Christmas is around the corner and I can see all the excitment in everyone's posts around the blogosphere! We all know Christmas most iconic colour has to be Red and since we all have different ways that we like to express that within our styles I decided to bring 3 different Red beauty products that we can use either together or on their own during the festive season. And a bonus is they're all affordable!!

With Spring upon us I can totally rock my flower headband and bright pink lipstick with no excuse! I for sure am a girl of dark bold makeup but couldn't resist the sunshine asking for the bright yet wearable look! 

To add to the fun I  decided I would just reach for affordable products, which proves once more the drugstore brands are upping their game and no need for more expensive makeup to reach a fresh yet fun makeup look!

Face 

Rimmel Lasting Finish Primer

Catrice Even Skin Tone Beautifying Foundation - 010 Even Vanilla 

Collection Concealer - Fair

L'oreal Infallible 24H Matte Powder - 123 Warm Vanilla

Soap & Glory Love At First Blush - Pink, Pop & Pearl

Bourjois Blush - 48 Ashes of Roses

Inglot HD Sculpting Powder - 510

Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light - Highlighter

NYX Micro Brow Pencil - Ash Brown

Lips - Kiko Colour Click Lipstick - 06 (Limited Edition)

Flower Crown by Claire's 

Here I am again with another haul! May I remind you I'm still on my spending ban and no this was not a weak moment, just a few things I picked up before I started this journey. I also have more coming up but you'll get that later!

Where do I start? Beauty Bay, I've been doing some shopping there for the past months and after loving everything and the fastest shipping ever I went for more Zoeva! 

It all started by the need of experimenting more with palettes that are not so new to my collection... I have this thing, when I get new eyeshadows I work with them once or twice and sometimes after that I go months without touching them. It is one of those things you can't really control when you own so many eyeshadows and keep getting more! 

As a way to change things a bit I went for the Enchanted Forest palette by Sleek, and as always followed my instinct when it came to shades and final look.

Daphne is all over the lid topped with Happily Ever After to create a more dimensional look! On the crease and inner corner I mixed Grand Duke and Drizella. To my lower lash line I added Anastasia and completed my waterline with the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencil in Vice plus a little bit of Gosh Velvet Touch Eye Pencil in Renascence Gold! 

Glass Slipper is on my brow bone to highlight the Inglot AMC Brow Liner Gel (21) that filled them in! 

To complete the entire look I used L'oreal Super Liner So Couture in a thin line following the lashes and ending in a barely noticeable wing. On my lashes I used the Catrice Jet Lash Speed Volume Mascara. 

In the end it turned out to be one of my favourite looks yet where I pair purple, that I love on brown eyes, and green that makes the whole look stand out! 

P.S. Sleek does not sponsor me in any shape or form, I simply love their eyeshadows and tend to create a look with just one palette as they usually are so complete. I feel the need to say this due to the amount of people that actually think every good review or focus post you write is sponsored by the brand or was given to you for the purpose.

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Seasons change and so our makeup routines! The vampy lips come into scene, the illuminated skin and a new shade of foundation makes the way to the first spot in the makeup drawer! 

There were a few products that I was curious to try and quickly they became my winter staples! Starting with a radiant skin I find hard to stop using the Sleek Barekissed Illuminator in Monaco as it gives the most stunning glow from within effect on my skin and gives me the confidence to walk in the rainy days knowing I won't be looking dull! 

To add up to the party I went for the Even Skin Tone Beautifying Foundation by Catrice that is amazing, lightweight but providing enough coverage for my needs, it definitely evens out my skin and takes away all the redness and I love it alone or even with its mate Miracle Match from Max Factor! After hearing so many good things about this particular foundation I decided it was time to try something from Max Factor, I know I know why wouldn't I in the first place!! It is without a doubt one of my favourite foundations but the smell puts me a bit off, maybe I just need to get used to it! The shade is one of the best matching my skin this winter and coverage provided is good enough for a fairly good skin day! In a sum of words I often go for either one of the two foundations, or mix them together plus the Sleek illuminator and that gives me the perfect base to start with! 

On a not so great skin day I rely on my Clarins Instant Concealer to cover all the blemishes and lift up my under eye area and even thou shade 1 is a bit too light for spot concealing I can manage to blend it perfectly in my base and create the look I'm aiming for! Radiant and flawless!

These have been my favourite products for the winter base and won't go away anytime soon! 

Which products have you been using this winter?

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Sleek Makeup has been one of those brands that I love everything I try from, no exception for their eyeshadow palettes! At 7,99£ each you can't go wrong when the pigmentation and variety of shades is beyond its price. The latest addition to the i-Divine collection has the name of Enchanted Forest and by the names of the shadows we know its been inspired by fantasy stories we all know well!

As Autumn is on its full this year I got inspired to use the beautiful greens on the palette paired with this unique purple and the result is here! If you're curious on how to get this look keep on reading!

I'm well aware my makeup collection is not small but what can I say? It always seems like I need something else here and there so in one recent trip to Superdrug & Kiko I ended up with this amount of items.

My first purchases were at Kiko and I went there to get a new shade of the Universal Fit Foundation that I shared my thoughts on in this post but it couldn't come alone so I ended up with a new Intense Colour eye pencil in a stunning bronz-y shade.