Current Favourites ♡

I made it my goal to do a favourites post every month this year, but somewhere along the way life got in the way and I definitely failed, I've decided instead to just do current favourites every so often when I have a collection of things instead, 

When I saw the release photos of the Urban Decay Naked Heat palette it was love at first sight, the colours are all stunning and I get so much use out of it, I feel like it's perfect for all year round and there isn't a single shadow I don't find myself using.
For most of the Summer I was loving putting a pop of bright colour under my lower lash line, and the Urban Decay Dive Bar shadow was my go to do that with, it's a gorgeous periwinkle blue with a violet sheeny shift, it brightens up under the eyes and is something a bit different to what I'm used to.
Last Urban Decay product I promise but the Heavy Metal liquid liner in ACDC, it's a super pretty purple with silver glitter and I use it instead of black liner on my lid and it opens and brightens up my eyes more than normal liner, because it isn't heavily coloured it goes with any eyeshadow look and it's really easy to layer to get a stronger glitter look.
Since I dyed my hair lighter I've been using bronzer to bring more colour to my face and The Body Shop Honey Bronzer in shade 3 has been the best for that, it's matte and not too orange or dark, and blends out really well so that you can really control the colour and intensity, bronzer normally scares me a little but this one is really natural and easy to use.

The Anastasia Riviera highlighter is such a pretty rose gold colour, it's been great for Summer and I'm hoping it transitions well into Autumn/Winter, I wish they would bring out more colours of this as the formula is one of my favourites.
This rose coloured Barry M lip liner has been great to use under lip colours that are too peachy for my skin, it's meant that I can actually wear colours that would usually have not looked right on me, such as the Ofra liquid lipstick in Bel-Air, I love the colour when it's layered over the lipliner so much, the formula is really nice for a liquid lipstick and I'd like to try more of them.
Anastasia Staunch matte lipstick has been my most used lipstick for the past month or so, it's actually really got me back into using lipsticks over liquid lipsticks again, it's really creamy and comfortable to wear but lasts well too, I definitely want to try more of these at some point.

I've been loving Oh Wonder for a while now but their newest album Ultralife is such a favourite lately! I find that listening to it really cheers me up but it also helps if I'm feeling anxious which is amazing, I have it on my phone as well but I wanted to show the vinyl as I love the grey and blue design, if you haven't heard of them before you should definitely give them a listen.
I'm really trying to focus more on my skincare at the moment, I haven't got a proper routine yet and my skin is going a little crazy but one thing I find that always helps is the Nip + Fab Dragon's Blood Fix Cleansing Pads, if my skin is having a freakout, either with a rash, bumps blemishes or anything these tend to clear it up really quickly, I always feel the need to have them in my bathroom just in case as they really do help me out a lot, another thing that I think helped with a stress rash I had on my face recently is the Lush Coalface soap, before I had this I wasn't really using much skincare in the morning but I make an effort to use this everyday before applying makeup and it's made quite a big difference in my skin, it's stopped acting up too much and is helping me start to develop a routine in the morning with my skin care.
The Body Shop Skin Defence SPF 50 Moisturiser is another thing I've been making an effort with to use daily, I've read a bit about sun damage over the Summer and it's really made me more conscious about protecting my face as well as my body, I just pop this on before makeup and to be honest I don't find it all that moisturising so I can usually move straight on to using my primer without having to wait for it to sink in.
I think a sure sign that you really love a product is that you feel the need to replace it straight away when you notice it's missing, and that's definitely how I feel about my Body Shop Hemp Lip Balm, I'm now on my third tube simply because I keep misplacing it and feeling like I can't be without it, my lips are constantly dry from using lipstick all the time but using this whenever I have bare lips really seems to make a difference.
My Summer scent has definitely been the Zoella Gelat-Eau body spray, it's so fresh and uplifting I've been loving it for everyday use at work, I'm also really excited to see what her new Christmas fragrance is like when it releases but I can't quite believe it's time for that already!
Back to Summer for my final favourite and it's my Coconut Lane sunglasses, These are the Rio sunglasses in Rose Gold and I've worn them so much and received so many compliments on them, I've had pink hair for most of the Summer so I've been quite matchy but I really have been loving them (you can also receive 20% off if you use my code Ditsy20)

I was also going to mention a few TV/Netflix/Movie favourites but this post is so long already so I might do another one for them, I hope I haven't rambled on too much-sorry if I have.
Thank you for reading ♡

#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!

blush addict? quite possibly...

I've been thinking of ideas for my first makeup/beauty post..and how better to start than with a post all about my favourite type of product at the moment? so blushers it is. 

Before 2012 I only had one blusher, back when I was about 13 (it was peach melba by natural collection) but when that got shattered backstage at a school musical I didn't really miss it so didn't feel the need to get another one, so I didn't have a blusher until Summer 2012, since then my collection has grown significantly and I am head over heels  with most of them and could happily buy more, but I am taking control and will behave myself, so here is my blush collection as it stands..until I relapse and buy more..

12 blushers..18 counting individuals in the palettes..too many? 

the three cheaper blushers, the MUA shade 4 was the one that restarted my blush usage, Natural Collections Pink Cloud is my go to blush for when I'm ill as it helps give a healthy glow to the skin and MUA English Rose is a quick and easy one you can wear without highlighters.

(Shade 4 £1/Pink Cloud £1.99/English Rose £2.50)

The Stila Colour Me Pretty (or paint me pretty?) palette is a newer purchase, it contains five cream blushers that are all a little tackier than my other cream blushers, but are all pretty, kitten I think is unique to this palette and is the same colour as the eyeshadow of the same name. These double up as lip colours which I am yet to try but when I wear them as blushers I do set them with a powder blush of a similar colour. The only problem I have is the packaging, the names are on the cardboard sleeve and the tin/plastic is not the sturdiest, it is beautiful though :)

(£19.50, I got it with £10 off at asos though so worth seeing if they get it back in stock)

Sleek are well known for their blushers, in the UK at least, Rose Gold is supposed to be a dupe for Nars Orgasm but possibly not since they reformulated, the Pink Lemonade palette is one of my absolute favourites right now, Macaroon is a cream-powder kind of finish and Icing Sugar and Pink Mint look stunning over the top of it (though it's fine worn alone too) and they also work well over the Stila colours. Flamingo is my best friends every day brush and looks beautiful but care is needed as it can be very bright, I like the look of the other Sleek palettes but none of them have really caught my eye that much.

(Rose Gold £4.49/Pink Lemonade £9.99/Flamingo £4.49)

Benefit seem to have a blusher for everyone, the boxed ones smell lovely and I got Rockateur for my birthday from my boyfriend, it's so beautiful and he had great taste (not as if he took it out of my hands when we were on the ferry to Spain-duty free makeup, so good!) Fine One One was an impulse buy last summer and it is quite sheer but lovely for light makeup days in Summer.

(Fine One One £23.50/Rockateur £23.50)

I've had mac's gingerly for so long and for the longest time it was the only one I wore ever yet I only just hit pan on it, it's a sheertone finish so you can build it up, it's a very neutral blush and is the one I reach for when  I don't know what else to use, it's stunning and I love it, though can mac please stop raising their prices please?! I got Illamasqua's Dixie in their sale in January for £7.50 (amazing!) it's an easy to work with cream blusher that I wear either by itself or under either of the Sleek blushers from the Pink Lemonade palette, or under Stereo Rose (though I only got that today, looks good though) speaking of Stereo Rose, I'd heard a lot about this and people seem to love it every time it comes out, and from what I can tell it changes slightly each time it comes out, this was supposed to come out in March as part of their new collection but I noticed it was already out online last week, so I got it then and am glad as it's not sold out, though it may be brought back in March, or be in shops at some point. It's a beautiful rosy peach(?) with shimmer, definitely not one you need a highlighter with and I love it already :')

(Gingerly £18/Dixie £18/Stereo Rose £22-sold out :( sorry)

So that is my collection of blushers, I know everyone says this but I'm not trying to brag or show off in any way, I just wanted to start with something I love and talk about some lovely products, I hope you enjoyed it and if you could recommend some blushers that you love/think I'd enjoy below.

Thanks for reading, and I'll try and post again soon :)

Yazmine xx