Tuesday 28 February 2017

Best nail polishes

I love nail polishes and a lot of other people do too. In today's post I want to share with you which ones I like the most, and which disappointed me.

Firstly, what I love. I am obsessed with the Leighton Denny nail polish in "sink into mink," everything about it is beautiful. But that's not very surprising with the £12 price point and unless you can get it cheaper (I got mine as a magazine freebie) or you can afford it, there are better things to spend your money on. I won't be getting more shades, but I do enjoy using it.

Some that I enjoy, from the drugstore, are the sinful colours nail polishes. I picked one up when they collabed with Kylie Jenner; I got the shade "mauve on." This colour is stunning, it is a lilac mauve with gold shimmer in certain lights. It wears for ages, even without the topcoat. This is also it's only negative because it damaged my nails slightly when I tried to get it off. It only cost me £2.99 so I would definitely recommend you check out the sinful colours polishes!

Tanya Burr has a range of products now, including nail polishes. I haven't tried the matte ones, so I cant judge them, but I was gifted one from her original formula and I am a fan. The packaging is stunning, I particularly love the gold caps on all of her products. I have "sugar plum" which is a dark purple (one of many in my collection) and it glides on beautifully, with even pigmentation. I would definitely recommend these and they make great gifts.

Hope this was useful! <3

Tuesday 21 February 2017

How to store makeup neatly

We've all struggled with keeping our homes and rooms tidy, some of us find a way to manage it whilst some of us don't; but that's ok. You don't have to keep everything spotless and prefect; if you are fine with how you have your things (and know where everything is), there's no need to change it. However, if you dislike being untidy and want to keep it neater, but are unsure how, then I will tell you some tips in this blog post. This can also give you additional ideas if you are a tidy person but want a different way to store things.

If you have a small stash of jars and pen holders (which for some reason I find all over the place!?!?) you can easily use them for makeup and brushes. You can store anything in them, mascaras, liquid lipsticks, eyeliners, lip liners, lip glosses, brow products, chubby sticks and brushes. basically, you can put most of your collection in these jars if you want to hard enough, but I probably wouldn't recommend it. I would recommend that you put a few things in jars (all of your lip liners in one, for example)for decoration and you can't really go over the top.

Another way to store some products, particularly nail polishes and lipsticks, is in acrylic trays. You can get them anyway, for £1-£2 in pound land or Primark. These are also great because you can see all (or some!) of your lipsticks and you won't forget about a favourite in the bottom of your draw!

I wouldn't recommend large drawers like the Alex 9 drawers, solely because of the size. you have too much room and feel like you have to fill the whole space. Then you will forget half of your makeup in the deep drawers and have to throw it out from age without using it much.

If you don't have any shelves or storage, you can use a shoe holder. There are some that you can hang up and this is a simple way to store things (not just makeup, but perfect for palettes). It takes very little effort (you don't have to put up any ikea shelves!) and it can store a lot.

I hope this gave you some ideas!<3

Tuesday 14 February 2017

Project pan - 28 by 2018 (Eyes)

I thought that, as I have been unsuccessful in the past, I would do another project pan, for the whole year. I am going to try really hard with this one as I want to eliminate any products I don't like/ are too old so I only have good products in my collection. I also feel bad if I waste money and throw away the product so the best way for me to get rid of it is to use it in a project pan. Also, to make sure I don't give up I will do monthly blog posts about it, so I keep the motivation going. I have a wide variety of products and quite a lot, so I will share them with you over 3 blog posts (1 for lips, 1 for eyes and 1 for face products). I made up this challenge myself.

Eyes:
  • Rimmel 5 eyeshadow quad in "022 Brixton brown" - I have had this for ages and only really use 1 shade, I haven't had good experiences with the others but want to give them another chance
  • Seventeen jewel heist eyeshadow palette - I want to use up the gel liner particularly but also want to use the blue eyeshadow a bit
  • Barry m metallic liquid eyeliner in "1" - they don't make this anymore and it is quite old, eventhough this is my favourite eyeliner ever
  • Barry m metallic liquid eyeliner in "5" - they don't make this anymore and it is quite old, I don't reach for it much but it is really pretty
  • Essence pencil eyeliner in "04 white" - this wears off the waterline really quickly so I use it over the lid, as a base
  • Manhattan eyeliner in "plummy" - really pretty shade but I don't use it much, it doesn't last very long
  • Boutique eyeshadow in "forty winks" - I don't think this shade suits me very well but I want to find a way that it works, for me
  • Depotted pink glitter, from makeup revolution's iconic 3 palette - this didn't work for me as a pressed shadow so I depotted it and want to use it more
  • Barry m fine glitter dust in "4" - I don't wear loose glitter much because it is messy so I want to find a way to use this and a look with this that I like
  • MUA eyeliner in "jet black" - this is almost too creamy and doesn't stay on my waterline, I want to find a way to wear this
Hope you enjoyed this and it gave you some project pan ideas!<3

Wednesday 8 February 2017

Valentines ideas

In this blog post I'm going to share with you some ideas of what to give your loved one this valentines.

Chocolates : Though a bit cliché a lot of people love chocolate, so you can just gather up a ton of their favourites and it will be a well welcomed present

Perfume : Many perfumes are pricey and generally people will ask for them for their birthday or Christmas, so it would be a nice gift to receive

Merch : If your loved one is in a fandom they are sure to love any merch that you give them from their favourite fandom

Flowers : Though they won't last forever, while they do last your loved one will smile and think of you every time they see them

These are just a few ideas as valentines day is only a few days away! <3