Tanya Talks. . .

Helloooo

2010-11-15T23:35:00.000Z

Hey Lovelies,

Well long time no blog, I know I know you're wondering what the excuse will be this time. Well honestly? I just haven't been feeling "it" I simply have no time and when I do I just want to relax and sleep haha. I'm working long shifts at the moment like 10am - 8pm so getting up at 7am and not getting in until 9pm :( And my body really isn't liking it. I hate my job, well mainly the people there!! Harsh but true! Also on my days off I want to spend time with my Mom and baby sister, she is just over 6 weeks old now, how time flies eh?

I really want to hold a giveaway soon for my loyal readers to say thank you for sticking with me and being patient. But with it being the run up to Christmas (officially now since the Coca-Cola advert is now on TV) money is a little stretched as is my time. So I'm so so sorry I haven't been posting but I'm sure the majority of you will understand and will keep sticking by me :)

Also who has been watching Xfactor this year? Or is is FixFactor now? ;)
I wanted Aiden to win but that wont happen now so Matt all the way =D
Katie WEASEL needs to go go go now! Seriously sick of her voice, dramatics and her overall being there lol.

And surely I'm not the only one that's excited for the upcoming grossness of I'm A Celebrity . . . ?? Haha I love the things those "celebs" have to do sometimes.

I hope you're all keeping well, and although I haven't been writing posts myself I have been reading all of the ones from the blogs I follow and watching the odd youtube video when I get chance. I currently have 100 videos to watch and 540 blogs to read.. . should keep me busy for a while haha.

Anyway I'll stop rambling now, take care and thank you again for sticking with me! And I promise there will be a giveaway soooooon!!! :D

Tanya xxx

Lucky Girl

2010-10-14T10:30:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

A few days ago I received an email from the wonderful Amy, telling me I was the winner of her giveaway! I’m way behind on my blogs so I hadn’t seen her announcement post, so this definitely cheered me up after a crappy day at work & an even crappier week! My package arrived on Wednesday morning.

Now before I get on to what I won I would like you all to go and check out Amy’s lovely blog and hit the little follow button :) Link to Amy’s Blog. Thank you :)

In my package Amy included a cute card which is now sitting by my makeup brushes.

ELF Eyelid Primer, I’ve been meaning to buy this every time I ordered from E.L.F but always forgot to put it into my basket. I will review this when I have used it a few times.

ELF Smudging Brush, for smudging liner and shadows across the lash line. Don’t own one of these, so am interested to try this!

ELF Nail Polish in Smokey Brown, as Amy said in her post this is the perfect Auntumn/Winter nail colour! I love it. Plus its my first polish from E.L.F.

N-Spa Lemon Soufflé bubble bath – This smells DIVINE! I could eat it, probably shouldn’t though haha. I have tried other N-Spa bath products and been impressed so I expect this to be just as good.

A Mud Pac, I think this is a stress relieving one. Exactly what I need at the moment, I’m looking forward to using this on my day off!

Nivea Essential Moisture lipbalm, A great balm that isn’t sticky but moisturises! I love lip balms and currently have about 5 on the go :$ haha.

Everything came packaged up all lovely in gold paper with some little stars on but I’m impatient and couldn’t wait to rip them all open, but I do have a picture of the paper lol.

Thank you so much Amy for holding a great giveaway and congrats on your now 146 followers, you deserve them!

I hope to be holding a giveaway soon or a series or smaller ones, I haven’t decided yet.

Thank you for reading
Tanya xxx

Asos Haul

2010-10-13T20:22:00.001+01:00

Hello There Lovelies :)

Hope you’re all well. I know I haven’t posted in a little while again, work is super busy and I’m working long hours and I hate it. Anyway onto the goodies;

Asos always have amazing sales and their mid season sale was no different. I didn’t buy any clothes due to the fact I didn’t need anything but I did get nail polish, because well I always need new beauty products ;)

Asos Paints by Ciate down from £6 each to £1 each =O who could have resisted that bargain??
Eyeko Graffiti Liner down from £4 to £2, Butterfly Mirror £2.25 down from around £4.

Polishes from L – R Lily, Olivia, Lauren, Kate, Megan and Blake. Such beautiful colours and lovely application.

Did you get anything from the Asos.com Mid Season Sale?

Thanks for reading :)
Tanya xx

Clothing Haul

2010-10-03T18:00:00.001+01:00

Hey,

This haul is from the last few weeks, not all brought in one go and now I have a job I can buy what I like anyway ;)

From Asda;
Ankle Boots £12.50, I have wanted these for a while now

Purple Long Sleeved Top £4

Black Long Sleeved Top £4

Cream Top with Lace Detail £8

Bow Earrings £2

New Look;
Orange-y Pink Jumper £14.99

LittleWoods;
3 pairs of Jeggings, 2 black and 1 Indigo £8 each

ASOS.com
Pink Mac style coat £35 down from £65

(photo from Asos.com)
This is the coat I have but mine is a pale pinky peach colour.

Avon
Shampoo £2 for 750ml
Blush Brush £2.50 (I think)
LipStix £2.50 (I think)

There are a couple more things but I will put them into another post when I have taken pictures of them :)

Thanks for reading
xx

<3

2010-10-02T00:34:00.001+01:00

Hello lovelies,

Sorry it has been so long since I posted, I have just been so busy that I haven’t had the time to blog :( I have been reading all your fabulous blogs though, just not commenting because they are about a week and half old by the time I read them and I have about 500 to read by then lol!

Anyway the purpose of this post was to show you a picture of my gorgeous Baby Sister, Kyla.

Kyla Daphne was finally born on 30/9/2010 at 22:23pm
Weighing 7lbs 3oz

Isn’t she precious? As soon as I saw her I felt overwhelming love for her.
She’s perfect!

Thank you all for reading and sticking with me over the last month or so :)

I may hold a giveaway soon for my loyal readers!

Take Care,
Love
Tanya xoxo

Loving & Loathing

2010-09-12T13:12:00.001+01:00

Hello,

I know I know, I haven’t done a post since the last loving & loathing but I’ve just had a lot going on in my life, I’m sorry.

Anyway this week I am,

Loving;
- Getting a job, at the place that I did a trial for =D I start Monday 13th (tomorrow)
- The fact that because of having a job I’ll have more money to play with
- 2 Weeks until my baby sister arrives
- Friends <3
- Jeggings, they are so comfy

Loathing;
- Neighbours, I seriously hate them!
- I haven’t brought any makeup in about a month :O shocking!
- Facebook, causes problems.

Thank you for reading :)

Loving & Loathing

2010-09-05T15:51:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

This week I have been,

Loving;
- Meeting new people, making friends and going out :)
- Getting in touch with old friends again
- Realising I WILL be ok!
- The Sunshine making an appearance for a few days
- Wearing dresses/skirts again
- X Factor, yes call me sad if you wish but I know the majority of you secretly love it too ;)
- Twitter & the lovely girls on there

Loathing;
- Heartbreak & hurt
- Rain, its raining where I live today :(
- Having no money, this one always pops up on here!
- Jedward, sick of seeing them plastered all over my TV ¬¬
- Gossip magazines, they just do my head in with their made up stories

Thanks for reading

Bad Blogger!

2010-09-02T12:15:00.001+01:00

Hey,

I’m just going to write a little apology to all of my readers!

(picture from weheartit.com)

I’m very sorry that I haven’t been blogging over the last week or so, my now ex boyfriend broke up with me and it was a bit of shock and I’m still getting over it, as you can imagine. Normal blogging should resume shortly, it’s just my mind hasn’t been in the right place to sit and write a post!
If you have any ideas of posts that you would like to see on here I am more than happy to hear them :)

I would also like to thank all my readers for sticking with me and my new readers for following me despite me being a bit slack in the blogging department recently! I know its just a number but I am now on 244 followers and I hope to do another giveaway when I reach 300 to thank all you gorgeous girls (and possibly guys;)

Another thank you I would like to give is to those gorgeous girls on twitter who have been very supportive to me since my ex finished with me. It really means a lot to me, ‘cos even though we haven’t met in real life, you have all been such great friends! You know who you are <3

I hope you all stick with me and I’ll try and get a new post up soon for you guys :)

Thanks for reading

Review: Young Skin Foaming Facial Wash

2010-08-27T15:32:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

For around a month or so (could be longer) I have been using a face wash by the brand Young Skin, this is an ASDA brand. Read on for my thoughts on this product.

(Picture from ASDA website)
Sorry for the stock image, my camera has been playing me up recently ¬¬

What is it: Asda Young Skin Foaming Face Wash

What They Say: “Formulated to be part of a daily skin care regime to help maintain youthful looking skin. This facial wash helps remove dead skin cells and oil build up, leaving skin clean and pores clear. Contains Aloe Vera, Willow and Papaya Natural Extracts. Helps purify skin and soothes redness. This product is Parabens – Free and suitable for vegetarians”

What I Say: Well who doesn’t want all of those things from their skin eh? Young looking, clean, fresh skin. I know I do and I think this product could help. Now I’m not saying its a ground breaking facial wash but I am saying its a good facial wash. I use this morning and sometimes on a night and it leaves my skin feeling thoroughly cleansed. I sometimes use this with my S&G Scrublet so I get a little exfoliation at the same time. When used alone I don’t find that it really foams it lathers a little but I wouldn’t call it a foam. When used with the scrublet I would say it does foam a little. It doesn’t really smell of anything specific, it does have a smell but I can’t put my finger on it. Some people may find it off putting but it doesn’t really bother me. I would say my redness has been reduced since using this product along with my moisturiser (review to come soon). Some more plus points about this product are that its Paraben free, suitable for vegetarians and they don’t test on animals.

How To Use: “Use morning & night. Wet face with warm water. Squeeze a small amount into the palms of your hands and gently apply to the skin. Work into skin in circular movements, targeting problems areas on face and neck. Rinse thoroughly with clean warm water. Gently pat your face dry with a clean towel.

Where From: Asda (ingredients list is online)
How Much: Here’s another great thing, this is £1.03 for 100ml
Repurchase: Yes, I have nearly finished this tube and will be buying another one.

Hope you found this useful and thank you for reading

Doing It Military Style ;)

2010-08-22T12:59:00.001+01:00

Hello,

Now now you filthy buggers I’m talking about boots, and anyway that’s missionary ;)

Yes, moving on. I did it, yes consider the military boot bandwagon well and truly jumped on.
And I consider my purchase a bit of a bargain.

They haven’t cost me £160 like these All Saints ones would have;

(Photo taken from the All Saints website)

These beauties cost me a mere £18 from George @ Asda;

(All photos taken with flash)
And frankly I think mine are nicer ;)

Oh and while I was there, I jumped on the “Jeggings” bandwagon too. But honestly, I think these are much more like super skinny jeans than jeggings. They have a button & zip, are thicker and made of jeans material. But then again they do say in the description “Dark wash skinny jean with fading detail” but they call them the “cleave jeggings” :/.

They are by the brand “Vila” and had them from choice.co.uk.

(Picture taken from choice.co.uk)
These are usually £29 but currently on sale at £17.

They are gorgeous but I will say one thing about the sizing. I had a medium which they call a 12 and they are on the small side. On another item of Vila’s (some skinny leggings) the sizes are s=6, m=8 and l=10. A size 10, LARGE. What planet do these people live on?
They are a dark grey nearly black colour and look very flattering when on.

Anyway, how do you feel about military boots and jeggings?
Do you own either?

Thanks for reading

Loving & Loathing

2010-08-22T12:51:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

This week I am
Loving;
- My new Military Boots
- Super Skinny Jeans
- Music, specifically Eliza Doolittle, The Hoosiers and Eminem
- My gorgeous Fur Babies (Puss Cats)
- Seeing my baby sister kicking and flailing her limbs around haha (still in my mom’s womb, mind)

Loathing;
- Rain & Wind
- Not being able to sleep again
- Having an achy back :(
- Money ¬¬

How’s your week been?

Thanks for reading

Black Is The New . .Black

2010-08-18T16:51:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

So after watching the Gorgeous Maxine’s video'(s) on the look she did for her Salon’s photo shoot, I got inspired to do an all black look. I have been meaning to for a while but Maxine’s videos gave me a kick up the arse :)

So here’s the look I created;

Please Ignore my terrible roots, I will be dying my hair soon!

What I Used;
Face -
No7 Foundation
Marry Kate & Ashley Concealer
E.L.F Blush in

Eyes -
UDPP
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean
UD Perversion
UD Gunmetal
Fero Oyster
Barry M Kohl Liner
No7 Extreme Length Mascara

Lips -
Natural Collection gloss in Fondant

Yes its dramatic, yes I've brought it high up and yes I facking love it! Oh and yes I did wear this out ;)

Any of you gorgeous girls partial to a bit drama in the eye department?

Hope you enjoy this look

Thanks for reading

FOTD & OOTD

2010-08-17T11:49:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

Today has been gorgeous weather and I had to go into town to sort some things out so this is the look & outfit I wore.

What I used:
Face -
- Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Foundation
- Natural Collection Blush
- Avon Color Trend Lip & Cheek Tint in Petal Pink
Eyes -
- UDDP
- UD Blunt (wouldn’t use again for this look)
- Yaby Gold Bar
- Yaby psychedelic caterpillar
- Fero Oyster
- Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Eye Liner
- Barry M Kohl Liner
- No7 Extreme Length Mascara
- 17 False Lashes

- Dress - Primark
- Shorts - (can’t see them in the pic but from a shop in town)
- Belt - Primark
- Pumps - Primark
- Cardigan - Market/Asos
- Ring - Asda
- Necklace – Avon

Hope you like :D

Thanks for reading

Loving & Loathing

2010-08-15T12:26:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

Loving;
- Getting a job out of the work trial, should start in a few weeks time =D
- Only around 6 weeks until my Baby Sister arrives
- I’ll finally have money to buy all the things I want!
- Hayden <3
- My pink dome umbrella ;)

Loathing;
- Finishing my trial and leaving the friends that I have made
- The Summer being well and truly over in England, rain, rain, rain and more rain from now on I think.
- Paying bills and being left with next to no money ¬¬
- Weekend TV, never anything good on :(

What are you loving and loathing this week?

Thanks for reading

Boots Bargains

2010-08-10T11:30:00.000+01:00

Hey :)

Craptastic title for this post but its been a long day haha.

In my local boots, they often have a clearance section and about a week or so ago they had some lipsticks and glosses on there. Revlon ones at that ;)

I haven’t tried much from Revlon so thought I’d have a mooch and picked up 2 glosses;

Revlon ColourStay Mineral Lipglaze in
Stay Ablaze and Eternal Blossom

Whilst paying I was informed that these were in fact on 3 for 2 so I went and picked up Forever Fig.
These glosses were retailing at £7.99 when I looked at the display stand and I paid £3 for all 3 =D
What a bloody bargain.

They are super pigmented and glossy on the lips, comfortable to wear and have a pretty shimmer. The smell is . . .nice at first then they start smelling plastic-ey.

Have you brought any bargains from a Boots Clearance section?
They have some Revlon shadows and Prestige Cosmetics stuff on there now, so may have a little mosey around before work.

Thanks for reading

Sharing Some Love

2010-08-09T11:10:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

I have done one of these posts before and I have started following a few people lately who I feel should have more followers because of their lovely blogs. And there are going to be a few people mentioned here who I have followed for a long time and I feel they just deserve a shout out :)

So please go and check out (if you haven’t already);

Ms.Wedgie @ http://vaguelyinvogue.blogspot.com/

Bicky @ http://www.tasteslikeglitter.com/

Sarah @ http://www.tackyblueeyeshadow.com/

Jennie @ http://sailorjennie.blogspot.com/

karleigh @ http://www.secretbeautyblog.com/

Fee @ http://www.makeupsavvy.co.uk/

Fleur @ http://fleurdeforce.blogspot.com/

Kim @ http://pinkpoppolkadot.blogspot.com/

Leanne @ http://www.donotrefreeze.com/

Lily @ http://beautysbadhabitblog.blogspot.com/

Anca @ http://blababoutbeauty.blogspot.com/

Thanks for reading & checking these lovely blogs out if you do

Loving & Loathing

2010-08-08T21:03:00.001+01:00

Hello,

I know I haven’t posted in such a long time but I really have either been busy with work or too tired to even put the laptop on. So to ease myself back into the swing of blogging I’m doing this post.

Loving;
- Seeing Hayden, even if it was only for a couple of days.
- Making friends at work :)
- Getting experience in a retail environment
- Mastering my simple makeup/face for work
- Rediscovering products

Loathing;
- Working till 8pm sometimes
- My work shoes absolutely killing my feet
- Having hardly any time to myself or to talk to my Mr :(
- Not having time to play with makeup :(

Thanks for reading

EOTD

2010-07-29T14:30:00.000+01:00

Hey lovelies :)

Friday I had to go into town to sort out some paper work for my Work Trial which started on Monday 19th. As I’m writing this before I start, all I can say is I’m bloody nervous and hope I manage to impress them enough for them to offer me a job lol.

But anyway you came here to see a look so here it is;

What I used;
- TFSI
- 3 colours from my Get Gorgeous baked shadow palette (pictures below)
- Barry M Black Kohl Liner – upper lash line & waterline
- Maybelline Full n’ Soft Mascara
- Fero Oyster Shadow – Highlight

Sorry its a quick post today but thank you for reading

Recent Purchases

2010-07-27T12:30:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

Where I’m working is right in the middle of a retail park which is good in some ways but bad for my bank balance.

I popped into TK Maxx on my lunch break one day last week and picked up these two products;

Neutrogena PureGlow Summer Boost Moisturiser for Dry/Sensitive Skin – Apparently retails for around £5 I paid £1.
L'Oreal Solar Expertise Facial Sun Cream SPF 50 – Apparently retails for around £11 I paid £2.

I wish I had more money on me because they were selling around 10 Lancaster makeup products worth £140 for £30. They also had 100ml Juicy Couture perfumes for £12 and some other nice things.

On Saturday I met up with my Mom & Sister on my lunch and went into Asda Living and I saw these cute rings for £4. I got them in a Large which is what my chubby fingers usually need but they are a tad big on me, therefore I shall be wearing them on my thumbs.

I also went into NEXT, I didn’t buy anything in store but I was approached by a lady who was giving out cards with £10 off your first online order. All you had to do was put down an email address, well I couldn’t resist. On Sunday I ordered some baby shoes for my Baby Sister (well when she arrives) and the Diamonds Perfume which is a dupe for Miss Dior Chérie. I ordered the 100ml bottle as they don’t sell the small ones online unless you buy a gift set. Miss Dior Chérie 100ml retails for around £70 where as 100ml of Next Diamonds is only £12 ;)

Just a quick little post for you, hope you liked it.

Thanks for reading

I’m Sorry

2010-07-25T13:57:00.001+01:00

Hey :)

I just wanted to do a little update post and to say sorry for my lack of blogging recently and explain why that is. On Monday I started a work trial and because I’m not used to working 8 hours a day yet, its really taking it out of me. Also some days I don’t get back home until after 9pm and all I want to do is eat my dinner and go to bed haha.

Once I have got used to it and found a routine my posts will become more regular again. I’m sorry about this but at the moment it’s much more important for me to make sure I get this job!

I will try and get some posts scheduled on my days off to fill out the week but as I say I’m just too knackered when I get home from work. This also means I haven’t been reading any blogs either so I have a lot to catch up on, and the list just gets longer which is putting me off reading them all.

Anyway I hope you all understand and if not then you know how to unsubscribe from my blog.

Hope you’re all well

Thanks for reading this if you did

Avon Purchases

2010-07-22T12:30:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

A couple of weeks ago Avon had a fairly good sale on so I ordered a few things. Here’s what I got;

Ultra Colour Rich Lipstick – Carnation £3
Nail Wear Pro Nail Enamel – Viva Pink £3
ColorTrend Lip & Cheek Tint – Petal Pink £1.50

I also brought my mom a Glimmer Stick Diamonds Eyeliner in Twilight Sparkle which was £3 and is very pretty, not chunky glitter just smooth prettiness.

Thanks for reading

RevitaLash Update

2010-07-20T12:30:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

This is going to be my second update since I started using RevitaLash. All together I have been using it around 15 or so weeks, which doesn’t sound a lot when you say it like that but its nearly 4 months. I last updated at 7 weeks of use and it has since been a further 8 weeks. I will post pictures of before, after 7 weeks and after 15 weeks.

If you would like to see my other update, you can read that here.

Now on to the pictures;
First 3 are the left eye.

<<<<<<<< After 15 weeks

<<<<<<<<< After 15 weeks, right eye.

Sorry I don’t have a before shot of my right eye. I know they are slightly longer now as they catch on my glasses especially when I’m wearing mascara they also look much fuller. I do think it is working but I’m a little apprehensive about what will happen once I stop using the treatment. When this tube has finished I’m thinking of buying some of the L’Oréal Lash Renewal Serum, after giving my lashes a break.

What do you think? Can you see any noticeable difference?

Thank you for reading

8 Questions *Round 2

2010-07-18T15:00:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

As you may be aware I have already done this tag but the wonderful Sophie tagged me to do it as well. Because this tag has different questions every time I said I would answer them again but just not tag 8 people :) so here are the questions Sophie asked;

Q1 : Who is your favourite (Music) artist/band right now?
I don’t really have one favourite but if I had to choose it would be Marina and the Diamonds. I love the style of music and I love her voice.

Q2 : False Lashes or Lots of Mascara?
I would say lots of mascara because most of the time I just can’t be bothered to put on false lashes.

Q3 : Do you pluck your brows, or wax/thread?
I pluck them myself. I’m quite proud of them now actually haha.

Q4 : What do you do to relax and pamper yourself?
I like to have a bath and listen to some music. Also painting my nails is quite relaxing for me.

Q5 : What is your least favourite thing about you?
My negative attitude. I have a really negative way of thinking about things which also means I put myself down a lot about the way I look. :/

Q6 : What is your most favourite thing about you?
My sense of humour probably and the ability to make people laugh. When other people are happy then I’m happy. Especially people I care about.

Q7 : What is your absolute fave mascara?
Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express. Need a new tube actually.

Q8 : What is your must have lipstick?
Honestly I don’t use one particular lipstick enough to say its a must have. I own a fair few now but I switch it up between them. So all of them ;)

So I know that isn’t the right way to do the tag but I’m a rebel what can you do ;)
Hope you found that interesting,
Thanks for reading

Loving & Loathing

2010-07-18T13:45:00.000+01:00

Hey :)

I don’t know if people get bored of these posts but it kind of gives me a way of looking over my week, so sorry if you don’t like these posts.

Loving;
- Buying Kyla things for when she arrives (my baby sister)
- My new laptop, needed one for a while now and I finally gave in and ordered one
- Clothes, I have been buying more and more haha
- My hair, its looking in better condition and its getting longer
- Getting a domed umbrella for £1.50, wanted one of these for so long
- Music <3 puts me in such a good mood even when the weather is bad
- Getting to do someone else’s makeup & being proud

Loathing;
- Rain and the weather not making its mind up
- Not getting paid for my work trial ;)
- Having my routines messed up by having family staying with us
- Cat Snatchers, still being sneaky with our cat ¬¬

Thanks for reading

Daisy’s FOTN

2010-07-16T14:30:00.000+01:00

Hello lovelies :)

Last week my Mom, her Husband & my grandparents were in Holland visiting family. This week we have my Mom’s husbands’ Mom, Dad and Sister staying with us.

On Wednesday night we went out for a lovely family meal that my Grandad treated us to :)

I did Daisy’s Makeup (my Mom’s Husbands’ Sister).

She liked the eye makeup I had on (sorry I didn’t have time to take pictures of my own) and she likes neutral colours.

Here is the look I did on her;

Products I used;
Face -
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Foundation Vanilla
W7 Blush
Benefit Miss Popularity

Eyes -
UDPP
UD Half Baked – All over lid & Lower lash line
UD Toasted – Crease & Outer corner & Lower lash line
UD Smog – Tiny bit in the crease & lower lash line
UD Zero Liner – Upper lash line smudged out & waterline
Mascara – Daisy’s own, it was a Dutch brand.

Lips -
E.L.F Super Glossy Lip Shine – Goddess

Sorry the pictures aren’t great the sun was going down and had to make do with the light that I had, hope they are decent enough though.
This is the first time I have done someone’s makeup for them to go out, she looked beautiful and was very pleased.
Its a shame she lives in Holland as I cant practice on her more ;)
Also she said to ignore her brows as I will be doing them for her before she goes home.

Thanks for reading

8 questions

2010-07-16T12:30:00.000+01:00

Hey :)

The gorgeous Kim over at Dottie K tagged me to answer 8 questions.

Here is how the tag works “This is a bit different from other tags because the person who tags you has to come up with 8 different questions for you to answer, then you think of another 8 questions for the people that you tag.” (Taken from Kim’s blog, hope she doesn’t mind)

The 8 questions Kim wanted me to answer;

1. What's one thing that you really love about blogging?
Having an outlet for my hobby/passion and knowing people are interested in what I say, well write. Also, I have met some truly fabulous people through blogging. Ok so that’s 2 things, but you’ll let me off right? ;)

2. What's your favourite high street make up item?
Hmm this is a hard one probably Collection 2000’s Lasting Perfection Foundation. For around £6 you can’t go wrong.

3. Name one thing that's on your beauty wish list at the moment?
MAC’s Face and Body foundation. Really want to try this as I have read/heard such good things about it.

4. Do you have a favourite nail polish brand, and if so, which one?
I tend to use polishes from lots of different brands. But if I had to choose one it would be Special FX, I have only been able to find them on eBay but they are gorgeous and apply beautifully.

5. What's your favourite perfume?
Diesel Fuel For Life (The normal one and the summer one) Mmmmm needs me some more as I’m running low.

6. You have £1000 to spend - high street fashion splurge, or one designer item?
I would have to say high street fashion splurge, mainly because I would feel bad spending that much money on one item when I could get lots of nice items for the same price.

7. Do you have a favourite high end make up brand?
I haven’t tried many products from high end brands but if Urban Decay counts as high end then yes I do. They have awesome eyeshadows and pencils <3 ah love them.

8. What's your favourite non beauty related item?
That’s hard, I would say my iPod, sad as that may be to some people. It keeps me occupied when I’m bored and keeps me in touch with peoples when not at my laptop.

Now for my 8 questions;

1. If you had to live the rest of your life using only 5 makeup products what would they be?
2. What is your favourite season?
3. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be and why?
4. What is your favourite high street makeup brand?
5. How long do you spend getting ready in the morning?
6. Where is your favourite place to shop for clothes?
7. Do you collect anything other than makeup?
8. Do you prefer heels or flat shoes?

Now for the people I tag;

Anca
Jo
Leanne
Emily
Lenny
Hannah
Nicola
Karleigh

Sorry if any of you girls have already done this tag and/or don’t want to do it.

Hope you all enjoyed that,

Thanks for reading

OOTD

2010-07-14T09:30:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

Today (Saturday) I was just popping into town with my Mom to do some food shopping and spend some time with her, as she has been away for a week.

This is what I wore;

Sorry no face today as I forgot to take my glasses off and they’re all glare-y :(

Body – New Look
Skirt – Primark
Sandals (not pictured) – Primark
I also wore some of my new Primark bangles to jazz it up a bit

Oh also, today my necklace that I ordered out of the Avon aaages ago came.

I paid £4 when it was on offer but I think its usually £8
Tis prettyfuls :)

Sorry for the pretty empty post :/
Thanks for reading

Primark Loot :)

2010-07-12T10:20:00.000+01:00

Hello sweeties :)

Last week my Mom was in Holland visiting family so Hayden came to keep me company as we hadn’t seen each other for about 2 months. We were hoping for some gorgeous weather like the previous week but alas it was not to be :(. We did however go to Merry Hill and did a spot of shopping.

Here’s what I got from Primark;

Jelly Shoes £5 from Hayden
Flip Flops/Sandals £2
Tube Skirt £2

Tube Skirt £2 down from £4

Grey Jumper £3 down from £7

Floral Dress with cut out back detail £6

Bangles £2 for 10
Skinny Waist Belt £2
Lip Balm £1
Bronzer £2.50
Pashmina/scarf £2.50 from Hayden

Then I got a skirt in the H&M sale for £5 down from £12.99

It’s creased because I have already worn it and it creases super easily. But it fits great when worn on the waist with a body underneath. It also has pockets :)

Sorry this post it picture heavy but just thought I would share my buys with you :)

Hope you like them and thank you for reading :)

Loving & Loathing

2010-07-11T12:20:00.000+01:00

Hello :D

Loving;
- Getting to spend a whole week with Hayden after 2 months of not seeing each other
- Getting to spend some moneys
- Having days out with Hayden
- 1am trips to McDonalds ;)
- Getting a pretty dress for free, always a good thing
- Harribo sweeties
- My Mom being back
- Finding out I’m getting a Baby Sister, Kyla. Yey get to buy pretty baby dresses now

Loathing;
- Evil children trying to steal one of our cats ¬¬
- Showers not working at the swimming baths, I mean really?
- Not having the weather we expected so no Picnic :’(
- Having to wait until the end of September(ish) to meet my Baby Sister, Kyla.

And just ‘cos;

Photo from weheartit.com

Thanks for reading

Music I’m Loving Right Now

2010-07-10T13:30:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

I thought I would do a none makeup related post today, so you get to see what music I’m really loving at the moment. Sorry if you’re not interested but I thought some people might be :)

I’ll post the videos in case you want to have a little listen, never know you might find something new that you like :)

♥

This isn’t all the music I listen to, obviously there is more haha but those are just a few faves of the moment :)

Thanks for looking :)

FOTD 26/6/2010

2010-07-08T10:15:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

Here is the look I wore on the 26/6/2010 to go food shopping, exciting eh? ;)
It’s based off a look the Leesha (xsparkage) did for her latest Wearable Wednesday video. I love her looks, a girl who isn’t afraid of colour too. I’m sure you all already watch her but if not please go check her out, she’s lovely.

Anyway, the look is a bit more vibrant irl but my camera washed it out a little.

Products I used;
Face
– Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation & E.L.F Tinted Moisturiser mixed together
- Avon Bronzing Pearls
- E.L.F Blush in Shy
- Avon Color Trend Highlighter

Eyes
- UDPP
- UD Sellout (All over lid & slightly into the crease)
- UD Gunmetal (Crease & Outer “V” but not blended down only up. And lower lash line)
- UD Perversion (slightly in the crease & on top of Barry M liner)
- Fero Oyster shadow (Highlight & inner corner)
- Barry M kohl liner in black (waterline & upper lash line smudged out)
- Avon Plump Out Mascara on curled lashes
- Benefit Babe cake liner used dry to fill in my brows, the brown & black mixed.

Lips
- Lipbalm

I’m loving my brows at the moment, I finally have them how I have wanted them for a long time.

Hope you like this look :)

Thanks for reading

Top 10 Products Under £10

2010-07-06T10:20:00.000+01:00

Hello,

I have seen this tag done on a few blogs now, such as Leanne & Kim and a few others that I can’t remember, sorry!

So here are my top 10 products that cost £10 or less, in no particular order :)
All images are from Google Images

Maybelline Full ‘n Soft Mascara - £3

I have tried lots of mascaras and have a fair few on the go at the moment, but this is probably my favourite. It’s my go to mascara. It adds volume and length and also separates my lashes whilst leave them soft still and not crunchy like a lot of mascaras.

Barry M Kohl Pencil Liner Black - £2.95

I have used this pencil for a very very long time, it is the best one I have ever used. It stays on my waterline all day, doesn’t smudge or end up half way down my face. It also give an intense black colour without too much effort.

Avon Color Trend Lipsticks - £3.25 (Often on offer)

I have several shades of these lipsticks now and I think they are really good for the price. They are smooth and creamy, apply well and last a fair amount of time for a lipstick of this price. Avon often have offers on so that you can get them cheaper or free etc.

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Foundation - £5.99

I use this in the shade “vanilla” which is the lightest shade and is the tiniest bit too dark for me but when applied with a stippling brush it brings down the coverage and colour a little bit. I love this because its cheap, its got great coverage, great lasting power and gives a lovely finish to my skin. I have a full review here

Atrixo Hand Cream - £1.50 - £3ish

I recently wrote a review for this hand cream which you can read here. I love it, its cheap and it works. This cream saved my hands and I will continue to repurchase this product.

St.Ives Apricot Scrub - £1 for 30ml & £3.57 for 150ml

I have this scrub in the Invigorating version. I use this about 3 times a week and it really does brighten my skin. I feel like it really cleans my skin and leaves me feeling refreshed and my skin brighter. I use this with my S&G mini Mitt sometimes for extra “scrubby-ness” and it works great with that too.

Avon Advance Techniques Protect it! Heat Protection Styler - £4

I use this every time I wash my hair not only as a heat protectant but also as a leave in conditioner/detangler. I use it on damp hair then again on dry hair if I’m straightening it. My hair gets very knotty after washing and this helps with detangling my hair so I can brush it with ease but it also smoothes my ends down and gets rid of the frizzyness. I have tried a few of these kinds of products and this is one of my favourites.

Boots Essentials hair serum natural - £1.99

You get a link as I can’t find a picture ;)

I use this product after using the heat protectant spray, to help smooth down my ends and give a nice shine to my hair. I also use it after straightening (I don’t straighten my hair every day, more like once every 2 weeks)

Carmex Lip Balm Cherry - £2.49

My favourite lip balm, ever probably. It really heals my lips and lasts for a long time on them too. It does tingle a little bit but this doesn’t bother me but it may bother some people. Saved my lips many a time.

MUA Nail Polishes - £1

For £1 these are great. I have shade 5 & 12 and have worn both. They both lasted at least 2 1/2 days before tip wear and slight chipping. Also they both have lovely application. I will definitely bet getting more shades of these.

So there we have it my top 10 products that are £10 or less. I know a lot of them are actually under £5 but that’s because I am on a budget and like to get a couple of things to try for £10 rather than 1 product. Hope you enjoyed this post.

I tag anyone who wants to do this and hasn’t :)
Thanks for reading

Loving & Loathing

2010-07-04T13:15:00.000+01:00

Hey pretty peoples, hope you’re all well :)

Loving;
- Being less itchy due to cream & tablets
- My Mom going away and getting a week or so break, and me getting to see Hayden :)
- Planning a Picnic with the Mr, hope the weather goes to plan haha.
- Hopefully finding out the sex of my Mom’s baby next week

Loathing;
- Rain on the day I have to go out
- Flies ¬¬ filthy bloody things
- Being in the house alone, yes I’m 19 and hate being alone for too long
- My hair being really dry on the ends, despite having hardly any split ends
- All the best TV series’ ending, haha I’m sad but oh well ;)

Thanks for reading :)

Something A Little Different

2010-07-01T14:30:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

This is a look that I got inspired to do when watching the Lindsay Lohan – Daughter to Father video. Its a super dark eye and I loved it.

Here is the video:

And here is how my look turned out, its not exactly the same but oh well:)
I used;
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow Liner in as a base
Black eyeshadow from the MUA palette I showed here all over the base & on top of Barry M liner
Purple shadow from the same palette in the crease
Barry M kohl in black on the water line, top & bottom lash lines
Maybelline Full ‘n Soft Mascara
Big false lashes from eBay

Thanks for reading

Clothing Haul

2010-06-29T10:30:00.000+01:00

Hello,

Sorry I haven’t posted anything in about a week, I’ve just not been feeling like I want to with all the drama going on as it’s taking the fun out of it for me.

Anyway on Wednesday I had to go to town with my Mom to do some stuff and I met my Nan in town as she was buying me a maxi dress :)

Here is what I got;
Flower Print Maxi Dress from Mela Loves London (New Look’s Boutique Brands) £28
This is beautiful, very flattering on my hour glass figure and very easy to dress up or down.

Feather print Maxi Dress from Ax London (New Look’s Boutique Brands) £29
I fell in love with this dress when I tried it on, its figure hugging but in all the right places it shows off my small waist and hips but covers the lumps and bumps which you wouldn’t want to show.

Both Maxi dresses sit just on my feet which is good ‘cos all the others were at least a foot too long on me. They both drape beautifully and will look good with gladiators or just normal sandals.

Striped Crop Top from New Look £8 in the sale should have been £14
This cropped top looks great with shorts/jeans/skirts and not too short either so it still covers the tummy area. I got this in a size bigger so its baggier on me :)

Bow Print 50’s Style dress £10.50 Great Universal (down from £35)
Easy to dress up or down like the maxi’s and looks super cute with the cardigan (below)

Chain Detail Vest Top £5 Great Universal (down from £17)
Looks lovely tucked into a skirt or shorts, flattering to my figure and has the extra interest of the chain detail which spices the otherwise plain vest up.

Cropped Pointelle Cardigan Great Universal £6 (down from £20)
Again this looks gorgeous with the Bow Print dress, haven’t decided what else I can wear it with yet.

I love everything I got and I’m super grateful to my Nan who got me both Maxi dresses :)

Hope you like this post and the clothes that I got :)

Loving & Loathing

2010-06-27T12:20:00.000+01:00

Hey, hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

Loving;
- This bloody gorgeous weather, sun shining all week and no need for a cardigan at all.
- Being able to wear my pretty summer dresses and shorts/skirts
- Getting 2 beautiful Maxi Dresses.
- My gladiator sandals should come tomorrow :)
- England winning the match the other day, C’mon England ;)
- Getting a whole week with Hayden starting the 4th July as my mom goes away to Holland for 9 days.

Loathing;
- Still being itchy, it seems I come out in rashes when I have been in the sun :@ Sun allergy fml
Looks like I’m living off antihistamines this summer and slathering myself in SPF lol.
- Still no effing job, I do have a work trial set up for the 19th July for 4 weeks though :)
- Needing a new laptop, mine is slowly on its way out haha

Definitely more good thins this week, which is always good :D

Thanks for reading

Review: MUA Lipgloss

2010-06-25T15:19:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

What: Makeup Academy (Superdrug) Lipgloss in Shade 3

What they say: “Subtle sultry colours with high shine for luscious lips.”

What I say: I really like this gloss its not super pigmented by any stretch of the imagination but it does add a lovely tint to the lips and is really nice worn over lipstick or alone. Its smooth and easy to apply. Its somewhere in-between sticky and not sticky, helpful I know ;) I don’t find it overly sticky though. It lasts a decent amount of time on the lips and is quite moisturising. I can’t quite put my finger on the scent, vanilla maybe? But it’s fairly strong but not over powering. I personally love the scent of this gloss. The only thing which I can see as a bad point is that the lid doesn’t seem to close properly. It twists on all the way but if you knock it slightly or if it was in your bag it could easily come undone as it doesn’t “click” shut. Hope that makes sense. Overall for £1 you can’t go wrong and would recommend trying it. I can’t say what the other colours are like as I haven’t tried them but you can’t really grumble at £1 a pop.

Where from: Superdrug
How much: £1
Repurchase: Possibly when this one has run out :)

Hope this was helpful, thanks for reading

Loving & Loathing

2010-06-20T19:38:00.001+01:00

Hello :D

Loving;
- Sunny days
- Friends (The TV show)
- Makeup
- Twitter
- Hopefully having a work trial to gain some experience
- Seeing Hayden for a week in 2 weeks time and doing lots of fun things together :D

Loathing;
- Having constantly itchy skin on my legs and arms but no rash :(
- Not being able to sleep much because of said itchiness
- Bitching/drama in the beauty community
- Lack of monies and job ¬¬
- None of my blog sale stuff selling, seriously why did I bother?

Thanks for reading

♥

2010-06-20T01:21:00.001+01:00

“The perfect good-bye...

When I am gone, release me. Let me go.
I have so many things to see and do.
You mustn't tie yourself to me with tears. Be happy that we had so many beautiful years.

I gave to you my love. You can only guess how much you gave to me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown, but now it's time I travelled on alone.

So grieve a while for me, if grieve you must, then let your grief be comforted by trust. It's only for a while that we must part, so bless the memories within your heart.

I won't be far away, for life goes on. So if you need me call and I will come. Though you can't see or touch me, I'll be near. And if you listen with your heart, you'll hear all my love around you soft and clear.

And then, when you must come this way alone, I'll greet you with a smile, and say "Welcome Home."

-----

“In My Heart I thought of you with love today,
but that is nothing new...
I thought about you yesterday,
and days before that too.
I think of you in silence,
I often speak your name.
Now all I have are memories,
and your picture in a frame.
Your memory is my keepsake,
with which I'll never part.
God has you in Heaven,
I have you in my heart.”

-----

♥ R.I.P Dad 1/1/2007 ♥

Never take your family for granted but Always create memories together,
You never know when you’ll need them most!

Before anyone decides that I am doing this for sympathy I’m not, today is fathers day and since my father is no longer here I shall honour his memory in any which way I see fit. After all this is my blog.

Review: Atrixo Hand Cream

2010-06-19T10:00:00.000+01:00

Hello lovelies :)

I’m going to review this hand cream as its the only one I have found that works for me.

What: Atrixo Enriched Moisturising Cream

What they say: “For soft smooth hands. Effectively moisturises your hands, leaving them soft and smooth”

What I say: Well more than what they do, apparently. My hands get super dry in every month but more so in Winter so I need a heavy duty hand cream. I have tried lots of hand creams and none of them really solve the problem, more like they mask it for a little while. However this cream really does moisturise my hands and soothes the sore chapped skin around my fingers (I don’t pick it, it just seems to come and go as it pleases ¬¬). It’s a fairly thick cream which has a fairly strong perfumed scent, this isn’t unpleasant in my opinion though. It does leave a residue on my hands which could be described as greasy and it does last a while but whilst the residue is still there your hands continue to be moisturised. Using this regularly has saved my hands, and I will definitely repurchase this product.

Directions: Apply on clean hands whenever they feel taut and dry.

Pretty self explanatory really, haha.

Where: Boots, Supermarkets, BodyCare, Wilkinsons
How much: Around £1.50 for 50ml and £3 for 200ml. Some places also sell this in a squeeze tube.
Repurchase: 100% Yes, this is the only cream I have found that works me.

Thanks for reading

NOTD & Pretty Pictures

2010-06-16T16:27:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

Last night I painted my nails using MUA’s Shade 12. Its such a pretty purpley pink colour. In some lights it looks cool toned others more warm.

Here’s a picture :)
Taken outside as its bloody roasting today, not a single cloud and hardly any breeze =D just how it should be.

While I was out there I took some pictures of some flowers and my cat (I have more than 1 but he was the only one around)
Chewy :D

Thanks for reading

MUA Purchases

2010-06-15T10:00:00.000+01:00

Hello, hope you’re all well :)

Ok so whilst innocently browsing the Superdrug website I noticed that they have free shipping until the 20th June because of it being Fathers day. I decided to get a few things from the “new” £1 MUA range (Makeup Academy). As money isn’t exactly in abundance right now I just got a few bits. I also had a 10% off code from one of my Superdrug receipts from in store. Meaning I got this little lot for £5.40

As a little side note in case some of you don’t know, when you get a receipt from Superdrug they often give you a separate one telling you to fill out a survey online to get *I think* 15% off your next purchases and 20% Superdrug own brands. You fill in the survey and you get a code that you write on the receipt and take with you. There is usually a 10% off code to use on your first online order too.

Ok sorry about that, now on to the good stuff and not so good stuff.

I got 2 eyeshadows, a lipstick, a lipgloss and 2 nail polishes.

Swatches:
Eyeshadows – Shade 4 & 9

Lipgloss – Shade 3

Lipstick – Shade 7 (on Kim’s recommendation)
Nail Polishes – Shade 5 & 12

I do like everything I got, especially the eyeshadows and nail polishes. I am however disappointed with shipping time I ordered Tuesday mid afternoon and didn’t receive my order until Saturday morning. Now I guess that isn’t too bad considering that if you place your order after 2pm it isn’t processed until the next working day. But that’s still a long time considering you pay £3 for p&p usually. Also my items came rattling around in a bubble envelope (which my postie just shoved through the letter box), no extra protection. I know they only cost £1 each but I’d still like them to get here in one piece.

Another thing I’m not happy about is this;

Again I know its only £1 but I still expect to be able to twist my lipstick up more than once without this happening.

Bleeding Beauty also did a post recently on the MUA brand. And noted that this is not a new brand at all, which made me realise that I already own a couple of things from Makeup Academy. An eyeshadow palette and a nail polish, which by the way is more than double the size of the “new” MUA polishes and only cost 99p ;)
All in all you can’t really go wrong with the MUA range, its decent quality and budget friendly. You can afford to try out colours that perhaps you wouldn’t usually and if you don’t like it you haven’t lost much. I will probably buy a few more polishes if I find a store that sells the range but I’m in no rush and won’t order them online.

If you want to see reviews of anything in this post or any other post then please let me know :)

Thanks for reading

Review: E.L.F Tinted Moisturiser

2010-06-14T10:30:00.000+01:00

Hello

Today I am going to review E.L.F’s Tinted Moisturiser Spf 15, Lillian from Funny Face’s Place said she would like to see a review of this, so here it is.

Image from: www.eyeslipsface.co.uk

What they say: “SPF 15 formula helps combat premature aging and protects against sun damage while leaving skin radiant and lightly hydrated.”

What I say: I tried this on its own a couple of times but it offered no coverage at all for me. It is moisturising though and it smells of Sugar Orange, like a lot of e.l.f’s other products. Some people may not like this but I quite like it and once its blended in you can’t smell it. I have however tried mixing this with several of my foundations, I really like using this product in this way. I used it with a foundation that was slightly too dark for me and it brought the shade down enough that it is a perfect match. It also brings down the coverage of the foundation to tinted moisturiser type coverage and consistency. The only thing I don’t like about this is that it doesn’t tell you how much you get in the tube and the nozzle is a little small for my liking.

Directions: “Blend a pearl-sized amount into skin and neck daily.”

I don’t use this product daily, mainly because I use my regular moisturiser. However when I mix this with foundation I use a pea sized amount with the same amount of foundation I would usually use. It makes the foundation easier to blend and can also be applied with fingers or a brush (I use a stippling brush). Using it this way still evens out my skin and gives me more coverage but its not as heavy as the foundation on its own. It makes my skin look/feel dewy and just moisturised. My foundation still lasts all day, and can still be set with a powder if I wish to do that.

Ingredients: Benzophenone-3, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Titanium Dioxide, Aqua(Water), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Kaolin, Titanium Dioxide, Talc, Mica, Octyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Synthetic Beeswax, Stearic Acid, Stearyl Alcohol, DEA-Cetyl, Phosphate, Propylene Glycol, Magnesium Aluminum, Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Triethanolamine, Xanthan Gum, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Ethylparaben, Fragrance(Aroma), Disodium EDTA, Iron Oxides(CI 77491 , CI 7492 , CI 77499)

It also says on the back of the tube “Active Ingredients: Benzophenone-3, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Titanium Dioxide”

Where: www.eyeslipsface.co.uk or www.eyeslipsface.com
How Much: £1.50 or $1
Repurchase: Definitely, although this product is pretty useless on its own for me, I really like it when mixed with foundation. And for £1.50 what have you got to lose by trying it?

Thanks for reading and I hope this was useful

Loving & Loathing

2010-06-13T12:58:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

Loving;
- Sunshine, again :)
- Mixing E.L.F’s tinted moisturiser with my foundation
- Sorting my makeup drawers out, still don’t have enough room ;)
- My Konad set, thanks to Yasumi :D
- Mom buying the pram for the baby

Loathing;
- Being away from Hayden for so long :(
- Having itchy irritated skin on my legs, I have narrowed it down to shaving. Don’t know what to do about that now :(
- Neighbours, as usual.
- My blog sale stuffs not selling

Thanks for reading

Pretty Summer Dress

2010-06-11T10:30:00.000+01:00

Hello lovelies,

I had a voucher come through for Great Universal, for those of you that may not know Great Universal is a catalogue (online and book) which you can have things on a pay monthly/weekly plan or pay for by card like any other purchase. Anyway the voucher was for £25 off when you spend £40 or more. With this in mind I set to browsing the site to see if there was anything that I liked.

I wanted a new dress for the summer, in fact I really want a maxi dress but the one I liked was out of stock in the black in my size :(. So I chose this one:
(image credit: www.greatuniversal.com)

I love the dip dye effect on the bottom and the tiny flower print on the body of the dress. I also love that its made of cotton, which will be lovely for the warmer weather (if we see any more ¬¬). It does have a white elasticised waist which I’m not terribly keen on but I plan on wearing it with a brown waist belt, such as this;

(image credit: www.greatuniversal.com)

Its by South and usually £30 but in the sale its £24, which I think is pretty good.

I also ordered these shoes to go with the dress and some other outfits;
(image credit: www.greatuniversal.com)

These are available from a child’s size 10 to an adults size 6.
These are £15 in children's sizes and £20 in adult sizes.
I wont get these until the 12th of July as they aren’t in stock at the moment :(

So both of those come to £44 and with £25 off I have £19 to pay, not a bad deal at all. I will replace the stock photos with ones of the dress on when I get round to it as it only came on Wednesday.

Well that was a long post for 2 items, but hope you enjoyed it :)

Thanks for reading

Yey I have a Konad set!

2010-06-10T18:29:00.001+01:00

Hello :D,

A few days ago Yasumi (Old Cow) from Worship at the House of Blues, announced the winner of her fabulous giveaway. I didn’t win 1st prize but I did win the Mystery Prize. I was so excited to find out what it was!

Today the postman handed me a parcel and within seconds I was tearing into it. The gorgeous girlie had given me a Konad set!
I have wanted to try one of these for such a long time but have never got round to buying one.

My set includes the M3 image plate, stamper, scraper and 2 special polishes (White & Red). I have had a little play and so far I’m loving it and if you keep reading you shall see my first ever konad mani :)

Yasumi also wrote me a little note on some very cute paper!
(Shall be keeping this :)

There was this cute tape on my package to make sure it didn’t come undone and some cute little stickers on the front &hearts;

If you don’t already follow Yasumi’s blog I really recommend you go check it out, here is the link! She makes gorgeous jewellery, writes fantastic posts and has an amazing sense of style which is shown in her beautiful pictures!

Now for my first try at a Konad mani;

Left Hand:

Right Hand (bear in mind I am right handed so this is pretty good job for my non dominant hand):

Ignore the shoddy paint job haha.
I used the George @ Asda polish in Swoosh
Konad M3 plate
Konad special polish in White

How did I do for a first try?
Where does everyone get there image plates from?

Thanks for reading

A Tiny Haul

2010-06-09T15:34:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

Today I had to go into town and because I have feeling a bit down recently and had a little bit of spare cash I decided to have a look in the shops. I went into Wilkinsons because they have some really good deals and bargains in there.

Here’s what I got;

Sleep mask as the sun wakes me up in the mornings far too early for my liking, this was 99p
Pink folding hair brush for in my new bag 79p
Black bobbles as all of mine like to go walk about these were 67p
Skin Therapy 3 in 1 makeup wipes 57p each or 2 for 97p
4 drawer mini unit, I got this for on my window ledge to put odds and ends in, this was £2 but currently has 25% off so I paid £1.50 for these drawers, bargain eh? :)

I was going to do a fotd but I was in a rush and didn’t have time to get any pictures, will do one soon though :)

I’m also waiting for a few things from the MUA range, AVON which I ordered ages and ages ago ¬¬ and a dress from the catalogue so will do posts on those when they come :)

Thanks for reading

Loving & Loathing

2010-06-06T15:23:00.001+01:00

Hello,

Loving;
- The sun showing itself again :)
- Getting in touch with a friend I lost contact with, again.
- Watching youtube videos again, I kind of lost interest for a little while but its back :)
- Getting out the house, even if it is a walk into town
- Hayden cheering me up & buying me some presents
- Only 16weeks until my baby brother/sister is born :D

Loathing;
- Thunder storms at night time
- Mugginess, urgh hate that sticky weather
- Getting down about not having a job/money
- Ignorance, noise and neighbours
- The year flying by before my very eyes, its June already. When did that happen haha

Thanks for reading :)

Stylish Blogger Award

2010-06-04T15:38:00.001+01:00

Hello,

I have been given a couple of awards over the last few months but I have either already been given them or completely forgotten :(
I’m sorry to anyone who has given me any awards recently, I do appreciate them. I always think “oh I’ll do that later” then forget and never get round to it :( So I’m doing this one straight away haha.

The lovely Emma of “The Life Of A Shopping Addict” tagged me for this award. Thank you so much Emma :)

The "rules" of this tag are to put down 5 random facts about yourself and nominate 5 other bloggers.

Five Random Facts;

1. I really hated P.E. in school. I actually despised doing it, so much so I kicked up that much fuss they just let me go home for those 2 lessons a week for the last 2 years of school.

2. I go through phases of being really into things. Such as about 2 or 3 years ago I was really into hair stuffs and wearing synthetic dreads. Also things like sewing and other crafts. I just get bored easily.

3. I want to move to Oxford with Hayden in the next couple of years. Need a job first to save up, but that is where I want to settle down. It is such a beautiful city and some of the towns/villages are so quaint and beautiful.

4. I don’t drink alcohol at all, pretty much. I don’t like the way it changes people and I really dislike the taste of it, urgh.

5. I don’t buy magazines any more. Well probably like twice a year. I end up hoarding them and they take up a lot of space so I just decided to not buy them anymore unless there was something really interesting in them

Sorry if they aren’t very interesting facts but its all I could think of :)

Now the 5 people I tag are;

Jennie @ http://sailorjennie.blogspot.com/

Tales From A Small Town Gal

Kim @ http://pinkpoppolkadot.blogspot.com/

Tennille @ http://tennillexx.blogspot.com/

Lenny @ http://lennyxoxo.blogspot.com/

Sorry if any of you have already been tagged or don’t do tag posts ;)

Thanks for reading

FOTD

2010-06-04T09:30:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

Popped to do a bit of food shopping with my Mom today and this is the look that I wore. This look was inspired by Leesha from xsparkage, in her latest Wearable Wednesday look.

Sorry no full face pictures :/

Face;
- Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Foundation
- Avon True Colour Blush in Russet

Eyes;
- UDPP
- UD Fishnet (inner and outer corner and a little on lower lash line)
- UD Graffiti (Middle of the lid)
- Bourjois Clubbing Liner (Upper and lower lash lines)
- E.L.F Earth and Water Mascara (waterproof end)
- Fero Oyster (highlight on eyes and face)
- Barry M Kohl Liner (waterline)

These pictures were taken after around 6 hours wear so the liner on the water line isn’t as good but still there, and that is with no re application.

Thanks for reading & hope you like it

Asos, New Look & Love Suzie :)

2010-06-03T17:24:00.001+01:00

Hello munchkins :)

Hope you are all doing well. It has been such a lovely day again here, sun shining wonderfully was much hotter on the way back from ~~food~~ shopping as the breeze had gone.

Anyway enough rambling and on to the goodies. Hayden brought me the bag I have been after for a little while as it had a bit knocked off it and a few other things.

Cross Body Bag in Mink – Asos.com £12 usually £15
Long Wire Cupcake Necklace – Asos.com £2.75 was £8 now out of stock
Enamel Duck Earrings – Asos.com £2 was £4 now out of stock
Blue Resin Cupcake Necklace - Love Suzie £4.99 (I paid a little less with a discount code)
Lilac Rose Earrings – Love Suzie £3.99 (Again I paid a little less with a discount code)
Eco Baby Shampoo & Baby Lotion – Asda 2 for £2 at the moment
N-Spa Chocolate Scented Bubble Bath – Asda £1

The top was a surprise from Hayden I didn’t know what he had ordered me :) this is from New Look and is £10, I believe this colour is called “Lipstick” =D

I would like to give a little shout out to the Love Suzie website as not only was the code for 15% off but also free shipping which is what persuaded me & Hayden to order in the first place (not that it took much haha). But the service was great and my items came beautifully packaged, so beautifully I didn’t want to unwrap them haha. I’m glad I did though as the jewellery is beautiful. Very happy and would definitely be buying a few more pieces from there :)
Find Love Suzie here and here on twitter.

Just so you all know I wasn’t asked to write anything about the shop I was just super impressed and happy with my purchases. The items were brought with Hayden’s hard earned cash.

Thanks for reading

Collective Purchases (picture heavy)

2010-06-02T09:30:00.000+01:00

Hey :)

Over the last couple of weeks or so I have picked up a fair few things, but so I didn’t bombard you with lots of little “haul” posts I decided to wait and do one big collective post.

Some of the pictures aren’t great as my camera was dying and it takes crappy pictures when it needs charging.

Ok so from the market in town I got these two cropped cardi’s. The labels say “Asos” not sure how true it is but I did find one on the website that looks like the cream one.

The navy one has shorter sleeves and a sort of “sailor flap” on the back. They both have the cute gold buttons with anchors on. These cost me £3 each. And they both look better on and in IRL then they do in the pictures.

From Boots I got the Soltan tanning mitt as it was on offer for around £2.30 and a Natural Collection Lip Pencil in Almond for £1.99. The sun lotion is from Wilkinsons and was £3.

These next things are from Asda.
N-Spa Softly Softly Foot Butter £2,
N-Spa Moisture Boots hair & scalp mud £1.50,
N-Spa Strawberry Bubble Bath £1,
N-Spa Champers Bubble Bath £1,
Rimmel SunShimmer Medium Matte £3 (usually £5.50),
St.Ives Apricot Scrub 150ml £1.30 (from £4ish)
N-Spa Tropical Lime & Coconut Cream Shower Sorbet £2.

I don’t know if people get sick of seeing haul posts so I’m going to try and space them out a bit. I have a fair few things coming in the post that the Mr has brought me so I will put all those into one post instead of doing them one by one :)

Thanks for reading :)

Review; BeFine Gentle Cleanser

2010-05-31T14:24:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

So I have been using this product for quite some time now and feel that now is the time to do a review on this cleanser.

Product;
BeFine Food Skin Care Gentle Cleanser with Sugar, Mint, Oats & Rice.

What They Say;
“Cleanse, condition & protect your skin with naturally moisturizing emollients in Sugar. Oats & Rice rejuvenate skin tone & fight aging. A hint of fresh Mint invigorates and stimulates circulation refreshing your skin.”

What I Say;
Since using this cleanser morning and night (after removing my makeup) I haven’t noticed a that much of a change in my skin. It smells very minty but I quite like this and it does leave my skin feeling refreshed and clean. I can’t say I have noticed any difference in the tone of my skin either. At first it left my skin feeling tight and in desperate need for a moisturiser, it doesn’t do that so much any more so I assume it was just my skin getting used to the product. It has a pump bottle which I like as it makes life so much easier. I have been using this bottle for over a month and I use 1 – 2 pumps per use and as you can see I have just under half left, I think that is pretty good. Also according to the bottle this product has ingredients that “clean, tone and moisturize or treat skin naturally”. Its a pretty good cleanser but I don’t feel that it moisturises or tones. All in all going from using just regular soap to this hasn’t made too much of a difference to my skin. Something else to note about this product is that it IS NOT tested on animals.

How To Use;
”Use every day morning and night. Moisten face. Apply a small amount of Gentle Cleanser in a circular motion. Rinse off. Follow with our Firming Toner.”

This is basically what I did, at first I was using this product alone and then I started using it with the S&G Face Massage Mini Mitt. When used alone I don’t feel that this product cleanses my skin as well as when using it in conjunction with the mitt. I didn’t follow with a toner as I don’t own one, I just put on my moisturiser.

Where;
BeFine do have a website www.befine.com which gives information on where to find these products in the US, and you can also buy online. In the UK the only place where I have seen limited stock is in PoundLand, which is where I got mine from. Also I had a quick look on eBay and there are some products been sold on there.

How Much;
I paid £1 for mine from PoundLand but on the website this retails for $25/£17.
All products on the website retail between $20 and $40.

Repurchase?
Not really. Whilst it did do an ok job of cleansing my face I don’t think it is a fantastic product. Plus I’m fickle.

Thanks for reading

Loving & Loathing

2010-05-30T12:00:00.000+01:00

Hello again :)

Loving;
- Cooler nights, this means I can actually get some sleep
- Planning things to do for a week in July when Hayden is here
- E.L.F cosmetics, such good quality for the price
- Mom getting more stuff for the baby i.e. the cot, more clothes and blankets
- Getting a slight tan (I did wear spf)

Loathing;
- The sun disappearing altogether, come back sun!
- Being skint again haha
- Still having no job, you would think after applying for like 10 vacancies a fortnight I would have something by now!
- Thinking I need to go on Project 10 Pan or No Makeup Month :(

More in the loving list this week which is good :)

What have you been loving and loathing this week?

Thanks for reading

E.L.F Order 2 – Swatches

2010-05-29T10:00:00.000+01:00

Hello,

So I said in my E.L.F order number 2 post that I would do another post containing swatches of the products that I got.

Here they are;

In the lip pencil swatches Bark is on the left and Natural Blush is on the right!

I really like the gloss and lip liners they go on smoothly and the gloss isn’t too sticky but lasts a long time on the lips. I will definitely be getting more of these products. However, I used the tinted moisturiser for the first time on Thursday and whilst it did moisturise my skin it offered no coverage or colour at all. Will try it again and probably use it up as it is a nice moisturising product.

Hope this was helpful :)

Thanks for reading

E.L.F Order 2

2010-05-28T09:30:00.000+01:00

Hello,

So I was casually browsing the Eyes, Lips, Face website ~~as you do~~ and I just couldn’t stop myself from making an order. Even though I wish I had waited for the free shipping code ¬¬. But anyway I used a 20% off code that the lovely Hannah Louise posted on her blog.

My order came to something like £12.55 but £2.95 of that was p&p.

Here is what I got;

- Feather Proof Moisturising Lip Liner in Natural Blush and Bark
- Super Glossy Lip Shine in Goddess and Juiced Berry (not pictured as I got it for my mom)
- Tinted Moisturiser SPF 15 in Ivory
- Eyeshadow brush (also for my mom so not pictured)
- Lip Defining Brush
- Earth and Water Mascara Duo in Black

Everything is usually £1.50 but as I used the code I got it for £1.20 each. Only a little saving but, a saving none the less.

Have any of you lovelies tried any of these products? Or have any recommendations?

I will be doing another post shortly with swatches of the products in the picture, this is so that this post doesn’t end up too picture heavy.

Thanks for reading

FOTD

2010-05-27T09:30:00.000+01:00

Hello,

I’m sorry for not posting much, well at all really in the last week or so. I have no excuse apart from the fact I haven’t really been “feeling” the internet. It’s been to hot to sit with the laptop on me really. Anyway I have a fotd post for you now :)

What I used;
Face -
- No7 foundation
(cant remember which one but I know they don’t sell it anymore)
- Mary Kate & Ashley concealer
- Avon Bronzing Pearls
- W7 Candy Floss blush

Eyes -
- TFSI
- Some random bronzy cream shadow
- Two colours on the left side of the W7 palette I got the other day (see this post)
- Barry M kohl liner
- Middle shadow from W7 palette on top of Barry M liner on lash line
- Benefit Bad Gal mascara

Lips -
- Mary Kate & Ashley pink lip liner
- Beauty UK lipgloss in No2

Thanks for reading

Loving & Loathing

2010-05-23T15:17:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

Loving;
- The sunny weather we have been having!
- Having a family BBQ yesterday!
- Hayden – He really is just wonderful :) (sorry for the soppiness)
- My fan, it’s needed when its like this
- Successfully mowing the garden – took me an hour though

Loathing;
- Not being able to sleep due to how hot it is
- My neighbours, there really is no need to be so loud!!
- Not seeing Hayden for another month or so :(
- Having no money to go anywhere to enjoy the beautiful weather
- Having not a lot to blog about, sorry

Thanks for reading

Need A Little Help

2010-05-21T12:30:00.000+01:00

Hey lovelies :)

Just a quick little post to ask you guys for some help.

I have no idea what to write posts on, it’s not getting boring for me or anything like that, I just don’t know what to post about. There are so many blogs about now (not saying its a bad thing) and I like to be a bit different from everyone else so that the same post doesn’t pop up 100 times in your reader. It gets a bit difficult thinking of things to write about sometimes.

So, what would you gorgeous girls like to see on my blog?

I am open to your suggestions and look forward to reading them and hopefully getting some blogging inspiration!

Thanks for any suggestions you may have :)

And so this isn’t a picture less post, here are some pictures I like from www.weheartit.com

Thanks for reading

Some new pretty stuffs

2010-05-21T09:00:00.000+01:00

Heya lovelies,

I picked a few things up from town whilst I was there the other day.
I had seen the eyeshadow palette and blush in a different T.J.Hughes whilst Hayden was here and I couldn’t get them at the time, but I have them now and they are gorgeous!

Ok enough rambling and onto the good stuff!

From T.J.Hughes;
W7 Candy Floss box blush (kinda like the Benefit ones) - £2.99
W7 Neutral eyes palette - £1.99
Cupcake Earring holder - £0.99

Wilkinsons;
Lipstick in 5
Nail polishes in pearly pink colour and orange
These were 2 for £3

The lipstick is quite sheer but its very pretty, and the polishes are just like the others that I brought, very nice indeed.

I also picked up some scratch mittens from Boots for when my moms baby arrives :) which were £2.50 per pack of 2 sets but they’re on buy 1 get 1 half price, so I got two sets. Not that anyone will care about this part haha!

I also got these gorgeous bracelets in the post yesterday from the lovely Jennie!

And just because I can here is my earring stand all full up! And a necklace that I forgot I had lol.

Sorry for such a long post
Thanks for reading :)

OOTD

2010-05-20T19:53:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

I had to go into town today for my Steps to work thing and this is what I wore;

Some may say this is a bit much for going into town but I like to wear what I want so I did ;)
This dress is from Internacionale but I got it either last year or the year before for around £4.

I also added some jewellery afterwards;
The pretty little necklace I got from Asos (See here)
The gold bracelets from this set that the gorgeous Jennie got me as a late birthday present. I luffs them!

Hope you enjoyed this post
Thanks for reading :)

RevitaLash Update

2010-05-20T11:00:00.000+01:00

Hello again :)

I have been meaning to do this post for about 2 weeks now but just kept putting off taking pictures etc but have finally got around to it today. So I have been using this since about the 1st of April and its now the 19th of May, so for around 7 weeks now. If you would like to read my previous post about this you can find it here.

I will do side by side pictures of the before and after photos so you can see for yourselves if there has been any change in my lashes.

To me there appears to be more lashes in the before picture (left) than in the after (right). Obviously not what I was expecting. But they do appear to be a little bit longer in the after picture.

In these two photos you can definitely see that my lashes appear to be longer in the after photo. However I think that you can also see that they aren’t as full as before. I also think that they are much straighter now.

A couple of weeks ago I even had a small bald spot, which I wasn’t happy about. Hope that doesn’t happen again.

Not sure where I stand with this product as of yet. I will probably continue use and update in another 4 – 7 weeks.

What do you think of my before and after shots?

Thanks fore reading

FOTD

2010-05-19T12:15:00.000+01:00

Hello Gorgeous Ladies :)

I have no idea what’s going on with the spacing and writing on this post, blogger has decided to mess it up . . again ¬¬

I was going to do a OOTD but I didn’t like any of the pictures :(
So here is my face from today (bet you get sick of seeing it haha);

What I used;
Face;
Benefit Non Fiction foundation Volume 1
Avon bronzing pearls
E.L.F blush Shy
Eyes;
UDPP
UD Peace – Inner half of lid & lower lash line
UD Graffiti – Outer half of lid and crease
UD Ransom – Lower lash line
Fero white shadow – Highlight
Barry M black kohl liner – Upper lash line set with UD Zero
Gosh eyeliner in Lemongrass on water line
Maybelline Full n’ Soft mascara
Lips;
E.L.F Plumping Lip Glaze in Baby Doll

Hope you like it and thanks for reading

Little Nail Design

2010-05-18T18:56:00.001+01:00

Hello pumpkins,

Thought I would share this little design I did with you lovely lot ;)
Well I wouldn’t really call it a design lol, but yes here it is;

I used a fan brush for nails to create this, using the polishes above The Asos Paint by Ciate is called Agyness, the other polishes are by Special FX.

Thanks for reading

Cherry On Top Award

2010-05-16T16:58:00.002+01:00

Hello :)

The lovely Sarah tagged me for this award, so thank you Sarah!

The Rules:
1. Thank the person that gave this to you :) Go on, give them a virtual hug!
2. Copy the award and put it on your blog.
3. List 3 things you love about yourself ♥
4. Post a picture you love (e.g a person you adore etc.)
5. Tag 5 people you wish to pass this award on to :)

Three things I love about myself;
- My hair, its super long now wish it were thicker but it’ll do haha.
- My septum piercing, I lurves it I’ve had it about 2 and half years now.
- The fact that I’m a family girl. I love my family with all my heart and love spending time with them. And the Mr. of course.

Picture I love;
Possibly cliché but I do love him and I do love this picture. Plus its so hard to choose from all the pictures I love of all different things.

My gorgeous Hayden :D

5 people I tag for this award;
Jennie <3
Nicola <3
Lenny <3
Small Town Gal <3
tackyblueeyeshadow <3

Thanks for reading

Loving :) & Loathing :(

2010-05-16T11:40:00.000+01:00

Hello, Hope you all enjoyed a lovely weekend!

Loving;
- Seeing my Mr for a couple of days, and he turned up earlier than expected to surprise me &hearts;
- Stroking a Meer cat & Racoon and Wickid Pets (In Wolverhampton if anyone wants to know)
- Hayden treating me to some bit and pieces whilst he was here =D
- Giving up fizzy pop for about 3 weeks now
- Warmer weather gradually making a come back
- My moms birthday, and buying her lots of gifts and a birthday cake

Loathing;
- Hayden having to go home :(
- Eating lots of fast food over the last few days
- Rain ¬¬
- Not being able to find out the sex of Mom’s baby as it was being stubborn haha

Thanks for reading

Discounts

2010-05-15T18:20:00.004+01:00

Hello lovelies,

Daisy from www.discountcoder.com emailed me today to tell me about these two fab discount codes.

New Look
£10 off when you spend £60
Code: BBKMAY10
Expires: 16th May 2010

Oasis
20% off all orders
Code: SS10OASIS
Expires: 16th May 2010

They both expire tomorrow (16th) at midnight!

Hope some of you find this useful,

Thanks for reading :)

A Few Treats

2010-05-15T15:23:00.001+01:00

Hello Cupcakes :)

So on Tuesday Hayden came to visit me for a couple of days and we went into town on Wednesday (as the place we were meant to go was closed that day ¬¬). Because he is so lovely he treated me to a couple of bits that I wanted from Primark :)

Here’s what I got;

White Patent shoes £5
White sandal type shoes £2
Black Pumps (my old ones split) £2
White Sunglasses £2 (I also want these in pink)

Also last week the gorgeous Chloë was having a blog sale. I got 2 lovely tops from her for around £12 with p&p. They arrived super fast and are both lovely so was very pleased when they arrived.

I got;

Topshop striped top with gold button detailing on the shoulders, this is gorgeous but looks/feels like a big 12 but it looks nice on as its more of a loose fit.
New Look bat winged top, this is such a good fit.

I also picked up Company magazine which was £1 and had a sample of The Body Shop Nutriganics Smoothing Day Cream inside :)

Thanks for reading :)

The Pedigree Adoption Drive – Part 2

2010-05-15T11:10:00.001+01:00

Hello,

So last Saturday I posted this post about The Pedigree Adoption Drive. This week the second episode of Charlie’s story has been unlocked due to the first episode reaching an amazing 25,000 views.

When both episodes reach a combined number of 50,000 views episode 3 will be unlocked.

Yesterday I received an email from Janet from The Pedigree Adoption Drive, thanking me for my support and giving me some more information on the adoption drive. This is part of the email that she sent me;

”Our activity has also expanded into the offline world where thousands of ‘Ghost Leads’ were created and distributed around the UK, each one bearing the message: ‘Every hour, one abandoned dog disappears forever’. These all-white leads are inspired by the now iconic Ghost Bikes, and each one gives details of how to donate to the Pedigree Adoption Drive by SMS or online.

Several large skips were placed around major UK cities, each one a representation of the number of dogs put down each week in the UK.

Images of both the Ghost Leads and the Skips can be found on our Flickr channel: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wearefordogs.

Thanks again for your continued support.

Janet”

Please take around 1 minute out of your day to watch this short film and support the cause. It costs you nothing and for every view Mars Petcare will donate £1 to the PetPlan Charitable Trust!

Thank you so much for reading & watching the video (if you did)

Pretty Little Charms

2010-05-14T13:20:00.000+01:00

Hello again,

Well I’m on a roll with all these posts aren’t I, probably have drought again soon where I have no inspiration or anything :/

Anyway, I had been going on to Hayden about these Pandora “Inspired” bracelets they sell on eBay so because he is a sweetheart he said he would get me one.

I originally ordered a 17cm bracelet without measuring it and it was way too small so then ordered a 20cm one which is a tiny bit big on me but not to the point where it will fall off.

Here is my pretty new bracelet; There are some glass beads on there and a cupcake, some dangly charms. And 4 beads which each have “I <3 You” on them, a letter T (for obvious reasons), a faux Chanel logo. It’s so much prettier in real life but its miserable here today so couldn’t get a very good picture :(

I know its not a real Pandora and I ordered it knowing that but me and the Mr are not exactly in a position to go spending 100’s of £’s on jewellery. And I love it which is all that matters as I’m the one wearing it ;)

Thank you for reading :)

My First E.l.f Order :)

2010-05-12T14:00:00.000+01:00

Hello girlies, hope you are all well :)

So on the 6/5/2010 at around 10:30pm I made my first ever Eyes Lips Face order. I was a little overwhelmed and didn’t know what to get. I got things from the regular £1.50 range as I’m not exactly rolling in moolah at the moment.

My order arrived this morning 8/5/2010 which is great service in my opinion.
Here is what I got;
Cuticle Pushers
Blending Eye Brush
Eyeshadow Brush
Plumping Lip Glaze in “Baby Doll”
Hypershine Lip Gloss in “Blossom”
All Over Colour Stick in “Pink Lemonade”
Natural Radiance Blusher in “Shy”

Everything was £1.50 each, such a bargain.

Swatches;

Sorry the swatches aren’t great but you have probably seen this a million times anyway. I really like everything I got, the packaging on the blush could be a little better but lets face it for £1.50 are you really going to complain?

The blush and all over colour stick are really pigmented. The blush is buttery soft and only takes a very light swipe to get a swatch like the one above. The lipglosses are lovely too. Quite thick but not sticky, really nice. The plumping lip glaze has the same consistency and yes it does “tingle” or “burn” a little bit but honestly that doesn’t bother me. At least it feels like its working and what do you really expect from a plumping gloss?

The brushes are super soft and seem to be well made and I am thinking of getting a few more when I have some more money. I’m also looking forward to trying some things from the studio range!

I ordered when I had a free delivery code so this little lot came to £10.50 and yes I paid for it with my own pennies!

Thanks for reading :)

Discount Codes!

2010-05-11T10:20:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

Again Daisy from Discount Coder emailed me their latest discount codes to pass on to my lovely readers :)

Cloggs
20% off all boots
Code: 2PCUG
Expires: 11th May 2010

Purefootwear
5% off new crocs
Code: TTG755
Expires: 11th May 2010

VivaLaDiva
Free delivery to new customers
Code: QCKK1
Expires: 17th May 2010

Purefootwear
10% off full price items
Code: EZ16
Expires: 28th May 2010

ASOS
Free standard delivery when you spend £75
Code: STANDARD
Expires: 31st May 2010

Oli.co.uk
10% off all orders plus free PP
Code: RHTP
Expires: 31st May 2010

Boden
12% off plus a free PP and a free scarf to new customers
Code: LN8T
Expires: 6th June 2010

Hope some of you find these useful :)

Thanks for reading

Small Asos Order

2010-05-10T12:30:00.000+01:00

Hello, hope you’re all having a great weekend :)

When order Jennie’s birthday presents I came across a couple of things that I liked for myself but decided against getting them. Until the night after that was, I couldn’t resist any longer. The purse I had wanted for a couple of months was in the sale and I was worried it would sell out.

I also went into the library today to renew my card and see if they had any makeup books in, they did so I rented a couple.

Here is what I got and their regular and sale prices;

Face Forward – Kevyn Aucoin - Library
Bobbi Brown – Makeup Manual – Library
Blood Lines by Grace Monroe - Library
Hard cased wallet/purse in cream - £6 down from £12
Gold style necklace £3 down from £7
Best friend earrings £1.50 down from £5

Above are close ups of the necklace, purse and earrings.
Did any one else pick anything up in the Asos.com sales? And have any of you read any of these books? What did you think?

Thanks for reading

Loving & Loathing

2010-05-09T13:30:00.000+01:00

Hello,

I’m sorry if you’re all getting sick of these posts every Sunday but they keep me in order and give me chance to keep and eye on my blogging :)

Loving;
- Wearing Jewellery, I never used to see the point but now I do :)
- The sun coming out for a couple of hours the other day,
- The Election, yes I care about it, yes I get into it and YES I’m opinionated!
- Easy, Simple makeup that looks clean and crisp,
- Getting deliveries, I love receiving packages in the post
- Atrixo hand cream, this stuff is seriously good it has saved my hands.

Loathing;
- Being cold all the damn time
- Tories, sorry but its true I just don’t like their leader he’s too smarmy. Well that’s a lie I don’t agree with their policies either,
- Dry, sore skin,
- Still not having a fucking job,
- Having no patience for uneducated people spouting shit they have no clue about and that doesn’t make sense!

Thanks for reading :)

Little Sale!

2010-05-08T21:18:00.001+01:00

Hello :)

I brought a Naio acrylic nail starter kit with the intention on learning to do them on myself and never did, I gave up after the 2nd attempt haha. I just don’t have the patience.

So I paid around £26 for this set and I’m asking for around £12 and £4p&p as it is heavy and I have weighed it and checked on the Royal Mail website. There are a couple of bits missing because it is stuff I can use on my natural nails, but there is still a lot of stuff!

Rules;
- First come first serve
- Payment via paypal only no e-cheques either.
- UK Only, this is because it would cost a fortune to send outside the UK. Unless you are from a different country and really want it and are willing to pay the shipping fees!
- Leave a comment with your email address so that I can send you an invoice for payment.

Pictures of the products and what is included;

Both sides of nail files

Acetone Tip Remover 240ml – usage shown in picture 1 (pic of all of the stuff) & 2
30ml Lemon Scent Brush Cleaner – usage shown in picture 3
30ml Acrylic Liquid – usage shown in picture 4
Clear Acrylic Powder 7g – never used
Blush Pink Acrylic Powder 7g – used once a tiny bit
Mega White Acrylic Powder 7g – never used
Silver Glitter Acrylic Powder 7g – used a couple of times and has a hardened blob on the side as you can see in the picture, but this does not affect the powder.
Nail Prep/ Dehydrator 6ml – used once about 97% left
Black 100/180 Curve File – used a couple of times
Black 80/80 Straight File – used a couple of times
3g Nail Glue – used for around 4 nails
Glass Dappen Dish Flower Shape – used a couple of times
500 Crystal Clear nail tips – A few used from a couple of the bags but still lots left probably about 493

Thank you for reading

The Pedigree Adoption Drive!

2010-05-08T19:33:00.001+01:00

Hello, hope you’re having a good weekend so far :)

I saw this post on Lenny’s blog and thought I would help spread the word too. Some of this information was taken from Lenny’s blog with her permission, of course: :)

I’m not a dog kind of person but that doesn’t mean I think they deserve to be treated badly! In fact I feel that no animal should ever be harmed in anyway! Its a disgrace that these poor animals are abandoned and/or abused and quite often have to be put down due to this, this needs to change!

So Pedigree have launched The Pedigree Adoption Drive 2010 in response to the increasing pressure being put on rescue centres.

To help generate public support for the campaign and drive donations, Pedigree has created a hard-hitting online video. All you have to do is view it and for every view Pedigree will put £1 into the fund. Its as simple as that.

The video is the first of a series telling Charlie’s story. Once 25000 people have seen the video the next one in the series will launch - like a mini-soap opera.

This is information taken from the youtube page by Lenny...
"Last year over 107,000 dogs were abandoned in the UK and one abandoned dog was put down every hour. This year Pedigree wants to change this fact.

Help us by adopting a dog, donating money or simply by making sure as many people as possible see this YouTube Channel page.
Paste a link into your facebook status, tweet it, email it or send it as a text message.

We're looking to improve the lives of thousands of dogs across the UK - not to mention the dog in the video. For the first 100,000 views, we will donate £1 - see below for details.

*For every viewing of an episode of Charlie's story, Mars Petcare will donate £1 to the PetPlan Charitable Trust (Registered Charity Number 1032907), up to a maximum of £100,000. Terms and conditions apply - please visit pedigreeadoptiondrive.com."

This isn’t going to cost you anything but 1 minute of your time so please help make a difference!

Thank you so much for reading and watching if you did

Super Easy Look

2010-05-08T11:00:00.000+01:00

Hello lovelies,

Here is the super simple look I have been wearing as of late. It consists of just 6 to 8 products, depending on if you do lips or not.

I was given two of the Benefit creaseless cream shadows a while ago in Strut and Skinny Jeans, one of them has dried up and now comes out of its jar but still applies nicely (I can already hear the gasps of disgust from people who throw out there makeup regularly haha).

Anyway here is the look;

(Please ignore the scratch on my face, I did it in my sleep :( )

It was much more blended out IRL

Products used;
Benefit Non Fiction Foundation
Random blusher from a set type thing
Benefit creaseless cream shadow – Skinny Jeans on the inner half of the lid & lower lash line
Benefit creaseless cream shadow – Strut outer half of the lid & lower lash line
17 mascara – big mistake as it clumped ¬¬
Barry M Kohl liner in black on waterline
Mary Kate and Ashley Lip liner – Pink
Berry toned lipgloss (from the asos set that I got)

Thanks for reading

Review; Gum 2 Minute Make Over

2010-05-07T13:00:00.000+01:00

Hello Dears,
hope you are all having a fab week :)

I brought this about 2 weeks ago from the £1 shop, I thought why not its only £1 and I do need a new intensive conditioner. What a bloody waste of a £1 that was.

What is it: 2 Minute Makeover Heat Damage Intensive Conditioner for Parched, dried out hair

What they say: “Your time’s precious . . .just like your hair! Our great new salon treatments work in just 2 minutes.”

What I say: Well that tells you a lot doesn’t it? Nothing about why it works or what makes it so special, no special ingredients in this then, I’m guessing. Anyway I have used this about 4 times on every other wash of my hair and it does nothing for my hair at all. My regular conditioner makes my hair feel better than this does. Its a fairly thick conditioner and it smells lovely but it just doesn’t work.

How to use: “Cleanse the hair with GUM daily shampoo, rinse thoroughly and apply sufficient treatment to the hair. Distribute through the hair, wait 2 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. Dry & style as usual”

I did as it said, well minus using their shampoo as I don’t own it nor do I wish too after trying this “treatment”. I don’t know if you would get better results by using their shampoo before hand but I haven’t had that sort of problem with other intensive conditioners like this which I use my regular shampoo with. I tried leaving it for 2 minutes and 5 minutes but it still did nothing for my hair.

Repurchase & recommend: Nope, there are much better products for this purpose on the market which I would sooner buy. Sorry GUM but you just didn’t work for me.

Thanks for reading & hope this was helpful to someone

The Red Lip

2010-05-05T11:00:00.000+01:00

Hello hope you’re all well,

In my Little Shopping Trip post I mentioned that I had picked up a MyFace.Cosmetics lipstick in Cherry Bomb which should have been £10 but I got it for £1 in the clearance section. This is my first red lipstick as I usually stick to pinks. I needed a lip liner as I know red lipstick can be a bugger and without it this particular one didn’t apply very nicely (which is why there was no lip swatch).

I picked up Rimmel’s 1000 Kisses lip liner in “Red Dynamite” to try with it and this is what they look like together;

I am aware that to get a true representation of what this looks like on me you need a full face shot but this lip seriously did not go with the look that I had on. So I will post a FOTD at some point using this lip colour :)
I am also aware it isn’t perfect this is the first time for me using a lip liner and I don’t have the steadiest hands in the world so I think it looks pretty decent for a first try.

What are your favourite red lipsticks?

Thanks for reading

Who Would Have Thought

2010-05-03T11:55:00.000+01:00

Hello :)

So yes I went out intending on spending around £20 on some bits and bobs and I couldn’t find much to buy so i only spent about £15. Who would have thought that you can go out and not be able to find things to buy.
I knew I wanted a lip liner to go with the MyFace.Cosmetics lipstick I got the other day and my Mom had mentioned a pretty blue polish in Wilkinsons so I wanted to check that out.

From Wilkinsons I got;
Atrixo Hand Cream – £1.67 I tried this whilst working at the nursery and it saved my hands, its lovely.
Sure Mineral Deodrant - £0.77 (on special)
2 packs of their Vitamin E face wipes - £0.54 (£0.27 each)
Rimmel Lip Liner in Red Dynamite - £2.98
3 Nail polishes in yellow, blue and pink - £0.97 each
2 Mascaras for my Mom to try - £0.97 each

From Asda I got;
Purple square studs - £1
Purple Butterflies 1/2 price - £1.50
Starfish & pearl necklace 1/2 price - £1.75
Seahorse necklace 1/2 price - £1.75

Such bargains, I know I don’t buy expensive stuff but at the moment money is tight and to be honest if I can get something for a lot less that works just as well for me as a more expensive option whether I have the money or not I will 9 times out of 10 go for the cheaper option. Just thought I’d put that out there lol.

Swatches of the Wilko’s Nail Polishes;
I was so surprised with these, I must admit I wasn’t expecting them to be so good. They apply very nicely as they aren’t very thick, I much prefer a thin formula in nail polish. They Yellow and Pink were opaque with 2 coats the blue is more of a jelly so would obviously take more coats if you want it opaque. They dry unbelievable fast, not just to the “touch dry but still dent” stage they actually dry so that nothing can mark them, which is awesome. Obviously I can’t say anything on longevity and things like that as I have only just brought them. I plan on picking up a few more as they are only £1 and have such beautiful colours. They look so much prettier IRL than the pics show, my camera hates me at the moment.

Thanks for reading

Loving & Loathing

2010-05-02T13:20:00.001+01:00

Hello lovelies,

Loving;
- Marina and The Diamonds album. I am in love with this girls voice and songs been playing them all the time.
- Getting lots of bargain buys :)
- Having super black hair again
- Urban Decay shadows, oh how did I forget about you *strokes*
- Bright red lips
- My mom’s baby has started to kick =D
- Starting to save for laptop
- Knowing what I want as my 1st tattoo

Loathing;
- The weather deciding its now winter again and is pissing it down all the time.
- Haters on blogs etc – I don’t have this myself but I think its horrible that lovely girls have had such nasty comments by a cowardly “anonymous” commenter
- Being cold and summer clothes being promptly put back into the wardrobe
- Money lol

Thanks for reading

FOTD :)

2010-05-01T23:20:00.001+01:00

Hello,

I went into town with my Mom and sister today as my sister wanted to spend some of her Birthday money and get some hair extensions. This is the look that I created and wore :)

What I used;
Face -
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Foundation
Rimmel mono blush in coral rose
Avon bronzing pearls (contour)
Collection 2000 translucent pressed powder

Eyes -
UDPP
UD Half Baked (inner corner)
UD Flipside (outer corner and crease)
UD Twice Baked (tiny bit in the crease)
Barry M kohl on lash line and waterline
UD Oil Slick over kohl liner on lash line
17 Electronica Lashes
Maybelline Full n’ Soft mascara

Lips -
Jemma Kidd Lipgloss (one that was free)

Thanks for reading

Barry M Discount

2010-04-30T17:11:00.001+01:00

Hey :)

I just received an email/newsletter from Barry M with a Bank Holiday Special Offer 15% off code that can be used on all Nail Paints (yes, that includes their new Ice Cream shades :)

Just enter “NAILS” at the checkout,
offer ends midnight 3rd of May

Thanks for reading :)

Tanya Talks. . .

Helloooo

Lucky Girl

Asos Haul

Clothing Haul

<3

Loving & Loathing

Loving & Loathing

Bad Blogger!

Review: Young Skin Foaming Facial Wash

Doing It Military Style ;)

Loving & Loathing

Black Is The New . .Black

FOTD & OOTD

Loving & Loathing

Boots Bargains

Sharing Some Love

Loving & Loathing

EOTD

Recent Purchases

I’m Sorry

Avon Purchases

RevitaLash Update

8 Questions *Round 2

Loving & Loathing

Daisy’s FOTN

8 questions

OOTD

Primark Loot :)

Loving & Loathing

Music I’m Loving Right Now

FOTD 26/6/2010

Top 10 Products Under £10

Boots Essentials hair serum natural - £1.99 You get a link as I can’t find a picture ;)

Loving & Loathing

Something A Little Different

Clothing Haul

Loving & Loathing

Review: MUA Lipgloss

Loving & Loathing

♥

Review: Atrixo Hand Cream

NOTD & Pretty Pictures

MUA Purchases

Review: E.L.F Tinted Moisturiser

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Pretty Summer Dress

Yey I have a Konad set!

A Tiny Haul

Loving & Loathing

Stylish Blogger Award

FOTD

Asos, New Look & Love Suzie :)

Collective Purchases (picture heavy)

Review; BeFine Gentle Cleanser

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E.L.F Order 2 – Swatches

E.L.F Order 2

FOTD

Loving & Loathing

Need A Little Help

Some new pretty stuffs

OOTD

RevitaLash Update

FOTD

Little Nail Design

Cherry On Top Award

Loving :) & Loathing :(

Discounts

A Few Treats

The Pedigree Adoption Drive – Part 2

Pretty Little Charms

My First E.l.f Order :)

Discount Codes!

Small Asos Order

Loving & Loathing

Little Sale!

The Pedigree Adoption Drive!

Super Easy Look

Review; Gum 2 Minute Make Over

Boots Essentials hair serum natural - £1.99

You get a link as I can’t find a picture ;)