GOSH Palette Review+Swatches

Hey there guys! 

Today's post is going to be a review and swatches of the gosh "to enjoy in New York" palette.

Firstly this palette consists of nine, super buttery and super pigmented colours. 

The top three colours are a bright white, a champagne and pink shimmer:

The next three shades are varying shades of purple, a medium, a dark and a pink toned purple. I have enjoyed using these colours in the crease of my eye, and you will see these colours used in an upcoming tutorial:

And the bottom three colours are all neutral. Including a golden brown, a silver toned grey and a mid toned brown:

The majority of the shades are matte with a very slight shimmer.

The palette is very versatile and can be used to create many different looks, so I recommend this to anyone who travels a lot, or just loves makeup!

That's all for today, I hope you enjoyed this post! Thank you for reading,

Bye!

Etsy Lust List: Earrings

Hey there guys! 

So this is the return of the much loved Etsy Lust List post! All of the products mentioned today are earrings, since I am going through a phase where I am wearing a lot of earrings! I have three piercings currently, which are my two lobes and one cartilage, I am considering getting a second cartilage piercing though.

The first product I am lusting over is this cartilage hoop with a tiny gemstone on it.

This is from the shop: "sofisjewelryshop"

You can choose the colour of the gemstone and the material, personally  I like the light pink made of sterling silver which costs £6.26.

These hoops are handmade and made to order, shipped worldwide from Israel.

You can purchase this here

Next we have this Statement piece which is the dangling star, double pierce earring

This is from the shop: oflovelythings

You can choose the material of the posts for the earrings from either stainless steel or sterling silver, determining the price. I would personally opt for sterling silver which is £16.72 due to how my piercing reacts to stainless steel.

These are made to order and shipped world wide from the USA.

You can buy this here

Now moving in to regular earrings...

We first have these super adorable fox face earrings by the shop: TheCraftyCowShed

When I came across this shop I fell in love with all of the products! They are all super adorable!

The faces are made of wood and the posts are made of sterling silver.

These cost £8 and are handmade, they are shipped from the UK.

You can buy these here

Next we have an adorable pair of "love" earrings by the shop: NovelCharms

These are handmade and I love the concept of upcycled jewellery as they are made of pages from books!

You can chose between an antiqued silver or gold finish, they will cost you £8, and these are shipped worldwide from the UK.

You can buy these here

Finally we have the rainbow moonstone earrings by the shop: deezignstudio

These are handmade and made of sterling silver costing £10, or you can opt to have them gold filled for £12.

They are shipped worldwide from the UK.

You can buy these here

So that is what I have been lusting over on etsy recently! Let me know what you have been lusting over too!

Thanks for reading!

Bye!

New York Makeup haul!

Hey guys!

This is going to be my New York Makeup haul!

I went to New York earlier this year on a "Educational visit" which was really just a week off school. But we did get some free time, so I took advantage of that and dragged my unwilling friend and boyfriend round Macy's and Sephora. 

We were in New York for five days and had organised visits to different museums and tourist attractions, so we didn't get a massive amount of shopping time, but I did pick up a few things while I was there.

On the second day of the trip I went to Macy's and that was the biggest amount of makeup in one place I had ever seen! Here is what I got:

Firstly I got the mac pro longwear paintpot in the shade rubenesque.

As you can see this is a shimmery gold/rose gold colour with a lovely sheen to it, I have loved pairing this with the next product:

This is the mac pure pigment in the colour melon, which is very similar to the paint pot in colour. I like using this on top to intensify the look.

I also bought the naked basics palette by urban decay

On the next day I went to sephora and bought a few things:

Firstly I bought the travel sized original urban decay primer potion.

And then I bought this very cool brush set.

I have been loving the two brushes on the right for highlighting the brow bone and inner corner.

I also made a very sneaky purchase in Bloomingdales:

This is the mac lipstick in the shade snob, it is lighter in colour than the camera picks up and has more of a blue tome to it.

Then on the last night before we left I went to sephora again and purchased the Kat Von D tattoo foundation in the shade 42.

And that is all the makeup that I bought while I was in New York! I will be using these products in upcoming tutorials, so look out for those!

Thank you guys for reading,

Bye!

Returning...

Hey there guys! 

I haven't posted in almost a year now, and I am really sorry about that! I stopped blogging last year for a few different reasons, but I have found that I have been missing it so I am returning! I am hoping that now it will be a more permanent thing!

So, I am hoping to start posting once a week at least on a Monday evening. I am going to be posting reviews, tutorials, hauls, hopefully some awesome collaborations and anything you would like to see, so leave requests in the comment section or tweet me! There will also be the return of the Etsy lust lists!

I have also re joined twitter, so come and say hey! @Missnixitrixi

I have some awesome posts in the pipeline and I hope that you will come along to read them! Please show your support through following my blog and social media!

Thank you so much for reading and I hope to hear from you soon!

Bye!

Travel Beauty!

Hey there guys!

Today I am joining you with a travel beauty top tips kind of post, I am also showing you what I will be taking on my travels!

First off we are going to be looking at skincare:

I have packed all of my skincare items (minus the ultimelt cleanser) in a clear make up bag, this one came with the benefit bright skincare collection.

The first product I am taking and my first tip: Use two in one products, and as you will see later that applies to all aspects of travel beauty. The Ultimelt is a hot cloth cleanser, but it also doubles up as a face mask, making it more efficient to pack this rather than a cleanser and a mask.

In case my skin feels slightly sensitive then I have packed the balance me pure skin face wash as it does a good job at cleaning my skin but it is also not to rough if it is feeling sensitive.

Now, wipes are a controversial product amongst the beauty community, personally I think that they should only be used to freshen up, not remove your makeup as it can dry your skin out a little. I pack these in case I get too hot and need to clear excess grease off of my face during the day while I'm on the go.

Next we have moisturisers, I have three packed and they are all travel sized. my next tip is to take a light moisturiser and a deep moisturiser, this is so that you are prepared for if your skin type changes while you're away from home. Pictured is the REN evercalm day cream, this is the lighter of the two, Benefit's total moisture and it's potent eye cream.

Lips. I suggest taking a lip scrub and a lip balm if like me you suffer with dry lips. Mine are the lush mint juups lip scrub and the soap and glory great kisser lip balm.

Tip 3: Carry make up brushes in brush rolls/cases this keeps them clean and safe while you are travelling.

We are now moving on to make up. My make up bag is from primark.

I love this make up bag for travelling as it has many pockets to keep things organised!

In the clear pocket in the top of the bag I keep liners and mascaras, if you couldn't tell already I go crazy for travel sized items when I'm travelling! I like to have a few options for liner so I packed  black and blue khol pencils and a black liquid liner.

In the first net pocket at the back of the bag I keep foundations. Personally I like to take two foundations with me when I travel, one which is a lighter coverage for day time and one which is a heavier coverage for evenings. Pictured is the number seven stay perfect foundation and the revlon colourstay foundation.

In the next pocket across I keep primers.

In the last pocket I keep cheek colour (blushers and bronzers) benefit's posie tint is a great two in one product as it can be used for cheeks and lips.

I keep all eyeshadows in the main compartment of the bag. Tip 4: pack one really versatile eyeshadow palette, when you're travelling it's always easier to stay organised if things are less messy, so I find taking one palette is easier than taking many single shadows. The naked 3 palette is great for me as it has lighter colours and darker colours to achieve day time and night time looks. I also took the maybelline colour tattoo for those lazy days and an eye primer which is Greed by urban decay.

I also packed my brow kit, this one is from Avon and is again a two in one product as it has a wax and a powder.

Next I packed my everyday powder and concealer.

For lips I like to be able to change my looks, so I pack various shades and finishes.

Thank you guys for reading, speak soon!

Bye!xx

Eye Candy number 016 lashes review!

Hi Guys!

Today, I am joining you with a review of the eye candy number 016 lashes.

As you can see they are very voluminous and long, I think they are a 50's style set of lashes which is what originally attracted me to them! 

They are very good quality and very light.

Application:

As you can see I have already applied my make up, notice that I have done my liner already too.

Remove the lashes from the tray carefully with tweezers, I am then holding them in the middle (my tweezers are the "precision tweezers" from boots.)

Now apply the glue, this comes with the pack allow the glue to dry slightly so it's slightly tacky. next place as close to your natural lash line as possible in the middle with your tweezers. now for the next part it depends on which method you prefer: either use your fingers to pull the lashes in place or the tweezers. You want to make sure that you pull it into the inner and outer corners of your eye. Then apply a small amount of mascara to your natural lashes to make them blend in more.

Here is how mine turned out!

As you can see here my liner has become slightly jagged and the seam of the lashes is very obvious, so I am going to go back in with my liner to even this out. 

Here is the finished result!

So as I am writing this I have been wearing these lashes foraround 8 hours and they feel as comfortable as they did when I first applied them!

Overall I think that these are great lashes, I will be re purchasing them, and this time for prom!

These are now my go-to lashes!

I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know any of your experiences with these lashes!

speak soon Guys!