Spring Clean - French Manicure

Hello! 

As Spring is finally here I thought I would do a post on the classic, clean, beautiful french manicure. 

I've seen this look popping up all over the place used with various colours, styles and shapes especially for spring, so this is definitely a look to watch out for in the up-coming months.

I have to admit, as my nails have only just started recovering from the winter months I wanted to keep it to the traditional, clean french manicure. 

To create this look I used BarryM 342 Nude and 66 Matte White.

You can get them from boots for £2.99 here

I use BarryM nail varnish all the time, it's definitely become my favourite drugstore/high street nail varnish, their colours are so up to date, their constancy is lovely, the colour glides on to the nail evenly & most importantly they don't chip and look perfect for up to about a week (coming from an art student) Also, they dry so quickly...what more could you want?! 

I didn't use the french manicure guild line stickers, as when it comes to nails I tend to have quite a steady hand, but I definitely recommend them as they create a really clean line. 

Hope you've all had a lovely start to spring, It's definitely my favourite time of the year!

whats on your nails?

or your favourite nail colour for this season?

xoxo

December Favourites!

Hey There!

I hope you all had a wonderful christmas, got everything you wanted and had a brilliant start to 2014!

I wanted to do a blog post about all the bits a got for christmas but considering my 18th Birthday is quickly approaching I thought I would put what I got for Christmas & my Birthday in to one big blog post!

So, Here is a quick post just to give you all a little insight into what beauty-related products I have been loving and using non-stop over december! 

1. Hollywood Glo by Benefit 

First up! I have been using this product religiously over the winter months, especially in party season, as this gives you a beautiful golden glow without making you orange! Also, not to mention the smell of this product which is a lovely rose-water scent and very feminine.

Its super clever, as I have really pale skin (especially in the winter) any type of fake tan just looks streaky and orange and .... well, need I say more?  This little rose gold saviour, once applied, corrects to your skin tone making you gorgeous and golden (without the tango-ed look)!

2. Sexy Little Things Noir Tease by Victoria Secret

Okay, so I have found a very major place for this in my heart. This is one of THE best body sprays i've ever smelt! It's a very sexy, feminine, warm fragrance which I love and if you can get hold of this I 100% recommend you to try it! I always have a little bottle of this in my handbag for top-ups during the day.

3. Moisture Match for Dull Skin by Garnier 

For my skin I've been using this moisturiser everyday! As it's the winter my skin really has been suffering and getting very dull & tired-looking. I'm very very happy with this product and its been working wonders on my skin throughout December, only 1 con is because its very thick if you use too much at one time it can feel a little sticky which isn't pleasant.. but don't let that put you off because its great to put under your foundation and it really helps it stay on like a primer and i've definitely noticed a difference in my skin. 

4. Vanilla Pigment by MAC

For my Fourth winter favourite I've chosen MAC vanilla pigment. I've been using it non-stop as a highlight and on the inner corner of my eye. Its a beautiful frosty-white shade and complements any makeup look. This was the first pigment I've ever bought as its a very 'safe shade' - and it certainly won't be last! 

5. Lasting Finish Colour Rush in shade 100 Give Me A Cuddle by Rimmel 

This is a gorgeous tinted lip balm, its a lovely baby pink shade. Iv been using this product for most of December as the pigment is really high and baby pink lips make your face look very fresh and with lip balm qualities its very moisturising.

 As this is a rimmel product claiming to be "long lasting" I was extremely surprised to find that it really DOES stay on and will not budge at all. The ultimate test I put it through was infact New Years Eve, when I took off all my make up at night (forgetting about the lip balm) and woke up with the colour still as strong as when i first put it on, it perfectly in place and no trace of makeup on my friends pillow (Result? yes!)

6. Christmas Eve and Cinnamon Stick by Yankee Candle 

Finally, Christmas isn't Christmas without cosy candles and these have been my favourite of the month! christmas eve smells beautiful, it reminds me of holly berries and spiced oranges and then cinnamon stick just smells purely of cinnamon and is so cosy and warming.

Hope you have all had a lovely christmas and enjoyed the post! 

If you would like to request any future post please leave a comment below! 

25 facts about me!

1. I got given a little silver heart necklace from my boyfriend when we started dating which I've worn for a year and a half now. I've only ever taken it off once which was for a Photoshoot which leads onto my next fact...

2. I was involved in a Gok Wan Photoshoot for Reveal magazine last year which involved me to stand on the top of a building in London on roller skates..-and I can't rollerskate for the life of me, so it was ..."interesting" other then that, totally amazing day!

3. I hate typical "British" food or "Famous Liked" food such as Egg, Baked Beans, Sausages, Hot Dogs, Burgers, Fish and Chips, Fry Ups... I'm sorry, just no...

4. Cider breaks me out the next day completely ...booo! 

5. It snowed the day I was born.

6. I'm really shy when you first meet me, but once you get to know me..im crazy, totally crazy! 

7. I don't have a typical fashion 'style' as such, im more of a 'if I see it, I like it, I get it (&hope for the best)' kinda person.

8. I'm an addict to huge earrings.. the biggest you can find and i'll buy them! 

9. I dont have geat self confidence, I care what other people think far too much.

10. I hate spiders, even the tiny ones, slugs, ants, flys... anything bug related which can crawl up you.. the thought of it makes my skin crawl (pardon the pun).

11. I like scary movies, I can just sit there and watch them for hours. 

12. I got 1 mark off an A* for my GCSE art.. which makes me so mad :( 

13. I love spicy food!

14.  My boyfriend and I have fishes called puppapoopadeop and perri perri chicken.

15. I'm a complete chocoholic, I have it everyday no doubt about it.

16. I get ridiculously freckly when the sun comes out.

17. Iv been skiing for 8 years now, and this year I went with my boyfriend (who is amazing at it, and literally showed everyone up..) 

18. I really want to Reverse Ombre my hair!

19. My favourite animal is an elephant. :) 

20. I can hula-hoop for hours and hours, I can kneel down, stand back up and walk around hula-hooping.. the most I've managed to hula-hoop at once is 6.

21. My favourite cocktail is, of course, Cosmopolitan.. I've recently discovered you can make Cosmopolitan Cupcakes.. you can probably imagine my excitement!

22. 22nd is the date of my Birthday and Is the date of my boyfriends birthday too!

23. I hate being on my own, always have.

24. I love Marilyn Monroe, I think shes beautiful, and so inspiring. I've got nearly all her films and iv also got books and posters about her, including bath stuff too! 

 25. My natural hair colour is a very very bland mousey blonde/light brown.. I started throwing dye and bleach into it at the age of about 12/13 with my friends! (yes, WITHOUT my parents permission...oops..) 

&there you have it... 25 facts about me!

I know this slightly more personal post, I saw loads of other bloggers doing this too and I know I love reading them, so I thought I'd do one myself! :)

hope you enjoyed reading the post! 

xoxo

Monday Update + Skin Care Routine

Sunglasses- RayBan

Blouse- New Look

Blazer- H&M (old)

Acid Wash Shorts- Topshop

Hello bloggee's! 

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter holidays! 

It was so lovely to have a break off and get away from college work going shopping, meeting up with friends, catching up with lots of sleep and going out for meals with the boyfriend -as we just celebrated our 1 and a half years together! We also booked and payed for our holiday to Corfu this summer, so im super excited about that! :) 

but I'm back to blogging and getting back to reality! 

As the UK weather has been completely up and down recently and changing constantly from rain to sun my skin has of course been suffering, so I thought I'd step in and do my first Skin Care Routine for you guys just to show you whats been helping me along! :) 

Enjoy!

Garnier PureActive Blackhead Clearing Scrub - Boots

Origins Checks and Balances Foamy Face Wash - Debenhams

 I have been using these two products religiously! I use the scrub every other night and it makes my skin appear very clear and smooth, It does sting slightly but its nothing too harsh it just makes your skin feel very clean and refreshed. 

I use the foamy face wash every night and I love this product! It makes my skin look very clear, even and feel very refreshed. After a few days of using this product I have noticed a big difference in my skin and my blemishes have defiantly stayed away :) 

Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentre - GuruMakeupEmporium.com

Bare Minerals Prime Time - Debenhams

I useboth of these products under my foundation. They are both brilliant and create a really good smooth foundation base when used together. This is my second tube of Embryolisse and, as you can see, its nearly all gone! I discovered this product at IMATS in London 2012 and fell in-love with the product straight away! it makes your skin feel incredible!

Prime time is a great primer and holds my makeup through college no problem at all! This primer makes your skin feel amazing, the only fault I have with this product is the price, for such a small bottle so I do limit myself with it and only use this product on my T-zone.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum 51 Light Vanilla - Boots

KRYOLAN Concealer Circle Nr.1 -Kryolan.com

Soap&Glory One Heck Of A Blot - Boots

Stippling Brush Real Techniques - Boots

Iv been using the Healthy mix Serum for a while now and Its a brilliant foundation, I have normal/combination skin, it looks so natural and blends in with my skin tone perfectly. I've also been using the Kryolan concealer wheel, I bourgh this from the stand at IMATS and love it! its got 6 different shades of pale concealers on 1 wheel so you can change the tone throughout summer and winter when your skin changes and they're very creamy and don't crease at all which Is brilliant. Finally I use this powder on my T-zone to keep away any shine and is a very smooth finishing powder. To blend my foundation in I use the Real Techniques Stippling Brush by Samantha Chapman and I couldn't recommend this brush enough! I love her range of brushes and they're fibers are very soft and great quality! 

Hope you enjoyed the post!
xoxo

Soap&Glory Haul

Today I was in town & went into Boots, and the huge Soap & Glory stand caught my eye, including the 3 for 2 deal - I couldn't help myself! 

I've always loved Soap & Glory products their packaging is beautiful, its so girly and vintage! 

Iv never really tried their make up products so as it was 3 for 2 I thought 'why not?!' 

here are the bits and bobs I bought! 

Sugar Crush Body Wash

Thick & Fast Mascara

Lid Stuff in What's Nude

One Heck Of A Blot

Kick Ass Concealer in Light

If any of you guys would like to see a review on any of these products, comment below and let me know! 

Hope you like the post! 

xoxo

Update + Nail Post

Denim Jacket - TopShop

Eye shadow - Urban Decay Naked Palette

Lips - Rimmel London Lip Pencil in Spice

001. Hello Lovelies! Hope you've all had a fabulous week! This week has literally just dragged, &I've just had no time to blog at all, and the times I do, I've found myself in my onesie fast asleep on the sofa in front of the tv! but i'm hoping to seriously push myself and blog more for you all! :) 

002. The main reason for no blogging yesterday was because it was my mums birthday! so my sister, her boyfriend and me created a wonderful meal for her in the afternoon then watched the new Tim Burton film Frankenweenie its a brilliant film -but, I must add, is a HUGE emotional rollercoster! 

003. Over the last week I've suddenly had huge inspiration to get fit, so iv been going to the gym, doing pilates and on Saturday morning I went on a 3 mile run with my boyfriend, which I will continue doing, so I've been feeling great!

Heres just a quick nail update, I haven't uploaded any nail posts for ages so I thought I'd go for it, Especially as my nails are looking slightly half decent at the moment, compared to normal!

its nice and simple as I wanted to try out the new bits I got from Topshop! :) 

I needed to get some new nail art brushes as my old ones are goners so I picked up some of them while I was there! 

so, here's the little nail design I've done, &it's super simple! 

this is one of my favourite nail vanishes It's China Glaze in the colour Cranberry Splash, a gorgeous sparkly red.

then, on top of this I've placed silver disks from the Nail Art gem packet and placed them at the bottom of my nail! Layered a top coat on, then TaaDaa! 

Finished :) 

Hope you guys like the post!

 &Comment below if there are any posts you'd like me to do! :) 

Have a wondeful week

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

Home-Sweet-Home

home sweet home! 

Hello!

This is just a quick post as firstly, I would like to apologize for my lack of blogging over the last week! this has been because I have been skiing with my boyfriend out in the Spanish Pyrenees! 

The weather was wonderful and all my freckles have come out too.. (which I find totally embarrassing ) it also gave me a good chance to raid duty free too & Of course, I couldn't resist picking up a few bits and bobs! which I'll tell you all about tomorrow in my Monday Portrait! 

But I'm so happy to be at home now, to get greeted with a glass of Champagne, a Chinese take-away and a roaring fire after a very long day travelling!

I hope you've all had a brilliant half term! 

I would love to know what you guys got up to!

or if you will be going on holiday soon!

xoxo

Monday Portrait #3

OOTD

Snowy days

Cream Peplum Top - River Island

Black Disco Pants - River Island

Faux fur Jacket with wet look sleeves - Miss Guided

Shoes - Miss Selfridge

Bow Necklace - DollyBowBow

Umbrella - New Look

001. So this week started with a flurry of snow &as iv never done an outfit of the day, I thought today would be the day! I recently have been in love with peplum tops, I think they're so flattering and go so well with chunky necklaces! &I love this coat too which I got from Miss Guided, as it has a really soft body, wet look sleeves and a big black fur collar which is gorgeous, then of course, disco pants.. which go with everything! 

002. Earlier this week I bought Clean Slate and Skin Tight from MumaMio which arrived super quick! I'v been using the Clean Slate face wash recently and it has made my skin so soft and even-looking, but I haven't yet used the Skin Tight toning serum, but I shall do a review on them both soon! 

003.This week has been a very busy week as we are finishing all our final pieces at college so iv been feeling very run down as soon as I get home I slip into my christmas onesie from primark, sit on the sofa with a hot chocolate, cream & marsmellows (of course!) & watch a good film cosied up with the fire! 

but today it was a lemsip for me! as today I woke up with the biggest sore throat this morning & horrible cold but come the evening iv been feeling a lot better &got loads of work done too -yay! :)

Have a wonderful week!
xoxo

Korres - Mandarin Lip Butter SPF 15 in Peach

Hello!

 This is just a quick blog post to review this gorgeous lip butter!

As we all know, its the time of year were our lips are going through the wars :( -Which is the last thing we want as Valentines Day is just round the corner! 

I picked this lip butter up the other day in Shear Beauty, and the first thing that attracted me to this was, of course, the packaging! Its very vintage and classy looking, and came in various colours all with different individual packaging!  

This lip butter contains SPF 15, and leaves your lips so smooth with a tint of peach. 

The Claim: Lip butter that instantly hydrates and softens the lips. Shea butter and Sunflower wax deeply nourish and offer long-lasting care, while Manderin oil conditions dry lips.

Ideal for chapped lips.

Parabin free_Mineral oil free

Silicone free_Propylene Glycol free

Ethanolamine free

Iv been using this Lip Butter religiously during these cold, blustery days and i notice a difference as soon as I put this on! 

Available Here On Asos.com For £7!

5star from me! 

xoxo