My Shades of Lipstick ♡

So I was never really into lipstick, I was definitely more of a lip gloss girl when I was younger but I have slowly started to build up a collection of lipsticks.  Don't get me wrong I still have my fair share of lip glosses too!

A shade of lipstick can really transform a makeup look from day to night. I love experimenting with different colours and I solely put that down to the artistic side of me. It's really important to find out which shades work for you and that includes eye colour too. I know that coral shades really liven up my day to day make up look but if I go for a more deeper/brighter shade it is perfect for the evening. However having said that I do have my signature lipstick shade and that is 'nude'. I LOVE different shades of nude; peachy nude, pink nude, brown nude...you name it but the shade I reach for the most is Rimmel's Nude Delight in 700. It is perfect when I use Apocalips Lip Lacquer in Shooting Star ( I think that's the name). UBER LOVE!

So I am heading back to the UK next week and I was sorting out makeup I want to take back with me. I am trying to limit is as I still have a stash back home that I want to bring back with me as well as picking up some essentials that you cannot get over here in Kuwait. E.G. Collection for their liquid eyeliner (amazing!!) and Sleek for their matte blushes. Anyways so I ended up swatching them all and realised my lipstick falls into two maybe three categories; pink, coral and nude (no surprise there hehe!). I thought I would show you my collection of the shades in my Kuwait Lipstick Collection.

I hope you enjoyed reading.
Love & Blessings,
Sara xx

Barry M Pigment Palette

Yesterday whilst I was at home I took out my Barry M pigment palette and decided to experiment. I opted to wear Pink Gold on my eyes along with a slick of liquid eyeliner. It was a really radiant and glowy look ( I wish I had taken a photo!).

My Barry M Pigment Palette 

Today I was swatching some of the neutral colours I have pressed into pans and I realised how I have never worn Barry M's Mushroom pigment. It doesn't look very appealing in the pan but on the eyes, it looks absolutely amazing. It is a mauvey-pinky brown and is very wearable during the day. You could definitely smoke it up using Barry M's Charcoal for the evening.

Barry M Mushroom Pigment

Here is a list of all the products I used for this look:

Face: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser in Sand

        MAC Moisture Cover Concealer

        MAC Select Cover Up

     

Cheeks: Body Shop Apricot Shimmer Powder Blush

            B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful Highligher

Eyes: Barry M Mushroom Pigment

         Collection 2000 Liquid Eyeliner

         Avon Luxe Lace Supershock Eyeliner

         Manhattan Long and Ultimate Curl Mascara

Lips: Body Shop Lipliner in Pink Brown

        Body Shop Hi Shine Lip Treatment in Pink Cream

Here are a few pics:

I love it and I am even thinking of wearing it tomorrow! (Back to being a student as from tomorrow too!)

Peace and Love,

Bits 'n' Bobs...

So yesterday I went into my home town centre to pick up a few things - I had a lovely mooch around the shops too and bought a few things.

I bought a neutral/taupe faux leather bag for work from H&M along with, a pair of beaded turquoise earrings, small black sequined cosmetic bag and a a black diamante cuff.

I also picked up a gorgeous stripey pom pom hat for my 1yr cousin with matching gloves and a scarf.

I wanted to have a look in Claire's as sometimes they do some really nice ethnicy earrings for cheap. I ended up buying a gorgeous pair of teal and gold threaded teardrop earrings along with a black diamante ring and a three sets of hoops for days when I want to be a 'Plain Jane'.

I popped into Superdrug as I had been wanting to purchase the Sunset palette but could not find it anywhere in London. I took advantage of the 3 for 2 offer on all makeup products and bought the Sleek Sunset Palette, Barry M Lip Paint in 152 (a lovely pinkish berry colour) Me Me Me Nail Polish in Ambitious. I also picked up 3 Accessorize nail polishes - navy ink, purple, and mermaid green they all are of a metallic finish. They look so pretty but will be doing a review shortly to find out how good the colour payoff is!

Oh yeah I dug up some HobbyCraft Vouchers earlier in the month which my mum gave to me a year ago :S OMG...It's amazing. I could have spent all evening in there but it was cold and I wasn't feeling too well and wanted to get home! I bought lots of materials and embellishments for my handmade cards. I can't wait to get back into making them again :)

Just to let you know I have added to this post as I went sales shopping a few days after and picked up a few items. From Zara I picked up a lovely pair of black ballet pumps and a cream cardigan. I bought a wooden print block and beautiful silver and turquoise marbled necklace from East.

I am pleased with the purchases I now own but think I need to cut back on the spending!

Did any of you pick up any goodies from the sales?

Peace and Love,

A Weekend Full of Shopping!

Good Evening.

I was planning on typing up this blog earlier this morning but I had to pop out to get a few things.

Yesterday after work I met up with my sister for a late lunch-early dinner in central London, afterwards we had a mooch around the shops.

I never usually venture out to the shops on a Saturday, the reason being I have always had a job that entailed working at the weekend. However since September, I have been working two jobs, during the week I work as a teaching assistant and on a Sunday I work as a Short Breaks Carer, which leaves Saturday as my 'day off'. It was lovely spending the day with my sister but we both came to the conclusion that we can't shop for more than an hour or so especially on Oxford St!

We had both been wanting to purchase a few things so had a browse through the shops on Oxford St.

I purchased a few things mainly clothes...

*H&M: A Beautiful Poncho in 'Taupe'. I saw this last week, tried it on and fell in love with in. It comes in one size and four colour (Black, Grey, White and Taupe aka Brown :) ) and I chose 'Taupe'. It's really nice and light and perfect for days like yesterday when it was warm enough to wear a cosy cardigan.




*Zara: Flat Leather Boots in Tan. My current pair of boots are slowly deteriorating but I am going to continue to wear them until they literally fall apart. I know...it's a shame but they fit so good! It always happens when I find a pair of boots I like. I wear them to death! I bought these because I had been wanting a pair of flat boots for ages. With being 5ft 7in, sometimes I feel that wearing heels just makes me feel too tall and I wanted some boots that were more casual I guess. These are comfy and perfect. I plan on wearing these with skinnies. ( I couldn't find a photo of them on the Zara website but these are the nearest. Imagine the heel is completely flat and the top of the boot is overturned :) )




* Primark: Black Leather Pumps for work and Grey Plimsolls. ( I didn't think that they were that exciting to take a picture of). The black pumps are slightly pointed flat pumps, ideal for work as I am always on the go at work - running around after children! I bought the grey plimsolls as my current white plimsolls I bought from Office are heading for the bin soon. I primarily bought them for going to dance class but I could team them with 'Boyfriend' jeans and an piece of oversized knitwear. As usual I got a bargain, two pairs of shoes for £6!

I did purchase some other bits and pieces that aren't really that exciting...

Since none of the toiletries I wanted were in stock yesterday I ventured out to my local shopping centre to pick them up today.

I picked up Aussie Miracle Insurance for Coloured Hair, Neutrogena Oil Free Makeup Remover and Oil Free Moisturiser, Superdrug Vitamin E Skin Oil and Illuminating Moisturising Cream and Barry M Lip Paint in 150. Aussie, Superdrug Vitamin E and Neutrogena were all on offer which results in a triple bonus :D I kept umming and aahing about the Barry M Lip Paint but it's a colour I don't have and it's nice and neutral for Autumn/Winter.



So there we have it my weekend of shopping and if that wasn't enough I have my eye on a Maxi Dress and Maxi Skirt from ASOS...as I am getting a bit bored of wearing trousers to work even though they are practical!

I have noticed this is getting to be a beauty/fashion kind of blog but I will posting blogs on other issues/topics to that interest me.

Hope you all have a lovely start to the week :)

Peace and love,

Look Of The Day: Smoky

Heya Girlies...

Well I was practising bellydancing earlier and thought I would experiment with a smoky look before shimmying away :P
I usually like to wear neutral colours on my eyelid and then line my bottom lashline with a coloured eyeshadow/liner. I used a combination of products from a range of brands to come up with this look. It actually reminds me of Kim Kardashian's smoky eyes look.




Makeup products used: ( No primer used as I forgot to prep my eyelids before application)

Face:

*Body Shop Nature's Minerals Foundation in 04 and 05

*Laura Mercier Secret Concealer in No 2

*Body Nature's Minerals Blush in Golden Terracotta


Eyes:

* Body Shop Minerals Eye Shadow in Molten Brown

* Barry M Dazzle Dust in 27 (Gold Iridescent)

* Hashmi Kajal Liner in Black

* Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara


Lips:


* Dermalogica Climate Control Lip Treatment

* No 7 Lipliner in Nude

* Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Nude Delight

* Barry M LipGloss Tube in 004




I hope you like the look and I am looking forward to experimenting with more colours. Apologies if the photo's aren't that great I had to use photobooth!

Peace and love,