Autumn Picks | My First Ever NYX Products

Hello everyone! I recently picked up a couple products from NYX which is a brand that I've wanted to try for ages! I've always envied US bloggers and vloggers as they have such easy access to this inexpensive yet brilliant quality makeup brand. Whilst wondering though town after work, I spotted a new shop that sold all kind of beauty and hair products at discounted prices - naturally I had to have a look around! To my surprise they had a huge range of NYX cosmetics from eye shadows to blushers, to lip glosses and palettes - I was spoilt for choice! In the end I decided to pick up only a couple items and if I fell in love with them, I thought I could come back for more!

The two products I decided to try were a Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in "Rust" and a Powder Blusher in "Desert Rose". Both of these shades looked perfect for Autumn as they're both deep red/ pink shades that would create gorgeous looks for this season. I knew I had to try a Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil as these are talked about so much in the blogging world, and I can see why! These are cream like eye shadows in a stick that can either work as an eye shadow base or as an actual eye colour. I like to use "Rust" as an eye shadow base as it gives my neutral eye shadows a burgundy tint. I find that it's great at helping my eye shadows stay on all day as well as giving my eyes a hint of Autumnal colour! I will definitely be picking up some more of these if I can find them as they were only £1.99 each!

As for the blusher, I am so impressed with the formula, texture and pigmentation (you may have seen it mentioned in my October Favourite's post!). "Desert Rose" is a gorgeous pink/ burgundy shade with a matte finish and is my current go to blusher for Autumn. As it's so pigmented, you literally just need to touch the blusher with your brush and you'll have plenty of product for your cheeks. As I'm quite fair, I'm not a fan of strong blusher so I like to wear mine quite subtle and natural. It wears on my skin really well and I hardly have to touch it up throughout the day. For £3.95 this is probably one of the nicest blushers I've tried and I really can't wait to pick up some more neutral shades for throughout the year!

So that's a quick little review and chat about my first 2 NYX products I've tried! Both of these products are still available on the NYX website so you can still try them out if you're in need of some new gorgeous Autumnal makeup! I would highly recommend these two shades as well as the actual Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencils and Powder Blusher lines - they're amazing value for money!

What are your favourite NYX products?

I would love to know what ones you would recommend!

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Meet My November Advertisers

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Hello everyone and welcome back to another "meet my advertisers" post! This month is really exciting as all my advertisers were the lucky winners of my advertising giveaway I held on Twitter. I wanted to get some feedback on whether the advertising packages I offer are worth the money as I don't want to be over charging people! I thought giving away these advertising spaces would help both me and the blogger who won. These 5 lovely girls all run amazing beauty and fashion blogs, all of which I read on a regular basis, and I hope that you go and check them all out.

Exclusive Advertiser: Katie from Gold Dust

I am a student nurse/beauty, fashion and lifestyle blogger. I have been blogging for just over two years and it has become something of an addiction. I do a weekly feature called Perfect Pets, which features other bloggers pets and a little something about them, it's proved popular for the pet lovers out there! Pop over to Gold Dust sometime, and I hope you enjoy my little part of the Internet!

Links
Blog - www.golddustk.blogspot.co.uk
Twitter - www.twitter.com/KatieAtki
Instagram - www.instagram.com/katieatki
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/mrskatieatki/videos
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Large Advertiser: Lauren from Becoming Beauty

Becoming Beauty is a beauty blog written for girls who spend their pennies wisely and like to find products that just do the job. With an penchant for pink lipstick (and an unhealthy collection of skincare products...) I started writing because I wanted a creative outlet to celebrate that feeling of finding something you love. I hope you'll pop over for a read!

Links
Blog - www.becoming-beauty.blogspot.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Becoming_Beauty
Instagram: www.instagram.com/becoming_beauty
Bloglovin: www.bloglovin.com/becomingbeauty
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Large Advertiser: Albertine from Dippy Writes

Heya everyone my name's Albertine and for nearly a year now I've written my little blog DippyWrites. My blog is predominantly a beauty one, but I do occasionally throw in a few fashion and lifestyle posts for good measure! I hope you enjoy taking a look at my blog and if you do don't forget to give me a follow, it would make my day if you did :)

Links
Blog: www.dippywrites.blogspot.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/DippyWrites
Instagram: www.instagram.com/Albertine1994
facebook: www.facebook.com/Dippywrites
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/AlbertineBful?feature=guide
ASOS fashion finder: www.fashionfinder.asos.com/user/DippyWrites/profile
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Large Advertiser: Shona from Fresh Beauty xox

I'm Shona and I run freshbeautyxox, my little space on the Internet to talk about all things beauty and fashion, I throw in a few lifestyle posts every now and then as well. I'm A 16 year old UK Blogger and I love talking about new products, monthly favourites and my favourite clothes on my blog. I'm a complete twitter addict as well so you can often find me on there talking about beauty and life whilst I'm taking pictures of my cats for Instagram! I'd love for you to hop over to my blog!

Links
Blog - www.freshbeautyxox.blogspot.co.uk

Twitter - www.twitter.com/freshbeautyxox

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Instagram - www.instagram.com/freshbeautyxox

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Large Advertiser: Marie from MLHauken

Hi lovelies! I'm Marie-Louise, I have a little blog called mlhauken, where I write about all things beauty with a little bit of lifestyle and fashion thrown into the mix. I started blogging as I wanted to connect with others that have the same passion for beauty as I have – my friends don’t understand, know the feeling? ;) I really hope you'll check out my blog and if you like what you see don't forget to follow. I love to tweet and instagramming, so you’ll find me there too!

Links
Blog - www.mlhauken.blogspot.co.uk
Twitter - www.twitter.com/MLHauken
Facebook - www.facebook.com/Mlhauken 

Instagram - www.instagram.com/mlhauken

Thank you for taking the time to meet my lovely November advertisers! I would highly recommend you checking them all out as they all write amazing posts over on their blogs! If you are interested in advertising with me in December, then please do read my "Advertising" page by clicking the tab at the top of my blog or by clicking HERE.

Please do take the time to check out all of my lovely advertisers!

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October Favourite's

Hey everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Halloween and are now looking forward to the weekend. I seriously cannot believe it's November already and I'm writing my October favourite's post - where is this year going?! Over the past month I've been enjoying a few new products which are mainly beauty and hair care related. I love swapping up my makeup in the Autumn as it means I get to wear more berry and burgundy shades. I've definitely been using my fair share of these colours so I thought I would show you a few of my top favourites I've been using on a regular basis. I've also swapped up my hair care routine a little so I will be talking about some new amazing products I've been using!

NYX Pressed Powder Blusher in "Desert Rose" | LINK

 My first October favourite is a new blush that I picked up a couple weeks ago. This is NYX's Pressed Powder Blusher in "Desert Rose" which is a gorgeous burgundy/ deep pink shade. It's a perfect blusher for giving your cheeks a rosy glow in the colder months. One things that's really impressed me about this blusher, apart from the colour, is the formula! It's so pigmented that you literally need to tap your brush on to the product to give enough colour for both cheeks. Now I am quite pale skinned and I like to wear my blushers quite light, so I personally only need to use a small amount of product. I can tell this blusher is going to last me ages and I can't wait to pick up some more shades!

Soap & Glory Super-Colour Fabulipstick in "Pom Pom" | LINK | SWATCH

 Another one of my favourite products from the last month is a lipstick that you may have seen crop up in my Autumn & Winter Lipsticks post. This is Soap & Glory's matte lipstick "Pom Pom" which is a really pretty deep pink shade which a matte finish. I love this lipstick as it lasts all day (or night - it's the perfect every occasion lipstick) and it doesn't dry out my lips! This is my first every Soap & Glory lipstick and after trying "Pom Pom" I'm really tempted to pick up a few more!

Barry M Nail Paint in "Red Wine" | LINK

 Now I think I speak for everyone when I saw that deep red nail varnishes are pretty much the perfect shade for the Autumn time. I was rummaging through my nail polish box a few weeks ago and I came across this Barry M Nail Paint in "Red Wine". I remember buying this ages ago but never properly tried it out - until this month! This is the perfect wine coloured nail polish with a gorgeous glossy finish. In just 2 coats you have opaque and beautiful looking nails that last really well. I highly recommend this shade for Autumn and Winter as it's such a pretty shade!

Herbal Essences Bee Strong Shampoo & Conditioner | LINK

 Recently my hair has been feeling so dry and tangled, so I decided to swap my shampoo and conditioner for the Herbal Essences Bee Strong ones which are designed for damaged hair. The smell of this shampoo and conditioner is so lovely as it contains honey and apricot extracts! After just 1 wash my hair felt so much better and looked a lot smoother. After using these two products for nearly a month, my hair is in a lot better condition so I will definitely continue to use these! I am thinking of getting my hair cut quite short again though just so I can really get rid of the damaged ends. It will be quite sad to part with my long hair, but I think that my hair needs to start over and be healthy again!

VO5 Plump It Up Dry Backcombing Spray | LINK

My final favourite of the month is the VO5 Plump It Up Backcombing Spray which also seems to double up as a dry shampoo! As my hair is quite long, it can lack volume at the roots so I thought this would be a perfect product to help with my problem. After spraying this to the roots of my hair, I can definitely see a noticeable difference in the volume, plus it helps banish any excess oils that I may have -  a perfect 2 in 1 product! It also keeps the volume for most of the day which is great considering I only paid £2 for this!

So these are a few of the products that I've been really loving over the past month! I hope you enjoyed this post and hopefully found some new products you want to try. If you've written an October Favourite's post then please leave the link below so I can come and have a read!

What products have you been loving during October?

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