Reminder to please vote for me.

Hello Ladies...

Just a little reminder to ask you to please vote for me in the Beauty Judge awards. Voting will close at midnight (UK time) on Sunday, so there isn't much time left to vote.

I would appreciate it so much Ladies, if you just took a minute out of your time to place a little vote for me.

CLICK HERE to vote. Scroll right down to the bottom of the page, click on vote and enter my ID which is EWA1087.

Thank you so much Ladies and I hope you all have a lovely relaxing weekend.

Much love....

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Reminder to please vote for me.

GOSH Touch Up Concealer.

One product I always seem to be attracted to is concealer. I can be more than happy with the one I'm currently using, but while browsing make up I'm always drawn to concealers and think to myself "Hmm wonder if this one will work any better". I do unfortunately suffer with dark circles, so concealer is a must for my under eye area.

The recent addition to my little concealer collection is GOSH's Touch Up Concealer which retails at £7.

 I normally always seem to walk past the GOSH stand in Superdrug, I only have 2 products from the brand which is a Lipstick and an Eye Liner, but while out shopping last week, I went for a look at the GOSH concealers after having a look at most of the other brands, testing a few and being a bit unsure of the shades. After swatching the lightest shade available which is number 1, I could tell it was going to be an exact colour match, plus I also liked the brush applicator.

It's a liquid concealer but not a thick liquid as I have experienced with some concealer in the past. It applies nice and light and and blends so well without the need of any harsh pulling or tugging on my delicate under eye area. I normally just use one brush stroke under my eyes then blend it in and around.  I find it covers so well and looks so natural without looking cakey as concealers can sometimes appear. it also doesn't settle into any of my creases or fine lines. It does a great job of concealing my under eye circles and also making my under eye area look a lot brighter. Shade 1 is a perfect match for my skin tone, although with only 2 shades available this concealer sadly isn't going to work for people with a darker skin tone. For me this would be the only downside with the product. I can definitely see myself re-purchasing this product in the future and would easily recommend it.

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GOSH Touch Up Concealer.

Giveaway now closed.

I'm closing my giveaway a little early, as I want to be able to count all the entries, disqualify entries that didn't follow the rules and then pick the winner, its going to take me some time to do, so I thought I'd close the giveaway a few days early then work at my own pace. The winner will still be announced on Tuesday 2nd March and the prize either sent directly from MAC to the winner, or sent from me. Depends if I order online or go to purchase the prizes myself.

Thank you to everyone that entered and good luck!!!!

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Giveaway now closed.

Bourjois So Laque Ultra Shine.

This is my first Bourjois Polish. Although I like Bourjois make up, I've never actually had a good look of their polishes or purchased one. So while out shopping yesterday, I decided that should change. So after looking through the shades I decided on Beige Glamour, which is a gorgeous dark pink. 

Upon application, I found the brush to be quite stiff and the polish a bit too thick for my liking. I needed a few coats so now it actually looks a bit darker than it does in the bottle. I prefer the colour in the bottle to the colour i ended up finishing with on my nails. As for it supposedly being Ultra Shine, well I always apply a top coat anyway, so the finish looks no different to many of my other polishes.

Do you have any Bourjois Polishes?

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Bourjois So Laque Ultra Shine.

Bargain of the Month - ELF Eyelid Primer.

First off, I'll explain why I purchased this Product. I am a big fan of UDDP. I apply it every single day, without fail and have obviously re-purchased a few times. However priced at around £13 I don't class it as cheap and with me using it every day, I do use it up pretty fast. So I decided to have a look around for a cheaper option, just to use for them days where I'm not doing anything special, just a bit of food shopping or whatever. Them days where I'll be home after a few hours anyway, so I'm not really that bothered if it creases or the colour fades, because no ones going to be looking at my make up and once I'm home for the day I normally take my make up off anyway.

So while on my little look out for a cheaper alternative, well actually there was no little lookout I just went straight to ELF as I knew they'd have one and it'd be cheap ha. So I purchased the ELF Eyelid Primer. Now at the time I didn't actually think to check the Mineral Make up section, as ELF also do a Mineral Eyeshadow Primer, but as I didn't know this I went for the Cheap £1.50 option. Looking back if I would have known about the Mineral one I most probably would have gone with that instead.

The packaging is fairly simple, nothing fancy like UDPP. It has similar packaging and applicator to most Lip Glosses to be honest.

These pictures are my own. I just havent watermarked them

 I don't find it hard to work with and it applies fine. The formulation is nice and creamy with a neutral tone to it. It works well to even out my eyelids before applying my shadow. For £1.50 this is just the thing Ive been looking for. Applied in the morning, just before my shadow, I find it gives a nice even base and shadow applies really well on top. Performance wise I found it keeps my shadow in place and keep the creasing at bay for near enough most of the day.

Will I repurchase? - Yes, without a doubt. For me this is going to save me quite a bit of money. I use this for my lazy days now when I'm not doing anything special and my eye make up is toned down and pretty neutral, just so I look a bit decent. I use my UDPP for more heavier make up days now.

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Bargain of the Month - ELF Eyelid Primer.

Nooberellas 100 follower giveaway.

Brace yourself Ladies..... I have a whopper of a giveaway here for you to enter!

Ok.. you ready? all nice and comfy, right I shall begin :)

My good friend Karleigh or Noobster as I call her (only I can get away with that though... its my joke! :P) is having an amazing giveaway to celebrate reaching 100 followers. So what are the prizes? Feast your eyes on these.....

Your choice of MAC Eyeshadow

Your choice of MAC Fluidline Eyeliner

And a set of your choice MAC False Eyelashes

I know your all sat there like :o now hehe. Don't worry I was sat catching flies when I saw it too.

So fancy being in with a chance of winning Ladies? Then head over to Noobsters blog, which can be found HERE.

Hope you're all having a lovely Tuesday, much love.....

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Nooberellas 100 follower giveaway.

The New Trend - Two Toned Lips. Will it be your trend?

By now I'm sure you've all been aware of the new make up trend that's been gracing the catwalks, Two Toned Lips created by MAC make up artist Tom Pecheux for the Emanuel Ungaro show. Glamour magazine reported that Tom admitted that the style was 80's inspired and the way to make it more in line with today is to team the lips with a bare looking face....

Picture sourced from google images.

Personally I loved the look on the models, but theres no way I'd ever consider trying it out on myself. For me its just too much of a bold statement. Even though paired with a bare fair its still too much for me. Plus I prefer my eyes to make the statement and keep my lips nude. 

So what are your thought on the two toned lips look? Would you consider wearing this look out in public? as an every day look or maybe just a party look? or should it just be left on the catwalks?

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The New Trend - Two Toned Lips. Will it be your trend?

Blog Sale - MAC, Nars, Chanel, Dior, Illamasqua etc.

Hello Ladies...

My BF's sister has currently got a blog sale going on with quite a few lovely items for sale. So if you fancy a nosey and hopefully grab yourself a bargain.. head over to Channy's blog. You can find it HERE.

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Blog Sale - MAC, Nars, Chanel, Dior, Illamasqua etc.

Today's nails - Butter London "Perfect Prezzy"

This is my first Butter London Nail Polish. I don't really know too much about the brand to be honest, apart from the fact they are 3 free. The first time I ever actually saw one of their Polishes featured, was on Lipglossipings Blog. As soon as I saw it I knew I would eventually be purchasing one, however with them coming in at £12 on the Butter London Website and £9.75 on ASOS, the hefty price tags did put me off a little.

While browsing the clearance section on ASOS last week though, I spotted a Butter Polish for £5. Needless to say it was added to my order. I think this shade came out as part of a Christmas LE collection, as I cannot find it on the Butter London Website, plus the name "Perfect Prezzy" does suggest that too.

The formulation of these Polish is truly amazing. It was opaque with one coat, but for some reason when doing my nails, I just can't leave it at one coat. So each pic below is with two coats.

Just look how stunning this shade looks in the bottle.

Its fair to say that I definitely want me of these Polishes now. The website just makes me drool! ha.

Do you Ladies own any Butter Polishes? If so any shade recommendations?

Just realised Ive forgot to watermark my pics, don't you just hate it when that happens! Grrrr.

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Today's nails - Butter London "Perfect Prezzy"

Fancy some pampering Ladies? Let me introduce you to Wahanda and Mobdeals!

I was recently contacted by Wahanda who are the largest spa, beauty and wellness website in the UK. At Wahanda you can gather together a scrapbook of everything you need to know and all the exciting spas and clinics around the world you want to try out.  They have a very comprehensive site with listings of venues, therapists, reviews from the community, deals and vouchers for spas and much more. So if you’re wondering where your nearest spa is, whether to wax or shave, what to eat before yoga or maybe you’re just curious about colonics, you'll find everything you need to know at Wahanda. You’ll also find a big pond of knowledge - everything you need to know about treatments, classes and therapies. They also sell the Wahanda gift voucher which is valid at nearly 500 locations nationwide. Voucher prices range from £25 to £200 so theres a price to suit everbodys budget. Plus free Thalgo Love Your Skin Gift Set on orders over £50, or a free Revitalash Eyelash Conditioner on orders of £100 or more.

I was contacted basically to see if I would be interested into giving my readers a bit more information about Wahanda and about a current deal they have recently Launched. Now as this is my blog, I'm am not into the habit of just giving any old company some exposure, so I thoroughly checked out the Wahanda website and was so surprised at the current huge money saving deals that they have going on at the moment, that I'm actually pleased I was introduced to the site and able to share some information with you, my readers. Just to clarify, I was not paid to write this post, sure I was asked if I'd like to write about Wahanda on my blog, but it was MY choice. If I thought there would be nothing of interest to my readers, I wouldn't be here now typing this.

One of the current deals Wahanda has going on is called Mobdeals. Basically these are group-buying deals; Wahanda guarantee a minimum number of customers to a certain spa/salon/fitness centres around London Manchester (my neck of the woods) and Birmingham, and they give them discounts of up to 80% off for customers. Currently different deals are on offer daily in London, but only Weekly in Manchester and Birmingham, however this will eventually change and become daily like London

An example of this is the current deal going on in London which is £30 for £100 worth of treatments at The Chelsea Day Spa (Value £100, save 70%) that is a huge saving! There was originally 400 of these deals to seal, but already 303 people have bought a voucher, securing the deal.

Now feel free to disagree with her here but I doubt you will... that is one hell of a deal!!!! A huge £70 saving, making it affordable for anyone.

The Weekly deal in Manchester is £20 Massage and Facial at The Spa Co Urban Oasis Manchester (Value £50, giving you a huge saving of 60%)

For me one of the best things about Wahanda and the Mobdeals is if you're feeling generous and want to buy this as a gift for someone, say your Mother for Mothers day, the voucher won't show the price or discount of the MobDeal, making it perfect for giving as a gift. Vouchers are also valid for 6 months, so theres no rush, it can be done entirely when your needs suit. I personally would love someone to get me a voucher as a gift for Mothers Day, hint hint Gareth if you're reading this :)

The Wahanda site really is a fantastic site with so many great offers and a wide variety of information. I cannot urge you enough just to have a nosey around at some of the deals and maybe treat yourself or somebody close to a bit of pampering ;) hehe.

Thanks for reading Ladies...

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Fancy some pampering Ladies? Let me introduce you to Wahanda and Mobdeals!

Follow Friday - Blogger Style!! Lady Danger Make up.

Follow Fridays always occur on Twitter, but today I want to do a little Follow Friday here on my blog and ask you to follow a gorgeous girls blog, which Ive recently found. Shes quite new to blogging, and only has 5 followers :( she seriously has some amazing talent when it comes to make up though.

Let me introduce you to Rachel AKA Lady Danger! (she'll probably die when she sees her own face come up on her dashboard ha)

Ladies... please head over to her blog, have a nosey around, then hit the follow button hehe. You can find Rachel's blog HERE.

Hope you're all having a lovely Friday and looking forward to weekend....

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Follow Friday - Blogger Style!! Lady Danger Make up.

No7 Natural Radiance Highlighter.

Ok.. I'm well aware this has been doing the rounds on a fair few blogs, but its so gorgeous it just has to be featured on my blog too hehe. I've been wanting this product since it was very first released and have swatched it many times while out in Boots but always thought "do I really need another highlighter, I'm happy with my current one" the more and more I kept seeing it on other women's blogs though I kept regretting not purchasing it. Then eventually it was watching Mizz Worthys YT vid that clinched it for me.

This highlighter simply is stunning. The consistency is so creamy and smooth and the pigmentation is truly amazing. I will admit I haven't tried it on my face yet as I only purchased it yesterday but I'm confident enough to tell you how much I love this product just by swatching it on my hand numerous times. Each time I've swatched it, its lasted on my hand for literally hours and the effect it gives is so stunning. I honestly can't wait to put my make up on tonight and apply it to my cheekbones.

A few people have complained about the packaging of this product, but personally I have no problem with the packaging. Its not really an issue for me, because the product itself is so damn good. Its hardly like anybody is going to see it anyway, I hardly have my make up collection on show for people to marvel at it or to make comments on, plus with how good this product actually is and how long its stayed on me when only being swatched, I highly doubt I'll be taking this product out with me for touch ups through out the day or night.

Have you purchased this product? what do you think?

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No7 Natural Radiance Highlighter.

So long farewell my darling UGGs... But hello and welcome to my new Emus!

Well if you follow me on Twitter, you might have heard of me dropping a bottle of Purple Nail Polish while out shopping and it going all over my UGGs. I'm not ashamed to say I cried. I cried for 2 days actually and have never felt so gutted in all my life.

I loved and appreciated my UGGs so much. I'm a mother of 2 children, so if it wasn't for Gareth buying me my UGGs, you would have never seen the day when I'd be walking around in a pair of £180 boots. I know that doesn't sound a lot of money to most people, but to me its a hell of a lot.

After experiencing the power of UGGs and knowing how damn comfy they feel when wearing them, and how warm they keep my feet (could push my pram for miles with them babies on!) there was no way I could go back to having a cheap £10 pair of fakes. Sop I found myself in a bit of a situation, there was no way on this earth I just happened to have another £180 lying about to get myself a new pair, so I decided I had to get the next best thing, which are Emus.

I ordered them on Monday and they arrived today... so hello and welcome to my new booties!

I'm really quite surprised at how similar they are to UGGs. The only think I dislike about them is that the inside wool doesn't match the outside colour, as it does with UGGs. Its not really a problem though as you can't really notice it when they are on.

I supposed I should show you a few pics of my darling UGGs too. My poor babies :(

These pics were taking inside, outside in natural light they look so much worse, all purple and glittery :(

Thanks for reading Ladies. The funeral will take place sometime next week. No flowers necessary its just a quite family farewell.

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So long farewell my darling UGGs... But hello and welcome to my new Emus!

ELF Studio Kabuki Face Brush.

I've been needing a new Kabuki for a while now and while I would love to own MAC's 182 sadly I just don't have that kind of money to spend on a brush, plus as I only use a Kabuki for applying powder to set my foundation so to be honest I'm not really willing to pay ridiculous amounts just for a brush to do the simplest of jobs.  So while on my search for a nice cheap Kabuki I decided to see what ELF had to offer and decided on their Kabuki from the Studio range (they also do one in the Mineral range).

First impressions were how small and compact the brush is, fantastic for carrying around with me and pulling out during the day if I need a little touch up with powder. It is extremely soft which I was surprised about and picks up a good amount of powder and distributes it nice and easily and buffs in really well. Ive experienced no shedding at all, I'm yet to wash it though so I will have to see how it fairs up once to comes to washing. Overall I'm really pleased a great brush at a great and affordable price. As I said though, I only use mine to apply powder sparingly over my foundation so I have no idea how this brush would fair up with applying mineral foundation etc. However I would definitely recommend it, if you just need a good reliable brush to do a simple job.

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ELF Studio Kabuki Face Brush.

Retail Therapy - Its the only kind of Therapy I need.

Well yesterday I was feeling slightly erm... how can I put this, basically fucked off! So I decided to go with Gareth to the Trafford Centre. Nothing can lift my mood more, than a bit of shopping ;)

First port of call was MAC. Gareth told me it was his treat, which made me smile like this -------> : D teeth was out and everything.  I picked up Orb Eyeshadow, because I really needed another Neutral didn't I? Underage Lip Glass and Angel Lipstick.

While I was there I also decided I needed to pick up Pretty Please Lipstick, so I asked the sales assistant for it, only to be told "Never heard of it, we have Please Me, but no Pretty Please" I just stared at her, didn't even know what to say. She then went on to tell me "Have a look at our other Lipsticks again and see if theres anything else you want". I was still staring. Anyway to cut a long story short I told her I knew what I was looking for and I'd order it online instead.

Next up was Lush. Ive only ever tried Lush once before when I bought some of their bubble bars. The first time I used one, I wasn't even that impressed to be honest. Yeah my water for nice and pink and it had a nice faint smell, but I wasn't overly impressed. I obviously continued to use my Bubble bars with each bath though and now for some strange reason I find my self addicted! God knows what it is.. but Ive been itching to get back to LUSH and get some more. I really can't explain what my addiction is, I was more than happy with my Radox to be honest, but now all I want to do is go and shop at LUSH :insert confused face here: has any one else experienced this? or am I just weird? Gotta admit I do like running them under the water though and I do love looking at all the pretty different types in the LUSH shop. Maybe subconsciously I feel like I'm pampering myself?

Anyway...  here's what I picked up. The Ma Bar, kind of appropriate seen as I am a mummy. Bathos and Creamy Candy Bar.

So all in all not a bad nights worth of shopping. Apart from the un-professional service in MAC.

 

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Retail Therapy - Its the only kind of Therapy I need.

NOTD: George @ Asda - Under The Sea.

I think I'm getting a slight addiction to these George Polishes. At £1 a bottle they really can't be faulted. The formulation is excellent for the price and they apply so well. I've gone with a shade I wouldn't normally wear for today's nails, as I thought to myself that I'm kind of stuck in a rut with the shades I wear. Its nearly always Nudes, Reds, Purples, or Pinks that border on Purples. So I thought I'd try something different for a change.

This shade is called "Under The Sea" each pic is 2 coats and a top coat. If you find yourself wondering "Hmmm her ring finger looks a bit dodgy" that's because it is. Once again my nail broke :( and I just can't paint my nails while one of them is nearly down to my knuckles, so I hunted for a false nail and the only one I could find was that weird looking one. It doesn't actually look that bad in person, it just looks a mess on pics ha!

Anyway.....

What do you Ladies think?

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NOTD: George @ Asda - Under The Sea.