Monday, December 29, 2014

THINGS FOR



Yes, I know its that time where we all plan our new years resolutions which we never get round to completing or even starting, however this year I plan to be different and set myself realistic goals which can be achieved this year. 

1. Get fit and into shape - Every year we all say "January is gym time", we all go for the first two weeks and thats about it. I've decided that I am not made for the gym I would much rather stay at home and work out on my own. For the past few months I've been following a Pilates video and I'm actually seeing results. Me and my friend Tayler decided that in the new year we are to complete this workout video twice a week. I may even invest some of my makeup budget into some work out clothes I'm that determined. 

2. Book a holiday - I am so happy to announce that I have already completed this one and my holiday for 2015 is booked! I may have posted on Twitter where I'm off to but I might leave you guys waiting a little longer to find out.. Even though my week away is planned I'm still looking for maybe another little weekend away somewhere too. 

3. Apply for University - I'm still very indecisive about whether I want to go to Uni or not. I've only attended one open day, which wasn't very promising, however staying at my current job forever is not the life for me. 

4. Pass my driving test - Now I don't know how long this is going to take me. I've been having lessons since June 2014 and I'd say I'm almost there however I really am just so lazy. I have no intentions of booking a theory which is awful from me so I really need to start pushing myself and gathering some motivation because I'm only wasting money!

5. Dedicating my time elsewhere - I feel that everybody from this era should agree with me when I say we spend far too much time updating statuses, writing tweets and constantly scrolling through instragram looking at what strangers are up to. I really want to leave my Internet obsession behind in 2014, being a blogger I understand I cannot completely desert the social media, especially when I wish to study "Media Communications" however I am willing to limit myself.

So there you have it, my 5 goals I wish to atleast attempt in 2015, what are yours? Are any of mine what you wish to achieve? 

Saturday, December 27, 2014

WHAT I GOT FOR CHRISTMAS

Happy 27th everybody! Sorry I haven't posted much over the Christmas period but my family spend a lot of time together over the holiday and I haven't had much time to get onto my laptop. Anyways, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed your day! I know I had a lovely few days but tonight it's back to work for me:( Now please do not feel that I am bragging or showing off in anyway by doing one of these posts, I absolutely love seeing what you all got for Christmas so I thought why not do my own post? 

Every Christmas I get lovely perfumes, my family know I absolutely love them and its the easiest gift to buy for me! My brother got me Yves Saint Laurent - Black Opium which was actually on my wish list I posted on here "Go Kam".  My parents then got me Michael Kors - GLAM Jasmine, which is gorgeous! And then Bruno bought me a Victorias Secret body mist, he knows how much I adore the Hollister sprays so he looked into these ones and chose correctly, a strawberry and champagne scent is beautiful. 


*Angels Singing* I have wanted this Too Faced limited edition set for ages and Bruno done well this year! The first chance I got I wore Marshmallow Bunny and I am completely in love. 

I finally got my Zoeva brushes from my Mum and Dad! Put it this way, right now I've already forgotten about the other brushes I own. 


 Now above is my glory present. I do own a Michael Kors watch however I started wearing it to work and for every day occasions so they thought it would be nice to get me another one for special occasions. It's a lot smaller than your usual MK watch as its a mini, but isn't the face just beautiful.

I did get a few other bits such as clothes, and the classic socks and undies and of course the chocolate goodies! So what did you guys get for Christmas? leave a link below. 

Saturday, December 20, 2014

WHATS IN MY MAKEUP BAG


I gave in and wanted to do a "Whats in my makeup bag" post, I absolutely love reading them so thought why not do my own? All the products shown are what I would use for work or as a quick option if I'm in a rush. 

The Body Shop Tea tree pore minimiser 
Mac Studio Fix powder foundation 
Mac Select Cover-up concealer
Naked basics 2 palette 
Mac blush - Warm Soul & Seduced at Sea
Chanel bronzing makeup base- Soleil tan de Chanel 
Mac lipstick - Angel
Chanel lipstick - Boy 
Maybelline Falsies mascara
L'Oreal Super Liner perfect slim 

Whats in your make up bags girls?

Monday, December 15, 2014

WHO DOESN'T LOVE A DUPE? MAC- GRAIN




Afternoon lovelies! Unfortunately I am off work and cannot fulfil my elf duties as my immune system hates me and at this present moment in time I am unable to speak and my Mother loves it. However thats good news for you as I am still able to write and publish some posts. A little different to my christmas posts as I thought a change was needed. 
So, whilst I was in Portugal I saw a Kiko store. I've heard of the brand but never really had an interest in checking it out, however I had some euros to spare and thought why not. I have to say I was in make up heaven, a pretty big store for make-up so I was completely mind blown and the prices were crazy! I picked one eyeshadow in 236 - Pearly Champagne for what is converted to £5.90, bargain right?
I absolutely love the eyeshadow and wore it for the next 3 days I was there. When I got home I placed it in my make up storage next to my Mac quad and realised a similarity to Mac Grain. And the dupe was formed! 


Mac Grain
As expected from Mac the eyeshadow retails for £13 in its individual packaging and £10 for a pan refill. This eyeshadow is a little more satin rather than a shimmer making it look more pigmented than the Kiko Pearly Champagne. 
Kiko 236 Pearly Champagne 
This shadow retails for £5.90 less that half the price of Macs grain! This shadow has a little more shimmer than grain making it perfect for a lid colour, brow highlighter and inner corner shade. 

Have you guys tried any Kiko products? If you have drop me a comment with your recommendations! Thank you. 

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

MAKE UP GIFTS FOR THE..

Hello everyone, apologies for the lack of blog posts again I've just been so tied up at work and applying for Uni I haven't had much time to myself, I haven't even bought my Christmas presents which is a major issue for me! Anyways, this month I am going to be super busy so unfortunately I cannot promise more than one post per week however I will try my very best to post as much as I can! So from that note here are my gifts for the...

Eyeshadow Enthusiast 

CHANEL LES 4 OMBRES Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadow 232 - £40.

Being an eyeshadow enthusiast I have been admiring this product by Chanel for months now. I think the colours are so different to your everyday palette. You have your very strong pigmented green in the top left which would look perfect to line the bottom lash line, a peachy shade in the top right which would look stunning on the lid, you then have your highlight shadow in the bottom left and to the bottom right you have then green/grey shade which would look great if you popped that into your outer corner. I think this gift would be perfect for anybody that lusts over eyeshadow all the shades are absolutely beautiful and who doesn't admire a Chanel product?

Lipgloss Lover
Stilla Putting on the Glitz Lip Glaze Set - £27.50 ... VALUE £93!
This little set is adorable and you will be loved forever if you buy a lipgloss lover this gift. This set consists of 8 lip glazes; glamour, gleam, glint, glow, glitter, glimmer, glisten & glory, it also includes a glitz, gold headband as a little extra for your lipgloss lover. The presentation of the lip glazes is also just so cute with the golden tower. You don't even need to own certain shades of lipsticks to wear underneath your glaze, as you get 8 you can play around with colours and pair them with anything! 

Blush and Highlighter Bug

Urban Decay Naked Flushed - £22
I've had my eye on this since about October, I've seen the flushed collection many times but only really looked at it then. There are a number of different palettes consisting of a bronzer, highlighter and a blush which suits everyone depending on your skin tone. My personal favourite is the palette "Streak". This product would be perfect for a blush/highlighter/bronzer lover as THEY GET ALL THREE which go perfectly together, what more could they ask for? 

I have to admit I am the eyeshadow enthusiast, which category would you fall under?

Monday, December 01, 2014

CHRISTMAS WISHLIST

Goodmorning everyone! Or "Bom Dia" shall I say after my recent trip to Portugal. So as you have all guessed I am back home which means more blog posts from myself are planned and are ready to be posted this week! Being the 1st of December, which reminds me.. where is my advent calendar? 
Anyways, the 1st of December always calls for a Christmas wishlist so I hope you guys are ready to see mine?


Now you may think I have quite a bit on my christmas list this year, however to me this is nothing. As I've been working full time and been earning more money I can buy myself things, so this year I haven't thought of LOADS to beg my mum for. I know a few of these items are a little on the pricey side but just to let you all know I am fully aware I will not be receiving all these items and may have to purchase some myself, but there isn't anything wrong with that, you have to treat yourself sometimes right?
So above I have four items which are listed from right to left -

Nars Duo Eyeshadow in Alhambra - £25. The duo consists of the colours Metallic Rose Mist and Gold Champagne. This duo just seems perfect for me as rose and gold shades happen to be my favourite for eyeshadows. 

Zoeva Rose Gold Brushes - £55. You may have seen these in my October favourites and I never got round to purchasing them, however I have persuaded my mum and I saw them come in the post the other day, yippeee! So much excitement. So expect a review after Christmas on these brushes!

Two Faced Under The Mistletoe Christmas Gift Set Lipsticks - £27. This little set is absolutely adorable and is probably one of my most wanted from this wish list. It consists of three lipsticks from Two Faced; Naked Dolly, Marshmallow Bunny and Spice Spice Baby, three of the brands most popular shades in one gift set, sounds perfect right? Not to mention the cute sparkly pink makeup bag included. 

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Eau De Parfum 30ml - £44.50. I saw this perfume in a favourites video months ago and always wanted to find it and whilst I was in Debenhams I came across it and fell in love. It has such a feminine scent consisting of a number of flowers which just smells beautiful. 



French Connection Outfit - Sparkle Ray Skirt in Jacquard £99. I just adore this skirt for its high rise and metallic look, you could really dress this up or go smart casual as seen in the image above.  
French Connection Cropped French T-Shirt - £30. I love how this top completes the smart casual look with its jersey fabric and little cropped style. 

YSL Black Opium - £43.50. I smelt this whilst I was at the airport going to Portugal and it really is gorgeous. It has such a sweet scent that reminds me of pic'n'mix or liquorice, don't be scared off by that I can assure you the overall smell is beautiful. 

Kurt Geiger Light Grey Saffiano London Tote Bag - £199. After my recent love with my Michael Kors bag Bruno got me for my birthday I have become bag obsessed and I am looking at them on a daily basis. When I was at the airport I found another little beauty which is this Kurt Geiger bag, I really did fall in love again and gave Bruno "The Eyes" but I don't think I convinced him enough, maybe next time;)

Kurt Geiger Saffiano Zip Wallet Red Purse - £80. I promise this is my last find from Luton airport, but it is this red purse from KG. I just go crazy whenever I see Saffiano it makes any product look classy and chic and I basically I just need this purse in my life.

So there you guys have it, my Christmas wishlist! Leave a comment on what you think and link me your Christmas lists too as I'd love to have a little nose around.