Monday, 23 February 2015

February Favourites!

February is nearly over so it's that time again where we do a post dedicated to all the things (mainly makeup) that we've been loving this month! February has been a great month because we celebrated our 18th birthday and you can see the full post here. We also went to our first drum lesson which was great because we're both learing another instrument but it's also helping us overcome our social anxiety. We've also been loving the band Incubus - so amazing. Anyway, on to the February beauty favourites!

I think this is my favourite lipstick ever. I never thought I'd say that I ever had a favourite lipstick but I think MAC's Media is the one. Media is a satin finish and it doesn't in the slightest dry my lips. I also think it stays on for hours which I find with all MAC lipsticks except the lustre ones. Media is the perfect colour for me as it's a gorgeous deep, red wine colour.

We've also been loving Benefit's Fake Up which we got for our birthday. Fake Up is a hydrating crease control concealer for underneath the eyes and I didn't have high expectations as I've never heard of Fake Up before I went on the website. We got it in the lightest shade and it is the perfect colour for us. Fake Up smoothes out thin lines and the finish makes my skin feel so silky!

Next up is the new L'Oreal Paris Infallible matte foundation. We are both massive fans for the orginal Infallible foundation but it done nothing for our oily skin so we obviously had to get our hands on the matte version! We also got this foundation in the lightest colour and it's perfect. The coverage is also amazing but I still need to use concealer if I wanted maximum coverage. This is so easy to apply and it doesn't look cakey at all. My skin doesn't get half as oily as it used too but I still need use some powder through out the day. I love this concealer and I'll definitely get the Infallible matte primer when I run out of Porefessional.

I also treated myself to this Pandora ring with my birthday money. This ring was £80 and I fell in love with it the minute I saw it. It sparkles so much when the light hits it and is the perfect accessorie for every outfit. This ring is my new favourite and I'll know I'll have it forever. 
That was our favourites for this month. As you can see, we've been loving a lot of makeup recently. I literally can't even remember when I last bought a piece of clothing! 

What are your favourites for February?
Love Rachel & Leah, x
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Thursday, 8 January 2015

Pandora Ring | Mother of Pearl Ring.

Pandora is a brand famously known for those beautiful charm bracelets that everyone loves and raves about. I love them too but for Christmas I decided to pick out a special ring from Pandora. I have never shopped there and never really took an intrest in the brand. I don't know why but I decided to look on the website one day and my God, the jewellery is absolutely stunning. Rings, necklaces and bracelets make the most special presents. Also, I think you should keep jewellery for life. After a long search on the Pandora website, I found my baby. I know, I fall in love with everything but when I saw the Mother of Pearl ring I knew it was The One!

I thought I'd write this post for anyone that might be wanting to buy anything from Pandora as I really didn't know what to expect when I ordered the Mother of Pearl ring. Needless to say, I am absolutely blown away. I thought it was love at first sight when I saw this ring on the website but when it arrived at my door, perfectly packaged in a bag and box with ribbon, I was actually blown away by the rings pure beauty. No over exaggerating! I still can't believe it's mine. At £65, it's pretty reasonable as I love to wear rings each day! What was annoying though (this is my only criticism with Pandora) is that delivery was an extra £10 (!) and didn't arrive for over two weeks.

But that aside I couldn't be more pleased with my Christmas present from Mum and Dad. The stone in the Mother of Pearl ring literally glows in all lights - it's like nothing I've ever seen before. It's set upon a beautiful twisted band that makes this ring even more elegant and lavish.

So there is my review on Pandora. Make sure if you order anything for a loved one to order early so it arrives on time as delivery is quite slow. Pandora items really are the most special gifts and have the power to make any girl feel special. The prices are reasonable too!

Would you buy anything Pandora? What do you think of their jewellery?
Leah and Rachel, x
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