Too Faced Cat Eyes palette | review & swatches

I won't deny it, I feel like it's been way tooooo long since I produced a makeup post! So why not kick start a fresh new mind set talking about one of my favourite palettes and brands? For me, Too Faced have pretty much nailed the game when it comes to eye shadow palettes especially. The Chocolate Bar palette is my all time number 1 and this Cat Eyes palette come's in a close second. 

Where to buy: Too Faced | Debenhams 

The palette itself is quite small, perfect for taking with you on the go and it will fit into any handbag. It's a metal palette but surprisingly, isn't particularly heavy to hold. It came in an additional sturdy strong box with 3 tutorial cards to get you started. The packaging is super pretty, covered in leopard print with the bold title and iconic Too Faced logo. 

Too Faced say: "The timeless Cat Eye just got sexier. From ancient Egypt to the mod ’60s and punk ’80s to today, it’s always been an iconic beauty essential. This classic has been updated with nine matte, shimmer and glitter textures in warm and cool tones. Included are three wet-and-dry formulas for intense precision lining and a perfect wing tip. This Cat Eye Collection comes with our signature Glamour Guide with three beauty looks to get you started."

Now for some maths... The palette is the home of 9 shades. Each named in line with the cat theme - some are super quirky and clever. 3 of which are larger then the rest. The 9 shades are broken down into 3 different categories: Day, Classic and Fashion. However, makeup is art and of course, you can use whatever shades you like together. 

So the 3 larger shades, Purr, Meow & Kitten are the perfect lid colours. The middle column, Tiger's Eye, Pussy Cat & Kitty Glitter are all shimmer shades, which could go on the lid or in the crease. Then the last column, Leopard, Jungle Love & Panther are wet/dry shades - dry they are great for darkening a look and wet they can be used as liner which is really clever! All the colours co-ordinate really nicely together and each one compliments the last.

With a mixture of both matte and shimmer shadow's you can create a look for anyone with this palette. A mixture of neutral shades both warm and cool tones and a pop of colour make this palette a complete all-rounder. The texture of each shadow is super creamy, has great stay powder and will catch the eye of any beauty lover in the same room as you. So lets take a quick look at the colours one by one...

Purr - A super light toned beige with a hint of shimmer. I find this is great as a base colour and not over-ly (that's a word, right?) glittery, this is also great for a light brow bone highlight and can look lovely in the inner corner of the eye as well. 

Meow - Another beige shade but it's a bit warmer the Purr, and is completely matte. Again perfect as a base colour all over the lid if you're not looking for anything with a shimmer so simple yet versatile you can use this day or night with most looks. 

Kitten - Another very light shade that is more pink-y. Swatched on my arm there isn't much colour pay off but that's because I'm as pale as a ghost and pinks wash me out. On the lid it's lovely if you're going for an all pink eye and has a hint of shimmer in as well. 

Tiger's Eye - Possibly my favourite colour in the palette.Its a beautiful warm brown/bronze colour oozing with shimmer. It's easy to apply to the lid, swatches like a dream and stays on all day. Perfect autumn shade right there. 

Pussy Cat - A deep shimmery pink. Before owning this palette, I'd never have thought I'd put such an "out there" colour on my eyes but I love it. I love it run through my crease under a lighter matte pink. 

Kitty Glitter - My favourite play on words ever. A gorgeous metallic silver/blue shade which looks amazing wherever you put it. The pigmentation is crazy and it blends like a dream. Perfect for your inner corner/third. Also great over a lipstick to create a metallic lip colour. 

Leopard - A super pigmented warm brown with a hint of shimmer, great in the crease to make a smokey eye combined with Tigers Eye (above). This, along with the other 2 shades in this column have a slightly harsher texture as they're designed to be used as a liner when wet. As a liner it's a great colour thanks to its great pigmentation and I'm quite a lover of brown liner every now and then. 

Jungle Love - A cross of navy blue and purple with a little shimmer. Genuinely great for creating a smokey eye. Lovely in the crease and a unique colour it being not quite black. 

Panther - Every palette should have one, a sturdy black shade. It's a strong matte shadow with great pigmentation as a lot of matte black shadows can appear a bit patchy. Too Faced nailed it. As always. Wet or dry, great as an eyeliner as well as a shadow. 

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Have a drink with me! Ft. Funkin Cocktails

If you know me, you know I like a drink. You'll also know I like love a cocktail. Don't get me wrong, I'm not the young adult that's just had her 18th birthday whose liver is able to stomach a bottle of vodka with my friends every Friday/Saturday night anymore, but I do still like a good drink. So clearly I was delighted when a heavy box of cocktail mixers from Funkin Cocktails appeared at my front door. Unfortunately, I have a super busy job so I knew that my "taste testing" was going to have to take place here there and everywhere, when possible. 

Funkin Cocktails have a huge range of cocktail mixers available, all of which are 100% natural. Their ingredients are sourced from all over the world and are thrown together to make a lovely puree/syrup/mixer. All you need is a bottle of alcohol (preferably 1 that corresponds with your mixer - but I've had some great mixing and matching results as well!), a few ice cubes and your all set. If you don't drink alcohol, these are great with lemonade as well, so you won't miss out!

Each carton contains 1 litre of mixer, or the equivalent to 10 drinks, which for £4 is well worth your cash. Each carton is decorated with bright, stand out colours, the title of the mixer, the attractive Funkin Cocktails logo and a suggestion of which spirit to add to each one. They are super attractive and I'll tell you, I was gutted to open the box knowing I then had to rush out the door for work. I received 5 different mixers to try so I got to work... 

Where to buy: Funkin Cocktails | Amazon | Waitrose

Pina Colada - Think beach side holidays, hot sunshine and sand in between your toes. This Pina Colada is a refreshing pineapple and coconut blend which will leave you refreshed all day or night. Often this type of cocktail can be very hit and miss depending on where you are when you order one. Funkin Cocktails' isn't too overpowering so this is the perfect mixture! 

Mojito - In general, a Mojito is my favourite cocktail ever, original or flavoured. Usually made with Rum, Funkin Cocktails suggest mixing with vodka. I didn't think it would be great, but I was wrong and it works really well! It's super light and fresh, perfect for a summer afternoon. Also works perfectly traditionally with White Rum.

Sour Mix - this is a cocktail I've never tried before! So I didn't really have anything to compare it too. It's super sour but I really enjoyed it! It also foams up at the top of the glass which made it a really fun drink! 

Where else to buy: Ocado | Love Tiki | The Drink Shop

Strawberry Daiquiri - another of my usual favourites however I did find this one a bit bitter. Personally, I really enjoyed this blended with vodka, ice, lemonade and real strawberries.  Great for summer and or a girls night in. 

Passion Fruit Martini - I love a good martini. This is super fresh and fruity but if you get your measurements wrong, again, can be a little bitter to the taste. I really enjoyed this during a family BBQ! 

Each of these cocktails are great during the summer months especially. but obviously, cocktails are for any time of the year. Pop to your kitchen and grab a glass. Now that its possible to make quality cocktails from home in quite literally, 2 minutes. Now I need a new reason to leave the house on a Saturday evening! 

Funkin Cocktails have an amazing range of different mixers which are available right now at your fingertips! These mixers literally taste like the kind of cocktails you'll get on a night out in London. Think high end, but on the couch, what could be better?! Weather you're hosting a summer BBQ, a party or just a night in with your girlfriends, you can trust that these cartons from Funkin Cocktails will ensure you've got the beverage game everyone will be talking about the next day. I can not wait to try the rest of the Funkin range, especially their Build your own Cocktail Kit! 

Thank you so much to Funkin Cocktails for these delicious mixers! I've had lots of fun testing them out and sharing my thoughts! Me and my friends have had a great few evenings trying to decide which is our favourites! Click here to make your order now. You can also follow Funkin Cocktails on Twitter as well! 

*I was kindly gifted these products to review. All opinions and photo's are my own.

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10 things all girls can relate to

1. Period troubles

Periods, we all have them, we don't particularly enjoy them but we know we've gotta live with it for quite a few years... Personally, I started my period when I was 11! I remember I'd just started secondary school and was crying in pain, all my teachers thought I was trying to get out of PE - nope, sorry to disappoint you Mrs King but I wasn't trying to avoid my netball lesson, it was just mother nature calling. Some of us have a heavy flow, others light, some of us don't have periods due to contraceptive choices, others have them none stop for months at a time. However your period is, admit it, its a pain in the noony. We've probably all been caught short before not having a pad/tampon to hand and no matter what anyone says, we've all leaked before, seriously, I leaked like last week. It happens, don't fret. Yes you then have to do more washing, and it can be a bit embarrassing. So what? I'm pretty sure we've all got vagina's which occasionally bleed, its life. 

2. Bladder infections/Cystitis

If you've not experienced the joy that really is Cystitis, please. never take that for granted. You know when you're shaving your legs and you take your eye off the ball for 1 second and cut yourself a little and then proceed to bleed as if you're gonna die... Imagine that small sharp cut, times 50, passing through your lady parts. It is literally like peeing razor blades, no matter how slow you go, you can't avoid the pain. The last little drips are the worst but once it's over, at least you get a few hours off before peeing again... Ugh. 

3. Covering a new/clean top in makeup

We've all done it, planned the perfect outfit, dolled ourselves up, gotten dressed and discovered that new white shirt now has an orange collar. If you're lucky, you'll notice before you leave the house. If you're anything like me, you'll notice once you reach your destination and it's then to late to fix it. Yas girl, style that foundation shirt, work it. 

4. Buying and wearing uncomfortable shoes

Them Topshop heals with the pretty soles are gorgeous, plus they'll go with that new top you just bought, but are you going to be able to walk in them after a cocktail or 7? Nope. Are you going to buy them anyway? Yep. They're too pretty, and they'll look even prettier when its 2am you've had a few to many drinks and have found it appropriate to take you heels off and walk bare foot to your taxi. At least now you can wave them in peoples faces, literally...

5. Sneezing and farting at the same time

You can feel that sneeze coming, it's on the verge but it's being a bugger. Here it comes, you're sneezing, its crazy, as crazy as an 8th of an orgasm, but wait... What's happening? You're about to let out a little fart mid sneeze? You've got no control so just hope for the best! Clench girl, clench... Mission successful. 

6. Needing a poo in public

It's not something we all like to talk about, but in case you didn't realise, we're all humans, we all poo. Some of us do it at home, others at work, some of us can't do it anywhere but at home. But, have you ever been out for dinner or something and your food just didn't agree with you? You know you're brewing, your farting like no ones business but you also know you aren't going to be able to wait until you get home... You've gotta man up, sit in that quiet toilet, do your business as fast as you can and hope no one walks in to hear that dreaded "plop" noise that arises when the deed is being done. It's not something we enjoy, but we know we've gotta do it. We've all been caught out at least once, we all poo. 

  

7. Fanny farting 

We don't see it coming, but it happens, sometimes randomly, sometimes during sex, sometimes in the bath. How are we meant to react to this?! Just keep going, act like it didn't happen. If anyone else was present, just laugh if they bring it up, it happens. Sometimes it could even be a bit of an ice breaker! *Inserts laughing/crying face emoji* 

8. Having a really bad brow appointment

Ah, the day is here, its brow day. You've been growing your eyebrows out for a few weeks and now it's time to give in and give them a bit of shape. Except when you walk out of the brow bar you're mortified. So thin? No shape? Time to get growing again, and in the mean time, thank god for brow pencils/powders/pomades... 

9. You're always hungry, but don't know what you want 

Especially during time of the month. Do I want Chinese or Curry? Chicken or Beef? Chocolate or sweets? Pizza Express or Pizza Hut? Can I have 1 of everything? Can I have a cheese burger from burger king with some Mcdonalds fries, cheeky hot wings from KFC and a milkshake from Shaketastic? That would satisfy me... No? OK then you decide, "I don't mind".

10. Stalking so much the FBI offer you a full time position

Weather it be your ex's new girl/boyfriend, an old friends new hair cut or an ex colleagues newborn baby. We all love to stalk, and then show the found information to our friends. It's fine, it's natural, right? Either way you've done it before and will do it again! Did you just lose an hour of your life looking up Sadie's brother's girlfriends best friends new LV bag? Me too, oh well...

What do you like/hate most about being a female in general?! Let me know in the comments below! If you liked this post, please like, share and follow me on Bloglovin'- that way you'll never miss out!  Remember to follow me on Instagram and Twitter for more! 

Regime London - Coconut Quench Capsules | review

One thing I can admit I'm terrible at, is sticking to a skin care routine. I mean, if you ever see me post about 1 - something will probably be wrong with the world! It's something I've dreamt of locking down for a long time but never get round to it! I've never had "awful" skin, a bit of dryness here and there, the odd spot or so - but I want it to be perfect... So I embarked on a course of capsules to ease me in to the skin care side of things! 

Where to buy: Superdrug

When Regime London sent me a box of their Coconut Quench Capsules to test out, I was ready to challenge myself, and my skin: 

"Regime London is a premium range of nutricosmetics designed to provide a deeper level of beauty care and support, helping to bring the ‘inner you’ to the surface."

http://www.regime.london/

Now, let me tell you, these capsules... This, is where it's at! Lets just say, each capsule contains a whopping 4000mg of coconut water!!!!!! Coconut Water is one of the biggest trends around this summer, but, 4000mg? That's crazy guys. As well as that, each capsule also contains a pinch (or punch) of  Hyaluronic Acid which is proven to help increase skin hydration - pair the 2 together and you've got ultimate skin, moisture content. Like, if your skin was taking part in a game of Top Trumps (I know it wasn't just me that used to play them cards) - you'd take the trophy for skin moisture content every day of the week. Anyway... 

The capsules come as a 30 day supply which is great, as I didn't see a huge difference before week 3, but I knew to expect this anyway. Plus, they're suitable for vegetarians! 

I knew I wasn't going to have an issue taking them themselves, the capsules themselves are average size, nothing huge - it was sticking to the course which was the hard part for me! So I waited 'till I knew I had nothing on and could stick with it. Honestly, I'm not an overly busy person, but if I miss 1 pill, the next thing I know I've missed a week's worth, etc... I took 1 every morning with a glass of water and began the waiting game we've all played, which consisted of waiting around to see if there was any results! It was a tough 30 day's of turning off the annoying reminder on my phone each morning to pop a pill but it was worth it! My skin feels healthier, brighter and even a bit softer! Makeup sits better on my skin, and I just feel better in myself! I don't have to worry about my foundation caking any more... 

Oh, yeah, did I mention, they're currently on sale! Pop to your closest Superdrug and snap these up because they're currently £13.32 - RRP £19.99. You can thank me later! 

*A huge thank you to Regime London for kindly gifting this product to me! I've had a great time trying something new and really noticing a difference in my skin! Make sure you follow them here on: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! 

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The lipsticks I've been loving over the last few weeks | review

Hello, beautiful! I hope you're well! I apologise for my absence but again, I am back! I seem to keep getting into this continuous cycle of being on the ball and then losing my mojo. I am hoping as this post graces your screens I am back for good!

So, once again, lets talk lipstick. In a world made up of high end and drug store, the lipstick world is ever growing with new ranges, finishes and colours being released every other week. I'm not overly keen on trying "new" ranges! I like what I like. However, I am aware that you can't know what you like without putting yourself out there every now and then! So when I popped into boots a few weeks ago and the lippies started chanting my name, I gave in and picked 2 up. 

These are from the L'Oreal Paris Color Riche line, and for once they are 2 colours with a difference! If you've been reading Love, Libby for a short while now you may have noticed all of my lipsticks have quite a "boring" packaging. I am one of those people that won't buy a product if I don't like the packaging and it all needs to match. I love the rose gold bullets that are floating around but they aren't going to fit in well with all my other black ones. So obviously, these lipsticks were no exception to the rule!  Their sleek matte black bullets are detailed with gold font and a trim around the middle. It's simple, its easy but super pretty! Winning. L'Oreal products are always smart and easy on the eye. 

L'Oreal have released 3 "exclusive" collections within the color riche range - nudes, pinks & reds. So I picked up 1 pink and 1 nude. Obviously, I felt a serious sense of accomplishment that I'd pushed myself to pickup lipsticks from 2 different lines! I was queening all the way to the till.  I picked up J.Lo's Nude which is literally such a perfect colour and Helen's Delicate Rose which is quite a bit lighter in colour! 

J.Lo's Nude - I obviously had to pick this up, Jennifer Lopez is one of the hottest chikka's on the planet! this is the perfect nude, you can wear this morning noon and night. Oh, by the way, it look's lovely with a little bit of gloss over the top for a night out! Are you a gloss person? I kind of am, kind of not. I'm undecided! This colour is a lovely warm beige-ish pink with a mauve undertone that will suit any skin tone! Something I wasn't expecting, was how sheer the product is. I knew it wasn't matte, but there's sheer, then there's... The coverage is lovely for the first hour or so but does need re-applying quite reguarly! I personally don't mind this as it is such a pretty colour. It feels super moisturing and feels like butter, this won't dry your lips out at all but the formula could just do with being a bit thicker! The colour applies smoothly with an even finish meaning you won't ever have to worry about any patchyness if you're applying on the go. 

Helen's Delicate Rose - This is not a "me" colour at all, really, I don't know what compelled me to buy it. I like proper nudes and this is by far the lightest in colour lipstick that I own! The first few times I used this, I wasn't sold. Again, it is super sheer but also super iridescent! The pigmentation on this is there, but as its so light in colour it's not crazy! It's more of a lip pick me up more then a bold colour - it's really subtle and I think it'll suit almost anyone! It's not as bright and light as it looks in the bullet! If you're not brave enough to use this colour alone, you can always use it to lighten any regular lipstick you've got laying around! I actually mainly use it to create an ombre lip with the J.Lo's nude! Like above, this does need re-applying quite regularly so if your a swipe a day gal, you may hate this! The formula is really soft and creamy though, again, non drying.

L'Oreal seem to hit the nail on the head with whatever they release and these lipsticks are no exception! I am desperate to now accumulate that all over time so keep your eyes pealed for more posts like this! 

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