FOTD & NOTD- Nars Paramaribo and Madly, Maxfactor Fantasty fire

Hello! I did a spot of shopping the other day and treated myself to a couple of items from Nars. I only have one Nars eyeshadow duo which I love (but it is not the most wearable of duos) so I knew I would love whichever one I picked out, and I also wanted to buy my first Nars blush.

With the eyeshadow duo I was thinking for summer and went for Paramaribo from the new collection, which is made up of two gorgeous gold toned khaki greens, one darker than the other meaning I could use the duo to create a khaki smokey eye. I also went for this duo because I know these are the kind of shades that suit my colouring and greeny/hazel eyes.

As for the blush, when I was browsing the Nars blushes I was struck by how bold alot of them are, and that wasn't really what I was going for. Origionally I was looking at Luster but after the lady tried it on me with a REALLY heavy hand, I was put off and settled on the more muted Madly. I am SO glad I went for a sensible shade because now I have used it a couple of times I am in love! Because of my super-pale complexion this blush almost acts as a sculpting bronzey-blush and is really flattering.

So without further a-do here is a little collaged picture of said Nars products and my FOTD:

Products used:

Face: Bourjois healthy mix serum foundation-light vanilla (loving this foundation at the moment!), Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer- 1 fair, Nars Madly blush.

Eyes: Mac brow pencil- spiked, Bobbi brown corrector- porcelain bisque, Collection 2000 concealer, Too faced shadow insurance, Wet n wild walking on eggshells trio (highlight shade), Nars Paramaribo e/s duo, Mac pearglide eyeliner- Lord it up, Covergirl lash blast mascara- brown.
Lips: Estee Lauder lipstick- Crystal baby.

And now for the nails!

This is Maxfactor nail varnish in Fantasy Fire.
Ok so this nail varnish is really sheer and took a whopping 5 coats to build up to the colour in the picture, but I actually don't mind that. Considering the amazing effect the nail varnish gives and the drugstore pricetag, I don't mind putting in a little more effort for such pretty nails!

Thanks for reading!

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FOTD- Spring pinks

Hello everybody! Today I woke up and was feeling pink, so the makeup I went for includes a lot of glowy gold-pinks (accept the lips which are just straight up barbie pink). Excuse the bed hair!

Here's the look:

Once again Blogger isn't letting me put the curser to type at the bottom of the post, if anyone knows how to solve this please tell me in the comments :(

So I'll have to list the products up here:

Face: Bourjois healthy mix serum foundation- 51 light vanilla, Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer- 1 fair, Sleek Blush by 3 'lace'- Guipure, Mac Fix +

Eyes: Mac brow pencil- spiked, Too faced shadow insurance, Mac eyeshadows: Nylon (browbone & inner corner highlight), Gleam (lid), Paradisco (outer corner), Sketch (lower lash line), Loreal Super liner- hazel eyes, Prestige my blackest lashes mascara.

Lips:Revlon lip butter- 090 sweet tart.

My first Glossybox! February box

Hello everyone hope you are all well. I have been completely bogged down with essays after coming back from New York and my birthday so I havn't had much time to breath, but I've handed the essays in and now have a week or so of freedom! What makes me happier is that my freedom was marked by the arrival of my first glossybox this morning (may have screamed at the postman).

The reason my box is late is because I was gifted 12 months of Glossybox for my birthday on the 22nd february so ordered my first box quite late in the month.
I'm sure you've already seen some reviews but I can't quite contain my excitement at my very first Glossybox and had to do a post.
I'm also VERY excited for the March box, I've seen some sneek peeks of it and it's a very special looking collaboration box with Harrods! (so expect to see a post on that when it arrives)

For now, here is the February box:

Ok for some reason Blogger is buggering up so I have to write the rest of the post here :S

I am really happy with my first box and I was particularly intrigued to see the Paul Mitchell wild ginger styling oil and the Becca beach tint in watermelon.

I love the idea of hair oils and have been using the Lee Stafford one for a while now, but they are quite pricey to buy of so it was a nice treat to recieve one in the box (and I loveee ginger).
The Becca beach tint is exciting because I hear alot about these products through blogging but can't get hold of Becca easily myself. I have included a swatch at the end of the post. What I noticed is it blends in really nicely to the skin and becomes a subtle stain like consistency.

All in all a lovely box and I am excited for the next one!
Rachy xxx

MAC Viva glam Nicki Minaj

Hello everyone, hope you are all well! If you follow me on twitter you will know that last week I was in New York, and I had an amazing time! The sights were amazing and the city was beautiful (Brooklyn bridge was perhaps my favourite sight) and I did A LOT of shopping (mostly makeup) out there. It's my 21st birthday tommorow so I had some birthday spending money to take out there, and I didn't come back with a penny! (well..I came back with $1)

Hopefully my next post will be a makeup haul of what I bought out there, but for now I'm going to focus on one item; Mac Viva glam Nicki Minaj. The lipstick was launched while I was out there, and whilst I wasn't entirely sure on the colour I couldn't resist a cheeky limited edition impulse buy..and all of the proceeds from these lipsticks go to the MAC aids fund which is justification enough.
So for those of you in the UK waiting for the lipstick to be released, here's a sneak peak:

Viva Glam Nicki & Ricky billboard at Times Square

The lipstick is a satin finish which means it is slightly drying and you need moisturised lips. The Mac website describes the shade as a yellow-pink which is fairly accurate but I would say it has a touch of coral to it. Possibly comparible to Mac Impassioned.

Bit of a naff swatch, but I suppose I should include one.
The lipstick looks alot more muted and wearable on than it looks in the tube, the colour you see in the tube is quite scarey.

Overall I think this lipstick is a great buy if you are a fan of bright, unusual colours. There were a couple of darker skinned Mac ladies wearing it in store and it looked gorgeous on them so I think this lipstick would suit darker skintones well.

What do you think? Will you be buying Viva glam Nicki?

Rachy xxx

FOTD- natural look with false lashes

Hello! Long time no see! (third year of uni and all that jazz, won't bore you with the details AGAIN)
So today procrastination has hit an all time low and I found myself applying false lashes on top of my normal makeup to avoid reading. The result looks surprisingly natural and is a look that would actually allow me to wear lashes in the day.
Here is the look:

Boots No7 lashes- 40 Intense Volume
I think I went a little mad when I decided to apply lashes, seeing as I'm not even going out of the house today (well I am going to see The muppets movie tonight..werhey!) but seeing how natural they look with my makeup has made me consider wearing lashes for daytime special occasions.

What I'm wearing:
Face: Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer, Mac Style blush, Mac Hush cream colour base
Eyes: Mac brow pencil-spiked, Too faced shadow insurance, Benefit creaseless cream shadow-skinny jeans, Mac Satin taupe e/s, Loreal Carbon gloss super liner, Soap and glory smoulder kohl (smudged into outer lower lash line), Tarte lights camera lashes mascara, No7 40 intense volume lashes.

Lips: Clarins Instant light lip perfector- 02

Thanks for reading! I am going to New York for a week on Monday so will hopefully be back soon with a New York haul post :)
Rachy xxx

Last night's FOTD with No7 lashes

Hello ladies hope you are all well and have had a nice start to 2012! Appologies for being a bit absent recently, I've just been settling back into uni and all that jazz.
Recently (well the last two nights out I've been on- and I shall be wearing them again tonight) I have been absolutly loving Boots No7 false lashes. If you havn't tried them before then now is a great time to try them out because boots are giving out the £5 No7 vouchers meaning you can pick up the lashes for just £2.50. I have taken full advantage of this deal and have picked up two pairs already and am going back today for another two!

As a girl who never usually bothers with lashes I am so impressed by the No7 falsies, the bands on the ones I tried are so thin and easy to apply and the glue they come with actually holds them in place for the whole night (no ends popping up or anything).

Trying these lashes was a bit of a HALLELUJAH moment for me because it means I am now able to wear lashes easily on nights out, knowing that I can apply them and they will stay on, and even better for £2.50!
The lashes Im wearing in these pictures are Number 30 exceptional definition (I should point out that this was my second wear of them and they were still in excellent condition) and I have also bought Number 40 Intense volume.
So here is the makeup look:

Products used:

Face: Estee Lauder double wear foundation- shell, Bobbi brown corrector- porcelain bisque (under eyes), Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer- 1 fair (under eyes), Too faced chocolate bronzer, Tarte Amazonian clay blush- blissful, Stila Kitten highlighter.

Eyes: Illamasqua brow cake- thunder, Mac e/s- Nylon (browbone & inner corner highlight), Benefit creaseless cream shadow- skinny jeans, Mac e/s- Satin taupe, Maybelline gel liner (Waterline and upper lashline), Cover girl lash blast volume mascara, No7 exceptional definition false lashes.

Lips: Mac Dervish Lipliner, 17 mirrorshine lipstick- beehive.

Rachy xxx

FOTD using Stila 'tis the season to dazzle' palette

Ever since I got all my pretty new makeup for Christmas I have been loving experimenting with all the different eyeshadow palettes and today I have used everything in the Stila 'tis the season to dazzle palette (including the blush & highlight) and liked the look I created so I thought I'd show you in a FOTD :)

Top to bottom, L to R: eyeshadows- candle, star, tinsel, wrapping, blush-cheer, highlighter- kitten.

So that was the look! I think all of the colours in this palette really compliment eachother and I was happy to see the kitten highlighter in it (which I now love!)

What else I'm wearing:
Face: Bourjois healthy mix serum foundation-51, Bobbi brown corrector-porcelain bisque, collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer-1 fair, Blush & highlight in palette.
Eyes: Illamasqua brow cake-thunder, Too faced shadow insurance, Benefit creasless cream shadow- skinny jeans (as a base), eyeshadows in palette, Maybelline gel liner, Covergirl lash blast mascara
Lips: Mac pro longwear lipcreme- overtime.

I think this palette is really cute and sleek and is such a good idea as it has all things you need for a party look or even a slightly more dramatic daytime look which is what I have done. I will definately be keeping an eye out for more of these little palettes.

Rachy xxx