Azealia Banks - 'Broke With Expensive Taste' Review

Azealia has come back into the spotlight after a short 'hiatus' with her long awaited debut album, Broke With Expensive Taste. 

This is her first album after departing with Interscope and the album really shows a sense of freedom and inhibition. Tracks like 'Heavy Metal and Reflective' and 'Chasing Time' are dominant examples of this. It displays a new sound with hints of an emerging turnaround to her production style.

In comparison, to her '1991' EP all successful singles which launched her onto the scene, with follow up mixtape 'Fantasea', there are more risks and choices. From singing in Spanish in 'Gimme A Chance' to heading down to the OC in 'Nude Beach A Go Go' she's definitely taking measured risks, which reignites Banks' complaints of how her previous label held her back so. However, Banks gives us a little bit of what we know with her breakthrough track, '212', 'Luxury','BBD' and 'Yung Rapunzel'. These tracks are a definite welcome in the unknown territory of her underlying new sound. Tracks like 'Nude Beach A Go Go' and 'JFK' fall a bit flat in my opinion, taking a swift and sudden detour from the album.

She's has been doused in controversy in the last year. Arguing with who's who in the Twittersphere, to slating fellow muscians in the press. But from such a firecracker that is Azealia Banks, how can we surprised? Extraordinarily talented, albeit a tad hotheaded.

It's great to have you back, Azealia.

Rating: 8/10

Standout tracks: 'Chasing time' 'Cola' 'Miss Amor'

M.A.C Taupe Lipstick - Review

My first M.A.C lipstick eeee! Well, my first M.A.C product ever BUT I've been coveting one of their lipsticks for sometime so it was only right I finally took the plunge and treated myself! Right...? Let's Ask my student loan...

I've been searching for the perfect nude shade for some time now and I've never quite found it. Until I came across Taupe. I tried it on in one of their stores and I was hooked.

On application, it slides on quite nicely considering it's a matte lipstick. It can however can go quite dry so for those who are prone to get dry lips, maybe put a swash of lip balm. The colour is quite pink-brown, making it perfect for darker skinned ladies. It doesn't wash the face out or look too pale but I may invest in some brown lip pencil to make the colour even more natural.

The lasting time is around 1-2.5 hours and this can change depending on eating and drinking. If I apply this in the morning at around 9, I'll probably have to reapply around 10 but th at again depends on what I'm doing with my lips!

I definitely recommend this for those looking for that 'my lips but better' look for those who like me, struggled to find anything that suited them on the market. 

This retails for £15.50, in M.A.C stores and online.