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Beauty Review: KIKO 3D Lifting Foundation

Hey Everyone!

A good foundation is essential in almost everyone's 'full-face' makeup routine. If you don't have a good foundation, you can end up without that flawless base you strive for. Some people would suggest avoiding cheaper brands of the product, and those who have the funds will often head towards high-end, or designer brands. Me? I aim to find the best quality product, for as little as money possible, which is how i discovered the KIKO 3D Lifting Foundation.

I had only ever heard of KIKO a few times, not being aware it is for sale in the UK until I came across one of their stores by chance. The brand as a whole, i can only describe as MAC, but for half the price! The quality and range of products is a match to MAC from what I have tried so far from them!

But on with the Foundation Review:

Let me first tell you about my skin type- I have dry/ oily (combination) skin, that is also pretty sensitive to most products. I also suffer from regular breakouts, meaning the texture of my skin is not smooth.

The KIKO 3D Lifting Foundation is perfect for my problematic skin! The foundation, from the pump comes out quite thick and feels silky smooth to touch. It is a slight peachy scent, and comes in 10 different shades.

When applied to my face (using my beauty blender), it blends out easily and smooths over all my blemishes, helping me achieve the flawless base I desire.

Whats more its hypo-allergenic, meaning i don't have to worry about it irritation.

The smoothing qualities of this product is also supposed to be effective over time, however I can't say I have experienced this; perhaps the effects take a long period of time over constant use (i have been using it for 3 months and other foundations in between).

The Brands description of this product promises:

"A silky foundation - a pleasure to apply – enhanced by highly functional active ingredients that act on signs of aging from the very first application: your face will immediately appear more radiant, smoother and firmer.

Over time, oxidative stress and cellular stress are reduced and collagen synthesis is reactivated.
The lightness and softness of the texture, combined with the natural look of the pigments create a "second skin" effect where blemishes are eliminated and radiance is enhanced."

This product falls into the medium price category, retailing for a reasonable £14.50. I believe this is a fair price for the quality of the product you are purchasing! You also receive free delivery on all orders, if you order online, with a choice of two delivery options. Or just pop into one of their stores (find your nearest store here)

Love Emily x

Look Out for next weeks post (Sunday 10:00GMT): Holiday Haul- Key Pieces

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Beauty Review: Collection Illuminating Touch Foundation

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H&M Home Wishlist

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Beauty haul

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Heya,

So I've been doing a lot of shopping lately, in particular beauty/skincare shopping, and so I thought I'd share with you some of the things that I have bought.

I have been wanting a new foundation for a while now as I felt my old foundation was too matte for my skin during the winter, so I went on the hunt for a slightly more dewy foundation, that was just as good quality. I chose the Loreal True Match in Rose Beige. I love this foundation as it blends really well and has excellent coverage. The colour however, will probably be slightly too dark for me during the winter, when I will become paler, but for the time being it is perfect!

My trusty Collection Lasting Perfection concealer, a must have in my beauty routine. I took a little break from using this a while back, for some reason I can't remember, but I'm so glad I went back to it. Excellent long wear coverage- the best I've found for both dark circles and blemishes!

Since using a more dewy foundation, I have started using a powder, just to mattify the areas of my make-up that are more prone to disappearing throughout the day and to set my concealer under my eyes. I picked up this Collection Pressed powder as I knew it would do its simple job for the very small price! I apply it using a small fluffy brush to easily cover the target areas.

Slightly late on the band-waggon, I finally got round to picking up some Zoella Beauty bits. I chose the Bath Fizzers and Body Mist. They smell and look amazing.

After hitting pan on my go-to brow shade in my W7 eye-shadow palette, I thought it was time to invest in a eyebrow palette. I picked up the Revolution Shaping Kit in Medium/Dark which was super affordable, and offers three shades as well as a wax, an angled brush and a set of tweezers, super perfect for on the go! I generally use the middle shade for everyday, but depending on the look I'm trying create, i do also use the slightly lighter shade and darkest shade.

The last item in my haul, is this Bourjois Matte Velvet liquid lipstick in this gorgeous nudey-pink colour! I love the texture of this, its not sticky, like you may expect from a liquid lipstick, it feels super soft and velvety, and doesn't dry your lips out meaning its fab for winter! The colour is also extremely pigmented, one coat will be enough to last the whole day without fading! I plan to purchase the dark red version of this lipstick really soon!

I hope you have enjoyed discovering what beauty products I have recently been buying and perhaps this has inspired you to go out and try some new, or go back to some old favourites!

Love Emily x

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Louis Vuitton Series 3 Exhibition

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Heya,

So I recently got the amazing opportunity to attend the current Louis Vuitton Series 3 Exhibition in London with my friend. Located just past Somerset House and the Kings College Arts and humanities campus, the exhibition is full to the brim of the amazing works of the stand alone designer Nicolas Ghesquiere for Vuitton AW 15/16 Collection and the designers influences, from the hand-crafted bags to the extravagant clothing items.

Once inside the exhibition, you follow through many different rooms, all decorated in the most amazing ways, think fancy lighting and loads of mirrors (Que multiple mirror selfies). Inside each room you will find different aspects of the collection, from the creation of the box bags to the final products.

The first room you enter is found by walking through a crazy tunnel. Once inside you are faced with a 360' wall of screen, showing different parts of Vuitton Central to the room, and he only other thing is a huge Vuitton case displaying some type of video, however the room was so packed with people it was very difficult to see what was being played.

The next room is lined with loads of mirrors and fancy lighting, the room once again centred with videos being played of the creation of a Vuitton box bag, all hand made! This room was once again very busy so we didn't spend to long in there, however what we saw of the videos was amazing!

Following that, you come to a room once again lined with mirrors. This room displayed many catwalk shots/ short videos of Vuitton Fashion looks. I loved this room as you get to see so many looks, and in a way you feel like your there, watching the catwalk show!

So you know how I said about watching the box bags being made via video? Well the next room allows you to view them being made in real life by a team of experts. They're work is also projected onto the huge screen wall behind them. Seeing these boxes being made and crafted in real life was such an experience and to know how much effort goes into each and everyone, it puts it into context as to why Vuitton is so expensive!

Once you've seen the looks and craftship, you move onto the Accessories room. The contrast between the dark room before and the bright white room of Accessories takes a while for your eyes to get used to, but wow- they're were so many beautiful bags and other accessories, displayed in such a cool way. They were on mannequins that were sort of pressed into a wall so that they created two mannequins, giving each side of the wall a different perspective. My favourite item from this room was the monochrome bag with bright coloured detailing and silver chain strap, however the super crazy yet cute sunglasses come a close second!

My favourite room is probably the walk in Wardrobe- the room with all the clothing, shoes and bags, all displayed immaculately. Most of the items were free for you to touch, making the experience extra fantastic- being around Vuitton knowing all the work that has gone into each piece before you enter the room, it's pretty amazing!

The last room of the exhibition is the poster room- a room described pretty much but it's title. Inside you are given a complimentary poster and are able to peruse the room decorated with hundreds, maybe even thousands of Vuitton posters. I would love my room to be decorated like this!

I had the best evening at the exhibition, and would definitely visit again! The effort that has gone into the display of the whole exhibition and the pieces themselves are amazing. I would recommend this 100% to anyone- so if you're out and about and need something to do, definitely go visit!

The Details:

The exhibition is on display until the 18th October 2015 and is located in 180 Strand WC2, London.

From London Charring Cross Station: turn right out and carry from walking along the road, you will pass Somerset House and Kings College Arts Campus, the exhibition is next to these.

Admission is free and is open between 10:00 and 20:00.

Thank you so much for reading, I really hope you enjoy reading about my little Blogging Trips!

Let me know if you have visited and what you thought of the exhibition!

Love Emily x

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Holiday 2015: My Holiday Makeup Look | Beauty

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Heya,

So I thought I'd share with you my Holiday look that I wore most days- it's essentially a Bronzed look with a nude lip and bold Brows. I chose this look as it gives a natural summer glow, and is not too heavy for when the Sun is out- there's nothing worse the having thick makeup on in the heat!

So this is the look:

And here's how to achieve it:

Step 1, as always is to moisturise and prime you face- I use a matte foundation so the moisturising step is essential for me!

I then take my Collection Concealer (my holy grail product), and put this under my eyes in a triangle shape, and follow this by dotting out any blemishes/ spots using the applicator. Then it's time to blendy- blendy using a fluffy brush. I use the real techniques expert face brush. I find By applying my concealer first, I don't need as much foundation and I achieve a better base for my foundation.

Next I take my foundation- Loreal Infallible matte foundation in Vanilla- and dot this around my face, evenly, followed by blending it out with my Face Brush from the Nic's Picks Collection. I should now be left with a clear base.

Moving onto brows. I use an eyeshadow in a deep brown similar to my natural colour, from my W7 'in the nude' palette, a great dupe for the Naked Pallettes. I take an angled liner brush and dip in the colour, then following and defining my natural brow shape, enhancing the arch.

Once my brows are complete I move onto eyeshadow. As a base I start with the Maybelline Mono-colour in the shade 'lustrous beige'- a beautifully pigmented rose-gold with a hint of silver. I cover my whole lid with this up to my crease. In the crease I use a mid-dark shimmery bronze colour using my Real Techniques angled shadow brush. Holding it with the longest part of the brush in the crease so the colour is applied and blended at the same time.

Now it's time for eyeliner- the tricky bit! I alter between the loreal super liner (a pen) and a liquid liner, really it's up to what you find easiest! I look down into a mirror, meaning I can keep both my eyes open while applying. I try to keep the line along my lash line to a medium thickness, but most of the time this doesn't work, or it will on one eye and not the other, so I end up sorting the thinner one which turns out thicker... It's a never ending struggle! But, when it's eventually even I create the wing at the edge of my eye.

My favourite mascara right now is the Maybelline Lash Sensational (see my review here) which I use I my upper lashes only. I tend to apply 4-5 brush strokes on each eye.

For my bottom lashes, I leave them mascara free, however in my water line I apply a light/medium brown eyeliner, all the way along, to add a bit of subtle definition.

I don't spend the time contouring for this look. I just take a my Seventeen Bronze Shimmer rocks and apply this on a big fluffy brush as an all over bronze on my forehead, cheekbones, chin and nose. This creates a nice healthy glow!

Nearly finished...

Lastly, for my lips I take a nude-pink lip liner to define my lips, outlining them. Then take my Kate Moss Rimmel 101 Lipstick to fill them in, then blend the two colours together.

Hope you like this look, and will maybe try it youself? Let me know what you think!

Be sure to checkout my last two Holiday 2015 posts below:

Fashion

Lifestyle

Love Emily x

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Beauty Review: O&M Project Sukuroi Gold Smoothing Balm

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Heya,

So I was recently given the opportunity to discover the O&M (Original Mineral) Project Sukuroi Gold Smoothing Balm, and it has become my firm favourite Hair Product.

I had never heard of the brand so I have done a little research for you all to know the company a bit better, if like me, the brands come unfamiliar to you. Original Mineral is an Australian Hair Care company who "challenge the artificial norms of professional haircare with formulations that are both effective and gentle". The company tries increase the use of natural ingredients, reducing and removing the harsh chemicals that are found in most hair care products. They also deliver Amonia-free hair colour, defeating the myth that you have have to use hair colour with Amonia for great results.

Now for the product itself, to start off with, the product comes in the cutest little cream textured card box with gold foil embossed font for the product name, which is a really sweet touch, as it projects what you find inside.

The product itself is within another form of packaging inside the box, a circular gold pot with a brown lid taut twists off. The pot is easy to open and close properly after use.

Once you open the lid the first thing that greets you is the most amazing smell. It's a smell of elegance and sophistication, if that could be a smell. It's sweet and perfumey, but it doesn't wear off throughout the day, meaning your hair will smell amazing for ages (until you wash it out). The product consistency is that of most shampoos, and is not sticky; it's more like an oil than a gel or cream, and so sinks into you hair and skin smoothly. The product is gold with what seems like a slight shimmer to it, however when you put it into your hair it leaves an intense shine,shimmer and softness to the hair. If you look carefully you can see all tiny flecks of glitter on your hair- but this product is not like something from a 90s teenagers OOTD (I.e. Glitter hairspray), it's a shimmer of elegance. The product also contains Keratin which strengthens and restores hair-perfect for those with damaged and lifeless hair.

I like to use this product after I wash my hair, before I dry it, when I know I will straighten my hair, as the shimmer/shine looks great against the sleekness of straight locks. I also take the product from them lid of the pot rather than where the most part of the product is, as it means I can take a smaller, more precise amount, without wasting any. This will usually be a finger-tip scoop as it recommendeds on the packaging, which i will apply to the ends of my hair- never to my roots because of its oiliness it could create with oil-prone roots.

The product promises: "smooth, glossy and feather like softness to the hair" which I would agree with completely.

A 100g tub retails for around £26.00 and can be purchased from Shopstyle.co.uk and Net-a-porter.com

Thank you so much for reading

Love Emily