1,000 Followers Giveaway | Topshop Lipstick & Beauty Goodies CLOSED

Hello lovelies! I recently reached 1,000 followers on BlogLovin' and ever since then I have been promising you guys a little giveaway. I've actually reached quite a few milestones in the last few months such as: 1,000 GFC followers, a year of blogging and over 100,000 page views! The past year and a bit of being on the blogging scene has been amazing and I can't believe how much I have achieved in this time! So, I thought what better way to say thank you to everyone that has supported my blog then by holding a giveaway. This giveaway will be international so I included a few UK products that I thought people from other countries might not have easy access to!

The prizes
A Topshop Lips Lipstick in a shade of your choice
MUA Lipstick in Nectar
2 Dainty Doll Eye Shadows in "Treat Her Like A Lady" and "Copacabana"
Soapy & Glory Clean On Me Shower Gel
Soap & Glory Flake Away Body Scrub
Soap & Glory Righteous Body Butter
All the prizes will come in a blue and white stripe makeup bag

The rules (please read before entering)
To enter this giveaway you have to either follow my blog through GFC or BlogLovin'. You will also need to leave me a comment on this post telling me what Topshop lipstick shade you would like to win and leave either your email or Twitter user name so I can contact you if you are the winner.

There are also some other ways you can gain extra entries such as following me on Twitter and tweeting about the giveaway. You must use the Rafflecopter widget to enter this giveaway and all of the options about extra entries will also be in this widget. Entries that have not been put on to the widget will not be counted and any fake entries will be removed. Once again this giveaway will be international and I will send the prize to any country that accepts parcels from the UK.

This giveaway starts on 13th August and will end on 3rd September at 11:59pm GMT. The winner will be contact through either email or Twitter and if they do not reply after 48 hours then a new winner will be picked.

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Thank you for following and supporting me and my blog. Good luck to everyone who enters this giveaway and I will talk to you in my next post!

Don't forget to tell me what Topshop lipstick shade you would like to win!

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Real Techniques Brush Collection

Hello everyone! I hope you're all having a lovely start to you weekend. Today I thought I would make a post all about my Real Techniques makeup brush collection. The first time I tried Real Techniques was last Christmas when I asked for the Core Collection for a present. Ever since then I've fallen in love with these gorgeous brushes and I've constantly been on the hunt for new ones to add to my collection. There are still a few more I would like to add to my mini collection, but right now I'm really happy with what I have!

Core Collection | £21.99 | LINK

So like I said, these were the first brushes I tried by Real Techniques and it is definitely a set worth picking up. In this collection you get: a Buffing Brush, a Contour Brush, a Pointed Foundation Brush and a Detailer Brush plus a little brush holder to keep them all safe whilst travelling. 

Buffing Brush - This is the brush I use to apply my everyday foundations or BB creams. I find it gives a natural and flawless finish to the skin and is probably the best brush I've tried to apply my foundation. It's not a very dense brush (compared to the ever so similar Expert Face Brush) but it is extremely soft. I wish they sold this brush separately because I would love to have another one in my collection.

Contour Brush - This brush does exactly what it says, allows you to contour your cheeks, jaw line and any other areas you wish to define. I used to use this brush all the time for contouring but now I use it to apply powder highlighter to the tops of my cheekbones. It buffs out the highlighter really well to give a natural glow to my cheeks. The brush I currently use to contour will be mentioned later!

Pointed Foundation Brush - I hardly ever use this brush which kind of frustrates me because it's not a bad brush, I just can't find a use for it! It's meant for applying liquid foundations, but for me it's just too small and leaves my skin looking a bit patchy. Many people use this as a concealer brush but I prefer to apply my concealer with my fingers and then buff it in with the Buffing Brush. If you have found a great way to use the Pointed Foundation Brush, please tell me in the comments below!

Detailer Brush - This brush is designed to apply small amounts of makeup to create a flawless finish. I actually prefer to use this brush to apply an inner corner highlighters to my eye. It's the perfect shape and size to apply the right amount of product to make you look more awake.

Brushes Sold Separately

As well as brush collections, Real Techniques also sells a wide range of brushes you can buy on their own. I only have a few of these as they do range from around £6.99 to £12.99 so can become expensive very quickly. However, they are amazing quality so do work out good value for money.

Blush Brush | £9.99 | LINK - This is another brush that says exactly what it does! I use this to apply my powder blushers to the apples of my cheeks and I find it blends them out beautifully. It's a very soft brush so allows your blusher to blend into your makeup seamlessly.

Stippling Brush | £11.99 | LINK - The stippling brush is a versatile brush that can either be used for liquid foundations or applying cream blushers. As I love my Buffing Brush for my foundation, I use this brush to apply my cream blushers and I have to say, it does it so well! The bristles are so soft but at the same time dense which allows your makeup to apply smoothly and look amazing.

Expert Face Brush | £9.99 | LINK - The final brush in my collection is my newest edition and it is the Expert Face Brush. I had been eyeing this brush up for such a long time after hearing it was pretty much the best brush in the range! I was very lucky to win this in a giveaway recently and now I'm so glad to be able to use it! This is the brush I like to contour and apply powder bronzer with. It's very dense and again, like all the Real Techniques brushes, it is also soft. I'm not a fan of using this brush to apply foundation, but it is amazing to contour with and I absolutely love it!

So this is my Real Techniques brush collection plus a mini review on each of the brushes. Real Techniques is definitely one of my favourite makeup brush brands as they're amazing quality and at such a good price. I hope you enjoyed this post and that you now what to try out some of these makeup brushes!

What are your thoughts on Real Techniques brushes?

What is your favourite Real Techniques brush?

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My Holiday To Mallorca

Hello lovelies, I hope you're all doing well. A few days ago I came back from my holiday to Mallorca! I thought I would make a little post about my holiday and include a few photos that I took whilst I was away. I had such a lovely time in Mallorca and the weather was absolutely amazing and hot - too hot on some days when it reached the high 30's! Apparently they've been having crazy hot weather over there for the past month and when we were leaving we were told it was meant to be getting even hotter (thank goodness for air conditioning, that's all I can say!). 

I went with my boyfriend and his family and we all stayed in a really nice villa in Cala Egos which was a short bus journey (in the shape of a train, very touristy haha!) to Cala d'Or. There was lots of little shops and restaurants and one our last night there was also a huge market along the main street that sold all kinds of hand-made jewellery and little souvenirs. We were also very close to a couple of beaches and harbours which were lovely to sit by and walk along during the evening when it was cooler. It was a pretty relaxed holiday and we spent a lot of time sunbathing by the pool, walking around the town and having nice food and drinks! I had a such a nice time and now looking back through my photos, I can't wait to go back on holiday again!

I'm currently Lookfantastic's blogger of the week! If you would like to go and read about some of my favourite beauty products from their website, click here!

Are you going away on holiday this year?

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