Ohh So Peachy

  Hello My Peachy Pumpkin's! Yep! Its that time of year again when we have to make that seasonal change! Bring out the warmer clothing, put away our summer essentials and start thinking about short days and longer nights boohoo!  But hey it's not all doom and gloom as this means for me cosier nights sitting in front of the telly watching my favourite TV show's. Late night shopping trips for moi on Oxford Street, purchasing the new season's makeup and don't forget the roasted chestnuts along with the christmas light's! Now today's post is about the Autumn/Winter makeup trends.   I've picked out a few of my favourite looks that I want to share with you all and really, honestly, most catwalk looks don't translate very well into real life so I've only included looks that can be worn by ANYONE without looking like some kind of 'Catwalk' wannabe runaway... From what I've gathered from Autumn's makeup look's is mostly fo...

Do you always know what your wearing on your lips? or do you just know the name of the brand & shade? With Red lipsticks being very popular at the moment and me trying to find my perfect shade of red I found out a few more things then I had anticipated.... Well this may not be news to some people as it was to me but it really did shock me to find out that nearly 50% of all lipsticks manufactured in the US contains pig fat to give the shiny appearance!  I always thought to myself that in this day and age where there are so many synthetic & vegetarian alternative's cosmetic companies wouldn't still be using animal derived ingredients but I was very disappointed by what I found. The very brief summary below shows a list's all the animal, fish, insect derived ingredients which are used routinely in majority of lipsticks here in the UK. Names of animal derived ingredients. Wax (usually beeswax)  provides the solid shape of the lipstick. Glycerine (usuall...