Make-Up Icons: Christina Hendricks

All pictures from Google Images.
I think Christina Hendricks is someone who really knows how to make classic looks work for her and keep them looking fresh, she never looks overdone but always looks effortlessly stunning. I love the fact that she doesn’t just follow whatever trend is going like some other celebs, but wears what works for her (the same can be said for her style as well).
Expect a Christina Hendricks inspired FOTD later this week.

Clinique Deep Comfort Hand and Cuticle Cream

I am notoriously fussy when it comes to hand creams, if they don’t sink in immediately i lose interest in them and give them away. I hate the feeling of creams and lotions just sitting on top of my skin getting all manner of dust and fluff stuck to them.

Clinique Deep Comfort Hand and Cuticle Cream is a thick, rich cream designed to keep hands hydrated for up to twelve hours, it also claims to be restorative, in that it improves the skins ability to retain moisture.
I think I’m onto a winner with this hand cream, it’s rich and moisturising, sinks in straight away without leaving behind any unwanted greasy residue, and the plastic tube is easily portable. I tend to apply morning and night, and my hands are softer and smoother.

It’s a bit pricey at £16.00 for 75ml, but the 30ml sample tube I got from a recent Bonus Time, has been in constant use for over a month and is still going strong.
You can purchase Clinique Deep Comfort Hand and Cuticle Cream here.

My Inglot Palette–Swatched and Reviewed

I LOVE my Inglot Palette. It’s not often I declare love for eyeshadows but Inglot ones bring it out in me. They are simply the smoothest, most pigmented shadows and are a complete dream to blend. If I lived near to the White City Westfield, I would be tempted to say that I would probably buy exclusively Inglot eyeshadows.

I have a palette of five of the larger eyeshadows (all weighing around 2.2grams), which cost me a very reasonable £20, only slightly more expensive than buying two palette refills for a Mac palette, and for much bigger shadows.

The Freedom Palette system allows you to pick a palette size (they now make up 40 pan palettes!) and fill it with eyeshadows, blushers, eyebrow powders/waxes, concealers and lipsticks. You can choose from small round pans or larger rectangular pans. Most items are also available as singles.

Now onto the pictures!

Swatched with UDPP (top) and without (bottom)

My only pet peeve is that once they are in the palette, it is impossible to get them out, to check which colours you have, without risking a broken eyeshadow. When I pay them a visit next month I plan to ask them to write the numbers down for me.

I’ll definately be taking a look at more Inglot palettes when I visit London in August, aswell as picking up another palette. Hopefully Inglot will begin selling online here in the UK, but until then the only stockist is the Inglot store in the White City Westfield.

Hitting Pan

 Don’t you hate it when you wish you had bought a back-up of a limited edition item that ends up being a daily staple? That’s how I feel bout Smashbox’s Fusion Soft Lights in Baked Starlight. I picked this up from Debenhams last December for a mere £6 ( it was half price and I had £5 on my Beautycard)


Since I bought it it has been very well loved ( as I’m sure you can tell!) it provides that gorgeous, lit-from-within glow, that I hope to find in a highlighter. Its a very finely milled powder that blends out perfectly, I have been pairing it with my Too Faced Bronzer in Chocolate Soleil.
The colour is fairly cool-toned, but I think it would suit pale to medium skin, but it may look a bit ashy on darker skin, although guys and gals with darker, warm toned skin might want to check out Soft Fusion Lights in Soft Gold.

It was hard for it to capture the effect on camera (that’s a heavy swatch) but Im going to take that as a positive thing because there is nothing worse than really obvious highlighter. If anyone knows of any good powder highlighters I’m all ears, because I’m going to need a substitute for this one pretty soon!

Make-Up Essentials–GOSH Defining Brow Gel

 

As someone who believe a more natural, arched brow is favourable to an overplucked, tadpole brow, a la Cher Lloyd, I do need something to keep those pesky hairs under control. Not fancying paying the prices of the Mac or Bobbi Brown Eyebrow Gels, I snapped up this bargain from GOSH.

Now admittedly it isn’t the most exciting of beauty products, but this clear gel, does exactly what it says it will; tame unruly brows and keep them in place all day. It comes in a Mascara style tube with a simple wand.

I would recommend this to anyone with brows that need some taming, and can be found for the bargainous price of £4.99 at Superdrug.

Rimmel Lasting Fix - Apricot Punch

 

In my quest to start painting my nails again, I picked up this along with Rimmel’s Misty Jade, in the current 2 for £4 offer at Boots.

Both need 3 coats for a even coverage, but do dry quite fast. I found the formula of Misty Jade to be diffivult to work with, as it dragged a lot, but the formula of Apricot Punch was lovely, went on smooth adn didnt drag at all, so I guess it depends on the particular colour you have.

I cant comment on wear time as I only applied this yesterday. Overall I think these are nice nail polishes for the price, they are very affordable, and come in a wide range of colours from neutrals to brights, and some darker colours I’ll be picking up for autumn.

This Weekend I’ve Been:

 

Online Shopping – I ordered this necklace and dress from ASOS last week, it’s the first time I’ve used them and I’m impressed.

Hanging out with the boyfriend – In this rather fetching T-Shirt I might add, I’ve tried to make it mine but to no avail!

Painting my Nails – not greatly, but I haven’t been able to wear nail polish for a while because of my job. My promotion means I can. Woop!

Reading- I’ve been revisiting some of the books I collected from charity shops and amazon a couple of years ago, while the weathers been horrible.

Hope your all having a good weekend!