sophiephiephie

NYC Lip Stain in Forever Freesia

2012-01-08T12:30:00.003Z

Hey everyone!

Thought I'd show you this lipstain I picked up the other day from NYC at Superdrug. It was about £3 which makes it much cheaper than many of the other lipstains around

I actually really do like this lipstain. It's long wearing (I don't know about 16 hours though...) it's really reasonable and I thought it showed up much stronger than one I have by Revlon

I find that it's not that drying but then it's not very moisturising either so I usually put on a bit of Vaseline. However I really do like the matte effect that these lipstains have. They also come in quite a few colours and they're available in store at Superdrug.

What's your favourite lipstain?

Love Sophie xx

L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes Luminizer Mascara

2012-01-06T12:24:00.000Z

Hey everyone!

Back with a review for you today of the L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes Luminizer Mascara in Blue Eyes. The idea behind this mascara is to 'boost your eyes according to their colour'. They have a green mascara for green eyes, a blue for blue eyes and a purple for hazel eyes.

L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes Luminizer Mascara - £11.29

What I love about this mascara is the fact that the blue is quite subtle. In reality it's just a black mascara which can look slightly blue in some lights. But what does it look like on?

I love this mascara! It can hold a curl, give volume and length and as you can see in the photos it does have a slightly blue tinge to it. The way I apply it is to give it a few coats and let it dry, then close my eye sweep the brush on the top of my lashes which adds a lot more volume

The only problem with this mascara is the price, at over £11 its quite pricey but as always I bought this off ebay for just over £4 here. I've had some comments in the past from people worried about buying fakes off ebay, but this really isn't so much as an issue for drugstore make up. A lot of the time it's sold by wholesalers which means they can sell it for a much lower price than shops such as Boots and Superdrug, which have huuuuge overheads to cover (think how much it costs to rent a shop and pay all the staff!)

Have you tried this mascara yet?

Love Sophie x

I think I have too much time on my hands...

2011-12-11T16:34:00.000Z

today I filled a large vaseline gift tin with melted down vaseline with pink food colouring

its so huge I love it!

Sophie x

LA Colors

2011-11-27T14:48:00.000Z

Hey everyone!

A few weeks ago I went back to London and had a little shop around the new Westfield Stratford City, and after reading Leanne's post on a shop called Beauty Base I had to pick up some nail polishes for myself!

I got 5 I think and these are my favourite

Mauve Glaze, Sparkling Diamonds and Jewel Tone

It takes a few coats to get Mauve Glaze completely opaque but I love love love these polishes, and they're only 99p each!

What are you wearing on your nails?

Sophie xx

Facets of Fuchsia

2011-10-29T20:04:00.001+01:00

As much as I love love love this nail varnish in all it's sparkly glory, it is IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE

Not even the tin foil method will remove it!

I think this one will have to stick to accent nails ONLY and special occasions from now on, 2 hours later and it is still not fully removed, grr

Are there any nail varnishes you really love but just can't wear??

love Sophie xx

Chanel Chance Dupe

2011-10-23T20:21:00.000+01:00

Hey everyone!

I don't know if you'd heard but the Zara Collection perfume was supposed to be a dupe for Chanel Chance, so off to Zara I went!

I went to Boots first and put Chance on one wrist and Zara on the other to see how they compared and at first sniff they were pretty much identical, and throughout the day they seemed to wear off to exactly the same smell

The bottle itself is 100ml, it is an EDT and it costs £9.99 which is an absolute bargain compared to the £72 it costs for 100ml of the real Chanel Chance EDT!

What's your favourite perfume? Do you know of any dupes?

Love Sophie xx

Emergency Contour

2011-10-19T18:00:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone!

When I was packing up all my things ready to move out make up was top priority, however I accidentally forgot my MAC Harmony blusher, which is my absolute fave for contouring

After realising how PALE I am after a few photos recently posted on facebook, I realised I had to get a cheap substitute to get me through. Whilst in Boots the other day I spotted this and for only £1.99 it wouldn't be the end of the world if it turned me into an oompa loompa

This really is the perfect way to add a little colour to pale skin and it works really well as a contour. When swatched it does have a little bit of glitter in it but this is barely noticable on the face.

So it's a definite thumbs up from me, for £1.99 you get 10g of product that really doesn't have any orangey undertones

Have you tried Natural Collection products before? What's your contour/bronzer of choice?

Love Sophie xx

Awful OOTD/My Body

2011-10-10T18:58:00.000+01:00

Hello everyonee!

First of all I'd like to apologise for this truly awful attempt at an OOTD post, but I'd thought I'd give you an insight into what I actually wear, considering pretty much every post on here is about hair and beauty :)

Both my dress and blouse are from Primark (woo) and I just left the blouse open and knotted it at the waist

I don't really have a 'style'. I'm about 5ft8/9 but with a size 12 (sometimes even 14 eek) figure to boot so I can't really do the cutesy petite thing or the tall and skinny thing. I wish I could call my style sophisticated (what with being called Sophie and all..hahaha awkward joke) but I'm more than happy to wear a pair of jeans and a baggy jumper.

I used to have a tshirt from Zara that said 'It's not the content, it's the style, and I'm content with my style' although I never really have been content with my style! Growing up I never really knew how to dress for my figure, at all. Sometimes I think I still don't but at least I know that I will never be one of those girls that can pull off a bodycon skirt (I do NOT have the thighs!)

When I was younger I was a right chubster and whilst I lost a lot of the 'puppy fat' in Year 9 (so when I was about 14) I still am a 'curvy' girl. That word will forever make me cringe but it's who I am and it seems that no matter how much I work out or live off carrot sticks I will always be this way so I guess I've learnt to live with it. Maybe.

My favourite shops are Primark, H&M and Topshop, although I find Topshop stupidly overpriced and even now it seems that sometimes H&M is cheaper than Primark (lol what?)

What's your 'style'? Do you even have one? Let me know!

Love Sophie xxx

Yellow Diamonds In The Light

2011-10-09T19:26:00.000+01:00

Hello everyoneee

So this is the end of my first week of lectures at university, and I'm actually really enjoying it! Last night was our Freshers' ball which was great, only I woke up with bruises and cuts EVERYWHERE. And I've now got a severe case of fresher's flu!

Wore my hair down for the first time in AGES today, its finally that kind of weather where you can go out with your hair down and not end up a sweaty mess! As you can see in the background I had my jeans out to dry, after hand washing them turned out I hadn't dissolved the washing powder properly and they were covered in white marks. Someone tell me how to use a washing machine??

I've also really been loving this new series called New Girl, I've been watching it online and it has Zooey Deschanel in it (who is my faveee!)

Hope you're all well, let me know what you've been up to!

Sophie xx

Max Factor 2000 Calorie

2011-10-04T22:10:00.000+01:00

is my favourite mascara, ever!

I know, I know it looks proper dated but I love the brush, I love the formula and I love the effect it has on my eyelashes!

I do already have fairly long eyelashes however they are really lacking in volume. Somehow this mascara manages to double the amount of eyelashes I have and its also ultra black, which I love!

I also really like the fact that it can hold a curl!! If you look back at previous mascara posts that I've done you'll see my eyelashes used to kind of droop to the side, not with this baby!

I think it retails for about £8? But you can always pick it up from ebay for much less

What mascara are you loving?

love Sophie xx

Current Faves

2011-09-25T20:15:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone!

Today I moved into my uni halls and I've now got a laptop of my own, (with an SD card port!!) and a fully functioning camera, so I will definitely be posting a lot more frequently!

Just thought I'd show you some current favourites that I've picked up

Collection 2000 Cream Puff Moisturising Lip Cream in Cotton Candy 1

Max Factor Weightless Foundation in Light Ivory

L'oreal Glam Shine Lipgloss in Juicy Rose Glow

and the obligatory rubbish hand swatches...

The foundation is really lovely, and a perfect shade. It feels really silky and I love the slightly dewy slightly matte finish. The lipgloss I ordered off Ebay after falling in love with it in Superdrug. Seriously guys, if you see something you like, especially if it's a slightly older product make sure you check Ebay first. A lot of wholesalers sell their products on there for much much cheaper. For example, my fave mascara Max Factor 2000 Calorie is about £8 in the shops, I picked up a brand new one for under a fiver.

I really like the consistency of the lip cream, and the taste is just yummy! It's kind of filling my MAC Impassioned void, which I really want but can't justify spending £13.50 on. Seriously MAC, ya didn't need to put the price up.

Also loving Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer (along with the rest of the world)

HD Brows Kit

YSL Rouge Volupte in no.2

Hope you're all well!

Sophie xx

24ct Gold On My Ring Finger

2011-09-06T23:16:00.002+01:00

Hey everyone! If you're wondering where I've been, my camera broke whilst I was on holiday with friends in Spain! Not

much new with me, on the 25th September im off to Southampton university eeee

Anyways what better way to ease me back into blogging than with a NOTD :)

Here I used one of the maybelline nude nail varnishes (which are £1 off in superdrug now, buy buy buy!) in shade ummm, Rose Poudre. Btw, the shade names are only written on the top of the lid, annoying!

I then covered the ring finger in torn up pieces of gold leaf, taking inspiration from Fee at Makeup Savvy :) this stuff literally cost me £3 for 10 sheets and I used barely a quarter of a sheet for this.

Hope this post turned out alright, posting this from my iPod (which I dropped whilst on a cross trainer and completely shattered the screen... Always me!)

Please let me know what you've been up to, I'm still reading allll the posts in my dashboard everyday :)

Hope you're all well, whether you're starting college, uni or if it's just same old same old, I wanna know all about it :)

love you all loadz, have no idea how you've all stuck with me but I'm so grateful

Love Sophie

xxxx

Boudoir Privé?

2011-06-25T22:54:00.001+01:00

Hey ladies!

Just found this new website, looks like another Glossybox style thing?

Apparently it'll be reasonable and have 6 products? But everyone's being a bit negative over this months glossy box... reckon this one will go the same way? hmmm

Let me know what you think, you can enter your email address for an 'exclusive invitation' (cringe) here

Love Sophie xx

Barry M White Foundation

2011-06-17T19:06:00.000+01:00

You know those products, that no matter how much you google you'll never find enough information about it? Maybe the odd blog post that just includes stock images (nowt wrong with them) but no swatches either? Barry M White Foundation is one of those products

So here's my review!

I'm not pale enough to wear it alone (besides I really don't think it would be very flattering to do so) so I mix it with Revlon ColorStay in Sand Beige, which is the second lightest colour. I bought it after one of those ha stuff you foundation I'm not gonna buy the lightest colour for once and I'm gonna make it work! Needless to say, I didn't make it work.

This is the process I go through to mix the two. You'd be forgiven for thinking the Barry M was a moisturiser its so creamy. And it is 'enriched with moisturisers' after all...

Click the picture to get a nice clear close up view (if that's your kinda thing)

It's such a basic product but you do get loads in the pot, and it really does work. Here it is on my face in all it's glory

My face matches my neck!

If you've got any questions just ask below :) I think it cost umm £6.19 but I know it'll last ages

On a side note, I wouldn't really recommend the other Barry M shades, I don't think the foundation would be hmm, comfortable enough to wear alone all over the face. Maybe a bit cakey and heavy.

Let me know what you think!

Sophie xxx

Feel Lucky Like A Four Leaf Clover

2011-06-12T16:29:00.000+01:00

Hey everyoneee

Haven't blogged since forever so just wanted to say hello and that I hope you're all well.

My blog had its first birthday a couple of weeks ago and I totally didn't realise... eek

Have a Sunday FOTD...

Face

Revlon Colorstay in Sand Beige

(which is too too dark so mixed with Barry M White Foundation)

Bourjois Brush Concealer

the new Maybelline Dream Touch Blush in Berry

Eyes

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Sidecar

Maybelline The Falsies Black Drama

Lips

Posie Tint by Benefit

Eyebrows

Laura Mercier Brow Definer in Soft mixed with MUA Dark Brown Eyeshadow

Writing that list made me realise how much I love all these products I've used, definitely been my favourites for the past few months

And yes, I got Posie Tint from Glamour, I like it but I don't love it. It feels reeally cheap and I actually didn't realise how similar it is to the 2True version I reviewed here. They're practically identical. (sorry to all the Benefit lovers out there)

Let me know what you're loving at the moment, and also I want more blogs to read, so leave me yours or ones you love

Love Sophie xx

10% off MAC with Free Delivery

2011-05-22T18:44:00.001+01:00

Afternoon everyone!

Just to let you know, Debenhams currently have 10% off most of their beauty ranges, including Bobbi Brown, YSL and MAC

If that's not enough, you get free delivery and they're even giving 10% off the new Surf Baby collection!

I've already bought a few backups of Lingering brow pencil, have a look for yourself

Let me know if you buy anything!

Love Sophie

xxx

Ombre Update And New Products

2011-05-14T19:02:00.000+01:00

Well it seems my Ombre post was my most popular ever! Thought I'd keep you up to date with how it's doing, the semi permanent dye seemed to fade reeeally quickly so I popped on some L'oreal dye, Excell 10 in Frosted Blonde. A few of you have asked so here is what I would recommend doing, but this is a personal process so I do recommend reading my previous post for more details

Test a strand with bleach mixture, find the correct time for you by washing off the bleach and then blowdrying the hair (because who really has the time to air dry?!), if not light enough apply for a bit longer and wash and blowdry again.
Add a blondey light brown (turns out ashy shades work quite well) to counteract the brassy gingeryness
If you like it, do it to the rest of your hair!

I was asked if I applied the blondey light brown dye all over, no, I just applied it to the bleached ends, but I did take it a bit further up so it looked more gradual

Here it is a few weeks on...

And those products I've been loving??

The Porefessional and Rimmel's Lasting Finish Foundation

I used to hate the Porefessional but it works quite nicely with this foundation

MAC Cream Colour Base in Luna

I LOVE this so much, it looks quite dirty but it makes the perfect highlighter, love it especially with the foundation!

Natural Collection Apple Blossom and Max Factor cubey lipglossy thing in Soft Rose

On their own these products (for me) are a bit nothingy but I love the combination they make together. It really reminds me of YSL's Rouge Volupte in Sensual Silk (which I have but I have to ration it because THEY DISCONTINUED IT!) and MAC Hue. I'll do a comparison post soon!

Here's all the products together, taken using hipstamatic

I'm loving brown smokey eyes at the moment, maybe I'll do a post on that too!

Love Sophie xx

DIY Ombre Hair on Dark Dyed Hair

2011-04-27T19:05:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone

All this sun has made me want lighter hair so I decided to take the plunge and finally lighten the ends of my hair.

This is just a quick post to show you how I ombre'd my hair, despite having dark dyed reddish brown hair I managed to do it, despite what everyone says.

First of all I'll show you how I wanted it to look;

Firstly I whacked on this stuff, after doing strand tests I decided to leave this on for 55 minutes

And then I decided to tone down the reddish tinge I have in my hair by using a permanent ash brown colour from Garnier, I'm pretty sure it was this one...

I didn't use this on the bleached ends, only on the top half

Then it looked like this,

Which I did like but it looked a little bit toooo ginger for my liking, so I popped off to Boots and bought some semi permanent dye, making sure it was a more golden colour after reading many scary stories about using ash tones on bleached hair and it going green, yeeeah no.

I didn't leave this on for the full 20 minutes as apparently bleached hair takes dye much quicker, (you can tell I did a lotttt of research right?!) and instead left it on for 15

And thiiiis is the final result, just how I wanted it

Here's a before and after for you

Before

After

As long as you get your timings right, I say you CAN ombre your hair even if it's dyed dark!

Just so you know, Boots have a 3 for 2 across allll hair products at the mo so this cost me under £15, much less than a hairdresser would ever have costed I say

Love Sophie xx

my 18th

2011-03-07T21:01:00.000Z

So Saturday was my 18th birthday and I'm just about getting over it, it truly was the most amazing birthday I've ever had, I got some lovely topshop earrings from my friends, Illamasqua Load (hehehehe), an Ipod touch and a Tiffany Key

However

Yeah that's um a Mulberry Bayswater...Words fail me..

Hope you had a lovely weekend

Sophie

Woops. .

2011-02-19T15:56:00.000Z

Sorry everyone I'm a total dipstick

I totally forgot to tell you what shade it is!

It's Pearl Shade 12 and you can see it on the website here

Thank you for all your comments!

Sophie

xxx

MAC Club Dupe. . For £1?

2011-02-19T13:29:00.000Z

If you're not familiar with MAC Club Eyeshadow, it's a beautiful duochrome shade with hints of green and reddish brown. I've wanted it for a very long time, but I read that it's one of those eyeshadows that might not suit everyone.

So when I saw this when I was browsing the Superdrug aisles I knew I recognised that greeny tone from somewhere. . .

This is AMAZING. I haven't tried it without a primer, but with UDPP it lasts from the moment I put it on to the moment I take it off, so around 15 hours. When it's packed on it's a lovely blue green and when blended out it goes to a super flattering brown shade. I don't have MAC Club but what I've seen from Google images, this is an almost perfect dupe.

You can see the more brownish side of this eyeshadow in these swatches, but you can see the shimmer of it in the blended swatch (the bottom one)

This is from one eyeshadow. Yes one. You can see where I blended it in the crease the browner side of the eyeshadow really came through

I love this eyeshadow so much I'm not lusting after Club so much now. . .

What do you think ladies?

Love Sophie xx

I Love Ebay

2011-02-17T13:32:00.001Z

I love Ebay, you can get the most amazing things for such great prices so when I found these earrings I was so happy, and then I saw the price and was even happier

You can find these earrings here for only £2.50 with free delivery

I love love love the jewellery this ebayer sells, and I ordered Friday lunch time and she had posted them so I got them Saturday morning, seriously impressed!

Are you an ebay fan?

Love Sophie xx

Valentines featuring Revlon Liquid Lipstick

2011-02-16T18:22:00.000Z

Hello everyone!

Well considering I'm very single I didn't have a Valentines this year, but me and my friends went out for Pizza, so I decided to do a red lip, something I hardly ever ever do

Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick in Top Tomato - £8.99

I have a love/hate relationship with this 'lipstick'. It lasts for ages, which means it can be terrible to get off at night, and if you apply it too thickly it starts to form balls of red lipcolour. However the pigmentation is incredible and I love the colour

I find the best way to apply it is to dab it on, wipe the excess off the applicator and then rub it in using that. And try not to reapply because that just gets messy!

What did you do for Valentines day?

Love Sophie xx

It's Gross But I Love It

2011-02-02T18:52:00.000Z

That is all.

My Hair History (and Cheryl Cole Mahogany. . .)

2011-01-27T16:51:00.000Z

I actually love these posts, so thought I'd do one too. I then realised how boring I am with my hair but oh well!

Okay for about 12 years of my life I had really long, mid brown hair with a centre parting. We don't need to see that. But then it all changed and I decided to get a side fringe;

Then I cut it all off (kept the side fringe though)

Had a very awkward regrowth stage. .

But kept growing it anyway, discovering curling tongs and blackish brown hair dye on the way

Cut it a bit shorter, and decided to use Sun-In. On almost black hair. NOT A GOOD MOVE PEOPLE.

Only sun in'd the top layers so ended up with a gross gingery brown colour with mousy brown roots and dark brown bits underneath. Oh dear indeed.

Dyed my hair dark dark dark (even though the instructions said don't dye pre-bleached hair, I'm a rebel like that) and stuck in some Primark hair extensions (yes really)

Got my trusty side fringe back, only for the hairdresser to cut it in a really weird way, so that my only choice was to pull it over in to a 'full' fringe

Spent about 6 months wondering how to get this new fringe (that was supposed to be a side) to work

But gave up and got a full fringe. In summer. High maintenance or what!? (also I think I was pulling a weird face in this photo. . )

Full fringe got too much so yet again started sweeping it to the side (vicious circle)

By winter got so annoyed at this fringe business I found new ways to keep it off my face (something which my 14 year old self would NEVER have done)

Oh and what do we have here, 5 months later, in the Spring of 2010 I got a fringe back.

And yet more awkward fringe business (september '10)

Most recently, I kept pretty much the hairstyle up there, but added in flicky layers which I LOVE. This is taken a few weeks after I dyed it with the Nice n' Easy foam. IT HAD NOT FADED and it's darker than this IRL. Beyond impressed. .

And then I decided to put the Cheryl Cole hair dye on (L'oreal Casting in 550 Mahogany)

on dark brown hair and it's given me a reddish tint which you can see in the light and I love it as it gives my hair an 'edge' and makes it look less flat and I may consider doing it permanently

And that's my hair history, I hope I didn't bore you to sleep, and please link me yours if you have one!

Love Sophie xx

What Do You Think Of Tea Tree?

2011-01-11T21:30:00.000Z

I'm tired and lazy so stock images today I'm afraid ;)

A couple of weeks ago I had my lady time and as per usual my skin went a bit crap. Add a new foundation in to the mix and my face was starting to resemble a pizza. Okay maybe I'm exaggerating but nonetheless I headed straight to Superdrug and got myself some concentrated tea tree oil (£2.99 for 10ml)

I would like to add that it took me about 5 minutes to work out why this one cost the same for 5ml. Then I realised it was 100% and that it came with a rather scary warning of although it's a natural product, dilute it to 1% first or your skin will explode (okay not really but still I do not have the time to dilute it for myself)

It smelt really familiar so my guessing is is that Tea Tree is actually in quite a lot of those 'on the spot' (or something equally witty) spot treatments. I think it has worked. I have had no more spots appearing and these current ones are actually showing signs of disappearing.

So I guess I caught the Tea Tree bug and with a face of dry skin (not linked to the Tea Tree Oil, but probably linked to aforementioned foundation and cold weather) I wanted a new face scrub. And then Boots had to have a 2 for £5 deal so I bought a peel off face mask too.

And I have a lovely radiant face (well in a dark room maybe with a bedside lamp on) which is showing signs of clearing up. And of course I love anything peely so the face mask is perfect for me, I love how it actually feels like you're pulling out dirt! Ha no placebo effect or anything. . .

But please let me know your experiences with Tea Tree oil, what are your HG skincare products?

Love Sophie xx

Foam Hair Dyes - A Comparison

2011-01-06T17:40:00.000Z

In the past couple of months I've used both the John Frieda and Nice 'n Easy versions of foam hair dye, and I thought I'd do a comparison for you

Nice 'n Easy £6.99

John Frieda £9.99

First Impressions

John Frieda's definitely looks like it costs more (and it does) and I might've got a bit too excited over the fact that it provides you with black gloves. To be honest, Nice 'n Easy's looks just like any other hairdye.

Mixing

John Frieda's seemed to magically turn into a foam, whereas Nice and Easy's (sorry cannot be bothered to abbrieviate the 'and' in their name anymore) went foamy but also really runny and quite wet.

Application

I only managed to get a picture of the John Frieda foam (was stressing too much when trying to get Nice and Easy's more foamy!) but as you can see it looks like liquid and comes out like foam!

JF applies more like a shampoo, whereas the NE one applied just like a regular hair dye. Both were fine, but if you're going for the novelty factor then JF wins hands down in this respect.

Both had nice smells, however Nice and Easy's was very sweet, like sweets and it did have the tinge of ammonia smell that made my eyes water. I also think Nice and Easy's was a bit messier, probably because it was more liquidy than JFs.

John Frieda One Month On

ie the night I used Nice and Easy's

I dyed it a 'dark chocolate brown', and it faded quite a bit, ignoring the roots! Despite it's promises to remove orange/red tones (put your hands up if you get those too!) you can see that they're still present.

This is the final result of Nice and Easy's, taken this morning

Not an orange hair in sight!

Which would I recommend?

If you want to treat yourself. . John Frieda

If you're not too fussed about the foam aspect. . Nice 'n Easy

If you'd prefer a (rather generous and lovely smelling) tube of deep condtioner. . John Frieda

If you have any more questions just ask

Love Sophie xx

Look Who's Back In Your Dashboard: Made For Me Naturals Lipstick

2010-12-21T19:47:00.000Z

Bet you weren't expecting me any time soon?

Thought I'd come back with a bang for my 100th post (okay not really a bang, but I've got some nice lipsticks to show you?)

These lipsticks are the L'oreal Made For Me Naturals (I think they're part of the Color Riche range?) and I love love love them. They don't get much loving on the internet (absolutely NO swatches anywhere) so I thought I'd do a post.

235 Nude on the left and 240 Dune on the right

After some Googling for a nude lipstick (and by nude I mean flattering and not concealer coloured) I thought I'd give these a try. If you watch Coronation Street, I have been lemming after Carla Connor's lipstick for a long long time. I'm terrible at finding things that match my skin tone, so with this range I reckoned not much could go wrong. I originally bought 240 Dune from Boots for around £8 so they're not cheap, and it's the lightest (I think) lipstick in the Dark Brunettes range.

I apologise for the poor photo conditions, I've just taken them and it's pitch black outside. This has a slight shimmer but it looks lovely with brown smokey eyes.

And that is where my love affair with these lipsticks began. I watched a video where L'oreal shows you how to get 'glamorous lips' and after much pausing and peering I noticed that they use the lipstick 235 (which I later found out was called Nude) and fell in love with the shade. However Boots being Boots didn't stock it so it was up to Ebay, and I managed to get my hands on it for less than half the price I paid for Dune.

This lipstick is (I think) for Blondes, but the model in the video is Brunette so I don't care. It's more pink than Dune and has more of a satin finish.

I really recommend having a look through these (and then buying them off Ebay)

Let me know what you've been up to, and here's hoping I don't disappear again

Love Sophie xx

Vaseline On A Stick

2010-11-15T10:32:00.000Z

Who else was genuinely excited at the prospect of whipping out a tube of Vaseline?

Oh just me then?

Haha well I'm sure you all know about the 4 new chapstick-style Vaselines but I got my first the other day and I love it!

I didn't succumb to the cocoa butter Vaseline tin because um, it didn't taste like chocolate. Neither does this but I wanted it anyway! I really think this cocoa butter range tastes just like original Carmex.

I love love love this, it's great to see the look on people's faces when they see a stick of Vaseline and I know I'll be picking up the rosy one too

Have you got yours yet?

Sophie xx

Want 20% off at ASOS but don't have an NUS Card?

2010-11-13T19:18:00.000Z

Just enter

GRAZIANOV

at the checkout to get 20% off until 17th November

and don't forget there's FREE delivery!

Already ordered me some beaaautiful nude heels. What will you buy?

Love Sophie xx

Cleaning Brushes?

2010-11-13T15:09:00.000Z

My name is Sophie and I'm incredibly lazy.

There I said it.

Therefore I need a super easy way to clean my favourite brush ever in the whole wide world

It's the Sigma F80 and it is AMAZING

But its a bit of a mess :(

Cheap and easy ways to clean brushes por favor? Preferably with things I'll already have in my house?

And while I'm here, what's your favourite ever ever brush?

Sophie xx

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipsticks

2010-11-12T15:59:00.001Z

Hey everyone, I'm back! You've probably forgotten what I look like, right?

But anyways I somehow managed to end up with 2 of the Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipsticks, one in possibly the lightest shade they've got, and one in the darkest. I'm not sure how much they are now but I paid £3.99 each

If you've seen the advert, it's of Zooey Deschanel covering a room with paint (I think), you would never in a million years associate that advert with these lipsticks. After the beautiful packaging of the Moisture Renew lipsticks these are a bit of a disappointment.

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipsticks in Asia and Starry Eyed

I do really like these lipsticks. Asia is a kind of browny-pinkish nude and Starry-Eyed is a purplish red. I love how you can easily mattify these lipsticks with tissue and they don't dry out your lips.

I'm not sure what the claim is but they're NOT that long lasting and they taste a bit strange (kind of like the Maybelline Color Sensationals?)

Have you tried these lipsticks? Are you a Rimmel fan?

Sophie xxx

All That Style

2010-11-03T18:34:00.000Z

You know those girls, the ones that look amazing whatever they wear, always look beautiful, yeah well I hate them.

Haha only kidding (maybe..) but if you're anything like me and spend hours looking through fashion blogs and Lookbook then you'll love Nadine's blog

I hope you love it as much as I do!

Click heeere to have a look

Love Sophie

(favourites post coming soon I promise!)

Youtube Subtitles

2010-10-30T22:28:00.000+01:00

Okay, I think I have quite a bit of time on my hands, but if you're stuck for something to do, I totally recommend watching a video on Youtube and using their 'subtitles'

Just click there

and when fifty vote?

nope, she actually said in 150 Buff.

I love it!

Some more from this video:

It's just a very very dark cream eyeshadow: She and the eighth cretien

I'm going to use that in the waterline: Anthony you work for

I've got my top lashes in place: I've been crying

Seriously, Youtube??

Have a lovely evening

xxx

Embracing The Pale

2010-10-26T17:38:00.001+01:00

This is a much requested post that I've been meaning to do for ages!

As I'm sure you all know I am quite pale, half the foundations I own are called Ivory! However I do have freckles and fortunately (even though I hate them!) they do warm up my face a bit. Yet in these winter months I always feel as if my skin is grey and that I have really uneven pigmentation on my face. Which is why I am a foundation addict.

I don't use foundation to cover up my skin, however I do like a heavier coverage. In recent months however, there has been a definite increase in brands offering sheer yet 'flawless' foundations, and I'm rather partial to those too!

For the time being though, I'm going to be discussing the following foundations, and most of them are in the palest shades available. I would love to do a post on foundations for darker skintones, but I don't know much about that do I!

At the end of the post I'll be showing rubbed in swatches and other alternatives which I love

Revlon ColorStay in Sand Beige

I love this foundation, despite buying a shade too dark. It lasts ages and is quite high coverage. I mix this with Healthy Mix

Revlon Beyond Natural in Light and Light/Medium

This foundation is a sheerer one. As you can see the pale is really pale and the medium is quite, orange. I think it's because these two are really old, but the white turning to your ideal shade is a bit of a gimmick. Wouldn't really recommend.

Rimmel Stay Matte in 100 Ivory

I do like this foundation as it does keep you matte without the need for powder but the shade is so OFF. It is nowhere near ivory, quite orange and I'm disappointed in Rimmel for this :( Medium to high coverage.

Bourjois Healthy Mix in Vanille Clair 51

Possibly my favourite foundation ever. I've repurchased this many times (it's currently £6.99 in Boots) and I even bought the matching concealer which if I'm honest, I prefer to Touche Eclat. Medium coverage but it's buildable and doesn't cake. I LOVE THIS!

Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid in Ivory

I really liked this foundation, but it is still a bit too orange. It's one of those ones that looks fine at first, but whilst out you realise you have a severe case of different colour face to neck syndrome. Medium buildable coverage and feels lovely to the touch.

Max Factor Lasting Performance in Pastelle

The packaging on this one makes me shake my head in disapproval. It's so . . cheap! Fairly pale and quite heavy coverage but not that flattering.

MAC Face and Body in N2

You all know I love this one! It sets like jelly. Haha that was a really bad metaphor but what I mean is it sets really nicely. Oily girls might need a bit of powder though but I love this.

Here are all the foundations rubbed in a bit

Other Foundations I Like

The palest Face and Body is great for mixing with foundations that you find too dark
Sleek offer the lightest and darkest foundations you'll find in Superdrug

Let me know what your favourites are!

Love Sophie xx

Guess The Brand + No7 Vouchers Giveaway

2010-10-25T18:03:00.000+01:00

When I saw this in my friend's box of nail varnishes I had to use it!

And now I want you to guess the brand of it!

I'll give you a clue, it's high end!

I also have a few No.7 £5 off vouchers (you know the ones) that I really shouldn't use, so if you fancy taking one off my hands include your email with your guess

To make it fair, I won't publish any of your guesses until the 'giveaway' (pah!) closes on

Friday 29th October at 11am

Get guessing ladies!

Sophie xx

PS Nice long blogpost coming up on foundations for paler skintones!

Winter Face

2010-10-22T13:31:00.002+01:00

I don't know about you, but my make up routine completely changes when the days get shorter and the temperature drops

Not only do I pile on the moisturiser I tend to find I wear more on the lips and less on the eyes. I think this is probably the opposite of what EVERYONE else does, but you know me I'm a strange one!

I love a pale face in Winter, I always dye my hair a few shades darker and I think I'll always be a pale face dark hair kind of girl

Oh and incase you were wondering

Face: Revlon Colorstay, Touche Eclat and NYC Powder, Topshop Cream Blusher

Eyes: MAC Brule and L'oreal Voluminous (yes, really just the two products)

Lips: Topshop Lip and Cheek Tint

The lip and cheek tint is back in stock, I know lots of you went looking for it

it's here and I think it's also on sale in larger Topshops if you don't want to pay the RIDICULOUS £4 delivery charge.

What's your winter face? I tag you all to do a post and link it to me here

Sophie xxx

Oh Hello Free Make Up!

2010-10-20T17:48:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies :)

I've been a terrible blogger lately but I wanted to tell you about this, this is one for all you Benefit/Elle lovers out there!

I love Elle magazine and I buy it every couple of months, as it is quite expensive. So when I saw the offer of 6 issues for £6 + free Justine Case travel kit I had to subscribe. My Justine Case arrived 6 days after I ordered (I reckon the people at Elle have a thing for the number 6!)

The offer ends on the 10th November and it is payable by Direct Debit

So until March I'll be enjoying my £1 Elles (and making sure I cancel the Direct Debit of £16.80 for the next 6 before then!)

Click here to view the offer

Have a lovely evening
Love Sophie xx

Eyebrows

2010-10-12T11:32:00.001+01:00

Morning lovely ladies!

Eyebrows. You either love them or you hate them. Now I am in love with eyebrows.

I love asking people how they do their eyebrows. I appreciate a well groomed eyebrow. I also appreciate a thicker eyebrow. I love a good arch, and I love dark ones.

How do I do mine? I pluck them, I thread them, and I pencil them in like a mad woman. All because I love a good thick arched brow.

A really bad photo showing you how I like my eyebrows!

Click for sources

How do you like yours?

Love Sophie xxx

Review: Revlon Colorstay

2010-10-10T19:40:00.000+01:00

Hola Chicas!

Now do I really need to do a review on this foundation? It's well known for it's amazingness but I thought I'd add my 2 cents :)

Revlon Colorstay Foundation - £11.99

Now I have a love/hate relationship with heavier coverage foundations. I love the way they make my skin look clearer and more of an even colour. I hate the way they can be so drying and cakey and generally quite orange.

However I think this foundation is a bit different. This foundation promises flawless coverage. If I see the word flawless the product could be absolutely rubbish but I'd still buy it. I mean it says flawless!

Now this is flawless stuff, it makes you glow! Not in a woops I fell in the chip pan now I look shiny way, but in an I've swallowed a candle way.

Bad points? Um bit tricky to get out of the bottle as there is a lack of pump, but it pours quite well on to my Sigma F80 (review soon!) and the price is a littttle bit steep for drugstore. But I don't mind I love it :)

I also love that you can buy it according to your skin type. If you love a heavier coverage, you will LOVE this.

What foundation do you use?

Love Sophie xxx

Quick Update + AMAZING bargains

2010-10-06T18:21:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone!

Super speedy post for you but just to let you know ASOS have a mid season sale on at the moment, they actually have some crazy bargains

You can pick up Posie Tint for £14, that's £8 off normal price!

There's also plenty of reduced Illamasqua available

With FREE delivery, what are you waiting for?

Click HERE to see all the make up they have reduced

Sophie xx

Also ladies, if you look over their on the right, you'll see I've got a new page dedicated to your questions, leave any questions you've got here and I'll answer them asap :)

Loves And Hates of September

2010-10-04T15:33:00.000+01:00

Sorry I know it's a bit late but I lost my memory card, I was so upset at losing it I even dreamt about it :(

But I've found it so I can get on to doing my loves and hates of September.

Loves

L'oreal Voluminous

Can you believe I only recently bought this? I have the original grey tube version but it pales in comparison to this. I love black black eyelashes as I'm quite pale and the greyish tone that the other voluminous had did me no favours! This is so much nicer

L'oreal Super Liner

Why is it that every other range in Boots seemed to have a 3 for 2 except L'oreal? Either way I love this eyeliner it is so so easy to use, lasts ages (even in the rain) and I'm just in love with it! Perfect and quite cheap too (£5.99 I think)

NYC Smooth Skin Loose Face Powder

I did a post on this quite recently and I'm still showing it some love. I think its great in that it's translucent so it doesn't look patchy. And a super huge bargain at around £2.50

Neutrogena Concentrated Hand Cream

This stuff is AMAZING. It lasts forever as the tiniest blob can cover your whole hand. I use it on dry patches of skin and on my lips. It's perfect to put on your lips before using matte lipsticks as it's not a cream as such, more a gel so it dries quickly and isn't greasy.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Virgin

I love love love this colour. It is so heavily pigmented it's unbelievable. If you put it on top of black eyeliner it turns your eyeliner silver and as a testiment to how pigmented it is, it can pretty much blank out Mulch.

Hates

Okay I use the term hate loosely, I don't hate these products, they're just not getting much use lately

MAC MSF Natural

I love this powder I really do, but after getting back into my NYC powder this just feels too expensive, and not in a Tom Ford luxurious kind of way, but a why did I spend so much money on THIS kind of way. It's also a bit orangey for my liking.

Bourjois Smoky Eyes Trio Eyeshadow

These eyeshadows look really pigmented but they're not. Use a brush with these and you might as well not be using them at all. And I hate sponge applicators! Really nice idea and I love the packaging but the quality isn't that great. Also when I followed the instructions on how to get the smoky eye it was just so WRONG. No crease work, nothing. The darkest shade is to be used on the lash line. Dear me, that's what eyeliner is for!

Link me up to your monthly favourites!

Hope you had a lovely weekend,

Sophie xxx

Hello Winter + Aviator Jacket

2010-09-30T14:39:00.000+01:00

A bit of a clothes haul for you today which I think is my first? But I got paid on Friday so thought I'd treat myself to some new things :)

H&M Aviator Jacket - £24.99

Possibly the biggest bargain all year? Crazily difficult to get hold of (they sold out on the website in under an hour I think) so if you see it, grab it!

Boots from New Look, Heels from Primark

New Look currently have 20% student discount, not sure until when but it's not for long so get down there! As you can see I love my neutrals and my *ahem* sensible shoes

H&M 3 Way Dress £24.99

Can I just say, I am IN love with H&M's current collection! They've got some amazing pieces that rival Topshop's for a quarter of the price. Trust me, this dress does not look £25. The material is amazing and I also love the way it can be worn with both straps, one shouldered, or strapless. Amazing, super flattering, it's just a shame I wore it to my friend's 18th and accidentally spilt my drink down it. Woops.

Have you picked up any bargains lately?

Love Sophie xx

Big Bouncy Curls Overnight With No Heat. .

2010-09-28T19:41:00.000+01:00

for less than £10?! It's possible. .

(but be prepared for a very long picture heavy post showing you how!)

excuse the lack of make up, took the day off today as I was feeling so ill but had to get this post done!

What you'll need:

Hairspray

4 Velcro Rollers

less than £4 at Superdrug

4 Sectioning clips or grips

Sectioning Clips available at Superdrug for around £1

A hairband

5 perm rods

Perm Rods available at Boots/Superdrug for less than £2

Take the top section of hair, the two side sections and a back section and wind them around your velcro rollers. Secure with the grips/sectioning clips and spray with hairspray until you get something like this

Make sure you try and roll the rollers so that all 4 are on top of your head so that if you sleep on your side you're not sleeping on top of them (not very comfortable!)

Next tie the rest of your hair into a ponytail and taking inch wide sections (basically splitting your hair into 5 or so sections) roll them around the perm rods. It doesn't have to be neat but remember the less hair you wind around them the more ringlety style curls you'll get. I prefer to use thicker sections of hair to get more of a wave

Et voila! In the morning take out the rollers and the rods and style your hair. I usually like to wear this with my hair to the side or in a side ponytail.

As you can see there are tighter curls from the perm rods but unless you practically dip them in hairspray they will drop out to lovely big waves during the day.

What do you think?

Love Sophie xx

It's a Cracker!

2010-09-28T11:47:00.001+01:00

Well that wasn't a naff title. .

So I'm stuck a home with the nastiest cold (it's not fair!) so of course I got browsing and somehow ended up on Barry M's website.

Look at this! I'm so excited for this product, but I know it will be a bazillion years before my local Boots/Superdrug has it in stock

Barry M Instant Nail Effects Nail Paint - £3.95

And the video makes it look pretty easy too

Will you be picking this up?

Sophie xx

PS Let me know what you think of the new header?

Tattoos

2010-09-26T19:23:00.001+01:00

I got a tattoo!

Haha only joking, it's one of the fake ones you can get from Topshop. You get 3 sheets and they're all pretty similar. They're very Chanel.

What do you think of tattoos?

Love Sophie xx

Oh and I forgot to mention these were £5 for around 20-30 tattoos

Woops.

2010-09-24T16:33:00.000+01:00

After reading Kim's post about the NYC Smooth Skin Face Powder, I was a bit TOO keen when it came to opening it and using it straight away. Grr so annoying!

I don't know why I ever stopped using this. This stuff is really lovely, you get a crazy amount but the sponge it comes with is a bit pointless. However it is suitable for all skin types/colours and it has;

Calendula Extract to soften your skin and allow it to breathe freely without clogging pores
Oat flower to soothe skin
Rice starch to absorb oil

It really reminds me of MAC Prep & Prime, which costs £17. This costs £2.59.

You can find the NYC range in Superdrug and they always have offers. I actually really like this range, it's reasonable, the quality is good and they have really nice false eyelashes.

Have you tried NYC? And has anything annoying happened to you this week?

Love Sophie xx

A Long Post on Lip Tints

2010-09-21T10:31:00.002+01:00

Morning lovely ladies :)

Obviously we've all heard of the original lip and cheek tint, Benetint, but at £23.50 a bottle it's not very affordable. Luckily for us there's loads of alternatives of the product once used on strippers' nipples out there and I'm going to show you a few today

Please excuse stock photos, my collection decided to go for a walk after I'd swatched them all

2True Cheek 'n' Lip Tint - £1.95

Okay, this is more of a Posie Tint copy rather than a Benetint, but this stuff is DISGUSTING. The bottle looks like a nail varnish, and the stuff inside is of a pretty similar consistency to a nail varnish too! It's bright neon and just gross. So so gross. If you want I'll show you the bottle and brush. Ewww.

Bourjois Rouge Hi-Tech in Groseille Irreelle

I actually really like this product, it's quite messy though so it's handy it comes with the lid. Quite watery though so not highly pigmented, better for people that already have quite pinky lips (that'll be me!) but I think the wide colour selection is great for different skin tones. I thought the name Groseille Irreelle was kind of ugly, until I realised it's English translation was Unreal Redcurrant. Catchy.

Max Factor Lipstick in Midnight Plum

Okay, I cheated. This is a lipstick, but does the swatch look like one? I love love love this, it's in Max Factors darker skinned lipstick range but it is a suit all shade. Apply from the bullet like a lipstick or using your fingers to get the 'lip tint' effect seen in the swatch. You can use this method with pretty much any lipstick!

Mememe Pussy Cat Cheek and Lip Tint

I don't see why they called it Pussy Cat? I don't see my cat going around with pink splodges on her face. . okay okay that's a lie! I think this one is the most similar to Benetint, however it is very watery, so you need to build it up, and it tastes quite foul. Like pot pourri. Bleuuurgh.

And my favourite. .

Topshop Tint

Lovely lovely lovely. This is actually really nice, you only need a smidge and it's a deep berry colour which you can build up. I think this would suit most skin tones, me being a pale head I only use the smallest amount but it gives a lovely glow. If you didn't get that, it's really lovely :)

Hope you enjoyed that, let me know what your favourite lip tints are and thank you to Amelia for requesting this post!

Love Sophie xxx

A Quick Thank You :)

2010-09-20T15:31:00.000+01:00

Hello lovely ladies!

I don't know if you've noticed but I've reached over 100 followers, it's actually so so exciting

The reason I decided to do this post was because I just checked my Stats for my blog (it tells me where you ladies are coming from and what you're reading. . and what you're not!)

I've discovered that I've got people reading from Australia, Brasil, Argentina, Chile and even Alaska!

I'll have a requested review of lip and cheek tints that I've used posted tomorrow but in the mean time it would be great if you could take the time to vote in my poll that's just over there >>

And I'll leave you with this. .

Oh and if you're wondering, yes it took lots of attempts to get this photo. .

Okay maybe I should press the timer button BEFORE taking the photo

hank you! hahaha

love you lots

Sophie xxx

Am I The Only Person. .

2010-09-19T11:01:00.000+01:00

Who uses a lip brush and a blusher brush to apply lip and cheek tints?

Do you do anything differently to others? Let me know!

Sophie xx

Review: Clean & Clear Spot Kit

2010-09-14T16:31:00.000+01:00

Afternoon lovely ladies :)

This time last week I picked up this kit and I've been using it for the past week. Clean and Clear must have spent loads promoting this, the website does look pretty impressive.

So what does it claim?

100% of people had clearer skin in one day
After 4 weeks they had clearer skin
After 8 weeks it had stayed clearer

What does it come with?

Spot Control Cleanser
Spot Control Moisturiser
Fast Clearing Treatment Gel

Now these products I'm pretty sure have already been released but this is the first time they've been sold together with different packaging. I really like this packaging, I think the silver/purple thing works and I love the way it's presented in the box. I've never had a spot that looks like the one in their example though!

Why did I buy it?

Okay, I don't have 'problem skin'. I get spots on my chin and a few on my face around the time of the month, so basically I bought this to help clear them up. Also it was on offer at £8.99 in Superdrug (usually £12.99 I think) and I think it's been on 'offer' for quite a while now. . ! Also, if you watch the videos on the website it's pretty impressive stuff

What did I think of it?

Okay. This stuff has good points and bad points. I'll start with the bad

It hasn't really made much change to my skin. Hahahaa
In fact for the first few days my skin was so soft. Then by Saturday it was reaallly dry, I had to dig out the Soap and Glory scrub
The cleanser, despite being a gel, is quite creamy = no exfoliation. At all. Hence the dryness by day 6
Most of the spots I started with are still there, however. .

The good

When I pluck my eyebrows I seem to get spots around that area. They've all gone :)
It smells lovely
It has nice packaging
It's really cooling so it feels like it's working
The moisturiser is really thick. I like this.

Would I Recommend It?
If, like me, you get the occasional spot, I don't think this would be much help. I would recommend buying the treatment gel, different packaging, but you can find it here. It's sold as 100ml which is HUGE compared to the one in the kit, and I do think the moisturiser is good. The ladies that are featured on this kit's website start off with quite bad skin but it does seem to clear up really well.

If you are the kind of person that doesn't feel confident in their skin and using make up to cover it up seems to just makes it worse, I think this is the kit for you.

I hope this review helped someone :)

Love Sophie xx

Mini Ramble :)

2010-09-14T10:19:00.001+01:00

Well everyone loves a mini ramble!

First of all I'd just like to say thank you to everyone that follows me, thank you to everyone that comments and thank you to everyone that has blogged about me in the past. To get that recognition is unbelievable and I remember when I first started blogging it really felt like no one was listening, but now I know you are it's actually so great!

(I can't believe there's over 80 of you, it's so amazing!)

I thought I'd just give you a little update on my life as I love reading posts like this on other people's blogs :) I haven't really been up to much lately however I went back to school last week so I've been work work working like a crazy head. I did drop Chemistry (no way was I taking that to A2) so I'm now doing French, Spanish and History and on a search to find my dream university, I want to do French and Spanish. If you're at uni or anything let me know, I've picked 3 so need to find 2 more to apply for.

While I'm here I'll tell you a few things I'm loving at the moment

YSL visuals! As you already know :)
Trying on dresses in TKMaxx. It's the funnest thing especially with friends

I've had a hair cut since this photo so ignore the fluffiness

Having half days on Monday and Tuesday. Who needs Chemistry anyways?
Pixiwoo. If you haven't already, watch their newest Youtube video. It's one of their best yet

Let me know what you're loving! If you do a post like this link me up :)

Love Sophie xx

Recreating YSL

2010-09-13T15:11:00.000+01:00

Hello lovely ladies :)

I had a really rushed go at that YSL look this morning, and this is my first attempt

I lined my eyes with a khol pencil and smudged Scene by MAC all over the lid

I kept blusher to a minimum as the model has quite a neutral coloured face

I used a dusky pink colour on my lips

However I think I should've taken the grey upwards towards the brow bone

And without realising, I also wore a sheer top!

Thank you so much for your ideas, do you think there's anything else I could do to complete the look?

Here's the original picture;

Let me know what you think!

Love Sophie xx

YSL Visuals

2010-09-12T18:59:00.000+01:00

Hello everyoneee!

As I was browsing through my Cosmo I found this picture, and I want to recreate this look so bad! Can you think of any way to do it? Would you use an eyeliner or eyeshadow? I just love the way it looks, it's beautiful and perfect for everyday.

I just love YSL visuals, they're so beautiful and the make up is just perfect, well, what would you expect from a Parisian brand?

Beautiful :)

Let me know how you would go about recreating the first image!

Love Sophie xx

Lash Accelerator Update: A Bit Impressed. .

2010-09-09T10:30:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies :)

Okay. I hold my hands up, I would be the first person to dismiss this mascara as stupid, totally useless, wouldn't work. But for some reason, I can't really admit to that.

Last week, when washing my face I noticed that my outer corner eyelashes on one of my eyes (it's hard to explain which one, what's left to me is right to you!) were a bit short, shorter than usual. Which I have to admit is kind of why I picked up this mascara in the first place. Today I noticed that these eyelashes are now the same length and I am so so impressed. Have a look for yourself. .

Before

Can you see how on the eye on the left (click to zoom) the lashes are a bit short? Have a look at the after shot

After

And a zoomed in shot, the red arrow shows how short my eyelashes were before

Photographic evidence!

I do have to admit though I've been using this mascara as a base coat, and applying 17 Wild Curls on top, as I find it lengthens but doesn't give me the volume I like. When used after curling your lashes, I find Lash Accelerator is great for giving that 'fanned-out' look.

What do you think? I know I'm impressed.

Love Sophie xx

James Brown at Superdrug

2010-09-08T17:37:00.001+01:00

Hey lovely ladies,

First I've got to apologise for not posting in a while, I've been up north and I just started year 13 so I've been quite busy. I've got a lot of things waiting to be delivered so as soon as they arrive I'll have some exciting (well, I think so anyway!) reviews for you.

I was in Superdrug the other day and I'd just had my hair cut. Does anyone else go shopping for fancy styling products after a new cut? I do, in the vain hope I'll be able to recreate the flicks and volume and amazingness from a hairdressers' blow dry.

So as I was perusing the shelves I found this stuff,

Scandalous Rock Chick Wave Spray - £3.50 (normally £5.99)

Now if you remember, a few months ago Glamour gave away either a shampoo, conditioner or deep treatment from this range, I got the deep treatment which I absolutely loved. It didn't last long though, and £5.99 full price is a bit too much. So when I saw it on offer I grabbed it, and picked up this wave spray too, and true to form the smell is delicious. It smells just like a hairdresser too ;)

I love this product, it's a water based spray so it doesn't make your hair feel crispy, and you can load it on, wash your hair in it if you wanted and it wouldn't make your hair greasy or dry (salt sprays make my hair feel drier than the Sahara desert). I find it works best when you scrunch your hair and dry it, or if you spray it liberally over your hair before tying it in a bun and sleeping on it it looks lovely in the morning.

Oh and despite the lack of his name on the bottle, it is a James Brown product. He's that man we are constantly reminded of that he's Kate Moss' bezzer mate. Oh and he has a column in Glamour, where he reminds us again that his bff is Miss Moss. He does do lovely hair products though ;)

Have you tried any of his stuff? Do you even know who he is?!

Hope you're having a lovely afternoon

Love Sophie xxx

Review: Models Own Lipstick

2010-09-03T11:31:00.000+01:00

Hello lovely ladies

Yep that's right, Models Own, who do lovely nail polishes also does lipstick. And it's not really that great, the phrase 'stick to what you know' springs to mind

Models Own Lipstick in Red Wine - £5

Okay, let's start with the packaging. I hate it. It kind of reminds me of Shu Uemura, but tackier. I couldn't imagine pulling this out on the train, it's not subtle at all. I like subtle packaging :)

And the colour?

In the tube, I love it. It's a dark, autumn red. In reality, on the lips, it's a strange pink. Imagine a few hundred layers of Benetint.

It's nothing special and it's not a lip stick you could whip out and apply without a mirror. It doesn't have a nasty taste or smell, but when I use it it just reminds me of the lipsticks that I played with as a child.

I would try other colours, but at £5 a pop, they're not the cheapest.

Have you tried any of Models Own's make up? Or do you stick to the nail varnish?

Love Sophie

Review: Rimmel Lash Accelerator

2010-09-02T16:07:00.001+01:00

Hello lovely ladies

I bought this mascara yesterday because well, I'm not really sure because I'm not feeling it's claims. Let's have a look at what this bad boy promises. .

A mascara and lash treatment in one that promotes natural lash growth for beautifully long and remarkably strong lashes - naturally.

Works both instantly and over time. Our advanced Ultra-lengthening formula delivers upto 80% longer instantly Used daily over 30 days, our innovative Grow-Lash complex promotes natural lash growth to create lashes that appear fuller, lusher and up to 117% longer. Clinically Tested. Containing Grow-Lash Complex known to have looking lashes

3 superior lash enhancing benefits:

1. STRENGTHENS - Helps minimise lash loss

2. NOURISHES - Supports lashes to grow strong & long

3. RENEWS - Helps repair & restore lashes

Yeah, maybe. Who thinks of this crap? 117% longer in 30 days? 117?!

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara - £8.99 (currently £2 off in Superdrug)

I will be using this for the next 30 days and we'll see if my lashes really are lengthened by 117%. I actually can't get over the 117%. It's so ridiculous.

First Impressions

Not too bad a mascara, nice consistency, does lengthen but doesn't really add volume. Easily layers without clumping, easy to use on bottom lashes. Works well with 17 Wild Curls/L'oreal Voluminous (although I didn't use these in the picture below)

Would I recommend it? Not sure yet.

Would I repurchase? Nope. It's not THAT great and I like volume more than length

Have you seen this mascara? Think you'll try it?

Love Sophie xx

Loves And Hates Of August

2010-08-30T21:25:00.001+01:00

Wowee I can't believe I've been blogging for over 3 months! Anyways, on to my loves and hates

Loves

Models Own Nail Polish in Purple Grey - £5

I bought this in the Models Own Sale they had last week, and I love it. I love the colour (it's apparently a dupe for Paradoxal, not quite but not far off) Quite a bit of tip wear, that's after one day, but they did endure a long day at work. I wouldn't pay the full £5 as the fact they can sell them for £2.50 in the sale shows that they're not worth that much

Rimmel Pro Matte Top Coat - £4.49

I bought this with my advantage points so it was essentially free. AMAZING product, goes on shiny and dries super fast to a beautiful matte finish. And so smooth to touch!

St Moriz Instant Self Tanning Mousse - £2.49

So totally deserving of the hype, this product is so so good. It's a greeny browny mousse that looks like chocolate and gives an instant brown tinge. After an application (well, my idea of an application is do it, let it dry, do it again, sleep and hope for the best in the morning) this is what it looks like compared to my natural skin colour (my legs the pale one), NO ORANGE IN SIGHT!

L'oreal and Prestige Lip Pencils - between £3 - £4

I love love love these. Nude lip pencils are so much easier to come by than a good nude lipstick, as there are much more pinker tones which suit me more. Also I have a slight loss of pigmentation around my lips so these are great to fill that in

Hates

Garnier Pure A Intensive Night Gel - £4.49

Ah! I thought I would persist with this, but it has made NO difference whatsoever despite all the rave reviews on Ciao. I bet Garnier uploaded them. .

St Moriz Instant Self Tanning Mist - £2.49

I couldn't get on with this. I had to use it in the shower and I felt like Ross in Friends with the spray going everywhere (love that episode!) And it didn't rub in. In fact I was so scared of it drying streaky I washed it off. The mousse is a billion times better.

Benefit The Porefessional - £23.50

I won't go on too much about this, as I've already done a post. All I'll say is that's £23.50 I'll never see again

Let me know if you've got any loves or hates, and if you love or hate anything I do!

Love Sophie xx

Review: Benefit's The Porefessional

2010-08-29T18:14:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies!

Oh man I wanted this to work so bad, but it wasn't to be. This is what the Porefessional claims;

Quickly minimize the appearance of pores! Apply this silky, lightweight balm for translucent pore coverage and smoother-than-smooth skin. Pores now you see 'em, now you don't! Complements all skin tones

I don't know, maybe my pores aren't that big in the first place but I noticed NO difference. I do quite like the feel of it (that'll be the silicones!) and it smells okay. It actually smells just like E.L.F's Sugar Orange scent they use in EVERYTHING. It doesn't make a difference when applying foundation either. Hmm.

The Porefessional - £23.50

And I'm a bit sceptical about the 'complements all skin tones' bit. As it's slightly peachy tinted I think if a darker skinned lady were to use it it would turn their skin a bit ashy. I'll test it at some point on a friend! You do only need a blob though

It feels like I've spent £23.50 on an extra step in the morning that isn't really necessary. I'm going to keep on using it to see if I can learn to love it, but it's not really something I'd recommend, especially considering there's cheaper things out there that do the same job. While I'm here have a FOTD, you can see that the Porefessional is nothing special, it's the MAC Face and Body that gives me a smooth glow

What products do you have that don't live up to their claims?

Love Sophie x

Spare No7 Vouchers + Hot Cloth Cleanser

2010-08-28T16:20:00.001+01:00

Hello lovely ladies!

First of all, look what I found by the Boots Self Checkout. .

If anyone wants one, I'm giving two away to the first people that email their name and address to sophiephiephie@live.co.uk

But what did I buy with mine? Well my local Boots didn't have ANYTHING everyone raves about so I bought this,

No7 Radiance Boosting Hot Cloth Cleanser - £8.75 or £3.75 with voucher

It smells lovely, a bit like babies I think. It has a really nice consistency, it feels like you're washing your face with a moisturiser. If you use it with the muslin cloth following the instructions it really is one of the most refreshing experiences you can have in your bathroom! It leaves you glowing and so clean. My one problem was the fact it doesn't really remove eye make up, (well mine anyway), so I've got to scrub that off first :(

However, if you look in my picture, there's no sign of a muslin cloth. Yep, that's because my dad threw it away. You should've seen me, I hit the roof when he blamed it on ME as it looked like a 'used tissue' that I had left out so he threw it away. Grrrr.

So would I buy it again? For £3.75, yes, £8.75? No chance! It's a big enough bottle so I reckon it'll last until March when the next lot of vouchers come out. However I think the cloth that comes with it really completes it, the feeling of it when it's hot on your face is lovely. Yet as I am sans cloth, all I've got is a cleanser. Great.

What have you got with your vouchers? And do people ever throw your stuff away?!!

Love Sophie xx

I Need Your Help (AGAIN!)

2010-08-27T17:29:00.000+01:00

Hello lovely ladies

As I'm sure you're aware, I have a fairly English Rose complexion. This is why I cannot get a high street foundation to work for me without me going 'ooh, a bit yellow' (in the words of a House Of Fraser MUA). It's also the reason why I can't really pull off nude lippie

So I came up with my own 'nude' lip, and I really want to know what you think of it on me. Do I look a bit weird? Do you think it suits me?

I personally quite like it, but I was wondering if I looked like a 90s throwback. You know, just watch ANY American film from that era and you'll see what I mean. .

Oh and if you were wondering, I used

L'oreal Infallible Lipstick in Golden Grape
Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in Heartbeat
L'oreal lip liner

Oh and this really made me giggle

Let me know what you think of my alternative nude!

Thank you, Sophie xx

Forget Neutral, I'm getting Naked!

2010-08-26T16:45:00.000+01:00

Okay, picture the scene. It's 10.08am, the doorbell rings. I'm half asleep. The doorbell rings again. I run around half naked, find a dressing gown and go downstairs, there's a car parked outside my house. A woman waves and says I've left it by the recycling bin. This woman looks identical to my french teacher. Being in my still half asleep state I think, what has my french teacher left for me? Oh crap, I haven't done the holiday homework. Maybe she's left a letter for my parents by the recycling bin. Wait, it's not a letter, it's a BOX. That says House of Fraser on it.

OMG IT'S THE NAKED PALETTE!

It's love at first sight. It's a beautiful brown velvet palette, in a purple velvet case. If Cadburys did make up . .

LOOK AT THE COLOURS!!

(Clicky click to zoom)

Obviously I had to get down to giving myself a Naked makeover. It says you can go for office-appropriate, deep and smoky or summertime bronzed looks. Um, miracle in a palette!

Excuse the funny looking photo. Ooh btw I'm wearing Gosh Darling here, this could be the first time I might've made it work for me. .?

And let me just say now, the pencils, as I was using them I was thinking wowzas do these glide or what. Then I realised they're called glide-on or something. I am so buying more of these!

The next photo was taken 6 hours later. UDPP you are a godsend!

I've labelled the picture up there with what colours I've used where

Okay, you know what I'm like, I've got to justify EVERYTHING I buy ;) so let's talk money

The palette cost me £27 (£3 delivery but that doesn't count, it'd cost double that to get the train into London to buy it)

For £27 you get

Eyeshadows: 12 x 1.3g
Eye Pencils: 2 x 0.5g
Eyeshadow Primer Potion: 3.7ml

House of Fraser sell single eyeshadows for £12.50. 12 x £12.50 = £150 plus Eye Pencils and a Mini Primer Potion thrown in!

The eyeshadows are 0.2g off full size, so for arguments sake I'm used the price of full size for this comparison

Um bargain! I can't seem to find it on the website at the moment but I got it from the House Of Fraser website

Let me know if you want swatches, I thought this post was long enough already, and if there's anything else you want to know, feel free to ask!

Love Sophie xx

About Me Tag

2010-08-26T11:07:00.000+01:00

I don't really do tags but I thought I'd do one so you could have a little insight into my life as interesting and amazing as it is. .

1. What is your favourite fashion magazine?
Glamour Glamour Glamour!

2. Who is your favourite singer/band?

Hmm that's a hard one. I have more of The Smiths on my Ipod than anything else?

3. Who is your favourite youtube guru?

Hmm, it's between Pixiwoo and Lollipop26 obvs.

4. What is your favourite makeup product?

MAC Face and Body. Oh and my new Naked Palette (see my next post). Oh and mascara.

5. Where would you like to live?
I love London I wouldn't go anywhere else. Well maybe New York.

6. What is your favourite film?

Hmmm. Priceless.

7. How many pairs of shoes do you own?

Too many. And most of them aren't even nice.

8. What's your favourite colour?
Blueee!

And I meant what I said ladies, my Naked Palette review is coming soooon :)

Love Sophie xx

That's me that is. .

Oh Hot Looks, You Can Be Beautiful!

2010-08-25T17:46:00.000+01:00

Hello gorgeous ladies!

Now we all know, Collection 2000 Hot Looks Nail Varnishes can be really downright rubbish at times. Streaky, bubbly and that's just Button Moon!

However whilst perusing my collection with a dark colour in mind (after all the sun isn't coming out any time soon so neither are my summer colours!) I came across this little unopened beauty

Collection 2000 Hot Looks Nail Polish in Parma Violet - £1.79

This is Hot Looks at it's best. Opaque in one coat, a beautiful bluey purpley colour and a shine that is well, as they say exceptional!

Hmm, I probably should've cleaned up before taking a photo. .

Have you tried Hot Looks? Good experiences or bad? Let me know!

Sophie x

L'oreal Infallible Lipstick

2010-08-25T12:05:00.000+01:00

Hello lovely ladies!

A while back I had an impulse buy and decided to get an Infallible lipstick, they're not the cheapest at £10.99 so I was expecting it to be mindblowingly amazing. Okay okay, it's not mindblowingly so, but it is pretty good

L'oreal Infallible Lipstick - £10.99

Sorry for the stock photo, mine decided to go walkabout just before I took a picture!

I'm usually not a fan of long-lasting lipsticks, they never truly last the time that they promise they will, and they always flake and stain your lipline. Not a good look. But it's not the case with this one. After something to eat and drink, and after a few hours admittedly it doesn't look freshly applied, but it does look totally wearable.

Here it is freshly applied, it's a lovely natural shade, in Blush Obsession I think, and it tastes like parma violets!

And here it is 6 hours later. .

Sorry it was night time and I didn't want to wake everyone up with my camera flash! But as you can see there aren't any lines and it is one solid colour

I really do like this lipstick, it really is long lasting and it comes in such a wide variety of colours

All I ask L'oreal, is that can the UK have the Beyonce shade too?

Are you a long lasting lipstick fan? Have you tried this?

Love Sophie xx

New Topshop AW10 Make Up

2010-08-23T20:00:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies!

And welcome to my new followers ;) I was in Topshop Oxford Circus today and I just happened to spot this postcard by the till

I quite like the look of the Powder Blush, I don't know if it's the photo but it does look quite messy! I like the idea though with the sponge in the lid. .

What do they mention?

Cream Eyeshadows
Coloured Mascaras in Plum, Green and Electric Blue
a 'must-have' Eyeliner Ink Well
more Khol shades
New Blushers
More Nail Colours (in Camel, Utilitarian Green, Peach and Air Force Blue)

I think I will have to check this out, as some of it looks quite good. A bit sceptical about the eyeliner 'ink well'. Ink Well? Seriously? Something tells me it'll just be a pot of gel eyeliner. .

And Camel, Utilitarian Green and Peach? Hmm, now what does that remind me of. . .?

Will you be picking something up? Or are you not a Topshop make up fan? Let me know!

Love Sophie

PS Don't forget to enter my giveaway

CLOSED//50 Followers Mini Giveaway!

2010-08-21T18:59:00.002+01:00

Hello everyone!

I'm so so happy to be saying this, I've reached 50 followers! In order to say thank you, I'm having my own giveaway

So I was thinking for ages and ages, what could I give away? And then it struck me, where can you get reasonably priced beauty products AND free delivery? (hardcore followers will understand my hatred of P&P) Yep, it's ASOS, my favourite ever online store and I'm giving one lucky follower a £10 gift voucher

All I want you to do is;

Be a follower
Tell me one thing you'd love from ASOS, whether it be a beauty product, or the most luxurious dress you've ever seen
You can get an extra entry if you mention my giveaway on your blog in a blogpost or you can leave a link in your sidebar :) just don't forget to let me know
NO ENTER ME'S! These will get marked as spam by Blogger and won't be counted

To get you started for inspiration, what would I go for? The new Bourjois Rose Exclusif Lipgloss or put it towards the OPI Limited Edition Swiss Collection

Winners will be announced on Friday 27th August

Love Sophie xx

Let's Get Neutral ;)

2010-08-19T17:33:00.000+01:00

Hello lovely ladies

I got my AS results today, don't you hate that tummy churning feeling when you're about to get results?! Ahh.

Anyways on a lighter note, I've completed a MAC Palette, I've been buying myself an eyeshadow everytime I need cheering up and here's what I've come up with

Top Row: Wedge, Brule

Bottom Row: Mulch, Naked Lunch

I would've done a 15 palette but I'm always taking make up away with me up to Yorkshire and it's more practical this way. I'm in love with the colours, Brule makes a lovely all over eye colour, and Mulch has been on my wishlist for a very long time (thank you Sinead!)

Now I know they're all neutral, but I love my neutrals, especially MAC's as you can go neutral without sparkly bits, are there any truly matte eyeshadows on the high street?

If you could pick 4 MAC colours what would they be? Let me know!

Sophie xxx

PS If you were wondering, I got AAB in my AS!

The Hills Debate

2010-08-18T19:25:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies

Okay Facebook friends aren't giving me answers, so I was wondering if you could enlighten me on your thoughts on The Hills. That last episode really stumped me! I won't ruin it for you if you haven't watched it yet, but if you have this picture sums up what I'm talking about!

What do you think? You reckon that it's completely fake? Some bits are and some bits aren't?

Let me know what you think!

Love Sophie xx

PS My blog will go back to beauty tomorrow!

My Most Used Brushes

2010-08-18T10:06:00.000+01:00

Morning lovely ladies!

I was thinking yesterday, I really do only use a few of my brushes. I decided to leave out my MAC ones, as great as they are I think it's nice to show a few alternatives which are just as good if not better. These are the brushes I can't live without, followed with a little about each one

ELF Professional Eyeshadow Brush - £1.50

It's a bit scratchy and not good at defining but it's perfect at giving a wash of colour and that's why I love it! It's also lasted me a very long time and it's really cheap

Boots No.7 Eyeshadow Blend & Contour Brush - £6.50

Can you believe I bought this, then received the £5 off voucher? That must be a first! Absolutely amazing brush, good dupe for a MAC 217. Really good at getting into the crease, not so good at providing a wash of colour, but hey that's what my ELF is for ;)

H&M Angled Contouring Brush - around £2

This brush has lasted me a good year or so, and I think some H&M branches still sell it in the make up area. Amazing brush, really good for contouring but I also love it for blusher. Gives my face definition and I love love love it. I don't know how people can live without one of these types of brushes

Topshop Eyeliner Brush - £3

When I saw this brush I thought to myself I am not going to buy this if it costs more than £6. So to see it for only £3 I was ecstatic. Such a good brush, it's sturdy, the bristles don't bend at all and it can be used for thin lines, thick lines, wings and for creating the thinnest line in the inner corner of your eye. I will ensure that I have this brush with me for the rest of my life!

What are your staple brushes?

Love Sophie xx

Review: Viva La Nails

2010-08-17T20:28:00.002+01:00

Hey lovely ladies!

In the post this morning was a parcel just for me full of lovely goodies sent to me from Viva La Nails and wowee they were very generous. This is everything they sent me;

I would have to recommend the Water Decals, which are in the bottom two rows, as they're such an amazing idea but I would watch their video on the website first which shows you how to use them. I spent ages thinking they were stickers! I'm really impressed with the gems as well, not so sure about the red feather so I'll have to have a think as to how I can use it. Any ideas?

And of course barely 5 minutes had passed before I decided I had to try out some of the nail art for myself, it looks like it took forever but with the Water Decals it took a matter of minutes. I used Nails Inc London as a base coat and sealed them with a 17 topcoat

Mum reckons I put them on upside down but I think they look beautiful, such intricate detailing.

I can only recommend this company, really speedy delivery, excellent prices (their Konad kits are really reasonable) and they have some really interesting unique pieces. Not to mention their step by step guides and video tutorials.

Have a look here and tell me what you're lusting after!
Love Sophie xx

Disclaimer: These products were sent to me to review and I have given my honest opinions

Sophie's Guide to MAC Face And Body

2010-08-17T11:31:00.002+01:00

Hey everyone

This foundation is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Ever since I saw it on Laura's blog/youtube (thank you!!!) I've wanted it and in all honestly it deserves all the hype it gets. Quick warning, this is quite a long post and quite picture heavy ;) Here are a few reasons why I love it so much;

You get loads of product. I mean loads. Take a look at my previous post to see what I mean
It doesn't feel wrong to use it on your neck and chest. I can't do that with other foundations!
It's soft and because it is so water based it doesn't feel caked
It's one of those foundations that you don't need to use a brush with if you don't want to. The MAC MUA told me this, but the heat from your hands warms it up and makes it so easy to apply. More on application later
The amazing range of colours, both pink-based and yellow-based

Coverage

I'll get on to the application I used to get this look in a bit but this is the coverage in natural lighting. It's not tinted moisturiser coverage but it's not full. It's natural, in a kind of my skin but better kind of way. A couple of pictures for you ~~so you can see how lovely it is~~ because once I start I can't stop. Uh, can I say amazing once more? Ooh I just did. You may click to enlarge if you so wish ;)

Application

I use a small blob of this first all over my face to provide an even layer of coverage

I then use another blob poured on to my MAC 188 brush and buff it in circular motions around my face which gives you that airbrushed yet natural finish. Good dupes for this brush are the ELF Powder Brush or the GOSH Lightweight Duo Fibre Brush

Staying Power and Removal

Once set with a powder (I use MAC MSF Natural) this stuff does not budge. It gives you that matte yet dewy glow (how is this possible?) all day long. To show you how long it lasts have a look at my face wipe from yesterday, it was applied at 10.30am and taken off at 1am! I've never had a foundation last that long, once this stuff sets, it sets.

Would I Recommend It?

Absolutely. I'm not going to lie I prefer a fuller coverage foundation, or so I thought. This one really makes me feel comfortable in my own skin. And at £23 for 100ml it's an investment, yet a bargain at the same time.

If you buy one thing from MAC, buy this

Hope this was useful, love Sophie xx

Sophie's Quest For Perfect Nails

2010-08-15T21:04:00.000+01:00

Okay okay, my nails have not been shown that much love in recent weeks.Always changing my nail varnish, lets not mention the half an hour soaking in acetone to get my fakes off.

So I'm on a quest for lovely, strong, healthy nails, and to help me do that I've enlisted the help of Boots Ultra Strength Nail Hardener (I spent the whole of yesterday going round the house saying that in the deepest Arnie Schwarzenegger voice much to the annoyance of my parents!)

Boots Expert Ultra Strength Nail Hardener - £3

It was the cheapest there and I'm quite a fan of the expert range. The bottle is very similar to that of a Nails Inc one, yet at less than a third of the price I'm smiling! It goes on clear so it immediately makes your nails look healthier. You're supposed to use it twice a week on clean, dry nails. I'm not sure if you've got to take off the first coat when you do it the second time? But we'll see.

So here are my nails before:

Generally quite weak, splitting, bit of discolouration, short because I had to cut off the stained disgusting tips. Not nice. You should see the nails on my other hand.

I'll be doing updates every now and again to let you know how they're doing.

Love Sophie xx

Heated Curlers, My Ultimate Love

2010-08-15T19:13:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies

If I could offer any hair advice it would be to invest in a set of heated rollers. I love mine, they make beautiful, natural curls and they give you that I just got a blow dry look without spending loads.

Mine are the Babyliss ones that are only £30, and in this month's Glamour you'll see that James Brown uses them on Kate Moss. I bought mine first ;)

Ah they're beautiful. They heat up in about 5 minutes and they get hot, but not burn your hands hot. I always feel like it doesn't have enough rollers but it really does. I often have ones left over and I have a lot of hair!

Here's what I look like when I've done mine

Excuse the photo, bad lighting was frustrating me. I always ruffle up my curls with my fingers but they look just as nice as they are.

I usually put three big ones on top of my head, two big at either side and fill up the gaps with the smaller ones.

Have you ever used heated rollers? Or do you prefer curling tongs?

Love Sophie

Sophie's guide to MAC Face and Body coming soon! I finally bought it. . .

FOTD

2010-08-13T10:04:00.003+01:00

Hey lovely ladies

This is actually the face of last night, I went to my friends 18th but it's actually the same as todays so yeah

Eyes

Mac Paintpot in Bare Study
Rimmel Glam Eyes Eyeliner, my first go at using liquid in SO long
but then I had to go and use Mac Fluidline
Rimmel Wild Curls*

Lips

Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in Heartbeat (the new one, review soon)

Face

Collection 2000 Perfect Minerals Foundation
Benefit It Stick
MAC MSF Natural in Medium/Dark
Topshop Cream Blusher in Nutmeg
ELF All Over Stick in Persimmon (I think?)

Do I need to do more adventurous looks? Or do you play it safe like me?

* Sophie's eyelashes were styled with lash inserts for an even lashline ;)

Love Sophie xx

First Proper Experience With False Nails

2010-08-12T10:04:00.004+01:00

Hey lovely ladies,

Now I say proper because when I have previously used false nails it was a Superdrug impulse buy I wanna do something crazy let me buy the cheapest I can find but this time I settled down to the false nail stand in Boots and picked up these

Broadway Nails Fast French Modern Square - £5.99

I was tempted to buy Nailene but they were a bit too pricey. However I think the super long french manicure was a bit too much for me. I mean look at those bands I keep on my arm, the two don't really go together.

I then decided to paint them Nails Inc London which suits me so much more I reckon, the length really sets the colour off

Then I thought, I know I'll add Essie Mink Muffs! I like this but I do prefer them with London on, hey I'm a London Girl!

I reallly like these nails painted, I havent had much trouble with them falling off, my first one fell off last night, into the Indian takeaway bag, my mum almost had a heart attack, she thought they were my real nails. The glue dries pink apparently, didn't really notice but it's strong stuff. Smells like a nail parlour but its good enough.

May I take this opportunity now to add that I think false toenails is a step too far? What do you think? And are you a false nail fan?

Love Sophie xxx

Ebay False Eyelashes Take 2

2010-08-11T21:11:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies

This is a video for you, thought you could see them a bit better, I did try putting them on but because of lack of scissors they were too long and didn't look great!

Excuse my voice I've got a bit of flu and then my nose decided to start bleeding right at the end of the video

Enjoy!

Love Sophie xx

50% off at Models Own? Yes Please :)

2010-08-09T17:52:00.001+01:00

Hey everyone

Just to let you know Models Own are feeling a bit unloved and therefore want a few more people to 'like' them on Facebook. They're currently on around 5000 members but they need 10,000 before they give us 50% off.

So what you waiting for? Give em a little like from me, eh? And then you can justify buying two things off them, right? Because that's the same price as buying one thing full price. Bargain!

Click the picture to give them some loving

On another note, is the Youtube toolbar thingy getting on your nerves too? It's driving me CRAZY!

Have a lovely Monday evening, ladies

Love Sophie xx

Products That Don't Live Up To The Hype

2010-08-07T17:54:00.000+01:00

Hey ladies!

There must be so many of these out there and I was interested to see what you thought, if there are any products you really don't get on with.

To start, here's a couple of mine

Maybelline Great Lash

Oh my gosh. Biggest let down ever. And aren't they meant to sell a billion a minute or something? I don't know who's buying them though! I am a fan of the packaging though. .

GOSH Darling

Ok it's not like I hate this, I kinda love the scent, all white chocolatey, but it's super drying, lasts a whole of 5 minutes and a bit of a let down. I love it for toning down lip colours though but I don't think it's right for my pale complexion

I'll add some more later if I can think of them

Have you tried these? What are your 'let down' products? Do you find you buy things that everyone loves only to hate them?

Love Sophie xx

The Samples Series: Avon Advanced Techniques Lotus Shield

2010-08-06T20:30:00.002+01:00

Hey everyone!

Continuing with my Samples Series with the Avon Advanced Tecniques Frizz Control Lotus Shield which I'm pretty sure everyone has heard of by now.

Avon Advanced Tecniques Frizz Control Lotus Shield - £5 introductory price

First impressions were that it smells LOVELY. However I think I used a bit too much. After reading reviews on their website people say to use a 10p sized blob. I used the whole sachet. I woke up the following morning with disgusting hair. It was stringy and messy and just awful. And I had work to go to. I was expecting to walk in and have everyone say 'Wow Sophie your hair looks fab!'. Then again this would never happen considering I only work with men, yet one managed to tell me my hair 'looked a mess'. Gee, thanks.

Yet I hung on in there as it does say you can leave it for up to 2 washes and after my second wash my hair is lovely and smooth and soft with no flyaways. Have a look at this!

Hello shiny hair!

Have you tried this yet?

Love Sophie xx

How I Keep My Fringe Bouncy

2010-08-06T16:19:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies :)

A biiiiig hello and thank you to my new followers as well!

This is just a quick post about how I keep my fringe bouncy, as I have naturally straight hair so without doing anything my fringe is flat against my head. Nice.

This is what it looks like after a few hours shopping, there's still bounce!

So what products do I use?

Firstly I wet my fringe, no shampoo or anything because I find that makes it look greasy, I'm not very good at washing it out under the tap. .

Then I use a little bit of this. I love love love this, it's not cheap at £9.90 or so from Headmasters but it's worth it. It's a kind of mousse but in a spray form so it's really light but still has good hold. It's a huge bottle so I reckon it'll last a while

L'oreal Tecni.Art Root Lift Spray Mousse - £9.90

I then blowdry with my trusty Superdrug round brush which was only a couple of pounds and my Tresemme Extra Hold Hairspray which I've had for months it's so big!

As you can see I like to stick with the pink and black theme. . .!

What about you? What styling products could you not live without? Do you ever buy stuff from the hairdressers?

Love Sophie xx

PS I now have the approve comments thing enabled as I find it hard to catch up with all my comments

Mini Rant, Why Blogs Are Better Than Magazines

2010-08-05T20:33:00.001+01:00

Hey everyone!

I guess this is a case of preaching to the converted but before I got into blogging I would flick straight to the beauty pages of magazines. After buying a few more lately (damn you WHSmith in Waterloo station!) whilst waiting for friends I've realised that reading someone's post is so much more satisfying than reading about the newest products in a magazine.

Take for instance this month's Company magazine. I'm not really a Company fan, it's not really aimed at me I guess and the sealed sections drive me MAD. Why anyone would think that you'd have to seal a few pages together about bum surgery is beyond me (if you don't get this reference go and look at the current issue of Company. .Grrr)

(Click to enlarge and zoom)

That's all you get. One page. And a few others about new perfumes. But that doesn't satisfy my needs!
I found out aaaages ago about the new Estee Lauder palette mentioned from Charlie and that's what I love about blogging. It's so much easier to read than a magazine, and most of the things you read are genuine, honest opinions on products that there is actually a chance you might consider buying.

It's like having a beauty magazine to read every day of the year and for that I am very thankful :)
Keep up the good work ladies!

What do you think? Have you given up on going to magazines for beauty advice?

Sophie xxx

The Samples Series: Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash

2010-08-05T17:35:00.000+01:00

So next up is the Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash. Why do they always have such LONG names?! This one fell out of Glamour I think and I've since lost the packaging. I was a bit on the post about this one, especially considering Vanessa Ann-Hudgens does the advert and it just makes me cringe.

I accidentally threw out the packaging and I can't find it on any websites to tell you how much it is, probably a few pounds I reckon.

It's not amazing, but it's not terrible. It doesn't really seem like it would clear your skin but maybe that's because of the strong grapefruit smell. After all Vanessa doesn't quite believe it herself as the smell is just so great. . .

It's quite drying so you'd need a good moisturiser afterwards, I used this day and night for 2 days (a nice big sample!) yet I didn't really see a difference. I think it does make quite a good cleanser though, it did get rid of any last bits of make up.

Would I buy it? Probably not. I think I would get sick of the fragrance, it is really strong and I'm not really a grapefruit fan! However it does make your skin feel really fresh and clean so I might look into more from them

Are you a Neutrogena fan?

Sophie xx

The Samples Series: Body Shop Rainforest Moisture Hair Butter

2010-08-03T17:55:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies!

This is something new I'm doing, I realised last night that I have too many samples of things (or do I buy too many magazines?) so I thought I'd use them up and blog about my first impressions. Obviously some I don't intend to buy so I can't give a review after a few uses etc, but you know what they say, first impressions count!

First up is the Rainforest Moisture Hair Butter from The Body Shop

Rainforest Moisture Hair Butter - £3 for 50ml/£8 for 200ml

Ok, so the price for a small tub isn't too bad but what about the product? The product promises a 'luxuriously rich and intensive deep-conditioning treatment for soft, glossy and tangle-free hair' and it has no silicones, parabens or colourants and it contains 'pracaxi oil, manketti nut oil and Community Trade honey and olive oil'

Now if you ask me that sounds like a pretty yummy miraculous product right? Yeaaah, not so. I like my products to have a smell. And a pleasant one at that. This smells really strange, it is a faint smell but if anyone owns a Superdrug MUA Lipstick, that's what it smells like, in a word, funky.

There was a reasonable amount in the sachet, probably the same amount that I would dig out of my tub (uh, if I had one. . ), not a scraping but then not exactly generous. This didn't cover my hair at all. My hair is long, not super long but it just about managed the roots. And this is to be used instead of your conditioner once a week. Deep-conditioning treatment it ain't.

Now to be fair I was expecting a miracle. I was expecting my hair to drop out of it's knots into sleek, soft shiny hair. That's not unreasonable, Aussie 3 Minute Miracle can do it. But no, I came out of the shower with tangled hair looking exactly how it had when I went into the shower (except damp of course)

Of course samples are supposed to make us go 'wowee I'm gonna go out and buy that RIGHT now'. But that didn't happen with this. I think the eco thing they've got going on with this range is fab, but really, I wouldn't buy this full price. Weird smell, and despite being for dry hair it didn't really fulfill it's promises.

Sorry Body Shop :(

Have you found any samples lately?

Sophie xxx

Justifying MAC Face and Body, Should I or Shouldn't I?

2010-08-02T18:47:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies

After watching Laura's video review on this I really do want it. She makes a point that it is really reasonable for £23 for 120ml. I thought for a minute, reasonable?! Seriously?! But have a look at what I've discovered and it really is (all prices from Boots)

Revlon Photo Ready Foundation £12.99 for 30ml

= £51.96 for 120ml

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation £10.99 for 30ml
= £43.96 for 120ml

L'oreal Matte Morphose £11.99 for 20ml

= £71.94 for 120ml
.
But worst of all. . .

Chanel Vitalumiere £31 for 30ml
= £123.99 for 120ml

So what do you think? Can I justify my purchase?

Love Sophie xx
PS All images courtesy of Google Images

Review: Mini Straighteners

2010-08-01T19:25:00.000+01:00

Hey ladies!

Thought I'd try out aligning my text to the centre, if you don't like it please let me know, I think it makes it a bit easier to read?

The other day I happened to notice that ASOS not only had free delivery (you know how I hate P&P!) but a sale too. And after lusting after the Topshop Mini Straighteners at a relatively mini price of £10 I've had the idea on my mind for some time. So when I saw this pair for around £5 I had to have them, they're still available but you can't find them by searching so I'll post a link at the bottom of this post. I'm sure they're pretty much identical to the Topshop ones, they look the same and have the specifications. They are even in the same mini case. Also, look out for the Topshop branded mini car straighteners! They do warn not to use them whilst driving though ladies.

ASOS Mini Straighteners - £5.25

Now are they any good? I bought these because I find my normal straighteners are a bit too bulky for my fringe, and having a full fringe does require a lot of maintenance and these are just GREAT. They're really good for getting right into the roots and leave a lovely bounce to my fringe. I thought I'd have a go at curling a piece of hair with them too, you know what I mean, those tutorials on Youtube where people make it look so easy? It is with these! Wouldn't fancy doing my whole head with it but it's great for giving a bit of bounce to my layers too.

So yes, I think this is greeeat and the quality is just fab despite the low price

You can find them here and they're available in black and pink

What do you think of mini straighteners? And did you pick up anything from the ASOS Sale?

Lots of love
Sophie xx

Loves and Hates of July!

2010-07-31T17:08:00.001+01:00

Hey everyone!

Wowee can't believe we're going into August! This year is going by so fast, don't you think? A couple of loves and hates for you, not a very hateful month this time as I'm trying to buy things that will actually work!

Loves

17 Wild Curls Mascara - £5.99

I got this about a week ago, and I actually quite like it! I like the brush and I find that despite it not being THAT volumising I think it holds the curl, so I may have to add a couple of coats of L'oreal Voluminous on top. Here are my lashes with it with 2 coats. What I do like about this mascara is that it stays black all day. You know how some mascaras, by the end of the day you might as well not put any on in the morning? I hate that, but it's not the case with this.

Marks and Spencers Ladder Resist Cooling Open Toe Tights in Sun Tan - £4

Recently, Grazia did a feature on skin coloured tights so I thought I'd treat myself to a decent pair considering the recent drop in temperature, and how can you resist that sheen? How moisturised does that look? Hoping I can get away with the open toeness with my new sandles!

Hates

Eyelash Curler as part of gift set with Wild Curls Mascara - £Free

Now I know its free and all, but it took me FOREVER to work out how to use it, and it looks like a weapon of torture. It gave an alright curl when I figured out how to use it (flip down the bit at the back?!) but it was so awkward to use I'm sticking with my Body Shop ones (an ultimate love, see my review here)

Rimmel Glam Eyes Mono Shadow in Spicy Bronze - £4.49

I'm a bit on the fence with this one. The price is a bit high for the quality and when I use it my eyes either look really nice or a bit bruised. It's a shade that needs eyeliner. I wouldn't say I hate it, but I think there are eyeshadows that are much better quality for the same price. On the other hand, the sponge applicator it comes with is actually quite good, it has two different sized ends for different application techniques.

What do you think guys? Got any of these products? What are you loving and hating? Let me know!

Love Sophie xx

So Amazed I Can't Think Of A Title!

2010-07-28T17:57:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies,

Sorry for being a bit AWOL lately but I'm back! So on the 17th July I placed an order on Ebay and it turned up on my doorstep today! Yep, I'm sure you can guess from the delivery period that it was from Hong Kong and it was for these AMAZING false eyelashes

That's 20 pairs of false eyelashes and 5 tubes of glue for £2.99 yes, £2.99! And that's including P&P, I'll include a link at the bottom of this post. They are quite thick and you can buy natural ones but I'm really glad I got these ones. I don't tend to wear full false eyelashes, so just one up to use on both my eyes and this was the result (my right eye wasn't finished when this photo was taken!)

I did do these after applying mascara (the postie turned up whilst I was doing my make up and I was too excited so had to apply them straight away. I'm so so impressed with these, I reckon they'll last me a while but when I'm done I am for sure reordering! On a side note, I had no reaction to the glue, it is the same type (possibly the same glue) that you get in false eyelash sets from Claires etc, not the best but stays on all day.

What do you think? Where do you usually get your eyelashes from?

Sophie xx

PS Click here to go to the ebay page (opens in new tab)

Yay for Zooey!

2010-07-23T22:22:00.000+01:00

Hey ladies

You've probably heard already but Zooey Deschanel is going to be the face of Rimmel's new mascara, Lash Accelerator. I'm a total fan of Zooey so I may just have to buy this! (Or at least enter Rimmel's competition for it which will no doubt come out soon)

Here's a sneak peek of the mascara, what do you think? Do you reckon all these mascaras that promise lovely lashes are a load of rubbish? And what do you think of the packaging? I'm not a big fan of the yellow but I think the ruler marks on the side are a nice touch!

Let me know what you think,
Sophie xx

PS Quick Inglot update, I can see the bottom of the pan in my foundation, only 2 weeks in! See my original post here

Homemade OOTD And Mini Ramble :)

2010-07-22T11:05:00.000+01:00

Hey everyone!

Firstly hello to my new followers and thank you for following me :) I went to PC World yesterday and got my camera replaced, can I just say their extended warranty is THE best (however you're apparently not covered if you break your camera in a fit of rage!) and I walked out with a brand new camera! Yay for fabby customer service!

I also finally plucked up the courage to get my ear cartilage pierced. It didn't hurt as much as I thought it did so I'm so glad I finally got it done.

On to the OOTD. This is probably one of the only OOTDs you'll ever see as my clothes aren't particularly interesting and it's hard taking pictures of them you know! The story behind this one is that after exams my evenings were pretty dead, so I thought I'd make myself some new outfits, a dress and a playsuit.

I LOVE playsuits so much. They're just really cute but the problem I find is that because I stand at 5ft 9, I have quite a long torso, so sometimes playsuits ride up a bit (so very unflattering!). And what better way to solve this than to make one myself (excuse dodgy angles)

It's got short bottoms (but I didn't want to show you my pasty legs!) and cap sleeves. It even has pockets (proud moment right there)

What do you think? Have you ever made any of your own clothes?

Love Sophie xx

Ladies, I need YOUR help!

2010-07-21T19:36:00.000+01:00

Haha, again! Your advice is always a billion times better than any forum!

Basically, I'm buying a new perfume and it's £55. I thought I'd make the most of my free delivery at Boots (this must be the FIRST time ever I've spent enough to qualify for free delivery!) But me being me I want to bring it up to £60.

So that's where you come in. . what should I buy with the remaining fiver? Are there any Boots basics you swear by? Or a bit of drugstore make up you can't live without? I'm open to any suggestions, skincare, cosmetics etc but I'm out for a bargain :D

Thanks everyone!

Sophie xx

PS If you're wondering, my new perfume will be Tom Ford Black Orchid 50ml EDP (I know it's cheaper but I'm not an EDT girl). It's a beautiful perfume that lingers for DAYS so it's obviously worth it. Hello luxury!

Body Shop Eyelash Curlers

2010-07-21T11:30:00.000+01:00

Hey ladies!

First of all sorry for being a bit quiet lately I dropped my camera in the fish tank as I was taking my first OOTD post (it would've been a really good post as well!) so you'll have to excuse stock images for a couple of days :( going to PC World today. I'm thanking God I bought their 'whatever happens' cover, I got this camera about a month ago after a friend spilt her cocktail on my last one. I can be so clumsy!

Anyways, my friend and I went Harrods and Knightsbridge shopping (hello sexy new perfume!) yesterday, it's such a lovely place and I had £10 burning a hole in my pocket. Out comes the Blackberry and after a quick Google I discover Body Shop's Eyelash curlers are one of the best for under £10. They're not wrong, and with my Body Shop discount they cost me only £4.50. I love them! (When I get my camera back I'll give you before and after shots)

The Body Shop Eyelash Curlers - £5.00 (or £4.50 for members)

What are your favourite eyelash curlers? Or do you prefer to go without?

See you soon!
Sophie xx

I need help! MAC 188 Brush

2010-07-18T21:46:00.000+01:00

Just a really quick post, but a while back I got this brush free of charge from MAC (okay okay it was a mix up in orders but they let me keep it!) but I can't for the life of me work out how to use it. What do you use it for? And how do you use it? Or how would you?

A flat-topped, full circular brush used for lightweight application and blending of any formula colour – fluid, cream, powder or pigment. Ideal for creating soft layers or adding textures. Made from a soft blend of goat and synthetic fibres.

£25.00

Thank youuu!
Sophie x

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural, I'm In Love!

2010-07-18T19:39:00.000+01:00

Hey ladies

I've reached the 20 follower mark, I'm so proud you've no idea :) I remember when it really felt like no one was listening but now I know you are so thank you so so much!

Anyways, at work we had a World Cup Sweepstake, and I pulled out Spain so this week I got my hands on £40, I never win anything! So off I went down to MAC Covent Garden and picked up a Mineralize Skin Finish Natural which set me back £18, pretty reasonable I think for the 10g you get (6g of normal blusher = £16.50).

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Medium Plus - £18

Sorry for the stock photo but my cameras upstairs ;) I actually love this powder SO much. It keeps my foundation set all day and I reckon it'll last forever. It's had about 5 days usage now and it looks untouched. It works especially well with my Inglot Cream Powder Foundation (which I have to say has not brought me out in spots despite slightly heavier coverage, YAY) Also I'm quite excited at getting Medium Plus, that's two shades up from light! I never buy anything but light!

But one thing I noticed when looking for an image, look at MAC prices for this across the world, strange;

UK: £18
America: $26 = £17
Canada $31 (Canadian Dollars) = £19.24
France €26 = £21.96

(conversions according to Google 18/07/10 at 19:36)

What I found strange was that Canadian's get charged £1.24 more than us, despite MAC being a Canadian company! Then again they do get free delivery (grrrr)

Do you ever wait to go abroad to buy make up? And have you tried any of the MAC Mineralize products? What did you think?

Love Sophie xx

PS Thanks for all your advice and stories on my last post, nice to see that you ladies do it the healthy way! x

Disappointed in your weightloss?

2010-07-15T22:31:00.000+01:00

Hey ladies!

Now I know its that time of the year when EVERYONE seems to be losing weight. Even that skinny friend of yours needs to 'tone up'. Now I've never been skinny. I always had 'puppy fat' so I know how it feels to want to be that skinny friend! So these past few weeks I thought, okay you've got to cut down now Sophie, because I am one of those people that has something to eat and has to go back for more because I'm never full! Yet a week in, I'd only lost 1lb. 1 measly lb. I'd given up my daily chocolate bar, I'd been doing my exercises, taking the stairs instead of the lift. Yet all I had to show for it was 1lb. Cue tearful chat with the mum!

Now my mum is a principal dietitian at a leading London hospital, so when it comes to healthy eating, she'll always be the person I turn to. And she told me the following, which has kept me going and 2 weeks in I've now lost 2.6lb.

Ok, so if you're on a diet you'll often hear that you need 1500 calories a day (500 less than the 2000 you would need if you weren't dieting). That's reducing your daily calorie intake by 500 calories, right? So if there's seven days in a week, thats 7x500 = 3500 calories you're cutting down. And it just so happens that there are 3500 calories in 1lb of fat. So a 1lb loss is actually an ideal healthy weightloss.

But that's only 1lb. That's like nothing!

Not so, 1lb is roughly equal to 500g. This is what 500g looks like in terms of butter

Yep, your average butter tub (go have a look next time you're in Sainsburys!). Now imagine if you spread that whole tub over your whole body. Yeah it would probably just about cover it. If you're anything like me, you're not going to lose that 500g from just one spot, like your tummy or your arms, are you? And don't forget that fat likes to hug around your organs too!

So my mum's advice is to just keep on at it, don't give up, but then don't read this and think ooh I can have a treat now! Keep at it ladies, and let me know how you're doing!

Thanks for reading this super long post

Sophie xx

Colorsport Eyebrow Definer Pen and FOThe other Night

2010-07-15T16:34:00.000+01:00

Hey lovely ladies

I did this look for a Burberry event I was lucky enough to attend. It's quite confusing to explain why I got the chance to go, but basically myself and a few other friends hosted an event a few months ago in celebration of other cultures and bringing everyone together, it was a fab night and in recognition of our hard work we got to go to Burberry HQ for a night of yummy canapes and people telling us how great we are. . ;) I even got to meet the lovely Christopher Bailey, Burberry's creative director!

Anyways, just thought I'd show you what make up I wore, but also I'd like to tell you all how great I think this product is

Colorsport Eyebrow Definer Pen - currently £4.66 (I paid £6.99!)

I love love love this. It can take a little getting used to but it really fills in your eyebrows and gives you that real 1940s perfectly filled in brow, and it lasts all day.

Here's my make up (excuse wet hair!)

Face

Inglot Cream Powder foundation
Revlon Matte Powder Blush
MAC Blush in Harmony
Colorsport Eyebrow Definer in Brown

Eyes

MAC Paintpot in Bare Study
Benefit Little Round Pot in Blanc Diaphane
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
L'oreal Voluminous

Lips

17 Mirror Shine On Lipstick in Hollywood

Have you ever used the Colorsport range? And yay or nay to the FOTDs?
Love Sophie xx