Updated; How much does your face cost?

Hello everyone!

Well, since I did this post way back in February lots of things have changed in my everyday routine. So I thought I would do an updated version, plus it was really fun last time!

Here is the February version.

Moisturiser: Vaseline Intensive Rescue Moisture Locking Body Lotion £2/3

 Primer: MAC Prep and Prime Skin Base Visage - £18.50

Foundation: Revlon Photoready £12.99

Concealer: MAC Pro Longwear Concealer £13

Powder: Collection 2000 Pressed Powder £1.99

Eyebrows: MUA eyeshadow - £1

Blush: MAC -HEY, SAILOR! Collection- Crew £21.50

Mascara: Maybelline The Falsies Volum' Express -£7.99 and Maybelline One By One Volum' Express Mascara - £8.99

Eyeliner: Bourjois Clubbing Eyeliner £6.99 

Lip Balm: Carmex Cherry  - £2.00 

Lip Stick: MAC Snob - £13.50

Total; £110.45, Ive actually increase by £5! But technically lost one product, I used to use 12, now 11...

Right I TAG everyone in the world who wears makeup! *Yes you too!*

Leave me a comment, and a link if you do the post!

Emily x

Everyday Makeup Storage

Hello everyone, 

Today I wanted to show you my everyday makeup storage. I am always interested in how people store their makeup and I'm always watching these on YT so I thought I would share!

I have always wanted a pretty, little vanity table a bit like the one in the picture below! But it wouldn't go with my decoration in my room :( 

The desk I have now is probably as close as I will ever get to owning something like that :(

But anyway as the title says is my everyday make up, I dont use all these products everyday, but its the ones I tend to switch over on a daily bases. Currently its sitting on my desk, in the corner. The draws fit perfectly on my desk.


 As you can see I have my new mirror on there and a few other bits I tend you use everyday. 
I like having my everyday stuff away from the rest of my makeup as they are my favourite products. 

I also have my Hello Kitty "MAC" brush set on top, you can read my review here.

The draws are from Whsmiths, but I could not find them on their website. I could only find these cupcake draws, which are basically the same just a different pattern. If you are looking for these kind of draws, go have a look inside a store, they have much more stock than the website. 

These are the draws, on top I have some perfume, moisturizer, heat defense stuff and my brushes.

In the two Hello Kitty tins I store bobbles and bobby pins.

These are the three top draws. 

The first draw holds lip products, the second powder products and third mascaras plus eyeliners.

These two are the middle draws.

The left contains face stuff like primers, foundation and concealer.

The right holds pallets and random stuff like my spare razor, my Lush lipscrub, Benefit high beam sample and a few blushes. 

The last draw is the largest and holds a lot of random stuff.

In the black decorated pots are Lush body scrubs and a tinted moisturizer I made the other week.

 It also houses my eyelash curlers, my random samples and two memory sticks - I don't know why they are there o.O 

Closer look of the draws.

The 'handles' are little bits of ribbon.

Close look at the print - so pretty!

I hope you liked my post, if you decide to show your storage, please leave me a link! I would love to read the post <3

Also if you see anything you want a review on just leave me comment!

Emily x

(For the record, I am not bragging here, I just want to show my everyday storage)

TAG; Whats In My Shower?

I've seen lots of people doing this tag and I thought it would be interesting to do. 

Overall Products I have in my bathroom

I share my bathroom with my family and boyfriend, so we have a lot of products in there. However the photo above, that's just mine!

L-R

Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter Body Lotion

Clean and Clear Deep Action Cream Wash

Soap and Glory The Greatest Scrub Of All

TRESemme Volume and Lift Mousse 

Boots Ingredients Coconut and Almond Shampoo

Lush Mask Of Magnaminty

Alberto Balsma Strawberrys and Cream Shampoo

Boots Ingredients Coconut and Almond Conditioner

Boots Ingredients Coconut and Almond Leave In Conditioner

TRESemme Shampoo

TRESemme Conditioner 

LUSH Flying Fox Shower Gel

LUSH Dirty Shower Gel

LUSH It's Raining Men Shower Gel

The candle is a coconut candle from Superdrug for like £1.99

Continuing L-R

N-SPA Strawberries and Cream Shower Gel

LUSH Snow Fairy Shower Gel

Original Source Cocoa and Vanilla Bubble Bath

Soap and Glory Clean Girls Shower Gel

Soap and Glory Foam Call Shower Gel

In the soap dishes; L-R

Snowcake and Honey I Washed The Kids

Snowglobe and Dirty 

Rockstar and Milky Bar

Godmother and Lady Catrina 

I forgot to include these products in the photo above; L-R

Loofah

The Body Shop Papya Body Butter

The Body Shop Wild Cherry Body Butter

Lush Sugar Scrub

God I didn't realise I had so much stuff! 

Haha, leave me a comment if you want a review on anything, 

Emily x

My Favourite Perfumes; Collection/Review

Everyone had their 'scent' the one perfume that they know smells amazing and lasts for a long time, personally I have a few which are different from one another, but perfect for so many occasions. 

L-R 

Sex In The City - Lust,

Elizabeth Arden- Green Tea,

Hugo Boss - Orange,
Charlie - Chic
Ed Hardy - Born Wild 

Harajuku Lovers G 

Heres a little description of them;

Sex In The City – Lust - £10 ish

I got this a for a gift for Christmas 2011 off my Auntie, and I was surprised I liked it! It is a sweet smelling perfume, it almost has an orangey-lemony smell but in a nice way. It almost reminds me of one of the Paris Hilton perfumes that I used to use when I was younger. The smell is not overpowering but does need to be topped up every few hours to keep the smell. This is a perfume that I would say is more of a daytime scent and is perfect to spray on just before going to school or work.

Elizabeth Arden - Green Tea - £15/20
I have been wearing this scent for about two years, it really is that good! At first I get a sweet, zesty scent, with the middle notes of sweet jasmine and the green tea coming through, as the scent settles down it becomes more musky but still sweet. Overall I think this it is light enough to wear during the spring and summer months and is definitely for day wear, I don’t need to apply it again when I use it.  In terms of age I would say that most ages could wear this as it fresh and not overly heavy. 

Hugo Boss – Orange Sunset - £20 ish

The packaging on this is lovely, it starts with a deep orange at the bottom of the bottle gradually going to a light orange at the top I really like it! The fragrance is warm but more ‘manly’ than the rest of my perfumes. There is notes of Granadilla and Sandalwood that mix together to produce a truly beautiful smell. I love wearing this fragrance; it makes me feel like a million dollars. It’s a perfect ‘grown up’ perfume  that lasts a long time, with the smell not weaking over time. 

Charlie – Chic - £6

I have already reviewed this here but I will just quickly go over it! The smell is slightly fruity, there are notes of sandalwood and amber which give it this deeper more sensual fragrance but still wearable for everyday use. The fragrance is fairly long lasting compared to other perfumes of the same price, when I spray it the morning I can still smell the scents way into the afternoon.

Ed Hardy - Born Wild - £20+

My mam and dad got me this for Christmas 2011 and I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! The prominent smells are strawberry and watermelon mixed with other fruit; it’s really sweet and yummy. I think this scent is more like ‘bubble-gum Barbie’ type of girl than a ‘wild’ girl as the name suggests. From the image of Ed Hardy and the name of the perfume I thought it would be edgier and not girlie, but as I said it’s nothing like that!

Harajuku Lovers - G - £15+ 

How cute are the dolls? I love these and have collected a few. Apple is the most prominent fragrance note and offers a juicy burst with a sharp sweetness, the peach and pineapple combine to add an exotic twist to the apple – this smell makes me so happy! It really does cheer me up, after 4-5 hours the sweetness of the top notes start to fade away but you are left with a pineapple and raspberry smell, very tropical. This again is a summer scent as it is lovely and light. It would suit most age groups in my opinion. 

These are them main perfumes you find me wearing; What's your staple perfume? Leave me a comment! 

Emily x

Foundation Collection and Comparison

We all want a perfect looking skin, so I thought I would do a quick comparison of all the foundations I have. I have tried other ones, but currently do not have them in my makeup collection as I had used them up and never re bought.


First off I have 8 foundations in my makeup collection, but for the life of me I couldn't find 2 to photograph, and my Max Factor one was downstairs and I could be bothered to get it :P Lazy or what?!! 

1-5

6-8

Foundations;

1. Revlon PhotoReady Makeup in 002 Vanilla
2. 17 Skin Perfecting Shine Free Foundation in Ivory
3. Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in Vanille Clair
4. Mac Studio Fix Fluid in NC15
5. L'Oréal Paris True Match Foundation in Rosy Ivory
6. Max Factor Lasting Performance in 100 Fair
7. Revlon ColorStay Makeup for Combination/Oily Skin in Ivory
8. Bourjois 10 Hour Sleep Effect Foundation in Abricote Clair

As you can see I made a table to show what I thought instead of rambling on about them, I thought it would be easier to read and remember! Obviously these are all my opinion... 

Drying Effect = Foundation that clings to dry patches
Long Wearing = More than 8 hours
The rest are self explanatory

My overall favourites are MAC Studio Fix Fluid, Max Factor Lasting Performance, Revlon ColorStay and L'Oréal Paris True Match.

My worst has to be 17 Skin Perfecting Shine Free, it broke me out and drys soooo bad! It doesn't even last long :( But tbh, I dont think Boots sells it anymore, so woohoo! No one else can waste their money on that rubbish!

If you want anymore information on any of the products mentioned, leave me a comment below :) Also if you do a post like this leave a link in the comments, I would love to read it!

Emily x

Front Cover SALE Haul & Review & Collection

I love Front Cover. Their eyeshadows are pigmented and just as good as higher end brands like MAC. Today I went shopping with my mam and I saw these on sale and actually squealed –so embarrassing lol- but I really do love these shadows! 

I already had 2 pallets and today I got another one, since in Boots they are all 75% off! That makes each eyeshadow only £1 and the pallet only £1.75, actually amazing value! They normaly retail for £4 for one eyeshadow and £5 for the pallet, so over all your save over £15. 

Today I picked up the eyeshadows in; Seastar, Black Ink, Moonstruck and Lime and a pallet to put my new set in. 

You can pretty much get any shade of eyeshadows you can think of. However they are all quite frosty, so if you like your matte eyeshadows, then this is not the palette for you.  A couple of them also have small glitter in them, although it's not too obvious, especially as most of them are the darker shades.

The eyshadows click into place and stay in really securely.

The compact self has a very sleek and simple design.  It has the Frontcover logo on the lid and inside it has slots for four different eye shadow pans and an huge mirror which fills the inside of the lid, perfect! The brush that comes with it has one thick end for applying your base colours and one finer end for definition and crease colours.  It's not the softest brush in the world but is definitely better than them stupid sponge applicators you get. 

These are my 3 pallets, I have a blue one, purplish silver one and a green golden one. 

 The pigmentation is pretty good, some better than other but nothing is perfect, the bright ones really do make your eyes pop and the dark ones make them smolder! There is some fallout during application, like onto the black bit of the case –hence why mine are dirty!- but not while worn, so I was pretty impressed.

My Blue Pallet

 L-R; Azimuth, Fern, Seastar and Black Spark (Black Spark is more navy in real life, it also as glitter in)

I love this pallet for summer, using the lighter shades in the day then smoking it off in the night with Black Spark. 

My purplish silver and black pallet. 

L-R; Moonstruck, Wisteria, Miss Grey and Black Ink

I love this pallet for nights out! It is beautiful! I love my new addition of Black Ink. 

Lastly is my green/golden pallet.

L-R; Frosted Almond, Sunray, Pale Gold and Lime (Lime looks lovely under my bottom lash line, it makes my blue eyes pop! )

 I think I use this pallet most, the gold light shades are beautiful swept over the lid and Pale Gold or Lime under the bottom lash line, just makes your eyes look stunning.

I really suggest going onto your nearest Boots and getting these! They are so worth it!

It is also my little brothers 16th birthday today :) He's not so little anymore! He had a really lovely day and night, it was perfect. 

But anyway leave me a comment, I love reading them! 

Emily X

Yankee Candle Collection

This really is just a small post showing my Yankee Candle collection. I am addicted to candles and have them burning all through the year, my favourite has to be Christmas Cookie. Its soo sweet and yummy! I normally like sweet food smells the best but I have a few which smell more zesty. 

I mainly buy the little candles or wax tarts as they are the cheapest and still last for a long time :)

I adore Christmas Cookie, I have the biggest jar, 12 tea lights, 3 unused tarts and  2 melted ones.

 This smells so yummy! 

These are my wax burners, I adore the middle one!

I have 3 wax burners; The left is from B&M, it cost only 99p! The middle one is from John Lewis, my mam and dad got me it so I don't know how much it would be. The last one is from Tesco, it cost £5 but I would not buy this again! In fact I wanted to take it back because it does not sit on a flat surface right, it wobbles, plus the glass bit holding the wax doesn't even fit properly. Rubbish!

Tea light holders and my wax burner.

These are my tea light holders, they are from ASDA and make the room glow blue when the candle is on and the lights are out. The room looks so pretty when I use these. In ASDA, they are on sale down from £3 to £2 :) Normally you can get them on offer for  2 for £5. I am planning on buying some more, as they look great in all rooms! They also come in different colours such as red, gold, silver, golden brown, and I think black? Maybe? Im not 100% if they do black.

Also remember to enter my   Lush Giveaway !!

Emily x

How I Store My Lush

So this is how I store most of my Lush products. I use a range of boxes, most I already had and just jazzed them up with Lush pictures. I don't store all of my Lush in them, the soap slices and shower gels I use on a daily basics are stored in my shower. I  love how cute the collages look and how lovely the room smells if I remove the lids off the boxes. 

In box number one, I store my FAVOURITE bubble bar and bath bomb cocktail, you cant get Ma Bar anymore so that's why its not included in my 'best of lush' series found here. 

In bag two is my most recent Lush buys, you can see these here.

 Box three is my biggest box and also my favourite box, this is where I store all my bubble bars + bath bombs, and box of Honey I Washed The Kids soap. You can see my full Lush collection here.

 Box four is my soap box :D I store my largest amount of soap in recycled take-a-away boxes! You can see my 'best of lush' soap here. 

In box five all my bath melts, sugar scrubs and massage bars are kept in here. I reuse face mask tubs and other tubs to store products, currently in my Oatifix tub I have 2 pieces of You've Been Mangoed. 

 This is my extra shower gel and body spray basket, I keep this on a shelf on my bookcase.

My next post is going to be about how I keep my products fresh, as that is a massive problem when buying Lush. 

How do you store your Lush? Leave me a comment telling me how :)

Emily x

My Lush Collection

Since July last year I have been into Lush, and over the few months I have collected a lot. I store my Lush in a series of boxes, wrapped in a plastic wrapping (yes I know not so eco-friendly, but it works) or a separate tin. So heres my collection;

Overall

Bubble Bars 

1. Ma Bar x 4
2. Super Star
3. Marzibain
4. Christmas Eve
5. Creamy Candy
6. Sunnyside
7. Comforter ¼
8. Candy Mountain x 2 and 1/3
9. Magic Mushroom

Soap

1. Honey I Washed The Kids 
2. Milky Bar 
3. Dirty 
4. Rockstar 
5. Lady Catrina 
6. Godmother 
7. Candy Cane 
8. Angels Delight 
9. Miranda 
10. Snowcake 
11. Vanilla In The Mist 
12.  Snowglobe 
13.  Angels Delight 
14. Sweetheat 

Shower Jelly/Gels (at the back)

Snow fairy shower gels in; 500g, 2x 100g

Flying Fox shower gel in; 250g

Its Raining Men shower gels in; 250g and 100g

Dirty shower gel in; 250g

Calacas shower jelly

Bath Bombs

1. Think Pink
2. Lil Lush Pud
3. Sex Bomb
4. Leap Frog
5. Twilight
6. Snow White
7. Ickle Baby Bot
8. Golden Wonder
9. Blackberry
10. Honey Bee x 2
11. Skullduggery
12. Spacegirl 

Bath Melts, Massage Bars, Extra

1.       Sugar Babe

2.       Mange Too

3.        Heavanilli

4.        Enzymion (sample)

5.       The Melting Snowman

6.       Happy Blooming  2/3

7.       Shimmy Shimmy

8.       You’ve Been Mangoed 1/3

9.        Mint Julips Lip Scrub

10.   Lemmony Flutter (sample)

11.   Dreamtime 1/3

12.    Ceridwen’s Cauldron ¾

13.   Oatifix

14.    Celestrial (sample)

15.    Gorgeous (sample)

16.    Vanashing cream (sample)

17.   Coal face

18.   Fresh Farmacy

Vanilla Dee-Lite in; 100g

Dirty Body Spray x 3

Tea Tree Water in; 250g

 In My Shower

1. Honey I Washed The Kids
2. Vanilla In The Mist
3. Snowcake
4. Sweetheart
5. Rockstar
6. Godmother
7. Lady Catrina
8. Snowglobe

If you would like a review on anything please leave me a comment,
Emily x