Week In Pictures: Babies, Birthdays & Cookies ♥

1. Stopping for a yummy Mango & Passionfruit Fruit Cooler from Costa after a hard days shopping with Mum 2. Me and my best friend Kayleigh went to visit our friends little baby boy how cute is he? :) 3. Me ready for a family party on Saturday night 4. First time ombre'ing my nails, I liked them but think I chose the wrong colours they didn't go that well together! 5. Made a giant cookie for my cousins 21st Birthday/Graduation on Saturday and was very proud with the results! 6. Yummy Oreo Cookie frozen yoghurt yesterday because Sundays should be for treats :)

My Current Favourite Mascara ♥

I am loving this 17 Va Va Voom Volume Mascara at the moment. My lashes are long but quite straight so it's normally hard to get a good curl on them without using an eyelash curler, but this mascara is amazing. It really volumizes and curls. I like to try out new mascaras all the time so ususally when one runs out, i'll go and buy a completely different one that i've never tried and I never normally repurchase mascaras but this one I will be! Another thing I love is the brush, it's the perfect size and not plastic like alot of mascaras at the moment, i'm really not a fan of plastic bristles.
Have you tried this mascara? What's your favourite mascara? :)

Just the mascara on top lashes

Mascara on top and bottom lashes and eyeliner

Top 5 Brushes ♥

Hello :) hope you're all having a nice weekend so far! I've just been shopping and bought WAY too much so I might do a haul in a couple of days showing what I got, but for now, seen as my make-up brushes are newly washed and fluffy i'm going to show you my five favourites!

Left to Right ♥

Calvin Klein Brush, Real Techniques Buffing Brush, MAC 187, Elf Blush Brush & MAC 168se
Calvin Klein Powder Brush

Ok so this brush hasn't got an actual name or a number like the others but I would say it's called a Powder Brush or a Large Powder Brush. It's absolutely AMAZING. I've had this brush for ages and I use it to apply my mineral powder to set my liquid foundation and I love it. It's huge and so soft and fluffy but not flimsy at all like some other powder brushes i've tried. I got this in a gift set so i'm not sure where you can get it in the shops but i'm sure you'd be able to find it online, I can't reccomend this enough!

Real Techniques Buffing Brush
It seems like everyone has this brush and with good reason, I love it! It buffs liquid foundation into the skin perfectly and makes your face look flawless. It's part of the Core Collection by YouTuber Make-up Artist Samantha Chapman and in that kit you get 4 brushes. They are all lovely but it's worth getting it just for this one. I got the Core Collection from Boots for £21.99 and honestly I would of paid that just for this one brush so if you're thinking of buying this set then I would say DO IT!

MAC 187 Duo Fibre Stippling Brush
This is another brush that I use for my liquid foundation, but it can also be nice for powder blushes too. Just like the above buffing brush it makes your skin look flawless. I alternate between the two of them so I had to include this one in my top 5 aswell! It's expensive for a brush especially now MAC have upped the price, I think it's somewhere around £30.00 (I got mine in the Airport a few years ago - Yay for Duty Free!) but if you're looking to invest in a good brush this one is great.





ELF Blush Brush
This is the only brush i've used for my blusher for about the last two years (apart from those little ones you get in the Benefit Box Powders) so that shows that I love it. The size is perfect for blusher and it's a total bargain at £3.75!

MAC 168se Mini Angled Contour Brush
I got this in a set last Christmas with other mini versions of some of MACs brushes and it's amazing! I love that it's angled so it's perfect for bronzing and contouring and even though it's mini I think it's the perfect size. You can get the regular size brush for £26.00, I think Elf do an angled brush too so that may be worth a try if the quality of the Elf Blush Brush is anything to go by.





Hope this post was helpful! Do you have any of these brushes? What are you top 5 make-up brushes?

MAC Lipstick Dupes ♥

I love lipsticks. They are probably my favourite item of make-up and I have far too many for someone who isn't a make-up artist. Whilst I was rummaging through them all I realised I have a couple of really good MAC dupes! I picked out three sets that are so similar they are almost identical, and may be useful if you're on a budget especially seen as MAC lippies seem to be getting dearer and dearer!


MAC Saint Germain & Collection 2000 Lasting Finish Lipstick in Number 6 'Bubblegum'
These two are crazily similar. The colour and texture are both more or less identical, definitely worth trying if you're a Saint Germain fan.

MAC Snob & Revlon Matte Lipstick in 002 'Pink Pout'
Again, they are very similar, but obviously as it says in the name the Pink Pout is matte. I'm not normally a fan of matte lippies but this one is creamy and not drying. And as you can see the colour is almost identical to Snob.

MAC Angel & Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick in 'Pink Mallow'

These are a very similar texture. The Pink Mallow is slightly more pink than the Angel but still a good dupe. :)

Hope this helps if you're looking for some good MAC dupes, i'd definitely reccomend these! :)

Feel Unique The Balm Haul ♥

Hello :) I made a little purchase from online beauty shop Feel Unique last week and I am loving what I bought! I had been wanting to buy these cute powders by The Balm for ages and decided to treat myself :) I got the Bahama Mama Bronzer and the Sexy Mama Anti-Shine Translucent Powder. And for spending a certain amout on The Balm products I got a free Staniac Hint of Tint Lip and Cheek stain in the colour 'Beauty Queen' worth £10.00 which is really good!

How cute is the packaging for these powders? I love them!

The bronzer is a perfect non-shimmer bronzer and not orange at all and the anti-shine translucent powder is lovely. They are perfect for taking on a night out to top up your make-up as they have a little mirror and can fit in your bag!

 The Staniac stain looks bright red in the tube but is a lovely raspberry pink colour, I don't normally like lip tints but gives such a pretty colour on the lips and cheeks, and for free you can't complain!

You can buy everything here from http://www.feelunique.com/ and the delivery was free and arrived quickly.
The powders are £12.50 each and Staniac is £10.00 and comes in three colours but you can't choose which colour you like when getting this free.


Have you tried any of these products?