Benefit Sugarbomb Blusher

Hello Everyone!

I recently got the Sugarbomb blusher from Benefit. I've only recently started using blushers as I used to be paranoid my cheeks were red enough already due to my bad skin... even though I wore foundation so looked completely washed out! I guess that's how my mind worked about a year ago...

Anyway, I have a couple of blushers already. Although I do like my original blushers, I found them either too sparkly, or a tad too dark to wear on an everyday basis. After purchasing the Benefit bronzer Hula, I thought I would give one of their blushers a whirl in the hope it would be nice and discreet like Hula is.

 I absolutely love Benefit packaging as so much though has gone into the designs and colours used for their different products, resulting in the most perfect packaging! The little cube that is Sugarbomb is fairly metallic, with a gold toned pink on most of the cube. A black and metallic orange make the packaging a bit more snazzy, and sort of remind me of a tiger? The metallic of the colours represents the "Sugar" of the product, and the sparkle of it, I think. 

The blush itself is made up of four quarters. I would describe the colours as terracotta, a rose pink, a sugary pink and a lavender. The result of all four of these colours is so feminine and delicate. This blusher adds a subtle glow to my skin that adds some dimension to my face. It adds the colour back into my foundation- covered face, but ever so subtley, and in a way that does not make it look like I had severe burning cheeks from embarrassment. 

Overall, this is such an amazing product, like the rest of Benefits collection. Let me know if you have this product and like it as much as I do guys, or if there are any other blushers you really like!

Speak Soon,

Stephanie

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had amazing an amazing Christmas! I was very spoilt this year and got lot's of amazing presents from my family! One of the gifts being the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette.

I've wanted one of the Naked palettes for so long after seeing the hype of how good they are, and because I absolutely love wearing nudes and browns on my eyes... so it's only natural that I wanted this amazing palette of gorgeous eye shadows!

I really like the palette itself, as I love the colour of the tin! It's hard to describe, a muted bronze maybe? It also feels quite chunky- but in a good way- so the product seems of a good quality and that it's made of good quality stuff! Also, it ensures me the eye shadows are well protected if I were to ever drop this, which is highly likely. Oops. 

The palette comes with a large mirror in the lid, and also a good quality brush positioned just below the eye shadows. 

Above is a photo of the mesmerizing eyeshadows themselves (apologies that the ones on the right hand side aren't in focus, that's my dodgy camera work!). The majority of shadows are glittery and shimmery in this palette, with only three matte shadows (Strange, Limit, Nooner). The colours progress left to right from light to dark; pinks to bronzes, to dark greys/ black. The colours are absolutely beautiful and all work well together, so even if you're not a professional make-up artist, it is hard to do wrong with these colours. My favourite colours because in my opinion are the prettiest, are Dust, Buzz, Factory and Mugshot.

I really love this palette and am so grateful my Mum bought it for me for Christmas! I may upload some make-up looks using the shadows in this palette, just for a bit of fun and experimentation!

Speak Soon, 

Stephanie x

Being A Stressed Student!

Hello Everyone!

You may not know but I am currently at college studying for my A-Levels, and am in my second year... and so stressed! Last year was bad enough, but this year features even more work, stress, and responsibility. I have to balance lessons at college, homework, revision, my Saturday job, and some sort of social life/ hobbies. This is quite hard to deal with at times when there really aren't enough hours in the day.

I'm going to share a couple of tips of how to keep above water when you feel like you are sinking under a sea of stress. 

1. Simply, just stop and breathe. When you physically feel like you are going to have a break down and feel like you can't breath, just stop what you are doing. Close your eyes and take a deep breath. This will immediately help to calm you, and reduce some of the physical features of feeling so overwhelmed. 
2. Keep a diary. I like to write down every day what I've been up to, and how I've been feeling. This really ensures you notice your feelings, and highlights to you if there are any patterns of your feelings, or what you do in a day that makes your stress levels feel better or worse.
3. Partake in light activity. I don't always have time to go swimming (which I find really helps to calm me and relieve stress), but I try to do something each day, no matter how small, to release those endorphins that make me feel chilled. Walking my doggy, Bailey, or doing some Results With Lucy workouts are my fav choices. 
4. Keep organised. This is more of a preventative strategy than a way of dealing with stress. If I keep my life organised (writing down homework/ appointments etc.), keep up to date with my deadlines and make sure I plan ahead, then I find my anxiety levels and stress levels are reduced considerably.

I usually work well under stress, and am currently still doing well even under such pressure. Sometimes, however, it does all get a bit much. This is 100% natural though, and everyone feels like this from time to time, so none of us stressed individuals are alone!

 I hope some of my little tactics help you to feel a bit more chilled and that you aren't too stressed out!

Speak Soon,

Stephanie x

Dior Powder Eyebrow Pencil

Hello Everyone!

It has been so long since I last did a post, I can't believe it!

I always struggle with my eyebrows. I haven't over- plucked my eyebrows at all, but I do like to fill in the more sparse areas, and create more of a neatened shape to them. I can never seem to do this well, and end up with either uneven, or too dark brows. So I recently purchased the Dior Powder Eyebrow Pencil, as I felt my brows deserved some better attention!

 I love this pencil as it looks so glamorous and just amazing. The packaging is chic and glossy, and the actual pencil itself just feels of really good quality... If that makes any sense at all! I just love it! (Excuse the grainy photos, I used my phone for these). 

I didn't realise when I ordered this product, but it comes with a sharpener! I am so glad as I have lost the pencil sharpener I owned previously. 

This pencil comes with a spoolie on one end which I use to brush through my brows before applying the product. This is really handy as I don't have to keep switching between a pencil, and a separate spoolie. 

I bought this pencil in "Blonde" as I have sort of blonde, highlighted hair. The colour is really good as it's not too light, so it still goes with the darker, non dyed parts of my hair, but isn't dark which prevents myself from looking like I have "Scouse Brows". 

I love the consistency of the product, it is light and powdery *duh* and just feels so velvety and luxurious. Only a little is needed to be applied to fill in any sparse areas, and it looks so natural. 

I hope you liked this post guys!

Speak Soon,

Stephanie x