Haul | A Welcomed Edition To My Naked Family

I've owned a few Urban Decay products for a couple of years but always lusted after the coveted Naked Palettes after finding it hard to splash the cash. So last year I was so excited when I managed to bag the Naked 1 palette for the bargain price of £9.99. You can see my post all about that here.

Just over a year later and a lot has changed in my life (mainly the fact I've finally paid all my debt off and am now officially debt free!!!) which means I have more spare money to buy the things I've wanted for so long. So welcome Naked 2 palette to the makeup family...

I'm so glad I've finally got my hands on it and cannot wait to purchase the Naked 3 as well. Another thing I was pleased to see was the samples of their primer potions. I last used these about 2/3 years ago and were my holy grail eye primer so am excited to try all the different formulas out. I will be sure to do a review (even though I'm about 5 years late to the party) and also I was thinking of posting some makeup looks I create with the palette, what do you think? Is that something you would like to see?

What's your opinion on the Naked Palettes?

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Beauty Tip | Primark Brush Cleaning Companion

Whenever I pop in to town one place I always visit without a doubt is Primark. And as well as spending ages looking through the clothes, shoes and accessories one department I love to look at is the home ware. 

A couple of weeks back I came across this little beauty and instantly thought I could use this for something other than it's actual purpose. We all know the struggle of cleaning makeup brushes and how much we all hate (well some people might find pleasure in the process) when that time rolls around and we need to deep clean but I've found this beauty helps ease the pain. Before I bought the dish drying mat, I could never find tea towels big enough to cope with my mountains of wet brushes and I didn't want to ruin any nice towels I owned. The dish drying mat seems to be the perfect size, well until I buy more brushes anyway. And since it's purpose is to help dry dishes I feel the material helps dry my brushes quicker than normal. I can't quite remember how much this was but knowing Primark it can't of been more than a couple of pounds but I have found similar products on Amazon for not much more here.

Do you have any gadgets or products to help ease the pain of cleaning those pesky brushes?

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Wishlist | Crown Brush

Blush! Bronze! Illuminate! | C473 Studio Pro Contour | C437 Pro Dome Blender

Flawless Face Blender | C139 Stiff Tapered Crease

Brushes are the next thing in my collection I want to grow as I have the bare essentials but definitely need more. Especially since its a bit of a pain to have to continuously clean my brushes as I have no back ups. 

I first heard of Crown Brush through other beauty bloggers but I first came into contact with them last year at IMATS where I picked up a couple of brushes. I am going to IMATS again this year so will definitely be picking up more next month, so I thought I would show you a few I am interested in picking up.

Blush! Bronze! Illuminate! isn't technically a brush but it has most definitely intrigued me. I've seen some similar products from the likes of IT Cosmetics but obviously this is cheaper and easier to get hold of. The C473 Studio Pro Contour is the brush I'm most excited to get as I don't actually own a contour brush, I've just made do with other brushes to do the job. The C437 Pro Dome Blender is the perfect brush for applying blush and highlight. I already own the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge and do hope to own a Beauty Blender soon but what harm is it to try another beauty sponge right? And finally the C139 Stiff Tapered Crease brush is a staple favourite in the beauty world and looks like a lovely crease brush.

Do you own any Crown Brushes? What's your favourite brush?

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Online Shopping | Beauty Crowd

I can't actually remember how I came across this amazing website. It may have been through an email hmm.. never mind but I was so excited when I stumbled across it! It sells a whole range of different brands but what got me the most excited was that they sell some American brands we have no access to in the UK.

I can't wait for payday to roll around so I can make an order. Obviously there are a lot more things I want to purchase but I thought I'd show you my top few items I'm hoping to purchase when I do make an order...

Jordana

Easyliner For Lips

Modern Matte Lipstick

Fabuliner Liquid Eyeliner

L.A. Girl

Pro BB Cream

Pro HD Concealer

Glazed Lip Paint

Milani

Colour Statement Lipstick

Fierce Foil Eyeliner

Baked Blusher

Do you already own any of these? What's your favourite products from these brands?

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Haul | Makeup Revolution

If you haven't heard of Makeup Revolution by now where have you been? They took the beauty world by storm over a year ago with their amazing products for such low prices. So the other week I placed an order and wanted to show you what I got...

A rundown of what I purchased...

- Ultra Blush & Contour Palette 'Hot Spice'
- Ultra Cover & Conceal Palette 'Light/Medium'
- I Heart Makeup Blushing Hearts Blusher 'Blushing Heart'
- I Heart Makeup Blushing Hearts Highlighter 'Goddess Of Love'
- Focus & Fix Liquid Concealer '01 Fairest'
- Amazing Lipstick 'Depraved'
- Amazing Lipstick 'Dare'
- Amazing Lipstick 'Rebel With A Cause'
- Amazing Lipstick 'Flashing'
- Amazing Lipstick 'Enchant'
- Amazing Lipstick 'Crime'
- Amazing Lipstick 'Sweetheart'
- Iconic Pro Lipstick 'Blindfolded'
- Iconic Pro Lipstick 'Game Of Mystery Matte'
- Iconic Pro Lipstick 'Somewhere Out There'
- Iconic Pro Lipstick 'Duel'

All of these goodies are available from their website here and came to the grand total of £40.94 which I think you'll agree is an amazing deal considering you can't even buy 2 Mac foundations for that amount. And for the quality of the products it's most definitely my favourite cheaper/drugstore brand! Also I'll just mention that I can't wait to make my first order from their sister company Freedom Makeup.

If you would like to see an in depth review on any of the products above, let me know if the comments below!

Do you own anything from Makeup Revolution? What's your favourite product?

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Blog Tips | Getting More Organised

The best thing I've learnt since I started blogging is the one thing you can do to make it easier is get organised! Now I need to hold my hands up and admit, Hi my names Adele and I am a procrastinator and up until now not been very organised. But now I'm getting back into blogging I NEED to get myself organised and to do that I need to get some notebooks and planners. This is when I found Minted...

Minted is a site which sells all sorts from art to planners and notebooks but with a difference, all the designs are from independent artists which you wouldn't be able to get hold of from traditional retailers.

So I thought I would share with you some of my favourite designs from the site....

Spring Flourishes By Ana Sharpe

Too Many Things To Do By Kaydi Bishop

The Perfectionist Notebook By Annie Clark

Fresh Dots Notebook By Carolyn Maclaren

Dainty Notebooks By Nicole Rim

Glitter Heart Notebooks By Lehan Veenker

If you're interested in some new stationary, art or gifts then do take a look at Minted! Let me know what your favourite designs are.

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*Post in collaboration with Minted

But all words and opinions are my own.

Review | Kiss Cosmetics Sheer Stick

Kiss Cosmetics is a brand I've been following on Facebook for quite a while now. An up and coming UK based colour cosmetics brand which started out solely focusing on quality lip products but has just released its first mascara. All their products are cruelty free and all the ingredients are listed on the products. They kindly contacted me and offered me a chance to try out their next new product. Introducing the Sheerstick*...

Consisting of 8 understated shades, Sheerstick is exactly what it says it is... sheer! It contains Vitamin E and Jojoba oil and delivers a moisturising feel with a translucent non sticky flush of colour.

What Sheerstick is: A Lightweight, glossy and translucent colour all in one stick. It has a menthol scent which isn't too strong but gives an uplifting sensation for the lips.

What Sheerstick does: It creates a fresh natural look with a slight hint of colour which makes it great for during the daytime. It has a similar effect as a sheer lipgloss but in an entirely different formula.

What I love about this product is how perfect it is for lazy days or when you're on the move. As it's sheer it's one of those products where you don't need a mirror to quickly apply when out and about. The colour I got sent was See-Thru Rouge which is a classic bright cherry red with blue undertones.

The Sheerstick will be available to purchase on the Kiss Cosmetics Website from Friday 5th June. The RRP is £7.00.

Have you tried anything from Kiss Cosmetics before?

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*PR SAMPLE