Autumn Essentials

Hello lovelies, today I wanted to share with you some of my favourite things about Autumn. This is my favourite season because everything is so cosy, the leaves are all pretty colours and I think the fashion is always so much better in these few months. So here are some of my favourite things surrounding Autumn.

Fashion

One of my favourite things about Autumn fashion is the fact that the colour scheme of the clothes always includes more maroons, khakis and brown shades. I also love layering items up and my favourite kind of outfit involes wearing cute little skirts with tights and ankle boots, ahh it just makes me excited writing about it. Anyway, I've included photos some of my favourite Autumn outfits so I'll list below where the items are from.

Outfit 1:

Jacket - New Look

Top - River Island

Skirt - New Look

Tights - Primark

Boots - New Look

Necklace - New Look

Bag - Michael Kors

Outfit 2:

Top - New Look

Skirt - New Look

Tights - Primark

Boots - New Look

Bag - Michael Kors

Outfit 3:

Jacket - New Look

Top - River Island

Skirt - New Look

Tights - Primark

Boots - New Look

Necklace - ASOS

Bag - Michael Kors

Makeup

When I think of Autumn makeup the first thing that comes to mind is darker berry toned lipsticks and golden or brown toned eye makeup, so it's no surprise that that has been my go to look recently. I tend to wear a golden shadow all over my lid and blend a darker brown through my crease to give my eye some definition. I also like to put some brown on my bottom lash line to balance out the look. Some of my favourite palettes for this kind of look are the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette (click here to see a previous post about this palette and a drugstore alternative); the Urban Decay Original Naked palette and the Urban Decay Ultimate Naked Basics palette.

As for lip products, I have a fair few favourites that I am loving and tend to switch between. They are all pretty similar in colour, however all have a slightly different finish on the lips. The majority of my favourites have a matte finish and they are as follows:

• Too Faced Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick - 'Sell Out'
• Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick - 'Lolita'
• NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream - 'Rome'
• Mac Lipstick - 'Whirl'
• Mac Lipstick - 'Taupe'
• Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil - 'Bahama' (Click here to see a full review)
• Clinique Pop Matte - 'Blushing Pop'

From Left to Right: Mac Lipstick - Taupe; Mac Lipstick - Whirl; Clinique Pop Matte - Blushing Pop; Mac Lipstick - Spirit; Mac Liptensity - Toast and Butter; NYX - Rome; Too Faced - Sell Out; Kat Von D - Lolita

The other lipsticks I love have a more satin/glossy finish. The first is one of the new Mac liptensity lipsticks in the shade 'Toast and Butter'. The other is a mac lipstick in the shade 'Spirit'. As for lip liners there are two that I like to use, one is the Mac lip pencil in the shade 'Spice' and the other is from Primark and it's the shade '16'.

From Left to Right: Primark - '16'; Mac Lip Pencil - 'Spice'; Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil - 'Bahama'

I've recently done a post on one of my go to Autumn Makeup looks, so click here if you would like to see that.

Hot Chocolates

Since the weather is starting to get much colder in the Autumn time, one thing I love to do it snuggle up with a blanket and have a warm hot chocolate. I always feel so relaxed and I love to this in the evening. It's always my drink of choice if I go out to a little café because I'm one of those people that doesn't like tea or coffee.

Nail Varnish

As I'm sure you can tell from the lipstick shades I like to wear, I really love marroon and burgundy shades in the Autumn. I have a few favourite nail varnishes that I tend to switch between and I have previously done a blog post where I share what my favourite dark red nail varnishes are (click here to read it). Since having done that post I have also discovered a few other shades that I love. They are as follows:

• O.P.I - 'Just a Little Rösti at this'
• Barry M Quick Dry - 'Sprint Finish'
• Essie - 'Bordeaux'

Although I love these shades I have also been wearing false nails more recently. The ones I have been wearing most are actually from Primark. They have a set which are the shade 'Poison' and they're such a lovely dark maroon shade. The glue is also really good and my nails stayed on for a full week without falling off and considering that they're only £1 that's so good! I'd definitely recommend you pick some up when you next go, I stocked up on about 5 packs because I really like them.

Let me know what your favourite things about autumn are because I'd love to know!

Thanks for reading,

ffy x

Top 5 Affordable Base Products

Hello lovelies, in today's post I would love to share with you what my current drugstore favourites are regarding base products. I will be putting up a few other posts similar to this, such as what my favourite eye products are from the drugstore and also what my favourite high end products are from these categories. I hope you enjoy this mini series and let me know if you have any questions.

Makeup Revolution - Ultra Contour Palette

 This palette is such good value for money considering what you get in it. You get 3 contour/bronze shades and 3 highlighting shades in addition to 2 shimmery highlighters. The middle contour shade is perfect for my skin tone and I find it really easy to blend out. I also love how pigmented the highlighters are because they really show up well on your skin. This is a powder palette which I much prefer to creme contour palettes because I find they work better with my skin type.

NYX - Pore Filler Primer

This primer has been my go-to lately because it works so well at minimising the appearance of pores on my skin. It leaves a really smooth finish on the skin which is a perfect base to apply your foundation to. It really helps to make my foundation appear more flawless and I can really notice a difference in how visible my pores are when I don't wear it.

L'Oreal - True Match Foundation

I have recently rediscovered this foundation and I'm so pleased because it is definitely one of my favourites from the drugstore. It has a medium coverage but you can build it up in areas. I find it looks really natural on my skin and lasts a pretty long time too. The colour range is also really good because they have a large selection of shades to choose from, with different undertones too.

The Body Shop - Bronzing Powder

I had heard people on YouTube raving about this bronzer for ages and I can really see why. It's not the cheapest product that you can find but the quality of it is the same as some of my more expensive bronzers. It's very finely milled which makes it really easy to blend out and appear more natural on your skin. It's also not too orange so it just makes your skin look really sun kissed. I always know how much I like a product if I've hit pan and that's definitely the case with this.

MUA - Highlighter in 'Iridescent Gold'

Although this highlighter is only about £3 from Superdrug it's actually really good. It shows up so well on your skin and is really pigmented so doesn't fade that much throughout the day. I love the colour of this highlighter in particular. However, it also comes in a pink shade which other people may prefer. If you're looking for a highlighter but you don't want to spend too much I would 100% recommend you pick this one up, it's fab!

Thanks for reading,

ffy x

Covershoot Cosmetics

The other day I recieved some products from the lovely people over at Covershoot Cosmetics. They are a new company that currently have lots of new products on the way but they were kind enough to send me some that are already available. I have tried them out and would love to share with you how I got on with them.



The two products that stood out the most to me were the contouring palette and eyebrow kit.  I really liked the packaging for these because they're matte black and really sleek. I loved the fact that inside the contour palette there were some instructions of where to apply the product to your face. This would be so beneficial to those who are new to contouring. I also loved that you get a lot of product in the pan because it would last you a while.



I was also sent some eyeshadow palettes to try out. I haven't used these too much yet because they aren't colours that I would tend to wear everyday. However, I know I will get a lot of use out of the multicoloured eyeshadow palette especially when Summer comes around because I will be more likely to experiment with brighter colours.

My favourite product that they sent me was the nail polish remover. I found that this removed my nail varnish so well and didn't dry out my nails at all. It was also really good at removing red nail varnish which I sometime struggle to remove because the colour can tend to cling to your nails.

I'm so grateful for being sent these products to review, so thank you so much once again to the people at Covershoot Cosmetics. All of their information is on their website and I will link their social media pages below.

Website: www.covershootcosmetics.co.uk
Twitter: @covershootcos
Instagram: @covershootcosmetics
Facebook: Covershoot-Cosmetics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIH1GK1n3U7W-qrHK_gTrEw

Thanks for reading,

ffy x

September Favourites

Hello lovelies, so today I have my September favourites for you. I haven't really been blogging very much this month so I haven't discovered that many new products. However, I do have four that I have been obsessed with for pretty much the whole month and I didn't want to miss a favourites post. Hope you enjoy!

Becca - Shimmering Skin Perfector (Opal)

If you have read my American Beauty Haul you will have seen that I picked up this highlighter whilst I was on holiday in Florida. I already had a Becca highlighter in the shade 'Moonstone' and it was my favourite so I knew I had to get another. I'm so pleased that I got this shade though, I couldn't decide between 'Opal' and 'Champagne Pop' for ages, but I decided to go for 'Opal' in the end because it looked like it would suit my skin tone more. I have worn this highlighter literally every day this month. I can't quite rave about this product enough, at £32 it is very pricey, but with good reason, because it's so beautiful.

Benefit - Precisely My Eyebrow Pencil (Shade 2)

When I first picked up this product I wasn't the biggest fan of it for myself because the shade I had was slightly too light for my eyebrows. However, recently I have been using it to outline the shape at the front of my eyebrow. The tip is very thin which makes it really easy to be precise when you're using it. I found that because I have a slightly lighter shade it doesn't look too heavy on my eyebrows, but still defines them. I don't use this to fill all my eyebrow in, because i use the Anastasia Dip Brow for the second half of my brow, but this eyebrow pencil allows me to be more precise if I want to.

Clinique - Lipstick in 'Blushing Pop'

I picked up this lipstick this month whilst shopping in Debenhams and I have to say I am so impressed. The lipstick itself dries to a fairly matte finish without drying out your lips. Unlike other matte lipsticks, it still feels really moisturising which is surprising considering that it lasts a diary long time. I chose this colour because as always it was a nude shade and they're my fave. However, I do think that this could become my all time favourite lipstick shade. Big thing to stay, I know! The colour is just so gorgeous and I just think it really suits my complexion and I haven't yet found a lipstick like it.

Kiss Lashes

Since I had ran out of my favourite Ardell 'Wispies' lashes this month, I decided to try out a pair of the Kiss Lashes. I'd heard really good things about this brand, so wanted to see what they were like for myself. I've worn them by themselves and also with an extra pair of outer corner lashes (as seen in my previous post) and I think they look great both ways. The lashes have a really thin band so they're easy to apply and aren't overly noticeable.

Thanks for reading,

ffy x