Shop The Stash

Hello Readers,

 

I was recently looking through my make-up collection when I realised just how many products I have that I just don't ever seem to use. I'm not by any means the worst for hoarding make-up, however I do go through phases where I'll buy a few products all at once and some just seem to never get used as I get overwhelmed having so many new things to try out. I've decided to "Shop My Stash" in other words, instead of going out and buying more unnecessary products I'm going to use some of the ones that I've neglected. I've chose a good range of products some which I have used, others which I have not. I aim to review these products in the near future and hopefully I'll have some new favourite products to share with you all!

 

The products that I've challenged myself to start using are;

Dainty Doll Concealer Shade 1
As you can see I've used this product a few times but not enough to have fully formed an opinion on it. I'm starting to run out of my beloved Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer so it's perfect timing for me to give this one a go.

Rimmel "Stay Blushed" Cheek Tint in 004 Sunkissed Cherry
Okay, I know I got this a while ago but I'm pretty sure I've only used it once. How terrible of me! I was meant to try this out so I could review it for my blog however I just never seemed to reach for it. It's very intensely pigmented and I think that might be what scares me!

  MaxFactor Xperience Foundation in the shade Light Ivory.
This actually used to be my go to foundation before I came across my Gosh BB Cream. I've used this since I was about 15 years old, (not this exact tube of course) and really like it. It really does live up to it's claims and can't wait to start using it again!

Collection's Work the Colour Eyeshadow Pencil in the shade Vanilla Sky.

 I've used this quite a few times and it's a great product, particularly for highlighting the inner corners. However as I don't actually bother doing anything exciting for my everyday makeup. I find that I don't reach for this at all which is a shame.

Urban Decay Cream Shadow in the shade Suburbia.
Again, I've used this a few times however because I literally don't bother much with eye make-up, I've found that it just doesn't get the use it deserves. It's a beautiful little product which I'm going to start using more often.

 ELF HD Blush in the shade Superstar.
I featured this in my ELF haul post back in November. In which I said I was yet to actually try the product, but from swatching it, it looked promising. Well I'm a bad blogger and haven't used it at all since! I really need to give it a go and hopefully will be able to review it for you all very soon.

That's all for this post. I hope you're all well!
I shall report back to you on my findings some time soon.

 



July Favourites

 

 

Hello Readers!

 

Today I will be doing my July Favourites post. I will just say now that I haven't featured many products in this favourites post as It's been so hot and I just haven't been using that many products or wearing that much make-up for that matter. However when I have been wearing make-up, these are the products that I've been reaching for and have been enjoying using during this incredibly hot weather we're having. In my favourites this month, I have a lipstick, a blush, a face contour kit and a BB cream. So enough chatting and on with the post!

 

Okay so the first item I want to talk about in my July Favourites is this blush from the Dainty Doll range. This is a powder blush in the shade 001 Hippy Shake. I bought this blush many months back but never really used it because it's a odd dusky pinky, lilac colour with quite a bit of shimmer in it which I originally thought would look horrendous on my face. However after recently using it in a photoshoot on a model, I really liked the way it looked on her skin and I decided to start using it myself. This blush is a very light colour and therefore requires a little bit of building up however once it's on it's a lovely subtle flush of colour which looks very healthy on the skin. It's not a colour for everyone however, as Dainty Doll cosmetics are for pale skinned girls like myself. I picked this up from Fragrance Direct for £1.99.

 

The next product that I've been loving this month is Sleeks Face Contour Kit in Light. I picked this up back in April whilst I was in London and I have not regretted it in the slightest! This product is rather hyped up but it's definitely worth the hype. This handy little kit contains a matte bronzer on the left and a beautiful highlight on the right. The bronzer is buildable so you can control the intensity of the contouring and is also very easy to blend so if you've applied too much or have been a bit too heavy handed it can be fixed. The highlight is a lovely pearly iridescent shade which I actually prefer over Benefit's High Beam. Like the bronzer this is buildable, however it can be a little bit chalky but other than I adore it! The highlighter creates the perfect subtle healthy glow which is great for this time of year. I love this little kit and have been using it so much during the warmer weather for that perfect bronzed, glowy summer look.

Next product that I have been enjoying throughout July is this Gosh BB Cream in the shade Sand. I've done a blog review on this product before, so if any of you are interested in reading a more in depth description of this product then you can do so by clicking here.
This is the first BB cream I've ever used and it's honestly so good. I picked this up on a whim as I was really drawn to it for some reason. I picked up the lightest shade which is Sand and I doubted this would suit my skintone as sand is usually quite a dark beige shade in most foundations. However this suits my skintone perfectly! Not only that but it provides a really good coverage for a BB cream. It's light on the skin however it does do a good job covering any blemishes or discolouration. This is has been a lovely product to wear during the warmer weather as I feel comfortable with the coverage it gives and the way it feels on my skin.

The final product in my July Favourites round up is this lipstick by Maybelline. This is the Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in the shade Citrus Slice. I picked this up a while back from Fragrance Direct when I first started my obsession with orange lipsticks. When this arrived I was extremely disappointed with it as it's extremely sheer and has almost no colour payoff whatsoever, it's pretty much just a lip balm. However I've recently come to really love this product as it is such a nice, moisturising lip product. It's comfortable to wear and creates the most beautiful glossy shine on your lips. It's been nice wearing something so moisturising on my lips during this really hot weather we're having.

I hope you enjoy this post!
Let me know what you're favourite products have been for the month of July.

Hope you're all well.

Paige.



Date Night Make-up.

Hello Readers!
 

I had planned to do my July Favourites post today however my camera was out of charge and I didn't have the charger with me so I could not photograph my products. Then I decided to do either the boyfriend or girlfriend tag video with my boyfriend Chris. We sat down and filmed both today, however they are on his computer and the files are too big to send so none of my post ideas worked today!
 

So with not much to work with I decided to do a post which I had originally planned for Monday, when my internet connection was down. On Monday evening I went out on a "date night" with my boyfriend, Chris. We went out for a meal and then went to the cinema so I thought I'd make a bit of effort with my appearance since we were doing something special. I quite liked the makeup look I had created so I thought I'd do a post in order to show you all.

 

As I was doing something special I decided to create a brown / copper smokey eye look but I wanted to use a few metallic, shimmery shades as that's quite a big trend at the moment. This look took a bit of playing around with as I wouldn't say I'm good with eye makeup in the slightest but I'm quite happy with the results.

 

Apologies for the quality of this image as it is from Instagram, but I thought I'd throw in another image of the entire look and list below what I used to create this make-up look.

 

Face

-Simple Kind To Skin Moisturiser

- Benefit the Porefessional Primer

- Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation in Light Porcelain

- Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair 1

- Collection Sheer Loose Powder

- Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light

- Dainty Doll Blush in 001 Hippy Shake

- Collection Fix Me Up Setting Spray

Eyes

- Urban Decay Cream Shadow in Suburbia (All over lid colour)

- Urban Decay Naked Palette;

- A mixture of Toasted and Hustle for the crease and my outer v
- Toasted and Hustle Under the Eyes
-Half Baked on the centre of the eyelid

- Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner

- Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara

Lips

- Dainty Doll Lipstick in 006 Baby Love

- Benefit Dandelion Lipgloss

So that's it for this post, I hope you don't mind that this post was done on the wrong day. Sorry if the product description seems a bit long winded and complicated to follow also, I used a lot of products and just wanted to explain clearly what was used and where.

Hope you're all well!

Paige.



My Lipstick Storage.

 

Hello Readers!

Today's post will be all about my lipstick storage. I mentioned in my makeup storage post that I kept everything in one big box, however I recently updated how I store some of my makeup and moved all my lipsticks into one plastic holder.

 

 

 

 Find the exact same lipstick holder here:

I got this storage from Amazon.co.uk, it's called the Danielle Large Acrylic Make-up Organizer. This retails for £7.33 and the delivery is free. I also would just like to add that I had a really good experience with this seller and I had my product within a few days of placing my order. The holder is quite a thick acrylic material so it is quite good quality for those of you who may be concerned.

This holder has 16 slots especially made for holding lipsticks, 3 stands at the back which can hold an assortment of products, I keep my lip stains and lip creams in there if that helps to give you an idea of the dimensions of this section of the holder. Then on the left side it has a small flat compartment where you could keep blushes, nail varnishes, bottles of foundation etc. I personally use the whole plastic storage solely for my lipsticks as I could never fit all my makeup into this one holder. However I think this would be quite nice to use to store my most reached for pieces of makeup or even my everyday makeup products, so in time I may switch it up and use it for that instead. For the time being it will continue to hold my lipsticks, lip stains, and lip creams.

As you can see from these images I have a fair few lipsticks ranging from all sorts of different brands. Some MAC, Some Rimmel, Some Topshop etc! I will be doing a few posts in the future about my lipsticks so you will have that to enjoy reading in time however for now this is it!

I hope you enjoyed this post, and that maybe you found it somewhat helpful if you're looking for any storage ideas or recommendations.

Hope you're all well!

Paige.



June Favourites

 

 

Hello Readers!

 

 

Today I'm doing my first ever monthly favourites post! I wasn't sure if I'd ever find myself doing these posts as I feel like I don't switch up my products often enough as I'm the type of person who once they've found something they like, they stick to it. I'm hoping that if I enjoy doing this post I'll make it a regular thing to update my blog with my monthly favourites. These are my favourite products from the month of June. I can't believe that's us in to July already, this year is flying by so fast and it's scary! Especially considering the fact I haven't done much during my "Summer". Enough rambling, now on with the post!

 

The first product I'm going to talk about is a blush. This is MAC's Melba blush, which my boyfriend got me for my birthday back in November. I use this product on and off all the time but I've really been loving it this month. As it's Summer and the weather is starting to be a bit more summer like, I've been really getting into wearing more of a bronzed makeup look and this adds a lovely peachy flush of colour to my cheeks!

 

The next product I'm going to talk about is Collection 2000's Sheer Loose Powder in Translucent. This is a product I've used on and off for a year or two now. I used to swear by this powder but recently I started using another one by L'Oreal and stopped using this one. However this month I randomly picked it up and started using it again and I have rediscovered my love for it! I love the way this looks on my skin and I feel like it helps to set my makeup nicely without making it look cakey and it also helps make my makeup last longer unlike my L'Oreal one which seems to wear off quite quickly.

 

 

Next is Dainty Doll's Creme blush in Billion Dollar Babies which I featured in a post just a few days ago. As I mentioned in my review of this post, I was never really overwhelmed by this product until I started using it as a contour. It makes the perfect contour colour as it's a light taupe / pink colour which looks lovely and natural on the pale skin. I've been loving using this to help create a nice bronzed summer makeup look.

 

Another product that I've rediscovered my love for! I bought this mascara months back when seeing Youtuber BeautyCrush say it was one of her favourite mascaras. At first I wasn't really impressed with this mascara, I thought it was okay but nothing special. I stopped using it after a few weeks and began using Benefits They're Real Mascara. Since running out of that mascara I started using this one again and I can honestly say that I love it. I feel like it makes my lashes really volumized and long. Mascara is mascara to me and none of them seem to differ that much for me. My lashes are quite short and stubby so it was nice to finally find a mascara that seems to do something for me.

 

Finally, my last favourite makeup product of this month has been the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette. I've been loving using this product for both my eyes and eyebrows. I've been enjoying using Walk of Shame, the pinky toned cream shadow all over my lid as an everyday colour. I've also been enjoying using a mixture of Naked 2 and Faint the two brown shades as my eyebrow colour. I've always struggled trying to find the perfect eyeshadow colour to fill in my brows (when I occasionally do it), normally I end up going too dark but finally I've found the right combination!

 

That's it for my first ever monthly favourites post!
I hope you have enjoyed.
What are your views on these products? What have been your June Favourites?
Let me know in the comments!

Paige.



Dainty Doll Creme Blush Review.

Hello Everyone!

Today I'm going to be reviewing a piece of makeup from the Dainty Doll Range, created by Nicola Roberts. I've got a few pieces of makeup from this range and if I'm honest, I don't often use them. Not necessarily because I don't like them but because once I have a set everyday makeup routine, I rarely use any other products. That being said, I recently discovered a new found love for one of the Creme blushes from the range that I own. The product I'm talking about is the Dainty Doll Creme blush in 003, called Billion Dollar Babies.

 

This blush comes in a beautiful matte black compact with Dainty Doll printed in gold. The packaging looks incredibly high end due to the colours and I really like the simplicity of it. Inside is a small mirror which is really handy! However one thing that I don't like about the Dainty Doll Products is that they all have names, yet none of the names are printed on the product, just the product number. I personally like seeing the name of my product rather than just seeing a number as it helps me get a better idea of what kind of colour the product would be and in general I think it's just nice to know the name of your product!

Billion Dollar Babies is a muted pinky, taupe colour which at best can be described as a nude shade. When I first got this blush, I didn't think much of it and it wasn't until I saw Gabrielle Rose (a youtuber) use it for contouring in her Drugstore Makeup Tutorial video that I got the idea to use it to contour my face. I've been using it non stop for the past few days and I can honestly say that I really do love it. It's such a natural colour which goes on quite sheer but can easily be built up to create a nice natural pinky / brown colour which makes for a lovely contour. I really like how natural this looks on the skin, it suits me as a pale person much better then a normal bronzey colour. As you would expect from a Creme blush it wears nicely throughout the day and doesn't budge or slide so it's quite long lasting unlike some powder products.



I've included this image to show you what Billion Dollar Babies looks like as a contour. Here I've applied it to the hollows of my cheekbones using my Real Techniques Contour Brush to blend it in. As you can see from this image, it's a very natural and subtle colour but it does the job and contours my cheekbones nicely!

 

I think this blush originally retails for over £10, however as some of you may have noticed lately, all Dainty Doll products have dropped rapidly in price, what this means exactly I'm not sure. Hopefully this doesn't mean that it's being discontinued as a brand as I personally really like Dainty Doll! I got this from either Amazon or Fragrance Direct and payed somewhere between £2 - £3 odd for it which is amazing value.

 

So overall I'd have to say that I really do love this product and I highly recommend it to any pale girls out there who struggle to contour without looking too cakey or too dark!

Have you tried this product? What do you think?
Are there any Dainty Doll products you would recommend me to try out?

Paige.