Barry M Flawless Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit

Quite a while back I bought this Flawless Chisel Cheek Contour Kit from Barry M. As a person who is obsessed with contouring and highlighters I find that you can never have enough of those products in your life. And so I popped this palette in my basket and also got a free Barry M nail polish with my purchase. See this way I am actually saving money *wink wink*.

There are three powders in the palette: a matte highlighting powder, a bronzer and a contour powder. I love how the palette actually explains where to use it in case you are a newbie to the whole contouring craze. I personally love the contour shade and it's safe to say that I have hit pan on that one. It's a bit more cool-toned than the bronzer and it gives you the most amazing cheekbones. I apply it in the hollows of my cheeks, on my temples and on my jawline and neck to hide my double chin, because that gal likes to make an appearance from time to time. 

The lightest matte powder doesn't do that much for me. I am quite pale myself so it doesn't really show up on my skin. For me it's more a setting powder that a matte highlighter. The bronzer is really nice when you want to warm up the face to hold onto that summer tan. I don't like to use it for contouring as I feel a cooler shade works way better for that.

I think this is a perfect contour palette. The price (£6.49) makes it such a bargain and I love the little contour guide. The packaging is also quite good and easy to open -your nails will thank you-. As I said before, I have hit pan on the contour shade, so if you use this palette every single day, it will probably last you for about 1,5 years. The powders are very pigmented, so a little bit goes a long way. Can't wait to repurchase this little one when I'm back in the UK!

What is your favourite contour product?

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The Faux Snake Skin Boots

Autumn can't come soon enough for me. I love the warm weather, but boots, sweaters and layering win every single time. Now normally I find it really hard to find boots that I like because there is always something wrong with them. Most of the time they aren't weather proof; a couple days of rain and my new, lovely boots are ruined forever. Or there is a weird buckle on them which totally makes them not so cute anymore.

When I was in London I made a quick visit to Primark and I immediately fell in love with these faux snake skin boots. I spotted the last two pairs out of the corner of my eye and sprinted over there. It said that the size was 41 but at Primark you never know. I turned the shoe and spotted the magical number 39 at the bottom and I was very happy. I put them on, tried to walk to the mirror -we all know that's so hard with the string between the boots- and fell in love with them. They were 15 pounds -hello bargain!- and they basically go with everything. 

I really hope you can still find them at Primark to try these babies on yourself and otherwise you can find similar pairs on ASOS as well. They actually have some really nice boots on there at the moment, so it probably won’t be long before I talk about a new pair of boots on here!

What are your favourite autumn boots?

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NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Stockholm

Matte lips are my fave when it comes to make-up. They stay on really well, smudge less and look absolutely fab. While I was in Boots I decided to pick up a few NYX goodies including this Soft Matte Lip Cream in Stockholm. Let's see how we get on, shall we?

The colour Stockholm is a lovely peachy tone that goes very well with my skin tone. To be honest, I think this colour will suit anyone. Yep, it's one of those! I picked up Stockholm because in the back of my mind I remembered this one was being talked about by quite a few bloggers. Crazy how that's the only colour of the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams I remembered, because I'm sure there are so many other colour that are the bomb dot com!

Applying this product on my lips was quite easy and not much of a fuss. It's super creamy and after a few minutes it sets to a matte finish. I find that it stays on for 2-3 hours max. before it starts crumbling on my lips. I found that this is a very common problem with matte lip products and I have only found one product that doesn't do that (review coming soon). 
When you are in a situation where you can reapply it's easier to keep your peachy pout perfect, but when I'm at work I have no time to touch up my lipstick. I will probably not wear this while I'm at work, but for other occasions I think it's perfect. 
The scent is also really nice and makes me want to apply it more. It's not really overpowering and doesn't hang around for the rest of the day. I really don't like those artificial strawberry scents that won't go away. Am I the only one with this?

Overall, I think they are great value for money -they are only €7,65 (!)- and the colour is really nice. They do crumble a bit but to be honest which matte liquid lip product doesn't? I will definitely be picking up more NYX goodies in November when they open their own store in Amsterdam. SO exciting!

Have you tried the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams? What are your thoughts on them?

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