I've always heard good things about Nyx Cosmetics, especially their lip products, and as their Lip Lingerie collection looked to die for I got my hands on a couple to see if they lived up to my expectations.

I picked up the shades Corset: which is a pinky nude with a grey undertone on the lips, and Teddy: a medium brown with a slight pink undertone.

For such affordable products I was very pleased with the quality of them. At first I wasn't too keen on the look of the long, flat rectangle shape of the applicator (from previous experience this can make it quite tricky to apply) but the lipstick applied with such ease. One of my favourite things about the lipstick is the creamy formula. Not only does this help with the application, but it feels and looks so soft on the lips even once it has dried matte. The lipstick is easily buildable, which is a good thing with this product specifically because one of the only major cons of this product is that initially the colour isn't very pigmented. I found that you had to apply a few layers before the true colour really starts to show.

If you are looking for an affordable yet great quality liquid lipstick I would certainly recommend the Nyx Lip Lingerie collection. There's a variety of shades in different nude tones so you're bound to find exactly what you are looking for.

P.S: I've actually just started up my own little homeware/bits and bobs company so it would be awesome if you could check out my instagram for Muppet's Trunk whilst I get it all set up on etsy. They'll be a blog post explaining more soon. Link below.

*I try and include as many vegan and cruelty free products as I can in my makeup routine but there'e still a few I'm yet to change.*

I never get bored of reading about or watching peoples everyday makeup routines and as it's been well over a year since I last did one I felt like I should do an updated Everyday Makeup Look. It's probably changed about 1000 times since my last post and I've been avoiding creating a new one as I have never been really happy until now. Here's what I've been using to create this look!

In an attempt to change all my makeup to vegan and cruelty free products, I ended up with hardly anything, so, knowing that E.L.F is an affordable range with all vegan and cruelty free cosmetics I wanted to buy quite a few products to try and build up my collection again. 15 days later they have finally arrived so now I can do a little haul and first impressions. All the products and links will be listed below.


E.L.F's Flawless Finish Foundation was my main purchase in this haul. I like the frosted bottle which makes the foundation appear a little more expensive, although it doesn't distract you from the little product you get and unfortunately it doesn't go a long way. A foundation/buffing brush would definitely be better for applying this product than a beauty blender as it's quite a thick formula. I did get an even and semi-flawless coverage though, so I was happy with the finish in the end. I got the shade Porcelain, and although it wasn't as pale as I'd hoped it wasn't a bad match at all.

The High Definition Powder is the first loose powder I have tried and I actually really like it. I was worried about how white the powder was when I first opened it but the product was so lightweight and translucent leaving a soft looking finish to my skin. Although I probably won't use the fluffy pad that comes with it, it's a nice touch and great to use if you're resting your fingers on your face when doing makeup.

Unfortunately I purchased the wrong shade on the Maximum Coverage Concealer and as it's way to dark for me I only tested it on my hand so I could give some sort of review. It seems to have a pretty high coverage but not a heavy finish so I think if I had got it in my shade it would have worked really well for my under eyes and blemishes. I might try this out for contouring instead.

E.L.F's Baked Bronzer is the first bronzer I have bought in a long time as as much as I love them, I a very particular with the shades because I don't like them to be too dark. I got the shade St Lucia which is a very gentle brown. The product is very lightly pigmented so it doesn't make your face too dark, it just adds a gentle tan which I really like. It also definitely has a highlighting quality to it, maybe more so than bronzing.

The last two things are E.L.F Essential Lipsticks in the shades Nostalgic and Fearless. Nostalgic is a really pale pink colour that looked way more nude on the website. I really didn't like this colour or lipstick as it stiff to apply and the colour was awful, when the pigmentation finally came through it looked like that awful phase where girls put concealer on their lips. Fearless however is a bright red shade which I actually really liked. After a few coats the colour really builds and I found it lasted a long time. I'm not normally a fan of not matte lips but I really liked the shine on this shade.

Nostalgic (very faint) . Fearless

pigmentation after one swipe.

Jeffree Star's Velour Liquid Lipsticks have been on my wishlist for a LONG time and I finally got my hands on one when I couldn't wait any longer to purchase my dream shade in a lipstick, Posh Spice (I really did feel like I was Posh Spice from the 90's with a dirty nude lip).

All year round black platform boots are my favourite item in my wardrobe but I don't own enough of them!!! They especially make my wishlist in the winter when I want something warm on my feet which make me look incredibly badass in just two small details. Naomi Shu have the most gorgeous range of boots so no wonder they are on my December Monthly Wishlist.

There will never be a time of year where I am not constantly buying and trying out products to try and keep up with the latest popular products where I can. Over the past few weeks I have been doing just that to treat myself now and then.

November 1st has arrived, and so has my passion for Christmas. I'm the kind of person who's excited for Christmas all year round but truly reveals my true love for the season when it becomes socially acceptable to start going crazy, which for me is the day after Halloween. I haven't banged out the Christmas tunes just yet but I have started decoration and Christmas gift wrap shopping and I couldn't be happier. As this time of year I thought I'd share the first few bits I've bought so people who start Christmas shopping at a 'normal time' have some inspiration.

Me and my mum went a LITTLE crazy in The Range and picked out a few bits to set the scene of the theme of our decorations this year. We've gone for a rustic country theme, with lots of red, cream, wood and hessian.

I have never loved school apart from Year's ago in Year 6. From Year 11 and up it kind of became a hell whole for me and my attendance became...let's just say, shameful. I've never liked the restraints of education and I constantly felt like I was never getting anything out of it. After attempting my AS Levels twice (I didn't do great my first time and this year I completely gave up after 6 weeks), I knew it as time for change. This week I was supposed to be starting a 2 year course in Business but I didn't even make it to the first day without realising it just wasn't for me.

After my first week or two of trying my new healthy eating and strict vegan routine I have seriously felt so much better and satisfied once I've eaten. The general guilt goes away (I'm trying to go transfer to raw vegan as well, but I'm only slowly transitioning into this). As a few weeks had passed I thought I would share with those who don't follow my health eating/vegan food diary Instagram ( @vegan_valley), a few of my posts and food ideas. As you can see I am a MASSIVE fan of watermelon and fruit at the moment, far more than I used to be. I've always been a fan of vegetables in anyway but unless it was exotic fruit used to bore me. It's all about making your average fruit and vegetables more exciting!

Grapefruit, Homemade Granola and Soya Yoghurt

Mango and Blueberries

Watermelon

Blueberries, Figs and Bananas

Banana Porridge, Figs, Mixed Seeds and Mixed Berries

Watermelon and Figs with Lime Squeezed on Top.

Mixed Vegetable Broth

Rice Noodles, Greens, Sweet Potato and left over Nut Roast.

Left Over Bowl: Greens, Onion, Avocado, Couscous, Hummus, Pepper, Lettuce

Now that summer's around and I actually have somewhat of a social life I wanted to try some new beauty and make-up products as well as stock up on some old favourites.


MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID: I finally delved into the world of MAC foundation and I mostly love it. I think the coverage is great and it blends and applies so easily leaving a great matte finish.  My only problem is I found it hard to find one which matched my skin tone. There is only one 'pale' shade which was too light for me so I had to go for something darker but I all found they had two orangey undertones. Luckily it blends really nicely so the colour is easy to blend out and match.

COLLECTION LASTING PERFECTION CONCEALER: I had heard only good things about this so I knew I had to try it, and all the hype is worth it. The coverage is insane and I will definitely buy again in the future.

RIMMEL LONDON STAY MATTE PRESSED POWDER: This is my trusty go to powder and I have used it for so long now. It doesn't leave your skin powdery and gives it a light matte finish.

RIMMEL LONDON STAY MATTE PRIMER: I have been looking for a decent high street primer for a while and this was on sale at Superdrug so I thought I'd give it a go. I am definitely impressed by this Rimmel Primer. It definitely makes my make-up last longer and it gives a smooth matte finish when first applied.

BARRY M EYESHADOW BRUSH: I actually brought this for a quick, last minute concealer brush, and it does the job.

SUPERDRUG FACE MASKS: A last minute pamper night was arranged with my friends and face masks were on the list. I thought I'd give Superdrugs ago and they definitely made my skin softer.

MAKE-UP REVOLUTION FLAWLESS MATTE ULTRA EYESHADOWS: I was questioning for ages whether or not I should buy one of these because for the price of £8 for 32 shades it seemed to good to be true. I decided to go for it and for the most part I am pretty happy. Some of the lighter shades aren't so well pigmented but the majority of the palette is and for me I love the matte colours.

PALMER'S COCOA BUTTER FORMULA: I always thought Palmer's was more pricey than it actually is so I was presently surprised to see how affordable it is. The smooths marks and scars drew me in and the second I smelt it and put it on my legs I was in love.

RIMMEL LONDON RAIN RAIN GO AWAY RITA ORA NAIL VARNISH: I loved the stoney/neautral stage and for the first few days I loved the colour. But I've had the same problem with a few Rimmel London nail varnishes, after a while the colour changes to purple and I'm bummed out! Does this happen to anyone else?!

LA RICHE DIRECTIONS HAIR DYE: No school, a change from private school life after the summer means I can finally dye my hair whatever colour I want. I chose for purple because it's a colour I'm confident with and I thought would work well. (There will be a blog post soon about my new hair)

RIMMEL SOFT KOHL EYE PENCIL: I'd seen a few make-up routines recently using brown eyeliner which I loved the idea of especially since it's coming up to summer and I want a softer make-up look. So far every time I've used it it hasn't smudged and stayed on really well.

Coco Chanel wrote the title for this. Not literally but it's her quote and I love it.

A women's beauty is one of the most powerful things and women are constantly changing themselves to either see themselves as beautiful. Everyone knows how much girls love to have their hair cut...most of the time.


I personally love going to the hairdressers and changing my look up a bit and after the last time where I cut my hair so much shorter than it used to be I thought I'd change it up once again. After seeing so many people making a full fringe look AMAZING  , I knew it was time to give it a go myself. Everyone when they were younger had a full fringe as to all parents it's the cutest look to go for. I was one of those children but since then I have never had one, but after so many people pulling it off lately I wanted to give it a go myself.

When it comes to hair it never takes much convincing for me to have it cut which is suprisingly because I am someone who stresses about the way I look. Hair grows back...I can change it in a few months. The hairdressers I go to are so lovely and after they cut my hair short so well last time I had full faith that they would work wonders in putting a fringe in for me.

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