The new Sleek "Sunset" Palette and Sunset EOTD

Introducing the newest member of my makeup family; the beautiful 'Sunset' Palette from Sleek Makeup:

This is my first ever Sleek Palette and I picked it up from Superdrug yesterday for £4.87 (bargain!)

I've heard so much about Sleek Palettes on all the beauty blogs and they seem firm favourites with everyone as they are mineral based, pigmented and super affordable! The Sunset Palette is new to the range. The permanent sleek palettes are Original, Storm, Chaos, Sunset, Acid while the Limited Editions include Safari, Jewels, Graphite & Curious. I saw the new  LE Graphite palette yesterday which everyone is currently raving about also and while it was nice, I wear alot of pinks and golds/bronzes so Sunset seemed the perfect choice for my first palette. So here are some close-ups for your viewing pleasure:

With Flash

Without Flash

 (I would say this is a more accurate representation of the colours)

Swatches

The colours are all have a sparkly finish with the exception of the black which is matte.

That was my first ever attempt at doing swatches and it went a bit wonky sorry, lol!

I thought I would try to create some 'Sunset' inspired eyeshadow looks and here are my attempts. I hope you enjoy.

Do you own any Sleek Palettes, which one's your favourite?

L. xXx

Halloween fun - Vampire Kitty

Here is the look I did for Sarah's Halloween competition here. Follow her, she's lovely :)

I saw Benefit's Coralista in the prize pile and HAD to enter! I'd do just about anything to get my hands on Coralista, including prancing about dressed as a Vampire Cat lol  :) I pray the neighbours didn't see me!

I had SO much fun doing this look and thought the results were too cute not to share so here are some photos from various stages:

                        False eyelashes                                                                   Smokey eyes

I actually think this look by itself is very wearable (minus the bushy eyebrows which were brushed up with mascara. Though I decided to change the lip colour below. Now for the 'cat-ification':

Pink nose, whiskers and blood stains

                          Cattitude!                                             Nice kitty (and that's my Emily Strange hoody)

                             Rawrrrr!                                                                    Vampire kitty ♥ blood

                                                             Outfit of the night - haha!

I ♥ my ear hoodies, I have loads!

             Kitty in the night garden                                                              Stalking prey

Boo!

       On the prowl

                                                                   Bedtime for kitty

This was my first ever attempt at smokey eyes and false eyelashes and I LOVE them both. Will defo be rocking this look more. Minus the bushy eyebrows, pink nose, whiskers and blood of course!

Ps. I reached 100 followers! I am so happy! Thanks so much to each and every follower and for those who have ever taken the time to read, browse or comment. I havn't done that many posts but blogspot and the community has come to mean a lot to me, I LOVE interacting with you all!

And shoutout to my 100th follower, Sophie (I can't click through to your profile otherwise I would have thanked you on there!).

Meow. xXx

Products used:

Face:
MaXFactor 'Lasting Perfomance' in shade 100 to cover blemishes.
Prestige 'Skinlovin Mineral Powder' in shade Fair
Body Shop brilliance powder in Bronze to contour cheeks

 Eyes:
UDPP as base
A Primark/Opia pigment in grey/silver (no name) on eyelid
A Primark/Opia pigment in black (no name) in crease
E.L.F. mineral eyeshadow in 'Seductive' on outer V
The white from an Avon 'eye artist' trio under brow as a highlight.
Mascara- MaXFactor "S-T-R-E-T-C-H"
E.L.F. False Eyelashes in 'Dramatic' with Ruby&Millie 'iLash Fix' glue
E.L.F. Liquid liner in Black, winged for a cat eye effect
BodyShop Black eyeliner on waterline

Cat Makeup-
Nose:
E.L.F. lipliner in 'Natural Blush' to draw the cat nose outline.
E.L.F. Nail Polish in Gum Pink brushed to fill in the outline. Leave until nearly dry.
Barry M Dazzle Dust #58 "Candy" patted over the nail varnish for the light pink colour
Whiskers: Body shop eyeliner in black
Blood: Stargazer Lip Gloss in Red (SO pigmented!)
Lips: Gosh Darling
Nails: 17 Fast Finish polish in 'Nightshade'

Outfit: Emily The Strange Classic Kitty Hoodie

Black sparkly jeans from George at Asda

Black Slouch boots from a randomn shoe shop

And of you have time, make a tail from opaque black tights stuffed with newspaper and safety-pin it on.

Any questions about the products used etc then just ask.

Meow. xXx

Cute Toast and Cute Sleep

Bonjour, lovelies!
Ok, so you're probably thinking: "Cute toast? How can toast be cute?!" Observe:

The Hello Kitty Toaster Cutter!

Purchased from http://www.artbox.co.uk/hello-kitty-toast-cutter-p-1094.html for £5

 First, use the shape to cut out the outline of the bread.

Then use the presser to cut out and imprint the details.

Then toast and serve however you like!

My personal favourite is toast with slices of cucumber and tomatoes.

 

And voilà, cute toast! If you click on the pic it goes bigger :)

 Perfect to brighten up your mornings or for kids or for Hello Kitty fans in general.

It's very quick and easy to use.

I actually usually have my toast burnt. I love burnt toast for some reason! And I want to say, I do like Hello Kitty, but I'm not one of those nutters who have to have absolutely everything Hello Kitty from underwear to pajamas to jewellery to tattoos etc! I only have a few Hello Kitty things, honest lol!

So now you'll probably be like: "Ok, I can see how toast can be cute, but how can sleep be cute?". Observe again:

The Panda 'Sleep Eye Mask'

Purchased from www.artbox.co.uk/artbox-panda-sleep-mask-p-307.html for £6.36*

*£6.36 is kind of a weird price though, right?

It comes with two ear hooks as I think it is designed for when you are travelling trains/planes etc. But I bought it for sleeping at night as I don't sleep well with light in the room (or noise).

I attached my own length of elastic so that it would stay on better at night and it works. Just make sure the length is long enough so that it won't be majorly tight around your head otherwise you'll be uncormfortable. It also has a flap at the bottom to block out light that would come in around the nose area.

 And just for a laugh......here it is in action:

It really works and i've been waking up less early in the mornings now which i'm grateful for. Panda pajamas are from Primark btw ;)

Also, I have to rave about the site I got these from. All the stuff on http://www.artbox.co.uk/ is so cute! They have an amazing range of cute, quirky and kawaii things. They have alot of adoreable stationery in particular. I made my order up to £20 with some awesome stickers and bits and pieces so that I got free delivery but otherwise delivery is just £1.75. And I saw on their site today that there will be 20% off on November 1st if you use the code 'birthday' so I will be deffo going back for more cuteness then!

The only thing I would say is stuff can dissappear off the site but it doesn't always mean it's gone forever, just out of stock usually as I found out when I was waiting for the Hello Kitty Toast Cutter to come back in stock but just use the contact page and ask the staff if/when it will be back as they were helpful with me. I was going to link you to some cute sellotape I bought from there too which has cakes and sweets on etc but it's gone right now but i'm hoping it will be back. It was kinda like this but with cakes. And only £1.20!

Anyway, hope everyone has had a nice weekend and that you enjoyed my 'cute' post.

L. xXx

Crazy for Daisies - My first FOTD

Hello to all my wonderful followers (I can't believe I have 89 already, thanks so much peeps! I ♥ you all).

Daisies are one of my favourite flowers as they are so simple and grow by themselves amongst grass and weeds and still manage to be pretty. I remember a few years ago I saw a girl walk past with daisy earrings and I've wanted some ever since! Well I finally got round to it and bought these from ebay a couple of weeks ago. I think they were only about £3!

Cute, huh?

So i wore them today with daisy-inspired makeup. I was aiming for a more wearable version of this as, when I saw it, the eye makeup reminded me of daisies.:

Here is my overall effort:

And now the details:

Products used

Face:

• L'oreal 'Studio Secrets' smoothing resurfacing primer (will feature in an upcoming post).
• MaxFactor Lasting Performance Foundation in shade 100-Fair dotted over blemishes
• Gosh - Touch Up Concealer under eyes in shade 1.
• Prestige SkinLoving Minerals Mineral Powder Foundation in shade 01-Fair and 'Gentle Finish'. I usually use BareEscentuals mineral powder foundation in 'Fairly Light' but have ran out recently and Prestige is my drugstore (cheaper) equivalent!
• The Body Shop Brilliance Powder in the bronze shade dusted over cheeks, forehead etc as a highlighter.
  

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion (only recently got this and LOVE it (will feature in an upcoming post)
• BeautyUk -Yellow eyeshadow from the number '2' palette - (The bright palette) on the inner corners of the eye
• Barry M DazzleDust no# '76 - Yellow' blended on the lid to the outer corners
• Barry M DazzleDust no# '12 - White' from crease up to the brow as a highlighter.
• Natural Collection Liquid Eye Lines in 'Black' flicked out at the corner of the eyes to get the 'cat eye' effect.
• Virgin Vie "Dream Lashes' Volumising Mascara
• E.L.F. Eyebrow Kit to darken and define eyebrows in shade 'dark'.

Lips: Originally used:

• Maybelline's 112 - Ambre Rose lipstick but felt it wasn't light enough for the overal look I so applied:
• L'oreal Glam Shine MoonLight in 101 - 'Pink Moon' over the top, which is a really nice light pink.

Earrings are from ebay (I can link you to the seller if you wanted) and the Daisy hair clip is from Primark.

And there you have it. My first Face of the Day (FOTD). I'm kinda scared you'll all hate it as it's my first FOTD and the liquid eyeliner was a nightmare! But i tried and I'm learning :) Areas I still struggle with are covering blemishes and eyeliner! Any comments or tips welcome!

Also, It looks better in real life than it does in the photos. The white shade is a lot more visible in real life but didn't show up very well in the photos. And sorry about the lines on my face in the photos, it's the shadows from the window blinds! I look like some sort of crazy zebra-girl lol! I'll have to learn how to use my camera better.

PS. Sorry for the lack of blog posts. I had been staying at relatives for a few months but I am finally back home and back to all my own things and my MAKEUP. Although I bought quite a lot while I was away too.....oops ;) So I plan to blog more regularly now anyway.

Oh and here is a Daisy mirror-compact that I have (it's from Next but I got it ages ago). If I like something, I always tend to collect little bits and pieces related to it. For example, if I start liking 'cupcakes', I'll buy cupcake mirrors, cupcake accessories, cupcake towels etc. Then the next week I'm like..."oooh I like Cherries"....so i start buying mirrors with cherries on, bags with cherries on, cherry accessories etc. Then I'll see a rainbow and be like "Oooh that's nice"....and start buying rainbow things......AND SO ON.

So, What do you think of my daisy-inspired look and do you start collecting jewellery and items related to things you like lol?

L. xXx

My First Tag - Getting to Know You

I received my first tag from the lovely SummerDarling which is 'Getting to know you' so here is my Q&A session:

1. What time did you get up this morning? 11:00am
2. How do you like your steak? I don’t! I’m a vegetarian :)
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Wolverine. ♥
4. What is your favorite TV show? My all-time favourite TV show is 24 ( I ♥ Jack Bauer) but I also love Prison Break, Ugly Betty, The Wonder Years, The Golden Girls and Father Ted hehe.
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Paris! I've never been but have a totally 'romantic' image of it in my head.
6. What did you have for breakfast? I rarely eat breakfast, I find it hard to eat early.
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Italian or Mexican.
8. What foods do you dislike? Peas. They taste like grass bleurggh.
9. Favorite place to eat? Pizza Hut!
10. Favorite dressing? Salad? Ummm something Italian with Basil in.
11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? I can’t drive but if I could and If I was rich I'd go for a pink, retro, classic car like this
12. What are your favorite clothes? No favourite clothes but I have some favourite shoes I will blog about another time.
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? I've always been fascinated with Ancient Egypt so I'd love to go and see the Pyramids, Sphinx and "The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities" in Cairo :)
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? I would say it’s half empty because when you fill it up it's 'full' so if you take any away you are 'emptying' it ;)
15. Where would you want to retire? Somewhere with a beautiful and quiet secluded beach and a waterfall. Wouldn’t we all?
16. Favorite time of day? Ummm........Dinner time hehe
17. Where were you born? An R.A.F. base in Germany because it's where my parents were at the time. I am British, not German though.
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? I like to watch Boxing, Athletics, Gymnastics, Figure Skating, Wimbledon and the Olympics. I don't play any sports though hehe.
19. Who do you think will not tag you back? Everyone, I don’t need to be tagged back lol.
20. Person you expect to tag you back first? None because I’ve already done it. This question is flawed lol.
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Anyone?
22. Bird watcher? I like birds but I don’t sit and watch them for longer than a few seconds.
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? I’m a night person.
24. Do you have any pets? Not at the moment but I love animals and have had pets in the past.
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? I'm going to be a bridesmaid for my Sis in Oct 2010!
26. What did you want to be when you were little? An Astronaut! I’ve always wanted to know what it would feel like to float about at zero gravity!
27. What is your best childhood memory? A bouncy castle on my 8th birthday.
28. Are you a cat or dog person? I like both but would have to choose dogs (I love Pugs, bulldogs and dalmations in particular)
29. Are you married? No
30. Always wear your seat belt? Yes of course! It could save your life one day!
31. Been in a car accident? Only a minor bump when someone backed into our car.
32. Any pet peeves? Racism, homophobia. Anyone who bullies people because of their 'differences' basically.
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Mozzerella, mushrooms and green pepper (from Pizza Hut)
34. Favorite Flower? Cherry Blossoms and daisies.
35. Favorite ice cream? I once had a gorgeous, creamy coconut ice cream once. I think it was by Carte D'or.
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Pizza Hut and Subway
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None, I haven't learned to drive.
38. From whom did you get your last email? Just spam/advertising.
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Probably Lush as I’m obsessed with their products because of how nice everything smells.
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? No :(
41. Like your job? Haven’t got a job at the moment even though I've been looking for ages.
42. Broccoli? Not just now thanks lol. I do like it though.
43. What was your favorite vacation? Austria when I was younger although I havn't been abroad on holiday for years and years :(
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Some friends to Pizza Hut!
45. What are you listening to right now? Just the TV.
46. What is your favorite color? It used to be blue when I was little, then it changed to pink but lately i’ve been loving anything multi-coloured like jewels.
47. How many tattoos do you have? None but I'd like little star tattoos on my wrist or feet though.
48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? Just 4 as I haven't really spoken to many people on here yet.
49. What time did you finish this quiz? 8.59 pm
50. Coffee drinker? Don’t drink tea or coffee or any hot drinks. Prefer water or Coke or Irn Bru or Dr Pepper.

THE END (A round of Applause if you manged to read all that!)

Thanks for tagging me Summer.

I tag the adoreable foshoozley and Rosa Adores

and FernLaura and Lulabelle17 (who are sisters!)

And anyone else who wants to join in and show me their answers :)

L. xXx

Starting a 30 day trial of ~ Mavala Eye-Lite Double Lash

Ever since I saw FilthyGorgeousMakeup's Lilash review here, I’ve been daydreaming about long and fluttery lashes as hers looks so amazingly long and curly in her video as a result of using “Lilash” which is an eyelash growth-stimulating product.

I desperately wanted Lilash after seeing so many good reviews and wonderful ‘before and after’ shots like these ones (this is not me, it's just a random Lilash before and after photo):

A-MAY-ZING huh?

But...the downside?

The price!

Lilash is around £80 at the cheapest unfortunately. Similar high end products with hefty price tags include "Revitalash", "Enourmaslash" and "Jan Marini Eyelash Conditioner" although Lilash seems to be the most popular.

Currently, I can't afford beauty products at those prices (although i’ll be sure to stick Lilash on my Christmas wish-list in years to come), so I set about trying to find similar, but affordable products to try instead. The 3 names I came across were "Mavala Double Lash", "Lipocils" and "Ardell Lash Growth Accelerator".

Out of these 3, I decided upon Mavala Double lash after reading many many positive reviews about it and at around £8-£15 for 10ml, it is affordable and worth a try to see if it works for me. Evens if it works half aswell as Lilash I'll be very happy.

So, about Mavala. They are a brand from Switzerland known for their successful range of ‘treatment’ products from skin to nails to eyes. They describe themselves as ‘world leaders’ in the industry.

The Mavala Double Lash box states:

"You probably apply a night cream on your face every night...but... have you thought of giving a similar treatment to your eyelashes, which have suffered even more than your skin?"

Good point there. They go on to say:

“DOUBLE-LASH is a nutritive treatment for lashes that is applied like a mascara and helps lashes grow.

DOUBLE-LASH strengthens and protects lashes while giving them a natural and silky luster.It’s rich formula contains proteins and natural ingredients which help stimulate faster growth and adds brightness and thickness to lashes.
Your lashes will quickly become healthy, long and strong and you should see visible results in approximately 30 days.”

Sounds good to me! I bought my bottle of "Double Lash' from feelunique here which, at just £8.25 with FREE delivery, is a total bargain.

It arrived quickly. Behold:

Instructions: Apply at night on clean lashes. Leave on all night.

Simples!

So, around 30 days from now I will update with before and after pictures of my lashes. Fingers crossed!

L. xXx

Helen Rochfort Handbags

Helen Rochfort of http://www.helenrochfort.com/ is a British Designer and her bags are so cutsie! I recently got my first one for my birthday (after longing after one for ages!) They have stockists worldwide or you can just purchase via the website as they appear to ship worldwide. Shipping is FREE in the U.K. too so that was a bonus!

Prices vary, depending on which sort of bag you were after but here is the Tote bag I own and a pic of me with it below:

RAINBOW LOLLIPOP TOTE bag (£49)
I love it! It's nice and roomy but not too big! They are great for Uni/college too as you can fit your A4 size folders in! It will also make a really cute 'going away for a weekend' type bag. My fashion sense is probably what you would call 'alternative' (lol) and i love all things cute, kitsch and unique and Helen Rochfort handbags fit the bill on all three.

Her vintage style 'frame' handbags are very special indeed and i'm currently obsessing over this one:

Eat me/Drink me handbag £69

I love how the front AND back are decorated on all the frame handbags - so cute! I am also loving her '99 Flake Ice cream' designs and her new fairytale-inspired 'ONCE UPON A TIME COLLECTION' with 'Alice' and Red Riding Hood' being my favourites:

'99' - £69 Alice - £69 Red Riding Hood -£69

The price tags are higher than your average high-street handbag but well worth it if you want cute arm-candy that will make you stand out in a crowd. They are good quality too so they are great investments. Also, there is a HRH (Helen Rochfort Handbag) 'CLUB' page where you can email in a picture of yourself with a HRH and you can get put up on the website. There's one of me up now - i'm famous lol!

L. xXx

My first blog post

Hi future blog peeps (since no-one is following at the moment hehe).

Well here goes. I thought it appropriate to start my new blog with a new product which is:

E.l.f.'s 'Eyebrow Kit' in Dark, which contains a coloured gel and powder which ELF claims "Creates brows that are fuller, thicker, and more defined!"

This will be among a new studio line which launches in the U.K. at http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/ toward the end of July and this product will cost £3.50, which is slightly more expensive than their normal range where everything tends to cost around £1.50, but still a total bargain! This kit also comes in 'medium' and 'light' shade so you can choose one to best suit your hair colour.

The eyebrow kit itself is a sleek black compact with a mirror inside. I love it when products contain their own mirrors as i'm always losing my many little hand-held mirrors! Also contained is a double ended brush which has an angled end to help arch your brows with the gel and a normal brush end to use with the filling powder.

On the left is a pigmented dark brown coloured gel/wax which is used to define and shape your eyebrows and on the right is a medium brown shade powder which is used to set the brow gel and also to fill in any sparse areas of your eyebrows.

I currently use a brown eyebrow pencil to define my eyebrows then set them with a clear 'brow gel', which is like a clear mascara and helps to tame them by keeping the hairs in place, so I am excited to try this new product as i'm hoping the powder will give a softer looking finish. I will update with pictures when i've tried it and give my verdict on it then! Remember, not everyone will need to fill in their eyebrows, it's a personal choice. Although i naturally have very dark hair, my eyebrows are abit light in comparison and i prefer them to look darker as I also think this helps to make your eyes stand out more.

Anyway, much love and will blog again soon. Fingers crossed that this has all worked!

L. xXx