Makeup Revolution Rose Gold Lipsticks

Last week I was lucky enough to attend the Makeup Revolution 2nd Birthday Party at Cafe De Paris, here in London and what an amazing night it was. What I love about Makeup Revolution is that there is seemingly no end to the creative talents from the team, from which, they are able to offer amazing products at highstreet prices.  These products rival some of the biggest brands out there and have shown that you don't need to spend hundreds of pounds to fill your makeup bag.

I have the full collection of Makeup Revolution Rose Gold Lipsticks to showcase today and they cost just £3 each! Seriously, £3 for a lipstick which not only looks stunning, it has a great pigment to it too and from this range, I am sure everyone will find at least one shade they love. Again, with Rose Gold still being the 'in thing' currently, it might just be that must have item you need in your bag!

There are five shades within this collection and I really like the formula. Not only are they so creamy that they glide onto the lips, they are also incredibly pigmented and they don't stick to dry bits on your lips! Each lipstick has a brilliant name, to work with its colour and they are:

Red Carpet: Now red lipsticks scare me, I have very pale skin and I am convinced it is not a shade that I can pull off.  This is a stunning shade of red and I am yet to give it a try, but from the swatch, shown below both with and without a flash, you can see how amazing it is. 

Diamond Life: This is an amazing shade and one I have worn on many occasions.  It looks as though it is going to be a really deep purple shade, but in comparison to Private Members Club, it is much lighter. 

Chauffeur: This is a very wearable browny nude shade which is perfect for those days when you want a bit of colour but nothing to bright.  It is quite a cool toned shade, so it works well with my lips, it doesn't give me that foundation lip look that other nudes have given. 

Girls Best Friend: This shade is the perfect pink for those who like their bright pink lipsticks.  Though it does absolutely nothing for me and isn't a shade I can pull off, it is just beautiful and I am sad I have to love it from afar.

The final shade is Private Members Club and this is another stunning shade and for me is a favourite alongside Diamond Life.  When I took it out of the bullet, I actually thought it was going to be black until I swatched it, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a very dark purple shade. 

So there you have five stunning, Rose Gold designed lipsticks in five very different shades.  Do you have a favourite?

My Current Make Up Bag + win with Farfetch

Every now and again I like to do a bit of a shake up as to what is in my make-up bag, particularly the one I either carry in my hand bag or the one I keep at work. As it has been a long time since I have shared my current make up bag on my blog and I have a few new bits I am a tad obsessed with, I have done a mixture of the two make up bags I have to show you the most used items along with some items I would really like to add to it.

So my two make up bags are quite old and I do need ones.  But the Gorjuss bag I just adore and it is a lot roomier than it looks.  It is this make up bag that is always in my handbag.  The second one features a cats face and this is one I have in my drawer at work and it is by Jellycat.

I am quite surprised at how much 'stuff' I have between these two bags currently, though there does seem to be a product for everything and a variety of brands including Benefit, Essence, Models Own, GOSH, Barry M, Real Techniques, By Terry, Balmi, Kiko, Sleek, Dior, Tom Ford, TweezerIt, Travelo and Primark PS range.

I am obsessed with the By Terry Light Expert Click brush which I have featured here because it is just so easy to use and is essentially two products in one.  I like the finish and it works well with my Benefit powder foundation, which I have in shade Champagne.  Primers are another obsession and I flit between Porefessional and Make Up Revolution Face Base, both of which do an amazing job.  License to Blot, again by Benefit is an absolute life saver for those shiny moments and I adore this mini.  I also have my colour correcting crayons from Primark which do a better job than the Max Factor versions.  When it comes to lipstick, I usually have more than two in my bag at all times and currently Kiko, Dior and Tom Ford are all getting an outing but I keep my lips moisturished and nourished with this Balmi lip balm.  Models Own Nude Palette is the perfect size for carrying around and I love all the shades, easy to use and wear.  Essence is a brand I am on a path of discovery with and currently this powder palette I use as a bronzer and it works really well with Sugar Bomb or my almost depleted Sleek Rose Gold Blush.

If every given the chance to add to my make up collection, there is a whole host of products that I have on a wishlist for Space.NK and when Farfetch got in touch to tell me that not only are they proud to announce the launch of its new Beauty section, with newly signed boutique Space NK Apothecary, they are also hosting a competition giving you the chance to win a £250 Farfetch voucher and to enter all you need to is go to Farfetch.com, choose the best items from the skincare, haircare, make up and male grooming products and post your choices on your blog along with a picture of your makeup bag before March 13 and this is my wishlist.

Now this is an amazing range of products and every single one just sounds amazing. Hourglass is a brand I have read so much about, some mixed reviews but mainly rave reviews and the palette contains five richly pigmented shades in a range of finishes from matte to shimmer. Kevyn Aucoin The Celestial Powder is a product I also bought a few weeks ago and it is just an amazing Shimmer powder in Candlelight. Apply to the forehead, cheeks, temples, chin or decollete. There are two products from Becca on this list and it is one of those brands I really just want to try everything of. The nude palette contains 5 neutral shadow shades that work to brighten the eyes and again, in sleek packaging, it just screams buy me, you need me. The second Becca product is the Shimmering Skin Perfector Poured Moonstone and the only thing I ca say is that it is just stunning, I saw it at the QVC Bash I went to a few weeks ago and just love it. The EveLom Sheer Radiance Translucent Powder is one I have swatched in Space NK and I really liked how it felt on the skin, plus it is like a dual use product with a brush. By Terry is another brand I am a huge fan of and this Hyaluronic Hydra Primer comes with big claims that make me want to try it to see if it is as amazing as it sounds. Described as being a smoothing, plumping primer that improves skin tone and texture with its matte finish. This line-erasing, wrinkle-filling primer firms and plumps the skin whilst delivering translucent coverage for a silken finish. When a mascara is priced at £60 it must do something a little more than coat them with colour right? Well this one by Chantecaille is called Faux Cils Mascara Longest Lash and it claims that after 2 weeks of use, Sympeptide17 helps stimulate lash growth by 25 percent for naturally longer lashes, so this, I need to see. The final two products within my wishlist are lip products. I am currently obsessed with the GOSH lip oils and have been using the one I have ever since I got it, but this Hourglass version not only looks stunning and has a funky applicator it has a formula which blends 14 essential oils, 10 plant oils and 4 vitamins with three powerful active ingredients to nurture, hydrate and regenerate the delicate lip area. Then we have lipstick, an obsession that I fear will never end. Lipstick Queen is a brand I am familiar with and have two lipsticks from. This lipstick, called Rose Sinner, is a stunning rose shade and has been on my list for a while.

What would be on your wishlist right now?

Laser Hair Removal - Is it for you?

So Spring has (apparently) arrived and the weather will soon start to turn warm, so bye bye thick black chunky tights, denim skirt and chunky knit sweaters that I have lived in for the last 5 months or so will find themselves at the back of the wardrobe once again, That said, out will come the pretty skirts and dresses that I prefer to wear and with that is the constant checking that my legs are no comparison to that of a gorilla.

One of my closest friends had laser hair removal a few years ago and she said it the best money she has ever spent, having carefully worked out how much it costs for razors, shaving gel and anything else she used and compared it to the cost of laser treatment. So it is something I have looked into and there are so many options to choose from and so many places to choose to go to for the treatment and then the decision as to whether or not it is really for you. One thing I was concerned about was whether it would be as painful as waxing, which lets face it, is not pleasant and in actual fact, my friend Sarah compared it to being like a flick of an elastic band at its most painful.

When debating whether or not Laser Hair Removal is for you, the infographic shown below is actually really helpful and it also gives some food for thought as to whether or not it would actually work for you.

At this stage I am still undecided as to whether or not laser hair removal is for me and I still have quite a few documents to read and look through, but it has helped having a friend who has had it done.

Is Laser Hair Removal something you have had done or have considered having done?

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Dolce Dreams Coconut Macaroon Body Scrub

Most people will have heard of Fake Bake and associate it with fake tan, but there is more to the brand than just that. Dolce Dreams is part of the Fake Bake Beauty at Home range where you will find Skincare, Make Up, Bath and Body, Gifts and Home. Dolce Dreams is described as being the home of decadent treats and with products called Bon Bon Body Fizz, Lemon Meringue Body Whip and Coconut Macaroon Body Scrub.  As a company synonymous with fake tanning, ensuring that your bosy is scrubbed, buffed and polished is obviously important, so what better way than to invent their own products to do just that.

I have just finished by tub of Dolce Dreams Coconut Macaroon Body Scrub and it is just divine, more so if you happen to love both coconut and macaroons. Scented with coconut and blended with natural sugar, this scrub smells deliciously sweet and with the use of natural sugar, it has quite a rough texture to it which makes it really effective at exfoliating and buffing the skin to remove, dead, dry and rough skin and with a a bit of pressure when using, it really does help remove the toughest of dry skin, such as that on your heels, elbows and for me, my shins.

Once you have showered or bathed, whichever is your preference, you should find that your skin is looking and feeling amazing.  Soft and smooth to the touch, moisturised and looking much brighter than it was.  Of course, if you are a fake tan fan, you should then have no trouble applying it, because there is no dry skin for it to stick too.  Even if you dont fake tan, the scent of the scrub on your skin afterwards is simply divine especially if like me, you love all things coconut, though there is a slight hint of Macaroons too.

You can buy the scrub along with a whole range of Fake Bake Beauty at Home products here for £14.00