Rosie for Autograph

A couple of weeks ago I went on a massive cruelty free beauty shopping spree. I've seen a lot of posts about Rosie Huntington-Whitely's make up range for M&S, so I popped in to have a browse and see what all the fuss was about. 

First of all, the packaging is rose gold. I LOVE LOVE LOVE rose gold everything, so the packaging is of course a big thumbs up from me. It is also feels very luxurious, with Rosie's signature engraved subtly on the front of each product. 

As these products feel and look very luxurious, you may be wondering how expensive these products are. I only picked up two items; the Starstruck Highlighter and a Cream Blush. The highlighter was £15 and the blush was £14, so not exactly drugstore prices, although not as expensive as some high end brands. Obviously if you buy a lot of her products it will soon add up, but individually, they are reasonably priced. 

Now for the most important point. All of her products are cruelty free and are BUAV approved!! When I first went up to have a look at her products, I saw the leaping bunny symbol and knew straight away that I had to get at least one item! Also, according to the M&S website, both of the products that I bought are 'suitable for vegetarians and vegans', so of course this knowledge makes me love her products even more. 

On the left is a swatch of the cream Starstruck Highlighter stick and next to it is the Cream Blush in the shade English Rose Flush. Now I don't usually go for cream products, so I wanted to branch out and try something out of my comfort zone, and it's safe to say that I'm so so glad that I did! 

Pixi Copper Peach Palette

A couple of weeks ago I popped into M&S and discovered that they sell Pixi products! 

As I am obsessed with warm copper tones, I was instantly drawn to this beautiful palette. At £15 it is more expensive than your average make up in the drugstore, but it is still affordable and definitely worth the money! 

Pixi are of course cruelty free and have the most beautiful simplistic packaging. This palette will be perfect to take when travelling as it's so light weight and not bulky at all. 

As for the eye shadows themselves, they are very beautiful and lovely to apply. I found that they blended really well and had a buttery soft feel to them. All of the shades are very natural looking so it's pretty much the perfect palette for every day use and of course for travelling! I had no fall out with these eye shadows and they lasted all day without fading. I will definitely be trying more of Pixi's products! 

Cruelty Free Haul

If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed that I've started to go cruelty free. I have decided that when I buy make up, skincare, haircare etc, I will not purchase from companies that test on animals. 

I am obviously new to buying cruelty free, and for now I will continue to purchase from companies that don't test but their parent company does (NYX, Body Shop, Nars, Urban Decay etc). I know a lot of people don't agree with this but I don't want to dive in at the deep in and end up giving up.

Eventually I want to aim to only purchase 100% cruelty free and vegan products, but for now I'm starting with the basics. 

I went shopping a couple of weeks ago and popped into M&S, Boots, Lush, Superdrug and TKmaxx to check out their cruelty free brands and products. It looks like a lot but I did get the majority of this in the sale or on special offer!

In Superdrug I stocked up on my favourite cleansing wipes and also bought a new deodorant. 

I picked up this Tuscan Hills Powder Brush from TKmaxx. I love the natural style of this brush and cannot wait to try it out!

I've been a massive fan of the cruelty free brand B. ever since it came out in Superdrug. I believe that they're changing the style of their packaging so all of these products were discounted!

The B. palette was only £2.99 so I couldn't resist. I also found the Hard Candy palette in TKmaxx for £3.00 and I can't wait to try it out. I went into M&S and picked up the Pixi Copper Peach palette and I am obsessed! 

Also in M&S I had a look at the new Rosie for Autograph Make Up Range. As soon as I found out her products were cruelty free and had rose gold packaging, I knew I had to buy a couple of items! I'll be doing a full post on these soon. 

I love the Barry M Speedy nail polishes and when I saw there were four new shades out for spring, I had to have them! They were also on special offer. I also went into Lush and got this lip balm. It's of course cruelty free and also vegan!

Last but not least I ordered this NYX concealer from Boots and also this Sleek eyebrow gel. I later found out that Sleek are not cruelty free so I returned it for a NYX one. 

I hope you enjoyed my first cruelty haul! 

Photo Diary - A Countryside Walk

I recently went a for a walk on a lovely sunny day and decided to share some of the pictures I took! I love taking photos for fun and playing around with different effects, I hope you like them. 

February Favourites

I actually don't have many products to talk about for this months favourites as I feel like I've been using the same old stuff all month!

 February has gone by so quickly and I literally can't wait for spring to arrive. 

My two favourite skin care products recently have been The Body Shop Seaweed Night Treatment and also the Vitamin E Night Cream. It might sound a bit OTT to use two night creams but I find this combination is perfect for my combination skin. I put the Seaweed Night Treatment on my T Zone and the Vitamin E Cream every where else on my face. My skin feels incredible by the morning and is so smooth and soft. 

I have been obsessing over The Balm's Voyage 2 Palette ever since I got it last month. It has everything you need in one place, which is perfect for when I'm in a rush! 

Again I have been loving Make Up Geek's eye shadows through out last month. My two favorites have been in the shade Bitten and Sea Mist, as seen above. 

My fiancé's sister got married last month and I was lucky enough to be one of her bridesmaids. 

I wore the Milani Liquid Lipstick in the shade Adore and painted my nails using this beautiful nude Ted Baker nail polish.  These nudes were perfect for the wedding so of course they had to make my February favourites! 

Last but definitely not least, my favourite blog in February was From Roses. I absolutely adore her style of writing, her photographs are so beautiful and I love her minimalistic theme. 10/10 would recommend!