For those who don’t know I was whisked off to Amsterdam to
celebrate my 24th birthday at the end of November/ December. I’ll
add some pictures however they do not do the city any justice, it was honestly
one of the most beautiful cities I have visited with so much history and is
most certainly unique and I am sure there is nowhere else like it. The shopping
was brilliant (of course I had to mention that!), food- great and people some of
the friendliest I’ve had the pleasure of meeting.
If I could recommend anything
it would be the Anne Frank museum which honestly left you walking around with a
lump in your throat the whole time. I won’t tell you too much because if you haven’t
been already it is definitely something you should experience firsthand.
When in Amsterdam I caught up with some old friends who saw my face light up when I saw some NYX products in their version of Boots, Douglas. Many of you will know how hard NYX is to get your hands on here in the UK and the novelty of being able to try some out when I was there left me in my absolute element. My cheeky friend went to the till and got one of the palettes I’d been eyeing up gift wrapped and gave it to me on my birthday. The palette 'Nude on Nude' features 20 ‘neutral’ shades some matte and some with shimmer. Under the shadows are 10 lip shades which again follow the same neutral theme. I couldn’t have wished for a better present as it gave me a chance to try out a whole load of colours from NYX all in one go and experience both their shadows and lip products. Thank you Ikram x
Whilst visiting another Douglas I picked up a great lipstick
from the NYX 'Matte' range in 'MLS 15- Whipped Caviar' (I seriously can’t get enough of mattes at the
moment!). It matches really well with MAC’s Soar lip liner which I finally
managed to get my hands on in the airport after months of searching thanks to
the whole Kylie Jenner hype only to lose it a week later-devastated. However I have since found a dupe- stay tuned! If you don’t want to
use pencil liner for your whole lips a la’ Kylie this lipstick is a great accompaniment
for the liner however it is more of a plum colour worn alone.
I also picked up
one of the NYX HD photogenic concealers (mines in CW04- Beige) which has since replaced all of my other
concealers. I haven't experienced any product sitting in the creases like others I've tried and it is
super creamy so blends well. I use this wand for under my eyes, between my
eyebrows/ lower forehead and chin as it is a lighter shade than my foundation
so provides a great highlight for contouring whilst concealing dark circles.
My other lovely friend knew I was interested in trying some
more Make Up Revolution products so she kindly gifted me a palette with 8
blushers (however 1 of which I would say is more of a highlighter). The palette
she gave me was called ‘Hot Spice’ which for my olive, yellow based skin I
found all of the shades very wearable. I particularly love the bottom very left
shade and the 3rd shade in on the top row. They are super pigmented
and I find a little goes a very long way. Monika also gave me a Make Up
Revolution eyeshadow palette which also features a selection of nude/ naked
style shades again like the NYX palette features mattes and shimmer shades from white to almost black and everything in between so it is
wearable during the day for a subtle smoky eye but equally could be used to
create a dramatic glittery going-out look as I did for New Years Eve (see below). I had so much fun over the Christmas period
experimenting with these products.
If you want to try them out they are available in Superdrug :). Thank you again Monika x
Thanks for all of my lovely Birthday wishes and for those
who kindly bought me gifts. Here's being a year closer to 30... (weeps)
Leigh x
Ps please don't forget to leave me a comment below and let me know any thoughts or suggestions. Thanks lovelies x
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