NYX Mosaic Powder - Rosey | Review beauty | blush | mosaic powder | NYX | review | whenflowersfall

This has been sitting in my drafts folder for such a long time. I have no idea why it's taken me so long to write either, this is one of my favourite products at the minute. 

The NYX mosaic powder in Rosey is a powder product consisting of 5 different shades. If you're careful with your brush you can use each of these individually, or you can just do what I do and swirl your brush in all five to pick up a mixture of the shades. 

All shades have a very slight, ever so soft shimmer to them. Once applied to the cheeks this creates a beautiful colour and glow.

To me this is a perfect cheek colour for the upcoming Summer months. It applies like a dream and lasts all day. There are also many other shades to choose from. 

If you can't find these in a store near you, they are available to buy from the NYX website for £6.50. 

(When writing this post they were on sale for £4.50)

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NYX Blush - Stone beauty | blush | nix cosmetics | NYX | photos | review | stone | swatch | swatches

It seems everyone and their aunt knows that NYX blush in Taupe makes for a great contour shade. I've been on the hunt for it for so long, but the only time I have ever come across it happened to be the one time I had zero pennies to my name.
My local Cosmetics store, (I believe that's actually the name of the shop? I could be wrong.) has a fab  NYX range, but I find that they are a bit slow on renewing stock. Anywho, I decided to try the shade Stone instead and I'm glad I did.

Stone is still quite a bronzy colour, and on lighter skin tones may still come across quite orange; but on my skin it seems to be perfect. It's not muddy looking, doesn't make me look tangoed and because it is actually a blush, I find that it looks great on its own too. I'm putting this is down to the fact that it's a rather deep colour and matte. If it contained shimmer, I think it'd be a whole different story.
The product itself applies like a dream. You can use it lightly to add a touch of colour, or continue to build it up for a really strong contour. Start off softly and work up to something you feel comfortable with.

If you're struggling to find taupe yourself and don't mind a slightly warmer shade, maybe give this a go. Like I said, I'm not sure how it would look on the palest of skin, but I'm certainly not the most tanned.

For reference, I'm wearing it in my latest Monday Make-up post here.

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Monday Make-up beauty | benefit | blush | elf | eyes | face | fotd | maybelline | monday make-up | Naked 3 | NYX | urban decay | whenflowersfall

Happy first Monday of 2014!

I ended up taking a little break over the holidays, and even though it wasn't planned, I'm sure glad I did. I became rather ill over Christmas and all of my plans just flew right out of the window.  I really hope you all had an amazing couple of weeks.

Liam's back at work today, so I guess that means that I am too. I hoping to get straight back on my normal posting schedule, so you can expect to see a some more of me from now on. 

Today's face is my first play with the Naked 3 palette. Believe it or not, this is the first one I've actually owned. I had really high hopes for it and oh my, it did not let me down. 

I do own the MUA dupes for one and two, but after using this this morning, I'm really thinking I need to bite the bullet and purchase the real deals.

Used today...

Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation - Light Vanilla

 NYX As If concealer - Fair

ELF Translucent Powder

NYX Blush - Stone

NYX Mosaic Powder - Plummy

ELF Baked Blush - Pinktastic

Benefit Browzings - Medium

Urban Decay Naked 3 - Strange, Dust, Limit, Nooner & Blackheart

Bourjois Liner Pinceau

Maybelline The Rocket Volum'

ELF Matte Lip Colour - Tea Rose

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ELF Studio Blush - Gotta Glow blush | elf | eyeslipsface | gotta glow | review | whenflowersfall

elf Gotta Glow Blush - £3.75

This is a new holy grail product for me. 

Upon opening, I was confused as to how different the product looked in pan, compared to the online photo/swatch. 

In pan this 'blush' looks almost white. I would certainly say this should be sold as a highlighter rather than a blush, as I really don't think anyone would wear this in place of a pink or peach. 

As I swatched the product I felt it was very soft, almost chalky at first. But when applied to the skin and blended out, the powder settles, looks smooth and absolutely gorgeous. The stark white settles to a soft glow with the most beautiful, tiny gold reflects.

As with all of the elf blush packaging, it is simple, sturdy and contains a handy dandy little mirror in the lid. 

I've fallen in love with this product and I cannot praise it any more. In my opinion I think it would stand well against the higher end highlighters out there. 

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A Day To Night Look With NEXT Beauty autumn winter | blush | bronzer | cheeks | cosmetics | day to night | gloss | next | next beauty | products | smokey eye | sneak peek | tutorial

Hi Lovelies!
I really wanted to share the tutorial in which I created todays Monday Make-up look. I don't do it very often and I feel like it's really cheeky of me to ask, but I would very much appreciate it if you all could give this video a cheeky little thumbs up?
I am very honoured that I got that the opportunity to work with Next and their new beauty line for Autumn/Winter.
Check out their range at http://www.next.co.uk/women/beauty
Hope you are all having a fab monday!

MeMeMe Boho Balm in Pink Rouge balm | blush | boho | boho balm | cheek | cream | favourite | festival | gloss | groupon | lip balm | mememe | review | tint | whenflowersfall

Take a gander at this amazing new product from MeMeMe, the Boho Balms comes in two different shades, Pink Rouge and Coral Taupe. They are a mutli-purpose product suitable for both cheeks and lips. MeMeMe created these in time for festival season, as they make the perfect addition to any festival go-ers bag.

I purchased this in my little groupon buy and I have to say, it's my favourite item out of the entire lot.

The boho balm formula is super smooth, incredibly moisturising and has amazing colour pay off.

My favourite way to wear this shade is to wear the more coral/rouge shade on my lips and the pink on my cheeks.

Both shades can be applied with your finger tips, of course when using on your cheeks, just make sure to blend out nicely to avoid china doll cheeks. (Unless that's the look you're going for.) A little goes a very long way. 

I'm very, very tempted to buy the other shade as I love this so much. Even if you aren't attending any festivals, it's the perfect product to just pop in your hand bag and go.

At only £6.50, these little beauts are a bargain. You can purchase both options on the MeMeMe website, here.

Sunday Stroll blush | bourjois | chocolate bronzer | dream matte mousse | elf | eyeslipsface | fotd | look of the day | mascara | matte | maybelline | MUA | ootd | pink | shops | sunday | urban decay | w7 | whenflowersfall

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation

Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer

W7 In the pink Blush - Baby Pink
MUA Eyebrow Pencil - Blonde

Urban Decay Cream Eyeshadow - Delinquent

MUA Pearl Eyeshadow - Shade 9
ELF Lengthening and Volumising Mascara

ELF Matte Lip Colour - Natural

MUA Love Hearts Lip Balm - Sugar Lips

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Liam and I went for a stroll around a few shops today, so I thought I would give you a little OOTD along with my FOTD today. You can see a little glimpse of my new shoes which I am in love with! I'll be featuring them in a haul as soon as my other bits and bobs arrive. Liam hates them!

I've been feeling really self conscious for the past couple of days, so I'm loving the fact that the sunshine in the middle photo makes me look much skinnier than I am. I've taken up a new workout plan that I'll be sharing with you guys on Friday and fingers crossed by them I can say that I have lost a couple of pounds.
What have you guys been up to this weekend?

Astor VIP 3 Tone Blush 3 tone blush | astor | bargain | blush | bold | brand | cheek | coral | cosmetics | face | factory outlet | makeup | pink | rave | review | sheer | vip | whenflowersfall

Introducing another bargain from my local Factory Outlet Store.

I can safely say I have never tried anything from the Astor brand before, but when I saw this staring back at me, I just knew I had to try it out. 

I payed only £2 for this and I am super duper impressed with what I got for my money.

This VIP 3 tone blush is sold as a coral, which when you use all of the three shades together, it certainly is. But, if you the separate the shades you can also use it as a soft pink also. 

Astor claims this blush is a 'very soft formula containing over 74% minerals'. Soft, it most certainly is. With the slightest touch you can pick up a ton of product, the product of which is incredibly pigmented! 

The blush itself can be used to create quite a bold cheek or sheered out to look very subtle. The product isn't glittery but isn't matte either. It falls in that nice little space between that gives your skin some instant glow. 

The blush is very nicely packaged and comes with a mirror in the lid and a little applicator brush also. You receive 6.75g of product, which for the £2 I paid, I am amazed with. 

I've yet to come across any other shades, but I will keep checking back at my local store and as soon as I do I will most certainly be purchasing some more. 

Topshop Blush - Head Over Heels blush | cosmetics | head over heels | makeup | review | swatch | topshop | topshop makeup | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Hi my lovelies!

This is a product I purchased a good while a go on my birthday trip into Leeds. I think I may have spent about half an hour trying to choose what to pick up along with this.

Topshop cream blushes are amazing! I picked this up after falling in love with the shade and everything else just followed.

For £6 you get a good four grams of product and a little goes a very long way. Head Over Heels is no longer available online from what I can see, but if you can get your hands on it, I would very much recommend you do so. 

The colour is the most gorgeous coral pink. It looks very harsh in the pan and if applied heavily to the cheeks, it can make you look a little china doll like, but if used with a good stipple brush, the colours blends out to a beautiful smooth flush. 

If the great colour and application isn't enough to make you want to buy this, the packaging is also cute, as is all Topshop make-up and this product also has a mirror in the lid. 

I most certainly want to add a few more of the Topshop blushes to my collection. I'll have to save up my pennies for my next trip into Leeds. 

What can you guys recommend for me?

W7 The Cheek Of It Blush - Perfect Pink blush | bright | cheap | colour | girly | perfect pink | pigmented | pink | review | the cheek of it | think pink | w7 | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Hello Lovelies!!

If you read my last review on the "the cheek of it" blushes, you'll already know I am on the hunt for the three other shades in the collection. 

I came across the shade 'Perfect Pink' in my local factory outlet shop, they suddenly have a complete section with cheaper brands and discontinued lines from other drug store brands. 

In pan the colour is incredibly bright and I even had to question myself on whether I would actually use this blush, but seeing as I really wanted to try the other shades in the collection (and it was only £2) I bought it anyway.

Just as I thought it would be, the colour is very pigmented and very bright. I think it would look amazing sheered out with very simple eyes and lips. I think I'll definitely be using this more in the summer, so it won't get lost in the back of my collection for long. 

W7 The Cheek Of It Blush - Baby Pink baby pink | blush | cheeks | cosmetics | flush | make up | pigmented | review | sheer | the cheek of it | w7 | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Hi Lovelies!

I've always been a fan of W7. I know it isn't a high end name brand, but they certainly make the best cosmetics for the price they charge. I previously posted about the Africa Box Bronzer, so when I saw this blush, I had to try it. 

I have seen the 'the cheek of it' blushes online and had ummed and ahhhed about whether to buy them or not. There is 4 shades in the collection and this shade is 'Baby Pink.'

In pan the blush is a very pretty soft pink with a slight sparkle. When swatched the colour is quite pigmented, but after being blended out, the colour becomes very sheer, which I love. I find this blush is the perfect shade to give a slight flush of colour without making it obvious you're wearing blush at all. 

I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for the other 3 shades. As a blush obsessive I would love to add the to my ever growing collection. 

MUA Pro - English Rose Mosaic Blush blush | cosmetics | cute | english rose | make up | make up academy | mosaic blush | MUA | mua pro | pretty | professional | review | rose | shimmer | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Hi Lovelies!

I bought this blush in my little MUA haul a couple of weeks back. I hadn't reviewed it before now because I wanted to get a good try of the product, purely because I've heard some many different opinions of it. 

The packaging is simple and clean with a good view of the product inside. Even though this is an MUA Professional product it still only retails for £2.50 which is amazingly cheap.

The blush itself is a mixture of the most beautiful, soft pinks and lilacs. In pan you can that it would make a perfect highlighter if it was too light for your skin tone. 

When swatched the colour is very soft and when used on the cheek it's very sheer. Personally I like a little more colour but this is the perfect blush for when you just want a nice shimmer. I think it's going to make the perfect addition to my collection and will definitely get a ton of use in the summer!!

W7 Africa Bronzer africa | africa bronzer | benefit | blush | box blush | bronzer | cosmetics | make up | make-up | review | w7 | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Hi Lovelies!

     This post has been a long time coming. I received this Africa by W7 bronzer at Christmas and I've loved it ever since. 

      Even though it is sold as a bronzer, I find it to be more of a blush as it gives a very slight pinky tone to your skin. It's very sheer and doesn't over power you. 

   As you can see from the photo below, it does have a slight shimmer, but I think that's nice in a bronzer/blush. I tend to use this product more when I'm creating a dramatic look, ie winged eye liner or red lips. 

  I will definitely be buying more of the W7 boxed products. They are a very cheap alternative to the benefit box blushes, which I am also very keen to get my hands on. 

I've got the Filming Bug! beauty | blogging | blush | blusher | bold | bold lips | color | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall | winged eyeliner | youtube

Hi Lovelies!!!
    Sorry I've been a bit absent from the blogging scene this week, I've been trying to get myself out of the holiday funk I got myself into and getting my self motivated for the new year!
   One thing I can say I've definitely been loving to do right now though, is recording more videos for my Youtube channel! If you have already subscribed then thank you so much, but if not then please go check it out here! Some of my very first videos, which I recorded on my mobile phone about 3 months ago, are make-up tutorials and I have only one word for them. Hideous! I'm tempted to even take them down, they are just that awful.
    I talked myself out of doing more tutorials at that point because 1. I didn't have a decent set up and 2. I didn't realise I could record on my camera (hence using the mobile.) But recently I've been missing it and now I'm super happy with my set up, my trusty camera is being used pretty much every day.
   Today I recorded this classic look with winged eye liner and red lips, please let me know what you think about it and if you can suggest anything to make my videos better. Remember, I'm still pretty new to this!

Products used

Rimmel Lasting Finish lasting 25 hour foundation

ELF Translucent Matte Powder

MUA Immaculate Collection Palette

Colour Couture Highlighting Powder

W7 Africa Box Blush/Bronzer

MUA Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner

Rimmel Glam Eyes Mascara

ELF Matte Lip Colour in Natural

MUA Lipstick Shade 13

My birthday wishlist. 22 | alex | birthday | birthday list | blush | blusher | brushes | camcorder | hitachi | ikea | mac | make up | march | sigma | sonicleanse | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall | wishlist

It's only 3 months away, so I thought it was about time I put together my birthday list! 

I have no high expectations to actually get any of this, as I know how skint everyone is, myself included, but somehow my taste has become very expensive in the past year. Probably even more so since I've been blogging and spending a lot of time looking at new products. 

           

1. Rio Sonicleanse (Yes it's a cheap version of the Clarisonic. :( I will never afford to get one of those babies, so I doubt anyone in my family will either.) 

2. Hitachi DZHV1074E/U High Definition Camcorder

3. Ikea Alex 9 drawer Unit

4. Topshop Bronzer & Blush in Burning Embers - From the smoke & mirrors collection

5. Mac Blush in Peachy Keen

6. Rose gold Asos Boyfriend Watch

7. Mrs Bunny Sigma Brush Kit

8. Any Yankee Candles

Fingers crossed for maybe at least one thing off my list?

But seriously, I will honestly be grateful of anything that I do get, and 22?!? Can I stay 21 forever please?
Yes? Thanks!

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Fresh faced...

...and ready for family fun!

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