High End Haul ft. MAC and YSL (SWATCHES)

Today I thought I'd feature a quick high end hall I did back from when I was in Norwich, I'd not bought makeup for over 2 months which is honestly shocking for me as I used to buy a new product every few days. I have been dying to get my hands on these products for so long, and after seeing a few other products I liked the look of I decided to have a little splurge! There will definitely be a review upcoming for the YSL 'Kiss and Blush' products and also my MAC lipstick collection should be posting soon as well - so keep your eyes out.

MAC

From MAC I went a bit wild and finally conquering how to line my lips without looking like a clown, I bought a few popular products amongst the beauty community. The first two were lipsticks being the popular shade 'Stone' and from the new MAC collection 'Whirl'. I also adore MAC's lip liners and could not resist buying the matching lipliner, in the shades; 'Stone' (got to match that lipstick), 'Stripdown' and 'Beurre'. 'Stripdown' is a lip liner Kylie Jenner is famous for and something I swatched in store and instantly fell in love with, much alike 'Beurre' which is a similar shade to Nars' 'Anna' audacious lipstick. 

YSL

I then went and got two of the Kiss and Blush products, after hearing so many rave reviews and seeing these two shades in real life. They-are-b-e-a-u-tiful. I got shades 9, and 10.

Swatches

L-R YSL Kiss and Blush in 9, 10, MAC Lipstick in Stone, Whirl

L-R MAC Lipstick in Stone, Whirl. MAC Lip Liner in Stone, Stripdown, Beurre

Thank you for reading,

Apologies I've been away for a while I've been moving back in to University!

Winter Beauty Favourites 1/2

Hey lovelies!
Sorry there wasn't a post last week but I've been writing this massive post and thought instead of posting a small, pointless post last week, I could just wait until now and post this! My second part of this post will be posted next week!

Here is a post I've created containing my favourite beauty products that I always wear during winter, although I'm not saying they're specific for winter, you can wear them anytime you like! I won't be going into extreme detail on each product as some of them I'm doing reviews for later on.

Base

First is base and for my base during winter I normally go for tinted moisturisers, purely because they give a a lovely coverage that's still natural and it hydrates my skin which is definitely needed during the harsh weather that comes with winter. My two favourite tinted moisturisers are the Laura Mercier 'Tinted Moisturiser' which has SPF 20 and is oil free, brilliant for oily skin. This can be purchased here for £33, I'm in shade 'Nude' but it is a bit dark for me at the moment. My other favourite is the Jouer 'Matte Moisture Tint' which is also oil free and has an SPF of 15. I feel this does give more coverage than the Laura Mercier one. You can purchase this here for £30 and I'm in shade 'Porcelain' which is the perfect match for me at the moment. Sorry they look a bit dirty but least it proves I use them!

Cheeks

Secondly, is cheeks which I definitely pay more attention to during the winter months! I'm a massive fan of giving warmth back into the face so I prefer berry tones. But, most of my blushes are quite natural as I find too much colour just makes you look silly. My first favourite which is a recent purchases is Benefit's cheek and lip tint in 'Benetint', which can be purchased here for £24.50. I love this because it can be used on both your cheeks and lips and it looks extremely natural because it's a tint. Next is Sleek's shimmer blush in 'Pomegranate' which can be purchased here for £4.49. This was a recent purchase and is most definitely one of the strongest in colour blushes I have, but it's so lovely. Thirdly, is Rimmel's 'Pink Rose' blush which I've had for years but I believe you can purchase here for £3.99. This is my all-time favourite blush purely because it looks extremely natural but still gives you a warm, healthy, berry-toned glow! My final winter favourite blush is NYC's Colour Wheel in 'Pink Cheek Glow' which can be purchased here for £3.99. Now this may look a bit crazy with the brown and all the different pinks, but it appears on the face so gorgeous and does give you a glow! I would say it gives you a similar colour to the Rimmel blush. 

Thank you for reading lovelies!

Please check next week to see my favourite eye and lip products!

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Victoria Louise x

Benefit Haul

Hey lovelies!

A while back I uploaded a post containing a code to get 15% off Benefit Cosmetics and me being the ever eager buyer, went crazy and bought out pretty much the whole online store. This is mainly because I've been saving up for a while and also I adore Benefit but I find the pricing pretty steep so I thought this would be a brilliant time to buy my most wanted and try them out! This is just a haul post but I will be uploading reviews on any that either really stand out or I feel were a bit of a let down (hopefully not).

The products itself arrived at my door in a cute little package wrapped up and containing a 10% offer for any future orders I'd be considering buying.

And here is a mini collage of the products in the box, if you can't see them all: 

1. Benetint - £24.50 
2. High Beam - £19.50
3. Fake Up - Light - £18.50
4. Hoola - £23.50
5. Free Samples {Includes Porefessional and Total Moisture Face Cream}
6. Smokin' Eyes - £28.50
7. CORALista - £23.50
8. Brow Zings - Medium - £23.50
9. Posietint - £24.50
10. Big Beautiful Eyes - £24.50

I can't wait to be able to try out all these products and let you know of any dupes or similar products to these! Thank you for reading, please comment below any of your Benefit favourites, and subscribe/follow me on BlogLovin,
Victoria Louise x

Mini Haul

Hey lovelies,
So sorry such a late post but I thought I'd do a mini haul blog post before I do a few big favourite posts.

(From Left to Right)

1) I love... strawberries & milkshake body wash. £2.99. I couldn't resist not buying this, the packaging is so cute and the smell is delicious!

2) Naturally Radiant Brightening Eye Cream. £5.99. I really needed a new eye cream as my Body Shop is on its way out and I wanted to try a new one to see if I was missing out on anything.

3) Bourjois Blushes in Golden Rose and Frosted Rose. £7.99. Both of these looked really pretty and I couldn't resist not buying them.

4) Rimmel Glam Eyes Mono Eye Shadow in Gold Rush and and Jet Black. £4.49. I really needed a plain black eye shadow and the gold just caught my eye.

Thank you for reading, I tried to keep this sort and sweet! 

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Victoria Louise x

Stila Spring 2013 Collection

Stila Beauty In Bloom Spring 2013 Collection

Hey!
Well the new collection and brand I'm loving this month is Stila's all new Spring 2013 collection! The packaging is absolutely gorgeous and extremely cute and pretty. I'm deciding which products to buy as I pretty much want the whole collection, but a definite from the bunch is:
The 'All You Need Is Love' valentines day cheek palette:

It's absolutely gorgeous and looks like something that would give off a real natural and radiant glow. Although I haven't tried any of the blushes from Stila, this looks like a really good palette to start with due to it being so natural and versatile at a decent price of £12!

And my final favourite that's going to be on my wish list from the collection is the 'Stay All Day 3D Wet-To-Set Eye Shadow Trio' in 
'First Light': 

And 'Desert Sunrise' :


These are meant to be used with a wet brush to apply to give the highest pigment and effect but I just think these colours look absolutely gorgeous and the palettes all compliment each other. I am famous for loving my neutrals and champagnes and these seem to give me my daily fix but also bring in a few new colours and shades to try.

What Spring Collection or favourite brand are you enjoying at the minute? And what are your favourites from the collection?

Let me know :) 

Victoria Louise x

p.s I will be uploading at least one post a week!