Emma Jade

I have had another play around with some of my makeup, it was defiantly long overdue a good clear out. I actually enjoy having a good de-clutter of my makeup... when I am in the mood! I get to find items that I had forgot about or items that I have not used for a while. Plus a change to get rid of some that have been kept way too long!

I have still been loving Skinny Tan's tanning oil. that is what I have on here on my body. I have not used it on my face. I still love the overnight elixir when I feel that my face needs  a top up.

I have been loving  LOreal Paris 24HMatte Waterproof Foundation. This is a drugstore foundation that I keep on going back to and I love the finish. I have been setting my makeup with the bareMinerals BAREPRO Performance Wear powder. This has become one of my new favorites. It is a lovely coverage and certainly stays put! The highlight a blush are both from Pixi and I just love the glow!

My eye shadow is from the Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette I have spoke about this before and I still love it! I am wearing some cluster eyelashes here, do wish that they were naturally this thick! My eyebrows, I have filled in with the Makeup Revolution brow pomade, still a big fan of this I have been switching between this and the Kat Von D eyebrow pencil

Lips is the Kylie Lip Kit in the shade Koko K. Think this is the first time I have spoke about this I have tried a few shades from the range. It does last well as a liquid lipstick, just not sure it is completely worth all the hype that surrounded it

Hope you have a great weekend!

Em x

Pixi Liquid Fairy Lights Features

- Long-wearing, glimmering liquid eyeshadow

- Infused with chamomile and rose, to nourish the lids

- Delivers super fast metallic eye looks

- Uses light-reflecting, richly saturated colour pigments

- Sets to a long-lasting finish

- Can be used alone or as a shadow topper

There are available in 5 shades:

- Crystalline

- SunRay

- RoseGold

- BareBrilliance

- PassionLight

I just love a dewy look in the summer time! Especially now with all the heat, we tend to go for lighter coverage. I always love a bit of highlight. Pixi Glow-y Gossamer Duos come with two shades in each compact: light and slightly darker. The finish is amazing and flawless! You know the type of finish that usually gives you a liquid formula? That’s the one you’re getting with Pixi Glow-y Gossamer! 

The first shade in Delicate Dew. The stunning lightest pink highlighter without that ‘too cool’ undertone which can sometimes look ashy and generally not a good look. This one’s perfect, very light yet very sparkly. The second is little darker, warm golden hue yet when mixed with the light pink.

The next duo called Subtle Sunrise comes with champagne and slightly darker copper shade. These shades are perfect to compliment those golden red smokey eyes. It can also be usedin the inner corner of your eyes as well as on the cheeks and the bridge of the nose! The darker shade is almost coppery. 

Beautifully applied with a fan or highlighter brush, Pixi Glos-y Gossamer duos work also with the fingers thanks to the buttery texture. Whatever your method of application, you’ll find yourself with an incredible glow.

Hope you are all enjoying this lovely sunshine, i'm definitely making the most of it! 

Em x

This box contained Pixi’s Black Lacquer Lash Primer, Large Lash Mascara, Lash Line Ink, Eye Define Waterline, Eye Bright Liner, and four colors of the Endless Silky Eye 

There is a  Eye Bright Liner, which is a nude shade that helps brighten your eyes when used on the inner rim. It does a great job of making my eyes look bigger. I found this a little more subtle than A white that I have used in the past to create the same effect.

The Lash Line Ink is probably my favorite product, I do like to do a small flick on the outer corner of my eye, and I have always preferred to do that with a felt liner. I just find it a lot easier as there is more control. This too had great staying power and no smudging.

I received another exciting package, which definitely improved my Monday!  

It was this beautiful package from Pixi, Pixi always come up with amazing PR packages and this certainly did not disappoint! One year after the launch of the original Pixi Pretties collaborations, they partnered with several YouTube beauty influencers to launch all new products! The latest launches are in collaboration with Dulce Candy, Chloé Morello and Weylie Hoang.

I just really can't get over how pretty this package is... Or quite how big it is! I struggled to get this into one shot!

Chloe Morello

Dulce Candy

Weylie Hoang

Palette Chloette - The palette of Chloé Morello has struck me the most. Neutral eye shadows and pink blushes are quite my thing. In addition to 3 beautiful blushes, there are 3 pairs of eye shadows containing all the shimmering shades (which can also serve as highlighters) I love a multi use product! There is also a trio of matte shades for the eyebrows, linings or contours. The colors are so pretty and portable, nothing too pigmented or bright. Eye shadow are overall pretty good, I would have liked there to be some more matte, especially if they are going to be used as brow powders. But I think she did a good job making this palette a complete face that is not too cumbersome. She has also created a gloss lip gloss that is beautiful on itself or layered on other lip products.

Coffee Con Dulce - This is again a lovely palette. I love that she has designed a universal palette that works for your face and eyes. It's A really affordable price for the amount of product included.. This is ideal for all skin tones. For shades that do not work as a highlight for you specifically, they make really lovely eye shadows. It is a powder with the consistency of the cream and these are really pigmented and intense. 

Dulce's Lip Candy - Dulce has also created a palette of lips as part of her collection. These also look beautify really wearable shades and they have a lovely pigment to them. However, I am not really a fan of lipstick palettes as I feel that of all of my makeup I fell that lipstick is the item that needs to be topped up the most and its not really all that practical to be taking a palette with you day to day 

Dimensional Eye Creator Palette -  Weylie's palette is a daily palette that appeals to most of us, as it has the most lovely everyday colours. It's also the idea size if you're traveling a lot or even just throwing your purse for makeup on the go. After all, there are not too many neutral pallets. Nope! It also includes a black double-ended kohl pencil and liquid eyeliner.

I am really looking forward to getting plenty more use out of these items, I can seem them been a favorite on my vanity!

Em x

I received yet another beautiful package from Pixi, they really have an amazing PR team! This was packaged beautifully, in side was my own personalised bottle of their famous Glow Tonic! 

Hi its good to be back after a lovely break! I had a great Christmas spending quality time with loved ones, it has definitely flew by! I'm looking forward to plenty of exciting times that 2018 will bring!

I wanted to take a look at one of the packages that I received over the holidays, this gorgeous package from Pixi

 I have been sent some lovely lip products from Pixi By Petra. I have only tried a couple of lipsticks from this brand before. I have to say that I have found them to be really good quality.

This collection contained 3 lipsticks that are in lovely wearable shades for me, and are perfect for this time of year. I like the formula they are not a matte lipstick are kind of a creamy formula, they are not glossy either, they are kind of an in between which I actually really like, as they are not as drying as a matte, and they are really comfortable to wear.

The other 3 are lip balms, these for me are perfect for this time of year, they do give you a bit of colour but not too much. They are really moisturising which is defiantly needed with this colder weather!

The packaging is really nice they have the typical green packaging from Pixi which I really like its definitely their colour 

Em x

This Delivery was something a little different from Pixi, It included some of my favorite items of theirs, the Glow Tonic. There was another bottle of this amazing liquid, which was much needed as mine was running low! Plus there was some of their pre-soaked pads which are great for on the go!

This package also included a cute t- shirt from the brand, which I thought was a really nice touch.

I have shared my thoughts on this product before, I have found that the toner works to exfoliate and even out skin tone. Since using this product, my skin has a more even look and feel. Not to mention that the Pixi glow is real – my skin has definitely gotten a glow since introducing the Glow Tonic into my daily routine.

The pads are also a great addition as they make the product even more convenient to use!

You can find there products in their Glow Tonic range HERE

Em x

As someone with oily skin the Summer weather, especially humid conditions is not my friend as far as make-up is concerned. I don't particularly want to nor enjoy constantly applying pressed powder throughout the day, to prevent make-up from all but melting off my face so I do rely on setting sprays. I realise that not everyone likes Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray for whatever reason so let me offer up an alternative in Pixi Make Up Fixing Mist.

Much like most make-up setting sprays you apply Pixi Make Up Fixing Mist after you have finished your make-up to keep things in place but did you know you can use it as a primer? Simply mist on the skin before make-up application, allow to dry and apply make-up as usual. Pixi Make Up Fixing Mist has been formulated so it also refreshes and hydrates the skin using rose water and green tea extracts and can be used throughout the day for that reason alone, much like other cooling facial mists.

I have also found that it really does work it keeps my make-up from not only sliding off my face but to some extent also offers a little oil control without parching my skin of natural moisture, nor altering the finish of any make-up it is applied on top of. As a matter of a fact I would deem this to be fairly hydrating without overwhelming the complexion. I will admit that it is not as heavy duty or as long lasting as the Urban Decay option but then again it does offer more skin care benefits.
If you are on the look out for a facial spray that pretty much does it all, Pixi Make Up Fixing Mist is one to invest within. It not only suitably sets the skin but it can double up as a primer, facial refresher and so much more. Impressive however you look at it.

Pixi Make Up Fixing Mist £16

Pixi Multi Balm £12

I have had some lovely products from Pixi this month, they are their Gel tint and Silk gloss lip products, these are a duo of a stain and then a gloss over the top, these are available in 3 colours. The second lot of items were their cheek stains, these are a sheer gel that comes in 3 shades to.

The Peel & Polish is a resurfacing concentrate mask. It contains 6% lactic acid, witch hazel water, panax ginseng root extract, papaya extra, sugar cane, sugar maple extract, cucumber fruit extract, orange fruit extract, lemon fruit extract, and vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract. 

You can use this 2-3 times a week, for 5 minutes each time. It is slightly grainy, which I like but isn't to harsh on my face, so you can use this as an exfoliator by gently massaging this into your skin

Because of the grainy texture, I found this to be hard to spread on the skin as a mask. I was surprised to find that it didn’t tingle too much, I could feel it was there and it made my skin feel very clean and almost tight. As I was rinsing this off. My skin was left feeling smoother, and looking brighter. My skin was so soft!