Mini MAC Splurge

Aloha Bloggerinos,

Knowing my obsession with all things beauty, my husband came up trumps and gave me MAC Vouchers for Christmas- Yaayyyy!!

I was in Liverpool in December so took myself off to the MAC Store (I love it so very much in there) and bought a few bits that I thought I'd show you.

I bought:

Studio Sculpt Foundation in NW15 - First Time Purchase

Cremesheen Glass in 'Just Superb' - First Time Purchase
Shadestick in 'Beige-ing'- Hundredth Time Purchase

Anndd I was given a little sample of Strobe Cream. I do enjoy a good sample!!

I would say that the shadestick is my staple MAC product and one of the first things I discovered from them way back when in 2008. I use it as a base for eyeshadows or if I'm in a rush, as an all over wash of colour. It never fails me.

It's like a creamy crayon that you can just shmear (how much do I love that word?!) all over your lid and requires no precision at all- perfecto!

Not the best swatch (lighting was artificial) but you get the idea- light browny/gold. I actually think it's very similar to a lot of the Cham-pale product colours. I get soo excited when MAC release a new shadestick but alas, it's been a while. I once had a beautiful LE one called 'Pink Couture' but used it up and never saw one again- sigh.

This Cremesheen Lipglass in 'Just Superb' is my new favourite. It's PERFECT for daywear or officewear. The hue is a dirty neutral pink and gives a lovely 'dolly' effect that isn't too 'out there'. There's no sparkle (obv I luurvvee the glitz but not for work or if i've gone wild on eye makeup) and the texture is gorgeous- not sticky, just sheeny lovely. I am definitely going to collect more Cremesheens and don't know why it's taken me this long to discover them! Also, lovely doefoot applicator which is my personal preference. I did do a swatch but actually think the website one depicts the colour better. You can see that HERE. It also has excellent lasting power- 10/10 for this little gem.

I haven't used the foundation long enough for a proper review yet, but so far, so good. I was initially given a sample and loved it so much I bought the full sized product. It goes to show, samples do work for companies :)

Do you have any of these products? What do you think?

Toodlepip!

xx

Belated 1000 Follower Giveaway!!

Aloha Bloggerinos,

I promised you all a while back when I hit 1000 followers that I would do a giveaway. Weeeelllllll, life got in the way and it got a little delayed, but, never the less, here we are with a 1245 follower giveaway! Hahaha!

So here we have it, the chance to win a brand new lovely jubbly Lush Gift Set. It's been pretty hard going keeping this all wrapped up and not using it all myself I can tell you!

(I'm aware that some Bloggers are super generous with their prizes, and think I have been in the past, but with a little bambino on ze way, I kept it small and simples. Besides, all the best things come in small packages, non?)

As usual, the rules are really simple:

For One Entry- Follow and comment. The comment I would like to see is something that you hope to achieve in 2011. It could be anything at all. I might even do a little post of a few things I want to achieve. Hmm.

For Three Entries- Write your comment and mention this giveaway somewhere else (blog, you tube, twitter, fb, etc) and give me a little link so I can see.

For Five Entries- Comment, mention this and give me a request for a YouTube video or blog post- I need inspiration, stat!

Simples.

I will also be giving an extra entry to you if you are one of my existing 1245 followers, please let me know if you are and be honest- cheaters never prosper.

I'll be picking a winner on Feb 9th, so you have a whole calendar month to get cracking :)

Looking forward to seeing your goals for 2011!

Toodlepip!

xx

Exciting Opportunity for One Lucky Bloggerino

Aloha Bloggerinos,
I've got an exciting opportunity in my hands for you, wanna know what it is?
My oldest chum (we've been friends since we were 5 and 7- how nice is that?) has been working for a snazzy Marketing Company in London for a few years now, and has starting working on a tres interesting project called 'Makeup of the Future' or 'The Future of Makeup' (I think it's still to be confirmed).
The project is all about, surprise surprise, cosmetics of the future and various techniques might be used to transform day to night looks. Cool, non?
What my friend is looking for is a model. The model will be required to submit shoulder up photos of two 'looks'. One must be a subtle day look and one is to be a vibrant, exciting evening look, so you can really go to town with your imagination and be the boss. If you already have a blog, you could even use some of your current FOTDs perhaps? When I heard about this project, I bit my friend’s hand off for the chance to tell you all about it as I know someone will be very keen to get involved.
As this is my oldest chum, there is no mula involved (it's only a couple of images after all) and it is all about the fun of creating the looks, but your face would be immortalised and you can put 'part time model' on your CV- hehe!
If you are interested, please send me a little email and I will give you my friend’s work email as I'm not keen on releasing it to the masses on here. My email- louise.pentland@hotmail.co.uk.
This is a peerrrffeecctt opportunity for any gal who likes to create looks and wants to share her passion with ze world!
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Toodlepip!
xx