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By Allaboutabbyx - July 26, 2021

Finding your perfect wedding scent

Once your magical proposal has happened and you're at the start of planning your perfect wedding, you need/must find your signature scent. A scent is more than just a scent, it's something that can remind you of special occasions, a loved one and makes you feel and smell wonderful. Don't panic! it might take you 50 different sniff tests before you find 'the one'.

My first top tip is to go to supermarkets, beauty shops anywhere that sells perfume and try out the samples! Shops will often give you card samples, and although these are nice... not very practical when choosing your scent. I would 100% recommend you to ask the member of staff to spray a few spritz on your wrist! This way you get a feel of how it sits on your skin and also tests how long the scent lasts on you. It's no good choosing a scent that disappears on you after 30 minutes.

My next tip is make sure your choosing a scent that represents you. If you're not keen on the scent but everyone tells you it smells amazing... walk away from the scent. You want a scent that you love, this scent will be a signature for you, not for anybody else! Get your partner involved, there will be nothing worse than your partner not liking your scent on the day! He has to be close to you and you will be attatched all day. It is optional to think of your other half, just in my opinion, I would hate it if I didn't like my other half's scent.

I strongly recommend you talk to someone in the shop about the fragrance you have chosen. when I chose my wedding scent, the lady informed me of different products in the scent. she introduced me to body creams, milks and sprays. This made me choose the body milk in the scent of my perfume and together... oh my, I smell incredible.

Shop around! If I priced the perfume and milk separate it would of cost £££. I found a great deal online where the two products only cost £84. This was actually on the official website, and it included a personalised card and beautiful signature Dior packaging. So before purchasing the perfume alone, research gift sets and you might find you could save a few pennies!

Lastly, my next top tip is ask your photographer to photograph your scent. Might not mean anything to anyone else but you spent a lot of time choosing and researching your perfect wedding scent. It's a product that will help you remember your huge and important day, make sure to document it! If it came in beautiful packaging, include it in the request.

That comes to the end of finding your perfect scent and I hope it's helped you find yours! If it has, please make sure to tell me underneath or DM my insta! @allaboutabbyx

Happy perfume finding!

Love, Allaboutabbyx

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Primer Must Haves

By Allaboutabbyx - April 15, 2020

Let's talk primers... Lets face it, primers are very important to our daily make up routine. To the lucky people who don't need primer, I salute you. For me, it helps even out my lumps and bumps (and there's quite a lot) and helps my skin look nice and smooth. Over the years of experimenting with make up and beauty, I have tested out quite a lot of primers but the ones I will be talking about today are my favourites.

1. Benefit - The Porefessional Pro balm (22.0ml £29)

Now I think this primer is a good old classic, I don't know anyone who hasn't tried this primer. It has a slight skin tone tint to help even out uneven colour on the face. The texture is a little greasy but quickly dries when you buff out on the skin. It blends out and melts into the skin so it helps minimise the appearance of any pores you may have. If that hasn't sold it to you yet, the primer also has vitamin E to help protect the skin free radicals, therefore helping your skin become less ageing. If you have dry skin, this primer would be lovely for your skin. It is a bit pricey and I would probably never buy this alone, I always try and find the gift sets with this in as you get a lot more for your money.

2. Maybelline FaceStudio Prime (30ml £8.99)

I received this in a gift set that my lovely mother bought me for Christmas. I can't remember what else was the set but I know it had the setting spray in there too. The face studio primer again has a slight tint and has a watery gel type of texture. Helps minimise pores and makes foundation smooth on the skin. It is a more affordable and definetly worth a try if you like affordable primers.

3. Primark Glow Illuminating Skin Primer (27ml £3)

Who doesn't love abit of a glow to their skin? This primer does just that and guess what? It was only £3 from Primark. Primark beauty has killed it with the beauty, they literally keep getting better and better. The texture is a watery base so it is very hydrating and it sinks into the skin beautiful. The pearlescent colouring leaves a gorgeous shimmer to face. You can either wear this under foundation or personally I like wearing it on it's on for a glowy look in the summer time. Doesn't leave your skin tacky or greasy and it also refreshens the skin too.

4. Smashbox Vitamin Glow Primer (30 ml £30)

This one is Smashbox's newest primers and I received this by applying for a free sample on Facebook. It has Vitamins B, C & E to help revitalise skin to create a healthy looking glow. It's a watery gel texture so immediately hydrates the skin and sinks quite nicely too. This is the only primer I own that has a scent to it, it has a gorgeous scent of oranges. The price is steep however little goes a vey long way and the sample has already lasted me 3 weeks and there's still loads left. It reminds me of summer and that's why will be buying the full product for my holidays away. The primer is also cruelty free, vegan and gluten free... so literally can be used by everyone!! Well done Smashbox.

5. Dermalogica Skinperfect Primer SPF 30 (22ml £46.50)

Gifted - I received this from their range and fell in love instantly without even trying the product. why you ask? well my lovelies, the primer has SPF 30 which means it helps protect your skin from the sun. You can walk out your house on a summers day and don't need to worry as your face is protected. Slightly tinted and has a velvety watery base so helps hydrates the skin and sinks in like a dream. This primer is the most expensive primer at over £30 but I honestly don't know what I would do without this primer. I most use this primer when my skin is feeling rubbish and dry as I know it will help sort out my problem areas and ill be back to normal again. Makeup sits perfect on the primer and also looks perfect without make up on aswell.

6. Becca First Light Priming Filter (15ml £15 - 30ml £28)

First of all the packaging for this primer is out of this world, it's a beautiful purple pearlescent colour. Another sample product from Facebook but will be buying this in a full product. A lilac hue with a lavender scent, leaves your skin super glossy and have a shimmer also. Again another primer that is perfect for the summer times and maybe festival times. The water base helps hydrate the skin and a little goes a long way! (I found out the hard way)

I have had many other primers but these are my stand out and favourite primers, can you spot any of your favourites? Let me know below, would love to try some new primers that you reccomend!!

Lots of love Abby

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Primark Beauty Must Haves

By Allaboutabbyx - March 07, 2020

When it comes to primark beauty, I think we're all a little dubious to how well it's actually going to perform. Especially for the price, I mean 90p for a lipstick? is it really going to be pigmented or even a nice shade? Well I have chosen some must haves from Primark beauty, and have seen them perform so I can give you a true review.
The only products that are missing are the concealer as there wasn't a shade that matched my tone, they were all darker shades. We are also missing a setting spray ... a little gutted as I would love to add a permanent affordable one to my make up routine.

First up we have the primer water for the base. I have never tried a water base primer before and I was little scared it might leave me patchy and uneven. It takes a while to dry but once dries it leaves your face feeling fresh and smooth. The finish feels a tiny but tacky but not much to notice. It evens out the face and the foundation goes on flawless after priming.

Double coverage foundation for £5, I don't believe you. Well my fellow readers let me tell you, it IS double coverage and it IS only £5. This product left me a little open mouthed... it's a perfect match for my skin (cool sand) and also it just applies beautifully. I don't like the fact it is a bottled foundation, purely because I feel you waste too much product when you don't have a pump applicator.

I wore this foundation for work, and I had so many compliments over it so I quite happy with that. I did find that at the end of my shift (4 hours) it did go art patchy on my chin. If your a person who likes to apply through the day, this could be a perfect foundation. But if your like me and don't have time to touch up or apply more than probably not the best foundation for you.

I chose this loose mineral powder and its in the shade nude. I'm not a powder kind of girl but I do like to put some under the eyes after I've concealed and on my laughter lines. Personally I'm not so keen on the powder as it feels very thick and caked once applied. But if we use this as our base and have no foundation... then we may be onto something. This powder reminds me a lot of the Bare Minerals powders and tbh if it wasn't as cakey, it would be a great alternative. Maybe this could be the reason my foundation went patchy on the chin?

For brows, I heard the pomade is the go to brow product from primark. I use nothing else now than this pomade, its so creamy and controllable. It makes your eyebrows look and feel fuller. Like many brow pomades and pencils, this doesn't smudge as easy and if you use the right brush you will always have a sharp brow. 10/10 from me for the pomade! The pomade lasts all day and the next morning!

I never used to contour or bronze my face until recently. I quite enjoy giving myself a fake sun kissed look to my face. It reminds me of summer and I think it makes you look a little healthier in the cheeks. I used the contour and glow and used it as bronzer as I couldn't find a bronzer on it's own. Although it is for contour, I feel it can be used a bronzer too. The product is HIGHLY pigmented and I reccomend going in with little product and building it up. On my first attempt I packed the product on first and had a hard time trying to correct it and blend it. It blends nicely with a bronzing brush and leaves your cheeks bronzed and tanned. This product stayed on all day and didn't leave me patchy. The product was very much the same as when I applied it in the morning.

I remember having this blusher when they first came out, the packaging has probably changed since then though. The pigment is beautiful and highly pigmented but it blends out like a dream. A big blush brush and it leaves your cheek with a radiant glow. My cheeks stayed this radiant colour all day and I give this product another 10/10.

If you love white, shimmery and glittery hightlighters, then this is the highlighter for you. It's a gorgeous pearlescent glow to it and it goes on lovely. The glitter just adds an extra bit of sparkle to the cheek bone and it's perfect for a night out. the highlighter did well throughout the day but I did find the glitter had gone but the glow was still there.

Obviously when I spotted these I knew I had to try as they look like a dupe to the Huda Matte and Melted liquid eye shadows. They have the matte side and the shimmer side and not to mention the packaging. I chose the rose gold and pink shade and they look so pretty! The pink is a light pink but once dried and blended, it ends up being a dusky rose pink shade. Still a beautiful shade and blends quite easily using a fluffy brush. The metallic is rose gold and it goes on lovely over the matte pink. Blending both together is abit tricky as they literally just become the same colour and the shimmer dulls. if you use your finger than you get the full intensity of the glitter.

I don't know about anyone else but I prefer my wand to be long and thin. I feel the thick brushes just get in the way and I haven't got log eye lashes for them to grip to properly. I love the thin brushes this mascara has and it grips to every single lash and makes them look longer than they are. It isn't clumpy or flaky and it goes on lovely too. I've heard that this is a dupe to the Benefit Roller Lash and I personally think it's a perfect dupe.

Last but not least we have the new lipstick range. They have a few shades of nudes, pinks, reds and oranges. I opted for this blush shade as I love nude pinks as I think they go with everything. If you like cool technical things then this lipstick is great as it has a magnetic top. Again this is supposed to be a dupe to the Huda power bullet lipsticks? They look hugely similar, what do you guys think? The lipstick is a satin finish and for the first 30 minutes it looks beautiful. After the 30 mins is where the lipsticks starts failing. It very smudgy and doesn't last longer than half an hour. If you use a lipliner underneath then maybe your on to something good with this product but without... fail.

I really hope you have enjoyed this post as I love doing the beauty posts. Let me know if there is anything you want to see from me in the comments below

All my love, Abby xoxo

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