Advent goodies 5-8

Hey love's

Here's days 5-8 of the Boots 24 Days Of Beauty! 

DEC 5 - 

A sample of Rimmel's new Stay Matte foundation in Ivory 

DEC 6 - 

A sample of the Vichy Slin idealizer serum, I have this in full size and LOVE IT :) 

DEC 7 - 

Another perfume sample of Paco Rabanne Black Xs, smells lush! 

DEC 8 -

Umberto Giannini Pom Pom hair band! 

well guys there's days 5-8 a pretty random few days of gifts! 

See you soon for days 9-12

Much love 

gem xox

Advent goodies 1-4

HEY loveies :) 

sorry iv been Mia for a little while I have been soooo unwell :( bad times! 

So as you might have seen I got the boots 24 Days Of Beauty Advent this yer and I'm going to share what I got with you :) 

This will be days 1-4, so all together I will have 6 posts all in all :) 

DEC 1 -

Oh hell yeah, my fav lil friend soap & glory :) was very happy when I first opened this! 

DEC 2 - 

Its a new balmi :) I LOVE these cute cubes of lovely moisture, this one is a fresh mint flav Mmmm yummy! 

DEC 3- 

Mavala nail polish in the shade 53 London, I have a few of these polishes and was very suprised how good they are, can't wait to give it a go at Xmas! 

DEC 4- 

Sorry for bad pic :( This is a small sample of Nina Ricci Nina (I think it's called?) lovely nice sample to pop in the work bag :) 

If you guys would like full reviews on products let me no :) 

see you soon for days 5-8 

Love Gem xox 

November GlossyBox :)

Hey lovies, so it's a new month and a new glossybox. 

After last months well what can I say shamefull box I really did have to think about getting this months, I said to my self give then until December then if I still feel the same I'm CANCELING! The last few boxes I have recieved have well been crud and a waste of money! 

Anyway my first impressions of this months box are it's okay! A lot better than last months but still not amazing! 

Elegant Touch nail remover pads, I have an abundance of these so yes there handy but not what I really want to see in a beauty box. They are £2 from most shops. 

Vichy Idelia Life Serum, this claims to be unique product that helps transform the appearance of the skins quality. It helps protect the skin from stress, unbalanced diet and pollution. I'm looking foward to giving this ago as I love Vichy products. For the full size of 30ml is £29.50

Emite Micronized Eyeshadow, this is a cute lil eyeshadow, it's nude shimmer colour, looks lovey and will work well as a base or even a lol highlight, defo loving this! 1.48g for £16.80

Yves Rocher France Hand Cream, well I can't comment on this as I'm allergic to nuts so it's gone to the neighbor :( 

Gosh Velvet Touch Lipstick in Sundown, I do have a few gosh products so was happy to see this lippy, it's soooo orange though :/ I thought that when I tried it I might change but oh no it's far to orange on me and makes me look so odd lol! 

So not to happy but I can't reli complain to much, I'm still just giving them one more box then I HAVE to make my mind up to cancel or not! 

How did u think your box was? What are your ideas? 

Much love 

Gem xx

My lil Balmi :)

Hey lovies, 

so it's now officially snuggle weather :( and boy have my lips been feeling it. I have so many lip products for autumn like the cute vasaline tubs, the lip bitters by nivea, baby lips by maybelline and sooo many more. My lips instantly become a horid dried up mess with this wind :( 

I came across this lil beauty in my local tesco store. So I thought what harm would one more do to the collection. 

It's the Raspberry Balmi Cube. I love the packaging on this, it's do unique and cute. It comes with a lil handy cord so you can attach to any keys you have. 

The balmi provides an SPF 15 and has UVA protection as well so a bonus! It contains vit e which is an antioxidant, soothing shea butter with jojoba oil aswel, this lil cube leaves your lips feeling sooooooo moosturised, I really have fallen in love with a cube hehe

It smells amazing and can't help but think of raspberry cake when I have it on :) 

They do come in other flavours so might need to make a cheeky purchase to have them all. 

Is there any you can recommend? 

much love 

gem xox

Boots 24 Days Of Beauty :)

Hey lovies, 

So surely it's nearly christmas soon?? I mean c'mon even my town has Xmas lights up now (not on but there up) 

Well iv been thinking for a while I need a beauty Calander this year, I missed out last yet and I'm defo not missing out this year!! 

Iv seen a few on the market such as Lancôme, latest in beauty, Ciate nails and benefit. Then whilst at work I came across this one. 

Boots 24 Days of Beauty Treats. It looks amazing, for £30 it's a bargain as well. Most beauty calanders range from £50+, so my little devil on my shoulder just said buy me but me buy me, so erm yep it's been bought :)

It's quite heavy (this is promising) and features products from brands such as Nails inc, Rimmel, Vichy, Soap & Glory and many more. 

I'm really looking foward to opening this every day in dec, and more to blog what I get each day :) 

Are you getting a beauty Calander this year? What ones appeal to you?? 

Much Love

Gem xox

Nails for the week :)

Hey lovies 

I thought I'd do just a quick post of my nails for the week. It's now come my weekly tradition of taking all my previous varnish of, dealing with my cuticles and giving them a fresh lick of paint.

 

This weeks routine was as follows .... 

Firstly I took all my previous varnish off with a conditioning varnish remover. I then took Essie's Apricot cuticle oil and massaged this into each finger, trimming off any overgrown cuticles. Then took Essie's first base and gave each nail 2 coats just to be on the safe side :) 

I then choose Essie Fiji for this weeks colour, it's a lovely pale pink remind me a little bit of cotton candy :) I put 2 coats on and let this dry. With Essie polishes they seem to dry quite quick on my nails. Finally I took Essie's good to go top coat and applied this twice to each nail :D 

Then boom you have lovely fresh colored nails for the week :D 

What are your nail routines? 

Much love

Gem xox

October Glossybox

Hey lovies, 

(first things first sorry for the dud pics using the phone again, silly husband has lost my new camera charger! not a happy wifey) 

So it's that time again, glossybox time! I was really excite for this box. The box has a theme of Dark Romance, to me I was thinking dark nails, lovely dark lips and just lush dark makeup for the autumn/fall season. Well wasn't I disaapointed when I opened it up :( 

First product is yet another perfume sample, for me I seem to get one in every box atm and it's just a bit boaring now, I would like something different glossybox! This sample is of Katy Perry's Killer Queen, Now I might have just had a little grumble but I do like this sample, It smells to me very floral, strong and oriental, it's lovely! It retails for £29.50 for the full size. 

Next is the Monu Illuminating Primer. Iv had a few products from Monu in previous boxes so I am looking foward trying this one out. I might do a separate review in this so look out :) It retails at £24.95 for 50ml

The Premae Multi-Vit Smoothie Serum. The product is esp for combination skin, it helps to soothe redness help hydrate your skin and combinate the dreaded shine some of is girls get. I'll give this a go or though I don't really like some serums on my face for some reason :/ It retails for £22.50 for 50ml

The Mystic Diamond Argonoil from Eva Cosmetics. Yet another Argonoil sample, I don't know how many of these iv received lately, don't get me wrong I do love Argonoil on my hair atm but to receiver yet another one is a bit of a downer. It retails for £22.70 for 100ml

Lastly is the Cherub's blush by MeMeMe,  I was hoping that this would be a dark colour for me but nope it's quite fair and pink on me, it can be used as a cheek or lip tint, kind of the same like the benefit ones but I do prefere my benefit one :) 

This retails for £5.50 for 12ml and is my full size product. 

Now I do have to say the theme is Dark Romance and none of my products say this theme in any way. I'm slowly loosing my interest and might need to change boxes I think?? How was your box? What did you get in yours? 

Much Love

Gem xox

Sick :(

Hey lovies

Sorry I haven't made a post in a few days iv been so ill :( 

iv had the dreaded flu and it's literaly had me in bed for days watchin movies & sleeping, I'm starting to feel more human again so will get posting this weekend! 

Much love 

Gem xox

Autumn bits & bobs :)

Hey lovies, 

First things first sorry aging for the phone post :( camera gas been orded and should be here fingers crossed by Friday woop woop :) 

Well lovies it truley is autumn (fall) now, it's getting dark early, cold, windy and rainy, even though it does tend to be raining in summer autumn rain is horid :( 

I definately needed cheering up so I went and did a lil shopping for a few autumn essentials! 

First I went to primark just for some thick socks and could not find any at all ?? what's going on with that? Then I came across these boots o yes the boots! I love these!! there suede effect so I won't be wearing when it rains to much and there so comfy, I love the laces on the front they make them look so cute :) The heel does not feel that high (I do have higher shoes) and they are so comfy to walk in just like walking in trainers! 

Next I bought a new lipstick, the Kate Moss by Rimmell in shade 107. This is a beautiful dark berry plum colour, I inow every one is raving about this shade and I don't blame them at all it's lush! 

I then got two of the L'oreal Paris stain glosses in shade 402 Milady and 300 Juliet. 

402 Milady is a lovely dark purple colour, it's very highly pigmented and goes on so smoothly, it doesn't feel sticky with the gloss it just feels so smooth and lovely. it definately stays on so well, iv even weaning this from when I get ready at 5am and the colour is still very visible late at night. 

300 Juliet is a dark red/coral colour (if that makes sense) again it's highly pigmented and just feels lush on my lips. I'm definately going back for more of these! 

Finally I bought another Maybellline colour tattoo. I didn't really need a reason to buy this except i love the colour tattoos and I can not have enough of them lol! 

The shade is 70 Metallic Pomegranate. a it's such a nice autumn colour, reminds me of the change of colour on the trees :) 

It makes a great base shade for a lovely purple smokey eye and works brill on its on a a wash of colour on the lids :) 

So that's my autumn bits for the time being, I'm sure il be tempted to buy more if I see any hehe :) 

What bits have you got for autumn? 

Much Love

Gem xox

Seventeen & Soap&Glory

Hey lovies, 

As like my last post I'm sorry again :( silly camera still not working so iphone to the rescue :) 

Iv been looking for a while for new lip crayons, I'm slightly addicted to these bad boys! I love the chubby sticks by Clinique but sometimes I want something less pricey £££

A friend of mine told me about the seventeen lip crayons and have me the push to try one out. I went into my local boots and found them, I picked up the shade Heartbreaker. It's a lovely not to dark plum colour. It glides on your lips so easily and leaves your lips feeling very moisturised and finished with a nice gloss shine. The staying power isn't to bad and for me I was able to build up for a darker shade. They are £4.99 in boots :) 

The next one was the Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick, 3D Volume Lip Shine by Soap & Glory! wow that's a mouth full to say :)

I picked this up in the shade Nudist, it's a lovely pinky/beige colour! I love it!! 

I literally can't stop wearing this! When you apply this it goes on so quick and melts into your lips, it's very moisturising and creamy. It leaves your lips looking very glossy and the colour it leaves is adorable. 

It definately makes your lips look "3d" it gives the visual effect of being filler without giving off that tingly feeling you get with some plumping glosses. I really love this and will defo be going back for more! It's available in boots for £8 

Have you tried any of these? What are your thoughts? 

Much Love

Gem xox

BarryM Lash Vegas Waterproof Mascara

Hey lovies, 

First things first can I say sorry for the shoddy pics :( im posting this using my phone, the silly camera has decided to not work and fail on me :( 

Any way .......

I was shopping again on my work break and came across this little lovely thing. it caught my eye with the bright blue packaging and the fact it's waterproof. In autumn for some reason I need to change to using waterproof? hmm wierd fact there lol :) 

This is BarryM's new updated version of there Lash Vegas. It features a new spiral shaped wand that has been specially designed to separate, define and reach even the smallest of lashes. 

The formula of the mascara is said to be unique as it softens and moisturises the lashes and smudge free, now I hate mascaras that smudge, especially on your bottom lashes! 

I'm looking foward to giving this one a go and see if I can achieve the Vegas look :) 

Have you tried this out?? 

Much Love 

Gem xox

Soap & Glory mini bits :)



Hey lovlies,

Just a quick little post today. I went shopping a few days ago and only needed to re purchase my Soap & Glory cleanser. But hey ho i picked up these 3 beauties aswell.

 I managed to get drawn in as you do and made these cheeky purchases. The Smooch Operator, Glow Job and You Wont Believe Your Eyes.

I do believe i managed to pick up the old packaging for the smooch operator and glow job :( I have been told the formulation is the same they just changed packaging. (not happy bunny boots)  

Smooch Operator

With the horid weather setting in ineeded to buy a new lip balm, now i do have to say i have loads of lip balm and butters but hey ho you can never have enough in my eyes. This lip butter balm is formulated with mango butter, vit e, with argan and rose hip oils. These added ingredients help to nourish soothe and help soften thoses dreaded chapped lips. When i first smelt this it really does smell of vanilla and i love anything vanilla. This is amazing in my eyes. A little goes a long way, It mages to saty on quite well on my lips. When i drink or eat i dont need to re-apply it manages to stay on. in my eyes this is great. I put on a generous amount at night and bang in the morning i have kissable lips again :)

Glow Job

 I must say i did laugh a little bit with my firend when we saw this, yes i may be 25 but c'mon lol.

Glow job daily radiance moisture lotion (what a mouthfull 2 say) is a tinted face moisturiser with little bronzing beads added for that tanned effect. When i first used this i was in awe, it literaly made me looked tanned and not like willy wonkers little orange friends. It has a very sheer cover and i wouldnt really use this alone i did add it to my daily makeup routine. It doesnt really have a smell. When you use it i found that working upwoards helps the little beads burst and cover your face even on both sides. I really like this product, its not to over powering with the bronzed look.

You Wont Believe Your Eyes

I bought tis product as at the moment my eyes are horrid. I literally look like the walking dead with my eyes. It claims that it fights under eye bags, dark circles and pigmentation. It says it helps to lift, brighten and blur away any flaws. (I need a whole bottle an eye for mine then.) Iv been using this for a few days now and it has started to lowly help wth the puffiness and colour of these dreaded dark circles. It has a rollerball system with 3 little balls. You squeeze a little amount out and roll back and forth under the eye. then you simply pat any excess in and apply your daily makeup. I apply this both day and night and i do see it slowly working, it does have a lsight tingly sensation when you apply but nohting harsh. I will keep going with this and see if i can get my normal living eyes back.

Have you tried these? How did you find them?

Much Love

Gem xx

How much my face is worth tag :)



Face Products



Brushes


Hey lovies,

Just a quick post for today. I saw this tag the other day and thought id give it ago. So if  your reading this then i tag you to.
Im looking foward or shall i say dreading to see how much this will all come to. So lets get onto it then.

Face

Garnier Moisture Match - £5.99
L'oreal Lumi Magique primer - £9.99
L'oreal True Match Foundation - £9.99
Maybelline Fit Me Powder - £5.99
Maybelline Color Tattoo - £4.99
L'oreal Eyebrow pencil - £5.49
Revlon Lash Potion Mascara - £9.99
Bourjois Blush Exclusif - £7.99
Benefit Hoola Bronzer - Came as a freebie
Revlon Lip Butter in Sorbet - £7.99

Brushes

Mac 204 Lash Brush - £9
Real Techniques Blush Brush £9.99
Real Techniques Contour Brush - part of the core collection for £21.99
Real Techniques Buffing Brush - Part of the core collection for £21.99
Too Faced Lid/Smoker brush - Part of a 3 set of brushes for £30


Wow thats a lot of money :0

So lets try work this out and see how much my face is worth.

Im going to try work this out with some brushes being part of a kit im going to look them up and divide them between the total so its worked out more fair.
SO>>>>>>>> DUM DUM DAHHHH

TOTAL = £105.39

OH MY :0 wow now thats a lot, i didnt think it would be that much.
Now remeber i have tagged you ALL in this so happy reading and happy adding up your face,

Much Love Gem xox



Glossybox Sept 2013

Hey ladies, Well its that time again, the lovely arrival of the Glossybox. This months box is the London edition. The box is in a lovely navy blue colour with the lid being the union jack, tops the london theme off :) Included with the box was there first ever Glossybox magazine. Its a little 10 pgae glossy magazine filled to the brim with lots of info on London fashion week, whats hot now and lots on the A/W 2013 beauty trends. I loved reading this and cant wait for the next one. Now for the box itself. Included in mine was a 5ml sample of Elizabeth Arden Untold eau de parfum. This sample is quite floral but not to overpowering and i think very modern. A very warming scent and will definately be trying this one out. The second thing that caught my eye was the Toni&Guy Shine gloss serum. I have used this in the past and totaly forgot about it, Im really looking foward to trying this again as i do remeber it being very good. The packaging is limited edition and was desgined by Lulu. The next item was by a company called Be A Bombsell Cosmetics, i personally have never heard of them. The product is there Onyx eye liner pen. It looks exactly like the blackbuster superliner by loreal. I tried this out and is not to bad, lasted very well and went on very easy, only took a few seconds to dry. The next item was the eylure pre-glued lashes. The box for some reason is so big just for one set of lashes and dont have a size number on them? Im intrigued to see if these will work and how long they will last for. They look quite natural so will be trying these out very soon. The last item is the Rimmel Stay Blushed Blusher. Now i have seen that this recently came out so very happy with this. I got the shade 004 Staykissed Cherry. Its a liquid cheek tint that states it wont colg pores and stays put for 24 hrs, now im looking foward to see if this is true or not. Now iv been talking for so long now im going to stop. Let me know what you think. Much love Gem xox If you dont know about Glossybox give them a look at www.glossybox.co.uk

Mini Haul

Hey ladies, So i was out shopping the wother day and a few products managed to work there way into my basket. I bought two of the Maybelline baby lips, Sleek Lip 4 palette, Bourjois Blush Exclusif and a Sleek blush. I never really jumped on the wagon when the baby lips came out, to me in my eyes they are just lip balms, Very good lip balms at that. I got pink punch & peach kiss. I have to say they smell divine especially the peach kiss. They are very moisturising and have a slight colour to them so in a way they stain the lips as well. They will definately be staying in my bag this autumn. What i found the most appealing was the new blush from Bourjois. This blsh is amazing, It is a creme ti powder blush that self adjusts into a unique pink that suits your skin tone when applied. I really love this. I have treid it on a few people and all have come out with different shades. I would definately recommend this to everyone. The Sleek lipstick palette caught my eye as iv seen a few posts on these and heard good reviews. I decided on the ballet palette. The palette has four matt, gloss and satin finishes. The colours are highly pigmented and have really suprised me as they last quite long on my lips. The four shades are Tutu, Plie, Swan Lake & Pirouette. I love this palette and will definately buy again. The Sleek blush im not to sure on yet. The shade i bought is Suede. I have loads of similar blushes to this colour, It again is higky pigmented and is a lovely dark coral bronze colour. I am going to try and use this more or maybe with different shades to see if i can like it. Im jut not to sure it suits me atm. Much Love Gem xox

EEKKK Day out with the hubby part 1 :D

Okay ladies this isnt a beauty post but i had to share my amazing day out with you all. So it was my hubbies birthday a few weeks ago and as a gift for erm me we went to the Harry Potter Tour. OMG it was amazing. I love Harry Potter and have wanted to go ever since it opened. My hubby on the other hand has seen one movie and fell asleep through it. So i know it took a lot for him to come with me but OMG i loved it.

When we pulled into the carpark i did the whole kid in a candy shop thing of screaming and just being so happy. Hubbie on the other hand just looked annoyed as there was people everywere lol.

So excuse the geeky look on my face on the pic i was indeed like a child. When you que to go inside the tour you see the replica of Harrys cupboard under the stairs. You then go into a room filled with posters from all the films, you hear a qucik story about the films and go into a large cinema room, me of course ran to the front seats as you do. The film starts and its based on the films and the tour and how it started. Then OMG the screan rises and there infront of you are the great doors to the great hall. Everyone was in awe even the moody hubby said wow. The loevly tour guide gave a little speach about the graet hall then off you trot around the rooms on your own, you can spend as much or little time as you like looking at each part. So thats enough for this part iv prob annoyed you with a long post hehe. Much love Gem xox

L'oreal Collection Privee

L'oreal have recentally launched a new lipstick collection adding on to there color riche line. Its called Collection Privee. There is 6 wonderfull nude shades all by the lovley l'oreal girls. I was out shopping and treat my self to 3 of the shades. They were on offer in my local boots store. I bought Rosewood Beige by Julianne Moore, Mauve Tint by Freida Pinto and Peach Sin by Eva Longoria.

I personally love these nude shades, they are very moisturising and have a slight pearl shine to them. L'oreal say that all 6 shades compliment every skin tone. The packaging in my eyes is also lovely, its different to there normal lipstick's and has a nice matt feel to them, i think its nice that on each shade the ladies have there signature on to tell them apart. I think i will definately go back and purchase the other three shades. Let me know what you think of them if youve bought them or seen them? Much love Gem xox

Bloglovin

I have now joined and posted my blog on the bloglovin site :) Hope to see you all there. Love Gem xox Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Hello :)

Well hello to you all. Welcome to my little beauty addicted world :) I should really start with a litte about me. My names Gemma every1 calls me gem, im a makeup artist and work within the beauty world.

I work for boots and handle some of the makeup counters there. I love my job and love all things makeup and beauty wise.

Well thats enough of me rambling on so i shall see you in my next post. I hope you enjoy my blog and look foward to talking to you all. 

Love Gem xox