London VLOG | Week Two | Camden, Panic! at the Disco concert & Exploring...

I got up to some pretty cool stuff during my second week in London - leaving was the hardest thing to do, but I know I'll be back soon enough!

Highlights;
- Camden Market (specifically the food stores, whoops)
- Panic! at the Disco live at Alexandra Palace (I literally cannot describe how perfect they are, you'll just have to watch the vlog!)
- Pub meals #classy
- Family time (always a good thing)

Anyway, the vlog is up there ^ so check it out!

x Chontelle

New Mac Lipsticks | Twig & Blankety

Less than a year ago, I purchased my first Mac lipstick. I've quickly become obsessed. I've been slowly growing my collection over the year, so of course I was ecstatic when my Aunt got me two new lippies (chosen with my guidance, of course) as an early Christmas present while I was staying with her in London last month.

I'm one of those people who are crazy about lists and checking things off of lists, and these two were up near the top of my 'lipstick wishlist'. 

Twig

I wanted a deep pinky-brown, and Twig was the ideal lipstick to fill that void. The colour is described as a 'soft muted borwnish-pink' which is totally accurate and falls perfectly into the brown lips 90's trend that's big right now (and I personally love). Twig is a Satin finish, which is my favourite as you still get the look of a Matte lipstick but it's more comfortable and seems to look nicer throughout the day. The colour is really flattering on my pale skin and brown eyes, it's not too dark but dark enough to stand out.

Blankety

Blankety was one I wasn't too sure about as I loved the colour but a) wasn't sure if it was too much of a light nude-pink for me, and b) didn't know if I'd like the Amplified Creme finish. Nevertheless, it remained on my wishlist and I've ended up really liking it! Blankety is described as a soft pink beige, which is about as good of a description I could come up with although nude may be a better descriptive than beige. Still, it's lovely. The colour shows up a bit more nude on my lips than it does in the swatch, which I feel is fine however I think it looks better over a deeper nude/pink/mauve lipliner. The Amplified finish is actually really nice, and the colour is just as opaque as it is with a Matte or Satin finish, so A+ for that! Blankety is really just a lovely everyday wear kinda colour, which I'm happy to have in my collection.

Which of these lipsticks do you like the best? Let me know your thoughts below!

x Chontelle

London VLOG | Week One | Oxford St, Sightseeing, Harrods & Brighton!

So in November I boarded a big jet plane (or two Emirates A380's, po-tay-to po-tah-to( and went to London for a while! I am literally in love with that city, there's so much going on and it's a pretty nice place to live as far as my insta-feed is concerned #priorities. Anyway. I vlogged the whole thing and edited the footage together (and after a nightmare where iMovie decided to do it's best to give me an actual heart attack and destroy all my hard work, tyvm iMovie) and uploaded it to my YouTube channel!

So here's my first week in London, enjoy!

x Chontelle