Weekend travel make up!

Hello, hello! I just spent the past weekend up in Scotland for a wedding.. We had beautiful hot and sunny weather while we were there and also got to visit Loch Lomond, which as you can see from the above picture is absolutely beautiful! Anyway, I thought I would share the make-up that I took with you!

I was pretty tight on space so tried to condense what I took with me compared to what is normally in my make up bag and even though I kept a few things out, I still didn't end up using all the the things I took with me. I took the Seventeen Doll'd Up mascara in brown for the daytime since I like a more natural look along with the Rimmel nude eyeliner pencil and then switched them both out for the black Oraganic Wear mascara from Physicians Formula and brown eyeliner pencil from Soap and Glory for the reception. I also took with me my first Revlon lipstick that I've tried in 'Pink in the Afternoon' and so far I really like it!

What are you make up essentials when you travel?

MUA mosaic blush in ' English Rose'

I am someone who is generally a little bit scared of blush; I either think it puts too much colour on my face and looks silly or I think I put it on unevenly and end up with one cheek looking different from the other. However, I heard someone mention this blush and they said that it gives you a pretty subtle (key word subtle) flush to your cheeks and after thinking how pretty it looks when I went into Superdrug to check it out, I decided to give it a go.

MUA's Mosaic blush in 'English Rose' is a pretty mix of neutral brick toned colours with the odd lilac chunk thrown in to mix it up a little bit. 

Depending on how you want it to look, you can focus your brush more on the darker colours to get a more vibrant pinkish flush on your face or you can use the lighter toned parts to get a more natural looking colour or you can simply swirl your brush over the entire thing (which is what I do) to give your self a more subtle flush of colour but also with a pretty natural glow. The colours can look a little frosty when you build them up but personally, since I only use it very lightly I don't find it to be a problem.

I really can't say how much I love this blush. I believe it was around £2.50 from Superdrug but I can't find it on their website - I hope they haven't discontinued it because this is a product I would definitely like to repurchase!

Have you tried this blush?

Monday wants!

Since the weather and lighting are both so bad meaning I can't take any photos of products for a new blog post, I decided I would do a 'Monday wants' post and show you some of the beauty products I am currently lusting after! I am still on my 'nail polish buying ban' so the list of polishes I want to get is slowly getting bigger and bigger! 

1. L'Oreal Caresse lipstick in 'Lovely Rose' £7.99 from Boots - I currently have one of these Caresse lipsticks in 'Tempting Lilac' and I love it, so I really want to try a couple more of them! I even prefer them to the Revlon lip butters and the smaller size means they are easier to apply onto your lips. 

2. Essie - Fiji £7.99 from Boots/Superdrug - I haven't bought this polish because I'm worried that I will be disappointed with the colour pay off.. but then I will see it on someone's nails and think how pretty it looks! So once I'm allowed to start buying polishes again, this one will be on my list!

3. Sleek blush in 'Rose gold' £4.29 from Superdrug - I tried to buy this blush a few days ago but they were sold out in the Superdrug I went to and from what I have heard from other bloggers, this is a tricky one to get! (I don't think the picture shows the colour well at all - do you?)

4. Barry M nail paint in 'Aqua Glitter' £2.99 from Boots/Superdrug - I'm slowly starting to like blue nail polish more and more and this one has caught my eye. I think it could look really pretty layered over other polishes.

5. Topshop highlighter in 'Sunbeam' £9.00 from Topshop - I don't currently own any highlighters and have my eye on a couple of MAC ones but this one from Topshop also looks really pretty. This isn't currently on their website though and my local Topshop don't stock their make up products.

Do you have/want any of these products? What's on your current wants list?

Review: Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua foundation

I recently had to repurchase my Chanel Vialumiere Aqua foundation as my current one is finally running out and I thought since I have now used almost a full bottle it was about time I did a review on it! I originally bought this foundation after hearing lots (and lots) of good things about it last year and while I was at the airport and in duty free I decided to give it a go. Needless to say, it became my favourite very quickly and since buying it I have not used anything else.

The thing I love most about this foundation is the way it feels on your skin. I HATE the feeling of having a thick and heavy foundation on my face but this is so light it feels like you aren't wearing anything. It has quite a thin consistency (I decided not to include pictures as I'm sure you've seen them before) and blends into your skin really nicely. I'm am someone who worries that the more foundation I put on the more orange I am going to look and the more you will be able to tell I have slapped on my foundation but I feel like I you build this up without looking orange or having to worry.

I personally quite like the smell but I think for people who don't like the smell of rose then you might not like it, although after applying it to your face the smell fades quickly and I don't recall smelling it again during the day. I never touch up my make up during the day and this lasts really well. I also noticed that with the foundations I was using before this, my skin would look really dry and flaky in places after applying them but since I have started using this I have found that problem to be significantly better.

I am someone who doesn't wear make up every day, so I'm not sure how long a 30ml bottle of this would last someone who does but I have currently been using mine for 11 months and am only now just noticing that it is starting to run out.

The ONLY criticism I have of this product is it's coverage. I am someone with quite troublesome skin and I wish this foundation would cover better on the days when I feel like I really want a heavier coverage.. However, as far as evening out my skin tone I feel like this works really well and I like how it looks.

When I bought this I was also given a sample of their Hydra Beauty gel creme moisturiser. I haven't used this yet but I did try some out on my hand and it smells amazing!

Phew. If you read all that then it probably obvious that I love this foundation!
Have you used it? What do you think?
Do you know of a Chanel foundation with better coverage that I should try out next?

I bought mine in the shade B20 at House of Fraser at £32 for 30ml