One Direction Lipsticks: I Want and Rock Me

When I heard One Direction were releasing a makeup range I very nearly fell to the floor in sheer delight: makeup and One Direction, my favourite things in life. I make no secret of the fact that I love One Direction's music and faces, so much so I have seen them in concert twice, so how could I NOT buy from their new range with MUA?! I must admit, I did feel a bit like a loser in my work uniform standing at the MUA section in Superdrug, alone, but that didn't stop me from picking up two lipstick shades and heading to the till with pride. The shades I chose were Liam's 'I Want' and Louis' 'Rock Me' and left behind Niall and my two boys Harry and Zayn.

Firstly, I love the detail that has gone into the lipstick design; on the top the 1D logo is imprinted which I think is so cute but this has sadly disappeared after a few uses while, on the rest of the lipstick, there are X's and O's (which I can only assume they mean hugs and kisses and not a game of noughts and crosses hawhaw). I also enjoy the fact each lipstick is signed with the corresponding member's name, it just feels so designer haha.

On the left is Rock Me, Louis' shade, a lovely lilacy pink colour that I have been loving as I don't own a lipstick in this colour and was actually on the look out for quite a lilacy colour up until recently. On the lips it feels really creamy and smooth and I find it to be very well pigmented.

On the right is Liam's shade, 'I Want', which is an orangey red shade which, unfortunately, seems to have a golden sheen to it which I don't find flattering on myself. It isn't incredibly obvious but I find it so annoying as I love the colour itself but it's just my damn thin lips that don't look nice in those sort of finishes! It applies in the same way as Rock Me and is extremely pigmented.

I'm impressed with these lipsticks and am glad I bought them as the colours are a really nice addition to my lipstick collection and they don't seem to dry my lips out which is always a bonus. I love the vibrancy of the colours and think that for £3 you can't go wrong with trying a shade or two (or three, or four, or five)!

On the left is I Want and on the right is Rock Me

I definitely want to try the coral cheek tint they have available and also try out one of the lipbalms for days where I don't feel like wearing lipstick (those days don't even exist). I'm not too fussed about the nail varnishes as I already own so many but will no doubt end up buying some anyway.

The Liebster Blog Award

I got nominated by Becca Hearts (yaaaaay thank you and check out her blog!) for the Liebster Award which is basically given to people with blogs that have less than 200 followers to help them get more well-known and also so people can get to know others a bit better.

The rules are that:

1. You link back to the person who nominated you

2. You answer the 11 Liebster questions given to you by the person who nominated you

3. You pick 11 bloggers with under 200 followers to nominate

4. You ask 11 questions for your nominees to answer

5. You go to each nominated person's blog and let them know you've done the post

These were the questions given to me by Becca Hearts:

1) Which is the best place you've ever visited?

My mind has gone blank and I can't pinpoint anywhere specific but when I was younger I went to Scotland with loads of family friends and I had so much fun with the people my age because we were literally in the middle of nowhere. Also I loved Tuscany in Italy because it was so pretty and the food was gurrrrrd.

2. Who is your celebrity crush?

Oh my word so many beautiful men out there how can I decide?! Probably Harry Styles and Zayn Malik (am I allowed to say more than one? I'm uncontrollable) and also Channing Tatum because he has the ultimate male figure.

Back when I met my main boy Hazza S

3. Who was your favourite band as a kid?

I loved Steps and pretty much cried when they broke up but I also liked Liberty X, Hearsay and Maroon 5.

4. If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be?

Katy Perry because she's so funny.

5. What is your make up bag essential item?

Mascara of any kind!

6. Which beauty skill do you wish you could be better at?

Applying and blending eyeshadow! I don't know whether I'm rubbish at it or if I have such minimal eyelid space it just makes it ten times harder than it actually is.

7. Would you rather have a shopping spree or a holiday?

Shopping spree because you get to keep everything!

8. What is your favourite animal?

Dogs, particularly small breeds.

My lovely little babies Amy (top) and Leo

9. What is your party trick?

I literally don't have one and even if I did I would get too nervous and think it was terrible so would stop halfway through.

10. What's your favourite TV show?

90210 or Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model.

11. What is your ultimate guilty pleasure?

I always say One Direction even though I don't exactly keep my love for them hidden.

Thank you Becca Hearts for the nomination! My 11 questions are:

1. Where is your favourite place to eat?

2. Would you rather be a singer or an actor/actress?

3. What do you wear more often, eyeshadow or lipstick?

4. What is your favourite clothing shop?

5. Would you rather have hands for feet or feet for hands?

6. If you could look like any celebrity who would you choose?

7. Do you prefer spending a lot on one expensive item or spending the equal amount on a range of cheaper items?

8. What is your favourite name for a boy and a girl?

9. Do you prefer tea or coffee?

10. Would you rather visit America or Australia?

11. Would you prefer being the tallest person in the world or the shortest?

The blogs I nominate are:

The Movie Diorama (I'll allow you to not answer number 3 hawhaw)

Red Lipstick & Tea Parties

Mascaras and Lipsticks

Rambles of a Beauty Addict

Victoria Ivy

What Frankie Said

Blush or Nothing

Beautee Beauty

Pint Size Pixie

Olivia Jessica

Beatrice Sapphire

:)

Poundland Beauty Buys: Dainty Doll

Behold, I found more beauty bargains in the paradise that is Poundland. This time I found multiple eyeshadows and an eyeshadow base from the Dainty Doll range by Nicola Roberts which was launched in 2007 specifically aimed at people with very fair skin tones. I had a look online and these eyeshadows seem to retail at £11.25 which is crazily expensive for an eyeshadow! I risked my law-abiding life by opening the packaging to have a look at the colours because all that I could see were the shades names and Poundland's ever descriptive names such as 'Yellow', 'Brown' and 'Bright Purple'. I was really impressed by how the colours looked and as soon as I bought them I swatched them (how anti-climatic).

I really like the packaging of these eyeshadows and the little ginger diva gally on the front. I can only assume that all of the eyeshadows are supposed to have a mirror on the lid of them, however, two of mine are missing them and you can see where the glue was (classy) but I have no idea where the mirror actually went considering the packaging was sealed.

Firstly is the eyeshadow base in 001 Frankie Girl; the formula of this is quite odd in that it first feels like a powder, then a creme, then like powder again when putting it onto your eyelid if that makes any sense. I like this product as it transfers as a pure white and so really intensifies the colour of any eyeshadow. I haven't actually worn this as a base for a whole day as I've only tried it out while at home so I'm not sure how it'll last as the only product that seems to work for me is the Urban Decay Primer Potion.

Next is 005 Purple Hills which is quite a light, shimmery purple colour. I've never really chosen to buy purples however I know they are supposed to suit brown/hazel eyes so thought it would be a good opportunity to try one out. I have tried running this under my bottom eyelashes with black, flicked liquid eyeliner on top and think it is a good way to add some colour to your look without being too full-on for the daytime.

003 Teach Me Tiger is my favourite shade out of the four eyeshadows as it is such a pretty and unusual eyeshadow colour. When on it is actually a burnt orangey gold colour instead of the pinky peach colour which it appears to be in the case and so I find that this is really wearable as an all-over lid colour with some black eyeliner added.

002 Treat Her Like A Lady is a light brown, shimmery taupe shade that a lot of neutral lovers would probably go wild for as it is a good staple colour to have in your collection and is versatile in its use. I don't think I suit these sorts of browns and so haven't found much use for it personally but I'm hoping I will use it in the future.

Finally is 006 Kingston Town which looks like a horrifying neon yellow that would only suit those blessed with a glorious face and skintone, however, when swatched it is actually more of a golden tone with a yellow undertone making it much more wearable. I think this would look really nice used as an inner corner highlight with the right eye makeup.

From left to right: 001 Frankie Girl, 005 Purple Hills, 003 Teach Me Tiger, 002 Treat Her Like A Lady, 006 Kingston Town

I am really impressed with the pigmentation of these eyeshadows and how surprisingly wearable they are despite how overly bright and vibrant they can appear. I am really happy I bought these and love the names of the shades! If anyone has any simple eye makeup looks they can suggest using one of these colours with another eyeshadow and eyeliner combination please let me know because I lack any form of creativity when it comes to eyeshadow.