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MAKEUP REVOLUTION VELVET LIP LACQUERS

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Hey loves, So today I have a post on one of the hottest trends over the last few years, lip lacquers. Whether you like matte or gloss, these lipstick hybrids have been EVERYWHERE! I have a few high and low end lip lacquers but love trying new ones out. I spotted these on Instagram and had to find them. I saw them in Superdrug for a bargain £3. I got Black Heart from a friend as a gift and thought it looked very purple like in the tube. I was surprised when I got home to find that it's purple based but it's very much a black on the lips. It was quite hard to get pictures that showed the true colour of the products. They change drastically in some lights. The next one I have is called Keep Lying For You. The names are ridiculous. This is a mauve dusty pink and my goodness it is gorgeous. It reminds me of Too Faced Liquified Lipstick in Fig only this is a lighter version. One thing I love is the applicator, it is very ordinary but doesn't pick up too much pr

Kat Von D - My Beauty Icon - #HoFBeautyAmbassador

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Good day beauty lovers, Today I have a very special post because it a post for consideration to House of Fraser as they are looking for Beauty Ambassadors. This is not something I would normally enter but with my background in Journalism and sheer love for makeup, skincare and well, anything beauty related, I thought why not enter?! When researching my old images and asking my friends who I constantly referred to for style and beauty as a young adult to now, one name popped up A LOT and that was Kat Von D. I have a couple of her tattoo books and the dream is for her to tattoo me one day (please let that happen). I have always had a rock edge to me, back in the 90's, my sister and I were grunge and even had the greasy hair. For this look I did a very cool toned gold/grey look that I saw in some of her older pictures. I love grey on my eyes. Here is a handy step by step guide.  At the end is a picture of all 3 lip options. I primed my lids with a KIKO eye base and

Ciate LashLights 'Famous'

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Hey there, So, I finally got my hands on one of the Ciate Lash Lights. Yay!! The packaging is even adorable. Excuse my nails in a picture below. I was away and didn't redo them. The idea of these bad boys is to brighten the tip of your lashes. The wand is very flat and holds a good amount of product. What Ciate say 'Award Winning British Nail brand Ciaté bring their innovative approach into the world of colour cosmetics with their LashLights ™ luminous lash-tip colour. Creating a colour pop, Ciaté London’s six highly pigmented and vivid LashLights™ shades will add a burst of colour to lashes at the simple slick of the easy-to-use, retro lash comb. Simply pat the LashLight™ formula onto the tip of your lashes over black mascara and comb through for a bold and striking look. Alternatively get playful with the colours and try layering multiple LashLight shades to lashes for an ombré finish. Unlike classic coloured mascaras, LashLights provide t