Becca opal

Hello and welcome to my blog!!! Now this is a review on a product I've lusted after for so long and I am so happy I finally have it!!! 

I've written quite a few times that I am a sucker for packing and I just feel like I need to have a deep conversation with whoever created the packaging for becca - this is the only becca product I own so I don't know what the rest of their packaging is like but this is awful there is just no words for the packaging.

My first thought was that it looked like my old Nike Sony Walkman - 

 My sister thinks it looks like a UFO - 

My boyfriend thinks it looks like a telletubbies nipple and I think he's on to something .... 

C'mon becca this is not going to look nice anywhere!!! 

As well as the design not being great I don't feel that the packing feels protective enough for such a delicate powder - the mirror in mine is loose and I can turn it all the way round and it just doesn't feel safe. 

Now all that being said I LOVE this product, you know how I raved about Laura mercier face illuminator in indiscretion the other month well now I've moved on. 

The formula is BEAUTIFUL so creamy and just gorgeous I suggest you make your way to space nk and swatch this product right now because you will not believe how beautiful it is.

This is a pure luxury product it is just stunning beyond belief. 

It's one of those products I've seen used loads on YouTube but never really reviewed and talked about and I think that's because this product truly speaks for itself. 

Here's a swatch 😍 (with flash) 

It is so long lasting it actually lasted longer then my foundation the other day !!! And gives the most beautiful glow; I will never look back this highlighter will be in my collection FOREVER.

 It's so blendable its to die for, 

I am in love.

Honestly I don't feel I need to say much about this like I said it speaks for itself really and truly I am so excited to get moon stone and rose gold. 

AND PLEASE BECCA WE NEED JACLYN HILL CHAMPAGNE POP IN THE UK BECAUSE THEM SHIPPING CHARGES ARE CRAYYYYYYYY 

So that's all I have to say about this beautiful beautiful product I strongly recommend checking it out !!! Please be sure to subscribe and give me a follow on Instagram billiesbeautyinsta !!! 

Also my partners sister has just set up a blog so please check her out http://jamiesbeauty101.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1 have a lovely day :) 

July 2015 glossy box

Hello and welcome to my blog today is about glossy box, i didn't actually get round to posting about my last box so here's a picture of it 

It was okay, I still haven't used most of the products I hated the lipstick nail varnish tattoos face wipes and face most so yeah definitely wasn't my favourite box !!! And neither was this one infact this has spurred me to end my subscription - I think I will still be getting next months box and then I'm going over to birch box. 

The thing with subscription boxes is that they are never going to please everyone sometimes you're going to be disappointed sometimes you're going to be really impressed it is so hit and miss and I love that it allows me to try new products I wouldn't usually buy but I just feel that glossy box are going for a different target audience now I'd probably of loved this if I was about 14. 

Anyway enough rambling onto this months box!! 

So the theme of this box was Paris and it is a beautiful box glossy teamed up with artist Jamie Lee Reardin who I believe is an artist for Dior (I could be completely wrong). I had really high hopes for this box - having a Paris theme and being teamed up with such a well known artist I was expecting something really luxury and just amazing unfortunately I don't feel it was there is French products but certainly not anything I would call luxury. I have actually tried out all of the products so I will be giving mini reviews on them !! 

1. Noxidoxi enhancing serum base full size £33.46 - let me tell you know I would not pay that. I can say if this product is bad or not because honestly I didn't have it on for long. I had a slight allergic reaction to this and had to wash it off almost straight away. I felt it was quite sticky to put on and once on it was just irritating my face my face is still super itchy now so this product is a deffo no no for me but that doesn't mean that it's a bad product. 

2. Lollipops lip balm déliciuse full size £4.15 absolutely awful I may as well of been sliding a greasy chip on my lips I will say that it was quite moisturising but it just felt disgusting. 

3. Teoxane Cosmeceuticals perfect skin refiner full size £70 

We have a product I actually like!!! When I first put this on my face started tingling and I was like omgggggg please not another reaction but upon actually reading the description that is perfectly normal!! It's actually made my skin feel really nice and supple I will continue using this but I probably wouldn't purchase it because well I have a million face creams that do the same thing. 

4. Yves Rocher comme und evidence eau de parfum full size £24.50 YUK why does glossy box love this brand so much ? Safe to say I am not a fan this perfume is disgusting I don't know who would possibly wear this but if you do I am judging you. 

5. Glossy box exclusive travel pouch supposedly £3.99 it's cute but meh it will never be used by me I own ten million makeup bags much better then this one I do like the drawing though so yeah. 

Anyway thank you for reading my super long blog !!! Let me know about any subscription boxes you have as I'm going to be doing some more eraser have before I decide on birch box !!  Have a lovely day don't forget to subscribe !! 

My birthday !!!

Hello and welcome to my blog!!! This post is kind of like a haul post but just telling you what I got for my birthday!! I turned 22 on the 10th of July I had really lovely day started off pretty chilled being lazy then had some friends over in the evening for pizza and drinks. So on to the presents 😁😁😁

From my mum and dad I got a beautiful Michael kors bag in pearl grey 😍😍😍 I've wanted one for about two years I got a watch for Christmas and I'm so happy to finally have a bag - a bag that doesn't contain nappies and baby spoons 🙈 

I was also given some money in which I bough a Chanel les beiges powder which I do plan on reviewing once I've used it. 

Fromt boyfriend and our baby I got a 75 ml bottle of Chloe love one of my all time favourite perfumes it is beautiful and if you haven't smelt it yet I highly suggest you do you will not be disappointed!!! 

I also got an urban decay after glow blusher in obsessed as you may of seen from my Instagram post - I am so proud of my partner picking this stuff he got the colour and the perfume spot on I'm so impressed!!! 

From my bestie I got 

A sigma F80 brush 

The balm Mary-Lou manizer highlighter 

And becca opal highlighter 

From my besties mum I got a beautiful Chanel blusher number 170, Rose Glacier.

And that's everything I have received :D I feel so spoilt!! And I'm so happy because everything I've got I've been wanting for ages I'm planning on reviewing becca opal and Chanel les beiges once I've used them a bit more but if you'd like to know a little bit more about any products I got please do let me know!!! 

Also I have about £30 of spending money left so give me some ideas of what I can buy!! I want to try something different but amazing!!! 

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Brush cleaning!!

Hello and welcome to my blog!! 

I've been really behind with blogging lately I've felt pretty disheartened and been extremely busy!! But here I am and I intended to be able posting a lot more often. 

As you may have read in one of my first posts I was applying too college to do access to midwifery and I did get in I'm off too enrol on Tuesday and I am so excited to start in September; now to find a decent nursery for my baby girl!! 

So into the actual blog post now as you might be able to tell from the title and my previous Instagram post this blog entry is going to be all about how I clean my brushes.

I love nothing more then applying my makeup with clean brushes and it always seems too look 10x better when the brushes are clean (is that just me?), but I also hate washing and drying my brushes. It is the most boring thing in the world. 

I wash all of my brushes once a week and give them a wipe over after every use. It's really important to keep your brushes clean to prevent breakouts it's also really important when washing brushes too not get the furrow wet as any water in there can unstick the glue and cause shedding or the brush to actually fall apart - as I have experienced. 

I think brush cleansers are quite personal we all like different scents and ingredients but I do think brush cleansers are kind of a gimmick it is so simple and cost efficient to make them yourself so here is the ingredients to mine!! I mix this up in an old mini shower gel bottle. 

1. Something antibacterial this is really important as obviously we need to kill the bacteria. This can be any thing from hand soap to face wash but not that antibacterial hand rub as you need something that's going to bubble. I use witch oil controlling face wash - my theory to this was if its good enough for my face must be good enough for my brushes since they go on my face? And yes turns out it is. I pour this rather then pump it as the pump causes foam and that's not what I want. 

2. Something that smells nice and bubbles - My face wash doesn't have the nicest scent to it so again you can use anything shampoo shower gel anything I personally use either Aussie shampoo or body shop shower gel (the body shop ones are soap less and smell divine!!). 

3. Something conditioning -

For this I either use olive oil, coconut oil (melted in the microwave first) or hair conditioner right now I am out of olive/coconut oil so I am going to use my Aussie hair conditioner. 

And that is the mixture for my brush cleanser I shake this all together in its bottle and viola it's done. 

Now for the actual washing of my brushes my best friend is an absolute gem and got me this great little brush egg I believe she paid 99p for it on eBay and it has literally cut my brush cleaning time in half. Kabuki brushes have always been my biggest hate but this thing makes it so so much easier I love it!!! 

(https://stephyyysbeauty.wordpress.com) 

So with this I add a small amount of my brush cleaner swirl the brush into it rinse and repeat if necessary and it is that simple!! 

Now I'm a little bit of a weirdo and I comb my makeup brushes and sometimes blow dry them 🙈 but if I don't have time to blow dry them I wrap them in tissue like a brush guard and place them on a flat surface or a folded towel. They usually dry over night and are ready too use in the morning!! 

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