Orange is the word on everyones lips..

Hello everybody! 

Recently, I have noticed how many people are wearing orange on their lips! 

now, I don't blame them - orange is gorgeous, especially for spring. 

I've always got on with orange better than bright red so I've been wearing this colour for a while and I'm soo happy to see more people wearing it!

I've managed to dig out my favourites for you from high street to high end 

-theres something here for everyone to try! 

..First up! 

Seventeen Lip Crayon £4.99 - Bold

This is one of my favourites, it's got a really lovely Matte finish to it and the colour surprisingly lasts a really long time, which I was really impressed with due to the fact I don't buy much Seventeen makeup. The colour is a gorgeous, bright orange and I actually really love the packaging being a mimic of a Crayola, perfect for just throwing in your handbag and topping up throughout the day.

Secondly...

Revlon ColorBurst Matte Balm £7.99 - Audacious

I was really impressed with this product, Its got a gorgeous sheen to it and its really moisturising (something which lacks slightly with the Seventeen Lip Crayon) but the negative to this is the colour fades a lot faster - It's sort of like the company has focused SO much on the moisturising property of this product the colour lacks slightly. 

But its perfect if your just starting out with bright colours & want slightly more subtle colour - its a brilliant dupe to the Clinique Chubby Sticks.

Third...

Topshop Lipstick £8 - Ditsy

This lipstick is honestly gorgeous, Its slightly more coral than orange but the finish is a beautiful, velvety matte. This was the first ever 'Bold' lipstick I bought and was really impressed with the colour  and how it lasts on the lips, along with the way it looked. Recently i've really been loving the Topshop lipsticks and constantly tempted to buy more every time Im in there.

Last but not least...

MAC cosmetics - Tart and Trendy

I've saved the best until last... This is my most favourite lipstick ever, the colour is just so beautiful and because its a Lustre lipstick its a lot more moisturising, yet still manages to hold the gorgeous colour. 

-annoyingly... this lipstick was limited edition.. (best things always are...*sad face* but I know you can get it elsewhere on the internet & I would definitely recommend it!) 

BUT 

The other lipstick I really really recommend is MAC £15 - Morange.. luckily, this isn't limited addition and its un-doubtly one of the best orange lipsticks out there, its Matte and lasts beautifully, the colour is also gorgeous, lasts all day (or night) and is so vibrant.

Hope you all had a lovely Easter & enjoyed the post! 

xoxo

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

Guess who's back?!

Hello lovelies!

I know, I haven't actually blogged in god knows how long! I've just been super busy finishing off the first year of college, In around March/April time I got asked to do a photo shoot with a 2nd year who was doing his Final Major Project of which I leaped to as I knew his fashion photography really is amazing, & he wanted to use the plastic bottle dress I made for my fashion project so all-in-all it was a win-win! 

 I then was getting through my summer with MORE college work running around London trying to find as much information on Fashion Designers as I possibly could AND on top of that i was working pretty much full time at my local garden centre! 

I, then, finally managed to get away from all the stress and went on an amazing holiday with Jack to Corfu in Greece, it was my first holiday away with out my parents and I will never forget it!

I've now started my second year of college and my-oh-my has time flown, i've been constantly doing course work since starting back and it just been a complete whirlwind -I can't believe it's christmas next week already! 

But things are going really well iv got lots of exiting things lined up for the new year to share with you guys and not to mention my 18th in January! which is super exciting :)

In october it was mine and jacks 2 years together (yep-already!) &as a huge surprise he took me up to London for the weekend and we stayed in the most beautiful hotel, with a view of the O2 arena outside our bedroom window across the river Thames, that evening he had arranged for us the walk over the top of it! (we got there, but it was cancelled due to 45mph winds *huge sad face*) then the next day we went to London Zoo!

Recently, I went to Bournemouth to meet up with my brother and his girlfriend who both live in Plymouth, so we all met half way and did a spot of Christmas shopping and walked around a little christmas market! It was beautiful there having winter strolls along the beach, seeing all the fairy lights around town and not to mention seeing the academy where we're all going to see McBusted next year! (AHHH!!)

I hope you all have enjoyed the post! 

&I promise ill be more frequent as I'm finding much more time in my day to blog! 

Any requests leave a comment!

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