Lip stick balms

Hey guys!!

Now I must confess to not being the most efficient with my make up, it does take me a while! But for those rushed Uni mornings where I'm running late for a lecture, I have come across a fantastic product! I usually scrub my lips, apply balm and then a lipstick and gloss. However if I just don't have the time I have been using the lip balm sticks.

I have aquired a few varieties including some from No. 7 and Soap and Glory! I would reccomend them to anyone, and I have noticed I reach for them even when I have time to do my make up! There fab for throwing in bags and mean I can apply a pop of colour to my lips without liners, gloss' and sticks of products everywhere! 

Nail Polish Growth!

Hi Guys!

So one of my first posts on this blog was all about my love and addiction to Barry M nail polish's, this week I'm going to talk you through a few of my most recent purchases and fave colours!

The first couple of my recent faves are really new out and are part of the Aquarium range for Barry M. Pacific is a blue iradecent colour that changes to a beautiful green in the sunlight! The next from this collection is a matching glitter to Pacific called Mermaid, a lovely top coat and packed with glitter! 

The final is a beautiful rose good colour, Caspian, it's so perfect for neutral days, but gives that girly glitter finish you can't not love!

The next is yet another bluey toned, but from Essie! Turquoise is just that perfect spring/summer colour that you never want to take off your nails! 

Back to Barry M for a shade that to me just shouts spring! Berry a pastel purple glides on and makes nails look effortlessly chic spring! I'm not one for purples, but this just keeps getting on my nails! 

Finally is a pale pink from Ted Baker! Unfortunately I don't know it's colour, but it's from Boots if that helps! This pale pink makes for a beautiful natural nail, effortless but beautiful! 

Well that's it for this week guys, see you next week! X

February Favourites- 2014

Hi guys! 

As you can probably tell by the title these are this months favourites, but can we firstly address how fast this month/year is going?! WOW 

Hair Care 

Now I won't go on about this, because I have actually done a full blog post review of it already! But it is the Urban Fudge Vanilla and Raspberry hair spray! 3 things, it smells good, it holds hair, and lasts in bad weather! Pretty good! 

Body

Now this for me is an old favourite which I have recently re-purchased and remembered how much I loved it! It's the Palmers CoCoa Butter! For me this leaves me soft, smooth, not sticky and smelling wonderful! Really like this for all it does to my skin and that reminiscent smell I get from it! Also I would highly reccomend Palmers gradual tan it's also fab! 

Skincare 

This next product has also appeared on my blog before, but I'm getting to the end of it and just wanted to say again how much I am loving it! It's the Clinique rinse off foaming cleanser. In a previous post I discussed how I wanted to really gather a good skincare routine, and after using this product for a few months it has definitely served me well! I am really impressed with the condition of my skin which I believe has come from me taking my make up off properly! 

TV Show

Now I think this is my most excitable thing to talk about this month as my favourite TV show has started to air it's new series! My Mad Fat Diary is a fabulous adaptation of a real life diary from the 90's! It's absolutely fantastic! You can watch series 1 and catch up with series 2 on 4oD now! GoGoGo!

Music 

Now I am a great lover of late 90's early 00's music as that was my era of growing up! I recently got tickets to watch McBusted which I am beyond excited about!!!! And I've also been even more in love with one of my favourite bands of all time.. OASIS! 

Shower Product

This month I wanted a little bit of summer to be appear to keep me sane until it actually arrives! I've been using the Original Source Limes shower gel! I've used a fair few of these in multiple scents including another favourite the lemon one! A lovely scent, it lathers well and the scent stays on your skin! 

Food/Drink 

Finally, this month I have been loving a peppermint tea before bed to calm me and relax me! I personally like to add some honey and almond milk to mine! 

So that's all for now, see you next week! X

Urban Fudge Hair Care

Hi Guys! 

This weeks post is about hair care, I know I have done a fair few posts about hair care.. Well here's another one! I had heard a few things about this new brand Urban Fudge but I had never seen anything from their range in shops I was told sold it. That was until I spotted them in my local Superdrug! So I took the opportunity to pick a couple of things up. (I got mine in the UK, in Superdrug!)  

The first was the one thing I had heard about, mainly for it's scent (which, granted, is very very nice!) but it's their hair spray in Raspberry and Vanilla. 

Now this hairspray claims to be soft on hair, strong holding and anti-frizz, these days like a lot of others. However to be fair this product did actually help me with this! My hair survived through wind and slight rain (as well as smelling delicious) with no touch up's! I will definitely be buying this again! 

The next product is Texture Blaster this product is one I am still slightly undecided about how much I like it. Again it smells delicious, and does give some texture and hold like it suggests. However, for me this product made my hair slightly sticky and heavy. 

 So for what it does it is relatively good, but I am out off products from how they actually feel as well as how they do. 

If you want anymore information please leave any questions in the comments and I'll get back to you! Thanks guys, see you next week! 

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