50 Day Spending Ban | Week 3

Hay there Lovelies. Its now day 23 of my spending ban. I'm almost half way there but i'm actuly going to expand my ban until July 18th just because even through i'm still saving I have slipped up a few times this past week. woops 

So this week I knew was going to be quite expensive as I had to pay for my tickets to glasgow and back which was £10 each way so £20 all together. so that was planned. what was not planed was our debenhams to get in the illamasqua mystery boxes for only £19 and i'm sorry but i really could not pass up that offer. 

Total Spent - £39

On My Wishlist - Kryolan items, The new illamasqua lipsticks and Hydro Vale and crown brushes

hope everyone else is doing good on there spending bans. 

My April Favorites

Hello my Lovelie's. I have for you today a little bit late April favorites. This moth I have really just been using the same things but a few items are new to me this month. I dont do monthly favorites ushaly but I just decided you might actually enjoy it and it was requested a few times as well. 

Face

Illamasqua skin base - This foundation is amazing, I have finally found it the perfect foundation for me it blends amazing and feels nice on the skin, it gives a medium coverage but a little bit goes a very long way. 

Benefit Hoola Bronzer - this is a product I have a love/ hate relationship with. This month I have loved it it looks grate for contoring. I will need to buy another one soon as there is not too much left

MAC Prom Princess blush- My dad actually bought me this in the middle of march and I love it and i'm so happy he found it when shopping in Glasgow and it was the last one as well :). You dont need much of this blush as its very very pigmented.

Eyes

My MAC Palette- This past month I have actually just been using my mac palette, the colours I have used the most are Naked lunch, satin taupe and shadowy lady. these eyeshadows are really nice and smooth and blend really well. 

Maybelline the rocket mascara - This mascara is amazing I need another one. it lenghins my lashes and makes the fuller. 

Lips

MAC Daddys little girl - This is a really lovely lipstick that I have worn every single day since i bought it. It slides on lovely and its the perfect pink purple colour. 

Brushes

Real Techniques buffing brush - this brush buffs in foundation like a dream

Real Techniques pointed foundation brush - I use this to apply my foundation then buff it in with buffing brush

MAC 129- This brush works grate at applying my contore and blush it pics up the perfect amount of product. 

MAC 217- this is my holy grail brush it can be used for so much from applying eyeshadow to blending out eyeshadow to blending concealer. its a total malty purpose brush 

So Thats all my favorites for the month. Dont forget to go enter my giveaway. 

My Illamasqua Lipstick Collection

Hi there my Lovelies. Today I have decided to do a post I have been meaning to do for a while. It's going to be my Illamasqua lipstick collection. I actually only had 2 until Easter when my collection started to grow, lets make a long story short, I now have 8 illamasqua lipsticks. illamasqua products are my favorite the brand is unique and the products beet anything else I have tried, If I need something new for my kit I will go to illamasqua to get it. There lipsticks are fab so lets have a look at the ones I own. 

So first off I love the packaging, Its sleek and very easy to store which is grate me being a makeup artist. I have a mixture of shades and some of them you may think are weard but being in the makeup industry you never know what kind of colour you may need. 

So as you can tell my lipsticks are a little bit mingled  that's for hygiene reasons as these lipsticks are part of my kit I have to scrape them with a spachala and then use a lip brush. 

from left to right

Pristine - This is really just a matte black £16.50 

Disciple - This is a matte navie blue. it looks quite black in the tube but when applied its more blue£16.50

Apocallps - This is a really pretty teal lipstick again its matte. its really pretty and i'm planning on doing a post just on this lippy £16.50

Fetish - this is a new lipstick of mine so I have not yet used it but its purple and I love purple. and again its matte. £16.50 

Sangers - this is a matte pure vintage red. its beautiful! £16.50

Atomic - This is a matte reddie toned pink. it really pretty on the lips £16.50

Immodest - is a really bright matte pink, reminds me a little of candy yum yum. £16.50

Sonnet - this is a nude pink but it has quite a bit of a orange undertone to it. its a beautiful colour for brides £16.50 

and that is the swatches. these are all beautiful and I will be showing you on the lips in individuality reviews. If you have any requests on the lipsticks you want to see individual reviews on please let me know in the comment section below. 

* I dont pay full price for my illamasqua lipsticks as I have bought them in sales or I do get 40% off all illamasqua products. 

Hope you enjoyed this post. 

50 Day Spending Ban | Week 2

Hello my lovelies. its now been 16 days since I started my spending ban. I think its going pretty well actully, I have bought a few items that I needed for shoots but not much and when buying the items I have found that bargains are pretty easily found.

So this week I had to buy a blue wig for a shoot but it has not arrived yet, some eyelashes as i'm running out, a pack of head bands for a shoot on Saturday and a powder highlighter. 

Total spent - £ 13.61

on my wishlist - Kryolan palettes and crown brushes again and Illamasqua new collection

so the good thing is the makeup forever flash palette is no longer on my list, I was at the Edinburgh Collage of Art last week doing makeup for the costume show and I was speeking to some other makeup artists and they all use Kryolan so I changed my mind and i'm getting kryolan instead of makeup forever. 

this week maybe a bit more expensive as I have to book my bus to glasgow for a shoot next week and I may not be able to control myself with face on magazine eeeee. But I promise I will wait till london to get the stuff on my wishlist. 

good luck everyone on a spending ban and I hope to see lots of you at imats this year.