Revlon Nail Paint

My favourite nail polish colour of all time! It's the perfect corn flour/baby blue colour. It's suitable for anytime of the year, I think that is the reason why I love it so much. The colour would compliment any skin tone.
It gives a glossy finish, which I prefer. It stays on the nails for a good 5 days. The consistency of the nail polish is quite thin, so you do need to apply at least 2 or 3 layers to get it to be opaque.
I haven't tried any other nail paints from Revlon, because I don't think I could find a better colour than this one. If I'm wearing nail polish,75% of the time this is the one I'm wearing.
It's easy to apply, although my only complaint is that the brush is rather thin and long.
The price of this nail polish is £6.49 which I think is a very reasonable price for a good quality nail polish. If you're looking for an all round good nail polish this is the one for you!

ali_me xoxo

hd Brows Palette

My favourite product to use to fill in my brows! I was gifted this around Christmas time, and I have not used a different brow product since.
This palette has 4 shades of shadow in it - a white/cream, light brown, dark brown and a black. I tend to use the a mixture of the light brown and the dark brown to fill in my brows, the cream colour as a brow bone highlight, and the black as eye liner occasionally. But I can definitely confirm that all of the shadows work amazingly as eye shadows as well, as I have used them numerous times as eye shadow in my everyday make up routine. The shadows themselves are very soft and extremely pigmented, it is very clear to see that they are high quality shadows.

The palate comes with a little angled and tapered brush, I haven't used it yet as I use a different brush, but it's useful to have for travelling.
Sadly as you may be able to see from this picture, the black colour in my palette has cracked. I don't know if this is common, or if it is just me being to rough whilst throwing it into my make up bag. I can still use the black colour, it's perfectly fine to use. It doesn't bother me that much that the black has cracked anyway, as it is the colour I use the least from this palette.
I got this palette as I had heard it was amazing at filling in brows, which it is. But a lot of people purchase this product after receiving the full hd brows treatment. This treatment can be done at some salons. The treatment itself includes steps such as waxing, threading, plucking, and tinting. This treatment is growing in popularity. this palette is used on women that receive the full treatment also.
I think this palette retails for £25, which I think is expensive, but this price wouldn't stop me from repurchasing this product as it is so good. For reference I am in the shade Foxy, which I think is the middle shade.

ali_me xoxo

My Prom Make up

 I know that I didn't upload a post last week, which I am really sorry about. But I hope that you will forgive me as Friday was my last day prom! So this week I am back with a extra long post for you on my prom make up look!

 First I moisturised my face with the Nivea Oil Free Day Cream. I used this all over my face, applying it with my fingers. The full review of this product is here http://alimebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/nivea-oil-free-daily-moisturiser.html

 I then primed my skin with The Body Shop Tea Tree Pore Minimiser. I only used this on my t-zone area, and I applied it with my fingers. The full review of this product is here http://alimebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/body-shop-pore-minimiser.html

I then further primed my face with the Seventeen Photo Flawless Skin Primer. I applied this with my fingers to the areas that I didn't apply the Tea Tree primer. A full review of this product will be coming soon.

 Concealer is the next step. I obviously used my favourite concealer ever which is the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in shade 1 Fair and 2 Cool medium. I applied this to any blemishes, discolouration, and any dark circles underneath my eyes. The full review of this product is here http://alimebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/collection-lasting-perfection-concealer.html

I took a major risk with my foundation, by wearing a foundation I had never tried before! This is only a sample of the Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation, as I am yet to try the full size version. But I was in desperate need of a full coverage foundation that would cover my scars. But I can honestly say I was impressed with this foundation, a full review will be up soon.

On top of the foundation I applied the Rimmel Stay Matte powder to ensure that my foundation stayed in place all day. The full review of this product is here http://alimebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/rimmel-stay-matte-powder.html

I then filled in my brows with the HD Brows Pallete, using the lightest brown colour. A full review of this product will be up soon.

I then moved on to eyes. Firstly I primed my eyes with the Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion. This ensured that my eye make up stayed in place all day. A full review of this product will be coming soon.

I then used the Maybelline colour tattoo in On and On Bronze, as a base for all my powder shadows. This was a perfect colour as I was going for a bronze/pink look. I applied this all over my lid with my finger and then blended it into my crease with a brush. The full review of this product is here http://alimebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/maybelline-color-tatoos.html

As I wanted to include some pink into my eye look, I decided to use this NYX blusher in Angel in my crease and in my outer corner. A full review of this product shall be coming soon.

As I wanted to include a different shade of pink in the eye look I used this Benefit Hervana boxed blush also in my crease. The full review of this product is here http://alimebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/benefit-hervana-blush.html

I decided to darken up the look slightly with this matte brown colour from the Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Eyeshadow Quad. I applied this with a fluffy brush in the crease only. A full review of this product shall be coming soon.

I then used this pink/taupe shimmery colour all over the lid. A full review of this pallete shall be coming soon.

I then went back to the Elizabeth Arden quad and used the lightest colour in my inner corner.

 I then went back to the Avon pallete to use this white colour as a brow bone highlight.

 I then lined my tight line with the black Scandaleyes eyeliner, and my waterline with the  nude liner. The full review  of this product is here http://alimebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/rimmel-scandaleyes-eye-liner.html

 I then coated my lashes with the Benefit They're Real mascara. A full review of this mascara shall be coming soon.

 I contoured my face with the Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer. The full review of this product is here http://alimebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/bourjois-paris-choclate-bronzing-powder.html








 I highlighted my cheek bones with this Seventeen Metallic Cream. The full review of this product is here http://alimebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/seventeen-highlighter-metallic-cream.html








I then applied these individual Eylure lashes. A full review of this product shall be coming soon.










I finished with the MaxFactor Colour Elixir Lip Liner in the shade Pink Petal, and then applied the Mac lipstick in Patissserie over the top of the lip liner. A review of these products shall be coming soon.








ali_me xoxo

Real Techniques Powder Brush

The perfect powder brush! I have been searching for a everyday powder brush for a while now, and I've finally found it!
It applies a good layer of powder without making it cakey.
It's a big fluffy brush. It's the perfect size and density for applying powder. It's not at all scratchy, or rough on the skin, it's just really soft.
As always the Real Techniques brushes are sleek and elegant looking. This brush is one of the brushes with the gold band.
It washes easily, the product build up is really easy to wash out.
It is sold individually, it is not sold as part of a set.
At the price of £12.99 it is definitely worth it, as it is a good quality brush that will last you along time.

ali_me xoxo

Bourjois Paris Choclate Bronzing Powder

This is my favourite bronzer at the moment. I've been using this product off and on since Christmas and I've been loving it. It's perfect for contour or bronzing as it's a warm, almost matte brown colour. It does have a small amount of shimmer, but it doesn't show up on the skin.
This bronzer smells wonderful.
I personally think that it smells like coconut and vanilla, but most people think that it smells like chocolate, but I have to disagree.
The packaging of this product is quite cute because it's like a little book. The actual product looks like a chocolate bar, which is a nice touch.
I either use it as a contour powder, by taking a medium sized domed brush and place it lightly in the hollows of my cheeks, to give my face more of a sculpted look, and to make my cheek bones more defined. Or I just use it as a bronzer, by taking a big fluffy brush and dusting it lightly all over my face and neck.
As it is such a warm colour you need to be careful that you don't apply to much, as it can look orange on some skin tones. The problem I have with this bronzer is the shade range that is available, when I bought mine there was only 2 shades available. I have the colour 51 which I think is light to medium.
I think it's worth the price of £7.99 without a doubt. I can tell that it's going to last me ages, and I hope to get a lot of wear out of it this summer.

ali_me xoxo

The Body Shop Love Etc Body Butter

This is the only body butter that I've used since Christmas. Its a really thick body butter, which feels very luxurious on the skin. I love using this after coming from the shower or bath, it just completes any pamper experience.
It's the thickest body butter I've tried, and when you rub it into the skin it turns into an oil, but it doesn't leave your skin feeling greasy or anything. It leaves the skin feeling smooth, soft, and hydrated.
The body butter itself has a light pink tint to it, which is pretty to look at, but it soon disappears when it's rubbed into the skin.
It smells like a spa, it's sweet and rather girly, with a hint of shea butter. Shea butter and cocoa butter are the main ingredients in this body butter.
The packaging is cute and girly, with a simple white pot, with multi-coloured heart shapes on the sticker on the top. It's simple, but yet really pretty.
In this tub you get 200ml which lasts ages! Unfortunately this is not sold in stores anymore, but the Body Shop do small collections similar to this one regularly. But I suspect this was around £13 when it was sold in stores which I think is a great price as it's an amazing product. I can't wait to try some of the new releases that the Body Shop are releasing this summer.

ali_me xoxo

Body Shop pore minimiser

I've been using this pore minimiser from the body shop since Christmas. It is supposed to fill pores and make them look smaller. I haven't got big pores just a couple around my nose, so I thought this product would be perfect.
I am quite impressed with this product, although I don't think it's the best. If you have a higher budget then I would go for something like the benefit porefessional, but for the price you cant go wrong with this one.
I use it every morning after my moisturiser, on the areas which I have pores. then I apply my make up on top. It fills my pores, and smoothes over my skin, to create the perfect base for my make up.
The product comes out a sort of cream colour but soon turns transparent on the skin.
This product also contains tea tree oil, which is great for the skin. So this is a great product to use if you have blemished skin as it should treat the skin, whilst also filling your pores.
I would recommend this product as its only £7.50, and the body shop's skincare are highly rated, so I am very excited to try some of their other products.

ali_me xoxo