Makeup This or That Tag...

Hey :)

So, I found this tag online, and I loved it! So I thought I'd do it. :) It is another way for you to get to know me more.

Q: Blush or Bronzer?
A: Ermmmm, probably bronzer.

Q: Lipstick or Lip gloss?
A: Definitely lipstick! I generally really dislike glossy lips, or sticky lip glosses!

Q: Eyeliner or Mascara?
A: I am rubbish at eyeliner, so mascara!

Q: Foundation or Concealer?
A: Foundation! You can get some amazing full coverage foundations that totally minimise the need for concealer.

Q: Neutral or Color Eyeshadow?
A: Neutral. I am still a little scared of bold eyeshadow looks, so neutral always seems a little more 'safe' for me.

Q: Loose or Pressed Eyeshadow?
A: Pressed, loose eyeshadows scare me :') 

Q: Brushes or Sponges?
A: Brushes, by far! I have way too many of them, and I do not want to stop buying them! So brushes, everyday!

I tag anyone reading this! Comment on this post your answers, or the link to your blog post or video answering them :)

Thanks for reading,

Love, Abbie 

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Benefit Operation Pore Proof First Impression/Review

Hi guys, so as you might have seen I recently purchased the NEW Benefit Operation Pore Proof kit from Boots.

I generally love Benefit products, despite the fact they are quite expensive in comparison to the rest of the makeup I own. But because they offer these kind of kits with smaller sizes of the products I am fortunately able to own quite a few of their products.

When I saw this kit was out I was SOOOOO excited for it! I have trouble with minimising my pores so I literally thought this kit was sent from Haven just for me, haha! But seriously, I had high, high hopes for this.

You can't go wrong with the Porefessional primer, no, I don't think it totally minimises pores, but you also can't expect it to work miracles, so it doesn't bother me. So that product was fine, it is the rest of them that I have the issues with!

Dr Feel Good, is a product that is meant to be pat and smoothed over makeup to mattify. BUT all this seemed to do, even though I followed the instructions perfectly, was wipe away my makeup! I could see the freckles and redness on the area I used it on! It literally just wiped it ALL away!

License to Blot, is essentially a very similar product, you pat it on areas that are a little shiny to mattify. But, again, there is a theme here, it just wiped my makeup away! As I patted it onto the shiny parts of my face it literally took all my powder, foundation and concealer with it! Frustrating!

And, Shy Beam was the product I was most excited for, it is a matte liquid highlighter, which sounds like my dream product! BUT I applied this to the high points of my cheek bones, and on a second occasion (to give it a second chance) I applied it under my eyes, somewhat like a concealer, just to try and brighten my under eye area, and oh my god, it too just took my entire foundation etc with it as I used my finger or a sponge to blend it in!

Overall I am so disappointed with the product! Because it is not cheap either! At all! It retails at £28.50, and when I am only mildly happy with one product (the primer) then it really is not worth that much!

I still remain hopeful that I just got a bad batch, or faulty product, and that these products are all actually really good and as amazing as I would have initially thought. But these products that I bought are seriously so bad! And I am absolutely gutted I have basically lost out on £28.50 because to me that is a lot of money and I could have bought so much drug store makeup that is brilliant quality for that amount of money!

Oh well, you live and you learn.

If I haven't scared you off, then here is where you can buy the product http://www.boots.com/en/benefit-Its-all-about-prime-POREfessional-Operation-PORE-Proof-kit_1715892/

Thanks for reading,

Love, Abbie

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Outfit and makeup of the day #1

So, I actually remembered to take a picture of my outfit today! So here is my first outfit of the day.

I didn't do much today, I just popped out to see my little cousins who I haven't seen for at least 6 years! The last time I saw them they were 3 and 4 years old, and now they are all 'grown up'!!

Anyway, here is what I wore.

I wore a fake leather jacket that I got from Primark AGES ago, literally years ago! A Bart Simpson big baggy top from H&M. And, a pair of black and dark grey stripy jeans from Republic a few years ago. I also wore a pair of black dolly shoes from Primark, the ones that are in my haul post from yesterday! They are so comfy! And despite being new they didn't rub at all. 

Briefly, the main things I used on my face were, Makeup Forever Step 1 Smoothing Primer, the Vichy Dermablend foundation, MAC Pro Longwear concealer and transparent finishing powder, MUA power brow, Benefit Gimme Brow, MUA Moziac bronzer, Maybelline Master Skulpt Contour powder, Milani Illuminating Face Powder in Beauty's Touch for blush, brown in the crease of my eye lid, a light pink shimmery colour in the center and MUR Foil Eyeshadow in Rose Gold on the inner corners, Elizabeth Arden mascara and MAC Velvet Teddy on the lips.

That's it :)

Remember to check out my Twitter and Instagram, my username for both is oxMakeupAddict. And my Facebook page, it's called Diary and Confessions of a Makeup Addict.

Also check out my first ever YouTube video! My boyfriend did my makeup! Link in the blog post titled- FIRST EVER YOUTUBE VIDEO... Or search Diary and Confessions of a Makeup Addict. And please subscribe to my channel too! The more of you that subscribe the more videos I will do as I will know that people actually want to see them :) 

Thanks for reading,

Love, Abbie

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Beauty, home wear, shoes and clothing haul...

Hey guys! I have been shopping... again! This time it was to get some clothes for my new job, as, being an office job, I didn't actually have any appropriate clothes to wear. But obviously, I got more than just work clothes, because that would be boring right? haha!

Firstly I got the most AMAZING Harry Potter PJs! 

 These PJs were from Primark, the top was around £5, the bottoms were £8 and the slippers/socks were around £4. They are SO COMFY! I literally want to live in them, all day everyday, they are so comfy and so amazing! 

I also got some simple grey and black dolly shoes for work.

They were a bargain at £5 a pair, from Primark! And they are really comfy too! I especially love the black ones with the gold detail at the front.

I also got some of Primark's slim fit smart trousers, in black and grey.

These were also a bargain at £5 each! They fit PERFECTLY, they offer a choice of leg lengths that I wouldn't have expected as they were so cheap, and they look so much nicer on than normal baggy smart trousers. 

The last items of work clothing I got were these two baggy(ish) shirts, one in grey and one in a pale pink.

They are super creased, I know! I have now learned that they crease very easily, so I don't know how well that will go down when it comes to wearing them for work. But they are very comfortable, and look really nice on. They were £9 each, which for Primark is sort of expensive, but they are still cheap in comparison to most shops.

I also got the most gorgeous large grey throw from Primark too! It was meant to be £10 but they were on offer at £7.90.

It is the softest throw/blanket ever, and it HUGE! Definitely big enough for my double bed. 

Next, is a boring buy but I needed a laundry basket, and this one matches my bedding perfectly so I had to have it.

This is just one of those pop up fabric laundry baskets, and it is a black and dark grey stripy pattern and matches my bedding 100%. It isn't too big either, so it doesn't look ugly in my room. This was also from Primark and it was £2.70.

I also saw these super cute coasters in Primark too!

I needed some coasters for my bedroom, as it was annoying me when I had a drink in my room I'd put in on my table or desk and it would leave a mark so I'd have to clean it every time. These are so cute, and they were only £2 for a pack of 4 coasters. You can't go wrong with that.

Another boring one, big hair clips.

I got these clips from Primark for when I straighten my hair and I section off my hair, or when I am doing my makeup and I want to move the hair out of my face. These were £1.50 for a pack of 8.

I also got some face wipes from Primark too.

These are so cheap at £1 for a twin pack, and I always need to have plenty of wipes, as I go through them so quickly! I love Primark's face wipes.

Then, from Boots I got some Micellar water, as I literally go through this stuff so quickly! 

These were on offer too, half price, and were around £2.29 each. I wouldn't pay much more than that for Micellar water as I get through it so quickly, which is annoying. But these bottles are quite big so hopefully they won't run out as quickly as others do.

Another buy from Primark were these weird looking hair bobbles.

I got these thinking they were those bobbles that don't leave kinks in your hair, and I have had my hair in one of these bobbles all day and so far I have NO KINKS! Yay! 

Then, omg, I walk past Debenhams and I saw a sign for Makeup Forever, and I had to go straight in!

I have never owned anything from Makeup Forever, and I wanted to buy the Ultra HD Foundation, but I do not need to own any more foundation right now! So I opted for buying this Smoothing primer, as Nicole Guerriero uses it all the time, soooooo I guess I needed it too! Haha. It was £24, and I would never usually pay that much for a primer, but I guess my brain switched off for those 10 minutes I was in the store, as I was in makeup heaven.

Then I told myself that I'd spent and bought enough, and me and my friend went to MAC! I couldn't walk out empty handed could I?!  

I got the Pro Longwear concealer in the shade NW15, which is so light and brightening and perfect for my under eyes! I already love it! It was £17.50 and so worth it! 

Lets forget about MAC for a little while, and go back to another buy from Boots. I am yet to find the perfect pressed powder, to set me entire face with, so I got this Revlon Nearly Naked powder.

I have used this once and I am still not sure if it is the perfect one, but I will give it a chance. It was £9.99.

Okay, yes I bought a second thing from MAC, oh no.

I bought the Stone lipstick! OMG, it is GORGEOUS! I am in love love love with it. I am so glad I finally own it. It was £15.50.

So there it is guys, I bought a lot, and now I am skint until I eventually get paid at work! I haven't even started yet so I have no idea when I will get paid, so until then I literally have no money to buy anything :( but this shopping trip was amazing! 

Thanks for reading everyone,

Love, Abbie <3

FIRST EVER YOUTUBE VIDEO...

Hey guys, so I decided (and finally convinced my boyfriend) to film the boyfriend does my makeup tag video!

And here it is http://youtu.be/UV53l6d8vAM

OMG he was so bad as it, and it all went downhill rather quickly after he did my foundation!

Here is the before and after!

The photo does not show truly how terrible it was! Haha.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the video! It was the first ever video I'd edited so it is really poor, but it'll do for my first attempt.

Love, Abbie

<3 

My Makeup Revolution lipstick collection and SWATCHES...

Hey everyone, so, I thought that as I recommend any MUA and Makeup Revolution lipsticks in my Makeup Starter Kit Essentials post, I thought it would be useful if I showed you my collection and swatches.

I am starting it all off by showing you my Makeup Revolution lipstick collection and swatches, as MUR is a brand that I love, it is one of my all time favourite brands, and the vast majority of the products I have used are actually amazing.

Here is a picture of all of my MUR lipsticks. Most of them are the £1 lipsticks, but 5 of them are the I Heart Makeup lipsticks that are around £2.99 each.

So, here are the swatches:

L-R: nude, the one, dusky, divine

L-R: dazzle, cheer, chic, enchant, crime

L-R: rebel with cause, dare, reckless, passion, fusion.

L-R: black heart, make me tonight, make it right, 100% vamp.

L-R: baby doll, racing heart, immoral, heart is pumping, irregular heartbeat, marshmallow kiss.

As you can see, the majority are super super pigmented despite how cheap they are! The stand out shades, in my opinion are, dusky, crime, reckless, make it right, 100% vamp and marshmallow kiss. I love most of them, but they are definitely the ones I'd recommend the most and are amongst the most pigmented.
The matte shades are a little drying, but if you apply a tiny bit of lip balm under the lipstick then it'll massively reduce this!

Overall, I will always recommend MUR lipsticks, they are so cheap, yet amazingly pigmented and the none matte shades are super creamy, yet the matte shades do look gorgeous on the lips!

You can buy them directly from the Makeup Revolution website, or from selected Superdrug stores and online.
http://www.superdrug.com/brandshop/makeup-revolution
http://www.makeuprevolutionstore.com

GOSH foundation drops brief first impressions...

Hey everyone, so I'm currently fighting to keep my eyes open, but I really wanted to upload a blog post for you all today, as my last blog post was on Friday, so I kinda feel like I'm slacking a little.

I thought I'd give you all my first impressions of the new GOSH foundation drops, as I recently bought these from my local Superdrug and I was eager to try it out.

Admittedly I was immediately disappointed by the product when I realised it was just a normal foundation, because when I saw that they were foundation drops I presumed they'd be similar to the Cover FX stuff that I've seen so many people rave about recently. Cover FX is super highly pigmented foundation that you can add to other foundations to make it more of a full coverage or to moisturisers to turn them into a light coverage tinted moisturiser. But as this product is high end I thought that this was the drugstores first attempt at copying it. But no, it's just a normal foundation with a dropper type application (sorry, I have no idea what you call it, haha).

But I still remained hopeful that the foundation itself was half decent.

It is a medium to full coverage foundation, which I love! And it feels so smooth to apply, it almost feels like a primer and foundation in one, it's beautiful! The shade is good for me also. I like the applicator because I don't tend to pour out too much product then. It is a little more watery than most foundations I am used to, so putting it on the back of you hand to then put on the brush might be a little more difficult. But I do find this foundation to be VERY, VERY shiny. It definitely needs setting with a powder, and even still, in my opinion, when I've set it, it is STILL shiny. It also doesn't feel too comfortable to wear either. I think it feels very cakey, which I wouldn't expect from such a watery foundation.

Over all, I do like the coverage and the dropper like applicator, but I don't like how it feels/sits on my skin and how shiny it is.

I would rate his product a 4/10. I definitely won't be reaching for it that often, but I will still use it none the less, as I hate wasting makeup, how ever cheap it is.

You can buy it here: http://www.superdrug.com/search?searchDisabled=&text=Foundation+drops+

It retails at £12.99.

That's all then folks, I hope you liked this brief first impressions post, and if there are any other first impressions you want to know, especially from my most recent haul, then let me know. :)

Thanks for reading,

Love, Abbie

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