E.L.F studio

Last week I made an order from the new elf studio range, I went abit mad to get the free postage, so all this came to about £35 I think.

Firstly from the brushes I got the powder brush, the complexion brush and a fan brush. I have been using the powder brush everyday since I got it to just apply my bronzer and other powders and I LOVE it, so soft and gives an even finish! The complexion brush is also very good but I havent used the fan brush yet, not really sure why I bought this, not really sure what to do with it :/


Next, is the under eye concealer and highlighter which I love, I got the fair one and its just right for my pale skin tone, the highlighter is great too. I got the lip primer and plumper but Im not impressed with this at all, when I got it the plumper end was all in the lid broken off as if it had somehow melted and then when I tried abit it stung my lips so badly liek I was being stabbed so Im not sure what happened there! Lastly the eyebrow liner and filler in the darkest shade, this is really good, makes my brows look really thick and perfect :)


Next, I got the contouring blush and bronzing powder, I havent used this much yet but both colours are really lovely. I also got the complexion perfection compact, I havent seen much difference from using this but I did read on a blog earlier that it works better when you use each section on its own rather than just using a brush and swirling them all together like the box says so maybe Ill give that a try.

Lastly I got the warm bronzer and I can honestly say this is amazing for me, the best bronzer I have had, makes me look lovely and lightly tanned rather than orange, so if you have a pale skin colour and find that bronzers tend to look orange on you then give this a try!

I also got a few bits from the normal elf range for £1.50 each, I got a clear top coat nail polish, 2 nail polishes in nude and coral (which is so gorgeous), the individual lashes which I have no idea how to use (any tips would be welcome :) ) and a mineral lipstick (£3.50) in the nude shade but its alot more pink than nude but still a lovely colour which I think I actually prefer to a nude.

Overall Im very impressed with what I got and am already considering ordering abit more as I want to try the golden bronzer and I want the false eyelash applicator that comes with the studio range ones.

What have you got from this range? and how do you like them?

Garnier pure active range

About 4 weeks ago I was sent 4 products from the Garnier pure active range to try out, I recieved the spot roll on, blackhead clearing scrub, deep pore unclogging wash and the moisturisor. This range claims to get results from day 1 and contains 2% purifying Salicylic acid and herbasoothe and claim to help fight spots and fade marks. I tend to get a few spots at certain times of the month and when I eat alot of sweets and chocolatey things so I was keen to use these products.

I had already myself bought the spot roll on (bottom picture) so when I recieved another I gave this to my mum to try out. I have been using these products since I recieved them and thought this a good amount of time to get a proper idea of how they work for me.

I did find that when I was using the wash and moisturisor daily after about 5 days I broke out so I cut them out of my regime untill my skin cleared and then began using them every few days rather than my normal face products and they worked really well this way. I have dry sensitive skin so I think daily use may have just been too much for me.

I love the roll on the most, redness went very quickly and spots cleared up alot faster than normal, my mum and my boyfriend both agreed after using the roll on and my sister then bought her own and she loves it too.

The mositurisor seemed to definatly work well aswell, I had a spot on my chin about 2 months ago and for ages afterwards I was left with a red mark and within a week this had finally gone!

I would definatly recommend this range to people, but just warn to be careful with your usage depending on your skin type :)

NOTD and update + 50 followers!

Just a quick NOTD, last night I used the Collection 2000 hot looks in BMX bandit which is a gorgeous creamy blue/purple, I love this colour so much and it went on so smoothly as this polish has a great brush which makes application really easy! In 2 different shops today I was asked by the women serving me what nail polish it was as they liked it so much and neither could believe it would only cost them about £1.50! cant wait to test the other ones I have from this range now!

Heres just a bit of an update:

I have a few posts to do tomorrow, a review on some products from the garnier pure active range which I was sent to try out and a post on my huge order from e.l.f which consists of both the studio range and some stuff from the regular range.

I am also planning on a bit of a diet, well not so much a diet but just making an effort to not eat as much crap as I do, like for example this week I have had a curry, chippy, dominos, and not only is that making me bloated and feel crap but its bloody expensive! I have a treadmill and the wii fit so going to make more of an effort to use them both and drink more water from tomorrow.
I also want to say sorry for the lack of posts but I am back at work now and last week I found out that my mum is ill, not quite sure how serious yet but will be finding out next week after another scan so I have been feeling really down and upset and not up to posting but I am feeling abit more calm now so hopefully things will be ok :(

Also I now have 50 followers!!! Thank you so much, I love reading blogs so much and am so glad people think mine is worth reading, I will have to do a contest soon, I will plan one as soon as I have some money to spare!
x

another contest

Elle at confessions of a beauty addict is having a great giveaway here : http://selfconfessedbeautyaddict.blogspot.com/2009/07/update-and-contest.html, check ot out if you havent already!

Tag - Becky wants..

I just saw this tag on kelanjo19's blog and just had to do it!

So go to Google and type in "Your First Name" and "Wants" So I would type "Becky wants"
You then read off the top 5 results on google. Obviously as long as they make sense, if not move on to the next search result.

So I did "Becky wants..
1. To destroy her school
2. me horny
3. to organise a picnic
4. wants her little brother back
5. to be a footballers wife!

And just so I could get more results I also did "Rebecca wants..
1. to smother Luke with her boobs
2. her bike back
3. to be miss sunderland
4. to give shared guitar lessons to Vincent and Alex
5. to sing at the school assembly

Lol, I want to smother Luke with my boobs, that one was actually about those 2 from big brother last year.
I tag anyone who wants to do this as I look forward to reading what crap google comes up with for other peoples names x

NOTD and nail polish storage

Today I used the Barry M flamingo pink nail paint for the first time after ordering it off their website, I love the colour, its a corally pink and is so pretty but Im not too sure on the polish on a whole as it took a few coats to get full coverage and then it took forever to dry, definatly going to use it again though as I love the colour so much!!
I also got this little set of drawers from wilkinsons for £2 recently, I was going to put my earrings and things in them but tonight I decided to use it for some of my nail varnishs. It wasnt big enough for all of my bottles but I had fun organising the ones I wanted in it :)

This is the drawers closed! bargain for £2 and there were a few other patterns too.

Also from wilkinsons I got these collection 2000 nail varnishs, which are (l-r) BMX bandit (blue), Wham (grey) and Button moon (light creamy green). I think they are all such nice colours and with my discount only cost me about £1.20 each!! The button moon is more or less exactly the same as the Barry M mint green aswell!

Yet another tag..

I love these TAGs as you really get to know more about people so I just had to do this one, plus I love filling things in :)

VITAL STATISTICS

Me: Rebecca

Nicknames: Becky, becks

Birthday: 26th april

Place of Birth: Rochdale, UK

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Male or Female: Female

Occupation: Student plus part time in wilkos

Residence: Rochdale

Screen Name: Becky, makeupme20, becky2089

APPEARANCE

Hair Colour: Dark brown

Hair Length: Long

Eye colour: Green

Best Feature: erm I really dont know, my bf always says I have nice eyes

Height: 5 ft 4ish

Braces?: No

Glasses?: Yep I had perfect eyes untill I was about 16 and then my eyes got really bad and now my eye sight is crap and I cant see anything in the distance.

Piercings: Just my ears

Tattoos: Just one on my back, a blue butterfly

Righty or Lefty: righty

YOUR 'FIRSTS'

First best friend: Astra

First Award: I think it would of just been a certificate in primary school or a swimming badge or a brownies badge!

First Sport You Joined: I used to play rounders, netball and football when I was younger.

First Real Vacation: Salou, Spain when I was about 8 or 9

First Concert: Blazin squad :)

First Love: Kenzie from blazin squad lol, had an obsession when I was about 14, real love would be my bf Nick.

FAVOURITES

Movie: Stand by me, p.s I love you, the notebook.

TV Show: Hollyoaks, friends, sex and the city, dog the bounty hunter is amazing too lol.

Colours: Pink, coral.

Song:Nite nite by Kano is really sweet.

Candy: I love sour sweets so anything sour.

Restaurant: Pizza hut probably.

Store: Primark.

School: erm the one I went to.

Book: I have too many!

Magazine: More, Look, heat, all the real life ones like chat

Shoes: some blue flats that are so cute but I am stopping wearing them as much as I think they are going to fall apart soon :(

CURRENTLY

Feeling: Hungry, sad, tired.

Single or Taken: Taken.

Eating: a smint.

Typing: This?

Online: of course.

Listening To: 8 out of 10 cats.

Thinking About: the fact I dont want to go to work tomorrow :(

Wanting: my mum to be fine, and lots of money!

Watching: Nothing really, have 8 out of 10 cats on in the background but its crap!

Wearing: shorts and a vest top.

FUTURE

Want Children?: Yep.

Want to be Married: Yep.

Careers in Mind: A solicitor was the general idea when I started a law degree but now 2 years in im not too sure.

Where do you want to live?: New york.

HAVE YOU EVER

Kissed a Stranger: I dont think so.

Had Alcohol: Yep.

Smoked: Only tried it a few times when I was younger.

Ran Away From Home: Nope.

Broken a bone: No

Got an X-ray: Yes

Broken Someone's Heart: Apparently.

Broken Up With Someone: Yes

Cried When Someone Died: Yes

Cried At School: Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

God: No

Miracles: No

Love At First Sight: No

Ghosts: Yes

Aliens: Yes

Soul Mates: No

Heaven: No

Hell: No

Kissing on The First Date: Yep

Yourself: Sometimes.

I tag everyone! x