Quick Review: L.A. Girl Glide Gel Liner (Whiten)

Hi there! I'm currently going through a process of trying to use up my make up instead of buying more and also giving a way stuff I don't use. So this time around I've chose to unpack my LA GIRL Glide Pencil - Whiten which I picked...

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Side-eye Review: Anastasia Beverly Hills cream contour kit (Deep)

So when I went to the states in March I picked up the Anastasia Beverly Hills cream contour kit in deep. In hindsight I don't know why I was so obsessed in getting this. You know when something comes out and you're like "i need this" even...

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My Top 5 Contouring Products for Dark Skin

When contouring made its way to the mainstream make up loving scene it was one of those things that were also difficult to get grips with as darker skinned person. I'm too dark even for the LA Girl Pro concealers! So I decided to write a...

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My Vanity table

Hi there and Happy Pride! So recently I got around to cleaning my vanity table. The first thing I did was have a clear out. So 10% of things either went in the bin or in a care package for a friend or in my vanity case. When that was done...

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Storage

Side-eye Review: NYX 'liquid Suede'

NYX Suede in Vintage Hiya! So like lots of makeup lovers I ran out and bought a bunch of the NYX liquid suede line. The first one bought was when I was in LA, I wasn't really impressed but I thought it s just the colour (just looked like...

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New Hair: Dip-Dye Silver Mico-braids

So since the dip dye fad really kicked in, when you go to black hair shops you can usually find dip dye hair for braiding in the usual colours, blonde, red, brown, purple. But thats not going to work if you want the Storm aesthetic. Anyway,...

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Quick Review: Washing my brushes with brushegg

I hate washing my makeup brushes. Which is one of the reasons that I own about 50 of them. I will do anything to get out of washing them and at the same time avoid using one that's not clean. So the other day when I was about to buy...

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My Morphe brushes trip - Part 1

A few weeks ago I went to L.A and my friend Umber said that I must visit the Morphe Brushes store and omg was it worth it. Have you ever had a dream when you are in you favourite shop or restaurant and its actually possible to have...

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My New Nude Eyeshadow Palette

Hi lovelies,  So if you you've been following my blog for a while, you would have seen that I'm trying to get better at eyeshadow makeup. So far this year, I've realised that I have quite heavy lids and the importance of a good...

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Cheap and glorious tricks - Nivea Men Sensitive post shave balm as primer

So a little while ago I wrote a blog about face primers and which ones work for dry skin - which you can read here. If you have dry skin it's really really important the you exfoliate and moisturise regularly and use a primer. I've been watching...

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Craftivism - Brush candy jar!

So a few weeks a go I was watching a youtube video on make up  collection organisation. For some reason I really find those types of videos calming/ satisfying lol. Well I like make up and I like cute organiser stuff so I guess its...

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Good News and Good Nails

Hello Lovelies, So I've actually banned myself from buying any makeup products for the whole of February because I have lots of stuff that I haven't even tried and I kept buying things constantly and I really need to save so I was like DISCIPLINE...

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Side-eye Review: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Definer

Hi again! So the other day this product popped up on Beauty Bay and I had one of those no brain filter moments and I ordered it instantly. I currently use the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip brow pomade in ebony. But I'm lazy and anything...

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Cruelty-free primers for dry & sensitive skin (under £15)

I've been through my fair share of face primers since I discovered they where a thing. From Maybelline baby skin (please never buy this waste of money product) to Smashbox photo finish primer (not something I wear every day and it's expensive)....

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Drugstore liquid foundations for dark skin babes

So when I fist started wearing foundations as an adult I went to the higher brands because they had the shades for darker skinned people. Most brands leave me looking red. I don't really have red undertones (I'm more of a warm gold) so looking...

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Storage solutions for makeup you use every day

Good Morning beauties, I just wanted to share a new addition to my vanity desk that some of you may like too! So the back story is that I got sick of digging through my large make up travel case pull-out shelves to find what I wanted to...

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Brown Lip Lovin' - Maybelline Super Stay 24 hour Lip Colour

So I randomly picked up this lip product in a boots in Scotland when I was over for New Years. It's the Maybelline super stay lip colour. I was looking for a browny pink colour and it looked ok and lasted long - but I need to find the right...

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My Skin Care Routine

So for the past couple of months I've been trying to identify a skin care routine. Mainly because of over work, stress and mental heath reasons I've seem to had let my skin go and not been taking care of it at all. You know those...

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Problems & Solutions - What is up Sleek Lipstick Coverage?

Hi World,  So the other day I tried out a couple of items from my Sleek Christmas Haul. I have quite dark and large lips so Iip colours often look different on me and I need to take a bit of time getting the exact look I want. So...

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