Louise Kaitlin

Hello again!

Today's post is something quite different from my usual posts and i have never done anything like this before on my blog, which is super exciting but also super nerve-racking!! Today's post is a collaboration with the beautiful Estelle, who i met on instagram a couple of years ago, and shared a love of pretty much everything, we are so so similar which is appropriate for this collaboration. You can find Estelle on instagram with the handle @velvetteddyblogs and also you can read her post by clicking here! - make sure to leave a nice comment & let her know you've come from my blog too!

* not my photo. full credit to the rightful owner.

Well, first things first i should probably introduce what this post is about. When Estelle approached me about collabing, she mentioned the idea of something food related, which if you know me is right up my street! We decided to each do a post on a place to eat from our local areas.

Choosing 1 place to eat was so so difficult because i am such a huge lunch bunny and love to eat out in all different places with my friends, but on thursday i adventured into Southampton with my uni friends and stumbled across this place called Cosmo. Basically, it's an all you can eat buffet which if those 5 little words don't bring you in then i don't know what will.


Food
Cosmo as mentioned, is an all you can eat buffet and therefore, the food selection and choice is huge! There is everything from Asian to Chinese, French, Indian, English, Italian and so so much more! All the food is set out into different sections labelled by their country or 'genre'. You can grab a plate and make your way round each section or simply start at one, eat and return for more! The quality of the food itself was way better than i thought it would be. I was slightly cautious knowing its a buffet, the assumption that the food would be sub par due to the fact the restaurant is catering for large quantities. But boy was i wrong, the food was restaurant quality, piping hot and full of seasoning.

There buffet also includes a desert section, which things such as cheesecake, cakes, donuts, ice-cream, fruit, sweeties and so much more!

* not my photo. full credit to the rightful owner.

* not my photo. full credit to the rightful owner.

Cost
Cost wise, you'll love this! especially if you're a student on a budget like me. For the buffet it cost only £8.99! For you to eat as much as you want, endless amounts, how amazing?!

Drinks cost £3 for a bottomless glass, which means like the buffet you can refill until your heart is content!

Now, if i don't say so myself that's a pretty good, cheap meal out with friends and family.


It's safe to say, I will 100% be returning to Cosmo very very soon! Ohh, and a bonus... if it's your birthday you can go to Cosmo and your meal will be FREE! Just make sure you take some ID to prove it is actually your birthday haha ;)

I hope you enjoyed this post, and i'll see you (or well talk to you) very soon!

Love From,
Lou X

The other day, I was kindly gifted some items from 'Benecos Cosmetics'. Benecos are a natural brand of makeup who thrive on the element of their products being natural. I think it' a really cool idea to have natural products and Benecos are one of the only brands I have seen that are completely natural.


I've been trying these products sent to me for the past few days and I thought I would share with you what I thought of them. I was kindly gifted 4 items which I was allowed to choose myself, which was incredible. I chose the 'Natural BB Cream', 'Natural Blush', 'Natural Highlighting powder' and the 'Natural Lip Shine'. Below I will talk through what I loved and didn't love about each product.


Natural BB Cream
The BB Cream comes in a tube bottle which is of a medium size. When I first opened the product I was unsure of the colour as it appeared rather dark in liquid form. However, I tried it on my skin and it matched pretty well and blended nicely, the only thing I didn't really like was the smell of it. I mean its a natural product so there is obviously going to be a slightly different smell from other brands. The smell to me isn't that important though. Overall, I love the product to a point, I don't think I would purchase myself just because I don't really wear Matte BB Creams.


Natural Blush
I was sent the blush in the shade Mallow Rose which is a soft, deep mauve pink colour. It's such a pretty and flattering colour especially on my pale skin. The only fault I could find with this product is the pigmentation is a little weak and the product does have to be built up. This isn't bad for me though because it means I can work the colour to suit my pale skin. Overall, I really like this blush and I think it will become part of my everyday makeup routine.


Natural Highlighting Powder
The highlighting powder is gorgeous! I cannot believe how pretty the iridescent champagne colour is. It's super flattering for my skin and its perfect for adding that extra glow and shimmer to the tops of the cheeks, bridge of the nose and cupid's bow. The powder doesn't have a shade but if I were to name it I would go for pearl or something with that description because its perfect for paler skin.


Natural Lip Shine
I got the natural lip shine in Rusty Rose which is a lovely peach/pink shade which is perfect for an everyday look. I love the shine it has to it as its super moisturising and glossy for the lips. I love the shade as a your lips but better look and I know all of you would love this shade as much as I do. I highly recommend for those of you who like the natural looking lip colour.


Overall, I am super happy with everything I received, so thankyou Benecos.




Louise xxxx

As a lover of all things beauty i'm forever finding new things to try out. However, having sensitive skin does have it's limitations when it comes to face products and skincare, i have to be careful with my choice because unfortunately my skin reacts so easily. So for years and years i have always stuck with the boring, old, cheap makeup wipes that you can pick up for about £1 at nearly every store. After reading and hearing about the Garnier Micellar cleansing water and all it's good reviews, i thought i would bite the bullet and give it a try, at the end of the day i wasn't going to loose much in doing so. 

To me taking makeup off after a long day is the single most boring chore ever, so i wanted to find something quick and efficient in removing that long lasting lipstick along with the mascara that has dried like cement to your lashes. So i picked up this bottle from my local Boots and it was on deal, so hello bonus! it cost me about £4? maybe a bit less and later that day i decided to try it. 

This is what it looks like to remove the makeup(SEE BELOW). The build up of foundation and dirt along with some bronzer and those on fleek eyebrows can be clearly seen to be removed. I was amazed at how quickly it did its job, i mean at the end of the day its 'water' right? Eye makeup is probably the hardest thing to remove, as i said before, mascara is like cement at the end of the day. And as you can see from the image below it was removed so easily and completely. I did give it 2 cleans but the second time there was hardly any there.

Left is the removal of EYE MAKEUP Right is the removal of FACE/BASE MAKEUP

At the end of the day, the main purpose is to remove your makeup, which it does really well, other than that it really does just seem like water in a bottle (which by all means is NOT a bad thing) but actually quite good.

This post was not part of a collaboration nor was this product sent to me by a company, all products in this post were brought with my own money, and all reviews as always are my own opinions.

I hope you enjoyed this post, and i will speak to you all soon.

Hello again, the other day i was randomly searching through amazon for makeup brushes/sets, when i came across these '10 piece professional makeup brushes'. When i saw the word 'professional' i was expecting the price to be pretty high, was i wrong?. These brushes cost me £1.99 and free postage, however i did have a £5 voucher so they were retailed for £6.99 and i thought today i would review them for you, in case you wanted to purchase them but had a few worries, i know i do when i buy online.

This set comes with 5 eye brushes, which are; a hard pointed brush, a fluffy flat edge brush, an angled hard brush, an angled fluffy brush and a normal fluffy brush. I find these brushes are super easy to use and surprisingly they don't malt or leave any unwanted bristles on your face. I like the 2 fluffier brushes as they make blending eye shadows inside and outside the crease really easy and looks flawless. The pointed brush i use for concealer around the eyes and i love it, it blends well and is easy to get into those difficult spots. Overall, i am super happy with the result of these eye brushes.

The set also comes with 5 face brushes, which are; a pointed brush, a flat top brush, a round top brush, a short bristle stippling brush and an angled round brush. I find all these brushes can be used for multiple things, from foundation to powders, to blushers and bronzers, so there is no set purpose for these. Again, these brushes haven't malted or left unwanted bristles stuck to your face, so i'm pretty impressed considering the price was as low as it was.

Overall, i am super happy with my choice for these brushes, if you want the link to the brushes comment below and i'll comment back the link. I don't want to include it here, because i am not sponsoring them in any way. All opinions are my own and i wouldn't review anything to you that i didn't really like.

(LEFT TO RIGHT) 'Powder Brush', 'Stipler Brush', 'Foundation Brush', 'Smokey eye duo Brush'

Rimmel London Match Perfection in 010 Light Porcelain Rimmel London Wake Me Up in 100 Ivory Maybelline Super Stay 24 in 010 Ivory Natural Collection in Ivory Today I thought I would share with you my top 4 foundations ranging from cheaper drug-store products to a little more expensive. I use foundation on a regular basis so finding the perfect match for me is the most important thing when shopping for make-up. So here I have a few that I've tried and tested. Rimmel London Match Perfection is an amazing foundation and I find its one of my favourites. It applies really easy and doesn't leave that annoying shiny look like some foundations do. This is the lightest of all my foundations and that's because naturally I have a pale complexion, so because of this I find the lighter colour much better looking when applied. Rimmel London Wake Me Up is a good foundation that give good coverage. However, I find this foundation feels heavy on my skin, and throughout the day I feel it looks cakey. This foundation is in a darker shade because I feel it gives better coverage this way, I recommend this for those who plan of using small amounts of foundation on a regular basis. Maybelline Super Stay 24 is slightly more expensive for what it is. All I can really say about this foundation is that it does what it says on the bottle. It covers and gives a brown more warm looking shade to your face. I do like this foundation but its not my favourite, I feel I've over looked it and I might start trying it again. Last but not least, is the Natural Collection foundation and for me this is my least favourite foundation as again its heavy and feels cakey. Its also very liquid like, so is super runny when applying, so it ends up making more of a mess then doing good. I also found with this foundation that it made my skin slightly more spotty and unhealthy, so as soon as I realised I stopped using this. But this might not happen to everyone, I just have VERY sensitive skin, emphasise on the VERY. ♥