Kiko Cosmetics

Morning beauties!

I have finally caught up with the monthly favourites posts! Success! So I though that I will share my new found love for the make-up brand Kiko. They have opened up a new store recently in Nottingham and I've only been there twice, however I couldn't resist picking up a few bits and bobs.

I have picked up 4 eye shadows in colours l-r 140, 129, 133 and 132, a mascara top coat for fuller looking lashes and a lip liner in shade 710 which is a perfect match for my Up The Amp lipstick by MAC.

The shadows are amazing and work wonders on my eyes if used with a primer (I use the primer potion from Urban Decay). They are very pigmented and easy to blend. I recommend them to all my readers! Watch out for future FOTD posts as I will be using Kiko's products!

Lots of love,

Maya xo

2015 || May Favourites

Hey guys!

After hoarding so many MAC products I decided to get rid of my empties and go BackToMAC with them. I decided to go for Velvet Teddy as at the time I had grey hair and wanted a new nude which would go with any hair colour, especially grey. The lipsticks cost £15.50 and obviously I got mine for a free, so you better start saving your empty MAC products and exchange 6 of them for a free lippy!

I came across this frozen cocktail when I was shopping with my mum at Tesco. It was on offer for £1.50 and they had a variety of cocktails to choose from - I opted for the classic Pina Colada for the lovely weather we had! I must say that it was one of the best cocktails I've had in a while and it was so cheap! I will definitely buy more of these next time I make my way to my local Tesco as they do have quite a lot of alcohol in them too! ;)

Lots of love,

Maya xo

2015 || April Favourites

Hey dolls!

I know it's very late for an April favourites post, but it's better late than never, ay? So this April I've been loving everything summer-like and I cannot wait until my holidays this year! Being so busy revising for my A-levels I've not had much time to spend on shopping which means I also saved up some $$$ but I had to buy something, right?!

First up is the ever so cute Anna&Elsa sippy cup! I got this from Primark fro only £2.50!! I've not put it down since I bought it! I try to drink detox water daily to get rid of all the bad toxins out my system. I usually use filtered water, two ice cubes, two slices of lemon, three slices of cucumber, a handful of fresh mint and sometimes a strawberry to add more flavour. However my favourite has to be just lemon, mint and ice as it's very refreshing.

I've also been loving green tea by Tetley. They offer so many flavours I can't wait to try them all! I especially enjoyed the peach and cherry blossom green tea. Green tea does so many good things to your body - it improves and speeds up your metabolism, gets rid of toxins, gives you energy from natural sources and has a small amount of caffeine to get you through those nasty mondays!

Last but not least, I've been loving Body Shop's fragrance. I have two different scents, one I was gifted for my birthday which is musk scented and isn't my favourite scent to be honest with you as I do not particularly like lavender and such, whereas the other which is my favourite at the moment is called Love, etc...

Stay tuned for more monthly favourites, as I am three months behind!!

Lots of love,

Maya xo

May Wishlist with Save On Make-up

Hey guys!

Save on make-up are on online beauty store which sells high street and high end products for less than the original price. It stocks from Rimmel, Maybeline, W7 to Chanel, Clinique and MAC. I decided to collaborate with the store via The Blogger Program not long ago and they have asked me to share my wishlist with you, so here it is!

1) Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet foundation. 2) Clinique Even Better foundation. 3) YSL Black Mascara. 4) Revlon Colourstay. 5) W7 Contour Brush. 6) W7 Prime Magic in green.  7) YSL touche eclat. 8) Clinique Chubby Stick. 9) Eye Candy lashes 10) MAC LE Skinfinish 11) Clinique moisurising face spray.

I know for sure that now I've finally organised my wishlist, I'll be able to get those products sooner as not only are they a lot cheaper on Save On Make-up, but also some are limited edition which I can't get hold of any more!

Have you ever purchased anything form Save On Make-up?

Lots of Love,

Maya xo

How to get grey/silver hair

Hey dolls!

Who doesn't love to change their hair colour better stop reading this now, because this post is all about my journey to getting grey hair. As most of you probably already know, grey hair is one of the biggest trends at the moment since Kylie Jenner introduced her grey ombre to us. I don't particularly follow her trend but when I saw other girls post pictures of their grey/silver hair I started to miss mine...

The first time I had silver hair was two years ago in the summer holidays and I absolutely loved it but it was so hard to maintain the colour that I had dyed it back to blonde not long after. This time I went a bit darker and chose the shade 'pigeon's dust' from my local Polish shop and absolutely love the results.

So this is the hair dye I bought. It includes the colour cream and the oxidizer at 9% and of course a pair of gloves.I have also used a mixing bowl and brush for easier application. What I would recommend is to mix half of the oxidiser with a bit of water so the colour comes out darker rather than lighter as the higher percentage of the oxidiser the lighter the hair will come out. It'll loo best mixed with 6% and a bit of silver shampoo in the mixture. Firstly, I applied the dye to my roots (btw it has a leaflet inside the box and it has the instructions in English) and kept it on for about 15 minutes and then applied the rest of the product on the length of my hair and kept it on for yet another 15-20 minutes. Because I added a hint of silver shampoo it gave the dye a purpley effect so now my hair looks grey with a hint of purple which makes it that slightly bit more unique in my opinion.

If you have any further questions about how I got my hair to be this gorgeous colour then don't hesitate and leave a comment below or email me at m.a.salkiewicz@gmail.com :)

Lots of love,

Maya xo