don't be gel be reem.

hey dolls, So i'm sure you've seen the barry m gellly nail varnishes all over the blogosphere but i thought i'd do a little review about them seen as though i own a few. Ok so firstly i own five of them in the colors, "blue grape", "blood orange", "mango", "satsuma" and"lychee" When these first came out i knew i had to try them but they didn't have a huge range of colors to choose from so i left it a couple weeks and they brought out a few more colors. (They now have some really cute summery pastel colors). Ok so lets get to the nitty gritty, They retail at £3.99 but boots usually have offers on so look out for those. The first thing i noticed when i applied this is how opaque the color was you only need one coat to get the color to stand out, They do take a while to dry though so be prepared to sit with your hands in the air for a good 10 minutes (story of my life) however i've not tried any fast spray or seche vite on top to speed up the process. after they've finally dried they look so shiny and clean looking which thrilled me. For me these are let down by their staying power I found they chipped after the first day and by the fourth day i had to re-do my whole nails because they were very chipped, also something i found strange was that "blue grape" smelt absolutely vile! The rest of the varnishes smelt like normal nail varnishes but the blue grape one smelt very dodgy i don't know if it's just mine or if all the blue ones smell like that but that would put me off buying it again. overall i'm half and half with these i like the colours, the shine the price but just wished they stayed on longer :(.  

so that's it for now,

let me know if you've tried them,

what did you think of them??

:) xx

DIY floral crown

 hey ladies so a couple of weeks ago i was on Izzies blog when i came across a diy floral crown so yesterday i was out shopping and came along a hobby croft so i popped in and seen these gorgeous flowers they were only £1.99 for a pack of 20. This diy is so easy to do so here a step by step

1. buy some flowers from a craftshop i got these foam flowers from hobbycraft for £1.99
2. buy a headband (i used an old headband and chopped the bow off) 
3. wrap your wire from the flower around the headband 
4. start from the middle so you it's more even
5. VOILLA! done, yes it really is that easy

you can buy different sized flowers from craft shops i might make an even bigger head crown in a couple of weeks. Also you can sew or glue the flowers on if you want extra stability but i think they are fine just wrapped around like i did. So that's it! i'm now off out to rock my new headcrown!  ;)

sleek liquid illuminator review.

Hey ladies, 

This is a review on the oh so glamorous sleek glisten me liquid illuminator, Now I've been a big fan of highlighter/illluminators for a while now but I've only ever used powders. Any how i bought this months ago tried it once couldn't get to grips with using a liquid so slipped it back in my draw and forgot all about it. Oh how wrong i was to do so! I noticed it in my draw a few weeks ago and thought i'd give it whirl see if i could get the hang of it, i tried using my fingers and used different brushes and sponges to see which gave the best result, i found it worked well with my beauty blender then i used my real technique expert face brush then to go on and realise it worked amazingly with my real techniques contour brush! HALLELUJAH!!! now i've found the perfect brush to pair it with and have got the hang of it i haven't left the house without this baby on my face! i absolutely love it! The highlight itself is very gold in color it looks quite frightening in the bottle but on the face comes out very subtle. The main concern for me was it looking oily, now i have oily skin so the thought of putting a liquid highlighter on my skin was terrifying i thought it might make my skin looks even more oily than it already it or being a liquid i thought it might feel greasy but it doesn't and it just looks glowing. I cant wait for summer when i have a tan i think it will look GORGEOUS! The bottle itself is a bog standard 30ml bottle but because you need the tiniest little bit this will last you months and months!! :) I've did the "how long does it stay on my face" test and i worked from 8 in the morning till 5 at night last week and when i left work it looked the same as it did when i first applied it. yippeee!! when i apply it daily to my face i put it on my cheekbones, cupids bow, and my tear duct but if i'm going out after work i'll pop it down my nose, on my brow bone and also if you're wearing a dress you can pop it on your legs or collarbones for that oh so glamorous shimmer. Now i can't find this on the sleek website anymore i don't know if they've stopped stocking it (i bloody hope not!) or if they're just out of stock but you can get this on amazon and ebay for about £5/£6 

so check it out and let me know if you love this as much as i do!
:) xx

naughty lulu

Hey ladies, so i've been very good lately and i haven't bought anything for myself in a while but yesterday i popped into town and ended up buying quite a few things and treated myself. Oops. 

I seen these rings in newlook a while ago and loved them but £7.99 for four rings is a bit steep (I think so anyway) but when i nipped in yesterday they had buy on get one free on ALL jewellery so i actually got eight rings for £7.99 which sounds much better don't you think? Then i popped to boots and picked up this vichy cleansing gel, my skin has got very bad lately and i've heard great things about vichy so i had to pick something up there was a few other products i liked the sound of from vichy which i might pick up next week. then i got a couple sleek lipsticks from, wait for it.... POUNDLAND yes you heard right, poundland sell sleek lipstick. I also bought a couple sleek pout paints i've heard great things about these so had to try them for myself and i tested them last night and WOW! the pigmentation is incredible and they glide on your lips first impressions are very good! I bought some quinoderm which is a "behind the counter" thang! I used to use this but didn't notice an improvement in my skin until i was reading someone blog last week (i can't remember who's dammit) and they said how it's their holy grail product and they raved and raved about it so i thought i would buy it again only this time be a little more patient and give it some time to work with my skin. Fingers crossed it works. then i got a few other bits and bobs which i won't talk about because this was supposed to be a short "look what i bought" post but instead i rambled on and now it's not so short. sorry. Any how that's all for now i hope you liked this.

have you tried any of these products? 

:) xx

lipstick dupes.

mac candy yum yum - sleek amped

unfortunately I dont know the name of either of these because the labels have worn off i think the barry m lipstick is
in the shade 116 or 118 but i'm not certain which is a shame because these are an EXACT dupe that would save you £10!
i will try and find the names of these out and let you know soon. 

mac fetish - sleek blaze

collection 2000 mudslide - sleek mulberry
the left one looks a little more purplier (is that a word? no? it is now) but they are a dupe they just show up different colors. 

sleek cherry - nivea berry charms

mac so chaud (my favorite lipstick ever) rimmel kate moss 111 mixed with gosh flirty orange 153
you can buy these 2 lipsticks for the price of one mac lipstick BONUS  ;) 

mac snob - rimmel kate moss 101

 So these are just a few dupes i discovered and i love looking at dupe blogs or youtube videos but there aren't many about at the minute. A lot of people can't afford or just don't want to pay £14 for a lipstick especially when you can get a very similar one for a quarter of the price. I also seen another dupe for mac candy yum yum which is always sold on of my local mac store, i'll have to buy it and compare them because it was only £1.99 which is ridiculous. so i hope you liked this and i'm sorry it's a bit all over the place but i'm so tired, i was going to put this post up tomorrow but i haven't blogged in a few days so thought i'd do it quickly today so do forgive any sloppiness (i hate that word, sloppiness, ew) that's all for now.

hope this was useful :) 

xx

real technique brushes.

Hey lovelies, so  I have jumped on the bandwagon (ALL ABOARD) of real technique brushes. I bought my first RT brush about a year ago and it was the "expert face brush" and i fell in love, this was the first branded makeup brush i'd brought so it was obviously a huge step up from my non branded cheap brushes.They are so soft and apply my makeup so flawlessly and easy they would be brilliant for sensitive skin because the bristles aren't harsh! As soon as i tried it i knew i wanted more of them, infact i wanted to collect them all and look after them like tiny little hairy babies and name them all and take them everywhere with me :/ anyway for christmas my mother bought me the core collection which again i loved and use them everyday, so a while ago i was browsing victorias blog (my favorite blog) when she did a post on these brushes and she posted a link to a shop in america that sells them for half the price. Now i was very wary about buying them at first because i thought it sounds too good to be true the shipping must be ridiculously overpriced (IT WASN'T), they could be fake (THEY'RE NOT) or they could charge me a ton of shipping at my door like some places do (WHICH THEY ALSO DIDN'T) they arrived within 2-3 weeks of ordering and 2 days ago arrived at my house and i am so happy! I bought the "starter set" the "powder brush" "fine liner brush" and "blush brush" it came to $38(including shipping) which converts to £25!! so for £25 i got all of the brushes which i have pictured. Whereas if you bought all those brushes in the uk it would add up to £51!!!
 so i got them for half price! CLICK HERE to go to the site and check out the brushes. I would definitely recommend them and For the time being i can't see myself using any other makeup brushes :)

So check them out and let me know what you think 

xx

WHAT WINTER BLUES?...

winter is my favorite part of the year I love the clothes, the atmosphere, the lights, and I suppose the fact that it's Christmas helps a little bit. I love wrapping up in my over sized cardigans and faux fur coats and taking trips to see Santa and seeing all the different lights on the way, I personally think Christmas brings everyone together! All the Christmas films appear on TV (ELF IS MY FAV OF ALL TIME) and it's nice to sit around the TV with a hot chocolate a blanket Christmas lights on and chill..  what's not to love?  (i rambled on a lot then i just get so excited about Christmas) anyway.. 

here are a few of my favorite winter pieces which I've been lusting over. They will have to make an appearance in my wardrobe especially these ear muff which are the cutest things EVER!

so this was just a quick blog to say don't be blue!

                        CHRISTMAS IS NEARLY HERE!!                                ENJOY IT!! 

that's all for now

LuLu x