2013 Favourites Make Up - Face

Today I'll be covering my stand out face products from 2013. I've talked about these products on my blog before, so again, I won't go into too much detail.

Tag - Colours Of The Rainbow

Lady Rainicorn (Adventure Time)

I decided to take part in the new tag that's circulating YouTube and blogs at the moment. It's a very simple yet cute tag. It's pretty self explanatory! Two extra colours have been added to our imaginary rainbow; pink and multi-coloured. So let's get started!

FOTD #4

Review: Dr Jart+ Water Fuse BB Cream

I had a few samples of Dr Jart's Regenerating BB Cream and I loved it so much I decided to go ahead and buy a  full size product. Dr Jart+ have different BB Cream's tailored to different skin types. The one I decided to buy was the water fuse one which I thought would more suitable for my skin as I am young and I don't have a lot of particular issues with my skin.

The reason why I love this BB cream so much is that it moisturises my face so well and provides a natural, fresh, dewy look. Every time I wear it, my mum asks me what I'm wearing as my skin looks really nice. This particular BB cream doesn't provide a heavy coverage, but a light to medium one which is perfect for me, if any blemishes do show I just cover them with a bit of concealer. I find this lasts a decent amount of time on my skin, and most of it is still on at the end of the day.

This has SPF 25 in it which is incredible, it also contains Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice which slows down the loss of water from the skin and an extract to soothe and calm the skin. This BB cream does everything you need it to, it moisturises, protects and corrects and you don't need to wear foundation.

I only use a small amount when I use it and I buff it in using the Real Techniques Buffing Brush, I then have to let it set in before I can leave the house as it does look a little grey when first applied but it then blends into your skin tone. There is only one shade, it works for my skin tone and lighter skin tones but I don't think it'd work too well for people with darker skin tones, so Dr Jart+ should definitely go ahead and offer a shade range.

Thanks for reading, I hope you found this helpful!

-Kiran xo

February Favourites

Bath and Body Works Carried Away Body Cream- Maybelline Gel Eye Liner - Dr Jart+ Water Fuse BB Cream - ELF Mineral Blush Coral - Essie To Buy Or Not To Buy - Neutrogena Wave

I have been quite unwell this past month so I actually haven't got a lot of beauty favourites. But I do have a few.
 Firstly I have been loving using Bath and Body Works' Body Creams, especially Carried Away. These lotions are so thick and moisturising but they're not greasy at all, and the scent stays on the skin for such a long time.
The Maybelline Gel Eye Liner is so easy to use, it's really black and lasts a decent amount of time. I actually use the brush it comes with which is rare thing for me to do.
I lurrrvee the Dr Jart+ BB Cream, it provides a nice, light coverage and as I've been feeling sicky this month, it's been giving my skin a dewy, healthy complexion.
I have been obsessed with this ELF Mineral blush this month, it is a little messy but I can forgive this flaw as I just really love the blush itself. The blush looks natural on the skin, the colour is so lovely and it actually lasts pretty much all day on my skin which is amazing. I also have the shade Bliss, and I'd love to get some more, and for £5 for a mineral based blush, psshtt who can blame me?
I actually have a nail polish favourite this month, I've had Essie To Buy Or Not To Buy for a while, worn it a few times before but this month I've actually worn this colour for more than a week (le gasp), I rarely ever wear a nail polish for more than four days, but I just really love this colour. It's a pretty lilac with a subtle hint of blue glitter, gorgeous.
The Neutrogena Wave is ah-mazing, why did I take so long to get it? It cleanses my skin so well and leaves it feeling sooo soft. I definitely recommend this for those who don't already have a similar cleanser.

Yup, I have another iPad app addiction... Bubble Mania Seasons. I don't know why, but I love this game. It is so addictive. SO addictive.

Music:
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Haim - Forever EP
Taylor Swift - Red

Movies:
Lincoln 5/5
Django Unchained 5/5

Hope everyone had a good February and Happy March!

-Kiran xo

Short Trip, Long Journey Essentials

I'm finally going to see my Booba (Emma ;) ) up in Scotland! I'll be going on the coach with my friend Chloe, yes, the coach, from London, our poor butts are going to be subjected to almost 11 hours of numbness. But it's worth it! For this quick post I'm just going to be showing you what I'll be taking with me for my weekend trip. We're leaving London at 1am and arriving in Scotland at around 12pm on Friday then on our way back we'll be leaving Scotland at around 11pm and arriving in London before 7am on Monday, fun times.

Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Cream Wash - Simple Cleansing Wipes - Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub - Nuxe Reve De Miel - Origins Drink-Up Intensive Mask - L'Occitane Shea Butter - Nivea Creme - Alien Thierry Mugler - Garnier Eye Roll On - Korres Wild Rose Lip Butter - Bath and Body Works Midnight Pomegranate Body Butter

MUA Undressed Palette - Sephora Eyelash Curler - Dr Jart+ Water Fuse BB Cream - ELF Coral Mineral Blush - Collection Concealer - Maybelline Great Lash Mascara - Revlon Just Bitten Stains Crush and Honey - Maybelline Gel Eye Liner - ELF Eyelid Primer - Benefit Highbrow - Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil - Rimmel Scandal Eyes Black Eye Pencil - MAC Sunny Seoul

For the long coach rides I need some reading material and music so I'm bringing along a couple copies of Empire, The Tempest (I have to read it for audition preparation, sigh), my iPad, iPod as I don't want to kill my phone's battery and iPhone. 

I apologise for the evidently rushed post and photos, I have a long, busy day today, but I wanted to blog before I left.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend! I'll have some sort of photo diary up next week after I come back to London, be prepared to be jealous of photos of beautiful waterfalls and lochs ;)

-Kiran xo

FOTD #3

Face

I buffed a small amount of Dr Jart's Water Fuse BB Cream all over my face, this is absolutely amazing, it gives a decent coverage, last a long time and gives the skin a pretty, dewy look. I then concealed under my eyes and any blemishes which the BB cream didn't cover with the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer. And for the cheeks I applied ELF's Mineral Blush in Coral.

Eyes

I first put on shade three from my MUA Undressed Palette all over the lid just to even out the colour on my lids, it's basically the same colour as my skin tone. I then dabbed a little bit of shade two on my inner corners of my eyes just to brighten my eyes. I did my usual eyebrow routine using Rimmel's Eyebrow Pencil in Brown Black and applied Benefit's High Brow Pencil on the brow bone. I then applied Rimmel's Scandal Eyes Kohl Pencil on my water line, and upper lash line. I curled my lashes using my Sephora lash curler and then applied a couple of coats of Rimmel's 1 2 3 Looks Mascara (which I don't think they make any more and I understand why). 

Lips

I first dabbed on my Kate Moss for Rimmel Lipstick in shade 22 and then smudged it in with my finger to create a stain effect and then applied Jemma Kidd's lip gloss in Fuschia to create a pretty, everyday red lip.

Hope you all have a good weekend!

-Kiran xo