Winter has finally arrived.

Front garden frozen and snowy

Well I think winter has finally arrived with a bang. This week the uk has been having harsh weather conditions with minus 0 temperatures, it has been very cold to say the least.Having said that there are alot of places up north that have had it really bad with lots of snowfall, we had some in the midlands but not much more of a light sprinkling, but more is predicted

Uggs out of hybernation

The lane where I live, anyone for ice skating

Nice open fire and my mug of cocoa warm n snug at last

Followed by a warm Lush bath ummm

Girls with attitude nail art

Hi everyone. I was sent these nail art stickers etc for review purposes by Girls with Attitude recently. I am going to be posting a revue on these soon as they look so pretty in fact I cant wait to using them and letting my imagination run wild.

On first look they look very pretty and fool proof to use, they sent me three samples including the little stones. And you can also use them on your toes and that would look so pretty for the summer or the party season.

So keep watching for an honest review on these.  Meanwhile you can save 25% when you spend £10.00 for a limited time only go to www.girlswithattitude.co.uk and look at the range as they also sell false eyelashes.

With love
Amanda xoxo

Cher LLoyd animal print nails X factor

Hi, love her or hate her Cher Lloyd an x factor finalist is certainly in the public eye at the moment, and if you saw last weeks performance you might of noticed her quirkey animal print nails.

I had already heard that OPI were the providers of the nail polish worn on stage by the finalists and I love OPI as they have such an amazing amount of shades to chooses from including their cute names as well.

So it came as no suprise to me to learn this, however I did wonder how they had done the animal print desighn.

I used OPI oh so glam and went over it with Barry M nail effects it was really easy to do, not bad for a first attempt.

What do you think.?

Christmas contest coming soon

Hi Christmas is just around the corner and as usual I have done nothing. In fact im lazy in that I would rather order off the internet rather than spend hours walking round the shop s(dont get me wrong I love shopping), then to be annoyed when I see the same thing I purchased has been significantly reduced in the new year sale grrr.

But at least I have finally got together after much diliberation my blog Christmas give away. Yes one lucky follower will be winning a gorgeous prize and I have decided to give four things away to one person. There will be something from Mac,  Barry M,  sleek and illamasqua. oh and not forgetting the obligitory christmas false lashes as well.

I will be revealing what these goodies will be shortly so keep checking back.

You do need to be a subscriber to my you tube channel makeupaddict2416 and also a follower to my blog.

Check back soon.

Love Amanda xox

Face Atelier foundation

Hi everyone, I had read so much about this foundation that I had some samples sent to me.  Now because the ordering is online as you all probably are aware it can be difficult to get a true colour match to your skin tone.
So they sent me three seperate colours, Sepia, Honey and Tan.

The ultra foundation is apparantly worn by many a celeb including Madona and promises to leave the skin flawless as it has a unique blend of silicone effectvely airbrushing your complexion and it comes in 10 water proof shades that dont shift.

So I will be playing around with this, or probably making it last as it has a high price tag of £32.00, so its worth testing out before you buy the big one.

Il be reporting back to let you know what I think both on here and my you tube channel, so keep coming back for the review.

The foundation can be bought at www.cultbeauty.co.uk also at www.cocobeau.co.uk and www.amazon.co.uk.

Have you tried it yet if so what do you think, is it worth all the hype?

Bye 4 now
Amanda xox

Blog sale from the lovely Daintydollymix

Hi all Ive just purchased a couple of items from Daintydollymix blog. Ive purchased a Mac lilliland blush in so sweet so easy and Mac Rubenesque paint pot.

Im really looking forward to recieving these items as I missed out on the blush when the Lilliland collection was out.

And as for the Rubenesque paint pot well the colour is gorgeous and it will look amazing with my Urban Decay naked palette because of the neural browns and golds etc.

So keep a look out on my blog and il take some pics when they arrive.

Daintydollymix also sells some gorgeous handmade necklaces it such pretty desighns, well worth a look ide say.

Bye 4 now
Amanda xox

Winner of contest

Hi all my lovely followers im ready to announce the winner of the current contest (big drum roll)
The winner is TreasureandTresses. Well done please contact me on the email above with your adress details etc.
For those of you who havnt won, dont worry as I shall be holding a Christmas contest with some gorgeous items including Mac, this will be on here in the next few days, Remember you have to be a follower of this blog and a subsriber to my you tube channel.

Lots of love
Amanda :) x

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Charles Worthington volume hair set

Decided to get this for two reasons fist is as you all know due to illness and medication my hair has gone fine, and secondly they had an offer on in Boots of 3 for 2. I bought the shampoo, conditioner and blow dry spray.
I have to be honest and say I do not like it, yes it did add volume but it also dried my hair and gave my hair alot of static,
Ive given the set to my daughter and she loves it, so maybe its just my hair, she has long hair I have short dry hair.
I wouldnt buy this again, but I know some people love it, but thats just my personal opinion.

Shopping trip to Derby cheaper make up brands

On a recent Christmas shopping trip to Derby I picked up some lovely things I went in to Evans where they had a sale on so I got a pair of boots and shoes and a couple of tops. I also went into Lush and got a few gorgeous goodies and looked at the Christmas goodies too.
Then I found a shop in the Westfield Centre called Dazzle as soon as I saw that they had got make up and bags and other girly glitzy goodies I was drawn in.
Well I was like a kid in a sweet shop, they had a shop brimming with make up and handbags, the handbags were gorgeous mostly copies of desighner brands but gorgeous.
Recently someone said to me that they couldnt understand why people bought cheap cosmetics, and if your one of those people, well think again as I have a selection here for your perusal and I love em.

The make up they had were some brands I had heard of like Revlon, Boujouir etc and some ide heard of but not taken much notice of like W7.
I bought a boujouire mascara ive tried it and its brill. Set of false nails by girls with attitude, a revlon highlighter, two sinful nail colours a w7 eyeshadow and blush. The false eyelashes in pic are from Boots.
I was a little sceptical about w7 as its very cheap at just £1.50 for an eyeshadow, however I was pleasantly suprised as the colour pay off is amazing, very buttery and highly pigmented. They had these in a huge array of colours so I might get some more.
Staying with w7 I also got a blusher in pretty pink again highly pigmented very pretty pink, and teamed up with the Revlon highlighter looks a treat.

                                                                                

      

Next is the Sinful nail polish im loving these as the colours are awesome and they dont chip easily

Loving all these cheaper make up products. Bought from Dazzle.

Bye 4 now

Amanda

Decleor new skin care rigime

Decleor hydration collection

I love Decleor as a skin care brand and am lucky in that my daughter is a beauty therapist and I can use her discount off the products.

I had been using Decleor for around 6 weeks using the samples from my daughter, and had noticed a considerable change in the plumpness and suppleness of my skin.

Friends and colleagues were asking me what I had had done.

I was so impressed that I decided to go ahead and buy larger size products as I had triald it with the samples and decided it was the new skin care for me.

I have normal to dry skin, so decided to try the Hydration collection, as you also get some body products in there as well.

This would be nice as a present for someone whos into their Decleor as it comes boxed and you get a rather large toiletries bag to hold everything plus more.

Im officially addicted to Decleor now as the smells are all natural as the line is made purely from natural plant extracts, its the only skin care product ive actually look forward to using, silly as it sounds.

The prices are a little on the high end side but well worth it I think, aslo QVC uk do Decleor skin care at good prices and sometimes have the easy pay option.

You could always try one of the starter kits.

Bye 4 now

Amanda xx

Sleek bad girl palette review

Hi everyone I thought I would share with you all my thoughts on the SleekBad Girll palette. I have both the ltd edition Good Girl and Bad Girl, just havnt got round to reviewing the good girl one as yet.

I love Sleek eyeshadows as they are super pigmented its easy to forget just how pigmented they are for the money, compared to leading brands such as Mac.

You get an amazing 12 shadows in a palette good value for just £5.99.

But I bet your thinking they cant be that good at such a low price, well they are. The Bad Girl palette is a smokey eye girls dream as it has an array of dark colours, ranging from white right down to black.

They are very buttery and smooth to feel and there is a mix of shimmer and matt you need to be very sparing as the colour pay off is amazing.

I did a smokey eye look, please excuse the pics as they were taken at night so lighting not too good

Its a good idea too leave your concealor and foundation till after with this palette as you can get fall out as the colours are so dark.

The outer packaging is cool and very Rock Chic the inner packaging is the same as usual just black.

Il be reviewing th Sleek Good Girl Palette soon ,so keep checking back, and please follow my blog and you tube.
Bye 4 now
Amanda

Evans winter sale now on

Afternonn all you lovely peeps. For those of you who are on the curvy side like myself Evans have started the winter se today, along with a host of other offers I tried to resist as I'm saving for Christmas, but no that little devil onside my head took over and now i've given in and bought some items. My excuse is, well they were in the sale lol Amanda x

Jewelery bargains from Top Shop

I recently went into Top Shop and saw they had a jewelery sale on and saw a couple of things I couldnt resist

This pretty necklace that has a multople of chains on it saying once upon a time on the various chains and then also has really cute and pretty charms theres an owl, a fairy a key and aheart/mirror this should of been £12.00 was reduced to £6.00 but when I went to the till it had been reduces again to £3.00, bargain I think.

An these pretty cream with glitter although you cant really see the little bit og glitter there is. These angel wings should o f been £6.00 but where reduced to £3.00.

Mac a tartan tale tiny haul

Mac recently bought out yet a new ltd edition set called A Tartan Tale and to be honest there wasnt that much that I really fancied from the collection.

However I did purchase two things that I have to say im not too over excited about as im a little dissapointed as they looked so different on the web page.

This eyeshadow is called semi precious, it looked lighter on the site, ive just swatched it and I must say im not too over keen on the colour, so il have to see where I go with this one.

The next item I bought was the Happily Ever After Lip Kit

The actual case is o pretty in Tartan matrial with a crest on the front, the material feels like felt, so very unusual and pretty casing.

However the lipsticks are very pretty but they all seem to be sheer the colour pay off is pants which is a shame really as it didnt state the colours were sheer on the web, and of course I cant send it back now as ive swatched it.

So my experience hasnt been too good im afraid, although the eye palettes do look gorgeous I couldnt quite stretch to the expense.

I do believe that this is part one of two so lets see what part two of a Tartan Tale is like.

Mac also very kindly sent me a sample of Prep and Prime skim base visage which I believe is like a primar helping your foundation and make up sit better and longer, so il see how I get on with this.

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Mac Moon river blush from Genie cosmetics

Ive always wanted to try Macs Moon River especially after having seen it on a lot of reviews etc, it looked like the perfect highlighter. However trying to get hold of it prooved to be very difficult as it was one of Macs LTD edition ranges, not sure which one though, but it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

After months and months of searching and steering clear of certain auction sites due to fakes I came across a new cosmetic web site called Genie cosmetics, there an internet cosmetic site based in the uk.

They stock brand name beauty cosmetics including discontinued makeup from MAC, Bobbi Brown, Benefit, Clinique, Estee Lauder, Lancome, NYX Cosmetics, Urban Decay and many more.


Thir aim is to provide all customers with a safe, reliable and high quality online shopping experience. All their cosmetics are 100% genuine and sold with a 7 day money back guarantee providing the products are returned unused and unopened. And the good thing is they ship world wide too.

The service was excellent the pricing was good, I recieved my item within two days of purchase and I couldnt be more pleased with the product too.

I have used them since to purchase my NYX Jazz palette that I couldnt find any where else and I also bought some mixing medium.

I would highly recommend them if there is something that you want and you canr find, then try them out. http://www.geniecosmetics.co.uk/

NYX Jazzed pallette

I saw this on Genie cosmetics website and fell in love with the smoky colours. The colours in the pallette range from cream to silver to grey to blue and a gorgeous deep plue/black with hints purple shimmer. Today I decided to do a smokey deep blue look ive taken some pics so I hope you like.
I also used mac viva glam lippy and mac bite of an apple blush, Barry M eyeliner, and mac mineralise skin finish in moon revedr, again from Genie cosmetics.

If you have any questions on exactly colours used on eyes or wish me to post a picture of the palette please ask me

Smokey eye

Mac Venomous villains bite of an apple blush

I really like this blush it has a very pretty pink glow to it, although you do have to be very sparing as too much can make you look like a doll. The only thing I did find with this product is that for some reason it seemed harder to blend than usual. Ive taken some pics so you can see the colour on

Contest time

Hi all to celebrate my 500 subbies im holding a free make up give away, the prize is open to all who subscribe to my you tube channel and this blog.
The contest is open for a month and is open to all.
The prizes are as follows:
Mac innocense beware lipstick form venomous villains ltd edition set, sold out everywhere
Illamasqua lip gloss in Frenzy
A pretty bow necklace from Primark
Barry M  nail effects
All the items are brand new and the winner will be picked at random.
Please feel free to follow me on twitter.
Bye 4 now

Laura Geller baby cakes collection

Ive been in love with Laura Geller products since she bought her brand to qvc uk a number of years ago. And you can create the perfect look with this set of blushes Create the perfect make-up look for day and eveningwear with this collection of blush cheek colours. You'll receive four blushes in Sugar Free Raspberry, Pink Grapefruit, Golden Apricot and Sunswept - a cheek colour for all your make-up needs. Each nugget of colour glides on effortlessly, blends easily, stays put and looks fresh for hours. The set also contains a mirror in the compact and a brush for easy application, and what I also like about it is its small enough to be able to fit into your bag, so you can touch up where ever you are. The set costs £26.56 costly you might think. But bare in mind that these are from Lauras baked selection and they last for absoloutely ages as there super pigmented too.


Laura Geller baby cakes set

 I also love Lauras baked balance and brighten compact.  Providing full yet virtually undetectable coverage, this Balance-n-Brighten powder has a luxuriously smooth and creamy consistency. This liquid powder (9g) comes in shades of Fair or Medium to brighten skin and correct blemishes. Carry it around with you in the handy little compact, which is equipped with a mirror.
I apply mine with a kabuki brush. This powder is so versatile as it can be layered on top of your foundation to set it, or can be used on its own as a powder foundation, it really does give a nice finish and sheen and at £22.00 I think its worth it as again it lasts for ages.  

Laura Geller bronze n brighten

                                                                                                                                                                                          

mac venomous villains haul


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innocense beware lipstick

bite of an apple blush

my dark magic

 When Mac bring out a ltd edition collection it sells out pretty quick, and the venomous villains was no exception the collection came out on line in the uk and sold out in the morning, it went on sale in the stores and thats when I got my products.
Im a sucker for packaging and for Walt Disney so for me this really appealed the packaging is shiny compared to the usual mat finsish and the colous are beautiful.
I got innocesne beware lippy for Cruella Deville collection, im giving a new one of these away in my you tube contest.
Its a gorgeous sheer creamy nude colour great for a narural look. Im not usually one for sheer lippies but his has grown on me.
Next I got bite of an apple this is a gorgeous highly pigmented pinky red colour, from the Evil Queen collection, I did find this a little different to blend for some reason and because of the colour you must be sparing otherwise youl look like  a dolly.
My most favourite is the mineral eyeshadow from Maleficent is my darl magic this is a gorgeous plummy pink on one side and a shimmery dark purple/black on the other, very pretty. The only thing I would say about this is that the two colours are very alike.

Bite of an apple blush

                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                

Im still here new updates

Hi all first of all let me apologise for my lack of blogging but ive been away for few weeks and have also been really busy since I got back, renovating an old cottage in the country. And its been a struggle as my health hasnt been too good either.
But im hoping to be able to keep blogging as I enjoy it and ive missed it too.
On the shopping and hauling front ive bought some lovely items from Primark recently including a gorgeous black satchel bag, I believe its been hard to get hold of and has been sold out in a lot of stores, Il be putting some pics on soon of the items I bought.
On the make up front I had to purchase some items from the new Mac Venomous Vilains range as im a sucker for cute packaging and as its based on vilains from Walt Disney stories I couldnt resisit, I got Innocense beware lipstick, Bite of an apple Blush and My dark magic eyeshadow. Il be putting on pics etc shortly.
I now also have over 500 subs on you tube and I did say that once I got up to the 500 mark I would do a free giveaway well keep watching cos im going to be doing it soon with some gorgeous prizes. All you have to do is follow mw on this blog and on you tube to be entered.
Thats all for now so keep watching and il be back very soon.
Amanda xx

Small shopping spree pre holiday

Today I decided to go into my local town to get a couple of things for my holiday. I went into boots and saw the models own it stand. And you know me I just couldn't resist buying lillies pink this is a gorgeous pink metalic type finish, very pretty. I wondered over to Barry m stand and bought perfect turqouise this is soo pretty, I love it. Popped into Evans as they had a special sale on that day up to 30 per cent off. What cought my eye was a gorgeous tshirt with a studded heart in the centre I also bought a Cardigan, another top and some gorgeous jewelery. I will be taking some photos soon, so pics to follow. I alsoet my friend for coffee at Costas where I was very naughty and also had one of their strawberry cup cakes yum yum. I was feeling tired when I got back as I've just got back from another stay in hospital.

Mally Beauty rise and shine colection

I was recently watching QVC the shopping channel when I came up on the todays special value,this is where something is on sale for 24 hours only at a special price.
The TSV that day was the Mally Beauty rise and shine collection. Although I had never bought any of her products I decided that it was a good offer considering the products that you get inside the pretty bag that comes with it.I decided to google it and it had some pretty good reviewed I also did a you tube search and it came out good.

For those who have never heard of Mally Beauty the owner and founder is a lovely lady called Mally Roncall she is a make up artist to some top celebs including Beyonce.

This is what you get:

Cancellation conditioning concealer–World Launch–Exclusive to QVC until 1/1/2011


Rise and Shine eyeshadow duo in Plum and Lavender–Shade exclusive to QVC until 6/1/2011

Eyeshadow Brush

Rise & Shine Brightening Blush in Pink (arrives with Fair or Light concealer) or Magenta (arrives with Medium or Tan concealer)–Shades exclusive to QVC until 6/1/2011

Volumizing mascara in Black

Evercolor Starlight Liner in Gunmetal, a silvery gray—-Shade exclusive to QVC until 6/1/2011

Luminizer in Heavenly, a soft golden light

Highshine lip pen in Starburst, a pearly pink–Shade exclusive to QVC until 6/1/2011

Brow Beauty Brow Boost in Taupe
If you would like to see a pic and some info on the product please copy and paste the link into your search engine.

 
I was so excited when this arrived I decided to wear it that day I used my Mac foundation and all of the products in the bag, and I have to say I am more than impressed.
The shadows are highly pigmented and such gorgeous colours, great for green or blue eyes as it makes them pop.
The mascara is amazing I have very sparse eyelashes and am always looking for a good mascara, well now I've found it.
The eyeliner went on smoothly with no dragging.
The lip gloss is such a pretty colour.
The blush is so pretty, its a gorgeous rich highly pigmented pink.
The cancelation concealer covers up all those nasties.
The only thing I was a little disappointed with was the highlighter it wasn't as pigmented as I hoped. Still very pretty though.
This set comes with a pretty bag to put all the items in so great for travelling or popping in your handbag.
I would say that this is worth getting and I would definitely purchase mally products again.
xx

Give away winner is:

Hi everyone. The winner of the current competition is Rosemary Sandiford. Rosemary if you would like to get in touch with me with your adress details il get the goodies posted out to you. Well done.
Dont worry if your not a winner as I shall be running another competition shortly for attaining 500 subbies on you tube. So keep tuned for the next give away.
Amanda x

500 subbies on you tube whoop whoop

I would just like to say a huge big thank you to all my lovely subscribers on you tube in helping me to get to 500 subscribers.
I did say that once I hit the 500 mark I would do a give away, however as I am already running one I will leave it until the current one ends.
I will be picking the winner in a few days time and this is open to all who subscribe to me on you tube, follow me on this blog as well.
Im picking the winner at random so good luck with that.
Then il do my 500 subbies giveaway, so stay tuned.
Amanda xx

Moroccan oil glimmer shine spray

I had high hopes for this hair product as ide heard such hype in magazines, press and you tube, I also did a you tube vid about this as well.
It says it gives the hair shine and lustre for all hair types as it contains argan oil.
What I would say is that firstly I think it is better on brunette hair as the shine shows more and secondly it is better on thick hair. I have fine hair and I do find that you only need one spray as it can weigh the hair down if you have limp hair like myself.
However my daughter has lovely long dark thick hair and when she uses it it looks stunning. Therefore its interesting to see that the same product used on different hair types gives different results.
It has a very light nice smelling fragrance and the high price tag of over £25.00 is steep but it will last you for ages.
It says on the bottle from hairdressers only, and I did purchase mine from my hairdresser, but you can now buy it online from various sites.

So all in all I do like this product but you must be sparing if you have fine hair.