Make up Bag Must Haves

Happy Wednesday PPB's 

I hope your week is going well! I don't know about you but I find it much easier to read through a post and find it more interesting if there is more pictures and writing that is needed, so I thought I would just do a nice quick post and share with you my make up bag must haves, for those day when your in a rush and you just grab what you need :)

Okay here are mine.

Estée Lauder - Translucent Pressed Powder Here

Estée Lauder - Double wear concealer Here

Maybelline - Dream Touch Cream Blush Here

Urban Decay - Naked Basics Palette Here

Lancóme - Doll Eyes Brown Here

Elizabeth Arden - 8 hour cream Here

MAC - Faux Here

The make up bag is Links of London and my nail varnish is Ciaté in Speed Dial

What are you make up bag must haves?

April Favourites - FOTD

Happy May PPB's :) 

So its that time again when every blogger shares what they have been loving during the month of April. I love these posts but my shopping list and wish list always seems to grow after reading them all! 

As I haven't done a Favourites post in a while I have tried so many new things that have become a must wear for me here are the few I have been obsessed with during April.

Redkin Forceful 23 Hairspray - I got this as a free sample when I ordered my normal Redken shampoo, I've never tried anything from Redken apart from the shampoo and condition so I was excited to try it, Well I'm hooked! It smells lovely and it does its job, Hair stays in place without feeling Crispy which is something I really hate, I will be buying this next time I have to make an order!

Sally Hansen in Fiery Island - With the weather changing my love for Orange is returning with force! This polish is a stunning bright colour and I've always loved Sally Hansen so can't really go wrong with this!

MAC in Faux - I brought this lippy years ago and loved it from the start, but I stopped wearing it for a while, I seriously don't know why I did because I is now my must wear everyday lippy, its so easy to wear with everything and its my perfect nude! I gutted though becauseI don't think MAC do it anymore...Does anyone know if they do?

Estee Lauder BB Glow - You can see this is a sample pot, I'm bait funny when it comes to face make up, being so pale I find it so hard to find a match, so when I picked up the face cream, which I will talk about in a minute the lovely lady at the count gave me a sample, Oh My! its beautiful stuff! so light wait with a light/medium coverage, Its going to be so perfect for the hotter months!

Estee Lauder Day Wear Moisturiser - I mentioned this in my last post! I use this day and night its perfect. Honestly think Estee Lauder is now my go to brand, everything I use from them is just amazing! high price tag but high quality!

Estee Lauder Translucent Pressed Powder - After all the success with the other products I decided to get a powder from Estee Lauder also, not disappointed, again a light wait powder, perfect for setting and it also leaves a lovely matte look, which I adore, I must prefer to add my own shine where I want it then to have a face that looks greasy. (personal opinion).

Lancome Doll eyes in Brown - This was actually and accident, I already used Dolls Eyes but in black, I picked this up by mistake and had mini freak out when I got home and released, but its the best mistake I have ever made. It's made me relies just how hard black mascara is on a pale skin and blue eye, Brown just works so much better!

Maybelline Color Tattoo in on and on bronze - Again I brought this a while ago when they were all the craze and every blogger was buying, but I just couldn't find a way to wear it that worked on me, until now! I use it as a base under W.O.S in the Urban Decay Basic palette and it just works perfectly together!

As these products are a daily wear for me I decided to add in a FOTD with this post, Everything is as I've just said and the blush is Maybelline Dream Touch in Blush 02. 

Earrings are Links of London.

Well I hope you have enjoyed my favourites for April. I always feel like I put to many pictures in my posts, what do you think? Are my posts to Picture happy?

Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation - First Impressions Review.

Hello PPB's! :)

In this months Company Magazine there was a small sample of the new 'Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation' now I have been wanting to get a new foundation for A/W, one that's got a bit more coverage, so I thought what a perfect time to do a review post, 1) So I can try out the foundation to see if I like it and 2) To help you guys choose a A/W foundation, because if you anything like me, you change up your foundations for different seasons! :)

 

So as you can see it was only a small sample, probably enough for 2 applications for me. Also how lucky that it came in the perfect colour for me! That never happens! 

The foundation is quite thick, I was expecting it to be a lot like the Maybelline Dream Matte Mouse, which is some way it is, but I found it alot easier to work with, its a lot lighter in thickness terms compared the the dream matte mouse, its like in between a cream foundation and the mouse. I really liked it for that, easy to blend and build up! I use my fingers to first apply it and then I blended it out with the Real Techniques expert face brush, it was so nice to blend in and spread really evenly leaving me with even coverage with a matte finish! 

I honestly thought it was going to be quite drying again because that's what the dream matte mouse is like for me, but its so moisturising even around my nose which always looks dry no matter what I use! I would say its a medium coverage, but can be built on to created a fuller coverage.

Photo 1 - 9:45am

So easy to layer the rest of my days make up over and still left with a matte finish. The other make up I'm wearing is Benefit - The Porefessionals, Rimmel Wake me up concealer, Natural collection pressed powerder, Eylure eyebrow pencil in medium to dark blonde, BareMinerals Ready Bronzer/Luminizer combo, Maybelline Dream Touch blush in 02, Lancome Doll Eye Effect Mascara, Bombshell eyeliner pen in onyx (September Glossybox)

For this day I didn't touch up any of my make up through out the day because I wanted to see how it wore and show it in the pictures.

Photo 2 - 11am

The weather this day was horrible, rainy and cold and windy, you can tell from the hair! Curls have pretty much gone! However foundation and make up still going strong, Still no drying around my nose and eyes and still Matte! I also think the colour match its pretty good, having pale skin I really do struggle to get foundations that don't look orange on me, but I found this one made a perfect colour having my powder over the top!

Photo 3 - 6:30pm

So after a day at work and a very stressful bus ride back to the car, and a now very tired Cara I am so impressed with this foundation, by the end of the day my nose had started to look a bit dry but nothing like it normally does and the only places the started to show shine was my nose and under my eyes, but I rub my eyes a lot so I probably rubbed it off! However my blush and bronzer had not moved or faded, I know that's probably not all to do with the foundation but I normally find that as the foundation wears off that I'm wearing obviously my other face make up fades and wears off too.

I really do love this foundation so much more than I thought I was going to! I think I am going to purchase a full size to use this A/W I like it that much!

Have you tried this Foundation? What were your first thoughts? Also if any of you have any tips for keeping curls in let me know! :)

Lots of Love

PollyPocket

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My Summer Essentials 2013

I am seriously loving this weather! It really is true, the sunshine does make people happier, the people I have spoken too recently are all so smiley :) haha

So now that summer is finally here, everyone is getting out their idea of summer essentials and they are all different! :) Here are mine! 

BTW If I have already posted a full review on a product I will link it so I don't repeat myself! :)

I find in the hotter weather I use a lot more dry shampoo, My hair gets greasy at the best of times but in the summer it happens so much quicker, but I don't want to have to wash my hair anymore than normal, so Dry Shampoo becomes my best friend! I have always used Batiste and this year decided to try the Sassy & Daring Wild one, Honestly I don't really know if I like this one, it makes my hair feel sticky! However I know a few people who have used these for years and this year just aren't getting on with them...New Formula maybe?

Staying with hair I have recently become addicted to salt sprays So quick and easy to use making mornings less stressful, also it means I can get out in the sun quicker and for longer. FULL POST

Moving onto nails, I pretty much always have my nails painted in summer! Actually I pretty much ALWAYS have my nails painted, however obviously colour choices change in each season! :) My all time favourite summer polish is BarryM's 'Berry' a beautiful lilac purple colour! My newest favourite is Essie's 'Mademoiselle' very pale pink, perfect with a tan! FULL POST

I have lost count of how many sunglasses I have got, but this summer these are my favourites! They are from Matalan. I love them...Plain and simple! :)

Moisturiser is very important in hot weather! keep your skin hydrated! I have been using Nip+Fab Coconut Latte, I got this in a recent GlossyBox, at first I really didn't like it, the smell is so sweet, but on the skin the smell is so nice! I also really like the fact that its not a white cream, its brown, I always find with pale skin a white cream makes me skin looks whiter however this really doesn't, if anything I find it makes my skin look a little more sun kissed!

 Staying on the moisturiser theme, I only like to use gradual tanning products. I find Fake Tans really hard to use on my pale skin, they just never look good! So I have been using 'Garnier Body' 'Summer Body' I have it in the colour 'Deep Sun-Kisses' Purely because I used the light one last year and just didnt see any change. This year I have.

Oh look back to hair haha, if I don't want to use a salt spray because it can be quiet drying for my hair and its pretty dry already, I use Aussies 'Aussome Texturising + conditioning gel spray' I use this if I can going to leave my hair to naturally dry just sprat it all over the 'crunch' your hair in your hands and leave it dry. :) Just as quick and easy as a salt spray just not as drying for the hair! :)

I good Perfume I think is a must for summer! and my favourite is Chanel Mademoiselle, actually its make favourite all year round, its and all year round must have! :)

I mentioned body moisturisers but always remember to use one on your face and my favourite atm is Nivea Day cream, I just use it under foundation if I use it, or even just on its own, I never want a lot on my face when its hot, or I just feel like I'm... well...melting haha!

Staying with face products, I like to use the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream, light coverage, light on the face and it has SPF 30 in it! Perfect! :) I normally just put a loose powder over the top to set it abit and off I go. :)

 I need a good book to read while I'm enjoying the sun in my garden. The book I'm reading this year is called 'Dead Scared' and its by S.J Bolton. It's a murder mystery kind of book and its always based in Cambridge, which I didn't know until I started to read it!...I live in Cambridge btw thats why thats relevant haha.

 I leave you with blue sky! :)

What are your summer essentials?

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PollyPocket

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June Favourites

So its that time again! I can't believe how quickly this year is going!! Seriously slow down! 

OK. Stright into the favourites :) 

Who doesn't love the realTechnique brushes! I am addicted! I want to collect them all! I love how they make my make up look and how easy they make application! My collection includes; Stippling Brush, Blush Brush, Powder Brush, Setting Brush and my newest addition The expert face brush! To be honest the only thing that bugs me about them is they are so hard to store because of their flat bottoms! I want realTechniques to bring out a brush wrap to make traveling with them easier!

I haven't ever really tried an cream products so the Maybelline DreamTouch Blush is my first! I can't remember the name if this exact colour, its doesn't say anywhere on the packaging but I know its number 2 haha :) Its a peachy blush. I think this is turning into my favourite blush ever! I really like how the cream blush looks on the cheek  and how easy they are to apply and to build. I use the realTechniques stippling brush to apply it. Its staying power is also pretty good! It makes the cheeks look s dewy! :) love it!

Now you all know how long I have been looking for a good Bronzer for! I popped in to John Lewis and happened to go to the BareMinerals counter. This is my first BareMinerals product and I am so impressed! Its the Bronzer and Luminizer compact, its perfect for my pale complection. I use the matte side to contore and I mix both sizes together and lightly brush them all over my face and neck, I use the Brush that came with it to contore and my realTechniques Blush brush to dust over my face. Its leave me with the perfet lightly bronzed face, which lets me honest I'm not going to get in England naturally this 'Summer' haha. After using this I want to go and have a look at more BareMinerals products. Is there any that your lovelies would recommend?

So just a quick favourites post today :) I have used these products everyday and can't imagen not using them everyday!

Link me your favourites posts if you done one in the comments I love reading them! :) Thank you for reading mine! :) 

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PollyPocket

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