Poppys Pesto

I have always loved pesto but I had never thought of making it from scratch myself! Until I saw Poppy Deyes do a blog post on it, instantly I went out and got the ingredients because I couldn't wait to try it for myself. I used the same recipe as Poppy you can see her post here.

Anyway lets get straight in to this DIY cooking!  

First of all you're going to need:

 A bag of Basil (About 2 handfuls)

A generous handful of pine nuts

One and a half tablespoons of olive oil

Juice of half a lemon (No seeds!)

A small handful of grated parmesan cheese

A heaped teaspoon of fresh garlic (Or more/less depending on how much you love garlic) 

A pinch of sea salt and pepper

Now this is how easy making Pesto is, you're just going to throw all of that into a blender and mix it all up for a minute or so depending of what texture you want your Pesto to be! Simple as that.

If you want your Pesto to be a bit thicker you can use less olive oil or not blend it as much and if you like it quite smooth then add more oil and blend it for longer. 

All that's left to do now is transfer it into a pot/container and its ready to be used, I am going to be making a lovely Pesto Pasta with mine! YUMMY!!

I hope you have enjoyed this fun little DIY cooking post! If you have enjoyed this and you want to see more posts like this then let me know in the comments. I had so much fun making this and using it in my pasta, everyone loved it and I just felt amazing because I had made it from scratch and it is sooo easy, definitely worth trying it out yourself.

Talk soon x

First ever Mac lipstick

AHHHHHH!! I can not contain my excitement!!!!!! I bought my first ever Mac lipstick, I am now able to say that I am a proud owner of a Mac lipstick. I am obsessed and I already want to buy myself more. I know a lot of you will understand my excitement and love for this so please enjoy some pictures of the beautiful product...

I felt I had to get Velvet Teddy as my first Mac lipstick because it is a lovely natural nude so I will get a lot of wear out of it, and I knew it was one I would love. I literally use this for every make-up look at the moment! I hope I am able to buy myself some more in the near future because I am completely in love, my make-up has not been complete without one of these babies. What shade should I get next? Leave a comment with your favorite Mac lipstick!

Talk soon x

What's in my Make-up bag?

This is my make-up bag, from the wonderful Zoella beauty range! This is from her first collection and I love the size of her make-up bags they are literally PERFECT!

First of all I have the Rimmel London - lasting finish 25 hour nude foundation! I have done a whole blog post on a review of this foundation so I would babble on about this one you can check out this post to find out about it!

Then of course I have a pressed powder, This is the Collection - lasting perfection ultimate wear powder. The main reason I decided to try this power out is because I am obsessed with the concealer from this collection, I usually have the Rimmel stay matte pressed powder, I still love that powder and will probably repurchase it but this powder does work well for me as well so I think I like both and there is nothing wrong with that.

I also picked up the Collection - Sheer loose powder. I have never used a loose powder before and I think I prefer a pressed powder however on a oily skinned day I would reach for this.

Next we have my highlighter this is the Makeup academy - Undress your skin shimmer highlighter, in the shade Iridescent gold. The main reason I picked this up was because of the gorgeous pattern of the powder! I am so careful when using this because I really don't want to ruin the design.

This is my powder that is way to dark for me eeekk! As you can probably very clearly see. I got this powder from the Avon catalogue and it is the Colour trend - pressed powder in Translucent tan, well I soon found it wasn't very translucent but very much tan! So I decided not to waste it and I now use it as a contour.

Now all hail the most amazing concealer! That would be the Collection - Lasting perfection, OMG no words can explain my love for this product, it is by far the best concealer ever and I have tried other concealers (The maybelline super stay 24 hour in the picture as well) but nothing seems to match it! As for the other concealer in this image it is to dark for me and that was their lightest shade and it doesn't even give me good coverage, no idea why its in my make-up bag to be honest!?

The Porefessional pro balm primer from Benefit is absolutely brilliant, it is a little more on the pricy side but well worth it because this make my skin look amazing and keeps my make-up on all day, I will reach for this almost every time I am doing a full face of make-up.

Mascaras!! I love a good mascara and the Maybelline - lash sensational, lash multiplying mascara has become a new favorite of mine, It really picks up all your lashes and lengthens them. I get so many compliments whenever I use this! Next is the BarryM - Intense black mascara, I never normally use BarryM cosmetics but I got this one in a goody bag I had bought from The clothes show live last year and it is really good for an everyday look, just blackens my eyelashes and keeps them looking natural.

So I have two eyeliner in my make-up bag! The one I use the most is my Maybelline - Master precise liquid eyeliner, I have raved about this on my monthly favourites so definitely check that out and see what I have to say about it! But I use this eyeliner for a lovely cat flick look and just a good liner! I then have my Avon - glimmer stick in the shade blackest black, I use this on my water line when I am going for a more dramatic look, maybe for when I'm going out. Love them both though!

Next for my eyes I have the wonderful Colour tattoo in the shade Creamy beige this is my simple easy go to eye product! I just use my finger and run this all over my lid! It looks like I've spent ages on my eyes and I probably haven't even spent a minute on them! Also LOVE this shade!!

Lastly for the eye products, I have my Urban Decay eyeshadow primer potion, this is the small version that I got with my Naked palette! Love this and I will defiantly be buying the full sized version because this is finished and that makes me sad!! Then I have Natural Collection - Shimmer shadow, I have had this for absolutely years but I found it and decided that I would keep it. I use this for the inner corners of my eyes, it is an amazing highlighter for my eyes and under my brow bone!

I am not going to chat about this one for very long, my first ever blog post was a review on this lip stain click here to read it! This is the most amazing lip product ever, and I love this shade it is a nice pinky nude so I can wear it everyday!

This lipstick is form Avon in the shade pink prance, this lipstick is a lovely shimmery pink, it is quite pigmented so I don't tent to wear it on a day to day basis but I love it for when I am getting all dressed up! 

This is the Maybelline - Colour sensational in the shade Peach poppy 418. This is more of a sheer lip butter, it looks really orange in real life (I couldn't get the picture to show the actual colour, having a pink background probably didn't help) but when it is on your lips you just get a tint of colour. I also love the packaging of this!!

The last few things that were in my make-up bag! first of all my Body shop - hemp hand protector, hand moisturizer. This one is for very dry skin, I don't personally suffer with very dry skin but this hand cream is amazing! I then have the Body shop nail file, just in case my nails need some love. I also have a hair band because it is always good to have a hair band at reach when doing your make-up. Last but not least a pair of tweezers every make-up bag needs some tweezers.

I hope you have enjoyed this post leave comments with what you make-up essentials are, I would love to try some new stuff out.

Talk soon x 

Foundation Review - Rimmel London Lasting finish

Rimmel London, Lasting finish 25 hour nude foundation.
I have decided to do a review on this product because I love finding drugstore/high street foundations that are good quality because they are nice and cheap and easy to pick up!

I do love this foundation, this product was in my July Favourites you can click the link and see what else was in my favorites this month!

What I like most about this foundation is its coverage, it is a medium coverage and this works perfectly with my skin. Sometimes it can be quite hard to find a foundation that looks good with my skin because of my freckles, a lot of high coverage foundations do not completely cover my freckles so it then ends up looking like I have caked thick foundation on my face! (Not good) I have managed to find one or two foundations that do completely cover my freckles which I love for going out but not for day to day use.



This is where the struggle comes in, I do not like many BB creams or light coverage foundations because I don't feel like they do enough! So I search for the perfect medium coverage that doesn't cover my freckles but still gives me a smooth complexion. This foundation seems to do that for me, obviously everyone is different so maybe this product won't be for you but I would say give it a go!

Here is what the foundation looks like on, I have applied the foundation and that is all, so I may look a bit bare faced but I wanted you to see what the products shows like on its own.

I hope you have enjoyed this review let me know if you would like any more like this, and leave comments with your favorite foundations at the moment I would love to try them myself.

Talk soon x