Italian Getaway - Rome - Day one

This Summer I was very lucky to hop skip on a plane and fly over to Italy, a place I had wanted to go for quite sometime. 

As a lover of all things Roman History, naturally, the first stop on my agenda was Rome. 

The first day was spent taking in the stunning roman streets, filled with old buildings, Churches and lots of food and wine!

The Spanish Steps were wonderful and a man proposed to his wife at the bottom at the bottom as we looked on.

Religion was clearly at the forefront with Jesus being the true martyr in Rome who is find on statue's and obylsk's all over Rome. 

Sadly a lot of things seemed to be under repair, with the trevi fountain drained and covered in clear plastic barriers and of course the fountain at the bottom of the spanish steps was also being cleaned and maintained. Rome really prides it's history and preservation, somewhat i felt proud seeing how much they cared about their monuments, unlike us who leave a lot to chance of the vicious pigeon's!

I really enjoyed the first easy breezy day, waking up at 5am for a plane and then spending hours checking in, it was nice to take in the stunning beauty I'm preparation for the big tourist filled day ahead!

Part two coming soon...

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Real Techniques - Modern Natural Palette

You may know Sam and now Nic's for making the wonderful real technique brushes which have taken the world by storm. The quality and price of their products is second to none and now the girls are taking on the make up world, with a palette which they say are limited edition (they are still in stock though!)

The pallet i am reviewing is the modern natural palette, however the night owl palette looks as stunning. I tend to lean more natural colours with my makeup in general and this is a great starter kit for those getting into make up.

You are first greeted by the outer boxing, it looks sleek and sheen. It really gives you that limited edition feel.

The box itself is really great and simple and not just that it pretty much includes everything you need to get started. The pallet includes, 3 long shimmery eye shadows, a velvety matte eye shadow, a soft eyeliner, a blush and a cream higher. But thats not all, the set includes two sheer lip glosses!!

The colour payoff on the eye shadows are incredible, the shimmer really are great to build on, the white is perfect for inner corners and brow bone and the velvety brown eyeshadow is a great base (if blended well). The blush is really pigmented and the highlighter gives off an excellent glow.

All around this is a great starter kit for any make up lover who's is just getting started or for someone who really loves makeup to add something to their collection. I really hope these aren't so limited edition and the girls branch out into full sized lose pots and even bigger pallets. 

I do feel though that you don't really get a huge amount of product for you price, so if you become addicted, this product will go and quick. This could be rectified simply by the packaging, the packaging is bulky and a little wasteful. I believe tips could be taken from other palettes such as the urban decay or revolution palettes which give you what (and more) for what you pay for.

Retailing on the real techniques online store only at $25 (Around £17)

And if you order now you get a free pointed liner brush :) (A lovely little add on but not for repeat offenders ;) )

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