Make-up review: Burberry Eye Definer in Golden Brown

Hello everybody!

I am so sorry I haven't blogged in a while I have been very busy with school work but today I finished early and used it as an excuse to blog so here it is!

Recently I bought some stuff from Burberry including this eyeliner and I wanted to blog about THIS product straight away as it is gorgeous! The colour is.......golden brown (no way!) and I first saw this in a video that Burberry had made using two models, one of them being Cara Delavigne, and they used this colour on her lower lash line and I knew that I needed it in my collection as it is absolutely beautiful. It is great for a natural smokey, to give definition and it is super pigmented.

The lasting power is quite good as obviously it is a pencil and not a liquid liner. There are so many ways of using this eyeliner, simple line, cat-eye, water line, lash lines etc. It is a brown chestnut colour with gold fleck in it. The packaging is also amazing and it is luxurious as most Burberry products. The eye-liner itself is also super long and has around 20% more liner than usual eye-liners!

What eyeliners are you sporting these days?


Chiara xx

Make-up review: Soap and Glory Smoulder Kohl

Hi guys!
So today I will be doing a review about a product that I have been throughly enjoying this month called..... Smoulder Kohl by Soap and Glory.

So as you can see I have five colours of this type of eye-liner even though I got them in a pack. To buy them individually they also come with a sharpener and they provide you with only two colours- brown and black. These cost £5 which I found not too bad since they are amazing!

              (from top to bottom: superblack, cocoa bean, grapevine, blue my mind, aquabat)

These kohl are so pigmented it is unbelievable! You get a straight intense colour when you apply it on the eyes and they are so smooth and silky it glides on the eye and doesn't pull the eye at all. (when an eyeliner pulls the eye is obviously not a good eye-liner) These are very durable and they don't tend to fade during the eye. You can get a precise line with these but they are not the greatest for a fine line.

As you can see by the swatches they are very pigmented. Be aware though. These eye-liners are meant to be smudged for a sultry look so you have to be careful when applying this at first because it may smudge but once it's dry it will stay in place and last all day.

That's what the tips look like and as you can see it is your average pencil eye-liner kohl and overall I have been really enjoying wearing these colours!
Have you tried Soap and Glory make-up?
Chiara xx

Make-up review: Sleek Palette in Sparkle 2

Hi guys!
So here is yet another blog post for you about make-up. Enjoy!

So in December I received this for my Birthday and I have been playing around with it and I can say this is so very cool! All the colours are shimmery so if you ain't a shimmer person look away as this palette is FULL of all types of glitter.

So this palette came out as Sleek's 'Christmas' palette and the names are so cute. Here is the list of colours:

• (From left to right, top row first) Chocolate Penny: A bronzed Gold  that doesn't actually have glitter but it's just very shimmery.This is a beautiful colour and it is quite pigmented. Sleek's darker eyeshadows I find have a bit more pigment to them but this one is also very good in pigment. They have quite a long staying power but I suggest using a primer as they are shimmery and will fade a bit throughout the day or night.
• Blue Spruce: Rich light cobalt blue with silver glitter that has slight green undertones to it. Not as great pigment as the previous one but still gives off a lot of colour.
• Mulled Wine: I think the name is perfect for this eyeshadow since it is the colour of mulled wine: except for the fact it has gold glitter running through it. Very pigmented and is beautiful for a purple hued smokey eye.
• Truffle: Super pigmented chocolate shimmer. No glitter this time but this colour is just beautiful. There is this this beautiful golden shimmer running through the brown that I think would suit brown eyes so well. 
• Mistletoe: Dark forest green with sparse glitter running through it. I see why they put it in their Christmas palette for this is so festive but I can imagine this would be very wearable in spring as well.
• Illusion: I didn't really understand the name for this one but the colour is amazing. A dark midnight purple with silver glitter. So very pigmented. It would look amazing with Mulled Wine for a monochromatic look. (A look that has different hues of only one colour)
• Festive: Another purple even though different from the others. It is more of a plum based purple that has slightly red undertones to it. More purple than Mulled Wine though. Yet This one has silver glitter to it and it is quite pigmented.
• Gold Ribbon: This colour looks so scary in the palette for it is a gold with green-ish undertones. Weird I know.When I swatched it and put it on I actually realised it was more of a true gold foil colour. This is a shimmer. Very pigmented for a gold even though it isn't as pigmented as other eyeshadows from Sleek.
• Glitz & Glamour: This is a super pigmented grey pearly colour with silver glitter. It has blue-ish undertones to it and I think it would make an amazing smoky colour.
• Tinsel" Your classis silver shimmer with light blue undertones to it. Quite pigmented.
• Twinkle; Midnight blue with silver shimmer that is very close to black and yet again very good quality.
• Starry Night: Black with silver glitter. Like in the black colour in my other Sleek palette this one is also of a very good pigment.

So those are all the 12 colours. The names are so very festive and it comes with a little brush. The black rubber casing makes it pick up a lot of dirt but the colours are worth it. This is limited edition so hurry if you do want it and that is all for today.

Chiara xx

2013 New Years Resolutions!

Hi guys!
I know it may be late to tell you all this but Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope you had a great time those days and that you had a fantastic festive season. Which is why I will be telling you my New Years resolutions and hope that maybe I will give you some ideas you guys can add on to your resolutions.

• Eat more healthily

This is a big one for me since I tend to eat a lot of fatty, crappy foods which even have made me feel sick and given me viruses. Tip: Swap the chocolate or sweets for dried fruits and nuts and aim to eat foods that are less than five ingredients or that you know all the ingredients in the snack or drink. 

• Use more products

I have a lot of half full- half empty shower gels and creams and shampoos and all that jazz that NEED finishing so my new rule. Finish everything before you buy it. Exception make-up- I love make-up.

• Go out with friends more

This is the last year before I lock myself out in my room studying for GCSE so I want to take advantage of this year by going out with my friends more often and have less lazy days.

• Use a base coat when painting nails

This may sound super stupid but there was a time and place in summer where my nails were starting to go yellow. It is also really important to use base coats as it stops the toxins in the polish being absorbed into the skin that can cause cancers. There are some brands that to these types of nail polish.

• Save up money

I have decided that I want to save up for more money so I can give nicer gifts to people I care about.

• Study and exercise are the key 

No more saying 'I'll do it later' 'cause we all know we will never do it once we say it. Study as much as you can and exercise as it keeps you healthy and fit. 

• Drink more water

We all know water is good for you and your skin. I don't drink water that much so I will try to.

That is all for now. I probably will add more during the year and I might even do  a monthly resolution. Who knows! 

What are your resolutions?

Chiara xx

Sorry!

I just wanted to say sorry as I won't be posting from now till the seventh of January! Hope you have a great Christmas and a happy new year!

Confessions and Truths

Hi guys!
You may have noticed, but most of you don't know anything about me other than my name. Which kinda sucks. So this post will tell you more about me. Yay!

What age are you?
I won't tell you my exact age but I am around my young teens. I am kinda scared of telling you this as I think it will affect the way you think of me as you probably think now that I don't really now anything about make-up, when I actually know quite a bit for my age and I can't wait to show you what i've been raving and learning about in the years to come about make-up.

Why do you love make-up?
Because it makes me feel more confident about my face and it really interests me.

What are your ambitions in life? What do you want to be when you're older?
Either a catwalk make-up artist (my creative side) or something to do with space and minerals (my scientific, academic side). I am so messed up!

What are your favourite subjects?
Science and art!

What are your hobbies?
Dancing and....make-up! Duh!

Who are your favourite make-up gurus?
Zoella, FleurdeForce, Sprinkle of Glitter, Stilababe09, Tanya Burr, Beauty Crush, Amarixe, MissGlamorazzi, Michelle Phan and Essiebutton, Lisa Eldridge, Vivianna Does Make-up and Ugly face of beauty. Those are just a few youtubers I watch!

What is your favourite make-up brand?
Topshop and Kiko!

When is my birthday?
4th of December.

What is your favourite clothing brand?
Topshop, Zara and H and M. Primark ain't that bad either!

Boots or Superdrug?
Boots, more variety. Even though Superdrug has better prices.

What's on your wishlist right now?
Mac Lipstick in Lady Danger!

What is my favourite colour?
Green and orange.

What is my favourite animal?
Otters!

What is my favourite chocolate bar?
Yorkie and Snickers and Mars and Bounty!

What is my favourite sweet?
Maoams.

What is my favourite magazine?
Company.

What book are you reading at the moment?
Uglies by Scott Westerfield?

What genre of movies do you love/hate?
I love comedies but hate rom coms.

Here is a picture of me so that you have an idea of what I look like! Duck face!

Duck face is the way! 

That's it for now! I hope that has helped you know a little bit more about me and if you have any other questions you can always ask me through twitter or in the comment section!
Chiara xx

NOTD: Unintentional Baroque Nails

Hi guys!
I'm sorry that I haven't been blogging that much these days but that is because I have been really busy with school, birthdays and friends. (Which I am sure you all understand) and I am sorry that I have been blogging about stuff that isn't that interesting but I can guarantee that in these next days and after Christmas the quality of blogging will be much better. (especially since I will be doing a confession post where you will get to know more about me! ;)

sorry for the rubbish picture and cuticles, just concentrate the colour (if you can see it properly)

Moving on to the actual blogging, I was doing my nails with my friends and I decided to go for a dark green colour which I thought was kinda festive, right? But then I looked at my Andrea Fulerton Gold nail polish from the 'dancing queen' trio layering nail polishes they do, and I knew that was going on my nails from the second I glanced at it. It is so festive and beautiful and I thought it would add a touch of a glamourous Christmas feeling to my nails. But then I realised my nails looked a bit baroque styled, and I really liked it!

that's kinda the pattern, yet again crap quality

So there you have it, my unintentional baroque styled nails.
Are you rocking festive nails?
Chiara xx