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March 05, 2015

Let's Get Tarted Up: Review of Tarte Cosmetics Fearless Amazonian Blush and Lights Camera Lashes Mascara



Ok can we just pause … and talk about the beautiful packaging of these Tarte products for a minute

The Fearless Amazonian Clay Blush is housed in pretty packaging that is colour coded to the same shade inside. It also includes an intricate pressed tree pattern that has stayed put even after I’ve used the blush a number of times

The Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara outside shell is just so unique in all its dark purple snake print gorgeousness.


On opening the blush, my initial thought was I don’t think this shade is going to work on my darker skin tone or even show up, but I stand corrected. 

It’s really buildable and applies easily, leaving you with a wash of colour. If you are a lighter skin tone that I am, then you probably won’t have to build up as much as I did to get the colour payoff.

It’s really long lasting with a matte finish, which is perfect if you have any flaws on your cheeks from pigmentation; to open pores and breakouts as a matte shade will avoid drawing attention to the area.

Overall I really like this blush and am keen to investigate more of their shades.



When I first saw the mascara wand, I wasn’t too sure. It just looked a bit blah but again I stand corrected. The wand completely coats every single lash when you run it through.

It’s a much wetter formula than I usually use, but it sets beautifully with no smearing or flaking. It also helped to lengthen and curl my lashes upwards

One coat gave me a nice full and open look. Layered on with 2-3 coats, the final effect was a dramatic, I have lashes and I’m not afraid to flutter them effect.


Have you tried the Tarte Cosmetics Amazonian blushers or the Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara?
Did you love it or hate it? And are there other products you would recommend?
Let me know in the comments below


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February 20, 2015

3 Marsala Beauty Picks: Cheeks, Lips and Nails


Pantone has named Marsala as the colour of the year for 2015, and this is a colour I’m loving. I would describe it as a reddish brown shade with hints of mauve and rose, that’s very reminiscent of the makeup looks from the 90’s and looks absolutely gorgeous on most skin tones.

Leatrice Eiseman the Executive Director at the Pantone Colour Institute gave this description of Marsala: “Marsala enriches our mind, body and soul, eluding confidence and stability. Marsala is a subtly seductive shade, one that draws us into its embracing warmth”.

It has already started cropping up in the new fashion and beauty collections and to help you on your beauty Marsala way, here are my top 3 product picks for lips, cheeks and nails on how I wear Marsala.


EX1 Blush - Love Story £9.50

I discovered this blush in Beauty Mart and it is absolutely beautiful. Developed by Farah Naz, EX1 Cosmetics was created to cater to Asian, Middle/Far-Eastern or Mediterranean and Exotic complexions. Their shades go up to Mac NC45 as a comparison chart. Because it has been developed for olive and yellow type skin tones and the centre of my face is a lot lighter with a yellow undertone, I found that this just worked and it sat beautifully on my skin tone

It’s a lovely red brown shade and is extremely pigmented so a little goes a long way. It goes on really softly and wears incredibly well, the longest I have had it on for is 9 hours and I found it didn’t budge throughout the day.

July 23, 2014

Combat the shine: Fashion Fair Oil Control Powder



Ah the great British Weather! The last couple of weeks have been completely boiling in the UK, with temperatures reaching 30 degrees! Now whilst I absolutely love the warmth of the sun dancing across my skin, sadly my makeup does not! And I have been forced to bring out all the big guns for fear of my makeup (on days when I wear it) sliding off my face.

Enter in my current oil control hero in the form of Fashion Fair Oil Control Pressed Powder in Sugar – A bit of a mouthful, but all is forgiven due to its efficiency.

Described as

“A translucent silky, pressed setting powder that is oil – absorbent and eliminates shine”


I love the packaging; its design is sleek and discreet enough to happily touch up on the go, even on the tube!

I decided to try it out during one of the hottest weeks of the year so far and did the test using my normal moisturiser (not oil free) and minus a primer, just to see how it would perform.

The results? It really does what it says on the tin

It mattifies and controls my shine throughout the day without leaving me looking grey or like I’m applying for a role in a Marie Antoinette film.

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