Blushes of the moment

 

Hi my lovelies, first of I hope you all opened the first window if your advent calendar this morning! I can not believe it's already December. December is going to be such a busy month, I'm moving house, and the house is currently filled with boxes, which can be very stressful, but we're moving in next week so, hopefully everything goes smoothly!

 

Anyhow, this post is going to be on my current favourite blushes, (they change a lot) the first one is Mac's Margin.  it has quite a 'bronzey' finish, and has a fair amount of shimmer, which saves me using a highlight. It of course is slightly pricey in comparison to others, but I love it.  

 

The second is this bright pink, slightly shimmery blush from Fashionista, it's in the shade Juicy Apricot, it's quite a summery blush but I don't care, I love it, and its a real bargain, so you cant really complain!

 

And finally, my final fave blush at the moment would have to be this blush from L'Oreal, and its 115 True Rose. It's a matte shade and is a very subtle baby pink. This range is great because they have blushes for different skin tones and this one is from the fair skin tones. I think this is perfect for helping people choosing the right blush shade, especially because you don't get any help in the drug store. This blush is around a fiver and can be bought from Boots, Superdrug, he usual places really. However, the packaging isn't great, the bottom of mine snapped, but this is the only one to come with a brush (and unlike the usual free brushes everyone just discards, this one isn't too bad) and a mirror.

 

Hope you liked this post, what are your favourites at the moment?

 

 

Alexandra oxox

Favourite concealers

Hi my lovelies, firstly sorry for the dirtiness of the products, you can see that they are well loved! So here's the following post from my previous one, and its on my favourite concealers. When picking my favourites, it wasn't a hard decision. Rimmel's Match perfection 2in1 highlighter and concealer is my holy grail under eye concealer. It has peachy undertones, which is great when cancelling out dark under eyes and it doesn't crease, but I do powder with Rimmel Stay Matte powder just to be safe.

For spot concealing, like blemishes and redness around the nose etc I like Mac Pro Longwear and the L'Oreal True Match concealer, both are great. However, the Mac one, as it suggests in the name lasts longer than the L'Oreal one, but both do the trick, but ones around £15 and the others a quarter of the price, you'll never guess which one, but if you're a beauty lover like me, its worth it for such a great product. I have and do sometimes use the mac one under my eyes and its great but the L'Oreal one crease far too much for me personally to use under eyes.

What are your favourite concealers?

Hope you enjoyed this post, my next one will be on my current favourite blush's.

Alexandra oxox

Holy Grail bases

 

 Hi my lovelies, hope you're all well. This is the first post of a little series of posts I'll be doing in the next week or so on my favourite products in each different category. This one is on my favourite foundations, and coming up I've got concealers, brows, eyes, bases for eyes, blushes and bronzers, so far and after I'm thinking of doing a skin care version, for example, moisturisers, toners, exfoliators and masks etc.

 

 

Anyways, on to what this post is actually about, the foundation I use on a daily basis is Loreal True Match, which has gotten a lot of praise in the Youtube and blog world and I have to agree with everyone when I say its the perfect base. Its matte, and blends perfectly and it lasts pretty much all day and has a SPF of 17. Also, not to mention its cheap at only £10, and considering its been compared to Mac Studio Fix, that's a bargain! it can be bought in the usual places, Boots, Superdrug etc. I'm in the shade R2 C2 Vanilla Rose.

 

However, when I use fake tan (thinking of doing a post on this) I use Rimmel's Match perfection, which has a dewy finish, not as much as their Wake Me Up foundation, but still its not a completely matte finish, which when I'm wearing tan it looks perfect. The shade I originally bought was too dark, that's how it ended up being my 'fake tan foundation', this was a complete accident. I also LOVE the smell of it, weird I know, and I know most people hate it when beauty products have smells, but I love it.

 

On days when I want a lighter coverage, I will tend to go for my Bare Minerals powder foundation in fairly light N10 and it does the job perfectly. I'm a liquid foundation girl for sure, but on those days when you want to be completely bare faced but don't want to look dead, this is perfect, and it can also be built up to be full converge, however personally I wouldn't trust it for a night out or anything like that, I like my full coverage liquids but I have used it as a setting powder, just using a very light sweep across the face. It can be pricey but I really like this foundation.

 

And lastly, I couldn't do a post and not include Mac, there are 110 reviews and Mac foundations, so i's going to make it short and sweet. I love both my Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation and for those lighter days, my Studio moisture tint SPF 15. On the pricey side but still everyone must try them at least once, or maybe even the raved about Studio Fix.

 

Hope you enjoyed this, my next post will be on concealers

Have you tried any of these? What's your favourite?

Alexandra oxox

Liz Earle Hair Oil

 

 

Hi my lovelies, hope you're all well

 The first proper post on Alexandra does, just had to involve Liz Earle! there isn't a Liz Earle product that I've tried and haven't fallen in love with yet, they do exactly what they say on the tin, which is of course something that everyone wants. There's nothing worse than paying good money on a product that does nothing!

 

This Botanical Shine Nourishing Hair Oil is no exception to this, and of course I fell in love with it, (as you can see its nearly gone, but thankfully I have another one stand by haha) I use about 3 pumps (however it suggests 1-2) on the mid lengths and ends of my hair whilst its damp and either blow dry my hair or leave it to air dry, depending on how late I'm running. As well as nourishing dry and frizzy hair, it also works at a heat protectant. perfect for those who straighten and curl their hair.

 

It costs £15 which isn't too bad considering it does last quite a while and in comparison to other hair oils on the market it is very reasonably priced. along with buying it online, Boots now carry Liz Earle in store and Liz Earle products can also be found on QVC, which is where I get most of my products if I'm not in boots or buying direct from Liz Earle.

 

 

Have you tried any Liz Earle products? Any favourites?

 

 

 

My next post will be my daily make up favourites, so keep a look out for that, you can sign up your email to be notified when I post and follow me on Google+

 

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Alexandra oxo

alexandra does...

Firstly, welcome to Alexandra does! Alexandra does is a blog I created to purely share my love for beauty and fashion. Whether it be make-up, skincare, jewellery or whatever catches my eye! I'll be doing reviews, favourites, outfits of the days along with lifestyle posts.

I also thought I'd do 20 random facts about me, so you know a bit more about me

#1 I love horror movies, it's the only type of movies I watch
#2 I went to Leeds Festival in 2012
#3 I love watching YouTube videos
#4 I love rollercoasters
#5 Topshop and Zara are my favourite shops, a bit cliché?
#6 I'm right handed
#7 I'm 18, and I love a good night out
#8 I'm currently learning to drive
#9 I'm taking a gap year and working to earn money to go to London to study make-up and special effects, (which all stems from my love of horror movies)
#10 I love Halloween, (again related to my love of horror movies)
#11 I work at an Estate agents and a pub
#12 one of which I love and one of which I hate, guess which one?
#13 I have a pet rabbit and in the next few months I'm getting a kitten, which now will probably be best to mention I'm a crazy cat lady without any cats
#14 I have one little brother
#15 The Walking Dead will always be my favourite programme
#16 16 is my lucky number
#17 Mac, Nars and Benefit are my current favourite brands
#18 My drink of choice is vodka, lime and lemonade
#19 I live on my Ipad
#20 I love going to live gigs and concerts

So there are my 20 random facts and my first blog post on Alexandra does, hope you found those interesting and will continue to read this blog.

alexandra oxo