Spring/Summer 2014| Orange vs Pink Lips

Hey Everyone! Today I have a post on the new lipstick trends for Spring/Summer, so here it is! Orange vs Pink, which would you choose?

Perhaps the most talked about and 'hyped' up makeup trend for Spring/Summer "14 is orange lips! They made a brief appearance in last years trends, but this year they're going all out!

I personally think it can really work if you team it with quite natural makeup and I prefer the redder shades of orange, instead of the very bright and vibrant oranges that have been worn on the catwalk.If you don't think you could brave bright orange, you can always go for a peach or coral colored lipstick or gloss.

Another lip colour, which hasn't been seen as much on the catwalk, but it's one I think is really nice for Spring and that is pink! 

This is another colour which you have to be quite careful with in order to not end up looking like Barbie,but if you get it right, I think it can look really fresh and pretty.

Products I used

Top Photo: Fearne Lip crayon (not sure of name) and Max factor colour effect flipstick (30 gypsy red).

Middle Photo: Maybelline Baby lips (peach kiss) and Benefit cha cha tint.

Bottom Photo: H&M velvet berry lip balm and Collection cream puff lip cream (1 cotton candy).

I really love all 3 of these lip colours but for everyday wear I think the coral/peach and the baby pink colours are perfect teamed with natural skin and winged liner.

What are your favorite beauty or makeup trends for Spring/Summer 2014? Would you brave the orange lip?

Thanks for reading X

MUA Velvet Lip Lacquer Review

Hey everyone, today I have a review of the MUA Luxe velvet lip lacquer in the shade Reckless. 

I had seen so many reviews on these products, but they aren't stocked in my local Superdrug stores. So when I saw some when I went to visit my sister in Bristol the other day, I decided to pick one up.

They are a matte lip product that glides onto the lips beautifully and is completely opaque in one coat. It is slightly drying on the lips, but too much, which is really good for a matte finish product. They also have amazing staying power and feel like a much more expensive product.

Overall I think this is a really good lip product and for the price of £3 you can't really go wrong! I highly recommend these lip lacquers to anyone who loves a matte lip and really pigmented colours. The only thing is that I wish they had more colours in the range, because I'm not too keen on the rest of them. 

Products used: MUA velvet lip lacquer (Reckless), Benefit porefessional primer,  Rimmel stay matte foundation (True Ivory), No7 natural blush (20 Honey), Pixi highlighter, e.l.f cream bronzer, e.l.f cream eyeliner (black), Natural collection lash definition mascara, Maybelline brow drama (dark brown).

Thank you for reading! Have you tried this product, what did you think? X

*disclaimer- this review is completely my own opinion and isn't sponsored in anyway.*

The Modern Goth

Hey Everyone,welcome back to my blog! Today my post is called 'The Modern Goth' which I know might scare some people away, but personally it is a style that I've always found very mysterious and bold, but in a subtle way.

When I was younger I thought it would be cool to try and be a goth and me and my friend used to wear 'gothic' clothes to school . I became a bit obsessed with the character Sloan who Kat Dennings played in the film Raise your Voice, who had a very dark/gothic style...oh dear!

But this winter the 'goth' look came back and models on the catwalks wore very dark berry and plum shades of lipstick. Lace velvet fabrics have been featured a lot in designers clothes recently, along with choker necklaces with little pendant charms.

My favorite example of this look has to be Lorde, who I've mentioned before on my blog, as she's one of my favorite singers. Her style has been criticized a lot, but I think it's really gorgeous. I hope you can take some inspiration from this or perhaps it's a look you'd rather stay away from, but all the same, I think it's here to stay!

Inspiration Board

 Products used: MUA matte perfect primer, MUA conceal and brighten kit (Porcelain Beige), Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation (103 true ivory), Amazing cosmetics velvet pressed powder, No7 natural blush (20 honey), Benefit Hoola bronzer, Benefit They're Real mascara, Rimmel Scandeleyes khol kajal liner (005 nude), Sleek au natural palette, Sleek brow kit(dark), Collection lip definer (5 damson), Rimmel Kate matte lipstick (107).

Clothes & Jewellery: Black velvet swing dress- Boohoo.com, Black cardigan- Primark, Velvet heart pendant choker necklace-Ebay, DIY pendant necklace- Pendant was from a craft store and I attached it to an old necklace chain that I found.

Thank you for reading! X

Everyday Retro/ Vintage Hairstyles

Hey everyone, so today I'm bringing you some retro/ vintage hairstyles that you can wear for an everyday look. As well as being interested in vintage makeup, I've also been looking at the different hairstyles that were fashionable, especially in the 1940's,50's and 60's. 

I have created three everyday looks inspired by these different era's - victory rolls, retro faux fringe and a bouffant- and have also looked at modern day celebrities who have also recreated these looks. My favorite being Paloma Faith who always has some sort inventive retro up-do!

I hope you like these looks as much as I do and it would be great to see any vintage or retro hairstyles that you've created as well!

Products I used to style my hair: L'Oreal studio line volume supersizing texture spray, Goody finish de-frizzing hairbrush, L'Oreal Elvive extraordinary oil for colored hair, Phil Smith be gorgeous hair straighteners and bobby pins.

Thank you for reading, please comment ideas for any future blog posts :) 

*from now on I'm going to start taking my photos against a plain background, as I know the background I usually use is quite busy and distracts from the hair and makeup, I also am going to try to do a post twice a week*