Hey, Sailor!

MAC's "Hey, Sailor!" collection is something I have been pining over since the day it hit the high street. Like most beauty obsessed girls I love a bit of MAC and like most girls in general I love the nautical theme so when MAC laun.ched their own nautical themed make up collection I just had to  buy something. I had a £10 debenhams voucher to spend so off I went to get me some MAC The products I chose were the eyeshadow in 'Nautical Navy' and a suntint in 'Abalone'


'Nautical Navy' is a lovely navy blue shade (obviously) which is highly pigmented with the slightest shimmer to it which is the nicest colour to use when creating a smoky look on the eyelid. It could be created by using this shade lightly and building it up to change the colour. The  suntint in 'Abalone' is going to be the perfect addition to my holiday make up bag (post on that soon?) as it contains SPF20 which will protect my lips from the sun! Despite it being in a tube the tint is far from sticky which I love and it leaves a really nice pinky colour to the lips, along the "my lip colour but better!" line. The eye shadow was £12.50 and the lip suntint was £11.50, I paid £14 for the lot 
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MAC 'Pinch O' Peach' Blush!

Wow, Oh, Wow! This is the first ever Mac blush I have owned and boy am I glad its a permanent fixture in their range. 'Pinch O' Peach' is a sheertone powder blush that looks like a real bright pink and a little daunting in the pan yet applies light and peachy on the cheeks and can be built up easily to create a shade closer to the shade in the pan. Peach tones are definitely my favourites when it comes to blushes and despite this not looking very peachy it is fast becoming my favourite blush in my collection. The blush is super pigmented so in my honest opinion less is more, unless the whole "I've just ran a marathon and that's why my cheeks are bright pink look is your kind of thing, so when applying I suggest lightly dabbing your blush brush in the pan once or twice rather than swirling it around and packing product onto the brush! 
I highly, highly recommend this to each and every one of you who don't already own this blush, it retails at £17.50 I believe which is a little pricey but it is so worth it! 


Out of curiosity, do any of you have any recommendations for a decent curling wand that allows you to do loose, beachy waves? Leave them below please, I'm on the market for a new one! 
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Viva Glam Nicki!

The ever so lovely Nicky sent me a code from MAC to order the brand new Nicki Minaj Viva Glam colab lipstick before general release. I was so happy that Nicky chose me to send the code to because she is a really great blogger friend plus I had been craving the lipstick since I first saw the collection advertised. I have played it pretty safe with lipsticks in the past with natural pink shades and nudes however I am now feeling a bit more daring to wear brighter shades of pink and the classic red lip. Anyway, who's ready for a bright barbie pink lipstick?

 Classic packaging picture. This lipstick is a satin finish and is honestly so freaking pigmented with one application so touch ups are at a minimum if you don't mind a slightly faded but still bright pink by the end of the day. The lipstick was £13.50 so nothing different to your standard lipstick however the entire £13.50 is going to help fight HIV and AIDS, so you can stock up your lipstick collection and do some serious good!

Look how freaking pretty and bright that colour is! I would wear this every day if I could. I am becoming quickly addicted to brighter colours and Mac lipsticks so watch out bank balance! 

On the lips, bright pink and lovely! 
I highly recommend this lipstick to everyone, especially if you have been thinking about it for a while.
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Bicester Village Haul

A couple of weeks ago I went on a adventure trip to Bicester Village and was treated and treated myself to a few purchases because I was in a mood for burning some money, we all get that feeling sometimes right..? I haven't done a haul for a while so I figured why not show you what I ended up with. 
First up makeup! The main place I like to go in Bicester is the Cosmetics Company Store for some bargain priced MAC products! 

I chose two sets from previous collections, not sure which, from last year I believe. The first set is the Fabulously Festive Face Kit/Warm. This collection included small pallet with 4 eyeshadows in Golden Flurry, Soft Brown, Omega and Carbon and when you slide the eyeshadows out they reveal a peachy pink blush in 'Seasonal Appeal' I really love the top of the pallet because it has a dome on top with snow globe like glitter effect if you shake it. As well as the pallet the collection contained a frost lipstick in 'Mellowarm' which is a deep pink colour and a lipglass in 'Join the Party.' There are also three mini brushes the 266, 275 and 129.

Next up I got the Iced delights eye bag/Pearl. This came with a eyeshadow duo with 'Taupeless' and 'Celestial Black' as well as a technakohl liner in 'Purple Dash' and the zoom fast black lash mascara I have wanted for a while. This collection came with another mini 275 brush. I'm not a fan of the bag it all came in as it looks and feels a little cheap but the products in side more than make up for it.

I took a trip to Cath Kidston and picked up a selection of make up bags, I was really impressed with these bags because of the discounted prices and because they are wipe clean inside, its the little things.. Plus it has an adorable pattern on it! 

Finally, a trip to Jack Wills. Now I'm not a massive Jack Wills fan but I spotted a couple of nail varnishes a turquoise blue and bright pink. I am wearing the blue now and it has lasted surprisingly well. I also got two highlighters because they were £1 and I use them in my blog book a lot. 

So that's my Bicester haul! I hope you all have a wonderful day! 

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