Shopping my stash!

Hi!

Like most beauty addicts, I have a whole stash of items which do nothing other than sit there looking pretty and unloved. 'Shopping your stash' means to root through your stash and use up those unloved little buggers! Over the past couple of years, I have significantly reduced my makeup collection (compared to a uh... normal person?), so I don't really (denial!) have a lot of unused makeup. Most of my unused items are my lipsticks, cuz it isn't practical to wear a luminous pink/purple lipstick to work really is it?!

Anyhow, I perused my makeup and found some little gems to use up - voila!

I know, I know, there is soooo much more I could add to that little box, but, I'm thinking realistically here! I reckon I'll be able to use at least two of these per day. It's wishful thinking that they'll be gone in a month (I don't wanna look like a clown with the blusher!), but, hopefully they will go down significantly. Which means, I can buy more, big clap!

| The Body Shop Eye & Cheek palette (a couple of Christmas' old!) | Stila eyeshadow in Cloud | Benefit High Brow | Stila eyeshadow in Kitten |

All pretty, non? I don't actually quite know how these items came to be unloved - all of them are definitely work friendly and I reckon I could use two of these each day! I'm going to use High Brow every day and Kitten will be up high on the list to use!

| 1 - MeMeMe Blusher in Coral | 2 - No7 Skin Illuminator in Pink | 3 - Illamasqua Bronzer in Burnish | 4 - Collection 2000 Shimmer Shade in Just Peachy | 5 - Collection 2000 Shimmer Shade in Blushalicious | 6 - MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Redhead |

Again, all really wearable products! Why have I been neglecting them? I guess it's just routine really. Again, I think I'll be able to use these all up pretty easily. The only product I may struggle with is the No7 Skin Illuminator as I wear powder, I find liquid illuminators quite difficult to use, but I'll sure try!

I'll get back to you with my progress :)

Caroline.x

L'Oreal Rouge Caresse Lipsticks

Hi!

Doing good aren't I? Two posts two days in a row! Shock horror!

Anyhow, L'Oreal's new Rouge Caresse lipsticks are their newest offering in the lipstick department. The blurb says 'Don't just stroke your lips. Caresse them'. How cheesy? But, I get what ya getting at there L'Oreal, as these little tubes of wonder are so silky smooth when you apply them, almost like a lip balm! They don't dry out my lips, yet provide a good swish of light pigment that is fairly long lasting.

The colours I picked up were Tempting Lilac and Lovely Rose - two very wearable every day shades.

I wouldn't say they have a terrific staying power, nor are they mega pigmented but I'm definitely in love with this formula. It also feels like they melt onto your lips - I found myself reapplying purely cuz' they feel so nice on! That doesn't sound odd at all...

Of course, cuz I'm picky, I have one beef and that's the packaging. Yes, it looks pretty especially for high street, but the little 'Caresse' bit fits into the cap into a specific way, and as I like to just chuck it back together, I find it clashes sometimes... Yes, I'm weird.

Anyway, according to Boots they have 10 shades priced at £7.99. And they're 3 for 2 at the moment. Bargain.

Caroline.x

Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoo Eyeshadow Review

Hi!

Bit late on the posting front here, but I thought I'd give my two cents about Maybelline's 24 Hour Color Tattoo eyeshadows.

If ya don't know, they are Maybelline's latest offering on the eyeshadow front. I was so excited when I saw these on American blogs - I always think cream eyeshadows like this are missing on the UK high street. They're cream eyeshadows (or eyeliners as I had a go at) which claim to last 24 hours. The closest thing I can describe them to is like MAC's Paint Pots (which I'm a massive fan of), and ELF's Studio Cream Eyeshadows which again, I am a massive fan of. I actually only intended to get a couple of colours, but due to Boots and their bloody 3 for 2 offer I ended up with all six... Really need to work on my willpower.

They're housed in little glass pots (very reminiscent of MAC Paint Pots) with a little screw lid, which means they're very durable which is always handy. The texture varies from colour to colour (more explained below), and the longevity again varies from colour to colour. I find the more sparkly and more 'slippery' (technical term :P) the eyeshadow it is, the less it lasts and the more it creases - not straight away, mind. Anyway, here's each eyeshadow!

Eternal Gold is probably my least favourite out of the six I have. It's a very yellow gold, which really doesn't suit my skin tone. I was really hoping to use this as an all over lid colour, but it's best suited (for me, anyway) as a little bit of highlight on the inside of the eye. The texture is one of the more slippery ones, but as I haven't used it across my lid, I can't tell whether this lasts long or not - sorry! Otherwise, it's a very pretty colour, but probably best suited to different skin tones to me!

Turquoise Fever as you can see is a very vivid turquoise colour... Again, one of the more slippery colours, and I haven't tested this all across my lid yet. Quite excited to use this for a bright makeup look one day!

On and on Bronze is definitely one of my favourites of the lot. A really wearable bronze colour - perfect for someone with blue eyes, which alas is not me! However, having green eyes I can definitely get away with it. It's great for wearing alone, so good if you only have 5 minutes in the mornings!

Greying out the rest of the image wasn't one of my best decisions... It blends in completely! But, Tough as Taupe is by far my favourite out of them all. It's a very dark taupe colour with a hint of purple - great for green eyes. This one has a complete different texture to the others as it's a matte colour - no shimmer whatsoever! I've been wearing this near enough every day since I got it - big fan you can tell! My only beef is that when you first buy it, it looks like a lighter more browny taupe, then when you use it the true darker colour underneath is revealed. I really wish I'd taken a picture of this to explain! It's no biggy for me really as I like the darker colour, but some may not like the darker colour.

Endless Purple is my second favourite - just check out the awesome colour! It has a slight sheen running through it which again makes the texture a bit 'slippery'. I tried this as a colour on the bottom lid and it looked amazing - I had Tough as Taupe on top and both colours made my eyes look super green. Impressive!

And finally, we have Immortal Charcoal. This is a charcoal (duh) colour with a slight sheen running through in. In the picture it looks almost a little bit greeny, but I hadn't noticed that until seeing that picture! Again, a slight slippery texture. This colour would be perfect for a really dark eye makeup look, I shall give it a go soon!

Overall, I am very impressed with these, and for £4.99 I can't complain at all. I think Maybelline have found a real gap in the UK high street makeup market, and I'm looking forward to more colours surfacing!

Caroline.x

Rainbow polka dot nails

Hi!

Just a quick one as I'm doing this off my phone. I present to you my result of utter boredom...

Yep, polka dot rainbow nails! It took a lot of patience ha!

Caroline.x