Review - MAC Nightmoth lip pencil

MAC Nightmoth pencil £12.50

Hey everyone!
Today I have a little review of one of my recent MAC  buys - Night moth lip pencil. If you have read my blog before you may know I am a huge dark lipstick fan and with the winter months drawing in I thought this was the right time to share with you the ultimate dark lip colour.
Nightmoth is described on the website as a blackened plum and I would say that is pretty accurate - this color is definitely not for the faint hearted and I have had a few strange looks from people at work when I wear this, it really does look black on the lips - perfect for halloween/ fancy dress or nights out, this color just adds a really cool dramatic vibe to any makeup look. I like to wear this sheered out slightly with my all time favourite lipstick darkside over the top.
If you are really into dramatic bold lips I would definitely recommend this pencil although the formula can be quite dry I find that if mixed with a similar coloured lipstick it becomes a bit more comfortable and wearable on the lips. The only thing I do not like about this is (as you can see from the picture above) it does tend to cling to dry spots and not appear even coloured in parts.
Either way I have really been loving wearing this recently!

The new addition.

Hey guys,

I thought I should introduce this blog to my new little bundle of fluff, this is Thomas my new little black and white kitten - Thomas is a stray cat I found one day walking to work. After weeks of trying to find his owner with no success and him not being chipped, myself and my family decided to take him in.

We have guessed he is about 4 - 5 months old and believe that he was previously in a home as I found him wearing a collar but had been abandoned by a train station near my home. Despite having older cats Tom has settled in really well, he is quite a lot to handle as with any kitten but he is the most adorable little thing ever!

Just for reference I do not condone people finding 'stray' cats on the street and taking them home as there is a chance they may belong to someone, but as this cat was only a baby and very skinny I decided that the best thing to do was to take him home, feed him and attempt to find his owner that way. It just so happens that this particular owner did not want to be found and was happy to get rid of him. 

If you are worried about a stray cat or dog in your area then my best advice would be to try and get the animal to the nearest vets and get them checked for a chip it is the best way to find their home

As a side note, I will never understand why people continue to abandon poor defenseless cats and dogs  - there are so many shelters and options for people who cannot handle their pets - the main one being don't get an animal if you are worried in anyway about not being able to look after it. Animals are a huge commitment and are not something that can be gotten rid of if they become an inconvenience - I fully support the idea that not everybody should have the right to adopt an animal and believe there needs to be more regulations to prevent so many abandoned animals.   

If you haven't already guessed this is something I feel very passionate about this topic haha!

On to something a bit more cheery - I used my brand spanking new camera for these pictures and really like the way they came out I hope you can notice the improvement in quality! I am now using the Canon Eos M and would thoroughly recommend for someone, like me, who is not interested in having a huge DSLR but wants the picture quality, its the perfect little bridge camera between your classic point and shoot and SLR. 

Mini MAC Haul

Hey guys 

A couple of weeks ago I had my first pay  from work so obviously had to make an obligatory order from the MAC website, I actually went on to pick up a few bits from the new A Novel Romance collection but as with all MAC collections, I was too late and all the good bits had sold out. Instead I decided to get a few products I have been desperate to get my hands on for ages. 

The first thing I added to my shopping bag was Up The Amp lipstick - an amplified lavender violet, I've been after this for ages and as I do love my purple coloured lip products. Being an amplified formula the colour is very vibrant and pigmented. I haven't worn this properly yet but from the look for the swatches it is a lot more subtle than I expected!

Following the lip product trend, I picked up night moth lip pencil - a blacked plum. This is probably my favourite of all the things I got, I am a huge fan of dark lipstick but this is the ultimate one, On the lips Nightmoth is almost black with a slight plummy undertone, I haven't been brave enough to wear this out yet as it is quit striking but I love it.

The Next two things come as a pair- firstly I picked up a new pro pallet I decided to get the duo compact as I was looking to buy my first ever MAC eyeshadow, I have been looking for a new eyebrow product for ages - I naturally have really thick dark eyebrows so I find powder shadow the best thing to use as it doesn't look to harsh. After reading a lot of reviews I settled on the colour brun - a cool toned dark brown, because it is so ashy it looks so natural through my brows and suits my colouring perfectly. I would definitely recommend this shadow to anyone with dark brows looking for something a bit more natural looking than a pencil.