March Favourites 2018

It's that time of the month again where I share with you all a list of my favourite things (in general) that I’ve discovered in the month of March.

Drugstore makeup tag

Another tag so soon, I did say I had a few of these planned.... I found this one on the same site as the Storytime tag, link to that website is on this post. Post a comment and let me know if you do this tag too and I’ll check it out!

January Favourites 2018

I used to do this sort of thing as a vlog and I really enjoyed them, but since I don’t really film anything now I’ve decided to make this a monthly post instead. This is literally just a list of my favourite things (in general) that I’ve discovered in the month of January 2018.

Christmas Gifts 2017

So for Christmas 2017 I feel like I was thoroughly spoilt by all my friends and family, just as much as I spoilt them. I always have so much fun picking out presents for everyone, but this year I seemed to enjoy it so much more. For my Mum, sister, Charlie and Victoria I took them to Harry Potter Studio Tour, I took my dad to the last ever day of the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff and I took my brother and sister-in-Law to London MCM Comic Con - I also got them all other bits to actually open on Christmas. All my nephews just got a few bits each that I knew they would love (I definitely won Auntie points there), then for Leigh, Lewis, Tessa, Tara and Katie I bought them all some bits I knew they would love (for Leigh that included a huge Simba plush from the Disney store)

Make Up Revolution 3rd Birthday Party

Battle of the Make Up Brands

So I only posted yesterday, however I needed to share this rant with you all, so I apologise for posting two days in a row. 

Make Up Revolution 2nd Birthday

So it is not a secret that Make Up Revolution is by far, without a doubt my favourite make up brand. With that in mind you can probably imagine my excitement when I got the email inviting me to their 2nd birthday. Before I talk about how amazing the party was I just want to say how astounding it is that this brand has come as far as it has in the 2 years it has been around and I for one am very proud to say that I was one of the many, many people that helped make that happen. I'm a sucker for a MUR product, what can I say?

So first off my outfit for the event was very pretty, I'm not one for getting properly dressed up, (mainly because I don't often get the chance to) but I actually felt pretty good about myself on Thursday night, which is a very rare occurance. So below is a picture of my outfit (minus the jacket); my dress is a little New Look number, the boots are from Primark and my jacket was actually given to me years ago and after using my brain and looking at the label saw that it was actually from Next. Plus my make up was all Make Up Revolution except for the eyeliner which was MUA and also my nail polish was Body Shop. For my eye-shadow I used the Mermaids Forever palette and for lips I wore the No Perfection Yet which is a beautiful plum/berry shade.

                                 
So the venue that the party was held at was an amazing little place in Leicester Square called Café De Paris. We were greeted with a complimentary cocktail which tasted as good as it looked and then we got to see some current and future products; one of which being the Fortune Favours The Brave palette designed by BritishBeautyBlogger for Make Up Revolution.

So after some complimentary drinks Adam Minto gave a motivational speech about the last two years of Make Up Revolution, where he spoke about how far the brand has come and how it has reached the level of success it has in such a short period of time. Then he introduced Daisie Smith who then spoke about working with the brand and also introduced us to a new competition that I'm very much going to getting involved with. If you want to find out more use the twitter hashtag #iamfreedom

After the speeches and announcements Adam took the time to meet everyone and get pictures, we were then treated even further to a DJ set from Radio 1's Scott Mills. He was amazing and we danced for a majority of the night, at the end Scott even stayed to meet people.

There was also a little booth type set up where you could make your own GIF sets, they even had props, obviously everyone took full advantage of this and it was a lot of fun. The GIF's are up on my Instagram @captainfurby if you would like to check them out.

Lastly I want to say thank you to Victoria, she also made the night amazing and it was so nice to share my first blogger event with my best friend. Even though we didn't actually manage to speak to more than one other blogger, the atmosphere was amazing, we genuinely had so much fun and before we left we both got 'little' goody bags which I did a haul for on my Youtube channel, I will leave the video down below. 

Everyday make-up

So I thought I'd make my first blog post of the new year on my 'everyday' make-up. Now obviously I don't wear this every single day because if I'm not leaving my house (with the exception of when I'm filming for my YouTube) then I give my skin a break from make-up.

So I start off with a moisturiser and I have two different ones I alternate between using. The first is the Nivea Soft Refreshingly Soft Moisturising Cream. This has been a product I've continuously bought and used over the past 3 or 4 years and I swear by it. The second is a fairly recent purchase and it isn't as generally stocked in your local stores. It's the Forever Aloe Moisturizing Lotion, it is an amazing moisturiser and a really good base before foundation is applied. 

                       

Once I have the base on I put my liquid foundation on, I use Rimmel Lasting Finish Nude SPF25 in colour 100 Ivory. I previously used the red top packaging of this brand but I found it made my skin look flaky so I switched to this formulation and no longer have this problem. I then use the Make Up Revolution Matte Effect Cover & Conceal in colour MC02 Fair, I only actually use this under my eyes but it stops me looking as tired as I am so it's perfect. I then complete the foundation process with the MUA Pro-Base pressed powder in colour Ivory.

      

For cheeks I use the Make Up Revolution Matte Blush in colour Divine to add a little colour. Then because I'm a girl who loves a bit of shimmer I add some highlight on top of the blush, for this I use Make Up Revolution Vivid Baked Highlighter in colour Pink Lights.

For my eyes I use the MUA Intense Glitter pencil in Starry Night on the lash line then I use one of two different liquid eye liners. For thicker lines I use Rimmel Scandaleyes Jumbo Liquid Eyeliner in Black 001 and for thinner, more precise lines I use the MUA Wet Look Eyeliner in Black.

Most days for work I tend to just use eye liner but some days if I'm feeling particularly awake I'll put on some eye shadow too. I always start with my eye primer and I currently use the NYC City Proof Base Pour eye primer. For the eye colour I tend to change which palette I use quite regularly, as I write this blog post I have only been using two palettes; the I Heart Makeup Salted Caramel palette and the Make Up Revolution Iconic Smokey palette. If you watched my Youtube video 'Shopping Haul' you will understand how excited I was about finally managing to buy these. In the Salted Caramel I mainly use the browns and golds but in the Iconic Smokey I mainly use the silvers and greys. I finish off the eye section of my make up with the Rimmel Scandaleyes Xtreme mascara in colour Extreme Black 003, I tend to only use it on my top lashes for my everyday make up.

For lips I always start with a lip balm as a base and I swear by the Forever Aloe Lips with Jojoba. I get really dry and chapped lips especially in the cold weather and this is literally the best lip balm I have ever used, and it works as a good base for my lips before my lipstick. Then for colour I have one of three different lipsticks I use on a daily basis; my nude colour is a MUA Matte lipstick in Totally Nude, my peachy colour is a Make Up Revolution lipstick in Luscious and my red is the Make Up Revolution Salvation Velvet Lacquer in Keep Trying For You.

To finish off the daily look I just spritz my face with the NYX Dewy Finish Setting Spray and the look is complete.

If you have any recommendations for any other brands or specific products you think I might like then leave me a comment and I'll check them out :)