Monthly Favourites: February

Slightly late, but who the hell cares...... :-) Here’s mine.

L'Occitane Hand Cream in Cherry Blossom
I love this and what it does to my hands.  It smells wonderful and it works wonders.  I got this in a magazine offer last year (which I blogged about here).  This is a must have handbag item for me.  I'm always applying this throughtout the day.

Santa Rose, Ashes to Ashes and Bisque

Bobbi Brown Corrector in Bisque
I don't know where my life would be without this.  I'd never used a corrector before, this time last year I'd never really even heard of it.  I first purchased this with my Bobbi Brown weddings hauls last August and I have to say I'm so glad we were introduced to one another.  Bisque is the perfect under eye combater and we're united for life!!!!


NARS Eyeshadow in Ashes to Ashes
I've pratically been wearing this colour all month, just all over the lid nothing fancy.  It's a great colour thats creates kind of a smokey-ish look.  It's a odd colour; kind of a taupey, grey, mauve.  If you've seen MAC's Shale, this is the closests you get.  But NARS is more expensive, but suits me better than Shale.  Shale makes me look tired.

Rimmel Blusher in Santa Rose

I bought this last summer in the heat of the moment  as I'd left the house without blusher.  I literally went in my local pharmacy near my work and picked out the cheapest and prettiest blusher.  I'm sure glad that this was the prettiest and cheapest....because it is really nice.  A beautiful peachy pink colour which gives you a pretty glow.  Suits my pale skin perfectly.  When I hit pan I'll definiately be getting another one of these!!

Top: Santa Rose Rimmel Blush

Below: NARS Ashes to Ashes Eyeshadow

Estee Lauder Sumptuous Mascara
I purchased this last month and this is a great mascara, Two coats of this really does do what this says on the tube. Volumising, bold, lifting and sumptuous results everytime. It's a little pricey butyou've got a try it in my books. Plus it starts on all day!!!


Miss Sporty Be Connected Lipgloss in Red Digit
I really have been loving the whole red lipped fashion thats been going round currently.  I do like red lipsticks, but I'm chicken when it comes to wearing them outside the front door.  Also I get a little concious that I have full-ish lips, especially the bottom lip.  So instead of a lipstick I picked up this high pigmanted gloss from Miss Sporty. Depending on how much you apply this can be as red as you want.  And for £2.99 how'd be mad enough to over look this?? 

Red is definiately in!!!!

And I have two things that are not beauty related in the cosmetic sense, but more the wax and floral sense....

Yankee Candle in Cherry Blossom
I've been really getting into my candles lately and I'm loving the Yankee range.  This candles scent is to die for, I absolutely love this. I’m crazy for scented candles, I find them very relaxing and calming. And a bit romantic ;-) I literally have a candle in every room of the house. I got this one way before Christmas and still tonnes of burning left to go. 

Daffodils
I love this time of year and the first signs of spring.  And daffodils are the biggest sign that spring is coming and I love these happy flowers.... ahhh :-) *happy sigh*

So those are my favourites for February. What are your favourites??

Happy blogging everyone and a BIG HI to my new followers!!!

Angela xox

Avon calling!!!!

I've always been a fan of Avon ever since I was a kid.  I love the fact you order it from your representative and in my case I sometimes forget I've done so............so when it turns up on your door step it's a complete surprise :- )  I ordered these three 2 weeks ago and they just turned up tonight on my door step.

Herve Leger Femme , Matte nail polish 'Black as Night', Super Shock Gel Eyeliner

Herve Leger Femme (See above pic) ~  Such a pretty smell  and  for the cost of £15, it's great.  Lovely packaging, which looks like a Herve Leger Bodycon Dress.  This perfume looks more expensive.  The smell is not done enough justice in the Avon brochure and those silly rub and snift the pages don't show it in it's full glory.  Two squirts are enough of this, if you spray too much it does get you in the back of the throat.

Matte nail polish in Black as Night ~ Matte nails are becoming all the rage.  You can buy matte top coat polishes at Rimmel and ELF, but it's not very often you come across a coloured matte polish.  The top swatch is 3 coats.  Unfortunately you cannot get away with just one coat, 2-3 coats works just wonderfully.  One coat is far too streaky :-(  Avon do more colours all costing £5 each.

Super Shock Gel Eyeliner ~ For £5 this eyeliner can only be described as AMAZINGGGGG!!! Such a brilliant staying power and the colour is sooo pigmented.  It's blacker than black and you barely have to push the pencil to get the perfect line.  The left swatch is one swipe and the right swatch is one swipe smudged straight after application.  I feel a excellent smokey eye on the cards.  If the girls from Pixwoo recommend it, need I say more???

Have you bought anything from Avon.??  Do you like their products??

Night all ...

Angela xox



Sneek peek into...

Hi all,  So I thought I give you a glimpse in to this...

My Makeup Bag!!

I'm having a chill out Sunday and thought I'd let you see everything I'm using at the moment (makeup wise).  This is not ALL the makeup I own, just my essentials of the moment.  No doubt I change some things when I get a little bored :-)  If you're wondering, the makeup bag is from Estee Lauder, part of a recent if you buy two items, you get a free gift deal!  Inside the bag is my current loves...

Seems a lot but they are all essential to my up keep..lol!

I'll give you a run down of all of the items from top to bottom and left to right;  Laura Mercier Brightening powder, Estee Lauder Sumptuous Bold Volume Lifting mascara, Bobbi Brown Pressed Sheer Powder, ELF Eyeshadow Palette, Bobbi Brown Corrector, MAC Painterly, NARS Eyeshadow (Ashes to Ashes), Benefit Benetint, NARS Highlighter, Estee Lauder Eyeliners x 2 (Onyx and Graphite), Estee Lauder Lipstick, Laura Mercier Oil Free Face Primer, NARS Sheer Glow Foundation, Benefit Porefessional, Rimmel Blusher and finally MAC Select Cover Concealer.....long list eh?

Some of the Estee Lauder items were part of the free gift I got, but I'd quite happily buy them again as they are lovely.  Items being Pink Parfait lipstick and Onyx Stay In Place Eyeliner.  If you want any more information about any of the above items, let me know which ones and I'll do a separate blog post.  I know I plan to do a under eye cover up post to show my technic and what works for me.

Now onto the tools and brushes I use daily.  There are only a few. I'm sorry for them being dirty and manky, I didn't have time to clean them before taking the photo's...

Sigma SS168,  Sigma F90, 2 X MAC 217's, MAC Mini 217s, MAC Mini 252s, Models Own Eyelash Curlers and ELF Powder brush (without the handle, it fell out!!)

These are all the brushes I seem to need at the moment.  I know it looks like I've gone OTT on the MAC 217 brush, but it is such a versatile brush you can use it for so many things.  Here I have 2 of them (left large one and the mini one) for shadows, the middle one is for applying my Laura Mercier Brightening Powder.  It's so soft and perfect for under the eyes application.  The MAC 252s brush I use totally for the wrong thing, I use it to apply my corrector and concealer...but it works for me just fine so I see no problem.  The ELF brush is for Bobbi Browns Sheer Powder application.  I don't know where I'd be without this brush, it is so amazing I just love it.  I have another one for foundation application (not pictured), it applies foundation like a dream.  The eyelash curlers where the free pair you got with the News of the World Modles Own giveaway they were doing.  I have to say these curly my lashes like never before.  There are the BEST!!!  The Sigma SS168 and F90 are pretty self-explanatory.  Don't need much there information on these :-)

So do you use any of these items?? What are your thoughts?? Whats in your makeup bag...why don't you show us :-)

Happy Sunday everyone!!!

Angela xox