Christmas get together with my girls and yummy afternoon tea.

Delicious Christmas Afternoon tea with my girls. 

Yummy afternoon at the Vale Resort http://www.vale-hotel.com/

Every year before Christmas, me and my girlie friends we get together and do secret santa or little present to each other. Now about 3 years ago we decided to change up abit and instead of getting presents to each other we get together for some nice Christmas dinner or lunch. This year we decided Afternoon tea at the Vale Resort would be perfect for us as we all know Christmas can be manic, so we wanted chilled out atmosphere and just chat.  I think it is a great, easy and fun way to do and we get to spend some quality time together what Christmas is all about:) 

Twinings tea selection

BIRCHBOX DECEMBER 2014

https://birchbox.co.uk/

I love Birchbox December box, in fact I love every month boxes. If you don't know Birchbox is a New-York City based online monthly subscription service that send its subscribers  a box of four to five carefully selected samples of makeup, or other beauty related products on a monthly basis. These products include skincare items, perfumes, organic based products and various other high-end cosmetics. Its £10 a month plus postage. Every month they have some theme or introducing with some brand new luxe beauty brands. I get so excited. Also you got your own online Birchbox page so you can collect points and purchase items if you liked from the monthly boxes and chat with Birchbox community.  In UK Birchbox is based in London. It's a fab way to try out new products or products you already know about, but maybe don't own it. Also every month they personalize with something exiting, for example December is a festive season, so I received a Benefit Christmas cracker and inside is high beam cream highlighter, Model Own polish in shade Absinthe. It's a gorgeous Christmas tree green with a glitters inside. Electric hair hydrate shampoo. Eyeko fat eye stick trio. Trilogy certified organic rosehip oil. Eslor firming collagen day cream. Birchbox Sophia Webster makeup bag. Also box always comes with a Birchbox like a material makeup bag and notes with few tips and tricks and price list of products inside. Pretty much every month you also receive a one full size product.  When it comes to beauty things I am little horder. I keep some boxes, some little cute saying, quotes and then re-use it for some DIY or personalized wrapping  or presents. Birchbox boxes are great to wrap presents in or I used for Secret Santa:)  Also Birchbox service is amazing, any problems, questions you can get in touch with team and ask it via email or phone. Very practical, handy box which I am looking forward to receive every single month. 

Topshop makeup and first impressions.

Actually quite few times I have court myself checking out Topshop makeup and it is really good. I also heard some people talking about few topshop products. So I went to check it out. These items court my eye.

They also got velvet lips lip cream. Wov that is a long lasting one. It's a powdery soft lip cream with a opaque matte finish. Very pigmented and very impressed. Price &10.

So I would say go and check it out and see what you think, but I was quite impressed. Also Topshop sells NYX cosmetics makeup and they are quite good too and very friendly price. Also Topshop is fabulous when it comes to nail polishes. They have got mahoosive range of colours.

Foundation

Topshop foundation - really smooth and soft, silk like feel, very easy to apply. Bare in mind I was in a shop so used fingers to apply. Really reminds me new Bare Minerals foundation. I would say natural, radiant finish, medium coverage, great range of shades, think 5 shades all together, very impressed. Price £16.

Foundation shades

All over glow illuminator - really liked this one. It's a liquid skin glow or I would say a great creamy highlighter. Very light and gives that wet looking effect on your cheeks or all over your body. Also natural looking finish. Price £10

Concealer - first of all love that it comes with a pump, hygienic. Blends very smoothly and quite few shades to choose from. I would love to have bit more coverage but does the job. Price £10

Primer -  Color correcting powder absorbs oils, mattify and tighten pores. Airbrush primer creates a flawless base for foundation and evens out appearances of pores. Price &12. 

Metallic cream blush - gorgeous shades with shimmer in it and gives that natural, luminous finish. Just pop on with your finger and blend it and ready to go. Price £7.

Eyeshadow

Topshop is fabulous when it comes to nail polishes. They have got mahoosive range of colours.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting palettes.

I have finally got it and OMG Do I love it? Yessssssss I do:) I think I will never leave a house without these two beauties. The quality, colors, packaging, swank, elegant, very light....I just love it so much. I have tried it straight away yesterday and Wovzers this is definitely my holy grail product. Finish is so so soft, very natural and you can build up. Now price hmmmm not a cheap one, but if you can get it in USA then its way cheaper! I was waiting long and hard to get these palettes. I just wish you could try. For those who have tried, Please let me know what do you think as would love to know your thought about these palettes. 

http://uk.spacenk.com/ambient-blush-palette/MUK200013962.html

Hourglass - you just got it perfect here! http://uk.spacenk.com/ambient-lighting-palette/MUK200011478.html

(from the left) NEW Incandescent Light: An opalescent pearl powder that highlights the cheekbones and brightens the complexion with a celestial, holiday glow.

Dim Light: A neutral peach beige powder that blurs imperfections and highlights a radiant complexion with a balance of warm and cool tones.

Radiant Light: A sun-kissed golden beige powder that enhances the overall complexion with believable, subtle warmth.

Christmas Beauty Products | Gift Ideas

Hi Guys,

Please go and check it out new Christmas Beauty products / gift ideas video un my you tube channel. All information you can find on the description bar below. It was so much fun to do a video together with  my friend Lisa Parsons, please go and check out Lisas channel. If you enjoyed it Please, subscribe and share the love:) 

Love,

Nessie

October favorites 2014

October? Where has October gone? It's gone so fast and I found these few products I have been reaching the most. 

This eye shadow palette I love it so much. It is I Heart eye shadow slogan makeup geek.

 Perfect for autumn fall. You can mix and match colors together and well, can we go wrong with the price £7.99? It is a very good quality eye shadows, very soft and glides on very smoothly. Love it. http://www.superdrug.com/I-Heart-Make-Up/I-Heart-Eye-Shadow-Slogan-Makeup-Geek-33-12g/p/988460?singleResultSearchPage=true#.VGNG7PmsWhE

As you probably know from my monthly favorites I just love Soap and Glory Kick Ass translucent face powder. Its going on last legs now and definitely going to re-purchase soon.http://www.soapandglory.com/makeup/face/face-powders/kick-asstm-instant-retouch-pressed-powder

Mac eye shadow brown down. It is just simple, matte, long lasting brown eye shadow. You can also use for eye brows.

Mac lip pencils - Spice, Soar, Boldly Bare and Bittersweet. I don't think you can ever go wrong with these shades. Very natural, your lip color but better:) Also Bittersweet is a coppery brown pencil and to be honest I am personally using for eyes. I have got blue eyes and I applied on inner rim water line and I am telling you, my blue eyes just pops even more:)  So I am just popping on. 

Love,

Nessie

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Nessie x