What's In My January Make Up Bag

Hey guys, today I am doing a beauty post for you! As you can probably tell by the title this is my January make up bag contents. New year, new face is my motto. Hope you enjoy... 

The make up bag itself was actually a Christmas present from my dad (obviously) from Victoria's Secret. I must say when you work for VS you see so many products you want that when you get home that is all you can talk about, when I first saw this I loved it and mentioned to my family that I would like it. This is a limited addition make up case as it is a fashion show product so they are only around for a limited period of time. I am lucky I got first dibs!

Bourjois Volume 1 Seconde Mascara - This mascara I have to say has been in my make up bag since I started blogging last year. It is by far my favourite mascara and believe me, I have tried many!

My eyelash curlers are actually from Primark for £1 and they are also the best I have ever owned. 

Sleek Brow Kit in Light - Again, this has been in my make up bag since I started blogging, but what can I say? It is such a great eyebrow kit and has lasted for ages! You seriously can't go wrong it keeps my eyebrows looking fuller, shaped and darker throughout the day.

Now, some new additions to my new make up bag -

MAC lipstick in 'Girl About Town' and Kiko lipstick in the colour 515 'Orchid'

These lipsticks in my opinion are the best sort of shades to kick start a new year. We are still in Winter and these darker shades of purple and pink are just right. 

Swatches - 

Top - MAC Girl About Town

Bottom - Kiko Orchid

L'Oreal Super Liner 'Perfect Slim' (full review here) and Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil -

The L'Oreal Super Liner is my ultimate eye liner. I adore this product and this will be in my make up bag forever! It creates the perfect cat eye for day and night time. 

I only use the Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil if I am going to a special dinner with family or friends. Throughout the day I don't really use it as I think it can make my make up look a bit to heavy. However, at night time it gives a little something extra. 

Rimmel 'Wake Me Up' Concealer in Soft Beige and Collection Cover Up Stick in Light and finally Simple Kind To Eyes Corrector Pen -

For the Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer I don't use this everyday nor the Collection cover up stick. I only use concealers if I really feel I have to. For example, I had to work New Years Day this year and after New Years Eve, using concealer is a necessity haha!

A new product to my January Make Up bag, the Simple Corrector Pen. I absolutely love this product as any mistakes I make with my make up, for example if I go a little to high with my cat eye flick this simply wipes it away and basically corrects it! It is seriously a gift from god.

That has brought you to the end of this blog post...

I really hope you enjoyed this post and has given you some ideas for the perfect face this month! 

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Have you got anything new in your January Make Up Bag? Feel free to leave comments! 

Love, Melissa Victoria x

Some of the things Santa brought me for Christmas...

Hey guys! I know I haven't been on my A game for blogging lately as i'm sure most of you will have read in my last post. However, now I am back and I am so excited to pick up where I left off. 

Disclaimer - So just to let you know I am in no way bragging about the things I kindly got given for Christmas. In my opinion I absolutely love reading and seeing people posting about what they got for Christmas as I am a naturally nosy person, I also think it gives you inspiration as to what to get people next year. It basically helps me get ideas for what to buy for my family and friends when next year comes around! I hope this gives you some inspiration too. 

The gifts I am going to show you are the ones that really really are special to me and made me appreciate my family and friends just that little bit more. Don't get me wrong, all the gifts I got given are amazing and I love every single one of them, but we all know there are just some gifts that could make you cry with happiness. 

Right, first off my best friend Anna bought me a book that i'm sure very female beauty and fashion blogger will know about... 

 Of course... Girl Online! I have followed Zoe Sugg (Zoella) for absolutely ages so obviously when I unwrapped this I was so happy so Anna I thank you!! 

Another present from Anna were a load of pictures of me and her. We recently figured out that we have been friends for 3 years which was so exciting and special. When I opened the photos I honestly just started crying I loved them that much. I bought a scrapbook for the photos and stuck the pictures in myself, the ones I am showing you are a couple of my favourites...

Anna also bought me some Lush products which I also very much loved. She knows me so well! 

Another thing I got for Christmas... 

Perfume. Me without perfume is a recipe for disaster. I always have to have some perfume on me all day everyday or else I get upset. Me and perfume are like two peas in a pod. This year I got given Cheryl's new perfume Storm Flower. I am obsessed with super sweet scents and this is lovely and sweet, therefore the perfect scent for me. My mum chose well! 

Next up, 

The beauty that is MAC and the beauty that is my wonderful sister! This is (sadly) my first ever MAC lipstick... I tend to buy all my make up in America as it works out a lot cheaper and as I am a full on American lover, anything I buy in the US is special to me. I never got round to buying lipsticks from MAC as I was in a phase of Revlon chubby sticks that I swore by. My sister Vanessa bought me this and I am so grateful! This is the shade 'Girl About Town'. I am sure if you have been reading my blog for a while you know I am all about strong pinks. This is perfect for me. 

I have a swatch of this colour for you - 

The last couple of things I got were from my mum and dad...

These incredible boots. I love, love, love these. I saw them a while back in River Island but back then they were super expensive so I had to leave them behind! However recently I saw they had gone in the sale by half price and I mentioned them to my mum and she got me them! I was a very happy bunny! 

I am sure you have probably read about how I am obsessed with anything American. This having the American flag clearly got my attention when I unwrapped it. I have just had my bedroom done and I have finally got a double bed... Finally!! That was also a Christmas present so this cushion just finished it off perfectly. 

One other thing I haven't mentioned is that the camera I took these pictures on was my main Christmas present which I was so so over the moon about. 

Christmas is a time where all your family comes together and yes I know presents are a big thing but it is not all about presents. It is about the love and appreciation of family and friends and presents are just a gesture of those feelings. 

I really hoped you enjoyed this post and gave you some inspiration for presents this time next year. 

Thank you so much for reading this post...

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Did you get anything amazing for Christmas? 

Love, Melissa Victoria x

Winged out eyeshadow look tutorial!

Hey guys, so today I am doing something a little bit different as I am going to be doing a make up look tutorial. Just to add a disclaimer, by no means am I a professional make up artist. This is simply a make up look that I wear very often and want to share it with you guys!
So, to start off with I am going to show you an overview of what make up products I am going to be using for this tutorial...

Step 1 - Moisturise your face. This step (to me) is very important, because if you are like me and have very dry skin, the most horrible thing is going out with a full face of make up and being able to see dry skin on your face. The moisturiser I use is...

I believe this moisturiser is my all time favourite, The one thing I cannot stand about moisturisers is when they are so sticky and thick that you can feel it on your skin all day. However, this one sinks into your skin in a matter of minutes and keeps it feeling moisturised all day.

All I do with this product is take out a pea sized amount and dot it all around your face, then rub it in gently until it is all rubbed in. 

Step 2 - Eyebrows. The product I use to do my eyebrows I believe I mentioned in my Everyday make up routine. It is the Sleek palette in 'Light'

In this product, I only use the powder part of the pallet as the other is wax and I don't really need to use the wax as I get my eyebrows shaped professionally. So what I do is simply dab the applicator into the pan and apply the powder on the brush onto my eyebrows. I start form the inner part of the eyebrow and then just follow my shape. 

Step 3 - Concealer. Most of you will know that I do not normally wear concealer or foundation. Unfortunately I have recently started developing dark under eye circles, so I had to turn to concealer for help! The concealer I use is the Rimmel 'Wake Me Up' anti fatigue effect + a radiant glow. 

For this product, it comes with a doe foot applicator which is extremely helpful. I simply draw three small lines under the eye and rub it in gently with my finger. Voila! Goodbye bags! 

Step 4 - Eyeshadow primer. For the eyeshadow primer I use the Urban Decay 'Eyeshadow Primer Potion'. I swear by this primer as it keeps my eyeshadow in place all day. 

When I am going to use this product I squeeze a small pea sized amount and smoothly wipe it over each eyelid so that it all sinks in. 

Step 5 - The eyeshadow step! So for this winged eyeshadow look I am going to be using MAC's 'Girlie' and 'Woodwinked'. I know you may notice I have not yet added any more eyeshadows to my palette but that is because I am waiting to go back to Florida as there certainly is a difference in price haha! These are the eyeshadows - 

The top one is Girlie by MAC and the one underneath is Woodwinked by MAC. I apply Girlie first all over both lids with a MAC 239 brush...

Then, using woodwinked draw a line where you would like your wings to go.

To complete the wing part, just simply fill in the gap you have left still using the 239 brush and woodwinked eyeshadow...

Step 6 - Eyeliner & Eye pencil. For on top of the eye I use the Rimmel Black gel liner, and for the waterline I use the Rimmel Soft Kohl eye pencil. 

When using the gel liner, I simply draw a thin line on top of my eye lashes just to give more definition... 

Step 7 - Mascara. The mascara I use and love dearly is the Bourjois Volume 1 Seconde mascara. This mascara is my all time favourite! 

Firstly, I do curl my eyelashes with some eye curlers which I do believe I bought from Primark. I'm sure most of you don't need telling how to apply mascara haha. So apply any mascara that you own and that is one step closer to the end of the look! 

Finally to finish off, step 8 is lipstick! Personally, with this make up look I think a simple nude pink finishes it off perfectly. I am going to be using the Revlon Colorburst 'lip lacquer balm' in the shade 105 Demure. However, before that I apply the Burt's Bees nourishing lip balm with mango butter just to add moisture to the lips. 

This last picture is going to be the finished look...

I hope you have enjoyed this post and given you some insight on different make up looks that people are wearing at the moment! I would love to see anyone re-making this make up look's pictures you can email me them or even leave the links in the comment box. 

Thank you so much for reading...

Love, Melissa Victoria x