish I could keep my makeup looking so polished from day to day. What I've done here is not a recreation but actually an inspiration, using similar products from brands she likes & colours she would use. Please ignore my bad hair day, I ended up just sticking it up in a bun for the day. I wish I could get right into the recreation by doing my hair or dressing a similar way, but it's all mostly just what I've done in the morning to get ready for work, so I never have time. The lip colour here is more accurate compared to the pictures with flash, which make it look almost more lilac-y   Face | Rimmel Wake Me Up , Rimmel Stay Matte powder, Nude By Nature Eye Definer {Contour} Nars Laguna Bronzer (a fave of hers), The Balm Cabana Boy Eyes  | MAC Paintpot in Bare Study , Stila Kitten Eyeshadow {Lid}, MAC Satin Taupe {crease, lower lash line}, Naked 2: Tease {Blend out Satin Ta

This post is as I promised in my Stila Haul Post   I wanted to do the review before I go away especially as they are limited edition & I have no idea how long they will be around for! The Stila After Glow Lip Colours are not really lipsticks, not really lip stains but like a jumbo lip pencil with a balmy, lipstick-type texture. Something that makes them different to other lip products are that they glow in UV light, which is what suckered me into them in the first place. Although I don't go clubbing as often as I used to, this would make for a nice surprise once the UV lights go on! I was going to have to wait to take a pic under black light but then I remembered that I had a UV light that was in an "invisible pen set" many years ago so I could test it out sooner rather than later.  Packaging: Black chubby stick-like wind-able pencils, with writing on tube corresponding to the colour of the lipstick that also glows. Texture: They apply smoothly like a lip pencil &am