Valentines Day Beauty

Hello my lovelies! 

I hope you have all had a brilliant January :)

- i can't believe we're nearly half way through february already! 

..which of course, only mean one thing, Valentines day has approached faster than expected 

so here is a little collage I created using my favourite website polyvore of the products i'll be using tomorrow! 

The products you can see here are (clockwise): 

-Chanel coco Mademoiselle 

-Urban Decay Naked Basics 

-Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner

-Rimmel London Apocalips in the shade Apocaliptic

-Benefit Blusher in Dandelion 

-YSL Shocking mascara 

-YLS Touche Eclat Foundation

-Victoria Secret body spray Sexy Little Things Noir Tease 

All of these products together are gorgeous & perfect for valentines day! 

Hope you all have a lovely evening tomorrow & this post helps! 

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! 

Rihanna MAC Pleasure Bomb Lipstick Review

Hey there! 

So, This is a post which I had to share with you guys! 

For every girl who loves makeup as much as me would be aware of Rihanna's new collection for MAC, which completely sold out in just under 10 minutes!!

After waiting and waiting I finally managed to get my hands on the RiRi Hearts MAC collection and got her "break-through" lipstick Pleasure Bomb! 

I can totally understand what all the fuss is about, its a beautiful Matte Fuchsia Pink. I was extremely worried about this lipstick being too neon to wear over christmas, but its quite a cool pink with slight cool red/blue undertones (which makes your teeth look sparkly white -who wouldn't want that?!) and is very wearable. 

Also, as this isn't like a pure red lipstick you don't have to go very bear on the eyes (so for girls like me thats a relief) when I wear this lipstick I tend to go for a brown smokey eye which really complements it. 

The texture of the lipstick is surprisingly moisturising as, personally, I found the RiRi Woo quite drying. The staying power on this lipstick is, like every MAC lippy, VERY good. Its doesn't slide and smudge & looks beautiful if you line your lips before hand for the perfect 'going out' look. 

The packaging for the Rihanna MAC collections has always been beautiful, but I really think they have gone all they way with this christmas collection. They've opted for a beautiful rose-gold and white theme which finishes off your makeup counter perfectly and screams "wear me!!" & as I've got 0% will power it's been top of my list for this party season. 

The lipstick itself is £16.50 on the MAC website 

If you can get your hands on it, I 100% recommend it! 

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!

Little update

Shirt - Primark 

Jumper - Topshop

Lipstick - MAC speed dial 

Hey everyone! 

Over the last couple of weeks I've been running around trying to sort out all my art coursework! Which has just been crazy as we're coming up to the end of the 1st year at college now *sad face* 

BUT, last week I fancied a bit of a change to my hair.."freshen up my style" i suppose you could say! so as you can see I now have a brown fringe, which makes me feel a bit more 'quirky' personally :) haha!

-let me know what you think of it! 

Also, as iv been working some extra hours recently, I ended up splashing out on the debenhams website (they have 10% off all beauty & perfume... I couldn't resist...) so, iv managed to get my hands on the MAC vanilla pigment..I'm literally so excited about this arriving as iv never used a pigment before :) 

Hope your all having a great week! 

&Let me know of any posts you'd like me to do! 

xoxo

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