Cream Puff Lip Cream

Collection 2000  Cream Puff Moisturizing Lip Cream Review ♥

Hey, so I was out today getting holiday stuff, and I went into Superdrug and came across these bad boys. Collection 2000 lip cream - Cream puff, at £2.99 these are a steal.  

Top: Cotton Candy, Bottom: Fairy Cake.

I picked up two colours, not sure how many are in the range but I think there is a few. I picked up Cotton Candy, and Fairy Cake. Both lovely colours. One pink and one slightly coral.

Top: Cotton Candy, Bottom: Fairy Cake. (used flash so slightly darker  and not as 'shimmery' in appearance) 

I would compare these to the NYX matte lip creams, seeing as I can't pick these up in a store to see the colour I thought any one from America would like to know, what these products are like. Collection 2000 as far as I know is only UK? 

They say they are both velvety smooth with a matte finish,  which I totally agree with these products are amazing, and if I where you I would pick one up to try next time your in superdrug as they are so affordable and colours are beautiful.

I know I said my next post would be a Glossy Box but I want to try one of the products a bit longer to give a proper review, comment below if you would still like it :) 

Lots of Love,

Chloe -xoxo♥

MAC Stars 'N' Rockets Dupe ♥

Possible MAC Stars 'N' Rockets Dupe ♥

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying the amazing sunny weather we have, well certainly where I live!

Today in the post I received the items I purchased of MAC on Thursday, one of them being the eye shadow in Stars 'N' Rockets, I think I have an eye shadow in my collection that is very similar and an extremely inexpensive possible dupe?! 

So I bought the Stars 'N' Rockets eye shadow and it is a lovely purple/blue duo chrome. I got this in the little pot, at around £10.80? but you can get it for £9 in pan form, and put it into a mac palette, which I would have done, had it not been sold out sadly. 

Left is the MUA shade 9 peart, Right is MAC Star 'n' Rockets.

So now for the possible dupe, I think its a great dupe anyways. Its by the brand MUA - makeup academy and its in shade 9 pearl. MUA eye shadows only cost £1 !! amazing, eh? This eye shadow is so pigmented and is the exact colour of the MAC Stars and Rockets except its a bit of a darker purple, however if you do a very light application you can get near enough the EXACT colour. 

TOP- MUA & BOTTOM- MAC

I do prefer the MAC eye shadow as its not as dark a purple but if you are careful in application of the MUA you can get the same effect. Both are amazing colours and if you are looking for this purple/blue duo chrome and don't want to splurge on a £9+ eye shadow get down to your superdrug and snap up this MUA shade.

Next I will have an amazing little Glossy Box Review for you all so stop by soon for that!

Love,

Chloe- xoxo ♥

Garnier BB Cream ♥

Garnier BB Cream Review ♥

Hello! I am back with a BB cream review by Garnier. So on facebook a few weeks ago I requested Garniers BB Cream sample pack. Soon enough it came in the post all cutely packaged with three mini testers in fair. I used all 3 so have a pretty good idea of how I like the product.

If you are un familar a BB cream is like an all in one cream, moisturizer, foundation, primer, light for skin blah blah - look it up for more details. Garniers BB cream is priced around £10 for a quite a big bottle and I was in boots one day debating on picking it up then seen the samples online so thought, lets try it out for free, if I like it I can buy it!

Sample Pack - comes with 3 sachets

Firstly, I have heard quite a few bad reviews on this BB cream. However I have a LOVE, hate relationship, more love than hate though! I like the product itself but some things I don't quite like. One I like the coverage, but I do feel for a BB cream its too cakey! I like the packaging and the smell is quite nice. I have the Maybelline BB cream that is £7.99 I think, its a lot smaller and smells rotten and coverage is quite poor. Garniers' BB cream doesn't have the best colour range for skin tones I find. I received light in my sample pack. WOW its orange, but of course I made it work ;) If you want to buy this try it out on your skin first from sample/testers as light=orange 

(defo not light!) 

I do like this product but waiting to finish my maybelline BB cream before buying the Garnier, or else i'll never finish it and it'll be a waste of a product. So all in all I like this product, but remember please pick up the sample pack. It's worth it :)

Garnier -BB Cream on the skin - Didn't have a better pick (sorry Its bad)

Lots of Love,

Chloe -xoxo ♥

Stick for the Lips ♥

Favourite Lipsticks ♥

Hello! Today I have my favourite lipsticks (other than MAC). One of my very first posts was my MAC lipstick collection so if you want to see that, go check that post out. This post includes my favourite lip sticks majority are 'drug store' as americans would say, but there are a few high end lipsticks in there too. - Something for everyone, theres a range of colours too, mostly nude though. Without further a do..

From Left to Right: BeigeIndecise, Sugar Frosting, Sweet Tart, Catfight, Nude Ingenue & Wild Orchid

Firstly we have a high end lipstick by 'Dior' this is 298- Beige Indecise. The colour is nude and has some pinky undertones which is quite nice. I bought this lipstick as for my formal/prom I got my make up done at a dior counter in Boots, and this was the lipstick the lady put on me. Its lovely subtlecolor and I didn't have any colours like this in my collection so I thought, why not? This is my only Dior lipstick but I am so pleased, the smell of this lipstick is heavenly, and I quite like the packaging too.

Next two  is not really a lipstick but to me does just the same jobbie. Its the new revlon colourburst lip butters in Sugar Frosting, and Sweet Tart. These lip butters are like a  VERY moisturizing lip balm with pigment for a hint of colour. Sugar frosting is a lovely nude pink but on the lips really only gives a shiny soft look - my most used one out of the two as I wore it to school probably everyday as it was so subtle. Sweet tart I only wear on occassions as its quite a bright magenta colour and very pigmented but the feel of these lipbutters are amazing and really are what they are hyped up to be!

Next is another high end - Nars in Catfight, again this is my only nars lipstick, I like the light plummy colour but im not to keen on the texture on your lips its quite drying, only bought it for the colour.. sucker right?



From Left to Right: BeigeIndecise, Sugar Frosting, Sweet Tart, Catfight, Nude Ingenue & Wild Orchid


Nearly there.. next is L'oreals Caresse lipstick in 501-Nude Ingenue. This is the most moisturizing lipstick I have ever experienced in my life! It glides on like a dream and the collection has such a nice variety of colours. I picked up this brown nude because I didn't have one and wanted to try one of the lipsticks from this collection. Only con I have with these lipsticks is the applicator is rather small and oddly shaped for usage.. - in my opinion.

Lastly but certainly not least my favourite colour. Revlons Wild orchid, I purchased this lipstick as I wanted MACs Show orchid, but it was only limited edition. This revlon lipstick is the PERFECT dupe. The colour is perfect when you have a tan. Its a beautiful dark fushia with quite a lot of blue undertones, I only dare wear this on nights out though! If you are very daring with your makeup please pick this up, you won't be disappointed!

Thats all for now guys, if anyone would like any requested posts please email me at chloexarmstrong@googlemail.com or post a comment below! Thanks for reading

Lots of Love,

Chloe - xoxo ♥

Lets Talk Bronzers ♥

Comparing Bronzers ♥

Hello, 

so today I decided to do a comparison post on some bronzers I have, and tell you what I like about each and why, and what I don't like. Hopefully this could help out people who aren't really into bronzers & contouring but who are looking for some information to start. 

Left to Right: 'Hoola', 'Laguna' & Delice de Poudre.'  

So I have 3 bronzers that I am going to talk about, these include, Nars famous 'Laguana' bronzer, Benefits' 'Hoola' and Bourjois 'Delice de Poudre.'

So I will start out with the cheapest of the 3 I have choosen which is Bourjois' Delice de Poudre.' I think its around £7.99 mark? I could be totally wrong but it's like half the price of the other two. The interesting thing about this bronzer is that it acctually smells like CHOCOLATE, not kidding it really does the smell is delightful. So I have this bronzer in the shade 52, and its a nice light bronzing powder that has a slight shimmer, and honestly I prefer only wearing this on nights out as I would prefer a matte bronzer for everyday! None the less I think its great especially for only starting to contour etc, its relatively cheap & the smells a bonus. Also I do actually have two of these..

Left to Right: 'Hoola', 'Laguna' & Delice de Poudre.'  

Next is Benefits Hoola, my favourite bronzer out of them all! Its £20+ but honestly I think its worth it. Its a matte bronzer which you can use everyday for contouring and the finish that it leaves on your skin is flawless in my opinion. I couldn't say more good things about this bronzer, so I highly recommend it! I think i'm on my third box of it? and recently I purchased the mini for travelling! I definitely prefer it to the next bronzer I'm going to talk about.  

Next like i said is Nars FAMOUS Laguna. There is such a hype in the blogger/beauty world about this bronzer so I give into it all and made the purchase, However I myself was slightly disappointed it slightly shimmery also like the Bourjois bronzer which I can live with I dunno, its a nice bronzer/colour and pigmented and everything people say.. So I guess I do like it but it just doesn't compare to the Hoola - for me. Oh and its around £22? you do get quite a lot of product as well!

Left to Right: 'Hoola', 'Delice de Poudre.' & 'Laguna'.

And for applying? Well I like to use my stigma- large angled contour brush.

Stigma- Large Angled Contour

Lots of Love,

Chloe - xoxo♥

Day Out, With Me♥

Girly Day Out ♥

Hello Everyone! So not one of my usual beauty related posts.. 

So today mum and I decided to head out for lunch and some retail therapy. We went to a little cafe near where I live. Its a little quint french themed cafe/shop and had the cutest decor ever, I sort of felt like I was in France.. 

Such cute decor! 

So I order little dainty cheese and ham sandwiches and a glass of milk, and mum order potato & broccoli soup with bread rolls and some pink lemonade! 

(which was so yummy) 

Pink Lemonade!

Cafe: 'Grey Goose'

Then we headed to our local shopping centre as I wanted to pick up some hair dye. Because about a month ago I went to a  salon to get the ends of my hair 'dip dyed' but it turned out ginger as lady didn't leave it in long enough, so I purchased some blonde dye to do it myself - I officially don't trust hairdresser to dye it. - HELLO OMBRE

We then made a stop in Primark and I literally started flinging piles of clothes into my arms to try on even though I said I WOULD NOT buy anything.. However I did only buy 2 tops, a pair of shorts and socks as well as 4 pairs of sandals/flip flips. Honestly that is good had you off seen the mountain of clothes before I went to the till..

Haulage

So now i'm home currently running a bath and contemplating some revision later :( wish me luck.  

Lots of Love,

Chloe - xoxo ♥

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NAKED 2 ♥

Urban Decay Naked 2 ♥

Hey lovelys!

I am sorry for the absence this week has been hectic, to say the least. Was my last week off Upper sixth so had my leavers and subjects to sort out for my A'Levels I will probably not post as frequent because these exams are so important I need to study.. I have had other things on my mind too( not going to go into ) so blogging wasn't on my to do list so sorry for the neglect.. but I am back, with a NAKED 2 REVIEW! YAYY

(Left to Right): Foxy, Half Baked, Bootycall, Chopper, Tease, Snakebite, Suspect, Pistol, Verve, YDK, Busted and Blackout.

I know there is so many reviews out there on Urban Decays Naked 2 pallete but I thought I would do my own! So yeah the naked 2 palette is the follow up palette from Urban Decays famous Naked palette, which I also have. But I have to say I DEF prefer their Naked 2 more! 

So the first palette had mostly shimmer shadows, this palette which I just got on friday has a nice mix of half shimmer half matte give or take. This is great as I prefer to apply matte shadows as a base over my urban decay primer, and I prefer matte in my crease and inner corner! There are 5 new shades in this palette also!

The naked palettes and designer for a netural, natural make up look, and is great as I can use this everyday! (I use my Alice and Wonderland palette by urban decay for nights out, + my colour tattoo pots by maybelline)

I forgot to swatch 'Verve' which you can see in above picture, its a pale champagne colour.

The palette also comes with a double ended brush, one side for blending, and the other a flat shader brush. Also with a cute deinty little lip gloss which is always handy dandy for the purse! :)

Quality of the shadows is great as usual, I wouldn't expect anything less from Urban Decay anyways! Very pigmented, easy to blend and applies well! Packaging of the Naked 2 palette is far better! Sleeker, cleaner, an amazing snap close tin! The Naked palette that I have got so dirty and just didn't look healthy.. But this packaging is amazing as far as packaging goes.

Free Lip Gloss.

Urban Decay would suggest that 'If you have never purchased NAKED before and can only choose one, go with NAKED1 if you are warm-toned or have a richer skin tone, and go with NAKED2 if you are cool-toned and/or have very fair skin' However both I find are very similar and I would prefer the naked 2, as it has the mix off matte and shimmer.

If you have any other questions, email me chloex08@hotmail.co.uk or add a comment down below, it would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Lots of Love,

Chloe - xoxo ♥

Glossy Box - April ♥

April Edition of Glossy Box - The Natural Box! ♥

Hello glittertastic people! As promised here is the April glossy box post! :) I am not going to spend ages talking about what Glossy Box is etc, as I am sure everyone knows so, let's jump straight into it!

So as you may have realized the box, is not its usual lovely pale pink self! Instead this neutral creamy colour is this is their Natural Beauty box. This box is a limited edition 100% biodegradable. Inside is also in keeping with the eco-friendly style, having a plain cream bow, cream paper & brown shredding to protect the products! The box also came packaged in a normal brown box instead of their normal postage packaging!


Anyways, on to the more exciting stuff - the products! As usual 5 samples arrived in my package and I am rather pleased, especially with 4! 


First thing I noticed as soon as I opened it was this big orangey bottle! This is the Ayuuri-Natural Body Wash in Sandalwood. This was a pretty big sample! As you get 200ml when the full size is just a smidge bigger at 230ml! There was 4 different scents you could get an I am satisfied with mine. The range is based on fruit, plant and flower extracts that have long been used in India to enhance skin's natural beauty! I have not tried it yet but I like the smell and plan on enjoying this in the bath this evening!

Next product that caught my eye was the little package titled 'Rambling Rose' This product is a lip balm AND FULL SIZE! This lip balm is 100% pure, natural and organic, by Figs and Rouge. Its a multipurpose balm excellent for soothing and hydrating dry lips as well as skin. I have tried it I LOVE scent which is of roses, but I am not to skin on the formula for my lips it feels slightly gritty.. but I can deal with it, as it does hydrate very well. And at only £3.29 I might repurchase if I say it out one day.

Next we have the Inika cosmetic, organic consistency unparalleled in the world of natural liners. I definitely agree about the formula this pencil just glides on and I was delighted with the colour I received as I don't actually own a brown eyeliner so yay for glossy box! This is another full size product so no complaints! 

Next we have a product that I do like, but not to happy with the sample size, as these are meant to be deluxe samples and this in my opinion is a bit pathetic.. But never the less I enjoy the smell. Its the KAI perfume oil. An intoxicating signature perfume oul fraganced with Kai's light, intoxicating blend of gardenia wrapped in white exotics. The smell is nice but only nice to try, I would't go out and purchase this in full size. Look at how tiny the sample is though! Not impressed..

Finally was a face and neck cream, which I wasn't fussed on so I give it to my mum so sorry I don't have a picture but I'll give you the details so if you are interested you can look it up! :) It's the Caudalie Vinosource SOS thirst-quenching serum. Newly launched serum is extremely natural and plant-based, ensuring your skin never lacks moisture. This is a serum I only like serums for my hair honestly, and I am not all for trying new moisturizers/ changing them up, as my Clinque moisturizer is my favourite and works a treat so not fussed on trying this but my mum really likes it and I the sample was 10ml and full size is 30ml for £29 so you do the maths, not a bad sample size, eh? 

That's is guys, so let me know what YOU got in YOUR glossy box, or what you wished you had of got!

Until next time, Love

Chloe - xoxo ♥

Check it Out! ♥

Check it out :)  ♥

Hey Cuties! So tomorrow I plan on doing a post on my April Glossy Box (yayy) so check back soon! Also soon urban decay liner review will be up maybe Sunday, Monday or tomorrow if I feel like blogging more! 

Any hows this is just a short blog post on a website I came across and made a purchase.. hmm.. 2/3 months ago? Can't remember but I never went back on until a few days ago! I don't know if anyone knows about it but I think you should get on especially if you live in the UK, as it does quite a few most wanted american products/brands! 

The website is called http://www.bathandbodyshop.co.uk/  ( I am not in any from being made to write this post just wanted to share it with fellow bloggers/ beauty enthusiasts who would be interested! :) ) 

I would seriously go on and have a look! Everyone who is in the beauty community on youtube or watches those videos from the UK all probably have heard of, Bath and Body Works. I have always seen products from there that I have wanted to get my hands on especially their candles/hand sanitisers! This website has a big collection to choose from AND is UK based!! 

Bath and Body Works is just one of many brands, theres NYX products, which I probably will purchase the jumbo pencil in milk, as I have heard such good things about it. Also Victoria Secret products are there too! Yes all the products are bath/body related.

Like I said I did make a purchase a few months ago, which was for hand sanitiser and a EOS lipbalm, honestly the lipbalms by EOS is by far my favourite lip balm in the world! (I bought one and now have 3...) Also would love to try the EOS hand cream which this site also stocks. 

The shipping is fast and products well packaged, as well as the products being fairly priced. So get on there and get some amazing products! 

p.s The bath and body works candles, in my opinion buy a small one and try the scent too see if you like it, because in my case I bought a large one and didn't like the scent, although my mum did like it! So not all bad  :)

Love, 

Chloe - xoxo♥

Add a Drop of Colour ♥

Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoo♥

Helloooo!

So today I have a post for you all, on the Maybelline 24hr color tattoo eyeshadows! YAY. So as you all probably know about these as they are a big craze worldwide. But I know they are a big big BIG hit in the US, and after a very long wait finally have arrived in the UK, and got my hands on 5. 

So here you have it! The 5 amazing shades I picked up over the past week. Top row: (left to right) 05-Eternal Gold, 35-On and On Bronze, 40-Permanent Taupe. Bottom row:  15-Endless Purple & 20-Turquoise Forever.

Eyeshadow jars, and swatches.

So a bit about the color tattoo. In the UK there is a total of 7 shades, of which I have 5. They are basically (in a nut shell) a gel-cream eyeshadow that lasts all day! that doesn't crease and just glides on. These have been said to be dupes for MACs paint pots, which honestly I can't tell you a lot about as I only have one MAC paint pot, but I do see a very close resemblance, and everyone says they are dupes, so you can make up your own mind. At only £4.99 a pot, and currently on buy one get a half off the next at boots are a steal! http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Colour-Tattoo-24HR-by-Eyestudio_1253778/

The colour range in the UK I have to say isn't as good as Americas but never the less still beautiful colours. As you can see from the photos I picked up 3 more neutral everyday colours, and 2 more vibrant colours. The consistency of this product is lovely, as its nice and creamy and it does exactly as it says on the box! Glides on and I find didn't crease throughout the whole day, which is great! 4 of the shades I have all have glitter in them and I have one matte which is the Permanent Taupe. The only thing I didn't like about this product is the Purple eyeshadow in Endless purple, I found with all the others that they glide on far more easier than it, and you need a few coats of the purple to get the perfect all over colour, maybe its just mine? Who knows, let me know if you have this and you find this happens. 

05- Eternal Gold

35- On and On Bronze

40- Permanent Taupe

15- Endless Purple

20- Turquoise Forever

All in all I would give Maybelline 5/5 for this amazing product, so go GET INKED! 

Lots of Love,

Chloe -xoxo ♥

Luscious Lashes ♥

Love Alpha Mascara ♥

Hey everyone! 

I would like to apologise for my slight absence over the past week! I have just started back to school :( , and as I said in a previous post my A-Levels are looming. So that is sort of the top priority, so sorry!

But I am back with an amazing product review! and as you can probably tell by the title its mascara! yay! :) 

Love Alpha cashmere micronesia natural fiber mascara and transplanting gel in Black

So above is the mascara product I am reviewing. I found this online on Youtube from a beauty guru and the results looked so good that I decided I had to try it for myself! This mascara is unique to a lot of other products! Inside this little case (that looks very look a glasses case) is two tubes of mascara. The longer tube is the 'transplanting gel' and the slightly smaller tube is the 'natural fibers'. 

Two products the kit comes with. Sorry for quality of picture.

The kit comes with both tubes, and little love alpha leaflet and a set of instructions. Basically what this mascara is for is to make your lashes longer but with a twist! The smaller tube has just got tiny little fibers inside that you place onto your lashes, adding to your own natural lash and extended them significantly!

The fiber applicator. 

   How to Use

1. Apply the transplanting gel (like normal mascara) to the base and top of your lashes.
2. Before gel dries, apply the fiber.
3. Again apply transplanting gel on fiber to set/cover the fibers. 
4. Before gel dries again, apply the fiber to the ends of your lashes.
5. Lastly coat eyelashes all over with transplanting gel. 

Yes I know it seems like a lot of steps just for mascara, but it only really takes a few minutes and for me, the results are WORTH it.

To remove:  It is very easy, all you do is soak cotton pads in warm water and apply the wet pad to the eye for a few seconds and then gently wipe the mascara off. 

In my opinion I believe the mascara works a treat! However for some people the small fibers may be very annoying, but I didn't have a problem at all. To but this product I did have to send away to Australia for it.. only down side.. It is cheap at only $28.45, which is about £20 and for a mascara that gives such good results its better than high end mascaras.. (remember this is may opinion) You can get this product from www.body-rapture.com  and I have to say shipping is awfully quick, considering it came from Australia to the UK. They ship worldwide just contact them to find if they ship to your country, and there customer service is great! So I bet after this rant your wondering how my eyelashes did turn out! 

This picture is with ordinary mascara.

This is after, using the Love Alpha mascara! This is also applied lightly! And just to let you know my natural lashes are quite short, so to get this I am an extremely happy bunny!

Hope this helped anyone with short lashes, looking for that luscious lash look, like me :). 

Until next time, Love

Chloe -xoxo♥

Shoetastic ♥

Kurt Geiger Shoes ♥

So yesterday, I was in town getting my hair done, and also made a cheeky little purchase from Kurt Geiger! I actually don't own any Kurt Geiger shoes so I was excited. These pair of shoes I purchased aren't normally something I'd wear but something drew me to them.. hint hint.... GLITTER.

Kurt Geiger : Leonardo

These ladies are Kurt Geigers' Leonardo in Silver. Aren't they AMAZING! Trust me to pick something covered in Glitter! Shame on me :( .

These bad boys, come in black glitter as well, or if you like the style of of shoe but would prefer a more plain simple colour, it is available in 4 other plain colours I think. These where a whopping £110! But they are in Kurt Geigers sale for a great 50% so now just £55, I couldn't pass the opportunity! However the white, and black/patent are just £49 and the other colours including the black glitter are £110! :( but if you live near a Kurt Geiger I am almost certain the black glitter ones where in the sale.. 

Anyways get online for a showstopping pair of shoes!  http://www.kurtgeiger.com/leonardo-44.html 

Bye for now! Love,

Chloe -xoxo ♥