2017 Favourites!

Hey everyone! I got really in the mood to blog again so after ages, here’s a new post! 😂 
As I haven’t posted in a long time, my makeup collection has grown a lot this year and I’ve been trying a lot of new products! I thought I’d share them all with you and let you know which ones I love and which I don’t and give a little review! Sooo onto the Makeup! ☺️

Let’s start off with probably the best item in 2017! The Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Collab! I think by now, everyone owns one of these 😂 But it’s just amazing! I bought this palette when it first launched on BeautyBay in the UK as I wasn’t prepared to pay US shipping and customs. It’s officially my favourite palette ever, the quality is amazing, the pigmentation on the colours is unbelievable and not to mention, the colour selection is unreal! Definitely get your hands on one of these if you haven’t already.


Next up is a highlighter palette which is actually from Primark! It’s the PS...Bronze Highlight & Glow palette. I think this is amazing! It’s such a pigmented Highlighter and I love and strong glow, never subtle! As I have such fair skin, I can only get away with using the first white shade, sometimes the second pink one, but I always go for the first. I know I only use one colour in this palette and it seems like a waste, but as it’s from Primark, it’s suuuper cheap, so basically worth it!


As you know, Morphe is amazing for eyeshadows and I’d say it’s probably my favourite eyeshadow brand. I have soooo many Morphe palettes, but this one that I got this year is new and amazing. It’s the 25A Copper Spice palette. The golden shimmery shades called my name and I couldn’t deal! This palette claims to be limited edition, so don’t waste any time!!


Oh. My. God. I have no words for this product! This foundation is the best I’ve ever tried! It’s the Huda Beauty Faux Filter Foundation and it came out recently and I was blown away! It’s super full coverage and flawless. It’s quite a new one on the market, but I’d recommend it to anyone. Also the shade range is great as I have very fair skin and the lightest shade actually works for me!


This next product is super high end and was definitely a splurge which I put off for so long but I’m super glad I bought it! I’d heard everyone rave about this product for so long. It’s the Marc Jacobs Omega Bronzer. Marc Jacobs... I know, screams high end! It’s my first ever MJ product but I’ll definitely be buying from them again. It’s a super flawless bronzer that I use in my daily routine and I highly recommend.


Next we have two Jeffrey Star Skin Frost Highlighters. I know Jeffree Star Cosmetics is a very controversial brand but I personally love his products. The black one is his collab with Manny Mua in the shade Eclipse and the silver one is from his newer collection. It’s in the shade “Crystal Ball” from the Summer Chrome collection! I love these as they’re super pigmented and such light shades, which I need.


I have been OBSESSED with this powder! It’s the Maybelline Fit Me powder in Translucent. It’s a white setting powder but it comes off translucent on the face. It’s extremely good at setting your makeup and making you matte, which I like. I have literally been using this every single time I wear makeup and I’d recommend it to anyone!


Next is quite an unpopular product that I don’t hear many people talking about. It’s the VDL Lumilayer Primer. This is such a gorgeous Primer and it’s super glowy and gives you a gorgeous base for your foundation. I would say it’s very similar to Macs Strobe Cream.


This Primer is insane!! I bought this after watching Shaaanxo use it in a YouTube video and she raved about it. It’s the Urban Decay Self-Adjusting Primer. This makes your skin look absolutely flawless and really smothes it out and makes it look perfect. It makes the perfect canvas for the rest of your makeup and really helps blur our redness and even skin tone. 100% recommend!


This is the Smashbox X Casey Holmes collab. Casey is my all time favourite YouTuber and I’ve been watching her for years, so lf course I had to support her with this. This is a highlighting trio called the Spotlight palette. It’s super pigmented and gorgeous and there’s two shades, Gold and Pearl. The one I currently have is Gold. This is a super staple highlighting piece in any makeup lovers collection.


Another YouTuber Highlight collab is the well hyped and loved Becca X Jaclyn Hill in Champagne Pop. I think everyone owns this by now but it’s a super gorgeous colour. It’s highly pigmented and soft on the skin and super glowy.


This has been my all time favourite Primer this year and it’s the YSL Touché Éclat Blur Primer. This Primer is very high end and has gold specs throughout which you can’t see when it’s on the skin. This primer is extremely soft and makes your skin feel silky smooth and ready for foundation. It creates the perfect base for your foundation to apply flawlessly.


This has been a recent favourite but it’s one I had wanted to purchase for a very long time. The LA Girl Pro Conceal was a recommendation from Shaaanxo on YouTube. She loves this concealer and raves about it and I can see why. It’s a great Concealer with good coverage that gives flawless skin under your eyes. It’s also extremely cheap so definitely worth it.


A more higher end Concealer that’s been well loved is the Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer. This Concealer is weightless and gives full coverage and gets rid of any bags or discolouration under the eyes. It’s slightly more expensive than the previous one but still affordable at £17. Definitely recommend if you have a little more money to spend.


The final product that I’m going to talk about is the Maybelline X Gigi Hadid collaboration. If I keep going, I’ll be here forever 😂 This is a drugstore product but it’s a lot more pricey. It’s the Lash Sensational Mascara. They originally have this Mascara in their collection but this is limited edition packaging which I adore. I love the wand of this Mascara particularly as it’s curved so coats all your lashes easily. Definitely my all time favourite mascara.
Soo that’s all I’m going to mention in this 2017 Favourites! I hope you enjoyed this blog post and if you did then please leave a comment and share it around ☺️ Also leave me suggestions on other blog posts or tweet me @topshopzoella
Vikki xo

April Glossybox Unboxing!

Hey everyone!

For Christmas last year, my boyfriend got me a yearly subscription to the beauty box service called Glossybox! I love this beauty box and it's got to be one of my favourites, I've always wanted to be subscribed to it. I thought I'd unbox it with you all and show you what I got in my box and let you know a little bit about each product! Enjoy!


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The first product I got in my box was from a brand that I'd actually been looking at a couple days prior! I saw it on Twitter and decided to have a look on their website. It's a SportFX Definition Duo Eyeliner Pencil which I find a great concept. At first I thought it was just a brown which I wasn't overly keen on as I prefer black, but was willing to give it a try for a more subtle look. I then realised that it was double ended and has one black and one brown side which I love! I'm really excited to try this out and it claims to always have a "sharp micro tip" which is a plus. This brand is aimed at products that you can use at the gym to and as this eyeliner is waterproof, it's perfect for all you people who work out! Sport FX is a brand that aims to bring out multi-use products, just as you can see from this one. This is a full size product and it retails for £9.99. You can find it at SportFX.com.
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The next product I recited was from the brand ModelCo. which I personally love. It's a contour stick which actually looks a little too dark for me! I have very pale skin and when I swatched this product, it also looked a little orange. The chunky contour crayon claims to make defining the cheekbones easy and precise and to glide over bare skin or foundation. It can also look good as an eyeshadow or a lip colour for darker skin tones! This product retails for £17 and can be found at Modelcocosmetics.com.
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This next product smells and looks amazing! It's so cute and dinky too I love it! This is a Love & Hand cleansing gel and it reminds me of the bath and body works ones. I get a kind of citrus vibe from it and I love the packaging, it smells so good! It's a great size to carry around in your pocket with you and for on the go. Obviously a daily hand gel is a must have! This hand sanitizer also leaves hands feeling lovely and soft due to the tiny pearls which burst on application to hydrate hands. This product retails for only £2.90 which is great and can be found at en.mercihandy.com.
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The fourth product I received in the box is the Rodial GlamoLash Mascara XXL. Now I know we all love dramatic lashes and we don't want to hold back, so this volumising mascara isn't going to be any different. This mascara is said to be extreme! It's a smaller size and you only get 6ml of product. The long wear formula is jet black and leaves lashes super sized but soft. I'm excited to try this out and I love having dramatic lashes but I just hope it doesn't make them clumpy. The full size product retails for £24 which is expensive for a mascara and can be found at Rodial.co.uk.
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This final product is my favourite and I can't wait to try it! I love trying new shampoos and conditioners and this product is supposed to replace both of them and do the job. This is the Deliwash Cleansing Conditioner by the brand Elgon which I admit I've never heard of before. This is a quick to use product which combines the cleansing action of a shampoo and the hydration of a conditioner in one product. This product claims to suit all hair types which is amazing! It gives less lather than a shampoo but is to be used just the same. This product retails for £14.50 and can be found at Elgoncosmetic.com.
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That's all I received in my Glossybox this month and I hope you enjoyed this blog post! If you got a Glossybox this month, comment and let me know what you received in your box and if you got anything the same or different.
Vikki xo

A Fresh New Start - 2017

Hey everyone! Long time no see. A little update - I haven't blogged properly since about 2015 and I think it's time for a new start. 2017 has been hard for me so far with lots of ups and downs but I want to make the most of it and begin doing new things and things that I love. I loved blogging when I first started and I can't wait to get back into it! I want to bring my hobby back and make it better than ever with better quality and better posts! Leave any comments of blog post ideas or any you'd like to see. I'm glad to be back! A new year, a new me. 
Watch this space for new posts!
Vikki   xo

My Makeup Collection 2015!

So today I've got something that I've never done before. I'm going to show you my Makeup Collection 2015! Just as a disclaimer, I am in now way bragging and this might seem like alot to some of you and to others it may seem like I have a tiny collection. Makeup is a hobby of mine and I enjoy collecting it, so I hope to make my collection grow over the next while. Enjoy!



Concealers

Top Row
Maybelline The Eraser Eye
Rimmel Wake Me Up
Collection Lasting Perfection
Maybelline Fit Me!

Bottom Row
Miss Sporty Liquid Concealer x3
Rimmel Stay Matte

Blushes

Avon Blush Duo - Positively Ethereal
Chit Chat Blush - Desert Flower
Collection Shimmer Shades Quad - Blushalicious
Makeup Gallery - Soft Blush 1
BourJour Blush Pot - 34 Rose D'Jor
ColourTrend Blush - Hot Pink
Rimmel Stay Blushed - 004 Sunkissed Cherry

Powders

ColourTrend Powder - Translucent
Rimmel Stay Matte x2 - Transparent
Maybelline Matte Maker - Classic Ivory

Bronzers

MUA Bronzed Perfection
Makeup Gallery Bronzer - Matte Light 1
Sleek Bronzer & Highlighter Duo - Light
Collection Bronze Glow Mosaic - Radiant
BourJour Chocolate Bronzing Powder - 51

Mascaras

Top Row
Maybelline Great Lash
Benefit They're Real!
L'Oreal Accelerator Endless x2
L'Oreal Miss Manga
Maybelline The Falsies
LOreal False Lash Effect x2

Bottom Row
Avon Mega Effects
Maybelline Go Colossol!
(The name has rubbed off this one!)
Avon SuperShock
Rimmel Day 2 Night
ColourTrend Volumising Mascara
Barry M Showgirl
Collection Lengthening Mascara

Lipsticks Pt.1

Constance Carroll - 9 Touch Of Pink
Mac - Creme Cup
L'Oreal Collection Exclusive - Doutzen's Nude
Rimmel Kate Moss - 113
Avon Extra Lasting - Forever Pink
NYX Black Label - 108 Dusty Rose
Rimmel Moisture Renew - Notting Hill Nude
Verseo - No shade written







Lipsticks Pt.2

Verseo - No shade written
Verseo - No shade written
Avon ColourTrend - Smoochable
Avon ColourTrend - Gone Pink
Primark Lip Gloss Crayon  x2
Rimmel Colour Rush - Give me a cuddle
Burts Bees - Pink Grapefruit

Lipglosses

Barry M - Limited Edition
Apocalips - no shade
Apocalips - no shade
Apocalips - no shade

Eyeliners

Collection Gel Eyeliner
L'Oreal Infaillible Stylo Eyeliner
Avon SuperExtend
Rimmel Scandaleyes
Stila Smudge Stick
Maybelline Master Kajal

Eyeshadow

Wild About Beauty - 08 Polly
Makeup Gallery - Nude 2
Rimmel Scandaleyes - 011 Bluffing

Palettes Pt.1

Sleek i-Divine Au Naturel
Barry M Natural Glow 2
Urban Decay Naked 3

Eyelash Curlers

Superdrug
Cosmopolitan

Foundations Pt.1

Barry M - Flawless Matte
Rimmel BB Cream
Bourjous Healthy Mix
Avon Extra Lasting
Maybelline Dream Nude Airfoam
Revlon Nearly Naked
Collection Colour Match
Rimmel Wake Me Up

Foundations Pt.2

Rimmel Match Perfection
Miss Sporty So Matte
L'Oreal True Match
Collection Lasting Perfection
Miracle Matte
Rimmel Match Perfection
Maybelline Super Stay

Palettes Pt.2

Urban Decay Naked 1
Urban Decay Naked 2
The Balm Nude'tude

I have no idea what this palette is called but it's so beautiful and cheap!














I hope you enjoyed this blog post, it's something a little different and it took alot of time but I enjoyed doing it!

Vikki xoxo

Rimmel Apocalips Review & Swatches!

Hey everyone!

Today I got my hand on these beauties! So many people have spoken about these and they new version, Provocalips. I have never tried them before so when they were reduced, I grabbed them. I got them in 3 shades and for some reason, I can't find ANY shade on these products!? If you know the shades then let me know in the comments please!

I decided to review and swatch them for you. The brightest colour of lipgloss seems really messy in the picture but these are so so hard to apply without a lip liner! So I would advise using a lip liner first for a neater look.

Swatches:

Lightest shade:

This is proabably my favourite as I love a nude shade on my lips. I think this would look nice on fair/tanned skin as long as you're not too pale so it doesn't wash you out. I don't think it would be as good on super dark skin tones.

Middle shade:

This is my second favourite as it's not too nude and it's got a little spot of pink tones throughout. This could basically go with any makeup look, but not too smokey It's a very girly colour.

Brightest shade:

This is the hardest to apply without lip liner as you can tell in the picture, it's quite messy. Also, this is my least favourite colour as it's very bright (looks more muted on camera). 

The formula of these lip products is different to what I've had before. They're very creamy and long lasting. They aren't too sticky but your lips will stick together a little if you deliberately squish them together. I've got to rate these a 7/10 overall.

Have you tried these?

Vikki xoxo