Easter Gift Guide! :)

Hi everyone! Today I thought I would write an easter related post seeing as it is now spring!

Brother/ Sister: My brother and I usually agree on a limit, so that one of us doesn't buy a £10 easter egg and the other buys one for £2. The good thing about buying for your sibling is that you know their likes/ dislikes. My brother and I always buy each other easter eggs, just because we spend quite a lot on each other for christmas and birthdays, so we don't spend as much for easter. If you want to do something that would cost less, then you could buy a few mini Creme eggs or some mini eggs and do a little easter egg hunt for them. You could even do little rhymes for the clues and get friends and family involved!

Mum/ Dad: For your parents present you could either split the cost with your siblings, or just buy them something little like a Lindt bunny or a Smarties chick.

Friend: If you are buying for a lot of friends, I would recommend buying something little, like some mini eggs, or alternatively you could bake some cupcakes and bring them into school. If you would like an easter cupcakes recipe please leave a comment below.

Boyfriend/ Girlfriend: Try and be thoughtful with your gift. If you don't want to buy them chocolate, you could decorate an old jam jar and fill it with all of your favourite memories together by writing each memory on a piece of paper. Another idea is getting a basket and filling it with loads of different treats that they love, e.g. their favourite chocolates, books, dvds, jewellery etc.

Pets: You can visit your local pet food store and pick up some of your pet's favourite treats. They sometimes even sell easter eggs for cats and dogs.

I hope my easter gift guide helped you all. Thanks for reading!

About Me

As my blog is new, I thought I would write this blog post to introduce myself!

Favourite Youtube Beauty Guru: Nicole Guerriero

Favourite colours: Purple and pink

Makeup Brand: Benefit

Hobbies: Nail Art (leave a comment below if you would like me to do a nail art tutorial)

Makeup essentials: Mascara and blusher

Favourite Perfume: Taylor Swift Wonderstruck, Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy, Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy La Fleur and Rihanna Reb'l Fleur.

High street shop: H&M or Topshop

Favourite food: Cupcakes

Favourite CD at the moment: Bridgit Mendler Hello My Name Is....

Always Watching: IMO, Make Me Over, Macbarbie07 and Nicole Guerriero on Youtube. I also love watching Victorious and Love in The Wild.

I hope you all enjoyed my blog post! Please leave a comment below saying what you would like me to write about next! :)

5 Products I Would Repurchase Tag!

Hi everyone! This is my second tag post. I really enjoy writing tag posts for you all, so if you have any blog post requests(or questions)please leave a comment below :)

1. Bourjois Little Round Pot Blush- I bought this in the shade Lilas D'or, which is a pretty dark pink colour with a hint of gold. It's so gorgeous for day or night and the gold undertones catch the light really well. It also has a really nice scent, which isn't too sweet or overpowering. I've had my blusher for two years and had barely made a dent in it, so it lasts for ages! I'm hoping to buy the Rose D'or shade soon, as it is quite similar to Lilas D'or but a shade or two lighter. The packaging is so cute and is really compact and easy to just pop in your handbag. Bourjois also do limited edition packaging for their blushes quite often, so it's definitely worth keeping an eye out for them! They come with a small travel brush which actually works really well. I also love the fact that they have so many different shades available in the range.

2. Naked 2 Palette by Urban Decay- I was given this for christmas and have used it almost everyday. It has a wide range of colours, and each colour has a matte, shimmer or glitter finish. My favourite colours from the palette are Verve and pistol. I think that this should be a staple in everyone's make up collection, because it's so versatile and you can create so many different looks with it. It has a slight scent of peppermint which matches the free mini Lip Junkie Lipgloss which is in the shade Naked. The packaging is a nude coloured tin, and it comes with a lid and crease eyeshadow brush.

3. Revlon Colourburst Lip Butter- I love these lip butters, as they last for hours! I have the shade Berry Smoothie. I feel as though it suits all skin tones, as I bought one for myself (I have a very pale skin tone), and my mum asked me to get her one (she has a tanned/ olive skin tone) and it suits her so well! They apply so smoothly and are sheer, but still very pigmented! There is such a wide variety of colours, and they're all really fun, bright, summery colours! The only negative is the price of them, as they are £7.99, but I bought mine when they were on offer for £5.00. Here in the UK they have brought out 7 new shades, which have been available in America for a while now.

4. Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy perfume- I have Viva La Juicy, Viva La Juicy La Fleur and the rollerball which contains both perfumes. I think that the original Viva La Juicy is my favourite, but I love them both! The bottles are decorated really nicely, with jewelry, charms and ribbons. I think that the decorative bottles are a really nice touch, as they brighten up your dressing table!

5. Maybelline Expression Colour Tattoo 24hr Eyeshadow- I have this in the shade Eternal Gold and Permanent Taupe and I bought Pink Gold for my mum for mother's day. They last a long time, but they do crease if you don't use an eyeshadow primer underneath them. They have a smooth, creamy consistency and you don't need to use a brush to apply them. They also work well underneath powder eyeshadows, as the powder eyeshadow helps to set them and prevent smudging.

I hope that you enjoyed my post and make sure leave blog post requests in the comments below! :)

5 Products I regret buying tag!

Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog

Some of you may recognise the title of this post, as it is actually a Youtube tag that I decided to blog for you all instead! So this is a short list of 5 products that I will not be repurchasing anytime soon!

1. Natural Collection Cover- Up Cream- This product comes in two shades; Fair and Medium. I bought this concealer in the shade 'fair', but it came out a light orange colour. It doesn't blend well into the skin and takes hours to dry. It also goes flaky when pressed powder is applied over it, so it looks awful. It didn't cover up my blemishes. It just accentuated them by creating an orange border around them! I would rate this product 0/5.

2. Collection 2000 Lasting Colour Lipstick- I bought this product purely because I loved the colour which I bought it in, which was 'Bubblegum', which is just a really fun, bright and bold pink. The lipstick had a really overpowering vanilla scent, which was very sickly. I also felt that it looked cakey when applied, as it was so thick. It also looked really a really garish colour because of the opacity. I would rate this product 1/5.

3. Barry M Mint Green Nail Polish- I love the colour of this product and was really excited to try it, but the product is so thin, that you have to apply 4-5 coats of it to achieve the colour shown on the bottle, which makes it really thick. The brush isn't very good, as it's very small and the actual nail varnish takes a very long time to dry. After I removed the nail varnish I discovered that the colour had transferred onto my nails and left them very dry and in a really bad condition. The greed tint on my nails took about a month to go completely, so I would definitely use a base coat underneath the nail polish. I would rate this product 1/5.

4. Gosh Velvet Touch Black Eyeliner- I received this eyeliner in a christmas gift set, so the colour might be limited edition. I actually love this eyeliner, it's very pigmented, lasts for hours and is really easy to apply. However, it's one of those eyeliners that you can't sharpen or twist to get more product, so when you open the product what you see is what you get (and that's not very much at all!). I think that as it costs £4.99 there should be a lot more product, as it doen't last very long at all. I would rate this product 2/5.

5. Maybelline Great Lash Mascara- I bought this mascara in the shade Black Waterproof. I had heard really great reviews about it and couldn't wait to buy it. The first thing I noticed about this mascara is how dark the colour is. It's good if you are going for a dramatic smokey- eye look, but as I wanted an everyday mascara, I knew this wasn't the right one for me. The name 'Great Lash' makes you think great big false- looking eyelashes, but I found that it didn't curl, lengthen or create volume. It just made my eyelashes really dark. I would give this product 2/5. 

Erase Paste, It's Potent and Fine- One- One Review

Hi everyone! Welcome to my second blog post, following my Benefit Cosmetics unboxing post.

Today I will be reviewing the following Benefit products:

Erase Paste, It's Potent and Fine- One- One.

So I'll start of by reviewing Erase Paste! It's available in a small variety of shades; S01 Light, S02 Medium and S03 Dark. I purchased mine in the shade Light. I find buying concealers very difficult, as most of them have yellow undertones, but Erase Paste has a pink undertone so it matches my skin tone perfectly. The consistency is really thick, so it has good coverage and doesn't wear off easily. The pot is quite small and doesn't contain a lot of product, but as it is really thick you only need to apply a tiny amount. The application of the product goes on very smoothly and I noticed a really big difference after applying it under my eyes and to other imperfections. I really love the way it helps to achieve a flawless look. I don't use foundation and you certainly wouldn't need to use Erase Paste as well as a foundation, as it has such good coverage. The packaging is a small pink/ purple coloured box and it shows a before and after photo on the box. The shade is written on the top of the box, so it's quite unlikely that you would accidentally pick up the wrong shade. Inside the box comes the concealer in a small jar, a small plastic spatula and a step by step instruction booklet. I found applying the product really straight forward and easy. You firstly use the spatula to take a tiny (and I mean tiny!) amount of the product out of the jar and apply it to the back of your hand. Next you take a concealer or foundation brush to thin out the product by rubbing it onto the back of your hand. Once the concealer feels a bit more light you can use the brush to apply it to your under eyes and imperfections. Make sure you dab the concealer into your skin instead of rubbing it in. This will make the concealer look more natural and will avoid pulling at your skin. It costs £19.50, which is very expensive, but it is a very good concealer that is worth purchasing.

The next product I am going to review today is the It's potent eye cream. I received this as a luxury sized free sample. It comes in the most adorable, tiny little jar which would be a really nice addition to anyones makeup collection! The product is white in colour and has a really smooth application. It felt very moisturising when applied and is also supposed to reduce the appearance of dark circles under the eyes. You apply it using a cotton bud and dipping it into the pot and then dabbing it under your eyes. Then blend it in with your ring finger. I used a very small amount of this, as I have read some reviews that say it burns if too much product is applied. I felt that it made a nice smooth base for my concealer which was really great!

So the next product I will be reviewing is by far the most exciting, and that is the Fine- One One blusher, bronzer and highlighter for lips and cheeks. It comes in very classy pink shiny packaging. The application is so smooth and it is really easy to blend in. What I love about this product is that you can draw a line using the product directly onto your skin and can blend it in with your fingers, so don't need to use brushes or any other kind of makeup applicator. The colour is sheer, so it creates a very natural look when applied to your lips, but it would work well as a lip primer as it has a smooth finish. This is one of Benefit's newest products, and costs £23.00.

As Benefit makeup is quite pricey, I would recommend going to your local Benefit counter to try out the products. This way you won't buy the wrong shade or buy a product that you don't like. They can also show you how to apply each product correctly, so that you are using it to it's full potential.

I hope this blog post helped you all out and I hope you enjoyed reading it! Please leave comments below as to what kind of blog posts you would like to see in the future!

Thanks, Chloë :)

Benefit Cosmetics.co.uk Unboxing!

Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog!

Today I am going to be talking about Benefit cosmetics, so I hope all you makeup lovers enjoy my post!
So this week I bought my first benefit cosmetics order ever! It was very exciting for me, as I have wanted to own something from Benefit cosmetics for a while. I decided to order the 'Erase Paste' concealer. I bought this in the shade S01. Here is a link for the product 

UK: http://www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk/product/view/erase-paste
International: http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/product/view/erase-paste

I also decided to buy the new Fine- One- One blusher, bronzer and highlighter. I was originally going to buy the Moon Beam, as it seems to be the most 'raved about' product from Benefit, but I saw the new Fine- One- One and decided to buy that instead. Here is the link for it

UK: http://www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk/product/view/fine-one-one
International: http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/product/view/fine-one-one

The great thing about ordering from Benefit is that they are always having offers and giving away free gifts with purchases, so I was sent a free 'It's Potent!' eye cream. They also give you two free sachet sample with each purchase, you can choose from a selection, which is really good because you can choose samples that suit your skin tone and type.

When I received my order it was wrapped in bright pink tissue paper and had a card from Benefit. I think in terms of service, the order was definitely worth while. I will be posting reviews to each purchase soon!