The Liebster Award!!!

Hi Guys!

So as i sat in my uni room checking over my previous day blog last night i came across a comment from the lovely Charlotte Thompson! (http://charlotte-louise-t.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/the-liebster-award.html), this comment stated that she had tagged me to complete her set list of questions. 

Now if you aren't aware of what the Liebster awards are, they are basically set in place to get bloggers with less that 200 followers, more people checking out their page! So thank you so much to Charlotte for that, and lets get on with answering her questions! 

1. Why did you decide to start writing a blog? I started writing a blog after i had watched so many YouTubers say this how they started out, and what they we're doing as a career is something i love and am genuinely interested in, so that was that, i had a blog!

2. What was the first thing you ever posted about? The very first thing i ever posted was an introduction to the page, all about me and why i had created the blog. But the first beauty related thing was my review of the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette. 

3. Your man (or lady) crush has just called whilst your running out the door for work, saying they'll meet you for lunch. You've only got time to run back through the door and grab 1 product - what is it? Concealer! Without a doubt.. you can cover up all those untidy parts of the face where your make up has rubbed off, and it can be used all over the face not just to conceal those dark eyes! 

4. Name a make up brand that's not so popular that your loving at the moment.

Now i know this brand is up and coming with the makeup world, and for those of you that have seen previous posts on this page you will recognise my love for Soap and Glory, and recently i have been trying out more and more for their make-up range.. and i certainly have not been disappointed! I would highly recommend the Kick Ass concealer and the chubby stick lip pencils are fab for on the go colour and hydration! 

5. What is your favourite food? Oh god, what to say.. well i'm from the north and i'm currently living away at uni so at this moment in time it's something i'm missing a lot- my mums roast dinners!

6. Whats the ideal present you would want from me right now (if money were no object)? I've seen a fair few new handbags i would love get my hands on! Including a Michael Kors one!

7. Flowers or Chocolates? Flowers, but no lavender as i'm allergic! 

8. Shrek or Finding Nemo? Shrek holds a special place in my heart, as it was new out when i went to Florida years and years ago so i got to meet the dressed up characters.. to a 9 year old IT WAS FAB!

9. Where's the furthest place you've even been? I've been to a few Islands in the Caribbean like Aruba and Jamaica, but when i finish uni i'll be spending 3 months in Australia!

10. Starter or Pudding? Pudding, i'm a sucker for anything sweet!

11. What's the most expensive thing you have in your wardrobe (i.e bag / clothes / shoes / makeup)? Well as you may be able to tell from a few questions ago, i like my handbags! my mum brought me back a big Prada shopping type bag a few years ago which i adore! 

So thats the questions off Charlotte, below i'm going to put the links of bloggers i'm tagging and the questions i have come up with! 

1. If you could only have make-up by 1 brand, which brand would it be?

2. Whats the most expensive make-up product you've tried?

3. What's the worst make-up product you have ever bought?

4. You've got 10 minutes to get out the door, what do you reach for for a quick look? 

5. The best cheap product you own?

6. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? 

7. If you could own any specific beauty product, what would it be? 

8. Would you rather spend your night in front of the TV with a face mask and ice cream, or out in town clubbing? 

9. Do you prefer Fruit or Vegetables? 

10. What is your current occupation? (work/uni/gap yearer)

11. Where do you seen your blogging in 5 years time? (YouTube? Famous for blogging?)

And here's who i am nominating, check these girls out!

http://stephellis531.blogspot.co.uk

http://porcelainqueen1.blogspot.co.uk

http://ameliarosel.blogspot.co.uk

http://amydollll.blogspot.co.uk

http://kissandmakeupbeautyblog.blogspot.co.uk

http://jennihearted.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/a-walk-in-park.html

http://www.bagsbowsandboots.com

Thanks guys, see you soon x

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette Review

Hi guys!

This week I'm talking about the Urban Decay Naked 3! The newest of the UD line, now I know most of the beauty bloggers that own this have already shared their opinions, but I wanted to wait until I had used it for a while to see how I really felt. And also to see how versatile the colours were. 

It's safe to say that this is a lot different to  the other 2 pallettes, for me anyway. The other colours are much more "me" neutral and easy to use. However these colours took a bit more work to get used to and find some looks with. Although this is a lot different than what I am used to it doesn't mean I don't love it as much as the others- I do!

I've found myself stretching for a few colours on a daily basis to create similar looking eye looks for a quick routine for Uni. Those are strange, limit and dust. For me these colours are easiest to create a beautiful no effort day look, blended together with dust adding a perfect not to over the top shimmer! 

On the other hand, I have also used this pallette to create some beautiful night looks, using mugshot, dark side and black heart again these colours create a look that I would not usually wear, but I must admit I have been loving the change! 

I must admit though, there is one stand out colour in this pallette for me, it's the one that first caught my eye... And to me the most beautiful! It's trick the most glorious rosey gold, a shimmer shade, but like the rest heavily pigmented and easy to blend! Recommending this pallette to everyone, gets you out of a typical neutral zone! 

See you next week! X

The whole Apocalips obsession

Hi guys!!

So a few months ago I seen this huge rush of people blogging, reviewing and raving about the Rimmel London Apocalips, they we're said to be the "latest beauty craze" and we're hyped up to the sky! They did however seem to come with a warning that if you were not a "bold lip" type of girl, then don't bother! Me being one of these "bold lips make me look stupid" type of people stayed clear and watched as flew off shelves. 

However a little before Christmas I bit the bullet and bought my first apocalips. Now I didn't go for one of the more "muted" colours, oh no! I went all out! Confidence in my mind I purchased the shade Across the Universe, now incase you aren't familiar with this shade, it's a right red!

Now the colour pay off of this is as everyone says, amazing! I don't doubt that for a minute, and yes to be honest I love this, and it seen a lot of action on my lips all over the holidays! However I have one little bug bearer which really outs me off this product.. The smell!!! I don't know what it is, and I can't explain it, it's just not at all pleasant. Not like others like soap and glory or sweet tasting ones.

Although, it didn't stop me from trying another one, just to check if it was just the particular colour I owned that was dodgey! 

Nope, they are all like that! I love everything else about these lip lacquers, the finish, the colours are true to how they first go on, they are long wearing and the are genuinely excellent for showing off a bold lip that won't smudge off your face. It's just the weird taste and smell that comes with it that outs me off buying anymore and wearing it as much as I would love to. 

Thanks guys, see you next Monday! X

We've got through January!

I cannot believe that we have already come to the end of January! Over this past month I have tried quite a few things which I have loved! Most of these were presents I asked for or received, for Christmas. I have 7 favourites which I'm going to share! So here goes...

Make Up

Soap and Glory have been a large part if my beauty life for a number of years, however I have never ventured in to their make up range apart from the Thick and Fast mascara, however I received a kit of their make up for Christmas and I have LOVED it! 

The stand out products in this for me are the highlighter on the right which I adore!! It's so beautiful and gives a natural, perfect looking shimmer. The other favourite is the bottom left eye shadow (the top section) this is such a beautiful shimmery pinky nude. It's not to glittery and is perfect to creat an effortless natural day look! 

Skincare

Now this next product was mentioned in my last post so I won't go on about it, but it's the La Roche-Posay effaclar A.I corrector cream! I love this for not only moisturising, but actually helping me control and stop breakouts! It's been fab! 

Hair Care 

Now hair care is really important to me, tins the thing I feel I spend the most time researching and trying out products for. I have used quite a few of the Aussie products but I had never tried the popular "3 minute miracle" well now I have! I use this as a deep conditioner each week and I have been loving it! I can certain tell a difference in the condition of especially the ends of my hair, and the shine and softness! 

Bath 

So you may or may not know my love for Lush! And one product in particular is one I look forward to all year, it only gets released at Christmas and as soon as it's released I stock up, and I mean stock! It is of course the well known and well

Loved, Golden wonder bath bomb. It's scent, it's explosion of colour and it's general luxurious gold glitter coating! Ahh I just love it! 

Body

As mentioned before I have long loved soap and glory products and had used the sugar crush body butter before, however when I was bought a new one at Christmas I re-found my love for it's smell, it's soothing effect on my skin and how long I feel moisturised after! 

Books

Now I'm not big on the whole reading thing, the only books I can cope with reading (in small proportions) are autobiography's. The one I have chosen was one I received for Christmas, and it's the comedians John Bishop. I have watched john on 2 of his tours and as the worlds biggest James Corden fan I obviously see him on A League of Their Own. 

I've not yet finished the book but I have thoroughly enjoyed it so far! It's funny, witty and emotional!

Perfume

Finally my perfume of the month! Now I have used the Armani Acquaintance di Gio for 5 years now, however this year after smelling a sample of Katy Perry's Killer Queen in a magazine, I fell in love with this completely different yet beautiful scent that I both was not used to and was a lot different to my previous chosen perfume! 

One last point, HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THIS BOTTLE!! 

Well that's all for this month guys, see you next time! X

Loreal Mad!

Hi guys!! 

I don't know what it is but these past few months I've been drawn to the Loreal lines of both hair and makeup, I have never owned as much Loreal as I have other brands before so it has been nice for me to try some new things out and see how well they work with me and what I want them to do. I have spoken in previous blogs abouts a couple of skin care items I have been loving from they're current range, but this post is going to be all about their hair care line! 

As I said I have never owned that many Loreal products, this especially goes for the hair care, apart from a few shampoos and conditioners that's it! So when i seen an offer in Boota just before Christmas I decided to try out a couple of the Elnett range. 

My hair is important to me, it's naturally right curls and I hate it, so I do everything I can to get it straight and manageable, I had noticed it's condition worsening so this seemed the perfect time to protect it using something different. The Straight heat defence spray claims to keep your hair straight for 3 days, that it does. It also promises that my hair will be soft and shiny even after blow drying, again it does! I have certainly seen a difference in the condition of my hair from using this over the last couple of months, and it will definitely be one added to my carefully planned out hair care routine for re-purchasing! 

The next product is there most talked about range I feel, the hair sprays. Their seems to be so many different ones all promising different things. To be honest it picked the one that sounded most exciting and most likely for me to be able to tell a difference from other hairsprays. I can't say i am a non-stop user of hair spray, it's always the hair product i end up owning the longest. Nights out once or twice a week use a spritz and that's that. However I can notice that from other hairsprays I have used it does feel nicer on the hair, not heavy, not sticky and it's got a hold! The one I used also promised to add shine to my do, and that it did succeed in!

I look forward to trying some more of Loreal, and I would also welcome any recomendations of Loreal products! Thanks guys, see you next time x

Behold the Balms

Hi guys! Just a quick mid-week post about something which i am heavily relying on at the moment.. LIP BALMS. Now over the years I've gone few copious brands like Burts Bee's, Vasaline, Baby Lips and palmers. However these past couple of weeks January and the holidays have caught up with me and the especial bad weather has taken it's toll on my lips. I am forever applying lip balms of all sorts but nothing has really cut it this week. Until I found a hidden gem in my makeup draws.. The Body Shop lip butters! I have used a fair few of these remember fondly the chocolate and almond ones. My current one I coconut.. If you have any sort of chap lips or dryness this works and does wonders! I would reccomend this to anyone, it comes in so many glorious flavours and it's a product that really does work! What could be better! 

My latest skin care favourites

Hi Guys! In this blog I'm going to discuss my skin care, what I like, what works for me and how I go about looking after my skin. 

Now I've never been good at looking after my skin and every year it becomes a New Years resolution to look after my skin more, so I end up buying a bunch of products to try out and see how I find them. But the truth is I'm lazy, when I get in I want to get my make-up off quickly and settle down for the night. For a a while I used the MAC cleanse off oil, and it worked brilliantly for me it removed my make up and protected my skin from breakouts. However once the formula was changed my skin had an allergic reaction to it and I was devastated. Since then I have never really bad a skin care routine in general, never mind one that I was happy with. I have quite dry skin that can be prone to breakouts. 

The past few months have however changed for me and I've noticed a massive change in my skin (for the better) one of these products I have previously spoke about which was the Loreal 3 in 1 purifying solution 

The other products I am using are as follows; Clinique Foaming cleanser- I love how I swipe this on, rub it with water and my make up is off and squeaky clean! 

My next product is also Loreal, I bought this to see how it compared to the MAC cleanse off oil, surprisingly it did the job and got the makeup off once it was mixed with water, I do however feel kr slightly dries my skin, but I do enjoy using it and the clean after feel!

The final product is one I had done a lot of research into after seeing a lot of YouTubers talk about it as favourite skin care products! It is the La Roche-Posay targeted breakout corrector! I have been using this for 2 weeks and can honestly say I have never known my skin be in much better condition, it has stopped and cleared up break-outs, my skin feels smooth, soft, moisturised and pure. 

I would most definitely recommend trying these products out if your as lazy and uncomplicated as me!

See you soon! X