MAC Candy Yum-Yum Lipstick

Sometime back in March I bought MAC's Candy Yum-Yum lipstick which was much sought after at the time. I didn't have the lipstick on my radar at the time but after spotting it in store I decided to buy it on an impulse buy to add to my growing hot pink lipstick collection.

MAC Candy Yum-Yum Lipstick - £14

www.maccosmetics.co.uk

Candy Yum-Yum worn in natural lighting

Candy Yum-Yum is a very bright hot pink matte lipstick with blue undertones and it is highly pigmented. I do find that on my skin tone it comes out slightly chalky looking on my lips but when I pair it with a slightly darker hot pink/fuchsia lip liner it helps to make it a lot wearable. Whenever I wear Candy Yum-Yum I use NYX Fuchsia lip liner where I firstly line my lips and then fill in my whole lips with the lip liner before wearing the lipstick on top of it. 

This is a great shade to be worn during Spring/Summer and will add an instant uplift to any outfit.

MAC RiRi Woo Lipstick

A couple of weeks ago I made the impulse decision to buy the limited edition RiRi Woo lipstick Rihanna was releasing in conjunction with MAC. When I first saw the images of the lipstick before it's release I wasn't at all interested but I am glad that I bought it on impulse when it was released in the UK.

RiRi Woo Lipstick

The RiRi Woo lipstick was inspired by MAC's Ruby Woo which is a classic matte red lipstick which practically everyone in the world owns and loves. I on the other hand haven't had great luck with Ruby Woo and I have not worn it for years despite having it both in my make up collectipn and make up kit. RiRi Woo is very similar to Ruby Woo especially when looking at it in the packaging however when swatched there is a very slight difference between the two lipsticks. RiRi Woo has a slightly darker undertone to it but it's not that noticeable. I on the other hand notice this very minute difference and appreciate it as I think it works well with my skin tone. 

RiRi Woo | Ruby Woo

RiRi Woo & Ruby Woo swatched on my hand

Wearing RiRi Woo

I never keep up with any of MAC's collections as I am not too fussed with limited edition items however I am now eager to get my hands on a few other items from the Rihanna collaboration especially the Heaux & RiRi Boy lipsticks.

Giveaway Winners: Zinio Magazine Subscription

GIVEAWAY WINNERS

A big thank you to everyone who entered my blog giveaway last month courtesy of Zinio and congratulations to the 9 winners chosen from both the Rafflecopter and  blog entries. The winners are:

Lade Docemo - British Vogue

Roxanna Scott - Glamour 

Victoria Norris - Glamour UK 

Nana Ofosu-Appiah - Vanity Fair 

Sara Hamltion - Harpers Bazar US 

Helen Greenwood - Vanity Fair 

Rami Kadri - Glamour UK 

Alex Williams - British GQ

Sharon Pikirai - British Vogue

If you are one the above winners your  magazine subscription will be sent to the email address you have me within the 72 hours from Zinio. Enjoy guys x

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GIVEAWAY: Zinio Digital Magazine Subscriptions Giveaway

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Today I have a giveaway for all my lovely readers sponsored by Zinio, the world's largest newsstand. "Zinio delivers the ultimate magazine experience for the digital age. From the best in news, politics, technology, art, style, travel and more, connect with the stories that shape history and the magazines that matter to you. Zinio's products include the world's largest newsstand and top-rated applications for iPad, iPhone, Android and Windows 8. Readers can store and read full magazines offline, sync libraries across multiple devices and search digital magazine archives."

Zinio has given me the opportunity to provide 9 lucky winners from my blog a choice of their digital magazine subscription, depending on your choice this can be a 6 month or 12 month subscription. There are over  5,000 titles to choose from worldwide but some titles that may of be interest are:

• Vogue (many countries to choose from ie UK, Paris, Italy etc) 
• Glamour
• Cosmopolitan
• Company
• Grazia
• British GQ 
• Esquire

I could go on listing magazine subscriptions to choose from but i'll leave the decision to you :)

So for a chance to win this competition all you need to do is:

• Be a follower of my via GFC blog (all spam entires will be ignored)
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• Leave a comment below with your full name, email address and choice of magazine subscription

*Please note I have removed Rafflecopter from this giveaway (too complicated for my liking) but all entries received before its removal has been noted and will be added to the draw after the closing date*

T's & C's:

• The giveaway is open from Saturday 13th April to Tuesday 30th April 2013 and it is open Worldwide to everyone Male or Female :)
• There are nine prizes to in total, one magazine subscription for each winner.
• I am not being paid for this giveaway but I will be compensated by Zinio with a magazine subscription
• Winners will be chosen at random after the closing date
• Zinio will provide each winner with their magazine subscription within 30 days of the giveaway closing date

Check out Zinio's Earth Day Offer: 

• 50% over 50 selected titles
• Ends 16th April

White Dress

For the bank holiday weekend last week I went out partying with a friend and here is the outfit I wore.  I wore a dress I bought last minute from Mango which is in a blazer style with a gold metal latch at the front as the only detail to it. For the first time in ages I actually spent time when putting on my make up and I even wore false lashes which I haven't worn in years as I usually hate wearing them.

Dress - Mango | Shoes - Zara | Clutch - Zara | Gold/Silver Necklace - Zara

A close up of my make up, unfortunately it isn't a very clear picture but some of the products I remember using were:

Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24h Foundation

Hourglass - Veil Mineral Primer

Ben Nye - Banana Powder (used only under eyes)

NARS Velvet Matte Lipstick Pencil - Cruella

Urban Decay Naked Eyeshadow Palette

MAC Blush - Pinch Me