March Favourites

Hello everyone and welcome back to The Curious Case of K.J. Crockett!

As we're coming to the end of March, I thought I would do a March Favourites post. I love reading/watching these sort of posts, so I thought I would do one for you!

First of all, I recently purchased a new lipstick and that is the Rimmel Kate Moss Nude Lipstick in the shade 45. A few weeks back, I was just browsing in my local Superdrug, and I realised that they have the New Nude Range in the Rimmel Kate Lipsticks. The first one that stood out to me was definitely the 45 shade, and it is absolutely beautiful. 

The next product is one I have heard multiple brilliant reviews on, and I just HAD to try it for myself, and that is the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation. All of the reviews I had read on this product said this was such a great foundation, so of course, I had to purchase it myself to try, and I agree. It's such a brilliant foundation!! 

Another product which I have been absolutely loving this month is the L'oreal Glam Bronze Contouring Duo. The bronzing and highlighting shades in this are absolutely stunning, and I have been loving using this every morning. 

One item that has been my go-to at the moment, is the MAC Prep + Prime + Fix +. This setting spray makes my make up stay on all day, and is, in my eyes, an essential in anyone's make up collection.

A new eyeshadow palette that I recently purchased was the Seventeen Easy on the Eye Palette in the shade Birthday Suite. I have been loving this palette, it has such beautiful shades for a Rose Gold/Spring eye look. It's quiet similar to the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette. For anyone looking for a high street alternative for the Naked 3 palette, the Easy on The Eye Palette is perfect for you.

I recently treated myself to a collection of new make up brushes, and those were the Zoeva Rose Golden Luxury Brush Set and also the Morphe 15 Piece Wooden Handle Brush Set. I love collecting make up brushes, and as my motto says, "A Girl can NEVER have too many Make Up Brushes". Both of these sets are absolutely gorgeous, and apply all my make up beautifully. 

My lips have been going through a stage where they have been really chapped. So I invested in some LUSH Lip Scrub in the flavour Bubblegum to help them out. My lips have been so much better since I have been using this treatment, and I highly recommend it to you. 

A non-beauty favourite of mine this month has been a TV mini series which I have been addicted to. That is Thirteen on BBC 3. It's about a girl who has escaped from captivity after she was kidnapped thirteen years earlier. I highly recommend this series to everyone! You can online access it on the BBC Three website or iPlayer, and it truly an edge-of-your-seat drama.

Well there you go Ladies and Gents, my favourites for the month of March. We're now coming into the Month of April, A.K.A my birthday month!

Until next time,
Katy x

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Everyday Make Up Routine

Hello everyone and welcome back to The Curious Case of K.J. Crockett!

Today I'm going to be doing a very highly requested video, and that is my Everyday Make Up Routine. My routine does change every so often, as I get new products, but this is my routine as it is today!

**Disclaimer**

The products I use are a mixture of high end and high street brands, and I am in no way meaning to brag about the products I own. 

My first step is BB Cream, and the one I use is the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream. Moisturising your skin is such an important step in my routine, and I feel this BB Cream does my skin justice. 

Next, is primer. For that, I use the Benefit The POREfessional Pro Balm Primer. This is such a brilliant primer. It is on the pricier end of the spectrum, but I feel it is 100% worth it.

Then I go onto foundation, and at the moment, I'm mixing two together and those are NARS Sheer Glow Foundation and No. 7 Stay Perfect Foundation. My skin is in a bit an in between stage at the moment with it's shade. In the winter I'm as white as a wall, and I get a slight bit of tan as the sun comes out more, and as we're in between season's now, my skin is in between shades. 

Next step is concealer. On my blemishes, I use the Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer, and under my eyes I use my very much loved Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer. Both of these concealers are utterly amazing, but I feel where one works best, the other is not so good, so the combination of the two is perfect. 

For powder, I use my MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Powder. MAC is my all round favourite brand, and there powders do not disappoint. 

Next I move onto my eyes, and firstly I apply some Eyeshadow Primer, and for that I use the amazing Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion. When I apply this before my eye shadow, it makes it last all day, and you can't ask for anything better from an eye shadow primer.

Whilst my primer sets, I fill in my eye brows, and to do so, I use the Rimmel Professional Eye Brow Pencil. My preferred way of filling in my brows is pencil, and I feel this is the best eyebrow pencil out there.

Now I go back to my eyeshadow, and at the moment, my go-to palette is definitely the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette. I feel as the Naked 2 palette has a perfect variety of shades, and has a mixture of Matte and Shimmer shades. I apply the shade "Tease" as a base shade, and then a I add a little shimmer with the shades "Snake Bite" and "Suspect". For my crease, I use the shade "Busted" and blend. To add a little shimmer to my outer corner, I add a little bit of the shade "YDK", and a little along my lash line.

Next I do my lashes, and I have been absolutely loving the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara. You have probably heard other online beauty gurus rave about this mascara, and I don't blame them. This mascara makes my lashes look stunning and is a must have in my daily routine.

Then I move onto contouring, probably my favourite step in my routine. For it, I use the ever so lovely Elizabeth Arden Bronzing Duo. The darker shade is a bit too dark for me, but the lighter shade is my perfect match, and makes my cheeks look gorgeous.

For blush, I'm absolutely loving the NARS Powder Blush in the shade Orgasm right now. I know it has a very crude name, but the blusher is beautiful, and I love it!

Now I highlight my cheeks with the wonderful MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in the shade Soft & Gentle. This is probably the best highlighter out there right now. I highly recommend it to everyone!

Lastly, I add some stick to my lips, and I am absolutely loving the MAC Lipstick in the shade Faux. I am a sucker for nude lipsticks and I feel this one is beautiful.

I hope you guys enjoyed this post!

This blog is growing bigger and bigger every day, and I really can't explain how great that is. I'm getting quite a few friend requests from you guys on Facebook. I appreciate you guys doing it, but I want to keep my Facebook private. So this is the reason I have made a page on Facebook just for you guys, to be kept up to date with every thing that goes on in my crazy life. I'll leave a link for you, so go ahead and like it!

Until next time,
Katy x

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Skincare Routine

Hello everyone and welcome back to The Curious Case of K.J.Crockett!

In today's post, I'm going to be talking about how I look after my skin. Like most teenagers, I am prone to getting spots and blackheads. I'm not saying that my routine 100% clears up your skin, trust me, it doesn't, but it does help keep my skin healthy, and helps my spots when I have break outs. All of the products I use is from my local high street, and are decent prices.

To remove my eye make up, I use the Nivea Double Effect Eye Make Up. I have tried multiple eye make up removers, and this has been my stand out favourite. It removes all eyeshadow, mascara and eyeliner so simply,and you really don't need much on your cotton pad. Just shake it, pour it and you're ready to go.

To clean off my foundation, I have 2 steps.
Firstly, I wipe my face with The Body Shop Vitamin E Gentle Facial Cleansing Wipes. These wipes make my skin feel so refreshed, it's unreal. Out of all the brands of facial wipes I've gone through, I feel these ones are the best.

After wards, I use the Simple Micellar Water. I find that Micellar Water is such a simple step to beautiful skin. I have very sensitive skin, and find it hard to find products that I don't react to. This is why Simple is such an amazing brand, and their Micellar Water is an essential.

Next in my routine, I use T-Zone Anti-Bacterial Cleanser. There are so many different brands out there that help your spots and skin. Some are better than others, and I found that T-Zone comes above all the rest. It contains tea tree oil, which we all know that is great for your skin. I have pretty much all of the products in the T-Zone range, and they are all absolutely amazing.

After that, I use the brilliant The Body Shop Vitamin E Aqua Boost Sorbet. This moisturiser is fabulous. It smells divine as well. For anyone looking for a perfect moisturiser, I highly recommend this one.

Finally, I use the Soap and Glory Make Yourself Youthful Rejuvenating Facial Serum.  I absolutely love Soap and Glory, there whole entire range is great. This Facial Serum is utterly amazing.

So there we go, my skincare routine, I hope you guys have enjoyed it!

Until Next Time,
Katy x

My Guide to Make Up Brushes

Hello everyone and welcome back to The Curious Case of K.J. Crockett!

In this weeks post, I'm going to be talking about the must have tool for anyone's make up bag, Brushes. 
For most products, you are going to need a brush to help assist you apply your make up. Therefore, I decided to give you some advice on the sort of brushes I use to apply mine.

Foundation

My preferred technique to applying my foundation is to buff it into my skin. My two favourite types of buffing brushes have to be either Real Techniques Expert Face Brush or Sigma Round Kabuki Brush. These brushes are perfect at buffing in your foundation and gives you a beautiful air brushed look.

For those of you who prefer a more heavier coverage of your foundation, I highly recommend the MAC 190 Foundation Brush. Buffing brushes give you a medium amount of coverage, but it can be built up, whereas a flat foundation brush gives you a more heavier coverage, and I feel that this brush does it perfectly.

Concealer

You can use all sorts of different types of brushes for your concealer, but my preferred kind is a smaller brush, as they fit under the eye perfectly. The brush I use is the Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush. This brush was originally made for eyeshadow, but I feel it is prefect for applying you under eye concealer as it's the perfect size.

Bronzer

My favourite bronzer brush has to be the MAC 168 Large Contour Brush. This is the perfect brush to give you that gorgeous, contoured look. MAC brushes are fabulous, and there is such a huge variety of them, and this brush is must have.

Eyeshadow

For eyeshadow, there are all kinds of different brushes. I feel a girl can never have to many eyeshadow brushes, but I'm just going to name a couple for essential.

For blending, my favourite is the B. Eyeshadow Blending Brush.  This brush is the perfect size for blending you eyeshadow in, and it is utterly brilliant.

For the crease, my go to brush is the MAC 228 Mini Shader Brush. It fits perfectly into my crease, and gives a perfectly precise line for shading. I absolutely love it.

Blusher

As I mentioned in my previous post, I feel blusher completes an everyday make up look. I couldn't apply my blush without my Real Techniques Blush Brush. It is such an amazing brush, it applies absolutely any blush perfectly.

I hope you enjoyed this post and learnt from it. I know how tough it is when you're new to make up and building up your collection, and finding the right products and tools for you. My main aim in this blog is to help those of you who are new to make up and are looking for somewhere to go to for advice. I just want to pass on my knowledge onto you guys!

Until next time,
Katy x

Blusher for Beginners

Hello everyone and welcome back to The Curious Case of K.J.Crockett!

In today's post, I'm going to be talking about one of my favourite make up products. Blusher. For some of you, blusher may be a waste of time, and you don't see the point in it. My aim in this post is to turn those thoughts around, and show you how a little bit of blusher can complete your everyday make up look.

One of my favourite blushers at the moment is the Estee Lauder Pure Colour Blush. 

I'm a huge fan of Estee Lauder products, and their blushers are close to my heart. The colours are absolutely stunning and even the packaging is beautiful. The colour I have, "Pink Kiss", is slightly too dark for my pale complexion, so I can't go overboard with it. If I apply it nice and gently with my Real Technique Blush Brush, it makes my cheeks look all lovely and pinky, and ironically, looks like I've had a "Pink Kiss".

If your not wanting to go too overboard with blusher, a really nice subtle blush is the M.A.C Pro Long Wear Blush.

M.A.C is probably my favourite make up brand ever, and their Pro Long wear blushes are so beautiful. They're not too heavy to apply, and they give your skin a nice, skin-finished look. I have it in the shade "Stay By Me", and it is gorgeous. They do have a heavy price tag attached, but my opinion is that it is totally worth it, as it's such a high quality blush.

If you have a tight budget, and still want to get a good quality Blush, I highly recommend the Rimmel Lasting Finish Soft Colour Blush.

This blush is absolutely beautiful. It gives a stunning, cheerful glow to my cheeks, and it doesn't make you look like a barbie doll. I have it in the colour "Pink Rose", and it is gorgeous. The packaging is light and compact as well, so is very useful for those of you that either do a lot of travelling, or have a small make up bag.

I hope you guys have enjoyed this post. I certainly enjoyed writing it.
Every time I look at the number of readers I have, I am amazed. There are so many of you, from all over the world, and you don't understand how much it means to me. I'm just a weird, 15 year old girl from England, who likes to write about her passion for make up. I never thought when I started this blog, that it would be read and enjoyed by so many people from around the world. I just want to let you guys know that I love you all, and you guys are what keeps me going.

Until next time,
Katy x

Drugstore Make Up Starter Kit

Hello everyone and welcome to The Curious Case of K.J.Crockett!

So in today's post, I'm going to be listing my favourite Drugstore Make Up. I know that quite a few of my readers are in there teens, and I thought this would be a really helpful post for those of you who are just starting up their make up collection, or who are wanting to know some good brands in your local drugstore. I might have mentioned a few of the products in my previous post, but that was mixture of High End make up and Drugstore make up, where as this post is purely about the Drugstore brands.
Here in England, we call it a High Street Shop, but in most other places around the world, people refer to it as a Drug store

Foundation

My favourite drugstore foundation has to be the Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation.
It gives an amazing coverage, comes in a variety of skin tone colours and with a cost of only £7.99, I think it is an amazing price for such a brilliant foundation.

Concealer

Like I said in my previous post, my all time favourite concealer is the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer. It is an utterly fantastic concealer, and I feel it is a must have for any of you who are starting out, and finding the right products for you.

Powder

My go to drugstore powder has to be the Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder. It compliments your skin really nicely, and it keeps your foundation in place.

Mascara

The best mascara of all time has to be the Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara. It gives your lashes great volume, doesn't make them go clumpy, and it multiplies them beautifully.

Eye Liner

For eyeliner, I had to pick the L'Oreal Super Liner. For most beginners, eye liner can be a little tricky to get right, but trust me, practise makes perfect, and this eyeliner is brilliant for those of you who are new to makeup, or even just eye liner. It's a lovely Gel Liner, that makes your eyes stand out amazingly.

Eyeshadow

Now, as you all know, I am a very big fan of the Urban Decay Naked Palettes for my eye shadow, but they are on the higher end of the price scale, and I know not all of you will be able to afford it. A brilliant substitute for the Naked Palettes is the MUA (Make Up Academy) Eyeshadow palette called 'Undress Me Too'. The colours in the palette are absolutely beautiful, and are perfect to get that smokey eye look.

Blusher

The best drugstore blush is the Bourjois Little Round Pot Blusher. My favourite out of all of them i the colour 34, Rose D'or, as it gives your cheeks a lovely, peachy glow and it compliments your make up look beautifully.

Bronzer

One of my favourite bronzers from when I first started my make up collection is The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder. It gives a wonderful contoured look, and if you apply it right, it gives your cheeks that amazing 3D look.

Lips

You can give your lips a variety of different looks. Bold red, dainty pink or a Natural nude. I'm going to suggest 3 lip products for that variety.

For the Bold Red, I have to go with the Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in the colour 107. This is a beautiful dark red and is perfect for any occasion.

For Dainty Pink, I have chosen the Barry M lipstick in the colour Pretty Pink. It is a gorgeous pink lipstick, that I feel will suit most skin tones, and will compliment any outfit.

Finally, for the Natural Nude, I have got to choose the Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in the colour 206. This lipstick looks absolutely stunning on whoever wears it and is the perfect nude lipstick.

Brushes

I'm unable to choose one brush in particular, my go to brand for Make up Brushes is Real Techniques. All of the brushes I have used from this brand have been absolutely amazing, and there is pretty much a brush for every step of make up I can think of.

I hope you guys have enjoyed this post, and I hope it helps! Leave any requests or suggestions down below in the comments. I'd just like to say a massive thank you to all of you, as I now have 50,000 readers! It means so much that my blog has gone so far, and it has reached so many people from all over the world!

Until next time,
Katy x

My Top 10 Beauty Must Haves

 Hello everybody, and welcome back to The Curious Case of K.J. Crockett!

So, today I'm going to be talking about my favourite subject. No, not food. Make Up. 
Now, I never like to categorise myself, but I have to admit, I am a bit of a girly girl when it comes to Make Up. Clothes wise, I'm pretty much a Tom Boy, as I like my jeans all ripped up, my favourite pair of shoes I own are my Converse.

My blog has a wide range of different types of readers. Some are people I know, and some people I don't know. When I looked the other day, I now have over 3,000 viewers, which seems completely insane, and I have quite a few readers from foreign countries as well, such as Russia and Ukraine! So if you're reading this, and you're from those countries, or any other countries in fact, Hello to you. Anyway, lets get back to the subject.

**Disclaimer**

Before I start, I just wanted to say that I am in no means trying to brag about the products I list/own. A few of them are high end, but these are the products that have suited me, and my extremely sensitive skin. Some of the cheaper alternatives have not suited my skin, and caused me to have break outs, rashes etc. I am not saying that you all must have high end products, because High street brands are just as good, but unfortunately, they just react with my skin.

Here are my top 10 beauty must haves.

No. 10 - The Body Shop All-in-One Insta Blur Primer 

Out of all of the primers I have tried and tested, this is the one that stands out to me for being the best. It makes my make up stay on a lot longer, and it's not that expensive either. I highly recommend this to any of you who are looking for a good primer.

No. 9 - Real Techniques Expert Face Brush 

Real Techniques is one of my all round favourite brand of make up brushes. When starting up your make up kit for the first time, it can be quite tricky deciding what kind of brushes you should get and the ones that suit the way you want to use them. Real Techniques is a really high quality brand with an amazing range of brushes, and has an affordable price tag. Probably the most essential out of all of there brushes is the Expert Face brush. You can use this brush for so many stages of your make up. Your foundation, your concealer, contouring. I even used it for blush once. It's an amazing brush that I feel is an essential in anyones make up bag.

No. 8 - Benefit Roller Lash Mascara

I have heard so many positive reviews on this mascara, so I just had to try it out, and I was not disappointed. I find it really easy to apply, and it doesn't make my lashes go all clumpy. It gives them a nice volume and it multiplies them nicely.

No. 7 - Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Before putting on any eyeshadow, and must have essential is a eyeshadow primer/base, to keep the eye shadow at bay. My favourite primer has to be the Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion. It goes onto the eyelid extremely well, and one thing I like about it, it's colourless so that it won't clash with whatever eyeshadow colour you choose to wear on top of it.

No. 6 - Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess 

I find it really hard to find a good bronzer that suits my skin tone, as I'm as pale as a white wall. I've tried so many brands, and haven't been able to find the right one. That is, until I tried Estee Lauder. Their Bronze Goddess bronzer range is perfect for anyone who can never find a bronzer light enough for them, like moi. One thing that really annoys me about people when they apply bronzer, is that some people never blend it in that well, and it just looks like a big orange slug on your face. The thing with Bronze Goddess is that it blends in really nicely, and gives you a nice, contoured cheek.

No. 5 - Real Techniques Beauty Blending Sponge 

Now I know some people are a bit wary about using blending sponges. I was to begin with, but when I used mine for the first time, I was amazed how well it blends in my face products. Like I said previously, some people never properly blend their contouring in,  and it just looks dreadful. If you find it hard to blend things in, I highly suggest investing in a beauty blending sponge. It's a real life saver, trust me.

No. 4 - Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer 

Loads of online beauty gurus have been raving about this product, and I can see why. This concealer is the best in the business. It does pretty much every skin tone I can think of, and it does a really good job on blemishes, and dark under eye circles, that I can never get rid of. It's at an affordable price and easy to get hold of. What more could a girl ask for?

No. 3 - Urban Decay Naked Palettes

When it comes to eyeshadow, we all have that one brand that we keep going back to, because we love the palettes they do. For me, that brand is Urban Decay. Their Naked Palettes are my favourite ever eyeshadows. I couldn't choose just one of them. I currently have Naked 1 & 2, and they are the best in the world. You have so many colours to choose from, it's unreal, and the quality is amazing.

No. 2 - Foundation

I couldn't decide on putting just one foundation in my top 10, so a decided to but a few in, as I love them all so much. First, is the NARS Sheer Glow foundation. It's such a great foundation. It does take a while to blend in, but once blended, your face looks so utterly gorgeous. Second, is the Rimmel Lasting Finish Nude Foundation. This gives such good coverage, and it lasts all day. For a high street brand, it's a great foundation. Last but not least, is the L'oreal Paris Infallible 24 hour Stay Foundation. It applies on really well, and has a great consistency, It lasts for ages, and is a great foundation.

No. 1 - MAC Velvet Teddy Matte Lipstick

In everyone's make up bag, we all have a favourite lipstick we wear every day. Mine is the Mac Velvet Teddy Matte Lipstick. Mac lipsticks are renowned for how brilliantly amazing their lipsticks are, and I love all of their lipsticks that I own, but Velvet Teddy has to be my favourite. It's the perfect dark pinky nude shade for my every day look. It compliments my make up perfectly.

So there we have it, boys and girls, my Top 10 Beauty Essentials. I hope you enjoyed it.
I've decided to take a slight new direction with my blog, and to base my posts around Beauty and Make Up. I hope you stay with me on my wonderful journey that is my blog.

Until next time,
Katy x