Sunday 27 March 2016

March Empties!

Hey everyone, 
So it's that time of the month again and I'm shocked this time. I don't have as many empties as I'd imagine I'd have. I have been working through some of my full size items, so maybe that's it. Anyways here's all my empties! 
So I used up:
2 Haircare
6 Skincare
6 Bodycare
5 Samples
7 Makeup
14 Wax (not shown in this photo)
2 eyeshadows 
3 Misc

The total amount equals to £196.16 when all prices added up. I think this is an astonishing amount considering there is so little there, however I do have a Dior lipstick in there and a few other items over £10. This next month I'm planning a no buy once again as I seem to get through more when I do those! Wish me luck! 
Emma 

Thursday 24 March 2016

24by4thJuly- update 1

 Hey everyone, 
I don't know why but I was really reluctant to write this post today. I've found myself enjoying YouTube a lot more than normal and considering doing my project pans on there. However today's post is the 2 week update of my 24by4thJuly. As this is a longer post, I won't be writing much under each photo. There are 22 to update! 
So far I've finished:
Dior lipstick in 006 Nude Fever
Stila eyeliner in Lionfish 
BareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss
I've been trying to apply this every time I come into my room, hence the progress. I don't think this will be in the project long. Unfortunatly I can't take this to work as it leaks everywhere. 
Juicy Couture mini perfume 
Again another product I try to apply every time I'm in my room. Shouldn't be too long with this in the project. 
Barry M nail polish in Meadow
I managed to apply this polish twice in two weeks. I find that I get bored of a colour quickly so I don't reapply straight away. 
Nars mini blush in orgasm (hit pan) 
I've been swapping these last two weeks between this blush and another in this project and so far the top of the blush is beginning to loose it's texture. 
Nivea Gentle Cleansing Cream Wash 
This product has gone down so much as I use it every morning as my face wash and sometimes in the evening if I feel greasy. I love how soft and gentle this product is. 
Tanya Burr "moonlight" eyeshadow 
I knew I liked this shadow but I wasn't sure how much! Already in the past two weeks I've worn this pretty much everyday to work and that much of a dent is already there. I'm not sure how deep these pans are so I maybe here a while. Also took a larger photo as I wanted to show I'm now using "starey sky" in my crease. 
Nars mini lip pencil in Rekugian 
This pencil goes really fast! I've already had to sharpen it twice and I've only worn it two days in the row weeks. I think if I focus on it, this will be gone early on. 
Stila palette- Improvise
I'll be honest, I haven't used this much but I will start to use it to set my eyeliner. 
Garnier Micellar Water
Again a lot of product has been used as I use this everyday to take my makeup off after work. I need to repurchase this again soon. 
Stila Palette- Impulse 
I've managed to use this shadow on top of my base in the project to make a light colour for work which will be used a lot. As you can see from the photo, the top layer has already been disturbed. 
Too Faced Born This Way Foundation
I've found that wearing this foundation to work (normally an 6-8 hour shift), that on my oily skin, it's gone in certain patches on my skin by the end of the day. I will work through this bottle but will not be repurchasing again. 
Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation Powder
As you can see, I've been using this almost everyday and it's especially good on it's own for days when I don't wear the too faced foundation. This will be gone soon into the project. 
Deep Steep Candy Apple Shower gel
I have managed to use this quite a bit since the intro and have found that although I dislike it, I think that is only because I can not smell a scent when in the shower! I know that MegsMakeup8 has this problem with shower gels too so I don't feel so weird now. 
Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze
The dip already created in this product I think is purely because I apply it with a brush rather than my fingers. This is an excellent base for my eyeshadows in this project and doesn't budge all day. 
Isa Dora Lipliner 
I'll be totally honest, I haven't used this at all. I really don't enjoy lip liners at the moment. 
Revlon "Pink Afterglow" lipgloss
I realised just after last update that this product did actually have a dent in it and that is where the line is now. I haven't used it since. 
Mac "dainty" blush
Seen as I've been using this in conjunction with my Nars blush you won't see much progress quite yet. I also think the mac blushes are pressed in quite heavily. 
Revlon Juicy Papaya lipstick
This is another product I've been trying to put on during my time in my room as it's such a bright colour I really don't think I can wear this out until the end of April, beginning of June! 
The Balm balm desert Bronzer Sample 
This product is going to take me forever to use up! But I'm not sad about that as I love the colour of this bronzer on my skin tone. Since taking these photographs, I have since worn down the bottom side as well. 
The Body Shop Body Butter in Fijian Water
I will be totally honest, this product will probably be gone by the next update. I love the body shop body butters and manage to use at least 2 a month. Expect to see another gone by the end of the project at least.
L'oreal Infallable Primer
Typical that when I take this photo, no progress is shown but a couple of days later, it's gone down by a lot! However the product is sticking up to the side where I mark it which is really annoying. I'm finding that with this primer I can only use it on my oily areas as foundation doesn't sit well on the other areas if this is used. 
Too Faced Liner Sample 
This is a beautiful eyeliner which glides on well and sits well in my waterline. Now that my Stila one is gone, full focus is on this one and it need sharpening about every 3 uses. 
Technic Lipstick in Indian Red 
This is another product I can now use, now that my Dior lipstick has gone. However I have found that this is a lot darker than the Dior and harder to wear to work. 
Stila Illuminating Trio 
As I have used one of these up pretty quickly in the past, I thought this one would be the same. However it isn't. That is purely because this one you don't need all over the face where as the other you did. I use the shimmery pink shade in my inner corner of my eye and the others I use all over the cheek bones and even on my collar bones. 
Marc Jacobs Daisy Perfume, Batiste Dry Shampoo, Nip + Fab dark circle fix and Maybelline Master Precise
These 4 products I have no way of showing you the progress (except Marc Jacobs as I don't want to ruin the bottle) but rest assured I have used all of these at least once in the last two weeks. 

As you can see, I need to really work on some of these product but some will be done pretty quickly with some good use. Hopefully less photos and better explanations next update! 
Emma 

Friday 11 March 2016

Waxbox unboxing- March

Hey everyone! 
So here's a new box for me and a lot less beauty. Recently I've found myself loving my wax melts more  and have researched subscription boxes for my wax obsession. Which is when I found waxbox. Waxbox is created in the Uk by Paula. The regular box costs £10 + p&p and you can also now purchase a larger box too. Before purchasing I had looked at pictures on Instagram and past boxes looked amazing. Let's have a look at Marches box. 
When opening the box, a found a hand written note. The lovely Paula had written me a note to say thank you for subscribing (which I shall be keeping). Under the black tissue paper, were a few business cards from the businesses featured in the box. You also receive a note listing all of the businesses. The next few photos will be the items in this months box. 
Make Life Vintage- Parmoviolets
Wax Scentsuals- Green Irish Tweed & One Million
Kiss Air Candles- Clean Cotton
Rosie Mai's Wax Melts- English Rain
Regent House- Guardian Angel 
DeeLights Spring Meadow
Melted LND soy Wax melts and more- unknown fragrance (rubbed off the tag) 

Out of all of these I can't wait to melt the Parmoviolets or the One Million. I have never tried any of these brands and so far I can say this is a box worth £10 a month. I can't wait until the 8th of next month to see what April has in stock! 
Emma 

Thursday 10 March 2016

The Melt Crowd- March Box

Hey everyone, 
I decided today to keep brining the wax melt boxes I am going to be recieving and unbox them for you. Today will be Flamingo Candles- the melt crowd box. This box is £10 a month (including postage) and with your first box you receive a melter too. Unfortuantly I decided to throw the packaging away this month (doh!) but still have all the melts and my favourites to show you. 
We recieved:
Spring Break (melt crowd preview)
Ylang Ylang & Bergamot Essential Oils (preview) 
Spearmint (exclusive) 
Bunny Kisses
French Lime Blossom (exclusive) 
Mango & Dragonfruit 
Easter egg (exclusive) 
Very Vanilla (exclusive) 
Bunny Kisses
Bunny Kissses is the new release for Easter from Flamingo Candles which is already available for purchase. I find that this melt has a very perfumey scent which I know a lot of people won't like. It has a gorgeous white chocolate colour and is a perfect shape and colour for the Easter season. 
My Favourites
This time my favourites are  Easter egg (extremely chocolatey and will be melted on Easter Sunday), Spearmint (I needed this a week ago when I had a cold, it's very strong and would clear your nose) and Mango & Dragonfruit (perfect for the spring and is extra fruity!). 
Least Favourites
This time around I found two of the exclusive scents to my be least favourite. Very Vanilla is not very vanilla at all to me and will be melted with a linen scent as well to build the scent. Where as French Lime Blossom is just very strong and not very flowery at all to me. These two melts where the least like their scent descriptions in my opinion. 

As always with The Melt Crowd you do also receive a 20% off coupon code to use on their site, which I may use to buy more Mango & Dragonfruit seen as it is in their permenant line. 
Emma 

Wednesday 9 March 2016

Starting a new project...

Hey everyone, 
Now this post will probably come as a shock to most of you (if you don't follow me on Instagram, @Piperbeauty) but I've decided to finish all of my current project pans. Reason being that I want to start a rather large project started by the amazing Megan Fisher on YouTube (megsmakeup8). Firstly let me show you where I ended on my other projects. 
#5byCinco- 3 products left
#7bySpring- 2 and a bonus product left
Stila Project 10 pan- 2 products left

As these projects were coming to a close anyways (well 2 were) I decided to jump on Megan's idea of #finish24byJuly4. She decided to do a project pan roulette which finishes on her birthday (July 4th, mine being July 3rd) and she will be 24 (hence 24 products). As I want to move as much out of my collection as I can, I printed out her roulette list and picked out 30 products to use up. Below is the category I picked and the product to match. 
A lipgloss- BareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Gloss 
A perfume- Juicy Couture mini
A Nail Polish- Barry M "Meadow" 
Close your eyes and pick a cheek product (hit pan)- Nars Orgasm mini 
A product you use daily- Nivea Face Wash 
Your favourite eyeshadow (hit pan)- Tanya Burr "Moonlight" 
An item you bought because of YouTube- Nars "Rekugien" 
Close your eyes and pick an eyeshadow- Stila palette "improvise" 
Your Favoruite Perfume (will not finish)- Marc Jacobs Daisy 
An item you repurchase- Garnier Micellar Water
An item that makes you feel pretty- Dior lipstick in 006
An item you recommend- Batiste Dry Shampoo
An item you don't reach for enough- Maybelline Master Precise Liner 
A Colourful Eyeshadow- Stila Palette "Impulse" 
An Online Purchase- Too Faced Foundation
A product you have hit pan on- Revlon Nearly Naked Powder
Your least Favoruite body wash- Deep Steep Candy Apple 
A product you used to love- Maybelline Colour Tattoo On & On Bronze
An item from your Favoruite category- Isa Dora Lipliner
An eyeliner- Stila "lionfish" 
A bright product- Revlon "Pink Afterglow" Lip Gloss 
Your Favourite Blush (hit pan)- Mac Dainty 
A Colour Lip product- Revlon "Juicy Payaya" 
A Face Product- Balm Desert Bronzer Sample 
£10 or less- BodyShop Fijian Water Body Butter
A product you have repurchased- Nip+Fab Dark Circle Fix 
£5 or less- Too Faced Liner Sample 
An item you had in college- Technic Lipstick in Indian Red 
An item of your choice- Stila Illuminate Trio

As you can see, we're a little nuts for taking this challenge on but I'm up for it. You can also probably notice from the photos that some of the items have already been in previous projects and that's because I think I can finish them in 4 months. During this time I will have gone on holiday too so that is why there are a few brighter colours. Here's to panning a large amount! 
Emma