MAC Pigment - Tan ♥

Can we all just take a moment for this pigment…………..Thank you. Its safe to say I am head over heals about this pigment, it is so gorgeous. Obsessed. 

I have been loving copper eyes recently, MAC's eyeshadow in the colour Coppering being my most used eyeshadow of the minute. I have hazel eyes so I find copper shades to be quite flattering. When I saw this pigment I just knew I had to have it and can you blame me!! 

MAC's Tan Pigment is a warm red-toned medium brown shade with a champagne shimmer within. Tan is a beautifully metallic pigment so it truly makes the eyes pop. It can be used for both subtle and heavier eye looks. In the daytime I have been using this dry just lightly dusting it over my lids using a MAC 217 brush, however if you wet a flat eyeshadow brush and press it on to your lids its even more metallic and almost has a 3 dimensional look to it. 

Fallout is what puts me off buying more pigments I must admit as they are loose and can be extremely fiddly to work with, but I was actually really impressed with how little fallout I got with this, and I have even been using it along my lower lash line and still getting minimal fallout yaaaay. 

I don't think I could say enough amazing things about this pigment it is my new favourite eye colour without a doubt. I have heard that some people also use this as a highlighter along the cheek bones but I am yet to try this, so I'll let you know when I do. 

Below are some pictures of me wearing Tan on my eyes. The pictures are rubbish and you can hardly see the colour at all doing this amazing pigment no justice :( I took them on my phone so apologies about that. 

What do you think of this pigment? Also what are your favourite MAC pigments? I love to hear your thoughts and recommendations so please leave your comments below, or you can Tweet me over at @Tiffsbeautyboxx. Thank you for reading lovelies. 

Lots of love Tiffany xxx

REVIEW // MAC Coral Bliss Lipstick ♥

Happy Easter lovelies, I hope you are all enjoying the long weekend and plan on eating your body weight in chocolate on Sunday…I know I will be!! 

Today I am here to share with you my latest MAC lipstick purchase Coral Bliss. I have been after this lipstick for ages but every time I go to buy it its always sold out, however I was lucky enough to nab it during a late night shopping trip, yay for me. 

Coral Bliss is a gorgeous soft pink coral shade with a beautiful glossy finish. It is one of Mac's Creamsheen formulas. MAC's creamsheen lipsticks are in fact my favourite out of all the MAC lipsticks, I love the way they feel on the lips and the gorgeous glossy finish they give. Coral Bliss is no exception, you can see from the swatch above just how glossy this shade is. 

Coral bliss is such an easy colour to wear which makes it ideal for an everyday lipstick, It looks so natural on the lips. In terms of what skin tones this lipstick would suit it's a definite all rounder. Some coral lipsticks can look quite garish on those of us who are naturally very pale (booooo hoooo pass me the fake tan) however Coral Bliss is perfect for lighter skin tones as it really is just such a subtle shade, I also can't wait to wear this with a bit of tan because I think it will look amazing. 

Just one swipe of Coral Bliss is the perfect pop of colour, however it can be easily built up for a more intense look. Being a creamsheen lipstick the wear time isn't amazing, true to creamsheen form you can get about 3 hours out of this. For me the wear time isn't a problem because it's such a fool proof formula and you can easily reapply without the use of a mirror which makes it the perfect handbag companion. 

I love this shade and I am so happy I finally got my mitts on it :) What do you think of Coral Bliss?! Leave me your comments below, or you can find me on Twitter over at @Tiffsbeautyboxx. Thank you for reading and enjoy the rest of the weekend. 

Lots of love Tiffany xxxx

REVIEW // MAC Costa Chic Lipstick ♥

Hello lovelies I am here today with yet another lipstick, god I seriously don't know whats wrong with me at the moment lipstick obsessed. As we are now in spring and summer is that little bit closer I decided to treat myself to a summery lipstick (thats a good excuse right). I went for MAC's Costa Chic. 

Costa Chic is a gorgeously vibrant coral colour. It is one of MAC's frosted lipsticks which I must admit frightened me a little at first as I had images of looking like an 80's throwback but alas, the frosting is super subtle and in fact quite unnoticeable when the lipstick is applied lightly. I have found the best way to apply this is to pop a single layer straight from the bullet to the lips and work it in with my fingers. 

Costa Chic is wonderfully pigmented so one swipe is more than enough for a bright, even application. It glides effortlessly on to the lips. On first application it feels really moisturising, however after a few hours wear it can begin to feel quite drying, but fear not a little lip balm fixes this no problemooo. I have found the wear time to be around 4 or so hours however it does leave a coral tint to the lips. I don't really feel the need to constantly keep reapplying this lipstick because of the fact is does leave a tint to the lips. As I mentioned above, when it does begin to wear off pop a little balm or coral gloss on to the lips for an instant revamp. 

Costa Chic is such a perfect summer shade, it instantly brightens up your face. I think this lipstick is an all rounder when it comes to skin tones, as I have said before I am very pale and it still looks nice on me so I can only imagine how it would look on darker skin tones!! 

As Costa Chic is such a vibrant colour I think it would work best with neutral eye make-up, it would also look gorgeous with a simple winged liner. 

I hope you have enjoyed my post. Do you own Costa Chic?! My next MAC lipstick purchase will have to be Coral Bliss I think. Please leave me your comments below or you can tweet me over at @Tiffsbeautyboxx. Thank you for reading. 

Lots of love xxx 

REVIEW // Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream ♥

I have never before owned a CC or BB cream, I don't know why I guess they just never really appealed to me, I like a good coverage foundation and I thought I could never get that from a BB/CC cream. Recently every time I have been in to Boots or Superdrug this has been catching my eye, so the other day I decided to break away from tradition and give it a whirl. 

The 123 Perfect CC Cream comes in only 4 shades which is quite limited but maybe the reasoning for that is because it's not technically a foundation. I of course being miss pale opted for the lightest shade, 31-Ivory. 

The 123 Perfect CC Cream has a lightweight oil-free texture. It blends effortlessly in to the skin and feels extremely light once applied. I have been using my Crown Brush Deluxe rounded buffer to apply this but I believe because of its texture it would go on just as nice using your fingers. The consistency of the CC cream is runny and in fact similar to that of MAC's Face and Body foundation if you are familiar with that product. 

The product contains 3 colour correcting pigments which help to battle redness, tiredness and dark spots, it also contains SPF 15 and claims to hydrate the skin for 24 hours. I can safely say it does feel really moisturising on the skin when applied and throughout the time you are wearing it. 

I would say the Bourjois CC Cream leans more towards being a foundation than a tinted moisturiser, it offers a light to medium build-able coverage with a satin-matte finish, I have found 2 drops is more than enough for me. I love how this CC Cream looks on, it's so luminous and really does wake your skin up, it also gives your skin that blurred effect at the same time as keeping it natural. 

Swatched on my hand the cream looks a little too yellow for me but once blended its fine. You can see from the photos above the excellent job it does of blurring the skin and covering redness. 

I am really pleased I picked this up, I love it. I have never used any foundations from Bourjois before but since I have started to use this I think I should purchase some more because I really am impressed. 

Have you used the 123 Perfect CC Cream? If so what did you think? What are your favourite Bourjois foundations? Leave me your recommendations below or you can tweet me over at @Tiffsbeautyboxx. 

Thank you for reading as always lovelies see you soon. 

Lots of love xxx 

REVIEW // MAC Please Me Lipstick ♥

I seem to have developed a pink lipstick obsession, this is like the third one I have brought in the space of a couple of weeks. A girl can never have too many pink lippys though right? Thats my excuse anyway ;-).  Today I introduce to you my latest purchase…MAC's Please Me. 

Please Me is one of MAC's Matte lipsticks and it is described as a "mid-tone warm pink." Its also contains slight yellow undertones. I am really loving this colour, for me it's definitely a 'my lips but better' shade. I always get so overwhelmed when I am stood in front of all the lipsticks in the MAC store but this shade really stood out to me and I'm glad it did. 

As I mentioned above Please Me is a matte lipstick, and true to MAC's matte form it is, however I do think this particular shade is slightly more creamy in consistency than some other MAC mattes I own, definitely one of MAC's better matte formulas. 

When applying this to 'Un-prepped' lips it can feel quite draggy, so I do suggest giving your lips a good prep before hand. Before I apply any matte lipstick I always use a lip scrub and some balm just to make application that bit easier. The colour is opaque and it has an even application. 

I found the wear time to be excellent, I got about 5 hours wear out of Please Me and that included me eating and drinking. Obviously it wasn't still perfect on my lips after that time but I could still see the colour which I was really impressed with. 

Please Me is a very easy colour to wear and I believe it would look lovely with most skin tones and compliment a wide variety of make-up looks. 

Do you own Please Me? If s what do you think? Leave me your comments/recommendations below or tweet me over at @Tiffsbeautyboxx. Thanks for reading lovelies, see you soon. 

Lots of love xxx 

NARS Fairy's Kiss Eyeshadow Palette ♥

Hello Lovlies. 

I am an absolute sucker for NARS without a doubt it is my favourite Make-up brand I just don't think you can beat their products, nothing I have ever purchased from Nars has ever let me down or left me feeling disappointed. I would love to say my whole make-up collection is made up of Nars but who am I kidding we all know Nars products come with a very hefty price tag so when I do have a spurge it is a one off, I think I will start treating myself to one or maybe two things from Nars each pay day :) so maybe in like 100 years il own everything. When I heard about Fairy's Kiss palette I just knew I had to have it the name alone is gorgeous so I knew the colours inside would be. 

The packaging for the Palette is the cult Nars Packing Black with that rubbery feel to it which collects mucky make-up fingerprints like no ones business, but oh well. I love the nars packaging so simple yet so sophisticated. The Compact itself Is a Few inches bigger than the standard Blusher compact maybe the same size as the Laguna Bronzer compact but I don't have Laguna (BOOOO) so I cant compare but I know its bigger than the normal blushes. Homed Inside you get 6 eyeshadows which are a mix of shimmer and matte, they are much smaller than the single Nars eyeshadows but plenty big enough to work with and they will certainly last. The Palette cost me £32 gulp I know but I just couldn't resist and the colours were just soooooo pretty!! The colours are amazingly pigmented and I cant explain how they feel on the skin so soft and velvety and so easy to blend they are also very build-able. I think it's a gorgeous collection of colours for autumn and winter and its ideal for everyday use for subtle smokey eyes but also build-able so you can create that evening dark sexy smokey eye. The compact doesn't come with an applicator which I'm not overly fussed about as I never use the brushes that come with palettes, I guess some people may be annoyed that you don't get an applicator if you are paying that amount of money but for me it wasn't much of an issue.
Now on to colours *love heart eyes*

GORGEOUS!!! The top row of the palette contains quite a bronzy feel as you will see from my swatches later, the first colour is a beautiful rose gold colour, the second is a much stronger bronze but still holding on to the pinky tones and the last colour is a bronzy brown which makes a lovely colour for the crease of the eye, the top row all contain a pretty shimmer. The second row is more matte with only a slight shimmer in the first colour which is a really pretty purple, the second colour is a kind of charcoal grey with a purple undertone and then lastly we have a carbon black. The colours in this palette all work so well together I just loveeeeeee it.

(Im not sure why I have the hands of an 80 year old women I assure you I'm only 24 hahaaa)

What do you think of the Nars Fairy's Kiss Palette?! I will create a few looks using this and share them with you :) please leave me your comments I always read and reply to them so be sure to always check back or you can tweet me at @tiffsbeautyboxx thanks for reading lovelies loads of love Mwah xxx

NARS Sheer Glow Foundation Review ♥

I have always been a slave to MAC Studio Fix Fluid I have used it for years and out of habit I always just used to re-buy, however I don't think it staying power is that good well not on my skin anyways by mid morning it would be quite patchy and I would always have to re do my make-up after lunch even with a primer. I started a bit of online research in to other foundations and read a few blogs on Estee Lauder double wear so I decided to give it a go, I really couldn't decide if I liked it or not it DID stay on all day without patching and it did give a really good cover but I found it was just so hard to work with once its on its on and doesn't leave much room for manoeuvre I also felt like my skin couldn't breathe.
I was reading through blogs last week and I came across a few on NARS Sheer Glow Foundation all of the blogs I read had really good things to say about it, so I took myself off to my local Space NK to check it out :)
The lady who served me was in fact wearing it and it looked amazing on her so I was even more keen to get some, so she matched me up and I purchased some, it cost £30.50.



What NARS says: "NARS reinvents foundation with modern formulations designed to enhance your natural complexion without masking it. This sheer weightless formula glides on effortlessly, blurring imperfections and evening skin tone for the ultimate sophisticated finish that allows your skins natural beauty to shine through. NARS' exclusive complexion brightening formula evens and illuminates skin for an immaculate glow. Can be layered to achieve your desired coverage and finish.
If used daily your skins texture improves over time becoming softer, smoother and more luminous".

What I say: WOW!! I think I could actually sing about this foundation!! Its by far the best foundation I have ever used (so far) I am so impressed, I think it really does what it claims!! I was a bit sceptical about the fact it was a 'sheer' foundation as I do like quite a full and flawless coverage, but this is perfect its buildable without looking cakey so if like me you have a few things you need to cover you can build it up to your desired coverage and still look natural but I must admit I did only use a blob and that was more than enough for a perfect flawless cover :)
Its a lot runnier than what I have been used to in the past but it goes on an absolute dream and is so easy to apply it just melts on to the skin.
It makes my skin appear flawless with a really healthy glow, something I've never had from a foundation before, it really does brighten and make your skin look really awake. It also has fab staying power it lasted all day and didnt patch at all!!
I honestly am so so impressed and I am so happy I decided to bite the bullet and try something different!! I am just annoyed I didn't try it sooner!! 10/10 from me!!!

My shade : Mont Blanc Light 2.

Packaging:

Bottle:
 Like most foundations this doesn't come with a pump and annoyingly I forgot to buy one so I will have to pop back and buy one as otherwise I find you get a lot of waste.

Me completely make-up free:
As you can see I have a fair amount to cover as I have quite a bit of redness around my nose and on my cheeks and chin I also have a couple of spots you can see :( one on my chin and the other on my cheek.

Me with Sheer Glow:

 In this photo I have used only one layer of sheer glow I have no other products on or any concealer, you can see it has completely covered my skin all the redness and even the 2 spots which I am really impressed with as my foundations in the past have never covered up spots alone :)



Brushes used:
To apply foundation I always use my MAC 187 duo fibre face brush and this worked perfectly with Sheer Glow :)

Thank you for reading my post :) I really would recommend this foundation!! Please comment with any questions or if you use any foundations that you think are really good, let me know as I am always on the look out for new products. I was tempted by the Dior Forever foundation and the Chanel lumiere Foundation if anyone has used these please let me know what you think. I read and reply to all my comments and really do appreciate them.

lots of love

Tiffany xxx