What I have been Loving over the last few months.

So having been absent from my blog AGAIN! Who said that work and life could get in the way? I definitely do not like this arrangement! 

I decided I would use my precious spare time wisely and tell you what I've been loving recently. 

Make Up: 

I'm loving my brow kit from MUA, having rediscovered it recently at the back of my draw. I love that although it's cheap it does what it says on the tin! 

            

I'm also loving my Garnier roll on concealer for under my eyes. The metal ball applicator is so refreshing, especially in the morning and helps me wake up!

  

I've also been loving my MAC eye shadows after using my MUA palette for so long it was nice to have a play. In particular I've been using Quarry as a go to shade for my lid and then I tend to use       Twink to blend into the crease. 

Skin Care: 

Skin wise I'm really naughty and don't look after it anywhere near as much as I should do! 

I have been trying to at least moisturise though and have been loving this Simple one. It sinks in really nicely and my skin seems to love it! 

Hair Care:

I've recently repurchased some of the Texturising spray I love from VO5. It's cheap but does an amazing job on my hair plus it smells good! 

Perfume: 

I tend to switch it up with my perfume but have been reaching for my Beyoncé Heat perfume soooo much that I don't have much left. It's such a nice fragrance and one that I will definitely be repurchasing when I run out. My best friend got it for me mainly because she knew I would like the packaging! She did good! 

Fashion: 

I have been loving my new necklace from George at Asda. I spotted it weeks ago but couldn't justify spending the money on it when I have so many already and when I popped in recently it was half price, and therefore I decided, it was meant to be! :) 

App: 

Buzz feed... I genuinely think I am a little addicted... I find myself scanning every spare minute I have and have now subscribed to the You Tube channels too just to ensure I get my fill. I have a lot of love for it! Can any of you recommend any particular threads I should check out?

What are you loving at the moment? 

Much Love, 

Tklou x

I Love New Things!

So after a very expensive month being December what with Christmas and New Years Eve I haven't been able to get everything I need this month so far... When I say need... I definitely mean want...

However! I have managed to pick up a few new products that I'm excited to start using! 

Firstly, I genuinely did need a new liquid eyeliner... Mine had started to make my eyes sting which is never good! 

I picked up this one from Soap and Glory. It's the Super Cat in Carbon Black and was a steal at £6!

I wore this when I went to my friends wedding reception at the weekend and I loved how easy it was to apply. It glides so smoothly over my eyelid and was super easy to do a cat eye. 

Next up I picked up a couple of Lush products after being recommended them on Twitter by my local store. 

Everyone knows how much I rate their Lip Scrubs having loved the Bubblegum flavoured one for a couple of years now. 

So I picked up the new flavour, 'The Kiss' and it smells soooo good! 

It's very sweet like the Bubblegum one but in a slightly different way, it's hard to describe! 

I also picked up the 'Honey Trap' lip balm  as recommended by them following my blog about High Street Lip Balms. This again smells amazing! 

Can't wait to start using it!

Lastly, I brought some MAC lipstick, because a girl has got to treat herself every now and again. 

I actually brought these from a friend who had purchased the wrong colour and didn't use them, but had lost her receipt to return them. Perfect for me though! 

It's from the Amplified line in the shade 'Impassioned' and is a gorgeous pinky red. I also picked up a lip liner to go with it which is in the shade 'Dynamo'.

I'm loving these together and intend to use this a lot over the coming months. Including my Birthday as it is Valentines Day and I think this is the perfect Valentines colour. 

I also recently purchased a couple of quad palettes to transfer some of my potted MAC shadows into to make it easier to take round with me. 

At the same time I brought a shadow to go straight in and went with 'Naked Lunch'.

It's a gorgeous neutrally champagney shade and I've been wearing it a lot! It's definitely become my go to shade for day time along with using it to highlight under my brow with a night time look. 

Have you brought any new products recently? Any recommendations? 

Much Love,

T, x

Travel Make Up Bag!

My Travel Make-Up Bag - Australia!

Hi Guys,

So I have been in Australia since August 2012, and have minimal make up for the purpose of travelling light... this makes me very sad.

But I thought I'd show you it is easy to only take the essentials with you in this circumstance.

Firstly, I had to decide which eyeshadow palette to bring with me as I did not have much room for anything! 

I decided to bring my Urban Decay Vol. ll palette, I brought this on a flight back from Turkey last year and I love it.

Its a bit battered as you can see! Getting bashed about in my backpack hasn't done it much good, but luckily the eye shadows have not broken at all.

Its a great price for what you get, I think my Grandma paid about $25 (Australian keyboard means no Pound signs... I apologise...)

As you can see, there are 16 shades to choose from, and there is a good range of neutrals and bright colours. This is the reason I chose this one, as most of my other palette's are either one or the other.

You also get a brown and black eyeliner along with a mini size primer potion.

I love this palette! The colours are extremely pigmented and are really easy to blend if required. The eyeliners are really smooth and don't drag your eyes, which is a massive pet peeve of mine. So I was very impressed with them. 

I had used Primer Potion before I got this and as many make-up lovers use this regularly as I do really like it.

Here's a close up of the colours for you all. My fave colour is 'Sellout' which is a creamy nude and is really nice on its own or blended with any of the other neutral colours.

I also like 'Midnight Cowboy Rides Again' for in the corner of my eye or a highlighter for under my brow... although it is slightly glittery, I have to use what I have! 

I am a Massive MAC fan, and therefore the majority of my make up bag is MAC.

OK... So I did also bring a couple of MAC eye shadows too... ooops! 

I brought one of my pigments in 'Violet' as I love this colour, it really brings the colour of my eyes out I think, plus you use the tiniest amount to get the effect you want. (I wasn't impressed though...When I was taking these pictures... I knocked the little stopper off and it went EVERYWHERE! but you still wouldn't know!)

The other two I brought are 'Carbon' which is a black matte shadow, and 'Surf USA' that my friend who works at MAC convinced me to buy last year. It was from a collection, but I don't know which one it was- Sorry! 

I generally use the black to blend into the crease when I'm doing a smoky eye, its my go to black shadow.

'Surf USA' is a really nice turquoisey colour and I haven't actually ever worn this on my eyelid! I always wear it under my bottom lashes with very minimal nude shadow on my lids to make my eyes pop.

I also have my Fluidline in Blacktrack which I am a little obsessed with I have to say! I use it all the time. I find it really easy to use and find its staying power is really good.

Above are the swatches for the above mentioned MAC shadows. I haven't done swatches for my palette as there are loads! But will do one if anyone wants me to.

The only brushes I brought with me... 

I have the 190 Foundation brush and the 212SE. 

I generally use the 212SE to do my eyebrows and to also put colour under my bottom lashes as described above.

I also have a no.17 Kabuki brush for my bronzer and a Ruby and Millie eye shadow brush.

Also in this pic is my eyebrow pencil in Lingering which has run out now... this makes me sad... and I have had to resort to using my 212SE brush and the 'Twice Baked' shadow from my palette to do my eyebrows.

More MAC! I have my NW20 Studio Fix Foundation with me, although I haven't been wearing it that much as my skin is very dry here due to the heat and this just makes me face patchy unfortunately.

Generally, when in the UK, I love this foundation and done use anything else! It gives me really good coverage which I like to have, although my skin isn't dreadful, It makes me feel better to have good coverage.

I also have the Select Cover up cream concealer which is in NC20. I'm not sure why I brought this with me to be honest, as I much prefer my Benefit Erase Paste, but I have recently been using them together for the circles under my eyes and been getting quite good results.

I am also loving my Eye Prep and Prime in Medium, it has a creamy texture but then when you apply it, it almost drys to a powdery type finish. 

Lastly in this picture is my Bronzing Powder which I have just a small ring left of... my friend gave this to me as a gift, and the label has rubbed off a lot so am unable to advise which shade this is in.

As mentioned above, I love my Erase Paste from Benefit in shade No.1. I have been using this and re buying for about 3-4 years now because I love it so much! Its just a really good concealer and really easy to use. I find it very effective with my coverage needs, especially around my eyes.

I also love the That Gal primer. This smells of Strawberries...yum! I honestly haven't tried that many Primers but plan to when I return to the UK in order to do a review on the best ones on the high street. I have never had any problems with this as a product and think it is really easy to apply and like I said, smells really good!

Lastly, I have my two Maybelline products!

My Line definer in Black is nearly run out so as I managed to lose my brush for my Fluidline I have been using this to apply it. It works really well!

My Great Lash Mascara is in Blackest Black. I was pleasantly surprised with this product. I generally use Benefit's Bad Gal Lash, but someone stole this from me in a Hostel here, nice huh! 

I generally don't get on with drug store Mascaras for some reason, as my lashes are quite short I find it makes them quite clumpy and gives them no length.

This one however, was really good, It doesn't clump at all and gives them a nice curl and a little more length, which I need!

I am really missing my eyelash extensions here, and will definitely be getting them when I get home!

That's it for my make up bag in Oz!

I apologise for the length of this blog but I really enjoyed writing it and got a bit carried away! 

Hope you all enjoyed it. :) x