Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation Review

"A girl should be two things, classy and fabulous"

-Coco Chanel 

I have been using the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation for several months and it has definitely become one of my favourite go-to foundations. 

Its very light on the skin and gives a light/medium coverage depending on how much you build it up.A great everyday foundation as its not heavy or cakey at all, in fact its closer to a BB cream than a full coverage foundation. 

Its quite watery in consistency and definitely leaves the skin looking dewy, great for people with dry or combination skin. If you tend it get oily throughout the day you will definitely need to powder over this foundation and reapply throughout the day. 

Its quite expensive at £30-35 for a 30ml bottle however as the product is so sheer a little goes a long way - my bottle has lasted for 7 months so far. 

Overall I would definitely recommend this foundation especially to people with dry/combination skin but if your looking for a full coverage foundation this is not the product for you. 

Have you tried it? Let me know what you thought?

-Hollie x

My Everyday Make Up Essentials

"Beauty is about being the very best version of yourself both inside and out"

-Anon

Hi again everyone! We all love having a look around other peoples makeup bags right? So I thought I would do a post on whats currently in mine! So here are the products I keep in my everyday makeup bag at the moment to create my basic daily make up look.

Face:
Mac Studio Fix
Nars Sheer Glow
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua

For my everyday face makeup I will normally go for Mac Studio Fix, as it is very quick and easy to apply and doesn't look too heavy on my skin. However if I feel I want a more 'done up' look I will go for a liquid foundation - my favourites are Nars Sheer Glow and Vitalumiere Aqua by Chanel. Both foundations give a dewy, glowy finish and work well with my combination skin.

Blush/Bronze:
Sleek Rose Gold Blush
Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzer

My favourite blusher is definitely Rose Gold by Sleek, its the perfect pale pink and gives my cheeks the perfect glow. My all time favourite bronzers is Delice de Poudre by Bourjois. I think this bronzer is a great tone as its not too orangey, its also goes on smoothly and doesn't appear cakey or patchy on the skin. I also love the size of the bronzing palette, so much product - great value for money as it lasts for ages!

Eyes:
Sleek Au Naturel Palette
Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara
L'Oreal Super Liner Liquid Eye Liner

My favourite mascara and eyeliner combination. This mascara gives my lashes fantastic volume without being clumpy and the liner goes on beautifully and lasts all day long!
I recently reviewed this Sleek Eye Palette, fantastic natural palette which is highly pigmented - perfect for everyday eye makeup looks. (You can find my full review here : http://theartofbeinghappyy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/sleek-eye-shadow-palette-review-au.html

Lips:
Clinique Chubby Stick Lip Balm in Mega Melon
No. 7 Lip Crayon in Berry

For my everyday look I like to keep my lips quite natural so I tend to go for tinted lip balm products instead of full on lip sticks or lip stains. Recently I have been loving Chubby sticks by Clinique, they give a nice light colouring to the lips as well as being super moisturising.

What are your everyday makeup essential? Leave a comment and let me know :) 
-Hollie x

Snack Clean - Healthy Banana Split

When you feel hungry between meals it is so easy to reach for a chocolate bar or pack of crisps but there are so many better, healthy, clean eating snacking options!

Most people associate the word 'snacking' with junk food however there are plenty of yummy healthy snacks available that you can make quickly and easily at home.

I have been experimenting with different healthy snacking options over the past few months and decide to share a few of my favourites with you! The first one is my recipe for a healthy banana split.

You will need:

• A medium sized banana. 
• Natural yogurt 
• Natural/ Organic Honey 
• Crushed Nuts/Seeds 

This is extremely easy to prepare - simply place the banana on a plate and slice then spoon some natural yogurt over the banana. Finally drizzle with honey and top with crushed nuts or seeds.

And there you go! A filling, healthy, yummy snack made in seconds :) 

Let me know what you think :) 

Whats your favourite healthy snack?

-Hollie x

Sleek Eye Shadow Palette Review - Au Naturel Palette

I had been wanting a natural palette for a while and decided to give this Sleek palette a try- I didn't except too much as the whole palette cost me just over £7 however I was shocked at the excellent quality of this palette! I got the palette a few months ago and I have been using it almost every day since.

The palette contains 12 shades ranging from light white and sand tones to matte black (three shimmer shades, 9 matte shades). I loved the range of colours as I was able to do a day look, night look, no make up look or everyday make up look all with this one palette.

All the shades are super pigmented and remained on my eyes on day long. They are very easy to blend and great for creating smokey eye looks.

The palette itself is very nice looking - its very elegant and streamlined looking far more expensive than it is. It is also very robust, I have dropped mine a few times (oops) and both the case and shawdows are still in perfect condition.

The palette was extremely good value at £7.99, far cheaper than similar palettes such as the naked palette by Urban Decay (aprox. £37)

This is by far become my all time favourite palette, definitely recommend it :)

Have you tried this palette are another sleek palette? Let me know :) 
What is your favourite palette?

-Hollie x