MAC Magic Of The Night "Dark Side" Lipstick!

Hellllo!

Ever since my little MAC spree in Manchester and Glasgow a few weeks ago I'm a little obsessed! (Someone sign me up for rehab, please!!) Basically, I keep browsing the website clutching my debit card begging I don't spend money. I decided I would just save and then buy myself one for Christmas.

Then my plan was ruined as Graveyardgirl (Bunny Meyer) posted this instagram post of the new Magic Of The Night collection and I straight up DIED! Since MAC collections come out in America some days/weeks before they do here in the UK I had a little bit of time to research what I wanted. At first I thought maybe I'd buy all four lipsticks but then I had a mini brainwave/reality check and thought "I won't actually wear each colour, why don't I just get one so I get that ONE perfect colour and I still get to love the limited edition packaging?" So I decided out of all the shades I'd like and wear "Dark Side" the most. 

So, I kept checking the MAC website daily and I don't know the exact release time but nothing was sold out so maybe I was early. I quickly bought it on Wednesday 28th. It arrived on Monday 2nd and was really well packaged. It arrived safe and perfect. I literally ripped open the package and DIED when I saw the purple reflective packaging, SO COOL! 

The packaging is obviously the first thing you notice and next to my other MAC lipsticks you can tell it's limited edition and very different. I should think so considering it was £1.50 extra. (£17.00 altogether) 

The actual lipstick is amazing, it is so incredibly creamy and the colour lasts so very long. I wore it Monday and fell asleep in it and it was still looking FINE AF after my nap. I also wore it to college on Tuesday and it lasted all day and I even got a "I really like your lip colour" compliment!

The only disappointments would be its not matte, but I knew that when I bought it and using powder through a tissue is easy enough. And packaging wise, it's quite difficult to see the product name on the bottom.

I hope you enjoyed this post, if you want to purchase the lipstick I did or anything from the collection here is the link to buy it. This isn't sponsored *obviously, it's MAC* but of course, I want to let you know where to get the things I talk about.

Thanks for reading

Al xxx

I Heart Fall Tag!♡

Helloooooo! Today's post is the I ♡ Fall Tag! I hope you enjoy.
1. Favorite Fall lip product? 

This is so difficult for me as I love so many dark lips and try out so many different shades. But I recently purchased the MAC Viva Glam III and it's like a dark nude so is really wearable aswell as being a slightly daring colour. I've been wearing it every time I want to feel a little more autumn-y so I suppose for right now, that would be my answer. Would you like to see a blogpost on it soon?

2. Favorite Fall Nail Polish?

Hmm, this is tough. Due to my job and my college course I'm actually not allowed to paint my nails which is such a shame but if I were allowed I'd definitely be going for a maroon-deep red colour or a dark purple such as Sinful Colors 'Let's Talk' or OPI's 'Bouquet of Violets'. Greens are also a Fall favourite and my favourite is Sinful Colors 'Kissy' I also like Sinful Colors 'Midnight Blue' during Autumn as it's really dark and lovely.

3. Favorite Starbucks Fall Drink?

Honestly, I'm not a big coffee fan and there's literally no Starbucks near to where I live. However, if I do pass a Starbucks soon I will be popping in to try the Pumpkin Spice Latte as everyone raves about it and I just want to try it. Ooh crazy. I do love a good seasonal hot chocolate from Costa though!

4. Favorite Fall Candle?

This is SO HARD!!!!!!(I will continue to complain about every question oops) But a few years ago I bought this huge 'Halloween' candle from Home Bargains and I have a lot left as it's so BIG! It isn't a brand so I can't let you know where to buy it or anything but it's lovely and definitely my favourite!

5. Favorite Fall accessory? 

Honestly, I barely wear necklaces, or jewelry in general but I do love a few rings, so I'd probably say them! 

6. Haunted house or haunted hay ride?

I WISH I KNEW! Here in Wales we don't have these, or at least not near where I live. I'm not sure about the greater UK but I've never been to one, except looked at the haunted house in Alton Towers. Looked at meaning I was too much of a wuss to actually ride it.

7. Favorite Halloween movie?

Oops, I did a whole blogpost on this, recently. Something I didn't mention in that post but is a favourite for Halloween would be American Horror Story. The new season is so cool, if slightly sick and twisted, but cool all the same. If you've never seen it I definitely recommend watching all the series, especially Season 1 and 5, which is the current season, Hotel. 

8. Favorite candy to eat on Halloween?

I literally live for toffee apples, they're so freaking nice. I love it when they do apples with chocolate, and other toppings. I just love the contrast between apple and toffee/chocolate. If you've never had one, 1-you've never lived and 2-GO OUT RIGHT NOW AND PURCHASE ONE THEN EAT IT!

9. What are you dressing up as for Halloween?

I'm tied between a hippy and a vampire, I think I'm swaying towards vampire though, every year I never dress really scary/creepy because I scare myself so I tend to just use it as an excuse to do fancy dress. I'm literally a wuss.

10. What is your Favorite thing about Fall?

HALLOWEEEEEEN! I love it so much, it is my second favourite holiday to Christmas. I love the dressing up, the decorations, the scariness, and the weather oddly enough. I also looooove Bonfire Night and I cannot wait for it! 

Well, that's all for today. Leave me your answers down below to these questions, I tag you all! Thanks for readinnnnnng, Al x 

My Autumn/Fall Essentials!

So, I know we're not into Autumn just yet, but it does start later this month so I thought I'd get this out ready for you so you can be prepared.

Body Butter. During these colder Autumn/Winter months it's really important that you look after your skin, the colder weather and change in humidity can dry out your skin really bad, so I suggest you get a good moisturizer so your skin can enjoy the Autumn too! I would recommend the body shop body butters, my current favourite is Papaya but I also love the satsuma one. This is extra important if you have eczema like me as your skin can really suffer if you don't moisturize regularly. Focus on your knees and elbows especially!
Dark lips. One of my favourite Autumn trends is the dark makeup looks, burgundy eyeshadow and smokey eyes just make this part of year even more enjoyable! Dark lipsticks are perfect for this time of year, I feel like dark everything is perfect for Autumn. My choice dark lip at the moment would be Topshop's Wicked, however I'm excited to try out a bunch of lip colours this Autumn.
Eyeliner. Similar to dark lips, dark eye makeup is a nice Autumn trend so I recommend this PS love (Primark) liquid eyeliner to help you get your wing on fleek! Literally, get your most adventurous eye makeup out this Autumn!
Beanie. Hats are a great way of accessorizing per season, summer you'd wear a floppy hat or maybe a snapback. But for the colder months beanies definitely come in handy, whether you're going out shopping or just off to school a beanie can make your look more Autumn-y and keep your eyes warm at the same time, honestly cold ears is one of my pet peeves!
Coat. Pretty obvious, especially if you live in the UK! We need to buy a big puffy coat for the Summer so in Winter you want something similar to a ski suit. Obviously, that's not entirely realistic and honestly would ruin your #ootd so I recommend a parker coat, which were really on trend last year or a harrington jacket, I adore mine.
Combat boots. For the past few years combat boots have been a staple of my Autumn wardrobe and this year will be no exception, I do want to buy a new pair though because my current pair look like they've had better days.
Candles. Another fantastic thing about season-change is the candles! Going from Ocean Waves to Pumpkin Spice can be a big leap but it's a fun step. I love buying a few new candles every season to get me excited about the following months. Last year my favourite candle was a Yankee Candle called Autumn Leaves.
Dark nails. As with the makeup trends, nails are good dark too. My favourite shades are emerald green, burgundy, maroon, midnight blue, black, navy. So many lovely dark shades. Get those Autumn manicures going!!
Burgundy. This colour has had a few mentions already so far but it's because it is my ultimate Autumn colour, my whole wardrobe will be burgundy this year, I don't care. Burgundy is such a lovely colour, it can be worn as a dressy, fancy wine colour or you can casually wear it day to day. It's just perfect!
Baths. What is better than a nice hot bath after a long day? A nice hot bath after a freezing cold long day. You may be thinking freezing cold? I think your thinking of Winter but I'm not. Autumnal weather is almost exactly the same as Winter in Britain, we have two types of weather throughout the year, Icy cold and cold.

Those are all my essentials for Autumn, I have some fun blogposts and videos planned for the upcoming months so stay tuned and leave any requests in the comments. I know a few of you have asked for a makeup collection and storage video, but I promise once I am happy with my set up of storage and "organisation" I will film and have it up for you!!

Alanna

Black nails.

Oo er, look it's a Thursday. I'm changing my blogging schedule to whenever I want. No more structure, sorry. But it means you will have more posts, I promise.

So, today's post is going to be about my favourite nail trend for this Autumn/Fall.

Black nails. At first I thought this looked gothic and I wasn't into it then tonight I attempted it on my nail, which I had been meaning to try for a while, and I really like them. Obviously these are freshly painted hence the rough edges. Sorry.

Excuse my spotty socks, how artsy is this photo?

 

If you think you can't work these black nails I think you're wrong. Try them out. You can leave me a comment down below telling me if you like them, Instagram me a picture, links below. Tweet me a picture, it's up to you. DO YOU LIKE THEM?

 

Thanks for reading, speak soon.

 

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Al x