March Favorites

Hello my beauties! 

Finally, well over-due here are my March Favorites. 

Aussie, Miracle Hair Insurance - 
This is one of my all-time hair faves. It's lightweight and leaves your hair in fantastic condition! It smells delightful too, which is always a plus! 

Jo Hansford Hair Masque - 

I received this with a beauty box subscription, and again whilst trying my hardest to restore some health to my locks, I tried this out. It is beautiful!! I'm definitely going to repurchase.

Bristows Hair Refresh Dry Shampoo - 

I picked this up as an alternative to my regular dry shampoo, it was only £1 at my local superstore so I figured I would try it out and its great! Lightweight, which is the best when it comes to a dry shampoo, for the price you can't really go wrong! 

MUA Cream Blush - 

You could say I'm obsessed with anything MUA (Makeup Academy) I think that its fantastic value for money... can you believe this was only £2!? me neither. The coverage is good, and I cannot complain about the pigmentation!!  

HD Brows Palette - 
My one and only brow palette! The pigmentation, coverage and quality is amazing. This is the old palette, so since they've had 2 more. I've not tried them myself, but I'm sure the quality is the same, I also think they offer more variety in colours too. 

Rimmel Kate Moss 32 - 

I love Rimmel lipsticks, wait - no. I love lipsticks. Regardless, I have many of the Kate Moss range but this is by far one of my faves. It's a lovely pink nude, with a shine. Its ability to reflect light is amazing. It's like diamonds on your lips! 

Rimmel Sun shimmer 3D Bronzer - 

Ideal for the summer months, giving you that extra 'shimmer' I love this Bronzer! Even throughout the winter months I use a little on my cheek bones to add a sparkle. It's fantastic value for money. 

BLUSH -> BRONZER -> LIPSTICK

John Freda Sheer Blonde Spray - 

When I'm blonde I use this religiously. It is amazing!! I've not tried many lightening sprays but so I cannot compare it to anything else but for the price, it's certainly worth purchasing! I tend to use silver (purple) shampoo between washes and every time I wash my hair I spray a couple of spritz of this and it really does help balance the brassy tones. 

Sudocrem - 

Cheap & Cheerful! I use this weekly as my facial routine. A little speck of this directly on any spots overnight and the next morning you'll be right and rein! Failing that I use it all over my face to add extra moister when I'm suffering from breakouts and dry patches. 

S/D Tea Tree Exfolating Facialwash - 

I love anything Tea Tree related! The freshness you are left with after using this is amazing! There's no oily residue after use either, which I often find with facial washes. A fantastic deep cleanse with the fantastic effects of Tea Tree. 

Garnier Intensive 7 Days Nourishing Lotion - 

Extremely thick and nourishing! I'm no scientist but I don't see how it could last 7 days, obviously you wash between (or at least I'd hope you did)  I can vouch for the fact it does last 24 hours though, and leaves your skin feeling soft and subtle. Although I do find it to be slightly oily so I wouldn't recommend to use it with or accordance with fake tanning.  

Johnson's Baby Bath - 

Surprisingly a great buy! I love a good bath with the high end products, a lush bath bomb  and bubbles galore but sometimes between fake tanning I love to use this. Not only does it leave your skin feeling baby soft (no pun intended) it does help with removing the patchy fake tan! Also cheap as chips, so its a win - win!! 

Argan Oil Hair Treatment - 
This was another quick buy, I've used Argan Oil previously but never thought much of it. I figured lately with the state my hair is in, I needed to try anything, everything and retry the old buys to try and restore some health! Used at the right quantity this is fantastic! Leaving your hair soft and shiny, but be careful not to use too much!! 

Beyonce Rise - 

Anything Beyonce, I want it! I've got all of her perfumes but this is by far my fave. I've been repeat buying this since it was released in 2014. Not only is the bottle beautiful, the scent is amazing too. Picture everything amazing about floral scents, mixed together with potentially the scent of Beyonce her delightful self, bottle it in the most gorgeous bottle and you've found a bottle of Rise within your palms. 

Have you tried any of these products? 

What's something you'd recommend I tried this month?

VIDEO: Skincare

Hey my beauties! 

I've just uploaded a new video on my YouTube channel! 

Care to take a look? ....

I hope you enjoy!

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FOTD - Wednesday 28th May 2014

Hello my beauties! 

How are you all today? 

Today I wanted to share with you my Face Of The Day. 

Nothing special is going on today, so the base of my face is just a natural look. 

I fancied a little pop though, so added a beautiful matte lipstick! 

WHAT DID I USE? 

Rimmel London Match Perfection SPF 18 (100 Ivory) 

Rimmel London Stay Matte (004 Sandstorm) 

St.Tropez Bronzer 

MUA Blusher (Shade 1)

HD Brows Palette (Foxy)

MUA Lipstick (Matte Scarlet Siren) 

Eyeko London Eyelash Curlers 

Rimmel London Scandal Eyes Volume Flash (001 Black) 

THE FACE.

I hope you guys liked this look, let me know if you want me to do more FOTD posts. 

MY NEW LOOK

Hello my beauties! 

As you can tell my blog is looking booooootiful!! 

I'd love to lap up the attention and pretend that I'm super duper talented but that would be a huge lie! 

I recently come across the gorgeous Gemma from Miss Makeup Magpie and we got chatting, when I mentioned how I wanted a change in design on my blog and she recommended the lovely Carly from Carly Watts Art, who is a super talented illustrator. 

At first I was a little worried about contacting her because previously I had worked with an Illustrator who in my opinion was just in the business for the money. They had taken the money before I could blink and I found them very rude. I felt as though I just had to deal with it being new to the blogging industry.

This time around, I checked out Carly's online portfolio and instantly saw the difference. There was so much attention to detail and all of her designs looked amazing, even things I didn't find relevant or things that I didn't like personally, looked fabulous!  

After my detective work was over (lol) I chose to drop Carly an email, which to be honest was extremely brief!  I was surprised by how quickly Carly replied and how bubbly she was! We discussed some ideas, which was more on her part because I can be the least creative person at times! We then discussed pricing and when I wanted it by, Carly was brilliant at this point and offered me time to think about the process, whilst she thought up ideas! 

Before I knew it, I had an email from Carly with a rough copy / sketch of my items. I was shocked at not only how quick she had done this, but her creativity! She had actually sat and read my blog and twitter to 'get to know' me a little better and thought up the entire theory behind my design herself. I confirmed how much I loved the ideas she had thought up and we agreed a week later she would have the finished product and then if I was happy I could pay. 

A few days later I had another email from Carly, containing my Blog Header, Button and Signature. She was really cool throughout the entire situation, was never once rude, never demanded payment before we spoke or discussed ideas and was open to my opinions (even though I had none!) 

The overall products that I received from Carly were amazing. 

I was literally gob-smacked with the result. She really puts in so much effort into her designs and making sure that you are 110% happy with the finished product before going any further. 

Since Carly creating my new layout and Gemma recommending Carly we have all stayed in contact and Myself and Carly are working on some new projects regarding my Charity Events. 

I can not thank these ladies enough and I'd love it if you could go over and check them both out! 

You can find all their contact details below .... 

Carly. 

BLOG

TWITTER

ETSY SHOP

PINTEREST

TUMBLR

Gemma. 

BLOG

TWITTER

FACEBOOK

PINTEREST

INSTAGRAM

YouTube ....

Hello my little beauties!! 

So finally, I have figured out how ... I'M ON YOUTUBE!!!  *excited wee* 

I'm so happy to have finally figured out how to do this, it's taken me ages as I filmed this video Boxing Day and I've only just finished editing and stuff so don't expect it to be perfect!! We all learn somehow !! 

Let me know what you think and any suggestions for other videos below!!! 

Christmas, New Year & Too Much Beer!!

Hey my little beauties! 

I feel as though I have blinked and an entire year of my life has flown past me. The past six months have been insane, I've been so busy with A-levels and Work. I was struggling to juggle everything, I could slowly feel everything piling on top of me, and even more so lately. I've been working all of the late shifts and when I've found the time I would just sleep, and sleep ... and sleep!!  Christmas was no different to that either, I worked continuously throughout the Christmas period, in fact I've had one day off! Which was News Year Day *insert round of applause*  I really got into the 'Christmas Spirit' the week leading up to Christmas at work, we all dressed up and I took it to new levels wearing different Christmas Jumpers, Shirts and even Socks!! 

What's that? Proof I hear you ask? ... Well if I must ;-) 

In all seriousness though, I have enjoyed my first working Christmas, its made everything seem a little more 'real' and in the words of my Mother ''You're an adult now, you're working and paying your own rent, life's a bitch'' of which is completely true!! 

Festive Feelings During Shifts At Work ... 

Everything seemed a little rushed this year, I worked silly shifts so I missed out on some Present Opening and Boxing Day Dinner so I didn't really feel the whole 'Christmas Spirit' this year, but in the job I'm in .. it's all part of the game. Don't get me wrong though, I still spent time with my family - thank god (although they wouldn't agree as I was a huge stress head) 

Christmas always has and always will be about the kids though  - right? 

I'm so blessed to have been surrounded by my amazing family. If anything the past few years have taught me just how precious family really are, so just sitting in a room with people who I adore so much was amazing. 

I received some amazing gifts which I'll be blogging about & reviewing soon!! 

I am also in the middle of editing my first YouTube video -  a Christmas Haul. So keep a look out for information on that bad boy! I can promise you it's not great but you'll laugh ... at least!  

As for New Year, that was a huge flop. I'm not going to waste my time explaining the disappointment but the ''Too Much Beer'' section in the title of this blog was completely sarcastic!! 

So for me, it's all about 2014. I'm so excited because I have so many BIG plans for this year, including my blog and YouTube. I want to get on the road (finally) and progress in my career but I also have some holidays booked and in general I'm super excited to achieve so many different things! I don't think I've ever felt so positive about a year before as I do 2014 and we're not even 2 days in yet!! 

  

So how was your Christmas guys? 

What did you get up to?

Discovering ; GLOSSYBOX

Hey guys! 

I hope you're all having a great week. I've been crazy busy at work and it's only about to get worse with Christmas fast approaching!!

 Are you all ready for the big day? 

I've come to the point now that if I've forgotten anyone then its tough luck and I'll have to avoid them in 2014 - lol!! 

So, Thursday I had a nice little delivery, my very first GLOSSYBOX.

 I can not wait to try out all the products that I received and of course, blog about them all!! 

For any of you that don't know what GLOSSYBOX is all about then its really simple! 

You pop online to their website  CLICK HERE 
- create an account
- pick your plan ;they do 4 different options that vary in price and number of items,
- fill in your details 
and you get sent a beautiful box filled with a range of full sized products, testers and new products to try out!!  

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Here are some sneak peak pictures but watch out for my full post & reviews on each item I received over the next few days!! 

Remember to check back to find out what products I received and read my reviews for each item!!!