December Favourites

Oh lordy am I bad, in all the excitement of Christmas and New Year's December was over and done with before I'd even realised it started! So I'm using that as the excuse for being a whole week late in doing my December favourites. I have actually seen others and thought to myself, "I must do that", but along with everything else, it was forgotten, so sorry about that *slaps wrists*.

Nevertheless here they are!

As you can see its a bit lip balm obsessed but it is winter ok, so its acceptable. However I'll start with the cleanser; this is the Simple purifying cleansing lotion, now this has been a part of my skincare routine for a while now and the bottle still feels pretty full, although it's not quite a little goes a long way, it still seems like no matter how much you used the bottle stays full! However I wouldn't say that this is the most amazing cleanser ever but it does a good job and is everything that I need from a cleanser without being hard on my pocket, so that makes it a favourite of mine!

Ok so onto the lip balms, as you can see I've gone a bit crazy for Carmex, I kind of missed to hype on Carmex a while ago and never really got into it as its a bit more expensive than other lip balms, not hugely I know, but I used to be a tight arse when it came to money, now look at me! So when I bought the first tube I just needed a new lip balm and fancied trying something new, so I just grabbed it to give it a go. Turns out I loved it so much I got the cherry and the strawberry versions too! But you can never have to many lip balms and I tend to keep them all in different bags so I have one wherever I am. They have a strange tingly sensation that I love and seem to really get rid of dry skin on your lips, I like to use this before putting on lipstick and it makes your lips a lot smoother. As well as Carmex this Nivea lip balm is brilliant too, I keep it by my bed as for some reason my lips are always dry before I go to sleep and this just feels so nourishing and hydrating, I love it!

Next up is my Rimmel Stay Matte powder, as I'm sure you're all aware of this product I won't ramble on to much, but it really is just brilliant and so cheap too!

My most favourite of favourites this month has to be the L'Oreal Super Liner Ultra Precision in Black, this liquid eyeliner is just insane! It it easy to control and to get thin or thick lines with, it stays literally forever (or until you take it off, I hope this comes first), I promise you this little buddy will not budge, it's got great pigmentation and is just everything you could ask from an eyeliner, as well as being inexpensive. Perfection.

And last but not least my Barry M nail varnish in 355 Gold Mine Glitter, this is a lovely spin on an ordinary black varnish that makes it a lot more festive and a lo more interesting, I put one coat over my fav 356 Berry Cosmo on my ring finger for an accent nail and it deepens the colour without making it black, just gorgeous. Also on it's own it's simply stunning to, I love how versatile it is and would definitely recommend this to someone who doesn't like wearing just plain black, as it adds a slight dazzle to what some people may call a dull colour (not me though, I love a good bit of black polish here and there).

So that's my favourites for December, sorry again for the delay and I hope you enjoyed it :)
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#2014BloggerChallenge Topic One New Years Inspiration

Post number two today, I'm on a roll!

Ok guys I'm sorry I cheated already and posted a resolutions post too, but as it's my first new year with my blog I wanted to start the tradition now so that I could look back and see how I've done/what my past resolutions were.

So, now that the apologies are over with this is my inspiration for all of you!

The credit of this one obviously goes to Fun For Louis as this is his little catch phrase/slogan, and his top is part of his merch, however I really do like it and it portrays perfectly how he sees life. He lives every day to the full and it's insane to see his daily vlogs, so that's why I picked this one.

I love this quote and it reminds you that even when something goes wrong or doesn't go the way you planned, you can always come out the other side of it better for it and having learnt something from it. I think its important to know that everyone has bad days and everyone makes mistakes so don't beat yourself up about it, pick yourself up and look forwards because looking back will prevent you from living now. Don't regret, move forward.

I hope you enjoyed my inspiration and if you want to see more quotes, I previously did a feature introducing all my posts with a quote picture, so feel free to check those out :)

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2014: New Years Resolutions

Happy New Year Everyone!

So it's officially 2014 and it's time I made my resolutions; although I never seem to be able to stick to them.

So my resolutions for 2014 are:

1. Be more organised. I am the most organised person ever yet I hate things to be messy or unplanned, so I've decided to put my foot down on myself and try will all my might to be more organised, in the long run making myself less stressed.
2. Enjoy things in the moment more. I am such a worrier, I literally worry about everything possible, I think of all the alternative ways things can go wrong or mess up that it holds me back from really appreciating what I have and what I'm doing so I'm going to make a concious effort to enjoy life more even if that is in balance with a little worry (I have a feeling being organised will help this)
3. Try a little harder. I'm definitely guilty of only putting in the minimal effort required and I know that, so with everything in my life I'm going to try a little (or a lot) harder. That includes college work, social life and this little blog here. I think I have begun to find what I like to write about therefore I know the sort of direction I want to go in, hopefully that means more regular posting and better content.
4. Save money! I'm a sucker for just spending money if I have it, on things that I want but don't really need. Now that I'm looking to start driving soon I really do need to save my hard earned cash for the more important things. This will be the hardest one I think.

So I'm going to leave it there with four resolutions, starting slowly with only a few goals I think is a good idea and it's not asking to much of myself, making this a whole lot more manageable.

I really hope I stick to these this year, lets just hope for the best!

I hope you enjoyed reading my resolutions, what are yours? Are you any good at following through with the resolutions you make each year?

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Miss Sporty Perfect Colour Lipstick

L-R: 013 Candy Cake, 058 Malaga, 039 Sweet Berry

L-R: 013, 058, 039

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I found these sneaky little beauties by accident whilst trying to find a nice yet cheap lipstick for an impromptu meal out. They were a mere £2.59 and when I swatched it on my hand I was astounded by the pigment, so in my basket it went and my purse was as happy as me! The one I first picked up at that point was the red, Malaga, my sister was impressed with it when she saw me wearing it and also with the price, so compliments are always good when you stumble upon products like this. However my only down side to these are that, as you get with cheap products, they don't last that long, so do require attentive upkeep, which a lot of people won't like I know, so sorry you to lot! But I just couldn't not mention these as girls just starting out or who are on a budget like me will love them. 

So as I liked Malaga so much I popped back when I had more time and browsed the rest of the collection, of which I found two more that jumped out at me when I swatched them. Firstly I was looking for more berry/ dark coloured lipstick as I'm loving them at the moment and don't have many, therefore Sweet Berry was a good option for this criteria and the colour really is just lovely. However as you know you can never have enough nudey natural colours, and Candy Cake is a lovely nude which is more on the pink side and so it suits my pale complexion really well. 

So now with a trio of these lipsticks I think I've collected a good range of colours that suit a lot of different occasions, only amounting to £7.77 which lets face it is around the price of one usual drugstore brand lipstick. I think I can face a few more top ups for that price cut, can't you? 

Also lastly I think they have pretty sleek packaging for a cheap brand, the black is a classic packaging theme, however I love that you can see the colour of the lipstick through the tube, very clever (little things guys).

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FOTD ~ Sales Shopping

 So I decided since I was actually going to be in public for the first time since before Christmas (crazy I know, so lazy!), I thought I'd do something interesting with my makeup and put some effort in for once rather than going for my easy, everyday look. 

I used my usual base of Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 100 ivory, Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light 2, finished off with Rimmel Stay Matte powder in 001 Transparent (forgot to add in the photo sorry guys). On my cheeks I used a light dusting of my current favourite blush Sleek Antique Blush.

Then onto my eyes I used my MUA Undress Me Too palette, with the shade Wink all over my lid and Obsession in my crease. I then put at thin line of liquid liner on my upper lash line with my L'Oreal Super Liner, which may I say I am super impressed with! I will review this separately soon. Finishing my lashes with lots of mascara, the Maybelline Colossal for volume and Falsies for extra curl, as for some reason I never think one mascara is enough, it just doesn't look right (strange I know); for my brows I use Collection Colour Lash clear mascara just to keep them in check and neat.
Then on my lips I used my trusty Rimmel Kate 107 to keep it festive and wintery.

I hope you liked seeing my fotd and I hope to do more of these in the future when I decide to be a bit more adventurous with my makeup.

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Favourite Winter Lipsticks

Considering I'm getting really into lipsticks now, I thought I would share with you my favourites lippys for winter. You'll notice they're all similar and quite dark, but I'm not scared of bold lips any more, proud moment girls! 

L-R: Rimmel Kate lasting finish 05, Rimmel Kate 107, Revlon super lustrous 477 Black Cherry

Top to Bottom- 05, 107, 477

Top to Bottom: Rimmel 1000 kisses lip tint 700 Nothing But Nude, 600 Carry on Cherry

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L-R: Maybelline Baby Lips Cherry Me, Miss Sporty Perfect Colour 058 Malaga 

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So these are the products that I have been reaching for the most lately, ranging from subtle to bold, I like the variety yet similarity in these and all the different ways they can be worn. 

I am loving lip stains a lot as they are so much less hassle and I totally forget that I'm wearing them so they are very comfortable, however I do need to add lip balm every now and then as they are a tad drying. But definitely a lot less effort than lipstick, yet still the same colour pay off with the red and a more subtle colour with the nude.

I highly recommend all these products, so check them out if they take your fancy!
(although I will say that the Miss Sporty lipstick doesn't last a huge amount of time, yet it does have brilliant pigmentation)

Baby Lips-£2.99
Miss Sporty-£2.59
Rimmel Kate -£5.49
Revlon-£7.49
Rimmel 1000 kisses-£5.99

I hope you liked seeing what I've been loving, let me know any of your favourites, I'd love to know or find some new ones!

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20 Followers

Just wanted to say thank you to all of you lovely followers!

I hit 20 followers today and I'm actually proud of my little blog so far, I haven't been doing this long but I'm happy with it at the moment and I hope 2014 brings new and better things for my blog and my content. 

I promise to try a lot harder and to keep on top of blogging as well as everything else next year, I will try my hardest!

Thank you very much,