Victoria-Jane

Friday, 31 October 2014

October Beauty Favourites!

Eye Products

Barry M Starry Eyed Shadow & Blush Palette

This palette includes 3 matt and 3 shimmer eye shadows and a peach blush. I've been loving creating different looks using this palette throughout October and I've loved making my eye shadow the staple part of my makeup look. This is the palette I've reached for all month when I've wanted to make a warm and smokey eye look because it has the perfect shades to do so. With the gold shimmer applied across my lid and blended out with a mix of the dark and light brown I've been able to create the perfect shimmery autumn eye make up look.

You can purchase this palette from Superdrug here or from Boots here

Price: £6.49

Bobbi Brown Cream Shadow Stick Golden Pink

This has been my absolute favourite product this month! On days where I've not had enough time of a morning to spend ages on eye makeup I've just gone straight for this. The best thing about the Bobbie Brown shadow sticks is that they can be worn on their own or they can be blended out with an eye shadow shade to create a fuller look. Its been so easy just to swipe this over my lid and then i'm good to go. The formula is super creamy so it just glides on and it lasts all day long even without a primer.

You can purchase this from the Bobbi Brown website here

Price: £20.00

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24HR Metallic Pomegranate

The last eye product I've been loving this month is the color tattoo cream eye shadow by Maybelline in the shade metallic pomegranate. It's a deep, shimmery purple colour and although it can look about scary in the pot it's easily buildable. This means you can add as many layers as you wish until you get the perfect shade for the day ahead. This is another product I've been loving on its own as well as blended out with eye shadows and it's such an easy option but makes your eye makeup look flawless.

You can purchase this from Superdrug here or from Boots here

Price: £4.99

Lip Products

Essence On The Catwalk 04 Lipstick

Essence are my current favourite drugstore makeup brand and the products I've been loving most are their long lasting lipsticks. This shade has been my go to lipstick throughout this month as not only does it stay put for hours on end its also the perfect autumnal shade. I knew I'd found a good long lasting lipstick before I'd even tried it on my lips purely because the swatches I'd done in the shop still hadn't come of a day later!

You can purchase this from Wilkinsons website here

Price: £2.30

Nivea Lip Butter Vanilla & Macadamia

I'm a sucker for anything that smells vanilla and when I rediscovered this earlier this month I knew this was going to become my new obsession. It instantly make your lips super smooth and moisturised and it leaves the smell of vanilla in the air. The only problem is that I keep licking the product away because of it! I've been using this before applying my lipsticks to help the application smoother and I've been applying it just before I go to bed so that my lips are super smooth for when I wake up.

You can purchase this from Boots here

Price: £1.83

Brushes

Real Techniques Stippling Brush

I'm a massive fan of the real techniques brushes and I own the a lot of their collection but the stippling brush is the brush that I have been loving this month! I've mainly been using this brush to apply my bronzer and blusher as I've found it gives a perfect finish. The shape is great for just applying bronzer into the hallows of the cheeks and applying blush onto the apples of my cheeks

You can purchase this brush from real techniques here or from boots here.

Price; £11.99

What have been your October Favourites?

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Thursday, 30 October 2014

Autumn Drugstore Lips

Go to lip products this season:

Rimmel Kate moss lipstick 107
Kate Moss lipsticks are one of my favourtie drugstore collections and recently there's been a large amount of rave reviews about the shade 107. Surprisingly this was a shade I didn't have in my collection so I went out and purchased it because I felt like I was seriously missing out on something. After only a few times of trying out the lipstick I realised I had been missing out and big time! Its a deep wine shade which makes it a perfect lip shade for this time of year, so if you're looking for the perfect autumnal look then this is the product to go for.
Price: £5.49
You can get this from Superdrug here or from Boots here.
Essence 04 On the catwalk
You know you've got a really good and long lasting lispstick when the swatches you did in the shop still haven't come off a day later. I have been so surprised at how amazing these lipsticks actually are especially with them being so cheap, I just wish they were easier to get hold off! Even without a lipliner these lipsticks last hours with only a slight fade of colour. At the minute I'm super impressed with Essence and this is my go to lipstick for when I know I need a lipstick to last throughout the day.
Price: £2.30
You can get this from Wilko here or find out where your nearest Essence store is here

Collection Gothis Glam Seduction 1
I've heard a lot about the collection lipsticks on the blogging scene recently so I just had to go out and try one for myself. While on the hunt for the perfect autumnal lip I quickly swatched a few of the tester shades and Seduction was the one that caught my eye, but with my luck the shade was out of stock, so it was only on my second visit that I actually purchased this and even then i'd snapped up the last one! If i'm totally honest I still wasn't expecting much from the collections lipsticks but I'm actually so impressed! Once again it's the cheaper options that i'm preferring over the more expensive lips.
Price: £2.99
You can get this from Superdrug here
Soap and glory Mantrap
This shade is my go to red lipstick at this time of year, when I fancy a change from the berry undertones and the purples this is the shade I reach for. Its not your typical bright red lipstick so it still works great with Autumn looks because it's not too bright. The texture is super soft and creamy so it leaves your lips smooth and doesn't dry them up. As always Soap and Glory products smell gorgeous so I just love it when I've got this on my lips. This is the most expensive lipstick but its definitely worth it.
Price: £9.00
You can get this from Boots here

Gosh lip liner 003 csardinal red
To ensure that you get the most out of your lipsticks at this time of year lip liners are a must especially when wearing dark lipsticks. Lining your lips beforehand ensures that the lipstick is longer lasting and stops the lipstick from bleeding out onto the lips. It also helps with being much more precise when applying the lipstick so you end up with a flawless finish. This colour works really well with most of my autumnal shades so it was the perfect buy.
Price: £4.99
You can get this from Superdrug here
Soap and glory sexy mother pucker gloss stick Raplumzel

I've been wearing the gloss sticks in two ways recently. The first way is, on days when i'm not feeling the intense lip and i'm trying to go for a more subtle look ill reach for this and apply it straight onto the lips, Its such a quick and simple look and when the colour fades it isn't noticeable because the product is light. The other way I've been wearing this is on top of my other lipsticks just to add to the look and make my lips appear moisturized and glossy. I also love the scent of Soap and Glory because they smell like vanilla which is huge bonus.
Price: £8.00
You can get this from Boot here

What are your go to lips at this time of year?

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Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Amity Fest 2014

A couple of nights ago me and my best friend Abi went to Amity Fest. Amity Fest was a 3 stop tour set up by the English Youtuber bunch (and one South African in Caspar Lee) which gave viewers a chance to see some of their favourite youtubers in person. Youtubers at the event included:

Zoe Sugg of Zoella

Alfie Deyes of PointlessBlog

Marcus Butler of MarcusButlerTV

Louise of SprinkleOfGlitter

Niomi Smart

Tanya Burr

Jim Chapman

Joe Sugg of ThatcherJoe

Caspar Lee

Here are a couple of pictures I took during the night:

Q&A hosted by Caspar Lee

Hobbie Stuart performing

Most Likely To... with Zoe, Niomi, Louise and Tanya

During the event the youtubers were split into two teams, red and blue, and set a bunch of challenges to complete. Each challenge saw the teams go head to head,with the help of the audience, to find out the ultimate winner. They did a number of challenges ranging from javelin throwing to sumo wresting to building a human pyramid and the end result was a tie. Between challenges they used the event to showcase new talent, among those were Brighton's own Hobbie Stuart who is an insanely talented singer/songwriter and you can check out his Youtube channel here , Florrie who you can check out here and the dance crew Flava. The majority of the event was very well planned and we had an amazing time! If the tour comes around again, in a city near you, I would completely recommend going! It was a lot of fun and a bit crazy finally seeing these youtubers in person after spending so much time following their YouTube channels and watching them grow and Yes they are all real people!

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Tuesday, 28 October 2014

One Lovely Blog Award

Firstly i'd just like to thank Elizabeth from Elizabeth's Diary for tagging me for the 'one lovely blog award'. This tag is a great way of learning something about fellow bloggers and letting readers learn something about you.

The rules are:
-You must display the award logo at the top of the post
-You must thank the person who nominated you and leave a link to their blog in your post
-You must add this set of rules to your post so that your nominees will know what to do
-You must add 7 facts about yourself into the post
-You must nominate 10 other blogs and leave links to each of them in your post
-You must let the people who you have nominated know that they've been nominated
-You must follow back the person who nominated you on BLOGLOVIN

Here are seven facts about me:

I'm a book lover! Some of my favourite authors are Cassandra Clare, Kelley Armstrong, Suzanne Collins, John Green, Becca Fitzpatrick and Rachel Caine. I've also been lucky enough to meet Cassandra and Rachel!
I spend way too much money on makeup

3. I've just started my A-Levels

4. I'm a strong believer that everything happens for a reason
5. I really, really, really want a pug!

6. My favourite quote is that 'Life has many chapters, one bad chapter doesn't mean that it's the end of the book'

7. My all time favourite TV show is Friends!

Im going to nominate:
Megan Does Beauty
Crazy In Life
Chloellio
Spare Bit Of Sparkle
Charlotte Emily
The beautiful bluebird
Chocolate Frosst
Ria Evans
Eunoia Passion
Its Meh Ninss

Hopefully you've learnt a little bit more about me and I cant wait to learn a bit more about you!

Victoria-Jane

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Monday, 27 October 2014

All about that nude eyeshadow!

When I heard that Wilko's were stocking Essence in store I just couldn't resist nipping to the local to have a quick look at what they had to offer. While there I picked up the All About Nude eyeshadow palette.

With six shades ranging from matt to shimmer to metallic it's so easy to create the look that you desire and create a complete natural eye look. All the shades are super smooth which makes them really easy to blend and with an eyeshadow primer they stay put all day long. The white shade works great when used as a highlight for the brow bone and in the inner corners of the eyes. The mink and the mulberry shades both blend really well into the crease to contour and create a natural shadow. For my go to look I've been using the pink shades all over the lid, the mulberry shade throughout the crease and a mix of the mulberry and mink just in the outer corner of the lid and down onto the lash line.

I have been loving using this palette over the past week and I cant wait to return to the essence stand to make some more purchases especially with this palette only costing £3.50! In fact I already have a list forming of all the things that I want to try from essence.

You can pick up this palette from Wilkinson's online here or from the essence website here.

They also do the palette in three other shades which you can find here:

All about sunrise

All about paradise

All about candies

Do you know of any other cheap eyeshadow palettes that are similar to this one?

Victoria-Jane

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Autumn

Autumn has well and truly arrived and here are a few things I love about this time of year:

Warm blankets
Hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows(obviously)

Candles

Halloween

Leaves falling off the trees

Dark lipstick
Halloween decorations

Big coats

Jumpers!

Sweets
Joggers
Halloween Crafts
Scary Movies
Pumpkins
Boots
Christmas is not far off!

What's your favourite thing about this time of year?
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