Some SHOCKING news...brace yourselves...i have never, in my whole lifetime, been into LUSH.
It seems like so many people rave and rant about it, i can hardly believe i'm just catching on! I'm sure now the penny has dropped, i'll be hit by a barrage of yummy smelling soap-and-candle-and-moisturising urges,and i'm rather exciting.
T'is truly a sad life i lead! But oh well! haha
ANYWAY, any Lushaholics out there? What products should i beeline for?
maquillage: maquillage |ˌmäkēˈ(y)ä zh | nounmakeup; cosmetics. ORIGIN French, from maquiller ‘to make up,’ from Old French masquiller ‘to stain.’ ♥
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Monday, 21 November 2011
Tuesday 22nd November '11
So i've been youtubing some of the tracks off Rihanna's new album - my favourites at the moment are Farewell and We All Want Love. They're the soppier less dancier tracks on Talk That Talk, but they definitely grab your heart strings and give them a good old tug.. :')
ANYWAY! I haven't posted aaages for many reasons- power cuts over the weekend, family visiting etc.
But i come at you this wonderful morning with a picture of me- kind of a FOTD thing...but not, obviously, i don't want to jack no style! ;) :p
ANYWAY! I haven't posted aaages for many reasons- power cuts over the weekend, family visiting etc.
But i come at you this wonderful morning with a picture of me- kind of a FOTD thing...but not, obviously, i don't want to jack no style! ;) :p
My Rihanna-esque snarl - google image it!
What am i wearinggg?!
Eye - a swipe of Covergirl Lashblast mascara in Black//Brown
Cheeks - Tarte Amazonian Clay Blusher in Dollface (a close, more pigmented shade to GOSH's electric pinkblush), and a dabbling of Collection 2000 bronzer
Aaaaand that's it makeup wise.
OH! I'm trying to thicken my eyebrows to get a shape a la Aria in pretty little liars. So far, it's going well...i don't look like Wolverine just yet!
Clothes// accessories wise, i'm wearing a blue Levi's shirt (t'was a bargain!) and a leather plait bracelet, which was 95p from a craft fair on saturday, where i also bought mittens and a big neon green woolly dinosaur..if you have seen Toy Story you will understand why, when everyone was laughing at him and noone wanted him, i bought him. Plus he's quite cute to me! Anyway, i thought the bracelet was quite androgynous, which i like as it's quite a versatile piece and has quite a muted presence. I got it in a beige-y brown, a toffee toned nude (inner artiste here!) and i've worn it non stop!
Anyway, what do you think of Reggie the dinosaur?! ;)
Thursday 17th November '11
Sorry being skipping my post yesters,
I had a verrrrrrrry stressful day! Anyway, today, i'm reviewing, not makeup, but...shower gel?!
Really, lila?
Well, this is slightly unusual, but my mum brought me some yesterday, and i love it. It's Original Source Raspberry and Vanilla Milk shower gel, and it's amazing.
It may be little sweet for some tastes, and there isn't really much depth (well, you smell the raspberry first and then the milk) but i like it for many reasons. One, it reminds me of those red and white soother shaped sweet (that i once almost choked on at a Brownies pantomime field trip..oopsy daisy! it was quite fun having like 4 Brown Owls rushing over to ensure i was ok though:L) and it's very very softening. It also looks good, which, typically, is my issue with shower gels. The box is pastel pink, yellow and black. It sounds a bit odd, and it is, but it just works, and looks good on the shower shelf.
So yeah! Overall a very good shower gel that i'd recommend :)
On other, pressing, matters, my contract on my beloved, but broken for weeks HTC Legend runs out (or can be swapped/upgraded) on December 12th. HALLELUJAH!
Buuuut, now i'm faced with the phone market, and i'm a little intimidated.
The phone market seems a lot more scary than it used to do, and i'm kind of perturbed because all the tech seems much more advanced *blush*. Anyway, currently, i'm torn.
There a couple phone i've looked at, and these caught my eye....
I had a verrrrrrrry stressful day! Anyway, today, i'm reviewing, not makeup, but...shower gel?!
Really, lila?
Well, this is slightly unusual, but my mum brought me some yesterday, and i love it. It's Original Source Raspberry and Vanilla Milk shower gel, and it's amazing.
It may be little sweet for some tastes, and there isn't really much depth (well, you smell the raspberry first and then the milk) but i like it for many reasons. One, it reminds me of those red and white soother shaped sweet (that i once almost choked on at a Brownies pantomime field trip..oopsy daisy! it was quite fun having like 4 Brown Owls rushing over to ensure i was ok though:L) and it's very very softening. It also looks good, which, typically, is my issue with shower gels. The box is pastel pink, yellow and black. It sounds a bit odd, and it is, but it just works, and looks good on the shower shelf.
So yeah! Overall a very good shower gel that i'd recommend :)
On other, pressing, matters, my contract on my beloved, but broken for weeks HTC Legend runs out (or can be swapped/upgraded) on December 12th. HALLELUJAH!
Buuuut, now i'm faced with the phone market, and i'm a little intimidated.
The phone market seems a lot more scary than it used to do, and i'm kind of perturbed because all the tech seems much more advanced *blush*. Anyway, currently, i'm torn.
There a couple phone i've looked at, and these caught my eye....
Ok, i know what you're thinking, ITS SO PINK ! But it's girly and sweet..and how sweet it would be to get a call, and pull this beauty out of your pocket! Woah!
So, it's either this or an iPhone- any advice?!
Monday, 14 November 2011
Tuesday 15th November '11
Gooooooooood morning bloggers!
Well, as i'm writing this, i'm watching the sky change from a light lilac blue, to a dusky pink, and it's just beautiful. And it's inspired me. I don't know how, maybe i'll create a similar eyeshadow look (errrr, maybe) or maybe today i'll just see everything as poetic and enchanting. Truly divine.
Anyway, another reason that i'm up so early this morning, is that i am going to curl my hair. Not ringlets or anything, think more Aria a la Pretty Little Liars (favourite show EVER!). As my hair is super thick :/ it takes forever!
In all honesty, i only discovered i could use my curlers yesterday morning, as i had previously failed to understand them, and placed them neatly in the bottom of my wardrobe to be forgotten about. Until now.
They are amazing! They're by babyliss, and they're red with a thick base and they work really really well.
Only downside is that they don't have an on/off button, so i just have to leave them in at the wall, but no matter! I would plug them into a donkey to use them! (bit of a hyperbole, and only if it wouldn't harm the donkey in any way)
i'll post pictures later!
happy tuesday!
Well, as i'm writing this, i'm watching the sky change from a light lilac blue, to a dusky pink, and it's just beautiful. And it's inspired me. I don't know how, maybe i'll create a similar eyeshadow look (errrr, maybe) or maybe today i'll just see everything as poetic and enchanting. Truly divine.
Anyway, another reason that i'm up so early this morning, is that i am going to curl my hair. Not ringlets or anything, think more Aria a la Pretty Little Liars (favourite show EVER!). As my hair is super thick :/ it takes forever!
In all honesty, i only discovered i could use my curlers yesterday morning, as i had previously failed to understand them, and placed them neatly in the bottom of my wardrobe to be forgotten about. Until now.
They are amazing! They're by babyliss, and they're red with a thick base and they work really really well.
Only downside is that they don't have an on/off button, so i just have to leave them in at the wall, but no matter! I would plug them into a donkey to use them! (bit of a hyperbole, and only if it wouldn't harm the donkey in any way)
i'll post pictures later!
happy tuesday!
Love list 002
Well, it's been about 203058789209875986 years since i last love listed it up, so i thought i'd casually second it!
Basically, it's 3 things which i just...well, as previously said, will sell my soul for. If anyone's interested in the trade, let me know! ;)
Basically, it's 3 things which i just...well, as previously said, will sell my soul for. If anyone's interested in the trade, let me know! ;)
First is this beautiful beautiful bag! For me, it is the love child of beauty and fashion. mmm. It's designed by Mischa Barton, and produced by Germaine, a lesser known bag designer. Hopefully (fingers, toes and eyes crossed) i'm receiving this for christmas! Eeeek! I've noticed in my posts, i could be perceived as a spoilt brat, but belieeeeve me, thats not the case! When my dad goes away, he likes to bring me stuff back etc, and he asked for a list of christmas gift ideas so he could have a ponder:) Anyway, this beauty is literally, making my heart flutter! I promised myself i'd go for more handbaggy handbags, but this just...took my breath away! The colour is so beautiful! I want to be the only one who owns it, ever:L
Please excuse the diddy picture for this one! This blazer is from Miss Selfridge and just looks amaze! The colour will look good on anyone and just the slouchy feel would look so good over a dress and tights, layered up, or with skinny jeans and a nude tee. Just, woah!
This, to me, scrrrrreams Barbie. Growing up, i remember always being told to never idolise Barbie, or any dolls, for that matter, as they were obscenely beautiful and unrealistic to look up to. However, this pink just fills me with childlike excitement and makes me recall scouring the Woolworths (oh, i feel old!) for that specific Barbie doll. Yes, i loved her, and i did give her a hair cut a few weeks later (her long mane was waaaay improved with my short pixie cut and asymetric..well, uneven, i was like 6, fringe:) ) but i was a happy child! This colour by YSL - Rose Culte, just makes me tingle with beauty fulfillment. My pockets aren't deep or maliable enough to stretch to the £22.00 this beautiful colour (and trademark YSL case!) cost, but the knowledge this colour exists bumps up my happiness level 200%!
So thats it for Love list 002 - happy reading! What do you think of my loves? :)
Monday 14th November 2011
ARE YOU READY TO RRRRRUMBLE?!
When i say rumble, i mean read, and when i say ready, i mean, eagerly anticipating this rather mammoth 3-part review? ;)
Anyway, as i have been a naughty blogger, i thought i'd spring 3 amerrrrican products on you!:)
1st up is Covergirl's natureluxe gloss balm in Clay (260).
It's definitely leaning more towards the balm side, as its quite moisturising and doesn't go dry and patchy like other lipsticks do. It may not look it in the rather fuzzy/unflatteringly coloured picture (huzzah photobooth -.-) but it matches the natural colour of my lips to a tee! I also like the sheen it gives, which isn't frosty/shimmery, just very...balmy. 'scuse the awful pun :)
Downsides aren't really a big thing, i mean...the colour is quite autumnal and natural, which i like...but it's quite different to the swatch on the CG website. No issues, i mean i love it! For me, it is the ultimate 'toffee' colour nude. It definitely looks darker in the stick thing, but no issues! i quite like that it doesn't take much to build up the moisturised look, and its been in my blazer pocket all day long for touch ups!
Next up is CG wetslicks lip gloss in Peaches n Gleam.
Firstly, i would like to say BOO YOU COVERGIRL! In no realm, universe or galaxy is this peach! It leans (well, recategorizes itself) as a corally pink, which, although i like, is not nude/peach. At. All.
Besides this, i actually quite like it. It shows up a bit dark (but i have layered it on top of the natureluxe lip balm :) :) so it comes out darker. It definitely has the wet look, which is...well, what it says it does, but transfers easily and feels quite damp/sticky. I wasn't expecting it to be matte or anything, before the little voice in your head goes "WETslicks - take the hint!", i just hoped it'd be more soft and kissable. ;) Not that i currently have anyone to kiss. Sadly. Working on it though!
Last is CG's lashblast volume mascara (which is why i took the picture covering..unsuccessfully, my face:) ) its definitely a good mascara, and makes my eyes look rather huuuuuuuge, i just...was expecting fireworks!:L I got it in black/brown, because my hair isn't dark dark so i thought, merh!
Anyway, very good mascara, from a consistent brand, and stays put all day! :) Well, unless you sob with laughter, like i did. Then a small smudge under the eye is forgivable!:L :')
Hopefully it was worth the wait! Coming up soon is Tarte Amazonian blush in dollface- and why it was sooooo worth the price tag! :D
ciaou bellas! have a happy monday!
When i say rumble, i mean read, and when i say ready, i mean, eagerly anticipating this rather mammoth 3-part review? ;)
Anyway, as i have been a naughty blogger, i thought i'd spring 3 amerrrrican products on you!:)
It's definitely leaning more towards the balm side, as its quite moisturising and doesn't go dry and patchy like other lipsticks do. It may not look it in the rather fuzzy/unflatteringly coloured picture (huzzah photobooth -.-) but it matches the natural colour of my lips to a tee! I also like the sheen it gives, which isn't frosty/shimmery, just very...balmy. 'scuse the awful pun :)
Downsides aren't really a big thing, i mean...the colour is quite autumnal and natural, which i like...but it's quite different to the swatch on the CG website. No issues, i mean i love it! For me, it is the ultimate 'toffee' colour nude. It definitely looks darker in the stick thing, but no issues! i quite like that it doesn't take much to build up the moisturised look, and its been in my blazer pocket all day long for touch ups!
Firstly, i would like to say BOO YOU COVERGIRL! In no realm, universe or galaxy is this peach! It leans (well, recategorizes itself) as a corally pink, which, although i like, is not nude/peach. At. All.
Besides this, i actually quite like it. It shows up a bit dark (but i have layered it on top of the natureluxe lip balm :) :) so it comes out darker. It definitely has the wet look, which is...well, what it says it does, but transfers easily and feels quite damp/sticky. I wasn't expecting it to be matte or anything, before the little voice in your head goes "WETslicks - take the hint!", i just hoped it'd be more soft and kissable. ;) Not that i currently have anyone to kiss. Sadly. Working on it though!
Anyway, very good mascara, from a consistent brand, and stays put all day! :) Well, unless you sob with laughter, like i did. Then a small smudge under the eye is forgivable!:L :')
Hopefully it was worth the wait! Coming up soon is Tarte Amazonian blush in dollface- and why it was sooooo worth the price tag! :D
ciaou bellas! have a happy monday!
Sunday, 13 November 2011
La Giveaway a la Miss Kasia!
Some shameless advertising here, but hey, i love that gold owl ring:')
ANYHU! so last night i got a comment (which always makes me go YAY and do my happy dance) from Miss Kasia, brimming with compliments and asking if i'd like to participate in her giveaway. Que resounding YES!
you have to like her facebook page: here
Follow her with Google Friend Connect
and follow her on bloglovin - here
Anyway, theres my shameless suck up post! Her blog is wonderful, and if you want to check it out click - here!
I'll post todays update and reviews later, promise!
Anyway, happy enterings and enjoy your monday!
ANYHU! so last night i got a comment (which always makes me go YAY and do my happy dance) from Miss Kasia, brimming with compliments and asking if i'd like to participate in her giveaway. Que resounding YES!
you have to like her facebook page: here
Follow her with Google Friend Connect
and follow her on bloglovin - here
Anyway, theres my shameless suck up post! Her blog is wonderful, and if you want to check it out click - here!
I'll post todays update and reviews later, promise!
Anyway, happy enterings and enjoy your monday!
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