Sunday, 30 March 2014

Top Five Nail Polishes

How I dream of being able to paint my nails every week.... As I work with food I can't paint my nails regularly anymore! Le sigh! But when I do have free time, these are the colours I go for! I have noticed there is no theme which I go down when choosing my favourite nail colours.. There are two brights, one nude, one dark and one pastel colour. I'm pretty random I know! However these are all lovely polishes!

Also please note my artistic photography of these nail polishes on an old ladder... Very chic and modern. As Queen Iggy Azalea would put it 'fancy!' Anyway enough of my ramblings and onto my top five!



From left to right:

Maybelline Color Show in Orange Attack - Buy here!
Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint in Blackberry Buy here!
Rimmel London 60 Seconds in Caramel Cupcake - Buy here!
Barry M Nail Paint in Bright Purple - Buy here!
Revlon Nail Enamel in Electric - Buy here!

I just love these colours!! Perfect for spring and nights out! I especially love painting my toe nails when I wear my new shoes! Right now I've painted them with Bright Purple, I love the way the colour contrasts with the monochrome shoes. 

I hope you've enjoyed my Sunday blogpost! My next post will be from the Confident & Beautiful series and will be up sometime next week! Hope you're all okay and have a great Mother's Day!

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Thursday, 27 March 2014

Confident & Beautiful // Introduction and Skincare



As we all know beauty comes from deep within and isn't all about the makeup you wear! However! Most of us do have a love for makeup (I know I do) as it makes us feel more confident. Confidence is key to becoming beautiful. We should all be confident as we are strong individuals who have/will succeed in whatever we choose to do with our lives. You all must remember that. Seriously! I know I'm young and have loads of time ahead of me to experience new things and the so called 'meaning of life' but I truly believe that everyone has the right to be confident in what they do. 

Skincare, makeup, fashion, health, socialisation... All these factors have an effect on our confidence. So I am creating this mini series called Confident and Beautiful to show you all how beautiful you all really are!! It doesn't matter if you use MAC makeup or Natural Collection makeup or if you wear Primark or Gucci, you're all beautiful. 

There will be five parts to this series and I hope you all enjoy the posts as this is my first mini project on my blog! The first part is included with this introductionary post! Please comment any feedback you have! 


SKINCARE




Before makeup and before leaving the house, you must all have a solid Skincare routine! Skincare to me is the most important part of being confident as on a bad skin day I wish to sometimes be invisible! I see a lot of girls instagramming and tweeting 'cleanse, tone, moisturise' but not everyone does this and some people do more than that! 

In-shower skincare products (from left: Avon Clearskin Pore Penetrating Scrub, Avon Clearskin Blackhead Clearing Face Mask, Cien Facial Wash (from Lidl), Avon Planet Spa Heavenly Hydration Face Mask, No. 7 Beautiful Skin Radiance Exfoliator).

For me, at the moment, my skin is transitioning to the warmer weather and is a bit confused. So I've been trying so hard to work out the best way to take good care of it. At the moment I exfoliate in the morning about three times a week, use a face mask once every two weeks, and remove my makeup at night at least five times a week... I'm lazy okay?! Everytime I remove my makeup I use a face wash afterwards to make sure my skin is squeaky clean!


Everyday skincare products (from left: Aveeno Moisturiser (prescribed for my eczema), Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water, Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser, La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo+, Garnier Eye Roll On).

At the moment I prep my skin with a Garnier under eye roll on, La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo +, and then use a light moisturiser from Simple. So far! This is working for me. But, everyone's skin is different!! In the night I use the Aveeno Moisturiser as it is thicker and helps tame my dry patches. I use the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water to remove my makeup - it is great!!


PRODUCT LOVE OF THE WEEK 


Vaseline Spray On Body Moisturiser!!
Laziness in a bottle for a fiver
(Perfect for me!) 


I hope you all enjoyed reading the first of my mini series! The next will be published in a fortnight, unless  you want it sooner! Thank you for reading!

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Saturday, 22 February 2014

The Sunshine Award


Hey everyone! I was recently tagged to do the sunshine award tag by the one and only Emmi Hearts! If you haven't already checked out her blog, please do by clicking here!! She puts so much effort into her posts and I feel like myself and Emmi are blogging friends as I've read her blog since I started mine! 

The rules to the Sushine Blogger Award are as follows:
1. Post 11 random facts about yourself.
2. Answer the 11 questions asked by the nominating blogger.
3. Nominate 11 bloggers you think bring sunshine into the world.
4. Come up with your own 11 questions to ask them!

Okay onto the tag....
Eleven random facts about me:



1. I passed my driving test on March 18th 2013, third time lucky!
2. I have absolutely no idea what I want my future career to be
3. I enjoy a night out a bit too much
4. I plan to travel to Australia once I've saved enough money
5. I met my best friend a year ago
6. I own way too many lipsticks!
7. I wear a black item of clothing for every outfit... Even if it's just my socks
8. I went through a 'scene' phase 
9. It's my birthday in two weeks!
10. I recently became the proud owner of an iPhone 5s
11. I always tear up watching Beyoncé perform... 


Emmi's questions:

1. If you were stranded on a desert island what three songs would you want with you?

Such a good question.. Hmm.. Probably Hothouse Flowers - Sweet Marie as it reminds me of my parents, Grown Woman by Beyoncé as it is liberating and then I think I'd pick Why Do You only Call Me When You're High by the Arctic Monkeys.

2. Who is your celebrity man crush?

Can I pick two? James Franco and Alexander Skarsgard!!!!! Lush!

3. What is your favourite guilty pleasure movie?

Probably Clueless.. It's such a cringey movie but it has to be one of my all time faves!

4. What was your favourite TV show as a child?

100% hands down! That's So Raven! I loved it and always wanted the ability to see into the future!

5. What is your favourite item of clothing in your wardrobe?

At the moment, my leather look skirt from H&M. It was a bargain too at £14.99!

6. If you could go for lunch with any celebrity who would it be?

Mrs Carter herself!! Beyoncé! I would love to ask her questions about her life and wow, she's so inspiring! 

7. If you could have any wild animal as a pet what would it be?

I've never really thought of this before haha! Great question! Hmm.. Probably a giraffe! 

8. If you were only allowed to play one game for the rest of your life what would it be?

Animal Crossing! It's so relaxing! 

9. Do you have a signature dish?

I make a fabulous home made Nandos if I do say so myself!

10. What is your favourite flavour of Ice Cream?

Mint choc chip! Mmm mm m

11. What is your perfect date?

I actually recently went on an absolutely perfect date!! Italian candlelit dinner! No awkward pauses! Simply amazing!




Who I tag:



My Questions to you:

1. What do you want your future career to be?
2. What's your greatest fear?
3. What makeup would you recommend?
4. What is your skin type?
5. Are you a body moisturiser sinner? (Like myself)
6. What is the craziest thing you've ever done?
7. Where is your dream travel destination?
8. How often do you get your hair cut?
9. Which celebrity do you idolise?
10. Are you a night in or night out kind of person?
11. What is your favourite blog to read?



I hope you all enjoyed reading my answers! I'd like to thank Emmi Hearts for tagging me, again! Thank you for your questions, they were really interesting to answer! I enjoyed this tag as it opened up the blogosphere to new blogs to read! If you do this tag, leave the link below so I can read! 

Hope you all enjoyed this week's post! Thanks for reading!

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Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Pink Hues: Valentines Day

Valentines Day may not be everyone's favourite holiday... But even if you're spending V Day single or taken this year, let's talk about makeup. Makeup may possibly be my favourite thing to blog about. I love how it can completely transform someone. On Valentines Day, we all want to look our absolute best for whoever our admirer may be.. (Even if it's just for a selfie to upload on Instagram!) I went through all the makeup I own and came up with my six favourite products to use on February the 14th. I went for pinks, shimmers and, of course, reds. 

PRODUCTS (from left):


Collection Work The Colour Eyeshadow Pencil in Vanilla Sky - £3.19 - Buy here!
Technic High Lights - £1.99 - Buy here!
Natural Collection Nail Colour in Red Robin - £1-£1.99 - In stock at Boots
Avon Luxe Palette in Glamorous Roses - Christmas gift - Limited edition
Rimmel Apocalops Lip Lacquer in Big Bang - £6.49 - Buy here!
Revlon ColorBurst Lacquer Balm in Vivacious - £7.99 - Buy here!




I actually think I'm in love with this palette! The colours are stunning and the colour pay off is actually really good! All the colours go well together too, so it's easy to complete a perfect smokey eye! The palette is really compact too so it's ideal for travelling! 

The eyeshadow pencil is soooooo long wearing! I like to use it lightly as a highlighter on a night out! 

The lip colours are glossy and long lasting, however, if you're going to be kissing this valentines day, I'd go for a stain or just some nicely flavoured lip balm! V. Cheeky I know!




Swatches (from left): Revlon Lip Lacquer in Vivacious, Rimmel Apocalips in Big Bang, Technic High Lights and Collection Eyeshadow Pencil in Vanilla Sky.

Whatever you're doing this Valentines Day, I hope you all have a wonderful day! So what if you're single! Go spoil yourself with new makeup treats and go clubbing with your girls!

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