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Hi Beauti’s!
Sorry We’ve been gone for so long! Life has just been super hectic for us. With work, exams and setting up our new blog!
We are excited to let you know that our new blog unibeauti.com is up and running! We would be thrilled if all our loyal and beautiful followers could go over and check it out.
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Welcome back my Beauti’s! Sharmin here again! I hope you are all well & are having a wonderful weekend 🙂 today I am here to share & review my favourite nude liquid lipsticks. Although we have come onto Spring and it’s time to bring back all the pinks & corals i feel like brown tone & pink tone nudes have become such a trend within the last couple of months, especially when a lot of amazing brands have come out with these colours!
So let’s get started!
The first liquid lipstick I have absolutely been loving is the Kylie Jenner liquid lipstick in the shade Dolce K. I own 3 of the Kylie Lipkits but I must say this one is the one I have been reaching out for a lot. It comes with a fluffy doe foot applicator which is super comfortable on the lips. The consistency of the liquid lipstick is so creamy & so smooth! The colour pay off is super pigmented and not patchy at all. The liquid lipstick dries fully matte but amazingly not drying on the lips, it honestly feels like there’s nothing on my lips! It terms of touch ups, I only have to touch up on it a tiny bit after I have eaten. The only con about this product is that it is quite difficult to get your hands on as they get sold out so quickly!
Kylie Lipkit (Dolce K) – kyliecosmetics.com $29.00 approximately £20.38
NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream (Abu Dhabi) – boots.com £5.50
The second liquid lipstick I have been loving is the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams in the shade Abu Dhabi & London. However these 2 products do not have the usual typical consistency of a liquid lipstick, it is very creamy and mousse like. I have been reaching out for these 2 a lot on my no makeup, makeup days lol! They come with a short fluffy doe foot applicator which is super comfortable & easy to apply even without looking into a mirror! The pigmentation of these lip creams are quite poor, however I think that is why I enjoy using them on days I wear very minimal makeup. It does not dry super matte it is really creamy as mentioned in the name however it’s not shiny at all.
NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream (London) – boots.com £5.50
Second NYX lip product! It is the NYX Liquid Suede lipstick in the shade Sandstorm. This has got to be 1 of my fave lip product from NYX. It comes with a fluffy bent doe foot applicator which makes it apply so much better than other doe foot applicators, I don’know how lol!!! The consistency is much more creamier than the SMLCs and is less mousse like. Also the colour pay off is way more pigmented than the SMLCs. However the only thing I do not like about this is that it comes off super quick! Especially during eating, I feel like majority of the product comes off which makes it a bit similar to the SMLCs. But I must say it does dry way more matte than the SMLCs but still has the creaminess to it.
NYX Liquid Suede (Sandstorm) – boots.com £6.50
The last NYX product! The NYX Lingerie liquid lipstick in the shade Embelishment. The consistency of this NYX lip products is way more different than the other 2 above. It has the liquid consistency. It comes with a very thin doe foot applicator not so fluffy as the other 2 which tends to make it slightly difficult apply. I have 3 shades and this one has got to be my favourite. It’s less on the nude side once it’s on the lips, it has that dark pink mauve affect. However 1 of the reasons why it is my favourite is because they do come across a bit patchy and this one is the least patchy, so I tend to add another layer once the first layer has dried. It dries super matte but not drying on the lips. It stays on for a while and only manages to come off a bit again while eating.
NYX Lingerie (Embelishment) – boots.com £6.50
This next liquid lipstick I feel like has been raved about for bit now, and it is the Colourpop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick in the shade Beeper. This too comes with a smll fluffy doe foot applicator which makes it super easy to apply. In a way I feel like while applying this the consistency feels like sticky & thick which I do not like. The colour pay off is amazing, so pigmented but it is just too dry on the lips!!! 😦 sometimes my lips seem like their cracking a bit. I know your all thinking why make it a favourite liquid lipstick then? I made it a favourite because I love the colour and I usually pair it up with another lip product usually the NYX SMLCs to make it less drying yet still matte. Unfortunately for us UK buyers it is quite difficult for us to get hold of these but I do know plenty of instagramers sell these at reasonable prices.
Colourpop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick (Beeper) – Colourpop.com $6.00
Onto Gerard Cosmetics Hydra Matte Liquid Lipsticks! I’ve only got the 1 in the shade Cher, but I must say I want more! Comes with a super comfortable doe foot applicator and the consistency is really creamy which makes it comfortable on the lips. The pigmentation of this liquid lipstick is amazing! I feel like with this liquid lipstick it budges less than the others so far. Sometimes I don’t even need to touch it up! It dries matte but feels slightly sticky while drying. Overall I must say it is a really good liquid lipstick.
Gerard Cosmetics Hydra Matte Liquid Lipstick (Cher) – Beautybay.com £9.50
A slight cheat guys! Although I have been raving about liquid lipsticks so far, this next one isn’t, it is more of a standard matte lipstick I guess! You’ll understand once you see the picture of it lol!! It is the LOreal Paris Infallible Matte Max Lipstick in the shade 001 Silencio. So this lipstick comes with a cute little droplet sponge applicator which is again so soft & comfortable on the lips. The consistency is very light and so is the pigmentation. Again I wear this on very minimal makeup days or I use this in the centre part of my lip for an ombré affect with any other lipstick, this technique is amazinggg! However because it is so light it comes off very easily but for a drugstore item this is not bad at all!!
LOreal Paris Infallible Matte Max Lipstick (001 Silencio) – boots.com £6.99
Nearly getting there…
So the next liquid lipstick is the Sleek Matte Me Liquid Lipstick in the shade Birthday Suit. I remember so many people use to rave about this so much! It always use to be out of stock everywhere then one day I got lucky haha! This one comes with that really thin, not so fluffy doe foot applicator. As I mentioned before I find these applicators quite harder to apply with. The comsistency is quite runny so I’m extra careful while applying this as it can be a bit messy. With the colour pay off I feel like one layer isn’t enough but 2 layers is perfect. It seems a bit more dryer than other liquid lipsticks on the lip but for so reason I can work with this one!
Sleek Matte Me Liquid Lipstick (Birthday Suit) – superdrug.com £4.99
The LA Matte Liquid Lipstick in the shade Fleur. I was excited to try this out but I was a slight disappointed. It comes with the standard fluffy doe foot applicator and the colour pay off is really nice and pigmented considering the price. However, when applying this onto the lips it immediately feels quite tacky. It dries super matte but super dry on the lips, it also makes my lips stick together. But, recently I have been wearing either a lip balm or the NYX SMLC in London underneath and then applying this liquid lipstick on top and believe me it’s perfect!
LA Girl Matte Liquid Lipstick (Fleur) – beautybase.com £4.99
Second to last woo!
Limecrime Velvetine (Faded) -limecrime.com £14.06
I must say these are probably my favourites out of them all! The Limecrime Velvetines in the shade Faded & Buffy. I remember I was super excited to try these and was so bloody worth the wait! Comes with a short fluffy doe foot applicator. The consistency is quite runny but workable once on the lips. The pigmentation it incredible, one layer and your done! It dries matte of course but not drying on the lips at all. I feel like out of all of the liquid lipsticks these ones budge the least. There’s are times I need a touch up but hardly!
Limecrime Velvetine (Buffy) – limecrime.com £14.06
Finally the last one! Dose of Colours Liquid Lipstick In the shade Bare With Me. I was super excited to have this, I’ve always wanted to try a Dose of Colours Liquid Lipstick. It is super light in consistency yet creamy feeling. It comes within the most cutest doe foot applicator with a tiny nib in the middle which makes it extra easy to apply some how! It dries completely matte but not trying at all! Before trying this I felt like it was going to be super dry for some reason but I was completely wrong. I’ve only had this for a short period of time but I can feel this coming onto a new favourite!
Dose Of Colours Liquid Lipstick (Bare With Me) – Beautybay.com £14.50
And that’s it Beauti’s! I know this was a bit too long but I honestly hope you have enjoyed this. Let me know in the comments if you want anymore info on these liquid lipsticks.
Love Sharmin x
Hi my beauti’s! Sharmin here and I am back with my Night Time Skincare Routine. If you haven’t read my Morning Skincare Routine then check that out before reading this so everything will make a bit more sense!
Some products may be the same as my morning routine but most of them will be different. So let’s get started!
Firstly, as it becomes towards the end of the day majority of them time I do have makeup on, but if I don’t I still carry out this step. So when I have really heavy makeup on I use the Bodyshop Camomile Oil Cleanser, this enables the product to get right into my skin and melt away all the makeup. I use about 2-3 pumps and distribute the product all over my face. Once that is done I use a muslin cloth rinsed in warm water and wipe away the oil. However when I have very subtle makeup on I use Botanics Micellar water. I just pop some onto a cotton pad and wipe away. I use about 2-3 cotton pads.
Botanics Micellar water – Boots £4.49 Bodyshop Camomile Oil Cleanser – Bodyshop £11.00
Although both oil and micellar cleansers are great products and get rid of majority of the makeup off my face, they unfourtunatly leave a few specks of makeup on my face. So I use my La Roche Posay Effacular Purifying Cleansing Gel to get rid of that. Same steps as my morning routine using my Primark Facial Cleansing brush.
La Roche Posay Cleansing Gel – Boots £11.00 Primark Facial Cleansing Brush – £1.00
Step 3 exfoliating! As I mentioned in my morning routine I don’t always carry out this step. I only do this about 3-4 days a week. Using my hands to work this into my skin or for more intense exfoliating i use the back of my Primark Facial Cleansing brush and rinse away with lukewarm water and then cool shot my face with cold water.
St Ives Scrub – Boots £2.79 (currently on offer) £4.19 (usual price)
Nearly getting there guys lol! After all that you guys must know that it’s time for toning! As mentioned in my morning routine I use the Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic for when my skin is feeling a bit rough and sore and on my good skin days I use the Mario Badescu Alpha Grapefruit Cleansing Lotion. I pop some onto a cotton pad and rub it into my skin
Liz Earle Skin Tonic – Boots £14.50 MB Cleansing Lotion full 8oz – Beautybay.com £12.95
Now time for something different! Face masks! Who doesn’t love a good face mask ey?! I also don’t carry this step out every night I do this about 2-3 days a week. I use 2 different face masks again depending on how my skin is feeling. So when I’m having a bad skin day and unfortunately get those mean breakouts I use the Neutrogena Visibly Clear 2 in 1 wash and mask. I absolutely love this face mask! It calms down all the breakouts. It is honestly one of those products that makes you feel extra beautiful! The second mask I use is when I’m having a good skin day and just when I’m in the mood for good face mask! It’s is the Nip n Fab (soften) Kale Fix Clay Mask. This product honestly leaves my skin glowing like crazy and soft as a babies bum! For both masks I use 2 pea size amounts on the back of my hand and apply onto my face using any clean makeup brush.
Neutrogena 2 in 1 – Boots £2.46 (currently on offer) £3.69 (usual price) Nip n Fab mask – Boots £6.47 (currently on offer) £ 12.95 (usual price)
We’re getting there I promise! One of my favourite steps is moisturising! I still use my coconut oil around my eyes of course as I cannot use nothing else. However on my face I use the Bodyshop Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion. Believe me guys this does what it actually says in the name! It gets rid of majority blemishes and marks when you are using it regularly. Also not forgetting how soft and hydrated it keeps my face throughout the whole night.
Bodyshop Tea Tree Lotion – Bodyshop £10.00 Coconut Oil – Holland & Barretts £4.49 (currently on offer) £8.99 (usual price)
And finally the last step! I only use this product when I get breakouts. Especially those nasty big spots that appear out of no where!!! I use the Mario Badescu Drying Lotion. This honestly reduces the size of my spots incredibly. However one con of this product is that it doesn’t get rid of the actual spots. But I can’t complain I rather have a tiny spot than a massive one! Do not shake the bottle just pop a little cotton bud/q tip into the bottle and get a good amount of the pink sediment inside and then pop onto the spots!
MB Drying Lotion – Beautybay.com £12.50
And that’s it guys! I hope I didn’t blab on too much and I hope you have enjoyed this post! Now remember be you, be confident and love yourself!
Sharmin x
Hello Beauti’s,
I hope you all had a fab Friday, because I did! The weather here in London was surprisingly sunny and warm, so I made the most of it (as you will see in next weeks blog post). I doubt that this sunshine will even last long *sighs*, as much as I love London, I definitely DO NOT love the indecisive weather!
Speaking of weather… the season of Spring is finally here! Which is why I have chosen to do a post on the perfect pink lipsticks for spring time.
I personally feel as if spring makeup is all about having fresh looking dewy skin, with a pop of colour on the cheeks and lips. After rocking heavy liner and dark lips all winter, I prefer something a bit more colourful and bright! That’s why I think pink is perfect for spring. Everyone owns a pink lipstick (or several in my case) but I think it’s time to ditch that same pink lipstick that you have been buying since you were 16 and go for a more bold statement pink or even a beautiful pinkish nude. The options are endless. I know a lot of people are not a fan of pink lipstick, but who’s to say pink lips can’t be just as classy as the infamous red lip?
Here are a select few of my favourites!
That’s it! My fave spring pinks all in one place just for you. I hope you enjoyed this post. What are your favourite spring lipsticks? Comment Below.
Hi Beauti’s, Sharmin here! First of all I would like to say this is my first ever post that I am writing on my own so bare with me if it is a bit all over the place, I am still trying to get the hang of things lol!!!
So today I’m here to go through my Morning Skincare Routine! I was going to do my Morning & Night Time routine together as 1 big post but then I realised it will end up looking like a storybook lol!!!
So anyway, more onto the Skincare subject. Now here’s a quick little brief bit about my skin. I suffered from really bad acne especially during my early teenage years. And with acne comes really bad OILY SKIN! They were both so bad that nothing could get rid of it! If I am 100% honest with you, my skin only started getting better within the last 1 or 2 years, with the help of nothing! It literally went away by itself, no treatments, no products! So I was lucky in a way. But then unfortunately I started suffering from eczema around my eyes. So even though the severe acne went away, up until today I still get those random breakouts, oily skin and eczema around my eyes. The products I use now have honestly improved my skin so much and these all have become my absolute holy grails!
So let’s get started!
So the first thing I do as soon as I get out of bed is brush my teeth duh! Then I wash my face with the La Roche Posay Effacular Purifying Cleansing Gel (damn that’s a long name) I apply a small amount all over my face then work that into my skin with my Primark Facial Cleansing Brush. I then rinse my face with lukewarm water.
La Roche Posay Cleansing Gel – Boots £11.00 Primark Facial Cleansing Brush – £1.00
Second step is to exfoliate! Now I don’t do this step every single day, I do this about 3-4 days a week. I use the St Ives Apricot Scrub. I mainly use this when my skin is in need of a good hardcore cleanse and days when my skin is just feeling and looking really dull, when it occurs like this I use the back side of the Primark Facial Cleansing brush to work that in but most of the time I use my hands as this is quite a rough exfoliator! I then rinse my face with lukewarm water and then cool shot my face with cold water, this numbs the skin slightly and closes pores so excess dirt cannot enter.
St Ives Scrub – Boots £2.79 (currently on offer) £4.19 (usual price)
Step 3! Toning! After cleansing and drying my skin tends to feel quite dry which is totally fine! I tone my skin to give me extra hydration along with my moisturiser. I use 2 different toners not together just depending how my skin is feeling. I have quite sensitive skin so sometimes some products irritate me. Times like this I use the Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic. This product honestly is so soothing for my skin especially when my eczema is quite bad. I just pop some onto a cotton pad and rub it into my skin. On the other hand when I am having an awesome skin day I use the Mario Badescu Alpha Grapefruit Cleansing Lotion. It sounds a bit harsh because of the grapefruit but it honestly isn’t! I use the same method as the skin tonic to apply this.
Liz Earle Skin Tonic –  Boots £14.50 MB Cleansing Lotion full 8oz – Beautybay.com £12.95
Last but certainly not least! Moisturising! This is probably my favourite part lol! Firstly as I suffer from mild eczema around my eyes I’ve learnt that I cannot really use any sort of cream or serum around there so I use coconut oil! This is the only product I can use around my eyes but if you guys know anything else I can use do let me know in the comments below! Now for my face, this is an oldie but a goodie of mine! It is the Bodyshop Vitamin C Glow Boosting Moisturiser. This little thing keeps my skin feeling so soft and hydrated ALL day. It is such a light moisturiser yet so hydrating. I just evenly distribute this all over my face avoiding my eye area and I’m good to go!
Coconut Oil – Holland & Barretts £4.49 (currently on offer) £8.99 (usual price) Vitamin C Cream – Bodyshop £16.00
And that’s it guys! That is my Morning Skincare Routine, I’ve been doing this for abou a year now and it’s safe to say that my skin is at a much better place. My Night Time Skincare Routine will be up in a couple of days, I must say its more of an intense routine. I also just wanted to put out there that I use to be so embarrassed of my skin I done so much to get rid of all the spots but nothing had worked. Then I honestly just let my skin be and now I am not afraid of walking around with a naked face! Â So be you, be confident and love yourself!
Thats all for now guys, I hope you’ve enjoyed this post.
Love Sharmin x
Left to Right: Milani Baked Bronzer, Seventeen Instant Glow, Milani Rose D’Oro, Makeup Revolution Vivid Baked Bronzer, Benefit Sunbeam
Hi my beauti’s!
I’m back again, this time with a post on makeup. Although I am not a makeup artist or someone with a background in beauty, I still believe I can shed some light on the subject, due to my intense passion for all things beauty related. This brings me to today’s topic… Highlighting!
I can tell you now that I am a sucker for a good, affordable highlighter. A strong highlight definitely adds a touch of glamour to my everyday look. However I feel as if it is quite difficult for us brown girls to find the perfect highlighter. Simply because not all highlighters complement our skin tone. When looking for a highlighter I believe we should go for something that has a warm tone to it. Above I have included some that I think are just gorgeous!
The Milani Baked Bronzer works well as a highlighter for brown skin as it has a golden glow to it and is very pigmented (a little goes a long way with this product).
Seventeen’s Instant Glow is probably one of my favourites because of its multiple uses, it can be used for the eyes, highlighting and contouring!
Moving on to the Milani Baked Blusher, although it is a blusher it can still be used as a subtle highlight as it is a very light pink with a hint of gold.
Lastly my two current faves which I use together for a intense highlight. The Makeup Revolution- Vivid baked bronzer which is highly pigmented and has a beautiful golden bronze shimmer to it and the Benefit- Sun beam which comes in liquid form with a brush applicator (like a nail polish brush) it is a stunning bright gold and can be built up for a more intense look or just a few dots for a natural glow. I usually dot this across the top of my cheek bones, under the arch of my brow and along the centre of my nose, then blend it out using a beauty blender.
That’s all for now! Do follow and check out my previous posts if you are new to Uni-Beauti. Also comment the link to your own blogs so I can check them out!
Stay beautiful.
-Ani x
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Hello My Beauti’s
I hope you are all well. If this is your first time here check out the about page to see what Uni-Beauti is all about. I am super excited to share this DIY coffee scrub with you. As it has become my favourite skin care product and I use it RELIGIOUSLY! I guarantee that once you try it you won’t go back to any other exfoliating skin care product. Seriously I’m that confident about this scrub.
Altogether my ingredients cost £9.50! Which is MUCH cheaper than most shop bought coffee scrubs. Let me start by telling you about the benefits of using coffee scrubs. Firstly it is a fantastic exfoliator and is not harsh (for those with sensitive skin), It reduces blemishes, pigmentation, stretch marks, scars and cellulite. What can’t this scrub do?
Ingredients:
Ground Coffee- 1-2 cups (make sure you don’t use instant coffee as this will dissolve)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 10-12 tbsp.
Coconut Oil – 2 heaped tbsp.
Rose Water -3-4 tbsp.
Pour all your ingredients into a bowl and stir so that everything is distributed evenly throughout the mixture. Store in a air tight jar or container and keep it in the bathroom.
As a long term eczema sufferer this scrub has helped to heal my skin so much. It cleared up within two weeks (It’s a miracle right?) and I’ve stopped using prescribed creams as they only treat the eczema temporarily. If you have eczema try out this scrub and moisturise using coconut oil.
That’s all for now my loves. I hope you do try out this scrub. You won’t regret it!
Love
Uni-Beauti 