Beth's Little Beauty Blog

I have been more excited than usual for Autumn this year; I am so pumped for Halloween, and Bonfire Night and Christmas and I've really enjoyed shopping for my new Autumn pieces over the last few months.

As you may know from my last Monday Motivation blog post, I started a gym membership! Since I am taking this whole journey entirely seriously I went out and bought some workout clothes and today I have a haul of what I bought!

Earlier last month I had a bit of a baking-mad day where I made a chocolate cake, cookies and these cupcakes which I absolutely love so I decided to turn the recipe into a blog post! When I'm in the mood to make cupcakes, I always struggle for decorating inspiration and usually end up wandering the supermarket aisles up and down until I see something I like. I found these little edible sugar-flowers and leaves and used them with (attempted) two-tone pink icing to create these mini cupcake bouquets!

I can't believe I'm saying this... and nor can most people I've told; but I am starting a gym membership this October. For me this is crazy, the idea of spending money to work out and get fitter never appealed to me but I was encouraged and persuaded to hit the gym more often and it gave me the idea to share my journey here.

The L'Oréal True Match Powder and Liquid Highlight in Icy Glow is a highlighter perfect for accentuating the features of light to medium skin tones, for subtle highlight to intense illumination. There is also a bronze shade option for deeper skin tones.

13 Facets. Any Look. Real Techniques creators Sam and Nic Chapman have certainly been busy over at their HQ and have launched three new makeup sponges into their range of extensive makeup applicators. Introducing the new Bold Metals Miracle Diamond Sponge - thirteen sides is designed to work with multiple products; creams, liquids and powders. Use wet or dry for your desired coverage. I am a huge fan of RT products as they are excellent quality and value and are an essential part of my collection and since I love the original Miracle Complexion Sponge so much, I had to give this newbie a try!

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday! This week's tutorial is an intergalactic blue and silver eye makeup look featuring some new NYX Cosmetics pieces I have recently purchased. I really like the silver glitter element to the look and you can even change the lid colour to any shade you want!

Last month I found out about a whole bunch of new makeup products being launched and since I had been working so much and hadn't had much 'me time' I took myself on a mini (turned expensive) trip into Superdrug and Boots to see what was new and one of the things I came across that really caught my attention is the new Rimmel Fresher Skin SPF 15 Foundation, £7.49. I was really hooked on what it claimed to achieve, and since my old favourite Maybelline foundation is no longer available, I was really interesting to find out more about how this product works for my skin and to see my overall first impression.

Hey! Today's tutorial uses the Naked Smokey Palette from Urban Decay to create a dramatic makeup look perfect for a Girl's Night Out!

Recently I purchased some of the Coloured Raine Eye Shadows from the Beauty Bay Website after being instantly mesmerized by them. They retail for around £7 each and are available in a range of shades  and I picked out 9 colours plus a small Z palette to store them in.

Hey guys, welcome back to my blog! Today I am showing you a really quick and easy-to-wear look which I have been wearing a lot for nights out and special occasions. I am using eye shadows from Makeup Geek and some other drugstore makeup products so it's a really affordable makeup look to rock too!

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog! Now that Summer is almost over, I am really excited to be blogging again and now I have the time to keep on track of my posts and bring you some incredible new content including reviews, tutorials and more!

Hey guys, welcome back to my blog, its been a while since I've posted here but I have been on holiday and I've dedicated a lot of my time and attention to my job as I am currently in-training to become a key-worker which is basically like a manager, so I will be given a lot more responsibility and authority so that is really exciting, but today I am showing you some holiday snaps from my week in Corfu.

I made burger-themed cupcakes for our boss at work who was leaving, and since we work in a restaurant that specialises in burgers, these treats worked perfectly and everyone loved them! Since they were a success amongst my colleagues, I thought it would be a fun idea to show you how to make them here. They're so easy to make and people actually did think they were real mini burgers!

So I've decided to change my blogging schedule because there are a few things going on that aren't working out at the moment and it is hugely affecting my blogging life. I work full time and my shift patterns change nearly every week and it's a struggle finding the time to actually sit down and write some posts and on top of that my motivation to blog has been at an all time low. So, that is why I am taking a break from blogging here and there and reducing the amount of posts I do in a week. In a few weeks I am going on holiday for a week so I am not going to be uploading any posts then and then after I get back I am going to be doing my summer themed posts which I have been really looking forward to. After I have finished those posts I am going to stop blogging until September because my shifts during the summer holidays will be through the roof and it will be so busy and I just won't have time to focus on my blog and any new content, but I will still be sharing li...

Welcome back! Today's look is a smokey halo eye makeup look perfect for a date night at this time of year as it is quite soft and very wearable. I wore this on a date the other night and I really like it because it isn't too much or too under-done, I think it's just about right. I am using my higher end makeup for this look as well including Urban Decay and Smashbox.

Hello everyone and welcome back to Makeup May! Today's look is this dramatic cut crease look with a bit of a smokey effect too and you can customise this look and use whatever shades you want!

As we transition into the warmer weather festival season is upon us and I created this simple and wearable look using various different eyeliners and it is so versatile so you can switch out the blue into whichever colour you want.

This makeup look is possibly one of my favourite makeup looks to wear, inspired by a classic Hollywood glam starlet with the sleek black wing and the red lips.

Today's tutorial features the Rosie for Autograph Cream Eye Shadow Stick in Magic & Sparkle to create a metallic silver dramatic halo eye makeup look.

If you saw my Huge London Haul you'll know I bought an eye shadow pencil from 3ina in London and I absolutely love the pencil and wanted to use it in a tutorial. I created a very simple look on the lids and then made it really bold on the lower lash line using the pencil.

For today's makeup tutorial I created a very pink-toned makeup look using a new eye shadow from 3ina and the pink shades work really well to enhance blue eyes and is a great look to wear in the Spring or Summer as an easy go-to look.

This makeup tutorial is full on crazy, dramatic, packed with glitter and sparkle and generally just OTT. I focused the look on a crazy black and hot pink theme and I absolutely love how this makeup look turned out!

Today's Makeup May tutorial uses Urban Decay Shadows to create a smoky eye makeup look with a pop of colour. This look is inspired by the Winter into Spring transition where the sun starts to peep through the dark clouds.

All of May is dedicated to makeup and I will be posting a different makeup look three times a week until the end of the month and today I am starting off with a really easy copper glittery eye using a gorgeous product I've had for ages but never got around to using. This look is perfect for any night time-glam occasion and it will pair really nicely with any lip colour as well.

For the end of this months post, I wanted to show you the makeup products I have been loving recently. This is slightly different to my normal Monthly Favourites as these are what I have been drawn to using for weeks and months and what I seem to be reaching for no matter what. Also, it was such a nice sunny day when I was taking these photos so I decided to snap them outside and I am so feeling the Summer vibes and it just makes me so much more happy!

In a blog post last week I showed you a haul of what I had bought in London and briefly talked about a new makeup store called 3ina (which is pronounced like Mina) in Covent Garden. I was really excited about this shop and picked up a few things which I wanted to review for you.

I recently got the new 4 piece brush set from the Rosie for Autograph makeup collection and I was instantly drawn to it because of how gorgeous everything about these brushes are!

Earlier in the month I decided to take myself on a shopping trip to London and I specifically wanted to visit a new makeup store that had opened and one thing led to another so I ended up coming back home with a whole bunch of stuff and I thought that I would show you what I picked up since I haven't really done a haul in a while.

A lot of makeup tutorials that you see for Spring and Summer are usually quite neutral, very soft and to me it doesn't really stand out. Personally I love bolder eyes and I love to really define and smoke out my eye makeup so I created this look which combines different tones and textures which is still quite dramatic and bold but still reflects the natural elements of Spring. I am using Sleek palettes for this look; 'A New Day', 'All Night Long' and 'Original'.

If you loved Rimmel's collection of lipsticks designed by Kate Moss, then you'll love her latest creation; a three shade blush, highlight and bronzer sculpting palette, priced at £6.99 for the three shades. The Kate Sculpting Palette is a "clever combo of three powder shades; a highlighter, bronzer and blush, that seamlessly blend with your natural skin tone to create a contoured look. The kit works with every face shape and skin tone, adding definition and structure".  

I have some serious mixed feelings about these L'Oreal Matte Max Lipsticks, £6.99 each. As much as I love them, I can't help but feel so disappointed with them at the same time.

It's not often that I sit down and read a book but recently I've been wanting to find a new way of relaxing. I've been reading Me Before You by Jojo Moyes after seeing the trailer for the film at the cinema and I cannot wait for the movie to hit the big screen! This book retails for around £7.99 in all good bookstores. When I first saw the trailer for Me Before You I knew it was going to be a tear-jerker. I may or may not have shed a tear just at the trailer and by the time I see the film I could possibly be an emotional wreck. I haven't finished this book yet, I'm about half way through so I will try to not give away any spoilers throughout is post.

While I was having a sort out of my palettes, I came across a lot of palettes that have been pushed under everything and that I haven't really touched a lot so while I was bored I was creating some eye makeup looks and I decided to make some of them into tutorials because I really like how they turned out. This look is created from the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette and its a bronze golden eye.

These exciting new lipsticks from Sleek were launched a few months back, however I wanted to talk about them now as I think they are the perfect lipsticks for Spring and Summer. These are called the Lip VIP Semi Matte Lipstick and they retail at £5.49 each and come in a range of six shades. I picked up three shades that I liked; a nude, a mid toned pink and a darker red-toned pink.

Created in collaboration with BritishBeautyBlogger, Makeup Revolution have launched a brand-new 30 shade eye shadow palette, £10. I was really excited when I first saw the announcement of this palette and couldn't wait for it to become available to purchase. This palette is called 'Fortune Favours the Brave' and is described as having "thirty shades of matte, glimmer and sheen combined in one golden palette for an every which-way smoky eye. From the lightest of brightening base colours to the darkest, most daring shades of navy, black and green and everything in between, Fortune is the most versatile, every-age, every-tone palette yet."

If I had to describe these products in one word, I would say: stunning! The Rosie for Autograph Cream Eyeshadow Sticks have been a recent addition into my makeup collection and I cannot even begin to tell you how much I adore them!

Over the last year or so, I have been really serious about developing the skills and education to become a professional makeup artist and I wanted to share how I learnt my makeup skills - without going to a makeup or beauty school. Pretty much everything I know about makeup and the application of it has been self-taught and I wanted to go through some of my favourite resources for learning makeup skills in this post.

It's been a while since we've seen something new from MUA Cosmetics on the shelves of Superdrug. As I was *browsing* through my local store, I saw that this brand had released some new products so I hesitantly bought their new foundation and primer but being optimistic I thought I'd give it a go.

Today's tutorial features a purple-halo eye makeup look which has been something I've been wearing a lot recently as I think it's perfect for an everyday look.

I wanted this Easter makeup look to be a little bit different from what I've done before and from what I've seen other people do. I wanted the main colour focus to be 'Bitten' by Makeup Geek and I also wanted to incorporate glitter and add a little bit of definition and to make it smokey.

Let's be honest, ladies, we all probably have one or two makeup products in our makeup bags that we've been hoarding because its a pretty colour or has nice packaging - but using old expired makeup isn't going to be doing you any favours. Since Spring is in the air, its time for a Spring Clean and I thought I would do a break-down of makeup expiration dates and when to throw them out while I have a spring clean-out of my own makeup collection.

Think back to last year when Collection released three stunning eye shadow palettes that everybody fell head-over-heels for. Well, they've done it again! Collection have extended the Eyes Uncovered collection and released three new shade options.

One makeup product I don't usually buy are blushes and L'Oreal is a brand I've recently started to enjoy experimenting with so I was really excited when I saw these Blush Sculpt Trio Contouring Blush, £7.99 each, and there are three different shades and I decided to pick up two of them; shade 101 Soft Sand and 102 Nude Beige.

St. Patricks Day is coming up later in the week and I've done a makeup tutorial every year for the last few years now, and I thought this was the perfect opportunity to share this makeup look I created; it's a glamorous golden eye makeup look with pop of colour from a rainbow design on the lower lash line.

Based in the United States, Makeup Geek Eye Shadows are a popular product among makeup artists and YouTubers and are known for their high quality and low prices. Now available in the UK through the Beauty Bay website, I purchased 9 shades that I frequently see used in makeup tutorials online and created a custom Z Palette (sold separately) and I chose the small leopard print one.

Recently I've been trying out different foundations suited for my oily/combination skin type and I have seen the Soap & Glory Heck of a Blot Foundation, £12, pop up on Twitter and Bloglovin' so I decided to give it a try. This retails in Boots and this is a 'fabulous, flawless, full coverage foundation' with Shine Bloc, 12 Hour wear and super blur powers.

One of the main things I look for in a mascara is length and volume and judging from the new Maybelline mascara, "the Falsies Push Up Drama" mascara, £7.99, I was hoping that this would achieve that false-lash effect I look for.

The Sleek i-Lust Eye Shadow palette contains six super gorgeous and luscious gold toned shades. Retailing at £7.49, this collection of eye shadows is 'sexy, strong and confident, inspired by the pretty, polished perfection of the beauty elite.'

I recently treated myself to two of the Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Cream Eye Shadow Sticks, and let me tell you... they're stunning! I created this simple, yet striking, everyday smokey eye makeup look using the two shades that I have which are called "Almond Eyes" and "Feline Fox".

During this month there has been some awesome new product releases in the drugstore, most of which have appeared to end up in my makeup collection... In this post I wanted to show you a haul of everything I have bought that's been launched recently and also telling you what products I have been loving.

New from Real Techniques, the latest brush set features all the tools you need to define, fill in and shape your brows. This Brow Set retails for £19.99 and contains two pairs of tweezers, three slanted brow brushes and a panoramic brush case/stand.

Urban Decay is one of those brands that I like but I very rarely purchase something from, the last time I bought something from there was the Naked Smokey palette which I absolutely adore, and as a little pay-day/Christmas treat for myself I decided to pick up the Shadow Box Palette and this was quite a spontaneous purchase. It costs £23 and is 'loaded with a DOZEN of their most amazing shades'.

We have Baby Lips and Baby Skin from Maybelline, but the most recent addition into the collection is the Baby Lips Balm and Blush, a multi-use product for use on the lips and cheeks. These retail at £4.99 each and there are four shades in a great range of colour options.

 Yesterday was my birthday and tonight I am going to a surprise birthday 'event' (I'm not sure what ti call it as I have no clue what it even is or where it is!) and I absolutely love this makeup look, I used the Urban Decay Naked Smokey Palette to create an intense and dramatic look combined with a hint of glitter across the lids.

Tomorrow is my 19th birthday and this is the makeup I will be wearing tomorrow night when I go out for a meal and a few* drinks and I decided to go with a glamorous gold eye makeup look with a nude lip and of course I had to use some glitter.. how could I not, it is my birthday!

Great makeup application starts with a clean brush. We all know cleaning your makeup brushes is such an important thing to do but it can be a really time-consuming and boring chore to get done. A few weeks ago I talked about cleaning my brushes with a product from Makeup Revolution, but not to be out-done, the popular brush brand Real Techniques have created this hand-held brush cleansing palette designed to improve the performance of your makeup brushes by 'helping to sweep away makeup, oil and impurities from your bristles for a more truer and consistent colour application'.

I'm always on the lookout for new products and recently I came across two new Maybelline products; the Dream Velvet Foundation, £7.99, and Dream Blender Sponge, £5.99.  

This Sunday is Valentines Day and I have created this romantic halo eye makeup look which partners beautifully with either a bold pink or a subtle pink lip making it perfect to wear for during the day or night.

This is the post I have been waiting for! Today I am giving you a detailed insight into how I store all my makeup and showing you some of my favourite things within my collection. This is my dream makeup storage, I am so happy with it and I am absolutely in love with how it looks. I wanted all the storage to be acrylic storage as I think it looks really nice and professional.