MAC Spring Kit Dupes

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Today I am doing a dupe post for my latest post which was my MAC spring go-to kit, and I had loads of ideas for dupes when I was writing it so I thought that I would do this post today to show you guys that MAC is not the only brand to sell spring products!

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Maybelline Color Tattoo in Eternal Gold is a great dupe for MAC Bare Study paintpot. I do prefer MAC's consistency but this is an amazing product for just £5.

Prestige eyeshadow in Love is a great dupe for MAC Sushi Flower because it's the same kind of bright popping pink. Prestige is a new brand and I only have one product from this brand which is an eye liner.

Next is an eye shadow from Maybelline which is called Naked Beige and I actually already own this colour. I think it's a really good dupe for Shroom because it's a really pretty shimmery gold colour.

I also own this Collection Deluxe lipstick in the colour 02 and I don't know if I have mentioned it before but it is amazing. It's a pretty pink colour which is the perfect pop of subtle colour for spring.

Finally a good dupe for the MAC Saint Germain nail varnish is this Barry M Strawberry Ice Cream nail varnish which is only like £2.99. I love Barry M and I hve this colour myself and even thought it requires a few coats to get going it's a really pretty pastel pink.

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So there are just a couple of dupes for my personal MAC Spring Kit. I know that some people will prefer the MAC post and some will prefer this post but honestly I believe that both collections of products are gorgeous for spring time!

Love Claudia

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Haul Plus OOTD

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Today as promised I am doing a little haul as today I went on my weekly shopping trip and headed to MAC, Topshop and Lush - my usual 3 stops. I again bought another eye shadow from MAC, a top from Topshop which is actually a present and a lip scrub.

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 This is the kimono I was walking about in my last post - New Look £19.99

 This lip scrub was my final pink item to add to the top of my make up storage along with my Hand Maid antibacterial and MAC brush cleanser. Lush - £5.50

 This is Phoof! from MAC which is my new favourite shadow. I did compare it to shroom and I just preferred it for some reason. I used it in my inner corners today and I loved it so I might be trying it on my brow bone tomorrow and start using it as a lid colour as well. MAC - £10 in the pan, £12.50 for the regular.

This top is a present for a friend that she specifically asked for. It's not my colour but they do have a nice khaki one that I prefer. Topshop - £8.

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So there's my tiny haul guys, I won't be posting from next Saturday onwards for a week because I'm heading off again so expect a couple of holiday snaps on my Instagram which I also posted a lot on today (@xoclau_diaxo).

Love Claudia

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My Spring Summer Go-To MAC Kit

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I'm doing my spring summer go to MAC kit today because I am starting to get really into seasonal make up for example I was wearing some blue jeans, a white shell top and a cream floral kimono the other day (see picture on my Instagram @xoclau_diaxo) which had pops of pink, blue and purple in so I opted for MAC Cranberry eye shadow on my outer corner and outer half of my lash line, and the Bare Study paintpot all over my lid. I then applied a lot of MAC Stay Pretty blush and a highlight. Then I slapped on some MAC Ravishing lipstick and a pink nail varnish. I am really loving the whole spring summer seasonal make up and particularly pops of colour.

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The first is MAC Bare Study which is a product I already own and I love it - I actually persuaded my mum to buy this product the other day. The texture of the paintpots are perfect and this colour is like Naked Lunch in cream form. 

The next product is something new that I would love to try! It's Sushi Flower eye shadow from MAC which is a bright, matte (I think) eye shadow which I love. I think if I wore this eye shadow in just the inner corners and lower lash line with a light golden shimmery colour over the lid.

Next is Shroom from MAC which is a colour that I saw Tanya Burr used and loved the look of. I think this could double up as a lid colour and inner corner highlight which will save me buying two different colours. 

Creme Cup is a lipstick that I also already own and wear everyday. Out of all my lipsticks this one is my absolute favourite. It's easy to wear for different occasions and looks so pretty and pink.

Finally this nail varnish from MAC called Saint Germain is a pretty pink just like the matching lipstick and I think wearing both with an eye shadow like Expensive Pink would look gorgeous.

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So of course MAC isn't the only brand that sells MAC products and some great dupes for the above products will be my next post featuring Maybelline, Collection and Barry M! Have a lovely day tomorrow and I might be doing a teeny tiny haul tomorrow with just two products.

Love Claudia

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Products I'm Interested In

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Today I am doing a products that I'm interested in at the minute and I am really interested in a lot of items at the minute, so here are just a few!

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So I smelt the Lush 'Let The Good Times Roll' in the store the other day and it's one of the most amazing smells ever. It smells like buttery popcorn and it's actually got little pieces of popcorn in it! I think it's £6.40 which is really cheap but it is a little more money that the regular face masks, either because it's relatively new (I think), or it's in high demand.

The Marc Jacobs Daisy fragrance is so spring/summer and I think the bottle is so pretty. I know that Tanya Burr has this perfume and it's got really popular this Spring. I think it would look so nice on my dressing table but I actually haven't smelt it yet! But of course I am nipping into a Boots next weekend so I will have to seek it out and have a sniff.

The MAC 187 brush is the brush at the top of my list foundation wise because it's duo fibre which means I can use this one brush for a range of textures of foundations from mousse to liquid. However I hope it's really dense because I think big foundation brushes can be too light and not blend well.

I had no idea that NARS was sold in Space NK so when I found it I couldn't believe it and I fell in love with the lip glosses! I also discovered that Space NK sold Kevyn Aucoin, Laura Mercier and Lipstick Queen.

The Kevyn Aucoin bronzer is such a pretty product and looks like such a natural bronzer which I am all about for spring. I'm not a fan of dark bronzer especially for summer when it should be all about getting a natural tan and just complementing it with a light bronze sheen.

The MAC mineralize lipsticks are gorgeous. I love how the packaging is different to the average MAC lipstick packaging. I also love how rich the colour is, as I would of course expect from MAC. I don't actually have any idea about the price of this product, I'm pretty sure it's under £20 though.

I nipped into The Body Shop a few weeks ago and I'm never really interested in their make up when I go into the shop, but I did take a closer look this time because they had no offers on their body butters. I don't really like the colours of eye shadow, and the foundation doesn't look too interesting, I don't like the finish on the lipsticks and I haven't really looked at the other products, but the brushes really caught my eye. I think the brushes were ranging from £8 to £20, and the eye shadow brushes really interested me the most because they looked really useful as they is a small but workable collection of brushes that are mostly real hair.

The Revlon scented nail varnishes are really interesting product and the main question I'm asking is do they really work? I think they could improve the collection of colours available for the different seasons, but I do love the bottles and hopefully they will smell good and I'm up for trying any nail varnishes that smell like strong paint and old alcohol. 

Finally the product that I am super interested in is the Chanel perfume which I also haven't smelt yet but I really want to because the bottle looks so luxurious and the whole brand is just perfect.

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Just my opinion on the MAC Maleficent collection - they just bought out a red lipstick and some grey/black vampy eye shadows which I could have bet all the money in the world on them bringing out. Just like Lorde and her heroine replica lipstick (not a fan). And I am really sorry for not uploading this post for ages, I actually started this post on Friday last week and it's now Monday when I'm uploading it which is crazy, but I do have a good reason - I have been revising for my RS GCSE exam which was today and I think I did okay if you guys were wondering haha!

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Have a lovely day guys, listen to Echosmith (my new favourite band), drink peppermint tea (my new favourite drink) and use primer (my favourite new belated beauty discovery)

Love Claudia

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Lush Cupcake Face Mask

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So I am doing another review today this time of the Lush face mask 'Cupcake'. I reckon that they slightly changed the recipe for this face mask, I mean I'm not sure but I think it used to smell nicer or maybe it's just me. Anyway it basically smells like mint chocolate as it's mainly flavoured with cocoa butter and spearmint and it's meant for oily teenage skin which is obviously perfect for me as I do have oily an teenage skin. I personally prefer the smell of 'Oatifix' which is another Lush face mask. However I do want to try their amazing 'Let The Good Times Roll' cleanser and the 'Catastrophe Cosmetic' face mask. The face mask made my skin really smooth and soft and I will tweet tomorrow if anything happens with my skin ie breakouts, excess oil.

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Have a lovely day guys and I hope if you have this face mask you love it as much as I do! A tip - pop on a lot of moisturiser after use as it can be quite drying and make your skin feel tight. Just a few things - MAC are collaborating with The Simpsons (hold me tight), Space NK sell Kevyn Aucoin, I love NARS lip glosses, MACs new Alluring Aquatic collection packaging is perfect, and the MACs Lorde collaboration is coming out in June!

Love Claudia

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Maybelline Baby Skin Review

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I know I am a bit late to catch on to the whole 'Baby Skin', but I had a lot of doubts about this poreless - looking primer. It was actually when I was helping my friend go through her make up and she was telling me about how much she didn't like it and suggest if I wanted it. I said I would love to give it a go because it's a really intriguing product. I tried it yesterday under my foundation and it's texture is a little off-putting as it is a really oily primer and it can feel like your applying oil to your face, but if you give it a minute so soak into your skin and apply your foundation over the top, it felt smooth on my skin and actually worked very well. It seems that every primer I use at the minute works better than my Clinique primer. The primer is £7.99 from Boots and it works really well! I'm pleasantly surprised with this product and I recommend it to everyone with all different types of skin.

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Have a lovely day!

Love Claudia

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What I Wore

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The weather was gorgeous today so I popped into town to pick up some bits and bobs for my bathroom, a top from Zara and a necklace from Primark, however today I am not doing a haul because there are only a few things, so instead I am doing a what I wore post. The pictures below are also on my Instagram @iceicebby04 so you can head over there to see more. I am really into my white jeans at the minute and I am also loving navy so yeah, this is what I wore!

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Bracelet - DKNY - £65

Jumper - KIN at John Lewis - £35

Jeans - Topshop White Joni Jeans - £36

Shoes - JuJu Black Jellies - £25

Bag - F&F at Tesco - £18

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So I have found my white jeans such a staple in my wardrobe at the minute, as well as my jellies. Also my black bag is great for going to town, school and hand luggage, and every girl needs a good jumper. Have a lovely day guys!

Love Claudia

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Benefit Porefessional Review

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The new ELLE June issue was out the other day and I of course went straight to Sainsbury's before school to pick up the new issue. I knew that the Benefit Porefessional sample was inside and that did sway me a little but I have been waiting for this issue for weeks now! I wanted to test the sample before I bought the large tube as I tried it at one of the counters and I wasn't totally convinced. So I tried it today and I came home from school and somehow my foundation had actually stayed on? It was honestly never stayed on all day before and I use the Match Perfection foundation which isn't high coverage and usually tends to slowly disappear. I know that this sounds a little far fetched but I am seriously blown away by this primer. I actually find it better than the Clinique Super Primer which I have almost used up, I mean I did like it but it was a bit oily unlike the Benefit primer which doesn't make me oily. I couldn't take a picture of the sample because my phone memory is once again full, but I will be posting something on my Twitter or Instagram soon (my twitter has changed to @claudiabull0ck and my instagram is @iceicebby04) .

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My overall review of this product is that it's well worth picking up the new ELLE if your looking to try before you buy because you will be seriously impressed!

Love Claudia

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