On Monday, I'll be starting Uni in Falmouth and I'm so excited to meet everyone on my course and in my halls! The last time I was in education was over a year ago and since then I've accumulated quite a few new makeup bits and pieces.  With a hangover and lecture in five minutes this is what I'll be slapping on my face over the next little while.  To prep, nothing works like SMAHSBOX'S PHOTO FINISH FOUNDATION PRIMER, which I rub in all over my face after moisturiser and allow to absorb. ESTÉE LAUDER DOUBLE WEAR will be buffed...

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Today is my first official day at Uni in Falmouth and I'm so excited to meet everyone on my course and in my halls! The last time I was in education was over a year ago and since then I've accumulated quite a few new makeup bits and pieces.  With a hangover and lecture in five minutes this is what I'll be slapping on my face over the next little while.  To prep, nothing works like SMAHSBOX'S PHOTO FINISH FOUNDATION PRIMER, which I rub in all over my face after moisturiser and allow to absorb. ESTÉE LAUDER DOUBLE WEAR will be buffed in...

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Sifting through the plethora of products marketed as contour powders/creams has been laborious, given that almost every single one of them has been too orange-toned for my liking. The fine line between a bronzer, which mimics the effects of the sun, and a contouring product, which is supposed to act like a shadow on the skin, is usually blurred. However, I'm quite impressed with the shade of Kevyn Aucoin's cult favourite, which supposedly took three years to perfect. It's a very cool, ashy powder with undertones of purple, grey and blue, with not a hint of the red/yellow undertone...

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Today saw a low-mood induced shopping spree, and while my bank balance has taken a pretty serious hit, I'm in much higher spirits now. Disgusting amounts of peanut M&M's probably helped as well. I picked up some bits from Topshop, Primark and this SUPER CUTE TOP from Urban Outfitters, but most of the damage came from makeup.  Something I've wanted for absolutely ages is ESTEÉ LAUDER DOUBLE WEAR, and I finally got my hands on it in Debenhams. I always find the women who work on the counters in Debenhams so much kinder and friendlier than the ladies in Boots, but thats just me. Today was no...

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It's not often I introduce new products into my skincare regime; I've been struggling with acne and can never be sure what new lotion or potion might break out my skin. But I'm so glad I picked up the NIP + FAB GYLOCOLIC FIX SCRUB on a whim. I've heard nothing but praise for Nip + Fab's Glycolic range and as I was in need of a good old-fashioned exfoliating scrub this little tube of goodness ended up in my basket. The main ingredient of this scrub is, surprise, surprise, glycolic acid, with the added benefit of salicylic and flycolic acids to 'refine, brighten and...

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I have a new love in the form of Kiko's long lasting eyeshadow sticks. Buy HERE for 6.90 GBP.  Being the lazy person that I am, cream eyeshadows are a makeup bag staple because no matter how little time I have to apply my eye makeup or how little will I have to faff about with complimenting colours, cream eyeshadows always deliver a polished, I-put-in-the-effort look. I'm really impressed with Kiko's latest eyeshadow offering so far. They're very highly pigmented and blendable, have the right amount of shimmer without being sparkly and have a creamy consistency when applied that dries down to a crease-proof non-budge wash of...

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I can't be the only die-hard KUWTK fan who spends the majority of episodes drooling over the Kardashian/Jenner highlight? Their cheekbones are always immaculately illuminated and I've been desperately trying to recreate that glow with my own makeup stash. I feel like I've pretty much got the look down and I've been using a blend of strobing and highlighting products to get that Summery luminescence.  Although I only have a vague understanding of the whole strobing / highlighting trend, I thought I'd try to recap the main differences; HIGHLIGHT-                          ...

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