When I stumbled across this beauty at work, I think it took me about 3.5 seconds to decide to buy it. Combining six of their most perfect matte lipsticks shades, MAC has made all of my matte lipstick dreams come true.



I'm currently obsessed with matte lip shades (thanks Kylie Jenner). I find that they look very flattering on and the staying power is usually better than a creamy lipstick. I'm also proud to say that I think I have mastered the art of applying matte lipstick and NOT letting it dry your lips out! (More on that soon).


This beautiful palette contains six matte lipsticks, including some cult classics (Lady Danger, Candy Yum Yum & Ruby Woo). I've been so desperate to try out some of these shades - so six in one seemed like a no brainer! The full list of colours included in this palette are:

Kinda Sexy - neutral pinky rose shade

All Fired Up - warm fushia shade

Lady Danger - bright coral red shade

Candy Yum Yum - bright fushia pink shade

Ruby Woo - blue red shade  

Flat Out Fabulous - bright plum shade





Now, for the maths part and the actual reason on why this is the best idea ever. So, each matte lipstick costs £15.50. Meaning, if you were going to buy each individual lipstick in your palette your looking at spending £93. This palette costs £35 - a complete bargain!


I'd recommend this palette to any lipstick lover - or anyone that is looking to start growing their lipstick collection. The colours are varied enough that you can get different looks but also classic enough that they would look good on pretty much any skin tone.


The palette is available exclusively at Harrods (literally, the only place in the world you can buy it!)


What do you think of this palette idea? Let me know in the comments if you're going to purchase it!


E.x

You know those days where you wonder into Boots, just to pick up a couple of things you desperately need, you stroll around picking up this for £3, that for £2.50, you get to the counter and your total is like £50? Yeah, I had one of those days. I find it so easy to spend half my pay check in Boots, because beauty is SO classed as an essential in my books! Keep reading to find out my not so essential products I picked up in Boots.

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Puker Matte Lip 3D Lip Colour & Sculpt £3.50

This is actually the main reasons I choose to go to Boots that fateful day (I'm a Superdrug girl, through and through) I'd heard magical things about Soap & Glory's new Matt Lip colour and was desperate to try it out. The real shocker I found though was the price - this is such a bargain at £3.50! I've become to used to make-up companies ripping us off and paying £18 for a lipstick that I found this amazing value! I haven't tried these out properly yet apart from trying them on quickly on my lips. These are gorgeous colours (I choose Choccoberry & Pretty Muted). I especially love Choccoberry [side note - how fab are Soap & Glory's names?!]. I noticed that although these are matte colours, they are so very creamy to apply & I love forward to giving them a proper play!

Maybelline Lash Sensational Lash Multiplying Mascara £7.99

Every beauty guru & their mums have featured this mascara at one point in the past couple of months. I decided to jump on the hype and try it out. I've used this mascara for the past 2 days and I have to say, I'm not overwhelmed. I'm actually underwhelmed. I like a mascara that makes my lashes look longer - and although this mascara is very black it does make my lashes look stubby (god, I'm picky). I'm going to keep using it and see if I have a defining moment of love, but for now it's not great. (sorry beauty bloggers everywhere).

Boots Perfect Finish Artificial Nail Remover £3.00

Please don't think of me as a moaner (I'm only being honest!) but this stuff is beyond crap! I had a gel manicure to remove and usually use the alien-hand-tin-foil technique but saw this pot while trying to pick up some acetone. You're meant to stick each nail to soften the polish then you can easily remove the rest. 2 hours later, there was no easy about it! This barely softened the nail varnish & I would not recommend using this.

Essie Retro Revival Collection 406 Birthday Suit £5.99

With an introductory offer of £5.99 (instead of £7.99) and my gel manicure coming off later that day I decided to pick up a new nude for my nails. Essie is my favourite brand for nail polishes & I can't resist a sparkly sale nude!

Elegant Touch Professional Slanted Tweezers £12.50

I needed new tweezers and these were the cheapest ones they had on offer. Not much more to say on that one.

So there's my Boots haul! Not that much looking back on it, but it did hurt my bank account! Hopefully this will keep my beauty buying obsession at bay, even for a little while.

Have you tried any of the products that I mentioned? Do you love them? Do you hate them? Let me know in the comments!

E.x



Until a couple of months ago, I did not give one 'eff about my skin care routine. I found the whole thing extremely time consuming and frankly, expensive. However, when I admitted this bold statement to my beauty obsession friend, I was really told off. Since then, and since being shown the light of all the amazing skincare products and how much of a difference they can all make - I've become a little bit obsessed at trying them all out!

My friend recommended me to try The Body Shop products - cheap and cheerful - I wondered into one of their many shops to take a gander. I was so overwhelmed with choice of cleaners, toners and every type of moisturiser you could imagine. Since I have very dry skin, I settled on buying my moisturiser from their Aloe range which is designed with sensitive skin in mind and I chose both the day and night moisturiser. Upon recommendation of my friend, I also picked up the Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil.

Now that I have been using these products for a couple of weeks, I feel I can give them a proper review. So firstly, my new holy grail product, the Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil. This stuff is amazing, and a complete steal at £11. I apply the oil to a dry face (full of my days worth of make-up) after rubbing it in my hands for a couple of seconds to warm it up. As soon as I apply this to my whole face - am I'm talking whole face, eyes and all! - it effortlessly melts away my make-up leaving me panda eyed and ready for a good wash. Note - unlike other cleansers I've used, using this on your eyes is super gentle and does not sting at all.

After I've rubbed it all over my face, I take a wet flannel and wash it all off. And it really is as simple as that. It leaves my skin feeling super soft and just generally - cleaner! For someone who can never be bothered the take their make-up off, this is such a time saver and has really transformed my skin care routine!

Next up is the Aloe Soothing Day & Night Cream. I originally just wanted to get the day cream, as it was a really nice texture and felt quite light - but also gel-like. But when I went to pay I was told it was 3 for 2 on all skin care products, so I thought why not go the whole hog and get a night cream as well.

The night cream sits on my bedside table and I've been applying it every night after using the cleansing oil. So far, I have liked the night cream - although I still do find it a little heavy sometimes. If I'm having super sensitive skin day I will just stick to the day cream at night time too. I do try to use the night cream most nights though as it is probably doing my skin a world of good overnight!

I'm absolutely loving the day cream! It is so light and amazing to use as a base before putting on my foundation in the morning. It feels very watery as well, which really wakes me up. I would defiantly give this product a 5 out of 5 - and it's fab for super sensitive skin.

That's all for my mini Body Shop haul so far - although my success has definitely made me want to try out more of their products! Do you have any you can recommend? Have you also used these products? Let me know in the comments!

E. x 

This week's obsession is make-up brushes. I physically can not do my make-up without a good set of make-up brushes. I've gone through a couple of sets in my make-up wearing life, but I'm always so impatient for the next! Here's a few that I have my eye on at the moment. 

I always want to go to the gym & I always do not make it to the gym. I start every month with such good intentions and plans on becoming beach bikini godess body ready.But the one thing I'm better at than making plans about getting fit and healthy is making excuses as to why I should not get fit and healthy ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY. So here's my totally legitimate and painfully important reasons as to why I totally can not go to the gym today (or tomorrow for that matter).

1. I don't have any headphones with me. Well, I have my beats headphones with me but they're so big and bulky and make my ears sweaty after a while. I really don't like sweaty ears and it's not like I can work out without music?

2. I have literally just eaten my lunch and they always say you should wait two hours before exercising after a meal. And there's no way I'm still going to be motivated in two hours to work out. It's better I just take today as a write off. 

3. There's no way I can go to the gym after 5:30 - it is literally so busy with the after work warriors. I won't be able to use the machines I want in the particular order I must use them in for no good reason. I'll try again tomorrow morning. 

4. I could work out today but I literally worked like two days ago. I mean I want to loose weight and get toned but I don't want to get BULKY. Maybe it's best if I space these workout out a bit. 

5. I only just washed my hair last night and if I go to the gym it's just going to need washing again. It's so rare I have such a good hair day, better I wait until my hair is greasy and I'll go to the gym then. 

6. Urgh, my hair is so greasy. If I go to the gym it's going to be even worse. I literally can not go a moment longer without washing my hair. I'll do squats in the shower. Wait, that doesn't sound like the best idea..

7. Okay, forget the gym. It's overrated and I have plenty of workout DVDs at home. I'll just do my 3 minute belly blitz. If I do two 3 minute rounds it's totally the same as an hour and a half at the gym. 

8. I have literally just had the longest day at work. I soo totally want to go to the gym and would be so dedicated if I did go, but I obviously have no energy and it would actually be classed and dangerous to attempt to work out right now. 

9. Dammit! I don't have an £1 for the lockers! I could ask one of my work colleagues but I don't want them to think I'm that kind of person who doesn't even have a £1 for the gym.

10. I haven't updated my gym playlist in foreverrrrr. There's no way I can workout without having the most up to date pumping playlist. Better go update and download my playlist then i'll totally be ready for my next workout. 

11. I could get up an hour earlier and go to the gym but I've read that sleeping actually burns loads of calories so why would I miss out an hour of burning calories by sleeping? This one seems like a no brainer..

12. I tried to book into my favourite spinning class but it completely fully booked. What? Go and the bike in the regular gym on my own? Now that's just a complete waste of my time!

13. Yeah, the gym is cool and everything but the new episode of Pretty Little Liars came out this morning and I really need to stay caught up if I want to avoid spoilers. 

14. Right, gym time. But wait, didn't my ankle hurt a little bit this morning? Best not put any more strain on it - and where's the ice?

15. I really really really don't want to. I'm ready to accept that chubby is my life now.

What's your favourite gym excuse? Do you have any more I can add to my collection?! Let me know in the comments!

E. x

One of my most popular posts since starting my blog has been my Kylie Jenner Lip Kit review. From the back of the popularity of this product world wide (let's just remember this product once sold out in 32 seconds!!) I thought I would share my makeup look using her infamous products. 

Just a quick one today to show you my top favourite red carpet fashion choices from the Grammys this year.

I wanted to start a new blog series (inspired by Kylie Jenner's app) of Gotta Get blog posts. Here I will be collecting the latest fashion, trends or beauty products and letting you know what products I gotta get and the best of the best in that style.

Today is button front skirts. I'm sure you have seen these in every shop on the high-street but I am completely obsessed with this a-line style of skirt. It's super flattering and really channel's those 70's vibes. 

ASOS Suede A-Line With Button Through and Pocket Detail £33

ASOS A Line Skirt with Button Through And Scalloped Hem £23.50

According to the health authorities we should all be drinking roughly 2 liters of water a day. I've always thought that I drink plenty of water, but once I started counting the mili-litres and litres I'm actually drinking - I realised I'm actually no where near drinking 2 liters a day. It's so important to keep hydrated during the day - for your skin, your health and fitness. I've also found that when I don't drink enough water I start to get really had headaches. I've come up with 10 ways to help you (and me) make sure you drink enough water throughout the day.

1. Make it a habit. 

I live by the face that once you had done something consecutively for 12 days straight it becomes a habit. So, if you make sure that you are downing half a liter of water as soon as you wake up, that's one quatre of the target complete before you even leave the house and the more you do it, the more natural it will become. Soon, it will just be second nature to wake up & chug!

2. Buy yourself a fancy water bottle. 

Continuing on from my last Protein World post regarding their weightloss collection I wanted to give a little update of things I've learnt from taking Protein World's Slender Blender Weightloss Collection.

As a huge fan of nail art, I finally blessed my nails with my first nail art manicure, and I am fully converted! A spontaneous trip to Oxford Circus led me and my dear friend into Topshop to get our nails done. Now, Topshop Oxford is a funny place. Not only is it the flagship store but it is also a mecca for all girl's caught off guard for a night out - you can literally get everything done under one roof. I'm talking zero to hero. Don't believe me? Outfit - obviously check. Nails - duh that's why you're here. Eyebrows - Blink Brow bar got you covered (review coming soon) 2 different hairdressers - check - what? you fancy getting a tattoo aswell? No problem! All in all, I recommend taking a trip to Topshop Oxford Circus regardless, but if you need something to push you over the edge keep reading about my new obsession Reecy Roos. 

 Turning up on a Monday afternoon we had no trouble walking straight in without an appointment. I would recommend making an appointment ahead of time though, as the lovely ladies were telling me that they can get extremely busy over Summer.. Halloween.. Valentine's Day.. just any holiday really! So we quickly sat down and starting choosing our colours and I had my gel varnish removed. I choose a Jasmin & Aladdin design on both my thumbs, as it was still funky but keeping the other fingers plain kept it subtle enough for work. The lady who did my nails filed down my nails and applied the gel polish, they recommend getting gel polish with nail art designs as it can then last up to 2 weeks. Before I even start on the tiny works on art on my thumbs - I am also loving the shape & colour of my 'plain' fingers. I have a oval shape on my fingers that I did not think my short nails could achieve - it looks fab! 

 Onto the design. This was hand painted by one very talented lady. I'm so happy with the design and the way it came out. The lady did tell me that obviously if I had fake nails they would of been able to include more detail - but for natural nails I don't think it could of come out any better! The only thing 

I wish was different about my experience is if they had some kind of book of designs we could choose from. There were a couple of picture frames with cool designs (I'm talking Drake, on your nail) but no other inspiration. The girls there advised we has a look on their Instagram page for further inspiration. 

 Have you ever had your nails done at Reecy Roos? Do you know what you would have done when you go? Let me know in the comments! 

  E.x