Charlotte Tilbury Mini Lipstick Charms

Charlotte Tilbury mini lipstick charms

How adorable are these mini lipsticks? These mini lipstick charms are one of the Charlotte Tilbury Christmas gift sets this year, and were an early Christmas present from my mum. 

They're very mini, and quite a lot smaller than I expected, but are the perfect size for in a clutch bag or for trying out the different colours. 

All three lipsticks are from the KISSING range (non-matte) and are in the shades Penelope pink, Bitch perfect and So Marilyn. (two pinks and one red) All the shades are very wearable, and although I'm more of a nude lipstick person, the red is a very Christmassy shade and is a lovely colour. I already own the full size of Penelope Pink which is one of my most used lipsticks, and Bitch perfect is a slightly deeper pink that I really like. 

I think these lipstick charms are a lovely little gift/ stocking filler as it's a great way to try out the Charlotte Tilbury lipsticks before committing to a full size. They are quite expensive (£29) but as usual with Charlotte Tilbury, they're very high quality, and the packaging is beautiful. 

The lipstick charms also come with a ribbon attached, so you could hang them on the tree if you wanted to! 

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation

Charlotte Tilbury magic foundation 

I've been using the Charlotte Tilbury magic foundation now for around a month, so today I'm sharing my thoughts on it. I use the shade 2, and set it with the Charlotte Tilbury powder in shade 1. As with all Charlotte Tilbury products, the packaging is beautiful, and the products are very high quality. 

The foundation is a medium to full coverage depending on how much you use, and gives an even coverage without looking heavy. It covers blemishes, redness and dark circles well and doesn't cling to any dry patches. I apply mine with a brush (as that's what Charlotte Tilbury uses) which works really well, but I've also tried it with a beauty blender, which gives a lighter coverage. 

There are lots of different shades, and when you order online they send you 3 samples to ensure you have the right shade before you open the bottle, which I think is a great idea. Pale foundations are really difficult to find, but shades 1 and 2 of this foundation are probably the best I've found for pale skin. 

This foundation lasts all day and I very rarely need to touch it up. I set mine with the powder, which is a beautiful finely milled setting powder that mattifies without adding dullness. Sometimes I need to touch up my powder after a few hours, but this is normal for me with any foundation or powder, and I find that this lasts a lot longer than any of my other foundations. 

If you have any skin problems, this foundation is great for coverage and is long-wearing. What I really like about this foundation is the fact that it looks so natural whilst still giving good coverage. It's quite expensive, as with all Charlotte Tilbury products, but I'd say it's definitely worth the money. 

If you haven't tried the magic foundation yet, I'd highly recommend getting a sample or trying it at one of the Charlotte Tilbury counters. If you're unsure of what shade to buy and you can't get to a counter, I'd recommend ordering from the Charlotte Tilbury website, then you can get the samples and try them at home before opening the foundation. 

Have any of you tried this foundation? 

Five Favourite Face Brushes

Finding the perfect makeup brushes can be a confusing and lengthy process, an I thought that some of you may be looking for new brushes, or might just be starting to build up your collection, so I decided to do a little edit of my five favourite brushes for base products: foundation, concealer, blush, highlight, contour and bronzer. 

Real Techniques Buffing Brush

I think just about every blogger has this brush, and I'll be honest, I have 3. I like to use a clean foundation brush every day, and having 3 (and other brushes) means I don't have to constantly wash brushes! The shape of the buffing brush is unique, I've not found any others like it, and it just applies foundation and concealer perfectly. I've used it with loads of different base products, all varying in consistency, coverage and finish, and it's never let me down. 

Real Techniques Contour Brush 

Day to day, I'll just blend in my concealer with the buffing brush, but when I'm taking a bit more time, or have used my hands to apply my base products, I'll use this little brush for concealer. I find it to be the perfect size: not too big, not too small, and it just applies concealer really well. It does also work well for contouring, it's intended use, but I personally prefer something else for that. 

Real Techniques Powder Brush

This one's good for both powder and bronzer. It's good for loose or pressed powders too. I use it for my everyday powder, but in summer I sometimes use it for bronzer too, to add an all over glow. It's a really soft brush too. 

Charlotte Tilbury Powder and Sculpt brush 

I bought this to use with my Filmstar bronze and glow from Charlotte Tilbury, and it's just the best contour brush I've ever used. It's the perfect size, picks up the right amount of product, and the application is really natural. That's also down to her bronze and highlight duo, but I do love the brush with other products too. It's also great for highlighter! 

MAC 168 brush 

This was one of the first brushes I ever owned. I remember going to MAC in Selfridges and buying a bronzer, mineralise skin finish and this brush in my first year at uni. I absolutely loved it then, and still love it now! I use it for blush too, which it also works really well for! 

So that's my little edit of face brushes, if you'd like me to do a similar edit with other brushes, just let me know! 

Hope you're all having a lovely day! x

New video: Autumn Makeup

I finally have a new video for you! It's an Autumn Makeup video featuring some of my favourite products of the moment! It took me ages to film and edit, but I'm really pleased with how it turned out! I've also been having laptop problems which is why there hasn't been much happening over the last few days! Hopefully we should be okay now!
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Hope you're all having a lovely week! xx

Current Beauty Favourites

I'm too late for a September favourites, so I thought I'd just do a quick Current Beauty favourites post to fill the gap! I've recently rediscovered a couple of things and been enjoying some new purchases so here they are:

Charlotte Tilbury Dolce Vita palette
I'll be honest I've not been wearing much eyeshadow at all recently, I just can't be bothered at 6am! When I have been wearing it though, I've been reaching for this palette more than anything else. It's just so beautiful and easy to work with. There's no fall-out from any of the shades either even the glitter which is really impressive. It works for day and night and I'm just obsessed with it!

Rimmel Lasting Finish Nude foundation 
I picked this up in Boots a few weeks ago and have been using it everyday. It's a perfect medium-coverage foundation with amazing lasting power. It doesn't last 25 hours on me, but I find it lasts a good 10 or 12 with a bit of powder. It's a very natural finish, and I have the lightest shade which is a perfect match for me. I'd really recommend it and have been reaching for it much more than my usual high-end foundations recently.

Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer 
I've used this before and repurchased it with the foundation as there was an offer on in Boots at the time. It's a great concealer and I find it to look much more natural than the collection lasting perfection one. It's really easy to apply and blend and it works really well with the foundation.

Vaseline Pink Champagne
I love the scent of this! It's not as moisturising as the NUXE Reve de miel which I usually use, but I've really been enjoying switching it up a bit recently. I bought this last year and it was limited edition but they'll probably re-release it or something similar this year. It's nice and moisturising and works well under lipgloss and things too.

Benefit They're Real liner
This is a little trial-size that I got in London when I purchased the mascara. I've only just recently opened it, so it's early days yet but it's just so easy to apply that it needed a mention! It's a gel liner in a pen-style applicator and is basically foolproof. If you're scared of eyeliner or just want something thats less faff and super quick and easy, I'd recommend trying this!

NARS Loose setting powder
I used to use this all the time with my NARS sheer glow foundation, which I haven't used in a little while, but it works so nicely with the Rimmel foundation. I just find it to be a really natural, undetectable power that just does a great job. It's a bit messy but I find the loose powder just blends a bit more evenly and looks more natural. It does come in a pressed version, but I haven't tried that one so I can't really compare it!

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend so far, I'm just waiting for my video footage to import so that I can start editing the two hauls I have coming up for you this week! xx