Urban Decay Vice Palette...

Hi guys! I hope you are all having a wonderful start to 2013! So for Christmas I had asked Santa for a few make-up products that have been on my 'Wish List' for some time now! One of those was the Urban Decay Vice Palette, something that I have heard only good things about! It's been out for a little while now but I am so pleased I put it on my Christmas list.

The eye shadows are boxed in a really pretty case, it's solid & water resistant and with a touch of a button, opens up to reveal twenty shadows. It also has a really big mirror which is the perfect size to use while applying your makeup.

Urban Decay eye shadows have a tendency to shed so I would suggest to apply your shadow first before your foundation, otherwise things can get pretty messy. However the quality of the eye shadows is really good & they are really pigmented so show up beautifully on the lid. The range of colours is amazing, you can create so may different looks from a natural smokey eye to an eye catching colourful look.

Here are the swatches of the twenty shadows...

L-R Desperation, Muse, Jagged, Blitz, Penny Lane

Nevermind, Echo Beach, Anonymous, Freebird, Laced

Provocateur, Rapture, Vice, Noise, Armor

Junkie (my fav), Chaos, Occupy, Unhinged, Blue Market

The price of the palette is £42, that may sound a little pricey but you are getting 20 really good quality eye shadows & they come in the beautiful case. This is a great gift so if it's your birthday coming up I would totally recommend you ask for this as a gift. Just think about how many different looks you could create to celebrate in style!

If you already have this palette then let me know what you think, or if your a fan of Urban Decay, then what other palettes do you recommend?

Thanks for reading guys, love Becca...X

Pureology Precious Oil Hair Masque...

Hi guys! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas & whatever you have planned for New Years Eve tonight I hope you all bring in 2013 with a bang.

So today's post is about this amazing hair masque from Pureology, just one of the amazing things I won in my ELLE goodie bag. This masque is specifically designed to fortify the hair cuticle to illuminate shine. It contains sunflower seed oil to soften the hair & coconut oil for vitality. It smells amazing and the thick, creamy consistency of the masque makes it really easy to apply to the hair. I apply it all over after shampooing and leave it in for around 3 minutes, I use it 2-3 times a week. My hair instantly feels smoother and isn't at all knotty when I brush it. I must admit it also gives my hair a great shine and feels really soft and subtle.

You can buy this hair masque for £23.08 from www.gorgeousshop.co.uk. It may sound expensive but I always think it is worth investing in some really good quality hair products, and this one is definitely worth the price tag! Even though I was lucky enough to win this I can assure you I will be buying it again.

Have a great New Year everyone, thanks for reading.
Love Becca...X

All Things Princess...

Hey guys! Recently myself and another blogger have been tweeting each other over the past few weeks and we decided to do a beauty tag on our blogs! We each asked 10 questions to one another so we can post the answers on our blogs. Clair is the fabulous owner of all things princess, her blog is really fun and great for those who love pink! Clair is also doing a beauty giveaway so makesure you check out her blog now!

So I sent Clair my 10 questions and here are her answers below!

1. What made you start writing a blog?

MAC Blush in Peaches

Ive been reading beauty blog's and watching youtube beauty videos for about 2 years and thoroughly enjoyed them. So last year i decided i wanted to start a blog of my own! but really didn't have the time. But at the start of this month i decided its now or never...i love everything makeup and beauty but sometimes i just love writing down my thoughts and ramblings, i look at it like a diary for myself that i share with the public ha ha .

2. If you could only use 3 makeup products for the rest of your life, what would they be?

1) I couldn't live without foundation, just makes my skin look even (i hate how i look without it)

2) MAC blush in peaches it always gives me that pop of colour I need

3) Mascara ....mascara gives eyes that instant awake look that I love.

3. What's your favourite makeup item currently in your makeup bag?

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Oooohhh this is a hard one because I love everything in their ha ha. I have to say its probably my Naked palette it's served me well over the last year , i can create so many eye looks with it.

 4. What's the most expensive item in your makeup bag?

I think this once again is my naked palette this cost me i believe £32 but worth every penny .

5. If you could give anyone a makeover, who would it be?

I would love to give my mum a makeover ......she don't own any makeup and does the same things to her hair day in day out, so i think i would love to create a whole new look and spoil her.

6. Do you have any beauty items on your Christmas list this year?

I don't, but have asked for money which will probably go on something to do with beauty.

7. When your in a hurry, what makeup item do you always go for first?

Foundation, if i have my foundation on i conquer anything haha

8. What other beauty blogs do you recommend others should read?

Sprinkle of glitter

Stephs world of makeup

fleurdeforce

zoella

buttons blog

and yours... beauty spot

I've really enjoyed reading all these

9. What's the most enjoyable thing about writing your blog?

I feel like this is my own little "me" space , so is lovely to come write about things that make me happy ....but what I really enjoy  is having nice comments and twitter messages regarding my blog, makes me very Happy .

10. Do you have any beauty tips/tricks? If so what's your best one?

Vaseline Lip Therapy

I think everyone should look after their skin so always remember to remove make up and cleanse, tone, moisturise.

For great feeling lips apply a layer of Vaseline before bed and in the morning you will have a perfect pout.

Seal cheaper eyeliner in with black (or desired colour) eyeshadow on a flat angled brush for long lasting eyeliner.

Eyebrows...don't over pluck!!to make sure you don't do it!! ,put the tweezers against your nose (down) anything on the nose side of the tweezers remove. Then other side slightly move the tweezers so they form a diagonal line to the edge of your eyebrow anything the ear side remove (hope I've made sense lol) this way it will make sure you don't remove more than you should.

Thanks to Clair for doing this & if you want to check out my answers to her questions then click here http://allthingsprincess84.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Thanks guys, love Becca...X

Thanks ELLE UK...

ELLE UK were holding a competition on Twitter for Halloween. They were asking people to submit their Halloween pictures and the winner would win a beauty goodie bag! So I thought I would send them the picture of me dressed as a scary rag doll! Surprisingly they chose me as their winner and today I received this amazing goodie bag...

This is just a quick post to show you what I won, I haven't properly used all the products yet but I just wanted to show you guys so I will review each one after using them!

Nail Varnishes L-R O.P.I Nail Envy Strengthener, No7 Stay Perfect Nail Colour, Max Factor Nail Colour in 110 Red Passion, Essie Nail Colour in 15 Sugar Daddy

Decleor Aroma Cleanse Lotion, Dr Sebagh Deep Exfoliating Mask

St Tropez Self Tan Lotion

Bourjois Smokey Eye & Rock Chic Eyelashes

Lipsticks L-R L'Oreal Caresse Lipstick in 103 Sweet Berry, Clarins Joli Rouge 18, Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick, Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Tint in 610 Boundless Sunset

Pureology Precious Oil Hair Masque

Benefit Sasha Perfume (this comes in such a cute box!)

Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in the colour Sable 18

smashbox photo finish primer

Revlon Colorstay Gel Liner & Revlon Photoready Cream Blusher in Coral Reef

AVON Supershock Max Mascara

I am so pleased with all the products and am so excited to try them all out. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to ELLE UK for liking my Rag doll look and choosing me as their winner! To check out how I created my Halloween look, take a look at my previous blog post!

Thanks for reading guys, love Becca...X

Halloween Rag Doll Makeup...

Hi guys! So it was Halloween last week & one of my friends was having a Halloween party. I didn't want to spend a fortune on a costume so I thought an effective makeup look would work just as well. A friend suggested we dress up as rag dolls (pretty easy to get a costume together) & that I would do the makeup. I searched the net for inspiration and thought some of the looks would be easy enough to recreate. So I bought a few Halloween makeup palettes, had a play around and ended up looking like this...

I started off with mixing my foundation with a white face cream that I bought from Clinton's just to make my face look more porcelain like. I then used an eyeshadow palette by Sleek and sweeped bright pink eyeshadow all across my lid right up to the brow brown. I blended in darker shades of pink and red to add more definition. I then lined the lash line with a black gel eye liner and added on false lashes.

To create the "wide eye" doll look, I extended my lower water line using the same white face cream and a small brush. I then set it with white eyeshadow and then lined that with the gel eye liner. I then popped on false lashes. 

I added a bright pink cream blush to the cheeks and drew on the lips using a lip liner brush and MAC Rebel lipstick. To draw on the stitches from the corners of the mouth I used the same black gel liner and a fine liner brush.

To make it look extra scary I used fake blood just below the tear duct on one eye to make it look like I was crying blood! 

 

Hope you like the look and had a great Halloween!

Thanks for reading,

Becca...X