Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips

I have tried and tested this product, finishing the entire pack, and I have to say I've been left pretty impressive. It certainly didn't give my pores a 'deep cleansing,' and for the price I expected a little more. Perhaps my skin is just stubborn, but I can honestly say this didn't do anything for my skin so I wouldn't recommend it. 

On that note, can you point me in the right direction of pore cleansing strips?! 

Available from Boots for £10.99

Rose Gold- Sleek Shimmer Blusher

Value for Money

★★★★★

Longevity

★★★☆☆

Application

★★★★★

Texture

★★★★★

Colour

★★★★★

Would I recommend?

 ★★★★★

RRP £4.49

• Beautiful, subtle colour.
• Shimmer adds a subtle glow but isn't too heavy.
• Easy to blend and easy to build.
• Perfect for a pale complexion.

Soap & Glory- No Clogs Allowed

My love for this product was slow to take place, but I think it's fair to say that me and the NO CLOGS ALLOWED are now BFF's. At first, this caused my skin to seriously break out (the exact opposite of what I wanted to happen) but it eventually calmed down, and I've used this twice since and my skin is clearing up really nice.
What I love about this product is the heat activation aspect, it doesn't last for the entirety of the 5 minutes so it's not too overbearing but it adds to that 'oooh my skin is being cleaned' feeling. This product also has a delightful bubblegum smell, making it even harder to resist.
I was a bit scared to try this product as I have super sensitive skin, and I'm prone to allergic reactions with a lot of Soap & Glory products, but I really would recommend giving this a try!

Available from Boots for £11.50

Fair- Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

Value for Money

★★★★★

Longevity

★★★★☆

Application

★★★★★

Texture

★★★★★

Colour

★★★★★

Would I recommend?

 ★★★★★

RRP £4.19

• Doesn't highlight dry patches of skin
• Excellent for concealing blemishes or dark patches
• Easy to blend
• Doesn't last for 16 hours but does last for about 6-8 hours. 
• Excellent value for money

Soap & Glory 'One Heck of a Blot'

Value for Money

★★★★★

Longevity

★★★★☆

Application

★★★★★

Texture

★★★★★

Colour

★★★★★

Would I recommend?

 ★★★★★

RRP £12.00

• Excellent to apply, doesn't leave a 'cakey' finish- nice and natural looking.
• Translucent powder so suitable for most skin tones. 
• Would recommend using with powder brush rather than buffing pad it comes with. 
• Helps keep oil at bay.
• Still great even if you don't have an oily skin type. 

Black Cherry (477) - Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick

Value for Money
★★★★☆
Longevity
★★★☆☆
Application
★★★★☆
Texture
★★★★☆
Colour
★★★★☆
Would I recommend?
 ★★★★☆

RRP £7.49

• Lipstick has a bit of a shine and feels moisturising when applied to the lips. 
• Appears darker when applied than when swatched.
• Easy to apply- lasts for about 3 hours.
• Can be layered for a darker appearance.

Blood Orange- Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine

Value for Money
★★★☆☆
Longevity
★★☆☆☆
Application
★★★★☆
Texture
★★★☆☆
Colour
★★★★☆
Would I recommend?
 ★★★☆☆

RRP £3.99

• Don't be fooled by the name; this is definitely a red nail polish as opposed to orange. 
• Beautiful colour. 
• Chips very easily if not worn with a top coat. 
• Stains nails if not worn with a base coat.
• Not quite the 'hi-shine' finish you would expect. 

Product Reviews

Hi Lovelies!

I'm back to beauty blogging (hoorah) at long last! I've found myself feeling pretty uninspired of late, and then I looked at a huge pile of beauty products I'd been storing up with the intention of blogging, but the time had been and gone.

This has led me to a new 'series' (if you will) of posts. I've got a lot of posts lined up, each reviewing an individual product. I know that when I'm looking into new products, I want to find quick, easy and honest reviews- I'm not interested in face of the days post or anything like that, I just want to know that the product is like.
All products will be compiled on an easy to find 'product review' list to make browsing a little easier.

I hope this is of some use to people, I've really enjoyed getting to know my new camera whilst taking a few snaps of products. I'm aiming to have these posts more photo heavy than text based, but as this a 'new' thing I'm trying; let me know if I'm missing out any useful details! 

The bulk of the review will be a rating system, but if I have a little something extra to say, of course it will go in there! 

The first one will be posted tonight, and I'll *try* and post about 2 a week.

Let me know what you think of this new idea!

-K

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Summer Lip Products

Hi Lovelies!!

If you're from the UK, you'll know that at long last the sun has come out to play! This means that not only has the summer wardrobe finally been pulled out, so to has the summer make up. I tend to tone down my whole look for summer, wanting as little on my face as possible; still, I can't resist a bit of lipstick. I thought I'd share the lip products I've been using the most; adding a bit of vibrancy to my other wise minimal make up.

As you can see, I'm loving all things vibrant right now! 

1) Maybelline ColourSensational

Shocking Coral

There's nothing coral about this, it's definitely more of a vibrant pink. Despite the misleading name, I love it! The lasting power on this is pretty good too!

2) Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain

Honey

This is the only one out of my collection that's a little more modest in colour, but sometimes it's nice to be a little more understated. 

3) L'Oreal Paris GlamShine Stain Splash

Princess

Another pink shade here, and when applied I think it has a slight tint of orange/coral. It's super easy to apply, and as it has quite a sheer finish it's a nice way to add a hint of colour without being too bold. 

4) Revlon Lip Butter

Tutti Frutti

This has been one of my go-to lipsticks for the past few weeks, I love the coral colour and the sheer finish, I also find it to be quite moisturising which is perfect for the summer!

5) MAC Sheen Supreme

New Temptation

I'm usually a fan of matte red lipsticks, but I think that for the hot summer days it's a bit too much. This is perfect as it means I can have my red lipstick fix but with a summer twist as it's a lovely sheer application. It's super moisturising too. This is new to my make up collection but I can already see us going into a long-term relationship together. 

I hope this was useful to some of you. For lipstick fans, it's nice still to be able to wear a lip colour but with a summer twist. Although thinking about it, I am pretty excited to get back to my winter shades too! 

I'm planning on doing a post about my hair soon, I'm currently in the process of going blonde (very nearly there!) and it's hit me that there are very few colours I haven't been. Please do let me know if you'd like a thorough post about the various colours, maintenance and how to achieve the colours- would this be of any use or interest to anybody? 

-K
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Sounds Like Noise

Hi lovelies!

I'm back with a quick sort-of review. I previously mentioned my excitement at the announcement of Hayley William's MAC range, and after (a very small small) debate I decided to bite the bullet and purchase the 'Sounds Like Noise' lipstick.
I was going into this completely blinded to be honest, as I've never purchased a MAC lipstick before and I've very quickly fallen in love with orange, so this could either have been the greatest purchase or a complete waste of money.
I have to say, I'm very happy I bought it- and though orange lipstick doesn't appeal to everybody, I'm a complete fan!

It appears quite a lot darker in this photo, lighting was not in my favour as I've just sat through a freak storm of thunder and hale (my favourite!) You can see in this swatch just how vibrant it really is, 

It's most definitely a very true orange, so it might not compliment all skin tones but as I'm the kind of pale that has no tone to it, I think I can just about pull it off...hopefully, maybe. 

It's a matte formula, so if you suffer from dry or chapped lips it's not at all forgiving. I've since purchased a Lip Scrub from Lush in order to combat this issue, and it works like a charm!
As far as longevity goes, I find it hard to comment on. I'd say you can get a good 5-6 hours of wear if you're just going about daily business, perhaps knock a couple of hours off that if you're drinking. I don't use Lipcote or anything like that so I'd say that's really not too bad. I'm so used to topping up lipstick regardless of if it needs it that much, and as long as it doesn't smudge all over the place (this doesn't!) I'm happy with it. 

Now, on to how it actually looks!

I love that it's bright and vibrant but not too garish. 

I find it important to see how it looks whilst smiling, this is a huge debate I had with myself over black lipstick, but I'm fairly certain the orange doesn't look completely awful. Some times, things look great for the purpose of a photo, but I want it to look good for the purpose of day-to-day wear, makes sense I think. 

(I love that I constantly have a vague looking head tilt going on. ahem.) 

For today, I thought I'd go one step further by adding some further orange, in the form of nail varnish. I've been wearing this colour a lot, but as I'm wearing orange lipstick too I thought I'd tone it down by going for that 'Accent Nail' look. 

Maybelline Color Show- 182 Solar Flare

Also wearing:
Barry M Hi-Shine Gelly- Lychee

(Can we ignore how badly painted my nails are, it's a skill I don't possess, especially after the copious amounts of coffee I've consumed today!) 

So, what do we think? Am I alone in my love of all things orange? What other MAC lipsticks would recommend as a must-have in my lipstick collection?

-K

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You have lost your way *FOTD*

(This has just been in my head all day. I'm okay with that.) 

I'm an awful morning person, I won't try and pretend to be otherwise. This makes getting up for work in the mornings very interesting, so I'm all up for a simple and fresh look that could fool people into looking like I'd made real effort (that's a secret to most things in my life, fyi.)

I opted for metallic liquid eyeliner as this is a little more subtle looking than sold black, and only other real pop of colour is in the lipstick.

To be honest, I think I mostly liked my make up because of my new MAC foundation. I've finally found something pale enough for my skin, hoozahhh! Expect a review of that soon :)

Products Used:

L'Oreal Lumi Magique Primer

MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation (NW10)

Dainty Doll Concealer Pen (002)

Dainty Doll Cream Blusher (Paper Roses 001)

L'Oreal Bare Natural Gentle Mineral Powder (Light Ivory)

hdBrow Palette (Bombshell) 
Barry M Metallic Liquid Eyeliner (Black) 
Benefit They're Real Mascara

Calvin Klein Luxury Creme Lipstick (Ethereal) 

Spring Haul!

Hi lovelies!

It's a miracle, i'm back with a post actually somewhat related to fashion and beauty. I hope you don't mind that there's been a massive increase in my life-related posts, but a lot is going on in my life at the moment and I feel the need to share it!
Anyway, I am back with another haul! I've been an excellent bargain hunter the past couple of weeks, and I've sold a lot on amazon and ebay so I figured I could treat myself. (I'd also like to document- it's been 2 weeks since payday, and I'm still not broke. This is unheard of!)

Skirt, Crop Top, bracelets and Earrings are all from New Look. I found myself in a 90's mood! I think my choice of outfit shows. 

Excuse the photo, there's a lack of long mirrors in my house and I don't have a tripod; my bad!

Teamed with my pumps from Primark, I think this makes such a fun outfit!
What's even better is that for the all of my New Look goodies, I only spent about £28. Pretty impressive I think! 

I bought the bag from on a blog sale over on Kassie's blog! I love it, it's quite small which means I can't carry around half of the useless things I usually hoard and that can only mean it's doing wonders for my shoulder! 

I pounced on the MUA eyeshadow palette on the same day as the above outfit was bought, can you tell?
The Macadamia hair mask has been much needed, since bleaching my hair (yet again!) to try and become a false-ginger it has been in some much needed TLC. I've only used it once so far and I can already see massive improvements. It's not cheap, but it's definitely worth it!
I bought the Superdrug Hot Cloth Cleanser upon the recommendation of my friend as she knew I had my eye on the Liz Earle cleanser, now I've still not tried the Liz Earle one, but I'm so happy with this one that I really don't feel the need to! 

These books were 99p each from The Works...I couldn't resist. 

Now for a few things that aren't in the main photos above, but purchases that I am super happy with!

(Again, excuse the photo!)
These harem-style trousers are from ebay, and holy cow are they comfortable. These are ideal for that one hour of hot sun the UK will get in the future. 

My bed wanted in on the Spring-style overhaul, so I swooped on this duvet set and pillow covers. I absolutely love them. 

Oh look, another ebay purchase.
I found this super comfortable desk chair for £50, which I think is pretty good for a chair like this! I've ordered myself an iMac (...on finance, oops) so I needed something a little bit nicer than the plastic chair I was previously using.
(Speaking of which, my iMac arrived just as I was starting this blog post, it's still in it's packaging- that's dedication!) 

For those of you who haven't heard, Paramore's new album is out and I've had it on non-stop repeat. It's so pop-rock perfect. Completely different to their old stuff, but I love it!
I was also lucky enough to go to their intimate gig in London (at a venue that old holds 650 people) and they were incredible. I queued up for a few hours but after 3 songs near the front and some drunk girl almost ripping my earrings out and bruising my ribs, I bailed out and went to stand at the back. It was an excellent choice, I could see perfectly and really appreciate the music. Everyone who attended received a numbered plectrum, and that's mine next to the album! 

That's it for today! I'm still waiting for a few things to arrive in the post, so there's a chance of another haul! If there's anything here that you'd like to see reviewed, let me know! 

- K 

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February/March Empties!

Hoozarrrr, finally!! 

Sorry this took so long, I'm so disorganised. 

Blog Sale!

 Hi Lovelies!
It's that time of year where exams are on my radar, so naturally, all I can focus on is the prospect of escaping on a couple of (short holidays.) I'm imposing a spending ban on myself, and I've had a sort through some of my stuff and figured it's about time I stop hoarding the stuff I never wear and see if I can find a better home for it.
And with that I announce: AGP's First Blog Sale!
(If I announce it, it makes it more grand, right?)

I'll place it all under a 'read more' cut as there's a lot and I don't want to it to take up toooo much space, especially if you're not interested in any of it!

-K
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Riot Gear

Released 9th April-Online!

Lipstick 

Sounds Like Noise – Bright true orange (Matte)

Eye Shadow 

Daydreaming – Frosted mid-tone coral (Veluxe Pearl)

Mineralize Skinfinish 

Lightscapade – Soft candlelit beige with multi dimensional shimmer

Nail Lacquer 

Riot Gear – Bright true orange (Cream)

Hayley Williams & MAC have announced their collaboration, and as a Paramore fan and a make-up fan, this has made me very excited!! I'm usually not a lover of orange, but as every Paramore fan would know, it's the Hayley Williams signature look. 

I love the look of the mineralized blush, and it's actually made me very intrigued about the idea of orange as a lip colour; it's really not something I'd ever considered.
I just wish there were a few more products I could choose from.

The products are online being launched online, but I hope they're available to the UK...and who knows, I may succumb to temptation! 

Will any of you guys be trying these products out?

-K

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What's in my bag! *Vlog*

Upon Vicky's recommendation, I decided to bite the bullet and record a "What's in my bag" video!
Let me know what you think of these vlogs, now I've done a couple I think I might actually be enjoying them...I love talking to myself & this just makes me seem more sane for doing so ;)

Leave me a link to your youtube channel if any of you vlog also!

-K
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Urban Decay Ammo Eyeshadow Box *Review*

Hi Guys!

I finally managed to get my hands on an Urban Decay Palette, and I can't believe it took me so long! I know most people usually recommend the Naked palettes, but I already have so many neutral eyeshadows and I was drawn to the colours in the Ammo Palette. So that was my mind made up, I had to own the beautifully shimmered Urban Decay eyeshadows.

Excuse the slightly dirty box, I've only had it for a couple of weeks and I've already had a lot of use out of it!

You can buy this here

If you're not one for shimmered eyeshadows, this might not be the box for you, but I'm a sucker for a bit of a shimmer and these are subtle enough to be suitable for everyday wear! I seem to be wearing 'Smog,' 'Maui Wowie' and 'Polyester Bridge'  a lot, but I'm also really loving 'Mildew' and 'Last Call.' I love that this is quite a versatile range of colours, so you can go for a natural colour or if you're feeling experimental, it's easy enough to use the same palette for a more vibrant look!

(L-R)

Smog, Mildew, Oil Slick, Last Call, Chopper. 

(L-R)

Maui Wowie, Shattered, Polyester Bridge, Grifter, Sin. 

As you can see, once swatched the colours really aren't that intimidating! The colours are also very buildable, so you can decide how strong you want them. They also last all day, or at least for me they have, and thats without eyeshadow primer. Pretty impressed with that! 

I'm really enjoying experimenting with the different colours in this palette, so expect a few eyeshadow tutorials in the future...maybe. Don't hold me to that ;) 

Do you own any Urban Decay products, and now I've entered the world of Urban Decay, what would you recommend I try next?

-K 

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As a side note (always with the side notes!) I've had a bit of a play around with my layout, again, what do you guys think? You may notice I have an 'About' page but it is bare for the time being! If there's anything you think I should write about, any questions you have etc, please do let me know and I shall include them in the page...possibly in video form!