Rapid Review | Revlon Lip Butter Wild Watermelon.

This is a review on Wild Watermelon a new to the UK shade from the now famous Revlon lip butters.

Pros

• Good colour payoff. 
• moisturising (like the rest of the lip butters!) 
• neutral, so it could go with heavy smokey eyes or a softer more natural look. 
• Great if you're looking at getting into colour but Dont want anything too 'in your face'. 
• easy to apply without a mirror/on the go. 

Cons 

• Not the most long lasting of lippie. 

Rating 4/5 

Great for girls who want a quick and effortless lippie, and don't mind re applying a bit more often. Awesome for when its a bit chilly and your lips might be chapped as this is a lipstick and balm in one. 

Have you tired this? 

FOTD | Sick Day

I have a horrible cold. I cannot move from the sofa and feel so bleughhhh! So to make myself feel a little better I dragged myself up and washed and attempted to put on some make up!
Here it is:

Trying to hide the Sickness!

Skin; 

YSL Youth Code Serum

YSL Touche Eclat Foundation B50 

bareMinerals ready foundation

bareMinerals The high dive bronzer

Dainty Doll Powder Blusher 001 Hippy shake 

Collection Lasting perfection concealer 002

Rimmel Wake me up concealer 

Eyes;

Rimmel eyebrow pencil Hazel

Lips; 

Revlon Lip Butter Juicy papaya 

I choose not to wear mascara because my eyes are so puffy and itchy It would be a waste. 

So this is my first time using YSL foundation I was recently given a sample...first impressions are great more detailed review to come!

What do you wear on your face when your ill? Any make up tips? Have you tried YSL foundation?

Challenge | Whiter Teeth In Seven Days?

Who doesn't want whiter teeth? I bet even Simon Cowel wishes his teeth were whiter (Got to Dream BIG!) I have already used a tube of this stuff and ran out and switched back to basics cheap toothpaste and i can see the difference.
I have taken some rather attractive *cough* close ups of my Teeth so we can do before and afters!

It claims to whiten teeth a shade in 7 days...does it also make you as gorgeous as Holly Willoughby?

So lets see how this stuff does...update in seven days :)

Have you tired this stuff? How white are your teeth?

Rach xx

How to | Make your own tinted moisturizer!

There are so many tinted moisturizer to choose from...from low end to high end. And really what they are is a foundation mixed with moisturizer...why not use what you already have and make your own!
this way you can customize it for your personal skincare and life style needs. (woohoo!)

What you will need: 

a foundation 

a moisturiser

a liquid or mineral highlighter (optional)

a mixing bowl or old foundation bottle 

I chose Estee Lauder double wear...mostly because I have just re-purchased and had a bit left in the old bottle and also because it is so thick you can use less of the foundation to make a tinted moisturiser. (more value for money!)

So i had just less than a quarter of a bottle of double wear left so decided to mix the TM in the old bottle. I wanted a more luminess finish so i used MAC strobe liquid...roughly 10-15 squirts to make up around 30ml of  total product. (full foundation bottle). 

And then i topped it up, until i got the desired thickness, with moisturiser. (This took a lot of moisturiser to make it as sheer as I wanted, other foundations will take less!)

This foundation works well because it is so full coverage and thick it takes a lot of moisturiser to get a more sheer base. I think it would be best to use a more matte-semi matte foundation as anything too dewy may look a tad greasy and shiny! 

You can also mix a bit of moisturiser and foundation on the back of your hand if you want to try this out before you fully commit. 

You also want to use a more liquid moisturiser and not a thick heavy one. I think to get value for money it would be best to use a cheaper one, I used clean and clear which is about £3 for 100 ml. It's also oil free which will mean a better and more long lasting  finish. 

I think now spring has arrived...wait did you not get the memo?? *cough cough* I prefer a less full coverage face, i love using bare minerals but find i would like a bit more coverage and also not have to use a moisturiser then a primer then a sheer foundation then bare minerals...wow a lot of products! You could always turn this into a BB cream and add in some primer and even an SPF! 

Cost of this product breakdown 

- total Foundation used = £6.75

- total Moisturiser used =  45p 

-total strobe liquid used = £1.25 

(You could definitely use a cheaper liquid highlighter this was just something I don't use and needed a use for!)

Total cost £8.45!!

 BARGAIN! 

Or you could spend £36.00 on Estee Lauder's branded TM...? 

I love DIY/creative products and can't believe I didn't do this sooner! 

I have also been brought a NARS TM to try out so will be pitting these against each other! 

FOTD 's coming soon...

Have you tried DIY makeup? whats your favorite TM?

Rach xx 

how to| Get good skin...

My skin has been problematic since i started getting into makeup, its oily yet dry. (I have since found it to be dehydrated rather than dry.) As a teenager i didn't suffer from spots and only now have i linked my breakouts to the fact i use products on my skin. when i was a teen i rarely wore face makeup or fancy scrubs and cleansers but here i am now spending a fortune on skincare to achieve amazing skin and finding my poor skin suffering from more and more breakouts.

I recently went on holiday and could only take a few products, considering my normal skincare routine consists of using a different cleanser every night, a scrub twice a week and a couple of different masks, now i was having to pick only a few products to take with me...nightmare!! I settled on taking a few samples as i could try out something new and also not take up a lot of room in the case.

While away in the sunshine my skin looked glowing and flawless. Looking back on photos i had barely any makeup on yet my skin looking amazing after only a couple of days of giving up my many skincare products  I got back home and started using different cleansers again, big mistake!! i had several breakouts, my skin looked red and dull.

Then it hit me...here i am using a balm, a gel, a micellular etc etc cleanser. when while away i stuck to the same cleanser  it was a Murad cleanser, but i have now stuck to one oil of olay cleanser and my skin has cleared up amazingly  I did use a couple of different moisturizer but they both broke me out so here are my tips on solving your skin issues:

• Stop using products! stick to one cleanser at a time. this way you can see what is breaking you out and stop using that one product. 

• Once you have found the cleanser that doesn't break you out start using other skincare products, IE one scrub (if your skin still doesn't break out after a couple of uses your safe, try another!)

• Use products specific to your skin type. If you have dry skin use products for dry skin! make sure you know your skin type, i always thought mine was oily and dry but its actually just dehydrated and only oily in one place.

• If you want to use a new product use it on only one part of you face, perhaps your cheek as its easier to hide breakouts. 

• Try using natural products, make a face mask at home or try one from lush that doesn't contain chemicals. 

• once you have your skin routine sorted don't forget and start using new products even if they are the new bloggers favorite!

• drink water, i am forever saying i need to drink more water but always forget, but when i do you can see the difference. 

• Take off your makeup before bed, how many times have we all heard this? just do it :) 

so those are my tips for achieving good skin, any products you think help blemish prone skin?

Rach xx