Perfume Collection Part 1

Davidoff Cool Water Wave Eau De Toilette

Description:

"Davidoff Cool Water Wave fragrance is a surge of fresh, compelling sensuality. Luscious fruits sparkle in the top notes: the worldly pleasure of ripe, glistening Watermelon splashed into a shaker of exotic Mango, tangy Passion Fruit, and engaging Guava. At heart a feminine floral, Davidoff Cool Water Wave picks up the pace with Pink Peppercorn's sweetness and spice. Its centre lightens the breezes with blossoms of Freesia and Peony. Stirring undercurrents mingle Sandalwood and Iris Wood; Amber accord and Musk intensity cascade into a soft and sensual wave of pleasure."

My Thoughts: 

This is one of my favourite scents to wear during the day time especially during the spring and summer months. I personally find it difficult to identify the fruity elements of this fragrance, when I smell this only two words come to mind: Beautifully Fresh. The only negative thing I can say about this is that due to it being an eau de toilette, it doesn't last for very long. Despite this, the scent is very beautiful and very affordable to- you can usually purchase 30ml for around £20 (Boots often have special offers on their fragrances so you can get it for even less-it's currently £10.27)

Jennifer Lopez Live Eau De Parfum

Description:

"Live Jennifer Lopez is an upbeat fruity, floral fragrance with addictive appeal. The energetic top notes vibrate with Sicilian lemon and vivacious Italian orange, plus a brightly original note of juicy Pineapple. Lush fruity Redcurrant sweeps the heart into a pulsing rhythm, backed by heady Peony and piquant Violet. Sensual wafts of Caramel interweave with warm, golden Tonka Beans and earthy Sandalwood for a delicious finale."

My Thoughts:

To me this scent is definitely more fruity then floral, and although I'm not really into fruity scents, I do find myself reaching for this more than I thought I would. The really strange thing I find with this perfume is that I'm more drawn to the scent after it's settled as a pose to when it's freshly spritzed (I currently have a scarf which has had this perfume lingering in it for weeks and I cannot stop smelling it whenever I wear it). At first, the scent of pineapple comes through quiet strong, which kind of makes my mouth water, and then after it's had time to settle the other notes start to come through, creating a great symphony of smell. I also think that the bottle's really pretty, a bit superficial but I have quiet the obsession with perfume bottles. It's slightly more expensive than the previous fragrance (Davidoff Cool Water Wave) at  around £22 but still affordable compared to other high end fragrances on the market. Overall, if you like fruity scents then this is defiantly one to check out, and even if your not I'd still recommend giving this a sniff the next time you see it. 

MY TOP PICK

Dior Pure Poison Eau De Parfum

Description:

"Pure Poison incarnates seduction in its purest state by exploring its duality and irresistible alchemy. Based on orange blossom, jasmine, gardenia, amber and sandalwood, this delicate yet generous modern potion reveals the seductress within. Grown in southern Italy, the essence of bergamot is obtained by cold expression of peel. It brings a distinct, sweet freshness to fragrances and adds a special radiance to citrus notes.The flowers of the bitter orange tree are extracted to obtain orange blossom absolute. The essence of the Neroli flower is obtained by distillation. Often used in oriental-scented fragrances, orange blossom also emphasizes certain fruity notes in floral fragrances. Its opulence features as the heart note of Pure Poison.White musk is made synthetically, giving fragrances their clean-smelling, skin-like scent. It is the quintessential base note, revealing its accords with Pure Poison Eau de Perfum."

My Thoughts:

Firstly, this has to be hands down one of my favourite fragrances of all time (although this doesn't technically belong to me- it's my mum's ❤ but she's happy to share) when ever I catch a whiff of this perfume I immediately feel like I've died and gone to heaven... seriously it's true. For me this is the ultimate night time floral scent (although there's obviously no crime against wearing it during the day.) The floral elements come through quiet strong but with what I can only describe as a 'sedative' twist. There really is no bad word to be said about this perfume, although the price may put people off- £46 for 30ml, but I personally believe that it's worth every penny. If you haven't tried this perfume I would definitely urge you to check it out, I'm sure you wont be left disappointed.

Kate Moss Eau De Toilette

Description:

"Kate Moss fragrance is feminine, sophisticated, wild and unforgettable. A mix of elegant and risqué, it is a true to life portrait of Kate Moss. Feminine forget-me-not is spiced with pink peppercorns and suffused with voluptuous orange blossom absolute. Glamour and beauty are evoked with a heady, floral mix of lily of the valley, heliotrope, magnolia, peony and rose petals. The exquisite, sensual warmth and the strength of an independent spirit haunt the wearer in a whirl of patchouli, sandalwood, musk, vetiver and ambrette seed. Kate seduces the senses, it is the ultra feminine, quietly sexy, self-assured essence of a woman who has entranced the world."

My Thoughts

For me, the original description of this perfume says it all. From the first sniff you can defiantly tell that it's a very feminine, sophisticated fragrance and the floral mix comes through quiet strong which I really like. I have to admit, although I like the scent, I don't wear it a lot, or at lease not a lot on those days that I want to smell extra nice (you know, for that special someone*wink**wink*). I tend to use it more as as everyday scent - which it great since it's only around £19.95 for 30ml. 

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Although my perfume collection goes beyond these four, I think I'll leave it here for now. I'll be doing a part 2 shortly so if your interested in reading that then stay tuned :)

Description from Boots.com

My Thoughts written by myself

Pink Rocker

Hi everyone :)

This is my attempt at a dramatic girly makeup look that I created a few months ago. It's extremely bold and not very wearable for a normal day. However I think it would be a beautiful, unique party look. So I hope you all like the look.

Start off by applying your foundation and concealer (I used my usual Revlon Colourstay foundation/concealer)

Apply a base/ or primer onto your eyelids, this will help the colours pop.

Use a flat eyeshadow brush and apply a bright pink matte eyeshadow onto your entire eye lid, extend it into the crease and take some onto your lower lash line. 

Using another flat eyeshadow brush, take Barry M's dazzle dust in 44 Bronze and pat it around the edge of the pink eyeshadow, Blend the two colours together ever so slightly

Using a blending brush, apply a black eyeshadow into the outer "v", again blend the black into the pink.

  Line your waterline and tight line with a black eyeliner, I used Blue Heaven Kajal. Go on to line your top lash line with a black liquid eyeliner (You can also use a felt tip or gel liner, basically anything that will create a solid black line), I used the Beauty UK liquid liner (I hate this product but I don't have the heart to throw it away without using it up). Finally for the eyes, put on your false lashes, I used the false lashes from Wilkinsons- they were only £1 :)

Next apply a pink toned blush onto the apples of your cheeks.

Finally, apply a pink toned lipstick, I used Barry M's lip paint in 145 Punky Pink 

And your done :)

NOTD: Coral Summer

Nail of the Day: Revlon Nail Enamel in 210 Electric Pink

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I wouldn't describe this colour as electric pick at all, more like a bright coral- perfect for spring/summer :)

MyFace Foundation Review

Hi everyone :D

I've been meaning to do a review on the MyFace Foundation for a while now, and I'm finally getting around to doing it, yay!

I brought the foundation last Christmas for about £12.99 and I've been using it pretty frequently since then. 

Firstly, the packaging is quiet plastic-ey and I don't think the price tag reflects on it very well. When paying £10+ on a foundation I expect to get a product in somewhat more luxurious packaging like Revlon colorstay or Rimmel Wake Me Up. However, this being said I do actually love how streamline and compact it is- great for travelling. I recently had a 35 hour trip, yes 35 hours! (including a 12 hour layover) and had the foundation packed in my suitcase with a bit of cling film wrapped around it and it didn't spill or explode so the packaging gets a big thumbs up from me. :)

Another positive about this product is the staying power of this foundation. I'll usually put it on at about 9am and by the time I take it off at about 9.30-10pm most of it will still be there.

Sounds good so far, right? Well lets move onto the negatives...

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Before I brought this foundation I read and watched about 90% of the reviews that were out there at the time, most people kept saying that the shade range was really good and since I have quiet unusually colouring and find it hard to find a foundation that matches my skin tone well, I was really excited when I heard about MyFace. 

So, there are 3 categories - light, medium and medium dark and within these categories there are 3 sub-categories 1,2 and 3.- this is meant to make it really easy to find your perfect shade. I must say this did make it easier to narrow down what shade I was. Good so far...

So early in the morning, I went of to boots, after examining all the shades i ended up swatching both the medium 03 and the dark/medium 01 on my face and then went for a walk outside to see what it looked like in natural lighting. The medium 03 looked slightly light and I don't think I would have been able to make it work for me whereas as the dark/medium 01 looked as though it had blended into my skin really well so that's the one I purchased.

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After wearing it a couple of times, I came to realise that this particular shade is extremely yellow from the moment I put it on.  I can't imagine there being a lot of people out there that would be able to pull of this particular colour because it's just so yellow (maybe if they had a lot of redness, but even then I think its a bit OTT)  

The "professionals" at MyFace state that the shades are professionally mixed and matched by experts according to skin tone. This may be true for the lighter variations of this foundation since from what I've heard from girls with paler/lighter skin tones seem to be reasonably happy with this product, however I don't think that the medium/darker shades are very skin-tone like at all. Total Disappointment. 

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Secondly I hate the formulation. On colder days the product manages to highlight dry patches I didn't even know I had yet on warmer days makes me look extremely shiny down my nose, forehead, cheeks and chin. I find myself needing to blot at least every 2-3 hours- it would be an understatement to say that its very inconvenient. 

My last point has absolutely nothing to do with the actually foundation, but with the strange statements on the tube…

"delivers a modern retouched finish" and "Instant image upgrade" 

My first thought- ?!?! :S

What does that mean? And what does it have to do with foundation??

Over I'm really not happy with this foundation. From the experience I've had with it, I would never repurchase it or recommend it to anyone. Hope you found this helpful :)

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The foundation provides a light coverage but can be built up to achieve a medium coverage.

You also get 35ml of product- 5ml more than the standard foundation. (great if you love it, not so great if your trying to use it all up because you'd hate to waste £13)