Light Summer makeup ''Base''

I love the summer as it generally means a thinner and more simple layer of makeup for me on the hot days (Which there isn't many of in England;).So I thought I would share with you the makeup I wear to give me a flawless base on hot and sweaty summer days.

I start with ''Maybelline: Dream Pure BB cream'' as it is a light BB cream which gives me a light (but even and enough) coverage. I particurly love this BB cream as its aimed for people with oily skin like me so it prevents my skin from being oily during the day (which means my makeup doesn't run down my face on hot days woo).

I then set my BB cream base with ''Natural collection pressed powder''. I love this powder as it sets my base without giving me an obviously powdery face. Also I find that even though I am naturally tanned many other powders give my face an orange tinge which is my pet hate so this powder is the perfect shade for me!.

Lastly I use ''Rimmel:Wake me up concealer''.I have this concealer in a lighter shade than my face in order to use it to highlight and brighten up the dark circles on my face. I really like this concealer as its thick enough to give me a great coverage but is very smooth and silky  when applying so doesn't look thick on the face. This concealer is great to apply under my eyes to brighten them up (as I get very dark circles naturally under my eyes).

I hope you liked this post! What have you been wearing on your face this summer?

xo

Vodafone London Fashion Weekend Tote bag

This is the actual tote bag itself which I really love as I think the snake/bird/dragon design is so funky.I will definitely get use of this bag on summer days to the beach or to use when travelling to put my makeup and hair products in.

The contents of the bag itself:In a random order

 

-Label M, blow out spray which ''creates volume, heat and uv protection'' when you blow dry your hair.Im excited to try this out but might not do for a while as my hair is already damaged enough without applying heat to it (whoops).

 

-LavAzza coffe-This is for coffe makers and is by café espresso.I should imagine its just standard coffe but I don't actually drink it (I like to think I am too young to drink it and will start drinking it as soon as I go through a midlife crisis) so I will probably just give it to my dad.

 

-Beauty bar cereal cubes which are banana,apple,cinnamon and honey flavour.This looks extremely intresting as it says they ''fortify hair and nails'' and contain vitamins D,E and niacin and Zinc.I am very much hoping that they will taste as good as they look.

 

-Essie Nailpolish in ''266 naughty nautical''.I think you will either love or loathe this nailpolish because of the colour which is a bold turquoise. I really love this varnish and have already painted it onto my toes which did not disappoint. The varnish is quite thick so I only had to apply one coat which did not smudge at all. It also dried quickly into a very smooth texture and has not chipped at all (been wearing for a week) so yay yay yay.

 

-Last but not least! Maybelline new York Baby lips lip balm in peachy kiss. It is described as a ''moisturising lip balm with a hint of colour'' and it is exactly that!.I love to wear this on a day when I want my makeup to look natural as it gives a little peachy tint which complements my blusher but also moisturises my lips perfectly at the same time.I will definitely be heading out to by all of the other colours in this range soon!.

 

That's all! good little bits and bobs ey?

Thanks for reading!

xo

 

Blue and Silver glittery nails

Now almost every other day I change the nail varnish I am wearing whether it is to match an outfit better or to simply mix things up a bit. I have decided to do a post on the current nail varnish that I am wearing as I am simply in love with it!. I am wearing blue nail varnish on 4 of my nails and a silver nail varnish with silver sparkles on 1 nail on each hand just to jazz it up a little.

The nail varnishes from left

1)Academy of colour nail varnish

This is a clear nail varnish with lots of silver glitter and sparkles mixed in.The reason that this nail varnish doesn't have a name is because it was part of an academy of colour nail varnish trio that I picked up in Morrison's at Christmas time for £2.00.I wasn't expecting much from this nail varnish if I am honest but I was thoroughly surprised and happy with the result as it only took one coat in order to get a glitter effect and did not smudge at all!.Hooray!.

2) Maybelline Colour show by colorama nail varnish in Watery Waste 107

I originally bought this nail varnish for my prom but never actually ended up using it so I thought I would give it a pop. The varnish itself is very thin so I had to apply 2 coats but it did dry quite quickly though. The varnish dried into a shiny silver which reflects light well like any metallic metal colour should. I am very impressed with the combination of the silver and silver glitter as it really does look lovely and compliments my blue nail varnish nicely.

3) Barry M Cyan Blue 294

I am a massive fan of Barry M nail varnishes as are many of you so was very happy when this nail varnish did not disappoint. I usually wear this polish as a basecoat under a glittery blue nail effects varnish so really wanted to try it by itself. I only had to apply one coat of this varnish as it is quite quick but not too thick. My only concern with this varnish is that it takes about 5 minutes to completely dry so you have to have patience when using it as you don't want to risk it smudging which it does quite easily at first. After the nail varnish has dried it is a very strong coat which fails to chip (I have been wearing it for 7 days,woo) and feels like a smooth gel varnish. I also love the colour as it is quite a bright blue but not so bright that it looks tacky.

I hope you have liked this post and maybe my nails!

Have you been wearing any nail varnishes recently?

xo