Labels: Beauty, BM Beauty, Glossybox, Green People, HD Brows, Vichy
To anyone that doesn't know what Glossybox is, it's a month subscription box thats delivered to your door, with 5 high-end brand travel size products. It'd £10 a month (Plus £2.95 postage) - but a few of the products are usually full size. I'd subscribed before, but didn't have enough money to carry on... but have just received my first box since subscribing again!
There's been a lot of negative comments about this box - some people have received perfume samples - which you can go and pick up for free in perfume shops or online, and they've also included a 'Glossybox' goats hair blush brush (RRP £15 - not sure where they got that price from as it isn't actually available to buy...) Personally, I feel that 'Glossybox' isn't an established high-end brand name, it's the box itself, so was a little unhappy to find that I'd received this as one of the 5 things that I'd paid for - it'd have been really cute as a little bit extra on the side, as after all, it's got their name plastered over the brush so is just an easy form of promotion for the brand.
I'd been PRAYING that I was going to receive the HD Brows tweezers.. and I did! So happy. These are full size tweezers, and RRP at £19.95. Can't wait to use them! I also received a travel size bottle of 'Green People SPF 15 Sun Protection' which looks and smells incredible. I'm going somewhere sunny in 3 weeks, so this is perfect to keep in my bag.
This box was all about Summer Beauty, so also included a selection VICHY concealer samples, which I thought was good. Especially as they included 6 sample colours - perfect for contouring (and when you get a tan on holiday)! The full size stick costs £19.00.
And finally, the last product was a small sample size of 'BM Beauty's Summer Warmth Bronzer. I'm not a big fan of bronzer, but it's actually quite a subtle colour, and is made from pure-minerals, so I'm quite excited to use that too.
In all, a pretty good box - but it'd be nothing without the HD Brows Tweezers.
Third post in a week! Not bad! The title of my post today is a song by Eminem - Spacebound. It sums up whats going on with me now so I can really relate to it, and besides, Eminem is an all-round badass.
I worked this morning, so got home and didn't really have anything to do. I decided to spend hours on Tumblr (like most days) and some of the nail-art on there is really amazing. I was inspired by lots of things on there - dip-dyed hair, bleached shorts, nail art - so decided to try and combine all of that together. Gradients seem to be everywhere at the moment, and doing it on nails looks so hard!! I thought it was done with an airbrush, or with tiny tiny dots of nailpolish.. but then I discovered doing it a MUCH easier way! I wasn't too sure how it was actually going to look.. but I'm pleasantly surprised with it :)First you'll need to decide on what colours your going to use - I was torn between pink or blue, but went for pink. Gather up all of your nailpolishes in that colour range to help you decide which ones to use. The colours I used were:Sally Hansen Diamond Strength No Chip - 29 Radiant RoseNo7 Stay Perfect - 40 Sugar SyrupAvon Arabian Glow - Coral Sands17 Fast Finish - Pink GrapefruitNo7 Stay Perfect - 45 Very PetalSpectacular - Mermaid 83Obviously don't go out and buy these exact ones haha, just use whatever you've got - they should all blend together as long as they go from light to dark. I painted my first base coat with Revlon 050 - White on White to give myself a clean canvas for the colours to show up on, but it looks really pretty just clear too. Make sure that your base coat is completely dry before you put any other colours on or they will all blend together (which we don't want just yet!)Create swatches of all your colours in order, on a piece of paper or a paper plate so you can easily sponge the colour on. I used an old foundation sponge, and just cut it up (the sponges never worked for my foundation anyway aha). Dab the lightest colour you've got onto the paper and wipe away and excess polish. 
Dab it onto your nail almost all the way to your cuticle, with less pressure the nearer the bottom of your nail. I did this three times because the pink I've got is really light and I wanted to get a really solid base, but it's entirely upto you how you'd like to do it :) Again it's completely upto you how many shades of colour you'd like to use, I did 6, so it took a while for each coat to dry. Do this over with each shade, doing less and less each time until you get to the solid dark pink at the top of your nail - this will create the gradient effect.
To top it off, I used two glitter nail polishes to make give them a sort of galactic look, I used gold (Rimmel London 651 Eccentricity) and pink (Barry M Nail Paint - 264 Pink Irridescent). I chose to use two because the gold has really nice big clumps of glitter; whereas the Barry M is very fine. I found it easier to just dab the polish straight onto the sponge and then onto the nail. I only did it at the top; but then went over the whole nail with the pink glitter. 
Putting a good quality top coat on is really important too, I used Sally Hansen Insta-Dry top coat (mainly because it dried all the layers in 30 seconds!) The top coat will keep your glitter stuck down instead of peeling away.Sorry the pictures aren't the best, it wasn't very sunny when I was doing it :( I did make a video too but my iMovie is being really silly so it's not letting me crop it down, but if you'd like me to put it on just message me :) If anyone has a go at this, take a picture and send me the link! I'd love to see your outcome.Ruth xx
Last week I bought some new makeup from eBay. At first I was a little bit worried about buying it.. you don't know what could be in it haha! But, after looking at the feedback and the comments I decided it was worth a shot. I'm obsessed with Benefit - I just love the packaging and the vintage feel of it all, not so much the pricetag though. I've had the BadGal lash mascara, the lipgloss and BeneTint, and my staple, the Brow-zings eyebrow box which I think I could die without. It's amazing!I'm saving up to buy a new SLR, so I was going to cut down on little things like buying nice makeup and stuff, so had a little look online. And found this..
Mac False Lash Effect Mascara - £4.50 (with £2 postage)Benefit Boi-ing Industrial Strength Concealer - £3.50 (with £2 postage)The reason they were so cheap is because they are factory faults. Like the packaging or the printing is slightly wrong so they are unsellable - but I can't notice any difference! The products themselves are perfect.
I have tiny weenie eyes and literally no eyelashes and this is amazing! Saying that, it REALLY hurts when you get it in your eye...
I this is a really irrelevant post, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who loves getting good makeup really cheap! The link is Here for the mascara but just click see sellers other items, there are other Benefit things for sale too. P.s, buying a new SLR, anyone got any good recommendations? My budget is about £800-850 x
Hey!! Not like anyone else has talked about it (it's all i've heard about and seen for the past week).. Snow?! It's honestly upto my knees here where I live. Like seriously? Started in NOVEMBER? -8?! Agh, I think it's safe to say summers over guys!! Labels: BarryM, Beauty, Benefit, Urban DecayI managed to get out of the house today without slipping over.. or getting completely soaked, so, I went to town with my friend Holly, and I thought i'd treat myself to some early Christmas presents.
I've decided that im upping my complete makeup collection. I've tried a few Benefit products in the past, but I just love Urban Decay & Benefit's packaging, so, looks like i'm going to be splashing out a little over the festive season - hey, there's nothing wrong with that.. I guess? Today I bought the UD Perversion Liquid Eyeliner - it's actually amazing. Seriously. 
The brush is so versatile I can even manage to get it on my bottom lashes too. Sorry you can't really see the eyeliner too much, the lighting's rubbish now it's winter! :(I stuck with my good old £2.99 Collection 2000 eyeliner because I just thought it was black liquid, but this stays on for HOURS and the brush is amazingly precise, I'm actually in love. I bought it for £12.50, but there was a 10% offer on, so I got it for around £11 (i cant remember..). Also, when you bought any product, you got a free product. So, I got the Big Fatty Mascara in Black - i'm in need of a new one, the brush is mahoooooosive. Naturally, I thought i'd make the most out of the offer, so bought a pinky blusher in 'Quickie', for £12.50 (originally around £13-14). It's so smooth. If you want some new makeup.. Urban Decay is the one. I then got a mini-eyeshadow Primer Potion, which keeps eyeshadow solid for hours and hours. I love that it's in a little bottle too, it means I can take it everywhere [: I picked up the Ultraglide lipgloss from eBay, brand new and sealed for about £3, (it's $17 online) in shade 'Deep' (it tastes like cinnamon, it's got me in the Christmas spirt), and the Benefit IT Concealer pencil for around £4 too. Not bad, in my opinion! 
And lastly, I picked up these BarryM nailpolishes from eBay for 99p!! The postage was £3.50, but still, I was very pleased. I love the lime green one, it's so lovely. Go on, buy your self a christmas present.. or two..P.s.. WHAT ADVENT CALENDAR DO YOU HAVE?!P.p.s Thankyou for the 90 followers. If i can manage to get 100 by Christmas, it will be a pretty awesome giveaway!!
Purple is simply gorgeous. I love it! I'm slowly moving towards wearing the rainbow on my lips.. This week i've worn orange, silver, red and now purple! I have 17's (boots makeup range) 'new black' lipstick. Its amazing! It stays on for hours like it claims.. it's so dark and gothic, it's like fashion in a tube. I went to a party on Friday night, and wore the nude shirt in the post below, teamed it with a highwaisted black skirt, and lots of pearls and gold, with the boots below too. Left my hair natural (curly and really rather crazy), and then messed around with lipstick..
I applied the 'new black' but thought it was a bit too dark, so put a little concealer on to lighten it, and it went a lovely lilac colour!
Here are are a few swatches of the colour..
Left - new black Right - concealer
I mixed them together and got the milky purple on the left, i love it!
You can see the wore-down effects here haha, it's not the best picture, but its the best i have :)
Me and Amy :)Will you be wearing berry on your lips? Or any colour?
P.s, thanks for all the lovely followers! Keep em coming :) xxxx
Left over right, right over left.. I loved them when i was 9, and i love them again. Plaits are big, easy, and practical too. Many celebs such as Peaches Geldof, Thandie Newton and Fearne cotton have all recently sported this chilled boho look Labels: Beauty, Fashion, Fearne Cotton, Peaches Geldof
How chilled do they look?! I love it. Wear plaits to accompany vintage floral prints with hard leather, and all we need now is the big ball of fire in the sky. Sorted.
To get 'perfect plaits' for 10', follow these simple rules...
Step 1: Apply a mousse before rough drying to create hold and body.
Step 2: Back-comb the hair for extra body and height with a tail comb.
Step 3: Take small sections of hair over to one side and pin in place at the back of the neck.
Step 4: Interweave the sections to create a tousled look.
Step 5: With the bulk of hair at one side, create a loose, wide plait. Leave three inches at the bottom and secure with a clear band.
Step 6: Use a tail comb to gently pull a few loose strands from the front of your hair so it looks messy.
Step 7: Set in place with hair spray.
Oh if only i had hair long enough. Im stuck with a few inches on my head. I'm growing my hair for my sisters wedding in May, then cutting it short again!
Your all very lovely
G'night xxx!
Vibrant lips are Sarah Harding's and many other A-Lister's signature make-up look. She looks stunning with a bright orange pout teamed with bronze eyeshadow, don't you think? Labels: Beauty, Highstreet, Spring/Summer10
Orange lipstick is cool, quirky, and sexy, and is definitely a must for Summer 2010. I happen to have 'Coral Queen' in Rimmel London's lipstick collection, which has a cool purple case and lasts for ages; i think it set me back about £6, but it's a small price to pay for summer in a stick. I'm thinking either pair with a matching dress a la Sarah Harding, or team it with a quirky stripy tee with stone-washed skinnies, biker boots, and huge pastel sunnies. Summer, here we come.
Here are a few of my favorite coral colours..I also have the 17 one in a deep purplely/new black - it's great quality at a very friendly price
Will you be temping in tangerine this season?
Oooooh also, Emily tagged me in a post, asking my most recent addiction.. and my reply to this are (should be is but there's too many).. ebay, matte-finish nailpolishes, nudes, americas next top model, eBay
What are your most addictive addictions? Let me know in the comment box beeeeeeeeeeelow!
LOVE, RUTH. PEAAAAAAACE OUT.
November 2009