My Travel Makeup Essentials (Plane Beauty)

My Travel Makeup Essentials (Plane Beauty)

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Hi lovelies! I hope you are having a fantastic week! Today I'm going to share with you my Travel Makeup Essentials. I do my makeup on the plane, as flying can dehydrate your skin, and I like to do a little pamper routine on the plane (moisturizing is key) - then apply my makeup towards the end of the flight. These are the few things I bring in my carry on, just to make myself a little presentable :). I have already done a "whats in my travel makeup bag", where I show you all of the makeup I'm bringing with me. Enjoy!

Makeup products:

• Maybelline "Fit me" Concealer - shade light
• Elf Shine Eraser blotting sheets
• Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder - shade transparent
• Rimmel Extra Super Lash mascara
• Elf brow gel
• Elf Eyebrow kit
• Nyx blush- shade angel
• Maybelline Baby Lips- shade cherry crush

Please let me know what blog  posts you would like to see next, and if you have a blog of your own, please let me know in the comments, and I will check it out! Don't forget to follow me on Bloglovin, so you can be updated on new blog posts. Thank you for all your support! Love you all!

Alice xxx

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What's in my Travel Makeup Bag?

What's in my Travel Makeup Bag?

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Hi all, I hope you are having a fantastic week so far! Some of you may already know that I have been doing quite a bit of traveling recently. I just flew home from Queenstown, and I thought I would share what products I brought with me in my makeup bag (This is the makeup I keep in my suitcase, not my hand luggage- please do remember that there is a certain maximize volume liquids can be in and luggage!) I have a few more traveling related blog posts coming up, so stay tuned for them. Enjoy! 

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in soft beige

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in light

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in light

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in transparent

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder

Milani Baked Blush in luminoso

Nyx Blush in angel

Swatches top to bottom: 

• Bourjois Bronzing Powder
• Milani Blush
• Nyx Blush

Elf Brow Kit in medium

Elf Brow Gel

Maybelline Color Tattoo in bad to the bronze

Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion

Revlon Colourstay Eye Shadow Quad in addictive intoxicant

Urban Decay Naked Pallet

Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara

Rimmel Kohl Kajal Eye Liner Pencil in black

Austrailis Eyeliner Pencil in white

Left to right:

• Burts Bees Bees Wax Lip Balm
• Maybelline Baby Lips in cherry crush
• Clinique Chubbystick in curvy candy
• Revlon Lip Butter in peach parfait
• Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in nude delight
• Nyx Butter Bloss in tirimasu

Left to right:

• Nyx Butter Bloss in tirimasu
• Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in nude delight
• Revlon Lip Butter in peach parfait
• Clinique Chubbystick in
• Maybelline Baby Lips in cherry crush

I hope you enjoyed having a wee peak inside my makeup bag, don't forget to let me know what you would like to see next in the comments, and if you have a blog of your own, let me know and I will check it out! Love you all!

Alice xxx

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My Favorite Blogs of the Moment

My Favorite Blogs of the Moment

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Hi lovelies! I hope you are all having a fantastic week. I am aware that a lot of you (including myself) are on holiday right now, which for us blog addicts means reading more blogs! Today I thought I would share my favorite blogs at the moment; a lot of these people you may already know, but I  still thought it would be fun to show you!

Lily Pebbles 

http://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/

I have to admit that Lily's blog may be the best blog in the entire world; her posts are informative and so interesting, her style is amazing, her photos are gorgeous, do I need to say more?! If you've never checked her blog out before, please do. I'm begging you.

Vivianna Does Makeup

http://www.viviannadoesmakeup.com/

Anna's blog is quite similar to Lily's (in fact, in real life they are actually close friends!). Her blog is stunning in all aspects, and I love how interesting and different her blog posts are. She honestly comes up with the best ideas for blog posts, they are always so original! 

Essie Button

http://www.essiebutton.com/

Essie's blog instantly makes you feel positive and all warm and fuzzy inside; her blog posts are fantastic, and they reflect her bubbly personality. Her makeup always looks absolutely flawless, and her makeup recommendations are fantastic.

Atlantic-Pacific

http://atlantic-pacific.blogspot.co.nz/

This girl's style is TO DIE FOR. I honestly think my dream wardrobe would be hers. Her style is trendy, bold, and super chic. Her blog is perfect for when you don't want to read a lot of text, but just stare and drool at amazing outfits.

Little Mac Book

http://littlemacbook.blogspot.ca/

Megan commented on one of my blog posts (thank you, by the way!) and when I looked at her blog I instantly fell in love. Her style is gorgeous and she has the most amazing smile that could brighten anyone's mood.


I hope you enjoyed this blog post, please let me know what your favorite blogs are, I would be interested to know. Love you all!

Alice xxx

What's On My (cousin's) Face - simple, neutral, every day makeup

What's On My (cousin's) Face - simple, neutral, every day makeup

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Hi lovelies! I hope you are all having a fantastic week. My gorgeous cousin Martha came over to stay from England, and I was so exited to see her! 

She is such a sweetheart, plus she's absolutely stunning an soooo photogenic (jealous!), and I love doing her make up. I thought I would show you the simple makeup look I did on her, and also introduce you to one of my favorite people in the world! 

I kept every thing pretty neutral and simple, and I think this would be a perfect makeup look for every day (work, uni, school, etc...), or you could swap the nude lipstick for a deep red lipstick, or add winged eyeliner, and it would be perfect for a night out. 

Products used:

• Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse
• Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder
• Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder
• Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso
• Mac Eye Shadows in jest (blended all over lid), and Satin Taupe (in outer half/V)
• Urban Decay Naked Palette - Eye Shadows in virgin (in inner corners) and smog (on outer upper lash line)
• Clinique Mascara (unsure of the actual mascara as its Martha's, not mine)
• elf Brow Kit in medium
• Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in nude delight

I hope you enjoyed this post, I absolutely love this makeup look. It's pretty neutral but I was determined to use Mac Satin Taupe in a blog post, and it compliments Martha's gorgeous brown eyes so well.

Let me know what you thought of this blog post, I love to read all your comments and recommendations! Love you all!
Alice xxx

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My New Favorite Lipstick

My New Favorite Lipstick

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Hi lovelies! I hope you have all had a fantastic week. Today's blog post is all about my new but strong addiction in life: this lipstick. 

Believe it or not, this is my first ever "nude lipstick" (usually go for more balmy lip products like lip butters, baby lips, and chubby sticks), so I wanted to do my research and find a good one. I had heard so much about the Rimmel Moisture Renew lipsticks, so I thought I should give one a try. Tanya Burr uses this particular color and loves it, and she has the same coloring as me (Mac NW20 - for reference), so I thought "why not give it a try".  

Of I  went to the computer, and I bought this baby on BeautyJoint. And I do have to admit, I have never fallen so in love with a lipstick as what I have with this.

Today I am going to share my opinion about this life-saving lipstick, plus provide swatches and photos, as for some reason I always struggle to find good makeup swatches true to color. 

The formula is super creamy and very moisturizing, and lasts a reasonable amount of time on the lips. It gives a nice glossy sheen to the lips, plus this color does not highlight any dry skin. The color is more of a peachy nude than a pink nude, and is just slightly lighter than my natural lip color- only slightly. However it still looks completely natural - just like your lips but better a color, as some would describe it.

The packaging is extremely sturdy, and is a glossy vibrant purple. I also love how the lipstick winds all the way down - there is nothing more annoying than having to be super cautious lifting a lipstick lip and then crushing the top of it. Nothing. More. Annoying. I'm pretty sure they have repackaged some of their lipsticks, however I'm sure the packaging will not be any worse. 

Swatches on

So as you can see, I absolutely love this lipstick. The formula is fantastic, the color is beautiful, the packaging is sturdy... I could honestly go on about this lipstick however I will not bore you :). 

I hope you enjoyed todays blog post, let me know what you would like me to blog about next in the comments, I love all of your recommendations! Also, please let me know what your favorite drugstore lip product is, I would love to know! 

Love you all!
Alice xxx

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