Cream Blush: Bourjois Healthy Glow & Topshop Morning Dew

(Top: Healthy Glow, Bottom: Morning Dew)

First of all, sorry for being such a rubbish blogger lately. Last month, I didn't have any motivation to blog as I felt I was so busy all the time but this month I'm back and have lots of new products to share with you! Up until last year I had always been a powder kinda girl but I've now fallen in love with cream products, especially blush. Recently, I added two new pretty blushes to my collection: Topshop Morning Dew and Bourjois Healthy Glow and I'm loving both of them.

Bourjois 02 Healthy Glow - It has taken me a while to finally purchase one of the sought-after Bourjois cream blushes but as Superdrug were having a 3 for 2 on Bourjois I picked one up along with an eyeliner pen and one of the Color Boost lip crayons. I decided to go for the shade Healthy Glow which is a gorgeous bright orange/coral and was my favourite out of the four. It gives my cheeks a lovely healthy glow (appropriately named) and I love wearing it paired with a coral or orange lipstick and bronzed skin. Although the blushes have a cream to powder finish, they still manage to leave your skin looking slightly dewy and aren't too matte. At £7.99 they are reasonably priced and although I'm not keen on the other shades, this one is definitely a winner.

Topshop Morning Dew - After seeing the Topshop cream blushes on countless blogs and lusting after them for months, I finally decided to bite the bullet and pick one up. I'm a big fan of the Topshop lipsticks so was excited to try out the blush. There were a lot of shades to choose from and after spending 15 minutes swatching all the testers I decided to go for Morning Dew, a gorgeous pink. The Topshop blushes seem slightly creamier than the Bourjous ones which I think I prefer as I love the dewy skin look. You only need a little bit of this product as it's very pigmented so I expect it to last quite a while which is amazing for a product that only costs £6. I'll definitely be adding more Topshop blushes to my collection - I want them all!

I usually apply my cream blushes with either the Real Techniques Stippling brush, Expert Face brush or sometimes just my fingertips. What do you think of these products? Blushes are fast becoming one of my favourite products, any recommendations are welcome!

Topshop Glow Highlighter: Gleam

My highlighter collection is slowly but surely growing, I've got powders and liquids but the only thing missing was a cream based one and I decided I needed one (or two) in my life. As you know I've been totally converted to cream blushers at the moment so thought a cream highlighter would be the perfect addition to my makeup collection. Last week on Twitter, I asked you all for some recommendations and a few people mentioned MAC and Illamasqua (thanks everyone) but since I'm pretty skint right now I'm waiting until I get paid to go investigate these. Luckily, when I was in Topshop a few days ago I stumbled upon this little beauty for just £9 (£8.10 with a student card) and just couldn't resist.

I've always been a fan of the Topshop lipsticks and nail polish and really wanted to buy some more of their products so when I spotted the Glow highlighter I was eager to try it. Glow comes in two shades; Gleam and Polished. Polished is a pink based highlighter (the website calls it white though) and Gleam is more gold based which is what I usually go for (Dior Amber Diamond, NARS Albatross) but I wanted to try something different and go for Polished. Sadly, every pot of Polished had a horrible, dirty finger mark in it - why can't people just use the tester?! So I ended up settling for Gleam which I'm kind of glad about as it suits my skin tone.

Anyway, on to what I think of the product...The cream/mousse formula is so easy to apply, I just use my finger tips to dab it on to my cheekbones and brow bones. I find this much easier to blend that my liquid highlighters, it blends really seamlessly for a lovely natural glow. I've been wearing this every day since I got it and it lasts on my skin for a full shift, maybe even longer. I also love the little screw-lid pot it comes in, it's really cute and the perfect size for my makeup bag. The only downside to Topshop's packaging is that it gets really dirty.

I think this is a perfect Summer highlighter and would look especially gorgeous with a tan. I've been loving pairing it with my Chanel Tan De Soleil and my Kevyn Aucoin cream blush for a dewy makeup look. I think the next time I'll definitely purchase Polished and also I'll be taking a look at some of the cream highlighters you guys recommended. Overall, Topshop Glow is definitely a winner - it's so reasonably priced as well! What's your favourite highlighter for Summer? I need more!!

Orange & Coral Lipsticks for Summer

So this week we had one day of sun (yay!) and hopefully this will be the start of more to come. Like I said before, when the warmer weather comes I like to switch up my makeup routine and this usually starts with my lipstick. In the Autumn/Winter I tend to go for dark berry colours but in the Summer my favourite colour to wear on my lips is Coral so I thought I'd share some of my favourites with you.

I'm a big fan of Topshop lipsticks and last Summer I picked up both Infrared and Ohh La La. Infrared is a deep orange that looks amazing with bronzed, sun-kissed skin. In Ibiza last year I wore this on my lips almost every night. Oh La La is a pale coral colour and the lightest shade of the bunch which is perfect for every day wear, especially if you're not a bold lipstick kinda girl. I find Topshop lipsticks really good quality for the price (£8) and I definitely need to buy some more shades, they're all so pretty! The only downside is that the packaging gets super dirty.

If I had wrote an April favourites post (I took the pictures and just didn't get round to it) then Vegas Volt would have been in it. It's a bright coral with an amplified finish which is one of my favourites as the pigment is amazing. I've been wearing this non-stop on my lips the last couple of weeks and it's definitely a MAC lipstick I suggest you add to your collection.

If you prefer lip butters to lipsticks, my favourite shade at the moment is Juicy Papaya. The Revlon lip butters are so moisturising and a great alternative to lipstick as they're really natural for every day wear.

Now the prettiest of the bunch, YSL Rouge Volupte in Rose Paris. This is a more pinky/coral that the rest of them and probably one of my favoutites. I absolutely adore the colour of this and the gorgeous packaging is an added bonus. I don't think my Summer lipstick selection would be complete without one of these beauties and another Rouge Volupte shade I think would look gorgeous for Summer is #13 Peach Passion...maybe I'll treat myself soon!

What are your favourite Coral lipsticks?

Neutral Nails: My Top 5

I have quite a large nail polish collection but never really blog about it much. At the moment I'm loving neutral nails so I thought I'd share my top 5 favourite neutral nail polishes I use all year round.

• Essie Ballet Slippers - Essie is one of my favourite nail polish brands, they have such an amazing range of colours. At first I wasn't too sure on this colour but I've grown to love it. It's such a pale pink, almost a sort of cream colour which is perfect if you want natural looking nails. I did a full review on this a while ago, you can read it here.

• Chanel Frenzy - I got this nail polish as a gift when I left my old work and I'd been lusting over it for ages. I even bought a few dupes, althought nothing can compare to this! It's a gorgeous light grey colour and applies like a dream. This is my second Chanel nail polish and I think they'er just such great quality, although a little pricey. 

• Topshop Mink - I've had this nail polish for about 2 years and it's still fine to use, no lumps at all. It really reminds me of Barry M Mushroom, a sort of greyish/brown colour. This is my one and only Topshop nail polish but I've seen so many of you bloggers blogging about other colours in the collection so I definitely need to get my hands on more. I think they're really good quality for a high street brand.

• Essie Fiji - This is actually my sister's nail polish but I love it so much and I use it all the time, I really should buy my own soon as it's probably my favourite out of the 5. It's an opaque pale pink, a few shades darker than Ballet Slippers and it looks so amazing with a tan. Like I said, I love Essie! 

• Chanel Jade Rose - This was my first Chanel nail polish which I bought with birthday money one year, I wouldn't usually just spend this much on a nail polish. I thought I'd go for a really wearable shade so I went for a nude. This really is such a perfect nude but it's running out, does anyone know any more affordable nudes that are similar? 

Hopefully I'll start doing more nail polish posts in the future. What are you're favourite neutral nail polishes?

Necklace Haul

[1. Topshop £7.50/ 2. H&M £9.99/ 3. H&M £9.99/ 4. H&M 7.99]

Recently I've been a bit addicted to buying statement necklaces and thought I'd do a short post to share them with you. I love wearing a statement necklace with my jumpers in the winter, it can dress them up or just finish off a simple look. I especially like wearing them with a plain black jumper and jeans or disco pants during the day which can also take me into night time if I don't have time to change. I've been wearing the cross necklace to death since I bought it, but I think my favourite is number 2! I've had so much wear out of all of them this winter and think I'll continue to during the warmer months (if we get any). Since I work in H&M, I'm always seeing the new jewellery that comes in. There were so many pretty necklaces to choose from, but I managed to narrow it down to just 3 - I suggest you go in and have a look! What do you think of my choices? Have you bought any nice necklaces recently?

OOTN & Cheryl Cole Concert

Shirt: DIY 

Disco Leggings: Missguided

Boots: Primark

Jewellery: Topshop

Hair: Foxy Locks extensions

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation (I've decided I like it now)

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

Chanel Tan De Soleil

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

NYX Blush Terracotta 

My sister did my makeup, see what she used on my eyes here.

Ardell Demi Wispies lashes.

Mac Shy Girl Lipstick

Last night I went to the Cheryl Cole concert (eek!) at the SECC in Glasgow. If you don't know already I'm in love with her. When we got there we realised that we were quite far away from the stage but we ended up moving up to 5 rows from the front as my very lucky friend got moved to the front row and gave us his other tickets!!  First of all Cheryl is even more beautiful in real life if that's even possible, we ended up right up at the barrier for the finale and could almost touch Cheryl (I almost cried).

She put on such a great show with lots of dancing and swan diving off the stage - her dancers are amazing! She sang all of her best known songs along with a few new ones from her new album. She also did a little Girls Aloud Medley which I loved. There was a bit where Will.i.am was projected on the back wall so they could sing 3 Words together. My favourite songs she sang were Under The Sun and The Flood. Cheryl had 5 outfit changes but I think her first gold jumpsuit was my favourite, she looked stunning in it. Her hair and makeup were absolutely flawless.

So overall, I had such an amazing time at the Cheryl concert and I'm so excited for Girls Aloud to get back together - definitely need to go see them! I still can't believe how close we managed to get to Cheryl as well. Are any of you going to see Cheryl this year or have already seen her?

Melissa
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My Lipstick Collection

I was sorting out all my makeup the other day and decided to look out all my lipsticks. I sat them all in a row to see what colours I had and decided it would make a great blog post to show you my collection. So if you have time, have a look at all the lipsticks I own. There doesn't seem to be a colour that I don't have so maybe I should stop buying lipsticks and move onto blushers now...

 The Purples

 (L-R) Kate Moss Rimmel #04//MAC Rebel//L'Oreal Colour Riche Plum Passion//MUA #2

The Reds

 (L-R) New CID Cosmetics Very Cherry//MAC Deeply Adored//MAC New York Apple//MAC Russian Red//Rimmel Lasting Finish Signature Red//L'Oreal Colour Rich Cheryl Cole Lipstick Red Passion//Topshop Mischief//MAC Lady Danger

The Oranges/Corals

 (L-R) Topshop Infrared//Rimmel Moisture Renew Coral Queen//YSL Rouge Volupte Rose Paris #27//Topshop Ohh La La//Look Beauty Tangerine Cream

The Pinks

 (L-R) MAC Girl About Town//Dior Rouge #565//Rimmel Lasting Finish Indulgence// MAC Impassioned//Louise Gray Topshop Legend//Barry M #62//FashionistA Baby Doll Pink

The Light Pinks/Nudes

(L-R) Rimmel Moisture Renew Vintage Pink//MAC Snob//MAC Angel//YSL Rouge Pur Couture Rose Bergamasque #6//YSL Rouge Volupte Sensual Silk #2

Are any of these lipsticks in your collection?

Melissa
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Louise Gray for Topshop Lipstick: Legend

A while ago I posted a beauty haul and one of the products that I'd purchased was one of the Louise Gray for Topshop lipsticks. As soon as the Louise Gray collection came out, I was dying to buy something from it as the packaging was so gorgeous! So when I went in to Topshop, the bright pink lipstick 'Legend' caught my eye. I'm a big fan of Topshop lipsticks and pink lipsticks in general (incase you didn't know) so this was definitely the product for me.

How gorgeous is the lipstick packaging?! Pink and gold - right up my street! It also doesn't get as dirty as the original Topshop lipstick packaging which is an added bonus. Legend is a beautiful bright barbie pink colour, I do have the Barry M lipstick in number 62 which is quite similar but I don't like the consistency of it and it dries out my lips. This is completely the opposite to the Barry M one, it goes on so smooth, it's very moisturising and the consistency is so soft and creamy which I love. The only downside is because it's so moisturising it doesn't last very long on the lips, I'd say about two hours.

Overall, I think this is a great lipstick for day or night. It costs £10 which is £2 more than the original Topshop lipsticks, but again - look at the packaging! Have you tried any of the Louise Gray makeup range? I think I'd like to have another look at it and see what else I can pick up.

Melissa
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OOTN 4

Dress: H&M

Blazer: H&M

Belt: Old

Shoes: Kurt Geiger

Bag: Moschino 

Jewellery Topshop

First of all, sorry about the terrible quality of the pictures, my camera had ran out of battery and I got my mum to take them on her phone quickly before I went out. I was at an engagement party on Friday night and this is what I decided to wear. I think the dress is actually a top but because I'm so small I thought I could get away with it as a dress! I loved the colour of it when I seen it in the shop and I'm also loving the cut out shoulder style at the moment. I've had my shoes and bag for a while now and hardly go a night out without them both. The shoes are so comfy and the bag goes with everything. I also added a bright contrasting lip - the lipstick I'm wearing is Lady Danger by MAC. My hair isn't as long as usual because I'm waiting for my new Foxy Locks extension to arrive!! I'll definitely be doing a post on them when they come. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Melissa 

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Beauty Haul

• Real Techniques Blush Brush - When I was in Ibiza I lost my powder/bronzer brush on a night out so this was the first thing I needed when I got back. I love the Real Technique's brushes and decided to get the blush brush as I thought the powder brush was slightly too big. It's so soft and perfect for applying my powder and bronzer. I think it's a bit big for blusher, does anyone else find that? It costs £9.99 from Boots.

• Louise Gray for Topshop Lipstick in 'Legend' - As soon as I saw the Louise Gray Topshop collection I was drawn straight to the bright pink lipstick. When I was in yesterday and saw how gorgeous and bright it was in real life, I couldn't resist and had to buy it. Its £10 which is £2 more than the regular Topshop lipsticks but I think it's worth it for the beautiful packaging. I wore this to work today and loved it.

• Neutrogena Visibly Clear Blackhead Eliminating Daily Scrub & Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash - When I came back from my holiday I noticed that the heat and all the sun cream had clogged up my pores and I had quite a few blackheads. In boots it was 2 for £5 on all Neutrogena Visibly Clear products so I decided to try them out. I picked up the blackhead scrub which exfoliates the skin and is meant to unclog pores to reduce and prevent blackheads and I got the grapefruit facial wash purely because it smelled amazing. I've never used these products before, does anyone know if they're good?

• Essie 'Mojito Madness' - Essie nail polishes are my favourite at the moment and when I was in Boots yesterday this colour caught my eye and I had to get it! I don't have a nice green in my nail polish collection and this is such a gorgeous colour when it's on my nails. It cost £7.99.

These are a few of the products I picked up when I was in town yesterday. I don't have my camera at the moment and the pictures are taken using an iPhone. What beauty products have you picked up recently? 

Melissa

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