Maybelline Dream Touch blush- Apricot (Mac Creamblend blush dupe!)

First of all I must appologise for the pictures in this post, I'm back home with no real way of blogging accept using my rubbishy iphone camera to upload pics..and I'm desparate to do a post! Hopefully you'll get a fair idea of the product I am describing though :)
The first two pictures are ones I found on google as the pictures I took were too rubbish :

Just tried to upload the swatch but the iphone pic was again too rubbish so I borrowed the swatch from this blog http://goldenglowww.blogspot.com/2011/06/maybelline-dream-touch-blush.html

Here's what the blush looks like on:

First impressions are that I am really impressed with this blush. Its super smooth and creamy and applies/blends so easily (I used my fingers) There are three colours; apricot, peach and a pink one (I think berry?)
I noticed that these blushes are a cheaper dupe for Mac creamblend blush and at around £6.50 they won't break the bank. I absolutely love the colour I picked, it is a really subtle light peach and I think it actually works as both a blush and highlight in one. I know I will get alot of use out of this and will probably keep it in my handbag as a touch up product :)
So there you go, that was my (somewhat failing) little post on Maybelline dream touch blush

Anyone else tried this blush? If so which colour?
Rachy xxx

John Frieda precision foam colour- radiant red

Now exams are out of the way I thought it was the perfect time to give my hair a little attention and add a bit of colour to it, so I plodded down to boots to have a browse. My hair is naturally brown but in the past I have been all shades of red under the sun. Since the cheryl cole mania took place I have been in redhead hiding, at risk of looking like every other red headed english student on campus. I'm still not ready to come out of hiding, but My brown hair was getting a little samey so I decided to go for a subtle hint of red and I found the colour I was looking for with John Friedas foam colour hairdye in Radiant red (a medium red/brown). I have been interesting in trying this dye before but it has been a little pricier than the others, so when i noticed it on offer in boots for £6ish I snapped it up.

Here's some pics of the process:

My hair before: a pretty standard brown

The Box & colour
What came in the box. Black gloves, weird! also impressed at the size of conditioner it came with. (the tube that has the number 3 on it)
:P

Pics of Hair post-dyeing:

The dye added a very subtle amount of red, which I happen to like. It left my hair extremely soft and healthy looking :)
As for the foam element it worked really well and although my friend was doing it for me I could tell that the foam was very easy to apply, non drip, and didn't smell as bad as other dyes.

And just for fun, a picture of my hair at it's reddest:

Rachy x

May monthly favourites video

Heres my favourites video for the month of May. Must appologise for how out of sync the video is, something went wrong with youtube uploading it :(

Products features in favourites:
-Body shop shea butter
-Garnier skin naturals cleanser and toner for dry & sensitive skin
-Aveeno cream
-Origins ginzing eyecream
-Mac creamblend blush- something special
-Jemma Kidd dewy glow- rose gold
-Real techniques stippling and blush brushes
-Denman hair brush
-Collection 2000 skyscraper lash mascara
-Collection 2000 collagen curl mascara
-Revlon super lustrous lipglosses-pink crystals, coral reef, pink pop
-Topshop lipstick- Ohh lala

Rachy xxx

EXAM FREEDOM! = Mac eyeshadow haul :)

Soooo I have finally finished my 2nd year of university and all of my exams are out of the way! As a treat for this my lovely boyfriend said he would treat me to 2 Mac eyeshadows, and of course I was cheeky and bought myself one aswell. I also Bought a New 15 pan palette from Mac the other day so im getting pretty exciting about filling that up. The palette I'm creating is going to be a neutrals palette but more of a shimmery one as I'm more into shimmery finishes than matte ones at the moment and I really just want some special neutrals.
So here's the three I chose:

L to R: Sable, Mythology, Sketch

L to R: Sable(Frost), Mythology(Lustre), Sketch(Velvet)

Top to bottom: Sketch, Mythology, Sable

My new Mac eyeshadows at at home with their siblings: L to R: Shroom, Gleam, All that glitters, Woodwinked, Sable, Mythology, Twinks, Sketch

And I'm being naughty at the moment and storing some of my INGLOT neutrals in the same palette untill I fill it up with Mac.

Appologies for how grumpy I look in those pictures lol :S This is the FOTD I wore out to watch my uni's drama society's production of peter pan the other night:)
Wearing Mythology on the lid and sketch in the crease. Girl about town on lips.

So as you might see from the swatches I went for more reddish/plummy toned colours. This wasn't intentional but I fell in love with all 3 colours and noticed that as an added bonus they could all be worn together :)

Please comment with any Mac eyeshadows that you think I MUST have, because those pans need to be filled!

Rachy xxx

TAG: 11 most reach for products (video)

Heres my video. I tag anyone who want's to do it!

11 most reached for products:
-Bobbi brown corrector- porcelain bisque
-Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer- 1 fair
-Inglot pearl coloured eyeshadow
-Mac All that glitters eyeshadow
-Pixi gel liner- onyx
-Collection 2000 skyscraper lash mascara
-Illamasqua brow cake- thunder
-Mac creamblend blush- something special
-Jemma kidd dewy glow radiance cream- rose gold
-Vaseline with cocoa butter
-Topshop lipstick: Ohh lala

Bonus 2:
- Origins Ginzing eyecream
-Aveeno cream

Rachy xxx

My Skincare Regime (update)

I've done a skincare post before but I think it was a budget one. All the products from this post are still fairly budget but maybe a few pounds more expensive but my skin is probably at it's best at the moment, even though I've been eating all the crap under the sun..so I think a product praise is in order.
You may or may not know that last week I had a horrible reaction on my face which turned to facial eczema so I basically had to stop using all of the skincare products I was using and get all new, sensitive skin ones. I also had to go to the doctor to get steroid cream to help healing and along with this the doctor and a pharmacist reccomended Aveeno cream (a cream I hadn't heard much about before) to use along side the steroid cream.
The Aveeno cream contains 'natural colloidal oatmeal' which the doctor talked about and is also good for dry, sensitive skin and eczema.
after a couple of days of using the Aveeno along with the steroid cream my skin had gone completely down and is now infact clearer and softer than it has been in a very long time (I have continued use of the Aveeno because I LOVE it)
Now I'm not sure how the Aveeno cream would work for oilier skins but I would say overall I have combination skin and the eczema outbreak was unexpected, and continuing use of the Aveeno isn't making my skin greasy atall, just soft.

If I do wake up and my forehead is a bit on the greasy side I will just give it a wipe over with my toner.

Anyways, enough rambling. Here's what I'm now using and will be using for a long time:

First is the cleanser and toner. Both Garnier soft essentials rose extract. Dry and sensitive.
I really like the Garnier Cleanser and toner. They are soothing on my skin and have a lovely rosey scent. Both 2 for £4 in Boots.

When I told the lady at Lush I had combination skin (sometimes oily but can get dry) They reccomended Fresh Pharmacy. I mainly use the garnier products to cleanse but I use this in the shower to wash my face and when my skin feels dirty to remove excess oils.

And now for the extra special products. Origins ginzing eyecream and Aveeno cream. (the Aveeno cream was about £6) I use these together day and night and they just make my skin lovely and soft and feel really luxurious. I know there is a bit of hype going around about the ginzing eye cream at the moment and now I know why. It is creamy, soothing and helps eye puffiness. I also know that people have been paying up to £25 for this but DO NOT do that, because the boots website are doing the full sized pot in a set with a free mini lipgloss and mascara for £12.50! Link below next photo.

http://www.boots.com/en/Origins-Good-To-Glow-Ginzing-Eye-Gift-Set-Boots-com-Exclusive_1124494/

The eye cream has a slight pearly tint to it which some people might not like but I think it blends in nicely and only makes it a better product.

And that was my currant skincare routine with all the products I am using at the moment. The reason I did this post is because I really am happy with how my skin is at the moment. I actually look forward to the end of the day, taking off my makeup and moisturising etc because I look forward to how smooth all of these products make my skin feel!

Rachy xxx

My brush collection video

Im sorry if this is a bit of a boring topic but I am yet again distracting myself from revision, and I am clutching at straws (or brushes) in my attempts. Anywho, I just did a little bush collection video for anyone who is interested and wants to watch.

To non beauty bloggers my brush collection seems large and unnecesary but to youauty enthusiasts this collection will probably seem normal to modest.
None of these brushes are crazy expensive because I am a student on a budget and prefer to spend my money on makeup rather than brushes, but the pricier (MAC) ones were bought for me as a Christmas present.
here's the vid!

My Brushes ^

Rachy xxx