Budget Blushers

If there's one item I can't live without it's blusher. 

There is no colour in my face without it and unless I want to risk people thinking I'm ill, I never leave the house without it. Because of this my collection is growing ever bigger!

These are my newest, very affordable blushers.

Collection 2000 Shimmer Shades in Blushalicious £4.19/12g

I opted for the blusher instead of the bronzer because I don't tan enough, but this little palette is gorgeous! Each shade is big enough to pick up individually on a small blush brush, but they look just as pretty all swirled together. It's hard to pick a favourite shade but I would have to go for top left and bottom right.

George @ Asda Blush in Cheeky £2.50

I always have a cheeky peruse of the George makeup when I'm in Asda and this pretty little blush caught my eye. For £2.50 you really can't go wrong - it's a decent size, very pigmented and it lasts! Because it's so cheap I don't mind just throwing it in my bag everyday use. I have a million pink blushers but one more can't hurt. (Swatch below)

 

Beauty UK Blush in Peaches and Cream £3.99

I adore this blusher. I searched high and low for a nice peachy blush that didn't give me dirty, orange cheeks - Sleek Coral, I'm looking at you - and I'm so pleased I picked this one up. I was a little unsure as I'd never used Beauty UK before but I will be buying again! You can see it in action here and I've worn it almost everyday since. It does come with a small brush attached to the underneath but sadly it's rubbish!

What's your favourite blush?

Everything's Peachy Keen

Collection 2000 Volume Sensation Lipstick in Peachy Keen £2.99

Has anyone seen the film Jawbreaker? As soon as I saw the name of this lipstick it reminded me of Rose McGowan's character and after seeing what a lovely colour it is I quickly snapped it up! I've been buying a lot of pink lipsticks recently so this is a nice change. 

It's a lovely nude/peach colour which I find very wearable for the daytime. This lipstick is supposed to contain "up to 40% volumising ingredients to pump your pout in a flash!"

There is a definite tingling sensation when you apply this lipstick but I can't say I noticed any plumping action; I didn't really expect any to be honest, it wasn't my reason for buying it.



Overall this is a gorgeous, affordable lipstick with a very creamy and moisturising application.

What do you think of Collection 2000 lipsticks?

Sunday Nails - Feeling Blue? Look At A Rainbow!

Most of these have already featured in a Sunday Nails post but I wanted to do something different!

 Thumb - Barry M Navy; Index - Models Own Matt Blue; Middle - Collection 2000 Blue Hawaii; Ring - Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream; Little - Collection 2000 Button Moon

Thumb - Barry M Bright Red; Index - Avon Viva Pink; Middle - Avon Coral; Ring - George Sunset Orange; Little - George Buttercup Shine

Sunday Nails & Saturday Night Face

Collection 2000 Hot Looks in Mint Mojo

 I had high hopes for this nail polish but I was a little bit disappointed with it. The colour is gorgeous, but it took four coats and you can see the streaks on my nails in this photo.

Last night, the boy and I went over the local for a few drinks - needless to say, I ended up drinking far too much wine, woke up at 6am still fully clothed, with half a face full of makeup and a banging headache. Cue changing into my pj's and sleeping till noon, shameful! This was the makeup I went out in - I apologise for all the stray hair across my face!

Face:

17 Photo Flawless Skin Primer

Vichy Dermablend Corrective Foundation in Opal

17 Shine Control Translucent Loose Powder

Bourjois Bronzing Powder

GOSH Blush in Electric Pink

Benefit High Beam

Eyes:

Bourjois Felt Tip Eyeliner in Noir

No7 Exquisite Curl Mascara in Black

Benefit Bad Gal Eye Pencil

Benefit Brow-zings in Light

 

Lips:

Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Pink Freeze

 

Sunday Nails - Jessie J Inspired

I'm a bit in love with Jessie J's pink sequined lips in her Price Tag video so I thought I'd try and do something similar with my nails.

I used Collection 2000 Hot Looks in Swizzles and I found this sparkly pink glitter eyeliner from Beauty UK for only £1.49! As an eyeliner I think it would be pretty useless because the brush is quite bushy but it was great for coating my nails!

A topcoat is defintaly needed with this otherwise the glitter will just wash off in the shower!

Sunday Nails - 3D Flowers

Here are the flowers from this post in action!

I didn't go too crazy as it was my first go, but I love them! I used Collection 2000 Hot Looks in Button Moon (£1.79) on my nails and chose pink flowers to contrast.

It was weird having them on my nails at first - trying to get dressed and tie my hair up was a task! But I think I've got more used to them now and I'm keep to glue more on!

What do you think?

Bubblegum Pink

Collection 2000 Lasting Colour Lipstick in Bubblegum 

£2.99

I don't think I've bought anything from Collection 2000 since I was in secondary school and I used their liquid liners to paint tattoo's on myself...yeah, I was cool! Their packaging seems to have been greatly improved since I was fourteen though and it looks so much more pretty and appealing.

I nipped into Boots on my lunch hour to check out some lippies. I've always been a sheer or toned down lipstick kinda gal, but I want to be a bit more daring! I'm going out tomorrow night so I wanted something bright to wear on my lips. It's a week before pay day so I also wanted something fairly cheap. I browsed reds, corals and pinks and finally settled for a very full on pink! It certainly wasn't the brightest pink they had, but it was definitely one of the top three - pink shock and sweet tart were the other contenders but I will save them for a later date.

Eager as always, I rushed straight back to work and applied it right away.

I do remember owing some of their lipsticks as a young teenager and I remember it being quite dry, so I was really pleasantly surprised to discover how lush and creamy this is! It applies like a dream and the colour is so pigmented - it's fair to say I am in love with this lipstick and I'm looking forward to wearing it out tomorrow night!

What do you think of Bubblegum Pink?