November favourites

Soap and Glory Blush- This month I have barely reached for another blusher which is so rare for me because blusher is the one thing that I change up most in my daily makeup routine. However, this month the Soap and Glory Love At First Blush has made a statement in my makeup routine. It adds the slightest rosy tint to the cheeks for a natural flushed look which I've been loving this month especially now that we're nearing winter. You can get this form Boots here.
Ted Baker body souffle-I've really gotten into body butters and souffle's these past few months and this Ted Baker one is by far one of my favourites. Now that the colder months have arrived my skin really dries out so this souffle has been injecting some smoothness back into my skin. My favourite thing about this is the smell it's a very light, fresh scent of vanilla and flowers that lingers after application.
Pink Sands Candle-I have been loving candles this month especially the Yankee Candle Pink Sands. The scent is a mix of vanilla, flowers and a hint of citrus which is the really subtle, sweet scent. I've been lighting it whenever I've been spending a lot of time in my room and I'm nearing the bottom of the jar so I'll definitely be picking up another. You can get this from Yankee Candle here.
Blake Red Lipstick- This was in my November wishlist at the start of the month and the minute I got my hands on one I bought it straight away and it has quickly become my favourite all time red lipstick. I've been loving bold lips this month and this lipstick has been worn on more than a few occasions. It's the first matte lipstick that hasn't been super drying on my lips and it does last quite a while before it needs topping up so I've been wearing it every chance I've had.  You can get this from Boots here.
Naked Basics 1-I've had this palette in my collection for a long time and as you can tell by the packaging it is very well loved. I always turn to this palette when I'm not sure what to do with my eye makeup because it's so easy to create a simple, natural look. This month I have been using it to death, once again, and it's been my palette of choice throughout November especially as I've wanted to do a very natural eye look to go with my deep.bold lips. You can get this from Urban Decay here.

What products have you been loving this month?

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Drugstore Nude Lipstick Wishlist

1) L'oreal Liquid Lipstick Nude Ballet. This nude lipstick is the one I am most excited to get my hands on because I currently don't own any liquid lipsticks and I've seen so many people recommend this one. It's also the lipstick that Kim Kardashian wore on her wedding day which looked absolutely stunning so I really can't wait to go out and get this! You can get this from Boots here.

2) Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick Rose Tweed. Bourjois seem to be the place to go for lip products at the minute and I've heard so many people talk about this particular shade. When in Boots the other day I swatched this and I fell in love too! I own a red lipstick from this collection and I love it so I can't wait to try out some neutral shades as well. You can get this from Superdrug here.

3) Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipstick. Other lip products that I have seen everywhere at the minute are the Rouge Edition Velvet lipsticks. I can't believe that I don't have any of these in my collection yet because I'm always on the lookout for super long lasting lip products so I definitely need to invest in one of these soon. You can get this from Superdrug here.

4) Collection Little Mix Jade Lipstick. Every time I go into Superdrug to buy this lipstick it's out of stock and I have tried everywhere! I already have a couple of Collection lipsticks and I think they are amazing quality for their price. When I first started looking around online for nude lipsticks this was one of the lipsticks I was first drawn to so I might order this online soon if I'm still unable to get it.You can get this from Superdrug here.

5) Collection Deluxe Lipstick Shade Talullah 2. I've seen quite a few bloggers talking about and recommending this collection nude lipstick. From some swatches I've seen it really does look like a beautiful neutral shade so next time I'm Boots or Superdrug I'll definitely be checking this out, You can get this from Superdrug here.

Do you have any nude lipstick recommendations?

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Beauty Buys In London!

Finally, after weeks of lusting over the Sleek Precious Metals Highlighting Palette I managed to pick one up in Superdrug (here) when on my visit to London the other week. The palette is even more stunning in person and I cant wait to start using it. The four different shades Platinum, Royal Gold, Renaissance Gold and Antique Bronze are all such pretty shades and I can tell they are going to look as beautiful on the face as they do in the packaging.

Another product that I had on my wishlist for this month, which you can read here, was the L'Oreal Lumi Magique Concealer (here). So I picked this up with the Sleek palette as part of the 3 for 2 offer. I really wanted to try out the Lumi Magique primer as well but decided to try out the highligter/concealer pen first to see what I thought. I'm literally obsessed with rose gold packaging so this was a must buy!

To complete the 3 for 2 mix and match offer at Superdrug I picked up the Bourjois Happy Light foundation (here) after seeing so many good reviews. I really wanted to try out a different and lighter foundation so this seemed like the perefect one to go for. This is the first Bourjois foundation that I have bought so I'm hoping that it lives up to expectations.

I've been after the Makeup Revolution baked eyeshadows for a while now but because my local Superdrugs don't stock Makeup Revolution I've had to wait until I found a store that did. I picked up the shade Pure and Innocent (here) which contains golden, brown and pink shimmer shades and I've loved all their other eye shadows so I don't think that these will disappoint. While at the stand I decided that I might as well pick up a few more bits to make up the 3 for 2 offer. I already have a few palettes from Makeup Revolution so I wanted to try some out a few different products. I picked up the inner eye brightener (here) and the pressed powder in porcelain (here). I actually really like the packaging of the pressed powder which also contains a sponge applicator in the bottom and I can't wait to try out these products soon.

I would've walked past the KIKO store if it wasn't for the fact that my sister desperately wanted to go in and have a look. I hadn't heard much about KIKO and just assumed that it was another expensive high end store but while looking around I noticed that they had some really good deals! The whole of this only cost £13.90.The first thing that I picked up was the velvet mat lipstick in 602 (here) and I've been on the lookout for a nude lipstick so this shade looked perfect for me. To go along with the lipstick I got the lip liner to match in the shade 502 (here). I loved the packaging of these lipsticks so much that I wanted to go back and get another one so I picked up the luminous chrome lipstick in the shade 706 (here).

The most exciting purchase of the trip was my YSL lipstick, which was at the top of my high end lipstick wishlist which you can read (here). In the end I bought the shade Pink in Paris 13 which wasn't my first choice but I still love this shade just as much. The very helpful lady at the YSL counter helped me pick out a second shade when I found out that the first one I'd picked out was out of stock, just my luck, but the Pink in Paris was a very similar shade to the original one so I was very happy to go ahead and purchase this one instead.

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London Trip In Pictures!

After absorbing the hectic atmosphere from our family trip to London over the weekend I've put together this quick post of some snaps that I took throughout the two days.

Covent Garden

The underground

Liberty

My favourite place of the whole trip was Hyde Park. To actually find a place in London that wasn't manic and swarming with people was blissful and I finally had the chance to enjoy taking some pictures without worrying about holding up the crowd and getting in people's way.

The Royal Albert Hall

The Albert Memorial

Harrods

I'm saving up to buy...

1) Zoeva Rose Gold Brush Set- I have been after this set of brushes for so long now but I couldn't find anywhere to buy them in the UK. Then I found out that Beauty Bay were selling them online here and I was extremely excited that I'd finally found a place to buy them after waiting for so long. In the set there are 8 brushes packaged in a stunning rose gold design and the set contains 5 face brushes, 3 eye brushes and also comes in a sleek exclusive clutch bag.
2)Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation- I have already gone through 3 bottles of the Naked foundation in the past and loved it but I had to stop using it for my everyday foundation when it was becoming too expensive to keep repurchasing it especially so often. I started buying cheaper alternatives for my foundation and only used the urban decay one on special occasions but I recently came to the end of my latest bottle so I'm saving up to buy another one to have on stock. I usually buy this from Debenhams here.
3) Urban Decay Naked Bascis 2- When the original naked basics came out it was the first eye shadow palette that I bought and It's a palette that I still use daily. It's the perfect palette for producing a natural everyday eye look and It's the palette I always reach for when doing my makeup for college and because I loved the first one so much I really want to try out Naked Basics 2. This palette is slightly different from the first one as it contains cooler tones so I'll be able to create some different looks. Urban decay produce the best eye shadows so I know I'll definitely be getting my money's worth when I eventually get round to buying it. You can get this palette from Debenhams here.
4) YSL Lipstick, 1 Le Rouge-As I said in my high end lipstick wishlist post, which you can read here, YSL are at the top of my lipstick to buy list. The packaging of the YSL lipsticks is to die for and there are so many shades that I am after. I've fallen in love with this deep red shade and I can't wait to start saving to buy this soon. You can get this from the YSL website here.

Are you saving up to buy anything?

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High End Lipstick Wishlist!

The majority of my lipstick collection consists of drugstore products so I've been on the lookout for some high end lipsticks to try out and these are my top 5 favourites that I cant wait to get for my collection!

1) YSL Rouge volupte in the colour Coral intuitive- 15 'Summer Look 2014'. The YSL lipsticks are currently sitting right at the top of my to buy list. I've looked through many of the nude/peachy/pink shades and this one is definitely my favourite. A lot of my lipstick collection consists of darker shades so I really need some different shades that I can reach for. Also how stunning is the packaging?! I seriously can't wait to get my hands on one!
2) Chanel Rouge Coco-56 Teheran. Chanel. This colour is very different to something that I would normally go for but it's the shades that I was instantly drawn to so i'm hoping that it will be the perfect shade for me when I purchase it.
3) Estée Lauder Pure Color Long Lasting Lipsticks in Scarlet Siren-Creme. Whenever I pass the Estée Lauder stand I just can't resist going over and having a browse. This shade is the one I'm always drawn to and I think it would be perfect shade for the autumnal months. It's also a shade that I don't own anything like so hopefully I can pick this one up soon!
4) MAC in Russian Red- The majority of my red lipstick collection consists of bright red shades and when I was searching for a deeper red shade I came across this MAC lipstick and it was exactly what I was after. Hopefully I'll be able to find this shade in a MAC store near me.
5)YSL Rouge Volupte in Rouge in Danger-04. The second YSL lipstick that has made it into my top 5 is the shade Rouge in Danger. I just can't resist red lipsticks in pretty packaging so this one obviously caught my eye.

What are your favourite high end lipsticks?

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Favourite Lip Care Products!

Now we've entered the colder months my lips definitely need a lot more attention and care to prevent them from drying and becoming chapped. These are the products that I turn to, to do the job!

My go to Lip Care products:

Vaseline Cocoa Butter- Vaseline are the best when it comes to lip care products and they're always the first products I turn to when I'm having trouble with my lips. They keep my lips moisturised for the longest time which is really good because I don't always want to be topping it up throughout the day. I prefer the Cocoa Butter one to all the other flavours purely because it smells the best. You can get from this from Boots here

Carmex- These are new lip products that I'm trying out but they're fast becoming some of my favourites. I heard a lot of people mentioning how amazing they were so I really wanted to give them a go. They do tingle when they're being applied but they provide quick relief when I've got dry, chapped lips. The stawberry juice fruit flavour is my favourite. You can get Carmex products here

Nivea Lip Butter Vanilla/Raspberry- I am absolutly loving using the nivea lip butters at the moment and you can read all about that in my October Favourites here. They leave my lips super smooth and moisturised and the smell of the vanilla one is just heaven!You can get these from Boots here

Baby Lips- I think everyone has heard of Baby Lips these are my favourite for applying before my lipsticks or even on there own. The fact that they are tinted makes it all the better because i'll just top them up throughout the day to maintain colour and moisture. You can get them from Boots here

Jelly Baby- I picked two of these up when at the till in Primark in flavours cherry and berry. I love having one of these in my handbags that I can just reach for when I need to add some quick moisture to my lips. 

What are your favourite lip care products?

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Max Factor Colour Correctors Review!

A few weeks ago I went into Boots to pick up a new bottle of my everyday foundation Max Factor Lasting Performance, as usual there was an offer for 3 for 2 on all Max Factor products so I ended up picking up more than I intended. I saw the colour corrector's and thought that they were exactly what I've been after as the two things that I'm really self conscious about are my dark under circles and the scars left behind from my ache so once I purchased these I couldn't wait to try them out. In the past I've tried a few colour correcting products and although they helped they still didn't provide me with what I was aiming for so I was praying that these would do the job.

The green one aims to reduce any redness in skin tone and make the appearance of spots smaller and less visible. The yellow one works to correct the blue/purplish colours under the eyes to brighten up dark under circles so you look more awake and radiant. They are stocked in 5 different shades that aim to neutralise any skin tones. They have a crayon shape applicator which makes it easy to target specific areas and apply directly on the area that you want to counterbalance.

You can get them from Boots here for £8.99.

I really, really, really wanted to love both of these but I do have mixed emotions about both shades. I added both of them to my daily makeup routine for a week and then took them out to see if I noticed any changes. I've preferred the green corrector out of the two because I did notice a difference when I took it out of my routine. While wearing it I was able to wear less products than before which made my base foundation appear more natural and flawless. When I had these in my daily routine I applied them on areas that I wished to correct and then applied a thinner layer of foundation over the top and my scars were completely invisible. Usually I have to apply a thicker layer of foundation and then concealer over the top to completely cover any scars so using this has made life a little easier and helped to make my foundation appear natural and flawless. However the under eye corrector wasn't as big of a hit.The consistency of the corrector's are waxy so it can be difficult to blend them completely into the skin. When applied to areas away from the eyes it doesn't become much of a problem but by the under eyes I didn't want to be apply to much pressure because the under eyes are so sensitive so I found it hard to use them effectively. The one thing that I did like about the under eye corrector was that my under eye concealer seemed to last longer which is a big bonus because that's the first place where my makeup disappears throughout the day.

So far these have been the best colour corrector's that I have come across and I'd recommend the green colour corrector if you suffer from redness, scars or blemishes. I do think that I'll end up repurchasing these again and I'm looking to try out the highlighter shade next.

Have you tried any other colour correcting products? Would you recommend them?

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Pound shops and B&M Beauty Bargains!

The Pound shop and B&M would normally be the last place that I'd think to go for some beauty buys but recently I've found some real bargains in there!

Rimmel Apocalips are normally priced at £6.49 from drugstores such as Boots and Superdrug so I was so surprised to see that both the poundshop and B&M were selling these at such cheap prices! I picked up one for £1 in the pounshop and the other one for £1.99 from B&M and this was all in the space of a few weeks. If you're in the right place at the right time you can save yourself some easy money and now I know that I can get these for cheaper prices i'll keep checking back into my local 'cheap' stores, to see if I can pick up anymore shades, instead of going to the Rimmel stands.

A few other bits I've managed to pick up are some baby lips, Rimmel wake me up radiance touch and a maybelline popstick. The Rimmel wake me up instant radiance shimmer touch are usually £4.99 and I picked up the shade 002 Radiant Rose and 003 Peach Glow for £1 each. The baby lips are usually £2.99 and I recently picked those up in 3 different colours from the poundshop. Another thing I've bought from the pounds shop was the Maybelline color sensation popsticks. I'm not sure if drugstores are still stocking this so I'm not sure on how much they originally cost but I picked this one up in the shade Cherry Pop 080.

The Rimmel Color Rush lip balm's are priced at £5.99 in drugstores but I picked up these two in B&M for £2.99 each. This is the first time I've seen these around so cheap so I snatched up all the colours they had on offer. It's so surprising because the colours are actually colours I've been after so I've saved myself £3 on each! I'm hoping that some different colours come into stock so that I can purchase some more because I absolutely love these!

Some other makeup brands that I've seen stocked in the pound shops and B&M are w7, Calvin Klein, NYC and Miss Sporty.

Where do you find your beauty bargains from?

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*The magazine I used in the background of the photos is the Nov/Dec edition of Dare from Superdrug*

25 Facts About Me Tag

What is your middle name?
Jane, but i'm sure you already guessed that.
What was your favourite subject at school?
It would probably have to be maths or biology since those are the two I've carried on with in college.
What is your favourite drink?
I drink far too much Dr.Pepper!
What is your favourtie song at the moment?
This is so hard because my favourtie song changes daily but I've really been loving James Bay recently especially his new song Hold Back The River. Check him out here

What is your favourtie food?
Biscuits! I eat far too many biscuits and I think it's turned into an unhealthy obsession. My favourites are Maryland cookies and dark chocolate digestives!
What is the last thing you bought?
I think it was some Baby Lips from the pound shop.
Favourite book of all time?
I read a lot of books in my spare time and I don't think I could possible pick a favourite but some books on my favourites shelf are The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare and The Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong
Favourtie colour?
Pink!
Do you have any pets?
Yes I have a goldfish called Cooper.
Favourtie perfume?
I'm a big fan of celebrities perfumes and I own a lot of the Kim Kardashian range.
Favourtie holiday?
I've had too many fun holidays with my family so it's too hard too pick.
Are you married?
Nope, way too young for that!
Have you ever been out of the country, if so how many times?
Too many times to count! I've been very lucky to have the chance to travel to lots of different places.
Do you speak another language?
I have two language GCSE's in French and Spanish.
How many siblings do you have?
I have one older sister.
What is your favourite shop?
Boots, I practically live in there at the minute with the amount of makeup I buy!
Favourite restaurant?
Nandos!
When was the last time you cried?
Probably very recently, I'm very sensitive so I'm always crying about something!
Favourtie blog?
I really enjoy reading Essie Button and Zoella's blogs.
Favourite Movie?
My favourite childhood movie would have to be Pirates of the Caribbean because I just love Johnny Depp.

Favourite Tv Show?
My all time favourite TV shows are Friends and One Tree Hill

PC or MAC?
PC purely because I don't own a MAC.
What phone do you have?
I have an I Phone.
How tall are you?
5'4ish
Can you cook?
Not at all! The only things I can cook on my own are toast and super noodles, everything else always ends up burnt to a crisp!

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November Wishlist!

To kick start the beginning of the month I've got a November wishlist. It wasn't until it came to putting this post together that I noticed that a lot of the products I'm lusting after are products by L'Oreal. It's even more surprising to me because L'Oreal isn't a brand that I own a lot of products from!

1) L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Exclusive Nudes

I'm on the hunt for a nude lipstick and this seems the best place to start. With a range of shades for every skin tone I don't think I can go wrong! I'm just a tad obsessed with the packaging as well. Every time I pass the L'Oreal stand I'm always drawn to them but I've still never tried one out! I missed out on Cheryl's shade which I'm still really gutted about but the Julianne shade seems to be the one that will be the perfect nude lip for me.

2) L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Exclusive Reds

I think I may just be slightly obsessed with Red lipsticks so I cant seen to resist the temptation of these stunning lip shades. I'm also a massive fan of Blake Lively so the fact that she has her own shade in the collection makes it even better! I'll definitely be nipping into my local drugstore to purchase one of these lipsticks...maybe even two. 

3) Sleek Precious Metals Highlighting Palette

Isn't this just the most beautiful palette you've ever seen!? I've been trying to get a hold of this since it was released but it's been sold out everywhere! Hopefully I'll be able to pick this up somewhere throughout this month because I really want to try this palette out.

4) L'Oreal Paris Lumi Magique Primer

Now that we're heading into the colder months I'm after some products to keep my face looking hydrated and radiant and after reading some very positive reviews I think this could be the product to do so. Especially with the fact that it can be used a base primer or for a highlighter.

5) L'Oreal Lumi Magique Concealer

Another product that I think will help to keep me looking hydrated is the concealer from the same range. After reading up about this it can be used to as a highlighter for the cheekbones, brow bones and the cupid's bow as well as a concealer. It's also in rose gold packaging which is just stunning!

What beauty products are you wishing for this month? What are your favourite nude lipsticks?

Victoria-Jane

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