Autumn Makeup

I really love autumn, the makeup and the fashion. I love to snuggle up in a jumper reading books. I also really enjoy wearing a berry toned lipstick. You can wear berry tones all year round but autumn is the time when they become very popular. One of my favourite lipsticks for this time of year is a very affordable one from ELF. 

For my face I used the Garnier BB Cream, I really like this as it is very light on my skin but it helps to even out my skin tone. I then used my favourite concealer which is the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer, I won't talk about this too much as I have talked about it quite a lot recently but this is my all time favourite concealer. I also really like the Maybelline Fit Me Powder as well as it helps keep my makeup in place throughout the day. For blush I used the NYC Colour Wheel in  Plum Passion which is a gorgeous shade for autumn. 

For eyes I have been loving the above combination I really like using plum tones on my eyes during the autumn. I use the Calvin Klein Tempting Glimmer in Cashmere Plum all over my lids. I then use the ELF Baked Eyeshadow in Burnt Plum in my crease to add some definition to my eyes. I think that these colours work really well together I have been wearing them a lot recently. I then use the MUA Eyeliner Pencil to line my upper waterline. The Seventeen Back Lash Mascara is my current mascara of choice I really like how this makes my lashes look. Lastly for brows I use the Avon Glimmerstick in Dark Brown, you are probably tired of reading about it but it is my favourite brow product as I think the colour is perfect for me. 

Lastly the lipstick, the item you have all been waiting to read about. I love this ELF Lipstick in Gypsy I wear it a lot throughout the autumn as it is such a gorgeous shade and it was only £1.95. I tried to find it on the website but I couldn't find this shade so I hope they have not discontinued this as I will be really upset if they have. 

What's your autumn makeup?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Recent Nail Polish Loves

Today I am going to share with you some of the nail polishes that I have been reaching for over the past couple of months. These colours are very summery and they are some of the ones that I have been using over the summer months. 

As you can see I have been reaching for a lot of blues, pinks and one green. The first polish I have been loving is the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Blue Grape which is very similar to Nails Inc's Baker Street. I love the Gelly Hi Shine range and this colour is absolutely gorgeous. It is a beautiful bright blue colour. My next favourite is from Essie in the shade Avenue Maintain. I love Essie polishes they have a wide brush which means you can get a nice even coverage and they have a fantastic colour range. Next is a gorgeous pastel blue from Rimmel in the shade Mind The Gap Victoria which is a really pretty colour. Next I have been using Revlon's Sweet Tart which I love the colour of however I'm not a fan of the brush as it is very thin I prefer wider brushes as I find that they apply the polish more evenly. I have become a massive fan of the NYC polishes. They are really good quality, have a great shade range and they are super affordable. The shade I am sharing with you today is Spring Tulip I love this as it is a gorgeous pinky coral colour and as you probably know I am a massive fan of pink nail polishes. My last favourite is another Barry M Gelly Hi Shine this one is in the shade Greenberry. As I mentioned above I love this range and I have seen that they are releasing some new autumn shades which I am really excited for. 

What have been your favourite nail polishes recently? 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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NOTD: Blue Sky

I am back to blogging. My exams are now over so I concentrate on my blog a lot more now. I have truly missed  writing posts but my exams were and always will be more important so I had to take a break from blogging whilst I was revising for my exams. Now that I am back though I am going to be much more focused on my blog and Youtube  and now that I have had a break I feel very refreshed and have lots of posts planned for you but as always if you have any requests then please let me know.

I thought that I would share an NOTD with you today. This is another polish from NYC. I have already featured Spring Tulip on my blog which I really loved. This one is called Blue Sky, I don't know who came up with this name but  I think they may need their eyes testing as this is clearly a green colour. It is a gorgeous mint green colour that is very vibrant and looks similar to Barry M's Greenberry. 

NYC is a brand that I haven't tried too much from ( I have my eye on a few of their products). The products that I have tried from them I have really liked so I really need to try more from them (any recommendations?). They have a fantastic range of  nail polish colours and they are super affordable at only £1.79 from Superdrug and they are often on offer. 

The formula is really good for a budget brand. It takes 2 coats for the colour to become fully opaque. The brush is one of those wide brushes which makes application a little bit easier. This polish lasted really well about a week before it started chipping. I love this colour and I think it is gorgeous for spring/summer.  

What have you got on your nails at the moment? 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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April Favourites

Today I thought I would share with you my April favourites. April saw some new discoveries in my beauty regime and some old discoveries as well.

To start with I have been really enjoying the Garnier Micellar Water. I have tried the L'Oreal one and I much prefer this one as it is much better value for money and it feels a lot nicer on my skin too. For most of April the only polish on my hands was Blue Sky from NYC although the name isn't that appropriate considering the polish is mint green I have really loved wearing this colour. The formula is really good and it only costs £1.79. This month I got a sample of the Maybelline Superstay Better Skin Foundation and I have been loving wearing it. The foundation is very light on my skin and the shade Light Beige is a very good match for my skin so I will be looking to buy this the next time I'm in Boots or Superdrug. 

The last to favourites are rediscoveries. I have gone back to using my MUA Undressed Palette which I have mentioned many times as it is the perfect neutrals palette. My favourite shade is shade 2 which you can see I have hit pan on which also shows you how much I love. I have also been loving the MUA Mosaic Blush in English Rose this is a blush and highlighter in one as this adds such a gorgeous pink shimmer to my cheeks and I love wearing this when it is sunny outside. 

This month I thought I would include some random favourites as well. 

Favourite TV show: Revenge- I love this show all the episodes are exciting and the storyline isn't predictable at all which I really like.

Favourite music: This month I have been listening to Panic At The Disco This is Gospel a lot and also the Frozen album which a complete contrast with my first favourite. 

Favourite app: I am addicted to Pinterest, I am on it pretty much everyday and I now have over 1000 pins. You can follow me here I would love more people to follow so if you are on Pinterest please leave me your links.

What have been you're favourites?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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NOTD: Spring Tulip From NYC

Last summer many bloggers talked about the NYC polishes specifically the shades Spring Tulip, Blue Sky and Raindrop. Of the 3 I picked up Spring Tulip and Blue Sky as I'd recently bought Mind The Gap Victoria from Rimmel which is a similar colour to Raindrop.

Spring Tulip is a pinky coral colour which is great for spring/summer. NYC is a brand that I haven't tried much from but I was really impressed with their polishes. Firstly they have a fantastic range of colours and they are super affordable at only £1.79 from Superdrug and they are often on offer. 

The formula is really good for a budget brand. It takes 2 coats for the colour to become fully opaque. The brush is one of those wide brushes which makes application a little bit easier. This polish lasted really well about a week before it started chipping.  I really like this colour pink is one of my favourite colours to wear and as a result I have quite a few shades that are similar. This one seems to be a little bit like the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Grapefruit only it isn't as glossy. 

Overall I really like this polish and due to it being so affordable I can see myself picking up a lot more shades from this range. 

Do you have any shade recommendations? 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Boots Why Must You Sell So Many Pretty Things?

I thought I had already posted this haul but it appears that I haven't. So I thought I would share it with you today.

So after seeing the NYC Nail Polishes on so many blogs I decided to pick them up for myself. The colours look fantastic and from the swatches I have seen the quality is really good considering they are only £1.79. The shades I chose are Blue Sky (although it is a mint green colour) and Spring Tulip. Another colour that featured on many blogs was Raindrop but it looked very similar to Rimmel's Mind The Gap Victoria which I already owned. 

I then went into Poundland I picked up a Calvin Klein Tempting Glimmer in Bare Silk these are basically cream eyeshadows and are very similar to the Maybelline Colour Tattoos which I love. I love the colour and I have since picked up another in the shade Cashmere Plum which you will see in another haul soon. 

Then lastly in Boots I picked up a few things. After seeing this Revlon lipstick on someone's blog I knew I had to have it. It is from the Super Lustrous range and is in the shade Pink In The Afternoon (415). It is a gorgeous nude shade which is great for everyday wear. I picked up another Collection Work The Colour Eyeshadow Stick as I already had Vanilla Sky and really liked it so I picked up Vintage Blush. The last thing I picked up was a lipstick from Natural Collection. I have only tried a few products from this brand and I have really liked them especially the blush. Again this was another product that I saw on someone's blog it is in the shade Raspberry which is a subtle red and it is the perfect colour for autumn/winter. 

What I can summarise from this is that reading other people's blogs is bad for my purse as I always find too many nice things that I want.

I am sorry this haul is quite late as I bought these items quite awhile ago but I could have sworn I had posted it. Look out for another haul soon as I am going away for a few days and I am bound to buy some more things.

What have you bought this week? Any recommendations? 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Top 5 Blushes

Today I thought I would share with you my top 5 blushes I love reading these types of posts and I'm going to make it into a series showing you different products that I love. 

So to start with I will tell which blushes I have picked so I'll start from the left and work my way across the top row and then do the bottom row. I chose the blush from ELF's Contouring Blush and Bronzer Kit in St Lucia (it is very similar to the single blush Twinkle Pink from ELF), MUA Mosaic Blush in English Rose, Dainty Doll in My Girl, NYC Color Wheel in Plum Passion and Natural Collection in Pink Cloud. 

I love the ELF blush as it is different from all off my other blushes. I usually go for pink blushes but it is a coral colour and it is so pretty. It has quite a bit of shimmer in it but I don't mind a little bit of shimmer.

I really like the MUA blush it was one of my first ever blushes and I still like it to this day. I love mosaic blushes as you get a mixture of colours that work really well together. 

The Dainty Doll blush is a gorgeous light pink which adds a little glow to my cheeks I love it for spring as the colour is so pretty. 

The NYC blush is my go to blush in the autumn/winter as it is a darker pink than my others and looks perfect at that time in the year. 

The last blush is a newest addition to my collection. I love Pink Cloud as it is such a gorgeous shade of pink which looks lovely on my skin. I love wearing the MUA highlighter with this blush. 

Here are the swatches from left we have Pink Cloud, Plum Passion, My Girl, English Rose and St Lucia  

What is your favourite blush?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

I Heart Drugstore Makeup Tag With Bows, Beauty and Becki

Me and Becki from Bows, Beauty and Becki decided to do the I heart drugstore makeup tag. I love drugstore makeup most of the makeup I own has come from the drugstore. Becki's answers will be underneath mine and will be labelled with a B. So onto the first question. 

1. What is your favourite drugstore make-up brand?
Now this is a really tricky question as I like lots of different products from different brands. If I had to pick I'd probably say Rimmel as I like a whole range of their products from their face products to eye products.

B- This is rather easy to answer especially as this brand has been on fire recently with new products realises. Rimmel has been amazing within the last six months with bringing out new products from the Apocalips Lip Lacquers to modifying their foundations like Match Perfection which is one of my all-time favourites and will of course be featured in this post.

2. What are your favourite face, cheek and lip products?
For concealer and foundation they are both from Rimmel. They are the Wake Me Up foundation and concealer. These are amazing products and work amazingly by themselves but when they are used together they look really lovely. My favourite blusher is the NYC colour wheel in plum passion it is such a lovely colour and love how it looks on my skin. For lip products I have 2 the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey which I wear everyday and I have used so much of it. The second product is the Revlon Colourburst lipgloss in Bordeaux which is a new find for me but it has completely converted me. Before I tried it I never used to like glosses as I found that they were sticky and lacked the pigmentation of lipsticks. But Bordeaux isn't sticky and is very pigmented I also find that for a gloss it is very long lasting.

B- So I’m going to keep this simple by only mentioning to products for each category I know I have restrained myself!) For face products it has to be Rimmel – Match Perfection Foundation, it has a medium coverage, suits my skin tone perfectly which is rare for high street foundations and it leaves my skin looking healthy. The next product has probably featured in almost every single post of this sort but it is well worth it Collection – Lasting Perfection Concealer, enough said! For cheek products I picked Maybelline – Dream Touch Blush – 02 Peach and Natural Collection – Peach Melba both blushes have great pigmentation and look great on. Now this was probably the hardest to narrow myself down to two products as I had originally picked about ten so maybe I will do a post in the future all about my favourite high street lip products! Anyway I have picked Rimmel – Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick – 101 and Revlon – Colourburst Lipgloss – 002 Crystal Lilac, these are both great products that give an amazing finish to my lips (separately!).

3. Least favourite product?
I don't like the MUA Shimmer Kiss blusher. I really like the mosaic blush, the single powder and cream blushes, but this blush is horrible. I find that the formulation is really chalky and it feels really cheap. It also has the unpleasant smell of PlayDoh which I personally don't like.

B- I am going to mention two products because they are basically the same apart from ones a blush and ones a bronzer. This is a product that you either love or hate – I hate it! And I really don’t understand how anybody could like these products! For some people this is in their “Holy Grail” products!? But for me I only keep it for posts/ questions like this and it has a permanent place in a bag that all my disappointing products go or the bag of disappointment if you will! These are the MUA – Mosaic Blush/ Bronzer, you might wonder what’s wrong with them and well here go’… They are incredibly shimmery, they are rather sheer and the colours aren’t flattering on the skin at all – I have tried this on other skin tones and it has never looked nice. They are cheap that’s about the only positive!

4.What is your best make up bargain?
My best makeup bargain is the lipsticks from ELF they are only £1.50. They have quite a big range to choose from they have colours ranging from nudes to reds. All of their lipsticks are fantastic quality and last quite a reasonable amount of time. They aren't drying either which is a common problem I find in cheaper lipsticks.

B- My best make-up bargain is from the same brand that my least favourite product is from so that just shows some products just miss the mark. Anyway this is a must for me and I will re-purchase for a long time to come and it is the MUA – Mega Volume Mascara this beauty is only £3 and it gives your eyelashes volume, length and defines them. I love this so much and I always go back to it, it works just as well if not better than the hyped about high end mascaras!

5. What is your favourite underdog product?
(Something you love that often gets overlooked)
This has to me by single eyeshadow by Bourjois in the shade Tabac Blond. Not many people talk about Bourjois but when they do they talk about the foundations. No one ever seems to mention the eyeshadows which in my opinion are amazing. They are really pigmented and very blendable. I definitely recommend their eyeshadows another plus is the packaging is super cute.

B- This without a doubt has to be the Soap & Glory – Supercat Liquid Black Eyeliner Pen, I swear this is amazing it’s pigmented, lasts all day, is easy to use and is just an overall great product. It’s only around the £5 mark and I would recommend this to anybody wanting a black liquid liner whether you’re new at make-up or if you’re an experienced make-up artist – just try it!

6. A drugstore product that is overpriced?
I personally think the Revlon lip butters are overpriced. I love the lip butters but I feel that £7.99 is quite expensive for what they are. Some of the colours in the range aren't fantastic especially the lighter shades which come out patchy. If they were priced at £5 I think that would be a more reasonable price.

B-This was quite tricky as if the products has been too expensive I have just not bothered getting it, but when I was doing my research for this I discovered I paid £8.19 for L’Oreal – Rouge Caresse Lipstick – 101 Tempting Lilac. Now I do like this product but the texture and finish is much more of a lip butter or a highly pigmented lip balm than a lipstick however I do still love it.

7. Show your best drugstore dupe(s)!!
This has to be MUA's Undressed palette not only is it a great dupe for the Urban Decay Naked palette it is a fantastic palette on its own. The colours are really pigmented and are great to work with. Another good dupe is the ELF contouring kit in St Lucia which is a dupe for the Nars Orgasm and Laguna duo. The quality of the blush and bronzer is very good and for £3.75 it's a steal.

B-I’m going to share with you two dupes both for your face – ones a face powder and the other is a highlighting concealer. I love my MAC – Mineralized Skin Finish Natural but even though I love it I dis like the price tag! So I decided to give a go at a pressed powder that everyone was talking about and that was really cheap this would be Rimmel – Stay Matte Pressed Powder, I personally think there very similar as they are both light powders that can be built up without looking cakey or powdery especially since I have dry skin and I don’t need a powder to control excess oil on my skin as well there is none! My next dupe is for the YSL – Touché Éclat I again loved this product but dis liked the price tag, especially since I do like to use a highlighting concealer under my eye most days especially when I have slept well, so therefore I needed a product that was cheaper as I felt I was wasting my gorgeous gold pen of magic so that put me onto the search for a highlighting concealer and well long story short I found Maybelline- Dream Lumi Highlighting Concealer. First of this is darker than my Touché Éclat and next time I will get the lighter shade but they both give a similar effect. It is really easy if you do your research to find dupes for high-end products as the high end brands also own the cheaper brands so the products are very similar you just need to do your re-search.

8. Drugstore product that isn’t worth the hype?
This is going to be extremely controversial but I don't think the Rimmel Apocalips are worth the hype. I bought the shade Big Bang and I've been extremely disappointed. Everyone has raved about how good they are and I don't think that they live up to the hype. They smudge easily and often end up on my teeth and I can't understand why anyone would like them. Perhaps it's the concept I don't like seen as everyone else seems to love them or perhaps I'm applying them wrong either way they didn't live up to the hype.

B- This is really difficult to answer as I just can’t think of a product that has a lot of hype around it that didn’t live up to my expectations so I am going to go back to my answer for question three and say I really can’t understand how anyone could like the Mua – Mosaic Blush – 3 English Rose and Mua – Mosaic Bronzer in 2 Sunkissed Glow. It just baffles me!

Have you done this tag? Leave me your links as I'd love to read your answers.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

NYC Colour Wheel Plum Passion Review

I found this in my local discount shop and it was only £1.99. NYC can be bought at Superdrug and the blushes are normally £3.99. I couldn't find this on the Superdrug website but I'm sure you could find it online. I love mosaic blushes and I really like the MUA mosaic blush. The MUA blush is perfect for spring/summer as it has lighter shades of pink in it. This is perfect for autumn/winter due to its darker shades of pink in it. I love this blush as it acts as a blush and a bronzer. It adds a nice glow to your cheeks but it also adds warming effect to your cheeks due to the darker colours in it. I had never tried any NYC products before this and I really want to try some more of their products. I would love to try some of their other blush shades.

Have you tried this?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

February Favourites

Here are my February favourites I haven’t been loving too much this month but I still wanted to share with you some of the things I’ve been loving.  First off I have loved using the Aussie Miracle Moist shampoo and conditioner.Not only do they smell amazing they leave my hair feeling soft and shiny.  The next thing that I have been loving is the NYC Color Wheel in Plum Passion. I like this because it acts as a bronzer and a blush as it adds a glow to your cheeks but also adds warmth to your face. This is due to the darker shades of pinks and browns which makes it perfect for autumn/ winter.  The last thing I have used pretty much every day is the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey this is the perfect every day colour and for this reason I have been wearing it to school. It is long lasting and when it does fade it doesn’t fade in patches which makes it perfect for school. This colour is a your lips but better colour.

What have you been loving this month?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx