Drugstore Haul And Review

So once again I had a very naughty and unnecessary yet enjoyable drugstore splurge this month.

Starting with make-up, the first product that I picked up was the Bourjois bronzing powder and highlighter. I have had this product in my sight for months but wavered over buying it but then I thought to myself if I just buy it then my pain of uncertainty will be over - not the best attitude to have when trying to save money I know. Anyway, I am so pleased that I did buy it though I absolutely love it! It has a gorgeous matte bronzer with a tiny hint of shimmer that is almost unnoticeable yet gives your cheeks a natural healthy glow. Besides this is a beautiful powder highlighter which looks beautiful on the cheeks. Both products are both amazingly pigmented and not too powdery that once applied to the brush nothing happens on the cheeks.

The only complaint I can think of with this product is the 50:50 split of bronzer to highlighter. I use more bronzer then highlighter so I would prefer three squares to be bronzer and one to be highlighter but thats me just being fussy. I'm also not overwhelmed by the packaging as when out in public people may think that you're smearing chocolate over your face, I prefer make-up to look like make-up maybe in simple/sleek packaging that you can be proud to show in public. I thought I would hate the smell as lot's of people have claimed that it smells of chocolate and to be honest I don't want to smell of chocolate yet to me it doesn't smell of chocolate. It defiantly has a sweet scent to it but I wouldn't say chocolaty which is a bonus for me.

I then spent ages in Superdrug searching for Penguin Chic by Tanya Burr but they didn't stock her range. So I picked up the closest nail polish I could find to that which just happened to be another Bourjois buy which went in handy with the Bourjois offer that was available. I picked up 05 Taupe Modele - I was never good at French so I have no idea what that means. I never thought I would ever buy a grey nail polish but I had a change of heart and thought that it might look nice for Autumn and took a gamble of which I'm pleasantly surprised.

It's a really pretty grey which I think looks quite classy on the nails, it is also super glossy. I used three coats in the picture as I found it to be very sheer although the colour did build up nicely after several coats.

I then went searching for hair products to reduce frizz and try and make my hair look less damaged. I first found a L'Oreal anti-frizz serum. I had one of these before which is almost finished so that just needed replacing. I just apply it to the tips of my hair when dry and it reduces frizz and makes my hair feel a lot smoother and more under control.

I also found a Pantene Hair strengthening tonic as my hair is very weak and tends to break which tends to be worse in the colder months. I've used it twice so far but according to the instructions it will take up to 15 uses before there is a noticeable difference. You spray it onto your hair when wet and then comb it through to dispense the product evenly. So far no complaints but whether it works or not I am yet to find out.

I then went searching for skin products where I stumbled across Soap and Glory. I first found a Puffy Eye Attack which is apparently a Turbo-Boost Hydragel (no idea what that means). You apply it twice a day and it's meant to reduce dark circles and puffiness. I feel like it has made a small difference so far after almost a week, although with these products it's hard to know if it is making a difference or if it's just psychological. My first problem was when to apply it. I normally moisturise my face in the morning so I first tried applying it before moisturiser but then I felt like after applying moisturiser I was smearing it all around my face and not actually targeting the eyes. So what I've been doing is applying it after moisturiser but then I wonder whether it reaches my eyes or just soaks into the moisturiser. If anyone knows a good way of using it please let me know. Yet so far it's going okay.

The last product I found is another Soap and Glory product, it's the No clogs allowed deep pore detox mask. I have been cautious to try this product as it involves heat and colour change yet today I plucked up the courage to try it. To be honest I found it difficult to use and complicated just to use as a face mask. You have to shake it yet after that a load of liquid came out where it hadn't mixed properly. I then rubbed it onto my face and it starts to heat up which felt quite weird. You then massage water into it where it will turn blue and you leave it for five minutes. It sounds simple yet I had water running down my arms, only half of the product turned blue and the water washed the product off my t-zone so it wasn't easy to use and I would score it 0/5 for practicality. However, once I had washed it off my face felt so smooth and pore less so it did work really well I just wouldn't recommend it if you're in a rush.

I'll leave an update in the comments for how I get on with these products in the long term.

The Lip Product Tag

The lip product tag is something that has been circulating around the beauty bloggers world for years now but I thought I would put my own spin on it, and write a post on my lip product tag.

So here are my questions:
1) What was the first lipstick that you brought?
2) What is your favourite lip gloss?
3) What is your favourite lipstick?
4) What was your most recent purchase?
5) What is your everyday lipstick?
6) What is your winter lipstick pick?
7) What is your spring lipstick pick?
8) What is your summer lipstick pick?
9) What is your autumn lipstick pick?

L-R 05, Chic, Stellar Pink, Give Me A Cuddle, Hot Date,  Peach On The Beach, Ditsy, Berry Smoothie

Answers:
1) The first proper lipstick that I brought aside from cheap children's lipstick I may of had over the years was the Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in 05. I absolutely love this lipstick and it is also the answer to number 3 as it is my favourite lipstick. I think the packaging is sleek and classy and I think that the berry tonnes with dark pink is perfect for my complexion. It can be worn on a night out or in the day. If everybody could only own one lipstick this would definitely be mine. It is currently priced at £5.49 - random price I know.

2) This definitely has to be Chic by Tanya Burr. I love the range of nail polishes and lip glosses that she brought out this year and I feel the quality, particularly the lip glosses is just as good as other well known high street brands. Chic is a brown nude and I think looks good all year round. As you can probably guess from the questions I am more of a lip stick then a lip gloss kinda girl. This is only because I find with lip glosses they can be sticky and your hair gets stuck to your lips which isn't the most attractive look. Yet this lipgloss isn't sticky and I love the smell. I can imagine some people not liking the smell yet I personally love it, it reminds me of strawberry laces. It is priced at £6.99 although there seems to be a deal on at certain sites where you can purchase it for £4.66 so now seems a good time to get one or two.

3) See number one

4) This lipstick was featured in my Mini Maybelline Haul post and it is Stellar Pink. Its a great pinky nude with shimmer in that looks great for Autumn and I have been wearing it most days recently. It is priced at £6.99.

5) I found this question really difficult as I go through different periods where I will mainly wear one lipstick and then I will change it. Although looking back over 2014 I would say the lipstick I would go to on a daily basis is Give Me A Cuddle from the Rimmel Rita Ora range. I wore this practically everyday when I was at Sixth Form. It's really difficult to describe the colour. It appears to be a coraly-pink although when I apply it, it looks a deeper pink then when swatched or in the packaging. I love the balmy texture although when you swatch it, it looks sheer yet on the lips it has a more lipstick texture and tone, although this may be as I have pigmented lips. The value is £5.99.

6) My winter lipstick would be Hot Date, by The Body Shop. I love the new range of lipsticks that they brought out a while ago. They are incredibly shiny and of a really good quality. Hot Date is a deep plumy red which appears and swatches as a deep purple plum although it appears more redder on the lips. It can be purchased for £10.

7) Spring time for me is all about the pastels and corals. My favourite would be Peach On The Beach by Bourjois and can I just say that it has the cutest name. It really annoys me when they don't have names, I don't know why. It is a really pretty peachy shade as you can guess by the name. Although it appears as a balm it is definitely a lipstick that claims to last for 10 hours. Whether it does or not I don't know - I've never timed it although I have noticed that it lasts a lot longer then other lipsticks. It is valued at £7.99.

8) During summer I'm now all for bright reds and oranges and my pick would be Ditsy by Topshop. The quality of the Topshop lipsticks is incredible and often compared to Mac yet at a cheaper price. It is a beautiful bright red/coral colour that blends really nicely and you can see by the picture above how shiny it is. The Topshop makeup is really good which I wasn't expecting but after hearing bloggers rave about it I gave it ago and now I can't stop buying it. You can buy it for £8.

9) Last but no means least is the Revlon lip butter in Berry Smoothie. As you can tell by the shape of it I wore this LOADS last Autumn. For me it is almost a my lips colour but better as it adds a pinker tone to my lips. The lip butters are incredibly moisturising and I absolutely adore the packaging. I have a growing collection of lip butters but this is definitely one of my favourites. It is a berry colour with a hint of shimmer which you can probably tell by the name. You can pick one up for £7.99.

L-R: 05, Chic, Stellar Pink, Give Me A Cuddle, Hot Date, Peach On The Beach, Ditsy, Berry Smoothie

As you can tell by this post I'm definitely a drug store girl at heart. I'm defiantly saving for more high end products but when you can get such good drugstore makeup I can make do with these. I hope you enjoyed my lovelies and feel free to comment and follow.

My Everyday Autumn Make-up Routine 2014

Another blog post for you all.
I just want to put this out there that I am in no way a professional at doing make-up and I am still learning tips myself but I thought I might do a blog post on what make-up I am and will be wearing on a daily basis for Autumn.

Before applying make-up I use the Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser as it is important to keep skin hydrated and avoid dry skin. I also feel like it makes make-up apply easier afterwards.

First of all I have been using the Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser that I recently mentioned in my last haul post. I use this around my t-zone and cheeks and so far I have been impressed by it as when I put my foundation on my pores appear reduced and my foundation has a silky feel to it. Is it as good as the Benefit That Gal primer? Probably not but I think you are paying for the quality. Yes they both do the same job at reducing pores although I prefer the feel of the Benefit primer as it has a more moisturising feel towards it where as the Maybelline primer has a more oily texture. Although, this doesn't bother me enough to repurchase the Benefit primer as I would happily use the Maybelline primer for an everyday basis as I definitely prefer the price tag of it and the quality is still really good. I will only use the Benefit primer for a night out maybe when I'm spending longer doing my make-up.

I'm super boring when it comes to foundation as I will always stick to the same one which is the Maybelline Dream Matte Mouse in number 21 Nude which seems to be a popular shade as it always seems to be sold out. I will constantly repurchase this foundation until it becomes discontinued which better never happen - although just in case I will always buy it in batches. I have majorly oily skin which can be quite problematic when it comes to foundation. Every liquid foundation that I have tried  including matte liquid foundations within seconds will leave me looking sweaty and if I've spent the entire day at the gym. I then find myself putting layers and layers of powder on which is not only a waste of money but leaving me with a thick layer of make-up which I am not a fan of. I also find the mouse easier to apply as I don't use a brush so I can get the coverage I want. I also feel like I get a fuller coverage using the mouse compared to a liquid foundation yet I will use less of the mouse. It doesn't feel thick on your face - I can't praise this foundation enough.

I then use the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in the shade 2 Cool Medium. This is perfect for dark under eye circles which I seem to be prone to, not matter how much sleep I get I will always look tired. I don't find it as good for spots so if I'm looking particularly spotty then I will use the Benefit Bo-ing Concealer.

I will then set my face using the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder, I have three depending on my skin tone. At the moment I am using it in number 5 Silky Beige. I know that I have previously used a matte foundation but I'm very paranoid about my oily skin.

I then use the L'Oreal Glam Bronze in 06 Golden Bronze. It is a matte bronzer with a tiny hint of shimmer which is really pigmented and easy to blend and I have loved using it recently.

Blusher wise I vary but most recently I have been using the Sleek blusher in 933 Coral. Sleek blushers are incredibly pigmented and I really like this shade for Autumn as it is a dark coral shade that appears almost brown but when you apply it to your cheeks it has pink undertones giving you a natural warm glow.

Another Benefit mini for you all - I then use the Girl Meets Pearl Highlighter above my cheek bones but only a very small amount for a small amount of natural shimmer.

I then move on to my eyes and recently I have been using a Bourjois mini eyeshadow pallet in 61 Rose Twiste. It comes with two brown baked eyeshadows with a tiny amount of shimmer. They are both warm colours and so great for Autumn and really easy to blend. When your rushing everyday it is much easier to only use and blend only two eyeshadows but if it was a night out I would spend longer on my eyes and maybe use more colours. It also comes with a brown eyeliner which has never appealed to me before but I think it gives a more natural definition to your eyes and so I was pleasantly surprised.

Mascara wise my favourite everyday mascara is the Maybelline Great Lash mascara in Blackest Black as it is really easy to use and it lengthens your lashes without making them appear fake.

I don't fill in my eyebrows as I have dark hair and quite full eyebrows and so otherwise they would be too overpowering. Instead I just brush out any powder and foundation using an eyebrow brush.

Finally, I finish off with lipstick. Recently I have been loving dark plum/purple tonne colours and I recently picked up the Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm in 115 Whimsical. At first I wasn't sure about it as it has glitter in and I'm not usually a fan of glitter lipstick but once you apply it, it doesn't appear over glittery it just gives it a natural shine and I do love a lipstick balm, I have way too many. Another tip would be to apply lip balm a few minutes before lipstick as it leaves your lips softer and so it makes the lipstick easier to apply, I usually use a Carmex lip balm.

I hope you all enjoyed this blog post and if so I could upload more. Below is a picture using this make-up look that I uploaded to instagram @inherownlittleworld last week.

OOTD - Autumn Evening Outfits

I'm not really sure what this blog post is but me and my friend Jazz took some photos for some evening outfit ideas for the changing season. They might give you all some ideas of possible Autumn outfits.

What I'm wearing:
Jacket - New Look
Top - Boohoo
Jeans - Miss Selfridge
Shoes - New Look
Bag - Accessorize

What Jazz is wearing:
Top - New Look
Boots - Next
Bag - New Look

Thank you for reading my lovelies.

I Heart London

Hello my lovelies,
A slightly different post today as it is non-beauty related. Yesterday I went to London with my best friend where we did some sight seeing on a low student budget before she leaves for uni and I thought that I would write a blog post on what we did. Also just wanted to mention that I finally got a new laptop which makes blogging so much easier than using my mobile.

Anyway, I absolutely love London. I love the buzz you get in London and I don't see how you could ever get bored as there is so much to do and see. I know this sounds sad but another highlight for me is getting the tube, no idea why but I just love a tube. My aim is to go to London at least once a year minimum and to try and do some sight seeing and shopping there. Once a year it's almost a family tradition to go to the theatre in London which is always insane, I love going, personal favourite has to be Wicked. Sorry rambling.

Yesterday we got the train into London Paddington where we then got on the tube to Kensington. I had no idea how big the Kensington gardens and park is, it's massive and so, so pretty. If I lived in London I would try and go there everyday, it might even persuade me to start exercising and go running. There are so many fountains and memorial sights which are so pretty. We then got slightly lost trying to find the Palace as the parks are massive but once we got there and avoided the swans we had a little nosy around the shop.

We then popped back on the tube and went to Neal's Yard which I had never heard of before. It is so cute and quirky with little brightly coloured shops and so quiet compared to the chaos on Oxford Street.

After eating lunch in Oxford street and spending a little too long looking around the shops we then went to beauty heaven, Harrods. I could spend hours and hours looking at the designer fashion and clothing brands but on our student budget we couldn't afford anything but theres no harm in looking.

We spend hours then trying to get to Westminster but with tube stations shut and repairs on the circle line it became impossible so we gave up and went to Tower Bridge which is somewhere I've been before and love. I find it so calming to just stand there and I won't lie but I do love doing a bit of people watching. 

We tried to get to Shakespeare's Globe but again with the tube problems and our feet in agony, we gave up and went to the pub for some cheeky Vodka and Lemonades. The pub was called The Horniman At Hays and you can sit outside and look over the Thames. 

There was less sight seeing then planned but it was still such a nice day out. I'm going to try and start saving for another trip back to London where I then may have a cheeky splurge on a makeup counter or two in Harrods but like I said I need to do some saving first. 

I hope you enjoyed this post even though it was different to usual. If you're thinking of visiting London, I can highly recommend it!

Thank you for reading my lovelies. 

Mini Maybelline Haul

Hello my lovelies,
I had a cheeky little splurge in Superdrug today. As i mentioned in my last post my Benefit primer is running low and my bestest friend AJazzy Universe (you need to read her blog!!) recommended the Maybelline BabySkin Instant Pore Eraser that she discovered from a free sample.

So I decided to pick one up and give it a whirl and seeing as there was a buy one get another half price on all Maybelline cosmetics I treated myself to a lipstick as I'm a bit of a lipstick junkie. I went for Stellar Pink 150 from the Colorsensational range which is a pearly plum/pinkish/brown colour which I thought would look really pretty for Autumn.

The lipstick is priced at £6.99 and the pore eraser is £7.99
I'll let you know in the comments how I got on with these,
Thank you for reading my lovelies

August Favourites 2014

Now that it's September I thought I would write a monthly favourites blog post from August.

Hair care wise, I have loved using the Schwarzkopf Gliss Hair Repair Shine Tonic, which is a bit of a mouthful to say. It's meant to make dry and damaged hair look more healthy which is particularly useful in summer as my hair is even more damaged from the heat and the sun. 

I have also been using the Tresemme Platinum Strength hair care range. There's a bit of a theme for damaged hair going on but I'm aware of how damaged my hair has got from straitening it so I'm constantly looking for ways to reduce the damage. I definitely notice a difference as when I stop using the range my split ends increase and start breaking. 

I was a bit boring last month and only used the Sally Hansen nail polish, Get Juiced on my toe nails. I became a bit obsessed with this colour and I was constantly using it as I think it looks like the perfect summer colour. 

I also rediscovered the Benefit That Gal face primer. It reduces pores and gives foundation a silky finish when you apply it which is exactly what I look for in a primer. I love a benefit mini but it's running out and it will definitely need replacing. 

Lipstick wise I mainly wore Ditsy by Topshop. It's a pretty reddish coral shade and perfect for summer. I love the formula of the Topshop lipsticks and I will definitely need to invest in more. 

Finally, I have also used the Vineyard Peach Range from the Body Shop, in particular the body butter and the shower gel. It's definitely my favourite range from the Body Shop and I'm always buying more. 

What have been your August favourites?