November nails - Revlon & Elf combo

Hey Dolls,

I thought I'd experiment with my nails as I've been going through a red and dark pink phase recently, and wanted to try out both these new colours, so what better way than to combine them! I wanted to add a bit of glitter since the xmas season is upon us, but without going OTT.

I used two coats of Revlon Smokey Canvas, then thought I'd try Elf's Golden Goddess that I received in their surprise gift box (see my previous blog for details) onto just two nails on each hand. I sealed it all with Sally Hansen's Insta-Dry (which I absolutely love btw-makes nail polish dry instantly after 30 seconds).

I must point out that getting the glittery bits in Golden Goddess to come out the bottle was a slight mission, but my persistence paid off. If you are looking to try this I advice you 'tap' the varnish onto your nail to get the glitter to stick to the surface once you have used one coat.

Hope you guys are enjoying the build up to Christmas!

Love and light

Miss Christina C ~

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E.l.f Goodies!

Hey dolls!

So I thought I'd do a blog on some e.l.f products I purchased recently, and the free goodie bag that came with it.

I'll admit I've only ever bought from e.l.f once before, and I wasn't too impressed with their make-up products at all, but very impressed with their powder brush that I use daily.

This time around I bought their eyelash curler, a pair of lashes, and their large brush holder. I am a huge fan of the eyelash curler it's in fact the best one I have used (and only £1.50!). It really curls the lashes beautifully, and on a quick day I can get away with not having to use mascara after curling with this tool. Tip: always curl your lashes twice, once at the base and once in the middle for the best effect!

The Brush holder is great for storing my array of brushes, it smelt a bit funky when it came out the box, and I could see where it had been glued together slightly off centre, but all in all it's really handy and looks fab. This cost £12 which I actually think is a little pricey for e.l.f, but I had liked it for a while, and couldn't find anything similar elsewhere.

 The eyelashes I've yet to try, but for £1.50 I'm not holding out too much hope, but I wanted to try e.l.f 's eyelashes as they are a fraction of the cost of the eyelure ones I usually get. They look slightly 'flaky' in the packaging but I could be wrong, maybe once they are on they are good. I will update...

A couple of weeks ago when I placed my order with e.l.f, they were offering a free suprise goody bag if you spent over £10. I was quite surprised to find some good stuff in there! 

-An antibacterial foundation brush (really smooth application, thumbs up)

-A shimmer pencil eyeliner that has a sharpener on the end (have yet to try this)

-Nail varnish in Twinkle (LOVE this! Just make sure you use two coats and wait long enough for it to dry.)

- Nail varnish in Golden Goddess (Really pretty, great for the Xmas party season, apply two coats)

Hope you guys enjoyed this entry!

Love and Light ~ Miss Christina C

Mac Face and Body Foundation

Mac Face and Body Foundation

Hey guys!

Sorry I haven't been around for a while, it's been a bit of a hectic month.

So, I have had my eye on Mac's Face and Body foundation for quite some time, but was unsure whether to purchase it or not, as I wasn't sure if the coverage would be enough for my skin type. I was in London last week in the beautiful Covent Garden, and so took a trip to the Mac store and finally gave in and purchased this.

I am really glad that I did, as it's such a great foundation! I love the coverage, it's really light, but gives your skin such a dewy "barely there" finish, yet will still cover minor skin blemishes. It isn't a full coverage foundation so it doesn't cover blemishes or spots to the point where you can't see them, so what I would recommend is to use this product all over your face with a stippling brush or something like the Mac 187, or the Elf powder brush, then use a creamy concealer over the blemishes. Make sure the concealer you use matches the Face and Body foundation colour as closely as you can, otherwise the blemishes will stand out even more, which is not the look we are going for!

I find this is a much more natural way of getting a flawless look, without having to cake the foundation on all over the face just to cover blemished areas - let the good parts of your skin shine through.

So my verdict for Mac's Face and Body foundation is that I am totally in love, it is now in my top foundations along with my Bobbi Brown Luminous, and it actually matches my skin tone for once (I use C3). My face is always paler than the rest of my body, and I have a yellowy pale base that I can never seem to find the right colour for, especially amongst other Mac foundations, they are usually either too light or too orange for me. Pleasantly surprised with this, and highly recommend :)