AUTUMN ROSE GOLD EYESHADOWS FOR ALL BUDGETS

While spring and summer come with bright colours, autumn lends to the warmer shades especially when it comes to the eyes. I personally love playing with these sorts of shades so I thought I'd get a jump start on the coming season and create an edit of my faves (particularly the more rose gold of the bunch) at all price points.

MAC All That Glitters (£10) - This is a bit of a classic in the world of beauty. All That Glitters is a soft rosy gold shade with a veluxe pearl finish laced with a gold shimmer. It makes for a gorgeous subtle sheen to the lid when worn alone, or can be amped up with a darker colour in the outer corner or crease (I like to pair it with Antiqued from MAC). It really is an easy to wear shadow which is perfect for seamlessly transitioning into the colder months.

L'Oreal Infallible in Amber Rush ($7.99) - L'Oreal's Amber Rush packs more of a punch as a pressed pigment and can be used wet or dry. Unfortunately, it's not available in the UK so I was lucky to snap one up in a US blog sale. It is a bit deeper in shade and more of a bronzey gold compared to MAC All That Glitters. The formula is creamy and easily applied to the lid. You can see it in action here.

Rimmel Kate Moss Shadow Stick in Rose Gold (£4.49) - My pick from Rimmel comes in form of an eyeshadow crayon which makes for a quick and easy application which you can even just blend out with your finger. This is probably the most gold of them all, but can be blended out quite a lot for a more subtle eye colour or even used as a base for other eye shadows.

Collection Bronze Glow Mosiac Powder in Radiant (£2.99) - The cheapest of the bunch from Collection is actually designed for the face but I love how it looks on the eyes. I like to take a blending brush, swirling all the shades together, and sweep it across the whole lid. It has a gorgeous shimmer and actually comes off fairly similar to All That Glitters. It's definitely worth picking up at less than £3 and enough product to literally last a lifetime (although I'm not suggesting you keep it that long). It's gorgeous for that bronze glow over the cheekbones too, if you're looking for something fairly intense.

L-R: MAC All That Glitters, L'Oreal Amber Rush, Rimmel Kate Rose Gold, Collection Bronze Mosiac

So, that's them all. These are the products I've been reaching for to give my eyes that rose gold autumnal shine and I love them all. Do you have a favourite fall eye colour shade? I'm sure I'll be finding a few more in my collection as the temperature drops (bring it on - I'm ready for scarves and hoodies!).

Tina xx

LUSH BUBBLEGUM LIP SCRUB #30LipsIn30

Today's featured #30LipsIn30 product is one that utterly changed my make-up routine. I'm sure there are many others like it out there, but the LUSH Lip Scrub is the first I used. I always thought lipsticks looked awful on me and that's because they were sticking to the dry patches where I hadn't exfoliated. Exfoliating your lips is such a crucial step if you want perfect smooth looking lips (who doesn't want that?!) and it's especially important if you're going for something with a matte finish. Thinking about it, I've only really been experimenting a lot more with lipsticks for the last couple of years and this product is a huge contributing factor.

The LUSH Bubblegum Lip Scrub is one of the cheapest I've found (not including DIYs of course) at £5.50 and it is literally flavoured sugar which you can eat! I probably use this a good 3 or 4 times a week or just whenever I need to clean up and perfect my lips. It's so easy to pick up a nice chunk of delicious lip scrub (be careful to to drop any!) and rub it across my lips. You can either wipe away the excess or lick your lips and you'll be left with the smoothest finish; perfect for any lip product to follow.

I seriously love this stuff and it's a must have in my collection. Do you have a favourite lip treatment? Let me know!

Tina xx

RIMMEL NOTTING HILL NUDE #30LipsIn30

Earlier this month, I wrote a post on Rimmel's Nude Delight which proved to be one of the most popular in my #30LipsIn30 series so I thought I would share another from the same line. I mentioned ordering it here, and have now had more of a chance to test it. I've made it no secret that I love the Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick formulation. It's creamy, pigmented and comfortable on the lips. Notting Hill Nude is a darker nude compared to Nude Delight but still has that same creamy formula which I love. It's another nude that will go with almost any look; I'm not sure I like it quite as much (Nude Delight will always be one of my faves), but it's definitely one I won't hesistate to reach for.

Do you have a favourite drugstore lipstick formula? Share in the comments!

Tina xx

REVLON COLORSTAY LIP LINER IN NUDE #30LipsIn30

Nude lip liners have been all the rage lately, and while I haven't forked out for a MAC one yet, I have been getting more use out of one I already had in my collection. Considering I usually wear nude lip colours, lip liners have never featured heavily in my daily make-up routine but recently that has begun to change. The Revlon Colorstay Lip Liner in Nude is a mauvey-brown lip liner which is a great drugstore option to create the on-trend Kylie Jenner look at a budget price.

Here, I've just traced my lip outline and then filled in the whole lip using the lip liner and that's it. It's so quick and easy and I love the matte finish. Lip liners can be a little drying when worn alone, so I made sure to exfoliate my lips first or it's also great for a whole host of lipsticks - nudes, pinks, purples etc.

The Revlon Colorstay lip liners are automatic so there's no sharpener needed which just adds to the ease of application. I'm so glad this was already a part of my collection.

How do you think drugstore lip liners compare to high end? Is the higher price worth it?

Tina xx

NYX XTREME LIP CREAM IN NATURAL #30LipsIn30

I'm bringing a bit of an old favourite to you today for #30LipsIn30. Earlier, this year I was all about the lighter nudes and this was one of them (if you have a look through my old YT vids, you'll see what I mean). The NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Natural was part of a Very.co.uk order earlier this year and I'm still loving it. The Xtreme Lip Cream formula gives intense pigmentation straight away but doesn't take away any comfort. This is one of few liquid lipstick formulas I actually get along with, and always have.

It's a straight up nude which has quite a distinct plastic-y smell which I don't really mind (definitely one of the less offensive NYX smells) and leaves a bit of shine to the lips. I've found it to be quite long lasting especially since it isn't a matte formula. I've only ever tried one other shade which wasn't my fave (I recently sold it in my blog sale... which is still going here *wink wink*) but I definitely wouldn't say no to trying some other colours. Wouldn't it just be phenomenal if they started selling NYX in Boots or Superdrug?! Then I could swatch them all... I can dream.

This formula is definitely worth a go. Have you tried it? Thoughts?

Tina xx

GUARANTEED BEAUTY BLENDER IN YOUR FIRST BIRCHBOX!

I've mentioned my love for the infamous makeup sponge that is the beautyblender a few times, but I'm always sort of reluctant to rave too much considering the high price tag, but not today! You may have seen many people have been receiving the (not so cheap) sponge in their Birchbox subscription boxes this month, and you can get one too.

If you subscribe to Birchbox now for the September box, you are guaranteed to receive a beauty blender in your first box. And then it's up to you whether to keep up the subscription (I would recommend it, it's like Christmas every month!), or you can even just enjoy the one box and be said and done.

But wait, there's more. If you're a new subscriber you can use the code FREESHIP14 to save on shipping so you only pay £10.

Worth a think anyway! A nice little beauty blender (aka flawless foundation) + a sample of the solid cleanser and at least 4 other samples/full size items and possibly a few lifestyle extras too - serious bargain!

Sign up here to get your beauty blender today!

Tina xx

Edit: and they just added Stila to their Birchbox shop today! Eeeep, save up some points now!

NOT READY TO LET GO OF SUMMER?

Are you not ready to let go of summer yet, but still pretty excited for autumn to roll around? That's how I've been feeling recently and that what I was thinking when creating this tutorial. I went for the classic warm autumn shadows on the lid but snuck in a pop of blue colour on the waterline. Have a watch if you want to see how I did it!