2015 Blessings & Goals/Aspirations for 2016 ♥ Hello 2016!

Happy New Year my love; YESSS, we have made it; we have crossed into a new year, a new ERA, 2016; the Year of Unlimited Possibilities.

Hello 2016!

April Beauty Favourites ♥♥

Hey beautiful people, hope you are all well and enjoying the long bank holiday weekend. I am looking forward to catching up on some well needed sleep.

However, I wanna talk to you about my April beauty favourites; to be honest some of these are my current favourites as I have been loving them for more than just this month.

Review ~ Black Up Full Coverage Cream Foundation ♥♥

Review ~ Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Crayons ♥♥

Giveaway Time ~ The Charlotte Tilbury Dolce Vita Eyeshadow Palette ♥

Day Twenty Eight ~ Too Faced Melted Liquified Melted Lipticks in Violet and Ruby ♥

Day Twenty Five ~ Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in LUV

Liquid Lipsticks have taken the makeup world by storm and of course lipsticks are my favourite makeup item so I had to get my hands on a few. For the next 3 days I will speak about the ones that I own so that if you were looking to try any you can at least get a review on this blog.

I am starting off with the Kat Von D everlasting liquid lipstick which I hauled here.

I wanted 2 other colours but they were sold out so this is the one I got my hands on.

Day Twenty ~ Purple Glitter Eyeshadow Makeup Tutorial ♥♥

Day Nineteen ~ My Go To 'Natural/Nude' Nail Polishes/Varnishes ♥♥

Nail polishes are so fun and you can change them as often as you want. I am guilty of buying a lot of nail polishes but not using them so today I wanted to share my Go To nail polishes; these are the natural/nude types. I work in an office so I can only do so much with my polishes however personally I love the staple nudes; they look so chic to me.

Ok so first up is my Nails Inc nail polish in 'Porchester Square'; this is one of the best ever; it's a grey toned nude and suits every skin tone; I wore this when I had acrylics during my time in Paris.

The OPI in 'Tickle My Francey' is the perfect nude; it is a pinky nude but it looks so gorgeous and literally goes with every outfit choice. Back to the greys with my Dior varnish in 707 'Gris Montaigne' which is a muted grey; this is a bit darker but oh it's such a beautiful grey.

And last but not least is this beautiful Rimmel nail polih that I found in Poundland (yes it was just a £1!); it is 230 'Hot Cocoa' and it's a mauve type of colour and looks amazing on all skin tones, it glistens espescially on darker skin tones.

I love putting Nail polishes on because not only is it fun but it takes your mind off other things; it's a bit of a mini pamper session. You can search any of these on Amazon; I always go to Amazon for good prices.

What are your go to nail polishes?

Afeeyah xo

Day Eighteen ~ Lush Haul ♥♥

Hey loves; happy Humpday! Can't wait for the end of the week so I can rest! I visited Lush a few weeks ago and I wanted to share my little haul with you.

I repurchased the Jasmine and Henna Fluff - Ease treatment; I'll be doing a review on it soon; it's a treatment for hair and it's a bit of a treat for me at least once a month.

I also got the Mask of Magnaminty which I already reviewed here

I also picked up the Bubblegum Lip Scrub which I had heard a lot about and I must say it keeps these lips luscious! One of my friends also kindly gifted me the Sympathy for the Skin lotion cos she know how much I love Lush.

The little tin was just a Charity pot hand and body lotion that I decided to grab to put it in my bag. It was a £1 for charity so I thought why not.

L-R Jasmine and Henna Fluff - Ease treatment, the Mask of Magnaminty and the Bubblegum Lip Scrub 

Love the feel, the colours and the textures of all Lush products!

What Lush products are your fave? I need some more Lush in my life.

How's your week going so far?

Afeeyah xo

Day Nine ~ FMM; Ole Henriksen Blue/black berry enzyme mask review ♥

Hello loves; happy Face Mask Mondays! Today, I am talking about the Ole Henriksen Blue/black berry enzyme mask. Now if you read this post, then you know I love Ole Henriksen. As you can see this is a gel like feel to it. And if you take a whiff to it you can smell the lavender scent which isn't too overpowering I quite like it.

So this mask feels really good on the skin and it repairs and renews the skin. The lavender quenches dry skin and reduces inflammation; lavender is very soothing so if your skin is irritated this is your best bet. It also contains a blend of papaya enzymes and blue/black berry extracts which give the skin a gentle exfoliation.

Buy it here

The aloe juice is an antibacterial and reduces the inflammation that is caused by acne; so this mask is good for acne prone skin as well. This mask can be used up to 3 times a week AND it can also be under the eyes which shows how good it is for sensitive skin as the skin under the eyes is very sensitive. The aloe and the lavender can also cool under the eyes. 

So in conclusion if you want to do a gentle mask during the week then you need to try it.

Have you tried this face mask before? Or a gel face mask?

Let me know down below.

Have a lovely week.

Afeeyah xo

Day Five ~ Beauty & Fashion Wishlist ♥

Hello ladies; if you're like me and you LOVE makeup and fashion then you know you're always searching high and low for your new 'FIX'! I have been wanting to try out Giorgio Armani makeup for the longest time and this lip colour looks great as I love my nude lip colours.
I have heard so much about the Nars light reflecting pressed powder and I will like to have it in my collection. Charlotte Tillbury has taken the world by storm and all the packaging is just so beautiful; I have a lipstick from them that I need to review.
 I have also wanted to own the Tom Ford black orchid perfume; it's so intense and just very unique so I need to actually just get it.
Onto footwear, I have really eyeing up some designer brands; Loubs, Zanottis and Stuart Weitzman; I need those knee high boots in my life. Last but not least summer is coming up so new sunglasses need to be on deck and you can never go wrong with Raybans.

What are you lusting for at the moment? Let us start a convo down below.
Afeeyah xo

Day Four ~ Review: Bioderma Makeup Remover ♥

Day Two ~ Face Mask Monday (FMM) ~ Lush Mask Of Magnaminty ♥

Happy Monday loves; welcome to another Face Mask Monday (FMM) and Day 2 of my 28 days of blogging! Hope you enjoyed the first episode. Today I am talking about a very popular mask; Lush's Mask of Magnaminty. can you believe I have never tried it all these years however I decided to finally give it a go. I got the Self-Preserving one as I always en up forgetting to use the fresh face masks and they go to waste.

Review ~ Dr Organic; Organic Moroccan Argan Oil Night Cream ♥

Buzzfeed Feature & NY Makeup Haul Ft Kat Von D, Make Up Forever, Too Faced and ABH ♥♥

Happy Sunday my loves; hope you are all doing great. I am feeling very blessed and today I want to talk about how I was blessed to have an interview and a feature with Buzzfeed. Yes Buzzfeed.

Anyways before I get into that I am sooo blessed because one of my friends recently went to New York and she brought me back some goodies; thanks a lot Jenny honey, love you to the moon and back!

I have always wanted to try Kat Von D and you know we don't stock that here in the UK (I really need to have a word with whoever decided that we didn't need Sephora in the UK), so I took the chance to grab their foundation which is very talked about on the YT for its amazing coverage and long lasting properties. I got the shade 71 but I should have gone for 72 because this one is just a little bit lighter but I will just have to work with it. I obviously got the Kat Von D liquid lipstick which is all over YT and Instagram; I wanted the Lolita and Vampira as well but they were sold out :(

P.s. Sephora now ships to the UK but you know all the shipping hoo ha :(

I also re stocked on my ABH or Anastasia Beverley Hills brow whiz (in Ebony) as I fell in love with it and so I got 2 of those; it's a twist up style which I love so no need for all that sharpening that I loathe.

I also restocked on my Makeup For Ever Full Cover concealer (in 18); now I bought this at Imats in August and I have used it religiously since then and I LOVE it; expect a review on it.

I also wanted to try the Duo Mat powder out as I have heard so many good things about it and how it keeps your face mattified; and I have already tried it out and I am so in LOVE.

Another thing I can't wait to try out is the Better Than Sex mascara as again I have heard so much about it so am really happy I now have it in my possession. 

P.S. if anyone lives in America and doesn't mind doing a swap or whatever with me cos I love American makeup and skincare and all that.

Now onto the great news; WE were FEATURED and INTERVIEWED on Buzzfeed; YES I am actually so happy because I planned this year to really put my all into my blog; changing the look up and everything (new look coming up) and I asked God for favour in everything I do. Make sure you check out the feature and support your girl by sharing it everywhere; I really want to thank you all so so much for the support. You are all pretty fricking amazing!

And BTW I am doing a 28 day February BLOG CHALLENGE and that's putting up a blog everyday in FEBRUARY, yes everyday, am so scared because I have a full time job and this will mean being super determined, organised and scheduled but I hope you are as excited about it as much as I am. So please all I ask is that let me know what you want to see, any ideas are welcome.

Wishing you all a very lovely week and connect with me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, I love being in contact with you all.

Lots of love,

Afeeyah xo

Debut ~ Face Mask Mondays Hosted By Afeeyah ♥♥

Hey sweetthangs; how are you all doing? I have been thinking for a while that I wanted to start something different on my blog; something that is unique to me and I thought YES MASKS! I love face masks, I own a lot of em and you look oh so silly when you have one on so why not pump some silly into this ole blog.

Masks are a very integral part of my skincare routine, I try to use a mask at least once a week and they all have different functions depending on what you need for your skin and what skin type you have.

I wanted to tell you about the masks; how it felt, if it worked and so forth. Now this will be done on a Monday and I won't say every monday cos I will be lying but hopefully every other monday or so... so you ready?

So we start off with a freshly cleaned face and don't mind my attire but this is my pamper night and I am in my 'chilling, relaxing' attire so excuse my XXL Superman jumper from Primarni (am a bonafide gangster 90% of the time LOL)

I am starting off with the Origins Clear Improvement Face mask because this is by far my most used face mask and I think I even did a mini review here.

As you can see it comes out like a clay like colour and it indeed contains active charcoal which draws out all the dirt and impurities that are stuck in your pores.

It also contains White China clay that absorbs environmental toxins, and lecithin dissolves impurities. Everytime I use it, my skin feels very deeply cleaned and free of any impurities.

My pores also feel like all the gunk has been removed from them.

Peak-a -boo

This mask is geared towards the normal to oily skin gals as it is a very deep clean so if you have very sensitive and dry skin it might irritate your skin and redden your skin. Even though I am oily my skin does feel tight after using it so I can only guess how it will feel if you are dry.

This is one of the best masks out there and it is one of Origin's best selling masks; so if you have normal to oily skin I suggest you give it a go and you will see the difference.

 hmm so what is this thing called again?

To prep my face for the mask I cleansed my face with the Purity 3in1 face and eyes cleanser and used the Ole Henrikssen exfoliator to gently scrub the skin and get it ready for the mask. When the skin is prepped, the mask is more effective as it can work deep down to the 5 layers of the skin rather than just the top layer if there's still a lot of dead skin cells.

Then you wait for the mask to do its magic; I wait for at least 30 mins to an hour and get on with my chores or pampering; in this case I was reading my 'Goddess Guide' which was a christmas/santa present which is simply amazing; you can get it here.

Right so that's my first ever Face Mask Mondays (FMM), did you enjoy it? Are there masks out there that you think I ought to try? Are there changes/adjustments you think I ought to make?

I really want to hear your opinions so lemme know,

Have a lovely week and see you again soonest

Afeeyah xo

He said, 'Don't worry about it - there are more on our side than on their side' ~ 2Kings 6vs16

Review ~ Nars Sheer Matte Foundation ♥♥

Hey loves; I have rekindled my love with my Nars Sheer matte foundation and I was asked to share my views on this foundation and I thought why not?

As we all know it's a bit hard to find a nice variety of darker foundation shades for us chocolate beauties so most of my foundations are high end. Nars is high end and this foundation is about £31 so before you go ahead and spend your hard earned cash I want too give you all the information you need.

Skincare 101 ~ My Top 3 Cleansing Balms

Hi loves, hope you are all doing good. It's been a long week and I am finally relaxing and catching up on X-Factor but I wanted to talk about cleansing balms today. I have oily skin so the idea of putting a type of greasy balm on my face has never appealed to me but when I lost my cleansing balm-ginity at Lush I never looked back

Flawless Fall/Autumn Makeup ♥♥