Hello Autumn! Favourites & Update

Heyoo! Its been a while since I posted, so I thought I'd come back with a little update and chit chat! (As well as a few faves I've been loving recently). I feel like the start of October was quite a fun one, I went to Liverpool for a day of shopping, a day at Dunham Massey & meals catching up with friends/going out. However in the last week or so I've been pretty MIA with a cold/flu type situation (it has NOT been fun!). I've mostly been living in this cosy Primark jumper (see below) & drinking copious amounts of hot drinks. Pretty much everyone I know has come down with something recently so its been pretty rubbish, I hope it passes soon! I've also been getting stuck in with learning to drive (finally!) so I've been having lessons & brushing up on my theory (oh joy).

( If you havent got Primark jumper in your life then you're missing out. SO. MUCH. COSY! It was about £10 I think!)

I've really been loving these Hummus Chips! Slightly random to include but I've been eating them for the past month & they've become my fave snack so thought I'd mention them. And no, they don't taste like hummus! They're so yummy. This fresh face mask from Lush in brazened honey has done my skin wonders, I love that you have to keep it in the fridge as its all fresh ingredients, it makes it so refreshing when you apply it! It's also an exfoliating mask which leaves your skin looking bright and radiant, which is exactly what I was after.  My fave mascara recently has been this Max Factor Masterpiece mascara. It's so so good! I forgot how amazing Max Factor mascaras were. It's really lengthening, separating and holds a curl amazingly! On the subject of eye products, I've been using my ABH Modern Renaissance more than any of my other palettes recently, as its Autumn & I'm gravitating towards those orange/burgundy/reddish colours more than ever. It really is a beautiful palette and totally lives up to the hype. Also, this Dove Summer Revived gradual tanner has been helping me pretend I still have a natural summer tan! I got medium-dark and I love it, its a great colour & affordable.

^^ A few weeks ago in Liverpool/burgers at Free State Kitchen/out in Manchester ^^

^^ Best boyfriend or what? I hate being one of those girls ("omg bae came round with flowers look everyone!!") but there's nothing like your favourite person coming to visit when you feel un well with all these goodies to make you feel better! ^^

That's it from me for now, I'm gonna rest up, drink some more lemsip & get better. Then I can stop feeling sorry for myself and get my shit together! Have a good weekend guys X

TBT: What happens in Vegas...

It's been just over a year since my trip to Vegas and I was feeling nostalgic, so here's a few (ok quite a few...) snaps from our time there! It was the first time I had been and it was so so amazing, I can't wait to go back!

 

 



FAVOURITE THINGS WE DID

- Pool party at Drai's
- Seeing Lil Jon DJ at The Wynn
- Happy Hour at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill
- Tequila slushies by the pool at Caesars
- Late night dinners at SLS
- The Bacchanal Buffet @ Caesars
- Watching 50 Cent & Trey Songz at Drai's

& so much more! There is so much to do here its ridiculous, we originally booked to go for 3 days but ended up staying 5 because when the day came to leave we were just like "nope!" (luckily we were able to do this as we were staying in California for 3 weeks, so it was quite easy to just get another cheap flight back to Oakland). Anyway, best holiday!

Holy Grail Beauty Items

Happy Wednesday! I thought I'd come at you today with some of my holy grail beauty products. These are things I have used for years and and couldn't be without...

Shu Uemura eye lash curlers

Mac 217 blending brush

Benefit Hoola bronzer

Sephora liquid liner

Maybelline Rocket Volume Express mascara

L'oreal Nude Magique Blur Cream

ABH Dipbrow Pomade

It's a 10 Miracle Leave In Product

TOOLS -
My first couldn't-live-without- item is the Shu Uemura eye lash curlers. By far the best, best curlers I have ever used (and my lashes are straight AF). They truly work wonders for my flat ass eyelashes. They are pricey but I've had them for about 7 years now and they still work as well as they did the first day I got them. I use them errrrry day and would have the worlds crappiest lashes if it wasn't for them! I don't need to ramble on for ever as they're pretty much a cult beauty product but yeah, if you want beautifully curled lashes, look no further!


























I have one absolute favourite brush that since buying I couldn't imagine not having in my collection, the Mac 217 blending brush, aka the perfect blending brush! No smokey eye is complete without using this, I seriously don't know how I ever went without it. I definitely don't think you need to have a collection full of Mac brushes to do your makeup but if you're going to get one brush from there, it has to be this!


























MAKEUP -
My fave ever bronzer has to be Hoola by Benefit. One I have repurchased many times, I just find that it is the perfect colour for giving you that "natural tan" look, it is completely matte and I've just yet to find a bronzer I adore as much as I do this one!

It took me forever to find a good eyeliner that ticked all the boxes, until I found this Sephora liquid liner. I first tried it about 8 years ago when my cousin from the US visited and was instantly like "I NEED THIS", from then on, any holiday to America or anywhere there was a Sephora, I would stock up on them to last me until the next time I could get my hands on them. I've literally been through about 15 of these things! Its super black and doesn't fade in colour throughout the day, the applicator is really easy to use and fine enough to get that really precise flick. I love it so much! I constantly have 1 or 2 back ups because its my fave ever. Of course the only downside about is its obvi only available in Sephora, which we don't have here, but they ship to the UK so its allll good.

I feel like I've not quite found the perfect mascara yet, like I said my eyelashes arn't blessed with being naturally curly therefore I'm always wearing waterproof mascara. The only thing that I can think of that has come close & that I've repurchased a few times is the Maybelline Rocket Volume Express mascara, I find this gives me lengthy lashes & I'm a fan of the plastic wand! Apart from that, I'm still on the search for that perfect mascara!

For me, I can't do my makeup without some kind of "blur cream" or using a pore perfecting primer, especially on my nose! I've been using the L'oreal Nude Magique Blur Cream for agesss and its lasted me forever, I use it every day and will continue to re purchase! Its pretty much the same as Benefits porefessional which I have tried but this is less than half the price and works just as well.

For brows, another product I've been re purchasing and loving is the ABH Dipbrow Pomade. Again, something that everyone and their mum has raved about so I won't say too much, but I find its the only product that actually stays on my brows all day and you can go as natural or as heavy as you like with it. I prefer it to brow wiz 100%, that seemed to wear off really quickly leaving me with pretty much half an eyebrow all day, not good! I use the colour soft brown which is a perfect match for me, but might go a shade darker the next time I go to buy another.

HAIRCARE -
And finally I'll end with a haircare product, the It's a 10 Miracle Leave In Product has been my staple leave in conditioner for years and years. Nothing comes close to this and if I don't use it I always notice a difference. Something you can only really order from Amazon or Ebay (unless you live in the US) and is more on the expensive-ish side for a leave in conditioner, but totally worth it. I love this stuff SO MUCH!

And there you have it! It's not masses of stuff, but it's the things I couldn't be without. I definitely have my faves in other products, but nothing that I would consider holy grail as much as these products! What are some of the beauty products you couldn't live without?!

Corina X