Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Gonna sip Bacardi like its your birthday

~do you like pina colada and getting caught in the rain~


I took some selfies so you can actually see my outfits somewhat properly (and for vanity and instagram purposes, of course)
FRIDAYS MAKEUP: LIPS - KATE MOSS RIMMEL LONDON SHADE 01, EYES - HEAVEN AND EARTH MUA PALLET
FRIDAYS OUTFIT: SKIRT, TOP AND CLUTCH - PRIMARK, BOOTS - TOPSHOP

THURSDAYS OUTFIT: JACKET - PRIMARK, DRESS - OH MY LOVE VIA DEPOP

Last Thursday I celebrated my 17th birthday! I can now legally learn to drive, become a blood donor, be interviewed by police without an adult present and leave my body for medical studies (not sure I'll be doing the last two any time soon, though).

I went for meal in a Mexican place in Soho with my parents on my actual birthday (which I can't actually remember the name of) to have some delicious Mexican food and pomegranate margaritas. The next day I went to Joe's Southern Kitchen in Covent Garden with a few friends and then we all trawled around Covent garden and the Southbank before going back to my house for summery cocktails and birthday cake. It was a really sweet evening and I'm so grateful for my family and friends for being so lovely and putting up with me!

Outfit posts haven't been that frequent recently mostly because I've only been wearing jeans to Sixth form and work so outfits tend to get a bit repetitive, I was planning on taking outfit photos of what I was wearing last Thursday and Friday but awkward bathroom selfies will have to do for now.

Hope you're all having a good week!
Also, this is my 100th blogpost! Woo!
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Friday, June 6, 2014

Summer Make-up Favourites

I've been using some new things recently so I thought I would share my simple summer face and nails. I don't like anything too heavy on my face in the hotter months, so I usually reserve contouring and blush for evenings and more special occasions. I also don't tend to use a lot of lip colour because my lips become quite dry in the heat, so I stick to light sun protecting lip balms. I find that lighter make-up mixed with a highlighter gives a more dewy and summery appearance and also a more natural look, as opposed to a matte face which I usually prefer to wear in winter.


BENEFIT STAY DON'T STRAY EYE PRIMER - 
I've been using this more as a concealer than a primer, as I don't normally use a concealer or eye shadow on a everyday basis. I find this works nicely as a little extra coverage and keeps my foundation around my eyes in place. Because this is such a tiny bottle and the full sized one is so pricey I've been trying to use this somewhat sparingly but I find three small dots above and below the eye works best.

MAYBELLINE BABY SKIN PRIMER - 
I have such mixed opinions of this. When I first got it, I loved it. A few weeks later I decided it wasn't working for me so I switched back to my tried and tested tube of Benefit The Porefessional. However, I gave it another try and I'm liking it a whole lot more. I think my problem at first was getting the amount right, I was previously using too much and making my face feel heavy and greasy as opposed to 'smooth' and 'lightweight' as the bottle says. I now only use a tiny amount around my cheeks and nose I find although this doesn't give me 'poreless looking skin' (what product could though, right?) it does give my skin that little summin' summin' to keep my foundation more on the dewy than the shiny side and keeps those pesky pores a bit more subdued. Does this beat Benefits The Porefessional? No. But it does beat it in terms of price and so it's a nice little substitute when I can't face forking over £25 to repurchase.

SOAP AND GLORY TRANSLUCENT BB CREAM - 
I started using this only a couple of weeks ago when the weather finally picked up (and then took a turn for the worst, it seemed at one point...). The SPF 25 is what attracted me to using it again because I always forget to put suncream on my face, or when I remember I don't want to ruin my makeup. This is more of a moisturiser than a BB cream which I think I mentioned in my previous review of it and my opinion hasn't really changed, its a nice moisturiser to use just after cleansing to keep my skin soft and hopefully when if the weather gets hotter it'll protect my face well from the sun.


BOURJOIS HEALTHY MIX SERUM FOUNDATION - 
This is by far my favourite product at the moment. I bought this after weeks, more like months of contemplation and I finally decided to buy it after giving up completely with the Barry M one I was using which didn't work for me at all. This has perfect coverage, its very light weight, it smells delicious and has really good staying power. I don't know what difference the fact its a serum makes but damn I wish I had bought this sooner.

BENEFIT GIRL MEETS PEARL HIGHLIGHTER - 
This highlighter is also quickly becoming a firm favourite, it sits well over the top of my foundation and adds that extra bit of glow. I usually apply this to my cheek bones, along the bridge of my nose and on my chin and fully blend it in with my foundation for a more subtle day to day wear or if I'm going out I'll blend it a little less so its more prominent. I'm used to using powder based highlighters but I find this one more controllable and easier to use.

COLLECTION LASTING PERFECTION ULTIMATE WEAR POWDER - 
I've been a firm lover of the Collection powders for a while now and I can't see my opinion changing any time soon. I only use a small amount and dust it on with a smaller brush rather than buff it in with a kabuki brush as I used to do. I find this keeps the dewy natural look but still sets my make-up in place and gets rid of any shine on my forehead or the sides of my nose.


NYC SHOW TIME MASCARA -
This mascara doesn't try anything fancy with the applicator, it doesn't have a weird formula, it's just a bog standard mascara. I find that less is more where everyday looks are concerned, especially since my eyes are quite big and curling my lashes makes them makes them look even bigger anyway. This separates my eyelashes well and adds an amount of volume that doesn't look clumpy or sooty.

COLLECTION EYEBROW KIT - 
I got this about a week ago and so far I like it a lot. I was previously using the MUA heaven and earth pallet to do my eye brows but my colour of choice was quickly running out so I bought this instead. I use the lightest colour as I have very light hair and I find it works well for my hair colour without looking too scouse brow. The clear mascara also works very well, at the moment I'm liking brushing them up then going across the top line to smooth them down (if that makes any sense at all, haha) and this works really nicely to keep them neat.


BARRY M NAIL PAINT IN 339 'GOLD GLITTER' - 
Not really make-up but I thought I would include it, I was obsessed with this a couple of winters ago and I've fallen back in love. I didn't think I was all that into glitter nail polishes any more but I find this looks really nice with short round filed nails and just one or two coats to give them a small hint of gold.


INELL LIP BALM - 
I think I've talked about this before but I thought I would mention this lip balm I've been using a lot at the moment. It has sun protection in it and it worked really well last summer for keeping my lips moisturised. I bought this in France in a supermarket and obviously I'm not going to jump on a plane to get another when it runs out but it's a nice to carry around in my bag for when my lips are needing some love.

Aaaaaand breathe. Bit of a wordy post there, I do apologise but thanks if you made it this far! Hope you enjoyed this post and all have a lovely weekend!

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