BLOG SALE

Hey Everyone!  Welcome to my first blog sale! I really hope you like what you see!

Just a quick few 'rules'

1. I only accept paypal payments.

2. I only plan on shipping to the UK, unless your willing to pay additional postage.

3. Postage will be averaged out to £3 per package but if you have more than 5 items, it will be extra.

Beauticology Gift Set - 50p.  Never used.

N-Spa Vanilla Creme Brulee Shower Gel - 25p. Never used
N-Spa Lemon Souffle Shower Gel - 25p.  Never used.

Royal Bouquet Gift Set - 50p.  Never used.

Naked Shower Gel Set - £1 each or £2 for them all.  Never used.

Dainty Doll Blush in 004 - £2. Never used, only swatched.  SOLD
Dainty Doll Cream Blush in 001 - £2. Never used, only swatched. SOLD
Dainty Doll Green Concealer (Anti Redness) - £1. Used once.

No7 Eyeshadow Duo in Good Earth - £1.50.  Used once or twice.
Kryolan Satin Powder - 50p. Never used.
17 Glitter Eyeshadow in Spirit - 75p. Used once.
MAC Eyeshadow in Pink Venus - £3.50. Never used, only swatched.
Model Co Eyeshadow Duo in Bronzed Goddess - £2.50. Never used. SOLD

Vera Valenti Eyeshadow Palette - £1.  Never used.

Accessorize Nail Polish - 50p. Used once.
Revlon Nail Polish in Popular - 50p. Used once.
Avon Nail Polish in Inspired Iris (Limited Edition) - 50p. Used once.
ELF Nail Polish in Berry Pink - 50p. Used once or twice.
Rimmel Nail Polish in Magnetise - 50p. Never used.

Glitter Nail Art Pens - 50p each. ONLY SECOND (ORANGE) LEFT.

Barry M Lipstick in 162 - 50p. Never used, swatched.
Max Factor Lipstick in Angel Pink - £2. Used a couple of times. SOLD
Yves Rocher Lipstick in Mauve - £2.  Never used.
Helen E Lipstick in Sienna - 50p. Never used.
Loreal Splash Stain in Romy -£2. Used once.

MeMeMe Blush Me in pink - £1. Used a few times.
Maybelline Anti-Age The Eraser Foundation in Ivory - £2. Used twice.
MaxFactor Max Effect Lip Gloss in Pink Romantic - £1. Used three times.
Maybelline Fit Me Foundation Tester in Classic Ivory - 25p. Never used.

Nail Art Pens - 50p each. Colours left to right, 1-11. (1&5 SOLD)

Britney Spears Believe Body Souffle - 50p. Never used.
Niva Soft Moisturising Cream - 50p. Never used.
Taylor Swift Wonderstruck Body Lotion - 50p. Never used.
Rituals Magic Touch Body Cream - 50p. Never used.
Elemis Skin Glow Exfoliating Face Wash - 50p. Never used.
DHC Deep Cleansing Oil - 50p. Never used.
Body Shop Dreams Unlimited - 50p. Never used.

Shopaholic Abroad, Sophie Kinsella - £1. Well read.
The Girls Book of Glamour -£1. Like new.

Hidden Treasures, Fern Britton - £1. Like new.
Ash, Malinda Lo - £1. Like new.
Solace of the Road, Siobhan Dowd - £1. Like new.

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging  set of 3 - 75p each or £2 for them all.

That's all folks!  If you have any questions/queries please don't be afraid to ask.  Leave a comment below with what you would like and an email I can reach you on! Thanks again!

How Much Is My Face Worth? (TAG)

Hey Guys!

Ever wondered how much your face costs?  Well I came across this really interesting tag post the other day and I just had to give it a go!  I've never actually counted up the cost of all the make up I wear on a daily basis and I thought that it could be a real eye opener into how much I actually spend on make up.  So lets start the tallying...

Face

Okay so my everyday face products include;

ELF Mineral Infused Primer - £6.00
Max Factor CC Cream - £9.99
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder - £3.99
Maybelline Cover Stick - £4.09
Garnier Under Eye Roll On - £10.49
Benefit Hervana Blush - £23.50
Bourjois Bronzing Powder - £6.99
MAC Pearlmatte Face Powder - £21.50

So purely on my face alone we have a total of £86.55.  This can not be true.  No way.  No freaking way.  I spend £86.55 on 8 products for my face.  Insanity.

Eyes 

Benefit Smokin Eyes Kit (Use Browzings to fill in brows) - £28.50
Naked Basics Palette - £20
Avon Glimmerstick Eyeliner (Blackest Black) - £6
Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Eyeliner - £5.29
Maybelline Define-a-Lash Mascara - £5.99
Bourjois Volume Clubbing Mascara - £7.99

My eyes add up to a total cost of £73.77.  Add that to my face total and we're sitting at £160.32

Lips

My lip products vary from day-to-day but based on today's make up I used,

Lush Lip Scrub (Bubblegum) - £5.25
MAC Lipstick in RiRi Woo - £14
Lipcote - £2.99

My lips cost me £22.24.

GRANDE TOTAL

My grande total for the price of my made up face is a whopping £182.56.

I genuinely can not believe the price of the make up on my face.  Wowza.

My £182.56 face.

I hope you all enjoyed this post and I tag the following people, and everyone else, to give this a go!

1. Charlotte from http://littlemissclouise.blogspot.co.uk/
2. Stacey from http://expatmake-upaddict.blogspot.co.uk/
3. Amy from http://amyjwalters.blogspot.co.uk/
4. Mia from http://miaalice.blogspot.co.uk/
5. Tori from http://toribrownies.blogspot.co.uk/

Natural Beach Waves (No Heat)

Hey Everyone!

So today's post is something I've never done before...a hair tutorial!! Seen as it is summer now, I don't like to spend as much time on my hair, make up ect, I like to get outside and soak up some rays!  This hair style is basically beachy messy waves and is so easy to do it is unbelievable.  Let's go ahead and get into my favourite summer hairstyle!

So first things first, jump in the shower.  This hairstyle works best if you start from towel dried hair.  As soon as you come out the shower pat your hair dry with a towel and don't even brush through it.  So you should have something as lovely as this;

You want to combing through your hair with your fingers, if you use a brush you will take out the natural waves.

Next is the secret ingredient, Sea Salt Spray.  I'm using Awaphui by Paul Mitchell which you can find more about here.  I love this Sea Salt Spray, it gives such a nice texture to the hair and helps create those fabulous beach waves for this look. It also holds the waves really nicely all day.  I also really love the smell of this product, its so refreshing and perfect for summer days. 

So I'm just spritzing this through my hair evenly.

And scrunching my hair to help those beachy waves develop.

The final step is just waiting for your hair to dry, it is that simple.  

For an extra beachy, Hawaiiany look I like to add a flower into my hair for the ultimate summer look.  I got this flower from New Look for £3.99.

So that's it for this ultra easy, super simple hair style.  I dare you to give it a go. 

MAC Lipstick Collection

Hey Everyone!

Today I'm going to be sharing with you my MAC lipstick collection!  I've been collecting MAC products for a couple of years now but I am on a students budget so I only have 7 lipsticks.  I know some people don't even have that so I just thought I would share my little bunch with you guys!

First of all I would just like to say that I love MAC lipsticks.  I love every single one I have and couldn't flaw them if I tried.  Everything to the colour, to the texture, to the packaging just seems so luxurious and perfect. I definitely recommend trying out at least one MAC lipstick at some point in your life!  So without further ado, lets get into my collection!

Okay so the first MAC lipstick I ever bought was Creme Cup, which has a Cremesheen finish.  Creme Cup is a light blue pink and is a very soft shade.  The colour isn't overpowering at all and is perfect for everyday, subtle looks.  As for the texture, I particularly love Cremesheen finishes.  They feel so moisturising and light on the lips and has a gorgeous shine to it which means that lipgloss isn't necessary.

The second MAC lipstick I added to my collection was Speed Dial.  Speed Dial is a bright slightly blue toned pink.  It also has a subtle gold sheen underneath which will help it flatter the majority of skintones.  Speed Dial is also a Cremesheen but for some reason, I don't find it as moisturising as Creme Cup.

The next lipstick I'm going to talk about is Lovelorn.  I 100% adore Lovelorn.  Its a gorgeous medium toned natural pink with subtle cool tones throughout.  Lovelorn is a Lustre finish which is slightly sheerer than any other formula but is easily buildable.  Again they have a shine finish so a lipgloss isn't needed for Lustre's either.

Another MAC lipstick I own is Pink Plaid.  Pink Plaid is a matte blue pink which is easily buildable.  This colour can be built up to make it really intense or blended out to make it lighter and more subtle.  Although I love the matte finish, it can expose dry lips and show cracks quite obviously, so I recommend using a lip scrub before applying.

The next lipstick is another matte finish but it is a completely different shade to anything else in my collection. Its Kinda Sexy.  Now most people say that Kinda Sexy is a neutral pink, but swatched next to all the other pinks in my collection it appears slightly more neutral orange.  Its almost a salmony pinky orange in my opinion.

The sixth MAC lipstick in my collection is Hot Gossip.  Hot Gossip is a mid tone plumy colour with a pink hint to it.  It also has a slight shimmery undertone to it in the similar way to Speed Dial.  Hot Gossip is the shade I wore to prom, which you can see here.  Hot Gossip is a Cremesheen finish as well and has really nice staying power.

And the final MAC lipstick in my collection is from the Viva Glam Nicki Range.  Viva Glam Nicki 1 is a shocking, bright, bubblegum pink.  Usually this type of colour scares me because its so out there, but I am in love with this lipstick.  The thing I love about it is that it is so versatile.  If you want it bright, it can be bright, but if you want it toned down, just blend it out.  I also love the finish on this lipstick (Satin) and I'm eager to try more Satins because this just makes my lips feel so soft.

So that's it for my MAC lipstick collection, if you would like to see similar posts comment below and let me know!  I hope you enjoyed this post and I will speak to you all soon!

Get Ready With Me (Prom Edition)

Hey Everyone!

So as I promised today will be my get ready with me for prom post! I had so much fun at prom and really enjoyed getting all dressed up and ready to go! So I thought I would share my prom make up and hair look as well as other little bits and pieces I used to help me get prom-perfect!

Morning Routine

The first thing I did in the morning was grab myself some cereal (breakfast is so important, especially on a busy day) and after that I jumped in the shower.  I had already washed my hair the night before because I was getting my hair up for prom and we all know that updo's last better with second day hair.  So I just washed using one of my shower favourites, Lush's shower jelly in Sweetie pie (you can win it here).  After I came out the shower I moisturised my body with the Garnier Intensive 7 day Hydration Lotion for Normal Skin.  I then completed my daily skin care routine which can be found here if your interested in looking at it in more detail.  After all this was done, I had plenty time before I had to start doing my make up so I relaxed and watched one of my favourite movies.  Have you guys seen White Chicks? I think its just one of the most hilarious movies ever!

Garnier Intensive 7 Day Hydrating Lotion

Make Up Routine

Face

The first thing I done before I even applied any make up was moisturise my skin again with the Simple Light moisturiser.  After I let this set in for a couple of minutes, I applied 3 different primers.  I know, it was maybe slightly extreme, but I wanted to make sure my make up stayed on all night.  I applied Benefits Porefessional on my T-zone, E.L.F Mineral Infused Face Primer to my cheeks and Smashbox Photo Finish Primer on top all over.  Next I applied No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation with my Real Techniques Stippling Brush.  After this I just applied Rimmel London's Stay Matte Transparent Powder.  For my blush, I applied Benefits Hervanna to the apples of my cheeks and blended it upwards along my cheekbone.  Hervanna is my favourite blush ever and I 100% recommend it to every single one of you.  As a highlight I used MAC's Pearlmatte Face Powder in the shade 'In For A Treat' and applied it across my cheekbones, browbones, the bridge of my nose and my cupids bow.  Finally I used my Bourjois Bronzing Powder in shade 51 for contouring and bronzing my skin.  I definitely recommend using bronzer if you are getting lots of pictures taken because without it, you may look washed out in pictures.

Eyes

To start with I primed my eyes and undereyes with the Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer.  Then I applied My Garnier Anti Dark Circles Eye Roll On under my eyes to brighten my eyes up.  I also used Benefit Eye bright in my inner corner and my brow bone to highlight and brighten my eyes.  The only eyeshadows I used for this make up look came from my Naked Basics Palette.  I applied Venus all over my lid, then applied Walk Of Shame to the outer 3/4 of my lid using a MAC 242 brush.  I then applied Faint to my crease with my MAC 217 brush and blended it out.  For eyeliner I used my Rimmel London Exaggerate Liquid Eye liner to create a slight winged eye look.  After this, I applied my favourite false eyelashes, Eyelure Naturalites Super Full and coated them with a layer of Bourjois Volume Clubbing Mascara.  I filled in my eyebrows using Browzings from Benefit in my Smokin Eyes kit.  

Lips

For lips, I started off by exfoliating my lips with Lush Lip Exfoliator in Bubblegum.  Then I applied my MAC tendertone in Tread Gently.  I waited a couple of minutes for that to sink in and then applied a MAC cremesheen lipstick in Hot Gossip. And that was my make up look completed!

Hair

So for my hair, I had my hairdresser come to my house to style my hair for prom.  My hair was inspired by this picture of Vanessa Hudgens;

My hair was inspired by this gorgeous look.

And this was the outcome;

Overall

I do realise this blog post has been really long but I knew a few of you on twitter were interested in this post so I thought I may as well go all out.  I had such a blast at prom so I thought I'd share a couple of photos from the night with you guys! I hope you enjoyed this post and I will speak to you all soon.

Me with the girls

Me and my sister (She was working at the venue of the prom)

Me and one of my best friends being silly as per.