Louise Kaitlin

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

Hello Everyone! it's day 4 of Blogmas! Today's post is my Christmas wish list, and before I start I just want to point out that no way do I expect to receive all or any of these products, I am completely grateful for everything I will receive on Christmas, these are just items that I have seen over the past year and have wanted, whether that be by my own account or by others.


ITEMS:
Firstly, after seeing all over tumblr the light up letters, I have decided I would love to have one in the letter 'L' for my room, I think they are really quirky and individual and would tie my room nicely together. The next thing is the naked 3 palette, which I have been loving for ages, I love the pink shades as I feel they really suit my look and would be perfect for the summer. The next item is an acrylic makeup holder, as I do much prefer these to the drawer separators, they are easier to get to as it would be placed on my dressing table.


I have also been drawn to the zoella beauty range this year and have had my eye on a few things including the huge makeup holder, and some of the bath fizz bars as I do love a good bubble bath, every time I go into Superdrug I give them a sniff:) Again, staying with the theme of youtuber products, Tanya Burr's range has drawn my attention especially the lip gloss in 'picnic in the park' and the bambi eyes eyelashes. I don't usually use eye lashes but I'd love to give them a try and I've heard good things from beginners using these. Something I have had my eye on for a while is the Rimmel London lipstick in 107, my sister has this shade and every time she has it on, I envy so bad, its a gorgeous pink/purple shade and its perfect for winter time.


Time for fashion now, and I haven't got much to do with fashion here, the only things I have are the Adidas superstars which are so over rated now but I love them so much, and I need new trainers, well at least that's what I keep telling myself. Alongside, I would love the central perk t-shirt which is sold almost every where, I see this top all over tumblr and we heart it and its made me want it super bad. I have also added a bobble hat to the mix, because my ears are forever getting cold in the winter, I'm not much of a hat person but I think I can pull it off.


Lastly, I know I will never ever receive this as a present and I am in no way expecting to ever in my life. I have included a MacBook into my wish list. I know, I know but I do have a good reason for wanting this. I am starting uni in September and I will need a decent laptop to do my work on, now I visited a uni the other day and when I was walking around I noticed everyone had a MacBook in their hands, I asked why that was and someone told me its because its so easy to use in lectures rather than a big clumpy laptop, it has great charge and is compatible with uni lecturers work. I could just be saying this in my head over and over, but I know I will never receive this so its just a dream for me.


I hope you guys enjoyed this post, I will see you tomorrow!


Louise xxx

Hello everyone, I have decided to participate in blogmas this year, even though I am I few days late! I will be posting a new blog post throughout this moth until the 31st of December, mixing from beauty, fashion and lifestyle.

Halloween is less than 3 days away now and I don't know about you but my mum only buys our pumpkin a day before Halloween, I know, it's so annoying! However, it does give me plenty of time to decide what I am going to carve into my pumpkin. Ideas are endless and the frustration to find the best one is real, therefore below I have included a list of things you could carve your pumpkin into. I hope this helps some of you.

Design Ideas:

• Scary Faces - as simple as this sounds, it can be the most effective looking thing on a pumpkin, the options for this are endless and the more you let your imagination run the better your pumpkin will look.
• Characters - this can be anything from Disney characters, to typical Halloween including bats and witches. Have fun, pick wicked and wild things, let your imagination take over. 
• Patterns - if you're not into the whole Halloween being scary thing then finding a nice geometric or unusual pattern could be a nice idea, make it simple or make it intricate, it's completely up to you.
• Your own face - it could be quite interesting if you were to carve a portrait of either yourself, a friend or a member of family. Make it fun and interesting by making them look scary or nice, depends what type of person you are:) (i'd make my family look scary!)
• 'Sick' pumpkin - I love this idea, basically what you do is you carve a normal face of a pumpkin, making sure the mouth is open, and then you add the inner of the pumpkin as sick falling out of it's mouth. CLICK TO SEE AN EXAMPLE 

Hello everyone!

Today's post is a collab with the ever so gorgeous Ellie from petiteelliee.blogspot.co.uk so make sure you go check out her post after reading mine. Myself and Ellie decided to do a 'what's in my autumn/winter makeup bag' so we have both included different items.

The first thing i have in my makeup bag is concealer, i like to have 2 different types as i prefer to mix them together to make the perfect colouring. I have the Collection 'lasting perfection' concealer and the Rimmel 'wake me up'.

Next up is the Maybelline 'master sculpt' as i like to try and keep some bronzer and tan on my face throughout winter, because i love summer too much and want to keep it with me the best i can! I love the highlighter in this set as its the perfect glimmer for pale skin.

Now we have the eye makeup, i like to carry round minimal makeup so i tend to stick with the Maybelline 'colour tattoo' as its the perfect gold colour for autumn/winter. I pair this with the Maybelline precise liner and mascara 'great lash'. These compliment each other and make the look. I love using golds and silver eyeshadows within the winter.

Lastly, is lips, now my lips get super dry in the winter months so i head straight towards my Carmex as its a heavy duty lip balm and keeps my lips moisturized throughout the day. For lipstick i like to head towards browny pinks and nudes as i feel it compliments my skin tone much more than brighter colours.

That is all for my winter/autumn makeup bag! make sure you go check out Ellie's post and comment below what you thought!

Until next time, byee!