My Halloween Top Picks 2014

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays (christmas being my all time favorite), there's something about the weather getting colder and nights getting darker that makes the spookiness come alive. One of my favorite memories of halloween is my mum and dad helping me make my Hermione Granger costume, my dad spray painted stars on my homemade cape and my mum helped me paint a random stick into a wand. So even as a second year university student at the age of 18, I still get super excited about choosing my halloween costume. So i've been having a snoop around all the shops looking for the best deals and the cutest halloween themed accessories. 

I'll start with my beauty top picks because well, this is a kind of a beauty blog; 

Elegant Touch "Hocus Pocus" false nails: £5.30 in Superdrug 

How adorable are these little green monsters? They remind me of Mike from Monsters Ink, they also include ones with little bats on and ones with cob webs, so you're nails can feel the full force of the Halloween spirt. 

Eylure Halloween Lashes in "Batwing": £4.64 in Superdrug 

These lashes are perfect for if you don't want to dress up big time but still don't want to miss out on the spooky fun. They are also great for if you want to have a spooky smokey eye look (I may do a tutorial for you, hint hint). They also do another pair of Halloween lashes in "Spooky" that look like spider webs. 

Miss Sporty Perfect Colour Lipstick in "Extreme Black" £2.59 

Nothing screams Halloween quite like a black lipstick (see what I did there with the screams hehe) You can get lipstick in black everywhere around halloween, but I try and avoid lipsticks that aren't by a makeup brand just in case. 

Miss Sporty Crush On You nail polish in "Orange" £2.99 

If this doesn't look like the perfect pumpkin orange colour to you then I must be colour blind because I think this is exactly the perfect shade of pumpkin! and its even in a circle shape. 

Now for more accessories and costume ideas. 

Katy Perry Jewelled Cat Mask: £8.00- Claire's 

Of course Katy Perry has a costume line and of course she's chosen to make it about cats! But honestly how cute is this mask? There is also a black mask in the line if you feel like this adorable baby pink one isn't scary enough for you. 

3 Pack Halloween Sterling Silver Stud Earrings:  £12.00 - Claire's 

These cute little Halloween stud earrings defiantly take the scary away from the season, but they have all your favorite halloween buddies, the pumpkin, hunted house and the spiders wed. You can even get away with wearing them when its not Halloween! 

Bony Skeleton Hand Double Ring £5.00 - Claire's 

Double rings can be quite tricky to pull off (like my other halloween pun "tricky") but I think this one is just so beautiful that it subtly fits you into the spooky theme of Halloween, just like the eyelashes. You can also wear this on the weeks building up to it because we all know that you secretly want to wear halloween costumes every month. 

Black Spider Headband: £5.50- Claire's 

This one is more of a jokey idea, but wouldn't it be hilarious to see someone walking around in this! I literally burst out laughing when I saw this for the first time, you never know someone may be sporting this bad boy at your halloween party. 

And of course how could I not include Starbucks Pumpkin Spiced Latte! Even though its not beauty or fashion related I still think it deserves a place on my top picks list. 

Hoped you enjoyed my Halloween top picks! Expect more Halloween themed blog posts to come because I love it so much xx 

Don't Get Lippy With Me!

 The beauty world has blessed us with hundreds of different types of lip products, from frosted lipsticks to matt glosses. Although it's fabulous to have so much choice it also makes finding the perfect one a whole lot more difficult. You don't only have to think about the shade anymore, you have to have the right texture and consistency.

I'm one of those people that can't leave a store like Boots or Drugstore without a handful of goodies to smudge all over my face, so looking and trying out all these new products is like a dream come true. But I know many people who just want to pop in, find what they're looking for and go, so having such a variety of lip products makes life that much more difficult for them.

I've narrowed my review to 3 different types of lip products, lip gloss, lipstick and lip butter in 2 different colours. I chose these products because they are all different consistencies but share a lot of eachothers traits.

First up it's Lipgloss

Natural Collection: Cherry Drop 

This sparkly candy pink gloss is a beautiful colour in the tube but dissapointly lacks much colour once you apply it on your lips, although the sparkle remains giving you a little pop of glamour when you enter into the light. The gloss is a thin consistency so i'd advise you to apply a little more than usual just so the colour comes through a little better. I was surprised to find that it really wasn't that sticky at all, so it would be a perfect replacement for a nude lip.

Calvin Klein: Burst 

The gloss looks a lot more orange in the tube than on your lips so don't let that scare you. The application of this gloss is a little messy as it's very thick and difficult to control. I had high hopes for this product as its Calvin Klein, but it's extremely sticky and doesn't really do much for you lips except make them look like you've licked them shiny!

Now Some Lip Butter 

Collection: Popping Pink

Collection: Vintage Rose 

Thought I would review these 2 product together since they are from the same company, lip butters are a new addition to the lip product family and I can certainly see what all the buzz is about. They are as moisturizing as a balm, as shiny as a gloss and as pigmented as a lipstick. The perfect all in one lip product! Personally I prefer the Popping pink because of its gentle brightness, as most pink lipsticks are almost neon! The Vintage Rose colour is also very subtle but its unique mixture of nude, orange and a little pink makes it a perfect natural colour. Their crayon like application makes it so simple to apply and is also very handy for on the go. They only negative comment I can say about this product is that its a little greasy but defiantly a super product in my eyes! 

Last But Not Least  Lipstick 

GOSH: Tropical Pink 

There's no denying that this lipstick is extremely pink, like I can see you from the other side of the street kinda pink!  It's a good consistency for applying, as its moisturizing to start with but once its on, the drying process is rather quick. This extremely girly colour will be perfect for spicing up any outfit or if you just feel like having a girly day. 

M.A.C: Fresh Moroccan 

If you've been reading my blog for a while now you know I love a red lipstick. This Frosted M.A.C lipstick has tiny flecks of gold, which shimmer through in the light. I hate to say it but this lipstick is very dry and cracks easily, I would advise you a use a red lipliner before applying this lipstick just so that when cracks do appear its not as obvious. 

Swatches up to down: Natural Collection Cherry Drop, Calvin Klein Burst, GOSH Tropical Pink, M.A.C Fresh Moroccan, Collection Popping Pink, Collection Vintage Rose. 

I love using all these products as they are required for different looks, I use lipgloss for more natural and subtle looks as well as layering it on top of my lipstick. I have found myself reaching for my lip butters instead of my lipsticks now for daytime looks as they last longer and I can apply them easily throughout the day. I save my lipsticks for more dressy makeup looks like going out or fancy dinners. 

What's your favorite lip product and do you recommend any for me to try? xx