MUA Nail Polish Amaretto Crush

I'm back again! This time I'll be showing you all one of my favourite budget nail polishes of all time. Enter: MUA Polish in the shade Amaretto Crush

There are so many reasons that I love this polish, one of them being the colour. It's so unlike anything else in my collection, a gorgeous muted pinky-coral. (That is a scientific term, I promise) This is such a stunning spring shade and looks beautiful on both really pale English rose skin and really tanned skin. 

The formula is really easy to work with, not gloopy or thick but not really thin and watery either, and it applies beautifully to the nails. It's also opaque in two coats and dries pretty quickly so perfect for those like me who hate sitting around for ages waiting for their polish to dry! 

Last but not least, this polish has pretty amazing staying power considering the price, lasting a good 3 days on me without a top coat(!) so 10/10 on that! 

Overall, this is one of my all-time favourite polishes and one I will definitely be repurchasing once it runs out. Plus, for £1, you can't go wrong! 

MUA Lipstick Shade 3 Review

Hey guys! Today I'm here with a review of MUA's lipstick in shade 3. I picked this up about a month ago, and it's possibly one of my new favourite lipsticks. 

The packaging is pretty standard highstreet black with silver writing, nothing special but nothing horrible either! It's pretty sturdy and I haven't found that the lid comes off too easily, so I would be happy to just chuck this in my bag to go without worrying about it being knocked around too much. 

In the bullet this looks like a dark fuschia, but it actually translates onto the lips as a stunning reddy pink. It's cool toned too so it would suit pretty much anyone, and although bright is easy to pull off! 

The texture is gorgeous and buttery, and glides across the lips without accentuating any dry patches (win!). It wears for about 2-3 hours on me which isn't bad for a quite glossy finish highstreet lipstick, and it wears off gracefully to a lovely reddish stain. I also haven't found this one down my chin halfway through the day either, which is pretty impressive for a lipstick in this formula! 

Here's what it looks like on (excuse my horrendous rushed application)

All in all, I really can't fault this lipstick. It's a gorgeous colour, lovely texture and impressive colour payoff, and the best thing is, it's only £1! LOVE. 

Would you wear this shade?

'Simple' Skincare Regime

Hey everyone, I'm back! This time I have my 'Simple' skin care regime and you guessed it, it's just Simple brand products! (Like what I did with the title there?). At the moment I have combination skin due to the acne medication I'm using so some patches of my face are really oily, but others are really dry and flaky. However, I've developed a trio of products that I think combat my dry skin really well, whilst not turning the rest of my face into an oil slick. (We all know that's not a pretty sight!). 

Here's my trio!

All Three

This is comprised of the Moisturising Facial Wash, Purifying Cleansing Lotion and Hydrating Light Moisturiser. All these products are awesome by themselves, but work even better when put together, and are really gentle on my now quite sensitive skin. I'm going to do mini reviews on each product too, so here we go!

Kind To Skin Moisturising Facial Wash

This is my most recent purchase, and I really really like it. It's sort of a serum type consistency, and doesn't look like your typical face wash at all, or foam up like one, which is understandable as it doesn't contain soap. When massaged into wet skin, it goes white, but doesn't foam up at all, which I found quite off putting at first, and it made me question how well it was going to work. However, it really melts off all my makeup and leaves my skin feeling like it's been cleaned deep down without drying out my dry patches further or leaving it feeling tight. Win! This cost me £3 at Lidl. 

Kind To Skin Hydrating Light Moisturiser

This product is my most repurchased of the three, and I bought it when I actually had really oily skin, but it worked excellently then, and still does! It's a super light consistency, and sinks into the skin really fast whilst delivering a nice shot of moisture. I have been pretty on-off with it, but I've always come back to it as I've never found anything I like quite as much. This costs £3.79 from Superdrug.

Kind To Skin Purifying Cleansing Lotion

Again, this product is a little winner. It's so gentle on the skin, and doesn't irritate at all. It really melts away all the last scraps of makeup that may have been missed by my face wash and is seriously good at getting rid of stubborn eye makeup. It also lasts forever-I've had this bottle for about 6 months and I'm nowhere near running out! This one costs just £2.99 from Superdrug.

Overall, I think I've found a lovely little trio of products that do what they say on the tin without costing the world or containing a load of nasties. 

Do you use Simple products? What are your favourites?

17 Phwoarr Paint Review

Hey again! I'm back this week with another makeup review, and this time it's 17's Phwoarr Paint Concealer. As you all know, I'm constantly on the lookout for my HG concealer that can battle even my dark circles, and this seemed like a pretty good dupe for Benefit's Boi-ing Concealer. 

I picked mine up in the shade Fair, which is a little light for me, however with the amount that I use and the fact that I put a tiny dab of foundation over the top, this really doesn't matter. 

I did really struggle with this at the start-so much so that I considered giving up on it and investing in Benefit. However, the coverage was too good to let go and so I developed a little technique that meant I could keep using it without it looking too cakey. 

It does have a tendency to crease, however this isn't too bad and I'm willing to put up with it for the coverage it provides, and there isn't any caking, provided you use a small amount. 

The packaging is pretty darn sturdy for a highstreet product, and the little mirror makes it perfect for on the go-something I wouldn't be hesitant to do! 

Here's a lovely before and after!:

As you can see, the peachy colour really works well to counteract my dark circles, and the coverage is excellent, even using a tiny amount. It also hasn't caked, even on my constantly dry under eye area-yay! 

Does it live up to its claims of being heavy duty?

Yes.

Has it made HG status? 

No, due to it's difficulty to use and tendency to crease. However, I will be using it all up and it is a fantastic little concealer for the price.  

This little gem will set you back the grand total of £5.49. Will you be purchasing?