October Favourites

This October (as you can tell by the title) I have decided to show you some of my five favourite beauty products!! Here it goes yaaaaay!

My first favourite it the MUA bronzer which is very shimmery. This is perfect for when I go to school every day and all I want is a simple shimmery glow to look healthy! They look very dark in the pan so I went for the lightest shade!

This RealTechniques Expert Face Brush has honestly been my absolute life saver. I have found a completely new way to apply my make up and it gives my foundation and concealer a really nice finish.

I wrote a blog post about this lip gloss very recently so I won't say much except that it is from Forever 21 and is my favourite lip gloss so far of Autumn/Winter.

My MUA Hide and Conceal Concealer is another of my school lifesavers. It's super cheap so I can afford to wear it every day in school. I apply it only under my eyes to make my dark circles look a bit less obvious!

This is one of my monthly favourites because as I have curly hair, it's a nightmare every morning to wake up to! After I wash my hair in the evening, I towel dry it, apply lots of this Aussie Miracle Recharge Frizz Remedy and then plait it and keep it like this overnight! It means my hair is a lot more manageable the next day! This is by far the best smelling leave in conditioner that I have tried!

Love Ellen

xo

Haul: MUA Make Up Products

Hey all! I have recently been trying out the MUA brand of make up which is super cheap and affordable! It can be found in nearly all Superdrug stores so definitely check it out! I had originally stumbled upon this brand with the intent purely to use their lipstick, but when my sister bought the pressed powder, I had fallen in love!

Today I have a haul of all the MUA products I have recently purchased and I'm going to do a mini review for you all for all of the products.

This is the MUA pressed powder and it is my favourite powder I've ever used! Only £1!

I use shade 2 and it is such a heavy duty powder that gives a lot of coverage.

I've never used blush except Benefit Benetint and I decided I would go for a cheaper purchase to see how I like it! This mosaic blush was only £2.50 and it gives a lovely shimmer on your cheeks.

The purple tones in this blush are so pretty!

This Hide & Conceal was only £1 and I use the shade natural. I just picked one up really quickly without even checking if it matched my skin tone but it matches perfectly - lucky guess!

I love using this for covering up the bags under my eyes.

I recently lost by Benefit Hoola bronzer whilst I was away in Wales and I was gutted so the next day I bought a cheap purchase of £1 bronzer to replace until I can afford another Hoola!

MUA do very dark bronzers so I went for the lightest shade 1 and it has a lot of shimmer in it, so it is not anywhere close to being like my Hoola bronzer as it is so matte! Oh well!

I also bought the eyebrow pencil for £1 which is definitely another bargain. The shade I bought was called blonde.

The bad things was, when I opened this side, the lid got stuck and I had to pull it really hard and it broke so now I don't have a lid! As you can tell, I've already used to brush!

I also purchased the felt eyeliner which I have forgotten the price of! I can't even find it anywhere online! There is a similar MUA felt eyeliner for £3 on their website.

Here is a close up of the tip, this allows so much precision and accuracy and is really good for winged eyeliner!

This is the MUA lipstick in the shade bare which is such a lovely nude! They also have a matte range of lipsticks that I shall invest in shortly! These lipsticks are all £1.

This is a quick swatch of the lipstick! I love wearing it when I have heavy eye make up done so all the focus goes to my eyes.

This is the Cover & Conceal by MUA which is another good concealer. I would tend to put it on before my base and then after my base, I would finish up with a bit of the Benefit Boi-ing Concealer.

This wand was only £1.50 - so many bargains!

I got this a while ago and really struggled on how I can use it. I've decided that when I do smokey eyes, I put this on the outer corners of my eyes to get a better effect. 

This Colour Blast Eyeshadow Tint is in the shade Unfaithful. This item was £3 and I'm hoping to buy more, including the shade Stay.

The final purchase I made for £1 was a nail polish in the shade Frozen Yogurt. I love how cheap these are because even if the quality isn't the best, just apply a clear top coat of a good quality polish! I have a post coming up soon featuring this product!

I hope you all really enjoyed this post and please let me know what MUA products you have and if you like them or not! Click here to check out the MUA website so you can pick up some great bargains!

Love you all,

Ellen xo

July: Holy Grail Make Up Product

Hey guys!

I've decided that at the end of every month I'm going to pick one of my make up products in my collection that is my holy grail! This will be a product that I will go to the most often and the one I feel works for me best, I will also give a review on the product throughout.

For July, my holy grail make up product is my Benefit Boi-ing Concealer. I use the shade 01 and although I am quite tanned, I feel like shade 02 is just far too dark because I have had both before.

For me, this product is very high coverage and I tend to actually apply it after my foundation and then proceed to my powder after. This method just works best for me.

I use this product where ever I have any imperfections and under my eyes. My first pot of this product did me for so long so I'm so glad I bought another!

I would highly recommend this product to anyone for £17.50. It is definitely worth the price as it has done me for so long and it is known for its "industrial strength".

Hope you enjoyed!
Love from Ellen xo