Laura Mercier - Foundation and Loose Powder | Review ★★★☆☆

Hey Dolls

So the foundation I usually use throughout the year is usually a shade darker then I am, I've always done this as my neck is slightly darker and I like the tanned look, I think it gives of a healthy glow. This is also usually an advantage, as my foundation then usually fits me perfect when summer does come around. But this summer however I actually got a lot darker so my  concept didn't work this year :(. However it's not all bad news as it gave me a chance to try out this foundation and loose powder by Laura Mercer. I've been using it since the beginning of August now so I think I can give a decent review so here goes. 

Laura Mercier
 Moisture Surpreme Fondation - Rich Sienna
Invisible Loose Setting Powder - Universal 

Swatches Of the Products
P.S The Powder can actually be blended in a lot more
but I wanted to show it fresh on 

Review
Ok so first of all the overall packaging, It's not very eye catching, it's very simple. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, I think the silver sleek look does add a bit of class and sophistication to the product.

Powder 
Invisible Loose Setting Powder |Colour: Universal|11.34g |John Lewis Price: £29 |link to Product

Pros
1. Its Light Weight, and easy to use
2. It actually is invisible, When applied it gives of a flawless look and matts down the shiny look the foundation gives off.
3. Last all day, No need to re apply
4. A little goes a long way
5. Small & Compact design

Cons
1. If you do accidentally put to much on it can look ghostly which can then take a while to blend in.
2. It Is a bit costly at £29, But you pay for quality

Foundation 

Moisture Supreme Fondation |Colour: Rich Sienna |30ml  |JohnLewis Price: £34 |Link to product

Pros

1. Easy to use pump bottle

2. Great Colour Match 

3. Easy and smooth application with decent coverage

Cons

1. Very Oily, gives off a shiny look if worn without the powder 

2. Stings your eyes if you accidentally get some in. 

3. Quite expensive at £34
4. Strong smell, but that goes once applied to face

Verdict
Overall, I must say that the finishing products together work very well, they defiantly do complement one another.

But separately I am not a fan of the foundation at all, so defiantly won't be purchasing again in a hurry. I do however love the powder, I have tried it with my MaryKay and Mac Foundation and it works wonders so the powder is a WIN!!!!.

Powder: ★★★★☆       Foundation: ★★☆☆☆

Has anyone else used these products or any other by Laura Mercier? 

Take Care
Kiwi..x

Ps: Only 12 more days of my Giveaway

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Henna Designs - First Attempt

Hey Dolls

I hope everyone is having a great may bank holiday weekend, The weather has sure been great in London so thats defiantly a plus.

I just wanted to show you's my first attempt at doing a henna design for my younger cousin. She is attending a culture celebratory party today where she will embracing indian culture during a catwalk, so she asked me to try and do a henna design on her. And this is my results.

So originally we wanted to get the black henna as we thought it would stand out better, but the shop keeper ensured us that people had less reactions to the brown henna, and it was safer since it was her first time having it, he also said that the brown was more traditionally worn in the indian culture. The henna is still wet in the pictures but the final results on both her arms and foot came out just slightly lighter. So we were quite happy with the results. And I was very pleased with my first attempt at designing and my cousin seems to really like it

What do you think? 

Have you ever tried doing a henna tattoo before, or had one done?

Kiwi..x

Dinner with the girlies OOTD

Hey guys,
So this is a late Outfit post. I don't know why I didn't post it up yesterday. But better late then never I guess. So here goes.

This is my Outfit I wore out for a friendly little get together with some of my friends. (Which you may have already seen if your following on my instagram @MissKareen). I kept my look quite casual as we were just going TGI's for a early dinner and some cocktails. So this is what I ended up wearing.

Surprisingly it wasn't that cold considering it was the end of december, so I got away with just wearing my leopard print jacket and didn't really need a scarf or jumper underneath. I love red with leopard print I think they work well together, and I think it also helped to pulled my overall outfit together. 

FOTD

OOTD

 FOTD: 

Fondation:Marykay Timewise (bronze 5)/Blush:markwins (Rose)/Brows: Beautiful Brows (Chocolate)/Eyeshadow: MUA:Heaven on earth Palette/Eyeliner:BarryM Bold black /Mascara:Maybelline Rocket Volume Express (Black)/Lipstick:Sleek matte (Barely There & Cherry)

OOTD:

Jacket: Dorothy Perkin/Red Trousers: F21/Grey Bodysuit: F21/Cut Out Boots: RiverIsland/Black&white earings: Newlook/Nails: NOTD

Take Care
Kiwi..x

Please excuse the camera phone photography, sometimes it comes out decent and other times not so much x_x. 

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween Everyone

So I've been super busy and didn't have time to buy a halloween outfit and I have a party to go to tonight. (yikes) So I was going to go as a Witch and just throw on a black dress but I thought that was to easy. Then I remembered I had leopard print legging and a crop top, So I decided to be a leopard instead. Although I think my makeup is more lion then leopard lol, Lets just say I'm a wild cat.

So heres my final look

 Not to bad for 1 day planning ayy!! lol, I am quite pleased with the overall look :)

Make up Used 

Primer: Maybelline Dream Smooth Primer / Fondation: Marykay Timewise (bronze 5) & Maybelline Dream satin Liquid (060) / Blush: markwins (Rose) / Brows: Beautiful Brows (Chocolate) / Gold Glitter: Fearn Cotton / Eyeshadow: MUA: Heaven on earth Palette / Eyeliner: Barry M Bold black WP & FCUK Liquid liner (black) / Lashes: FCUK - (1 cut in half) / Mascara: Maybelline Rocket Volume Express (Black) / Lipstick: Sleek matte (Dare)

I hope everyone has a great halloween tomorrow :)

Take care
Kiwi..x

EOTD - My Go to Glam Look

Hey dolls
Just a quick EOTD post. This is pretty much my goto eye shodow look, when I don't have much time and need to look glam. Its a basic bronze smokey eye yet still has a wow factor.

Products used

Maybelline - Dream Smooth primer / Colossal Smokey Mascara / Eye studio gel liner 

MUA - Heaven and Earth palette  Max factor - Earth Spirit eyeshadow

Kiwi..x

My new Brushes have arrived :)

Hey guys,

So I wanted to get some new brushes, Usually I buy mine of of E.L.F or buy them in super drugs, but i decided I wanted a set so they all matched. I first looked on MAC as they're brushes are greatly recommend although they weren't to expensive individually buying quite a few would be, and I was looking to buy a whole set. Then my friend told me that ebay had some good quality dupes thats when I came across these bad boys :)

Quick Review

• All the brushes are soft to touch, feel great on my skin. Which would suggest good blending once I use them. 
• There is a great variation of brushes. 
• Love the sleek black colour 
• A few stray hairs on the bigger brushes (as expected) but I can easily fix that up
• Great price £12.78 including postage and it came the next day :) 

This is how the case looks when it is folded up

 Link to the seller

Roll up carrying case / Powder Brush / 2x Foundation Brushes / 4x Lip Brushes / 4x Blush Brushes / 3x Eyebrow Brushes / 12x Eyeshadow Brushes / 2x Eyeliner Brushes / 3x Eye Smudge Brushes

Has anyone else brought brushes off ebay? 

Kiwi..x 

Fearne Cotton - Shimmering Eyes Swatches

Hey guys
So I received this Shimmering Eyes set , by Fearne Cotton, for christmas from one of my cousins. It contains a eyeshadow base, brush, 2 glitters and 2 shimmering shadows.

Here are the swatches of the shadows, the two shadows are really pigmented. Although it is very loose and easy to pick up and work with. The glitters however were quit messy and a lot was needed to make these swatches. However I think the colours are really pretty and I'm looking forward to trying them out on a EOTD :)

I really like the eyeshadow base. It is very creamy and makes a really good base colour, I've tried it with other shadows and it helps colours stay on and blend well together, which will defiantly be good for when i try out the glitter. 

Has anyone else used glitter eye shadows before and are they easy to work with? 

I hope everyone has a great week, take care
Kiwi..x
 

Sleek True colour Lipstick in Cherry (Review)

Hey Guys
So yesterday I brought a new lipstick. I was looking for something to wear to a christmas party I have coming up and wanted to sort out my look from now.

Swatch 

So as it is the festive season and warm colours are on trend, I wanted a warm colour that would go with my black & gold embellished dress. So as i was looking for a plum-red shade i was very pleased when I came across this Cherry 790 lipstick by Sleek in superdrugs. I love the colour and think it matched what i had in mind. And as its by sleek, its only £4.99 :)

My Review - Sleek True colour Cherry 790 (Sheen) 

So here's what I thought about it after wearing it all day today

Pros

• Long lasting colour, didn't really need to reapply not even after eating 
• The formula is very creamy which makes it very moisturising 
• Small and sleek tube easy to carry around in makeup bag
• Great price at only £4.99
• Unscented, so doesn't have that weird lipstick smell I have experienced with other cheaper brands 
• Great Pigmentation 

Cons

• I really don't have much to complain about

So overall I am very pleased with this purchased, I got a lot of compliments from friends which is an added bonus. And it held up during this cold weather. I had used sleek eyeshadow previously but didn't think to use their lipstick but now I'm glad i did :) Does anyone else use sleeks lipsticks or buy any other of the Sleek products?

I hope everyone is enjoying the christmas season, Take Care
Kiwi..x

Latest in Beauty Box

Hey guy,
So yesterday My delivery of Editors Pick Latest in Beauty Box, I hadn't got one before but i had been signed up for quite a while. Then i got an email about an editors pick for £9.99 and it looked quite good :). so this is what i got.

Ancienne Ambiance Goddess Bath Salt
www.ancienneambiance.com

Good things Miracle Matters Moisturiser
www.goodthingsbeauty.com

Nelsons Pure &Clear Purifying - Facial wash - Link

Japonesque Beauty Fixation - 1. Nail Polish Touchup, 2.Makeup remover, 3.Tinted lip conditioner
www.beautyfixation.com

Chia Bia Omega 3 Seeds

Balmi Blackcurrent SPF15 Lip Balm
www.Balmi.co.uk

Miriness Secret weapon 24hr Mascara in black and a £25 voucher :)
www.Mirenesse.com

The Vintage Cosmetics Company Tweezer
www.thevintagecosmeticcompany.co.uk

Welda - Firming Night Cream
Link

I'm really happy with my box, I think i've got some amazing samples for a great price :). Can't wait to try these out. 

Has anyone else tried out any of these product, or used Latest in Beauty before? 

Check out my giveaway here, Take care

Kiwi..x

Make ur own Lip tint/balm for Cheap

Hey Guys
Happy July :), I cant believe its july already this year is going so fast. or is it just me?

This year bold, colourful lip's are in fashion. Every colour is in, aslong as it makes a statement. Celebrities and models on the catwalks can be seen rocking colours such as Red, Nude, Pink, Purple and even Blue on their lips.

Amber Rose
DeepBlue Lips
Source 

Rochelle
Orange Lips
Source

Keisha
PaleBlue Lips

Source

Nicky Minaj
Pink Lips

Source

Jessie J
Purple Lips
Source

Beyonce
Black lips
Source 

And as you all already know keeping up with what's 'In' can be pretty expensive. Especially if you want to get more than 1 look.

This gave me this idea to make a D.I.Y Lip colour, as I love to save money when I can, so after trolling youtube i came up with a recipe that I liked.

What you will need
Proteleom jelly or Vaseline
Bright coloured Eyeshadow
Vitamin E Oil (or any of your choice)
Lip balm tubes
Mixing bowl
Spoon
Something to scrape with

How to do it
Melt vaseline
Mix in oil of your choice (optional)
Pour mixture into lip balm pot
Scrap eyeshadow into melted vaseline
Mix well
Place in fridge to harden or leave it and it will solidify itself

Tutorial 

Take care
Kiwi..x

Brightening Face Primer by Benefits Review

Hey guys

So I recently got a sample of benefit's Brightening face primer free in my glamour magazine earlier  this month. I've been using it for the last two weeks as a base under my foundation and now feel its time for a review. 

So it say's you can "wear alone or under makeup for the look of bright, smooth skin." Which I feel is very true. I've been wearing it under either my Sleek liquid foundation or my Marykay foundation and it has done wonders. This has become a new must have in my makeup bag :)

Why I like it

• I have been getting compliments about my face glowing :) 
• It really does give my skin an even look, which means I can use less foundation.
• It also helps keep the foundation looking intact all day. 
• Its light, and leaves your skin feeling very smooth.
• And the best bit about it is that a little goes a long way. 

I will defiantly be purchasing this once my 7.5ml freebie is finished. 

Kiwi..x 

Maybelline Review

Hey guys


So I've mentioned before in a previous Haul that I had picked up these two items by Maybelline from super drugs recently.

Items can be found on the online super drug's store here
Illegal Length Mascara - £8.99
EyeStudio Gel Liner - £7.99

As I've been wearing both of the products on and off for the past week or so. I think its time for a lil review.

Maybelline - Illegal Length Mascara 

Pro's
*I got quite a bit of length added to my non existent eyelashes. (not an illegal length doe)
*water proof - Last all day
*It doesn't clump your lashes together
*Make's your eyelashes really dark and stand out more
Con's
Doesn't add any thickness, which Is something I often look for in a mascara


Maybelline - Eye Studio Gel Liner

Pro's
*Easy to use, glides easy can create many styles easily.
*Comes out really dark.
*Cute Packaging, I love the brush make's me feel like an artist :)
* Water Proof - Last all day
Con's
Nothing to complain about






Kiwi..x

Topshop - Makeup Haul

Hey guy

So I had to go to the Apple shop today to get a jammed DVD out of my macbook, so I had to wait 30mins for them to fixit so decided to cross the road and have a look in Topshop.
As I'm trying to save money for my holiday in April I didn't want to go downstairs to the clothes floor so I stayed on the makeup and accessories floor were I found some great piece's.

Please excuse the picture quality :( 

I haven't tried any of there Topshop - Make up cosmetics before, but I tried some of the samples and these are a few of the pieces I really liked.

1. Lipstick in Clueless (pencil)-> £7
2. Magic Liner in black (felt) -> £8
3. Liner in Khol (pencil)-> £4
4. Nail art pen in Barbarella-> £6.50

They are priced quiet decently as well all 4 products only cost me only £25.so, so I was very pleased. Cant wait to try them out properly.

Full Review coming soon, Hopefully my camera will be working properly by then

Take Care
Kiwi ..x

Eyelash Extensions

Hey
So I decided to do a review on these new eyelash extensions I decided to try out today.

The man in the shop recommended it as they're really thick. I usually use two packets of another brand at £1.99 a packet where as I would only need one packet of this brand at £2.45. So its a great deal I get to save £1.55 :)

Unfortunately when I got home and opened it, it didn't come with any eyelash glue, even though it cost more :(. Anyway so I looked around my room to see if I had any left over from any of my previous packets but I couldn't find any.
Then I remembered I had some hair glue and I thought well eyelashes are made from hair so why not use this glue. Besides it hold my hair extensions pretty well so why not my eyelashes lol.

                                                                                     The glue i used →

Anyway so here was the results

My non- existing eyelashes lol

Victorious Eyelashes

So after glueing my eyes shut a couple of time's and having to wipe away my teary eye's these were my results.
I usually spread it further along my eyes but i was scared of the hair glue lol
I love the thickness though :) and theres still a few lashes left.

Kiwi ..x