Last chance - GIVEAWAY ending tomorrow!

Hello lovelies,

Just a quick post to remind you of our rather fab giveaway ending tomorrow evening - there is still time to enter and we'd love to offer you an opportunity to win all the goodies worth over £60! :)

All you need to do is be a follower of this blog and our other joint blogs: Confessions of an Avon Rep and Miss Mooface ..then pop over to  the giveaway post and let us know!

Good luck!
Collette xxx

Struggle with contouring? A tiddly tip..

Hello ladies,

I will happily admit I am completely shoddy at contouring. I've watched countless Youtube videos to learn the techniques (one particularly fab one if you are new to the idea is Lisa Eldridge's) and tried out a few different products aimed at contouring (if you are confident, give Sleek's Contour Kit a go - the highlighter alone is fab!) but have still not felt entirely confident in my rather poop abilities.

Thankfully I have discovered a little trick for those who are struggling, like me, to get it down to an art. This is just what works for me and might be worth a go if you are unsure. Instead of opting for shades available in bronzing and contour kits that are a fair shade darker than your natural skin colour, consider using face powders that would usually be too dark for you. My normal face powder is MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in 'Medium' and for contouring I use Max Factor's Creme Puff Powder in 'Nouveau Beige' - you can see the difference in the pic below :)

Back - my natural powder / Front - my contour powder

The result definitely isn't as striking as it would be if you used a contour product, but while you are learning where to place product the different areas of your face this is a pretty failsafe option! You definitely get some definition without commiting to a big old stripe down your cheeks (been there). It really isn't anything innovative, but just a little trick that makes make-up easier for me.

Do share any tips you have them, and let me know if you might give this a go :)
Also, check out our lovely GIVEAWAY - it's closing soon!

Thanks for reading,
Collette xxx

**GIVEAWAY** & Miss Mooface deals of the week!

Hi everyone,

A big thank you to those who have already followed me on my other blog Miss Mooface.

I'm trying to get a bit of a schedule in place for regular posts, which will include weekly deals, hauls, reviews on all things lovely, not just beauty related and a 'blog you should follow'.

I would love to make this an enjoyable blog to read... any suggestions as to what you'd like to see/read?

Check out my 'deals of the week' here!!

Don't forget to enter our giveaway as well, just over a week left to win all sorts of lovely goodies :]

xxxx

NOTD: Summer Sparkle and product rave! x

Hello lovelies,

Just a quick post to show you my current nail polish love. The shade is 'Starry Sky' in the Nailwear Pro+ range and is available from Avon (currrently £2.49 in Campaign 10). The colour is a lovely silver with some serious silver sparkle!

Another thing I have to mention is the issue of top coats. I recently invested in a Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti Chip Top Coat (phew!) which cost me £5.99 - a little more than I would usually spend on a polish. I was expecting great results but actually found this product was awful for chipping so had to replace it with something a little better. I went for 17's Double Gloss Top Coat for a much nicer £3.99 - and this one is a real winner! I use it as a top and bottom coat and it does a fantastic job. Long-lasting, doesn't chip and leaves a great glossy finish.

That's all for now, hope the sun is shining where you are!
Ooh, and don't forget to check out our mega giveaway here :)

Collette x

GIVEAWAY! Clinique, Barry M and much more..

Hello all!

We are both delighted to feature a very special blog post today with our first giveaway! Sugar Plump Beauty has reached a rather lovely 105 followers - we did intend on doing this at 100 but have spent a decent amount of time collecting goodies nice enough so a decent bundle is up for grabs to thank you for following us. We have managed to amass a bunch of products totalling over £60 in the shops so we hope you enjoy!

The giveaway will include the following items:

• Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara
• The Body Shop 'Dreams Unlimited' Body Butter
• Barry M Nail Paint 'Berry Ice Cream'
• Barry M Nail Paint in 'Lilac Foil' (Limited Edition)
• MUA Blusher in 'Shade 1'
• Avon superSHOCK gel eyeliner in 'Black'
• Avon Nailwear Pro+ Nail Enamel in 'Sea Breeze'
• Avon Nailwear Pro+ Nail Enamel in 'Coral Reef'
• Natural Collection Solo Eyeshadow in 'Mermaid'
• Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick in 'Candy Mist'
• MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner in 'Pink Sparkle'
• MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner in 'Jet Black'
• MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner in 'Snow White'
• Nail Rock Designer Nail Wraps in 'Black and White Stripes'

If you would like to enter the rules are as follows..

• You must be a subscriber of this blog with Google Friend Connect
• You must be a subscriber to our side blogs which are Confessions of an Avon Rep and Miss Mooface. We have only recently started these and would appreciate any followers we can get at such an early stage - hope you understand!
• Comment on this blogpost with your answer to the following statement: 'My favourite beauty product of all time is ..... because .....' AND your email address!
• Additional entries can be made by either Tweeting this blog post, or (if you're extra lovely) writing your own blog post about our giveaway. Please do let us know in your comment if you do this though!

That's it! Easy peasy. For those who are not current users of blogger and are unsure of how to follow blogs, take a looksee at the fantastic Sprinkle of Glitter's blogpost about how to do so.

***This giveaway is open internationally - so if we can get a postman to you, you can enter!***

***Closing date: 15TH JUNE 2012***

Good luck :)
Amy and Collette xxx

Clarisonic Giveaway! X

Hi guys,

Just a quick post to make you aware of an absolutely amazing competition over at Daisy Meadow. She has kindly decided to do a giveaway for the Clarisonic Mia.. a product with a huge buzz around it at the moment. All you need to do is head over to her blog, give her a follow and leave a cheeky comment. Good luck!

Colly xxx