Glow glow glow

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Hi,

I'm back with a long overdue product review/rave. I bought this for myself about 4 months ago in my last ever week at university. I really shouldn't have lashed out but had lusting after it for so long I decided to treat myself and it was worth every penny. It's the much raved about Dior Amber Diamond shimmer powder and it is amazing!

  

I love this product! I have tried a range of different highlighters and this is one of my all time favs. It gives the most gorgeous natural glowing sheen and makes me look so radiant. It is the priciest of all highlighters I have tried but it is totally worth it and it comes in a super cute velvet case.

The powder has a soft texture with no weird glitter and it  blends into the skin with ease and lasts really well. I use it to highlight my cheekbones, cupids bow and occasionally my tear ducts. Amber Diamond gives the the "glow" in all right places.

Honestly I could keep raving about this product but I'm sure you get the idea. Outstanding! If you have been wanting it I would cave and get it, it's beautiful (and will last your forever) 

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NOTD: Leopard Print Love

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Hello beautiful ladies.

I bought these leopard print nail stickers from Diva a while back and have been itching to wear them since. I was going out on the weekend for birthday drinks & realised that my outfit was mainly black so it was the perfect opportunity to pull them out and put them on.

They are really thin stickers which you just pull off the sheet and apply the right sized one to each nail. I have used different brands of nail stickers before and in comparison these were rubbish. They were tricky to not rip, cracked when I applied them and didn't stick well BUT they looked cute!

Leopard print and studs - I'm happy!

As you can see they looked alright from a distance but up close they are not too neat, no prizes for me. Overall I love the look, they are delightfully tacky! I would not buy this brand again but I will be hunting down some other leopard print nail stickers. They are a cute change from block colour and instantly add some fun to otherwise dull outfits.

Hope everyone had a fab weekend!

Something's Fishy

 

I keep seeing fish tail plaits popping up everywhere lately so here is my novice attempt. When I was a junior in High School I did them every so often but had not attempted one for years until today. Hair is not really my domain so I think I need lots more practice to perfect it, it just looks like I'm going for the "messy look" when in reality I am hopeless at doing my hair!

 I think a fish tail plait may come in very handy for bad hair days, which for me is often!

What do you think?

 

MAC Pink Nouveau dupe

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Good Morning :)

After wearing Mac Pink Nouveau lipstick the other night (you can check it out here) I realised that I owned another lippie which was really similar. That would be Revlon's matte lipstick in Stormy Pink. 

Both lipsticks are bright pinks with similar undertones. Stormy Pink is not as vivid in colour as Pink Nouveau and is definitely not as pigmented but you can build up the intensity.

Here is the swatch..

Left - Revlon Stormy Pink, Right - Mac Pink Nouveau 

Although they have slightly different finishes - Pink Nouveau is a satin finish and Stormy Pink is matte, they are not worlds apart as satin lipsticks have a semi-matte finish. Stormy Pink definitely deserves an A in duping, what do you think?

I prefer Pink Nouveau as it's a bit more intense and not as drying as the Revlon matte lipsticks but If you want a cheap alternative for Pink Nouveau or maybe are not sure as to whether or not Pink Nouveau is the colour for you I recommend you check out Stormy Pink.

 Much love,

Imogen

Imogen turns 22

Hi gorgeous girlies, 

It’s my birthday today! Gosh I’m feeling old, I’m turning 22 and although that sounds like I’m an adult I feel far from it! Lucky I have this blog where I can talk about whatever nonsense and all that jazz :P

It’s pretty uneventful today as it’s a Wednesday, which is a lousy day for a birthday if you ask me, but there will be plenty of celebrating over the next few days for sure. Apart from eating cupcakes I have done very little so here is a photo that pretty much sums up my day so far;

 And because I can here is a snap of some of my birthday loot so far. I am feeling very spoilt, smell lovely and will soon have beautiful gold nails (thankfully my sister understands my obsession with nail polish, thanks Beth!)

p.s I jumped on the formspring bandwagon. Ask me anything at www.formspring.com/imogenloves or find it over somewhere to the right ->

Much love, 

Imogen

Orly Mini Mania

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Happy Monday everyone :)

I'm going through a massive mini nail polish phase. I am a fan of Orly polishes anyway but can't get enough of these mini bottles. I'm such a sucker the teeny cute bottles!

I think mini nail polishes are a great idea; they don't dry up, are super affordable, take up less space and I don't feel guilty about adding to my collection! I don't know about you but it's really rare that I actually finish a nail polish. I am always wanting to try new colours and have only ever really finished few bottles of my all time favourite colours.

Life's a peach, Orange Sorbet, Holla, Lola, Haute Red, Ruby & Chocolate Martini 

I picked these up at a few different shop over the past few weeks and they were ridiculously cheap. I have only worn Life's a peach so far and loved it. Think i will definitely be picking up more of these babies.

Do you like the idea of smaller bottles?

Step by step NOTD

Hello lovely readers, 

This post was completely inspired by the gorgeous Saskia the Style Fairy. She did a post the other day showing her nails she got done at WAH Nails and I fell in love. I can't get enough of WAH Nails so thought I would give it a go at trying to recreate her fantastic nails. 

It's just a black matte nail with glossy black dots. It's not a brilliant job but i had fun doing it! 

If you're interested in how I did my (somewhat shonky) version keep reading...

All i used was a black nail polish, a matte top coat and a black nail art pen

I started off by applying the plain black polish. 

After that dried I applied one coat of the Rimmel Matte finish top coat. This is a new purchase and the first time I used it. It's pretty cool. Easy to apply and dried really quickly. Going to have fun with this product, especially in winter!

I then used my black nail art pen to draw on small dots. Alternatively you could use a clear top coat or polish (which would probably be easier) but I didn't have a paint brush to paint on small enough even dots so I just used the pen. 

Wait for it to dry and that is it. Super easy and pretty nice if you ask me :)

xx

First FOTD eek

Here is my first FOTD feat. the gorgeous Mac Pink Nouveau lippie.

The photo has washed the colour out a bit but in real life the lips are much bolder. A perfect way to add some colour to my black and white outfit. Ignore my brows they are in a world of their own!

 

Face

Revlon Photoready foundation

Bobbi Brown creamy concealer

Laura Mercier Loose setting powder on my t-zone

Cheeks 

Nars Laguana Bronzer

Mac blush in Dollymix and Pink swoon on the apples

Mac Pearl cream colour base along the cheekbone

Eyes

Mac Painterly Paint Pot

Mac naked lunch all over the lid

Mac all that glitters in the outer corner and along the lower lashline

Mac Nylon in the inner corner

Mac liner in Coffee

Covergirl Lashblast volume mascara

Benefit Speed brow

Lips

Mac lipstick in Pink Nouveau

Here is a better pic of what pink nouveau really looks like

and finally the aftermath!

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Current LOVES

This could almost be a February favourites but I'm too impatient so here are my current favs :)

Laura Mercier Mineral Powder; 

I purchased this stuff before I went to Thailand as I knew I wouldn't want to be packing on the liquid foundation but would want some coverage at times. I also bought it because it has SPF15+ and I ADORE it! It has pretty much become my staple foundation since I got back and I don't know how I lived without it. As it's been summer I haven't really been bothered with putting on much makeup so this stuff is brilliant to quickly apply for a bit of coverage. It applies easily, is not cakey and provides a nice natural finish. Will definitely repurchase this when mine runs out!

Batiste dry shampoo in Blush; 

Total life-saver. I have been so lazy with washing my hair lately so this stuff has been majorly helpful in streeeeeching my washes out. I recently lightened my hair and I feel I can get away with using it a bit more now as it doesn't make my hair look to dull like it can with darker hair colours.

Revlon Photoready Foundation;

I finally jumped in the photoready bandwagon and I'm liking it. I like that it's not to dewy but it's not too matte. Full review to come..

Maxfactor false lash effect mascara;

Bought this stuff a while ago after seeing Pixi2woo talk about. Great mascara! It doesn't clump and gives great volume, nice curl and a bit of length, not sure about the false lase effect though :) I thought i lost it and was so disappointed but found it and have been using it everyday since. I did find when I first used the mascara it was quite wet so i would have to wait ages for it to dry so it didn't smudge but now i've had it a little while I find it's a much better consistency.

Benefit Speed brow;
My eyebrows are pretty bad at the moment and I haven't got around to getting them done again so this stuff is great at keeping them tame until I make it back to the Benefit brow bar for them to work their magic. It doesn't add much colour at all but as I dyed my hair blonde recently it works really well for me at the moment.

Becca Beach tint in Peach;
This is my new best friend. I absolutely love Becca products and finally got around to buying this.  You only need a pinsized amount and it provides a gorgeous healthy glow. I'm a sucker for anything peachy or corally so this is totally up my alley. The finish is great too; not too dewy and seems to stay put most of the day. It is ridiculously overpriced for a teeny tube but i do like it and it's especially perfect for this time of year.

What have you been loving lately?

Fresh start

This is my afternoon - a polish change and a trashy magazine yay! I just bought the Rimmel matte topcoat and am itching to try it so expect a matte NOTD v. soon! Has anyone tried it yet?

xx

Stoned Love

I spent a lazy hour on Etsy looking for new rings and handmade jewels until I laid my eyes on these little numbers (or should i say big numbers!). I think they are gorgeous.

This seller has beautiful jewellery items and I definitely recommend you check her out here if you're interested. Think one might be headed my way in the near future.

Hope everyone is having a brilliant Tuesday

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NOTD: Midnight Affair

Hi everyone!

Here is a quick NOTD. It's Revlon's Midnight Affair. After being impressed with a few Revlon polishes, particularly lilac pastelle and tropical temptation, i thought I would expand my Revlon collection this being one of the latest. 

It's a nice dark blue shade which I like but don't love. In most light I find it appears basically  black. However when it is in the right light it does look like a really gorgeous shiny dark blue. It is a nice dark polish and a welcome change from black.

It's not shimmery like it appear in the bottle which is good as i didn't really want any shimmer to show up. I definitely needed two coats to get a fully opaque nail but found it applied really easily and smoothly which deserves a big thumbs up as I am hopeless at applying dark colour polishes!

Let me know if you like Revlon polishes and what your fav is, I would love to know

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Orange Crush

Hey everyone, 

I'm loving orange at the moment! I think it's really great for the hot weather. I'm not sure if orange suits me as much as other colours but I love it anyway! Some days I like to steer clear of pink and orange is a perfect substitute.

So here of some or the orangey toned  products I am loving. Some of them are probably more coral toned but for the purpose of this post i'm considering the to be orange :p

Benefit's Sugarbomb, Ulta3 polish in watermelon, Revlon lipstick in 24K orange, OCC lip tar in cha cha, Revlon polish in tropical temptation, Mac peached blush, Mac virgin isle cream colour base, Innoxa lipstick in rockmelon

Occ lip tar in cha cha, Revlon lipstick in 24k orange, Innoxa lipstick in rockmelon, Benefit's sugarbomb (just the orange section), Mac virgin isle cream colour base, Mac peaches blush

 

Without a doubt my favourite product here is Mac peaches blush, after a long search it was one of the first Mac blushes I ever bought and absolutely love the pop colour it adds. 

I'm thinking I might have to invest to Mac Morange lipstick - now that's an orange lippie!

Are you an orange fan?

:)

Here I am again

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the long absence, I have been in Thailand for the last few weeks! I went with my sister and had an amazing time full of sun, beach, cocktails, food, shopping and of course elephant trekking! Here are a few random snaps from my time away…

My lovely sis and I (with crazy beach hair, me anyway!)

Patong beach 

Bangla Road

Phi phi island

and elephant trekking!

Anyway I have been missing everything about blogging and am totally ready to get back into it so real posts coming very soon :)

Imogen
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Mini Giveaway winner

Hey there everyone, 

So finally here is the winner of my mini giveaway. Sorry it's later than I said I have been so busy. I have finished all my university assignments so hopefully I can graduate in December, I have moved out of the place I was living at and I have been planning a trip to Thailand which is only 7 days away, yay!

I decided to go the old fashioned route and draw them out by hand. It took so much longer than I thought, not that I minded because I'm on holidays! I did take snaps of me drawing out the winner but my camera is not cooperating so this post is photoless :(

Anyway onto the winner . . . 

Congratulations Coco!

I have sent you an email so hope to hear from you soon

Thanks everyone who entered, you're all so sweet. I'm sorry you all couldn't win, maybe if I win the lotto everyone can get a prize (fingers crossed haha)

Real posts coming soon 

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