Seven Deadly Sins of Beauty Tag

Hello Lovelies,

I have been tagged by the lovely Linda from Love for Beauty to do the Seven Deadly Sins of Beauty Tag. I enjoy reading these sorts of posts and think they are fun to answer to. This is what you have to do…..

1) Follow and link up the person who tagged you.

2) Answer the questions on Greed, Wrath, Gluttony, Sloth, Pride, Lust and Envy.

3) Tag as many people as you wish and let them know you have tagged them.

4) Let the person who tagged you know that you did the tag by commenting on their post. 

Greed - what is your most expensive beauty item?
Over the last eighteen months I been saving for a house and have now bought one, so have had to be more careful with what I spend on beauty products, I would think the most expensive beauty product (excluding perfume, because I think they are always more expensive) I have is my Clarins Lotus Face Treatment Oil, which I posted about here. Like anyone I do love high end products as a treat and my wishlist is huge, but I tend to wait until somewhere has an offer before I buy something, like when Debenhams have their 10% off beauty products. I think for me to spend more than £30-£40 on a beauty product it would have to be pretty amazing, except for perfume.

Sloth - which product do you neglect the most due to laziness?
I don’t moisturise my body as much as I should, although I am always trying to make myself do it more often. I have so many lovely body moisturisers and body butters so I don’t really have an excuse, although I don’t like the feeling that you get when they don’t absorb quickly, so maybe that is what stops me.

Wrath - which item do you have a love/hate relationship with?
I was trying to think of something that I have a love/hate relationship with but will have to agree with Linda and say lip gloss and for the same reasons she does. I also love how it looks, but hate that a lot feel sticky and your hair sticks to them. I prefer things like YSL's Glossy Stains, L’Oreal's GlamShine Stain Splashes (which I posted about here) and MUA's  Power Pouts (which I posted about here).

Gluttony - what brand makes up most of your make-up collection?
I would have to say Benefit. For a long time Benefit was probably my favourite make up brand, and I do still love their products, but now that I have so many of them I have been trying other brands more. I only have one MAC Product at the moment and that is their Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle, which I love so much and there are lots of other MAC products I want to try. I also really like trying MUA products, because they are so affordable and I have really enjoyed using the ones I have tried like the Undressed and Undress Me Too Palettes.

Pride - which product gives you the most confidence?
This was a bit tricky for me, because there is not one product that on its own would make me feel more confident, so I am going to cheat here a bit and say the products that give me the most confidence are a good primer like Benefit’s Porefessional, a BB Cream like Garnier’s Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream (which I posted about here), Mascara (I love Maybelline's Volum' Express The Falsies Black Drama Mascara) and a shimmery blush, like Sleek's Shimmer Blush in Rose Gold.

Lust - which item is at the top of your beauty wish list?
I don’t know how I can choose, there are so many things I want at the moment , a few are Marc Jacob’s Dot Eau de Parfum , Benefit's Fine One One, Maybelline Color Sensational Popsticks, Sleek's Shimmer Blush in Sunrise and Lush's Face Masks.

Envy - which make up product/look is great on others but not yourself?
I think different people suit different looks, but one product/look I think looks really nice on other people is bright lipstick, but I just don’t think it suits me, or maybe it is that I am not used to wearing it and so don’t feel confident wearing it, I’m not sure.

Here are the Beauty Bloggers that I am tagging…..

Sarah from Sarah's Beauty Emporium

Rach from What Rach Loves

Molly from What Molly Loves

Natasha from Shot of Beauty

Jen from Daisy Rose Beauty

I look forward to reading your answers to these :)

Thanks for reading :) If you have already done this tag I would love to read your answers, so leave your links in the comments box.

Nyss x

Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Body Wash

Hello Lovelies,

Today I wanted to share with you something I am absolutely loving at the moment and that is Soap & Glory’s Sugar Crush Body Wash. I have quite a few Soap & Glory products and don’t think I have ever been disappointed with any of them. They always smell so gorgeous and I love the packaging too.

I really like that Soap & Glory make shower gels and body washes in quite big bottles with pumps, because I think this makes them super easy to use and also stops you using too much.

This Body Wash has quite a creamy texture and I always use it with a shower puff and it lathers up really well. It feels quite moisturising and leaves your skin feeling lovely and clean, but what I love most about this is the scent. It has lime oil, kiwi juice water and omega-rich veggie oil in it and I think it smells like sugar and limes and it makes the whole bathroom smell lovely when I use it. If you haven’t tried this, you at least have to smell of it next time you are in Boots.

Soap & Glory also make a body scrub and body butter in this scent, I have the body scrub too, but haven't tried the body butter yet, although I think I will have to try it :) 

Have you tried this? Would you like to see more posts about some of the other Soap & Glory products I love using?

Thanks for reading :)

Nyss x

Would you Rather? Beauty Edition

Hey Lovelies,

Over the last few weeks I have seen a few bloggers post their answers to the Would You Rather – Beauty Edition Tag and after reading Kayleigh from Couture Girl and Gemma from Miss Makeup Magpie answers, I decided to give it a go myself. I find these sorts of posts really interesting to read and think they help you get to know someone better and they are quite fun to do.

So here are my answers…..

Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lip glosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?

I would rather lose all my palettes and eyeshadows, because I think my eyes would look better with mascara and no eyeshadow, than eyeshadow and no mascara and you could use eyeliners as eyeshadows especially if you had some soft blendable ones :) Also I would much rather lose all my palettes and eyeshadows than lipsticks and lip glosses, when shopping I am always more drawn to lip products than eyeshadows. 

Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?

I think I would have to say never be able to cut it again, I think it would be bad for my hair, but I would just have to invest in lots of deep conditioning treatments, because the thought of having all my hair cut off is a nightmare for me.

Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?

If I had to choose I would say coral, I think on me those sorts of colour look more natural, although I do love pink blushes too.

If you had £1000 to spend, Would you rather buy clothes or makeup?

I would say makeup, because I have a bigger makeup wish list than clothes wish list. I would probably buy a few expensive bits that I otherwise wouldn't be able to justify buying.

Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?

I don’t know how to choose here as I wouldn't want to do either, if I had to I guess I would choose eyeliner as lipstick and choose an eyeliner colour that looked more like a lip colour, because applying lipstick to your eyes would not only look strange but I imagine it would also feel horrible. 

Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?

I have never been to a Sephora and I think there aren’t any in the UK, but from what I have read Sephora sells lots of different brands, so I would have to choose Sephora.

Would you rather only use one eyeshadow colour or one lip colour for the rest of your life?

One eyeshadow colour and I would choose a neutral slightly shimmery colour that would look ok for any occasion. 

Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?

I always feel the cold and so definitely wouldn't want to wear summer clothes in winter so I would have to choose winter clothes in summer and if it’s hot spend lots of time in air conditioned places!

Would you rather dark nails or bright nails all year round?

I would choose dark nails, because I don’t really wear bright nails in the winter and I wouldn't mind dark nails any time of the year. 

Would you rather give up your favourite lip product or your favourite eye product?

I would class mascara as my favourite eye product and would rather wear no lip product than mascara, so I would give up my favourite lip product. Although it says you just have to give up your favourite lip product, so presumably you would still be able to wear other lip products? 

Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a pony tail or a messy bun?

I don’t really like wearing my hair in a pony tail and don’t wear it in one apart from at home or at the gym, so I would choose a messy bun, because I think you could wear a messy bun for everyday or for a night out.

Would your rather never being able to paint your nails again or never use lip gloss?

I’d rather never to be able to use lip gloss again, because at the moment I paint my nails several times a week and love trying new colours. Also if I don’t have my nails painted they tend to break, so having my nails painted is a must for me.

Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all? or sharpie them in everyday?

I would hate either, but I can’t imagine having no eyebrows and so I would have to sharpie them in everyday. Perhaps I could sharpie them in and then take some of it off, so it’s not such a strong line?!

Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?

As much as I love nail polish, I would rather live without it than live without makeup, because I wear makeup everyday unless I am staying at home.

Some of these questions were hard to choose between and I'm glad I don’t actually have to live by some of these!

I’d love to see what your answers would be, so if you have done one of these or you do one leave me your link in the comments box.

Thanks for reading :)

Nyss x

Beauty Swap with Clare from A Bit of This and That

Hello Lovelies,

Today I wanted to share with you what I received in a recent Beauty Swap I took part in. 

I had seen bloggers post about these in the past and always thought they looked a great way to meet other bloggers and a good opportunity to try products you might not always buy for yourself. So when Hannah from Hannah Marie Beauty asked if anyone was interested in taking part in one, I jumped at the chance. Hannah allocated everyone who took part in the beauty swap a partner and I was paired with the lovely Clare from A Bit of This and That and we were set a limit of £10. Then it was down to us to get to know each other a bit and let each other know the sorts of things we like.

This being my first beauty swap I wasn’t quite sure what to choose and so looked at some beauty swap posts to see what sort of things people had included and I also looked at Clare’s blog to see what sort of things she liked. After getting to know a bit what Clare likes, I decided to send her things I hope she would like but also things I love using. I did go a little over our £10 limit, but I hope Clare enjoys using the things I sent her as much as I do. If you want to see what I sent Clare you can look at her post here.

I was really excited to see what Clare had chosen for me and my package arrived this week. This is what was in my package :) 

MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighting Powder 

I was really pleased when I saw this because I love highlighters and particularly powder ones. I have been meaning to try this for a while, so looking forward to using it. 

Sleek Shimmer Blush in Rose Gold

I actually already have this, but I love Sleek Blushes and this shade it is one of my favourite ones. I love the colour and how shimmery it is, so I was really happy when I saw that the Blush Clare had sent me was Rose Gold.  

Rimmel Scandaleyes Shadow Stick in Bulletproof Beige

I have not tried these yet, but have seen some reviews of them, saying how good they are, so I am excited to try this. I swatched this straight away and it's a gorgeous shimmery champagne colour, it feels really creamy and I will definitely wear this.

There was also a lovely card from Clare inside.

Thank you Clare for my lovely things :)

I loved taking part in this Beauty Swap and hopefully will be part of some more in the future.

Have you ever taken part in one? If you have leave me your links in the comments box if you posted about them, because I’d love to see what you got.

Thanks for reading :)

Nyss x

A Little Beauty Haul

Hello Lovelies,

Today I have a little haul post for you. I love reading these sorts of posts and I ended up getting a few beauty bits at the weekend, so I thought I would share with you what I got.

A friend of mine is getting married in August and decided she wanted to do her own makeup for her wedding, so on Saturday we went shopping for products for her to use to create her wedding day look. I hadn’t planned on getting anything for myself, but I ended up treating myself to a few bits :) We also came home with a few samples and I love nothing more than getting a lovely little sample to try.

Here is what I bought......

Debenhams had 10% off beauty and from there I got the Urban Decay De-Slick Makeup Setting Spray. This is 30ml and was only £9, so with 10% off was only £8.10, which I thought was a bargain. I have seen a couple of reviews of this and was intrigued to try it. The lady on the Urban Decay Counter convinced us this works really well at keeping your makeup in place all day and we both bought one of these.

I also got from Debenhams the Benefit Skincare set, which includes Foamingly Clean Facial Wash (8.9g), Moisture Prep Toning Lotion (8.9ml), It's Potent! Eye Cream (3g), Total Moisture Facial Cream (8.9g), Triple Performing Facial Emulsion (8.9ml) and Refined Finish Facial Polish (8.9g). This was £12.50, so with the 10% off it was only £11.25. I am really enjoying trying different skincare products at the moment and haven’t tried any of Benefit’s, so I thought this would be a good way to try them. 

I got the Benefit Porefessional from House of Fraser. I love this product and still have some left, but a lovely lady on the Estée Lauder Counter in House of Fraser gave me a £10 off voucher to be used against one of ten selected products and one of them was Porefessional, which meant I got this for only £14.50, so I couldn't resist getting it.

I love Lush products and we spent a while browsing Lush and as always there were so many things I wanted to get. I resisted though and just got a Creamy Candy Bubble Bar and a Butterball Bath Bomb. I have used both of these before and really like them, especially the smell of the Creamy Candy Bubble Bar.

My friend wanted to get a couple of MUA’s Power Pouts and because Superdrug currently have an offer of 3 for 2 across cosmetics, she got me a Power Pout in Runway, which is the colour I wanted to try next. I already love MUA’s Power Pouts and red lip products, so I am sure I will love this.

Here are the samples I got......

We were looking for a foundation for my friend to use on her wedding day and tried a few different one. I came home with a sample of MAC Matchmaster Foundation in shade 1.5, Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Brightening Makeup in shade Believe in Me - Ivory and and Estée Lauder Double Wear in shade Ecru. The ladies on these counters were so lovely and helpful. I haven’t tried any of these samples properly yet, but from when I was colour matched to them, I think my favourite one will be the Mac one.

I got the Badgal Lash Mascara from the lovely lady on the Benefit Counter when I bought Porefessional. I have tried this before and it’s not my favourite mascara but I love little mascaras like this as they are perfect to keep in your handbag.

When I bought the Benefit Skincare Set the lovely lady at the Benefit Counter in Debenhams gave me a little sample of Porefessional and Triple Performing Facial Emulsion to try. 

If you have tried any of these, I’d love to know what you thought of them.

Thanks for reading

Nyss x