EASY DIY GIFT IDEA: PAMPER NIGHT IN A JAR

I thought I should start my gift guide posts because if you're anything like me, you get excited for the holidays really early. So I'm starting off with a very simple DIY Pamper Night In A Jar Gift, hope it helps you out!

What you can include: 

- mini nail polishes
- a nail file
- a small hand cream
- a face scrub and lip scrub
-  a few skincare samples (e.g. face cream/serum/eye cream)
- lip balm
- bath products (I recommend The Comforter from Lush,  it's my all time favourite!)
- a face mask
- a spa headband
- chocolate or sweets  

Of course you'll also need a jar and some ribbon to decorate it. Remember that you can add or take away as many things as you like, to make the jar suit the person you're giving it to, as this will make it more personal!

Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo 

NARS Bright Young Things COMPETITION PRIZES

I received my NARS Bright Young Things competition prizes a couple of days ago, so I thought I'd show you them today!

The first thing I got is the NARS Radiance Enhancing Pro-Prime Light Optimizing Primer.

The next thing is the NARS lipstick in the shade Schiap (I've already worn this once and it's a beautiful bright pink shade, I absolutely love it).

I also got the NARS blush in Desire, again a super duper pretty hot pink shade.

I'm excited to try the NARS duo eyeshadow I also received in the shade Bouthan, because both of these colours are lovely for a pinky purple eye look.

Last but not least, the NARS Light Reflecting Setting Powder in Translucent Crystal was also in the package, and I can't wait to try it out soon!

If you'd like to see the makeup look I did, you can check it out on my instagram natalieblogsmakeup, and if you want to see a review of any of these products please let me know!

Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo 

DIY BLOG BUSINESS CARDS

If you're just starting out in blogging, you might not want to invest in professional business cards straight away, so I thought I'd show you how you can make your own. They're inexpensive and so simple to make, and if anyone asks you about your blog in the future, you can just hand them one of these!

The things you'll need:
- a few sheets of decorative card or paper
- a stamp
- a ruler and pencil
- scissors

To start off, you want to split your card into even rectangles using the ruler (I got my card from Hobby Craft, for around £1 each).
Then just stamp the card as many times as you like, and cut the rectangles out! It's pretty self explanatory really, and shouldn't take you more than around 20 minutes.
All you have to do now is find a little pouch to store them in and you're ready to give them out!
*Please be careful when cutting your cards out! :)

Hope this help you out!

Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo 

REVIEW: LUSH LIP SCRUB

Today I'm going to share one of my recent obsessions with you. The Lush lip scrubs are gorgeous, they exfoliate my lips so well, and leave them feeling super smooth. All I do afterwards is remove the excess product and apply some lip balm.

There's a few different flavours, including a new christmas one that just recently came out, but my absolute favourite ones are Bubblegum and Popcorn, they smell (and taste) so good. I'm pretty sure my lips love me every time I use them.

Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo 

WHAT'S IN MY BAG - UPDATED

I'm pretty sure everyone has now done this tag by now, but since I still love reading them, I thought I should make a What's In My Bag post too. 

The first few things in my bag are the essentials. I have my purse, my phone, a pen, some mints and a memory stick. 

I keep my earphones in this cute little box that says 'stupid tangled up earphones keeper inner', and I also carry around my tangle teezer, and my iPad mini too. 

My Bath and Bodyworks hand sanitiser also comes in handy, along with the L'occitane hand cream, eye drops for tired eyes, a Dior lip balm and my favourite fragrance - Chanel Chance. 

My make up bag only has the essentials I need for the day. I switch the lip products out most of the time, but I always have the MAC studio fix powder, a blush (which again usually changes), a mini mascara and blotting papers. For brushes, I have a couple of MAC short handle duo fibre ones from a holiday collection, and a Bobbi brown eyeshadow brush as well. I keep them in the Bobbi Brown brush holder, so that they don't get damaged in my makeup bag.

Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo 

MAC LIPSTICK COLLECTION - UPDATED

So today's post is going to be an updated MAC lipstick collection, hope you enjoy!

Impassioned - Amplified

 Speed Dial - Cremesheen

 Silly - Matte

 Chatterbox - Amplified

 Talk That Talk - Retro Matte

 Pink Pearl Pop - Cremesheen

 Up The Amp - Amplified

 Heroine - Matte

 Girl About Town - Amplified

 Pink Plaid - Matte

 Costa Chic - Frost

 Party Parrot - Matte

 Viva Glam Nicki

 Riri Woo - Retro Matte (I have two of these, haha)

 Dark Side - Amplified

 MAC Red - Satin

 Viva Glam Gaga

 Hue - Glaze

 London Life - Lustre

 Rebel - Satin

Don't forget to keep all of your empty MAC plastic containers, as you can exchange 6 for a lipstick of your choice!

Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo 

NARS Bright Young Things COMPETITION RESULT

A while ago now, I entered the NARS Bright Young Things competition on instagram, and yesterday I found out that I won a make up bag with five products. I'll hopefully be doing another post soon showing you my prize!

Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo 

REVIEW: MAYBELLINE COLOUR TATTOO CREAM EYESHADOWS

I absolutely love using these Maybelline Colour Tattoos because they're very creamy and pigmented. They're also very blendable but once they dry they last such a long time (and that's why I love them!)

My favourite out of the four that I have is probably Permanent Taupe because I like using it for a quick smokey eye, which I've previously done a post about here. The colours I have are quite neutral but there's also a few other ones to choose from, like bright blue or yellow.
I would highly recommend any of these cream eye shadows, they look beautiful on the eyes alone or with eyeshadow on top, and aren't too expensive at around £4.99 each.

55 Immortal Charcoal

 40 Permanent Taupe

 35 On and on Bronze

 05 Eternal Gold

Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo 

OPI NAIL POLISH COLLECTION

OPI nail polishes are quite popular in the beauty world, and rightly so. The colour range is great, and I love the mini sets they do because you get to try out a lot more colours at once. The quality of these Nail Lacquers is amazing too, and some colours only requite one coat! So here is my collection!

Gargantuan Green Grape, You're Such A Budapest, Are We There Yet?, Be A Dahlia Wont You,
Austin-tatious Turquoise,

Avoplex nail and cuticle treatment, Original Nail Envy, Passion, Suzi Takes The Wheel, Lincoln Park After Dark 

Big Apple Red, I'm Not Really A Waitress, You Don't Know Jacques, Vampsterdam,
Lincoln Park After Dark

Alpine Snow, Bubble Bath, Tickle Me France-y, Kiss Me On My Tulips, Red Lights Ahead... Where?


Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo 

BARRY M NAIL POLISH COLLECTION

I really like Barry M nail polishes because there is a great range of colours, they're affordable and great quality for the price (the normal nail paints are priced at £2.99 each, and the Gelly ones cost £3.99). So here are the nail paints I have!

Blue Moon, Mint Green, Aqua Glitter, Cyan Blue and Indigo.

Strawberry Ice cream, Berry Ice cream, Pink Flamingo, Bright Purple and Raspberry.

Matt White, Nude, Peach Melba, Lemon Ice cream and limited edition nail polish.

Clear, Cappucino, Grey and Black.

Gelly: Prickly Pear, Plum, Greenberry and Watermelon.


Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo