* ELF Brush Collection *

Hi there girlies! And hello new readers - *waves* 

Apologies for the lack of posts (and thaks for clicking follow even though I havent posted for a while!!) - the house is coming along well - many 12 hour days renovating is paying off - were at the painting stage now, 90% of the kitchen is in, carpets are coming Friday, and Sofa Monday. Exciting! Anyways, enough waffle, I thought i'd squeeze in a blog post that had been lurking unfinished in my drafts for a while!

 Today I thought i'd show you my ELF brush collection, as I recently ordered a few newbies.

I ordered the Eyeshadow brush, defining eye brush, Eye crease brush, Concealer brush and the bronzing brush.All brushes were a bargainous £1.50!

I already had the blending eye brush and the smudging eye sponge - numbers 4 and 7 in the picture below.

E.L.F state: "All e.l.f. professional makeup brushes have been designed and tested by professional makeup artist Scott Vincent Borba." Which suggests that they should be pretty good if they have been tried by a makeupartist, non?

My thoughts:

*1: Defining eye brush: This seems pretty good and pretty solid, allowing definition under the eyes, which I like - 4/5

*2: Blush/Bronzing brush - This is a little small for my liking, i'd imagained it too be a bit bigger. It is soft and fluffy, but could have been a bit more 'sturdy' if you get my meaning! A little disappointed with this one. 2/5

*3: Concealer brush - the bristles fell out of this after the first use which was disappointing (But ELF did send me a new one which I am yet to try). I am happy with the actual brush though, its easy to use and covers blemishes easily. 3/5

*4: Blending eye brush - this is nice and fluffy, and pretty much does what its name suggests! 4/5

*5: Eye crease brush -  this seemed pretty good until I discovered it had a hard centre, like it had dried glue in the bristles, humm. This was the one I was most looking forward to using - shame really! 1/5.

*6: Eyeshadow Brush - This is thick and fluffy and i'd say about average. I have another eyeshadow brush form Superdrug (The QVS brand) and this is slimmer and sleeker, and I think I prefer this one sadly. 3/5.

*7: Smudging eye sponge - this one I dont tend to use this one that often, but its nice and sturdy, and seems perfect for its job!


Overall, Im pretty happy with my set, but am keen to try out the Studio range, which retail at a reasonable £3.50 per brush. Twitter ladies have informed me that they are good - when I have some spare pennies, I shall start investing :) Obviously, the dream is a MAC collection, but at £10+ per brush, I simply cannot afford it!

 

What are your thoughts on the £1.50 brushes - are you a fan?

Thanks for reading, xx

Models Own Giveaway Winners!

Hi there lovely ladies!

Today I am announcing the winner of my Models Own Giveaway!

But...the fab things is.... I have TWO to giveaway, not just one! So two lucky ladies will receive one of these! Lets get to the winners shall we!

The first lucky winner was number 32:

Communicating Beauty!

And the second winner was picked by my lovely boy - after all, he did enable this giveaway to happen as he was the one who picked these up for me!

He picked a random number...which was....

21!

Which was ..

Leah! 

You can check out her blog here!

Well done ladies! I will be winging an email your way shortly!

Thankyou to those who entered - I hope to do another giveaway in the future :)

Daisy xx

PS - check out this blog - Cynical Celebrity News - it gave me a giggle and even gave me a wee mention!

Giveaway Ending Today & A Little Update and Thankyou!

 Good Morning everyone!

Just a little reminder that my little 200 follower giveaway ends tonight, so hot foot it to the original post or click the link in my sidebar if you fancy entering!

I also wanted to say a big thankyou to all my followers - Its not the biggest number in the blogging world, but i'm genuinely surprised that nearly 250 of you have clicked that follow button, and a thankyou to those who take the time to comment on my posts :) I remember reaching 50 followers and  thought that was alot!

 Im hoping posts will become more of a regular occurance after Easter, when hopefully we shall be moved into our new house, and the mammoth task of renovating and decorating should have ceased! For those that see my moans on twitter or have seen my ramblings in previous posts, the house has now been replastered from top to bottom, the re-wire is nearly complete with just the last few lights going up, the kitchen is being put together by my Dad as we speak, and the sofa, carpet and appliances should arrive soon! The walls are being sealed which means we can start picking out paint colours and should hopefully be able to put up wall paper on the feature wall in the bedroom! We have completely gutted our little unloved house, and its slowly beginning to feel like a home rather than a building site!

This is the kitchen weve chosen - were going with a dark worktop with slate floor & wall tiles, with amazing glittery mosaic tiles for the border!

I have a long list of things to blog about, which include:

* New Paperchase Storage

* Clinique purchases & an amazing Clinique free gift

* Giveaway prizes from the lovely Belinda at Fashion Crossing

* Review of my first MAC MSF

* NOTD featuring newly aquired OPI's My Private Jet, China Glaze Below Deck, and a Gosh glitter polish

Thanks for sticking with me, blogging should return to normal in the next couple of weeks! All hands on deck to finish the house now!

Daisy x

Nails of the Weekend!

Morning Lovelies!

Today I just thought i'd share a short and sweet post about my nails, which resulted from an evening of boredom! I think they look quite effective and got some lovely comments about them! (Even men noticed them, shock, horror!)

Please excuse the godawful state of my fingers/hands - decoratong has got the better of them sadly :(

The polishes I used:

Accessorize Purple Passion, Nails Inc heather Grey, and Seche Vite.

Thankyou for looking :) Im off to wait for my kitchen delivery now - the excitement haha!

Daisy xx

* Simple Eye Makeup Corrector Pen *

Evening girlies!

I came home today to a little mystery envelope today, and inside was the new Simple eye make-up corrector pen! This came as I am a part of the Simple VIP club - see the button on the side of my blog for more info on this!

As you can see, it boasts a non-greasy formula, with a precision tip that removes eye make up mistakes, which even includes waterproof mascara! This is perfect for me as I always tend to make mistakes with eyeliner - no more touching up with a cotton bud for me!

What Simple say:

"It's time to wave goodbye to make up mishaps and make room for a new handbag essential… introducing the new Simple Kind To Eyes Eye Make-Up Corrector Pen. Its ingenious pen-like design dispenses the award-winning Simple eye make up remover, so you can precisely and easily wipe away those day-to-day make up mistakes like smudges, flaking, streaks and even waterproof mascara, while leaving the rest of your make up untouched. Even better, it contains Pro-Vitamin B5, and with no perfume and no colour, it's suitable for the delicate skin around your eyes, perfect even for sensitive skin"

Simple Goodness:

• Pro-Vitamin B5 actively restores, softens and smoothes
• No Alcohol, No Oil
• Non Drying and Non Greasy
• No Perfume, No Colour
• No unnecessary ingredients and No harsh chemicals so it won’t upset your skin.
• Dermatologically Tested and Approved

It is recommended that you hold the pen upside-down for 10-15 seconds, use, then wipe with a makeup remover wipe to keep the pen looking fresh and free from any clumps.

You can see the results here:

This is released on 23rd March, and will retail at a very reasonable £4.99.

Does anyone think they will be making a purchase? I was definately eyeing this up before I received one!

Daisy xx