Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick In Coral

Oh how I love when the sun comes out here in Ireland, it only means one things, bright lipstick time! I do love a good coral lipstick, so its no wonder why I adore this shade from Revlon. Lets get down to it, Revlon colourburst lipsticks are the best texture lipsticks in their range, not too sticky, not drying and not patchy (I'm looking at you Lip Butters). They last a long time on the lips and they also have some great shades to offer. 

I came across Coral in the stand and thought it looks a little too red for my liking, but I swatched it and thought, live life on the edge Lauren, go for it. So I took my nervous self up to the counter and purchased it. Got it home tried it on and hated it. It has been sat in my drawer for a few months now and then this morning when the sun decided to turn up, I opened the drawer and thought I would give it a go. 

So here we are now a few pictures later and I think I am in love with it. Its defiantly a bright coral, that looks very red, but in some lights I catch myself looking at it and thinking its very orange, so I will let you be judge. I never thought I would wear such a bright in your face, coral/red lipstick, but It is defiantly growing on me. 
I knew I had to show you guys, as you know I love my lipstick. Who knows maybe this will become my summer 2013 lipstick love.....

Have you tried this shade? How bright do you go? 

xoxo Gossip Girl (always wanted to end a post like that) 

*The Image below is an example of how hard it is to take pictures outside, when It looks sunny but the wind loves to annoy me.

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Top 5 Cult Beauty Products Series- Anita's Picks

Ok, so I am starting a new series where I get all bloggers involved. The main topic of conversation is your Top 5  Cult Beauty Products, the products you cannot live without or you would cry yourself to sleep at night if they ever got discontinued..... that's a little bit exaggerated but that's a cult product ladies. I also thought this would be a great chance to get to discover other blogs. So to kick it all off we have Anita from Anita's Beauty Spot. Lets have a look at what she cannot get enough of. Over to you Anita.


1. Cocoa Brown 1 Hour Tan. I love this for so many reasons, it is really easy to apply, allows me to choose how dark I want to go and the price is brilliant at just €7.99. I'm on my 5th bottle, I never usually repurchase the same tan as I don't usually get on with them too well but Cocoa Brown is my tanning soulmate.

2. Decadence Tan eliminator is another firm favourite. I've used this for well over a year now. Its ideal when prepping for a tan or when you want to remove the remnants of your tan. Its also brilliant for Cellulite and KP

3. Lancome Teinte Idole Ultra is a foundation I return to time and time again. I've tried so many foundations but can never get the coverage I crave for. This beauty evens out my skin tone perfectly and on my 10 hour work shifts, it stays as perfect as when I first applied it.

4. Vichy Idealia BB Cream is one if the only BB creams that I have gotten on with. Its perfect for days, I don't feel like wearing a full on foundation.  It gives decent coverage and makes my skin look more awake.

5. Benefit They're Real Mascara is a relatively new discovery but it is already something I can see myself repurchasing regularly. I'm incredibly fussy about my mascara, I've tried loads of them and never get the volume I want. This is just perfect for lengthening and volumising my lash.

So there you have it. 5 products Anita cannot live without. You can check out Anita's Blog here and follow Anita on Twitter here. 

If you would like to be part of this series...email me at makeupbylaurenmarie@live.ie

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Lifestyle: Posing In The Sun

So we are blessed with the sun again today and it feels good. So I thought it would be a good opportunity to take some snaps of this little chap. He is no stranger to the camera, in fact he loves it. These were the best of the bunch and I thought I would share.

I love the one of him on the bench, it's like a child on holiday licking their lips when they eat ice cream.

 

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My Makeup Storage Set Up

So last night, I tidied out my entire makeup collection, there was so much stuff that I had not used for ages or stuff that I generally bought and never liked, so I got a huge bag and tossed away anything I didn't want. I like to keep my professional makeup and my 'own' makeup separate,  I do sometimes throw things into my kit etc, but most of the time I only use what I buy for myself. So I thought why not a post showing you how I store my makeup and maybe it will give you guys some tips.

So starting with my everyday makeup, or things I use the most. I have my vanity/dressing table next to my bed  where I store the makeup I reach for the most. In here I keep most used palettes, lipsticks, blushes and so on. The containers they are stored in are from Ikea. I'll give you a quick run through without going into too much detail. At the back there is a Z Palette where I have depotted most of my Benefit Blushes and a few sleek blushes. I actually regret depotting my Benefit blushes but it does make it easier as I so use these in my kit. Then I have my naked palettes and some more palettes I use the most. There is a setting spray which I adore. Then at the front there is a selection of lipsticks, I love lipstick and blush so these are my weakness. Next to that face powder I alternate between the two, then I have face products,eye products and my favourite part my blushes and bronzers and highlighters.

My everyday skincare also sits in this draw, this is mainly just products I'm either currently testing or just loving and have become a ritual. Bioderma is a huge love and I use La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo everyday. Then I have some faves like Caudalie and La Creme Concentrate in there aswell. The wicker basket is from Dunnes.

My brushes sit on top in a Muji container. I also keep cotton pads on top aswell in a pretty jar I got from Dunnes, which came with a lot of tea light candles.

I also keep my favourite perfumes on top. These are the ones I love the most and use the most. They are Calvin Klein Euphoria, Lancome Midnight Rose, Taylor Swift Wonderstruck and Marc Jacobs Daisy. There is also a nail polish on top but thats because I painted my nails with it last night, review coming soon on that one.

Now here is where I store the rest of my makeup. The last two drawers are currently empty and I might pop my nail polish in there or something, I haven't decided.  The unit is from Ikea and is still available. I really want the 'Alex' unit, but it wont match my bedroom as I have no white furniture so this is my alternative. Its a good enough unit, the drawers are a little deep, but its great for storing skincare or things you want to keep upright.

So top drawer has eye pencils and lip pencils. It also has primers for the eyes and all my coloured bases. The majority is Maybelline Color Tattoos. The grey tray is from Ikea, the other little units are things I found in the recycling. I'm so environmentally friendly lol

Next drawer is my eye palettes. This ranges from Urban Decay, Sleek, MUA, Kiko, Covergirl, Sephora, Almay and Avon. There is a bit of everything in here. I love this drawer especially when It comes to tutorials.

Next drawer is my left over things that I don't use that often, I have some face products like foundations and bases and extra blushes and bronzers. I have some singular eyeshadows in the corner. I had no where to put those. I have another palette thrown at the back as it wouldn't fit in the palette drawer. Lastly I have some more lip products.

Last Drawer is my skincare and hair care drawer, mostly a back up drawer. I don't have lot of hair care as I binned so much. I am very fussy when it comes to haircare and I got rid of so much skincare so If you made the cut, go you (I'm talking to the products)

Ok that is my makeup storage bit of a long post. Hope you don't mind. I hope if you looking for any storage ideas you might have found some. I did a separate post on my dressing table which can be found here. 

Thanks For Reading x

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Sigma F80 Brush Review

I was cleaning my brushes and noticed I have not mentioned this brush before, the Sigma F80 kabuki brush. One of my favourites for a full, yet natural coverage. The brush itself is well densed and can be a little hard to work with when it's brand spanking new however once it's used once or twice it loosens up and blends foundation like a dream.

You can apply foundation two ways with this foundation, you can stipple it on giving yourself a flawless finish or you can buff the foundation in also giving a flawless finish but with a little less coverage if you were to stipple it on. The bristles of the brush are really soft but hard enough to keep its shape after many washes.

That's one thing I hate about about this brush, yep you guessed washing this brush is a nightmare. You can literally spend 10-15 minutes trying to clean this thing. I have found letting it soak in olive oil for a minute or two helps loosen the foundation and makes cleaning a little easier, but it's still pretty annoying. Another thing I don't like about this brush and this might just be me or the foundation I use. I find if I use this brush continuously for a few days the foundation builds up on it in such a way that when you apply a new face of makeup the foundation on the brush has oxidised and causes your new lot of foundation to look a little off in colour. So spot cleaning may be needed or deep cleaning would probably be your best bet.

Either way I do love this brush, I relay on it when my skin is looking a little worse for wear. It gives me a full coverage look whatever the foundation I use. It also gives the skin a natural airbrushed look without looking to overdone. I give it my seal of approval.

Have you tried this brush?

You can buy this brush from www.cloud10beauty.com

 

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Too Faced Shadow Insurance

 

I have had this primer for quite some time now and I wanted to share my thoughts on it. I have dry eye lids that does need a eye primer for colours to last and not crease, so I relay on a good eye primer. Prior to using this primer I actually used Urban Decay Primer Potion, which at the time thought was the best thing ever, yet, I found it to be drying on my lids and clinging to the dry parts of my lid leaving it look like a slime sticky trail like a snail would leave, (so not a pretty description) but that's all I can think of.

So I was really happy when I received this primer as a Christmas present. I was excited to try it out. Upon squeezing from the tube you notice it's a little thinner than urban decay primer potion. Which I didn't know would be a good thing or a bad thing. So I applied it onto my lids and was pleasantly surprised it was actually really good, I didn't get the slime effect and it wasn't too drying either.

Now onto weather or not it's a good primer and does it hold eyeshadow as good as the Urban Decay one. Well in one word yes, it does. It's practically the same effect as the urban decay. The only difference I can see it the fact it's thinner, a little less silicone feeling and a little easier to work with.

I think if you are debating between the two, here is my advice if you have dry lids use the too faced one it will blend easier, if you have no problemos at all with the skin on your eye lid go for whatever one your heart desires, I think they are equally just as good as each other.

So there you go. Have your tried this primer? Do you prefer it over the Urban Decay Primer Potion?

 

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Lifestyle: A Day At The Zoo

Hey everyone, so the sun was shining this morning and so after work, I decided to go to Foto wide life park. I have not been here since I was in school and then I never got to see it all, due to the fact we had to do biology experiments. So we took advantage of the hot weather and off to cork we went.

I won't go into too much detail however I couldn't help but notice that Foto has a lot of monkeys lol. A bit too many. The place was packed with children ooh and aaaring at the animals, and me and my brother both young adults looked like big children going around taking pictures. In the spirit of being a child we had an ice cream as you do on such fine days and then did a spot of shopping in Mahon Point, which to my surprise I don't buy a thing......go me.

It was so nice to be able to go out today in the hot weather, I would go as far to say , I caught the sun on my face. So I now have a face like a baboons arse. Nice one.

Have you been to Foto?

 

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