My Make Up Collection

Hello Everyone and welcome to January and Beauty Week :) A whole week of beauty related posts with the exception of Sunday...Mama needs a little break :D But 6 blog posts that I am really excited to share with all of you. If you are not really interested in beauty then come back in a week, because there is beauty and beauty only over here on WhiteCrispShirt

FIRST post to start out the madness is a little look at my make up collection.

And here it is, my beautiful vanity. I got the table from IKEA....obviously and although I like it...I don't love it. The drawer doesn't come out fully so the back of the drawer is quite underused. I have put everything in boxes which makes finding things more easy, as I can just move the whole box and pull others out but still...And I'm yet to get a bigger mirror to either be bolted on the wall or sit on the table. But for now I'm using the little round mirror
Another thing I don't like about the vanity is where it is. It's at the opposite wall from the window so the light comes from the back of me. I end up wearing way too much make up on a daily basis just because the lighting is awful :D That is my excuse and I'm sticking to it :D

I will go through the little bits and bobs in it and on it, but I won't go too much into detail about the brands exactly. If you have been reading my blog for while you know that I am very into drugstore brands, so there isn't much high end brands in there that might excite people :D

This is the left side of the vanity. In the little pink Ted Baker box I have a jar of pencils...eye and lip pencils that is...and a few brow ones. I also have a few eye liners in there.in there I also have my hair oil, some letter writing sets and my Urban Decay Vice3 palette, which is just too big to fit anywhere else.
On top of the black Black Opium by YSL box I have the perfume, and whatever skincare things I currently use at the time during my night time skincare routine...I mix it up a lot. The gold DKNY box is filled with nail varnishes and the Audrey Hepburn picture you can see is a cut out from a calendar :) The mirror is from Tk Max , and even though it has a big crack on the other side it has served me well over the years :D

The right side of the table is where I keep all my brushes. They are on top of a few books...as you can see all by yourself :D The bigger grey box is from Ikea and the glass jar is an epty Douwe Egberts coffee jar (same as for the pencils).
I would like to find some matching ones instead of the three containers that I have now, but I haven't found ones I like yet...or I have and haven't bought them right there and then, and then regretted it :D
On top of the #FrontRoe book I also have a few random items. YSL eye liner, a gold necklace, compact mirror and nail varnish :/ this is usually where little random things end up :D
I also have my Tiffanys box, that actually has some massive glass earrings in it and the orange box that holds the earrings D got me for my 26th Birthday :) I just like the colours of the boxes really though :D And the postcard is obviously from Paperchase.

This is one of the boxes from the drawer, which is filled with my most used items. The stuff I use pretty much every day or use most often.
A few items there - The Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid foundation which I love. Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara and the Collection Brow trio.
If you have any more interest in my most used products then stay tuned as I will be posting my all time favourite make up products and brushes post this week :)

Tomorrow I will be sharing a nice simple Bronze Gold Make Up look...so...

As Always, Stay Tuned

xoxo

Meril

Recent Favorites

Hello, Everyone
I have been mighty busy lately, with getting ready for house guests and other visitors and just trying to keep up with my little monkey, who is now climbing on everything and pulling down everything that he can reach. So finding time to finish up one of my 9 draft posts has been pretty much impossible :D I keep starting them and then so much time passes that they are no longer relevant, so I just kind of have to start another one and the same thing happens :D But I promised myself to blog more often this month to keep myself busy. And I need to keep myself busy as my plan to go back home for a month with Oscar is being held back by the lack of passports in our house :D So here I am writing :)
The plan was to do an April favourites post but in the end I decided ''recent'' is a more relevant word :D

I will start with the beauty products.

The RealTechniques duo fibre brush set was a late find for me. I haven't actually tried any duo fibre brushes...ever...and I'm sad I hadn't discovered them earlier because they are AMAZING. They blend all the cream and powder foundations so well and leave no lines. I don't really use the small eye brush for eyes rather than blending out the contour line on my nose, but I'm sure it will be amazing for eye shadow as well, it's just that I have my tried and tested eye shadow brushes I use daily. Both the big face brush and small contour brush are used daily and I can't repeat myself enough, they are sooo goood. The set is meant to be limited addition, but they are still available in most drugstores and also online.

If you find something you like, buy loads of it :D For me it's plum and berry shades. I'm sure you know my obsession with purple lipsticks/glosses and now I've moved the obsession onto my cheeks as well :D The plum colored Expertwear blush by Maybelline is a very very recent find, and even though it looked super shiny in the shop but ended up being quite matte in real life I still love the colour. It's this super buildable blush that is just so pretty...That's it...it's so pretty :D The shade is 79 Flash Plum.

I also got a peachy tone in shade 62 Rosewood because peach is a bit of an obsession as well lately. To be honest they only had these 2 shades in Superdrug and not that they only had these shades left...it seemed that these 2 are the only ones out there at the moment :D But I will look into it and if I can find more shades I'll link them below.

Dry Shampoo. I have been meaning to try out the dry shampoo but never really got round to it, so when my sister came and recommended me this one I had no more excuses any more. I have to say Momma finds less and less time to wash her hair so this is a godsend...or sistersend shall I say :D It smells so nice and once I was taught on how to use it I was set to go. It just gives me an extra day to rock some loose waves or a straight hair do rather than a ponytail. I mean I have worn that ponytail for months now :D This CO Lab dry shampoo in classic fragrance is meant to be better than the Batiste ones, but I wouldn't know as I haven't tried the Batiste :D If you have tried them both and have a different opinion let me know :)

Maybelline Dream Satin liquid foundation in 02 cameo. I will say this right at the start...I have way too many foundations, but this is by far my favourite. It is somewhere between medium and high coverage so not too good for those hot sweaty summer months, but it leaves such a flawless finish that for now (spring) it is perfect. And it is very durable. I walked through rain and wind with this bad boy on my face :S yes that sounded weird and dirty :D but it lasted. So if you want a flawless coverage this is the one.

Moving on to another face product. NYX Born to glow Liquid Illuminator is the bomb. I use it on top of my foundation just on my cheekbones for that glowy dewy JLo glowy dewy look :D And it just leaves an amazing glow without rubbing off the foundation. I'm pretty sure it is meant to be used as an all over the face product just like the similar product from Revlon, but the tone 02 Gleam is just a bit too dark for me at the moment for that purpose...it will be perfect in the summer though :)

And the last beauty favourite is actually an old favourite of mine that I recently repurchased and it's the Intimately Beckham Womens Eau de Toilette natural spray. This use to be my go to fragrance for work as it's really light weight, smells amazing, it's not offencive and it's SOOOO CHEAP :DI bought mine from Amazon fro about 7 pounds and the bottle is 75ml :o I don't think you get any better than that :D It will last me for so long as well, and it's such a nice floral summery scent.

Fashion wise has been a bit slow these past months :D But I have managed to find some things I absolutely love.

Starting with shoes...I mean I won't go into detail, you have seen me wearing them on Instagram and as part of a casual sweater dress outfit. These Missguided flats are so comfortable yet stylish...I love them, I love them a lot :D

I have also given into my obsession with sunglasses and purchased 2 pairs recently (they are on the beauty favourites picture) The balck ones are from Asos and were 10 pounds and the brown ones with gold accents are from Primark and they were only 3 pounds :O

Moving on to 2 more things I found from Primark. The 2 floral gypsy off the shoulder strappy blouses. They were 6 pounds each so I had to get both of them. And this whole off the shoulder look is very in at the moment, so I'm glad I get to try it out without spending a pretty penny. I got a one in colour grey and navy and I got the size 8. I won't be able to link them as Primark doesn't have an online shop :(

Another very affordable brand is Forever21. I mean you can't get better than that. I went in there and you do get a bit blinded by the lights and all the products but once you get right in there and start searching you will find some fabulous gems. I found the Acid Wash  3/4 length jeans in light blue. And they have been my favourites ever since. I only paid 14 pounds and I also have to mention that I bought size w26 rather than the usual w27 that I go for in other shops just because they are very stretchy and I don't want them to stretch out too much and become unwearable.

And then there is the New Look bag. I have worn it as part of an outfit for one of my fashion posts but never got round to actually tell you guys how much I like it. It is also now on sale for just 10.99 (I'll link it down below)

The size is just perfect for all your essentials and because it's nice and compact I can even take it with me when I go out with a pushchair as it goes over the shoulder. It's just this perfect little black bag for days and nights out :)

And this is it for my recent favourites :)

Hope you enjoyed the post 

Stay tuned

xoxo

Meril

Products

Intimately Beckham for Her Eau de Toilette 50ml • Red Carpet • £9.99
Maybelline Expert Wear Blush Rosewood • Maybelline • £5.19
Maybelline Expert Wear Blush Flash Plum • Maybelline • £5.19
Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation - Sun beige • Maybelline • £8
COLAB Dry Shampoo London 200ml • £3.15
FOREVER 21 Acid Wash Skinny Jeans • Forever 21 • £14
Woven Slip On Skater Pumps Tan • Missguided • £16
Real Techniques Limited Edition Duo Fibre Set • £23.99
NYX Liquid Illuminator - Gleam • NYX • £9
ASOS Oversized 70s Sunglasses - Black • Asos • £10
Black Snakeskin Padlock Chain Strap Bag • New Look • £10.99

Little Beauty Haul

Good Evening, Everyone

I have actually managed to get my hands on some new make up and tools recently. So I thought I'd give you guys a little overview and mini reviews on the products that I have purchased :) I already did a separate post on the Revlon Photoready products so I won't be talking about them again. Hope you enjoy the post and find something to try out yourself :)

Firstly and foremostly I got these Zoeva brushes. I'm not going to lie, they have ended up in my online shopping basket a few too many times, and every time I have not been able to justify getting them. But I figured that I will be able to use them on my make up course, that is meant to start in May?? :D I need to double check that. So I got them. And I'm so happy with my buy. They are amazingly soft, firm, silky and beautiful. My favorite one so far is the silk finish brush, that I use to apply my foundation. The powder brush is slightly too airy to apply compact powders but probably perfect for loose powder. And the rest of the brushed I'm yet to try out :D But I'm sure they will not disappoint. I got this set of face and eye brushes with the bag from the Beautybay website.

All the products I've gotten from either Boots or Superdrug

Face products

You already know about the disappointment the Revlon products were. But all the rest of these are pretty darn amazing for what they cost me :)

I have used the Rimmel Stay Matte powder for years and I still keep going back for it every time. So that is definitely worth every penny. To be honest it only costs like a few pennies anyway :D

The Collection Lasting Perfection ultimate wear concealer is a new buy for me. I usually steer away from this company, but I've heard so many good things about this concealer that I decided to try it out myself. The cover is amazing and it really does stay on for hours. You obviously have to set it with a powder, but it does what it says it will do. 

And lastly by far my favorite bb/cc cream so far. Bourjois 123 perfect CC cream. I absolutely love this. On days when you just need a quick cover and fix, this is what I will grab for from now on. It leaves your skin smooth and not oily or greasy and covers all the blemishes and redness. I apply it with my fingers just in my t-zone and blend it out. AAAAMAzing

Lip Products

The swatches are the other way around :S

I have a big love for purple lip colours. I just think they look good on me and I think purple is less glam as red but not less dramatic. On the other hand I think a purple lip is much easier to dress down than a red lip. Anyway, I'll cut right to the point. This Revlon Colorstay Moisture stain in the color 005 Parisian Passion is perfect. It's just a really long stay lip gloss?stain? but it's not cakey. It just stays on in a glossy purpley heavenly color and I don't even have to reapply after hours. I mean I don't think you can ask much more from a lippy :D

Bourjois rouge edition velvet in the color 02. Not a big fan of this one. It is much more red than I was hoping it would be. I definitely don't think it's a every day color. But it is long lasting and really velvety and matte that it will be perfect for a date night lip :)

Collection Galactica lip butter in color 1 pink rush. I only picked this up because it was under 2 pounds, and I was already by the counter getting that concealer. I do find it a bit too metallic though. On the other hand it is very buttery and for a lip butter stays on for a good while. Definitely not kiss proof, as Oscar had some very pink cheeks :D

MUA lip liners. I picked these up for a pounds each, thinking you can never have too many lip liners, but I'm not a big fan. The colors are not very pigmented so it takes a good strong push to get the line clear. But for a pound I don't expect miracles :)

Eye Products

Seventeen Falsify HD mascara. This is a very hyped about mascara. But I'm not a fan. You need a good few coatings of it to actually make a dramatic change in the look of you lashies, and it kind of powders off under your eyes :(  Not going to buy it again, but won't be hiding it in the drawer either.

Must me honest with you guys. I actually thought this MUA eye liner was a lip liner when I bought it :D but the same story here. It's not very pigmented and takes a harsh hand to get it on the lid. Will probably try using it as a lipliner still :D As I don't want to be pushing it on my eyelids. 

And this is all for my little beauty haul post.

Hoped you found some products to try out yourself. 

What are your favorite beauty products/tools lately ? Any new products you have tried and loved ? Leave a comment below :) If you don't want to miss any upcoming post, why not subscribe :)

And as always

Stay tuned

xoxo