MOTD

More than anything I love make-up. I am completely obsessed, not only with the application aspect but with trying new products, looks, brands & colours. Everything that I know is self-taught. However it can be very overwhelming so I highly recommend researching products, there are so many product reviews out there on YouTube, Makeup Alley, Sephora & many more. It's crucial to identify your needs before attempting to begin your search - somethings to consider are price point, effectiveness, colour and texture, not everything that works on a celebrity or your fave YouTube guru is going to work for you, no matter how expensive it is. I hope some of these tips are useful & check back as I'll constantly be reviewing products :)

For yesterday's look I wore:

NARS Albatross on the brow bone & tear duct
From the Naked palette Sidecar on the lid, Naked and Hustle on the crease and Smog on the outer corner
Mac In Anticipation and Chatterbox on the lips

Party nails

My fab combo ATM. I've always been one to shy away from bright nail polishes but recently I grew my nails out & have been experimenting. I absolutely adore urban outfitters' nail polishes, they have super dupery colours ! They dry fast & and are well pigmented.

Benefit's Lemon Aid Review

Hello lovelies  I've been testing SO many new products recently - at all price ranges so for the next while I'll be reviewing them one by one. The first one that I'm going to start of with is Benefits Lemon Aid, which can be purchased from Sephora for $26. If you know me then you know that one of the MAJA problems that I deal with is my heavy under-eye circles (thanks to my lovely mother lol). Initially I thought it was an under-eye corrector, however it turned out to be a colour correcting eyelid primer. After doing some research on the product I noticed that many ladies had been using it as an under-eye corrector & it received mixed reviews. So I decided to try it out on my eyelids & under-eye area. First of all lets start out with the PRO's - the packaging is absolutely adorable, it's small and comes with a mirror. The consistency of the product is decent -  it's creamy but not buttery so it's more on the stiff side but it's not tacky therefore you shouldn't have to tug on your eyelids to spread it around. I would recommend just dabbing it with a finger (to warm up product and make distributing easier) or applying it with a concealer brush. Now for the CON's, this product really isn't for many people out there as it is pretty well pigmented and yellow therefore only working well with yellow skintones. The other problem is that once applied to the skin this product becomes blotchy with uneven pigment concentration and it's definitely NOT suitable for the under-eye area. Another issue is that this product slightly lightens some of my eyeshadows and I noticed that the product caused slipping when paired with cream eyeshadows. The product looks great in the package but horrible on the face. All-in-all I would skip this product. If you've tried it and/or think differently let me know! xo