Last minute shopping. What to get a beauty lover for Christmas!

If you're a last minute shopper and you're shopping for a beauty lover this Christmas- particularly if you're struggling for ideas or have no idea about beauty, then look no further. No matter what your budget is, there'll be something here for everyone!

The beauty world can be very overwhelming and with new launches every week, it can be hard to know where to start. Here is a guide to all things beauty, with prices and links to where you can buy them.

Palettes 

So lets start with palettes. Most beauty lovers love a good palette to add to their collection.

Some great palettes are: 

Anastasia Beverley Hills- £43 ( they're all gorgeous but Modern Renaissance is my favourite!): https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Wk 

Urban Decay- Naked Heat £39.50: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Vs

Urban Decay- Born to run £39.50: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Vp

Morphe- Jaclyn Hill £37: https://www.morphebrushes.com/products/jh2-jaclyn-hill-ii-palette

Jeffree Star- https://jeffreestarcosmetics.com/

Huda Beauty-Desert Dusk £56: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Vi

Stocking fillers/ budget friendly

Are you on a tight budget this year? or need some stocking filler ideas?

Revolution do some fantastic products at amazing prices. Their palettes would make especially great gifts if you're unsure on what to get. 

Heres a few ideas;
Highlighter £3: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Vy or https://shopstyle.it/l/W9VA
Lipkit £4: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9VD
Contour palette £8: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Ww
Eye shadow palette £10:  https://www.superdrug.com/Make-Up/Eye-Makeup/Eye-Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Palettes/Makeup-RevolutionxSoph-Eyeshadow-Palette-Extra-Spice/p/763079
You can buy online here:  https://www.revolutionbeauty.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiA9efgBRAYEiwAUT-jtNboAHAoZ6W_W91cRdk8oWnUB7IgfRNHwA3wz8oY54gO48x6VEJOfRoCdYgQAvD_BwE

or in superdrug online: https://www.superdrug.com/brandshop/revolution-beauty

or in store. 

Some more great stocking fillers: 

Nyx bronzer £8: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9X3

Collection concealer £4.19: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9XT

Go wild

If you have a bigger budget this year and you want to spoil your loved one (or yourself, of course) then the Dyson hair tools have had a LOT of hype around them recently;

The Dyson hair dryer: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Xa £299.99

and the Dyson air wrap: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Ut £399.99

I'm pretty confident that most beauty lovers would LOVE to see these under the tree this year! 

Other great makeup bits

Becca highlighters in the colours 'Champagne pop' or 'Opal' are stunning! £30 https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Xh
Mac lipsticks £17.50: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Xp
Tom ford bronzer £100 (yikes!) https://shopstyle.it/l/W9Yu
MAc palette £146: https://shopstyle.it/l/W9YA

Skincare

Splash on:

Origins https://shopstyle.it/l/W91A

Estee Lauder https://shopstyle.it/l/W90d

No7 https://shopstyle.it/l/W91G

Clinique https://shopstyle.it/l/W90t

Khiels https://shopstyle.it/l/W91S

Save on:

The Ordinary https://shopstyle.it/l/W910

L'Oreal https://shopstyle.it/l/W912

Simple https://shopstyle.it/l/W915

Olay https://shopstyle.it/l/W918

If all else fails, why not give them a voucher for somewhere like Beauty Bay, Debenhams, House of Frazer, Boots or Superdrug etc . That way they can pick their own makeup! :) 

Good luck!
I hope this has given you a few ideas! :)
Merry Christmas
Jojo
xoxo

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Images are from Google images.

Brand favourites - MAC lipsticks

For a long time now MAC Cosmetics has been my favourite brand for lipsticks. I love the quality, the different finishes and even the smell! So I thought I'd write a quick blog post about my favourite MAC lipsticks.

Below are a couple of pictures showing swatches of my 8 favourites. As you can probably tell I really love my nudes- Kinda Sexy being my all time fave! It's such a gorgeous pinky/peachy nude and really suits my skin tone. 

*If you want to read my review of the Jamie Genevieve lipstick , check out my blog post all about it!* 

I don't wear reds all that often, usually because I end up getting it everywhere (lol) so when I do I either wear a liquid lipstick or Ruby Woo from MAC. Ruby Woo is the most beautiful red, it really compliments my skin tone. It's also matte which reduces the chances of me smearing it everywhere and makes it last longer on my lips. 

Hang up is quite a dark berry shade- not something I wear very often, but if I do fancy a deep colour in the autumn and winter, this is definitely one I reach for the most. (I also have Dark Side which is very very similar!)

You can shop MAC lipsticks here: 

http://shopstyle.it/l/SrbG 

Or on the MAC Cosmetics website. 

Thank you for reading,

Jojo 

xoxo

MAC X Jamie Genevieve lipstick

 

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you will know that Jamie Genevieve is absolutely KILLING it right now. 

She now has over 700k subscribers on her YouTube channel and over 1 million followers on Instagram! I love her videos, she always seems very down to earth, 'normal' and funny. She's an absolute babe as well! 

It's no surprise that MAC Cosmetics have teamed up with her to create her very own lipstick- appropriately named 'Jamie Genevieve'.

It is a gorgeous neutral nude with a satin finish. It also comes in it's own special box which features Jamie's denim jacket as the print. 

Here is me wearing the lipstick with a pinky nude lip liner (top) and alone (bottom). 

I love how they both look, but my favourite way to wear it is with the liner. For me this is the perfect nude. The colour is beautiful and the satin finish means that it is so creamy and soft on the lips.

I love it!

You can get the lipstick now here: 

http://shopstyle.it/l/SrcD 

Or on the MAC Cosmetics website.

Have you managed to get your hands on this special edition lipstick? 

What are your thoughts? 

Thanks for reading,

Jojo

xoxo

Pretty Pout Cosmetics

Recently I came across a small makeup brand on Instagram, called Pretty Pout Cosmetics. I haven't tried anything else from the brand yet so I can't comment on that, but I bought this gorgeous bright eye shadow palette from them and I am in love! 

This is the Oops- a - daisy palette.

It's a gorgeous palette full of bright colours which I've been looking for for a while! The pigment is amazing and the formula is great too- it blends really well on the skin. Here is a picture of all of the colours swatched with no primer ect. underneath, so you can see the pigment.

For £12 I think this is a great little palette if you're on the look out for some bright colours.

You can buy it on their website at http://www.prettypoutcosmetics.com/ and browse their other products.

Do you enjoy bright eye shadow? 

If so what are your favourite palettes? Leave a comment below telling me what palettes are your faves! 

Thanks for reading.

Jojo

xoxo 

The 60p eye shadows

Lets face it- we all love a good bargain now and again, especially when it comes to make up. So when I saw these eye shadows in Primark for 60p (YES that's 60 PENCE!) I just couldn't resist.

I decided to just buy 2, thinking that they would probably be a bit crap, but I'm actually quite impressed. Now obviously I wasn't expecting them to be on the same quality level as my Anastasia palettes but I wasn't expecting them to be as good as they are. I definitely need to go and pick up some more shades to try, but the ones I got are:

The lighter shade is a gorgeous shimmery champagne and looks really pretty on the lid and inner corners of the eye. It is also quite pigmented! The brown shade is not quite as pigmented though, and at first I thought I probably wouldn't use it, but of course I had to try. Once I applied it in my crease I realised that despite it not being the most pigmented eye shadow in the world, it is actually really nice for a light transition shade in the crease- and that's exactly what I picked that shade for in the first place! :)

If you like the look of these, and want to try some for yourself, just head int your nearest Primark store and find them in the beauty section.
Thanks for reading.
Jojo xo

Anastasia Beverly Hills Prism Palette

One palette that I don't get much use out of- but totally should, is the Anastasia Beverly Hills Prism. Although I absolutely love this palette, I tend to reach for other palettes instead because most days im kinda boring and just go for a neutral eye. (Even though you can definitely create a lovely neutral look with this palette!)

Prism has so many beautiful colours though, and is so versatile. You can easily create a trusty old neutral eye or something more dramatic and colourful if you fancy! My favourite shade is sphere. It's a gorgeous bright yellow and looks stunning on the eye. Below is an eye look that I did using only the Prism palette, and I love it. The yellow (sphere) gives my eyes such a gorgeous pop of colour!

As with all Anastasia Beverly Hills Palettes, the formula is great! It's easy to blend, very pigmented- a little goes a long way, and the colours are beautiful. I also love the packaging of the ABH palettes as they always feel well made and strong which is a plus for anyone that takes their palettes with them when they travel. It also comes with a very handy (and good) brush! The only down side to this palette is that sometimes there can be some fall out, but if you do your eyes before the rest of your face this shouldn't be a problem.

Get the Prism palette now from www.beautybay.com for £43 (well worth the money!)
Direct link: https://www.beautybay.com/makeup/anastasiabeverlyhills/prismeyeshadowpalette/
Thank you for reading!
Jojo xo

Makeup Revolution Fast Base Foundation Sticks

I've been thinking about trying a stick foundation for the longest time after seeing endless reviews and tutorials all over Instagram and You Tube, however not only did I not know which to go for but up until now I've never found any that were in the more 'affordable' price bracket- i.e. drugstore!

The Revolution Fast Base Foundation sticks come in at only £5 each and can be purchased in Superdrug (instore or online) or online at https://www.revolutionbeauty.com/en/gb/Home.aspx

They come in 18 different shades with a variety of undertones, so hopefully most people would be able to find their perfect match. This is great for a low price drugstore product because as you may have already noticed, cheaper brands unfortunately don't tend to stock many shades, especially darker colours. So Revolution is really nailing it on the diversity and the inclusion aspect of their products.

I bought 3 shades; F2 which is light with yellow undertones, F6 is light (but a few shades darker) with yellow undertones, and F13 which is a for darker skin tones with warm undertones. I tend to need different shades depending on the time of year and how tan I am. F2 matches my skin perfectly when it is at it's palest, but it feels a little too light for me at the moment, so I warm my face up with the F13 shade which I use as a bronzer/ contour on my cheeks and around the perimeter of my face. F6 also matches me perfectly when I'm slightly less pale, and I have also tried the 2 & 6 mixed together which is also lovely on me.

The foundation applies lovely. It is so quick and easy to use- blends out beautifully and fast, and looks great on my skin! The formula is very creamy which makes it glide onto the skin, blends easily and the coverage is medium- but buildable to full.

Unfortunately, my skin gets quite oily in the T-zone with some foundations, and it does with this one. But I find that it is fine for everyday use and I can control with oil with blotting sheets and a little bit of powder. However for this reason I wouldn't choose to wear this if I wanted my makeup to look flawless for a long time and didn't want to keep checking my make up in the mirror.

Overall, I do really like this foundation and it has recently become a staple in my makeup bag. I would recommend trying it, especially as it is only £5!

I hope this has been helpful for you. If you would like to purchase online you can buy them here: Fast Base - available in 18 shades



Jojo xo