New Years Resolutions

This is literally a last minute post, glancing at the clock now it appears I don't have long to write this out before the clock strikes midnight so excuse the mistakes.

1. Blog more often - I say I will blog more but in between work and catching up on sleep I do the complete opposite and procrastinate. I am dedicating this year to you guys, I promise to blog at least 2 times a week if not more I am committed to you lovely readers.

2. Visit my friends in university - My best friend Agnieszka has been pestering me to visit her in Liverpool so that is on my list along with Kent and Canterbury. IT WILL HAPPEN!!

3. Reach 10,000 views and 100 followers - It would honestly mean so much to me if I get at least one of those targets, I love writing for you guys and it's an incredible feeling when you sign on to blogger and you notice the hits has increased. If I reach at least one of these milestones I will run a giveaway worth at least £50 and free P+P!

4. Build myself a capsule like wardrobe - Basically I need to buy myself essentials that I can just throw together to create an effortless and easy look no matter what, I know Dorothy Perkins do a particularly nice range of essentials.

5. Get a new job - Although in my previous post it appears as everything is amazing at work, it is not where I want to be and after a year there I think it's time I moved on and tried to gain employment in an area I'm interested in EG. retail.

6. Follow Cassey Ho's Blogilates monthly exercise regime at least 6/12 months this year, I've been wanting to do this for several months but I gave up at around a week into November. My health is in desperate need of being perked up so I am intent on this one this year.

These are literally the only six resolutions that come to mind right now, I could probably go on and write more but if I stick to these six then no doubt I can complete them.

Happy New Years Guys!!

My Christmas 2013

So most people tend to do a "What I got for Christmas tag" but to be honest my SD card stopped working so I couldn't do it before the deadline. This is instead a post on my whole Christmas experience.

So Christmas Eve was spent with my mum in the kitchen preparing the turkey, making snacks for the next day and sorting out the presents for Christmas day. Not much happened except the fact I sorted out my work outfit for the next day and what make-up I would be wearing. An exciting life I lead I know!

This is my stash of goodies from the day, a few DVD's including The Amazing Spider-man (Major Marvel fan!!!) body stuff, Soap and Glory box, Topshop bags and shoes, cheeky white wine from my beauty Victoria and a cute "remember me" bracelet from Shannon are among the bunch. I loved everything I received so thank you to everyone who got me a gift. 

So my make-up look for the day was created using the following:

Benefit Porefessional Primer

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation in Cool Bone

Revlon Photo Ready Concealer in Fair

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent
Sleek Vintage Romance Palette - Paris Gold (no longer sold)

Ted Baker Cant take my eyes off you - Gold (no longer sold)
Soap & Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen in Black
Rimmel Kohl Eyeliner Pencil in Black
(For eyebrows) Natural Collection eyeshadow in Crushed Walnut
Natural Collection Clear Mascara (to set)
Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sun Bronze
Natural Collection Blushed Cheeks in Peach Melba

Benefit High Beam Highlighter 
LA Colours lipliner Pencil in Forever Red

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in Fatal Red

Seen as I was working Christmas Day I decided to opt for the Christmas Jumper, this one was from Primark at a bargain £12!!

This is me looking slightly bald, despite the fact I have long hair it appears this way because I had it in a bun - the same way as I did my prom hair, with my beautiful bestie and colleague Jessy!!!

"Say Cheese" with Jade, Jessy, my sister Gemma and lovely Shannon as you may have noticed we opted for the Christmas Jumpers aside from the sexy Mrs Claus Aka Shannon!

                                                 Close up of my two beauties!

This is a picture stolen from my sisters Instagram account of the beautiful bracelets Shannon got us as she's left us for a tiny village in the middle of no where :(

This is a pretty picture of the beautifully matching jumper pair Jess and Victoria (stolen off Victoria's instagram) I love these girls like they are my sisters!

So the day was a very long day in fact for many like myself it consisted of an 8 hour shift with no breaks in between, however I love the team I work with and the girls in general made it a very happy and smooth running day. After getting home it was the usual Christmas dinner followed by alcohol and plenty of nibbles. 

I hope you guys had an amazing Christmas

Christmas Gift Guide: Part 3- Other Things

Here is my final Christmas gift guide, and probably my favorite one I actually want everything in this post so if Santa is watching I've been good I promise!
First of all is a Decleor Bois De Neroli candle (aka the limited edition Christmas candle) I've been eyeing up a number of candles this being one of them, as I'll be working on Christmas day I feel with the candle having  a festive, warm and spicy scent that I can recreate it on boxing day. I originally saw this on the Feel Unique website however it really is limited edition on there so its no longer in stock. However here it is on the lookfantastic website. 

Lets work through the smaller pictures so next up we have these adorable rabbit slippers that I saw on Asos and died for they are just so adorable. However I can't seem to find them anymore but there are so many cute animal slippers out now and at a reasonable price too!

I am terrible with bags but in my defense I have to share them (not through choice) with my sisters so I want to get one I'll use 24:7 and therefore they wont have the opportunity to steal. This bag from Dune is beautiful with its leather look to silver hardwear it is somewhat of a classic bag and for something this amazing £65 is a steal!

My favourite thing is this AMAZING onesie! Nothing says Christmas like pj's and why not vamp it up with a cool santa onesie? This is on sale right now for £24.50 and as a lover of onesie's I sooo want this right now ugh!

Sorry about the short post I have to head out to work.
Until next time

Christmas Gift Ideas! Part Two - Lush

Lush is sensational at this time of year, the variety of products is incredible from limited edition soaps and shower gels to amazing gift sets this is definitely somewhere to shop to impress.

Its hard to narrow down what to suggest to you guys as there is just too much, however here is a few bits and bobs to show you the selection. "Rose Jam" is only one of the many Christmas edition shower gels available around Christmas and as usual the prices vary from £8-£15 dependent on the size of the bottle. Rose Jam has a floral and a fruity combination of Turkish rose absolute and geranium oil a beautiful smell that will make you want to shower for hours!

One of the things I love about Lush is you can not only get things separate but they have a selection of lush gift boxes and tins that are cute and range from £8-£100 something for everyone. The tin I picked out is "Christmas Friends" something that I would particularly love to have in my stocking, I love to have a bath and this set is for someone who has a bath and particularly loves them. It comes in  a limited edition tin that can be reused and 5 bath bombs: Magic wand bubble bar, Father Christmas bath bomb, Bombardino bath bomb, Snowman bath bomb and The Christmas Penguin bubble bar. This particular tin is relatively on the cheaper scale of the Lush prices at £22.95.

The bath bombs in Lush are probably the most exciting thing in there in my opinion and seeing the Christmas bath bombs come in literally excited me! The Father Christmas bath bombs are super cute and super affordable at £3.45 per bath bomb and it would be an excellent stocking filler for any bath loving female or even male. Its infused with Mandarin and Orange Flower giving the bath that zesty smell and the pink colour.

Finally on my Lush picks is this cute red lip tint appropriately named Santa Baby  it is a tad pricey at £5.50 when you consider Vaseline at roughly £2 but as a beautiful lip tint with a hint of red to wear day or night.

So these are my Lush picks for Christmas, what are yours???

Christmas Gift Ideas! Part one: Beauty Bits

So a lot of blogs are doing these kind of posts and not to be one that misses out I thought I would give my version of this a go. I've separated the gift ideas into three parts, beauty, Lush and other bits, so here goes nothing.

Beauty Bits! 

So as you can see I'm still a big sucker for make-up brushes I think that every woman should get the chance to use and experiment with them and as biased as I may be, I believe that the Real Techniques brushes are the brushes for that. I did a whole separate post on the brushes as you can see here but The Core Collection is an amazing set to start with and it is both affordable and definitely something that no woman will regret owning! 

The next set of brushes I happened to stubble upon whilst casually browsing the Boots website (as you do) I had no idea that Sleek had make-up brushes in their repertoire and I am looking to try a range of different brushes to compare and tell you guys about, this is cheaper than the Real Techniques brushes and have 3 more brushes than the Core Collection does but until I try them I cannot tell you guys whether its better or worse than the Real Techniques collection. It's a great beginners set for Christmas! 

Stepping away from the brush addiction I only included two other make-up based products as otherwise I could talk for ages about things I want or would suggest for other people. The Ben Nye Banana Powder is an amazing powder that is hyped up a lot in the beauty community, it is relatively cheap online and has raving reviews. Many beauty gurus swear by this product at keeping there oily t-zone at bay and although my skin isn't oily this product is something that everyone can enjoy and combine with their everyday make-up. 

Finally is a Ciate Caviar Manicure set in Black, I know these sets have been around for absolutely ages but I think receiving something like this as a gift or even as a secret Santa for someone would be cute. It's something someone wouldn't necessarily buy themselves but something that is an indulgent treat for many. 

Benefit- The best of Benefit

As an avid fan of Fashion Train AKA Becca I couldn't help but see her Twitter post on the Benefit - The best of Benefit box which included miniatures of all the best and popular items across the benefit range, at only £24.50! A perfect gift this Christmas for a beauty fan or someone curious about Benefit!

As you can see you get a miniture of the following:
Porefessional Primer
Theyre Real Mascara
Hoola Bronzer
Benetint Lip and Cheek Stain
Boi-ing Concealer
High Beam Highlighter

The Porefessional comes in a handy squeeze tube at a handbag size, the screw cap is a tad annoying, a screw cap would be much more convenient, the product itself is easy to get out so you only need to squeeze lightly to get it out.  The product is light-weight and spreads easy giving your skin a silky smooth feeling, great for the application of make-up. The price of the 22ml tube of porefessional is £24.50 which may be deemed a little on the pricey side but bare in mind it gives you the perfect finish and base for make-up. It just might sway you.

They're Real Mascara is a very hyped up among the beauty community and seems to be more hit than miss with most people. Personally I think this mascara opens up my eyes a lot which I love. However, I feel like this mascara tends to clump quite a lot but I believe that is due to the fact I have quite thick lashes already, however this is just my opinion so if it works for you then great!

Overall I like the Bronzer and would definitely think about purchasing the full sized version, I'm not a major professional when it comes to bronzer and this is a nice one to try and practice using. It blends well with the blush in my routine, it gives a natural glow that's not to overpowering. This is a reasonable price at £23.50 from Boots, definitely a good investment.

Benetint is a very sheet Merlot-rose stain which is way too thin and runny, it bled into my skin and stained whilst swatching it. It tends to look patchy and uneven on me. When applying it, I found it stains both lines and dry skin on my lips but doesn't stick to the rest of the lips. I'm not to sure if I like this product just yet, I'm gonna keep it in my makeup bag a little longer to see if I can get to grips with it first. It retails at £24.50 at Boots.

The think I like most about the concealer is that is amazing for use under both my eyes and my blemishes, many concealers seem to work well at either one or the other but this is redoubtably best at both. It doesn't crease as many concealers do in reference to under the eyes the staying power was great only wearing off a tad, I blame that on the fact my skin has been terrible. The one thing that would be the downfall for me would be the price at £18.50 which seems a bit steep in my eyes but unless I find a concealer that is as good as this for less then I will be purchasing the full size very soon.

The High beam Highlighter has been a must have for a very long time, I've never really tried liquid highlighter just matte so this was a whole different ball park for me, one I've been looking forward to trying. I found it to be a lovely highlighter that blends easily, looks natural and gives a great looking glow. If you are unsure just yet get a mini size to try it or better yet get this set whilst you can! The full size retails at £19.50 at Boots!


I hope this post helped expose you to the wonders of Benefit and this amazing gift set.

Little Haul

Recently I caught up with an old friend of mine and we went browsing around a shopping centre, which as you may have guessed by this post would have been to tempting for me. I picked up a few bits and bobs along the way, not like I'm saving for uni or anything. *note sarcasm*

Here is a quick overview, as you can see it wasn't a major blow-out but considering I didn't want to spend, it was a significant amount.

Skin care wise I decided to take advantage of the deal of Nivea face wipes, they were on offer for 3 for 2 so it was roughly £6 (some may deem that as expensive considering you can get them cheaper elsewhere, but I'd rather spend extra on my skin)

 As for the Origins purchase, the spot remover is something that is overly hyped up so I thought I'd jump on the band wagon and see if its worth the hype.

I needed a new bag to carry the endless amounts of stuff to work in and I stumbled  into this classy looking bag at Primark for a  bargain £10! Its cute with the reptile like textiles to make it simple and yet a classic piece, Primark tends to surprise me sometimes with the quality and price of such items.
My most expensive purchase was a pair of Topshop leggings/treggings in plain black, they follow the same style as the American Apparel Disco Pants. They have been on my wishlist for ages but I couldn't condone spending over £70 on them so these Topshop ones were a major discount from £25 reduced to £20!

Finally I had to pick up the latest edition of Cosmo, this wasnt for the free Orly nail varnish or for the leading lady Miley Cyrus but because I promised my best friend I would buy every months copy whilst she's at Uni. So Agnieszka this shout out is for you! x

Thats all for now guys!