My Valentines face

So Valentines day is just around the corner and whilst it isn't my favourite holiday I do love an excuse to take pretty pictures and rock a slightly more feminine look than normal. I loved my valentines look from last year. I seemed to be having a good hair day and the pictures turned out really well. I thought  I would give it a go again this year and see what I could come up with...bare in mind that I am no makeup artist, just a blogger who enjoys adult grown up face painting. 

My face:

-Precious mineral BB cream

-NYX dark circle concealer correcteur

My eyes:

-Maybelline colour tattoo in pink gold

-NYX eye shadow in coquette 

-Maybelline the falsies mascara

-Maybelline master precise liquid eyeliner 

My cheeks: 

-NYX powder blush in Mocha

My lips: 

-Sephora rouge lipstick in unfaithful

-NYX lip butter in angel food cake

So there we have it. I'm quite pleased with how the look turned out and yes I did eat all of those chocolate hearts. Me and Steven are usually real valentines scrooges but maybe Australia will bring out our romantic side.....who knows. Whatever you get up to have a wonderful day and I hope Cupid's good to you. 

Angel Food Cake lip gloss deliciousness

I think I may have found my favourite lip gloss and I am pleased to say it didn't break the bank. NYX is a brand I've been wanting to try for ages but unfortunately it isn't sold in the UK, it is however stocked in Australia! I'm starting to go cruelty free and NYX (please correct me if I'm wrong) is a cruelty free brand. 
I have tried a few things from NYX so far but the first one I wanted to share with you was the Angel Food Cake Butter Gloss. It is the perfect pink/nude shade so it's incredible wearable, I know this because I've pretty much worn it every day since buying it. The texture doesn't feel too sticky at all and it seems to last pretty well on the lips. I never know what else to say about lip glosses but basically, this one is goooood!

No Drought....because washing your hair is a bore

I don't know why but when I was packing all my beauty bits to come away with I didn't even think about dry shampoo. It's something I used to use a lot at home...that maybe says something about how often I wash my hair but it really is a god send. Now that I'm working again and spend a lot of my time wiping strands of my hair away with oily hands (If you didn't know I'm a massage/beauty therapist, not just sweaty) I have definitely felt a need for dry shampoo in my life and, like I do with most of my beauty needs now, I ventured to Lush to see what they had to offer.

The No Drought dry shampoo from Lush is the first I've tried that isn't in a spray bottle, I wasn't sure how I would like this but I find I actually use a lot less product. I puff this into the roots of my hair and  let it absorb any oil while I'm getting ready for the day. I then comb it through and style however I like, this gives it a chance to work for a bit before styling. 
The smell is very fresh and citrusy but not too over powering and it seems to do a great shop at mopping up any excess oil. Lush is really reasonably priced too and as I can't see this bottle running out any time it means a lot go bang for your buck...winner winner *nut roast dinner!