Hello!

Today I am bringing you a post about these brushes from Spectrum. If you're a makeup lover like myself, then you will have definitely heard of these brushes! They are amazing. I've had these for a while, but I have wanted to try them out before I did a post so I can give my full opinion.

First of all is the C03 brush, which I use for setting my face powder. It is a tulip shaped brush, and picks up a lot of product to put on your face. It also sweeps off powder that I've been baking with really easily as well, and is incredibly soft on the face. Sometimes with powder brushes, I find that they are so harsh they just wipe my foundation off, but this one doesn't and gently sweeps the poder on top.

Next is the A05 Blush brush. I desperately needed a new blush brush when I bought this as the one I was using I had had for 6 years!!! I love the angled shape of this as it fits to the shape of my cheeks perfectly, and it is really easy to build up blush, rather than it picking up a load of colour and making me look like a clown.

I bought the 8 Piece Eye Blending Set as I really needed some good quality eye makeup brushes.

First is the A08. This is a medium fluffy shader, and I like using this to blend out an overall eye look, if I feel like the lines are too harsh.

Second is the A13, which is a Short Smudge brush. I like using this on matte shades all over my lid, and also running shadows under my lower lash line and blending them out.

Third I have the A07 which is the Stubby Shader. I like using this one to also put shadows on my lid, and also blending them into the crease, because the flat edge allows me to blend easier into those other shadows.

Fourth is the B04 which is the Small Angled Shader. I find this one really hard to use, just because I don't know what to use it for! I tend to just blend out my crease shades if I think they're looking too harsh because it's such a soft brush, but besides that, I don't really know how to use it.

Fifth is the A16 Precision Crease. However, I don't use this in my crease haha. I actually like using this for packing on shimmer shades on my lid, and in my inner corner, because the smallness of the brush allows me to build up the shimmer.

Sixth is the B06 Tall Tapered Blender. I LOVE using this to blend out my crease shades as it just seamlessly blends them all together, and it's so soft it doesn't just pick up and remove the colour when I'm blending it out further.

Seventh is C06 Tulip Eye Contour. This is one that I like to try and use in my crease but it's just too thick! So I tend to use it to blend out colours that are in my outer corner instead.

Last but not least is the A12 Fluffy Pencil. I adore using this to define and deepen my crease, especially in the outer corner with dark shades, it just gives such a lovely smokey effect, and is small enough to fit in my crease.

If you would like to check out the Spectrum brushes then you can here. They are cruelty free and vegan and just all round stunning brushes! If you're struggling for Christmas present ideas then these are perfect for a makeup lover!

Thanks for reading!

Layla x

Hey there and welcome to the second day of my Blogmas!

Now it is officially December and officially Christmas month, I thought I would put a post together about my top five favourite Christmas candles from Yankee Candle!

Anyone who knows me will know I adore candles, I literally have a shelf full it's a bit silly really haha, but I just can't help myself!

So without further ado, let's get into it!

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At number 5, we have Christmas Eve. This is a very citrusy-berry smell, and reminds me of that "Christmas shop smell". Has anyone ever been to a Christmas shop? There is one in Stratford-Upon-Avon, and this candle reminds me of that shop, that particular smell of Christmas.

According to the Yankee Candle Website, the scent notes are:

Top: Orange, Almond, Lime, Lemon

Mid: Red Berry, Cinnamon, Nutmeg
Base: Violet, Amber, Creamy Praline, Vanilla

4

At number 4, I have chosen Frankincense. This is quite a nutty, softly spiced smell to me. I only bought this this year, and I'm impressed! I really like the smell of this, and I think this is the kind of candle that I would light on a cold night to give a warming smell to the room, like if I had come in from the snow!

The notes of this on the website are:

Top: Aromatic, Herbaceous, Cardamom, Nutmeg, Oud

Mid: Gingerroot With Orange Flower, Lavender Flowers, Orchid
Base: Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Vetiver, Oud Wood, Musk, Incense

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At  number 3 is Snowflake Cookie. If you're like me, and you enjoy the super sweet smells that most find sickly, then you will adore this! It's very vanilla-ry almost marshmallow and reminds me of the overall smell of a candle shop. If you nhave a sweet tooth like myself, you might just be tempted to eat this because it smells so gorgeous, but if you prefer more earthy or citrus smells, then I wouldn't recommend this one to you.

The website says the notes are:

Top: Fluffy Marshmallow, Whipped Vanilla Icing

Mid: Warm Cinnamon, Nutmeg
Base: Sweet Buttercream, Sugar Cookie

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At number two is Cinnamon Stick. You can probably guess that this smells like cinammon! My best friend (check out her blog here) has bought me quite a few cinnamon candles before because they are one of my top favourites, and I burn them all year round, not just at Christmas!

The notes of this on the website are:

Top: Cinnamon Stick

Mid: Clove, Cardamom
Base: Bay Leaf, Cedarwood

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At number one, my all time favourite Christmas Yankee Candle is Sparkling Snow. There is nothing else like this scent. It smells so crisp and fresh, and definitely lives up to his name. I get quite a citrusy/minty smell from this, which seems like it could be a disaster but it's not!

The notes of this are:

Top: Sweet Orange, Pine Needles, Crisp Mint

Mid: Evergreens, Blue Spruce, White Pine, Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Bay Leaf, Juniper Berry
Base: Frosted White Musk, Fir Balsam, Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Patchouli

I hope you enjoyed this post, and if you need some Christmas candles then I definitely recommend these 5, and they also make great gifts! A lot of candles on the website are sold out at the moment, but it's always worth a trip to a Yankee Candle store if you have one local to you because then you get chance to smell them before you buy!

I'll see you tomorrow for day three!

Layla x

Hello!

I did a bit of a Nyx order the other day and I thought I would share with you the things that I bought. I love Nyx so so much, and if you haven't tried them already, then you definitely should because the are amazing and cruelty free!! You can check them out of the Boots website or instore at Boots.

First of all I have the Nyx Wonder Stick. This is replacing the L'Oreal Sculpt contour kit I had because they test on animals, and I have now gone completely cruelty free! (I will be posting about this soon).

I bought the shade Light/medium because I am very pale.

In the box, the stick came wrapped in a foam type material, which I thought was nice because it keeps it a bit more protected if you drop the box or something.

One side of the Wonder Stick is the highlight shade and one side is the contour.

I'm really pleased with the shades of this because I always worry that the contour shade will be too dark, but I think this one is gonna be just right!

Next I have a Primal Colours Eyeshadow in the shade Hot Red. I don't have a decent red shade, so I thought I would try this out as I have some ideas for it!

This is just after one swipe. It's not as pigmented as I hoped it would be, but it's definitely buildable, as you can see in the next image.

It also stained my finger! I came off with a wipe, but didn't just rub off like most shadows do after swatching.

Next I have a Lid Lingerie eye tint in Evening Spell. I fell in love with this colour as soon as I saw it, and I like the Lip Lingerie so I thought I would try the eye ones.

The applicator is just like a doe foot one that you would find in a liquid lipstick.

The colour of this is just stunning, and I think it will make a great all over lid shade, it's just beautiful.

I decided to branch out from my favourite Liquid Suede lipsticks from Nyx and try a Velvet Matte Lipstick.

It's just a regular matte tube lipstick. The packaging is so smooth and velvet-y feeling which adds to the effect of the name.

I got the shade Charmed, because I thought it looked like a very 90s shade, and I wasn't disappointed!

I can't wait to use this in some grunge looks, I've been after a lipstick like this for soooo long I'm really happy to have finally found one!

Last but not least, I bought some GLITTERS. I love glitter. So much. And now it's Christmas I wanted to do some makeup looks with glitter!

I got the shades Rose and Ice. I want the Ice shade for some Christmas looks I am planning, and I got the Rose shade because I am weak and fell for it's stunning colour.

The glitters have a little filter on the top so that when you open them they don't go everywhere when you open them, what a disaster that would be haha.

Thank you for reading my day one of Blogmas! I have many ideas and I am going to try so so hard to post every day until Christmas, and bring you not only makeup ideas, but also gift ideas as well as some other posts thrown in there too.

I hope to see you tomorrow!

Layla x