THE KYLIE JENNER LIP

Lip Liner - Soar

Lipstick - Honeylove

Everyone is obsessed with Kylie Jenner ATM, and I am most definitely one of the obsessed!  There have been lots of tutorials about using different lip colours to get you the Kylie Jenner inspired lip, but I have taken note from pixiwoo (ultimate makeup artists) and bought these two products; I got these recommendations from the tutorial linked here. 

The lip pencil is a dark nude, and the lipstick a lighter nude. I apply the lip pencil all over my lip, then the lipstick on top, but leaving a clearer outline of the lip pencil on show. I think the combination of the lip pencil underneath the lipstick makes it stay on sooooo well! The other night I went out for dinner, then drinks and it stayed on close to perfect!! 

The picture doesn't really do the lip justice. You know when you take loads of selfies trying to show your lipstick, and none work? Well this was the best out of the bunch, the serious ones were just NOT happening! But I am non-stop wearing this lip currently so better pictures in upcoming posts will show it better!! 

I'd love to here any recommendations on getting the Kylie Jenner lip?!

Alice x

LATEST BEAUTY PURCHASES

Maybelline - The Colossal Go Extreme Volume Mascara

I have been using the YSL mascara, but it has been running out so needed another one to replace it. I didn't have enough money to afford that one so I really needed a cheap alternative. I was doing a bit of research on cheaper mascaras and I saw Fleur DeForce did a video of her top 10 under £10, which I found really helpful. After using the mascara for about two weeks I would highly recommend it! The consistency is quite thick, it helps with volume and length, and it is the perfect type of mascara that I like. 

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro Primer

This wasn't something that I was going out to buy, but Rimmel had an offer of buying 2 items for £10 so I thought I would try. I'm not totally sure on this, maybe because I've never really used a proper 'primer', but I will hopefully have more of an opinion when I try it for a little longer. I'm interested to see if using this primer helps the foundation stay on longer, because I haven't used the foundation without this yet.

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation

I have been using a Laura Mercier foundation for about 6-9 months now and I have absolutely loved it. It is pretty full coverage, and that is just what I wanted, so when I started running out I knew it was going to be quite difficult to find something I love just as much. Another one of Fleur's videos is her top 10 foundations under £10, which, once again, I felt was very informative and so I went for this one! I like medium to full coverage (or as close to), and this was the one I chose. I have quite liked it so far as an everyday foundation (I am keeping the last bit of my Laura Mercier one for my nights out). The staying power isn't too bad, not as long as I am used to but it is so cheap that I think it's totally worth it. 

Link to Fleurs channel here if you want to watch the video's. The foundation one was most recent, but I think she's done bronzers, skincare etcetc. 

Any recommendations for 'high street' makeup? I'm now back at University and my budget is tight!

Alice 

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New beauty buys!

These are just a couple of things that I have picked up recently beauty-wise. 

The Tanya Burr Cosmetics lip glosses are something that I have wanted to buy for a while. I used the bright pink shade named 'exotic island' the other day which I borrowed from my sister, but I loved it so decided to buy. The shade comes across really bright, and not as sheer as any others I have tried. The other nude shade I bought is named 'aurora' I have tried yet. I have wanted a nude gloss for quite a while but never bought one so whilst I went into super drug I thought I would try this one. 

Next is the No7 Cream Blush in the shade Rose Blossom. I haven't got a really pink blush, and I haven't tried a cream blush so thought I would incorporate the two and buy this one. I haven't worn it on my cheeks yet, but swatching it, it looks beautiful. When you first apply it it is quite a bright pink never-to-be-worn shade, but when you blend it out with fingers the shade looks really pretty. As I said I haven't worn it properly yet, but will update on whether I like/dislike it.

Finally it the Dior BB Creme. This is something that I have been recommended to try for a base to use on holiday. As it is a BB Creme the coverage is much lighter to what I'm used to, but on holiday it's nice not to wear heavy makeup. I got the shade 003, which I think may be the darkest, but I am only going to be using it whilst I'm tanned. I really hope I like it when I try it as it is quite pricey, but can look very beautiful and dewy on the skin. 

Any beauty tips on any of these products, or recommendations on any others?

Alice 

xxx

Ascot 2014

So yesterday I went to Ascot! I went two years ago, and me and my friends decided to go again. It is quite an expensive day, but I do think it is worth it, for one day a year! The weather was lovely (even maybe a little too hot, but I don't want to complain)! 

I stole a free dress from my sister's wardrobe, as I am running low on money! haha. I did buy new shoes though, which I love. They did absolutely kill my feet, not because of the height, but because they were just new, so should off worn them a little bit beforehand. 

I was so proud of my makeup! I used a youtube tutorial (which I will link here), and used the Urban Decay Naked Palette. 

Fascinator - Debenhams

Dress - Mango

Shoes - Debenhams 

Bag - Zara

Me, Anna and Alex 

My makeup (ignore that irritating piece of white fluff on my eye!)

Everyone 

What have you been up to in this lovely weather?

Alice 
xxx

A few new makeup/beauty buys

Hi guys,

So Debenhams had another megaweek last week, which meant 10% off of cosmetics which I think is so good! Plus I had beauty club points so thought I'd use them! I probably (actually definitely!) spent a little too much, but I needed some makeup buys before I went back to Uni!

Clarisonic heads

Really needed to get these, but they are actually quite expensive! It comes in a pack of two though, which is helpful a couple of months down the line! 

MAC - Embark

I was recommended this by my sister, although I need to buy MAC Copperplate to go with it, but it was unavailable. I haven't had too many MAC eyeshadows so I am intrigued as to how they will look/ stay on well.

MAC - Omega

I bought this mainly to use for my eyebrows. I've always used an eyebrow pencil, but I thought by using this it might be more precise, and I have liked using it so far.

MAC - 266 brush

This brush was mainly to go with the eyeshadow I bought for my eyebrows. It's really thin so is really good for eyebrows. 

Clinique Chubby Stick - 02 lots o' latte

This was definitely one of those impulse buys! I have seen some Youtube tutorials where they have used one and it just seems so easy, and I can tell you it is. It's practically a big soft pencil that you can apply all over your lid, and you just need to blend out a little. I am really happy with this buy and would definitely recommend it!

Thanks for reading,

Alice 

xxx

New lipsticks!

Hey everyone! The other week Debenhams had a mega event, and it's really good for makeup as they normally have 10% off most of it. I also knew I had £20 on my beauty card. I went in to try and find a lipstick which I could wear in the day, but also at night if I didn't want to go for a red (which I normally wear ALL the time). 

I asked the assistant on Chanel what she thought and she tried the colour on my lips and I really liked it. She also put a balm on before which I really liked so I bought that too! Overall they were about £18 each I believe, and with £20 on my beauty card I didn't spend too much! 

The lip moisturising one that she first put on wasn't what I thought I was going to buy, but when she put it on it felt really nice and it doesn't make the lips sticky like vaseline or other lips stuff too. This is called:

Rouge Coco Balme

This is the lipstick version of it, but there's like an actual moisturiser too. I put it on before the other lipstick so my lips aren't so dry. I really think it helps make the looks glossy without making them sticky like you are wearing lipgloss.








What I actually went in for was this kind of pinky colour! It's called:

Rouge Allure 91 Seduisante

I love the colour! It is SO good for the day. It's not so bright that it looks un-natural. I think it looks really nice, and with a pinky blusher it looks cute. Plus the lipstick tube is amazing!

Me wearing the lipstick, Instagram: missalicelayzell

Thanks for reading!

Lots of Love

Alice xxxx

Prom ♥

So last Friday was my prom! I had a few dresses which I couldn't decide on, but in the end I decided this one.

The dress is from Miss Selfridge, I really like the length of it as it's a little bit shorter than most (probably as I'm tall) but it showed the shoes really well. The belt is from Primark, the bag is from 2 years ago from Topshop, and shoes are from Next but are quite old also. 

For my hair I used the Enrapture Totem Styler to curl my hair to begin with. I then twisted it around to the side where there was no sleeve on the dress, and just clipped it with grips. 

I was lucky enough to get my sister to do my makeup. For the foundation I used Estee lauder double wear. I really liked trying something different with my base makeup as I normally go for the MAC face + body. For my bronzer I used NARS laguna, and blusher MAC fleur power, and Dior amber diamond highlight. My eyeshadow was a mixture of Urban Decay Naked pallet. My lipstick was Girl About Town by MAC. 

It was such a good night to finish the end of the year! 

This weekend was my Prom, Ascot and Harry Potter studio Tour so keep looking for my posts on that!

Thanks for reading.

Love Alice xx