Lancôme: Free Trial!

While reading the Sunday Times Style Magazine...

I saw this advert and it caught my eye...mainly because I saw the words 'free' and 'Lancôme' on the same page lol. So it's basically advertising the launch of their new formula of liquid foundation which promises to be long-wearing and comfortable. 

If you go into any department store with a Lancôme counter, the sales assistant will match you to the nearest   shade and you'll be able to take a little vial of it home that looks like this...

This is shade 10. It was a bit hard for for the assistant to match to my exact skin tone since I was already wearing foundation but we chose this one because I had to have one with yellow undertones.  You can check out the shades HERE. Be warned, the shades do not look the same as they do online so make sure you check it in a bright light before you take home your sample. I think mine may be a bit too light though :/ We'll see...

Pick up your free trial and let me know if you like it or not!

What Mascara do you use?!?!?!

Hello my cute lil peanuts! Hope you guys have had a blast to the new year! I sure have :)

So today I'm gonna tell you guys what mascaras I've been using through my lifetime (cause I'm a granny aren't I -_-?). I get asked a lot what mascaras I use and I don't want to sound like a big head AT ALL lol but for my lashes the mascara doesn't really matter because I naturally have long lashes.  The only thing I see a difference in is the texture and thickness when I use different ones, so this is what I look at when it comes to buying mascaras.

At the moment I'm using Maybelline Colossol Cat Eyes Mascara 

My eyelashes have a natural curl to them, but this mascara defo gives them that extra lift.

Positives:

• Lengthens lashes by x3
• Curls your lashes
• Separates them to look naturally long
• Doesn't clump eyelashes
• Eyelashes feel soft 

Negatives:

• Doesn't thicken eyelashes as much (I apply a few layers I do! :P)
• Does finish quick :( 

In these two pictures I have different mascaras on. Can you tell the difference? 

Like I said the only things I look at for mascaras is whether they will make my lashes look thicker, so here's a list of ones which have done a great job in curling lengthening and thickening. 

I do tend to stick to the same brand, so yeah  I use a lot of  Maybelline mascara.  But they do a great job!

This mascara was ok, not the best because it didn't really thicken my lashes as much as I wanted it to. I did stupidly buy it in a brown colour, so it didn't really get used much lol

Im in LOVE with this Rimmel mascara, it does such a great job! Really good for those nights out  where you want to have SCANDALEYES! ;)

This bad boy gave you SPIDERLASHES! But  it's really clumpy! what I like to do is  after applying, use a thinner mascara brush to remove the clumps.

Any questions you guys have feel free to ask! :) 

Pots of love!

Meech

xXx

What I Wore Today: 2nd Oxford Edition

So since my little sister goes to Oxford University, I'm up there quite often and end up taking a whole load of pictures of myself (because I'm vain) and the scenery (because its beautiful). So today was no different and I must say I'm quite proud of my iPhone camera. Its done a whole lot better than my digital camera ever has. 

So first I'll show you what I wore today:

This is definitely one of those days when I didn't plan an outfit. I threw a lot of things on and hoped for the best. I kind of hope it works and of course I'm hoping you do too.

So I'm wearing:

• A blue bandanna from Paks Cosmetics - 99p. One of my students things I wear this bandanna because of some sort of gang affiliation. It makes me laugh every time.
• Huge white hoops from Forever 21 - $1.50
• Topshop Faux Leather Jacket - £58. Yes, I realise that I'm wearing this jacket in almost every post. But I seriously couldn't live without it. 
• Denim shirt from New Look. I bought it a while ago so I can't remember how much it was. Its a long shirt which I tied up to give a cropped effect.
• Feather maxi skirt from River Island - £39.99. I was in love with this skirt for months and it seems so was everyone else...because I literally had to wait a month for it to come back into stock. I love that its high waisted and the feather print. However one thing that I completely despise about this skirt is that its completely sheer (even though there's a built in slip underneath). I don't like to make a habit of wearing transparent skirts, so its always a hassle in the mornings to find something which isn't bulky to wear underneath. If you look close at the last picture, you can see that I'm wearing a stripy pencil skirt   beneath the maxi skirt lol. 
• Metallic Quilted Bag from Zara - I got this as a present from an ex way back in 2008. When we broke up I gave everything back to him except this bag. It's my baby lol.
• Red Vans from Office - £39.99. I wear these nearly every day and I'm starting to get a bit sick of them to be honest. 

My make-up look:

Products used:

• Clinique Superbalanced foundation in Toffee. It really is a godsend. However...I definitely feel that I'm becoming way too dependent on it 
• Sleek dark brown eyebrow pencil. I've switched to using dark brown instead of black and its one of the best decisions I've ever made (make-up wise). Its less harsh but is still dark enough to be seen. 
• Beauty UK liquid eyeliner.
• CoverGirl Blusher in a medium pink.
• MAC lipstick in 'Girl About Town'

Now for a bit of scenery, which is definitely better than looking at my ugly mug lol

The wonders of an iPhone and Instagram lol

Hope you enjoyed the post and leave you comments below folks! :D

Jadeybaby: What I Wore Today (Part drei)

Today I was woken up at the ungodly hour of 6 in the morning (by my mother) so we could do some Christmas food shopping before the masses caused all the Turkey to sell out. I had half an hour to get ready so the pictures which follow were taken afterwards, but features exactly what I wore. I think I now find it physically impossible to leave the house in a hoodie and trackies (unless I'm going to the gym). But even then I spend half an hour praying that I don't bump into anyone. 

 See even Instagram can't hide the bags under my eyes -_- 

So I wore:

So piece by piece:

• The hat is from River Island. I bought it last year for £12 (well less with my staff discount) BUT they now have THIS version for £13. *inflation sigh*. To be honest I never really wear hats but the strawberry was kind of irresistible
• Large white hoops from Forever 21. I love Forever 21 mainly because their jewellery so damn cheap! These cost $1.50 but I'm pretty sure they'll also stock them in their UK stores. 
• The leather jacket is the same Topshop one I always wear for £58. I didn't think I would get so much use out of it...but since the weather is being kind to me this year I've had no need for a coat.
• The black top inside was £16 from Topshop. Its basic. It was bought for work. It goes with EVERYTHING. Full stop. lol
• Green jeans from River Island. I liked them instantly because (I'll be honest) they reminded me of mint ice cream. Random I know. The trend of coloured jeans is still in and I recommend THESE or THESE or THESE and especially THESE! Basically just get yourselves on Riverisland.com because I just got a tad carried away lol.
• I've neglected my Converses a bit recently, but I was having a love affair with my red Vans. I'm pretty sure they understand.

And today was the first day I wore my new foundation. Well I kind of stole it from my mum because the shade wasn't the exact match on her. But it turns out it was the perfect match for me.

Its called 'Clinique Superbalanced Makeup'.

Some facts about it:

• Its great for Combination Skin. So skin that has some oily and some oily areas.
• It comes in a 30ml pouring bottle.
• It gives moderate coverage.
• Its long-wearing.
• Its £21

The shade I'm wearing is 16 Toffee. Honestly I instantly prefer this to my MAC foundation. Its really light and blends really well with my skin. I applied it with my Topshop Foundation brush and it hardly needs any blending. It also has the perfect finish...it doesn't leave my skin looking too matte or too shiny. Have a look at the pictures below and decide for yourself. I didn't use Instagram on these ones so you can see the true finish of the product.

I feel like I can wear this everyday, without giving myself away too much. My new favourite thing! :D

Thanks for reading!

Eyeliner is addictive!

So my dear Jade thinks her look is boring...to be honest I could never stop staring at her! But we all see ourselves differently to how others do, I personally think she's one of my only friend's who mixes and matches and tries new things A LOT.
But like I said we all have different views...

My make up problem is, I can't go anywhere without having my top liner on. (maybe some places are an exception, e.g corner shop or at home lol). When I was a lot younger I think about 16 my sister tried it on me and I was like HELL NO GIRLFRIEND! My eye's just looked even bigger, (and that was not a good look lol)

As I got older I starting using more make up and trying out different products, so when I started doing top eyeliner I got addicted (and practice makes perfect!)

Here's a few pictures of how I used to do it before, and how I do it now...

This isn't the best of pictures I could find, but as you can see I started the line from the inner corner of my eye. This is how I started doing the top liner, with time I realized its not the best of looks lol.

Now I start the line on the tip of where my lashes start so it looks more in line with the shape of my eye. As you can see the flick at the end I like it quite high because it give's more shape and lifts my eyes at the same time. I have a bit of a droop at the bottom of my eye :/ ... YES MY LASHES ARE REAL. :)

In this picture I've got less mascara on, also I've made the line a lot thinner but longer, and I haven't put any inside eye liner on (which I don't usually do)

Here instead of putting black eyeliner on the inside I have put green eye shadow on to bring out the brown in my eyes.

Ok here I have taken the flick to a next level lol, I like to be a bit extreme sometimes...

Finally this is where I have absolutely no eyeliner. If I was brave enough I'd do this look more often but I'm always afraid of looking tired or too natural, what I've done is just used a neutral yellow on the top and on the inside is a metalic baby blue and added a bit of mascara.

Like Jade I would love to try different looks but I'm really not that brave to do it, I just stick to what I'm used to and what I know looks good... Which is a bit boring!!!

MAKEUP JUNKIES WE ARE CALLING OUT TO YOU! HELP THE IPC SISTERS OUT YA'LL

Thanks for taking the time out and reading this, 

much love 

Meechi baby :D

xXx

Build my face...

Another weird post title. Look at it as a cry for help lol.

So basically its nearly 2012, but I for one will not be making any New Years Resolutions, since I never stick to them and I basically think they are mostly always bullshit.

So...the only thing I'll be doing at the stroke of midnight (because I certainly have no one to kiss) is throwing out my makeup bag and all its contents. Why? Because I'm pretty bored of my make up look at the moment and I'm willing to try pretty much anything to spruce it up.

If you know me you'll know that since I hit 15 I've been wearing black liquid eyeliner, mascara and kohl pencil.

This isn't me at 15...before any of you get worried lol

 As I got older I introduced other elements such as foundation, bronzer, and bright lipsticks. But now I'm as bored as hell.

So now I'm asking you guys to help me out. Since I'm building everything up again from scratch I'm going to need your advice. What products do you recommend fill my make up bag? They don't need to be from the obvious brands but they do need to be fantabulous. I need everything...foundation, concealer, lipglosses, moisturisers. You name it I need it.

So I would really really REALLY love it if, in the comments below you could leave your recommendations.

Help build me face :)

J Cole in NR4

Yeah never really thought I'd be writing a blog post about the love of my life (J Cole) being in Norwich. London? Yes. Norwich? Not in a million years. 

However J Cole did decide to pay a visit to the infamous LCR and to be honest made it one of the best nights in my entire life. 

The day started of with Mitra and I travelling up by coach (because we can be a bit stingy at times) to Norwich. Once we got there we chilled for a couple of hours and then got changed into this...

To be honest I felt pretty ugly that day, maybe because I knew that loads of girls would be there with their flowing weaves, tight dresses, amazing legs and heels. I think I over compensated with the amount of make up I put on...but whatever. So I wore my leather jacket, snake skin print leggings and huge silver hoops...all from Topshop. Plus my red Vans which I seemingly can't go a day without these days. Oh yeah the white tshirt I'm wearing underneath was haggled down to £10 at Spitalfields market. I can't find an image online but it was basically very similar to this one...

Mitra looked amazing...

Her t shirt and faux leather high waisted skirt are both from H&M. Her tights and ankle boots are both New Look. I love the look. Its kind of 50s meets noughties alternative chick. I'm well jel (LOL) 

Now onto J Cole. This is how I summed up that night in words.

To which a friend (hi Nnamdi! lol) decided to reply...

Erm...but he is though...

Anyways...It wasn't just his looks that I was in love with, J Cole performed amazingly well that night. He had so much passion for his music, so much energy and so much love for the crowd. He made the music sound even better live...every song was fresh and new. He performed old hits and new. I was so happy he performed all the favourites including 'Higher', 'Blow Up', 'Nobody's Perfect', 'Can't Get Enough', 'In The Morning' etc. He even did songs he was featured on like Beyonce's 'Party', Jay Z's 'A Star Is Born' and Miguel's 'All I Want Is You'. However, I was a little bit sad not to hear favourites like '2Face', 'Dead Presidents II', 'Cost Me A Lot' and 'Best Friend'...unless he did perform them and I was too high on life to remember. Let me know lol

A couple of pictures to either remind you of the night or make you a bit jealous. Take your pick. 

Now just a little bit on make-up looks. 

For the concert Mitra and I kind of unintentionally matched.

Dark eyebrows, liquid eyeliner, EYELASHES (mine are fake) and hot pink lipgloss/lipstick.

I used:

• Foundation - a mix of MAC Mineralize in NC50 (which is a bit dark) and CoverGirl 'Clean Oil Control' in Tawny (which is a bit lighter). I like to use the MAC as a base and then use the CoverGirl over the top as it stops me from getting too shiny on my T-zone. It also has a different finish and is not as matte as the MAC Mineralize.
• Yves Saint Laurent 'Touche Elact' as my concealer.
• Collection 2000 eyebrow pencil, but I might start using a dark brown because the jet black is quite extreme.
• A dark pink CoverGirl blusher.
• Lips - I used MAC 'Girl About Town' as lipliner and then filled in and blended with Collection 2000 'Lock N Hold' Lipgloss in the baby pink colour. I love experimenting with my lips these days. Don't take that comment the wrong way please lol. 

For the club after I literally kept the exact same look and changed the colour of my lipstick.

Ok so now I'm shiny. The lipstick is Collection 2000 in 'Firecracker'. Look, a sneaky lil peek at the tattoo. Its hardly ever on show these days. I blame the weather and my job. 

Hope you liked the post. Comment with any questions :)