Festive Lipsticks | Makeup Revolution

Hi, lovelies! So I am sure by now most of you will have heard of the wonderful, easy on the pocket brand Makeup Revolution by now! If you haven't then you are missing out and must get onto their website after you have read this post of course! Makeup Revolution has recently just released their atomic lipstick collection in all of these mind-blowing but practical colours. I now can say I own a green and brown lipstick which are perfect for Halloween and other festive occasions that are upcoming!

These perfect, autumnal lipsticks are at a staggering price of £1 each! Which is definitely an investment worth checking out that won't break the bank, especially if you are planning on getting dressed up this Halloween or are in need of a different shade! I will give a little breakdown on what each lipstick is.

The Make it Right lipstick is a very dramatic and intense dark purple. This is definitely worth having if you want incredibly dark purple lips with a tiny amount of shimmer. I love wearing this at the moment even more than my Revlon kissable balm stains!

The Make Me Magnificent is a lot lighter shade of purple but only this time it has a lot more shimmer than Make it Right. I love this lipstick! I wasn't so sure at first but once applied onto your lips you definitely see a lot more pink tones rather than jet purple.

Make me Tonight has a more of a creamy consistency which I prefer especially in winter. I was a little sceptical trying a brown lipstick but I think with a tiny coat of purple over it can really give a more plummy look!

Ruby is of course by the name is a creamy, bright red tone. This is incredibly pigmented! I only applied a tiny amount of this onto my bottom lip and rubbed both lips together. If you want the Cruella Devil or Maleficent look then definitely get this! 

Serpent is a dark, sea green sort of shade with a tiny hint of shimmer. If you are going for the classic old school witch look this Halloween then this might be worth purchasing! This lip shade is probably not my go-to for an everyday look! 

Overall all 5 of these lipsticks are incredible not one of them felt dry or what a £1 lipstick would usually feel like. Seriously these were really smooth and pigmented that lasted a long period of time throughout the day. Some of these shades are perfect for a Halloween look too!

*PR Sample/gift.

What is your favourite shade of lipstick?? 

Autumnal Yankee Scents

Autumn is here! which means days are getting shorter, leaves are going crispy, purple lip shades are out and lots of candles will be burning - in my case anyway. Whenever the evenings get darker earlier I get too excited and always stock up on candles. I decided to create a Yankee Candle Autumnal scents haul!

I have finally got my hands on a wax/oil/tart burner so I was able to purchase a Yankee tart oh the excitement. I only bought one tart because they surprisingly last a very long time to burn. This is in the flavour Wild Fig which is very lusciously rich and fruity so if you like scents that are like that then definitely give this a whiff! The colour is very autumnal, right?

Everyone seems to love the Yankee candle in Salted Caramel so I decided to order a sample. Surprise surprise I hate it. Seriously it is overpowering with sweetness, burnt sugar and vanilla caramel. Now don't get me wrong I absolutely love the taste of salted caramel but this was too strong for me and even gave me a headache. It is currently locked in a drawer because it is too strong to even have out on display. But if you like strong, sweet scents you may possibly like this. Definitely, a great candle for given strong scents.

Blissful Autumn is in my opinion autumn in a candle! It just smells exactly like autumn: fruit breezes, woody all them sort of scents. I think this is my favourite out of them all because it definitely has that autumn flavour to me in any way. It is quite relaxing too, something I would burn whilst sat in bed drinking a cuppa and reading a cosy book!

Last Yankee candle I purchased was Lake Sunset which out of them all got me the most curious. This smells very musky but according to Yankee website, this is "the serene beauty of the sun's golden ray as they dip into still blue waters, calling to mind the musky descent or nightfall" It seems like a very relaxing scent that maybe my insomnia candle for those stressful, sleepless nights.

What are your favourite Yankee candles??

Polka Perfume By Primark

Perfumes are great little inventions to keep you smelling beautiful and fresh. They are even more amazing when a miniature sized roll-on or spray bottle is released for us ladies to throw in our handbags for little touch-ups! When wondering around Primark I stumbled across a cute, little range of Primarks own brand of perfumes. Now you can slap my hand and call me silly because I assumed these perfumes would not be to my taste or would possibly smell a little cheap given the prices: £6 for a bottle or £2 for a roll-on. But, I did a little bit experimenting with smelling each perfume and to my surprise, I fell in love with Polka.

This was a revelation to me and what was even more of a shock is my own mother also loved the scent and has ended up returning home with two different roll-ons! These are incredible for throwing in your handbag's and for the small price of £2 you cannot go wrong. Me and my mam both think this smells a lot like a dupe to the Lady Million or a tiny bit of Marc Jacobs so if you like fresh, woody, floral scents definitely check Polka out next time you are in your local Primark. 

I have been wearing this just for general on the go days to uni or quick nips out to town. I have received a few compliments so you could definitely pretend to be wearing Lady Million and nobody would suspect a thing! Definitely a great size that takes up no room and lasts a little while. Obviously with it being a Eau de Toilette it won't last you all day but for the size you can always top it up throughout the day! 

They do numerous other scents too so you have plenty to choose from! The full sized versions of these perfumes are very dainty - one even looked a lot like Daisy by Marc Jacobs with the cute little flower as the lid. Definitely check these out.

Overall I think these make incredible little handbag essentials or even little gifts to someone in a Christmas box?! I am really impressed with Primark range of perfume and I am flabbergasted that I would love perfume as much as this for a small £2!

Have you tried Primark perfume brand??

Vintage Vaseline & Nifty Tips

Vaseline has been one of those major staples every woman has had in their lives whether it is in makeup collections, handbags, bedside tables whatever it is we have all had one somewhere in our lives. Vaseline has always had a place in my makeup drawer because it is one of those products that can get used for multiple things and most of you will know by now I love products that have more than one purpose. Clever little inventions!

When wandering around in Boot's purely just for another moisturizer I spotted these newly designed packagings for Vaseline which of course sucked me into buying. I binned my extremely old, ratty Vaseline tins and decided to update them for these vintage looking ones! The Rosy lips have a place in my handbag as I do like how it gives you a bit of colour and the cocoa butter is on my bedside table. Because let's face it these new designs look a lot more appealing than they did before. It looks more feminine and a little classy with a touch of a vintage side because of the bold prints. I think Vaseline definitely did well in updating their market with these new designs, a lot more people are going to want to purchase these because of how pretty they will look.

I decided to include some ways you can use Vaseline other than for chapped lips just to spice this post up a little! These are a few I have used in the past or some I find most useful.

1. For dry chapped lips

2. To stop hair dye from going on your skin apply a bit of this around your hairline within your face before dying your hair.

3. Before putting shoes on to stop them from hurting NOT TOO MUCH THOUGH!

4. Little coat of this on your lashes to let them grow 

5. Put it on areas you get dry: feet, elbows, knees etc

6. Apply a bit of this on your wrists before applying perfume - meant to last longer

7. Great for those disastrous days where your ring is stuck on your finger!

8. Tames bad eyebrow days!

9. Apply tiny bits to end of the hair to maintain split ends

10. When you have a dry nose off colds etc apply a tiny bit of this to it

11. Apply to your cuticles to keep them in good shape/moisture!

Of course, if you Google 'ways to use Vaseline' you will come across tonnes of articles for more ways to use it. These are just ways I find quite useful so it is worth chucking one in your handbag and definitely worth buying an updated one just because of the pretty packaging!

What do you think of Vaselines new look?

Cat Hampurr

I have come across loads and loads of different types of quirky subscription boxes but never had I heard of a subscription box for your pet cat. CatHampurr* is a subscription box which is mind-blowing but a puurfect idea? So curiosity got the better of me and I decided I must try one of these boxes out - obviously meaning my cat eats the goods not me...You receive plenty of treats for your pet cat including a little toy which for some reason my cat preferred the box as the toy, not the prawn. Definitely, a lovely little box to get your pet to try new brands out!

Thrive | Complete food | Chicken | x2 75g

My cat loves chicken it is probably her favourite meat of all times as she is always getting bits off our Sunday dinner! So I knew she would warm up to these. However, she didn't she completely didn't eat them which is a shame so unfortunately, she ended up wasting both! 

Lily's Kitchen | Organic Complete wet food | Lamb/chicken

My cat loved these! There was plenty within the pots and she kept coming back to finish it off. I think she preferred the chicken one more to the lamb as she demolished that off fairly fast. I do like the cute little packaging to these cat foods! Never thought I would hear myself say that!

Thrive | premium plus dry food | Salmon & herring/chicken

My cat isn't a lover for fishy foods and since she didn't eat the Thrive cat food I had the tiniest feeling she wouldn't eat these too. However, she did she absolutely loved these treats! She has demolished a whole box of them already so we may be purchasing more of these in the future.

Catnip Prawn toy | Natures menu treats salmon & trout

My cat was straight into the box the second I opened it and rolling around over this prawn toy so surprise surprise she liked it. My cat loves catnip so I had no doubt she would love this. However, because the toy was stored in the box she preferred the box at first and decided to roll around in the box. Cats are unusual species. The treats she did enjoy we fed her them the first day we received this box and I do believe there is currently none left so that went down a treat! Excuse the pun.

That is everything I received in my Cat Hampurr which I do believe was the August subscription box. I love the idea of this box and I definitely recommend you check out their website or blog to find out what some other lovely cats received! For £6 a month you seriously cannot go wrong. Plus if you are interested in this delightful box I have a discount code: KatiesWOB which will give you a little bit off your box! I love this box and will definitely be considering it again maybe near Christmas!

*PR Sample/gift.

What do you think of Cat Hampurr?

A Primark Haul

Since receiving my student loan a few weeks ago I have been in and out of Primark countless times picking up random pieces that lets face it I don't really need. But, I don't even remember the last time I was in Primark shopping! so let's just agree to disagree that this was an impulse/well needed shop. Surprisingly I didn't purchase any clothing items but I did somehow purchase a variety of other random things that were just too cute to leave!

 Bambi pyjama bottoms & blue cosy slippers £8/£2

You can imagine my envy when I saw numerous bloggers Instagram there Disney pyjama bottoms from Primark and I was unable to purchase any until student loan day! Of course when that day arrived hallelujah! I was straight at the pyjama section of Primark for these Bambi bottoms! These are the most comfiest bottoms ever and are well suited if you don't like bottoms that can easily roll up your legs during the night. 

Of course since the weather is getting a bit colder slippers are essential. I picked up these blue spotted print slippers just to lounge around the house in, and obviously these are very comfortable and snug!

 Macaroon travel bag & Brown cut out shoes £2/£12

Wanted this macaroon bag for absolutely ages but nowhere had it in stock until I cornered it at one of the tills! good eye spotting Katie. I love this it is incredibly pretty and cute - I originally picked this up for my makeup but, I gave it some thought and realized it might make a cute little pencil case.  I don't think I have ever spent so much time on being indecisive over a pair of shoes. I was constantly picking them up then down tried them on plenty of times! UNTIL I finally decided I needed them in my life. These are very quirky and not something I typically go for but I love cutouts any shoe with a cut out I will lean towards. I have worn these a few times and they are super comfortable and can really bring an outfit together.

Candle holders & coconut and vanilla tealights £1.50/£2.

Whenever we get even the slightest bit of cold I go crazy over stocking up or more like gathering a collection of candles. I needed a few tealight holders anyway's so I could burn more so these were the two I picked up. These are very cute and will definitely be getting used! The half a birdcage would make a nice ornament as a plus.

Coconut is one of my all-time favourite scents so I wanted to grab one of Primarks massive packs of tea lights just so I could light lots of them in my room and have my place smell of coconut!

What have you been loving in Primark??

Benefit Stocking Fillers

All of you Benefit makeup lovers listen up! Certain Boot's stores are excitingly starting to release their Christmas gift sets. I was merely wondering into my nearest store to pick up essentials until I came across a stall with lots of jars full of Benefit sample sized makeup items next to a cute little pink stocking! - Which I presume you stock the products inside of to make a dainty stocking filler! These jars included: primer, mascara, lip/cheek tints, lip gloss and other amazing goodies we have all heard of. My first thoughts were these will be expensive I bet...Until I looked to find a little 4 for £15 sign peeking out on the jars. Of course, I instantly grabbed 4 of my favourite items rushing to the tills! And obviously I wanted to share this little amazing offer to all of you makeup fanatics! You's can thank me later!

Like I just mentioned these jars contain a variety of makeup goodies we have all heard of or tried from magazine freebies in the past. 4 for £15 on Benefit products is a wonderful offer that will be making lots of makeup lovers very happy! What is even more lovely/cute/wonderful is you receive a free pink stocking to use to fill up full of Benefit products! These are incredible little trinkets to put with someone's Christmas presents I know I would love to receive this. They come in decent sample sizes which I think is probably a better bargain offer especially if you know someone who wants to try one of these products out but doesn't want to pay for the full-sized item to maybe, not like it and end up wasting money. Benefit has really thought this little gift idea through!

I count Benefit as a high-end drugstore product if that make's any sense. The 4 Benefit products I chose to fill my pink stocking filler with were Bad Gal mascara, Boi-ing eye cream, Dandelion lip gloss and High beam highlighter. Two of these products I am given away to my mam hope you're not reading this mam if you look away! The Boi-ing eye cream and High beam highlighter I am either keeping for myself as a Christmas treat to myself naughty me or given them to someone else who may want to try them. I am yet to decide!

I think this offer is incredible and I know for sure a lot of makeup fanatics would love to receive some of these as Christmas stocking fillers or even buying these for yourself as a little Christmas treat would make someone happy. Definitely grab some of these when you see them in store as I'd imagine they will sell fast with it being a high end/well-known makeup brand.

Anyone going to Boots for these after reading this post??