FOTD #7.

Howdy everyone, 

The main focus of this make up look is the bronze eye, I love it! 

Products used; 

Miss Sporty liquid concealer (used under eyes) 

Collection lasting perfection concealer in `fair` (used on blemishes)

Rimmel Match Perfection foundation in `010 Light Porcelain`

                    Translucent Rimmel Stay Matte powder

             Sleek Contour kit (both bronzer and highlighter  used)

             Look Beauty Fresh Cheeks! cream blusher in `Melon`

  Wet 'n Wild Perfect eyes eye-shadow stick (Gold used in inner                     corners and brown under waterline)

          Maybelline Color Tattoo in `On and on bronze`

  Technic customisable palette (Bottom left shade of first quad         used all over,bottom right shade of second right shade                          used in crease and outer corner)

NYC foundation stick (used on waterline)  

No7 Fanomenal lashes mascara 

Maybelline Brow Drama in `Medium Brown`

Collection Lipstick in `11 Frenzy` 

I love this make up look, especially if you want to play up your eyes. This Technic palette was a gift at Christmas and I blummin' love it! This lipstick was the perfect partner for the eyes as it is nice an subtle, a my lips but better shade. This has become quite a go to look for me in Autumn but it is also perfect for summer, which I cannot wait  to roll around now! 

Are you a fan of this look? Do you wear a bronze eye often? 

FOTD #5.

Howdy guys and gals, can you belive its four days until Christmas? Me neither! 

This FOTD is a look I have worn for the whole season and I love it to bits; winger liner and  berry red are just a winning combo!

Sorry for how pouty these pictures ended up being!

Products used;

Miss Sporty liquid concealer (used under eyes) 

Collection lasting perfection concealer in `fair` (used on blemishes)

Rimmel Stay Matte foundation in `010 Light porcelain` 

Translucent Rimmel Stay Matte powder

Sleek blush by three palette in `Lace` (`Chantilly`- shade on the right used)

Sleek Contour kit (bronzer used to contour)

Sleek I-Divine palette in `Au Naturel` (`Nougat used all over the lid with `Bark in the crease)

Rimmel Glameyes liquid eyeliner 

Soap and Glory Supercat felt liner (for the flicks)

Rimmel Scandaleyes Flex mascara

NYC foundation stick (used on waterline)  

Maybelline Brow Drama in `Medium Brown`

No7 Amazing Eyes pencil in `10 Brown` 

I hope you like this look, let me know what you think :) 

I have been frantically buying last minute gifts today and yesterday evening , but I can now say I have finished  for 2013 *yay* I can't wait to give them all now. I broke up for the holidays yesterday so I'm looking forward to having some down time before the real exam stress kicks in. But for now I am just going to chill, I also have a whole post dedicated to glittery nails coming up which you will love if you're anything like me (secretly a magpie)

What have you been up to today? What do you think of this look?

Empties #2.

Hi there, It's time for another empties post :) 

But first I thought I would update you with what's been going on for me lately. Like many of you I'm sure, I got a GCSE result yesterday,I'm just going into year 11 so I've only finished one GCSE, which was science, and I got an A! I was relieved more than anything, but obviously happy as well, it's nice to know that hard work does pay off! 

Afterwards me and my family went for afternoon tea at Fawsley hall which was beyond lovely. My mum had a voucher for it from one of her friends for her birthday so it was lovely that we could all benefit! (outfit post coming soon!) 
Other than that I'm just trying to get organised for the new school year which is starting to creep up on me. The joy. If anyone knows a good place to buy school shoes, please do let me know, because I literally tried on every pair in Clarks and none fitted, I am starting to panic! I also had a really lovely holiday in Scotland, really just relaxing and catching up with friends and family :)  

Now, onto the empties! The majority of these things are from last month, and I'd had all them them quite a while; I always seem to finish things at the same time!

First up is a shampoo. All of my family use this and we all love it! I wash my hair every other day and this shampoo always leaves it feeling clean and nourished. I have quite fine hair which is what this is specifically aimed at, and I find it doesn't weigh my hair down which is perfect because I cannot stand that! I'm not sure it makes my hair particularly shiny, but that doesn't really bother me. 

Would I repurchase it? I already have!

I bought this base coat with one of those `three pounds off` vouchers that they often have in Boots for No7, and I'm pretty sad it's finished. I used this as a base and top coat most of the time and it gave a really smooth, gel like finish, which is of course desirable! I would definitely recommend it :) 

Would I repurchase it? Well next time there's on offer on, guess what i'll be making a bee-line for... 

Next up is a product I featured in my June favourites post and I finished it pretty soon after writing it! This mask really does nourish the hair and leaves it feeling so soft afterwards, just what a hair mask should do! 

Would I repurchase it? Yep :)

Ah, the Lush sweetie pie shower gel, I'm telling you, you have to smell this! As with all Lush products, it has an element for fun and is slightly gimmicky, but what's wrong with that? I actually gave one of these away in my recently, so I hope  Brittany likes it as much as I did! 

Would I repurchase it? Although I did like it, I rarely buy a bath/ shower products again (I like to try new things!) so probably not. 

This face wash is a bit of a classic for me; it was the first one I ever bought and I've got through my fare share of bottles, the simple reason being its good at its job. I know that it agrees with my skin (it's never caused me to break out,) and it smells divine and its a pretty pink colour :) 

Would I repurchase it? Without a doubt, but I'm happily using another face wash right now, so in a bit!

This was the deodorant I kept in my school bag in the last term or so. I love the scent and it's a compressed can so it takes up less room and makes it so cute! 

Would I repurchase it? Sure, see what I did there ;)

This is another part of my skincare routine (see all of it in this post!) I like to sweep this all over my face, targeting particularly blemish prone areas. I always leaves my skin feeling really clean and has a sort of hospital-y smell (?!) that i actually really like. Weird.  

Would I repurchase it? Yes, I need to! 

This is possibly the least exciting empty thing ever; nail polish remover *yay* I get through nail varnish remover like nobodies business, and this one did the job fine. 

Would I repurchase it? Yeah, this is a thing I'm not fussy about! 

Now this is a product that I really liked, this body wash had little red dotty things in it that when you rubbed into your skin, sort of popped and had tiny bits of glitter in them. Now thats my sort of shower gel. This has the classic Sanctuary product smell which is heavenly and leaves the skin super soft. 

Would I repurchase it? Like I said with the Lush shower gel, I like to try new things! So maybe, but not immediately. 

Another thing I seem to use up like there's no tomorrow is eye makeup remover. I wasn't actually a massive fan of this one; it took quite a lot of effort (and product) to fully remove everything which is not ideal when I'm wanting to jump into bed! It did have a nice smell though :)

Would I repurchase it? Well I have since gone back to my faithful Simple makeup remover, so I'm guessing you already know the answer ^. 

Lastly, a staple in the old routine, the Primark 4 in 1 face wipes. I always have a pack of some sort of face wipes handy, and these ones are such a bargain I always try to pick some up when I venture into Primark.  

Would I repurchase it? Always! 

What have you used up lately? If you got your GCSE results/result then I hope you got what you wanted as well! 

Top five summer nail polishes.

Hello lovelies, 

As it is starting to feel pretty summery here in the UK, I thought I would share my favourite summer polishes with you!

 First up, in no particular order, is this Bourjois polish.  

Very annoyingly, it doesn't have a name, but I would call in `Coral sands` (yep, I like to name my unnamed colours :p) it is a gorgeous pinky coral shade with teeny tiny flecks of gold running through it. Perfection. This is the only bourjois polish I have, but the formulation and consistency is amazing, it really lives up to expectation as a `gel` polish. I have this on my toes through out the summer because it's so chip resistant!

 Next up is a classic in the blogosphere, Barry M Peach melba!

One reason I love this for the summer, is because it looks so lovely with a tan! It's a really eye catching but understated shade, and one of the most used in my growing Barry M collection. Also, Barry M is crazy cheap, so you can use this without fear of using it up to fast or wasting it, yay for not feeling guilty! 

Another one of my favourite colours is Models own Lemon meringue;

I cannot express my love for this shade :) Think the perfect pastel lemon yellow, et voila, you have this! When I bought it, I put it on as soon as I got home, and I have been loving it ever since. Not to mention the fact that I got this beaut for two pounds in a republic sale!

One of my newest nail polishes, and now favourites, is Maybelline Mint for life. 

It's so pretty! Mint is defo one of my favourite colours to have on my nails, It just makes me feel all summery for some reason. I think this is a really good dupe for Essie's `MInt candy apple` so I've saved a few pennies by purchasing this and not that!

Last up is No7 Me!Me!Me! this is a gorgeous vibrant pink colour, and you can see how much I've used it! It's such a lovely summer shade, simple but effective :) I also really love the brushes of these nail polishes; they're really big so, you you can practically cover your nail in one swipe!

So these are my favourites for summer! What are yours ? 

Alice

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May favourites.

Hello dolls, seen as I'm being super efficient on the blogging front, a post everyday this week so far i'll have you know ;) I thought I would share my May favourites before this month even over. Now thats dedication for you. 

-Palmers gradual tanning moisturiser-

 I bought this at the start of the month, after feeling ashamed of my pasty body! This is the only gradual tanner I have ever tried, so I don't really have anything to compare it to, but I really like it. It smells divine at first, (just like all palmers products; chocolate!) however it does develop that horrendous old-biscuit-fake-tan smell. I would say its pretty speedy for a `gradual` tan, however thats fine for me because it means I don't need to reapply to frequently in order to really see the effects. The first time I used it the result was a bit patchy, but like everything, practice makes perfect!

-Mac Fix+-

I bought this in April and I have been using it almost everyday after setting my foundation with powder (Rimmel stay matte to be precise,) and it has done exactly what was promised; adds radiance, finishes make up. I have really loved setting my make up with this, because if it is feeling heavy, it fixes it (excuse the pun) straight away. To be honest probably isn't worth the £13.50 price tag, but I can see it being a lifesaver in the summer.

-Maybelline color show nail polish :`urban coral`-

I purchased this beaut at the same time as the tan, because I was just drawn to the brightness of the colour! I'm not sure if this range is new, i've certainly never noticed it if it's not, but I have to say I am really impressed by the colour range, and have since bought another (I will show you that later on in the week!) and the price, only £2.99! The consistency of these polishes is wonderful as well. I can't really comment on the wear time, because I usually change the colour before it gets a  chance to chip.The only thing I can fault this polish on is the spelling of colour, so American!

-No7 fanomenal lashes-

I love this mascara! It's really good if, like me, you don't like clumpy lashes, this definitely gives a more fluttery finish, which perfectly complements my eyeliner flicks!

 -Vera Wang Lovestruck floral rush perfume-

I don't know why I didn't include this in my April favourites, because I have been loving it since the day I got it! This to me is the perfect summer perfume, not too sickly sweet whilst still being very feminine. I also love the bottle, it looks so pretty sat with all my other perfumes :)

So thats what I've been loving this month! what's been in your favourites?

Alice
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