Should your eyebrows match your hair colour?

I recently read that if your eyebrows match your exact hair colour, they have a tendancy to look fake.

How many of you agree with this statement?

My eyebrows are naturally blonde and I would often get them tinted to co-ordinate with my brown hair although the results don't last that long so instead i've been using a pencil or eyeshadow to fill them in.

I've recently gone a shade darker in my hair colour and my pencil in lingering no longer matches. Should I replace this with a deeper shade or just leave well alone for fear of looking fake?

Too Faced Kabuki Brush

Apart from the MAC 190 this brush is one of my favourites!

I picked this up about a week ago for around £18 from Boots and i'm so happy I got it :)

In appearance it looks similar to the MUFE kabuki brush (the bristles I mean, not the handle) and seeing as I can't get my hands on one of those this was a close second)

This brush consists of teddy bear hair bristles which are described to "grab and blend colour without any of the cruelty or hygiene problems associated with animal hair brushes".

I adore the pink portable applicator - what girl wouldn't? Thats probably not a good enough reason alone to buy this brush so its a plus that it actually does its job, leaving me a satisfied customer.

I use this to apply my MSF natural to set my foundation. When buffed with this brush I dont get that cakey look. The bristles are uber soft and in the time i've had I haven't experienced any shedding.

Overall in my opinion this is definately value you money.

Does anyone else have this brush? What are your views?

Top Lip Products!

It was hard to narrow my collection down but here they are:

These are in no particular order, they are just the lip products that I would reach for most often.

1) Carmex - I use this every morning and night to prime my lips. Its especially great for the winter months when my lips need extra TLC.

2) GOSH Darling - A great nude lipstick which is a must have for any collection IMO. This is always in my makeup bag. As well as being a very wearable nude it is also very moisturising (which i've mentioned in an earlier post).

3) C-Thru lipglass - Goes perfectly with any nude lipstick to add shine and it's not too sticky.

4) MAC Hue - This is my favorite MAC lipstick. I just love it :)

5) MAC Pure Rose - This is a great baby pink and looks gorgeous against tan skin. I regret only buying one of them when it came out but hopely it will be repromoted soon.

Hope you enjoyed this :)

Pink Platinum Highlight

Today for my cheek highlight I applied MAC's Pink Platinum Metal X cream shadow.

I found this product a bit dry and hard to work with. I just used my fingers to apply it to my cheekbones. This also helped to warm up the shadow to make it more creamy and easier to blend.

So far I am happy with the results. It has lasted all day and gives a very subtle sheen so I dont have to worry about looking like a disco ball. Best of all there is no fall out and you don't have to apply alot.

New Goodies :)

Yesterday I went shopping to Debenhams, a big department store in Belfast to check out MAC's Metal Urge collection and to pick up a few other things seeing as it was 10% off everything.

These offers make me happy :)

My mini haul includes pink platinum Metal X cream shadow, blacktrack fluidline, 209 and a GOSH lipstick.

After watching lollipop26's USA haul video I decided to get pink platinum purely to try it as a highlight. I'm yet to use this product. Lately i've been using the MSF's.

Blacktrack is my first fluidline. I've just applied this to my waterline and attempted a flick. So far i'm liking this but I will need to give it a proper review.

Before choosing a brush to use with this product I had asked those on Twitter which would be the best,especially for a beginner like me.

I decided on the 210 although you may notice this isn't what I returned home with :(

The MAC MA suggested I get the 266 but I already use this brush for my eyebrows as the tip is thicker so I asked for the 210.

This is where you should check your purchases before you leave the store.

I know it wasn't the brush I wanted but i'm still happy with it and I can't take it back now because its used. I think i'll pick up the 210 at the weekend just to compare the two.

Last but not least on to my favourite purchase....
I picked up a GOSH lipstick in Darling.

This is a very pretty nude. It reminds me of MAC Myth but I think this is more wearable and it feels very moisturising on my lips. For about £6 you can't beat it.

Are there any other GOSH products I should try?

First MAC Palette

As part of my christmas presents my wonderful boyfriend bought me my first ever MAC empty eyeshadow palatte and a few eyeshadow pans to fill it :)

I own quite a few eyeshadows from the MAC collections but hardly any from their permanent line.

I'm putting a stop to this now!

From now on I want to branch out and continue to build on my pitiful collection and complete all 15 slots.

My current shadows include: sable, all that glitters, mythology, woodwinked and modest tone.



Modest Tone isn't included in the above picture as the others were bought in pan form and it was still to be depotted, which I did by myself! Very proud :)

Sadly my palette has been taken away from me to be put with my other presents until christmas :(

In the mean time i'm open to any suggestions of other shadows I should invest in.

If you have any recommendations let me know :)

My New Love: L'oreal Voluminous

I bought this mascara a few weeks ago after watching a video from lollipop26.

When I first tried it I didnt like it so it was banished to my unwanted makeup stash. I had applied it on a sunday and initially there were no problems but when I used it on the monday it had smudged under my eyes by lunch time. Panda eyes = not an attractive look!

Most mascaras have this effect on me, I think it could just be the formulation. I've tried Bourjois, Maybelline, Urban Decay, Benefit and even Diorshow Blackout. I constantly find myself checking the mirror throughout the day and cleaning up any product that has run.

I thought I had found my HG in the form of Maxfactor 2000 Calorie mascara which works wonders for me. It doesnt clump and most importantly it doesn't smudge.

After reading more rave reviews about L'Oreal Voluminous I decided to give it another go....

So today I applied it again with no changes to my routine and I dont use a lash primer. Now 11 hours later my mascara is still in place. It hasnt smudged all day and my eyelashes still have a curl to them. It looks like my eyelashes have doubled in number because it has separated them so well.

However I am a bit baffled as to why all of a sudden it is working for me. I'm going to continue using it for the rest of the week to see if these results last and will keep you all posted.