Liebster Award ❤️

I was kindly nominated by Natalie to do the Liebster Award. The Liebster Award is to promote and help grow blogs. I will answer the questions Natalie has given and I will then tag and leave some questions for a few blogs! 

What are your favourite blog posts to read? 

My favourite blog posts to read are probably FOTD's, tags and hauls.

One makeup brand you love?

I love Mac, their products are just amazing and I love them a lot. 

Would you rather have 10,000 kittens or 1 unicorn? 

10,000 kittens! I am such a cat lady, so I would definitely prefer them.

Favourite album on iTunes? 

I don't really have one album that is my favourite, I tend to like specific songs, but saying that I really like 1989 by Taylor Swift.

If you could dye your hair any colour you want, what would it be?

I would quite like to go a bit more blonde, but if I was brave enough I would love to go lilac or a more adventurous colour.

Favourite non famous YouTuber? 

I really enjoy Notes From The City. She does healthy vlogs and videos and she is incredible at editing!

Who inspires you?

This is quite hard actually! Lots of people inspire me, my friends definitely inspire me to just be happy and to be a better person.

Which places have you been to? (out of your country)

I have been to France, Italy and Ireland! (does Ireland count? haha)

What Netflix TV shows do you watch? e.g. PLL, Gossip Girl.

I don't actually have Netflix surprisingly! I feel like I'm the only one! On TV I love shows like Catfish, Bodyshockers and any sort of trashy TV.

Favourite Instagram accounts

sprinklemewithbeauty (Natalie)

courtneyyyxox

looking_for_amber

Who do you want to be when you're older?

I'm not very sure, but I would love to work with children in some way. Possibly a nursery teacher.

I nominate:

Georgia and Jasmine

(sorry if you have already been nominated!)

Here are the questions for you to answer!

1. What 5 items would you take to a desert island? (Not restricted to beauty items)

2. What is the last beauty product you purchased?

3. Favourite drugstore product?

4. Topshop or New Look?

5. When doing your makeup which feature do you prefer to emphasize, eyes or lips?

6. What is your favourite spring trend?

7. When did you start blogging and why?

8. Who are your top 3 youtubers?

9. What would you buy with £100?

10. A beauty regime you hate doing?

Thankyou for reading!

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Drugstore vs High End Makeup

Today I am sharing with you some of my favourite drugstore dupes for high end makeup!

In my collection I have discovered a few lipstick dupes, here are three Mac lipsticks with cheaper alternatives: 

Left - Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in '05'

Right - Mac lipstick in 'Speak Louder'

Left - Bourjois Rouge Edition lipstick in 'Rose Millesime'

Right - Mac lipstick in 'Crosswires'

Left - Topshop lipstick in 'Innocent'

Right - Mac lipstick in 'Lovelorn'

These are all extremely similar, and are great dupes! The drugstore lipsticks are less than £10 and the Mac lipsticks are £15.50, so you could be saving up to £10!

Lastly I have a dupe for the Urban Decay Naked palette.

Top - Urban Decay Naked palette

Bottom - MUA 'Undressed' palette 

The Urban Decay palette is £37 and the MUA palette is an amazing £4! The quality of the MUA shadows are incredible, but in my opinion nothing quite beats the Naked palette.

Do you have any amazing dupes? Thankyou for reading! 

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Top 3 Products: Benefit

I would say Benefit is one of my favourite makeup brands, I love their products and of course their cute packaging! Today I am sharing my top 3 products from this brand.

1. They're Real Push-up Liner

This product has had so much hype about it and I truly think its worth the hype! From what I have heard it seems to be a product where you either love it or hate it. I do think it takes some getting used to, but if you can get the hang of it, it's amazing. It lasts so long and is very easy to work with.

2. Hervana Box Blush

This was my first of the boxed blushes, and I adore this one! It's got a mixture of pink, peach, a slightly purple shade and a beautiful highlight, when you mix them together it creates the most gorgeous glow! I highly reccomend this blush, especially if it's your first one from Benefit as it is not too strongly pigmented.

3.They're Real Mascara

Of course this mascara had to be included here! This is my all time favourite mascara, it makes yours lashes look so voluminous and long! Their new 'Roller Lash' mascara has recently come out too and I can't wait to try it out so I can compare the two.

Thankyou for reading, I hope you all have a lovely weekend! 

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This Week's Loves #1 ❤️

Today I am sharing with you what I having been loving this week!

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Urban Decay Naked Palette

I only recently got this after wanting it for so long and I have been loving it this week! It has such a pretty selection of colours, all very wearable and pigmented.

Makeup Revolution Baked Blush - Bang Bang You're Dead

I think this blush is perfect for this time of year. It is quite a bright, cool toned pink which makes it look like you have been out in the cold, these are very good quality and affordable.

MAC Lipstick - Faux

This lipstick was featured in my previous post showing my MAC lipstick collection, so you can see it there. I love this shade and I recommend it to anyone who wants a Kylie Jenner lip, but doesn't want to go as far as Velvet Teddy from MAC.

Revlon Colourstay Foundation - Ivory

This is my new favourite foundation, it stays on my skin all day, and is matte without looking cakey.

Rogue - By Rihanna

I wouldn't call myself a fan of Rihanna, but I had to get this perfume as it smells incredible! The next time you are in a Boots or Superdrug, I advise you to smell it because it's amazing!

Thankyou for reading! 

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MAC Lipstick Collection

Hello!

Today I am sharing my MAC lipstick collection with you! MAC is definitely my favourite brand for lipsticks, the colour range is incredible and the pigmentation and quality in general is just great.

My collection is not the biggest as I have 6, but I love the ones I own and have my eye on a few more!

(Bottom-Top)

Snob, this is a purple toned pink and is quite difficult to wear, this was the first MAC lipstick I got many years ago now. I don't actually wear this colour all that much but I'm going to try and make it work in the spring/summer.

Speak Louder, this is a beautiful bright pink without being too bright, if that makes sense! Again I think this colour will be worn a lot in the summer time.

Crosswires, I first heard about this shade from Essie Button on YouTube and I fell in love! It is such a pretty coral shade with a hint of pink. This is lovely for the warmer weather.

Plumful, I got this shade once again because of Essie Button, she made me want all her favourites! This is a plum colour and is great for autumn/winter time. I think this has to be my favourite!

Faux, this is a very Kylie Jenner lip colour, and I love this shade! Faux is the only nude I have from MAC and makes me want to try more!

Lovelorn, this is a very pretty pink. I got this colour last month and I am loving it so far, I also think this will be lovely for spring/summer!

Thankyou for reading, do you have any lipsticks you think I should add to my collection? I would love to hear!

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Winter NOTD

Today I am wearing Essie 'Wicked' on my nails. It's a really nice dark brown almost black. I heard about this polish a while ago and everyone who owned it seemed to love it so I decided to pick it up. As always, I love the formula of the Essie polishes, they are so easy to apply and last just less than a week on me, which is amazing! 

Thankyou for reading, what do you have on your nails at the moment?

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Healthy Raspberry Smoothie Recipe!

Hello :)

Today I am doing a slightly different post, and I'm sharing my favourite recipe for smoothies at the moment. I hope you enjoy and maybe try it out!

(Excuse my slightly out of season glass, haha)

Ingredients

I usually just put in however much I want, so add your preference.

Thankyou for reading, the smoothie machine I use is the Breville 'Blend Active'.

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