August Favourites // 2015

I don't have too many favourites again this month, but I thought I'd share with you a few things I've been loving.

'Vapour' Eyeshadow by MAC

I picked this up, along with Naval, and I really like it. I use this for underneath my eyebrows to make them look more arched, and I much prefer it to the Barry M colour I was using earlier.

Vapour by MAC.

Vaseline Lip Balm

I've always been more of a Nivea person, but I recently picked up a Vaseline for some reason, and I really like it. It doesn't make my lips feel too sticky like Nivea sometimes can, and I'm probably going to get more Vaseline when I run out, instead of Nivea.

Vaseline Lip Balm

Real Techniques Bold Metals Brush

I picked up the Oval Shadow brush because they're currently on offer in Boots, and I'm amazed. I refrained from purchasing a Bold Metals brush for so long because of the price, but I finally caved, and I know I'll definitely be wanting more. They feel a lot more high end than the core collection and blend makeup really well.

Real Techniques Bold Metals Brush // 200 - Oval Shadow

Real Techniques Bold Metals Brush // 200 - Oval Shadow

The Range

I rarely go into The Range, because I never think of it when I'm looking for nice things for my room. However, after I mentioned that I wanted some nice cushions for my bed, my Mum suggested it. I picked up 2 lovely cushions and a huge candle, and I love everything in there.

What have you been loving this month?

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Blogging Tips

I've been blogging for just over a year now, and although I'm by no means an expert, I've picked up a few tips here and there, and I wanted to share them for anyone who's just starting out.

Use twitter frequently. Twitter is amazing for keeping your followers up to date with posts, giving them an easy way to reach you, and connecting with the blogging community. Twitter is also a great way for new people to discover you.

Get involved in the community. Follow as many bloggers as you can on twitter, and retweet, favourite and reply to their tweets (obviously not too often). By doing this, you'll make blogging friends, which means you're more likely to meet new people, and feeling part of a community is really good.

Have a regular posting day. Most people who regularly read by blog know that I upload on a Wednesday and a Sunday, so on those days my blog views tend to be higher. Having some structure to your posting will help any readers to know when to check your blog, and when to get ready to read a new post.

Add pictures to every post. This is a tip I've recently discovered. Big chunks of writing look quite boring to read if you don't have at least one picture in the post. Pictures speak a thousand words, and having the right images attached to your writing will help to draw in readers.

Make sure readers know what they're getting. Some people like to use fancy titles for posts, e.g. whilst someone might call a post ' MAC lipstick review', someone else might go for 'My new favourite lipstick!'. Whilst the second one is a lot more interesting, someone who's looking to buy the lipstick you've blogged about is going to have a harder time finding your review. Make sure readers can easily see what the post is about, because people tend to be lazy and won't want to go through every post to find out if they want to read it.

Do you have any blogging tips?

Lipsticks for Beginners // Nudes & Pinks

I wanted to start a little 'series' type thing on my blog, and I thought lipsticks would be the best topic. I absolutely love lipstick, and have quite a few different colours, so I thought I'd go through some of my favourites for anyone who isn't really into lipsticks and is looking for some inspiration. So look out for the other 2 posts I'll be doing on 'lipsticks for beginners'.

Since I'm still in school but can't go a day without wearing lipstick, I've acquired lots of pink shades and nude shades. Here's some of my favourites.


MAC 'Velvet Teddy' Lipstick
This lipstick is a matte finish, and this is my go-to school lipstick. It's one of MAC's bestsellers and for good reason, it looks amazing.

MAC ' Please Me' Lipstick
This one's a light pink shade, and it looks amazing with quite neutral eyes. It doesn't suit me that much because lighter colours don't really suit me, but I still think it's a really gorgeous colour.

MAC 'Fanfare' Lipstick
Fanfare is really similar to Please Me, which is why it looks exactly the same on the photos, but it's a little bit darker. I find that this colour suits me better because it's a little bit darker, but it's still a really nice pink shade.

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in '728 - Honey Beige'
This one is what my friends call my 'brown lipstick' but I really like it. It's definitely a lot browner than Velvet Teddy, but it looks really nice with dark eye makeup.

No7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in '25 - Classic Rose'

This is probably the brightest colour I've picked for this post, and it's also one of my favourite lipsticks. It's a lot more red without being an actual red lipstick, which is good for someone who wants to get into wearing red a bit more, but needs more of an in-between colour to start them off.

Topshop Lip Butter in 'Lolly'
I hardly ever wear this, and I don't think Topshop even make it anymore, but it's a pink tinted lip balm, which is good to apply if you don't have a mirror.

What's your favourite nude / pink lipstick?

The Versatile Blogger Award

I'm so lucky to have been nominated by Amanda (check out her blog if you haven't already!) for the Versatile Blogger Award. I think the idea of this is that you can discover new bloggers, which is always a good thing.

The 4 steps to the Versatile Blogger award are...

1. 1. Thank the person who nominated you.
2. Include a link to their blog.
3. Nominate bloggers you follow regularly.
4. Include 7 facts about yourself.

Bloggers I'm Nominating

• Georgia Charlotte
• Courteney Louise
• Melissa Tara
• I Love Your
• Charlie CP

All of these blogs are amazing, and you should definitely check them out!

Facts About Me

1. I'm a massive One Direction fan.
2. I feel really strongly about LGBTQA+ rights.
3. My zodiac sign is scorpio, but I don't believe in horoscopes.
4. My favourite places in the world are London and New York.
5. I'd love to turn blogging into a career.
6. I can't go a day without checking my twitter, instagram and snapchat.
7. I have a habit of buying expensive things even though I know I could get them cheaper elsewhere.

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoy the blogs I nominated!!

5 Beauty Products You Need in Your Life

Over the few years that I've loved makeup, I've built up quite a collection. There's a few things in my collection that I couldn't live without, and I thought I'd share them with you.


Vichy Dermablend Foundation
I've got a few other foundations that I really like, but nothing comes close to the Vichy Dermablend Foundation. The coverage is amazing without making it look like you have lots of makeup on, and it's definitely my favourite foundation.

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
I've never owned a different powder before, because this one is just so good. It's really cheap (like £3?) and it works so well.

Max Factor CC Colour Corrector Stick
This is basically a green stick that you put on any red parts of your face before foundation, and it really helps to even out skin colour. I can really tell the difference when I'm not using this, and I absolutely love it.

Rihanna 'Nude' Perfume
This is hands down my favourite perfume, and I'd recommend it to everyone. I don't think it's too expensive, and it's a really fresh and sweet scent that I think most people would like.

MAC 'Soar' Lip Liner
This is probably one of my favourite lip colours, and so many people already have it. Lip liners tend to stay on longer, so I hardly have to top it up throughout the day and I love it so much.

What beauty product would you recommend to everyone?

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water // Review

After running out of my Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish and feeling disgusting after every time I used a makeup wipe, I decided to invest in a cheap but effective cleanser. Everyone loves the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water so I thought I'd give it a try.

I really like it. It's no Liz Earle, but for such a good price (about £4-£5 I think?), I really can't complain. It feels like you're being lazy and using a makeup wipe, except it's so much better than a makeup wipe. It's so quick and easy, and I can see this becoming my go-to cleanser whenever I run out of Liz Earle or No7 a few months after Christmas time.

After running out of the big bottle in about 2 months, I picked up 3 little bottles because there was no big ones in stock. Each little bottle holds 125ml of cleanser, and it usually lasts me about 3 weeks to a month, depending on how often I wear makeup that month.

I really love this cleanser, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for an affordable cleanser that does the job well.

July Favourites // 2015

This month's favourites is quite short, as I've been so busy towards the end of school that I haven't had chance to try out any new products, but here's a few things I've enjoyed.

Sorry about how short this post is, I didn't have many favourites and I've been really busy but I still wanted to get something up!

Wish

I've had the Wish app downloaded for quite a while, but never really bought much. This month I ordered a foundation brush, and it's really good. I much prefer it over my Real Techniques brush and I'm actually considering buying a few more.

FreePrints

Free Prints is another app, and it lets you order photos to be printed straight from your phone for an amazing price. I got about 30 more photos for my wall and it cost me about £1.50.

IKEA
I don't go to IKEA very often, as it's a 45 minute drive and I rarely need anything. But I went to pick up some drawers, and got a few other nice little decorations for my room for a really good price.

What have you been loving this month?

A Week in Fuerteventura

I've just spent the week in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, and there was so much to do that I thought I'd write a blog post about it.


Quick Note: My phone broke on holiday so except for the photos of the villa, these photos are from Melissa.


Villa
We stayed in Caleta de Fuste, which is towards the bottom of the island. We stayed in an amazing villa right behind a golf course, which was really lovely. The beds were comfy, the pool was huge and it was in a really good location, only a few minutes drive from a supermarket, shopping centre and harbour.

Beaches
We only visited 2 beaches throughout the week, and they were both really nice. The first one we went to was a beach in Caleta, which was right behind the shopping centre. The sand was really soft, it wasn't much of a walk and the water was nice and warm, so I'd definitely recommend. The second beach we visited was about an hours drive to Corralejo, where we stayed when we last came 4 years ago. The waves were huge, and even though the walk to the beach was quite long, the sea definitely made up for it.

Food
We stopped at quite a few places for lunch, dinner or drinks throughout our stay. On the first night we visited a restaurant called Fado Rock, where I had a pizza. It was so good, and we decided to go there again on the last night. We also went to a place called 15, which wasn't really my thing but everyone else enjoyed it. We also went to loads of nice little cafes which I can't remember the names of, but one was called the Wild West, where we had a smoothie which was really nice, there's loads of lovely places to eat, and the majority of the food was amazing.

Activities
There's loads going on in Caleta, especially at the harbour. I chickened out but a few people went swimming with sealions, and my brother also booked in to go scuba diving which never actually happened because people with asthma aren't allowed to do it, but it looked really fun. On the harbour there's some lovely little cafe and bar type things where we had drinks and ate a few times, and all around the harbour there's fish that you can fefed, either with your own leftovers or with fish food €1.
Another place I wanted to mention was Soul Massage, where you could get really cheap massages. I had a facial and cranial massage twice because it was so good, and it only cost €15!

Overall, I loved my stay in Fuerteventura and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to book a holiday.

My Travel Makeup Bag

In an effort to organise my makeup before I go on holiday, I wanted to write down what makeup I'd be taking, and why not share it on here?

Foundation is essential when going on holiday, and I've picked my trusty Vichy Dermablend. I absolutely love this foundation, and I know I can't go a week without it.

I'm also planning on taking this Rimmel BB Cream, as it's got SPF in it and is a lot lighter than Vichy to use in the daytime.

For concealer I'm going to take my Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer because it's the only one I really use.

I'm taking my Max Factor CC Colour Corrector stick because it helps to make your foundation look flawless and get rid of any red marks.

For blusher I'm taking my Topshop cream blush in the colour 'Head Over Heels' because it stays on a lot longer than powder blushes and I don't want to have to reapply my makeup at the beach.

I'm also taking my Rimmel Stay Matte powder to make sure I don't get shiny in the heat.

For mascara, I'm going to take this collection mascara because I think I might be allergic to Maybelline Lash Sensational, so I'm going to wear this for a week and see if it's me or the mascara.

For my eyebrows I'm going to take the colour 'Mystery' out of my MAC palette and pop it in a little plastic bag as I need to take it but I don't want to take my whole MAC palette.

I'm also going to take my Seventeen eyebrow palette because I like to use it alongside the MAC colour.

For eyeshadow, I wanted to take a big palette with lots of colours so I have a wide range to choose from, so I've picked my Urban Decay Naked Palette because it's got 12 colours in, and I love it.

For lipsticks, I obviously couldn't take them all, but I couldn't force myself to pick just one or two. So I've chosen 5.

The first one I'm taking is Velvet Teddy by MAC, because it's a gorgeous nude and will be good to use on the beach so I don't look like I'm wearing loads of makeup.

The second lipstick I'm taking is Please Me by MAC (can you see the MAC theme yet?). This is a lovely pink colour which will also look nice on the beach if I want to give Velvet Teddy a bit of a break.

The next lipstick I'm taking is Pink Pigeon by MAC, and I'll probably wear this in the evenings or if we're doing something in the day that isn't the beach or the pool.

I thought I'd throw in 2 red lipsticks, as they're both very different colours. The first one I'm taking is Party Line by MAC (I'm done with MAC lipsticks now, I promise). This is more of a dark red, which will look lovely in the evenings.

I'm also taking my Too Faced Melted lipstick in the colour Melted Ruby, because this is more of a bright red.

What makeup do you usually take on holiday?