#2014BloggerChallenge Top Seven Photo Diary

First of all apologies again, I actually didn't realise this was late, but hey it's only one day. Life has been so hectic the past week or two with coursework and deadlines again, that I haven't even been able to think about blogging so I'm sorry. However I'm hopefully going to be writing and drafting a few post these next to weeks to make up for that and to cover whilst I'm revising and cramming for my exams. Honestly, July could not come any sooner!

Anyway for my little photo challenge, I decided to do a little Get ready With Me Photo Diary for when I went out for a meal on Mother's Day, I was pretty happy with how my make up turned out considering I'm not the best at eye shadow!

Body

I began by washing my hair with Alberto Balsam's Mandarin and Papaya shampoo, washing my face with Garnier's Pure Active Fruit Energy Face Wash and exfoliating my body with The Body Shop's Cherry Body Scrub. I love this combination because it's so fruity and I come out of the shower smelling so fresh and feeling really clean; I then moisturised my body with the matching Body Shop Cherry Body Butter. 

Face

I then spritzed a little of the Body Shop's Vitamin E Face Mist on my face for extra moisture, followed by my La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo[+] on my blemishes and red areas and finished it off with Garnier's Express Hydration Primer, which I use more as a moisturiser. Finally I put some Vanilla Carmex on my lips to prep them for lipstick later on.

For my make up I used:

• Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 100 Ivory (not pictured sorry!)
• Maybelline FitMe Concealer in 15
• Bourjois 123 Perfect Eye Cream Concealer in 21 Ivory
• Rimmel Stay Perfect Powder
• Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Cream Blush in 03 Honey
• Maybelline BrowDrama in Dark Blond
• E.L.F Eye Primer in Sheer
• No7 Eyeshadow in Cappuccino
• MUA Heaven and Earth Palette
• Lula and Belle Face Palette
• Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Eyeliner in 004 Taupe
• Estee Lauder Double Wear Lengthening Mascara- Black
• Bourjois volume glamour Ultra Care Mascara- Black
• MAC Crosswires Lipstick(not pictured either due to last minute addition, sorry again)

For eyeshadow I used the No7 shade all over the lid with the shade marked on the Heaven and Earth Palette in the crease and the white shade from the L&B palette as a browbone highlight and in the inner corner of my eye. I chose to use my fingers with the cream blush as I find you can get a more even colour and it blends a lot easier. I won't bother to explain the rest as it is pretty self explanatory.

Outfit

For my outfit I chose to go simple with a statement jacket, I absolutely love this bomber jacket, the pattern is so pretty and even though its a very thin fabric it surprisingly holds in a lot of heat! I got it from eBay here, If you are considering buying it also I would suggest going a size up as it is in Japanese sizings and the UK8 size listed is more of a UK6. I then chose to accesorise quite a lot to make the outfit more interesting, most of my jewellery was gold however I wore my permanent piece which is my Pandora Bracelet that I always wear and the silver ring from Accesorise. I know that some people don't like to mix colours with jewellery however I really don't mind it and sometimes I think it can look really nice. I then wore my chain effect ring from H&M and by black reflective stud earrings and this statement gold necklace from Dorothy Perkins.

My whole outfit consisted of a black vest top, black leggings, patterned bomber jacket and my brown wedges (before leaving the house I panicked that I felt practically naked on the bottom half so threw on some black denim shorts over the top, which didn't make the outfit look a whole lot different but made me feel a lot more comfortable). I was determined to wear these wedges as I bought them summer time last year and have not found a reason to wear them yet, so I based my outfit around them. I think they are so cute (even if they are stupidly high) and surprisingly comfortable! and being short they give me a lot of much needed height.

Hair and Final Look

I was pretty happy with the overall look and felt just dressed up enough without feeling over dressed (like I normally do), I put my hair into a messy bun inspired my Zoella's tutorial video and really liked it. I now use it as one of my go-to hairstyles when I dont have much time as it is so easy to do, looks like you've put the effort in and gets all your hair out of your face too! (perfect for meals out). I also shoved on MAC's Crosswires before I left as I felt my makeup wasn't quite complete. 

I hope you enjoyed this Get Ready With Me Photo Diary attempt, I may do more of these in the future if you would like me too? :) 

Happy Sunday everyone and I hope you all had good weekends!

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