My mac pallet

Hello lovelies, 

I realise all my 'new year' blog posts aren't up yet but I promise I'm 3/4 of the way there so hopefully they'll be finished by mid February! 

So today I thought I'd show you my mac pallet as it's my only favourite of January that isn't included in my 'best of 2013' post so I thought I'd just spend ages rambling on about my pallet! 

It's not complete yet I have four more eye shadows to get but the 11 that I have are good enough that if I had anymore to chose from I think the inner makeup lover in me would implode! 

So let's get started: 

(Sorry the lighting isn't good but I took these with flash because it was night time and the lighting was terrible in my bathroom!)

Top row right-left;

Omeaga,patina, malt, cork, beauty marked 

Middle row right- left; 

Concreat, burn, all that glitters, espresso, coppering

Last row: 

Nylon 

Wrist to elbow; 

Omega, patina, malt, cork, beauty marked, Concreate, brun, all that glitters, espresso, coppering and nylon. 

My favourites are; malt, patina and all that glitters! 

I use omega and cork to fill in my eyebrows every day! 

On New Year's Eve I wore; malt, all that glitters, coppering and beauty marked.

Omega:  A light ash brown matte colour. 

Patina: A muted frosted goldy browny grey colour perfect for all over or crease. 

Malt: A matte grey pinkish nude great for sweeping all over the lid to enhance eye colour: brow/hazel/green. 

Cork: A matte warm toned brow brilliant to warm up the crease or fill in ends of the eyebrows. 

Beauty marked: A black with a small amount of purple glitter in it, creates a lovely smokey eye! 

Concreate: A really dark browny grey with a minimal amount of shimmer in it.

Brun: A beautiful brown shade perfect for the crease to add definition. 

All that glitters: A lovely champagney pink shimmer that can brighten up any eye with the sweep of a brush!!

Espresso: Don't worry it's not as dark as an espresso really is but it's just as rich, lovely brown to define the crease with a little bit of shimmer! 

Coppering: My oh my, how deligfully outrageous this colour is. A burned pinky copper with lots of shimmer lovely for the outer 'v' of the eye to create a different kind of eye look! 

Nylon: Last but not least!! This is the most beautiful highlight I've ever seen of all the highlights ever! Please get this it's amazing and I'm not being paid to say that! Oh how I wish I was! 

Ooh look at me with my fancy shmancy descriptions! Eye shadow company's need to employ me straight away;) 

So that is my mac pallet done, to me this seems quite a long blog post so if you're still here, first of all: well done you get a million sunshiny kelsie golden stickers and second of all i will try to upload regularly I promise 

Cheers loves 

Kels xxx 

!!Best of 2013!!

Hello my lovelies,
you can all take a massive sigh of relief because its finally here... BEST OF 2013!!
woohoo, I finally fixed my laptop enough to start writing this blog post, yaay!
lets get on with it!




My first favourite is 'Rimmel London match perfection foundation' in '200 soft beige' or '230 warm ivory' depending on how my skin looks that day, 
I love this foundation, it's a medium coverage and it leaves the skin looking radiantly flawless. 
I really think Rimmel do the best foundations and it is obvious why when you apply them. They glide on easily and don't slip off during the day! 

My next favourite is my 'stay matte' powder also by 'Rimmel London' I promise I'm not sponsored by them I just genuinely love their products! This powder is beautiful on and doesn't make you look absolutely caked in make up. It really does mattify the face and you can reapply as many times as you need. 

Another power I've been loving in 2013  is the 'kick ass retouch powder' by 'soap and glory' whilst I don't love it as much as my 'stay matte' I still chop and change between the two. I believe this looks slightly cakeier on however I still like it and it definitely keeps your makeup in place most of the day. 

As for concealers, I've been loving 'collections lasting perfection concealer' this is truely the best concealer I've ever used at such an inexpensive price! It's blendable and lovely I have it in the lightest shade for underneath my eyes but I also buy a darker one to cover redness and blemishes! The only fault I've found is the packaging it rubs away easily but the product itself is amazing. 

Another concealer I loved last year is my 'benefit erase paste' this is really great for covering those under eye circles however sometimes there is a little bit of an issue with creasing!  More about it here!

Now moving more onto skincare I have to say I've absolutely LOVED my 'garnier skin naturals pure active intensive spot purifying toner' this has cleared my face up a treat! More about it here! 


Another skincare favourite of mine has been my 'Estée lauder daywear moisturiser' woah there... You'll be utterly stunned by this... It's like a little hug for you face.
 It had lots of good anti-oxidents in it, I'm not quite sure which ones but I'm pretty sure cucumber and aloe vera are in there somewhere because thats what it smells like but don't quote me on that one... (clearly this girl knows her stuff ;)... ) 
This makes the face appear less puffy and is totally moisturising and you just need one in your life. 

For bronzers last year I'm going to go for 'Lancome's Mineral smoothing bronzing powder true lively glow- exquisite wear spf 10' I don't use bronzer often but when I do it's this one and only this one,  it gives a really natural glow and doesn't look muddy at all - I LOVE IT!! (icona pop style)... 

For Blushes this year I'm going to say 'benefits rockatuer' love this its such a beautiful blush, i go into more detail about it here!

For lipstick last year I've was and still am  loving 'mac' in general but my most worn colour is 'morange' I wore this colour everyday of the summer I love it this is an amplified finish so it's very creamy and pigmented it also stays on forever, literally ages! More here!

Another lipstick I've been loving in the year of 2013 is 'Estée Lauders pure colour creme lipstick' in ' crystal coral' this is like a really sheer lipstick almost like a tinted lip balm I've been wearing it too school its really natural and lovely on!! 

For mascaras last year I loved 4 different ones that are all very similar; 

Essence get big lash: this is brilliant for thickening eyelashes unfortunately it isn't available where I live. I got this in Ireland but you can also get it in the US and it's so cheap! Brilliant value for money!!! 

Estēe Lauder: This is amazing it gives length and thickness however quite pricey but if you can get over that it's totally worth it! 

Elizabeth Arden ceramide lash extending mascara: this is great for lengthening however the thickness isn't really there and again quite pricey but worth it! 

 Lancôme hypnose star: woah buddy! Hold your horses, this stuff is beautiful! Length, thickness and winged out look! It's bloody brilliant!!

Avon super shock: this is good for length but again thickness isn't quite there very similar to the Elizabeth Arden one however not as long lasting and a lot cheaper! 

As for makeup brushes I love / loved anything real techniques! Do I even need to say why? Soft beautiful and easy to use! 

For eye shadow I pretty much all year wore my naked 1 pallet until the end of the year when I used my mac pallet which I wrote about in my previous blog post! I love the naked 1, colours are beautiful! If you'd like a more thorough review like I did for my mac pallet let me know. 

I don't wear much nail varnish but last year I fell in love with the L.A colours nail varnish, I don't have a favourite but the one in the picture is sea siren! 

Finally!!!!!! I finished! It's done! I hope this is everything you hoped for, I know the wait was long but I've just been so busy! 

Bye loves 

Kels xxx 

Remember remember... It's November!!!

Hello lovelies Welcome to November! Now, I realise I haven't posted in ages yet again, I've had no wifi for two weeks maybe more I'm not sure.
 This blog post is just to tell you what (hopefully) is to come in November I can't make promises but I'm hoping I get these done!

 October favourites (yes I know, I'm late) Foundation review Primark / stilla haul Current Cleanser review Favourite eye shadow pallets November favourite (if I change stuff up) Just to prepare you for this month and to say I will make up for not having updated in a while Comment telling me what other blogposts you might want to see Hope you had a nice halloweens Bye lovelies xxx