Mehr dupe

Hello everyone, 

I know I said I'd post this last night but it had slipped out my mind and I lost total track of time! 

I went into MAC a few months ago and was looking for a new lipstick. I wasn't sure which one to get so I asked people on this app called 'makeupsocial' to ask people for their favourites or which one I should go for. Nearly everyone said velvet teddy (which I didn't own), a few said ruby woo (which I do own) and another person mentioned mehr. I hadn't heard of this colour before so I thought I'd look for it and see if I liked it. 

When I got there I found velvet teddy pretty much straight away and asked to try it on. I liked how it looked on me and I loved the consistancy. I then looked for mehr. Once I found it I asked if I was able to try it on (of course I had taken velvet teddy off!) I loved how it looked on me, it went with my skin tone well (as the person recommended it said) and it was the perfect shade. I was going to buy mehr but they were all out, so I brought velvet teddy instead. 

I was so bummed about MAC not having it in stock that I went on a search for a colour similar to mehr (the finish didn't have to be the same). I tried so many colours which looked similar in the tribe but on my hand next to it, it looked completely different. I was going to give up and try another day but I then saw revlon colourburst matte balm in sultry sulfureuse (225). I tested this on the back of my hand and it looked almost identical! I mean I could get away with wearing it instead of mehr and people would think it was MAC. 

I obviously still wanted mehr so every time I went to a MAC store I would ask and each time the answer was no. It didn't bother me that much though, as I had my dupe for the time being till I was able to find mehr. I then tried in house of Fraser on the MAC counter there and they had it! I finally got my hands on mehr! I was over the moon with excitement! My search for mehr was over! 

When I got home I tested them out next to each other and mehr is slightly lighter in colour (I think they've changed the formular slightly as it was almost identical), but it's still pretty close, I'd say it's still almost identical, but you can be the judge of that! 

In the picture, the top colour is the revlon colourburst and the bottom is MAC mehr. Pretty close I'd say! 

I hope this has helped you in case you've been looking for mehr and haven't been able to find it. 

If you would like anymore dupe blogs or have seen a colour you like and they haven't got it in stock (eyeshadows, lipstick, lipgloss, blusher etc) then let me know and I'll try my hardest to find a dupe for it! I can't always promise that the dupe will be cheaper, but I will try and find cheaper products for you guys! 

Speak later, 

Sara xoxox

New blog name

Hello everyone, 

I thought I'd give you an update as to why my name has changed. I felt it was more appropriate to change it seeing as I just had any old name (this one is more beauty based). Contour in the city sounded much better (well it did in my head anyway), and I thought it was a better name. 

I also felt like the old name was the reason I didn't want to write blogs, because it wasn't beauty related and it was a standard name. With this new name I have decided that I WILL blog everyday! And if I miss a day, there will be two blogs in one day to make up for the missing blog. 

I hope I haven't confused you all with the name change, but I will put more effort into this blog. I feel like I have abandoned this blog and I don't want to just forget about it. 

I have a blog that I'll be writing later about a dupe for MAC mehr matte lipstick (wow that was a mouthful!) 

Talk to you later, 

Sara xoxo

Easter makeup!

Hello everyone, 

I know I'm a week late but it's better late than never really isn't it? 

Here is the makeup I decided to do on Sunday for Easter. I didn't do anything but it's always fun to do your makeup and Easter isn't an exception. 

As my base I used the Bourjois CC cream, I didn't use any concealer as I wanted my base to be very natural. I used the BeautyUK cream contour kit wand went over the contour with a powder bronzer to set it. 

To set the rest of my face makeup I used the maybelline matte maker mattifying powder. Blush was natural collection in peach Melba. 

I primed my eyes with MAC paint pot in painterly. I set that with my face powder as I have really oily eyelids and finds this helps to keep them set. For eyeshadow, I used my naked 3 palette as I finds it compliments my eye colour well (green eyes really stand out with this palette!) I used buzz all over my lid and used nooner in my crease. I blended and added and blended and added (and so on) till I got the desired opacity. 

Once I had done my eye makeup I did my brows. For my brows I use the soap and glory archery pencil in hot chocolate and my ABH dipbrow in soft brown. To set my brows I used the maybelline browdrama in medium brown. 

I used benefit they're real! Mascara and sweeped nooner along the bottom lashes. 

To finish the look off I used velvet teddy on my lips. 

Sorry I didn't blog for a week guys, but hay I did say I'd blog when I can and this is the first time I've been able too since Easter. Plus it's not like it's 3 months later is it? 

Speak next time, 

Sara xoxo

Update in my life

Hello everyone,

I am currently sat on my bed, writing this blog and studying. I live such an amazing life! (that was a joke guys, I don't really live an amazing life). I thought I'd update you with what's been going on over the last couple of days.
I have come to the conclusion that I will never have any money whatsoever! I have been trying out the cream contour kit and I am in love! It looks so natural and doesn't feel thick like I thought it would. I will be posting a review on that within the next few days (don't hold me to that! But for you guys I will try my hardest!) I am also deciding on what makeup I shall be doing for my Easter makeup look (I might post the contour kit review in with that because then I know I've done it) and I'm struggling with what colours to do. Shall I go netural eye or shall I do colour? Its so difficult because if I'm not going out then I'll wear colour, but if I'm going out somewhere I'll be too scared to wear colour. What do you guys think I should do? Comment what look you'd like to see!
I have also decided that I will be posting updates on my teaching assistant course too, just in case anyone is interested in doing a teaching assistant course or is wondering what is involved then I'll write a whole post on where I found mine, how I came about deciding that it was what I wanted to do and so on.

Anyway, I'm logging off now to complete some work as I'm sat here on the laptop! my next blog will be my Easter makeup and what I wore on Easter Sunday!
Speak to you next time,
Sara xo