Cleaning Make Up Brushes

Brushes play an essential part in my daily makeup routine. From eyebrows to lips I use a brush for every product I apply to my face! I have more make up brushes than the average person. Some brand new and some that haven't been used yet. Nothing feels or looks better than a brand new brushes! Am I right? However after a while they get clogged up and you end up with marks in your foundation from where the the brush bristles are stuck together. That's when you know you really need to clean your brushes!  

Although it is recommended you clean your brushes once a week I am the first to admit I don't do this weekly! How do you clean your makeup brushes? If you ask anyone how to clean make up brushes there is a 90% chance they will say baby shampoo or any other form of liquid soap. They do work but I find it never removes the product in the middle of the brush and doesn't get the end result I truly want. 

However taking inspiration from the Revolutions 'pro-hygiene solid brush cleaner' (which retails at £5.00) I use a bar of body shop coconut soap to clean my brushes and I absolutely love the end result! It leaves my brushes nice and soft and the brushes look as new! Its so simple to use. All you need to do is put the bar of soap under warm running water and swirl the brush, you would like to clean, on the bar of soap a few times. Once clean wash any remaining soap off the brush and leave to dry. 

I cannot recommend this process more. It has revolutionised cleaning make up brushes. It is no longer a time consuming task. I just need to remember to do it more! Do you have any tips for cleaning your make up brushes?

With Love 

Sian xo

Winter Wish list

Winter is just around the corner and I am so excited. Winter is my absolute favourite season. You get to wear winter coats and fluffy scarf's. Drinking hot chocolate during the day is completely acceptable and Christmas is nearly here. Today I want to share with you my winter wish list from the shops this season. Below is a selection of my must have beauty and fashion picks.

Clock wise

1) Models Own Nail Varnish | Shade Deep Sea | £4.99

2) New Look Wide Fit Grey Suedette Metal Heel Ankle Boots | £29.99

3) Oasis Sparkle Draped Dress | £46.00

4) Dorothy Perkins Orange Stripe Maxi Coat | Was £75.00 Now £57.00

5) New Look Burgundy Zip Front Skirt | £19.99

6) Essie Nail Varnish | Shade Cocktail Bling | £7.99

7) Honey Z VIP Wanted Jumpsuit | £35.99

8) Dorothy Perkins Ginger Ottoman Roll Neck Knitted Tunic | Was £28.00 Now £21.28

Comment below whats on your wish list this winter?

Model Co Lipstick

At the start of this year I came across a new make up company called Model Co and I decided to try out one of their lipsticks. It is one of Model Co's party proof lipsticks and I have it in the shade Smitten. Since receiving it has become my all time favourite red lipstick. 

I wore it on a night out last week and wow! Wow! WOWW! It was really easy to apply and it felt really creamy! I struggle so much with lipsticks because they usually feel really dry on my lips but this was the complete opposite! 

Another thing I noticed about the lipstick is that it did actually stay on my lips! I applied it at 7 pm and I didn't have to reapply again till 12:30 am and when the party finished at 4am it was still on my lips if slightly faded! Also I found that it didn't leave a red lip print on the glasses I was drinking from which was amazing bonus. 

Overall I've completely fallen in love with this lipstick and I can't wait to buy more of their lipsticks and to try some of their over products! 

Are there any other lipsticks you would recommend??

Until next time 
Sian xox

Vanity Edit | October

The end of the month is when I'm most likely to buy and try new products. I've been paid and the drug store is just calling my name. I go in to buy shampoo and I come out with two new eye shadow palettes, another foundation and nail varnish in colours I already own! Of course this month is no different, but I now have you guys to share my beauty finds with. So welcome to my October vanity edit.

Simple kind to skin micellar cleansing wipes

I'm a big fan of micellar water and it plays a big part in my skincare regime. So when I saw these in Sainsburys I had to buy them. I have only used them for a couple of days so far and already I'm not even sure how I managed to go this long without them. My make up comes off so easily, I don't have to scrub my face to get it all off.

No7 Stay perfect shade and define eyeshadow stick | Glistening Ray

I've been wanting to try an eye shadow stick for a while now. So I went around and swatched every

Barry M Sunset Nails

I want to talk today about the Barry M Sunset Nails. I saw this advertised in look magazine and i decided that i had to buy it. Sunset nails consist of 2 nail varnish (each bought separately for £4.99 each) one nail varnish is the colour and the second nail varnish is the top coat, which when dried is supposed to give off the same effect as gel nail varnish. The colour i picked was a very bright and summery colour. Which looked really nice on my toes and my hands. Perfect for my holiday in Spain.

I bought shade 520 Peach for the stars and the top coat for my holiday.

During application the colour coat dried very quickly so i didn't have time to smudge (For Once!) Once i added the top coat it dried equally as quickly. When i went to touch part of my nail with a cocktail stick, after 10 minutes of applying the top coat, and the cocktail stick didn't leave a dent in.

Rating Out of 10:

Overall i would rate this nail varnish 7 out of 10. I did find that during the holiday my nails did chip and after a while the varnish could be pulled off. However i am putting this down to the amount of time i spent in the pool and in the sea (which was a lot). Nevertheless the colours in this collection are absolutely stunning and i will definitely be going out to buy some more. I would absolutely recommend it to my friends and my family as well as to you.

Until next time

Sian xox