FAVOURITES | make up w/ swatches.

hey lovelies! 

As you know if you've seen my last update post, I have been away for a good couple of months now. So I have lots of current favourites coming up! This is solely make up based, I also have a current beauty favourites coming in 2 weeks! I'll just get right into it because this is quite a lengthy post... 

1. My number one favourite drugstore foundation of all time!! Loreal true match in the shade N8. 

This has literally been my saviour. I bought this last august and I've used it every single day (that I've worn makeup) since. I'm still on my first bottle because you only need two pumps for your whole face. Although it is running out and I've already got my back up bottle. The lid gets really dirty as you could see but the foundation itself is heavenly. It has medium coverage, long lasting staying power and it's relatively inexpensive! 

You can purchase it from boots for £9.99, here.

2. Rimmel scandaleyes. 

As you can see from the swatch below this is absolutely beautiful! It acts as a great base and it can be built up or blended out into a everyday shade. The main properties that I love about this eyeshadow stick is the way it dries and it literally will not budge all night. I used to love the maybelline colour tattoo (which I still adore) but that can be smudged; whereas this stays in place. 

without flash.

with flash.

I'm so sorry to say that I cannot find the link as I don't think they're available anymore. I bought it off fragrance direct at the time. 

3. One of the best make up products I've ever been gifted! No7 Lovely lashes mascara. 

I received this for christmas off my nanna. It's in a gorgeous sleek purple packaging. The wand is my favourite, it has a spiral bristel application. The mascara claims to add glossy natural volume and it's also enriched with Argan oil to help nourish your lashes. But its great for separation and length aswell! See the following pictures of me wearing it.

It is quite pricey but with a no.7 voucher, it's definitely worth the price. You can buy it from boots here for £12.95. 

4. Maybelline: the eye eraser. 

I will never ever ever change concealors. This gets rid of my dark circles and brights my undereyes... making me look super awake for my 9am lecture's. I love the sponge at the top for application, although I do realise it's not the most hygienic. However, its only me using it. I just apply this under the eyes in a triangle (like a Kim K look) and it blends perfectly. I wouldn't advise using this on spots/blemishes though. The fact that you can twist it so that you can see how much product is left; is my favourite feature. 

You can buy it on the boots website for £7.99.

5. The cheapest of them all! MUA matte eyeshadow in Smoke. 

For YEARS (literally) I have been looking for a low budget intensely striking black and i've finally found it. For just £1(!!!!!) this is extremely extremely dark. It's great for a intense smokey eye. It's buttery and blends beautifully but if you add a bit of mac's fix plus or just pack it on your brush... it deepens (if that's even possible). Bargain of the year! 

You can buy it from superdrug for £1:-)

xx

HAUL | #2.

hello everyone! 

I've had my blog for 9 months and this is only my second haul?! what's going on. I'll definitely have to do them more regularly. I'm really excited to share this one with you because it has a variety of content from shoes to beauty and even some fashion items. I'm scared this post will become text heavy so lets just get straight into it...

sorry about the picture quality, I can't find the charger for my camera so it was taken on my phone, everything will be shown in upcoming posts anyway.

Black boots.

I really liked the look of them on the website but they're a bit too big and they look a bit too chunky for my small feet. But my mum will probably wear them ha. The quality of the shoes seems great, especially for the price but they're just a bit too chunky for me:-(

eBay- £19.99.

Nude bodycon dress.

I've done an OOTN with this dress which you can see here, I absolutely love this dress. The material is SO thick and its such a lovely colour. Direct link to where you can buy it is in the OOTN post.

Miss luxe - £8.99.

Black liquid eye-liner.

This is and will forever be my favourite liquid eye-liner, I've tried so many other drugstore and high end liquid eye-liners and I always come back to this one and for the price, I'm definitely not complaining. They have two liquid eye-liners in Poundland, but I always go for the one in that horrible packaging.

Poundland - £1.00.

Maybelline dream matte mousse foundation.

This is my favourite drugstore favourite and my favourite high end is the MAC studio fix foundation. They don't sell my shade in dream matte mousse in store any more so I have to order it on eBay, but I use the same seller every time.

eBay - £12.84.

"Comfort bra" aka sports bra.

Since I've started working out more, I NEED a sports bra and when I went to get my liquid eye-liner, I saw these so I decided to pick one up. I haven't tried it yet but what could really go wrong?

Poundland - £1.00.

Black clutch with gold hardware.

I received this as a gift from my auntie (thank you!) and I was so pleased because black and gold are definitely my favourite colours to wear (along with grey) and I think everyone know's this about me. It's a lovely size and unlike my other clutch it has a strap so I feel like my clutch collection is complete!

Miss selfridge - unsure of the price.

Storage organiser.

I bought this so I could hang it on my bathroom door in uni as I won't have much space and I need all the storage I can get. I've already been thinking about what are my essential shower products. I shall do a post closer to the time:-)

Dress link - can't find the link but sorry.

Nike roshe trainers- junior (size 4).

I'm sooooooo happy that I bought these. Especially as I got student discount so they only came to £35 pounds. I've fo' sure getting some more. They are the comfiest shoes I own and I absolutely love the look of these. I've definitely getting all black ones so look out for that in my next haul ha.

Footasylum - £39.99.

Tribal print midi dress.

Again, this was another present by the same auntie I was talking about above. I'm going to be doing an OOTN on Friday as I am going out on Thursday and I'm definitely wearing this dress:-)

Hollister - unsure of the price.

PLEASE READ: I need to unfollow everyone then follow everyone again as bloglovin' only allows you to have 5,000 blogs to follow so I'm going through this tedious downsizing process but in a couple of days I promise I will follow you back.. sorry for the inconvenience.

xx

TUTORIAL | simple golden eyes.

hello everyone! 

happy blogmas day 24:-) 

As requested by Kerry Louise on my 100 bloglovin' followers giveaway, I have a Christmas themed (gold counts, right?!) make up post. I'm not the most beauty orientated but I thought I'd give it a go! It's great practice for tomorrow anyway:-) can you tell how excited I am!? 

I've tried to show a before the eye make up picture and an after the eye make up to show the difference it adds.

I used:

No7 10 Wheatsheaf all over the lid, Maybelline colour tattoo in 'on and on bronze' over the top and MAC patina to blend the colours together. Then added my normal eye liner which you can see in my eye make up essentials post.

I hope this post is satisfactory as I've been busy today with it being Christmas eve getting my last minute Christmas presents and Christmas food shopping (the best part!). 

See you tomorrow for my final blogmas post which will be a Christmas day OOTD 

xx

BEST OF 2013 | beauty products.

hello girlies! 

happy blogmas day 23:-)

I can't believe its this close to Christmas?! So today, I thought I'd do a very exciting post by doing my ultimate favourite products for 2013. This was very hard for me because I've tried so many new products this year that I've absolutely loved but I decided to do two items per section. 
Have you got any stand out products for 2013?

Left side	Right side
Perfume	Shower and bath
Lady one million: This is my favourite perfume by far which was bought by my boyfriend (thank you!) I’m awful with smell but it’s definitely a ‘sexy’ fragrance that makes you feel a million dollars and the packaging is beautiful!	Avon Bergamot, Peppermint & Sandalwood shower gel for men: I don't even like the smell of peppermint but this is one of the BEST smells I have ever smelt and it lingers on your body for most of the day. This is by far my favourite shower gel.
Tommy Hilfiger girl: This is my second favourite fragrance which is close to lady one million. It’s a mature fruity scent that I absolutely adore and again, I love the simple packaging.	Soap and glory flake away: This smells divine! It can take away any discolouration in your skin and the smell lasts almost all day. It has big chunky particles in it so you can definitely feel it working.
Eye make up	Loose eye shadows
17 Smokey eye palette: This is a green make up palette that I didn’t think I’d like but the colours are very wearable. The palette also has numbers indented in the shades and can with a leaflet to show you how to create different looks which is great for beginners.	MAC in ‘Patina’: This is a lovely highlight colour which is a golden smooth shimmer that makes any eye colour pop out. I love the compact size of a loose eye shadow and it’s great for people that have a mac palette to keep them all together once de-potted.
Rimmel day 2 night mascara: This is definitely my holy grail product that I will repurchase for years to come. It gives such length AND volume; which I’ll show in tomorrow’s new year’s eve eye make-up tutorial.	Maybelline colour tattoo: On and on bronze is a product that has been raved bout in the blogging community but I definitely think it’s worth the hype. As you can clearly see it’s a beautiful colour, for a base or all over the lid.
Lips	Face
Taxi: This is my absolute favourite lip gloss as it is SO minty that it smells like you have stuck polo mints to your lips. It’s a beautiful nude shade and It’s so convenient as it has a mirror and a light which is great for nights out.	No7 hot cloth cleanser: I’ve definitely done my fair share of raving for this product as it is definitely my miracle product (along with Sudocrem which I’ve lost so I couldn’t include) to get rid of them pesky spots.
Max factor: I have a whole blog post including pictures here but I love this as my ‘your lips but better’ shade and oddly I love the simple packaging that it provides.	Phyderma face enhancer: I absolutely love this product! It’s a liquid based highlighter that you can use all over the face, I use this before my foundation but you can be very versatile with this and use it after foundation.
Haircare	Overview
Vo5 Extreme style sea salt spray: I loved this product in the summer as I didn’t need to apply heat. I’d just spray a couple squirts of this into my hair and it would provide me with effortless waves.
Tresemme heat defence spray: This is another holy grail product that I have definitely noticed a difference since using it. My hair has become much healthier and I now always wonder why I never used a heat defence spray before?!

Hope you enjoyed this post. See you tomorrow for a new years eve eye make up tutorial. 

xx

ESSENTIALS | face make up.

heya girlies!

happy blog mas day 8:-)

 

I've decided to do my face (base makeup) essentials, I'll also be doing my eyebrow routine and eye makeup essentials soon so keep looking for that. As you can see I don't use a primer or contour but here are the 4 make up items that I use on my face daily. Obviously I use a moisturiser as well, which you will see in my next Sunday skincare essentials post.

 

 

Foundation

I use the Maybelline dream matte mousse foundation and I have done for about 3 years now, so it's definitely a product I'd recommend. It's the PERFECT shade for my skin (070 cocoa) however they no longer stock this particular shade in stores so I have to buy it on eBay here. It's obviously not a liquid based product however I quite like that I don't need to use powder all over my face and I only use it on my forehead as I don't see the point on wasting my foundation  as I have a full fringe; however I don't want it to look patchy if the wind blows and I also use it under my eyes to set the concealer. I use a beauty blender to apply my foundation which is difficult sometimes as the pot is an awkward shape, however it's worth it for the finish it provides.

 

Powder

This is a really old sleek powder and the names rubbed off because it's so old ha. But this never seems to hit pan and it's also the perfect shade for my skin tone. Not got much to say for this one as I can't provide a direct link as I'm not sure what specifics it is. Unsurprisingly I use a big powder brush and I do pinch it together when I use it under my eyes to set my concealer.

 

Glow enhancer

 I apply this once my moisturiser has sunk into my skin and you can immediately see the radiance glow that it provides. It also makes your face feel light and refreshed. It's based on Eclaline and vitamin E, this is the ideal solution for dull, tired skin in need of a boost. You can buy the Phyderma glow enhancer here for £17.99. I apply this with a stippling brush which is starting to become a bit sparse so hopefully santa brings me some new make up brushes this year.

 

Concealer

 This is the MAC studio stick concealer in NC50 which is one shade too dark as this was originally my mums until she realised she didn't like it (nothing against the concealer, she just has very sensitive skin). But with the Phyderma glow enhancer this works PERFECTLY! I love the convenience of a stick form as I found with the other concealer's I've tried, I always applied too much because of the applicator. I blend this in with a foundation brush very lightly so it doesn't crease. Unfortunately this is an old concealer as you could probably tell by the ware in the picture, so they no longer have it.

 

aaaand... that's it! 4 simple steps to step 1 of 3 of my make up routine. Hopefully you enjoyed this Sunday essentials post...

 

Since my concealer has almost died:-( is there any concealer's you'd recommend?! Apart from collection 2000 or natural collection.

 

see you tomorrow

xx

FAVOURITES | november.

Hiya everyone!

Happy blog mas day 4:-)

 

Here are my November favourites which I've tried to make all festive with the Christmas themed wrapping paper; as I doubt I'll be doing December favourites as I'm going to be taking a blogging break after blogmas. To give me time to revise... I know, it makes me sad already but don't worry it's only going to be a two week break. So, I'll be back before you know it. Anyway... on with the favourites! 

 

 

1.Back clutch from Accessorize.
This is a sneak peek of what I was given for my birthday as this is a gift I received and I've used it every time since then and since it was my birthday and my friends and I have received some University conditional offers we've been celebrating A LOT (OOTN's to come). Anyway this clutch will be featured in my what I got for my birthday post next week, so I'll go into detail then but this is my absolute new favourite bag and my friend Laura did a great job! (thank you:-)) I know it was £25 because she cheekily left the price tag on just in case I didn't like it, but unfortunately I couldn't find it on the online site.
 

2. Tommy Hilfiger perfume.
This is an all time favourite that always seems to come out at the winter time and its running a bit low so that's definitely something I'm going to pick up in the Boxing day sales. "Tommy Hilfiger Tommy Girl is a sporty, fresh fragrance combining apple blossom and camellia with black currant with citrus tones."

Buy it here from Fragrance direct it says that It's cheaper from the Perfume shop but the packaging is different so I'm unsure if it's the same.
 

3. Head and shoulders anti dandruff shampoo.
It leaves a tingling feeling as it is described as a 'cool menthol' shampoo and once its rinsed out, it makes my hair feel squeaky clean. It makes my hair feel extra soft and I got many compliments about the smell as it made it feel very fresh!
 

4. Colour tattoo.
I've done a blog post with swatches here but I'm sure you've seen it before as it has been very popular in the blogging community. When I first purchased this item I thought it was a waste of money but every day since I've used it as it's such a beautiful shimmery champagne colour that could be used as a base or a colour on its own. Don't worry, there will be a tutorial with this product soon! But it may be closer to Christmas, so you'll have to wait a bit. It's such a beautiful colour for Christmas and it lasts for 24 hours.

Buy it here from Boots for £4.99.
 

5. Peppermint kiss hand wash.
I bet you're thinking that this is some expensive hand soap from Bath and Body works because the amazing Christmassy packaging really does make you think that way. Unfortunately, I lost the bug silver bow that came with it but it made it look extra special. I bet you're also thinking 'but I thought you didn't like Peppermint?!'... either did I! I guess its because it's a hand soap and I can tolerate it as it makes your hands smell extra fresh. The smell is amazing and for just £1 (!!!) from Pound land this amazing soap that leaves your hands moisturized afterwards is definitely worth investing in.

See you tomorrow for a men's gift guide
xx