GIVEAWAY: WIN THE ENTIRE MAKEUP REVOLUTION I ♥ MAKEUP BLUSHING HEARTS COLLECTION

The lovely Christine over at christineiversen.blogspot.co.uk is holding a giveaway to give you a chance to win the whole makeup revolution blushing hearts collection. I love makeup revolution products so you all should definitely check it out and enter the giveaway! 

Her blogpost which contains all information regarding how you can enter the giveaway can be found here: http://christineiversen.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/giveaway-win-entire-makeup-revolution-i.html

Good luck! X

30 beauty questions tag

I'm 1. Do you remember your first makeup item?

Let's face it, it probably was one of those fake makeup sets I got as a child, groovy chick or something! But my first "proper" make up item was probably a Rimmel  eyeshadow me and my friend were obsessed with at the age of about 11 or 12. Every time our parents went to asda we would ask one another to come purely so we could pick a new one up or see if there was a new shade added to the collection. Oh to be young again where it was acceptable to wear a blue eyeshadow! 

2. Describe your perfect mascara. Have you found one that fits your specifications

I have naturally long eyelashes so I tend to look for a mascara that claims to add volume. Mascar has always been the one makeup item I've been obsessed with probably ever since I started wearing make up, so I have tried my fair share. A few of my favourites are the L'oreal million lashes, L'oreal miss manga and the soap and glory thick and fast. If any of you have any recommendations please let me know, I'm always up for trying more! 

3. What kind of coverage do you prefer from foundation

I'm cursed with oily and naturally red skin, so I do tend to go for a more medium coverage foundation. I have a fair few freckles too and I like them to show through my foundation which is why I tend to go for a medium coverage rather than full. 

4. Favorite high end brand?

I don't have a huge high end collection and I have only real tried MAC for their lipsticks, Urban decay for their naked palettes and Estée Lauder and benefit for their foundations.

5. What cosmetic brands have you always wanted to try but still haven't? 

There's so many. Bobbi Brown, Nars, Illamasqua and Make Up Forever to name a few. 

6. Favorite drugstore brand?

Oh gosh I have so many. Rimmel and Revlon have never let me down. I'm also really loving Makeup Revolution at the moment too. 

7. Do you wear fake eyelashes? 

I have done, but I don't really now to be honest.

8. Is there any kind of makeup you can't leave the house without?

I'm aware I look hideous but I am OK with leaving the house without makeup if I'm going out quickly with my mum, I could never go to uni etc without makeup though. I used to go to work wearing the bare minimum and just wear foundation, eyebrows filled in and contour. 

9. What is your most cherised beauty product?

Probably my MAC dark side lipstick and my naked palette/Stila in the light palette.

10. How often do you shop for makeup? Do you like to pick up an item here and there or get lots of goodies at once?

A bit of both really. Sometimes I can go a while without buying anything and then buy a fair bit all in one go. 

11. Do you have a "beauty budget" or you spend freely? 

I definitely have a budget, sometimes I can't justify spending £15 on a lipstick or £38 on an eyeshadow palette buts it's nice to indulge once in a while! I think there's a lot of high street brands that are amazing for their price, makeup revolution being one so I like to buy a fair bit of night street knowing I'm getting a lot more for my money than if I were to buy a lipstick from MAC.

12. Do you utilize coupons, rewards cards and sales when you shop for cosmetics?

Yes! I'm always getting boots advantage card rewards which is dangerous. 

13. What type of product do you buy the most of?

Lipstick without a doubt. I just love it and for someone who's incredibly self conscious about my mouth area, I find it bizarre. 

14. Is there a makeup brand that you just can't stand?

I don’t think there is a brand I have tried that I disliked so much to the point that I couldn't stand it. 

15. Do you avoid certain ingredients in cosmetics like parabens or sulfates?

It’s a plus, but no I can't say I do.

16. Do you have a favorite place to shop for makeup?

Boots and Superdrug without a doubt. 

17. Do you like trying new skincare products or do you keep a certain routine?

I enjoy trying new products but always tend to stick to the same routine. 

18. Favorite bath and body brand?

Soap & Glory and Lush I'd say. 

19. If you could only buy from one brand, which brand would you choose?

 This is hard but I'd probably say Revlon? Maybe! I seem to have tried virtually every aspect of their range and I enjoy different elements so that'd probably be a safe bet although that'd be so hard to do. 

20. What brand do you think has the best packaging?

YSL lipsticks for sure. So beautiful!

21. Which celebrity always has great makeup?

At the Moment I have to say kylie Jenner.

22. Do you belong to any online makeup communities?

No.

23. 5 Favorite Beauty Gurus

Shaaanxo, Lauren Curtis, Pixiwoo, Kandee Johnson, Tanya Burr. 

24. Do you like multifunctional products like lip and cheek stains?

Not really.

25. Are you clumsy in putting makeup?

I can be yeah, especially if I'm in a rush or if I have to get up early for uni. 

26. Do you use makeup base/primer for the eyes?

Yes, I have to!

27. How many hair products do you use on a typical day?

When I wash my hair I obviously use shampoo and conditioner and then a deep conditioning treatment once a week. I rarely use any other products though I literally do nothing with my hair apart from brush it.

28. What do you apply first, concealer or foundation?

I hardly ever wear concealer to be honest but when I do, I apply foundation first then concealer. 

29. Do you ever consider taking makeup classes?

Yes, I'd love to! 

30. What do you love about makeup?

I love the confidence it can give me and the different looks I can create. I love experimenting with new products and genuinely having something that interests me. I also love sharing tips or products with others who also share the same interest.

Catch up

Hello lovely people!
I can't believe its been over a year since my last post. It's scary how fast time goes by.
I could make up so many excuses as to why I've been absent but my New Years resolution was to actually start blogging again as I loved it so much and a month into the new year....here I am.
I started this blog back in 2012, and my love of all things beauty is still going strong (probably the only thing I've actually stuck with haha) which is why I want to start blogging again!


I hope you're all ok! X

NOTW #2

Hey everyone! Hope you've all had a good week, is it me or they seem to go past really quick nowadays?! It's crazy!
Anyway, here I am with my usual nail of the week post. I decided to try something a little bit different for me this week and I attempted the gradient glitter effect, I know it's not the best and I so regret choosing a silver glitter polish but hey! I do think glitter polishes can look pretty, but I know I won't be saying that when it comes to getting it off!
For this look I used Barry m black nail polish and then another Barry m polish which is their limited edition silver glitter one, I'm not sure if they still have it but I'm sure another brand will have something extremely similar!

Hope you're all well! X

Make up history tag!

Hey everyone, I have another tag for you all today! I tag anyone who reads this to do it, then leave your links down in the comments and I'll read them all! :)

Picture found on weheartit.com and edited on  PicMonkey

1. How long have you been wearing makeup?
I started to wear it properly when I was probably around 16, not long before I left school, but even then it was just foundation and a little bit of mascara! (When I could be bothered to wake up earlier for school to apply it!)

2. What was your favourite makeup product in the beginning?
I was fascinated by all sorts of makeup in my early teens, and literally used to collect it but never ever wear it, but the only product I did wear was lipbalms, I used to, and still love them! I think the obsession started off with the Body Shop lipbalms!

3. What is your favourite makeup product now?
I think it still is lip products, but not only lipbalms, I'm more of a lipstick kinda girl now too which I never imagined!

4. What were some of your favourite brands in the beginning?
I honestly don't think I had a favourite brand, I just went for what I liked and what was a good price. I think I brought a lot of Rimmel products when I was younger though, especially those metallic single eyeshadows they used to do, my friend and I used to love them but never ever wore them, and I'm so glad we didn't as thinking back to it, I'm sure we had a variety of bright blue metallic eyeshadows....not a good look!

5. What are some of your favourite brands now?
To be fair, I still stick to some stuff that's a good price and I'd rather pick out something cheap that works really well  rather than something expensive which does virtually the same thing. Although I do love Revlon. Revlon is definitely my favourite high street brand, alongside Rimmel. MUA is absolutely fantastic too, seriously could not rave about their products enough- especially their eyeshadows. Non high street wise- I do love MAC and Nars for when I'm feeling to splurge out on things.

6. How would you describe your makeup style?
I think it's pretty simple. I go for the more natural colours for the eye and if I'm feeling a bright or dark lip, I'll go for that too.

7. What is your everyday makeup like?
I usually wear foundation, blusher, maybe contour, eyeshadow if I'm feeling it, fill in my eyebrows, mascara and a highlighter again if i'm feeling up to it.

8. What is your going out makeup like?
I usually wear foundation, blusher, contour, either winged liner or eye shadow, highlighter and a bright lipstick, and mascara or fake eyelashes.

9. What makeup look are you known for?
I don't think I'm known for any but the only thing I can think of is my eyebrows?! I'm the only one out of my group of friends who likes to fill in their eyebrows.

10. What's the worst beauty crime you have committed?
The only thing I can think of is sleeping in my makeup. I make sure I always take it off now, although saying that I did go on a night out the other night and woke up the next morning realising I'd slept in it which felt awful but I ensure I take it off every other time!

11. What is the worst beauty crime you are proud to have not committed?
Not sure it's a beauty crime as such but I've never ever worn thick black eyeliner on my waterline. I just really dislike it and I remember so many people at school wearing it I'm glad I didn't. It's just not for me.

12. What is a trend you were part of but now aren't a fan of? 
Hmm, not sure if it's a trend but the only thing I can think of is the Maybelline matte mousse foundation. I'm sure it was one of my first foundations which I properly started to wear in year 11 and I'm sure every other girl had it too. I truly dislike it now. 

13. What is one trend you are proud to say you were never part of?
Aside from the whole eyeliner thing, I think the orange face and white neck thing that suddenly started to happen....the real OTT look.

14. What is one look you will never ever go for?
I think the real OTT look...like the jersey shore look?!You know?

15. If you were brave enough to go for any look, what would you go for?
Errrrm, aside from makeup related, I think colourful hair...I really want pastel coloured hair!!

16. What is an old Holy Grail product of yours?
I genuinely think it was the Maybelline Matte Mousse haha. I'm not sure whether I actually believed it was good or if it was because everyone had it, but I remember I kept buying it and wouldn't try any foundations until after I left school.

17. What is a current Holy Grail product of yours?
I'm still yet to find a holy grail foundation but I do love the no.7 matte foundation. My definitely holy grail mascara has to be the Rimmel Glam Eyes day 2 night, I love it! Another holy grail item non makeup related has to be the La Roche Posay Effeclar Duo. It's done wonders for my skin and I honestly couldn't see myself without it!!        

My week in pictures! 14-21st April 2012

Hey everyone! It's Sunday night now so we're at the end of the week. It's been an ok week for me- not the best, not the worst, but I did take a few pictures along the way which sums up my week and ill be sharing them with you!

Last Sunday I spring cleaned my bedroom and made it feel super relaxing my lighting a candle and just chilling in bed with my iPad. I always love the feeling of fresh bed sheets and a clean bedroom...lovely!

I had chocolate poptarts for breakfast practically everyday this week...naughty I know but they're so good! I'm super jealous of American people and how easy it is for them to get all the yummy flavours!

My delivery from jodie marsh arrived on Tuesday. I've always been curious about her sports range and I've heard real good things about her semtex so I jumped at the chance when she had a buy one get one free deal on! I'm going to start these tomorrow alongside going to the gym so I'm interested to see if they make any difference!

On Thursday my mum and I went into Starbucks and as some of you may know, I don't drink and never have drank hot drinks so I ordered my first ever drink from there which was their cool like refresher...it was lovely and certainly lived up to the hype. Although they did spell my name wrong haha!

On Friday my mum and I took a trip into Morrisons and I picked up the new cadburys chocolate bars to share with my brother. They were yummy and very different!

Do any of you have any 'my week in photos' posts? I'd love to see them! They're probably more interesting than mine too haha! X

P.s: just realised most of my photos are food related, sorry! (I like food)

NOTW #1

Hey everyone! It's a sunny Sunday morning here in the UK which instantly makes me happy! I decided to wake up pretty early this morning to ensure my day is productive, and already I've done what I needed to do so decided to allow the sun to influence what colour I chose for my nails for this week.
Whilst looking through my nail varnish collection I immediately went towards the brighter colours, and then I realised I hadn't worn blue in a while soooo I went for that! My choice was 'Cyan Blue' by Barry M. It's a lovely colour and makes a change from the standard pastel blue or navy blue I suppose! I love Barry M nail varnishes and I own virtually every single one, so expect them to make an appearance in future NOTW's! Hope you're all well and enjoying your Sundays! X

50 random facts about me!

Hey everyone! I thought I ought to tell you all a little bit more about me, and I've seen the 50 random facts tag circulating YouTube so thought why not give it a go! Although you'll probably think I'm an extremely boring person as thinking of 50 somewhat interesting facts is harder than it sounds...

1. I am the eldest of 4 children
2. When I was younger I was fascinated by the thought of becoming an archeologist when I was older, I'm not sure why.
3. Also when I was younger, I was so scared of and always on the look out for quicksand. Again, I don't know why.
4. I used to love the monkey bars in parks until I reached the point where I used to do them so much, I ended up with blisters all over my hands.
5. I used to have 2 goldfish named sooty and sweep.
6. I have absolutely no idea what I want to do with my life.
7. I've lived in the county's of Surrey, Somerset and now Hertfordshire.
8. I have an extremely imaginative mind.
9. Because of this, I find myself worrying far too much.
10. One time my mum brought me a skipping rope, I loved it so much I decided to take it to bed with me......I strangled myself in my sleep and luckily my mum woke up and heard otherwise I'm sure I would have killed myself. I had absolutely no idea I was doing it.
11. My favourite drink is cream soda.
12. Leaving school at 16 and starting college was the best thing that's ever happened to me, I became myself and it really was the making of me.
13. My birthday is on the 10th November.
14. I've always been the quiet one who lacked confidence.
15. I've never, ever had an argument with a friend, I'm proud of this.
16. I'd rather make others happy by helping them, rather than sort out my own problem to make me happy.
17. I once got detention in year 8 for answering the register as 'why yeeeees' like they used to say on Little Britain.
18. Words truly can't explain how much I want to explore America.
19. I've been to Florida 3 times.
20. I love travelling.
21. I'd happily do things by myself, I love my own company.
22. I have an extreme phobia of milk, I'm not sure why but I'm physically sick if I see someone drinking it.
23. Speaking of weird phobias......I'm also scared of bellybuttons. I've recently found out my aunt also has the same phobia.
24. One of my fondest memories of primary school was my teacher miss Dawson....she was virtually best friends with my mum and I. I'd love to get back in touch with her.
25. The thought of death scares me so, so much to the point where I could sit up at night and cry about it.
26. I am a serious cat lover and I treat them like they're my best friends.
27. The thought of going to a supermarket in a foreign country excites me way more than it should, I just find it so interesting.
28. I hope I get married and have children one day.
29. Buying make up and nail varnish makes me happy.
30. I've never drank a hot drink in my life. The thought of the drink itself and drinking from a mug makes me cringe.
31. Claire Richards is someone I can really look up to, she's helped me more than people would know.
32. I'm completely straight but I have major girl crushes on Cheryl cole, Nicola Roberts, fearne cotton, Florence welch and Whitney port.....and Jodie marsh.
33. However I didn't love them as much as I love russell brand.
34. My first name is Kerrie-Louise but there's only one person who calls me by my full name and that's my tutor from college, everyone else calls me kerrie.
35. I used to get bullied about my teeth, and worst thing is I have the worst phobia of dentists so I've never really done anything about them apart from ignore it and be happy with myself.
36. I'm scared of ghosts yet at the same time it really interests me. When I lived in Somerset I took a photo of my living room and in that photo there is a man and woman. Weird huh.
37. I really want to see a medium just out of curiosity.
38. I'm an extremely fussy eater, I so wish I wasn't but I honestly think its down to physiological issues.
39. I love being at home.
40. I'm extremely organised yet my room gets so messy really quickly, I don't understand how!
41. I always have to make sure I'm on time for something, the thought of being late really freaks me out.
42. I really want to go travelling and I'd happily go by myself.
43. There's nothing more I hate than drifting away from people. My auntie being one of them, it sucks.
44. I've never really been in a relationship or had one of those friends you do everything with. Quite depressing really haha.
45. I struggle with anxiety and depression.
46. As a child, I always used to have a reoccurring dream where I was going down a yellow slide.
47. I'm scared of slides now.
48. I have literally no self control, if I tell myself ill eat healthy, chances are I won't despite how much I actually want to.
49. I'm constantly cold, to the point my legs and feet turn blue and I can't move my hands....even if I'm indoors.
50. I laugh at anything and I love it, I just love everything about laughing and making people laugh.

Phew, there we go! That was hard haha....I tag all of you reading this to share your 50 random facts! Do we have any in common?! X

It's been a whole year!

This is a photo of me On the 19th April 2012, my secretly still 6 year old self went to see Steps in their reunion tour at the 02 arena...which I must admit, was much better than even I anticipated, as sad as it sounds. However, also on this day I decided to not use any more heat appliances on my hair, meaning that was the last day I'd straighten my hair. I'm not sure whether it was just me becoming lazy or if I really wanted to test myself and see how long my hair would become in however long I lasted without straightening it. I don't have crazy curly hair anyway so it wasn't too bad, but I'm so glad I chose to do this. I'm very happy with how long my hair has got already and it was a nice little challenge to see what happened and how long I lasted! Also means I don't spend as long getting ready which is always a plus right?!

Have any of you ever done something like this? X

Weekly favourites #1 | 15th April 2013

Hey everyone! I'm keeping up with my promise with blogging more, so I thought I'd do my first ever weekly favourites. I'm not really sure if many people do weekly favourites, I know most people do monthly ones but hey! Of course, a lot of my favourites aren't going to change drastically each week, but I promise to make it somewhat interesting and different each week. Here we go!

Favourite TV Programme/ App
Ok so, I took up on the chance of a free month subscription for Netflix, which caused me to come across several American programmes such as teen Mom and The Hills. I've always been curious about The Hills ever since Heidi and Spencer appeared on UK Big Brother, so I thought I'd kill the curiosity and give it a go. Not even kidding you....I am hooked. I know I'm a good 6 years late with this but oh my! I love it. 

Favourite Make-up items
  When I noticed Boots had their infamous 3 for 2 offer back on, I jumped at the chance and brought a few items, items which I was curious to try as I'd heard a lot about. The Rocket Volum' express mascara by Maybelline is truly wonderful. I'm forever trying out new mascara and I think this one alongside my Rimmel Day and Night mascara, are really going to be two mascaras I never stop buying. I've never really been too bothered about Maybelline as a brand as I've always automatically gone to Revlon and Rimmel stands in Boots, however this trip definitely changed my view on things so I'm keen to try more Maybelline products (what a good excuse to buy more makeup!) On this trip I also brought Maybelline's gel eyeliner. Now, I've never even worn gel eyeliner but I again, was so curious I just had to chance it...and honestly, I've worn it everyday since! I love it, especially in combination with the Volume express mascara too. My mum even asked if she could borrow both so surely that's a good sign?!

Favourite day
  Thursday was a genuinely lovely day. My mum had a job interview, we went to starbucks, I then recieved a phonecall from Debenhams inviting me for an interview in the next few weeks (fingers crossed!!) we then went to view a house in Biggleswade which honestly was a highlight of the day. My family and I instantly fell in love with the house and the views, really reminded us of living back in Somerset, honestly so beautiful, we're just hoping to find a guarentor so we can move in (again, fingers crossed!) It was nice to see us all happy and excited for something that could possibly happen. We're just hoping it all goes through.

Favourite youtuber
  I've been addicted to youtube for some time now, it's quite scary how much time I actually spend on there haha! Recently I discovered Daily Grace and honestly, I love her and her videos
...to the point where I've been watching them non stop and any collaborations Grace has done with any other youtubers. So funny I don't know how I've just discovered her. Honestly, go watch her videos!!

What were YOUR favourites of this week?! x

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Products I regret buying #1

l-r: maybelline coloursensational popstick in citris slice, NYC showtime black mascara, MUA eyebrow pencil in Blonde, soap and glory eyebrow pencil, Rimmel London scandaleyes mascara.

This month in particular I've been trying so hard to use all of my products up before using the newer ones I have purchased or just buying more. I'm normally one who either just forgets about the products I wasn't so keen on but still keep them at the bottom of my make-up pile, or just throws them away straight away, so this whole 'one in one out' policy really reminded me of the products I'm not so keen on, but will carry on using them nonetheless purely because I know I'll be using my nicer products after haha.

Maybelline Coloursensational popstick in Citris Slice: You may have seen this product feature in one of my hauls a while back, and I won't lie, I haven't used it since. It was just an impulse buy, I saw it was orange and then the 3 for 2 Superdrug deal got the better of me so of course I had to buy it..but I do wish I didn't. In the shop I did swatch it however I just put the lack of pigmentation due to the fact I'd swatch it on my hands and just presumed it would look different on the lips. Boy was I wrong. There's no colour at all, it just gives a glossy effect, which of course some may like but when I paid just over £8 for it I realise I could have got a nicer, cheaper lipgloss which would do the same thing. I know some people say that the only thing they like about this is the smell, but even that doesn't win me over I'm afraid. 

NYC Showtime mascara: In all honesty, I'd forgotten all about this...and what's worse is I have two of them (again, the whole 3 for 2 deal got the better of me) There's nothing really to say about this apart from the fact I do not like it and it doesn't do what I expected it to do. I suppose the 'showtime lash' in the name made me think it would give me 'showtime' lashes. But I can't moan too much I suppose, it isn't too expensive so I haven't lost out on too much!

MUA eyebrow pencil in Blonde: Ok, so this is a bit of a controversial post because I think I do secretly like this product however there's just two things I wish I could change to make it the most perfect eyebrow pencil. 1) it wears down SO quickly. honestly, I'm using this and realising I'm having to sharpen it either halfway through using it or just before I use it. 2) I don't know, this is a confusing one so I'm hoping you can catch my drift. But when I use it, ok it's not super pigmented however it does the job BUT my eyebrows then resemble something out of Grease and they just look like they've been coated in gel and then just stuck to my forehead which just makes them look somewhat fake. (ok i've just read that through and I know it doesn't make sense but someone at least say they know what I mean?!) I don't know, I do like this, and for £1 I suppose I'm just being picky.....I probably will buy this again though haha.

Soap and Glory Eyebrow Pencil: Again, this eyebrow pencil makes me look as though I've stuck my eyebrows on which I don't like. (Thinking about it, it could just be my eyebrows/face) It's not very pigmented and looks more grey than brown which isn't too nice. But I do LOVE the highligter that comes with it!! Soap and Glory need to sell this seperately!

Rimmer Scandaleyes mascara: Ok, so maybe I shouldn't listen to adverts too much because as soon as I saw the advert for this I had to get it because the lashes on the model looked so volumised and beautiful, and of course, it doesn't do that to me. Maybe I have a faulty one (?) But even the brush and the formula is awful. The brush picks up way too much and the formula is just gloopy and think and then clumps all your eyelashes together which isn't nice at all. I don't like this at all but I am intrigued to try the new one thats recently come out, can't remember the name but it's one with the ball on the brush, you know?

What products do YOU regret buying?! xo

MUA Cosmetics

MUA may be a company which you have never heard of before.....but I'm telling you this, you're missing out! The company has such a wide range of products, you name it, they'll probably stock it and for such a good price too.
I've been so excited to try their products as I have heard such great things about them....all of which have proved to be true. During the week I ended up going into town with my little brother, and of course, had to drag him into Superdrug just so I could see if my local store was stocking MUA...and to my surprise, they were.After composing myself after getting way too excited, I decided I HAD to buy something and immediately looked for the two products I had been lusting over for a long time; the blonde eyebrow pencil and the Heaven and Earth eyeshadow palette, and I'm ever so glad I purchased these.
The eyeshadow palette is perfect. I love every single one of these colours, and for only £4 you can't go wrong. The pigmentation for each of the eyeshadows is amazing, so much better than what I actually thought it would be considering the price. My favourite look from this palette is to use a lighter colour on the lid, and then a darker brown in the crease and slightly on the brow bone. Even my mum is saying she's liking how I'm doing my make-up lately with thanks to this palette!
The eyebrow pencil is definitely one of the best ones I've tried. I'm a sucker for defined eyebrows and can't go a day without filling mine in, making them look that little bit better, and I've found that this one does the job, much better than previous ones I've tried. The colour is perfect for me, which has been so hard to find. The formula of this pencil is amazing, it's so soft on the skin and just glides across your eyebrow, which in my opinion, makes it easier to fill them in and define. I love it....and guess what?! It's only £1!! That's it. I'll definitely be purchasing this again soon!

You can find MUA products in your local Superdrug, or if not you can buy products on their website (muastore.co.uk) or on Superdrugs website. These products are definitely worth buying and I'm so excited to buy more soon.....infact, I'm trying to persuade my mum to come into my local town with me tomorrow so I can buy more, and then convert her into a MUA lover! ;)



What's your favourite MUA product?

Essie polish

Since joining the wonderful world of blogging, I've had the chance to try, and fall in love with several beauty related products. Essie polish being one of these.
It was only the other day, I was at my dads and went into his local Boots, and to my surprise I was greeted by a bright stand FULL of Essie polish...which was my first encounter with this polish. I must have looked like a bit of a weirdo, standing in front of the stand, smiling to myself....but who cares! Unfortunately though, I had zero money on me and was later coming back home to Hertfordshire so that was dissapointing!

 Since coming home back to Hertfordshire, it has been my mission to find one of these stands and give my mum the whole puppy-dog-eyed-look in hope she'd agree to buy me one, or buy herself one and just let me try it haha! But nope, nothing.
That was, until Saturday 9th June. My brother and I went into our local town, and after hearing that you can get Nails Inc polishes, a set of four for £14.99, in TK Maxx, I had to go have a look for myself. Of course, there were loads of Nails Inc polishes which made me extremely happy because it is such a good deal. However, whilst rummaging through random boxes of polishes I came across a set of three, in plain packaging and the well known white lid with the 'e' on it. Of course, I knew what make that was.....it was Essie! It was the only one left and I knew I had to get it, for £9.99 for three you could hardly go wrong, especially as in Boots they're retailed at £7.99 for one!
Although they wouldn't actually be the colours I would choose if I was buying polish, I still love them.

Although I believe there has been some mix up of the names of two of the polishes because Capri (far left) and Tangerine (middle) don't match up to the swatches online. However, I believe the real names for all three of these polishes are, left to right: Kisses & Bises, either Little Brown Dress or Lady Godiva (it's a chocolatey brown colour if anyones able to help?!) and the Antique Rose.

So far I've tried the brown coloured one and then i put the pearly whit on top of it, which i love. Everything I've heard about these polishes is so true, the formulation, the pigmentation, everything. I'll definitely be buying more of these polishes!!
Keep an eye out in your local TK Maxx too!

GLAMOUR freebies!

I'm sure most, if not all, of you are aware of this months Benefit freebies which come with Glamour magazine. Of course, I couldn't just get one....I had to get all three. At just £2 a magazine and getting at least a £10 freebie, you can't go wrong (even if the prospect of buying the same magazine three times is somewhat annoying!)
In my eyes, despite these of course only being sample sizes, this is still such a good deal...and I'm so glad I purchased all three!
The first one I picked up was the one with the 'Bad Gal Lash' mascara. Being a bit of a mascara junkie, I immediately picked this one up first and slightly squeeled with excitement, especially after hearing such good things about all Benefit mascaras. I have only used this one once as a bit of a tester, because I want to use up my current mascara first, however, just by using it that one time I honestly fell in love. Not only does this mascara add length to your lashes, it also volumizes them, which gradually builds up the more coats you apply to your lashes. I love it.
After then moving onto a second shop in my local area I realised that there were infact, three gifts! Again, I felt the same sort of childish excitement as I did after noticing the mascara in the previous shop. Of course I told myself I needed both of these in my life....and so I did. 'That Gal' primer is devine, so devine infact I'm scared to use it because it is such a tiny sample and I don't want to use it all up!! The application of my make-up after applying this primer is so, so different than what it is when I don't use this primer. Even if I use this primer alone, without make-up, I can notice a huge difference in my complexion and it overall gives me a brighter, healthier look. The smell of this product is also to die for, I absolutely love it.
The final product is the 'Porefessional primer.' Again, like the That Gal primer, the smell and application is wonderful, absolutely wonderful. This product leaves your skin feeling so smooth and slightly matte-like...which, for someone who has reasonably oily skin can be seen as a good thing! This product, like the other two, does exactly what it says on the box.
I know for sure, when I get a job again and after my pay day, I'll definitely be purchasing the full size products of all three of these. In the mean time though, I'll have to do with these samples -sigh-
If you're wanting to try out any of these products, then just buy the magazine....for £2, you can't really go wrong!

May favourites!

So, June is quickly approaching and after seeing a few 'monthly favourite' videos on youtube, I thought this would be the perfect to do my monthy favourites for May...which just so happens to be my first ever monthly favourites post! :)

Lately I've had the urge to buy lipstick....and actually wear it! This month in particular I've brought a good few, however these have to be my favourites. The top picture shows Revlon Creme lipstick in shade 750 Kiss Me Coral. I love it and since purchasing this one I seem to have grown a strong love towards coral/orange lipsticks...I need some more in my life! The second photo shows the oh-so-famous revlon Lip Butter in shade 090 Sweet Tart. After hearing such good things about these new lip butters I had to get one, and I've never looked back. The 'butter' in its name definitely gives you a hint as to how smoothly they apply on to your lips.....best thing ever.

I've been reading a lot lately, it's probably down to the fact that I've finished college and I'm now unemployed but hey, I love a good book, and this one is no exception. It's different to all the other books I've read and gives things from peoples different perspectives which I love. I won't give too much away, but if you love a good humorous book then I'd definitely reccomend this one!

After hearing such wonderful things about the DiscoPants I had to get them....and despite them making me extremely poor...I'm still glad I brought them because literally, I've worn them non-stop since buying them. Love them so much. Of course, I have to say a special thank-you to my brother who lent me his student card number so I got these a tiny bit cheaper!

 For someone who hates all hot drinks, I love the fact that Costa do their iced drinks and new lemonade. As soon as they announced their new flavoured ice drink I had to try it, and no word of a lie it's their best yet. Orange and Raspberry Cooler...mmm!

Before last month, I could not tell you the last time I brought a magazine. But since hearing that Company had some sort of 'make-over' I was intrigued so had to buy it, which of course I loved so much I had to buy this months issue too. Everything within this magazine makes it perfect, even the paper makes it wonderful, and for once, I have a magazine which I can relate my style to. I suggest you all pick this up and have a flick through, I love it :)

I'm always on the look out for new music to listen to, so once I saw that this was uploaded to Spotify I had to listen to it, and instantly fell in love with it so much I had to buy it. Ben Howard, without a doubt has the most beautiful voice.

 I've wanted to dip-dye my hair for a long time now, but since buying last months issue of Company I wanted to do it even more....I think it was just a spur of the moment thing! I love it. the dye itself is wonderful and it is only semi permanent so doesn't really damage your hair....in fact, the colour hides all my split ends which is good haha. It's just like putty, and no word of a lie i've just used the tiniest bit, so it's definitely worth the five pound!

What are your favourites for this month? :) xo

Small Haul

Following on from my discopants post (I realised the post would have been way too long to include both a Haul and an OOTD haha) I decided to invest in some new beauty products. After quitting my job and now officially finishing college I've been a bit lost, and of course, poor. However having about £40 to my name and the current 3 for 2 offer in Superdrug seemed to cheer me up a bit and give me something to do...so of course I couldn't resist and I'm still having to justify spending over 31 pound causing me to be even poorer than what I originally was but hey-ho!

Boots and Superdrug have to be without a doubt my favourite shops, I've really learnt to love them recently and whenever I got paid in my old job I always found myself spending wages in either of them, especially when they have fabulous deals such as 3 for 2...it's an offer I can never refuse!

Originally I had just planned to buy a lipstick I've been 

lusting over for a long time, and then top up on my mascara and then get the free item, however this did not go to plan. I always get so carried away. Anyway, this is what I brought (I'm not sure whats going on with the allignment of the photo?!) But, going from left to right; 

• Rimmel Wake me Up Foundation in shade 200 Soft Beige
• Rimmel Day 2 Night Mascara (my holy grail mascara for sure- love it!)
• Revlon Lip Butter in Shade 090 Sweet Tart
• Maybelline colorsensational popstick in shade 060 Citris Slice
• Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in shade 04
• Revlon lipstick in shade 750 Kiss Me Coral

 

Maybelline Colorsensational Popstick

 Slightly Dissapointed with this lipstick, it was more of a spur of the moment purchase purely because I liked the package and presumed it would have at least a tint of colour on your lips, but it doesn't. It does however moisturise your lips leaving them glossy and it has a lovely smell so of course I will use it however already know I won't purchase this again in the future.

Kate Moss lipstick

This was the lipstick I originally set out to purchase, obviously I got carried away however I still made sure I got this. I just felt as though I NEEDED this in my life- not sure why, but I did. I love the colour however it looks ridiculous on me but that does not stop me loving it and knowing me, I will wear it out. I love it.

 

 

 

 

Revlon Lip Butter

After hearing this product being raved about in youtube and blogging world, I probably got too excited when I finally saw the Revlon Lip Butters in stock at my Superdrug. there weren't many colours to choose from as many were out of stock however I just went for this one, without even testing it! I love it. The colour is lovely on my lips and the 'butter' in its name is certainly correct, it has such a smooth appliance and just leaves your lips feeling so nourished which I love. I will definitely be buying more of these when I get a job and more money, especially if the 3 for 2 offer is still on! wonderful!

Revlon Lipstick- Kiss Me Coral

After watching many of Zoe's youtube videos and blog posts (http://schoee.blogspot.co.uk/) I decided to check out the orangey lipsticks....and I'm strangely, already addicted and fallen in love with them. This coral lipstick is more orange than pink but not too too orange...but honestly, I love it!


  

Top to Bottom; Revlon Lip Butter, Maybelline popstick (invisible lol), Kate Moss lipstick, Revlon coral Lipstick

Have any of you tried these products? What do you think? :)

OOTD| 14/5/2012

Last Monday I finally got round to purchasing Black American Apparel Discopants after lusting over them for SO long. After much uhm-ing and ahh-ing I finally spoke to my mum and asked for her advice, and her advice to me was to just go for it, that way I would have something nice to show for the last of my money and seeing as I don't know when I'll get money again or when I next get a job she suggested I just go for it. So I did, rather excitedly may I add. Now, I've always been a bit of a cheepskate, I won't lie. However, something just seemed so right about spending £70 on these after hearing so many good things about them. Needless to say, I have literally lived in them since. Here's what I wore with them today:

It's not a very detailed or clear photo but it's the best I can do with my phone. I just paired the discopants with an old black and white speckled effect jumper which I brought from Primark sometime last year and then just tucked the jumper in at the front so you could see the high wasitedness (?) of the discopants- which I love! I then just paired these with my baby pinky Vectra 3's which I got from Topshop. Ok for some reason it wont allow me to put in a picture of my shoes however I'm sure you've all seen them. They're beautiful and I love them so much I couldn't resist but purchase the black ones too in a recent trip to London.

Have any of you got discopants? What do you like to wear with them? I'd love to hear your ideas! :-)
 

My week in photos no.1

Counting my Barry M nail varnishes....before I went out and brought more!

Waiting for my mum causes me to take awful pictures!

Weekend with my cousin pretty much consisted of voda and doughnuts....and shopping in Oxford Street!

My idea of heaven......lots and lots of nail varnishes in Topshop Oxford St.

As Coleen Nolan follows me on twitter.....I believe I got publicly humilated by her after forgettings he can read my tweets!!

Huuge knot in my hair!!

Brought my first lot of purple shampoo after the attempt of trying a lighter blonde!

Mmmm food

Trying Strawberry Lemonade in Costa for the first time....sooooo good!!

Weekend at my nans...sneaky photo of me taken by my cousin!