My Summer Plans 2012!

Yesterday (July 20th) I finally finished school for the Summer. After what'd been a hectic year for me with exams, friends + personal issues, I'm happy to know I now have 6 weeks off to relax and spend time with my favourite people. 

Here's a list of all the things I'm doing this Summer - 

- Going on holiday! 

This year my dad is taking me and my sister away to Spain. Our nan owns a villa out there so we're going to visit her after not seeing her for nearly two years. We aren't going until August 25th so I've got a while to wait yet! I'm determined to get a tan this year (As I'm so pale!). When I'm back from my break be sure to look out for hauls & more lifestyle posts!

- Going out with friends!

I live quite a distance away from my closest friends so during school time on the weekdays I don't get to go out and see them. The on the weekend they're either visiting their relatives or are busy. That's why I'm glad I now have the time to travel too see them during the holidays! 

- Shopping!

I've got some great shopping trip days planned for the holidays. One of them is another trip too the Trafford Centre. Expect quite a few hauls in the coming weeks! 

- Relaxing

Before the stress of coursework and exams comes back in September, I feel I deserve to rest up and give my mind a break! I'm looking forward to having a lie-ins every morning and having late nights watching movies! 

So what are you Summer plans?

Issy xoxo

My Summer Must Haves!

Hello lovelies! Today I'm going to be doing my 'Summer Must Haves' for 2012! These are the products which I'm loving right now and I'm hoping to use all through the Summer, even if it doesn't feel like Summer right now in England!

First up is the Natural Collection mascara which retails for £1.99 and you can buy it HERE from Boots' website! This mascara is so inexpensive, but it's still one of my favourites out of the ones I own. It does a great job of giving your lashes a natural look (Without clumps) and the brush is great as it hits every lash. 

Sticking with the Natural Collection theme, this next product is one of their duo-eyeshadows. These retail for £1.99 and you can buy them HERE from Boots! This one is in the shade 'Mink & Sable'. Both of these eye-shadows have great pigmentation and are really easy to blend so you can use both of them to create a very nice, everyday natural look. 

Next is a very inexpensive product from ELF. Before I begin talking about this product, I'd just like to say - If you're living in the UK then you can no-longer buy these as the website no-longer stocks them. But originally they retailed from £1.50. I love mine, it has great pigmentation and it lasts all day. 

Next is this No7 High Shine Lip-gloss. I received mine last Christmas in a gift set. I love this lip-gloss sooo much. It smells great, tastes great and it's a really nice summery colour. I also really like the brush applicator instead of the usual doe-foot! This retails for £9 and you can buy it HERE from Boots!

Now finally a MAC product! I love my MAC lipstick in the shade 'Angel'. It costs £14 and you can buy it HERE from MAC's website. It's a everyday, wearable pink. It doesn't dry your lips out or make them look too glossy. This is by far my favourite MAC lipstick! Also the smell is lovely! 

What are your Summer Must Haves?

Issy xoxo

P.S - Follow me in Instagram - @Beautyslittleangel !!

REVIEW: Nivea Moisturiser Cream

A few months back my skin went through a dry stage. It seemed whatever product I used to help moisturise, it didn't work. Then I saw this little pot of wonderfulness in Boots. I can't seem to find this exact product on the site but here is the same product (Just a bigger pot!) and it retails for £3.39. 

This is a great everyday moisturiser. It's not too strong (Which is great for sensitive skin), also after one application you can feel how moisturised your skin feels. Also you don't have to just use it on your face. As it's unscented you can use it on your elbows, knees and even as a hand cream. 

It's small and compact so it's easy to throw in your bag. 

As you can see I'm getting through mine slowly. A little goes a long way with this so you'll be using it for a while before you require a repurchase! 

The one downside too this product is that the cream is a little thick. I've found it can take a while to sink in (Which is why I only apply it just before bed, not in the mornings) but like I've said, it moisturises amazingly. 

Overall I give this a 9/10. I highly recommend you try this before you spend all of your money on a high-end moisturiser. 

Issy xoxo

REVIEW: MUA Heaven & Earth Pallet

Hey lovelies! Today I'm doing a review of a highly hyped product; the MUA heaven & earth pallet! This pallet retails for a great £4 and you can buy it from larger Superdrug stores and also the official MUA online store here.

The packaging is basic MUA style, sleek & simple but it also looks a little cheap. But you can't really complain as it's only £4.

The pallet consists of mainly shimmery colours but it does have a few mattes too. All of the eye-shadows are the same great quality which all of the single MUA eye-shadow's are. (See my review here!) They're soft, creamy and highly pigmented. Also they're fantastic for blending to great a neutral look. 

Here are three of my favourite colours from the pallet. Also this swatch is taken from just ONE swipe of the colour! Amazing.

So that's my review. I highly recommend you all go and get this! It's also been dubbed as being a dupe for the Naked pallet. 

Issy xoxo

My everyday make-up products!

On a day-to-day basis, I like to keep my make-up simple. The majority of days I wear just the basics as I'm usually either at school or just with some friends. But on the days I'm going out somewhere (Shopping, Party etc), I do like to apply a little more make-up.

The products you see above are the products I use everyday. As you can see there isn't a lot but it's enough to give me a good amount of coverage.

Foundation

The foundation I'm currently using is my Rimmel Match Perfection in #100 Ivory. I really like this foundation, It has a OK staying power but does a good job of covering blemishes and my freckles. Not too good on the under-eye area but there are different products to use for that area.

Concealer 

The product I'm currently using to conceal any blemishes/under-eye circles is my Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse foundation. Yes it's a foundation. But I've found it works better (for me) just placing it on any marks I want covering. Mine's in #10 Ivory.

Powder

I couldn't live without Pressed Powder. My foundation gives a dewy look after applying it (Which I hate!) so the powder just gives it the finish I like. Currently I'm using Rimmel London's Stay Matte Pressed Powder in #003 Peach Glow. This product is very in-expensive but I think it does a great job and lasts the majority of the day!

Eye-shadow/base

For school I hate wearing eye-shadow as I find it just creases and ends up down my face by the end of the day. That's why I love just applying this No7 Stay Perfect Smoothing Eye Base. It has a nice pinky colour to it and it stays on for the day. It's great just for brightening up the eye area.

Mascara 

I LOVE mascara. It's that one product I couldn't live without. I have so many mascaras that I'm now trying to finish them all. My current one is Maybelline's Great Lash mascara in Blackest Black. It gives a great natural look (with no clumps!) which is great for school. Also it has a good staying power.

Well that's my everyday make-up products!
Issy xoxo

REVIEW: Benefit's Bad Gal Lash Mascara

Hey lovelies! Today I'm doing a review on Benefit's Bad Gal Lash mascara. I received this mascara as a sample in Glamour magazine's July Issue. It's only a sample but it's great for travelling and you get enough product to really test it out. You can buy the full version of this mascara for £16.50 on Benefit's website here.

Even though this is only a sample size, you're still getting 4.0G of product - which is almost half of what the full size contains! 

My favourite thing about this mascara is it's brush! It's massive! It's great for getting all of your lashes in one coat of the mascara and really lengthens them. I personally love this brush, but I know it's not to everyone's taste. It picks up a great amount of product which allows for great application. 

Before..

After 

The picture above is with around 2/3 coats of the mascara. As you can see it does a good job of lengthening my lashes without leaving any clumps. Naturally, I have quite small lashes and this mascara does a great job of making them stand out a little more. If you wanted to, you can build up the mascara creating a great night-time look. Or you can wear a few coats for everyday wear. 

Overall it's a good mascara but I don't think it's worth the £16.50 price-tag when there are drug store mascaras for half the price and do the same (if not better!) job!

Issy xoxo

I'm back! Sorry!

Hello lovelies! 

Wow I haven't said that for awhile! I'd like to start this post of by apologising for not updating the blog for a few weeks. There aren't any 'serious' reasons for my absence, just that I've just being spending my free time with friends and family.

But don't worry (If you were...) I will be doing a bunch of posts in the upcoming days to make up for it!

Issy xoxo