Florida Holiday 2015 + Haul

Hello lovelies! As you know I've had a lot going on the past year so activity on here has been pretty much non-existent. However, with a new university year starting I have decided to try and commit to writing again. This is my last year at uni and I have to make it count, doing as much as I can possibly fit into my remaining time here. Goodness knows how I am going to make time for all the things I want to do as well as studying and running a blog regularly!

Anyways, less of my rambling about thoughts in my head and onto the subject of this blog post. Recently I went to Florida on a family holiday. We spent a few days at Disney (a first for my family), a few days at my godmother's house and the last portion of our holiday at Fort Myers for a family reunion with my dad's side of the family.

Some Disney snaps for your viewing pleasure!

In between spending time with my extended family and discovering the magic of Disney, I somehow managed to fit in a lot of shopping. The majority of which, unsurprisingly, were cosmetics. So today I thought I would take you guys through what I bought. It goes without saying that I do not mean to brag or anything, I'm just very happy with the purchases I made and I cannot wait to start using them on myself and clients. I personally love blog posts like this because it gives me an idea of what makeup is on the market at the moment. 

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in " Global Glow"

Smashbox Full Exposure Palette

 Bobbi Brown Sheer Finish Pressed Powder in "Basic Brown"

MAC Lip Pencils in "Boldly Bare" and "Cork"

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in "Moonstone"

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

Tarte "tartelette" Palette

NARS Dual Intensity Eyeshadow in "Phoebe"

MAC Sized To Go Pigments in "Vanilla" and "Melon"

NYX Lip Pencils

NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams in "Copenhagen", "Abu Dhabi" and "Prague" and NYX Butter Gloss in "Angel Food Cake"

 Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in "Radium" and "Retrograde"

The swatch doesn't do the eyeliners justice. They are so vibrant and glittery in real life.

I hope that you found this interesting. Please let me know if you have tried any of these products and what you thought of them.

Lots of love,
Kira <3 xxx

New York Make Up Haul!

As promised today I intend to show you all the wonderful products that I picked up while in New York. Most of these I have wanted for absolutely ages and others I picked up because they were just too good to leave behind. So first off here is an overview of all the make up I bought (all from Sephora with the exception of the MAC items). There was another OCC lip tar in 'Strumpet' but it exploded in transit which caused me much distress as you can imagine.

 

Ta da! Doesn't it all look beautiful?

 

We have: Benefit's 'They're Real' Mascara ~ Smashbox Megatint long wear lip colour in 'Punch ~ Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in 'Catfight' ~ MAC lipsticks in 'Rebel' and 'Lustering' ~ OCC lip tar in 'Lydia' ~ MAC lipliner in 'Nightmoth' ~ Urban Decay Naked palette ~ Anastasia Brow Wiz in 'Brunette' ~ Urban Decay 24/7 glide-on eye pencil in 'Deep End', 'Smog' and 'Mildew' ~ NARS eyeshadow duos in 'Dogon', 'Habanera', 'Rated R' and 'Mad Mad World' ~

 

Here are some swatches. From left to right, top to bottom we have the Urban Decay pencils in 'Smog' (golden brown), 'Deep End' (bright blue) and 'Mildew' (forest green). These felt very nice and creamy when I swatched them. The first lipstick is the Smashbox Megatint in 'Punch' and is a beautiful bright pink that I think could suit most skintones. The next colour is 'Catfight' by Urban Decay. Although it looks almost identical to 'Punch' in this photo, it is actually darker than it looks in the picture but it's another brilliant shade. MAC's 'Rebel' is next and it's a gorgeous berry purple colour. 'Lustering', also by MAC, is a lovely light pink colour that will suit every skin colour. I was drawn to it because I wanted a lighter, more everyday pink colour but I usually have trouble finding one that suits my dark skin- but this one works! It's a lustre so it naturally has a softer finish than other formulas. The beautiful lilac swatch beneath is OCC's 'Lydia' lip tar. Lilac and green are my favourite colours so this caught my eye straight away. The lip liner beneath 'Lydia' is MAC's 'Nightmoth' which was recommended to me by the nice MAC lady in the store to give it a more vampy look perfect for the colder months!

 

 

I don't think I need to tell you what this is. The Naked palette by Urban Decay has become a bit of a make up product celebrity and is used by pretty much everyone nowadays. It was about time I got my hands on it, don't you think?! Most of the make up artists and consumers that I've spoken to swear by this thing. It's a great product to splurge on if you just want one eyeshadow palette and you like your neutrals

 

Ahh NARS... somehow you had managed to evade me all these years but not any more! I finally own some duo eyeshadows and I could not be more excited about that! Just look how amazing they look in their packaging!

The order above corresponds with the swatches below. In order we have: 'Dogon' (metallic taupe/charcoal black), 'Habanera' (silver/ glittery plum), 'Rated R' (glittery yellow-green/glittery cobalt blue) and 'Mad Mad World' (pacific blue/glittery green)

These are all so beautiful and I can't stop staring at 'Mad Mad World' because I just can't find the words to describe the green colour! Unfortunately the taupe side of 'Dogon' didn't swatch very well on me because my skin is too dark, but it is a nice neutral colour.

 

So that was all the make up I bought, I hope you enjoyed snooping around my purchases!