Oh what big eyebrows you have!

Long gone are the days I reduced  my eyebrows to nothing more than a mere thread line above my eyes; looking back at pictures from my high school days makes me wonder how in the world did I ever think that looked good?! I have quite a round face so thin eyebrows should have been a definate no-no for me. The art of sculpturing eyebrows to match and compliment a face is easy once you take into account the shape of a face, especially the cheeks; for example a longer face would look much better with a set of thinner eyebrows and a childlike or fuller face would in turn look better with a set of thicker ones.

My eyebrows have never been as thick or full as Audrey Hepburn but due to the constant tweezing and threading to a anorexic brow, I'm pretty sure I can see some balding - shock horror I know! I decided I wanted mine to be thicker, more face defining so once I realised even at full growth my brows don't really grow to much, I turned to filling them in. Now I attempted to make a start with a pencil but the result for me seems way too harsh and unnatural; instead I've been using this eyebrow kit from e.l.f. it comes with a gel to fill in with and a setting powder, there's a double sided brush included which isn't too bad either but I prefer using one of my own to apply the gel with.



Left to Right: In the darkest shade; Gel - Powder - Together

I have to say this kit is my saviour, and at £3.50 it's a lot more affordable than most other brands out there without skimping on the quality.

Love & Bisous xx

Take It Off!

There is nothing more hideous than going to wash your face at night and smearing mascara and eyeliner from your forehead to your chin. I simply can't live without an eye make-up remover, but finding one that didn't irritate the skin around my eyes was harder than I thought. For the last few months I've been a good girl and not gone to sleep with a full face of make-up - there have been 2 main benefits for me due to this; 1. My skin seems to be breaking out much less and 2. I wake up to a clean pillow! 

Now I don't like hard work when I'm ready for bed so this Nars eye make-up remover is perfect for me - no longer do I have to scrub or spend 10 minutes wiping off my mascara because 3 or 4 wipes with this is all I need for naked eyes. It doesn't leave behind a greasy trail either which is definately a bonus but best of all I can actually notice just how gentle and moisturising it is for the delicate skin around the eyes. This product doesn't come cheap (but of course you knew that - it's Nars!) but at £18 I've only reached the halfway point after using it day in, day out for about 7 weeks.

I got this tester of Nars' new Make up cleansing oil. The absolute BEST I have ever tried, my make up comes off with such ease. It removed any trace of make up from my pores and despite what you'd think with it being an oil cleanser - it left behind no greasy residue. My skin felt soft and moisturised afterwards, no dryness whatsoever! It's £29.50 for a 200ml bottle. I haven't purchased just yet but next payday it WILL be mine...

Their prices might be scary but Nars' cleansing and skin care products seem to last the best, so really to me they actually work out to be more cost effective. What are your favourite cleansers?

Love and Bisous xx

Maybelline; Forever Strong Professional Nail Varnish

After 5 months of keeping my nails short, tidy and bare I finally snapped back to the former me - grew my nails (just enough to do some damage, bug not too much that would have them rivalling the Pendle witches) and splashed on some polish!

I adore nude nails whatever season we're in, so you can imagine how excited I was when I passed the 'nude nails' display for Maybelline. There were 5 colours and honestly I could have bagged them all but at £4.09 each I kept myself inline. It was however 3 for 2 so I dove right on them like a tramp on chips; attractive - I know! :P

'Rose Poudre' it looks slightly more pink here but it really is the perfect pink-toned nude.

'Nude Rose'  a lovely beige-nude, this shade is absolutely gorgeous. All the nude range get a big thumbs up from me, they just have such an elegant look about them I couldn't help but fall in love!

'Extreme Blackcurrant' now I know this is far from nude but with autumn having sneaked up on us so fast I thought this was the perfect shade. I don't normally wear such deep, dark colours on my nails but for this I can make an exception. All in all Maybelline's forever strong nail polish range is a definate yes for me. They are the easiest to apply adpnd dry pretty quickly and not onlu that but it really does last longer than the average nail colour; I wasn't expecting anywhere near the full 7 days but because my nails usually tend to chip after a single day, the 3 days that these last is incredible.

Lots of Love & Bisous! xx

The Hairy Truth

Hair is one of the greatest and most important means women have of presenting themselves. The fact that it is a part of our bodies which we are able to manipulate with the most ease means it can either be our mane of glory or the bane of our existence.

Long, thick hair is generally viewed as a sign of aesthetic beauty and youth, but I'm sure we all agree growing hair can be pretty damn difficult and tiresome. We all may want silky, smooth and healthy locks, but the sad truth is hair only grows around half an inch each month, so to get it to those lengths in that condition is a lot of hard work, love and dedication to each strand on your head. We're busy ladies, and if any of you are as impatient as me clip-in hair extensions really are a godsend!

I bought these from a market stall, which I recommend because it's easier to select the right colour and get the best quality.

BEFORE

AFTER

I love how easily you can just clip these in and instantly transform yourself. They are real human hair so that means curl or straighten them as you wish, just as you would your self grown hair. I use mine more for the fullness and amazing body it gives me, than for the length - though they do give me about an inch and a half extra. There's nothing that looks as unattractive to me as obvious extensions, so I wouldn't go more than 3 inches longer than your actual hair or you might risk being found out!

I've worn them for just over a week now and so far they have gone undetected so shhhh... ;)

Love, Love & Bisous xx

'In a world of ordinary mortals, you are a Wonder Woman'

Diving head first into my bag, thrashing around like a drowning puppy... I couldn't find it. No. It had to be somewhere in that ridiculously huge bag, but it wasn't - my MAC angel was gone :(. So it only made sense for me to jump online onto ebay and try and find me a bargain, and lo and behold if it is a bargain you seek than it is a bargain you shall receive! 

Part of the limited edition from the Wonder Woman collection, I snapped up this beauty in 'photo' for £5.20. A week later and i'm already addicted!

It's a lustre lipstick so it feels very moisturising on the lips. The shade looks different to what I expected when on my lips, it's almost like a brighter version of a milky pink, with slight purple undertones. J'adore!!

Love, Hugs & Bisous xx

'O' is for Oh Wow!

I got these amazing hair rollers for my birthday a few months ago and realised I haven't yet done a post on them and given them their deserved glory. Introducing 'The O' by Cloud Nine;

I've always hated what the typical heated rollers did to my hair; crispy, frizzy curls with that wierd 'crimp' at the end of my strands - eughh the memories are enough to make me cry. Now these badboys are like no other rollers I've seen before, they work in a completely different way to the conventional ones. Though it all comes at a price, I got the gift set which at £199 came with;

- the pod,

- a carry case,

- 4 x 30mm rollers,

- 4 x 40mm rollers,

- 4 x 50mm rollers,

- an amplify spray,

- a sectioning comb,

- 12 x clips

Very quick and easy to use, you just switch on thee pod and place the rollers inside one by one. They take literally about 4 seconds to heat up and because they heat from the core there's no chance of burning your fingertips while rolling them into place - they heat in the hair not in the hands. This is mega exciting if you're accident prone like me who burns everything and anything around me (including my own chin :P).   

Once the rollers reach their max temperature of 130° they begin to cool quickly, leaving me with gorgeous volume and plenty of body and movement. So I do my makeup while they get to that stage which is usually about 20 minutes.

Oh yes. Oh wow. That's my hair!

Big love xx

Its Grease lightening!!

I know this isn't really beauty related but I really MUST share! On monday night I met up with a couple of my girls for a greatly needed catch up... Drama drama! So when we went to watch the theatre production of Grease at the Grand Palace Theatre in Manchester, believe me when I say it was just what we needed.

The show was brilliant! Whether you're already a fan of Grease or if like my friends you're part of the deprived minority who have never watched the classic with John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (shocking I know!); it was the perfect feel good pick-me-up (I'm needing all I can get at the moment *sad face*). I honestly can't recommend enough for you to go watch it.

Love, Love & Bizous xx