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

2 FOTD's- My skin's getting better!

So if you follow me on twitter I'm sure you've heard my rants about my poor skin. I also did a post a week or so ago. Basically I had a reaction, got reccomended a bunch of creams, the University doctor said I didn't need to see them and just wait it out, I made them see me, and they gave me steroid cream and Aveeno moisturiser. I wish I could have just had them in the first place because my skin has pretty much cleared completely now in 2 days (touchwood!)

Yesterday I was still laying off the makeup on my cheeks so that FOTD is more eyes and lips of the day, with a little added highlight in the cheekbones ;)

-The first look is yesterday's FOTD (still some redness on my cheeks) and the second look is todays, notice how much my skin has improved :)

Yesterday:

Face: Jemma kid dewy glow- rose gold (on cheekbones)
Eyes: Bobbi Brown corrector- porcelain bisue, Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer- 1 fair, Illamasqua brow cake-thunder, Gosh velvet touch eyeliner- golden globe (as e/s base on lid/under eye), Inglot eyeshadows: AMC shine 30 (pearl-browbones), AMC shine 25 (gold-lid), pearl 433 (green-crease), Pixi gel liner- onyx, Collection 2000 skyscraper mascara

Lips: Topshop satin lipstick- ohh la la

Today (notice clearer skin and makeup on face- yay!):

Face: Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer- 1 fair, Surf baby cheek powder- My paradise, Jemma Kidd dewy glow radiance cream- 02 rose gold,

Eyes: Bobbi brown corrector- porcelain bisque, Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer, Mac prep + prime eye-light, Illamasqua brow cake- thunder, MAC e/s: Shroom, gleam, All that glitters, Mac kohl liner- I get no kick, Pixi gel liner- onyx, Collection 2000 skyscraper lash

Lips: MAC lisptick: Vegas volt.

You can probably tell from these pictures that I'm really feeling the glowy face with peachy and coral lips at the moment, so these will probably be a couple of my staple looks for this summer

What are you're staple looks for the summer?

Rachy xx

1960's inspired makeup look: Edie Sedgwick!

So I was feeling particularly experimental this evening and decided to give myself a 60's makeover! I am basing it on the look of the gorgeous Edie Sedgwick and watched the Pixiwoo tutorial for a little help, changing the products according to the ones I own.

Heres the Pixiwoo tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_MFaEYados

And Heres origional Edie:

Even though this picture Is in black and white I'm sure you can see that Edie certainly wasn't afraid of caking it on! Her look was all about flawless skin and big, dramatic eyes.

My Recreation: (please ignore any ugly hair or clothes, it is 11pm and I'm in my Pjs (apart from the 1st photo where I donned a 60's-ish dress for effect :)

Overall I LOVEEE this look and am really proud of the lines I managed to create. I wish the it was more wearable cause I'd wear it every day! Considering trying it on a night out to see the reaction I get..

Products used:

Face: Mac Studio fix fluid- NW15, Collection 2000 lasting wear concealer- 1 Fair, Maybelline dream matte powder- 02 rose ivory, Mac beauty powder- Oh so fair

Eyes: Mac eyebrow pencil- spiked, Sleek primer palette- white primer, a Pearly white pixi eyeshadow, Mac mineralize eyeshadow trio- Blue my mind (the black), Rimmel soft eye kohl- 071 pure white, Pixi gel liner- Onyx, Sleek lengthen & volumise mascara

Lips: Collection 2000 lasting wear concealer (a small amount), Benefit lipgloss- life on the Alist

What do you think?

Any of you tried a 60's look yourselves?

Rachy xxx

February Favourites

February is my favourite month anyway (apart from december!) because my birthday is in february, and you know what that means..lots nice prezzies and lots of stuff to try and review

So here are my favourite products from my favourite month:

-Soap and Glory: Righteous butter, Flake away, Hand food & clean on me shower gel.

-Superdrug vitamin E illuminating moisture cream.

I have always loved the smell of soap and glory products but have never owned any...untill my birthday! my housemates got me the three miniatures (butter, flake away & hand food) and Ive been using them daily and loving the smells and results. I purchased the showergel today for £5 something cause I want to smell like soap and glory allll the time!

I've talked about the superdrug moisturiser before and no doubt I will again. This is a repurchase as I ran out of the last one. Perfect moisturiser for a lovely smelling morning glow

- Lush American cream conditioner

This is not a recent favourite, I have loved this ever since I smelt it on my friend Kelsey's (http://glitterandgloss.blogspot.com/) hair in AS level psychology and couldn't stop sniffing her for the rest of the lesson! Over those years ive used all kinds of conditioners but this is always the one that I rely on when I want lovely smelling hair..and I always get smell compliments with this one.

From left to right: Mac MSF- soft and gentle, Mac powder blush- Style, Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer- 1 fair, Natural collection lashlength mascara, Mac eyeshadow quad: shroom, all that glitters (sorry about the flash, woodwinked, twinks.

In the last couple of weeks I've had a lot of essays and work and my skin and eyes have been suffering from tiredness and soreness. Because of this in the last week I've been using as little product as possible. The products I have settled on for a simple, natural healthy look are the ones above. I love my new eyeshadow quad!!!

Rachy xxx

Coral collecting

I only have a small amount of corals in my makeup collection but I have noticed that recently, the coral/orangey products are the ones im always reaching for. This may be as im feeling a bit run down with alot of uni work and I think the coral colours are helping to brighten up my face a in a more interesting way than perhaps pinks do. I am also loving brighter corals and oranges with evening looks (e.g Mac virgin isle creme colour base & collection 2000 lasting colour lipstick in 11 orange punch).

Here is my modest collection of corals, which I have a feeling will be growing larger very soon...

From top left to bottom right:

1. Benefit georgia

2. Pop glitter- 18

3. Collection 2000 lasting colour lipstick- 11 Orange punch

4. Mac tartan tale lipstick- Cut a caper

5. Topshop lipglaze- Tropic (only £1!)

6. Mac dazzleglass- Smile

7. Benefit silky powder eyeshadow- shallow

8. Mac cream colour base- Virgin isle

9.Mac powder blush- style

Do you guys have any favourite coral/orange products at the moment?

Rachy xxx

Collection 2000 lasting colour lipsticks- pics & swatches

I only have a couple of these lipsticks, but the couple I have are brill and I am here to praise those two. I stumbled upon the 1st of these lipsticks When I went into Boots searching for a cheap alternative for Mac's Up the amp lipstick. The cheap alernative I found was a collection 2000 lasting colour lipstick in 10 Berry blast, and I must say the colour is an exact match.

The second was the one I purchased today when looking for a cheaper version of Mac's Morange, and again the collection 2000 version i found, 11 Orange Punch is another very close match.

Unfortuately I dont have any Mac swatch comparisons cause the whole point of me buying the collection 2000 ones is so I didnt have to pay the mac pricetag, so you'll just have to trust me on this one...(or look up swatches on the internet)

For £2.99 I cannot fault these lipsticks, they are lasting colour, and they really do last. They apply easily and have quite a nice scent.

Here are some pics:

No flash- the lipsticks look brighter in reality

Left- 10 berry blast, Right-11 orange punch

11- orange punch

10- Berry blast

Have any of you tried the collection 2000 lasting colour lipsticks?

Any other cheap alternatives you can reccomend?

Rachy xxx

Celeb makeup look- Rhianna 'what's my name'

I have never considered myself the biggest Rhianna fan, as her music isn't particularly to my taste, but there's something about her song 'what's my name' that I just cant shake! What made me love the song more is when I watched the video and saw the lovely makeup look she was sporting. If you've seen the video doubtless you noticed the makeup too as it is so pretty, girly and fresh.

(screenshots if you havn't:)

I tried my best to take decent screenshots from the music vid so I hope you get the idea. A very pretty lilac eye and pink lip.

Here are pictures of my attempt:

Sorry if the light doesn't show the colours very well, I'm still getting to grips with all the settings on my new camera.

Heres what I used:

Face

-Mac studio fix fluid- NW 15

-Maybelline mineral pure cover concealer- 02 natural

-MUA blusher- shade 1

-Benefit that gal brightening face primer

Eyes

-Benefit eyebrow pencil- medium

-A Pixi pearly white eyeshadow on brow bone

-Urban decay eyeshadow- Asphyxia (all over lid and under eye)

-Collection 2000 colour intense solo- 12 playful punk (mixed in with asphyxia)

-Pixi gel liner- Onyx (very thin line on lid lash line)

-Rimmel white eyeliner (waterline)

-Mac plush lash mascara

Lips

-Mac viva glam gaga lipstick

-Benefit Life on the A list lipgloss

Did you notice this look of Rhianna's yourself?

If so did you like it?

Rachy xxx