Spring Products Review.

Spring is here! 

So, apologies in advance for the quality of the pictures used in today's post.. Apparently losing your camera charger is just as annoying as losing your actual camera (but a bit less expensive of course.)

And, with my stubbornness making it impossible for me to go out and buy a new one as I know I have it somewhere.. All my of today's pictures are taken using my IPhone 5s.

Recently, I've found myself running out of the basics so not too long ago I had a bit of a mini Superdrug cosmetics haul so I thought I'd show you my findings! 

LIPSTICK: 

L'oreal Colour Riche // Blake Red £6.99 

This lipstick. Wow. I've said it before and I'll say it again, a good matte lipstick is all a girl needs in life! I am literally always on the hunt for more and more matte and when I first saw this collection come out, I was instantly drawn to it because of the pigmentation of it and, well, Eva Longoria on the adverts. 

It applies super easily and is extremely moisturising which is always a godsend for fellow matte lipstick wearers.

LIP BALM:

EOS Lip Balm // £13.99

Although this technically from Superdrug.. Following on nicely from my last item, lipbalm is something that has become increasingly necessary in my life after alllll the matte lipstick I wear sucks up all of the hydration in my poor lips! My mum actually brought this little lovely back from her trip to LA as a gift from my lovely brother (thanks Adam!) This actually came in a pack of 3 which I've linked the nearest I could find. 

I absolutely love this EOS lipbalm saw they smell, literally incredible, look awesome and do the job nicely! Bit of an all rounder really! 

CONCEALER: 

Miss Sporty Liquid Concealer // Dark Shade 3 £2.99 

So I will admit, I'm a bit of a concealer virgin.. I don't usually use it but you, will, NOT believe how long it took me to find a concealer that was my skin tone. I was honestly in Superdrug for about half an hour looking for something - I even had the also tanned lady behind the till helping me search up and down. I don't know if this was just because it was a small branch but surely it can't be that much of a task?! Either way, I eventually had to settle with.. Yep. Miss Sporty! 

I haven't used this brand since I first started wearing make up I don't think but, fair play to them! They had a good little concealer in a colour other than ivory with some damn good coverage! I bloody applaud you guys, thank you! Does any other tanned beauties have this issue? Or is it just my poor location? Do let me know!

NAILS:

Barry M Gelly // Coconut £3.99

This is a pretty simple one really, I needed me some white nails so my go to nail varnish is always 

Barry M. I know you see all of these bloggers with their collections of about a million Barry M's but they're just so damn cheap and amazing quality. I tend to stick with the Gelly Nail Paint as I find it's durability and finish is one of the best! (Please note: I can't paint nails for S%!t, sorry!) 

SKIN: 

Simple Micellar Water // £2.99 (sale)

Lastly, it's my Simple cleansing water. This caught my eye as it was on offer for £1.99 so I thought I'd try it out. I remember using their make up wipes a couple of years ago and loving them, but I'm not the greatest fan of wipes now so thought I'd give this a go and wasn't disappointed. It's odd because I feel make up removers/ clensears are really hard to get right but this seems like a very ordinary and affordable purchase. It removed all my make up, making my skin feel clean.. But it's nothing I'd rave about. It's just a nice little cheap cleanser.. "Simple" does what it says on the tin. I liked it, but it's nothing I'd swap my Estée Lauder remover for! 

So that's pretty much it on my mini Superdrug haul.. I have been extremely naughy recently clothes wise.. So keep your eyes peeled for a Primark haul soon! 

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My Weekend In London.

**WARNING: Do not read if you're hungry, this post contains extreme food porn.**

Recently, I have been getting stupidly excited at the prospect of Uni in September. Up until, maybe, February I was extremely nervous to pack up and go to London.. Which was a little scary as for so long it's been something I've wanted to do. BUT something must have clicked in me and suddenly I cannot wait to get out there! 

Living in such a small town like I do, the thought of going to a big city can be so so overwhelming. I knew my mum had a meeting up here so I decided to go to London with her this weekend, stay with my sister and look at possible accommodation. Here are some pictures of my time and to give a glimpse on why I am so in love with London. 

Firstly, ever since my trip to LA I have been craving tacos and apparently Paddigton station has a taco place called Barburrito. I died of excitement and bought 3. 

(Attempting to eat the Tacos didn't go to well in all the excitement.) 

The next day I saw one of my old friends, Harry and we went for a walk around London and he showed me Greenwich and where he goes to uni. We then went to Pizza Express and had a wine fuelled lunch. (Could really get used to London living!)

Later on in the evening, my sister, mum and I went to Frankie and Benny's on Greenwich waterfront which was beaut and ate yet again MORE food. Below is the picture of the literally, nicest apple pie I have ever consumed. (Obviously after I pick out all the apple cause I don't like fruit, weeeeeird I know. Don't ask) 

The next day, we went to look at my future uni accommodation, and I might have taken pictures.. But I guess you'll all have to just wait until I've moved I'm for that! 

Hope you all enjoyed a bit of a different post today as I'm getting back into the swing of the things on here. 

Can you suggest anywhere in London? Taco places?! Questions? Thoughts? Let me know! 

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50 Shades of Nearly Black.

Now, I'm sure you're all aware of the term "fashion goes round in circles" and within the past year or two, there is absolutely no escaping the 90's!  Whether it be these horrendously tacky shell suits making an escape from your dads, trunk in your attic.. Or the little stretchy chokers that almost every girl in Britain has stolen from my first school disco outfit. It is absolutely everywhere. But, it's not all bad!

Firstly, I have recently found myself obsessing over the colour grey. Whether it be the realease of '50 Shades' on Feb 14th or the fact I've been a little hermit liiiiiiving in Black for the past 4 years and grey is the next transition shade to begin wearing colour, I don't know, but I bloody love it! 

I found this oversized, ribbed crew neck, jumper and completely fell in love. I am a massive fan of baggy jumpers but find that if they're oversized they're usually a really awkward length and shape over the hip/bum area so this, for me was a winner as it cuts off just before that annoying point and instead offers a cute, lace, hem. I am desperately trying not to overwear this jumper as it makes the simplest outfit pretty but chic.

    Jumper: Primark £12. I am wearing a size 10.

Next on my list of all things grey is one of the cutest little bags I've seen in a while! The first thing that attracted me to this would, shockingly be the colour. As stated before Grey is extremely chic and easy to wear.. And in leather looks gorgeous! It's pale enough to take you from Winter straight through to Summer and is especially ideal for this time of year. This bag is so cute because it reminds me of the kind of purses you'd see in the old 50's movies with the qualities of a mini 80's/90's briefcase. Love it! 

   Bag: Primark £8. Bigger size and colours also available. 

Lastly, I thought I'd show you my absolute dedication to the colour grey as juuuust before I made these lovely purchases, I only went and painted my feature wall.. You got it grey. 

Here's what it looks like!

Are you a fan of all this grey this season? Or is it all a little bland for you? 

Let me know! 

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Budget Last Minute Halloween Tutorial.

Okaaaaaaaaay, SO this would officially be my first ever tutorial, ever. Long time coming, I know but we have a lot to cover so I'm gonna dive right into it.

This post is for all those slightly unprepared people who either, haven't yet got their Halloween Costume/Make Up sorted, or have an idea of what they want to look like but are completely clueless on how to achieve it. The tutorial today is for a kind of dead/zombie look which is quite a universal look and can be used with pretty much any fancy dress outfit. You can then pass yourself of as a dead (insert stereotypically generic costume idea here) and you will get credit for not just being a nurse.. or cat..

SO

WHAT I USED:

MUA Lipstick - Red: £1 MUA Lipstick - Nude: £1   Blood: £2.99   Elf  Pallet: $2 so around £1.25   MUA Eye Palett: £4.00
Natural Collection Powder: £1.99    Grimas Face Paint: £5.99

(I used extremely cheap products as you don't want to ruin your favourites!)

I started off with a pale base. I used Grimas White face paint, applying all over with a sponge. I then added some translucent/really really pale powder to give me a bit of a human tone,, while still being extremely pale.

I then used a cheap ass Lipstick, MUA and circled underneath my eyelids, above my cheekbones, each side of my nose and a little on one side of my forehead. You then rub over the lines you've made with your fingers blending it in. Don't use too much as a little goes a loooooong way.

By this point your Make up should be very messy, and you're probably wondering where I'm going with this, but keep at it. After you have done as much blending as you can, it's time to add some purple! I put a medium purple directly under my eyes to give off the whole bruising, dead, rotting kind of  impression blending that with a slightly darker purple. I used the Elf mini pallet for this.

Now you've got the colourful groundwork, it's time to add a lotttt of black. I used a black eye shadow from my MUA pallet and applied with my Real Techniques contoring brush, just because it was a good shape and amazing at blending, but you can use any brush you deem fit for purpose. So I now go over all of the red parts with black, not too thick to start but keep layering it till the blood looks old and really manky. I also go in the inner circles of my eyes quite stongly with the black. (It didn't picture well but I have a lot more in the inner circle but blended it out) Only you can be the judge of how much you need so keep applying until your happy. BLENDING IS KEY.

The look is now starting to take place, but you could still definitely look deader. I next use a pale pale paaaale lipstick on my lips to give them a bit of a realistic look, rather than smearing white facepaint on them. After that on the inner part of both lips, I added a little bit of black eye shadow using a thin brush to make them look quite creepy and dead.

Finally, I thought a bit of  blood was in order, so I dabbed the wound on my head with some blood, and dabbed anywhere else with red showing with a bit of blood. Remember to blend this until your happy. I also added a little on the side of my mouth, as it wouldn't be halloween without the suspicious one sided blood mouth - thing. BUT the one perfect line of blood coming from one side, annoys me every year, so don't be cliche, make it look a liiiiittle messy! :)

So thats pretty much it! This look can be as subtle, or as dead and horrible as you like, it's all about the quantities used, so have fun with it! I hope this helped all of you last minute Halloweeners!

Will you be using this look this year? Do you want to see more tutorials? What are you doing for Halloween? LET ME KNOW.

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