Product Preach – Jeffree Star Liquid Lipsticks. SEND NUDES (Collection)

I have a strange relationship with lipsticks. They are the thing I collect the most and probably wear the least. In both my fashion style as well as the makeup I wear, one thing that is always pretty much top of my priorities is comfort!  This obsession with my lips still feeling moisturised and effortlessly bare means that I do spend the majority of my existence in Vaseline, Carmex and Nivea Lip butter. Despite owning a full drawer of lip glosses, sticks, paints and stains – you name it, I probably have it, and don’t wear it. That unhealthy ‘buy but rarely wear’ relationship changed drastically when I discovered Jeffree Star and his glorious matte liquid lips.

Product Preach – Dove Self Tanning Body Lotion.

Winter is coming, (and yes I will be continuing to use that Game Of Thrones pun until it is dead and buried.) and with that comes the palest of pale. Some people won’t understand the true struggle of the pale person on this end of the year; I can quite literally become transparent, there is no foundation light enough, on no-makeup days I’m constantly asked if I’m ill, and I quite simply feel a tad awful. I’m by no means calling out all pale people, a lot of ‘paley’s’ look absolutely fab; there are just some days for me where I don’t feel good in my pale skin – and that’s when this product comes in handy.

3 Skincare Faves You Need In Your Life.

There was a pretty damn wonderful offer on the Boots website the other week which easily reeled me in as the bargain hunter I am – thanks a lot Tim Wonnacott. 3 For 2 on all skincare really got me excited and you bet I spent well over an hour narrowing down my choices to a cost savvy three I am now extremely chuffed with. An eye cream to hopefully delay my wrinkly bags (is that a euphamisim??), a Body Shop tea tree facial wash dupe and a forgotten world class moisturiser.

Current Favourites.

Just Jolie x

Product Preach – YSL Black Opium Perfume.

I don’t know about you, but I love to smell of smelly things (the good kind, obviously.). I can see myself 10 years in the future with a grand 30+ collection of smellies, and I will have no regrets about the fact. I have already accumulated a small collection of perfumes, ranging in price from £3.50 (for 50ml) to this one I am preaching about today at £58 – Yves Saint Laurent’s Black Opium.

Product Preach – SophDoesNails X Makeup Revolution Collaboration.

Hello lovely people! I hope you are all doing well! Although I am ridiculously invested in the world of YouTube, I’m not one to physically invest in every single collaboration within the web. I often find them over priced, over hyped and corporate feeling, with a clear lack of personality and effort. However, obviously (from the fact I bought both elements!) I saw a clear difference within the SOPH X MAKEUP REVOLUTION collab, and I will tell you for why in this very post.

Product Preach – Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Lip Colour.

My Product Preach series has been my longest standing blog ‘format’ to date. Before my Blog-a-break, I used to bash one of these bad boys out once a week without fail! I would like to return to that, as these were such an easy, enjoyable format; which if I remember, you all used to enjoy too! Well, lets start this ball rolling again shall we? First, with a lip product which is my new ‘go-to’; and that really means something in my book, because I have a shed full (metaphorically) of lip sh**. I was so surprisingly blown away by none other than the Rimmel Stay Matte liquid lip colours.

I Was In A Fashion Show.

Hey chums – so I did something recently… It was completely out of character and it brought me slap bang out of my comfort zone; but I am so glad that I did it. I took part in a charity fashion show which was in partnership with John Lewis raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust, and it was blooming amazing!

I was a model in the show, something I didn’t think I would ever dream of saying in a million years. A year ago, you wouldn’t have caught me walking in front of 10 people, never mind near 150! I would have run away from that opportunity the second I knew about it because I would be scared of a) what people would think of me, b) if I’d make a fool of myself, and c) what people would think of me x2. I have grown so much in this last year, and I have learnt to literally not give two shindigs of what other people will think – and my life has improved dramatically with that mind set!

We were all dressed in clothes from new collections from different brands sold in John Lewis. From Ted Baker, Coast, Whistles, French Connection and so much more, it was like a dream world of beautiful clothes that were completely out of my price range! For example, I was put in a beautiful off the shoulder black jumper… It was £200. A £200 jumper (What?! I know.). Of course, I wasn’t complaining; I got to strut my stuff in some stunning pieces (my monochrome floral midi skirt was my personal fave.) with two of my best friends, Gurveen and Lib, who I’m also showing you below as they look absolutely fabulous.

The event itself was a raging success, raising over £2,000 for teenage cancer units within the North East , I was very proud to bring myself out of my comfort zone for such a brilliant cause. Well done to everyone who made it possible, it were brill.

Visit John Lewis to check out these beautiful garments.

All pictures taken by The Image Farm – Northumberland.

Just Jolie x

 

First Impressions: Two Of The Most Raved-About Drugstore Products Out There.

G’day mates! If you can’t tell, yes, I am running out of greetings. I’m hitting you today with a short and sweet post on my first impressions of two products I have heard about none stop in the youtube and blogosphere, and finally gave in to trying. Yes, they’re right there in the photo, but just to entertain your curiosity they would be the Maybelline Anti-Age Eye Eraser and the Maybelline Fit Me foundation.

Maybelline Anti-Age Eye Eraser – My first thoughts of a product I had come to know so well without even owning it (through the countless youtube makeup tutorials I watch, you know.), was that the packaging and application process is so surprisingly amazing. As an observer, the thought of twisting a product and applying with the same round sponge seems messy, unhygienic and plain wrong – I couldn’t be more incorrect. The process is smooth and allows you to apply and distribute an even amount around problem areas, or areas to highlight.

However, this is where I need the help of you, yes you! Now, I bought Light, thinking that this was the shade which everyone uses to make their eye bags look like sunbeams of glow, but this was simply not the case. Is there a highlighter version of this product which I have missed? Did I get the wrong shade? Any help in the comments would be greatly appreciated.

Maybelline Fit Me foundation – This foundation has actually bowled me over. It is very silky and dewy and definitely the perfect consistency for the coming Summer months, as it is a very light consistency so should avoid that heavy sweaty feeling we all dread when the sun rears it’s hot head. I must admit it is not the best for covering blemishes and spots, as it is fairly light coverage, however, when pairing it with a good concealer, this is not a problem at all. I see a good future with this foundation, and would definitely recommend you giving it a fair try!

Let me know if you liked these mini reviews of my new purchases, I always get so excited buying new things and trying them out, so I may make this a wee little segment! Enjoy your week, I have my driving test tomorrow – wish me luck!

Just Jolie x

Product Preach: Seventeen Define and Contour Kit.

Welcome back to the land of Just Jolie! I’m just popping in with a very affordable preach of a product. If highlighting and contouring is something you are, or would like to get into; this product is the perfect start or addition to your collection! This contour kit is by Seventeen, a brand which I think gets a bad rep. It was definitely where my first ever makeup products came from (when we all wore blue eye shadow and no mascara.. OOOH and dream matte mouse!) , but I don’t think that means it should be forgotten once we become more experienced, it still has some darn good stuff – like this little gem!

We can begin with the wonderful ‘NARZ-like’ packaging which immediately gives this highly affordable product (£5.99) an expensive look which is extremely attractive. the palette contains a very useful bronzer for contouring and a luminous highlighter also, both which are very wearable shades. They won’t knock your socks off with amazing pigmentation and extreme shimmer or anything; but what they are, is very useful as everyday shades that you’ll actually get more use from than a great number of special occasion, expensive products I’m sure you also possess. If this contour kit is anything, it is value for money.

Despite them both actually being extremely useful, the one which I was most impressed by is the bronzer, it is so universally wearable for many skin types and colours. So many drugstore bronzers are very red toned, which isn’t actually something you want to contour with. A contour shade should generally be more cool toned in order to look like a shadow, and I’m so glad that Seventeen have gone against the grain and released this cool bronzer – it’s simply brilliant.

The colour itself is very build able which I like for it’s everyday purpose, as you can make it as natural or intense as you please. The highlight is not going to astound you with it’s pigmentation, but sometimes it is nice to have a natural looking highlighter in your makeup collection, as many of the amazing highlighters are sometimes over powering in an every day context. In conclusion, I would highly recommend this product, as the price tag isn’t a turn off –  why say no?

Just Jolie x