my mac lipstick collection-bloggers do it better!

Mac lipsticks are one of those makeup products that most, if not all, beauty lovers have lusted after at some point. I find that if I'm looking for a particular colour/finish then mac is the brand to come to, though I do have to be careful as I don't have a mac store near me and ordering online can be a risk. Regardless of cautionary purchasing and the rise in price since my  first purchase (£13-£15..not a lot but why?) I've built a collection that I'm rather happy with.

#bloggersdosunshinebetter-sunshine makeup and fruity nails :)

When I got the email with this weeks #bloggersdoitbetter challenge I was so excited, I've been more than ready for Summer since boxing day and now that it is finally here (in theory) I'm happy to be cracking out the brighter colours and have even been wearing more colourful makeup on my eyes.

My favourite Sunny eye look is created with the Sleek Del Mar palette, it's beautiful and I love using the orange and coral shades on my lid, the light brown blended into the crease and a few purples and blues on the lower lash line for a pop of colour to bring the blue in my eyes out. With a more neutral peachy blush and a pink lip it is a nice way for me to inject some colour into my looks without going over the top, though I am unsure if I should wear it to work or not..would it go with the bright yellow top/hoodie uniform?

I couldn't make a post about the sunshine without featuring these nails from Primark, I bought them for my holiday for £1 and they were surprisingly easy to apply, though I did clumsily manage to keep dropping them off the bar top on holiday while putting them on, they are adorable and I will hopefully have a review up soon but for a first time false nail wearer they were brilliant, my only complaint would be that I can't wear them to work!

how cute?!

That's it for now, I'm going to try and get better with these posts (and others) and have lots of ideas I need to work on, I hope you enjoyed this post and fingers crossed for more sunshine, even though it does result in us not having much to do at work, thanks for reading and if you have taken part in the challenge please leave the links below as I am really looking forward to reading these ones!

Bloggers Do It Better-Bright and Neutral (week 3)

I completely missed the second #bloggersdoitbetter post due to an insane amount of work over the Easter period and lack of inspiration for the actual post but when I saw the title of the third post I already knew what I wanted to write about.

I'm one of those people that tends to hide away from bright makeup, I'll pop a bright lip on every now and then but other than that I'm definitely not brave enough, recently though, the last year or so, I've been trying to inject just a little bit of colour into my neutral looks, creating a balance that looks fresh but still every day appropriate-though my "everyday appropriate" is ever changing, in my school a smokey eye for sixth form was pretty much unheard of so I looked a bit odd possibly?

#bloggersdoitbetter

Gemma from Touch Of Belle came up with this challenge, and I thought it sounded like a really good idea so decided to take part. The idea is that once a fortnight she emails everyone involved a topic, and they have to write a blog post inspired by that topic, this will mean people will be challenged to think outside the box, to post something that they normally wouldn't, but in their own way.

She will be taking ideas from magazines based on things in them that she thinks bloggers can do better.

Anyone can get involved, no matter what you blog about, beauty, books, food..anything, all you need to do is go to her post here, comment below it with your name and email address and she'll tell you the rest.

This is a great way to discover new blogs and meet more bloggers(something I'm excited to do as I've only recently started) and for me it will also act as motivation to blog more. 

There is plenty more time to go over and comment, or to think about whether you want to as I don't think she's starting it until the 1st April *insert April Fools joke here*

it's a brilliant idea and I can't wait for the first topic :)

xx