NO.7 vital brights cream blush

While i was in boots picking up a few things there was a stand at the checkout with some reduced products in and this was one of them it was a bargain at £1 reduced from £10 now I have no idea why it had been reduced there is nothing wrong with it.

The best thing is I have been looking for a bright pink blusher for ages and to find this beautiful colour and such a cheap price must have been fate.

I haven't used a cream blush before it's not that I didn't want to I just never got around to buying one, I wish I had got one sooner I love it you only need the smallest amount of product to get a nice colour, I have been applying this with my real techniques stippling brush and the two work wonderfully together.



The blush it's self is super pigmented this is just one swipe on my hand, the only thing is I don't think I would pay full price for this I mean 10 for a blusher is just a bit too much for me.

At full price it's available in two shades
Blooming Pink and Blossoming Pink
i got Blooming pink

Have you tried this blusher?

Whats your favourite cream blush?

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£1 bargains - may/June

These are the £1 bargains i have picked up in the last couple of weeks, i might make the '£1 bargain' posts a monthly thing because I'm ADDICTED to poundland haha.

So I'll start off with all the non make up products :

Schwarzkopf Gliss hair repair shampoo with liquid keratin to protect against split ends and boost shine

Oil of Aloe night cream

Beauty Formulas cleansing nose and face pore strips

Osiris Avisé Apricot exfoliating facial scrub (it smells like marzipan not apricot)

Batiste dry shampoo in blush

Vital Eyes moisturising eye drops

Now all the make up products :

Maybeline lash stiletto voluptuous mascara in brown

W7 Angled brush (from Leeds market make up stall)

Rimmel 60 second nail polish in

619 Pulsating

230 Portobello pink

300 Movie star

Sinfull colors long lasting foundation in ivory SPF 15

NYC concealer foundation stick in creamy beige

WetnWild beauty benefits dual effects eye pencil

define-black

highlight-white shimmer

Eyelash curlers

Rimmel u rock cream eye shadow in zest

NYC single eyeshadows in

156-pink

030-brown

So they are all the bargains I have picked up I'm really pleased with all of them and there will be another £1 bargains post up next month

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Corn Silk loose Translucent Powder original satin

Hiya lovelies,

When I went to the benefit event last week a got talking to a lovely lady called Sarah from slstevo and she recommended a face powder called corn silk now I haven't heard of this before and she explained that you can get in boots and it's placed with the skincare not make up so when I went to boots and had a look i found it where she said it would be there was a pressed powder and a loose one i chose the loose one now it's a little bit pricey at £8.17 but it sounded like just the thing I was after.

The packaging it a little bit old ladyish but it's simple when you open it up it has a face puff for application and a filter like most loose powders have it is slightly scented and it smells really familiar and I carnt put my finger on where I have smelled it before.

The product it's self doesn't contain talc it contains mica and crushed walnut shell powder, it's a very light beige colour and once applied its translucent. On the box it says ' Contains a unique, patented walnut ingredient to control shine for a longer lasting, fresh complexion it balances skin tone without clogging pores' it is suitable for all skin types and is Dermatologically tested

I have used this product for only 4 days and I love it, it is translucent and once applied it looks and feels invisible I use a powder brush to apply and it sets my make up wonderfully, I'm so glad that Sarah recommended this product I cannot thank her enough I LOVE it :)

Have you tried Corn Silk powders before comment and let me know what you think of them

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I need your help :)

Hiya ladies

I'm looking for a new foundation and would like some suggestions of you all, I was going to get the Revlon photo ready one but a lot of people have said its really glittery so now I'm stuck on what to buy.
The foundation needs to be a medium to full coverage and not feel too heavy on my skin and it has to be available from boots. Do you have any reviews on foundations I would find helpful, if so please leave a comment with a link to your post or have you got any recommendations for me let me know

Thanks xxx

My problem skin

In this post I'm going to be talking about my skin and the problems i have with it i will put up a make up free picture which for me is a big deal because i hate people seeing me with no concealer on so here goes.

Ever since I started high school I suffered with spots I wouldn't say it was acne as they weren't really red or swollen and it didn't get to the point where my face constantly had them but to me as a young teen they were horrible.

Having these spots really dented my confidence looking back now I wish I had have known how to cover them up but I didn't and I had no idea how to control them so off to the doctors I went and they gave me quite a few creams over a period of time and all of them seemed to make it worse or make my skin really sensitive, then the last time I went they gave me this antibiotic liquid in a bottle with a dabber to apply it looked a little bit like a bingo dabber, now I can not remember the name of this but I know it's quite popular.

I used this product on and off for a couple of years and I loved it my skin cleared up really well. Since having children the dreaded spots are back well I say back they actually come and go but it feels like I have them more than I don't and in the past month or so my skin has been really spot prone and dry i had no idea why until I got all of my skin care products together and went through each one eventually I got to a tea tree foaming face wash and thought back to when I started using it again and it was about the same time my skin started being problematic so I stopped using it and slowly it's starting to clear up with a little help from sudocrem, savlon and clearasil but I don't think this is the end of my skin problems.

With me being older I'm not as obsessed with getting rid of them I have more important things to worry about but it would be really nice if I woke up one day and I had perfect skin which would be amazing but it is never going to happen.

Now the next problem I have with my skin is uneven skin tone or discolouration aside from my huge dark circles the actual skin around my eyes is darker and there are patches dotted all over and this is the one that makes me feel self conscious when I'm not wearing any make up , even if I'm not going anywhere I will still put some concealer on to even it out and the bags seem to make it look worse I have no idea how to sort this out apart from using a shit load of concealer which doesn't even do that much to cover them

Please leave comments if you know or have used any products that work for and of the things I have said I would really appreciate it

Thank you for reading

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Benefit Event in LEEDS

Before i start most of the pictures are in no particular order apart from the product swatches.

When i first heard that benefit were hosting an event in Leeds i was so excited because as you all may know there is never any thing up north for us bbloggers so i got my invite and juggled around my plans for the day to make sure i could make it.

Everybody was so friendly and welcoming and we all found out some interesting facts about Benefit as a brand like:

The company started in San Fransisco in 1976.

Their products have been available in the UK about 16-17 years.

The first boutique was actually called Face Place.

Benetint was originally made for exotic dancers to make their nipples more vissable through their dancing dresses.

POREfessional is the uk's NO.1 best selling primer.

They give you a 28 day money back garantee if you are not happy with the product.

I love finding out about a company's history its really nice to see how a brand started and how far it has come.

!!!!New product Alert!!!!!

These are Benefits new powder gloss lipglosses they are kind of like the box powders sister from another mister, there is one to go with every box powder here are a few swatches i did of the glosses

sorry if the lighting is a bit dark there wasn't much natural light in the bar

The top swatch                                            

These wonderful glosses are like nothing i have ever tried before the texture is like satin its so smooth almost like a lip balm and they are not sticky, the colours are really close if not identical to the box powders my personal favourites are sugarbomb and coralista.

They are available to buy from the 28th June and retail at £13.50

We also found out more about Benefits mascarathon

Basically its where lots of girlie's run from Edinburgh to London in a relay style marathon its all to raise money for a charity called Refuge, Refuge are a charity to help protect women and children against domestic violence. The race starts on the 15th June and finishes on 29th June they are hoping to raise £20,000+ so have a look on their website and if you can donate they are only asking for £1 per person or even better sign up to run, also at each of the locations there will be a female celeb running along with you and you will be followed by a giant mascara wand.

We also had a little presentation on how they treat their customers at the counter and the services they get.

They give every customer the 3 p's

Prep

Prime

Perfect

which is like a mini facial

If a customer wanted to buy a box powder instead of applying the powder on top of her existing make up they remove all her make up and start from scratch not only will this make the customer feel wonderful it will also allow them to see how the products are applied she will also find out about other products that are been used on her.

We were all given a lovely goody bag on our way out which was so generous of them do do that for us.

I would like to say a big thank you to Michelle, Leanne and Adele for having me i had a brilliant afternoon and im already looking forward to any future northern events

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PS: please tweet #mascarathonuk lets get it trending its for an amazing charity.

Primark Lip Stain Pen

Hiya ladies today's post is about a lip stain pen i picked up in primark a couple of days ago, im not a fan of lip stain pens because they never seem to last very long on my lips but this was only £1.50 so i fancied giving it a go.

The applicator is very fine at the tip which is perfect for getting precise lines which is a must for this product and im going to show you why.

This is a swatch of the lip stain just applied and then a picture after i have washed it off.

Just applied                           washed off

well as you can see it does stain the bloody stuff doesn't come off, i found this out the hard way i had applied this on my lips in the morning and it was still there the next evening it wouldn't budge so i was stuck with bright red lips for a couple of days i would put a picture up of it on my lips but i don't fancy looking like a clown and i say clown because if you make a mistake while applying it, it ain't coming off so your stuck with wobbly edges then you try and rub it off and it smudges onto the skin around your mouth (not a good look). It's such a shame because the application colour is a lovely deep red.

So primark although you have amused me with your lip STAIN pen i don't think i will be using it again anytime soon.

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