New - at Leonor designs

We have new goodies in Leonor designs store, The Hug Me bracelets in new colors.

Which one is your favorite?

When Megs is Away | Hair Care Guest Post | Made Up of Little Things

Rachael is literally one of the kindest ladies I've had the pleasure to 'meet' over the internet. So I was super happy when she offered to post for me whilst I was away....

MAJOR hair envy going on here.

Hi! I’m Rachael and I blog over at www.madeupoflittlethings.com. Megs has kindly allowed me to take over her blog for today whilst she is away sunning herself in Italy (jealous much??) I thought I’d take the opportunity to share my haircare routine as I thought it might appeal to Meg’s blog friends – I for one LOVE reading about other people’s haircare! My hair is fairly long and has dry ends as I'm in the process of lightening it, so I like to try to give it as much TLC as I can. Here's how I look after it;

Wash

I shampoo twice as I have oily roots and I always use the same shampoo as I have a sensitive scalp.  I have found the perfect shampoo to combat this – L’Oreal Professionnel Serie Expert Pure Resource

I give my scalp a good massage whilst washing, this cleans it and encourages growth (who doesn’t want that??) There’s no need to rub shampoo into the lengths of your hair, they get cleaned as you rinse away the shampoo. They are fragile when wet, let’s not upset them J

After washing I wrap my hair in a towel – again, I don’t rub it, just let the towel blot away the water, squeezing the ends in the towel. This ensures your conditioner doesn’t get diluted with excess water

Condition

I apply conditioner from the bottoms of my ears down – never close to my roots – there’s simply no need, it only makes them look greasy. I comb the conditioner through with a wide tooth comb and wrap in a towel again.

I leave conditioner on for at least ten minutes, usually closer to 30 mins. Allowing your hair to wallow in conditioner for this long maximises it's effects and leaves hair feeling softer and smoother than if you were to rinse it straight out. Plus it gives you time to catch up with your favourite blogs!

I have three favourite conditioners, I swing between Joico Intense Hydrator, Moroccan Oil Moisture Repair and Kerastase Lait Cristal. I guess I’m a bit of a conditioner junkie! Believe me I’ve tried a lot of conditioners and these three are the best I’ve found. I’d recommend any of them, you definitely don’t need them all! You can read full reviews over on my blog, should you wish to. If you are on a budget, consider splurging on either conditioner or oil. Alternatively, L’Oreal Elvive shampoo and conditioner for coloured hair are fantastic as a lower cost option.

Dry

If I'm going somewhere special I will curl my hair or do a ‘proper’ blow dry with a round brush. But this isn't often! So mostly I just dry it straight and smooth.

I spray Paul Mitchell Daily Boost over my roots and run a pump of Shu Uemura Essence Absolue through the lengths, from the bottom of my ears down. This miracle oil detangles and leaves my hair so soft and smooth, it’s not cheap but MAN it’s worth it! It smooths hair like nothing on earth. A less pricey alternative is Orofluido – this is fabulous too and was my staple before I discovered Shu Uemura.

I use my Tangle Teezer to comb through my wet hair before drying my fringe first with my Denman Head Hugger brush, to stop it from going curly! Then I dry the rest of my hair with a Shu Uemura paddle brush,  pointing the dryer nozzle downwards to smooth the hair cuticles. This brush has a mixture of synthetic and natural bristles, it really leaves hair smooth and shiny.

I finish by running another pump of oil through the lengths et voila !   

Having committed this routine to print, I can see that I spend an awful lot of time and money on my hair! BUT my philosophy is this – your hair is your best and most worn accessory. If you could only wear one suit every day of your life, wouldn’t you make sure it was beautifully cut, made of the best materials, and of the very best quality? Wouldn't you care for it like it was gold? Treat your hair the same way and you won’t go far wrong :)

Gold entry

I looove gold, so I am very fond of these images. whem i was youngwe found gold and leopard prints tacky. well that sure changed. Now I want to incorporate ,ore gold in my life.

via

Weekend dwelling

Matteo 6 months

Our baby is 6 monthts, how fast passes time by....

We had this lovely photoshoot while our stay in Ibiza.

We are on the go to see the peditrician...

xoxo the Beau family

Sparkle hair ties

I am so proud to announce we have new goodies in our Leonor designs shop, sparkling hair ties for in your hair and on your wrist. We ourselves love them as they will not bend your hair as other elastics and they are super smooth and comfortable.

In september I will be back posting every day about decoration and lifestyle!

While Megs is away | The Perfect Base Guest Post | Lil Miss Chickas

Next up on the 'Guest Blogging' list is the scrummy Charlotte of Lil Miss Chickas. I'm in love with her blog, and if you're one that's obsessed with beauty, then this is the blog for you! Plus, she's such a lovely lady too. Her post is all about finding the perfect foundation, definitely something I'm interested in.....

If there is one beauty related wish that every blogger would wish for it would be to find that foundation that would give you the perfect base.  Foundation is like the white undercoat you put on when painting your wall.  Once you have the pefect base coat you can then go on and do all the pretty detailing.  Of course that is where the comparison between paint and make up should stop and those that apply foundation like it were paint should really consider why they do that.  Of course in a perfect world we would all have flawless skin; no spots or dry patches and we wouldn't need foundation.  Sadly for many of us this isn't the case and we rely on our foundation to mask our imperfection and highlight our best feautures.
 
My quest for the perfect base started when I was 16, I made the step from drug store to make up counter and started to take more of an interest in what I was putting on my face.  Below charts the story of my 'Quest for the Perfect Foundation' and the three foundations that I now reach towards.
 

Mac Studio Fix Fluid
 
Funnily enough Mac Studio Fix starts and ends this story.  This was the first foundation that I ever bought at a make up counter and I have unintentionally come back to it every time.  I've tried to sway from it, I really have, but I just keep finding myself restocking when I pass a Mac counter.  This gives medium to full coverage but never leaves you with that caked-on look.  I use this as my winter foundation when I need a touch more coverage.  I do however find this foundation a little drying so I always make sure my skin is full of moisture.  If it feels too dry I will shy away from my trusted Mac favourite.
  
Laura Mercier Tinited Moisturiser 
 
It took me a while to buy into the whole tinited moisturier game.  My mother has sworn by it for years and refuses to use anything else.  I was a little skeptical at first but since discovering the Laura Merier one am a total convert!  There are so many benefits in using a tinted moistuser.  Number One, it moisturises the skin whilst providing coverage.  Number two; Its much lighter than foundation for when you only want minimal coverage (like in the summer months) and Number three, if you can't access your moisturiser for an reason, don't sweat it, you can just use this.  The Laura Mercier Tinited Moisturiser is a dream to use for all the above and I have just found it lasts better that oother TM's
 
YSL Touche Eclat 
 
This is a new find of mine and I am in love!!  This is quite possibley my favourite foundation of all time.  I glides on to the skin with ease, buffs in quickly and iluminates my whole face.  I go from having tired looking to radient skin in a matter of minutes.  It lasts for ages and doesn't turn orange as the day goes on.  I really could gush about this all day.  HOWEVER it does have one negitive factor.  No SPF! Not good if you want to wear in the day (even on cloudy days whe should be using SPF).  I don't understand why YSL failed to put this in!  I do have to slip on a primer if I wear this in the day to counter the lack of SPF but to spin this into a postive there is ZERO flashback when being photographed at night with it on.
 
 
So there you have it.  My quest for the perfect foundation has momentarily ceased thanks to these three little beauties.  Of course as my skin evolves I will have to pick the search back up but for now I am satisfied.  For full reviews of the three products just click on their names.  I'd love to know what others reach for for the perfect base.  Please tell!!

Smells like Southern California

Hollister Body  Spray 

Crescent Bay (pink - Watermelon - Poppy - Sugary Woods) | Solana Beach (blue - Raspberry - Jasmine - White Musk)

Auf der Suche nach einem passenden Duft fand ich bei Hollister genau das Richtige:

luftig, leicht und lockere Body Sprays - genau richtig für die heißen Tage und ziemlich ergiebig :)

Nach längerem Durchtesten im Laden habe ich mich für zwei Duftvarianten entschieden.

Kühlt und pflegt mit Aloe Vera (hui, da freut sich die Haut - als Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract beschreibt es das Etikett ^^). Crescent Bay ist etwas für Wassermelonenliebhaber und Solana Beach für Himbeerfans (männliche Meinung dazu: riecht nach Kaugummi O.o! - Hm, ok...). Manche behaupten auch, dass alle Duftvarianten gleich riechen, aber das stimmt ganz und gar nicht! Fakt ist nur, dass sich die Düfte laut Beschreibung aus mehreren Duftnoten zusammen setzen, wovon eben eine eher dominiert - aber schnuppert euch am besten im nächst gelegenen Store selbst mal durch :)

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 a purple pansy

Zum Abschluss hier noch ein taufrisches Blümchen vom Blatt. 

Habt einen schönen Sonntag ♪

Lion Riding Shot Gun

Looking for inspiration today? You've come to the right place! Check out the woman on the wall of death with a real lion riding shot gun!

I hope this empowers you to tackle your thursday with confidence!

When Megs is Away | FOTD Guest Post | Starry Eyed Blogs | FOTD

Carrying on the theme of some lovely ladies guest posting for me whilst I'm away, it's my pleasure to introduce to you the gorgeous Kirsty Louise, of Starry Eyed Blogs. She's kindly written up a scrumptious 'face of the day' that she wore to a recent wedding (when we had some summer going on). It's something I'm yet to feature on my blog, so it was the perfect choice :) 
Take it away lady...!

Products:

Garnier BB Cream - Medium

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer – Light

bareMinerals Touch Up Veil Powder – Translucent

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

MAC MSF – By Candlelight

MAC Powder Blush – Pink Swoon

MAC Eyebrows Pencil - Spiked

MAC Paint Pot – Bare Study

Sleek Storm Palette

AVON Glimmerstick Diamond – Black Ice

AVON Super Shock Mascara – Black

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain - Cherish

Everyone has been talking about the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Balms and I am no different. I have been on a bit of lip product splurge over the past few weeks and I just had to add some Revlon goodies to my basket.  I am a self-confessed pink lipstick junkie and my collection is ever growing, I think I must own every shade of pink possible by now! I love creating looks with a pink flush to the cheek and a bold pink lip to match, especially when I have a tan. I am not much of an eye shadow girl, don’t get me wrong I love donning a neutral smokey eye for a night out but during the day I tend to keep it simple. A sweep of a bronze colour accompanied by a black eye liner and flick of mascara, my current favourite being AVON’s Super Shock, and I’m done. I’m not one for fussy, overly dramatic make-up, I would prefer either a bold lip or a statement eye, but not both together, as I feel it clutters up my face. I’d much rather a more natural, subtle look which highlights my best features and shows my skin at its best. I wore this look to a friends wedding, and I wanted something non-fussy and neutral but still girly and summery, that would wear and photograph well. I think I achieved this and was very happy with my choice!

I would like to thank Meg for giving the opportunity to be a guest blogger here on Wonderful You :) It has been a brilliant experience working with and getting to know Meg as I feel our blogs both offer similar beauty content and its lovely to talk to people who have similar interests. You can check out my beauty, fashion and lifestyle blog ‘Starry Eyed Blogs’ here.

Kirsty Louise xxx

Chair Make Over by Katherine Velie

One of my fellow blogger's Katherine, from the blog Antweak, recently revealed one of her revamped chair. Beautiful right?!

Not only was the makeover stunning but, smart! As you all know I'm a big fan of a good over haul on a piece of furniture so I knew I had to share it with my readers. 

The cinderella of a story started out like this:

AND! with the use of her zebra rug (that used to be laying on the floor) turned an old chair with good bones into a show stopper:

I just love a happy ending! So, what do you think of the make over?

Liebster award

Really..who...me? That was my ´´celebrity award winning´´ reaction when Patty from Pattys epiphanies awarded me this reward. Thank you Patty, I am very honored that you gave me this award!

This is how it must be done:

The rules are as follows:

1. Post 11 facts about yourself.

2. Answer the 11 questions your nominator asks and then create 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate.

3. Choose 11 people with under 200 followers to nominate and link to them.

4. Go to their pages and let them know. (no tag backs)

The 11 things about me, (I dread talking in facts about myself...bare with me people....)

1. I like to stay up late. I am one of those grown up child that do not want to go to bed when mummy says so... I love it at night to have a moment alone, no calls, no hubby, no baby, no noise...just me and my cup of wine reading a magazine or surfing the internet.

2. I love organization but I am not organized, does that make sense? I am a clutterer, and find it hard to throw things away. Once in a while I cant handle it anymore and explode and keep a cleaning throwing everything away. For example, I cut out articles from magazines with restaurants I must visit whenever I go traveling, then when I am at that destination I either forgot the articles or could find them..so what is the use of saving them? 

3. I used to be a person that preferred quantity over quality, but now older and wiser I prefer quality over quantity.

4. I love animals, If I didn't have had work to do I would go and rescue animals. I have given 2 rescued dogs to my parents! They were ment to be together! I have a love and hate relation with animal things in decor. I looove coral, and I have to admit I own a huge piece myself, but I can cry about the fact that coral reefs are destroyed just because I need to have a piece of coral in my life. Same thing about meat. I know where it comes from, love to eat it, but could harm a fly!

5. I am very creative and handy, like to draw. Find solutions for many things I come across.

I am the handy(man) girl in the house, putting up paintings, curtains and such. My hubby has two left hands ( is what we say in holland) 

6. I am a dutch girl, born in Amsterdam, met my love of my life 10 years ago in France and now I live in Spain.

I have roots in Indonesia, China, Germany and Holland, I even suspect that my grandfathers mother was an Italian immigrant, but that I can not confirm.

7. I wish we could move to a bigger house so I can decorate it entirely again! I love decorating, since a small girl watching my mum picking out designer pieces mixing it with antique furniture.

8. love eating, especially chocolate....bad habit. Another bad habit is I get a temperament if I get hungry...my hubby knows, ha! 

9. I love to blog and reading other blogs, I find the people that I have met so creative, innovative, original, sweet...I could go on and on. Being a bloggers has enriched my inspiration, happiness and knowledge.

10. Love singing in the bathroom! 

11. Love fashion, knows best what other people should wear, except for myself I have no clue...

so that were 11 facts, now I have to answer 11 questions from Patty:

1. What is your passion in life: My life now is my baby, he is the greatest passion that I have, but if I have to name something else I love hunting treasures for my home.

2.Who influenced you? In becoming the person who I am right now is thank to my parents who let me travel the world, gaining experiences of meeting people and making friends all over the world. These friends and my family have inspired me to be the person who I am today.

3. Why did you start writing a blog? I got so enthusiastic reading other blogs, and I thought It would be fun to talk about my experiences and opinions, things I like and wanted to share.

4. are you a morning or a night person? HA I already wrote about that, definitely a night person.

5. My favorite color right now is...oh how difficult...I can´t pick I love black, white, grey...if it needs to be a vibrant color neon colors at the moment or maybe a seagreen, pink coral or mint green color...you see what I mean, I just can´t pick.

6. Which rooms are the most used in your house?  Livingroom is the most used.

7. Are you a silver or gold person?  I am a gold girl.

8. Do you prefer to stay at the beach or mountains during your holidays. The beach!

9. What part of the world would you like to visit. I have visited all continents but Africa, I would like to visit the Kruger park one day. But evenmore I would like to know South America and Asia even more...

10. Coffee or Tea? Both!

11. Do you still wear a wrist watch?...Yes I do...I that still in or out? I adore my Marc Jacobs gold watch, It goes with anything..

My 11 nominations are:

For the love of blackhttp://fortheloveofblack.blogspot.com.es/

Blanco Interioreshttp://blancointeriores.blogspot.com.es/

Preto Marfimhttp://preto-marfim.blogspot.com.es/

Gold and grayhttp://goldandgray.blogspot.com.es/

Daisy diarieshttp://daisy-diaries.blogspot.com.es/

Disco airglowhttp://discoairglow.blogspot.com.es/

Most Lovely thingshttp://mostlovelythings.com/

Ada and Darcyhttp://adaanddarcy.blogspot.com.es/

Stylish irish
http://stylishirish.blogspot.com.es/

Forever peacheshttp://foreverpeaches.blogspot.com.es/

This city girl
http://thiscitygirlslookonlife.blogspot.com.es/

Now I have to come up with 11 questions:

1. What is your preferred transportation?
2. What do you do for exercise?
3. What is your most favorite shop in the world?
4. Who is your biggest inspiration?
5. What is your most favorite piece of furniture in your house?
6. What was given to you as a gift that you adore? And what is on top of your wish list?
7. Wich computer do you own?
8. Favorite song?
9. Ballerinas or heels? 
10. Best party ever?
11. Why did you started to blog?

Thank you Patty ...and thank you fellow bloggers for participating!

Black & Gold Vortex Mirror

When Megs is Away | Samantha Avena | Shop Dixi

So if you didn't know already, I'm currently sunning myself silly in beautiful Italy. In my absence I have planned a fair few guest posts for your perusal whilst I'm away, so fingers crossed these scheduled posts work! 
The first lovely guest is the gorgeous Sammi, from Samantha Avena. She is such a talented, kind young lady and provides a huge variety of posts over on her blog; including photography, beauty, health and happy lifestyles! If you haven't checked her out, you simply must. Enough of my ramble...you came on over because you wanted to read Sammi's words, not my waffle :)

As a bit of a jewellery hoarder, I'm constantly on the lookout for shiny, pretty, things!

Fourth in my 'Jewellery I Heart' series is my lovely Baby Mila Ocean Green Stone Bracelet (£7). I came across ShopDixi via Twitter and it was pretty much love at first sight. If you've ever noticed in some of posts you will have seen I am forever wearing my amber & silver ring - I am a huge fan of precious stones & crystals, especially in jewellery form and as soon as I clocked eyes on the Baby Mila Bracelet, it was in my basket within seconds. 

The bracelet arrived quickly & I was so happy with it as soon as I removed it from the box! It fits perfectly - loosely, but the stone always sits at the top - and its also made of alpaca silver; which does not rust or tarnish. For just £7 I couldn't really believe how wonderful it was! I've already got my eyes set on some more of their pieces, they're all so pretty!

I can't sing enough praises about ShopDixi (as you're probably realising) so I'll just pipe down & let the pictures do the talking!

Have you ever shopped with ShopDixi before? Whats your favourite piece of jewellery?

xo

Just because it´s Pink!

 

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Pocky Strawberry and my painting of Barbie´s Dream Boat from the 90´s 

(unfortunately, the colors did not turn out very well - the neon pink has turned into a pastel pink)

Ich weiß, schon wieder ist es hier sehr still geworden. Aber ich bin schon fleißig am überlegen, wie ich den Blog noch interessanter und vor allem illustrativer gestallten kann. Es wird auf jedenfall noch eine ganze Menge zu sehen geben, aber erst mal muss alles web-gerecht verarbeitet werden (wofür mir momentan aber die Zeit fehlt - uff, ich denke jeder, der mal einen Fuß in die Medienbranche gesetzt hat, weiß wovon ich rede (-_-)°. Nun denn, auf bald meine Lieben ^__^  ♪

Ibiza style

Since we are staying in the middle of the island, inbetween the mountains I have bad telephone reception and no internet. Thank you for your sweet comments on the last posts, I read them all and will respond soon. We are enjoying Ibiza to the fullest and resting a lot with Matteo near the pool. Will be back next week, untill then many kisses from Ibiza.






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The sun is shining in my eyes

Mean Girls | Guest Post | Corin Leigh Jackson

Today is a slightly different post from the norm. Firstly it will not be myself writing to you lovely lot, no no, it will be the absolutely gorgeous Corin, from OH! is for openminded. Secondly, it's not going to be a ramble about her favourite lippy or new handbag. Oh no! Prepare yourself for some girl on girl 'politics' ladies (& gents if you're reading)....

Mean Girls: Why do women dislike each other?

‘Jealousy, like the flawed love that bears it, has no respect for time or space or wisely reasoned argument. Jealousy can raise the dead with a single spiteful taint, or hate a perfect stranger for nothing more than the sound of his name.’

Whilst this quote from David Gregory’s Shantaram might seem a little overpowering, I can’t get away from the truth it inspires. The last words in particular ring with an inescapable sense of familiarity: jealousy provokes the hatred of ‘a perfect stranger’ for no real reason at all.

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I’ve often asked myself whether most of the tension that seems to crop up amongst the female sex is simply due to jealousy. I’m beginning to think that it might be true. Well, not jealousy as such, more as a result of the hidden insecurities which lurk, miserably, in the depths of us all. These insecurities manifest themselves in numerous ways, one being the manner in which we relate to others, particularly those we’re in direct competition with. 

Imagine yourself walking down the street. An attractive girl about your age walks past you, it’s suddenly awkward and you have to make the sub conscious decision whether to look straightforward with a concentrated frown, look down, or smile. If you don’t smile you find yourself wondering why, if you do, and they don’t smile back, you instantly dislike her. Naturally. All the while, she was probably trying to make the same split-second decision, wondering why she made the one she did. It’s no different to when you walk past a good-looking guy. If you don’t smile, it’s because you don’t want him KNOWING that you think he’s hot, combined with the fear that he fails to smile back. I’d quite like to focus on this idea of knowledge and the problem we seem to have with people knowing how attractive, or confident, or better off they seem in comparison to ourselves.

Unsurprisingly, I’m going to bring Facebook into the mix. It dramatises the concept brilliantly. For example, a fairly average looking girl (I’m not being mean here, just honest), with an overly photo shopped profile picture will, nine times out of ten, receive more positive attention for it than a naturally pretty or ‘fit’ girl with an eye-catching profile picture. The reason? If she’s decidedly average, she deserves a confidence boost, and gains support simply for being non-threatening to another girl’s self-esteem. People don’t think the pretty girl needs a reminder of how good she looks, when in reality of course, she does. We all do. I’d love to give some photo examples here but that really would be mean.

For some unknown reason, and we all do it, we struggle to compliment those who look or come across better than we do. It’s a persistent flaw that resides in a large proportion of us. What I’d like to know is why the hell we are all so insecure? Surely by now we’ve grasped the concept that just because someone is more conventionally attractive, doesn’t mean they have a life to be envious of, and it certainly doesn’t mean that they are any less insecure. After all, insecurity if often masked with a veil of confidence.

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It has dawned on me that we’re so harsh on ourselves that we’re becoming even harsher on others to compensate for it. Either we take a disliking to someone because they don’t live up to our standards, or because (more likely) they exceed our own capabilities and we feel threatened, beaten even, by them. Don’t get me wrong, competition is natural and healthy –we’re designed to compete for a partner in life, we’re genetically programmed to compete for survival. I get it. However, we also use to think that women were designed to have children and not a lot else, and we soon did something about that. Isn’t our generation of women designed to take expectation and tell it to piss off? I thought so.

As much as it’s hard to come to terms with the notion of disliking strangers, what I find even more difficult to grasp is the extent to which friends, good solid friends, seem to dislike each other too. I think, in many ways, friends are in even more direct competition with each other. The dynamics are emphasised further still where a friendship group is concerned. Not only within that friendship group, but in a form of rivalry from one friendship group to another. It’s madness when you think about it. We’re all the same really. Then again, that alone is a problematic thought for a lot of us.

I think what we all have to bare in mind is that just because somebody seems happy as Larry bouncing around Facebook in their size 6 leopard print bikini, it doesn’t mean that their any less insecure than you or I. Remember when you were at Primary school and one of the golden rules was to treat people how you’d like to be treated? Well, it’s still true. There is nothing worse than when a girl says ‘I hate her, I don’t know why, I just do.’ We all do it. It baffles me. Let’s not. 

I'm so blown away by Corin's incredible writing style, and this post feels perfect for my blog. We should all be sharing a little bit more love in this blogging (and real life) world, don't you think?! If you want to read some more wonderful pieces by Corin, then hop on over to her blog. Literally, I get lost in it for hours. Plus, she's actually gorgeous..Lauren Conrad the II anyone?

And a lovely little note from the lady herself: I'd just like to say that it was actually Megan herself who inspired the thoughts behind what I've written - she's just so damn nice! And an absolute pleasure to work with. Blogging is the perfect way to build relationships - the security of being able to be who you wish will triumph over any lurking insecurities...
Corin x

Topshop Lipstick | Fire Cracker

The Topshop make up range is not one I’ve explored in any great detail. Why? I don’t know, because I ruddy love their lipsticks. I don’t know what it is with lipsticks and my lips, but they just won’t stay put. All my MAC ones slide off within a matter of minutes (okay that’s a slight exaggeration, maybe a bit longer), but I only have a select few lippies that I always turn to for their longevity on the lips and Topshop is one of them.

Infrared is one of my ultimate faves so when I spotted ‘Fire Cracker’ it was an immediate must have. I love the brightness and the velvet finish it leaves. I only needed to apply one sweep of this for full coverage and a super bright pigmentation.

One of the many things I love about the Topshop make up range is the packaging. Yes it's plain and simple, but that's me all over and I think it is so cute!! I haven't got much to go on, only owning one other lippy by them but you'd assume being a cream packaging it would get really grubby, I haven't found that at all (and it's not sitting pristine on a shelf, it's shoved in with all my makeup in a big box). These retail for £8 each, which is probably just above average for a high street makeup brand, but c'mon it's Topshop, what do we expect ;). And honestly, I don't mind paying this price tag, nope not one bit. The quality is definitely up there with the higher end brands such as NARS; which I think is saying something.
Being a matte velvet finish I was concerned that it would be drying on my lips, but it's surprisingly moisturising. Obviously, everyone is different so there's the possibility that the formulation may not work for you, but I am in love!

Orange is definitely proving to be my favourite lipstick colour, and this shade, for me is perfection. It's not as 'in your face' as a red, but it's bold enough to say 'hello, yes, I am wearing a statement lipstick and loving it' kind of thing, y'know? Perfect for summer and it will definitely be travelling along with me to Italy on Saturday! *dances round in a circle whilst chanting HOLIDAY at the top of my lungs* I am ridiculously excited.

I'm completely impressed with this lippy and it's encouraged me to dabble in a bit more of their make-up range. So if you have any products you'd recommend, be sure to let me know!

What do you think? Are you a fan of Orange or Topshop Lipsticks for that matter?