Monthly Favourites: April 2011

Good morning my lovelies :) Time for April's favourites! This month was all about re-discovering some old favourites as well discovering some new products that I have really enjoyed :) Here goes! e.l.f. Everyday Brights 32 Piece Eyeshadow Palette - the perfect palette for bright spring eyes! Sigma F80 Flat Top Synthetic Kabuki - my new fave brush to apply foundation No7 StayPerfect Eyeshadow...

ABC's of Me

I saw this tag on Gertrude's blog, Bows and Pearls a couple days ago and, here's my version of it! Age:21Bed Size: Single. However, size doesn't matter as I manage to take up a whole bed no matter how big or small it is lol.Chore you hate: Washing the dishesDogs: None yetEssential start of your day: Wash my face and brush my teethFavorite Color: Anything pastel and teal/greenGold or silver: Both,...

Little gifts that brought a little sunshine in my day :)

Hello ladies, so today I want to thank my Mum's work colleague for giving me these three little make-up products :) My favourite is the eyeshadow.  I like how small it is and also, the colour is very beautiful... it's a light coral with plenty of gold reflects.  It's from No7 and it is in the shade number 50 Tender from the Stay Perfect range. The other two products are a lipgloss and a...

Mid-Week Beauty Masterclass: Taking Care of Your Make-Up Brushes and Tools

Good morning everyone!! Today we will be taking a look at how to care for your make-up brushes and tools to make the utmost of them.  I will be sharing with you how I store and care for mine including cleaning routine etc... I hope you find this post helpful!  For a general idea of brushes and what are their best uses, please click here. Storage Let's start with storage... I...

NOTW: Riviera Chic

Good morning cupcakes! Here's the nail art design I paired with my Easter outfit: As you can see it is very easy to do so if you want to know how I did it, just keep on reading! 1. Prep nails with a clear base coat and paint the tips with any colour of your choice (I used Golden Rose Prestige in no.71) 2. Select another two or three colours and dot them in a zig zag fashion along the...

Sigma F80 Giveaway Winner!!

Hello lovelies :) As promised, I just sorted all the entries for the Sigma giveaway to generate a winner.  In all there were 35 entries and the number 4 was drawn through random.org ... And without further delay, the winner is Natalie Douka!!! Congrats Natalie, I will send you an email shortly ...

Good Friday make-up and pictures from procession

Here's another post for today lovelies (watch out for the Sigma Giveaway winner announcement in a few more minutes)... Yesterday we attended the Good Friday procession in my home town.  The atmosphere was very reminiscent of a sad day and that's the way I like it! Good Friday and Easter are actually two of my favourite celebrations from the Christian calendar.  Here are some pictures of...

Gel Infills with Crushed Shells

Hey all! Here's the work I did on a client for Easter Sunday to match her top: She opted for a sheer glittery turquoise tip and a crushed shells gradient on both the ring fingers and thumbs. What do you think of this one...

A few updates :)

Good morning cupcakes! First of all, let me apologize for not posting yesterday but I had an uber busy day as I have in plan for today. I woke up at 6:30 which is very unusual to wake up this early for me these days! But as I said, I have quite a long day ahead as I have to amend my thesis a little (almost done now) and finish off a couple of assignments.  As today happens to be Maundy Thursday,...

Top-Ten Tuesdays ~ Miscellaneous Beauty Products I have repurchased/Will definitely repurchase

Hello beautiful ladies :) Today has been quite a busy day for me and I only got home an hour ago! Anyways, as promised, last week, here are my top 10 miscellaneous beauty products that I just can't get enough of and always seem to repurchase them over and over again! 10. Tres Emme Conditioner9. Tres Emme Shampoo8. e.l.f. Zit Zapper7. e.l.f. Mineral Blemish Kit6. The Body Shop Born Lippy Lip Balm5....

Review: e.l.f. Duo Eyeshadow Cream in Eggplant & Black Licorice

Hello cupcakes :) Another elf review for today! I cannot believe I haven't yet reviewed these cream eyeshadows so here we go! As for packaging, they are packed in a blister-type pack and when you take them out, you get a nice black round container with a transparent top so you can see the colours: I have seen these eyeshadows being trashed because they crease a lot on various YouTube...

EOTN 16/04/11

Hello lovelies :) here's the eye make-up I wore yesterday night: Products used: FaceInglot Under Make-Up BaseRevlon ColorStay Foundation in 180 Sand Beige for Combination/Oily Skinessence stay natural concealer in 01 Soft BeigeNYX Concealer in a Jar in CJ12 GreenMax Factor Creme Puff in 85 Light 'n' GayRimmel Powder Blush in 004 Pink Rosee.l.f. Studio Make-Up Mist & Set Eyes e.l.f. Eyelid Primer NYX...

NOTW: Sunflowers

Hey guys here's the nail art tutorial for this week :) I opted for something quite bright here with the yellowy-golden polish, but spring/summer is all about having fun isn't it? Keep on reading to see how you can do this design yourselves :) 1. Prep nails with a clear base coat and apply two coats of a golden yellow nail polish on all nails except for the ring fingers. I used Golden Rose...

Tag: 11 Most Reached for Products

Hello my lovelies! It's been a long time since I did a tag post and since I have been seeing this one going on around a few blogs and YouTube and it looks fun so why not do it myself? Now these are the 11 products I currently reach for the most although there are some which I always end up going for time and time again (you can have a look at some of these products here). Let's dig into this tag post! 1....

Giveaway Time!!! {now closed}

Hello beautiful ladies! What better way to end the week than with a giveaway? That's right! I'm so excited to announce this blog's first giveaway in association with Sigma Beauty! If you haven't noticed yet, I have joined the Sigma Beauty Affiliate Program and as part of the program, I was eligible to receive the Sigma F80 Flat Top Kabuki.  Here are some pictures: That's not it! You can...