tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76195618635830656082024-02-24T10:33:26.343+00:00clouds and cuticle oil | uk beauty blognatasha @ eyebrows inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761828224473094115noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619561863583065608.post-4477378414587496192015-09-17T00:02:00.000+01:002015-10-27T18:09:43.534+00:00super cute dresses | spon.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurTg8wycBOcG39L11MPv2eNWIYHrMrFdYAENlfkQ73zg4yzSzUpyiptXv4fA3KIc0DQCbpuB3iuWyQgXLsuxAETFfQi663LqqXRRjTOV4xhyn9h0ovqRuzy_Opqmd2VVcMVHuuHxrYcys/s1600/b140484-burgundy-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.aislestyle.co.uk/aline-chiffon-floorlength-sweetheart-sleeveless-bridesmaid-dresses-p-4323.html"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurTg8wycBOcG39L11MPv2eNWIYHrMrFdYAENlfkQ73zg4yzSzUpyiptXv4fA3KIc0DQCbpuB3iuWyQgXLsuxAETFfQi663LqqXRRjTOV4xhyn9h0ovqRuzy_Opqmd2VVcMVHuuHxrYcys/s320/b140484-burgundy-0.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoY7Q7L-zWc16njnXRv5mfX7U5oxW5tv_Psl65BwWQ6v0evwyszvzzKKmzw80XqcJUp31epZ6s3U5Yk6diSOfnB62xhLZKORcBiX-xAR6tkeCU4ESF0TZmUydgNQS5saocI42MNgQ0HuV/s1600/zsh031-red-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoY7Q7L-zWc16njnXRv5mfX7U5oxW5tv_Psl65BwWQ6v0evwyszvzzKKmzw80XqcJUp31epZ6s3U5Yk6diSOfnB62xhLZKORcBiX-xAR6tkeCU4ESF0TZmUydgNQS5saocI42MNgQ0HuV/s200/zsh031-red-0.jpg" width="125" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3Vi6ohqvrLBx7nXHjqdmialNqyyKg-oV1Ib7J8mxDRZVs9Kf0Jis2YqADx6KNO0SAJzBezT_ykcfSHYiglbqZ5f7sMt-3YN8l21FtGFFu_SNjReY_cQbOJsAb18b9SF3-peRqV0mBM-A/s1600/zsh008-burgundy-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3Vi6ohqvrLBx7nXHjqdmialNqyyKg-oV1Ib7J8mxDRZVs9Kf0Jis2YqADx6KNO0SAJzBezT_ykcfSHYiglbqZ5f7sMt-3YN8l21FtGFFu_SNjReY_cQbOJsAb18b9SF3-peRqV0mBM-A/s320/zsh008-burgundy-0.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
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I've found some really lovely<a href="http://www.aislestyle.co.uk/"> backlesss bridesmaid dressses</a> and <a href="http://www.aislestyle.co.uk/">lace bridesmaid dresses</a>....one day, one day!</div>
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natasha @ eyebrows inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761828224473094115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619561863583065608.post-11954569102027130182015-06-09T02:30:00.000+01:002015-06-09T14:38:43.645+01:00it's been a while - I'M MOVING!! (blogs, not houses. plz follow my new blog cause so far it's just been me talking to myself ok thnx)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember me? Somehow it's been far too many months since I last published anything on this little blog o' mine, which is an incredible length of time to boycott your favourite hobby. And I'd hate to hand you a pile of excuses, so I'll just move on and explain the title: I need to start afresh as my style has changed far too much to come back to this one, and yknow there's a chance that you might want to follow my new blog maybe? Cause it's been a bit sad and lonely over there and I miss youuuuuu </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So anyways here it is</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stupid title I know, it's a bit better than this one at least (I've never reviewed a single cuticle oil on here oops).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*v sorry if i post a few more reminders on this blog that i've moved, feel free to unfollow this one i won't mind</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">**also if you've ever wanted to see what my face looks like, there's a link to my instagram on tha blog & i'll make an about section at some point too</span></div>
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natasha @ eyebrows inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761828224473094115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619561863583065608.post-43417382876442410742014-03-16T22:51:00.000+00:002014-03-16T22:51:16.331+00:00l'oreal miss manga + mybeautycompare<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may have already seen the rather kitsch advert for the L'Oreal Miss Manga mascara (if not, you can watch it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-PuVYbrzeU">here</a>) and thought that the lashes that girl is sporting are rather incredible. Alas, the mascara she is promoting do not give <i>quite </i>such amazing results but it's nowhere near below par.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">L'Oreal's Miss Manga mascara is one that I've been reaching for fairly often as of late - surprising, as I own the purple shade. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Purple mascara may seem a little "outrageous", or at least a throwback to your early teens, but as this shade of purple is fairly dark the results are quite subtle. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here I've teamed it with the <a href="http://www.laurageller.com/store/eyes/products/inkwell-waterproof-gel-eyeliner">Laura Geller Inkwell Waterproof Gel Liner in Purple</a> to make the colour more noticeable, and I have to say I'm rather fond of the results - I'm imagining it would look even more stunning on brown eyes too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The cone-shaped wand does a great job of getting to every lash, and the volume it gives is pretty impressive. However, beware of applying this too generously, as it has a tendency to clump a little after a few coats. On the upside it doesn't flake and stays put all day, so much so that it's a little difficult to remove at night. But don't let that put you off as this is a great little mascara (I'm sorely tempted to buy the black version, someone stop me).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I'd share a website that I've been using a lot lately, in case it's of any use to you as I sure do find it helpful. It's called <a href="http://www.mybeautycompare.com/">My Beauty Compare</a>, and it's a price comparison website, but - get this - it's for beauty products. You can search for virtually anything and it'll tell you the cheapest website to buy it from, and there's also a forum to leave reviews. Another nifty little feature is that it suggests certain products that you may like based on details such as skin type, eye colour etc that you put in when you register. The website is free to join and you aren't bombarded with constant emails either - although there is a newsletter that you can opt in to receive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Better late than never, right? I'm so sorry for my absence, I've been revising like crazy for school recently</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (gotta prioritize</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and it still doesn't seem to be enough</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, but thanks for sticking with me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've introduced a few new products into my daily makeup routine and I have to say that I've been loving them all. I've tried the<a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Collection-2000-Lasting-Perfection-Concealer_984434/"> Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer</a> before but I've never owned it in the right colour for my skin tone, so I finally bit the bullet and bought the shade Fair 01 and it seriously is as good as everyone says it is. It gives a good amount of coverage on both blemishes and undereye circles and doesn't wear off throughout the day - if you haven't already tried this I'd highly recommend it, especially if you're on a budget.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A rare hair product favourite comes in the form of the </span><a href="http://www.boots.com/en/VO5-Plump-It-Up-Dry-Backcomb-Spray-200ml_1282799/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VO5 Plump It Up Dry Backcomb Spray</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. It's essentially a dry shampoo with a bit more "oomph" to it, and is great for giving some extra volume at the roots. Unlike most other dry shampoos I've tried, it doesn't leave my hair with a slightly white tinge and doesn't give that horrible powdery feeling either. For the price, I'm impressed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rimmel released a few new A/W shades of their Apocalips line late last year, and I've only just gotten around to picking up a few to try out. It's difficult to describe the formula of the Apocalips Lip Lacquers, they apply similar to a lipgloss yet are far, far more pigmented (I'm not kidding, these babies are intense) and wear well throughout the day - they stain your lips as well so the need to reapply is pretty much nonexistent.<a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-London-Apocalips-Lip-Lacquer_1296026/"> </a></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-London-Apocalips-Lip-Lacquer_1296026/">Eclipse </a>is my favourite shade by far, it's a deep berry colour that can be built up to look very vampy or just dabbed on for a less full-on look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For Christmas I received a beautiful little bareMinerals set, and the star products have to be the <a href="http://www.beautybay.com/cosmetics/bareminerals/g/primetimebrighteningeyelidprimer/?mkwid=AwmHGemM_dc&pcrid=29250127763&gclid=CNfJnNee77wCFSgGwwodjQIAjA">Prime Time Brightening Primer</a> and the <a href="http://www.bareminerals.co.uk/Round-the-Clock-Waterproof-Eyeliner/UKmasterRTCeyeliner,default,pd.html">Round The Clock Waterproof Eyeliner in 4PM</a>. The primer can be used as an eyeshadow in itself, or layered underneath power eyeshadow - it's a shimmery champagne shade, almost identical in colour to MAC's Retrospeck. The eyeliner is a dark purple shade and a great alternative to black, which I find can look a bit <i>too </i>bold on on days where my makeup is more natural. It's well-pigmented and lasts the whole day, although it does smudge a little bit - but then again it seems that all pencil liners do, I swear they've got it in for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again, I do apologize for being away for so long, and from the looks of how hectic my life is at the moment I think I'll be on this break for a little while longer - but I promise to return so stay tuned!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philip Kingsley Elasticizer | Benefit The Porefessional | Rodial Glamtox Night | Itsu Miso Soup</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vasanti Detox Nutrient-Rich Purifying Facial Cleanser | Premae Anatomy Nutrients Instant Renewal Body Oil</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The January Birchbox is packed with treats as per usual, and includes a few rather well-known products that I can't wait to put to the test.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm especially excited to see the Philip Kingsley Elasticizer as I've heard so many great things about it but have never got the chance to actually try it out. It promises to strengthen and nourish hair as well as prevent breakages - sounds all good to me! The two skincare samples also intrigue me (as if I'd ever be one to turn down the chance to test a new moisturiser), and they'll be great for travelling as for the first time in ages I'm actually running low on travel skincare supplies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm all about the primers at the moment, so the mini Benefit Porefessional will not go unloved, although from previous samples I have to say I do remember it clogging my pores - but we'll see, eh? </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also the sachet of miso soup is a nice little addition, it's probably not for everyone but I'm a big fan of any kind of food being included in these beauty boxes - healthy or otherwise (gimme chocolaaate)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me start off by saying that this review has been a long, long time coming. I received a box from L'Oreal (back in oooh... July?) containing three eyeliners and an eyebrow pencil from the Super Liner range and I've given them all a <i>very </i>thorough testing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blackbuster is probably the thickest felt tip liquid eyeliner I've ever seen, and it's brilliant at creating very dramatic, thick eyeliners wings in no time at all by just pressing down the side of the felt pen on the eye where the wing should be. I find that sometimes I have to go over the line I've drawn more than once, as sometimes the formula has a tendency to lean more charcoal grey than intense black.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I received the Brow Artiste in the shade 03 Brunette, and I was scared to give it a go as I thought the colour would be way too dark for my light ashy brown eyebrows. However, when applied lightly it blends in perfectly and is now my go-to brow product when I'm going for a strong brow look (on a day to day basis I just use powder). The pencil also comes with an eyebrow tamer and on the other end there's a clear wax to help set your brows in place.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favourite of the bunch has to be the Perfect Slim, I've mentioned it in more than one monthly favourites and it even found its way into my <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/end-of-year-favourites.html">2013 favourites</a>. Truthfully, this is the only liquid eyeliner I use on a daily basis and it's a firm staple in my makeup routine. The teeny tiny nib allows for a... um... <i>perfect</i> wing and with a little practice, it takes no time at all. It's just the best, okay?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Super Liner Gelmatic is your average automatic black eyeliner - it's well pigmented and lasts the whole day, plus if you pull off the end there's a little sharpener so it's handy for travelling. The one bad thing I have to say about this is that it doesn't last half as long as any of my pencil eyeliners do and I'm nearing the end of it after using it for just a few months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall I'd 100% recommend that you check out the Perfect Slim if you're in the market for a new liquid eyeliner, as it seriously is the best one I've tried so far. The Brow Artiste and Blackbuster are also worth a look if they sound like your kinda thing - especially if you find a good colour match with the eyebrow pencil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it's out with the old and in with the new, and this past few days I've been hit with the spring cleaning bug so I simply <i>must </i>get this post up as soon as possible to allow me to chuck out all my empty bottles of lotions and potions. Plus I started off last year with my very first empties post so it's nice to turn it into some sort of tradition, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't usually mention deodorant as in my eyes it's a fairly mundane product, but I have to make an exception for the <a href="http://www.boots.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10052&productId=1250591">Dove Maximum Protection Anti-Perspirant Deodorant</a> as it really is... exceptional, I guess. I always use cream deodorants (roll-ons are too sticky and I can't take aerosols with me on planes - I've been travelling a lot lately), and the bold claims and - not gonna lie - the high price tag intrigued me and I'm impressed. It isn't something I use daily as I feel that not allowing my skin to breathe 24/7 can't be good so I alternate between this and another deodorant, but for when I'm doing any sort of physical activity or am going to have a particularly long day I reach for this as it keeps my underarms completely dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lip balms are a product that I have at least two of on the go at the same time, and I've reached the end of the two that I'd been using daily. I didn't enjoy the <a href="http://www.lookfantastic.com/balance-me-rose-otto-intensive-lip-salve-10ml/10543593.html?utm_source=googleprod&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=gp_skincare&affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&gclid=CKmtovXL5bsCFa3KtAodQH8APg">Balance Me Rose Otto Intensive Lip Salve</a> at all as I found that it left a film on top of my lips that ended up gathering around the edges of my lips (not attractive!), and I just used<a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Carmex-Lip-Balm-Tube-10g_857698/"> Carmex</a> for the SPF but I don't rate it as a lip balm - my lips get addicted to it to the point where I have to keep reapplying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.lookfantastic.com/weleda-one-step-cleanser-toner-100ml/10540661.html?utm_source=googleprod&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=gp_skincare&affil=thggpsad&gclid=CIKawLbq-rYCFS7KtAodthMAjA&affil=awin&awc=2082_1388873166_419ec7757feca674e01b7d96a1a3eb87">Weleda One-Step Cleanser & Toner</a> (review <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/weleda.html">here</a>) and the <a href="http://www.boots.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10052&catalogId=11051&productId=1299736&langId=-1&callingViewName&cm_mmc=Paid%20Search-_-Plusbox-_-Link-_-LOralParisSkinPerfection15SecondMiracleCleansingOilFaceandEyes150ml&cm_mmc=pla-_-google-_-Boots%20Beauty-_-Beauty%20-%20PLAs%20Brands&affwin&awc=2041_1388873123_7a884f6926f0161d997cb846e5f98d79&cm_mmc_o=-uubkbzfwlCjCKww5kbELCjCvi%20i9%20niioCjCC">L'Oreal Skin Perfection 15 Second Miracle Cleansing Oil</a> (review <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/loreal-skin-perfection-miracle.html">here</a>) are both firm skincare favourites of mine, and I've already repurchased the cleansing oil as it's just that great at taking my makeup off instantly. I prefer using the Weleda cleanser in the morning, or in the evening on days when I haven't worn makeup as it's very gentle but still leaves my skin feeling squeaky clean. It stings something wicked if it gets into your eyes though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another cleanser here, and it's <a href="http://www.superdrug.com/superdrug/superdrug-hot-cloth-cleanser-with-muslin-cloth-150ml/invt/516251">Superdrug's Own Brightening Hot Cloth Cleanser</a>. I bought this to see how it compares to the Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser, and although it takes off makeup just as well I don't think it had the same effect on my skin in terms of preventing breakouts as the Cleanse & Polish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course there's a few average products in the mix, and this time around I've used up two body lotions - one is the <a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/bliss-blood-orange-white-pepper-body-butter-200ml">Bliss Blood Orange + White Pepper Body Butter</a>, which was nice enough and smelled like oranges, but the price is way too high. The same goes for the <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/molton-brown-ylang-ylang-nourishing-body-lotion-300ml/p613120">Molton Brown Ylang Ylang Nourishing Body Lotion</a>, except I didn't like the scent nearly as much. Other products that didn't impress me were the <a href="http://www.beautybay.com/skincare/mariobadescu/seaweedcleansingsoap/">Mario Badescu Seaweed Cleansing Soap</a> (it smelled like bathroom cleaning products and had exfoliating bits in it) and the <a href="http://www.lookfantastic.com/ren-evercalm-global-protection-day-cream-50ml/10872940.html">REN Evercalm Global Protection Day Cream </a>(average).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's right, I'm ditching my usual monthly beauty favourites post in favour of displaying my stand-out makeup products from the past whole year. Honestly I thought it would take forever and a day to select the best of the best from 2013, but it was surprisingly easy to narrow down what I'd consistently loved throughout most of the year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's start off with my favourite lipstick of all time (so far!), <a href="http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/shaded/168/310/Products/Lips/Lipstick/Lipstick/index.tmpl">MAC's Brick-O-La</a>. I'm aware that is quite a bold claim for a lipstick obsessive, but there's something about this muted red that makes it oh so wearable whether worn opaque or just dabbed on lightly. It's a few shades darker than my natural lip colour and helps waken my face up as soon as I've applied it. I have a full review with lip swatches<a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/mac-brick-o-la-lipstick.html"> here</a> if you're interested.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2013 was also when I discovered my two favourite mascaras - the Essence Multi-Action mascara (review <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/essence-multi-action-mascara.html">here</a>) and the <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Max-Factor-False-Lash-Effect-24-Hour-Mascara_1253465/?affwin&awc=2041_1388525645_7cea7b57c47529fa5db20322feebd3d1&cm_mmc_o=-uubkbzfwlCjCKww5kbELCjCvi%20i9%20niioCjCC">Covergirl LashBlast 24HR mascara</a> (review <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/covergirl-lashblast-24hr-mascara.html">here</a>). They both make my lashes look long and full, and I couldn't choose between the two as I wear each just as often as the other. I prefer the Essence mascara when I want to make my lashes look <i>amazing</i>, as it delivers marginally better results in the volume stakes, however as the Covergirl mascara's name suggests, it stays put all day and doesn't flake at all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My most-worn blush has to be <a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/theBalm-FratBoy-Shadow-Blush-8-5g">theBalm's FratBoy</a>, although I have been reaching for the Sleek Blush in Flushed </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in the past month or two</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, I have to hand it to theBalm as I don't think I strayed from their blush at all at the start of the year. As for contour, I really only have one option and it's the </span><a href="http://www.nyxcosmeticsstore.co.uk/acatalog/PB_-_Powder_Blush.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NYX Blush in Taupe</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Despite being a (fairly) new addition, I've quickly fallen in love with it - more specifically, its ability to mimic a natural shadow under the cheekbones and double up as an eyebrow powder as well. Holy grail product right there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another somewhat new addition, but one I couldn't help but slip in is the <a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/LOreal-Paris-Super-Liner-Perfect-Slim-Intense-Black?aff=aw&awc=2150_1385843238_6af7c0441956615abc95827eeb356562&aff=aw&awc=2150_1388526561_ae7da87a8dc94677722e9882f032818d">L'Oreal Super Liner Perfect Slim</a>* (which I still haven't given you a full review of - sorry!) as I'm sure you've heard me mention it in at least two favourites posts this year. I've now gotten to the stage with this where I can do winged eyeliner in a flash, and I love how versatile the thin nib allows you to be. Mine's drying up a little now, but you betcha I'll repurchase instantly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last but not least, of course I have to mention my favourite lip balm as that really is the one beauty product that I <i>need </i>- and the prize goes to a tube of nappy care ointment. Yes, I use <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Bepanthen-Nappy-Care-Ointment-1-x-30g_10317/">Bepanthen</a> as a lip balm, and I highly recommend that you do too as it is brilliant. Despite not being the most glamorous product on the market, this stuff will heal your lips up for good. I apply it every night before I go to sleep and use my NUXE Reve De Miel (which I've found is intensely moisturising, but only in the short term) in the day and after a week of having sore, chapped to the point of bleeding lips they're healed. Completely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What's Christmas without a little glitter? I've dug out the most festive polishes I could find to whip up something sparkly on my nails, and I have to say I like to end result a lot more than I thought I would. The Saffron glitter nail polish cost me no more than £2 (as soon as you open the bottle you can smell the chemicals), but as far as actual application goes, it didn't fair too badly. I used two coats to cover my whole nail in glitter, although I did have to wait for quite a while in between applications. The OPI polish was also two coats, and is the same shade of bog-standard cherry red that everyone owns about twenty of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've wanted to get my hands on a few Twistbands ever since I heard about the concept (a hairband that doesn't leave any kinks? Count me in.) but I've always thought they were overpriced for what they are, so I'm happy to see one included in this month's box as it means that I can give it a trial run before handing over a tenner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also received a $20 off voucher for BaubleBar to celebrate their UK launch, which is all well and good and all until you see that delivery to the UK is $20 (insane!), plus since they ship from the US </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you have to pay import taxes on top of that. I think I'll be giving that a miss.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From this photoset you'd think that I've spent the last month in Brighton, but in reality I've recently only been there twice (it's just so photogenic). While I was there I witnessed the most beautiful, vivid sunset I have ever seen and managed to get seats to see new installment of The Hobbit on the 14th. Other than a few day trips, I've not left the comfort of my sofa at all and I don't even feel bad about it. I'm doing all my Christmas shopping online this year, it's so much less hassle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apologies for <i>another</i> wishlist (two in one month is a bit of an overkill, I know), but after posting up my pick of the best beauty gift sets, I thought it would be appropriate to have another post up that's more specific to me... yanno, just in case my mum reads this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Dr Lewinn's Renunail Nail Strengthener has been on my radar for some time, and now that the OPI Nail Envy seems to be doing nothing for my nails - they're so</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> weak and brittle at the moment it's unreal - I could do with a new</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> nail treatment. The reviews are extremely positive as well, and I foresee this ending up in my possession within a month one way or another. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been reaching for my curling wand more often than my straighteners as of late, and the curling wand that I'm using at the moment is really past its best and could do with being replaced. As far as I can see, the Babyliss Waving Wand looks perfect with its claims to give "effortless, natural waves" and isn't ridiculously expensive either.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although I would be happy receiving pretty much anything from the Mr. GUGU & Miss GO website (for instance </span><a href="http://mrgugu.com/collections/sweaters/products/crazy-cat-sweater-woman" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THIS</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">), the cloud sweater caught my eye as it's a little more... "subtle", shall we say, than anything else on that </span><strike style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">goddamn marvelous</strike><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> website. The same goes for the Snow White t-shirt (</span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">their faces have been replaced with cat's faces guys, who on earth would not want that</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">), except that the only place that sells it seems to be eBay, and it ships from South Korea so it probably wouldn't make it here in time for Christmas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a big fan of military-style combat boots, and I find that it's best to buy boots that were actually built for the outdoors instead of going to a high street store as they last a lot longer and are more comfortable too. The ones that I've featured are more expensive than your average Primark pair, but I bet the quality is far superior.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mentioned Vivabox in a gift guide last year, but I thought I'd share it again as I love the concept of giving perfume samples with a voucher to pick up one full-size <i>and</i> I've found a voucher code that makes the Perfume Gift Box For Her (in the pink packaging) only £25 with free postage! The code is WIMH13 and it's valid until June 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've spoken about Betrousse once or twice in the past, and was impressed with the concept of the brand; basically, they offer one-off beauty boxes much in the same way that Latest In Beauty do, but with mostly French brands and for a fraction of the price of what the products inside would cost if you bought them all separately.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This particular kit comes with four full-sized products, including a body lotion, lipgloss, shampoo and cleanser - the last of which I'm a little hesitant to try out, as the moisturiser I tried from the same brand didn't do my skin any favours. Perhaps I'll be pleasantly surprised with the Benta Berry G1 Exfoliating Facial Cleanser - in any case, I'll be sure to inform you when it ends up in an empties post!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As far as I'm concerned, the star of the show here is the JASON Normalising Shampoo - it doesn't contain SLS (or parabens!), which is brilliant as I try to avoid the ingredient in my body wash and shampoo, but SLS free products are hard to come by and I always stick with the <a href="http://www.nakedbodycare.co.uk/">Naked</a> brand as they're the cheapest. The shampoo cleanses my hair just as thoroughly as my favourite Naked one, and smells lovely to boot. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And while we're on the subject of scents, I was expecting the Fair Naturally Mango & Safflower Body Moisturiser to smell as divine as its name would suggest, but I was a little let down when my nostrils weren't bombarded with full-on mango fruitiness. The body lotion still has a nice, inoffensive scent and it does its job well, which is the main thing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not usually drawn to lipglosses, and instead favour pigmented lipsticks but there's something about the shimmery pink girly-ness of the Make Believe Shimmer Lipgloss that makes me want to hold on to it rather than pass it on to a friend. I'm thinking it would look good in the summer, with a tan and minimal makeup, non?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall a well-rounded box, and the whole box is only £3 more that the RRP of the shampoo itself. There's a bargain to be had here!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having made the jump from almost never wearing eyeshadow to wearing it almost daily, I realised that I owned next to no neutral eyeshadow palettes. Every palette that I owned had at least one colour that I would never wear, so of course I just <i>had </i>to buy a new one to fulfil my eyeshadow needs - I use that word very lightly. Stila's In The Light caught my eye as it comes with ten eyeshadows in colours that I would actually wear, and an eyeliner to boot. SInce then, it's quickly become my most reached for in the way of eyeshadow shades.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Packaging-wise, Stila have hit the nail on the head. The palette is sturdy enough to survive a bump or two, and comes with a large mirror along with a sweet little quote by Stila's Global Artistic Director (what a job title that is). It's kept shut by a magnetic closure that is fairly strong, although I would take the precaution to wrap a hairband or two around the palette when travelling, just to be on the safe side.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The palette has four matte shades, which was one of the main selling point for me as I much prefer using matte instead of shimmery shades in the crease of the eye, since I find that they mimic an actual shadow far better. All the eyeshadows are well pigmented and the selection of colours are easy-to-wear, safe neutrals, but there's still </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all the shades you need for a smokey eye, including Night Sky, which is a gorgeous purple/gunmetal shade and Ebony, a decent matte black that doubles up as an eyeliner as well. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favourite combination for an everyday look is Kitten all over the lid, with Bliss in the crease and Sandstone in the outer corner, although I'm also fond of using Bubbly on the lid with Luster in the crease.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The only letdown is the Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner in Damsel. I have no qualms with the pigmentation or staying power as they both are brilliant, but the packaging renders the whole thing useless. The automatic pencil is non-retractable so after curiously twisting the eyeliner all the way up to see how much product there was, I had to disassemble the tube and manually feed the eyeliner back in (doable, but an extremely messy job). Also, the eyeliner is so creamy that it is impossible to sharpen even with a sharpener specifically made for automatic eyeliners, so you're left with a blunt edge that makes applying the liner a pretty difficult job. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hate to say it as the pigmentation is nothing short of perfect, but it's just not worth the trouble.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do love a good gift set, and at Christmas they're released in their droves which, as you can imagine, makes me very happy. And seeing as I do enjoy a good excuse <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(*ahem* this post)</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to spend hours trawling through various websites picking out and sharing the best of the best, let's get cracking!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bareMinerals Shine On Palette is a FeelUnique exclusive, and despite the gorgeous packaging is pretty inexpensive and has a fair few good things in it. The two eyeshadows look like such gorgeous colours, as does the blush - this would be a brilliant travel palette as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The GlamGlow SuperMud face mask has to be one of the most hyped up masks out there, and from reviews it sounds amazing. Well, guess what - they do a gift set. It contains a 30ml pot of the Supermud and a 15ml pot of Youthmud, and I for one am hoping to find this under my Christmas tree - that's only to be expected though, face masks are easily my favourite skincare item, if a new one comes up on my radar of course I'm desperate to try it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Out of all the many gift set that Benefit do, the Groovy Kind-A Love seems the best - you get three face products, a mascara and four eyeshadows for £30, and there aren't any of those dodgy powders or concealers (one shade </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">certainly</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> doesn't suit all) included. Also isn't that the quaintest packaging you've ever laid your eyes on?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Origins also do a plethora of gift sets at Christmas, and they prove to be very popular as almost all of them have sold out on their website. Luckily, the vast majority can be sourced elsewhere, and my pick is the Moisturise And Be Merry set. It consists of products from the Make A Difference line, aimed at dry and dehydrated skin and having tried a sample of the Make A Difference Plus+ moisturiser, I can vouch for the line and say that it is rather brilliant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soap and Glory always do lovely little gift sets alongside their huge £60 hampers, and you can be assured that everything is good quality (and more importantly, smells divine!). This particular set is only £10 and has four little minis of their products as well as a shower puff, you could even split the set up for some little stocking stuffers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just had to include the Clinique set since the berry colours pretty much had me at hello. The set contains a lipstick and nail polish in the shade Black Honey (so you can be super cool and match your nails to your lips), not forgetting the mascara and lip gloss.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slightly more pricey than Soap and Glory, L'Occitane also do some lovely gifts. The Delicate Cherry Blossom Collection has a good selection of hand and body products, including a 50ml EDT spray. There's also a Verbena Collection<a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/LOccitane-Enchanting-Verbena-Collection"> here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I'd include a nail polish gift, as they make great stocking stuffers - the Orly Secret Society collection actually comes in a set with a little bag. All three nail polishes are glittery and perfect for the festive season, and they aren't those tiny bottles either - these are the real 18ml deal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that November is drawing to a close and it's got to that point where there's around four hours of daylight per day, I'm finding it more and more difficult to keep up with everything. Between mountains of studying, revising for a piano exam - it's on the 4th of December, wish me luck - and my new-found love for Sherlock (I now track #sheetlock on Tumblr), not to mention </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't even </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">started</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> buying Christmas presents, I've really got enough to be getting on with and yet all I want to do is curl into a ball and hibernate. It doesn't help that I've started buying Yankee Candles (they instantly put me to sleep); the one I'm currently burning is Cinnamon Stick and I've also got stocks of Christmas Memories and Vanilla Chai waiting to be put to use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moving on from candles to face cream (smooth transition there), and I've finally got myself a full size pot of moisturiser after spending about three months using up all the samples I had lying around. I went for the <a href="http://www.asos.com/Elemental-Herbology/Elemental-Herbology-Cell-Plumping---Facial-Hydrator-50ml/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2219257&cid=15264&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=9999&sort=-1&clr=Facialhydrator+hydrator&affid=5571&WT.srch=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term={adwords_producttargetid}&utm_content=&utm_campaign=&cvosrc=ppc.google.{adwords_producttargetid}&network={network}&mobile={ifmobile:1}&search={ifsearch:1}&content={ifcontent:1}&creative={creative}&ptid={adwords_producttargetid}&adposition={adposition}&gclid=CKbC0vqSi7sCFUmWtAodTVQAzg">Elemental Herbology Cell Plumping Facial Hydrator</a> since I had used up a few little tubes of it before and adored it, plus I had a load of Birchbox points saved up that softened the blow of the price tag somewhat. But it's worth it - I would have believed it if I was told that this moisturiser had been custom made for my skin, as it works so well at preventing excess oil and dry patches as well as creating a good base for makeup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not going to go too into depth about the <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/sleek-flushed.html">Sleek Blush in Flushed</a> or the <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/revlon-black-cherry.html">Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Black Cherry</a> as I've posted full reviews of both the products this month. Simply put, they satisfy my need to wear BERRY EVERYTHING on my face and make me feel all wintery and festive. And seeing my lipstick mark on a mug of tea is one of the nicest things, don't try to argue with me on this because it is fact.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coincidentally, I featured the <a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/Rimmel-Wake-Me-Up-Foundation?utm_source=GoogleBaseUK&utm_medium=gen&catargetid=1665049966&aff=mrn&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term={keyword}&utm_campaign=Product+Listing+Ads+NEW&mkwid=BCXiC9nu_d{device}&pcrid=28149025749">Rimmel Wake Me Up</a> foundation in last year's November Favourites post (you can view it <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/november-favourites.html">here</a> if you want to have a chuckle at my photography skills... check out that lip swatch) and here it is again, and for good reason. Wake Me Up is such a brilliant foundation for the price, and provides just enough coverage to disguise any redness whilst giving my skin a natural glow. I have the lightest shade, 100 Ivory, which is still half a shade too dark for me but works if I blend it in, so I wouldn't advise blind buying the foundation online if you've got very fair skin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another previous favourite of mine has been the <a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/LOreal-Paris-Super-Liner-Perfect-Slim-Intense-Black?aff=aw&awc=2150_1385843238_6af7c0441956615abc95827eeb356562">L'Oreal Super Liner Perfect Slim</a>*, but it deserves another mention seeing as I've fallen even more in love with it. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The swatch of doesn't portray it in the best light, as I'd left it standing upright for too long and there was barely any ink near the nib - rest assured, the line it gives is rather more precise than it looks and I end up with flawless winged eyeliner every time. Also from the same Super Liner line is the <a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/LOral-Paris-Super-Liner-Gelmatic-Ultra-Black-5g">Gelmatic</a>*, a black eyeliner that doesn't end up halfway down your face at the end of the day. The automatic mechanism works well (I've tried a fair few automatic eyeliners where this isn't the case) and there's a sharpener on the other end of the pencil so that keeps me happy, plus it's one hell of an upgrade from my smudgy, grey-black Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And yeah I should have put a review up of these eyeliners like five months ago but since they've not budged from their spot in my daily makeup routine I keep forgetting to take photos of them. I'll get round to it soon. Promise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not one to shy away from a bold lip colour and come winter, dark lips and I stick together like glue. There's something about the dramatic look that a deep lip colour gives which I just adore, and paired with some winged eyeliner I'm all set for the colder months. I may have overcompensated for my lack of shades to choose from last year, and ended up with more vampy lipsticks than I can handle but one that hasn't escaped my rigorous testing is Revlon's Black Cherry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The packaging is beautiful, worthy of high-end status in every way were it not for the price tag. The lipstick glides on easily, but will need to be applied with a lip brush if you're going for an opaque coverage as the colour is so deep that any slight mistakes will show - I go around the edge of my lips with a concealer to make sure that I haven't "coloured outside the lines" as it were, and doing this helps the shade stand out even more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can Birchbox stop being so consistently good for just one moment? Sure, I've received that Beauty Protector spray in two previous Birchboxes and haven't even started using them up, but I'm not complaining because there's SIX OTHER PRODUCTS in the box that I'm in love with. Yah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A delicious cinnamon scent filled the entire room a</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">s soon as I took off the lid of my box, and you'd be forgiven for thinking that the perfume sample had leaked - <i>nope.</i> One teabag had somehow managed to fragrance the room quicker than any candle would, and as an avid tea drinker I'm looking forward to sampling these new flavours (and of course my favourite, the Earl Grey will not go unloved). I adore the sample of perfume as well, so much so that I don't mind such a tiny sample being included as I'll probably end up buying the full size.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Weleda body wash is going straight in my travel bag for the next time I'm staying in a hotel overnight and they don't provide shower gel, and i</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">t also smells amazing (spotting a theme here?). The Birchbox own-branded pencil sharpener is also a welcome addition as my previous pencil sharpener is looking rather worse for wear - however my NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils don't seem to fit in the new one so I may have to hold on to both for now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then there's the two makeup items, arguably the most exciting part of any beauty box. First we have the eagerly anticipated Laura Mercier product that Birchbox teased us with last month - in my box was the Long Lash mascara which I'm dying to try out, but for fear of either it or my current mascara drying out I'm going to wait until I've finished the mascara I'm using now before cracking the Laura Mercier one out. I haven't tried a pencil highlighter before, so I'm looking forward to working out how to use this one by Chella - I'm a little confused if it's supposed to be blended out with a brush or your fingertips, so I guess it'll be a case of trial and error.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So first we've got a few Orly treats with Cosmopolitan (£3.60), which have a choice of four shades of the miniature bottle of Orly nail polish. The colours are a glittery gold, nude, deep red or ruby red.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More nail polish freebies with Glamour (£2), who have partnered up with Nails Inc for Kate Spade. You'd think I'd be all over this freebie, seeing as Nails Inc is one of my favourite nail brands, but none of the colours particularly appeal to me as they all seem very basic and I probably already have exact dupes in my collection already - there's silver, gold, red and black. Also in the mag is a gift card for The Body Shop, with either £3, £15 or £100 loaded up on it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another free gift that I thought I'd be excited about but ended up passing on was the Benefit lipglosses that come with this month's issue of Elle (£4). There's three different shades to choose from, Dandelion, Coralisa or Hoola - all 6.5ml in size.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also recall a few other freebies coming with magazines, but I didn't take down any details and can't seem to find them online - Harper's Bazaar comes with Christmas cards and Tatler has a free Markus Lupfer clutch bag with it (view it <a href="http://www.tatler.com/bystander/events/2013/november/24-uses-for-a-markus-lupfer-clutch-bag#/12736/image/4">here</a>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beautybay.com/nailcare/opi/lightsofemeraldcity/">OPI Lights of Emerald City</a> | <a href="http://www.beautybay.com/nailcare/ciate/cookiesandcream/?mkwid=XHa2CNAI_dc&pcrid=26855220443&gclid=CNTGiaab77oCFZCWtAodmHwAqQ">Ciate Cookies and Cream</a> | <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/punk-retro-fashion-bracelet-watch-cowhide-roman-rivet-watch-p-7533.html">Bracelet Watch</a>*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you one of the most interesting glitter nail polishes in the world. OPI's Lights of Emerald City was part of the Wizard of Oz collection, and is made up of large square white glitter mixed in with smaller iridescent square pieces of glitter. I paired it over three coats of Ciate Cookies and Cream,</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> which together managed to stay glued to my nails without chipping for five whole days. The glitter isn't the easiest to apply, and takes two coats and a bit of dabbing here and there to get an even coverage. But it's worth it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also check out my new arm candy, courtesy of Born Pretty Store (they've got so many lovely inexpensive <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/watches-c-430.html">wristwatches</a> on their site - I'm planning on buying one or two to use as stocking stuffers this Christmas). I adore the burgundy colour and the Roman numerals on the clock face, and it's easier to put on than you'd think once you've had a few attempts. If you fancy grabbing one for yourself, you can use the voucher code NATASHAC10 for 10% off as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've made a considerable dent in my moisturiser sample stash, and have worked my way through a mini <a href="http://www.origins.co.uk/product/3867/11645/Skincare/Concern/Reduce-Lines-Wrinkles/Starting-Over/Age-erasing-moisturizer-with-Mimosa/index.tmpl?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-ShoppingFeed-_-Concern-_-ReduceLinesWrinkles&77tadunit=ef65a051&77tadvert=32087248845&77tkeyword=&77tentrytype=s&77tentry=shopping_feed_ppc&gclid=COi48eHA4roCFebMtAodMlAAdg">Origins Starting Over</a>, <a href="http://birchbox.co.uk/blanc-cachemire-day-cream-50ml">Blanc Cachemire Creme de Jour Protectrice</a> and <a href="http://www.bentaberry.fr/g-1-moisturizing-regulating-cream-for-boys-and-girls.html?___store=fr_en&___from_store=en_sg">Benta Berry G-1 Moisturising Face Cream</a>. Both the Origins and Blanc Cachemire moisturisers were pleasant to use and absorbed quickly, although Starting Over isn't geared towards my skin type and the Blanc Cachemire one costs over £50. Crazy. As for the Benta Berry moisturizer, well... it was completely unusable. It would ball up if I applied any more than the tiniest amount,</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> making it impossible to apply any makeup and leave my skin still unhydrated. As I hate throwing away anything that isn't empty, I ended up using it as a body lotion but did not enjoy it one bit. Honestly it must have been to worst moisturiser I've ever used.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another perfume bites the dust, and it's one that I will miss. I picked up the <a href="http://www.fragrancedirect.co.uk/beyonce/beyonce-pulse-eau-de-parfum-spray-30ml/invt/0040669?utm_source=google&utm_medium=merchant&utm_keyword=foo&istCompanyId=17773c4e-a26f-4631-9b91-73e6422dbe77&istItemId=xixqppama&istBid=tztx&gclid=CNLkwf3B4roCFRMftAodpiIA1A">Beyonce Pulse EDP</a> in the January sales last year for around £10 on a whim, and luckily I adored the scent. It's very fruity and sweet (that kind where you just have to sniff again) and although it doesn't last all day, it sure beats most of my eau de toilettes. The bottle isn't to my taste, but at that price who's complaining?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.origins.co.uk/product/6713/18374/Bestsellers/Super-Spot-Remover/Blemish-treatment-gel/index.tmpl?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-ShoppingFeed-_-Bestsellers-_-SuperSpotRemover;&77tadunit=ef65a051&77tadvert=32087248845&77tkeyword=&77tentrytype=s&77tentry=shopping_feed_ppc&gclid=CLeitefN4roCFYbJtAod53cAQg">Origins Super Spot Remover</a> has been featured in a previous empties post that I wrote up around five or six months ago, and since then I've used up another whole bottle. Simply put, I love it and it's brilliant. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously, I've been without it for around a week now and my skin sorely misses it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few other little bottles and tubes have been finished up too - <a href="http://www.lookfantastic.com/weleda-skin-food-30ml/10540679.html?utm_source=googleprod&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=gp_skincare&affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&gclid=COL4hPHN4roCFfLHtAod2l8ASA">Weleda Skin Food</a> which I like but don't love (there are better alternatives available), the <a href="http://birchbox.co.uk/gerda-spillmann-renaissance-age-serum">Gerda Spillmann Renaissance Age Serum</a> (didn't do anything at all to my skin, not surprising as it isn't aimed at my skin type) and the <a href="http://www.cellnique.com/bliv/off-with-those-heads.html">B.Liv by Cellnique Off With Those Heads Blackheads Sebum Gel</a>. I found the sebum gel to be less drying and slightly less effective than the Origins Super Spot Remover, but I may repurchase it in full size as I'm interested to see how it fares in the long run.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other empty products include a rare makeup product in the form of the Maybelline Pure Cover Mineral Concealer in shade 03 Sand and the <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Clearasil-%C2%AE-DailyClear-%C2%AE-Vitamins-&-Extracts-Wash-and-Mask_1250129?CAWELAID=1172869490&cm_mmc=pla-_-google-_-Boots+Beauty-_-Beauty+-+PLAs&kw=%7Bkeyword%7D&cagpspn=pla">Clearasil Vitamins & Extracts Wash and Mask</a>. The latter was just about to reach its expiry date, so I placed it in the shower to use as a body wash of sorts. Can't say it did much. As for the concealer, it's the one that I used when I first started wearing makeup (not the same tube, obviously) and didn't really need much coverage anywhere. However, my lack of sleep calls for something a bit more heavy duty now so I think I'll be ditching Maybelline for the famed Collection concealer - but if you're looking for something with a natural coverage I'd highly recommend checking out Maybelline Pure Cover if you can find it in stores.</span></div>
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natasha @ eyebrows inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761828224473094115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619561863583065608.post-60942008450513368492013-11-10T17:52:00.001+00:002013-11-10T17:52:24.926+00:00the basics of beauty blogging<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Entering the world of blogging can be tricky, and I know that when I first started I felt as though I had jumped in at the deep end with no idea how to keep afloat. Since then, I've learned a few tips and tricks so I thought I'd share them with you. If you've been blogging for a while don't expect to see anything new here, I'll just be going over the very basics - this post is more for those who are toying with the idea of starting a blog. Also please don't take my word as gospel, as everyone has their own way of doing thing and I'd hate for anyone to think that they have to stick to a specific formula.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look into whether you want your blog to be purely one subject, or cover a range of things - for instance I focus mainly on beauty, but I also upload the occasional lifestyle or baking post. I've even done a few outfit posts. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An obvious way to do this is to read blogs. Lots of them. It's the best way to find out what you like and what attracts you to blogs you like to read. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The design of your blog is an important factor in keeping potential readers on your page, as first impressions really do mean a lot. Choose a colour scheme and a main font or two, then go about creating a header. You can pull inspiration from other blogs, and see where you want to have something really detailed or just a simple slogan. Having a photo as a header <i>can</i> look amazing, but it runs the risk of getting outdated. If you've made a header with a white background, but when you upload it there's still a grey-ish background you need to make the background transparent. A free way to do this is to go to LunaPic, upload your header and go to the transparent option on the edit menu. Once you're done, save it as a PNG and that's it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unless you're using your blog as just another platform of social media, I'd recommend using proper spelling, punctuation (please please please don't overuse exclamation marks) and grammar. Blogger has a built-in spellchecker (that doesn't seem to recognise the word "blog"), as does Google Chrome so it's difficult to get caught out, although sadly they don't pick up on things like mixing up "you're" with "your". Also please disable word verification on comments (I did a tutorial <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/a-handy-dandy-guide-to-disabling-your.html">here</a>) and t</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ry to have photographs on the largest possible size, or even go one step further and go into the HTML of your post and adjust the sizes from there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't focus too much on statistics. Although it's nice to know how many people read your blog and it gives you a little confidence boost, when your pageviews for one week are less than the week before it'll get to you more than you might think. I know statistics is something that most bloggers like to keep private, which can be daunting if you're just starting out and think that the "bigger bloggers" are getting thousands upon thousands of hits per day. If it helps, I average </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">150 pageviews per day (according to Google Analytics, Blogger's statistics</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> estimate around 200 a day. Neither are very accurate - one of the main reasons being that they don't track people who have disabled cookies) on days when I haven't uploaded a new post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As for photography, you don't need a fancy camera, you don't need a light box and you certainly don't need Photoshop. Just find a good light source (this may be difficult now that it's winter, try taking a week's worth of photos all in one day at the weekend instead of resorting to flash) such as a windowsill, put your product facing the light and your camera on its macro setting if it has one and get snapping. If you can't find a good background, then tape up an unbent A3 sheet of paper for a clean plain white background (<a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-bright-lip.html">what I did in this post</a>).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Editing is brilliant, and can turn a "meh" photograph into something Pinterest-worthy. I use both Picasa 3 and PicMonkey for my editing, and although I do own Photoshop Elements 6 I don't use it for blog photos. Picasa is free to download and automatically retrieves all your photographs from your computer (it doesn't support PNG format though) and I primarily use it to go through all the photos I've taken on a single "shoot", which can be anywhere from 30 to 200. I love Picasa for this as you can delete a photo instantly at the touch of a button without need for confirmation. I then export the photos I've chosen to PicMonkey to crop them and play around with the exposure, saturation, sharpness and size (I make sure that all photos are under 1MB, it helps them load faster on the page). If I'm adding text to a photo, I go back to Picasa as it has access to all of the fonts you have installed, whereas there are only a select few on PicMonkey.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To make editing faster, I'd suggest mastering a few keyboard shortcuts if you haven't already - Ctrl and Z to undo your last action, Ctrl and + to zoom in etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But if you're thinking of starting a blog, do it. Just don't expect for brilliant content to appear out of nowhere as everybody's got to start somewhere. It's a learning process, and it's almost impossible to make great content if you've never made good content, and make good content if you've never made average content, and make average content if you've never made anything that was slightly iffy. I know I'm not proud of my <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/notd-geometric.html">first post</a>, but I keep it up for a reason.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to the lovely people on Twitter for giving me the confirmation that this post would be something you'd like to see!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">new lotions and potions | handmade birthday card for a friend (stole the design idea from <a href="http://lasaloperie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/handmade-birthday-card-lettering.html">isa</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also had my birthday around a month ago, which was filled with cake and some lovely presents that I'm very grateful for - my parents got me a record player so I can finally play all of my dad's old vinyls and my friends fuelled my nail polish addiction (check out that OPI number) as well as gifting me a <a href="http://www.gametee.co.uk/product/sipsco-official-sips-t-shirt">Sipsco</a> tshirt and... er... <i><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Horse-Head-Mask-Brown-Accessory/dp/B000VO767K">this</a></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A week or two ago I asked Twitter for winter blush recommendations, preferably not high end and the two specific blushes that kept cropping up were Sleek's Blush in Pomegranate and Flushed. After searching for swatches, the two seems almost identical bar the fact that Pomegranate contained shimmer, whereas Flushed did not. So I settled for Flushed, not being a big fan of glittery cheeks, and went about searching through the blushers I already own for one by Sleek to see if the formula was up to par. And right at the back of my blush drawer was one still wrapped in cellophane, brand new and the shade? The very one I'd decided that I would buy the next day. If that isn't a sign of owning too much makeup, I don't know what is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anecdotes aside, I've been using this blush by Sleek for and I'm thoroughly impressed. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pigmentation</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is incredible considering the low price tag, but you have to extremely careful when applying it to your cheeks as any more than a few light taps of your brush into the pan and that's you gone from looking like you've been out in the cold to being a stand-in for a circus act.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I adore the shade, it's a deep berry red that brings warmth to the face and - as the name suggests - gives a "flush" of colour. The formula is faultless, lasts all day on my skin and as a bonus</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> goes perfectly with one of my all-time favourite lipsticks, MAC Brick-O-La.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any other Sleek blush shades that I need to try out? At less that £5 each, I can afford one or two more... right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ooh, we're really getting into winter now, aren't we? I've started wearing scarves on an almost daily basis now, and foundation has made an appearance on my face more often than not. O</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ver the whole summer I reached for BB cream and concealer and not once touched foundation (well, maybe a few times) but the colder weather </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">has upset my skin and I found myself returning to my old favourite, the Covergirl NatureLuxe foundation (I'm the lightest shade, Alabaster). The coverage is light/medium and is such a good match for my skin type - doesn't accentuate dry patches, covers up blemishes and redness and stays all day. If you want to get hold of this in the UK, I'm fairly certain that the <a href="http://www.fragrancedirect.co.uk/complexion/max-factor-xperience-weightless-foundation-30ml/invt/0042763">Max Factor Xperience Weightless foundation</a> is identical.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.esteelauder.co.uk/product/8241/26959/Product-Catalog/Skincare/Collections/Advanced-Night-Repair/Advanced-Night-Repair/Synchronized-Recovery-Complex-II/index.tmpl">Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair</a> (old formula) has been my staple serum for almost a whole year, but I've always used it sparingly and only once or twice a week as it is so expensive and I can't afford to be replacing my bottle every four months. However, this past few weeks have been an exception and I've been using this almost every night since my skin has been playing up recently. I can't tell you exactly what this serum does as, well... it kind of does <i>everything</i>. Any redness and dullness on my skin seems to vanish the morning after I apply it, and dry patches and blemishes both quieten down. My moisturiser absorbs better, makeup applies better and my skin looks like it's glowing. I cannot speak enough praise of it and I'm eager to try the new formula (not so keen to part with the cash though).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The weather hasn't been kind to my lips either, so I've busted out my <a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/NUXE-Reve-de-Miel-Baume-Levres-Ultra-Nourrissant-Ultra-Nourishing-Lip-Balm-15g">NUXE R</a></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ê</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/NUXE-Reve-de-Miel-Baume-Levres-Ultra-Nourrissant-Ultra-Nourishing-Lip-Balm-15g">ve de Miel</a> despite promising myself to not start using it until I've worked my way through a few other lip balms in my stash (tell me I'm not the only one that does that). But my lips have been in such bad condition that I cracked it out of its packaging anyway, and my lips have thanked me. R</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ê</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ve de Miel is heavy duty stuff. It's one of those one-in-a-million lip balm that don't leave your lips feeling dry as soon as it's worn off, and in fact I can put it on at night and wake up with softened lips. At £10 it's a pricey little thing, but it does the job and it does it well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moving on to eyes, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been alternating my Collection Eyeshadow Pencil in Vanilla Sky that I mentioned in <a href="http://cloudsandcuticleoil.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/september-favourites.html">last month's favourites</a> with the <a href="http://www.beautyexpert.co.uk/bellapierre-cosmetics-shimmer-powder-eyeshadow-2.35g-various-shades/10809540.html?affil=awin&awc=988_1383251857_e13d6df32402b89bff0d6c60a72874be&utm_source=AWin-78888&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=AffiliateWin">Bellapierre Shimmer Powder in Champagne</a> for my inner corner highlight. The loose pigment</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is a shimmery, more golden version of Stila's Kitten and</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> delivers a natural-looking brightening effect that make me look wide awake (when really all I want to do is curl up with a blanket and Sherlock on DVD) - it also works well as an all-over lid colour. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he bright blue </span><a href="http://www.nyxcosmeticsstore.co.uk/acatalog/SL_-_Slide_On_Pencil.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NYX eyeliner in Azure</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> may look a little out of place for autumn, but it fitted right in while I was on holiday and I was wearing this almost daily. The formula on these NYX Slide-On Eye Pencils is incredible, they last all day and do not budge - even cleansing oil had a tough time getting the swatch off my arm. I honestly think that NYX have trumped Urban Decay and their famous 24/7 eyeliners with their formula, and the range is just beautiful too - Golden Olive is next on my hit list.</span><br />
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