MUST HAVE Lipsticks for Brown girls

HI GUYSS... excuse the poor image quality as this is a rush one, I didn't mean to abandon the blog this way but this year has been a roller coaster indeed... more on that another time maybe.

Anyway, I just had to share these two drugstore gems with you all. At a mere £1 each they're currently on a 3 for 2 offer so I bought a back up of my all time fave, Fawn Fancy. Here's the link to them both Fawn Fancy and Shade 11. Just in case you're not aware, Superdrugs do free P&P with absolutely no minimum spend for their beauty card holders so go ahead and take advantage.

As for formula, I can't compare with high end lipsticks as I've only ever ventured there for liquid formulas but I will say that these tend to last long if I do the Wayne Goss tip of placing a tissue paper over my lips after application, and then dabbing some translucent powder over the top. It gives a gorgeous airbrushed look to it.. no longer exaggerating lip lines and creases and keeps it in place practically all day with minumum touch up required. The white tube (Fawn Fancy) is a true matte formula and the black tube (Shade 11) is not.. so it's not overly glossy but it's not quite matte so not as long wearing either.

Anyways, enjoy! xo

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£4 Makeup Brush Set for Starters!

Yes, Really... 12 Quality brushes for a mere £4! Do not underestimate Ebay again.. these brushes are VERY similar to the Sigma Mr. Bunny set that's been discontinued. It literally contains everything you'd need if you're starting out with makeup so it's ideal for teens and students. None of the brushes shed any hair when being washed and feel just as soft as my original Real Techniques Core Collection set. Once upon a time I actually used to think "meh.. I don't need all these different kinds of brushes for good makeup application" but I was very very wrong. You do need good brushes and this set is perfect... trust me.
I would even recommend these for travel, because if you're like me, you only take with you on your journeys the things you wouldn't be heartbroken over losing or being damaged in your luggage so instead of taking my Morphe or RT brushes, I can grab these and go.

The set contains the following brushes:
-Flat foundation brush
-Stippling brush
-Large powder brush
-Angled blush brush
-Angled eye brush
-Concealer brush
-Flat fluffy shadow brush
-Round fluffy shadow brush
-Eye shader brush
-Lip brush
-Liner brush
-Angled liner/brow brush


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Kiko mixing solution + Swatches

Hey there beautifuls! For a while I'd been looking for a glitter adhesive for eye makeup. I explored the options and saw people use the Too Faced Shadow Insurance Glitter Glue or the Stargazer fixing gel as well as the E.l.f Essential Glitter Primer which is said to be the $2 dupe for the $20 Too Faced one. Then, I read that this Kiko Mixing Solution is used for the same purpose but can be used in other different ways too, such as using it to increase intensity of  eyeshadow or even to use eyeshadow as an eyeliner. I decided on this being the best option for those reasons and got this in the Kiko sale that is still on now, It was an absolute bargain at £1.90 for 50 ml of solution that will last ages. Just a few drops go a long way!

L-R Sephora Moonshadow Trio in No 2, regular craft glitter, No7 Beneath the Morning Skies Compact.

On the left of the eyeshadow swatches is a swipe without the use of the solution and then the right hand side swatches are after dipping my finger into solution then into the eyeshadows and mixing a little then swiping.

The solution comes out clear and water like. It sinks in to the skin really fast then becomes sticky enough for you to press on your glitter without any falling off. The bottle makes it really easy to control the amount you need because it comes out in drops if you're careful/gentle and don't just squeeze super hard.

Overall I would actually go as far as to say every eyeshadow wearer needs one of these in their collection/kit, to use with all those weak eyeshadows or pigments you've ended up with and want to use. The Sephora swatch isn't so easy to see (Apologies!) but the No7 and glitter ones speak for themselves.

I tried this with an eyeshadow from a Kryolan palette and didn't find it helped so it isn't guaranteed to work with every single eyeshadow ever but I'd imagine it would work for most.

xox

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Online Makeup Class with Dressyourfacelive.com

Hey everyone, hope you're all well. It feels like forever I've not done a post. This is one of the reasons why.

Let me begin by telling you that all of this was brilliantly accidental. It started with a simple google image search 'LA girl pro conceal contour'... I was curious what shade I should order and if the all famous shade 'Toast' was really right for me. There came an image of a flawless face of make up done by Dressyourface/Tamanna Roashan. I had seen her name crop up a few times but never payed any attention, then when I went on the image link that lead me to her instagram, I saw she was about to a live make up class with the beautiful Huda Kattan the very next day at 3am UK time (she was in Dubai).

In the hurt and pain of having missed Beauty Con as well as Mario Dedivanovic's London masterclass and then seeing that Soniaxfyza doesn't seem to be doing one any time soon either, I decided to check this new online thing out that I've been seeing around so much.

When I joined the special offer for the trial, it was only $5, how could I miss this?! Then once my payment and membership was done, another offer came up for a 48hour all access pass for only $0.99 ! I added that and omg how do I explain that you will be getting your money's worth paying full price on everything on that site which is what I intend to do in the near future.

How it works

Join by clicking which package you want, the trial or the monthly, then make your membership and payment. The live class countdown is always up on the site. When the class starts you go to the live class page and watch the session with a pen and notepad in hand. Once the class is over or even throughout, head over to instagram and leave your questions which will be answered in the same live session. Then, when you next get time and watch the repeat is when it is advised to practise along with the video. 

Whatever option you pick, you can go onto the My Account page and also check how many days or hours of your subscription you have left which is really handy for anyone wishing to cancel before the next payment automatically goes through.

As you can see above I've been accessing my account through my phone and have watched every class on there besides from when I tuned in live for the Huda Kattan special. Everything ran very smoothly for me. The site lets you know how to check your wifi speed on the device you'll use so you know you're okay to watch live without any problems.

There were just so many plus points on this whole online experience that nothing else is actually worth any worry.

Pros; 

♥ In depth professional techniques THAT WORK!

♥ Don't have to travel

♥ Good range of skin types and face features are covered

♥ Lots of classes for a fraction of the cost you'd pay for an Event type of Master class

♥ Tamanna is a great teacher

♥ You can watch over the classes so they really sink in enabling you to practise well

♥ Convenience of watching at a time to suit you

♥ When replaying, pause/play/rewind for anything you missed

Cons;

♥ For someone like me who doesn't have instagram, I can't take part in the live Q&A

♥ No Goody bags - but who cares when you're really not paying a lot to begin with, add on a subscription to a monthly beauty box and you're sorted but still saving so much money that you can spend on even more make up

Some people go to the event classes to also be able to meet the famous make up artists in person which any make up lover would love really (although I'm shy I know I would!) however besides from the MUA themselves, I personally don't like the idea of leaving the comfort of my own home to travel two hours or so to a major city and back with only having learnt a limited amount in the money I could have taken a lot further online with repeat access - perfect for a forgetful person like me.

If you're interested in learning online, here are a few places where you can do so with some of the best artists in the make up industry:

Makeup Shayla

Makeup by Lilit

Angel Merino 

Scott Barnes

Ghalichi Glam

Dressyourface #YAZZZ

Woah... I never thought this post would get this long but never mind, all in the love of make up! I hope you enjoyed it, please feel free to ask me about anything I may have missed out.

M.A x

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E.l.f Favourites

So I've only just recently purchased my first set of E.l.f products. I was so super excited for them to come through the post and may I say I was NOT let down! I did some research into what the best products to purchase were and lo and behold I ended up with these products as my top three.

1. The eyebrow kit
This is my HG for brows. It is very diverse, let's say. I am completely in control with whether I want to go very subtle for every day or more defined for special occasions. I usually use the wax wherever needed and then set with the powder. I HATE make up with little lasting power and this didn't disappoint me as it lasts all day!! I repurchased this and gifted it to my sister with the setting spray and a bunch of other blogger recommended products.

2. The setting spray
This stuff is so pleasant to have. An ingredient is green tea, as someone who is green tea obsessed I was very pleased to know I could now spritz a bit on my face too. I do feel the longevity of my makeup was increased and it does a nice job of freshening your face as well. It's an okay size to take a long with you to events etc. although it may not fit in to most clutch bags, that's no worry for me, I tend to just leave it in the car.

3.The matte lip colour
I wouldn't call this matte but it isn't so glossy and has no shimmer so I'm pleased with it. I find that reds always tend to last long anyway so this was no different. I'm really tempted to get the other more nude shades and see if it would be the same. As someone with light-medium skin tone I find this was a slightly cool toned, brighter, pinkier red than say, Rimmel's shade Alarm. Because of this I use this in combination with other colours and love the consistency and custom colour I'm left with.

Overall I really love the black packaging and hope to purchase more from E.l.f soon.

I purchased my products from three places; original E.l.f website, beautyjoint and iHerb (Shoutout to Iqra for posting on the last two, I have benefitted so much from iHerb).
My favourite place of three is not the original site, it's actually the iHerb site mainly because it is the cheapest place to buy from in pounds with delivery to the UK and I feel I can trust this site. It has tons of other amazing  organic and natural products I can throw into my shopping cart and practically always has some way of getting money off your order. If you would like to get a discount on your first order use the code HPK047  for, I believe, $5-10 off. Also they sell Real Techniques brushes for almost half the price we'd get it for here in the UK from somewhere like boots or something.

Hope you enjoyed this post, feel free to ask me anything I may have missed out.

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