MAC Vegas Volt

Yup, another lipstick post. I've seen a lot of people posting negative reviews on MAC's Vegas Volt, and I just wanted to give my two cents because I love this lipstick! It has an amplified creme formula means this shade isn't as drying as some of the matte coral shades out there. This lipstick does tend to wear off slightly after eating a big meal, but that's pretty much true with almost all lipsticks (on me anyway, maybe I'm just a messy eater!). It does stay put through drinking and snacking though. This is such a classic coral shade and it suits basically all skin tones. I was going to say that it's a great summer shade, but I've been wearing it all winter and loving it, so maybe it's just a great year-round coral. 

No7 Beautiful Skin Day Cream

I have a growing love for No7. It's a great brand to use if you want something a bit more high end to typical drugstore brands, but can't quite afford to buy loads of luxury products. I tend to use my Origins Night-A-Mins cream at night (review soon!) but I wanted something different for the morning. I wash and cleanse when I wake up, but where I've not had a day cream, after this step I have been going straight to primer. I don't have dry skin, in fact mine is quite oily, but I still felt like I needed something else to keep my skin feeling refreshed for the day. I saw a review for the No7 Beautiful Skin Day Cream and wanted to try it out for myself. They sell this product for dry and oily skin, so it might not be for you if you have combination. However, this is great at keeping my oily skin at bay during the day. I've noticed a lot less shine on my face throughout the day after using this, however also quite radiant. I definitely recommend this if you don't want to spend loads of money on a luxury product, but want something a bit better than typical drugstore skincare. It also has SPF 15 so it'll be great for when the sun comes out... although that's probably wishful thinking. 

Red lipsticks: the top three

Two things have changed about me in the past few months. 1) After being too afraid to wear red lipstick for years, I'm now wearing it every day. 2) I've become addicted to coffee. I've pretty much fallen into the biggest cliche in the world, and I love it. These are my top three red's that I seem to be carrying around with me everywhere. First up is one of the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks in shade 01. This is a really deep red with added shine. I find that this is my go to red lipstick on colder days as it's not drying on the lips. Pretty much everyone has reviewed these Kate Moss lipsticks so I won't go into too much detail about them, but for only £5.49 the staying power is great. Next up is MAC's Diva. I reviewed this here, and I'm still loving it. Lastly, another one of Rimmel's Kate Moss lipsticks. This time it's one from the matte range, and it's in shade 107. This has a hint of a purple undertone to it and I absolutely love it. It's more of a berry shade than a red, but I'm classing it as one anyway! Like all matte lipsticks, it does tend to cling to dry lips so it's not great for the inevitable lips from hell during winter, but I tend to whack on a load of lip scrub and lip butter and go for it anyway. 

Joules Bath & Shower Set

I'm a massive body product junkie and I'm constantly on the look out for more products that will leave me with silky smooth skin and smelling great (isn't everyone?!). The Joules Bath & Shower Set* is definitely helping me on my way to achieve this dream! The set comes with a tube of body wash and body lotion, and a pot of body butter and body scrub. The body wash is great, it lathers up well and smells lovely. It's totally refreshing and great to wake up with in the morning.  The lotion has a really fresh smell, pretty similar to the body butter. This will be perfect to use when travelling as it's small and leaves skin feeling nourished. It absorbed really quickly too, a big plus! I've tried Joules body butter before and totally loved it, so I'm really happy to have another one! They make my skin so smooth and leave it smelling nice for ages afterwards. I tend to use body scrub twice a week to ensure that my skin stays as smooth as possible. I tend to get dry patches of skin on my arms, and using this scrub on those patches makes them feel so much better.

As always, the packaging for Joules is lovely. The floral box is great for reusing (I'm currently storing jewellery in mine!) and the product cases are really cute. The products are quite small in size, making them perfect for travelling. I'd recommend this set if you're looking for some smaller products to try out or if you're looking for some travel friendly bath and shower products. It's currently on sale too, so pick it up quick!

Bobbi Brown Smokey Cool Eye Palette

Look how pretttttttttty. I wanted some glitter eyeshadow colours that I could wear for nights out but I couldn't find any sold seperately that I liked. I saw quite a few bloggers review this palette in December and instantly fell in love. The glitters are exactly what I wanted, and the browns create such a lovely dark smokey eye. I did find that the glitter shades have quite a lot of fall down, but it's easily removed, or you can just hold a tissue under your eye whilst applying. The lightest shade is perfect for the corner of your bottom lash line, but I found it slightly too light to wear as a base colour. I used the black in the outer corner of my eye and it was really easily blended. I can't actually find this online any more so sorry for featuring something that you can't actually buy, but I had to share my love!

MAC Diva

MAC Diva - £15.00

It's happened. I'm officially a red lipstick wearer. I was in Boots the other day and saw Rimmel had a 3 for 2 so I picked up 3 different shades of red lipsticks. Yeah, I have no willpower. But I've been wearing them every day since and really love them. Red lips are such a statement look that I always shied away, but I'm a total convert! I wanted a darker shade with a matte finish to go with my outfit for new year, and Diva is perfect. This shade looks lovely with nude eyes for every day and with winged eyeliner for night. I'm a massive fan of dark lips and can see myself reaching for this a lot. Next on my MAC lipstick list is Dubonnet, a brighter red with amplified formula, please santa? 

winter wishlist

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I originally planned to do a November favourites post today, but the lighting in my uni room literally makes it impossible to take any pictures :( I'm going home in a few days so I aim to have a late favourites up in a few days! Until then, I thought I'd share my current wishlist! I didn't realise how many clothes I wanted are grey until I made this, oops! I'm in love with this sweater dress. It's such a thick warm material, and the fitted bottom means there won't be any wind mishaps! I've put my skater skirts away for the season after an unfortunate incident at uni the other day.... I don't really need another chunky knit jumper, but whatever, you can never have too many! I'm in love with this fitted dark grey one from Topshop too, but it's completely sold out in my size :( I desperately need a new highlighter and I've heard so many great things about this one from The Balm. It's so pigmented and lovely, I definitely need to get my hands on it. I also really want the Nars radiant creamy concealer, I'm so in love with dewy finishes at the moment. I'm so fed up with my MAC satinfinish foundation, tit's not blending properly any more. I was recommended this one by someone on Twitter and swatched it a few weeks ago and fell in love, this is definitely next on my to-buy list!