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I Got Mail

This week I have been really ill with a cold, and the puffiness and dry skin around the nose is still hanging around but today I felt better; not much but at least I could do things.

Lunchtime came and went and an hours ironing later I still did not feel good in myself and I had to have a bath as we were expecting visitors.

Anyway, the postman knocked on the door and I turned around and my mum stood there holding a brown box and thought: What has she ordered now?

Then she passed me the box and I was even more mystified as I was not aware I had ordered anything that warranted a laptop size box.

Then my eyes fell upon the post label and on it was written the words: BH Cosmetics - suddenly it all made sense ...


At the start of this month I had won a you tube competition to gain a set of these brushes and I had not heard anything since.



Until today I opened the lovely real leather bag and felt the softness of the brushes.  I loved the feel and weight of the handles which I shall have to label their function as there are two I am not quite clear on.

Ironically, my other item of mail was a lovely BOOTS emblazoned envelope which contained more vouchers to spend before January 4th.

I think I may be able to see my way to that ...

... somehow!

Happy Chat

So, here is what I did this afternoon... ebay here I come!

Welcome to MAC Cosmetics Online. Your personal Makeup Artist will be with you shortly.

Hello. Thank you for your interest in MAC Cosmetics. My name is Lavinia. How may I assist you?

Lavinia: Hi Lizzie how may I help you?

Lavinia: Are you there Lizzie?

Lizzie: Hello Lavinia I had a conversation cut off with Fabienne, who gave me great contouring and eyeshadow tips but I had internet outtage when I asked about lipstick... We came to the conclusion for contouring with NW25 and for my hooded eyes to use Haux and Folie eyeshadows, do you have advice about lipstick and any other products and colours to suggest?

Lavinia: Would you like me to transfer you back to Fabienne? Or would you like me to help you?

Lizzie: I would like to hear your suggestions x

Lavinia: Sure!

Lavinia: what kind of lipstick are you looking for shade/texture wise?

Lizzie: I would like a moisterising lipstick that has a bit of drama and is longwearing.

Lavinia: Sounds great!can you desrcies what drama is to you? For me it's quite bright impactful

Lavinia: Describe*

Lizzie: Passion, forbidden love, temptation, desire ... Victoriana Gothic like Dracula ...

Lavinia: I mean colour wise

Lavinia: So dark ?

Lavinia: Like dark reds and purples for example?

Lizzie: Purples, reds ...

Lavinia: Great!

Lavinia: I'd have a looked at CYBER

Lavinia: This is your classic gothic deep vampy purple

Lavinia: For a dark red try MEDIA currant berry shade.

Lavinia: What are your thoughts?

Lizzie: Cyber is the colour I have been looking for ALL my life!

Lavinia: It's absolutely stunning!

Lavinia: One of my faves of all time,

Lavinia: I like to team this with NIGHMOTH Lip pencil for the ultimate long lasting lip look.

Lavinia: NIGHTMOTH*

Lavinia: Click here!

Lavinia: How does that sound?

Lizzie: Beautiful and marries to the eyeshadow shades as well.

Lavinia: You're so right. Really gorgeous colours all together! I especially love these colours for autumn/winter.

Lavinia: So chic and fashion forward.

Lizzie: Any other eyeshadows, products? I have roseacea, do you have anything to suggest there?

Lavinia: I love the eye shadows Sketch and Shadowy Lady for crease colours that are more smokey. These Burgundy purples really bring out green eyes!

Lavinia: For roseacea I love the PREP AND PRIME BB compact SPF35.

Lavinia: Click here!

Lavinia: It covers so well for a BB cream but you can also wear it as a primer underneath your regular foundation/concealer.

Lizzie: What is your absolute must have brush/blush/highlight?

Lavinia: What did you think about the eye shadow colours I suggested or the BB cream Lizzie?

Lizzie: What shade Bb cream, looks smooth, looking up the eyeshadows now.

Lavinia: Lovely!

Lavinia: I know you wear NW25 as a contour

Lavinia: Do you wear a MAC foundation?

Lizzie: I have only heard of MAC in the last few months but am considering saving up for products now

Lavinia: Great!

Lavinia: Can you describe your skin tone?

Lavinia: Or think of a celebrity with a similar skin tone?

Lizzie: Eyeshadow shades are gorgeous! Not too neutral which suits me so much.

Lizzie: I am cool ivory and my mum saysvI have similar tones to Kate Winslet.

Lavinia: Thank you,

Lavinia: This shade would be LIGHT PLUS

Lavinia: It's been a pleasure helping you today!

Lavinia: I really enjoyed chatting with you today!  I hope you will go to the site to learn more about these products.

Lavinia: I really enjoyed chatting with you today!  I hope you will go to the site to learn more about these products.

Lavinia: Are there any final questions on the products I recommended for you today?

Lizzie: Best brush from MAC, mascara eyeliner highlight.

Lizzie: The entire face x

Lavinia: Please email an artist for you request Lizzie

Lavinia: emailanartist@mac-cosmetics.co.uk

Lavinia: I hope this information has helped you today!

Lavinia: Thank you for visiting MAC Live Chat!

Thank you for chatting with us. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us again.

So, this was a helpful chat I had with some MAC livechat Artists.

Definitely helpful, useful and friendly.  Cyber lipstick come to mama!

Blog Lovers Everywhere

Bloglovin is the place to go.

Added the new widget so now people can see my blog on that particular website.

Just an announcement that soon I will be doing looks of the week with lists of products and links where to buy them.  I tend to go brighter in

Autumn and Winter as a way to help cope with the gloom. 

That will keep me busy!

The reasons being are many fold but the main one is funds - or rather lack of - so I shall not be able to do many haul blog posts for the forseeable future.  This is a shame because I suppose I am a little bit of a collector at heart and when I set my mind on something I need to have most, if not all, the colours ... for instance, I want to get ALL the editions of BH Cosmetics 120 shade palettes, but can not now because they are nearly £30 with postage added on.  

Secondly, I actually only have a tiny amount of space in the designated make up area of my room and will need to re arrange things so I am not scrambling around for everything all the time.

Thirdly, my father is heading into hospital for a knee operation in the upcoming weeks and a lot of my energies and strengths will have to be utilised around the house and to help my mother who is also disabled.

Fourthly, I feel that by doing looks of the week - I have time to design and look at the products I already own and work with them and actually get to know them and fall in love.

Also, a tip ... UK readers try looking out for make up brushes in your local Poundland and get the ones in singular packs called Allure - synthetic material white bristles dip dyed in pink - but honestly they are so soft and wash out really well with absolutely no shedding.

That is all for now - two haul posts will be posted shortly either tomorrow or Monday.

E.L.F Haul

E.L.F is a make up brand I have only just heard of due to You Tubing and had a look at the website - link will be at the end of this article.  My mother and I decided to take advantage of a code sent through the email and made an order with discount.  

E.L.F stands for Eyes Lips Face so I shall post picture in that order:  Firstly it came in an ordinary brown cardboard box that was lightweight - second of all - the packaging was so easy to open that the eye shadow quad practically fell out of the packaging.  Secondly - the speed of delivery was brilliant.  I ordered on Bank Holiday Monday and was in my hands by Friday lunchtime.

Jumbo Eyeshadow Stick: Little Miss Thing £2.95
Natural Lash Kit: Black £1.95
Eyeshadow Brush: £1.95
Mechanical Eyelash Curler: £1.95
Brightening Eye Colour: Pretty n' Pink £1.95

So, let's get to the products themselves.  I grouped the products in the order of the company name.

EYES: I have yet to try the false eyelashes and the nude jumbo stick, but let me tell you ... the eye shadow brush is beautiful - and packs on colour on the lid so well - works wonderfully with the BH Cosmetics pallete that I own (two now as the company sent a replacement for the one with a smashed colour!)  The eye shadow quad: Pretty In Pink was meant for me but the colour on the website was brighter than they turned out in real life so my mum owns those now.

Lipsticks Posh and Fearless: £1.95
Lip Gloss Joy and Blossom £1.95

LIPS: Two lipsticks with matching glosses one set for my mother and I.  On use the lipstick tube is lovely but a little bit stiff to turn and the lip gloss is done very differently. Instead of a doe/hoof sponge stick applicator it is a brush and you have to turn the bottom at least 7 to 10 times (though my mother's took thirty times to twist the product onto the brush);  I was impressed by the pigmentation of the lipstick both were on the lips like they looked on the website and in the case.

Fan Brush £3.95

FACE: was only this slim, elegant fan brush which is so light on the skin and I have used it to add a shimmery white eyeshadow as a highlighter and it does actually help in sweeping excess eye shadow off the skin around the eyes.  As you can see it has an embossed logo and looks professional at a very affordable price.  Great way to build up a brush collection without breaking the bank.

Party Peach: £2.50
Essential 3-Piece Nail Polish Set: Beautifully Bright £4.50         

If that weren't enough they also do easy to use nail varnish that glides on beautifully with a bright shimmer - perfect for summer or on a dull winter's day when you need to be reminded of summer like I do in Winter ... and yellow is one of my mother's favourite colours so we can't go wrong with this set!

And here is the haul in full!  Laid out so you can see how much fit into that fairly tiny box ... I shall definitely be ordering from this company again.  I do need mascara and eyeliner and some more brushes and the prices stated above: you  can't really go wrong.  Eyes. Lips. Face and more.  First time order - now, hopefully, loyal customer.

e.l.f Cosmetics UK

Eyes. Lips. Face - fun and affordable make up delivered to your door!  Do not forget to subscribe to their newsletters via email to get some really good offers.

I am in no way affliated with this company all the views expressed are my own.

Beauty Haul

Nyx Cosmetics

 Beauty Haul


Today I was just about to start on my Tuesday morning make up routine that I am enjoying getting into right now when a man delivered a brown cardboard parcel - it was my NYX products I ordered from K And Co late last week - and I had to use them straight away - the little pot needs a little brush to use but the lip gloss like one has a sponge hoof applicator - and, as with money, a little goes a long way - seriously you do not need much and you can say goodbye to the baggies under the eyes.  The mineral setting powder is silky smooth.  I am already in love!

BH Cosmetics 2nd Edition

Then as I was finishing my brow definition another knock on the door with another man bearing a brown package.  This one had German written on it but the top line of the address was BH Cosmetics.

I was so excited I literally jumped up and down like a little girl - I was holding literally 120 shades in my hands.  I opened the brown box carefully. Thrice wrapped in a large sheet of bubble wrap I saw the bright design of the box.  Playing pass the parcel on my own I opened the actual box only to see another covering of bubble wrap.

Gasping with delight as my eyes fell on the rainbow contained in the little smooth black and very light weight box.

As you can see some of the colours arrived smashed but the main one broken up is not one I, or my mother, are likely to use as neither of us are neutral/brown women.  The colours that matter are sat in all their velvety compact goodness awaiting to be used and brighten up our incoming Autumn and Winter - at least with this pallete we would be able to wear the sunshine on our eyes!

Below are links as to where I ordered these products from.

Links

Nyx Concealer Wand and Jar Duo - Fair
BH Cosmetics 120 Shadows 2nd Edition

Video Link

BH Cosmetics 1st and 2nd Edition Differences

Rosy Skin - No Warts

Before

So - Roseacea is a problem I have been dealing with for well over ten years now - I definitely would not have fitted the description of The Banks' children ideal nanny as rosy cheeks are one thing - but a constant red angry blotch on both cheeks is quite another!

When ever I have a bath or wash (showers happen very rarely!) I have two seperate routines - in the bath I exfoliate - currently with Good Things blackhead exfoliater and a five minute facial mask that may no longer be affordable - we'll see though ... 

Second Step

After a face wash with Simple soap in very warm water I use these products to smooth out my face starting with Nivea Creme, Rosex Metronidazole gel prescribed by the GP.  Finishing with Boots No7 Day cream to smooth things out and help give my face that extra moisture.  The face wipes helps me get the foundation off at night.

Now onto the covering of the redness - an arduous task meaning I have to look at myself in the mirror for half an hour...

Third Step

First of all I gather all of my foundations and powders and my one use brush - because of you tube I found a newer way to put it on so as to make sure the rouge colour disappears - stippling the brush on your cheeks concentrating on the problem area - as you can see up above mine is on the apple of my cheeks.  Second I pump the Max Factor 72 onto my hand then stipple on the back of my hand and start on my problem area - when I have sufficiently covered it I then lighten the tone with the No7 foundation - I am not stating shades we are all different.

Max Factor is fast becoming my favourite brand for foundations - underneath the Stay Perfect foundation is a loose powder I use to help blend the creams in. Both No7 and Max Factor have good consistency but I would say Max Factor is thicker and creamier than the Boots home brand.

Finished Look
Top is from Next

Et voila - the finished effect - after I gently stippled, softly swiped and made sure the face was flawless as I could get it; I finished off  my make up. With some new brushes I brought on Tuesday first I put an old Revlon white colour as a base followed by three shades of purple eyeshadow going from light to dark finishing off with a dark green No7 shade at the outer corner of the eyes to give them some depth, then another old glittery shimmery silver shade to give the lid that extra sparkle.  Using a Barry M pencil and MUA liquid eyeliner to get the flick just right - which I did not quite manage on my right eye - I actually got that intensity I have been longing for with a brow definition as a new trick.  Adding that wow factor with an eyelash curler and Rimmel duo ancient mascara with brand new No7 black.  Giving my lips a pale look with pink lip gloss - a light purple shade both Avon - and a nice red shade of No7 lip liner.

So, I may not do this every day as I have other conditions that sometimes makes it impossible for me to be all made up but I hope you enjoyed reading this - and if you want more detailed skills and pictures please ask.

Dappled Sunshine Amongst The Bluebells

Almost two years ago I met a wonderful woman
on twitter by the name of Susan Bland
through our mutual love for Doctor Who.

Box of Delights
Susan Bland - Etsy's Profile

A Coil of Bluebells

Then she went on her own journey and decided to create jewellery and what a journey it has been - I have seen her incredible adventure from almost day one.

Bluebells Draped Around

Box of Wonder

Dappled Bluebell

Box of Silver

Sunshine On A String

 A few weeks ago she showed a pair of earrings on facebook.  Mum and I loved them at once and ordered some - I chose darker blue and my mother chose yellow.

Noir Box

Sunshine Daisies

The fast service and her dedication is a wonder to behold.  You can see how finely packaged these exquisite pieces of accessories came in with this box containing my own darling strings of bluebells almost awaiting to be chimed for spring.


Each flower is lovingly strung with iridescent and opaque beads adorning them to make them breathtaking when seen against a black background.

You only have to look at how they sit on this cushion to know how gorgeous they are.  I was asked for how many flowers and, as odd numbers are more aesthetically pleasing to the eye, both my mother thought 5 would have the Goldilocks factor - IE - Just right!

My mothers arrived in a glittering silver topped box with a centre black bow adding that extra elegance that is reflective of my mother's style.  On opening the lid my eyes rested on the loveliest shades of yellow and green that were ever combined.  The black background made the beads stand out divinely.

Five yellow bell like flowers hung sweetly around the centre of the necklace.


Of course I got the camera out when I opened the brown parcel handed to me by Mr Postman.

I remembered my mother had left the earrings in their box on my dad's desk - (something that he got a little grouchy about.)

It was the earrings that prompted the request for the necklace as they were, in themselves, a work of art.

Before people wonder about prices she is absolutely affordable and the quality is worth double the prices she sells things for.

I have the link to her etsy shop up above and yoou can see for yourself how wonderful she is.

She is a woman who has been through so much in her life - yet will give up hours of her time to spend it reading my fanfiction and reviewing them all - so how could I not return the favour?

Believe me these photo's do not do them justice as the luminesence is somewhat lost with my camera as it is only a cheap one - so you will just have to trust me when I say how wonderful her jewellery is.

These earrings have the fey quality that makes you think a fairy crafted them and sent them out of the ethereal planes zipping along the clouds and landed on my doorstep due to a wish ...

Of course they didn't - fairies are too busy to do that.  But see how adorable they are nestled in their box - looking like they have woken up knowing they are to be worn tomorrow.

After all the separate pictures I took I decided to take them as a set - now all I need is a bracelet but I shall let her busy fingers rest for awhile and craft from her own pure imagination.

I love how my mothers glints and shines and how mine reminds me of the FOREST OF DEAN in spring when the bluebells carpet the cool. dappled shades of the woods and walkways.

Thank you Susan Bland for making us these delightful little adornments that I am sure we will cherish forever.

Susan Bland - Etsy's Profile - here is the link again for all of you.

Quality: 100%
Colours - 100%
Service - 100%

Sunshine Dappled With Bluebell.

Friendship bracelets were a fad when I was a youth ...

Now it seems to have extended to an entire set!

About Me

Okay ...

This is going to take awhile and this is a new blog - Make up disasters - nail varnish catastrophes and about me learning along the way.

Foundation is my can not do without product ... I HAVE lots of the stuff ... why is this?  Because I suffer from many skin complaints - eczema has scarred my legs and arms - roseacea plagues my face and I now use it on my mother's varicose veins - something she has said that has given her a little bit more confidence.

So take a trip down my disastrous journey and whoopsie moments and please bear with me as I have no training but I have, unknowingly, been putting the right shade of Foundation for most of my life ...

Favourite brands are:

AVON
Barry M
Good Things
Max Factor
No7
Rimmel

Brands I want to get to know:

BH Cosmetics
L'Oreal
M.A.C
MUA
NAIOUK
NYX

Favourite YOUTUBE VLOGS

Julia Graf
MissJENFabulous
Maya Mia
Nikkies Tutorials
Robin Moses Nail Art


These lists could grow .... and links will be added x

I have other passions proud of being a geek but this is where I want to be all woman

WELCOME to my BLOG and have fun and if I help ONE single person through this ... my mission is complete xx