NEW Video // Make up Packing

Hey Everyone,

I hope you are all well. I am back, safely from my holiday in Italy - I had an amazing time! I would 100% recommend going to Sorrento if you have never been. 

Even if you just go for view!

Now, there were some technical difficulties when it came to editing this video before I left last Friday. It involved a lot of crying and wanting to throw my laptop out of the window (we've all been there!) But, the issue has been resolved and it is here! I hope you enjoy it! 

How I pack my make up for my holiday!

I hope you enjoyed this post and have a lovely day!

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Show your brushes some love!

Hey Everyone,

I know you are all aware that I am away on holiday at the moment (this is a pre-scheduled post) and I am showing my brushes some love this evening. As I am going away for a week,  I thought I would give the ones I'm taking some love! This post also gives me an opportunity to show you some new products I've been using to clean my brushes.

First step - Deep cleanse

Now - I'll admit - this is my first proper Brush Soap/Shampoo I have EVER used! I know! It is shocking, I only used normal hand soap! :O!

But I wanted to change that! So, when I went to IMATS (Haul Video) I found this little beauty. I bought it from the Love Make up counter; as it wasn't too expensive. Another thing that draw me to it, was the smell. As the picture on the front suggests, it smells like lavender :P! Which makes cleaning my brushes a much more pleasant experience. Also, it is made with Goats Milk, which led me to assume it would make my brushes uber soft (which it does!)

How to use: Dampen the brush and the soap. Then, swirl the brush in the soap and then rinse! It is that easy :D! (I'm sounding like an advert now!)

Second step - Towel dry

I know a bit obvious - but I wanted an excuse to do a cool aerial shot :P!

Remember to be gentle and to re-shape once excess water has been removed.

Third step - Dry UPSIDE-DOWN!

Now - this little item has made drying my brushes less of a fuss.

What is it you may ask? It is a brush tree. To be more precise it is a Benjabelle Brush Tree. Again, I got this from IMATS from Love Make up.

I love this thing - for several reasons. Firstly, it drys brushes quicker! See the big brush in the picture (in the middle) that is a Louise Young Super Foundation Brush. This brush used to take a day and a half to dry! It seemed to take ages, and this is one of my favourite brushes! Now it only takes about 10 hours - amazing! Secondly, it looks a lot neater on my table top and it seems to take up less space than you'd think.

I would highly recommend these brush trees; as they are good quality and really get the job done! 

I hope this posts inspires you to clean your brushes (yes - I'm looking at you!). As always, have a lovely day!

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Brushes that do the work for you!

Hey Everyone,

This post is going to be all about make up brushes! So day to day, I see people who have put too much blush on or their eye shadow isn't blended properly etc. This can be easily fixed with the tools you use! I know there is a saying, "A good artist doesn't blame his/her tools!" But in terms of make up - I don't think this is the case. The brushes I am going to mention today, literally changed my life!  

From the top - down

*Louise Young LY34* *Real techniques contour brush* *MAC 217*

I honestly believe if you invest in any one of these brushes - it will will make application of products so much easier! You really can be your own make up artist!

Louise Young LY34 - this isn't called the "Super foundation" for nothing! It makes foundation application so quick and easy. Does all the blending and placement for you! As far as price goes, £24.00,  it is worth every penny and will last you a very long time!

Real techniques contour brush - This brush is sold as part of the core collection, which also includes the buffing brush, foundation brush, detailer brush (£21.99). All these brushes are also amazing but the contour brush really stands out for me! I think this is the best brush for newbies to contouring; as it is a nice rounded shape which means it will blend the contour in seamlessly. No awkward lines here! And it can be used for application of blush! 

MAC 217 - I felt that this brush deserved to go last....this brush makes blending eye shadows a joy! It seriously does all the work for you! I love it so much I have two! For £18.00, yes some may think that is pricey for an eye shadow brush but trust me it is worth it! Blending becomes effortless and makes any eye look instantly more professional.  

I hope you enjoyed this post and have a lovely day!

Emma

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The Beauty Blogger Tag

Hey Everyone,

So, this is a tag post which my dear friend Allie tagged me to do (also known as livinglifeindocs.blogspot.co.uk) and it looked like fun so...here we go...

1) Name a beauty routine you barely do.
I'll be honest, there isn't much I miss in terms of my daily make up routine, but I am not so good at moisturizing my body. This has never been an issue for me so I almost never do it! But recently, I've been getting better as I've been using the Vaseline Spray & Go body moisturizer in Cocoa radiant. This is the lazy girl's best friend! I love this stuff, smells amazing, and you literally spray it on (rub it in a bit) and then go. As the name suggests!

2) Is washing your brushes something that you regularly do?
I try to wash my brushes once a week ("try" being the optimum word here :/) I'm good at keeping my eye brushes clean but I get lazy with my bigger brushes, such as powder or foundation brush. *Smacks hand* Bad Emma!

3) How long do you last with chipped nail polish?
I'm not great with nail polishes, and I am (again) quite lazy when it comes to taking it off! I can go 2-3 days with chipped nail polish - usually because I forget!

4) How often do you put off buying/replacing a beauty item or nail polish, even if you need it?
It depends on the beauty item - if it was my moisturizer, I'd be running out to buy it even if it meant cutting my food shop that week! But for a nail polish, I'm not that fussed, except may be a top coat. Can't stand it when I wear nail polish with no top coat (it feels so weird!)

5) What is your worst beauty habit?
I can over exfoliate sometimes - it just leaves my skin so soft, so at one point I was doing it everyday! Which I now know is bad for skin!

6) Name something non-beauty related that you tend to put off all the time.
I tend to put off doing my washing, because I don't have a clothes dryer in my house. So I have to hang all my clothes up in my room; which makes the room look messy!

7) When going out somewhere do you leave getting ready until the last minute or not?
If I know I'm going somewhere in advance, then I won't leave getting ready to the last minute. I love getting ready - it's like my ritual (which could never be rushed) However, if it is a spontaneous outing, I am able to dial it down, and just throw on a BB cream and mascara - then go.

8) Can you commit to spending bans?
The only way I manage spending bans is to lock myself in my house and not come out until it is lifted!

9) How organised is your makeup and nail polish?
At present, it is pretty organised; as I have my new Muji acrylic drawers inspiring me to keep it tidy :)! My nail polishes are kept separate in a make up bag, so I guess that keeps them tidy and out of the way.

10) What is the longest time you have gone without writing a blog post?
Well, I'm pretty new to this, but it must be a week. I had a good excuse for that week; I was suffering from mumps so unable to even move (let alone use my brain to blog!)

This was different and super fun! If any of you have any tags you want me to do, let me know!

I hope you have a lovely day!

Emma
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