Revlon Cherries in the Snow lipstick and nail enamel review (FOTD and NOTD!)

Hey lovelies!!!

HAPPY SUNDAY! I hope you are enjoying your day :-) I'm just sitting here blogging and watching Air Crash Investigation (I do this every Sunday, geek!)

I've been reading on quite a few blogs recently about Revlon's Cherries in the Snow range (such as Jennie from Sailboat - love her!) and it looked, well, amazing! So, me being the inquisitive type, had to go out and try it for myself!

Here's what I found...

Revlon Cherries in the Snow nail enamel

This is a lovely, creamy raspberry pink shade that just looks beautiful on the nails. I use my OPI Nail Envy (Original) base coat, 2 coats of Cherries in the Snow and then my Seche Vite Dry Fast top coat to complete the look. I have a feeling this shade will definitely be taking me into spring/summer!

You can buy this for £6.49 from Boots.

I've also added this image to my NOTD Archive, consisting of all my NOTD's since I started this blog :-D

Revlon Super Lustrous Cherries in the Snow lipstick

I don't know what it was exactly that drew me to this lipstick initially, but I guess I just felt like injecting a bit of colour to my face and this just seemed like a really stunning, but wearable, shade.

Here it is without flash...

& with flash...

Here it looks like it has a slight reddish tint, but it's definitely pinker IRL.

Swatches! Without flash...

& with flash...

Now these seem kind of purple, and the top one seems very red! OK so here it is on the actual lips lol.

Before...

After...

My first thoughts were "OMG, how vibrant!" It's not often I wear shades like these and I felt VERY out of my comfort zone wearing such a shocking shade. The lipstick itself was very pigmented and you really do need a light hand applying it. It's certainly a shade I don't own already, it's very unique and brings some colour into an otherwise pretty 'drab' look and is actually very flattering. I like it :-)

FOTD ft lipstick...

FACE

MAC Fix+ to prime

YSL Touche Eclat (#1)

Benefit Boi-ing concealer (02 Sand)

MAC Pro Longwear foundation (NC15)

NARS Laguna bronzer

MAC Fix+ to finish

EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion (Original)

Urban Decay baked e/s (Buck) all over lid

Urban Decay baked e/s (Smog) in outer corners

Soap & Glory SUPERCAT eye-liner (top lid)

Avon Color Trend kajal stick (Brown) on lower waterline

CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume mascara (Black)

LIPS

LUSH bubblegum lip scrub to prime

No7 nude lip liner

Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in Cherries in the Snow

You can buy Revlon's Super Lustrous lipstick in Cherries in the Snow for £7.49 from Boots.

Have you tried Revlon's Cherries in the Snow range? Would you wear a daring raspberry stained lip?

Let me know!

Love,

Sophia

xo

Revlon Super Lustrous lipgloss in Nude Lustre - review, swatches and FOTD!

Evening lovely ladies!

I hope you've all had a splendid day! Just to let you know about a new product that I bought lately that I am loving - I'm not sure how recently it was released - but it's Revlon's Super Lustrous lipgloss!

I don't know about you guys, but the fact that Jessica Alba is a spokesperson for the brand makes me 10x more likely to buy it! She's beautiful! I bought this lipgloss in the shade Nude Lustre, as I'm a big fan of a nude lip & a more defined eye!

I'm not sure what drew me to this product originally - If I remember correctly, I just swatched it & fell in love! It has a soft, doefoot applicator and the consistency really is so lovely and creamy... Mmm...

In the tube it's a kind of nudey peachy pink colour. Here it is without flash...

& then with flash...

On the lips it's definitely more natural looking. It's an almost colourless shiny nude shade.

Here's my lips before...

& after...

I know it doesn't seem like a huge difference, but I personally love it! I can't tell you how soft the consistency is, it's literally like applying shea or cocoa butter to your lips, it's divine. It's perfect for casual daytime or a more glam evening look & it's definitely going to be one of my go-to lipglosses!

So here's a quick full-face shot...

I'm also wearing...

MAC Fix+

Rimmel 25 Hour Foundation

Maybelline Pure Cover Mineral Concealer (02 Sand)

Bourjois Delice de Poudre bronzer (shade 51)

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Urban Decay baked e/s (Buck) all over lid

Urban Decay baked e/s (Smog) in outer corners

Soap & Glory SUPERCAT liner on top lid

Avon Color Trend Kajal Stick (brown) along lower waterline

CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume mascara (Black)

Revlon Super Lustrous lipgloss (Nude Lustre)

Have you tried any of Revlon's lipglosses before? What's your fave natural looking lipgloss?

Let me know via the comments, or tweet me @smoir :)

Lotsa love,

Sophia

xo

Updated make-up storage post... (MUJI drawers!)

Hey you guys!

I hope you've all had a lovely day today :-)

Now, you may recall a blog I wrote about 2 years ago on my make-up storage. Well, as you can probably imagine, my make-up collection has extended considerably since then & so an updated make-up storage solution was imminently required!

I took a trip to MUJI on Oxford Street (also available online) and purchased some more storage; I bought 2 x 2 Drawers Wide and 1 x 1 Flip-Top Lid Wide, and so now my make-up collection looks like this...

:-)

I've stacked four of the drawers on top of each other, and stacked the flip top drawer on top! I'm VERY happy with my updated/extended make-up storage! If you'd like to read a step-by-step guide about how I achieved this, read on...

So here's how my make-up looked before:

I've always used the MUJI drawers but, as you can see, my make-up was overgrowing the limited storage. The drawers were organised by product, but I found that as I was buying more products, they were having to go on the top or on the side i.e unorganised.

So here's what I did...

Step one

I took out ALL my make-up, laid it all onto my bed and separated it into product groups, eg bronzers, blushers, primers, concealers etc. At this point I also cleaned all my make-up (using baby wipes) and gave my old plastic MUJI drawers a good ol' soak in warm, soapy water :-)

Step two

I then allocated drawers for separate product groups. The products that had their own drawers (eg blushers, bronzers) I did first, and the product groups that were quite small (eg concealers, powder foundations) I combined into 1 drawer.

In the end, here are the ten drawers that I formed:

LEFT SIDE (top to bottom):

1) Eyeshadow palettes & powder eyeshadows

2) Mascaras, eyeliners & cream eyeshadows

3) Highlighters

4) Bronzers &

5) Blushers

RIGHT SIDE (top to bottom):

1) Cream foundations

2) Powder foundations & concealers

3) Nude lipsticks & other shades

4) Pink lipsticks

5) Red lipsticks

Step three

I then sorted out all the excess make-up into pots, that I popped on top of the drawers. These are: lipglosses, lip balms & primers. I cleaned my brushes and put them back in the same glass they were in that I blogged about here.

Step four

I then took out some of the pieces I use daily and popped them into a little wicker basket, so that they're easily accessible when I'm in a rush! I'm sure the contents of this basket will change, but for the time being they are...

• Bourjois 10 hour sleep effect foundation (blogged about here)
• Bourjois Delice de Poudre bronzer (Shade 51) (blogged about here)
• Avon Color Trend double-ended kajal stick (Brown & Black)
• No7 Exceptional Definition mascara (Brown/Black) (blogged about here)
• Maybelline Pure Cover Mineral Concealer (02 Sand)
• Carmex Original lip balm :-)

Et voila!

Here's how my make-up looked after:

Everything is neatly organised into categories, my favourites are out on display and, most importantly, there's room to expand! ;-)

How do you store your make-up? Do you find it's ever-changing?!

Let me know!

Love,

Sophia

xo

Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow in Strut review, swatches & FOTD!

Hey guys!

I hope you're all good in the hood! :-)

I popped into Boots recently, and I had a quick rummage through their 'Clearance' section and guess what I picked up... one of these babys! Yup, one of Benefit's Creaseless Cream Shadows in the on-trend shade, Strut...

You know the best bit? It was reduced HALF PRICE, from £14 to £7... bargain! Someone had obviously wanted to try it before they bought it, because it had a few finger marks in it but it still had 98% of the product left, as you can see :)

It's a really wearable, glistening gunmetal shade that's perfect for a spin-off on the classic smokey eye ;-) Not only that, but the product is SO pigmented - Although it retails at £14, you just know it's going to last years as you only need to use the TINIEST amount!

So here's what Strut looks like on my eyes (closed):

and open:

I think it's a really striking colour that suits darker features like my own. I personally would think it's a bit harsh on fairer skintones (blue eyes, blonde hair!)

Here's a couple of full-face shots to see how it looks overall...

Also wearing...

MAC Fix+

MAC Pro Longwear Foundation

NARS Laguna bronzer

NARS Orgasm blusher

H&M clear lipgloss (old)

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Strut

Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid eye liner (Black)

Avon Color Trend kajal stick (Black)

2 coats of CoverGirl Last Blast Volume mascara (Black)

Ruby + Millie Brow Kit

I am really impressed with this eye shadow, and it's well worth the bargain £7 I paid for it! The only other Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow I own is the shade RSVP, which I picked up for £1 at a car boot sale!

I NEED some more of these shadows in my life! There's 12 shades available to buy at the moment & I'd love to try...

• Birthday Suit (brushed chrome)
• Bunny Hop (sparkling champagne) and
• Busy Signal (venetian brown)

You can buy them on the newly re-vamped Benefit website for £14 here.

Have you tried Benefit's Creaseless Cream Shadows before? If so, what's your favourite shade? If not, what do you use instead?

Let me know!

Love,

Sophia

xo

Health foods haul!

Good afternoon guys!

How are you all today? I don't know about you lot but I am on a bit of a health-kick at the moment! I don't know why, but something just clicked and I really WANT to be healthy from now on :-)

So I dragged myself into town this morning and spent a small fortune in Holland & Barratt lol. I made myself a little list, consisting mainly of items that I've seen on Keeping Healthy Getting Stylish and Sweet Potato Sarah - 2 of my favourite healthy living blogs!

Here's what I picked up...

• Dried mango slices
• VitaCoco coconut water (original, passionfruit, pineapple and peach & mango)
• Aspire Cranberry calorie burning soft drink
• Ecomil almond milk
• Yogi chocolate + spices tea bags
• Yoghurt coated raisins
• Sula sugar free sweets (strawberries & cream, caramel cream & clear mint)
• Salad sprinkle mix (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeks)
• Flaxseed
• TREK bars (cocoa brownie & mixed berry)
• Nakd bars (cashew cookie & gingerbread)

I've separated all my foods into cupboard foods and fridge foods and stored them accordingly.

I've put all my cupboard foods into a little container and placed it by my bed (which used to have a tray full of chocolate, nono!) in case I get hungry.

I've also placed all the fridge foods into a lunch box and popped that in the fridge so that it's all nice and organised... I'm a bit OCD with things like that LOL...

Of course, I will review these all fully when I've had a chance to indulge in them lol, but I have to say I am really looking forward to trying these foods & drinks!!! So far, the only thing I've tried is a cup of coffee with almond milk, which leaves a lovely sweet taste to the coffee, and the TREK cocoa brownie bar which I enjoyed much more than I would! I'm going to bring the cranberry drink and the sugar free sweets on the train with me in case I get peckish :-)

What do you think? Have you tried any of these health foods before? What are your favourite health/superfoods?

Let me know!

Sophia

xo

Next Christmas party OOTN, FOTN & NOTN ft. H&M sequin skirt!

Good afternoon people!

How are you all today? Enjoying your Sunday I hope!!! I have to admit I'm feeling slightly delicate after my work's belated Christmas party at the Hilton Metropole in Brighton last night. I had the most amazing time (albeit one too many glasses of red!) I also had the chance to properly say goodbye to my work friends as it was my last day - For those of you who are interested, I left to focus my time & energy on finding a proper journo job!

I decided to go uber glam and whack out the sequin skirt that my Sister bought me for Christmas. I figured it would be the last opportunity to wear it this year really, as we're coming into Spring/Summer now! I also think it's always better to have one 'stand out' piece in an outfit, which I hope the black balanced out.

So here's what I wore...

FASHION:

• Black wrap body - ASOS (old - similar style here)
• Gold sequin skirt - H&M (new - see my Christmas prezzies here)
• Black tights - TOPSHOP (old - available here)
• Black patent heels - Priceless Shoes (old - see blog post here)
• Bag - Vintage (sort of - see my car boot haul here)

BEAUTY:

• FACE: Benefit That Gal primer, Benefit Some Kind-a Gorgeous Foundation Faker (02 Medium), Benefit Boi-ing concealer (02 Medium), YSL Touche Eclat (Shade 1), Benefit Dallas bronzer, Benefit Coralista blusher.

• EYES: Urban Decay e/s primer potion, Urban Decay baked e/s in Buck all over lid, Urban Decay baked e/s in Hustle in outer corners (all from NAKED palette), 2 coats of CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara (Volume), Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid eye-liner (Black) on top lid, Avon Color Trend kajal stick (Black) in lower waterline - also used on eyebrows.

• LIPS: Carmex lip balm (Original) to prime; Sleek Pout Polish in Scandal.

• HAIR: Straightened using GHD's in the a.m; held, volumised & touched up using Moroccanoil Luminous Hold hairspray.

NAILS

• Models Own - Gold Finger (bought from ASOS)

I love this shade from Model's Own! It's so pigmented and you get SOO much glitter! I'm going to have to restrain myself from buying any more! I can't wait to go out again - I love dressing up!

What did you wear this weekend?

Love,

Sophia

xo

Soap & Glory SUPERCAT Carbon Black extreme eyeliner pen review & pics!

Hey lovelies!!!

I hope you've all had a pleasant week and are looking forward to the WEEKEND! :)

I had to share this product with you guys - I've been wearing it literally EVERY day since I bought it a couple of weeks ago...

It's Soap & Glory's new(ish!) SUPERCAT eyeliner pen... and it's UH-MAZING!!!

I've always (and I mean ALWAYS!) used Rimmel's Exaggerate liquid eye liner, but I found the nib was just too thick and it would often smudge and rub onto my upper lid. I required a thin, pen-like liner - I was tempted to buy L'Oreal's Carbon Gloss liner but I've heard rumours it's too 'glossy'! So I kind of went out and bought this on a whim without really reading any reviews or anything...

& I'm so glad I did!

It's just got the most perfect, pointy nib that is literally like a felt tin pen!

It leaves a super thin line that's precise and accurate and NEVER smudges. It goes EXACTLY where you want it to!

I can't reiterate enough how fast, easy and convenient it is. Seriously, I am ALWAYS in a rush applying my make-up and with it I can do my eye liner in like 30 secs!

...& you know the best bit? It's only £6!!! You can't afford to not try it really, at that price... Oh, and S&G are on 3 for 2 at Boots at the moment as well!

Here's a couple of full face shots so you can see how it looks IRL...

I think it leaves a really natural line that can easily be adjusted to appear thick or thin. With this liner I've found that you can even just draw the outline and then 'colour it in' as well! It's just fab :)

I'm really looking forward to trying some other items in the Soap and Glory make-up line now, including their imitation Benetint "Cheekmate" and their raved about concealer!

Have you tried any Soap & Glory make-up?

Let me know if it's any good!

Love,

Sophia

xo