January lip faves

Here are some of my favourite January lip colours!

👄Kinda sexy MAC👄

My latest addition to my collection. Bloody gorgeous! A neutral pinky rose with a Matte finish. To me this is an Angelina Jolie lip colour, it makes my lips appear plumper and fuller. Texture wise, as a matte - it's kinda high maintenance. You need to prep those lips by exfoliating and applying lipbalm to fix the issue of patchy lips. It's creamy and glides like butter, but a bit drying after a while, still LOVE it though!

👄Velvet Teddy MAC👄-

My everyday go to lippy. This lipstick always seems to be sold out but luckily I managed to get my hands on one a while ago and I love it. A great every day nude that can be worn over a lipliner or without. Suits my olive/ish  skintone perfectly and looks so elegant and chic. Also matte finish so can be slightly drying so prep those lips well!  

👄Bitch perfect Charlotte Tilbury👄- Well I was bought this little gem for Christmas. Charlotte's lipstick range K.I.S.S.I.N.G are supposed to give a rich full colour, luminous finish and keep your lips smooth and hydrated. It is an opaque finish with a satin shine on it, making your  lips appear fuller. They also have a slight vanilla scent to them 💕💕

All 3 lipsticks are pretty similar in colour with Velvet Teddy being the darkest. I Love them all, What are your January favourties? Xxx

Hoar cross hall

Hello lovelies! 

For my boyfriends birthday we went to Hoar Cross Hall for a full spa day, it was amazing! 

We arrived at 10am and were allowed to stay until 8pm, with a three course lunch at 2.00pm and a 55 minute winter remedy treatment, It was like heaven! I thought I would share some pictures of our experience, just in case your looking for a spa day because I would highly reccomend Hoar Cross.

The building itself is beautiful it is in fact a grade 2 listed building set in the Derbyshire countryside.

They have 2 pools, a vitality pool and a hydrotherapy pool, Numerous jacuzzi's and sauna's including a new naudic suite which comprised of a salt inhalation room, aromatherapy, cold & hot douche's, steam rooms and chill out area's.

It was utter perfection and so relaxing, just what we needed. 

Have you been to any lovely spa's that you would reccomend? Xx

Urban decay setting spray!

Hi girlies! 

For Christmas my lovely boyfriend got me the Urban Decay all nighter setting spray.

This spray is the holy grail !! 

If your like me when you do your makeup and go out somewhere your face slowly slides off you leaving with creases under your eyes and looking bedraggled, this for me is due to my oily skin, so when I saw this it was a must to try!

If I had known about this before it would have solved so many problems! I went out for new year and sprayed this on my face at about 8.30 and usually by about 1am in the club toilet your face has slid off and you have to redo it as best you can. There was no need to redo anything including my lip liner, it was all still in place, amazing! 

This product is quite pricey but it sure is worth it, it's £21.00. You only need a few sprays so I can see it lasting a long time.

If you don't listen to me expect to receive this as a birthday/ Christmas present because I just know you will love it! 

Have you tried it before?  

Sales haul!

hey beauty's! 

Hope you all had a good christmas and new year, I've been really lazy recently it's time to get back on it! I went shopping today and bought some bits! So I thought i would share my purchases with you! 

I picked up these gorgeous boots from River Island for £45.00. I have had my eye on them for a while and decided to finally buy them today! The heel is chunky which makes them really comfortable and easy to walk in! 

I also found this Khaki nail varnish for £1.99 in New Look! I painted my toes last night cause I couldn't wait to see the colour! It's beautiful 😍

Look at these gorgeous Single earrings! And for £2! Perfecto!

I rustled through the sales and found this white shirt that will be perfect with my fur gilet that I got for Christmas! This was also a steal at £10, thanks New Look! 

I loovee the New look makeup range, Pure Colour. This lip liner is gorgeous and looks really natural. It was also time for a new foundation brush as the hairs started falling out of my old one, it did last a good year though! I paid with my boots points aswell so it's free right?! 😉

Last thing was this gorgeous fur scarf from new look. It was £24.99 but was in the sale reduced to £10! It's so warm and have it on as we speak!

Have you had anything from the shops recently? 

Fran xxx

Brush wash!

Time to wash the brushes! 

If any of you are like me cleaning makeup brushes doesn't sound like the most appealing job but I can't stress how important it is, I can't stand it when your brushes get clogged full of makeup, just think of all the oil and bacteria that starts to build up inside the bristles  GROSS! and then we go and swirl it on our faces! 

I tend to wash them every three weeks or if I feel one needs a more regular wash I will wash inbetween, for example my foundation brush takes a beating and is one of the main brushes so i usually do that every other week. Clean brushes is the key to clean looking makeup.  

There are tonnes of makeup removers on the market that you can use and even tutorials on how to but it's really not that complicated! 

Firstly, run your brush under Luke warm water with the bristles facing downwards, avoid getting water into the very base of the brush as this is where the glue holds your brush together! 

Dispence some of your chosen product into the palm of your hand, about a penny size will do. I'm doing this at work so I can use a deep cleansing shampoo. You can use anything from antibacterial hand soap to your hair shampoo. Some makeup products such as oil based foundations  can be hard to wash out of your brushes , applying Washing up liquid before you dampen your brushes Is great for this as it will loosen that up before you wash it. 

Next swirl it in your hand into a nice lather and rinse, repeat this step until the water runs clear. Rinse again under Luke warm water. 

When your happy that it's all out, Squeeze off the excess with a paper towel or a towel and leave to dry lying down to allow the water to drain off them! 

Et voila!!! 

So next time you look at your brushes, give this a go! I can assure you your makeup will go on smoother!! 

Do you wash yours? What's your routine? Xxx

QUICK & EASY:Hair mask!

 EGG, YOGHURT & COCONUT OIL HAIR MASK

  Now Here's a post I have been meaning to do for awhile, now we are in the winter months its time to give your hair some TLC.  The cold weather really takes its toll on our hair and It's time to bite back! We swap our moisturisers so why not give your hair a treat. The ingredients I am going to use are easy to get hold of and some of you will have them in your cupboards anyway!

Eggs! Yes Eggs can be a great source of protein for your hair. The yolk is rich in fats and proteins which is extremely moisturising. The whites contain bacteria eating enzymes that cleanse hair and scalp from unwanted oils. For normal hair use whole egg to condition; use just yolks to moisturise dry, brittle hair; and use just whites to treat oily hair. For me, I have a super oily scalp so this is a must. 

Yoghurt! Yogurt can help reverse hair damage caused by product build up and air pollution. After a weekend in London my hair felt sooo brittle & dry, and with it being the party season and all I haven't been the kindest to my hair (I'm sorry i still love you) The lactic acid in yogurt gently strips away dirt while the milk fat moisturises. Double YAY! 

Coconut Oil! Now we all know how amazing coconut oil is for our hair and body, this is a vital ingredient in our hair mask as it moisthurises, prevents breakage and is PACKED with nutrients to keep our hair strong and healthy such as Vitamin E, Vitamin K and Iron. Each of these plays a key role in keeping your hair soft and supple, and Iron can even eradicate dandruff from the scalp. 

If your thinking of having a go, Mix all these kitchen essentials in one and apply from tip to root, leave for 20 mins and rinse with cool water.  I like to wear it up in a bun and keep it off my face and skin because lets face it... it's raw egg!! Let me know how you get on I guarantee you will love it! 

happy hair masking !

whats your favourite? let me know, Fran xxx

KIKO COSMETICS! ♥

Good evening beauty's ♥

I'm SO excited about this one !!! 

I wanted to introduce you to this beauty. If you haven't heard of Kiko before,

Kiko Cosmetics, is an Italian professional make-up range. I love the fact that this brand is all about new cutting edge technology and the latest fashion trends. I have only a small selection of make-up to introduce you to, but Kiko offer a large variety of products for all different skin types, a massive array of colours, tones and textures.

This really is a luxury brand, but the most amazing news is: IT IS SUPER CHEAP! So your probably thinking, why is it so cheap!? Just go with me. Put it this way I bought 4 products and it came to £24.90, imagine how much  4 things in MAC would be. I was so excited to try and got bit carried away!!

 I bought  a colour sphere eye shadow in shade 04, Golden bronze special FX,this is highly pigmented  even when swatched on your hand and I cannot wait to try it! £5.90!!! 

 A beautiful luscious cream lipstick in shade 506, Misty rose. This lipstick is super creamy and feels lovely and light on your lip, it also promises to be long lasting, I have had one of these lipsticks before and they have amazing staying power, even when you feel like it's all rubbed off, its still got your back. KIKO's lipsticks are made in the same factory as MAC, they both have the same sweet scent, £6.90

 A gorgeous super gloss in shade 112, a gorgeous glitzy number,£4.90.  This is an Ultra shiny moisturising gloss that comes in 28 shades, santa please?! 

 Last but not least ultra tech mascara, I just LOVEE the brush on this mascara it's super fine to coat every single tiny lash. With two types of bristles it promises thickness, fullness, separation and definition! wowzers ! £7.20

Stay tuned for pictures of these products on! 

Have you tried any KIKO products? Did you know about them? 

Fran xxxx