FOTD featuring Urban Decay Naked Palette and Viva Glam Nicki

Hey guys, I felt in a pink mood today so out can Viva Glam Nicki to play

Face:
Chanel Vitalumiere in 20
Chanel Broze Universal

Eyes:
Urban Decay Naked Palette - Virgin, Gunmetal and Creep
Mac Fluidline in Blacktrack
Collection 2000 Big Fat False Lash Mascara
Bobbi Brown Eyeshadow in Espresso to fill in eyebrows

Lips:
Mac Viva Glam Lipstick in Nicki

Bright Eyes FOTD featuring Urban Decay

Eyes:
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadows in Graffiti and Peace
Mac Fluidline in Blacktrack
Mac Kohl Pencil in Smoulder
Daniel Sanders Jumbo Jet Mascara

Face:
Chanel Vitalumiere Foundation in 20
Chanel Universal Bronze

Nicki Minaj Viva Glam Lipstick

I was incredibly excited when I received an email inviting me to buy the new viva glam lipstick before it was launch on general release. Needless to say I jumped straight in and ordered it.
Now here we are a few days later and it has arrived on my doorstep.

And I love it.

The brilliant thing about Viva Glam collections is that the full retail price (minus VAT) goes to help women, men and kids everywhere affected with HIV and Aids.

The Viva Glam Nicki comes in the standard black box with the red signature of the celebrate who is facing the product.

The inner tube is classic Mac black but with red detailing instead of the usual silver.

The lipstick itself is amazing. It's just the most incredible candy pink. It's a satin finish so has a sheen to it. The colour is vibrant but wearable. I absolutely adore this pink.

This goes on general release instores and online around 1st March priced £13.50

Glossy Box - February 2012

As many of you will already know, Glossy Box is a monthly subscription that costs £10 (+P&P)
For this money each month you will receive a box with five beauty samples. These can be anything from makeup to skin care to bath products.

In each box you get a little card with a little information about each of the products included in the box.
This is what it had to say this month:

1) Duwop - Venom Gloss - Combining subtle tinted lipgloss with DuWop's Lip Venom to create Venom Gloss

2) Dr Bronner - Magic Liquid Soup - A combination of organic extra virgin coconut, olive, jojoba and hemp oils, together with pure essential oils

3) Paul Mitchell - Round Trip - This liquid curl definer is fast-drying for enhanced curls in an instant.....

4) BM Beauty - Pure Minerals Eyeshadow - Award winning pure mineral eyeshadow. Cruelty free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

5) Como Shambhala - Invigorate Body Lotion - A revitalising blend of essential oils that puts you in a perfectly uplifted mood

I was so excited when I came home from work to find this months box waiting for me. But I'll admit it left me a little underwhelmed.
Two of the products I just have no interest in (the smells really put me off)
The eyeshadow sample is of a shade that I already have so many of, it would've been nice to have had something a little different.
The lipgloss is nice and I'll prob use it to layer over lipstick at some point
And finally the Paul Mitchell sample. I love this brand, it's my go to hair brand. I just think it's a shame that they chose to include something for curly hair rather than something a bit more universal such as a smoothing, finishing serum or a volume booster. I will still happily give it a go, but it may be a while until I can be bothered to curl my hair.

The was a final note in the box about checking glossybox.co.uk/mysterybox after 24th Feb.
Hopefully this'll lead to a really good surprise and hopefully March's box will bring products to wow me.

Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow - #4 Pulp Fiction

These have been on my radar for a while now, they get talked about alot on beauty blogs all over. So whilst in Selfridges on monday, after seeing nothing to spend my pennies on in Mac, I took a wander over to the armani counter. I was in my element swatching. The colours and feel to this product is incredible.
Silky smooth, almost a cream but still a powder.
So incredibly pigmented and claim to be long wearing.

And long wearing they are. After about 14 hours of wearing mine (with no base at all) it hadn't budged one little bit. Not even a tiny crease in sight. Trully incredible.

#4 is a gorgeous pewtery silver, in the pot it appears to have flecks of pink, but these don't really translate when wearing.

The lady who served me on the counter was lovely. I asked for the eyeshadow I wanted and she collected it for me, along with 3 lipstick samples. The transaction was plesant and as it was valentines week I got heart chocolates in my bag too.

I asked if they had any foundation samples, and she said that she would be happy to match me. And then proceeded to give me two shades in one foundation as well as a sample of their latest foundation.
A very generous offering of samples, one that Mac could well take a lesson from (I often get dismissed when asking for samples, even if I have spent money there)

I'll be more than happy to visit the counter in Selfridges again and will try out more products from their range. Although highly priced this product certainly shows why.

I look forward to adding more to my collection (in fact, I already have another two on their way to me!)

Avaliable from Selfridges priced £26

OPI Nicki Minaj Nails

So after seeing this amazing and fun design on Do Not Freeze's Blog I had to give it a go.

Basically its a crazy, bright coloured leopard print nail design using three of the new colours release from the new Nicki Minaj nail collection from OPI.
I have the mini collection that has a three brights and a glitter. And this uses the three brights, which made me very happy as I could try out three colours in one go.

You can pick up these nail varnishes at ASOS priced £11 for individual full sized bottles or £12.95 for the mini collection.

FOTD starring Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Eyeshadow

After a lot of lusting I finally caved in a bought an eyeshadow from Armani. I was in heaven swatching them and was really torn about what colour to get. I settled on number 4 Pulp Fiction. I love it. Not convinced it was the optimum colour choice but its definately left me lusting for more. And seeing as it was pay day and Mac still haven't put up the Shop Mac, Cook Mac collection online, I will be investing in at least another couple.

I'll post a full review of the eyeshadow and the lovely people at the Armani counter in Selfridges at the weekend. For now I'll just leave you with the look I created today.

Face:
Dior Forever Foundation in 23
Nars Illuminator in Copacabana mixed with foundation, and used as cheek highlight
Chanel Bronze Universal

Eyes:
Giorgio Armanin Eyes To Kill Eyeshadown in number 4, all over lid
Chanel Illusion D'Ombre in 84 Epatant (inner corner, and underneath eye), and 83 Illusoire (on outer third of eye and smudged underneath)
Mac Kohl Pencil in Smoulder on waterline and to line top lid
Daniel Sandler Jumbo Jet Mascara
Bobbi Brown Eyeshadow in Espresso through brows

Lips:
Dior Addict Lipstick in DiorKiss