Highlighters!

Hi guys & gals! I thought that I would come at you guys with a post today on some of my favourite highlighters that I have been using recently! as there is not a lot taking up my time this Saturday. Contour and highlighting is my absolute favourite thing when doing my makeup, I definitely feel something is missing when I don't highlight and contour, it has become a crucial step in my everyday makeup routine, I switch it according to my mood... a.k.a whether I have enough time in the morning. So here they are:

 

Sleek Highlight from the contour kit:

 

 

I initially bought this product for the contour powder rather than the highlighter as it is raved about so much on the blogsphere so I had to try it and it has definitely has lived up to its hype 10/10 for this contour and highlighter product. I have in the darkest shade for a strong contour and highlight.

 

MAC Mineralise Skinfinsh - Gold Deposit

 

 

As you can probably tell Gold Deposit is a completely different consistency to the Sleek Highlighter it does have chunky glitter which can be a complete no! for some but during the summer its gorge, the sleek highlighter is a lot more suitable for everyday use. I'm probably going to get a lot of use out of Gold Deposit during my holiday to South Africa in December.

 

Accessorise Baked Duo - Bondi (shade 4):

 

 

This is another highlighter that is great for everyday use, I usually switch between this highlighter and the Sleek highlighter for everyday or sometimes I even layer the two on top of one another thats if I'm having a particularly good day, they look great together. With Bondi I have to mix the two shades together to get the desired highlighted effect or else the left shade can look ashy if used on it's own & these are super affordable they come a varied amount of shades!

 

Sleek blush highlight - Guipure

 

 

Guipure is the middle shade, its literally the most gorgeous shade and it's orangey, golden undertones  compliments my skin tone really well as it would with anyone who is a shade or two lighter or darker than me. It comes from the blush by 3 palette in lace, also really affordable.

 

Thanx for stopping by :)

 

♡ Let me know what you think in the comments! ♡

 

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Lucille

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Blogger Love TAG ♡

I have been reading different blogs for about 3 years now and actually started my own blog about 2 and a half years ago, soooo I thought that it would be a good idea to do this tag! so here it goes...

What was the first blog you ever came across?

The first blog that I ever came across.. hmmm.. I'm not entirely sure which one was the very first one however I do remember SheWearsFashion being one of the first blogs that I started reading, I can remember thinking how cool she was and still is. All the outfits that she puts together are pretty damn cool and she has a lovely personality as well which is an added bonus. 

Favourite beauty blog reads:

Beautiful Solutions

Beauty And The Button

A B i t G r a c e f u l.

Chelle's Beauty Blog

(Just to name a few) 

Best blogging friend

I haven't really made any friends through blogging as yet, would love to meet some knew blogger friends though! I do however have real life blogger friends who you guys should follow: RazMaTaz-Girl and Vogue & Trends!

Name a blog that enables your purchases

This is a really difficult Q to answer because I read so many different beauty blogs before buying a product so I don't think that there is a specific blog it depends on the products that I'm thinking about buying. I also find that beauty gurus on YouTube always have me wanting to buy something new.

Five blogs that everyone should be reading! had to a limit on this :( 

SheWearsFashion

I Dress Myslef

Vogue and Trends

RazMaTaz Girl

Bonjour Girl

Your favourite way to read blogs

My favourite way to read blogs is just on the go through bloglovin app, its super easy to read your favourite bloggers blog posts! 

Bloggers that inspire you
She Wears Fashion & I Dress Myslef erghhhh they're just flawless, that's all I can say.

Favourite blog design/look
I absolutely love really simple but chic looking blogs like the Miss Guided blog and The Trendy Chick blog.

What is you favourite thing about blogging?
My favourite thing about blogging is that I get the just chance to be a bit creative on here... Being a English Literature, Psychology, Philosophy & Business studies A-Level student means that they creative side of my personality can sometimes be over shadowed (for lack of a better term) I guess blogging allows me to be creative in different type of way.

Name a blogger that you would most like to see write a book in the future!
Definitely Kavita from SheWearsFashion! She has been blogging for years now which means that she would be able to share lots of stories about here blogging career. Also, she has been travelling a whole lot lately and I think it would be really interesting to have her take on the different places that she has been.

I Tag:
RazMaTaz- Girl
The Trendy Chick
Miss Becca Beauty
Head Full of Flowers
Vogue & Trends

Let me know what you think in the comments!

Other places to find me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lucille_Chetty

Tumblr: http://pink-leopard-lipstick.tumblr.com/

Instagram:  LucilleChetty

Lucille
xoxo

Starting to feel a lot like Christmas...

So, this evening I'm to you guys with a lifestyle post, it's been quite sometime since I've done a lifestyle post and I'm not really sure why because I really enjoy ding these types of posts, I think that maybe I just get too side-tracked with beauty and style posts that I forget about doing these.

Recently, my friend Amber and I went to see the tuning on of the lights which was super cool because I wasn't feeling particularly Christmassy and I was hoping that seeing all the beautiful lights would get me in the mood because my favourite time of the year is Christmas/winter time! and there was late night shopping, how could I possibly forget.. here's a few pics from the night.

 

This is me standing in front of a massive Christmas tree as you can probably tell I look pretty tiny standing in front of it!

 

 

This nutcracker guy was cool, I mean we just couldn't resist not taking a picture with him.

 

 

There was a live band playing Christmas songs which definitely got me in the mood haha.

 

 

*magical

 

 

Our Sticky Toffee Coffee's from Coffee Republic which we thought would be nice but turned out to be way too strong for my liking.

 

 

Most of the trees had lights on them.. sooo beautiful!

 

Hope you guys somewhat enjoyed reading this christmasy type post if you would like me to do any posts in particular then you can either comment or tweet me! because I'm always on Twitter.

 

Other places to find me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lucille_Chetty

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Instagram:  LucilleChetty

Lucille
xoxo

The Sunshine Award!

Yesterday, I was nominated by the lovely Kerry-Louise: venturerkerrylouise for the Sunshine Award =) so thank you very much Kerry, you all need to check her blog out! For those of you who don't know what the Sunshine Award is, it's bloggers who are positive and creatively inspiring others in the blogsphere, so thank you again Kerry, I really appreciate this.

 

The Rules are as follows:

• Share 11 facts about yourself.
• Answer the 11 set questions by your nomination blogger.
• Nominate 11 bloggers.
• Include 11 questions for your nominees to answer.

11 Facts about me:

1. My favourite programme at the moment is Catfish the TV Show on MTV.
2. I have a 4 month old kitten named Turbo.
3. I really love a bit of rap music
4. I would love to live in a BIG CITY in the near future.
5. I want to study Fashion Forecasting and Retailing.
6. My older sister is my best friend. Aw
7. I take English Literature, Business Studies, Psychology and Philosophy A-Levels
8. I love the sea/ocean!
9. I'm really competitive when it comes to physical activity
10. I can not wait for Christmas..
11. I have not been to a Starbucks yet. (I know. its shocking)

Kerry's Questions:

 

1. If you couldn't blog what would you do instead?

I would probably consider starting a YouTube Channel and start making YouTube videos.

2. If you were stuck on an island and could only take 3 items what would they be?

Water of course, lip balm of some kind and my phone if I was able to get signal :/

3.If you could have any animal as a pet what would you pick?

I would pick a micro pig, because they are so darn CUTE!

4. What is you favourite place?

My bedroom :D

5. If you could go on holiday right now where would you go?

I would probably go to London or New York because I'm sure during this time of year its beautiful with all the lights and the FASHION.

6. What is my favourite drink?

The Nescafe Cappuccino's that come in the sachets, so good! and sooo easy to make.

7. What is your favourite film?

For right now it's "Whip it", it changes all the time. If you haven't seen it yet I highly recommend it. I LOVE BABE RUTHLESS

8. What is your favourite TV Programme?

As I said in my 11 facts, its Catfish at the moment but 90210 will always be my favourite.

9. What is you favourite shop?

Well...where I live it's Topshop or River Island but I'm sure if I lived somewhere like London it would be a whole different story.

10.What is your favourite thing to do during the weekend?

I like blogging during the weekends because I usually have a hectic week so I like to do stuff that's therapeutic like blogging. :)

11. If you could have any job what would it be?

If I could have any job right now it would probably be a Fashion Stylist for someone like Miley Cyrus, could you imagine going on tour with her. :O

 

My 11 Nominations: (In no particular order)

 

1. Rebecca Rose Etc.

2. Beauty and the Button

3. Char's Insights

4. The Fairest Of Them All

5. Dreaming Again

6. Alice In The Looking Glass

7. Evangeline Young

8. Pretty Little Us

9. bettyvintage

10. Talking About M

11. Emily Jane

 

My 11 questions for my nominees:

 

1. What's your favourite low-end makeup brand?

2. One celebrity you would love to meet?

3. Who's your favourite fashion designer?

3. What is the best advice you've ever gotten?

4. What's one experience that you would never forget?

5. One present you want to get this Christmas?

6. Who's your celebrity crush?

7. One country you would love to live in?

8. Favourite hot/cold drink?

9. Favourite subject at school?

10. What's your favourite high-end makeup brand?

11. If you were only allowed to shop at one shop for the rest of your life what would it be?

 

                                                                 Other places to find me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucilleChetty

Tumblr: http://pink-leopard-lipstick.tumblr.com/

Instagram:  LucilleChetty

Lucille
xoxo

Eco Tools Brushes: Retractable Kabuki & Tapered Blush Brush

Hey guys, I recently went into Boots to get these two brushes. I got the Retractable Kabuki brush because I was in desperate need to apply pressed powder with a brush and not those dreadful powder puffs that come with the MAC Studio Finish powders (NC45) and I got the Tapered Blush brush because I really wanted a fluffy brush that I could use for multiple purposes. These brushes are also eco friendly and are cruelty free which is awesome! I'm just going to do a quick review on both of them so that you can get my opinion on them.

 

Retractable Kabuki Brush

 

 

As you can tell from the picture above the packaging is made with aluminium which is super slick and cool. This is a the newer version of this brush because I am aware that there is an older one that is silver with lighter coloured fibres, I can't really compare the two because I have not tried the older one. I love this brush so much, it is so soft and in my opinion totally worth the £12.99. Overall its just a really handy brush to have because it can apply powder, bronzer and maybe even blush with a light hand as well as being able to carry it around wherever you go not worrying that any bacteria is going to get all over it.

 

Tapered Blush Brush

 

 

As I said before I was in need of a fluffy brush that I could use for multiple purposes and this brush does exactly that. I use it for blush, bronzer and this brush is also great for contouring because it is tapered which allows me to create precise definition to my face without the bronzer going all over the place. This brush can also be used for powder application, its amazing. It cost £7.99 which is not all that bad for what its worth and I just know that both of these brushes are going to last me a very long time judging from the tons of reviews that I have read recently. The ferrule is made from aluminium and the handle is wooden which just shows the quality of this brush.

 

 

I'd love to know whether you're thinking about getting these brushes or if you have them already.

 

 Other places to find me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucilleChetty

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Instagram:  LucilleChetty

Lucille
xoxo



TAG: Cofessions of a Beauty Blogger

Source: missbeccabeauty.blogspot.co.uk
 

 

I saw this tag on sineaddreamingagain's blog and I immediately felt like I needed to this tag, it seemed like fun. Soooo here it goes!

 

1. How many hours a week do you spend writing/ editing posts?

Well.. I just started my first year of A-Levels and the work load has been really intense so not as much hours go into blogging as I would like it to but I would say that 2-3 hours maximum, on a weekend when I have free time.

 

2. Are you a spender or saver?

If I'm being completely honest with myself here, I am definitely a spender whenever I have money I always feel the need to spend it immediately even its something that I don't really want which is really bad, it's something I'm working on though.

 

3. When is it easier for you to blog?

Definitely on a weekend or during school holidays because I'm free of work.

 

4. What makes writing behind a computer comfortable for you?

I really enjoy the fact that you don't really have to worry too much about what you like whilst behind a computer and you can literally be where ever and blog which is really cool.

 

5. What is your worst makeup/ hair habit?

My worst hair habit is that I never brush my hair often enough and I always end up with so many knots underneath my hair it's unreal. And for makeup I can't think of any right now but I'm sure there must be something.

 

6. What is one quote you wish the world lived by?

Probably "Don't hate what you don't understand"- John Lennon. I think that quote applies to so many different situations in life and different people. I think if people actually tried to understand different motives, we wouldn't be so judgemental of other people's actions.

 

7. How long do you spend getting ready everyday?

Not too long I don't think, about an hour and a half maybe.

 

8. Who's your favourite blogger?

My favourite blogger is Kavita (She Wears Fashion) I think that all the outfits she puts together are so edgy and cool and not to mention she's so beautiful and I couldn't possibly pick a favourite Beauty blogger because there's too many.

 

9. Who is a blogger that you think deserves more subscribers than they have?

  http://liveloveinspirefashion.blogspot.com/, she posts really cool outfit ideas and seems like I really nice person! and you should subscribe to her blog.

 

10. What is one thing that you are excited about in the upcoming year?

I excited about getting my driver's licence and actually driving and just all the new experiences that I am going to experience that I don't know about yet.

 

11. What is your most awkward blogging moment?

I don't think I really have one but I'm bound to have one at some point in the future. haha

 

12.How long does it take you to prepare a post?

It usually takes me an hour and half to prepare a post depending on what type of post it is though because if it's a tag like this one it doesn't take me too long as I just answer them as I go along without any plan, which I'm sure you can tell at this point. I feel like tags are more authentic if their not prepared.

 

13. Are you wearing trousers right now or jogging pants/ PJ bottoms?

I'm wearing comfy jogging pants right now and I don't even feel bad about it.

 

14. What are you most proud of in life?

Wow.. this is an intense question. Probably getting the grades that I needed to do my A-Levels. :))

 

I hope you guys somewhat enjoyed reading my "confessions". Some of them I did find hard to answer but I hope it wasn't all that bad.

 

I tag:

http://liveloveinspirefashion.blogspot.com/
http://razmataz-girl.blogspot.com/
http://sophiameola.blogspot.com/
http://abitgraceful.blogspot.com/

 

Other places to find me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucilleChetty

Tumblr: http://pink-leopard-lipstick.tumblr.com/

Instagram: LucilleChetty

 

Lucille

xoxo

Vampy Nails #NOTD!

Hey Lady Loves! <3

So, it's like.. 16:32pm and I really felt the need to type up a nail post because, not going to lie I was really feeling these nails in all its mysterious glory! The colour of this nail polish is just so fitting for the season of Autumn. I've really been loving dark nails these past few weeks which is kinda strange for me because I usually go for the lighter colours because I feel it suits me better, however this dark wine, plum shade by Avon has really taken my fancy and I think I'll be wearing a lot of it these up coming weeks and it just seems to go with all my outfits which is always a bonus because we all know there's nothing more annoying than your nails not suited to what you're wearing, well for me anyway.

 

Step 1: I first put on one coat of Rimmel's base coat/ nail hardener, which is absolutely amazing I use it before I put on any nail polish, it keeps my nails really hard and healthy and prevents my nails from breaking/chipping. I highly recommend this product.

 

Step 2: Then after that has dried completely I put two coats of the Avon 's "Vamp it" and wait for that to dry completely which I am really bad with by the way, I always end up with some weird print on my nails by the end of it because I don't wait for it to dry. Comment below if you do the same?

 

Step 3: After the second step I add a little bit of the Kelly Brook gold glitter on my ring finger to finish of the nail look! Really simple!

 

 

 

 

Leave any comments that you have below and I would love to know what's your go to nail colour for the Autumn season!?

 

 Other places to find me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucilleChetty

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Instagram: LucilleChetty

 

Lucille

xoxo



Autumn #OOTD!

Hey, guys... it's been sometime now, I have been incredibly busy these few weeks with trying to get used to my new school and dealing with the amount of homework that I get from my AS subjects that I am doing. However, now that it's half term I have little more time for blogging. (YAAAY!).
Top: New Look
Denim Jacket: Charity Shop
Black leggings: Primark
Chunky black suede boots: New Look (online store)
Chain: Miss Selfridge

 

I wanted a denim jacket for such a long time and whenever I found one it was always way over my budget so when I found this one I was happy I found it but a bit hesitant for some strange reason but my friend (STEPH) kinda forced me to buy it so I caved in! it was only £5.99 (bargain). And.. as for the boots, I was in great need of a new pair and as soon I saw these on the New Look online store I knew they had to be mine and they were £29.99!  

 

 

 

Let me know what you think about this #OOTD? I'm thinking about doing one everyday of this week since I am on half term I will be able to so, almost like a Autumn Look Book.

 

Other places to find me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucilleChetty

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Instagram: LucilleChetty

 

Lucille

xoxo

Review: modelsown- Blubblegum

Hey! today I decided to do another nail polish review on the modelsown Bubblegum from the Ice Neon collection. I thought that this would help some you make a decision on whether to buy this product or not, especially if you are a lover of nail polishes like I am. Apologies for the lack of posts these past two weeks its just that my computer was not allowing me to upload pictures, which is a definite no no in my books but now that its back on track I can blog a lot more now! 

I was really attracted to this collection: 1) because I have really been loving neon's these past few months and 2) because they are awesome for the summer time. I have been switching from this to the Barry M gelly nail paints this summer. I wrote all about the Gelly range from Barry M in my previous post if you would want to have a look at that. When I first decided to get this nail polish I thought it was going to be quite sheer and not opaque enough, to my liking. I was sooooo wrong about that, the colour pay off is incredible one coat of this and you are good to go, I have to say though it does dry matte so if you are not into that you can always just add a top coat which is what I do for the shine factor. It has great staying power for about 4-5 days which is a lot better than some others that I own. The price is much more the average nail polish price at £5.00. The packaging has a frosted finish and the aim of this was to be able to put it in a refrigerator, this is so that the fluoro can keep its brightness this does not affect the nail polish in any way I have kept mine in fridge ever since I bought it and it still works just fine, the consistency has not thickened at all as I though it would. I would have to give this product a 3/5 , I would have preferred the polish to have a shiny finish and for the price to be a little lower, other than that I don't really have anything negative to say about this!

 

I hope this quick post helped some of you. I talk you in my next post!

 

Other places to find me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucilleChetty

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Instagram: http://www.oninstagram.com/profile/pinkleopardlipstick

Lucille
xoxo 

50 Facts About Me!



Hey...! today I'm going to be doing the 50 Facts About Me post that I've read and watched a lot of in these past weeks. I thought doing this post would be good idea after I read a friends post, its a cool way of letting you guys know a little more about me. Please bear in mind that these facts are in no particular order, they are all just randomly thought of.

 

1. I am a South African, Indian which can be confusing for a lot of people. My race is Indian and my nationality is South African.

2. I can not go anywhere without my phone, I feel like its security.

3. I have to listen to music every night before I go to sleep.

4. I have two siblings, a 23 year old sister and a 15 year old brother and I am 16 which means I'm the middle child.

5. My favourite show is 90210. I am on the 5th series and sad that its the last one :(

6. I absolutely love watch Big Brother UK but I would never audition for the show only because that would be a total violation of my privacy.

7.  My family is the most important thing to me.

8. In primary school I was a serious athlete, no joke. I would take part in 100m, 400m and 1500m and I loved it! Now I have taken up other interests.

9. My favourite brand of makeup is MAC.

10. I am Passionate, Observant and Dynamic. Yes I am a Scorpio, shout out to all the Scorpio's!

11. I lived in South Africa for 13 years of my life and loved it very much.

12. I am a young feminist, I think that whatever males can do females can do just as good.

13. I don't like reptiles! frogs, sharks, snakes, crocodiles, they scare me.

14. I have to have painted nails at all times, I change the colour from week to week.

15. I love the Winter/ Christmas time; its my favourite time of the year.

16. I don't like looking at weird textures it makes me itch and feel really uncomfortable.

17. I really love watching YouTube video's I could watch them for hours on end.

18. I go through a lot phases, I go from liking something to disliking it.

19. I was born a premature baby so I was really tiny, my mum said that I weighed about three blocks of butter.

20. When I finally move out, I want to live a big city like London.

21. I love travelling, everything about it!

23. I love airports!

24. I am not a Directioner or a Belieber. sorry to all to all you die hard fans.

25. I love Twitter and Tumblr, two of my favourite social networking sites.

26. When you first meet me I can be really shy and socially awkward but once I get comfortable with you the real me will show.

27. I love cupcakes, who doesn't?

28. I am a Christian and I do believe in God.

29. I love animals but do not own any pets, sadly.

30. I just recently got my nose pierced and I really like it.

31. I really love physical activity and can get really competitive, there's nothing wrong with healthy competition.

32. I am really bad at maths and always have been which makes me really nervous about getting my GCSE results soon.

33. I've always been the kinda girl who had one best friend rather than a whole group of friends.

34. I love reading and have done a lot this summer.

35. I could eat pasta everyday if I had to.

36. I find it really hard to go to bed before 10:00pm.

37. Colton Haynes is my celebrity crush.

38. Horror and rom-coms are my favourite types of movies.

39. My favourite part about putting on makeup is putting mascara on.

40. I would love to go skydiving at some point in my life.

41. My dream job/s would either be a fashion stylist or an editor of a fashion magazine.

42. My mother is one of the funniest people I know.

43. I hardly ever straighten my hair because I don't think straight hair really suits me.

44. I love listening to old songs because it brings back a lot of good memories.

45. I can be a really bad procrastinator at times.

46. I have to spend at least 20 mins in bed after my alarm has gone off in the morning.

47. I try to make everyday as productive as I can.

48. I love pastels and neon's.

49. I started this blog on the 15/02/2013.

50. I love blogging so so much!

 

I hope this helped you to get to know me a little bit better. Please feel free to leave any comments.

 

Lucille

xoxo

Review: Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint by Barry M

Hey guys! today I am going to be reviewing the fairly new range of nail paints by Barry M. I do not own a lot of nail polishes by Barry M, the only one that I had before I bought two from this range was one from the magnetic range that came out months ago so when I heard that this new range was going to be a gel like formula I had to go out and get it, especially after I did some research on the product and found that they had so many different, unique colours that I didn't own already. I only have two, Prickly Pear and Blueberry those were the two that stuck out for me the most especially for the summer time.

 

Prickly Pear and Blueberry

Now on to the actual product, the formula of the nail paint is no different from any other nail polish in my opinion. However the nail polish does have a very shiny finish which is what gives it that gel nails type of look. It has amazing staying power compared to some of the other nail polishes that I own, lasts up 5 days without chipping with top and base coat. Some of my other nail polishes last up 2-3 days with top and base coat which is really disappointing.

 

 

 

Prickly Pear is the one that I am currently wearing and I have to say it is my favourite out of the two only because I feel like it goes better with my skin tone. My mum did think that I was a little strange for picking these two because she thought that they were very similar, I do see where she's coming from but on the nails they look completely different (the pics don't really do it any justice).

 

 

Overall I think this product is really good I think it is completely worth the price which is £3.99 and I would give it a 4/5 the only thing that stopping me from giving it a 5/5 is that I do wish the formula was a bit thicker, other than that I'm completely in love. I am definitely planning on getting some other colours that I've had my eye on such Lychee, Green Berry and Dragon Fruit.

 

I would love to know which ones are your favourites, if you own any or if you are planning on trying them out. Feel free to leave any comments!

 

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day! :-)

Lucille

xoxo

 



Tumblr #4

Hey guys! I'm back with another week of my favourite Tumblr pics!

 

 

White cute dress/ Yin Yang/ Celine silver clutch/Rose ice- cream/ Jack Harries/ Green drink/ cool models/ Amber and I (nails)/ Fish bowl accessory/ Rihanna and her grey hair/ Denim shorts/ Ice lollies/ Colton Haynes/ Lemon water/ Selena Gomez/ Cut out metallic boots/ runway models/ leather backpack/ Miley Cyrus/ Kylie Jenner/ Cool white nails/ Black and White striped skater dress/ MERMAIDS/ awesome fur coat/ shewearsfashion (Kavita)

 

Hope you enjoyed seeing some of my favourite Tumblr pics! If you would like to follow my Tumblr its pink-leopard-lipstick.tumblr.com. Follow me on twitter as well, I would love to make some new friends its linked on the main page.

 

Lucille

xoxo

 

 



I Heart Summer Tag!

Hey guys! I'm finally getting the chance to do the I <3 Summer Tag! I am really enjoying my summer holiday and I hope you are too! I have been tagged by the lovely RazMaTaz- Girl otherwise known as Tasmin.



Soooo first question:

1. Favourite bronzer for summer?

    The bronzer that I have been using this summer is Bourjois bronzing powder in Olive. I have been using this bronzing powder for about 4-5 months now as a contouring powder and I will definitely be re-purchasing!

 

2. You're relaxing on a hammock on a tropical island, what would you be sipping on?

Erm... this is a tough one, I think I would be sipping on any form of coconut water. (I love it)

 

3. Favourite summer lipstick?

I do love my staple red lipstick from Barry M but this summer I have been wearing a lot of this pink lipstick by cosmic kisses, its a lot like the chubby sticks from Clinique.

 

 

4. Pool or Beach?

Definitely the Beach, back home in South Africa my family and I have a beach house, so I kind of grew up living near the beach.

 

5. Summer = crazy hair, what's your must have styling product?

My natural hair is wavy/curly and during the summer I don't really like using my hair straightener so instead I just use V05 plump it up spray after I get out of the shower and then let my hair dry naturally and that usually leaves me with really nice beachy waves.

 

 

 

6. Sun bathing or Fake tan?

Well.. I'm Indian so I don't really need to get any browner haha.

 

7. Favourite summer nail polishes?

I've been really loving the Barry M Gelly nail polishes this summer I have Prickly Pear and Blueberry. I will go into them with a bit more detail in a review post, soon.

 

 

8. Any Summer traditions?

I don't have any summer traditions unfortunately but I should definitely make some.

 

9. Favourite summer scent?

I'm still wearing my Britney Spears radiance which I love and I wear a few others which are tropical summer sprays from boots.

 

10. Favourite BBQ food?

I don't really have a particular favourite. I do however really enjoy BBQ food in general.

 

11. Favourite summer proof makeup?

Maybelline 24hr stay foundation is definitely a product that stays on forever and does not melt which is a definite must in the summer months.

 

12. Any summer vacations planned?

I do not have any summer vacations planned but I was planning to see some of my friends in Guernsey which is another island not too far away, whether or not that will plan out, depends on what I have going on.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as enjoyed typing it! and enjoy whats left of Summer 2013!

 

I Tag:

Vogue & Trends

Fashion.Dream.Cloud

The Odd Girl Out

kissthemlipslikesugar

 

Lucille

xoxo

 

Summer OOTD!

 

 

 

 

 This outfit was very much inspired by Shenae Grimes (Annie) from 90210, she is one of my favourite actresses/characters and I am such a major fan of hers and this outfit just reminded me of something that she would wear on the show.

 

Top: New Look

Skirt: New Look

Sandals: Barrats

Belt: Next

Gold Chain: Topshop

Bracelet: Topshop

 

I hope everyone is having a great summer! Let me know what you think about this OOTD and I would love to see any of your  summer OOTD's so please instagram me pics with

 #pinkleopardlipstick and I will be sure sure to check them out and comment! 

 

Lucille

xoxo

 

What's In My Makeup Bag/ Daily Makeup Look

Hey Bloggers,

I decided to do a What's In My Makeup Bag/ Daily Makeup Look post because I enjoy reading other people posts on this and find it very interesting. What I carry in my makeup bag are kind of the products that I would use from Monday to Friday to school, very natural and simple.

 

Face

 

On my face I first apply my NC45 MAC studio sculpt foundation mixed with Lancôme foundation in the shade 10/11 not entirely sure because it is a sample. The mixture of these two foundations gives me full coverage and the correct shade. The MAC foundation also has SPF 15 which means its also great if the sun is out which is very rare. After I have applied my foundation evenly I conceal/ highlight with my MAC studio finish concealer in the shade NC42 underneath my eyes, thereafter I contour my cheek bones with Bourjois bronzing powder in 14- Olive which it great product to contour with if you have my skin tone.

 

 

Cheek

 

For my cheeks I don't really wear blush on a daily basis but I do sometimes add a bit of the baked bronzer/highlight from accessorize in Bondi shade 4 just at the top of my cheek bones after I have contoured.

 

Eyes

 

On my eyes I wear MAC's paint pot in the shade "Quite Natural" which is like "Painterly" but for darker skinned girls, I highly recommend this product. It acts as a primer as well as base for my eyeshadow and lasts literally the whole day. Over the top of that I put Bourjois bronzy/gold natural eyeshadow all over my lid and little bit dragged up to my brow. After I have done that I sometimes opt to wear a bit of liquid liner depends on the amount of time I have in the morning really, I then curl my eyelashes and apply Rimmel's  intense black sexy curves mascara just to make me look more awake.

 

Lips

 

Usually for my lips I wear any lip balm that is within my reach and I'm really loving the Nivea ones at the moment if I feel like need a bit of change I will wear a nude lipstick, a new one that I'm loving that I got recently is a nude lipstick by SEVENTEEN in the shade Bon Bon it also has red undertones to it so it would pretty much look good on anyone.

 

Brushes

 

 

In terms of the brushes that I use on a daily basis is the Real Techniques Stippling brush by Samantha Chapman, one of the Pixiwoo sisters which I'm sure many of you beauty bloggers will be familiar with. I use this brush to apply my foundation with and never fails to give a flawless finish. Next brush is a Body Collection powder/ blush brush which I use to blend the bronzer in with as well the highlight so that there aren't any harsh lines. For my eyeshadow I use the MAC 252 shader brush this brush works amazing to pack on eyeshadow with and blend it all in without it being a fluffy brush. And lastly a densely packed eyeshadow brush from Body Collection which I sometimes use to add a light eyeshadow to the inner corners of my eyes to brighten up tired eyes.

 

 

 I do sometimes carry these products with me if I need any touch ups which is very rare because all these products have great staying power. In a hurry I just carry my MAC studio fix pressed powder in the shade NC45 and that usually is all I need throughout the day. As you can probably see my daily makeup look is very natural and probably sounds a lot more time consuming than it actually is but now that it is summer and I am on holiday I can be a bit more adventurous with my makeup looks and be a lot more experimental with different products. I hope everyone is having a lovely summer so far!

 

Lucille

xoxo

 



 

 

 

 

Tumblr #2

Hey.... Its feels so weird being on here after such a long time and I have missed it so much because I do find blogging very therapeutic and always feel great after I have clicked the publish button. The goods news is that I have officially finished all of my GCSE exams yesterday so Lucille is back in full effect! Woop Woop! and there is no bad news because that just blows. I thought what better way to come back than to come back with a Tumblr #2, if you are unsure what this is, its just me putting 25 of my most recent reblogs on Tumblr to show you what I'm loving in terms of the latest trends, beauty looks, celeb/model styles, food and quotes.

 

 Trend:White onWhite/ Sour worms/ Versace label/ Street Chick/ Adrienne Bailon in embellished jacket/ Perspex clutch/ Beyoncé/ Fashion girl (Perspex clutch and printed trousers/ Rihanna with VS models/ Hell Yeah/ Neon Heels/ Louboutins/Gorgeous Fashion Blogger/ Happiness/ Greece/ Red Lips/ Fashion blogger/ Couture Runway shoes/ Jordan Dunn/ Couture dress/ NYC/ origami shorts/ Hot Pink strappy heels/ Cute T/ Olsen Twins looking gorge.

 

My school's prom is on the 27th June which is next week! I can't believe that its so near...eeek! There will definitely be a post up about that. I'm so excited for this long summer holiday that is ahead. I have a MAC Haul, reviews and fashion posts that will be up soon. I hope everyone has a great summer :D

 

Lucille

xoxo