Summer Time Essentials

Hello everyone! 

Over the last couple of weeks the weather in the UK has been amazing! 

I know this probably isn't too much of a big deal in a lot of countries, but in here, in Enlgand, the sun is a VERY big deal and as soon as it comes out people rush outside and soak it up as much as possible!

so I thought i'd do a blog post about some summer essentials and what ill be taking on holiday as iv been dong some summer shopping recently :) 

Rose Makeup Bag - Laura Ashley

They're Real Mascara - Benefit 

Liner Clubbing - Bourjois

SPF 15 foundation powder - bareMinerals

Creaseless Cream Shadow Bikini-Tini - Benefit

45 Mineral Powder Brush - Sephora

This is my summer day-to-day makeup bag, I love summer make up bags because you hardly need anything in them! Iv always found the Bourjois Clubbing Liners really useful as the brush is very small and thin so you can create eyeliner flicks really well! I was walking past a benefit counter and noticed that the eyeshadows and creaseless creams had been repackaged which made me extremely excited and I knew I had to get hold of one! I got the colour Bikini-Tini  which is a gorgeous pinky-shimmery colour and is perfect to use on its own or as a highlight for the corner of your eyes and on your brow bone! 

Limited Edition The Happening Palette - NARS

This is the limited addition NARS palette, im so happy I managed to get my hands on it as everywhere I looked it was sold out! its a gorgeous palette which contains a blusher (Orgasm), a bronzer (Luguna) and 4 small eyeshadows a white with gold, a light brown with gold, a purple with gold and a matte dark brown.

I love this palette and will be using it a lot all year around as its everything you need in a palette!

Textured Nail Effect 310 Ridley Road - BarryM

Recently iv been really loving pastel colours for spring especially on my nails! I saw BarryM's new textured nail varnishes in Boots and was immediately drawn in! I got the Mint Green colour, from what I saw there was also a yellow and a light blue colour too! BarryM never fails to surprise me when it comes to nail varnish as they're constantly coming up with weird and wonderful ideas! :)  

I enjoyed using this nail varnish and its amazing how it works! its easy to apply, dries matte and turns slightly bobbly!

My Place or Yours Gina - Benefit

Iv found myself going back to to my favourite perfume from a couple of years back recently and I've reminded myself why I loved it so much! like all their perfumes the bottle is shaped like a cocktail shaker and decorated with bright eye catching colours and patterns! This perfume is very woody, sexy and feminine with raspberry undertones.

 Light Brown Aviators - Ray-Ban L.A 

Protect&Bronze SPF 30 - Nivea

Of course summer wouldn't be complete without sunglasses and sun cream! Firstly, my Ray-Bans, I cant go anywhere without my sunglasses! They are perfect for summer as the lens' adjust to the light which is useful for when your coming in and out of buildings..normally in my case, shopping! because you don't need to keep taking them on and off all the time! 

and then suncream as I am so pale and have very little pigmentation in my skin I tend to just burn and/or go freckly when they sun comes out but this sun cream is brilliant as it helps you tan and doesnt contain any fake tan so you dont have to worry about any uneven, orange streaks! I've been using it a lot of this recently while the sun has been out and iv found myself getting more of a tan then just burning!

 HUGE thumbs up from me! :) 

Hope you enjoyed the post!

xoxo

April Glossy Box

Hello Lovelies! 

Friday was the day where all the Glossy Gals recieved our Glossy Boxes! 

If your unaware of what Glossy Box is, Its a monthly subscription, you only spend £10 a month on it, and every month you get sent a box filled with 5 gorgeous beauty goodies for you to test and review on their website! 

www.glossybox.com

its almost like your birthday once a month! -who wouldn't want that?!

So, lets get started! 

I recieved this and I have to say the box melted my heart, its literally the most beautiful chic, girly, vintage  pattern which was created and designed by Pearl Lowe. 

so this shall proudly sit on my dressing table and get filled with many beauty bits & bobs :) 

Once I have got over how amazing the box was, I dived inside and and had a rummage through the tissue paper and the tiny cut up black bits of card to discover my beauty treats they had sent me! 

& here's what I found!

Model Co - Cheek + Lips

This is a lovely rosy pink cheek and lip stain, its subtle which I really like. As its a gel it blends really well, i'm really glad its not a liquid because I tend to find it leaves obvious stain patches on your skin.

Essie Nail Varnish - Nice is Nice

I love this nail varnish I was thrilled to see this brand in my glossy box, and the colour is a beautiful lilac purple, which is perfect for Spring/Summer and Im loving pastel colours at the moment, so this couldn't be more perfect! 

Nip+Fab - Coconut Latte Body Butter

I've never used Nip+Fab products before, so this was my first experience with the brand, I loved using this and it makes my skin feel so soft and smooth. It also smells amazing and reminds me of summer :) 

Yves Rocher -So Elixir Purple

This perfume is gorgeous! it smells very feminine with foral-woody undertones.

 its perfect for Spring and Summer as its very fresh, which is making me very tempted to get the bigger bottle of this!

Sun Sense - SPF 50+

This is an untinted moisturizing creme, its quite extreme being 50+ so I'm saving this for the summer when I go to Corfu which i'm super excited about! :)  

Hope you like the post!

Do you recieve Glossy Box? if so, what did you recieve this month? 

xoxo

February Favourites

Hello Lovelies, 

This is my be-lated February Favourites! 

Firstly, Im so sorry for my lack of blogging as college work has been so full on recently and it all feels as if its been non-stop!

Also, I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines day this year! 

Me and my boyfriend, Jack went out for a wonderful meal to celebrate our 2nd valentines day together already! -time has gone so quickly!

Here's us on Vali-Day just before going out being silly in my bathroom! ..hence the towels!

(as you do!) 

Coat - Miss Guided

White Crop top-TopShop

Waist Belt - New Look

Skirt - H&M

Camera - Canon EOS 650D

But,back to the favourites! :) 

Hair and Skin

001. TIGI Catwalk Oatmeal and honey shampoo 

 'Comfort food for dry/damaged hair'. I've loving this shampoo recently, As my hair has been so dry throughout February :( I found it in TKmaxx as its slightly more cheaper than usual. Also, This shampoo smells amazing! 

002. Mama Mio Skin Tight 

 I bought this on a bit of a gamble as I wasn't sure whether it would work, but the reviews for it where brilliant, so I got it. -and I don't regret it at all! Its a gel formula and you put it on the patches you want tones (yes-where ever you want!) every day for 30days and it tightens, tones and lifts! I've been using this product on my legs and I've definatly noticed a difference! 

003. Mama Mio Clean Slate 

 I have literally no faults with this product! I use it every morning and it makes my skin look and feel soft, smooth and appear even. It smells so fresh and sets you up for the day! 

004. Neals yard Almond Oil 

 I use this in my baths as it really hydrates and gets into your skin. iv been using this a lot during February as the cold weather has really dried my skin out and this has been working amazingly! 

Makeup 

001. Urban Decay Naked Palette 2*

I've been using this product religously throughout february as I got given it for my birthday. The colours of this palette are a lot more earthy compared the the bronzed colours from the original Naked palette/

002. NARS Bronzer -Laguna

As you can see, this product is in desperate need of a replacement! This is the most gorgeous bronzer iv used! its gives a gorgeous glow with out looking dirty on my pale skin and doesnt come out orange at all!

003. Loreal True Match Foundation

This foundation has always been brilliant! It has hundreds of different shades so theres one for everyone! it gives a gorgeous finish and perfect coverage as it isnt thick at all letting you skin breathe

004. MAC Fluidliner - BlackTrack

Iv been using this gel eyeliner as I ran out of my Bobbi Brown one and I heard lots of things about this product, so i thought id give it ago. It lasts all day long and i'm really impressed with this eyeliner, I would say the colour is a lot more stronger with the Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner and that is also waterproof so I prefer that, but I still love this product and gives a lot more of a natural look for during the day.

005.MAC lipstick -Speed dial

This colour is beautiful, its a hot pink and I'v been loving this lipstick throughout february! Iv always loved MAC lipsticks as they're so creamy and last for so long with no embarrissing smearing or smudging!

006. Lancome Mascara -Hypnose Doll Eyes

This first thing I thought when I saw this mascara was the bottle, -Its Beautiful! 

its curvy and black with matte flowers all the way up the bottle! Lancome mascara's have always worked a treat on my eyelashes, and iv used then ever since I started wearing mascara in year 7 when I got given an old Lancome mascara from my friend. This mascara is gorgeous, the colour is very intense and the brush fans out your lashes giving them volume and taking away any kind of clump!

Earrings

Earrings - Miso Republic

Fragrance

Flower Bomb - Viktor&Rolf

Yiyangu Kakadu Plum & Macadamia Nut Body mist - The Australian Costmetics Company

Iv had this body mist for ages now but I cant explain how amazing this body mist smells! I love the packaging and all their products are so gorgeous!

Music

Hope you enjoyed this post & let me know what you think!

xoxo

Monday Portrait #4

Lips - MAC Kinda Sexy

Leather Jacket - TopShop

Tartan Scarf - Tie Rack

001. For the last week I've been out of the country skiing in Spain! We were so lucky with the weather as for the last two years its been snow storms but this year was gorgeous and SO sunny, which has done wonders for my skin and given me and good dose of vitamin D (which you don't get a lot of in the UK!) but all my freckles have gone and decided to make an appearance! 

002. As we went on the plane which annoyingly got delayed by 3 hours it gave me a top chance to raid duty free..so I wasn't complaining at all!

Here are some bits I bought! 

L'Occitane en provence 

Shampoo for Dry, Damaged hair

This Shampoo Smells gorgeous, its very fresh and makes your hair feel so soft and smooth, it contains 5 essential oils which repair your hair leaving it moisturized and shiny. 

Viktor&Rolf -Flowerbomb

This is undoubtedly my favourite perfume at the moment, As soon as I picked it up and tried it I fell in love with it! It's very floral, extremely feminine and a very sexy fragrance and i'm finding it hard not to use it as an everyday perfume as it's not the cheapest out there :( 

Bioderma -Sensibio (sensitive) H2O

Finally, Of Course, How can I not restock on my favourite makeup-remover/cleanser ever! 

Iv heard that bioderma is coming to the UK very soon and I cant wait as I run out of it so quickly and can only top up once a year when I go to France or Spain! 

 Hope you all have a wonderful week!

xoxo

January Favourites

Hello, 

Here are the products iv been literally in love with and haven't been able to put them down over the whole of January!

Hair and Skin Products!

Lush - Angels On Bare Skin

ShearBeauty Salon - Argan Secret Shampoo & Conditioner

ShearBeauty Salon - L'Oreal Expert Chroma Care in 3 Gold

Debenhams - Origins Make A Difference Plus+

Recently, I'v been Loving Angels On Bare Skin by Lush, I'v been using it every other day on my face at night and iv seen a very noticeable difference, My skin is a lot less red and my skin tone has evened up in a lot of places too. After using this I use Origins Make A Difference Plus+ its pricey, But worth it! i use it under makeup too as a primer because it makes your skin SO soft and smooth &as iv been suffering from terribly dry, sore winter skin this has treated me so well!

With my hair, Its has been extremely dry from the typical British weather, and this Argan Oil shampoo and conditioner is incredible, but really hard to find as its not available in Drug Stores but it leaves your hair smelling gorgeous & silky soft! I use this along side the L'Oreal Chroma Care (using this before conditioner, after shampoo) which claims to refresh your colour treated hair, I'v been using this through January and iv noticed a great difference in the vibrancy of my hair colour and it's looking much healthier!

Make-up

 

Make-Up Forever - HD Foundation 

Too Faced - Natural Eye Palette

MaxFactor - Clump Defy Mascara

Revlon - Liquid Eyeline Pen

Lancome - Lipstick in 101 L'Absolu Nu

Carmex

Iv been loving Make-Up Forever HD foundation during January as its abit thicker than my other foudations giving me better coverage for my blemish prone winter skin. Iv also been using the Too Faced Palette a lot during January as the colour are really warm which I like, im also a massive fan of natural eye shadows anyway! :) the MaxFactor clump defy mascara is brilliant, and iv been using it everyday since I got it! (Review coming soon!) & the black eyeliner lasts all day and the colour is so strong, which I love.

With lip products I'v been using Carmex a lot which works wonders with smoothing my lips and the Lancome lipstick is beautiful, its a subtle pink with a small amount of shimmer and have been using it so much recently!

Earrings

Republic - Earrings

These are my favouritest earrings EVER! My signature look are my earrings.. The biggest, and prettiest earrings you can find! &once I saw these I HAD to have them! 

Iv always worn massive earrings so my ears are very use to heavy earrings and don't irritate them so I mange to get away with them (result!!) &i think these earrings are just perfect :) 

Perfume

I've been using this perfume a lot throughout January almost everyday at college &its smells gorgeous! 

It's a very unique blend of liquorice and vanilla while you get very light notes of sweet apple. I've never smelt anything like this perfume before and its an extremely sexy, feminine scent! I also love the glass purple, heart-shaped bottle of this perfume as its so girly and classy!

Hope you like the post!

xoxo

January GlossyBox

January GlossyBox

So today was the day where all the glossy gals received their monthly beauties from GlossyBox!

If you've never heard of GlossyBox before, what you do is go on to the GlossyBox website and subscribe for only £10 a month,and every month you receive 5 mini high end beauty treats randomly selected by the girls at glossy HQ, and sometimes an extra mini treat too!

Here is a sneek peek into what I Recieved! 

Pretty pink box packaging, with the goodies wrapped up in tissue paper and a baby pink ribbon.

Heres a list of what i received:

-A sample size of Lacoste perfume

-Murad Hydro DynamicTM Ultimate Mosture for eyes

-Monu Mirco Exfolioant

-BM Beauty Dewy Perfection Finishing Powder

-Sanctuary Spa Active Reverse Thermal Tranformation Mask

& a complementary Sleeping Eye Mask

If you would like any reviews on any of these products comment below! :)

xoxo