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Hopping on the Hoola Bandwagon!

Wednesday 26 November 2014

Hello lovelies!
Recently I have been watching rather a lot of Ru Paul's drag race. This is basically what I would descrive as an american programme like america's next top model but for drag queen's. If you're wondering where I'm going with this and how on earth it's relevant, it's because these drag queen's are absolute..well queen's of contouring. Whilst I don't quite want the same extreme look they're going for it made me really want a good non orange bronzer colour, and so began the search. after a while of testing products such as Nars' lagoona bronzer. I finally found a matte bronzer with no orange and no shimmer whatsoever. Thus I finally purchased Benefit's all famous Hoola Bronzer!

Firstly I absolutely adore benefit's packaging, seriously whoever is in charge of packaging design is a genius! it's always so cute and actually so practical. For example because the Hoola bronzer is packaged in a box, you don't end up getting fall out of the product on you jeans or makeup desk when using it, and you keep all the product in the box.


Okay now I'll get on to the actual product. it is honestly worth the hype! obviously I cannot talk for all skin shades as I have only tried it on myself, but as a neutral toned pale skinned girl I can tell you it goes very well with my skin tone and is really easy to build up colour or just use for a very slight everyday contour. as said earlier it's very matte as it has no shimmer and it's the perfect non orangey shade. I really can't think of much that is wrong with this product or where to fault it, all that annoys me is that I didn't buy it earlier. A definite holy grail product for me that I just wish was a little cheaper, but at £23.50 it's not too bad. 

So there you have it. my little review on Benefit's ever popular Hoola bronzer, to conclude..it's bloody amazing. I'd love to know everyone's thoughts on this product as it's probably not for everyone but as you've probably gathered by now, I love it! Thankyou for reading!

Love Becky xxx

Top 3 Must Have Budget Palettes

Tuesday 11 November 2014


Hello Lovelies!
I love a good bargain as much as the next girl and seeing as I'm currently trying to save money :\ (not going too well if I'm being honest) good budget make-up is definitely my friend at the moment!..So I thought I would do a little post on my favourite 3 budget palettes that are all under £10 :).


The First is a palette that has been spoken about quite widely in the blogging world and that is the MUA heaven and earth palette for £4. MUA have created a neutrals palette with both shimmers and mattes that comes with an little applicator in pretty sturdy packaging, although it doesn't contain a mirror :(. I must admit although I don't use this palette as much as I should it's a really good neutrals palette with pretty good quality eye shadows (for the price). I think the shades would be really flattering on a lot of people as they are neutral shades, so whether you have a pink undertone or yellow undertone, green eyes or blue eyes, you will be able to create a look that will look lovely on you for everyday and evening wear. Now although there may be some fall out and creasing problems with this palette, it is only slight which for a low budget palette is great really! also it's a problem that can be fixed with a good eye shadow primer (I suggest Urban Decay's or Nars' but there may be cheaper alternatives).




The Next palette is a matte palette from a relatively new brand Revolution. It's there essential mattes palette. This is a palette with a perfect blend (no pun intended) of colours and neautrals (all matte shades). I perhaps would prefer less light colours I feel like 4 is a little excessive but nevertheless still a decent palette and at £4 can you really complain? well okay I can complain a little it does have a slight problem of creasing and leaving a kind of unblended looking line but once again nothing an eye shadow primer can't solve.  The palette contains 4 light colours that remind me of some of urban decay's lighter shades such as foxy. It then has two Browny shades and a couple greys. There are also a few purple toned shades, a light blue and a dark blue so although there are no crazy electric colours, there are still some subtle colours that are pretty easy to work with.


The Final Palette is probably my favourite! mostly because of it's multi-function as it has a prefect shade for eyebrows. It's the 'Oh so special' palette from Sleek, which is a nice mix of colours and neutrals. If I'm being honest I don't really use the pinks or blues in this palette as I hardly ever use these colours on my eyes anyway and pink doesn't really suit being on my eyes despite them being hazel coloured. However I have been trying them as blushes because they are so bendable and I definitely think for me this is a better use for those shades. Now onto the reason it is my favourite, it has a brown shade that is my perfect colour (bottom row third in from the right) for my eyebrows so it has saved me a lot of time and money searching for an eyebrow pencil or perfect mac shadow for my brows, plus this palette is cheaper than one of their shadows anyway (£8). 


I hope you've enjoyed reading about my favourite budget palettes. I'd love to know what your favourite palette's are and if you have tried any of these palettes yourself? Thank you for reading!

Love Becky xxx

Mac Red's!

Wednesday 5 November 2014




Hello Lovelies! 
I feel like a red lip is something that is almost feared. It is seen as perhaps seductive, attention seeking, daring, and just generally something that smudges everywhere and is a pain to get out of clothes. Alas I don't feel like a red lip is something to be scared of, yes it can look over the top in certain situations but I think it can also make you look like you've made an effort when you haven't really, can make blue eyes, green eyes and well most eye colours pop! and whether it's a classy evening out or and everyday shopping trip, a red lip can work for almost anyone. So here are a few different red's to try out for different occasions that in my opinion are all great reds. 
Warning this post contains bathroom selfies because..well it just has the best lighting haha

The Dark Red- Mac's Dubonette is a seriously underrated colour in my opinion. It is an amplified finish (one of my favourite) so it is highly pigmented but still glossy on the lips. It is a dark red with almost purple undertones. I would wear this for either an evening or night out (or potentially Halloween as a vampire). The lipstick smudges slightly as it's not matte but whenever I wear this I always feel like it makes me look more sophisticated so the last thing I want is to rock up with lipstick on my teeth. However, as long as you keep an eye on it smudging shouldn't be a problem.


The Classic Red- Mac's Russian Red is a very blue toned Matte red, which is a very classic red..but what does this mean. To me a classic red means the kind of red that is Marilyn Monroe old classic movie star like that makes your teeth look Hollywood white. I would wear this kind of red mostly whenever I felt like making my look a little more glamorous in the evening or just for everyday wear. My favourite time to wear this is during the winter as with my pale skin it adds a bit of colour and looks all snow white like.


The Everyday Red- Mac's Brick O' La is such a light red it's almost not a red but in person it is still a relatively a bold colour as it's an amplified finish, without it being too in your face. That's why it's the every day red because it's a very wearable colour that people wouldn't see as being too bold, yet it's still a red that can complete a look whilst being suitable for work or possibly an office if you wanted some colour on your lips but without going overboard.


The Orangey Red (my favourite)- Mac's Chili is a Matte orange toned red, that I think looks soo lovely on people with dark and olive skin even though I am neither of those and I still like how it looks on me haha. I fell in love with this when the makeup counter assistant tried it on me and it's my go to red! I will wear this morning till noon as it's just so flattering and I think it one of the easiest colours to wear because it goes with a lot of outfits and as it's matte it doesn't smudge and stays put for a while without being too drying. Side note.. This lipstick can look amazing with a black dress or dark green shirt.


I hope you have enjoyed reading about a couple of my favourite Mac Red Lipsick's. I may do a drugstore/highstreet version but for now I hope this post has given you some idea's on how to wear a red and not be afraid to wear one and which one's to buy.I'd love to know what your favourite red lipstick's are and how you wear a red? Thank you for reading! 

Love Becky xxx

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