Hello,
I am back with another weekly wish list! Are these too much doing one every week or should I do them bi - monthly or monthly? What do you think? let me know in the comments below! Let's get started!
- Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution lipsticks in Bond Girl, Very Victoria, Red Carpet Red and Birkin Brown - They look so pretty online but I really want to see them in person before I go ahead and purchase them! Bond Girl is out of stock online and I don't know when it will be back in stock :(
- Charlotte Tilbury Foxy Brown Lip Cheat Lip liner - I think this would be a suitable nude lip liner for my skin tone and would look nice underneath Very Victoria!
- Charlotte Tilbury Kissing Lipstick in Night Crimson - the perfect vamp shade and just my type of colour! Gorgeous !!!
- Zoeva makeup brushes - Because I actually need more brushes like I need more makeup right? But their Rose Gold brush set looks amazing and I've heard good things about them too!
- Zoeva Cocoa Blend Eyeshadow Palette - Because a girl can't have too may neutral palettes! Their prices aren't too bad either!
- MAC Faerie Whispers Collection - This isn't out in the UK yet but the eyeshadows look beautiful especially the warm toned ones!
What's on your wish list? Are any of these making their way onto your Christmas List? Let me know what you're all hankering after!
Have a good day!
Lots of Love
Rifa xx
I just wanted to give you guys a little update with regards to the blog. As you probably know I have done a couple of posts here and there whenever I have had the chance to. I know it isn't much at this point but since I practically work full time any chance I get I do try to write a blog post, whenever I am able so I do apologise if it isn't where it should be right now. I am trying (I promise)!
Secondly, this blog was supposed to be a joint venture with Chan and we were going to do blog posts each as and when we could. However, as you will have noticed it has mainly been me that's been doing the blog posts etc. For reasons that I won't go into, Chan won't be doing the blog with me and from now on it will just be me doing the blog posts. Since I didn't want to edit the first post which mentioned her I figured I would just do an update post instead to let you all know what was going on.
Lastly, I know I haven't gotten around to doing many reviews yet! But I am testing as many products as I can so that you all can have decent reviews and make well informed decisions about whether you want to buy a product or not. So hopefully, there will be some reviews coming your way soon!
I hope you all have a great day!
Lots of Love
Rifa xx
Hello everyone!
I hope everyone is well and no-one has come down with the dreaded bug/flu that's been going around lately! All I see around me are ill people lately so I'm praying that I don't end up ill or anything right now. Fingers crossed everyone stays healthy!
Today's blog post is all about the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara. It retails for roughly £19.00 and can be found at Debenhams online and in store and also the Too Faced website !
This mascara is not a waterproof formulation as far as I am aware and I don't believe that they do a waterproof formula either, perhaps that's something that Too Faced might work on next? Who knows? But I think it would be a good idea if they did! It is a quite wet type of formula its not completely runny but it is wet so what I tend to do is wipe of the excess especially at the top of the mascara wand on the edge of the mascara bottle!
Now, before this mascara I was using my holy grail mascara otherwise known as Lancôme Hypnose Star, when that ran out I thought I would try this one as everyone, their mother and their cats were talking about it. So I did, and I have to say I am not surprised that everyone is banging on about this mascara. It is absolutely without a doubt an amazing mascara and I might even whisper that it might have ever so slightly eclipsed my Lancôme Hypnose Star mascara too!
When I first saw the wand I was a bit worried! The mascara wands that I am used to - whether it be a rubber bristle or a traditional one - are not that big and when I first used it I must admit that I nearly poked my eyes out so be very careful. However after the first couple of uses I got used to it and now it doesn't bother me so much! Unlike other mascara wands this one is shaped like an hourglass which I don't understand the point of but since the mascara does the job its supposed to who am I to complain and quite frankly I think I prefer it!
The mascara only comes in the black shade as far as I am aware (perhaps they need to get some more shades out)! It is BRILLIANT at volumising! However, you do have to be careful to not add a million layers as it can make your lashes look clumpy, however three layers isn't going to give you that look! at least not on me, if you do any more it might give you spidey lashes! If you do want to layer make sure the first layer is dry before adding a second or third coat and make sure you separate your lashes with an eyelash comb in between coats too!
It does make your lashes look fuller too due to it being volumising and I also feel that it makes your lashes look longer! My lashes are quite long naturally so I wouldn't be able to claim that they do make them longer but I feel like this mascara does that! Customers have commented on my lashes when I have worn this mascara but they've also said the same thing when I have worn the Lancôme Hypnose Star too so I don't know if it's just those mascaras or just my lashes! However I do feel that they emphasise my lashes in a good way!
I would say that it curls your lashes a little bit, I think that might have to do with the hourglass shape of the wand. Now I don't curl my lashes because I am terrified of ripping my eyelashes out with an eyelash curler so I don't own one! I have to say that although it doesn't give a full on curl it does give my lashes a little bit of a curl when I wear it.
The only downside to this mascara possibly is the wand which happens to be huge, now whilst I love using it for my top lashes I can't use it for my bottom lashes as it smudges the mascara on top of the eyeshadow I've placed on my lower lash line so when I use it for bottom lashes I have to be very careful not to get it underneath otherwise it just looks like a mess under my lower lashes. So for bottom lashes you either need to use a disposable wand, have a lot of patience or just use another mascara!
So basically, this mascara is good at separating your lashes, good at volumising your lashes, gives you a little bit of a curl, doesn't flake, doesn't smudge once it dries and basically lasts all day! I have to say I am quite in love with this mascara and it is currently the only one I reach for and wear almost every day without fail!
What's your holy grail mascara and why? Have you tried the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara? Do you love it or loathe it? Let me know down in the comments below!
Have a great day!
Lots of Love
Rifa xx
Welcome back to the second instalment of the Weekly Wish List (why do I sound like a TV presenter when I type that)? which is where I give you a list of products that I am currently dying to try out and which I haven't bought. I will give you links and as always they aren't affiliate links etc. just where you can find those products. So without further ado, let's get started!
- ABH Highlighter in So Hollywood - it looks beautiful and reminds me of MAC's Whisper of Gilt and recently their Oh Darling highlighter, its similar to that colour family.
- Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca Palette - Look at the rainbow of colours! I saw it on the Sephora website but cant seem to find it on there now so perhaps they have sold out of it?
- NYX HD Finishing Powder in Banana - I have the Ben Nye Banana Powder and thought that this might be a cheaper dupe for it, plus the fact that it is in the pressed form is much more ideal for me than pouring out powder from a sifter like I have to do for the Ben Nye powder.
- Marc Jacobs Under(Cover) Perfecting Coconut Face Primer - I hear a lot of talk about this primer on YouTube from bloggers so I wanna know what all the hype is about! Cos I'm nosy like that!
- ABH Liquid Lipsticks - Specifically the shades Trust Issues, Vamp, Heathers, Candy Apple and Sweet Talker so basically all of them!
And that's it for this week! I usually want to try a bunch of stuff but this week I've not really been feeling it! Plus the fact that I work in retail and every day seems to be busy and full of customers means that I'm probably sick of looking at stuff! Don't worry I will more than likely be back to making a huge list of stuff that I want for the next instalment of the Weekly Wish List!
Have a great day!
Lots of Love
Rifa xx
So I've decided to come up with a weekly blog post of products that I'm currently lemming after! (that I will try to do weekly but knowing me and my goldfish brain I will probably forget!) It's just going to be a list of products that I've seen or that I'm dying to try and haven't bought yet. It's not going to be picture heavy and if there are pictures or anything, all the photos will be courtesy of Google! I will try to put links in for you to see the products that I'm talking about (no, they aren't affiliate links or anything)! but feel free to search Google at your leisure!
- BareMinerals Seamless Shaping Brush- I have been after a brush which is tapered at the top and currently this tops the list. However, if Make Up For Ever do one I might be after that instead because their brushes are some of my favourites to use.
- Bobbi Brown Warm Glow Christmas Eye Palette - On the website it's a palette with warm neutral shades which are my favourite however Google shows them up as cool toned so I'm on the fence about this one but it does look beautiful!
- Illamasqua Neutral Palette - Just look at it!!!! It's beautiful and filled with four everyday neutral shades, absolutely stunning! I think I'm in love with it.
- Illamasqua Reflections Palette- Four shimmery/ satin shades I don't know how I feel about it not having a matte shade with all the shimmery shades. But pretty nonetheless.
- Illamasqua illamusthaves Christmas Gift Sets in Equinox and Charisma - If I didn't have both the pure pigments in both sets I would be all over them like a child in a sweet shop but as I have them both I might just get the Gleam Highlighter in Aurora and the nail polishes in Charisma and Phallic (Seriously ?!?! Illamasqua Seriously!?!!? You and Nars need some new ideas for product names, just saying) separately since as far as I am aware they are sold separately. Packaging looks stunning!
- Clarins Colour Quartet and Liner Palette- This palette has neutral shades with a pop of purple which reminds me of the purple shade from the Anastasia Beverly Hills Self Made Palette! I think Clarins is underrated sometimes or people think its old ladyish as a brand, but sometimes the Summer collection Eyeshadow palettes that they come out with are just amazing especially since they seem to put thought into how they present their packaging and products for their Limited Edition Collection!
- Guerlain Ors et Merveilles Palette Eye and Blush Palette - Absolutely beautiful colours (have you guessed that I'm a lover of warm bronzes and gold shades yet)? However, judging by the pictures the blush portion of the palette seems so tiny and I doubt I'd be able to fit a blush brush in it!
- MAC Magic of the Night In Extra Dimension Skinfinishes in Oh Darling and Shaft of Gold - These are limited edition and they look beautiful and I would wish they would come back online but I'm pretty sure that they have sold out everywhere and since they're limited edition I doubt they will re stock! But hopefully MAC makes these permanent!
- Dior Multi Use Palette Gift Set - I like that this has three warm shades and three cool toned shades so you can Mix and Match and that it also comes with a highlighter, blush and two lip products too!
- Dior Eye and Lip Smoky Palette Gift Set - Contains three eye shadows and two lip products plus a double ended brush I like this one to the other nude one as its warmer toned and includes colours that are more me. Its also portable so you can zip it up and take it with you!
- MAC Magnetic Nude Fluidline - Its a gel eyeliner in a Nude colour so perfect for lining your waterline to make your eyes look bigger and more wide awake!
That's it for my weekly wish list! I hope you are all doing great and let me know in the comments what you are all lemming after!
Have a great day!
Lots of Love
Rifa xx
Hello!
I thought I would just post a sneak peek of some of the makeup that I have bought in the past 2 weeks! I haven't got around to using it so I can't give a review of them as yet, but will hopefully get around to doing that soon. I wanted to post pictures of actual products but I might do that in the in-depth blog posts later on, since I don't want this blog post to be too picture heavy unless that's what people want!
Here's a run down of items that I've bought these past 2 weeks!
- Urban Decay Vice 4 Palette
- Urban Decay Spectrum Palette
- Urban Decay Delirious Eyeliner Set
- Bobbi Brown Rich Caramel Palette
- MAC Magic of the Night Colour Drenched Eyeshadow in Moon is Blue
- MAC Magic of the Night Colour Drenched Eyeshadow in No Taboos
- MAC Irresistibly Charming Pigments and Glitter in Gold
- Mac Lip Liner in Whirl
- Mac Lip Liner in Spice
- Chanel Illusion D'Ombre in 857 Rouge Noir
- Chanel Le Volume De Chanel Mascara in 27 Rouge Noir
- Chanel Le Top Coat Lame in Rouge Noir
- Chanel Rouge Allure in 109 Rouge Noir
- Chanel Le Crayon Kohl in 17 Rouge Noir
- Chanel Le Crayon Yeux in 57 Or Safran
- Chanel Levres Scintillantes in 487 Etincelle
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance Glitter Glue
I'm hoping I haven't forgotten to mention anything! But I think that's pretty much it. I will try to do swatches and reviews etc. when I get the chance and also when it's not so miserable outside and we actually get a bit of sunshine (the sun decided to disappear literally the second after I took that picture!) but for now you'll just have to make do with the one picture with everything that I've bought in it, Sorry!
Have a great day!
Lots of love
Rifa xx
As you can tell by the title, this is the first official post of Modern Glam. This blog has been in the making for a little while so is not completely perfect at the moment! We hope that over time we will have it exactly as we want it, but for now its in its baby stages.
The idea for the blog started a while back with the girls insisting I do one and me uumming and aaahing about it over the longest time! Eventually I got given some holiday off from work and I thought about it and then told the girls I was going to start a beauty blog which then prompted Chan to declare that she wanted to do one too! So then I told her we could do it together and have a joint one instead! So that's basically how the blog idea came about! After that we kind of went back and forth with names (me giving ideas and Chan telling me they were rubbish or taken)! Chan also wanted to set up an Instagram account for the blog too so we do have one its just not completely ready yet and in the future we might add Twitter and other forms of Social Media as a way for people to connect with us.
I/We want to say a massive THANK YOU to Sadia (Love you!) for giving me the title for this blog because otherwise I don't think I would have come up with anything appropriate and the ones I did come up with were taken or just not very good! Also a THANK YOU to Layzel (Love you too!) for loving our makeup looks! Me and Chan are not apologising for getting you hooked on makeup! THANK YOU to both of you for always supporting us no matter what, even if talking about makeup gives you nose bleeds and headaches!
We should probably tell you a bit about us too! We both started working around Christmas time last year in a department store and got chatting and discovered that we both love Makeup and are highly addicted to buying it, trying it and talking about it! Probably to the amusement of our friends and colleagues since that's all we seem to talk about! I still work in the same department store and Chan left and now works for a well known makeup brand.
We do want to put a disclaimer in place, we do buy our own products and aren't sent any to review etc. However since we both work in retail we do get staff discounts for products that we purchase from our places of work. This doesn't mean we're going to tell you a product is good and fantastically amazing if it isn't! We just want you to know in advance that we don't pay full retail price for the products that we purchase from our work places. If however we purchase from other places then we do pay full retail price since our staff discounts don't apply in other stores!
And that's it, I think! We just want to say a massive thank you for stopping by and we hope you enjoy the blog! if you have any questions or comments please leave them in the comments section or email us (ModernGlamBlog@gmail.com) and one of us should get back to you as soon as possible.
P.S: We know that the cookies thing at the top of the page is annoying every time you open the blog! But by law we do have to have it on there and don't have the option of removing it! We would if we could! Sorry!
Have a great day!
Lots of love
Rifa & Chan xx
