JULY FAVOURITES

Blimey-o-riley it feels like ages since I've done a monthly favourites. I've been incredibly lucky to try out a lot of products since starting at Sephora. It makes it difficult to pick what I've enjoyed the most. But this month there were some exceptional stand outs that I'm pumped (yeah PUMPED, let's have some brewskis and lift some weights PUMPED) to share with you guys.

FINDING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IN LIFE

It's one of those days where I wanted to talk about something more than makeup. I've struggled with self esteem quite a lot in the past few years. You could say I've had something of a quarter life crisis. The root of the issue has, for the most part, been that I have trouble finding direction in life. I'm certain that I'm not alone in this, so I wanted to share my experience.

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS LIPSTICK?

Okily dokily, so I picked up the Sephora Collection Colour Lip Last Lipstick in Blooming Rose a few weeks ago and it straight up blew my mind. It is cray cray good. And I don't use the term cray cray lightly... because it's disgusting. Every time I wear this bad boy I get people asking me what's on my lips and lemme tell you why.

NARS VELVET MATTE SKIN TINT

A few months ago the NARS Velvet Matte Skin Tint launched. I've seen some mixed reviews on this guy, but for the most part people seem to be giving it a thumbs up. I've tried it out on loads of clients at Sephora so I've got a good idea of the look of the initial application, however I wanted to see how it lasted throughout the day. You can imagine I was pleased when I received this in gratis so I could give it a proper go. So what's the foundation like? What's the good and what's the bad? Here we go.

GIVEAWAY: BECCA JACLYN HILL CHAMPAGNE FACE PALETTE

It's no secret that the past few months... well, almost year... have been a bit of a struggle in terms of finding the time for blogging. It's a bummer because I still very much love the whole blogging shebang. I love writing, I love makeup artistry, I love photography and I love the supportive community that is you guys. To thank you scrumptious petals for sticking with me through the chaos, I wanted to do a giveaway. And nothing says giveaway like the Jaclyn Hill Champagne Face Palette (except for maybe a brand new car, but I'm no Oprah).