Saturday, 7 November 2015

Soap and Glory Brow Archery

Soap and Glory Brow Archery 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Brows Brow Archery Soap and Glory Review Pretty Pastel

I don't even know how long I have been wanting to try this product for! There was so much hype around it and so many raving reviews but for some reason I never got around to giving it a go myself. 

However recently I found I had quite a few points on my Boots card (it really doesn't take that long!) and this is what I chose. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Brows Brow Archery Soap and Glory Review Pretty Pastel

The Brow Archery is designed with two different ends to fill in and shape your brows. The end that you should use first is the pen end (more like a felt pen to me) which is to fill in and shade your brows. I like to use this to fill in any gaps or sparser areas in my brows. However I have pretty dark eyebrows and even though I went for a brown shade it takes a while for this to show up. I'm a little worried that some time soon this end is going to dry out or run out.

The other end of the Brow Archery is the crayon end which is similar to lots of other brow products out right now. The shade of this is perfect for my eyebrows as it is quite cool toned. I also love the texture of this as it is slightly waxy and applies really nicely, it doesn't drag on the skin like other brow products I have tried before. This is amazing for getting that perfect brow shape really quickly. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Brows Brow Archery Soap and Glory Review Pretty Pastel

I have medium brown hair and slightly darker eyebrows so the shade that I went for was Brownie Points. I think this is a really great colour for me as it doesn't have any orangey undertones to make my brows look reddish. Soap and Glory also do a blonde shade that is meant to be very good and then an even darker shade. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Brows Brow Archery Soap and Glory Review Pretty Pastel

Since I bought this I haven't reached for anything else to do my brows with. In fact, I was so confident with it that I threw out my old brow kit which was all grubby and had started to fall apart. 

So if you haven't yet tried the Brow Archery then I would really recommend it. I don't think my brows have ever looked so good. I might even stretch as far as saying that with this and a bit of time I can get my brows "on fleek"! 

Speak soon xx

Soap and Glory Brow Archery

Soap and Glory Brow Archery 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Brows Brow Archery Soap and Glory Review Pretty Pastel

I don't even know how long I have been wanting to try this product for! There was so much hype around it and so many raving reviews but for some reason I never got around to giving it a go myself. 

However recently I found I had quite a few points on my Boots card (it really doesn't take that long!) and this is what I chose. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Brows Brow Archery Soap and Glory Review Pretty Pastel

The Brow Archery is designed with two different ends to fill in and shape your brows. The end that you should use first is the pen end (more like a felt pen to me) which is to fill in and shade your brows. I like to use this to fill in any gaps or sparser areas in my brows. However I have pretty dark eyebrows and even though I went for a brown shade it takes a while for this to show up. I'm a little worried that some time soon this end is going to dry out or run out.

The other end of the Brow Archery is the crayon end which is similar to lots of other brow products out right now. The shade of this is perfect for my eyebrows as it is quite cool toned. I also love the texture of this as it is slightly waxy and applies really nicely, it doesn't drag on the skin like other brow products I have tried before. This is amazing for getting that perfect brow shape really quickly. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Brows Brow Archery Soap and Glory Review Pretty Pastel

I have medium brown hair and slightly darker eyebrows so the shade that I went for was Brownie Points. I think this is a really great colour for me as it doesn't have any orangey undertones to make my brows look reddish. Soap and Glory also do a blonde shade that is meant to be very good and then an even darker shade. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Brows Brow Archery Soap and Glory Review Pretty Pastel

Since I bought this I haven't reached for anything else to do my brows with. In fact, I was so confident with it that I threw out my old brow kit which was all grubby and had started to fall apart. 

So if you haven't yet tried the Brow Archery then I would really recommend it. I don't think my brows have ever looked so good. I might even stretch as far as saying that with this and a bit of time I can get my brows "on fleek"! 

Speak soon xx

Wednesday, 4 November 2015

ORLY Rose Gold Nail Polish

ORLY Rose Gold Nail Polish 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Nail Polish ORLY Rose Gold ELLE freebie magazine

Rose gold is one of my favourite colour still, not only for jewellery but also for beauty. I love wearing rose gold eye shadow. In fact I did a rose gold eyeshadow look blog post that you can go and check out here

Anyway, you can imagine how happy I was when I received this nail polish in last months ELLE magazine. This is such a gorgeous unique shade that looks so beautiful on the nails. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Nail Polish ORLY Rose Gold ELLE freebie magazine

ORLY is a brand that I have heard of before but never got around to trying. I was really impressed by the consistency of the polish and how well it applied. The brush was really lovely too although not quite as good as Essie. But what really impressed me was this shade. I honestly can't get over how beautiful this colour is. It is quite natural and not overly bold but still looks a little bit special and different. 

Did you get to try last months nail polish in ELLE? I am really impressed with the freebies in ELLE recently. I got this months through the post today and they have a lovely Benefit gift that I can't wait to try. Speak soon xx

ORLY Rose Gold Nail Polish

ORLY Rose Gold Nail Polish 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Nail Polish ORLY Rose Gold ELLE freebie magazine

Rose gold is one of my favourite colour still, not only for jewellery but also for beauty. I love wearing rose gold eye shadow. In fact I did a rose gold eyeshadow look blog post that you can go and check out here

Anyway, you can imagine how happy I was when I received this nail polish in last months ELLE magazine. This is such a gorgeous unique shade that looks so beautiful on the nails. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Beauty Makeup Nail Polish ORLY Rose Gold ELLE freebie magazine

ORLY is a brand that I have heard of before but never got around to trying. I was really impressed by the consistency of the polish and how well it applied. The brush was really lovely too although not quite as good as Essie. But what really impressed me was this shade. I honestly can't get over how beautiful this colour is. It is quite natural and not overly bold but still looks a little bit special and different. 

Did you get to try last months nail polish in ELLE? I am really impressed with the freebies in ELLE recently. I got this months through the post today and they have a lovely Benefit gift that I can't wait to try. Speak soon xx

Monday, 2 November 2015

New Favourite Jumper

New Favourite Jumper

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Jumper H&M Minimal New Style White Stripes Grey

I thought that it was about time that I shared with you the jumper that I have basically been living in for the last week. I spotted it last weekend and immediately fell in love. It is the perfect combination of everything I love. A soft slouchy jumper, pale grey, a crew neckline, and navy and white stripes. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Jumper H&M Minimal New Style White Stripes Grey

I am really loving H&M right now, they have some really lovely pieces that look really expensive. I am also all about a more minimal style of dressing at the moment. So this jumper with this simple layered gold necklace also from H&M and some skinny jeans has become my everyday uniform. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Jumper H&M Minimal New Style White Stripes Grey

Hope you liked this little post. Let me know what you think of this more minimal style. Speak soon xx



New Favourite Jumper

New Favourite Jumper

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Jumper H&M Minimal New Style White Stripes Grey

I thought that it was about time that I shared with you the jumper that I have basically been living in for the last week. I spotted it last weekend and immediately fell in love. It is the perfect combination of everything I love. A soft slouchy jumper, pale grey, a crew neckline, and navy and white stripes. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Jumper H&M Minimal New Style White Stripes Grey

I am really loving H&M right now, they have some really lovely pieces that look really expensive. I am also all about a more minimal style of dressing at the moment. So this jumper with this simple layered gold necklace also from H&M and some skinny jeans has become my everyday uniform. 

Katherine Penney Chic Blogger Jumper H&M Minimal New Style White Stripes Grey

Hope you liked this little post. Let me know what you think of this more minimal style. Speak soon xx



Saturday, 31 October 2015

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! 

Katherine Penney Chic Beauty Blogger Halloween Costume Makeup Feathers Inspo Essie Glitter Face Paint Lipstick

It's finally Halloween and I am super excited! Tonight I am going out with some of my friends from my house to an event at the Student Union. It's carnival themed which should be really cool. I am going to dress up as one of those creepy Mexican dolls from Dia de los muerte. So hopefully the face paint will look okay. I will try and take some pictures for you all if I can. 

Katherine Penney Chic Beauty Blogger Halloween Costume Makeup Feathers Inspo Essie Glitter Face Paint Lipstick

I thought that I would share with you some of my Halloween essentials. Firstly these super cute cat shoes! I always bring these out around this time of year. They remind me of the beautiful Charlotte Olympia ones. Another essential is my L'Oreal Elnett hairspray, the gold one. I have used this for year and I never reach for any other hairspray. I use this not only to keep my hair in place (might be doing a bit of back combing tonight!) but also once I ave finished my makeup I spray a bit of this to help everything last even longer. Like a makeup spray.

Something else that I always bring out this time of year is my Essie nail polish in the Shade Belugaria. It's a black nail polish with really big bit of black glitter in so when on the nails it gives a really textures effect. Very Halloween! 

Katherine Penney Chic Beauty Blogger Halloween Costume Makeup Feathers Inspo Essie Glitter Face Paint Lipstick

For me, dark lips on Halloween are a must! Although this time of year even during the day I love a bit of a berry lip shade. My favourite dark lip colour is Rimmel lasting finish lipstick in Starry Eyed. This is a gorgeous dark purply berry shade that lasts on the lips for ages. The other lip colour for this time of year is a black. Much bold, but it can still look amazing. The one I have here is just a cheap one but it is very black and goes almost matte which helps it to last. Another look that you can go for is a combination of the two colours in an ombre look. I did this last year for Halloween and it looked really effective. You can check out the pictures that I took here

So I hope that whatever you are doing tonight you have a lovely Halloween! Next we have Bonfire Night and then Christmas!! I can't even contain my excitement, I love this time of year! xx