A Few Autumn Beauty Picks

So my break from blogging was somehow unintentionally extended, but lets just pretend I never left shall we...

As much as I loved summer, I found myself starting to ache for those darker autumnal hues and the opportunity to whack out Rebel or Diva (MAC fiends will relate). So when september finally made an appearance, I got a little too excited about the fact that my staples would soon do a complete 180.

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If it wasn't astoundingly obvious already, content on here has been a little.. sparse? non existent. Though my first exam is looming in less than a week, this discovery was enough to pull me out of my revision depths and realise my desperate blogging itches. 

I will admit, I'm a complete contour fiend. Anything that claims to work wonders with the hollows makes an automatic dash to the top of my extremely long wish list, but of course this bearing the name 'Sculpt' had me running for the hills...towards the nearest MAC counter. 

Eyeliner 101

Now I did pre-warn on a previous post that content would be sparse in the next two months due to A levels, but a whole week... Is that dust starting to form on here? I couldn't avoid my blogging itches any longer so let us begin with a simple question...

What is a world without eyeliner? Certainly a place with smaller eyes, thats what. Eyeliner has and always will be a not so secret weapon in any girl's make up bag and the variety on offer makes for an endless list of options.

MONTHLY FAVOURITES : February

I always seem to forget how fast the month of february goes, and before you know it, I'm conjuring up my list of products that make the cut for the months favourites. This month has revolved around looking put together with minimal effort required, and boy have I mastered that technique these 4 weeks. 

Orange is the New Black

Okay so maybe black lips never caught on, but I thought it was a catchy title nonetheless ... well, for those who have stumbled upon the recent american series 'orange is the new black'.
Anyways, whilst us norms are still wrapping up in a multitude of layers, the ever glamourous industry that is fashion have already released the 2014 spring trends, keeping my optimism as to the arrival of sun somewhat alive.

The orange lip has been a reoccurrence for quite some time. This year, the likes of John Galliano and dsquared2 are but a few to have sprang this up on the runway and to have yet again, made it a 'go to' statement lip for the spring months to come.

Make Up Brush Must-Haves

Please excuse the rather ratchet looking make up brushes. Once again, I was too darn lazy to clean them... story of my life. Looking back, I've never really gone into much detail talking about specific brushes or what my preferred choices are. So I figured it would be a nice idea to share the tools I reach for day to day and most certainly could not live without. 

The Winter Lip Combination

So we all know everyone loves to sport the red lip, but because this season hasn't been the coldest of winters, I wanted to give RiRi Woo a bit of a warmer tone and a little extra dimension. 

'Pretty In Pink' Lip Combination

Pink isn't a colour we typically associate with fall and winter, but the likes of Marc Jacobs and Paul Smith turned heads on the runway at fashion week when collections were attired with anything from edgy metallic pieces to tailored rosy hues. Though I do like to test my comfort zones often, I highly doubt you'll find me sporting an all pink get up this season. However, Make up is an aspect I can easily change up on a daily basis and so pink lips were clearly the way to go.

Yet Another Pink?

'Hot Gossip' - £15

I know what you're thinking.. did she really just buy another MAC lipstick? Well I'm proud to say this product is in fact a 'shopped my stash' shade. I've had this lurking in the bottoms of my storage for about 6 months and was, I'm sure used just once straight after purchase. 'Hot Gossip' isn't really a so called 'blogger favourite', neither is it a rather unique or stand off shade. In fact, I don't think I've heard anyone even whisper this name. So I must admit, this lipstick was sort of a half hearted purchase but boy am I glad I did. 

MONTHLY FAVOURITES: October

Its Halloween! Now I'm a little scared as tonight I'll be all on my own due to my brothers parents evening, which means I'm gonna be the one answering the door to either cute little pumpkin kids or creepy masks, the first option of which I would prefer. I know you're probably questioning yourselves on whether I actually have a social life but you need not fret as I will be enjoying the festivities of halloween at a party tomorrow instead. There will probably be some snaps of my ensemble up also. 

Anyways, there aren't many beauty favourites this month but most of what I have been loving is fairly new to me and it will have featured in a post at some point recently. 

AUTUMN PICKS: Lips

So a few of you may know by now that lip products are possibly more than a weakness to me and I never really feel fully satisfied unless I return from a shopping trip without a sparkling new lipstick at hand. Suffice to say, if there was ever a 'lipsticks anonymous' group session I'd surely be the first to sign up and admit to my addiction. Going completely off topic as per usual, but I just wanted to share a few of my favourable picks that shall be sweeping my lips this fall. 

The Autumn Post

Left to Right: MAC's 'Rebel | Revlon's 'Berry Smoothie' | MAC blush 'Pinch Me' 

This post had to be done. I absolutely adore changing up my make up to fit the seasons. Granted, I usually just go with the flow and sport a dark lip in the summer if I please, but generally, I like to look like I suite the weather. 

So with autumn/fall come the classic dark burgundies, berries and rustic tones which I do tend to steer towards and these are just some of my favourites. 

MAC RiRi hearts fall Collection: RiRi Woo

Lets just take a minute to marvel at the splendour (as my biology teacher would say...) at this simply divine packaging. I'm an absolute sucker for pretty packaging, but when sights turn to Rose gold, well then thats enough to make me weak at the knees. When first witnessing the collection's release and pictures nearing the end of summer, I had my eyes set on RiRi Woo as wasn't fast enough to snap it up in the previous collection. 

My 'Go To' Berry Lip Combination

LEFT- Plumful | MIDDLE- Double Dare | RIGHT- plumful layered with double dare 

Due to the drastic temperature changes in this lovely place we call England, I can now officially say it is Autumn. Now, I'm not all too into the colder months as I much prefer the shorts and tee look but make up is something that I quite look forward to changing up, what with the more dark vampy tones in season. 

The 'Go To' Nude

LEFT- MAC 'Shy girl' | MIDDLE - L'oréal Colour riche balm in 'tender mauve' | RIGHT- The 2 layered on top 

Although a shocking bold lip will always be a favourite for me, recently I have done a complete180 and become a lover of a simple nude lip. I think the reason being is that I have been drawn

 toward the more dramatic eye look so it is only natural to pair it with a more nude shade lip so as to not

 overwhelm the face. It was always a slight challenge finding a nice nude shade as I didn't want to seem 

washed out or even worse... ill in any way so I was fairly cautious when it came to the concealer-like nude 

shades. 

Youtube Made Me TAG

Ever heard the Mean Girl's quote: 'I saw Cady Heron wearing army pants and flip-flops, so I bought army pants and flip-flops' 

That quote right there thoroughly describes me when it comes to Youtuber recommendations. So glancing at this tag, I thought it would fit me perfectly.These are just some of the products that a few of my favourite Youtuber's have recommended. 

MAC LIPSTICK: Vegas Volt

Being a lip junky, every time I enter the realm of MAC, the lip counter always seems to draw me in like a fat kid with cake and I end up walking out with a new lip product without myself even realising it.. I know that is surely classed as some sort of problem but this colour was just to perfect to pass up. 

I absolutely adore coral lips through the summer or if I feel daring enough then sporting it through winter is by no means out of line. I know summer is sadly drawing to a close but I feel like purchasing this shade is helping me to prolong that summer feeling. 

SUMMER SELECTION SERIES: 5 Products I Would Repurchase

Sorry I haven't posted in a while but I do have an excuse.

 So this week I have been on a work placement in a... wait for it.... law firm! and yes, I do feel a bit like legally blonde (which is my all time favourite movie... EVER!) so that just may have influenced my interest in law... But anyways, Its still going on and have accumulated many paper cuts from all the filing but its an experience. 

Long introduction over. So I thought I would do another post in my Summer Selection Series and watching through my subscriptions I saw this title come up a lot so I thought it would be fun!