And The Lip Pencil Obsession Continues- Nars Satin Lip Pencil

I had a spare 5 minutes before my hair appointment yesterday and somehow stumbled into spaceNK that was just round the corner.

I have been loving my Revlon lip pencils and thought I would see how the much raved Nars lip pencils compared .

I usually go matte but many of the colours I wanted were sold out and so  then I was instantly drawn to a shade Luxembourg in the satin finish. Its a cool toned reddy/pink shade , not glossy but not matte either .
I put it on straight away , it was so smooth to apply and the colour was vibrant from the get go .  Its a little smaller in size so really easy to apply in the inner corners.   It also had no minty taste or smell which I prefer over the Revlon .

It wears really well and had so many compliments so at £17.50 I think its worth the almost £10 more than my Revlon pencils. However they are a great cheaper alternative .

My new  favourite in town is Nars.  

Best and Worst from the Grammys 2014

Becoming a little obsessed with award season favourites , and to be honest I don't really care who wins the awards, I just love to look at what they are wearing and how they have their hair and makeup done .

Here is a selection of my favourite looks from last nights Grammys . Beyoncé looks just utterly stunning  in this cream lace embroidered gown and classic red lip .

Taylor swift ditching her usual red lip for something softer but still beautiful . Rita Ora surprised me looking a little more demure but had quite a nice pop of colour on the eyes using purple. And not to forget the men Macklemore I thought looking rather dapper in velvet. 

And now to my not so favourites, Pharrell rocking some kinda mounty hat with Adidas track suit is questionable in my book . And although she is going with the music theme the ever controversial Katy Perry in a musical note Valentino number . 

Who was your favourite from the Grammys ?

( images Getty images /Jordan Strauss) 

My Favourite Look From The NTA s

(Ian West /pa wire)

I stumbled across this picture of Fern Cotton looking absolutely amazing at last nights NTA s . And after looking at all the looks and some definate makeup no- no s ( flashback much??) on many a star , she was by far my favourite .

Her dress was by Marchesa, and her stunning makeup was by Justine Jenkins. Bronze smokey eyes , flawless red lip and bed head hair what a winning combination for her .

Who was your best/worst dressed ???

Revlon Colorburst Lacquer and Matte Balms

As a lover of the stick form lip pencils I was excited to try the new Revlon Matte balms, the first drugstore brand to release something like this , with no doubt others will follow .

I picked up 3 shades in the lacquer and 3 matte balms in shades 

Laquer -Left to right - Demure, Coquette, Vivasious  

Matte -Left to right  - Audacious, Elusive ,Showy 

You have no idea how hard it was to get those names as they are so teeny tiny on the sticker. 

I absolutely love the matte balms , they give a great colour payoff , feel really comfortable to wear and easy to apply , only wished I had picked up all the shades . 

The Laquers , their high shine counterpart I'm  not so much of a fan of, firstly the lighter shades have glitter in them which I just don't like , as it wears I'm left with glitter travelling towards the sides of my lips , however the darker shade  is lovely and doesn't seem to have the same glitterfest. The other thing I don't like is the strong minty scent to them , it's really quite overpowering .

I will be going to purchase the remaining shade of the matte balms , and can't wait to try some of the darker shades. 

I purchased these from Boots costing £7.99 

 

Laquers

Matte

Blowing Away The Cobwebs

My post christmas lazyness has still been lingering , with the weather been pretty rubbish I woke up this morning feeling a new start was needed and thankfully it was a much nicer day.  

So I dragged my husband and little one for a hike up Arthurs Seat , its an extinct volcano that sits in the centre of Edinburgh .

It was a beautiful walk with am  amazing  360 view right across the city . Never made it quite to the summit as the last little bit was too muddy to push a buggy up , but 2 hours later im feeling frereshed and invigorated.  Just what the doctor ordered.