Tuesday, 27 November 2012

YouTube Debut with George

Hey My Lovelies,

If you haven't already seen I posted my first YouTube video! Its not a tutorial as I still don't have my set up sorted so, George and myself did the Best Friend Tag if you fancy a laugh have a watch below.

 

Make sure you subscribe to the channel so that you automatically get notified when tutorials start being posted.

Have a great week and I will speak to you all soon :)

Ems xo

The Beauty Playground Event by NBPR

London near Christmas is so Pretty
Last week I was invited to NBPR's Beauty Playground event which gives Beauty Bloggers and other people in the Beauty industry to have a little preview of new products from Lee Stafford, Myface Cosmetics, Lulu's Timebomb, Colour Xtreme, Skin Art and Nail Art.

The makeup I was wearing
Unfortunately I had the day from hell and arrived in London with no camera, hardly any phone charger and hardly any ipod battery, which meant that I didn't get you guys many pictures which I am sorry about.

NBPR arranged for a car to collect me from Victoria which was great as I don't know my way around London too well. I was one of the first to arrive which was great as it meant I could have a real good chat with some of the girls in a one on one capacity rather than with a group.

I was shown the new Lee Stafford Electrical collection and I must say he has created some really great tools especially the Long Tong which will make curling longer hair an awful lot easier and quicker. I must admit I didn't spend much time looking at the Lee Stafford products because I already use and know a fair bit about them and I wanted to give my attention to the things I knew less about.

The Lee Stafford Collection
My next stop was the Skin Art and Nail art section where one of the lovely girls applied some glitter tattoos whilst I had a great chat with Amy (one of the PR Girls and Makeup Artist) about some of her work, Amy did the Makeup on the Promo Images for Skin Art and Nail Art and one image in particular just screamed recreate me. Amy is going to be sending me the image with a list of products used so that I can attempt to recreate for you guys which is very exciting.

I then moved on to Lulu's Timebomb which I had never heard of, Its a line of Skin Care and Hair Care created by Lulu. I had the chance to have some of the new Miracle Glo applied to my skin, Miracle Glo is the first cosmetic in the line which works as a Highlighter and can be applied before or after makeup. I am very excited about this line which focuses on Anti Ageing, Its great that a funky new line has been created for us girls that are starting to get our first wrinkles.
Lulu's Timebomb Collection

I continued on to my new love Myface Cosmetics to have a little look at the new Italian Ice Eyeshadow Duo's and the Slinky Liquid Liners. I also got the chance to have a play with some of the other Blingtone Shadows in different shades which are so beautiful. The lovely girl that was showing me the new products (memory fails me on her name as I am getting old!) is going to be sending me some other goodies from the line to check out which is rather exciting as I really do like this brand.

The Myface Cosmetics Collection
Finally I was taken through to the plush bathroom to have my hair done. The Lovely hairdresser used Lee Stafford's My Long Tong to create some loose curls then, to give my hair volume he added some of Lee Stafford's Dry Shampoo and back combed my hair before setting it all in place with Hold Tight Hairspray. My hair looked so lovely and I will be investing in the Long Tong sometime soon as it was super easy to use and the loose curl looked so lovely.

After I had had my hair done I made my way back to the main room to say my goodbyes when I was given a huge goody bag of things to try and review so, expect a full review of all of these products over the coming weeks.

What I found in my goody bag
Have you tried any of the brands I got to see if so what have your experiences been?

Ems xo

Sunday, 18 November 2012

FOTD - Hear Me Roar!

I visited my sister today for dinner and to stay the night and she asked if I could attempt to recreate From Head To Toe's Lion on her. If you dont know who From Head To Toe is, she is a Beauty Guru on YouTube and she is pretty awesome too!

Here is her tutorial:

 

And here is how sarah looked at the end


Unfortunately I forgot my camera so, we had to make do with the iPhone and that didnt work too well! Hopefully you can see what I did and at some point I will re do it using a decent camera!

Products used:

Yaby Daisy and Almond Butter Liquid Foundation
Elf Cream Eyeliner in Black
MUA Heaven and Eart Palette Top row number 1 and 5
MUA nude lipstick (shade name to be added)
Rimmel Brown Eyebrow Pencil

This is obviously not prefect as it was the first attempt but I am very pleased with how it turned out.

What do you think?

Ems

Saturday, 17 November 2012

OCC Holiday 2012 Collection - Metallurgy Now On Sale



OCC's first Holiday Collection is now available worldwide and I have to say to say the new products look completely amazing, how can they not be when liptar and metallic have been put together in one little tube?

OCC had the following to say about The Metallurgy Collection 'After three years of intensive product
development, OCC is proud to introduce a whole new breed of Lip Tar. Infused with state of the art hi-resolution metallic pigments, the unparallelled opacity has gone high-voltage electric with a reflective shimmer finish.'
And apparently you need even less that the original lip tar!!!

Here's a look at the new colours 

Authentic
Electric Grandma
Tryptich


Yaoi
Iced
Super NSFW

You can purchase the new liptars now on OCC's website for $16.00 or if you are Europe based you can pre-order the new shades at The Make-up Artist Boutique for £9.25.

Let me know your thoughts on the new collection.

Ems xo


All Images are from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics  (photo credit: David Phelps Photographer)

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

30 Days of FRIENDS Exclusive UK Giveaway From Warner Bros

I was contacted by Warner Bros and offered the chance to host a giveaway for my lovely readers, of course because I love you all so much I jumped at the chance and lets be honest who doesn't love Friends!?

This Giveaway is to celebrate the fact that the entire Friends collection will be available on Blu-ray very soon.

The Prize:
2 Oversized Cappuccinono Mugs and a Picture Frame like the one on Monica's door (rules are located at the bottom of the post)


Relive all your favourite Friends moments using the Mashup Clip Countdown! Each week a new clip will be unlocked for you to enjoy.


You can also use Warner Bros new Friends app below which has Fun Friends Trivia and enables you to see which Friends Character you are most like


How to win:

 You must be a subscriber by GFC (I will check)
You must live in the UK and be over 18 or have your parents permission as I will require your full address
Enter using the Rafflecopter tool below which will also give you the option to earn extra entries.
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