Hello everyone! I'm finally back with a new post all about my favourite lipsticks at the moment. 

First off is Rimmel Apocalips Lip velvet matte in 206 atomic rose. In my opinion I find liquid lipsticks a bit trickier to use especially since you need to wait for them to dry and I just find that there's always too much product on the wand  but with this one I dont have thay problem. There isnt too much product on the wand and its easy to apply, however this might be since its a light shade. I usually pair this up with a lipliner by essence in the shade 11 "in the nude".

I don't usually sport such light colours but I've noticed all I ever wear is nudes and reds and I've made it a point to be just a bit more adventurous. This is also matte which I love!

Next colour I am completely in love with and i have been for a while now. It was actually featured in my last blog post!

This is one of the shades from the latest La Petite Robe Moire collection by Guerlain in the shadd "041". I don't apply any lipliner on most days with it because I don't want to darken or change the colour with lipliner underneath.  It feels very soft on the lips but it doesnt run! I love it soo much!

Next lipstick is probably my holy grail nude.

It's the BeYu Pure Colour and Stay lipstick in 330 with the Beyu lipliner in 529. The formula is simply amazing. It moisturises the lips but also has a matte finish.

Last colour has not actually been released yet and it's one of the shades in the new Chanel Ink liquid lipstick collection.

This is in the colour 152 Choquant. As mentioned, liquid lipsticks can be a big tricky to apply, especially if the colour is dark so I apply Sisley lipliner in Ruby underneath. I adore this lipliner. It goes on so well on the lips and lasts for so long. It doesn't dry out the lips and the colour is the perfect shade of red. I'm soo sad because it's almost finished as you can see.

This liquid lipstick feels really light on the lips and it dries matte without cracking them.

I hope you enjoyed this blog post and let me know what your holy grail lipsticks are!

Love, Laila xo

 

I'm sure there are other places that do such "high tea" but we chose Corinthia Hotel and I'm so pleased we did. 

The food was wonderful and the staff was just as lovely. Especially since they readily swapped the salami and gammon in the sandwiches (because I don't eat meat) with brie/cucumber and tomato/eggplant.

After the sandwiches we had scones with jam, clotted cream and fresh fruit as well as fruit cake. 

Last on the menu was desert. We had the mostttttt delicious caramel and walnut barquette, one white chocolate ball and one dark chocolate ball (sounds funny but I don't know what else to call them!). And also a small cheesecake with the smallest little spoon! 

Here's a picture of us looking very pleased with the fact we can't move after all the food!

The waitress also was kind enough to reserve the seat with a lovely view of the pool for us when we booked in advance.

 

In case you're interested, here's the link to more information about the menu etc.

Thank you for reading!

Love, Laila x

Here are a few more pictures from the night!

I really hope you enjoyed this blog post! Let me know what you think x

Love, Laila x

Pssst! Would like to thank the marketing team at Baystreet Shopping Complex for the invite!

1. I've been obsessed with the highlighting palette from Sleek in "precious metals", specially the shade on the bottom left. It gives the. most. amazing. glow.

2. The BeYu compact powder foundation has been under my nose for so long and I never thought it would be this good and give this much coverage but it does. It gives the perfect no makeup effect.

3. I've also been pairing the powder foundation with the Maybelline Age Rewind concealer. This has become i think my number 1 concealer. It has amazing coverage, doesnt crease and lasts aaaall day long. 

4. The NYX lingerie liquid lipsticks also have a really soft texture and they are extremely long lasting and do not transfer. I have these in the shades 08 and 12.

5. Last but not least are 2 little nifty products from Guerlain. These are from the "super tips" range which is a recently launched mini skincare "treats" for the face. I say skin care but in reality I feel like they really are just little "lift me ups" for the face. The yellow one is Radiance in a Flash and it is a primer which I love to apply underneath my foundation or BB cream for a gorgeous glow (amazing finish when paired with the Sleek highlighting palette!!). The pink one is Super Lips and its a really glossy balm for the lips. It smells amaaaaazing (it doesn't really have to do with the quality of the product I know but I love nice smelling make up!!) and it really does moisturise the lips for hours (however I do reapply after eating).

I hope you enjoyed this blog post!

Love,

Laila xo

I really like their newest contouring palette which includes 4 powders, a contouring shade, a beautiful pinky blush and 2 strobing shades. One of which is matte and the other has a slight shimmer to it.

I first start by using the bronzey contouring shade just below the apples of my cheeks to give definition and also to make my chubby cheeks look slightly less round and -obviously- less chubby haha! The palette recommends to contour the nose, forehead and jawline as well but I'm not too fond of that on my face because it I have no jawline so it looks funny, and adding on to that, I don't really feel like my nose ans forehead need contouring. 

However I cannot go out of the house without contouring my cheeks, I love love love it. 

Next I apply the blush on the apples of my cheeks and then seal my concealer underneath my eyes with the matt strobing shade. The last step is the highlighter which I place on the cupid's bow (just on the upper lip), on the tip of my nose and on my cheek bones.

And voila! Here is the finished look!

The powders are really pigmented and they go on really well. A little bit of product goes a long way especially if you blend blend blend!

I hope you enjoyed this blog post, if you have any comments or suggestions please do leave them below :) 

Until next time!

Love, Laila xo