My Top 5 Beauty Picks

Hello Everybody,

Welcome to my new blog  'JustAliceElizabeth'; how exciting! I've been wanting to set this up for a while, and although right now might not have been the best time to do it, as I'm currently in the middle of my exams (sigh), I just really wanted to get going. So yeah, hi- I'm Alice and this blog is going to be mainly beauty and fashion based but also with a few more thoughtful posts where I can just share my feelings with the internet! 

So I didn't want to do the typical 'Welcome' post where all I talked about was myself and my plans for this little blog, because let's face it- you guys probably don't really care, so instead I thought I'd let you get to know me, by sharing with you my top 5 beauty picks; as I think you can tell a whole lot about a person based on their favourite makeup items. So let's get going :)

Benefit Roller Lash

Now, I'm only a teen and while I do have a whole lot of love for makeup, I tend not to wear it 365 days a year, especially to school because, come on- that's a slight waste of good product when only your friends and teachers are going to see you. But in attempt to look slightly more presentable, I do often wear mascara, so it was inevitable that one was going to be in my top 5. I've always been a 'Maybelline' falsies kind of girl, but relatively recently I purchased this and I have to say that it has completely knocked all of my other mascaras out my makeup bag. I always hear people talking about the 'Roller Lash' and when I heard people say it makes you look like you are wearing false lashes, I would roll my eyes but now I have my own- I can honestly say that it does. I don't have long or curly lashes but when I wear this it makes them look incredible. It gives them a curl that lasts all day and separates without being clumpy. Love it. 

NARS Laguna Bronzer

Oh my, this bronzer is everything one should be. Nicely packaged, small but with a big mirror, not too orange toned, a slight bit of shimmer and a good quality piece of makeup. I genuinely don't think I could live without this product, as it can be used to sculpt my cheekbones or to generally bronze my face. It is perfectly handbag sized and has a huge mirror in it that I use for makeup on the go. The actual bronzer is a perfect colour and tone, not to light but also not too dark. I actually like the little bits of sparkle in it as they aren't too noticeable but add a bit of subtle glamour to your look. I also like to use this product as eyeshadow, as it is the perfect crease colour, especially when I am also wearing it under my cheek bones as it really brings my makeup together. I have never yet found a better bronzer than this.

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and on Bronze

This cream eyeshadow is literally my go-to eye makeup look and that's why it has made it into my top 5 beauty picks. There are so many days (and I hope you can relate) when I just can't be dealing with all the different eyeshadow colours and all the blending and all the time it takes to do eye makeup, so when my sister got me this and I tried it- I was amazed. You don't even need to use a brush, all I do is use my fingers to spread it all over the lid and done! Sometimes I do blend the edges with a fluffy brush, or add some other colours to it, but even when I don't, people always comment on my eyeshadow and it's only down to this! It lasts all day and is so worth the £5 (amazing value, I know!).  

Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray

I don't know about you guys but I absolutely hate it when you get home at the end of a day and your makeup has quite literally sweated off your face. Yes I know it sounds vile and it also doesn't look great either. I don't have the time of day to be constantly retouching my makeup- I like to know that when I leave the house, the products I have chosen will actually stay on my face and so I use the 'Urban Decay' setting spray every single morning that I bother to do my makeup. I like the feeling that your makeup isn't sliding off but rather withstanding the test of time and sticking to you and this gives you that feeling. When you spray it it feels like a damp mist, but within seconds your face drys and feels no different to before you applied it, but I can honestly tell you that it does make a difference and it does work. 

     

MAC Lipstick in YASH

This is my holy-grail lipstick! I adore 'Mac' lipsticks in general as the pigmentation is unreal and I had been trying to buy 'Velvet Teddy' (another MAC lipstick shade) for the longest time, so finally I just went into the shop and bought the closet match to it that I could. The only big difference between 'Yash' and 'Velvet Teddy' is that 'Yash' is matte, which I actually love as I find it helps it to stay on longer and looks classier; although I do avoid matte lips when mine are chapped. This is my dream nude lipstick and I wear it a lot more than any other one, which is why it is in my top 5 beauty picks. I've never heard any one really rave about this lipstick, which surprises me- but doesn't stop me being obsessed with it myself, haha. 

Hope you enjoyed reading this!

Comment below your favourite ever makeup item

Alice

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