Sensuous Sundays

I don't know why I hadn't thought of writing this before as this is one of my all time favourite make-up items *gasp*.

Introducing Estee Lauder's Pure Colour Blush in Sensuous Rose... Ta Dah!!

So it looks a little orangey in this photo but it's actually more of a burnt/brick colour, and on the skin - it's absolutely devine.

I'm quite pale and I was always put off by this colour but trust me when I say that this stuff is transforming! It comes out quite bronzing on the skin, so you could use it as a bronzer - however as a blush/bronze its absolutely b-e-a-utiful! The satin finish of the powder leaves it looking non-cakey but almost airbrushed on the skin (what a delight), and you need the tiniest, and I mean the tiniest bit ever as the colour pay off is amazing. 

I've recently been multi-tasking with this little wonder and been using in on my eyes in the crease and blending it out with a blending brush for that ever so slightly more golden goddess defined look!

Give it a try and I promise you will not be disappointed!

Love Ema.xo 

Smokey Joes!

I'd been a little hesitant about writing this post as I thought it would be a little boring.. but then I thought  'hey?! this isn't boring - this is BRILLIANT!!'.

I'm not the kind of girl to change up my mascara - eyelashes are my thang people. I'm all about the big long, thick, fluttery eyelashes. It's a thing which I have down to an art - all through the same mascara I've been using since I was 16 (it MUST be good).

I was forced (not really) to try a new mascara which I got for my birthday which is Bobbi Brown's Smokey Eye Mascara. It promises thicker, fuller and bolder lashes - and the promise is kept. I would say the mascara is almost like a fibre mascara - it leaves the eyelashes looking dry - but not too dry, more like feathery. 

When applying, the medium sized wand somehow does all of this work while separating your lashes (miracle) - and this it's why its brilliant - not boring.

I would highly recommend this mascara if you're looking to try something different. It retails at £22.50, but is totally worth it and I have a feeling will last a really long time as a little bit goes a long way!

Until next time lashes lovers,

Ema.xo

Smoothie Star.

Hello there beauty lovers... I'm back sooner rather than later, but only because I couldn't resist writing about this!

I'm not a huge fan of Soap and Glory, nor am I a huge fan of jumping on the beauty bandwagon of popular products, however I'd been contemplating buying Soap and Glory's Smoothie Star's Body Buttercream for a few months and I finally took the plunge.

Where. Do. I. Start? I'm obsessed with this product, and I hate body products!! Its true! To kick things off... the best thing about this is its smell. Oh em gee, the super nourishing formula of pistachio, almond and vanilla is absolutely the best thing to grace my nose, and it lasts even on the skin! The texture of the cream claims to be lightly whipped... and it is -  a little goes a long way! It rubs smoothly into the skin, with that superb non-greasy feeling, and it also does its job! Moisture moisture moisture!

The tub is huge and is sold across Boots stores for the retail price of ten pounds, and I think it is imperative that I mention this baby is a dupe for the Laura Mercier Creme Souffle's which are £40+ a pop!

This is seriously worth the investment and I promise you won't be disappointed!

Lots of love!

Ema xo.

I'm back, back again, tell a friend.

Guess who's back with a brand new rap.... er, i mean blog ;)

Eminem aside, I'd like to apologise to myself, and my loyal readers (my mum) for abandoning my site of wordly wonders... I've been busy and thats my only excuse!

Now that I'm a free agent from the never ending years of University, it's that time again where I pick up my pen and start writing... or in this case.. typing.

Today I decided to 'Shop my Stash'. For those of you who don't know, SMS is where you 'shop' through your old make-up that you have forgotten about and see what wonders you can reuse! Theres something exciting about this... unless you don't like make-up then you'll think I'm a little weird.. but nevertheless, I've just got excited about a whole range of things and thought I'd share them with you!

So here we go...

First up is my beloved MAC palette. The third down, second across is Sable eyeshadow and my my my is it good. The texture is buttery, blends well and is pigmented! Woohoo! The single eyeshadow on its own is Benefit's Buckle Bunny, which is an exact dupe, yay!!!

Next is Clinique's blusher in Precious Posy. Buttery in texture again, this blusher is a one-hit-wonder. The subtle gold flecks through it add a bronzing touch of gold to your cheeks and its just generally lovely product to have.

The lipstick standing out is Mac's Girl About Town lipstick. My lovely sister bought me this and loooordy is this nice. The texture is creamy, longlasting, pigmented but also smells amazing. Does anyone else like smelling lipsticks? No? Just me then. Perfect for brightening up a look after work!

The Lancome product is a concealer. Im not a huge fan of heavy bases.. and this concealer is quite thick in consistency, however this bad boy covers everything. and I mean everything. I use it with a tiny brush and dab on where I need it. It doesn't need powdering (but still works with powder), doesn't look cakey and also doesn't crease under the eyes woohoo! A great all-rounder.

The mascara is Mac's 3D Extra Dimension Black Lash and boy is it good. It lasts has a plastic wand and lasts all day, and if you want long, thick, full lashes, then this ones for you. I use this mascara then use a smaller, thinner mascara after such as YSL's Volume Effect Babydoll as it's not great at separating but it does the job!

Just a quickie but thought it would be fun!

Love Ema! xo

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