Rimmel Exaggerate Full Colour Lip Liner

So I've never dived into the world of lip liners despite being a lipstick over lipgloss kinda gal. 

After seeing Rimmels Lip Liner in 063 Eastend snob at a nice £3.99 I though I would give it a bash. I saw this lipliner on Sammi from Beauty Crush and it looked beautiful on her. Having a similar skin tone I thought it would suit me too. 

The colour on my skin is a my lips but better and a little pinkier and I really like it especially under all my nudey pinks I wear (MAC Angel & Hue I'm looking at you). But that's perhaps the only thing I do like about it.

I would 100% prefer this product if it was a pencil and not a twist up liner. It snaps so easily and I feel  like I've lost half the contents inside. I find the texture to be a little chalky but if you thoroughly exfoliate and moisturise your lips you can make it work. 

I can't really give an expert opinion as this is my first one but I think lip liner may be one of those products you should splurge on for maximum staying power and to get the most out of your lipsticks!

 

Does anyone have a lipliner recommendation for me to try?

 

 

Primark Haul.

I didn't realise how many things I have gotten from Primark recently so I put them all together and thought I would share them with you!

Shirt - £10  £5

Jumper - £6

Faux Leather Skirt - £12?

Skater Dress - £13

Shirt - £10

Cardigan - £12

Sleeveless shirt - £8 (Was given to me by the mother!)

Top - £10 £5

Dipped hem top - £6

Skater Skirt - £6

Faux Leather & Leopard Print Leggings - £6

Patterned Tights - £3

Purse - £4

Rucksack - £9

Satchel - £9

iPhone cover - £4

Necklace - £4

I also got some boots but I left them in my car and it's just too cold to venture outside. 

After doing this post (and looking at all the over things I have got that aren't from Primark) I have an announcement. I, Tanice hereby declare I shall not be buying anymore clothes until after Christmas. If anyone sees me buy any clothes they may slap me silly. I would say New Years but let's face it I need a fabulous dress when the clock strikes 12.

(Also note that I said clothes. Not make up, not shoes and not any other of my girly stuff which is essential to my life!)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Photo Diary 02.

Me & my sister on our birthday night out - Can you tell who is more drunk?



John Lewis Beauty Hall on Oxford Street - First time I've seen it since it's been done! May have purchased one or two goodies!



Crashed around my Aunty and Uncle's whilst in London, this is their very naughty dog Reggie!



Wedding Fairs at work mean lots of treats for the staff!

Spelled out my name to the Starbucks man - This is what he wrote!

Me & 2 friends attempted to make toffee apples. I say attempted because they weren't quite right.



I saw Wicked! at the theatre! It was amazing!



Managed to get some tickets to Radio 1xtra Live and saw Trey Songz along with some other acts! Gawwwd I love him.

November has been a pretty manic month for me so far but I love life when I am busy (although still love my bed as I am always on the go!) I've also been thinking about my future quite a bit this month - I really want to get the ball rolling and make something of myself. I am a very ambitious person and right now have nothing holding me back from doing ANYTHING! So I am seriously considering moving down to London, all alone. I want a good job which will help me to learn & grow as well as have some serious fun after work & I think London will be a massive yet good lifestyle change for me! I never went away for Uni and feel it's time for me to go off and do something on my own!

If anyone has made the move from a town to a big city or had/having a similar feeling to myself I would love some advice as this isn't just something I can do tomorrow!



Paco Rabanne Lady Million

Hello, my name is Tanice and I am offically a perfume slut.

I blame running to Boots at work today and getting easily sidetracked.

I wanted to try this perfume for so long and it is currently on offer from £47 down to just £31 for 50ml!!! The offer can be found here! Oh and there were triple advantage card points. And I had a double points coupon. It was like they were forcing me to buy it and a few other items.



 

"The Paco Rabanne Lady Million woman embodies the ideal woman. No man can resist her and the best won’t ever be enough for her!"

 

 

This Eau de Parfum is packaged in a gold diamond shaped bottle which looks amazing but it stands on it's side - annoying when you are slightly obessed with lining things up nicely! Nevertheless I would say I love the fact it doesn't have a lid as I am prone to losing them. You just press the top and voila. The colour of the perfume is a little off putting - it looks a bit like pee! Obviously it just sprays on clear.

 



The perfume contains:

 

Bitter orange

Fleshy raspberry

Neroli

Orange Blossom

Arabian jasmine 

Patchouli

Honey

Amber

 

I decided not to look at what was in this perfume as I loved it so much from just the sample and after looking at the list I can see why I was drawn to it. As you know my favourite floral scent is jasmine and love the sweetness of the honey mixed with the citrus fruit! Don't be fooled into thinking this perfume is just for Spring/Summer there is definitely something in it (perhaps the neroli?) which gives it some depth and doesn't make it sickly sweet.

 

The first thing I noticed about the perfume was how strong it was so I decided to conduct a test. I put just 2 spritzes on my wrist and waited for my parents to come home. Once they put the shopping away my Mum said " I can smell a really nice perfume, did you buy a new one?" So she could smell it and I didn't even go too close to her! Winner. I think this is a great perfume to spritz before going out as you won't have to keep applying it all night (there are rollerballs available).

 

I know I say this everytime but my GAWD this is my new favourite night out perfume. If I could go out and pull myself...I would.

What's inside my make up bag.

My life has been pretty freakin' busy the last few weeks and it has no intention of slowing down (just how I like it). I had perhaps the greatest moment of my small blogging life so far and was invited to the Next Lock In as I know so many other bloggers were also. I couldn't actually go due to other commitments but the fact I was invited really made me estactic & fingers crossed I get invited to another blogger event soon!

I have been going straight from work to other places which means two things; one, my car is filled with a variety of jackets, boots and one too many empty Starbucks cups than I would like to admit and two, my make up bag is currently filled with essentials to quickly beautify myself before dashing from the office.

Here's what has been gracing my make up bag this week.

MAC Blusher in Mocha - Quite a deep pink which definitely suits a darker skin tone & is my go to 

blusher in winter for rosy cheeks!

Benefit Sun Beam - This is just in case I fancy a little bit of highlighter on top of my cheek bones. Adds a really subtle glow!

The Body Shop Lip Protector - I've never come across a better product for chapped lips. So much better than Blistex etc!

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable in Crush - I find this a little too much for the office so I slick this on before heading out!

Real Techniques Detailing Brush - I like to use this to touch up around my eyes with my concealer.

MAC Mineralise Skin Finish -  The best powder. Ever.

17 Mark Your Mark - I like to have a bit more of a dramatic eye after work and this has serious staying power!

L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes - I like big lashes all day, every day!

Real Techniques Powder Brush - For my powder needs, nice and big and ever so fluffy!

MAC Studio Finish Concealer - Under my eyes always need brightening after a long day!

I'm off to London for a couple of days next week and must pack like so I think these products will do!

Lady Gaga Fame

Lady Gaga released her first ever perfume back in August this year. I was lucky enough to receive a sample of this much anticipated product in a Glossybox which was used up in the space of two days and I knew it was going to go on my birthday wishlist.

Firstly the packaging really caught my eye. Most celebrity perfumes are fun and girly but the black and gold is dark yet classy and the bottle itself is slightly alien like to me which I love. It looks a lot more expensive than it actually is.

Now I would have liked the perfume itself if it was clear as I love the scent regardless but Lady Gaga is always out there & inventive so if anyone was going to make a perfume black it would be her. She says "It's black like the soul of fame, but invisible once airbourne". I don't know how it does this but quite frankly I don't care; let's just call it magic.

Also it is an Eau de Parfum which really helps the smell it linger!

Onto the smell. The packaging lists the following scents:

Tears of Belladonna

Crushed heart of Tiger Orchidea

With a Black Veil of Incense

Pulverized Apricot

And the Combinative Essences

of Saffron and Honey Drops

I'm rubbish with describing smells but I'll try; to me it had a very little bit of floral mixed with a muskiness. It's kinda sweet but I feel it has this darkness to it. (How was that?)

I know a lot of people are saying this isn't a very unique scent and that it was produced for the mass market - but aren't most perfumes? I do not have anything similar in my collection therefore love this to spice up my collection of sickly sweet/floral smells!

Fame is available at most drug stores but Superdrug sell a 30ml for £23.99!

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22.

If you love Taylor Swift like me you will get the post title ;)

So yesterday was my birthday and I turned 22! I feel like a grown up now, I didn't get half as excited as I used. The original plan was to go to the Harry Potter Studios but we forgot it was half term so me and 3 of my closest friends headed into London!

After a opening my presents me and my sister went out for a quick breakfast before I made my way to the train station. My friend Emma treated us all to cava & orange juice on the train - drinking at 11am has to be done sometimes.

After a necessary Starbucks (& me discovering I do not like Chai Tea Lattes) we hired Boris Bikes and had a long cycle around Hyde Park! It was such a lovely crisp Autumn day we had such lovely rosy cheeks and worked up an appetite.

I love the deli counter in Harrods so took my friends there we were had a pit stop of hot soup & a roll! I also picked up a lovely little piece of jewellery with some birthday money!

After a quick dash to Harvey Nichols to go to the new Beauty Mart (was rather disappointed by it to be honest) and a browse around MAC we headed to the London Eye at dusk. I had only been on it in the day when it first opened so was very excited! It was a lovely experience to share with my friends!

We ate way too much at Las Iguanas along with some cocktails and then decided to have a big old shop at Primark before getting a late train home!

I honestly had one of the best birthdays ever and love my friends and family so much for making it so special! I received some very lovely gifts including some beauty related ones (being the beauty product obsessed gal I am) which I will spend this week reviewing!

Tonight is where I really celebrate - a themed birthday party followed by a night in town! Cannot wait!