Mini Haul!!

So, apparently I am beyond crap at a 'spending ban' and I think I might have only lasted one measly day at stopping myself from buying anything but sure....here's a mini haul of things I have bought in the last little while (I have bought a lot more but I lost my new Mac Lipstick :( and the others things will come in a later blog). Also, these products were all bought online of which I will leave links to as well!!

Honour Blush; RoseGold Blush

First up, Sleek Cosmetics. I bought two blushes, one of which I had tried to buy before but they were out of stock. I bought RoseGold Blush, a gorgeous pinky colour with gold through it, it is a lot sheerer than I had thought it would be so I have being applying it along with another colour but it does highlight the cheeks nicely and is nicely natural. The second product I got is also a blush (although I thought it was a bronzer when I bought it). It is a limited edition product from Sleek which they brought out for the London Olympics. It is a lot more purpley brown than I would like so I haven't used it that much, but it does look nicer on the skin than it does in the pan. Bought these blushes were 5.50, a very good price particularly for the quality of products you get. (Also the shipping from the UK is around 9euro, expensive enough). Ordered from SleekMakeup.

Next, is from another random makeup brand, NYX Cosmetics. I ordered these from Cherry Culture, an American website as the brand is American itself. These products were all on sale on the websites, probably the reason I bought them at all (and the colours seriously attracted me, Magpie much??? )
4 lipglosses, 2 glittered eyeliners. The lipglosses (Mega Shine Lipgloss) are amazing, the smell alone is fantastic, smells exactly like bubblegum, YUM! The four colours I got were, L-R: DollyPink, FrenchKiss, AfricanQueen, Pop. Pigment is fantastic and did I mention the scent??? :O (French Kiss is my least favourite, very metallic on the lips, a look I don't like and the pinks a gorgeous, Orange one is mainly a sheer lipgloss with glitter in it, bit disappointing to be honest). The glittered eyeliners (Crystal Pink & Crystal Aqua) have brilliant pigment, not something I will be using a lot but I have a certain look in mind, I'll keep you posted. Altogether I spent around 30euro including shipping from America, I was really pleased and the products came pretty quickly. Thumbs Up from Me!

Swatches, on my freckly hand :D

Have any of you used NYX or Sleek before? What do you think??
Thats all from me for now, check out the websites, both are worth a look for sure!!!

Thanks for reading!
Kate xXx

I got new Mac...surprise, surprise.....HAUL!

    Just a quick share with you my new Mac products! Now, I have been good lately and not bought anything in Mac, so good in fact my lovely Mam treated me to these goodies....God, she is great!

     Three new shadows for my collection, a creme colour base and my first 217 blending brush (giddy with excitement about this brush...)

New Goodies!

The 3 shadows I got were;

1. Retrospeck; a sparkly light gold, gorgeous on the lid.
2. Espresso; a matte brown, perfect brown smokey eye colour.
3. Smut; a dirty grey/brown colour, love this, perfect when u want to add don't want to add black.

Creme colour base in Pearl. Absolutely gorgeous cream highlight. It is a light yellowy gold that blends down to a sheer white, love this, gives that perfect 'wet' face look. After this one, I definenetly want to try out the Creme Colour base in Hush. I love highlights, I think they are money well spent, especially in Summer.

Creme Colour Base in Pearl.

    And then my brush. I am so excited to use this. It has to be the most commonly used brush in all youtube beauty videos and blogs. I feel many more of these bad boys will be in my kit in the very near future....

    And that is it for this haul.....I am currently on a beauty spending ban...no more buying unnecessary makeup that I don't need but if someone else buys it for me I'm not going to say no....

Thanks for reading,
Kate xXx

May Favourites! :)

May Favourites time!!
   There is soooo much makeup that I'm loving at the moment, but in particular I'm stuck in a Mac addiction at the moment!! Pretty much everything from Mac is amazing but just I'll just share with you a few selected bits that I'm loving!

Okay, so generally my WHOOOOOLE eyeshadow palette is in the "LOVE" section! Great range of colours for day and night in this palette, from mattes to shimmers to (one) glitter. To name a few, 'Patina', 'Satin Taupe', 'All That Glitters', 'Naked Lunch' and my personal favourite at the moment 'Expensive Pink'. There's many more but there just a few I'm loving.

Lipsticks, there is two at the moment 'Shy Girl', a peach nude cremesheen, LOVE IT! and a matte, orange-toned red, 'Lady Danger', use this with Mac's "Redd" lipliner. Taking full advantage of Mac's 'Back-to-Mac' scheme this month! :)

Mac's PaintPot 'Groundwork', beautiful taupe-y brown, great primer base for a smokey eye or just to use on it's own.

Ardell's Wispy lashes, lashes are essential for a night out! These are perfect, mostly sold in Salon Services or Boots.

My favourite concealor, Collection 2000 Perfect Concealor.

Clinque's 'High Impact' mascara. Got this as a gift when I bought something else, love it, Worth buying the full size so I defo will be purchasing! :)

Two Mac Blushes. 'Harmony', matte, perfect for contouring the cheeks and temples. Another taupe-y brown colour, very subtle, on the cheeks. Next is 'Springsheen', a loooong time favourite of mine, pretty sure this was the first blush I've every bought from Mac, pink toned with flecks of gold through it, perfect for summer! :)
Another blush, Becca's cream blush in 'Watermelon'. Quite a dark redy/pink for my skintone but perfect when used in moderation!

Revlon's PhotoReady foundation, have been trying it out lately, and it's good so far! Review to come soon!

Last but not least...Essie's 'Mint Candy Apple' nail varnish. Essie's most popular nail varnish this summer, they can't keep it in stock in England, can't believe I actually found some! :)

Thanks for reading! :)
Kate xXx