Wednesday Wishlist #12

#1 TRESemme' Renewal Hair & Scalp Range - £4.98 - £6.98

#2 Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara - £16.91 (from Beauty Bay)

#3 MAC Cool Neutrals 15 Shadow Palette -£65.00

#4 Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stains - £7.99 each.

#5 Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics - £20.00 (launching soon)

#6 NARS Audacious Lipsticks - £19.50 each (launching soon)

MAC | Kelly Osbourne Collection

MAC Kelly Osbourne Lipstick in Kelly Yum-Yum - £15.50

MAC Kelly Osbourne Skinfinish in Jolly Good - £24.00

I simply couldn't resist the MAC Kelly Osbourne collection, I love everything about Miss O's style, and I'm an even bigger fan of her Dad's music! The lilac packaging is simply gorgeous, it has an almost silver sheen to it with Kelly's signature in red embossed on it (her mum Sharon's collection is red packaging with a lilac signature - perfect!). 

The mineralize skinfinish in Jolly Good is a baked duo of a light golden bronze sheen and a lighter pink shimmer that mix together to make a darker pink shimmer. To be honest, I'm not too sure what to use this for - it's too glittery for an all over face powder, a little too dark for a highlighter but too light for a blush. I've used it a few times as a blush topper which works nicely, and on darker skin tones I'm sure it would be a lovely highlighter. I'm sure I'll find a way to make it work eventually! 

The lipstick in Kelly Yum-Yum is a very bright candy pink, and obviously very similar to Candy Yum-Yum, which I don't own. It's very bold on me, but I've only tried it without make up on so I'm sure I'll love it when I do. It's not going anywhere anyway! The finish is Satin and it applies beautifully.

I'm so in love with this collection, I even picked up the blusher in Cheeky Bugger in a blog sale and might eve pick up the lilac lipstick in Dodgy Girl, which is still available on the MAC website.

Fiona xox

MAC | Alluring Aquatic Haul

MAC Alluring Aquatic Extra Dimension Blusher in Seduced At Sea 

MAC Alluring Aquatic Lipsticks in Goddess Of The Sea and Enchanted One

I'm a little late in showing you my Alluring Aquatic haul, so I'll keep it short and sweet! As you know, MAC released this collection last month and no one could resist the amazing packaging. Both the boxes and the outer packaging of the products are an aqua chrome with 3D waterdrops! Not printed waterdrops - you can actually feel these when you run your fingers along the packaging. It's just beautiful. 

The extra dimension blusher in Seduced At Sea is described as a plum colour, to me its a very ruddy nude colour! Its not my absolute favourite blush shade, but the extra dimension formula is so smooth and creamy for a powder blush - MAC are bang on when they say its almost gel like. 

I love both the lipsticks - Goddess of The Sea is a plummy purple shade with a cremesheen finish. It's nothing like any of the other MAC purples I own and somehow a bit more wearable! Enchanted One is a peachy nude with a matte finish and I've seen it compared on other blogs to Kinda Sexy. 

It's the Alluring Aquatic packaging that I think most people have fallen in love with - MAC had better keep this standard up for future collections! 

Fiona xox

MAC | Flat Out Fabulous

MAC Flat Out Fabulous - £15.00

MAC Flat Out Fabulous is the latest edition to my MAC lipstick collection, and I love it! It's one of their new retro matte formulas, it really stays put without being too drying. It's now part of the permanent range so you can buy it online and at MAC stores/counters.

The colour is, well, fabulous! It's a matte version of the amplified lipstick Girl About Town, a really nice magenta pink with what I can only describe as purple undertones. If you like a matte pink lip without going super bright or neon, then Flat Out Fabulous is definitely worth a shout. 

Fiona xox

March Favourties | 2014

L'Oreal True Match Foundation - I've only had this foundation a few weeks but it's already become one of my favourites - as you can tell! I don't know about the 'true match' part as this foundation is a little too dark and a little too pink toned for me, it definitely doesn't adapt to skin colour. However the finish is fantastic, I'd say this is a medium coverage foundation with a not too matte, not too dewy finish. It's not cakey in the slightest and I will definitely be repurchasing in a different shade.
Laura Mercier Foundation Primer - Normally I like an oil control primer but Laura Mercier's original foundation primer helps my foundation last longer and along with the L'Oreal True Match foundation makes my skin look smooth and perfected! If this is the normal primer I can't wait to try the oil free version!
Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in Tantalizing Taupe - Normally, nude lipsticks are a big no no for me. I despise the 'concealer lips' look and prefer something with a little more colour. But Tantalizing Taupe from Maybelline is the perfect in between pinky nude.
NARS Pure Matte Lipstick in Bangkok - Another nude lipstick, Bangkok from NARS is a matte nude pink with a small amount of silver shimmer. It's definitely on the pinker side of nude and completes any make up look.
MAC Paint in Sublime Nature -  This is the first paint from MAC I'd tried, and although the packaging isn't my favourite the product is a long lasting cream eyeshadow that stays on all day. Sublime Nature is a dark nude shade that I really like to pair with MAC's Patina eyeshadow in the crease.

Fiona xox

February Favourites

Origins Drink Up-Intensive Overnight Mask:

I was lucky enough to receive the Origins Mask Marvels set for Christmas, and I've been loving all the masks, but the Drink Up-Intensive in particular mask has been a life saver. It's an overnight mask and is just amazing for hydrating tired skin.

Maybelline The Eraser Eye Perfect & Cover Concealer:

This has quickly become my favourite every day under-eye concealer, it's not the most heavy duty product but it's very brightening and light for daytime make up. 

Rimmel BB Cream Matte:

I posted about this BB cream last week and I absolutely love it! I'm definitely going to repurchase this but next time in the shade Extra Light, as I feel the Light shade is just a little too dark for me! It's matte without being drying and provides great coverage.

Illamasqua Powder Blusher in Lover:

A true peach blush that almost verges on orange (the good kind of orange!) I've been reaching for this a lot since I got it in January. Illamasqua blushes are always incredibly pigmented and you only need a tiny bit to pack a punch on the cheeks.

MAC Pigment in Vanilla:

I really really love this pigment, it's perfect for highlighting just about everywhere, but it's especially nice on the browbone. It's frosted white with gold sparkle but it still manages not to be too OTT. Also, you get a huge amount of pigment and this is going to last a long long time!

MAC Paint Pot in Painterly:

This is another new addition to my make up collection. I loved my first MAC paint pot in Bare Study, but I'd always wanted a matte base product and Painterly is brilliant for creating a blank canvas for eyeshadow.

Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm in Demure:

When Revlon released their new colorburst balms I wasn't excited about the lacquer versions at all, but I picked up the shade Demure and it's lovely. A pale peachy pink with chunky glitter (which isn't very comfortable but I can deal with that!) it's the perfect nude lip to wear with a glamorous smoky eye!

Fiona xox

Little Mix For Collection | Perrie Lipstick

Little Mix for Collection Lipstick in Perrie: £2.99

Sorry for the long absence again (and my hairy arm in the swatch photo!) but I'm back with a quick review of this lipstick from Collection. Much like the MUA for One Direction collection I am not a Little Mix fan, but I think the girls are talented and I love their style.

The reason this lipstick caught my attention is because it's an exact dupe for MAC's Up The Amp lipstick! I don't own Up The Amp but I do have it's matte version RiRi Boy, and I can assure you that apart from the finish RiRi Boy and Perrie are the exactly the same. The formula is nothing amazing, but it's not awful either; it does last a good while on the lips. 

I think for £2.99 this is definitely worth picking up! I personally hate taking my expensive lipsticks with me on a night out, so I love the idea of using my MAC lipstick when I'm getting ready and having a cheap dupe to take with me for touch ups! 

Fiona xox

My Eyebrow Routine

I've always done my eyebrows since my early teens, and although I went through an embarrassing period of shaving them off and drawing them back in, I finally have a brow routine that really works and brows to be proud of!

For brow maintenance, I use Barbara Daly fine pointed tweezers, that come in a set of three from Tesco. The point of these make plucking even tiny hairs super easy. For my actual brow routine I fill my brows in using a mix of Omega and Soba powder eyeshadows from MAC. These came together as a 'blonde duo' as part of the Stylish Brow collection earlier this year, but theres nothing stopping you putting the duo together yourself! They make a really good colour for my brows but when I run out I'll probably just repurchase Omega. I use the Real Techniques Brow Brush from their eye collection to apply the powder, it's quite a thick brow brush that gives surprising precision! Finally I run through my brows with my new Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Brow Mascara to set them and keep them in place all day! 

Fiona xox

MAC Lipstick in Mehr

MAC Lipstick in Mehr: £15.00 from maccosmetics.co.uk -

I was lucky enough to win another MAC lipstick giveaway (I am so so lucky and grateful!), this time from the lovely Becky over at Beckawoo! I only had one lipstick I really wanted on my wishlist: Mehr.

Mehr is a medium neutral pink and is a matte finish, my favourite! It looks a little lighter in the photo above than in real life, but as you'll see it really is the perfect neutral pink. It's creamy and not too drying, the usual story with MAC matte lipsticks. 

I've really struggled with light pink lipsticks over the years, anything too baby pink totally washes me out. On me, Mehr is a complete MLBB (my lips but better) shade. I'll include a FOTD with it on soon. 

I absolutely adore this colour, it's the perfect everyday shade and I can see myself buying this again and again! Definitely check Mehr out if you're looking for pink lips that aren't too pale!

Fiona xox

MAC Plumful Lipstick | Swatch & Review

MAC Lipstick in Plumful: £15.00 via maccosmetics.co.uk -

I was lucky enough to win this lipstick in a giveaway hosted by the lovely Katie over at Beauty & The Baker Blog http://beautyandthebakerblog.blogspot.co.uk. I got to choose the shade of lipstick or paint pot I would like, so I picked Plumful! 

Plumful is a shade you may have heard about recently, as loads of bloggers seem to love it! MAC describe it as a "blossoming rose-plum", which is pretty spot on; it's a gorgeous plummy pink. It's a lustre finish so moisturises lips nicely, and it does have good pigmentation. The lasting time isn't amazing but thats to be expected when the lipstick isn't a matte finish! The only near dupe to this is the Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Plum, which is very similar but a smidgen darker and more purple.

I really really love this shade, most of my MAC lipsticks are incredibly bold and 'out there' colours, so it's nice to own something more 'everyday' from the brand. This is definitely a lipstick you can just slick on and go, and I'm looking forward to wearing it more!

Fiona xox

Colours Of The Rainbow Tag

I was tagged by the lovely Laura from www.laurzrah.com to do the colours of the rainbow tag! You pick a product for each of the colours of the rainbow (and pink!): 

Red: I picked RiRi Woo, the latest addition to my MAC lipstick collection. It's such a perfect teeth whitening red and I absolutely love it! 

Orange: I don't own many orange products, but I have this Revlon Lip Butter in Jui

cy Papaya which is a lovely peachy orange shade. 

Yellow: I have no yellow make up products, the only thing I could think of was this lemon body butter from The Body Shop, the scent is amazing for summer! 

Green: Pretty easy, I have a few green nail varnishes and eyeshadows but I plumped for this minty green polish from Barry M. Looks pretty blue in the picture but on the nails it's definitely mint green.

Blue: I went for Balearic Cool from the Models Own Hed Kandi collection. I don't wear blue nails often but during the summer I'll be wearing this for sure.

Indigo: This was hard! The nearest thing to Indigo I had was this Illamasqua Powder Eyeshadow in Never. 

Violet: Easy peasy! My MAC lipstick in Heroine is the most incredible violet colour. I'm waiting for a brave moment to wear this out but hopefully one will come soon! I can see myself rocking this in my favourite club as some of the girls there rock black lipstick on a regular basis!

Pink: I have a million pink products but I went for this Illamasqua Powder Blush in Naked Rose. It's the perfect neutral pink and goes with almost any make up look. 

I hope you enjoyed this tag and I tag anyone who wants to do it! 

Fiona xox

MAC | Temperature Rising Eyeshadow Quad

Originally I was never going to get anything from the MAC Temperature Rising, but one thing led to another and here we are! 

from l-r clockwise - performance art, temperature rising, swelter, beauty marked. 

MAC Temperature Rising Eyeshadow Quad: £38.50 - 

I am so so glad I purchased this. This quad is seriously one of the most beautiful things I've owned. My pictures don't do it justice but the colours are really stunning. The colours are as follows; 

Performance Art; a frosted golden mauve. 

Temperature Rising; a light warm toned peach. 

Swelter; a mid-tone grey violet.

Beauty Marked; a charcoal black with red pearl. 

I've been loving wearing performance art all over the lid with swelter in the crease and beauty marked to darken up the outer crease. It's such a beautiful palette and surprisingly wearable. It's really versatile too! You could pop temperature rising all over the lid for an everyday look, or use beauty marked to go for a full on smokey eye.

At nearly forty quid this quad is pretty pricey, but I know I'll get use out of this, unlike loads of other palettes I've impulse bought. The quality is up to MAC's usual standards (beauty marked can be a little difficult to work with, but it is a glittery black!) and I have no regrets!

I couldn't get any decent swatches, but if you head over to Heather Davern Make Up (http://www.heatherdavernmakeup.com/2013/05/mac-bare-my-soul-temperature-rising.html) she has some beautiful swatches and a gorgeous FOTD using this palette. 

Fiona xox

MAC Fashion Sets 2013 | Heroine Lipstick & Pencil

MAC Lipstick in Heroine: £14.00 

MAC Lip Pencil in Heroine: £11.50

As some of you may know, I hunted high and low for this lipstick and liner. I tried every online retailer to no avail, they had all sold out! I finally managed to get my hands on them at the MAC counter in Glasgow. I phoned them that morning and they confirmed they had it in stock! 

Heroine is a stunning magenta purple, and I love it! It's a lot bolder than anything I would normally go for but I just couldn't resist, I love purple! 

The formula is matte, which is my favourite lipstick formula from MAC. Heroine was released as part of a collection last year/two years ago and I've been lusting after it ever since! So glad I have it now.

There's also a lipglass, eyeshadow and nail lacquer all in the Heroine shade. I really love the lipglass but I've started my summer spending ban (post coming soon). The MAC Fashion Sets Collection is selling out very quickly, especially Heroine, but you can still find a few bits and pieces online and in store!

Fiona xox

MAC RiRi Woo

Like so many others this morning I received my MAC RiRi Woo lipstick in the post! There are so many reviews up already so I'll keep mine short but sweet. 

I'm not the worlds biggest Rihanna fan (I'm a rock n' roll kinda girl), but I admire her style. Plus, I've been dying to try Ruby Woo for so long I thought I might as well get this limited edition version! It seems to be the kind of blue toned red that will suit almost anyone and make your teeth look super white!

This is Rihanna's take on MAC's classic Ruby Woo lipstick. It's a little darker than original, and a little more blue toned, but otherwise very similar. It's got Rihanna's signature embossed on the lipstick, which is cute! It's also a brand new formula; 'retro matte', which is right up my street. The dry texture is akin to Illamasqua's matte lipsticks and I can tell it should last a long time on the lips.

This lipstick sold out on the MAC website within a few hours, but truthfully I could have passed on this. Although it's a gorgeous shade and I have no regrets in that respect, I could have saved my money, saved up some empty containers and did a Back2MAC for Ruby Woo. 

I'm more excited about the upcoming Rihanna collections released later this year. From what I've heard there are some really amazing shades, like a matte version of Up The Amp! Did you get RiRi Woo? What did you think? 

Fiona xox

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish | Lightscapade

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade: £21.50 via MAC - 

I've lusted after this mineralize skinfinish for so long. A beautiful champagne highlighter with blue and yellow veins, it called to me. So when I seen it was in the MAC 'Goodbyes' section on their website, I snapped it up. I'd been lovingly swatching it in store a few days earlier anyway, so I knew a purchase wasn't far away. 

It's such a beautiful highlighter. Very much cool toned and not at all similar to MAC's Soft & Gentle or Gold Deposit, this is absolutely my favourite highlighter now. It's just a gorgeous multi-dimensional shimmer and you can really wear it with any make up look. 

I love it. I'm completely bowled over and I'm so sad it's going away. But hold on - if you too are lusting after Lightscapade, it will return later this year as part of the Hayley Williams for MAC collection. Yay! I'll be stocking up when the time comes. 

Fiona xox

Wednesday Wishlist | #4

MAC 217 and 168 brushes: £17.00 and £26.00 via MAC - I've only owned a mini brush set from MAC, but I've heard so many good things about these two brushes, especially the 217. 

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish: £21.00 via MAC - This is still on my wishlist! I always seem to find something else to buy, but I will get it one day. 

NARS Copacabana Illuminator and Multiple: £23.00 and £29.00 via NARS - Copacabana is a gorgeous highlighter from NARS, that comes in both liquid and stick form! 

NARS 'And God Created Woman' palette: £41.50 via NARS - A beautiful neutrals palette that comes with a mini brush and eyeshadow primer. I probably won't get this, but that doesn't stop me from lusting after it! 

Britney Spears Island Fantasy 50ml and 100ml: available from April - The newest release from Britney. I'm not a fan, but I think her perfumes are so lovely and afforable, and this bottle looks gorgeous! 

Maybelline Color Tattoos: £4.99 via Boots and Superdrug - I love the Colour Tattoos, I want them all. I've got my eye on the new black shade and some of the US exclusives like Pomegranate Punk!

Fiona xox

Wednesday Wishlist | #2

Origins Super Spot Remover: £13.00 and Clear Improvement Mask: £20.00 from www.origins.co.uk and Debenhams - I've fancied trying some Origins skincare for while, but its pricey so will be staying on my wishlist for now!

Illamasqua I'mperfection Collection Nail Varnishes: £14.50 each from www.illamasqua.com and Debenhams - These lovely nail varnishes are supposed to look like rare bird eggs, but to me they look like Cadbury's mini eggs! I really fancy the lilac one.

MAC Archies Girls Beauty Powders: £21.50 each from MAC - These aren't out in the UK yet, but I love the look of the Pink Veronica beauty powder. Not sure if I'll get them but they do look lovely!

Lime Crime Carousel Lip Glosses and Lipsticks: £11.50 from www.limecrime.com - I love Lime Crime, and I'd love to get my hands on some of their new shades!

NARS The Happening Palette - Not out in the UK yet, and I'm not sure if it will be! This beautiful palette has four eyeshadows, NARS Orgasm blush and Laguna Bronzer. I really really hope they bring it out here, but its US only at the moment.

MAC The Stylish Brow Collection: - Available any time now, the Stylish Brow collection has been on my radar for a while. I do love a good brow! I have my eye on the Brow Gelcreme and the brow powder duos!

Fiona xox

Wednesday Wishlist | #1

Heres another hopefully regular feature - Wednesday wishlists! Here are a few products I've been lusting after recently:

Urban Decay 'The Great and Powerful Oz' Glinda Palette: £35.00 from Debenhams - This limited edition corker is due to be released at the end of the month! There are two palettes, the light Glinda palette and the darker Theodora palette. I have loads of dark neutral palettes so I fancy something different and have my eye on the Glinda palette!

Yves Saint Laurent Glossy Stains: £23.50 from Debenhams, Boots, House Of Fraser - I don't own any YSL  products but I've had my eye on these glossy stains for a while. Some of the shades are absolutely stunning, particularly the darker more purply shades.


Inglot Freedom System Eyeshadows: £4.50 each from Inglot - I bought my first Inglot palette earlier this month and I absolutely love it. If I could afford it I would buy another one in a minute. The quality of the shadows are just fantastic.

Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquers: £5.99 from Boots and Superdrug - These are the newest product from Rimmel, and I've already ordered two from their Facebook shop (now sold out). I suppose they're a cheap version of the YSL glossy stains, and I can't wait for mine to arrive! They should start appearing in shops soon.

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade: £21.50 from MAC and House Of Fraser - Sadly, this beautiful skin finish is in the Goodbyes section of the MAC website - but don't worry! - if you miss out like I will be this time, Lightscapade will be returning later in the year as part of the Hayley Williams collection! Hooray!

NARS Blushers in Mata Hari and Douceur: £21 each from NARS and House of Fraser - NARS blushes are on my radar, big time thanks to Laurzrah's NARS blush collection! I already own Sin but Douceur and Mata Hari are now on my wishlist.

Fiona xox

Shopping The Stash | #1

Today is the start of a new (hopefully) regular feature on my blog - shopping the stash!

To encourage my spending cut down, I'll be looking out products from my collection to show you. Hopefully this will encourage me to use things more and fall back in love with products I've forgotten about! 

I don't know how often I'll be doing this (monthly or weekly) but lets begin:

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Star Wonder (LE)

Soap & Glory Lid Stuff palette in What's Nude - £10.00

Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait - £7.99 

Avon Supershock Liner in Golden Fawn - £6.00

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Star Wonder - This was limited edition as part of the Heavenly Creatures collection last year. Its a mix of plum, peachy pink and pale gold swirls, which blend together to create a really shimmery pink. It's too dark for a highlighter on me but it makes a really nice blush.

Soap & Glory 'What's Nude' palette - This is a really nice neutral palette. The matte colours are super pigmented. I own so many eyeshadows this gets forgotten about, but I think I'm going to try and use it up before I buy any more. 

Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait - My lip butters are so neglected, they seem to just sit around looking pretty in their quilted packaging. Peach Parfait is so easy to wear I should use it more often.

Avon Supershock Liner in Golden Fawn - This liner is gorgeous, its been called a dupe for a Chanel liner and its so creamy. The shimmery champagne colour looks amazing along the lower lash line. 

Hope you enjoyed this first Shopping The Stash post! 

Fiona xox

MAC Pro Palettes | Lips & Conceal and Correct

MAC have had lots of collection releases at the start of 2013, but the ones I was most excited about were their Pro Palette collections. MAC made two types of their pro palette available, their pro lip palettes and their conceal and correct palettes.

MAC Pro Lip Palette in Preferred Pinks - £35.00

MAC Pro Conceal and Correct Palette - £35.00

The MAC Pro Conceal & Correct palette contains 4 concealers and 2 correctors. The concealers are the MAC Studio Finish, so are available in the permanent range in little pots.

I bought the 'Light' palette which contains the shades NC15, NW15, NC20 and NW20, and the correctors come in yellow and pink.

I heard so many good things about the studio finish concealers I just couldn't resist this palette for covering everything from spots to dark under eye circles.

The MAC Pro Lip Palette in Preferred Pinks is what I'm really excited about. It contains six different lip colours, some from the permanent range and some Pro colours.

It contains Pretty Please, a light shimmery pink, Please Me, a light matte pink, Lovelorn, a clean bright yellow pink, Creme De La Femme, a rosy pink with shimmer, Show Orchid, a bright fuschia with shimmer, and the famous Violetta, a dark purple/pink with shimmer.

I really love the colours in this palette, especially Please Me and Violetta. Please me is part of the permanent range and I'm really hoping they'll bring Violetta out again.

These palettes are pretty pricey but in my mind definitely worth it.

Fiona xox