Emily Ellen

Monday, February 15, 2016

NOTW #1

Monday, February 15, 2016

Hey my lovelies..long time no speak. Sorry that i haven't posted anything in ages, but i have had alot on my mind and haven't...

Hey my lovelies..long time no speak. Sorry that i haven't posted anything in ages, but i have had alot on my mind and haven't had the time to post anything. But i've been thinking about things i can post while i have been away and i thought of some ideas, this being one of them. So this is something i am going to hopefully be doing regularly ( but i can't promise anything or that they will be interesting. hehe) So i am going to post my 'Nails Of The Week' NOTW they probably all wont be very fancy or anything because i don't have the patience to do interesting things on my nails, but i will try my best!

So the nail polishes i used are both sinful colors which you can now buy in Boots. I bought these in Walgreens in America so you can obviously get them there too! They are in the shades 'Easy Going' and 'Black on Black' . Easy Going is the best dupe for Essie's 'Fiji' i might do a post on that too! Black on Black is so opaque with one coat it is so nice! These retail for £1.99 and $1.99 so exactly the same whether you are from the UK or America. I used a bobby pin to create the dots because i don't fancy buying dotting tools because as i've said i'm not that creative when it comes to nail designs. I also used the Sally Hansen 'Double duty' this acts as a base and top coat for your nails so it's very versatile. This you can buy in Boots, i bought mine in Tesco and it was around £5.25. Depending on where you look really. But this is amazing i have had this nail polish on for 3/4 days now and it hasn't chipped at all.

So yeah that's it really, comment down below any questions you have or any ideas for new posts. See Ya.

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Eyeshadow Palette

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Finally getting back into blogging! The past few months have been really challenging, d...

Finally getting back into blogging! The past few months have been really challenging, due to A-Levels and mock exams. However, I'm gradually going to be posting more posts.

Theres been so much hype surrounding the new Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Palette that I pretty much ruled it out, I thought I would be underwhelmed even though I think Urban Decay do the best palettes out there. When I brought mine I still wasn’t really wowed, it looked nice but so many palette are nice.

A month and a half on and I am head over heels in love with it. It’s weird because it isn’t at all ground breaking, 12 or so good shades, two or three I won’t wear but still some how I have been reaching for it more than any other palette. There are some really great everyday colours, with the perfect amount of shimmer and sheen. I’ve been using this palette for both day and night- I just can’t get enough of the colours, all of which are named after something Gwen Stefani related which is really fun!

I really didn’t think I need another eyeshadow palette but this one really proved that there is always space for one as long as it is good enough.

I’m pretty sure it’s limited edition so I’d recommend picking it up soon- you won’t regret it.

£40 available from Debenhams and all good Urban Decay Stockists.

Thursday, November 26, 2015

DISAPPOINTING PRODUCT: BENEFIT AIR PATROL BB CREAM EYE PRIMER

Thursday, November 26, 2015

So when Benefit released the Air Patrol BB Cream Eyelid Primer- I was pretty damn intrigued. It had never even crossed my mind that you...

So when Benefit released the Air Patrol BB Cream Eyelid Primer- I was pretty damn intrigued. It had never even crossed my mind that you would ever use a BB cream on your eyelids. I liked the idea of the soft CushionCalm tip which looked so lovely and squishy.

The Air Patrol primer contains a SPF 20 and is designed to help protect your eyelids against the sun, smoke and pollutants with its EnviroDefend complex. It also doubles up as primer to keep your eyeshadow from budging. I found that it does prevent the product from creasing and the you can apply it with the cushioned tip, but I find it's easier to blend in with your fingers.

I says only one click is needed per eye but I found it dried out really quickly and the cream of stuck in the tube, so you had to click more to push out the dried gunk- not nice! I'm sure that this would be a perfect applicator if the product was something like an eye cream for under the eyes and not a primer. It would be much easier to use in the evening or morning as a clear gel or moisturiser formula. As there is only one shade of this product- if you had super fair skin, it would be too dark for you- and if you had very dark skin then it would look super pale on you.

I definitely wouldn't pay full price for this and I'm really disappointed as it has a lot of potential, it just fell a bit flat for me.

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