Winter Wishlist

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So I got really good feedback on my last wishlist and I really enjoyed putting it together, so I thought I'd do another! Considering October has gone crazily fast and I haven't posted half as much as I wanted to, I kicked myself up the bum and sat down to write this. There's quite a random mixture this time, and a lot of candles! I just love them ok. 

Anyway hope you've all had a great October and have a fun Halloween :)
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Liebster Award

So today's post is a bit different from my normal ones and I haven't done a tag post before either, but I was lucky enough to be nominated by the lovely Charlotte, she has a great blog so go check her out!

Now part of the rules of being nominated is to answer the question they have asked, so here goes..

1. Who/what is your blogging influence or inspiration?

Originally my blogging influence was Zoella and SprinkleofGlitter, I saw they're videos on youtube and discovered their blogs after that. I wasn't (and still aren't) brave enough to have a vlog but I really enjoy writing so having a blog sounded perfect for me! I love beauty and most of my friends really just aren't as interested, so this is a good way for me to let it out and also its a nice place to have of my own just to write what I want freely.

2. If you were on a desert island with one person, who would you want that one person to be and why?

For some reason this was the hardest question to answer and I've actually saved it for last. I think I would want my friend Ruby, because we are so similar, and I wouldn't get annoyed by being stuck with her and just her, we would be able to have a good time but I also reckon we'd be able to get off the island somehow, 2 brains are better than 1!

3. What is your most repurchased cosmetic product?

I would say Maybelline's colossal volume mascara, I used this a lot before I was really into beauty and I still use it now. It's such a great product and isn't very expensive either, definitely one of my staples.

4. What makeup brand do you own the largest number of products from?

Rimmel. No doubt about it, I love so many of their products and they're a consistently good brand; not to expensive and such a variety.

5. What is your ideal career and why?

I have tried over and over to decide what I actually want to do, but I am just way to indecisive (oh dear) but ideally I would love to be an author. I love writing and creating things that don't have to be real, there is no limit on where a story can or must go, I also love how writing how affect people, books are such a get away and I would love to be able to do that.

6. If you had to pick one piece of clothing to wear for the rest of your life what would it be?

My baggy woolly jumper, I get cold quite easily so being cosy and warm is perfect for me, I also just love how comfy it is and how versatile woolly jumpers are. Mmm I can't wait for winter. 

7. Are you a shoes or bags kind of person?

Oh gosh, it's like picking your favourite child! I love both, but if I had to pick I would say bags.

8. If you had children what would you name them? (1boy name, 1 girl name)

I've always like the name Evie or Effie for a girl, and I really like the name Ezra for a boy. (sorry I cheated)

9. Would you rather wear a monochrome outfit or a neon outfit?

Monochrome. I'm not the type of person to want to stand out or draw attention to myself, so I wouldn't be confident in neon, no thankyou.

10. What is your favourite colour and why?

Purple, because in almost every shade it comes in it is such a pretty colour! 

For this I tag:
Holly My Infinite Passion
Sophie Keep Calm Look Pretty
Holly Hollys Beauty Obsessions
Ellie The Beauty Cave
Laura Laura's Picks xo

My Questions for my nominations:

1.What got you into blogging and how long have you been blogging for?

2.What's you all time favourite cosmetic?

3.What is your top pet peeve?

4.What's your favourite celebrity/crush? (girl or boy)

5.What's one thing you can't leave the house without (daily)?

6.If your house was burning and you could only save one thing (except from you family/pets) what would it be and why?

7.Who is your style icon and why?

8.Are you a cat or dog person, why?

9.What is your favourite item of clothing at the moment

10.Who is your favourite blogger and why?

The Rules:

1. The Liebster award is given by bloggers to other bloggers who have less than 200 followers.

2. Each blogger should answer the questions that are asked by the person doing the nominating.

3. Choose 5 new bloggers to nominate for this award and link them in your post.

4. Create ten new questions for your nominees.

5. Inform each nominee that they have been nominated.

6. Thank and link the blogger who nominated you in your post!

Hope you liked finding out some more about me, I will do a regular post again soon.

Autumn Madness

Autumn has taken over me! This year more than the rest I have become obsessed with autumn and everything it entails, and I think it is due to blogging! There is such a huge commotion over this season more than most I think as it is such a change from summer. Having to wrap up in layers, hot drinks of every kind, berry coloured EVERYTHING and looking forward to all the occasions that happen from now on.

This year I really have got into it, and not going to lie, I'm loving it! (I sound like McDonald's oh dear) I did my A/W wishlist last time and I'm happy to say I've been quite successful, I've bought the lipstick and although not the same brand I have gone crazyy! for nail varnishes lately, and I mean about 6 nail varnishes in 2 weeks. Is that normal?

I have my eyes on soo many scarves for this season and I'm really loving tartan. Today I bought the W7 Naked Nudes eyeshadow palette (if you want a review just ask). it was silly cheap and I'd seen it on the blogosphere a while ago so thought I'd pick it up.

Now what I really wanted to write about is one nail varnish in particular, Barry M's Berry Cosmo 356, for me it is THE autumnal shade and I have fallen in love! if that's possible with a nail varnish. Its a burgundy purpley colour with an almost reddy undertone (can't you tell I'm great at describing colours?) that is just gorgeous, with one coat it is opaque and a lovely colour but as you add more coats it gets darker (obviously?) so it is really versatile and I reckon would flatter anyone.  

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I just love this nail varnish so much and can see myself wearing it so much this season!

Sorry I haven't posted in so long, it has been manic, not a good excuse I know.

I hope you enjoyed this post and if you did have a look at my A/W wishlist. 

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Autumn Wishlist

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It's actually October! I can not believe how fast 2013 has gone but I am so happy that autumn is finally here, I love the colours that come with autumn and how they transfer into fashion and makeup. Berry colours are just gorgeous and I think they flatter everyone, so as I'm so excited about autumn I thought I'd do my first wishlist post, I see these types of posts around a lot and love to see what everyone is drooling over (I'm just nosey ok?), so I thought I'd share what I've got my eyes on for this autumn.

Hope you enjoyed this post and if you want to check out any more follow me on Bloglovin' or Twitter :)

September Favourites

Ok so is it bad that I didn't even realise it was October tomorrow? Oops.

September has gone surprisingly fast and I am actually so shocked! I think I've lost some days somewhere. Being back in a routine of work and college has really swallowed up my time and I haven't even noticed. Anyway before I start rambling I'll get on with this months faves!

So I've been enjoying quite a few un-beauty related things as well this month as well so I thought I'd mention them as it's nice to mix it up a bit. 

However I will begin with the beauty items:

Rimmel Scandaleyes waterproof kohl kajal eyeliner in 001 black

This is such a great eyeliner, it glides on your tightline with ease and has great pigmentation. I use this everyday and it's very good value. 

2true kohl pencil in no16 white

I never knew the brilliance of using a white eye liner until a couple of month ago, I saw it on a youtube video and was amazed at the difference to your eye. It makes your eyes look wider and more awake, which is definitely something I need for college. Because I didn't know if I would use it much I decided to begin with a really cheap product so I picked this up from Superdrug from their own line 2true, it was something like £2 or maybe less and actually for the price it is surprisingly pigmented and long lasting. I also use this everyday on my waterline and occasionally in the inner corner of my eye. (I have been trying to switch this up with the nude scandaleyes liner however at the moment I am gravitating towards this one the most)

Collection Lasting Perfection concealer

For anyone who read my review of this product will not be surprised to see that it has crept into my favourites as well, I can't rave about this enough and if you want to read my full review it's over here.

Real Techniques powder brush

This isn't technically a beauty product however it fit better in this category than in skincare, so yeah. I absolutely love this brush, it makes my morning routine so much easier I can sweep this around my face and my makeup will be set, no trouble. It picks up a good amount of powder and puts it evenly on my face. Love the fluffiness of this brush, definitely my favourite brush.

Skincare

Garnier Moisture Match for dull skin

When I first bought this moisturiser I loved it, however after about 2 weeks of using it I fell out of love with it. But guess what.. I love it again! I can tell this is going to be one of those love hate products that I will constantly be battling with. Anyway I decided to give this another go and am actually really enjoying using this, I use it before I put on my makeup in the mornings and find it really does liven up my skin and make it look a lot less dull (duh beth read the label), a little goes a long way and it sinks in quickly, which is another plus in the mornings, when I'm rushing around like a headless chicken!

Witch Blemish Stick

A couple of years ago my friend recommended this to me as she said it had really helped with her spots and blemishes, so I went and bought it and really loved it, however I lost it and kind of just forgot about it. But when I started to battle with quite a few blemishes and spots again I remembered how well this worked and sought it out to buy it again. And boy, I am so glad I did, I tend to rub this on once I've taken all my makeup off before bed and also before I put my makeup on in the mornings. It's one of those products that you can really feel working, I'm not going to lie it can sting but to me that's a sign its doing its job, right? It does say use with caution on sensitive skin so I have warned you! I may do a full review (or fuller that was quite extensive for a monthly faves) on this product so let me know if you'd be interested to read that :)

Last, but by certainly no means least,

Pop Tarts S'mores flavour

I can not explain my love for pop tarts, there are so many flavours that I still want to try but I bought these and I loved them! They are so good, please go and try them!

So that's all for September, hopefully I'll experiment a bit more with my makeup now it's autumn, so I might have some more interesting things in next months favourites!

I would also just like to say it's my blogs' 6 month anniversary! I so surprised I've actually got this far and stuck to it (mostly) I know I have been a hit and miss at points but I actually really happy with how my little blog is and I'm looking forward to seeing where I'm going to take it. I've really loved having this little space to share this and hope many more posts will be coming your way.

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The Fault in Our Stars

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Above is the link to a youtube video by Troye Sivan, he is an australian youtuber that does vlogs but also sings, I was looking through his videos and I found this one he made in May. He was inspired by the book The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, now I personally adored this book, it literally made me laugh and brought me to tears (actually sobbing). The book, if you don't know, is about two teens who have cancer and are brought together through a help group for them. It shows the story of how they fall in love and has a massive twist at the end that I will not ruin for you! 

Anyway Troye was so inspired that he wrote a song about it and also visited his local children's hospital to film a video for the song; he made and edited it all himself which I think is pretty amazing. He also was helping to raise money for the hospital and encouraging everyone to at least spread the word, in his words "even if you can't donate, someone else might be able to", I just wanted to share this because the story and all that Troye has done has really touched me and also the song is just beautiful. 

If you haven't read the book yet I highly suggest you do I guarantee you will not be able to put it down, I am an avid reader and have fallen in love with John Green's books, another of my favourites of his is Looking For Alaska. So go pick up a copy, I promise you will not regret it!

I know this isn't beauty related but I hope to be adding a few more lifestyle-y posts and other things to make this blog more of my own.

Hope you enjoyed my post and for future updates check out my Bloglovin' :)

  

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

Ok so this is an achievement, I'm actually blogging within a week of my last post! I'm impressed with myself, but I just couldn't resist; I had to share with people I knew would understand my beauty ramblings. 

So I have no idea why it took me forever to buy this concealer but, well it has, so shame on me! I kind of just glazed over the rave review after rave review of this product and assumed it was one of those products I wouldn't need or would phase out eventually; but boy was I wrong this is such a staple product that virtually every beauty blogger will bow down too. I never really bothered to find out for myself why the product was so good and I am still cursing myself for being so lazy.

As you all know this product is amazingly good value and and I got it for even less! In my local Superdrug most of the collection items are on offer for under £4 and have been for a while so I decided to take advantage of that while I could and I got the lasting perfection concealer for £3.69 instead of £4.19. Now this is one of those revelation moments when you a product is so good and so beyond your expectations that you see everything hat was wrong with what you used before. Now this sounds quite dramatic just to be talking about a concealer but it has literally changed my daily makeup forever! 

This concealer is such a good colour match for my skin, it's matte, it has amazing coverage that hides blemishes and redness easily and also doesn't look cakey; what more could you ask for? The last concealer I was using, as you may know from previous posts, was Miss sporty's liquid concealer with vitamin E&C, and I was pretty happy with this product, it did mostly what I wanted and was cheap enough. However, it didn't last very long and didn't have the best coverage meaning foundation was a must on most days, also it tended to make my face a little shiner (which I covered up with powder) and wasn't great for the under eye area. 

The collection lasting perfection concealer is so good that I actually have gone without foundation on some days, just popping this on red areas or blemishes to even out my face and under my eyes, then setting it with some powder. I'm blown away that such a simple step in my everyday makeup can make such a difference and also I find that I'm not as consciously worried about touching up my makeup or it slipping off my face throughout the day; I can come home after a full day at college, putting it on at around 7:30 am and getting home around 5pm, to find that my face still looks reasonably presentable with concealer still where I put it that morning. This is now a definite must-have in my everyday routine and can sense it will be a hard one to replace.

Now I feel like I've rambled on about this for far to long and I thin you get the gist that I'm really happy to have this in my life. I've finally got that out of my system, so feel free to say "I told you so" and shame me for not jumping on the bandwagon sooner.

Were you guys as excited when you first tried it? It is a must have in your makeup routine too? Let me know so I don't feel like such an idiot haha.

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