Kat Dennings Appreciation

Max Black is the funniest character on tv! 2 Broke Girls is literally my favourite show, I've watched every episode about 10 times and I never get bored. It is my perfect revision break at the moment. What makes Max Black an even greater character is that she is played by the gorgeous and edgy Kat Dennings.

The first time I came across Dennings was in Nick And Norah's Infinite Playslist, with Michael Cera (who is a fave of mine), and again in Thor. All the characters she play I feel are really strong woman who aren't stereotypical for the 'pretty' girl to play. I just am in love with her. 

Wah! Just look at how damn hot she looks. She is so effortless and flawless, and ridiculously photogenic. Number 1 girl crush at the moment and number 1 make up inspo with the bold lip and perfected eyeliner.

Do you all share my appreciation for Kat Dennings and 2 Broke Girls? Who are your girl crushes at the moment? Let me know!

Lots of love, Nikki. xxxxx

Beauty Buys

As I've said before, I am not really very knowledgable about beauty products. I can just about manage putting mascara on in the morning without poking myself in the eye, but again I am doing a post on some recent beauty buys that I wanted to share with you all

*I apologise for the appaling quality of these photo's, I had to use my phone

I've heard of the buzz around Real Technique brushes, and thought they'd be a good first purchases for some decent quality brushes to last me some time. From Feel Unique I got the Real Techniques Core Collection Kit, £20.99. I thought the price was really good, as I think a single brush is around £9 so buying the kit was better value. As it is called the 'Core Collection' I figured they were four necessary brushes, and I definitely appreciate having these four. It comes with the contouring brush, pointed foundation brush, detailer brush and the buffing brush (I apologise for not cleaning them beforehand as well, but I'm too lazy for all that :P). All 4 are so soft and nice to use, and I love putting my make up on now. I would definitely recommmened these to any make up novices'! 

The other day I ran out of foundation! Nightmare! So I popped into town and searched for something different - I ended up getting the Revlon Photoready Foundation, £12.99. I got it in Shell, which fits my skin tone really nicely, and it feels really smooth over my skin. It is very shimmery, which I'm presuming is why it makes you 'photo ready', so I was a bit worried it would make me look like Edward Cullen in the sunlight, but over the day as I checked my make up I think it looked quite nice and brightening. Again, would recommened! 

Revlon again, as it was 3 for  2 in the drugstore, so I bought 2 of their new Colourburst Matte Balms. They also have Laquer ones, but I'm not a fan of glossy lips. The colour options were so nice and it was really hard to choose, but I choose 245, Audacious (bottom) and 205 Elusive. Audacious suits me the most I think, and as the weather is getting super nice, touch wood, I'm going to be wearing it a lot! And Elusive is really nice for like a simple and more natural make up day, it's a really stereotypical pink colour and looks really good matte. They are £7.99 each, which is an alright price, depending on your price range, but for the quality of Revlon I think it is worth it. 

Another lip product is the Lip Bullet in Bewitched by Topshop, £8. As you can see I've been using this a lot, and I've been applying it using my detailer brush, but I've never actually worn it out of the house. It's a REALLY dark purple, in some lights it could look black, but I bought it for my prom which is next month and it goes really well with my outift. As it's for prom I don't want to wear it yet. One thing I don't like about it, but I think is because it is so dark, is that it seaps a little bit so I'm going to go back to Topshop and buy the matching liner. But other than, it is so good. I wore it in the shower once and literally didn't budge. 

Finally, I got given these two Max Factor Mini Nail Polishes. These shades are Red Carpet Glam, number 11 and Cloudy Blue, number 10. They're really cute and dinky, quick drying and last a good 7 days. They are really affordable too, at £3.99 each! 

So that's all of my recent beauty buys. Hope you enjoyed this post. Although I've still got a month of exams left, hopefully I'll be a bit more consistent with writting.

Lots of love, Nikki. xxxxx

New Beauty Products

This is my first beauty post, as I'm quite new to it all and only wear a couple of products on my face. However, I was in Superdrug recently, and I picked up a couple of items that I thought I could share with you all. 

I'll start with the Superdrug own brand Vitamin E Moisture Cream. This was £2.99, which I thought was a really great price (I think the Vitamin E stuff are currently on offer) and it smelt so good I had to try it. It contains an SPF 15, and mixed with the antioxidants of the Vitamin E this has double wrinkle fighting power - this is partly why I bought it, at only 18 wrinkles aren't a problem, but I would like to keep it that way for as long as possible. I get quite oily skin, so I'm not sure if the thickness and heaviness of it when you first put it on will benefit my skin but so far it's kept my skin smooth all day and it isn't feeling as oily as it would do. I think for the price this is definitely a good buy and I'd certainly be buying it again. 

Next I got the Nude Magique Eau De Teint by L'Oreal. I'd read a lot of reviews on this, and how light it felt on the skin and for only £9.99 I thought I'd give it a go. I got it in Warm Ivory, and the colour is a good match for my slightly pale (but red) skin. It's also got an SPF 18, which will obviously benefit the skin. The instructions say to use your fingers, and I found this worked a lot better than a sponge, as it just absorbs it all and you don't get as much coverage with a sponge. The liquid effect of the foundation felt really light on my skin, and hasn't blocked my pores (as promised). I'd recommend this if you want a really natural look and just need quick and easy coverage. 

The Rimmel London Wake Me Up Concealer I bought because I'd seen it recommended on a couple of vlogs, and it does not disappoint. It was £5.49 from Superdrug, which is an alright price for the size as you do not need much to get a lot of coverage. The skin around my eyes is a lot lighter than the rest of my face and I can look quite tired as well and I think the anti-fatigue benefit on this works well. I also have used it to cover the redness of spots, but found it was a little bit clingy so make sure to moisturise well before you use this on spots and blemishes.

Lastly, I bought the Rimmel London Professional Eyebrow Pencil, which at only £2.99 was a bargain. I got it in Hazel, which was the lightest available, so is slightly too dark for me to have a natural look, but gently drawing on does give the good, but natural, definition that I like. I also like the tiny brush on the lid, that helps neaten the eyebrow and just smooths the colour in. I was tempted to buy this because the morning before I had watched BeautyCrush's 'make up bag' video and she is a big fan of this eyebrow pencil. And now I am too! 

Hope you enjoyed this post as much as I enjoyed trying these products and writing about them. I'll definitely do more beauty posts, when I get around to being more adventurous with my make up (: 

Lots of love, Nikki. xxxxx