Barry M's 101 and Gosh darling.

I love Barry M's 101 lip paint, i think its a great colour and stays on for such a long amount of time.
Although.. this is the only Barry M lipstick i have tried that has a slight drying effect on the lips. I have noticed when i apply the lip paint if you have slightly dry or chapped lips it will really show this and dry on your lips so there is no moisture. This is a real down side to this lipstick. I love the colour.

HOWEVER, there are solutions to this problem, i have started to put on a lip balm before applying the lip paint, this has helped it be more moisturising and helped it apply better on my lips.
Another thing i do is apply GOSH darling on my lips first and if i want to modify the colour and make GOSH darling seem slightly more Nude then i use 101 over the top. This works nicely and the colour lasts a long time.

I personally LOVE GOSH darling, i think it is a beautiful Nude shade. It has a great moisturising effect and glides on smoothly. It lasts a long time too!

Comparing the Colours of these to products.

Barry M's 101 lip paint is more a true nude, it does not have such a pink undertone. It is basically the same colour as GOSH darling but it does not have as much pink in it.

GOSH darling lipstick is a very wearable nude which has lovely pink undertones. I have quite pale skin and i find myself feeling more comfortable wearing this shade as it is not going to make me look like 'death walking' haha. ;)

Overall they are both lovely lipsticks, it just depends what type of lipstick you prefer!

Any Questions? Comment!

Alex.x

Christmas Gift ideas for Girls and Boys :) From Cheap to Expensive

Girls:

New Look has Great Gifts at the moment. I like their barbie selection. Its great for Young children up to Teenagers.

I have brought for my friends and relatives the barbie lipgloss set, which is on sale atm for about £4.00 which is an absolute STEAL! there are about 10 lipglosses in there. So you could open the set up and give them to lots of different people. I also Brought a makeup bag and mirror in a set which was £3 . Everything is on sale.

You can purchase the Barbie collection from NEW LOOK.

Available items on website *there will be more selection in your NEWLOOK store*

• Barbie Brush Set was £5.00 now is £2.50
• Barbie Eyes Kit is £5.00
• Barbie Holiday Trolley is £30.00
• Barbie Bronzer is £4.00
• Barbie Pyjamas is £20.00
• Barbie Rosy Blusher is £4.00
• Barbie Smoky Shadow Palette is£3.00
• Barbie French Manicure Set is £5.00
• Barbie False Eyelashes is £5.00
• Barbie Makeup Palette is £5.00

These are all very reasonable prices and the packaging is very nice.

This is a link where you can find the products : http://www.newlook.co.uk/women/gifts/gifts_barbie/ProductList.aspx

Here are some recommendations of shops i would go to, to get gifts From Cheap to Expensive. ;

• Primark for jewelry, scarfs,gloves,hats,bags,shoes,makeup and general home products. Primark is good, you can buy cheap things which are nice. You can get nice products for the home as well as pyjamas and clothes. GOOD FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS AS WELL AND WRAPPING PAPER!!
• Poundland, although it isn't very fashionable, you can find some good makeup products and moisturisers in there and some stationary.
• Argos, great bargins
• Claires accessories, cheap for the younger girlie's!
• Body Care, Some great products, Fake Nails and general beauty products for cheap!
• Lush, Lush is a fun soap and body care brand. Although it is not cheap cheap, you can find some reasonable priced products in Lush. You can ask them for a £3.00 block of soap for instance, they smell gorgeous and they have lots of other products.
• H&M, is great for HELLOKITTY lovers! i brought the nicest hello kitty big jumper! its gorgeous, they also have hello kitty hairbrushes, makeup and moisturisers. Also Great Fashionable clothes.
• TopShop, Great for fun T-shirts, again it will be abit more pricey than Newlook
• RiverIsland, They sometimes have nice sales. They have great hats and fun accessories (such as thier panda beanie! i lovee <3
• Rebublic, Very nice fashion clothes, but slightly more expensive.
• Jack Wills, Great Jock type clothes. Shirts are very nice. And jogging bottoms! Very Exspensive but have good sales sometimes!
• SuperDry, gorgeous clothes. Some great prices. LOVELY COATS AND HOODIES :)

BOYS Christmas Prezzy ideas, and shops.

I brought my brother a Star Wars DS cover with lightsaber styli. Its a set it includes :

• Cushioned Sleeve offers protection for your Nintendo DS system during storage and transport
• System wrap features official artwork from the extensive star wars gallery
• Three jedi lightsaber styli included
• Two Screen protectors
• It is £9.99

Quite a good deal :)

shop and gifts i recommend for guys gifts, Cheap to more pricey!

• HMV , for games , CDS, posters, T-shirts and DVDS
• Primark, Men's clothing and shoes.
• Argos, great bargains.
• Lush, for soap They love it really ;)
• Superdrug, Fragrance and moistuers
• Topman, quirky clothes
• GAME, any game shop really
• Animal, surfer type clothes
• Jack wills, country style clothes ( expensive but good quality)
• SuperDry, Fashionable and GREAT!

Gifts :

• Sunglasses
• Boxers
• Watches/chains(Necklace)
• T-shirts
• Shirts
• Ties
• DVDS CDS
• Jeans
• Games
• Chocolate
• Grooming products
• Hoodies.

If you want to ask me any more gift related questions COMMENT!!!!

Alex.x

Primers, My HONEST opinion.

I honestly don't believe you have to spend money on two products for your foundation to stay.

Personally i would rather spend money on a good foundation which will last all day even without a primer.
Such as:

• Dream Matte Mouse
• Revlon Colour Stay
• MaxFactor Second Skin Foundation
• and any MAC foundation

All these foundations apply smoothly, giving you a Great coverage and flawless skin :)

I don't personally see the point in buying a primer which is just more money, save the money you don't spend at spend the 10+ on a decent Foundation!!

Your opinions?

Alex.x

River Island,SuperDry and Primark Winter accesories.

My main winter accesories are, a Hat, Scarf and Coat.

Recently i went to River Island and spotted the most adorable hat EVER. It is warm, Cute and snuggly. Although many people would not wear this sort of thing, i thought it was great and is a fun way to make your outfit fun but it still is casual.

My favourite types of scarfs differ, but i like a wide range of scarfs to choose from. My favourite one at the moment, is a white platted scarf . It is beautiful. I brought this from Primark.

My Absoloute must have is a tulip style coat. This is more for smart wear in the winter. Although it can be made to look casual. I think if you add a more casual scarf it brings the look down. ( ill add a picture of mine asap)

My favourite coat of all time , is my superdry windcheater. Its AMAZING!!!! Mine is the same as the picture about, apart from it has bright blue writing on the superdry!

Thanks All. x