January Favourites

Hi everyone,
I can't believe that it's time for another monthly favourites, this year is going so fast already! This month (or last month I suppose) I've been really focusing on just trying to use up things that I already have, so as a result I don't actually have that many makeup favourites to tell you about, which is unusual for me. I do however have a few other things that I've liked which I'll show you now.

MUA Red Lipstick

I've gone on about this lipstick so much on this blog already, I don't want to bore you with more, so all I'll say is this; I've never finished a lipstick before, but I think this is going to be the one. It's just a really nice, wearable red colour, and I've worn it so much, particularly this month.

Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Mascara

This is the only new makeup thing I've tried this month. I'm going to do a full review of this at some stage, so I don't want to say to much about it, except that it's a really good lengthening mascara, and I really like it so far (obviously, because I'm putting it in a favourites post.)


Essence Pro White Hardener

I  have extremely brittle nails and like to wear nail varnish a lot, which is not a good combination at all. There's been times in the past when, after wearing nail varnish it's taken my nails about a month to recover. However, in the last while I've started using a nail cream and this as my base coat, and I've noticed a dramatic improvement in my nails. I'd really recommend this.

 

 

NYC Nail Varnish in 'Prince Street'





Sticking with the nail varnish theme, I got this for Christmas, and really like colour. The photo doesn't really do it justice, but there's little bits of glitter in it, and it has a kind of metallic sheen to it. It lasted quite well too, I think it lasted about four or five days before chipping. It's not the best nail varnish to ever exist, but it was nice and I liked it.

Taylor by Taylor Swift Perfume

I was on the market for a new perfume when I found this in the Christmas sales. I'm not even going to attempt to try and explain the scent to you because I'll just end up talking crap, but it's just a really nice, sweet everyday perfume. And the bottle is so pretty!

Argan Oil

I'm a very late-comer to the whole Argan oil/Moroccan oil trend. I got this as a Christmas present, and started putting it in my hair after every couple of washes, and I have to admit it does work really well; it makes my hair really soft. Also it smells like Terry's Chocolate Orange, which is always a plus. I think you can get this particular one from Penneys.

Penneys Statement Necklace

I really like statement necklaces, and had had my eye on this one from Penneys for awhile. I wear a lot of plain jumpers and tops and I think just adds something to an outfit. I also really like the purple/maroon colour for autumn and winter.

Penneys Wishbone Necklace and Earrings

 

My other jewellery favourite for the month is this set from Penneys. In complete contrast to the other necklace it's absolutely tiny, and it's just a really nice subtle, simple addition to an outfit. Also I've been trying to wear earrings more this month, and having a pair I really liked helped. These sets are still in some shops as far as I know, and there are a couple of different ones, in gold and silver (a star, the infinity sign, a horseshoe and a couple of other ones that I can't remember). Also, they only cost €3.

 







Review: Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick in 'Mulberry'

 

As some of you might know, I got this lipstick a few months ago when I was in Belfast, and it is the only Max Factor product that I own. I've only really started using it lately, and I like it a lot; it's a really nice berry colour for autumn and winter, and I think that it would suit a lot of skin tones. The lipstick is quite moisturising (always a big thing for me, because I have dry lips) and relatively sheer . It also has a really unusual sort of metallic sheen to it that isn't really showing up in the pictures. I think the best feature of this lipstick is how long it lasts, it reminds me of a stain. I literally wore it all day, and had to touch it up once.
The lipstick costs about € 11, which in my opinion is a bit overpriced. It's a nice lipstick, but you can get similar things from MUA or the Natural Collection for much less money; and it just isn't as good some of my favourites, like Revlon or Mac, when I can justify the price.
But if that's not a problem for you, or there's an offer on (I got mine on an offer, in case you were wondering); or you're just on the market for a very long lasting lipstick, then by all means go for it! :)

 

New Hair + Info

Hi everyone,
I meant to do this post like a month ago, but then I got sick and side-tracked and now here we are. As you may have noticed in some of my pictures from other posts, I've changed my hair a bit and I thought that I would just tell you a little bit about what I changed and how it's working out for me, now that I've had it for a little while.

Before

After
  

 The first change I made is that, after a few years of having long layers, I decided I wanted to start growing them out. I've heard so much about the horrors of trying to grow out layered hair, but I'm really not finding it bad at all. I got about three/four inches cut off to help the process along a bit, and I think by my next haircut they should be completely gone. I do however only get my hair cut every six months or so, and have hair that grows quite fast.

Secondly, I got a side fringe. I've never had any kind of fringe before, so was quite unsure about whether or not to take the plunge, and whether or not to it would be difficult to manage. It's actually not at all; I haven't had to change my hair routine at all, other than having to straighten my fringe because I have naturally wavy hair, but that takes less than five minutes.

So the moral of this story is that if you're debating about changing your hair, I'd encourage you to go for it; sometimes the stories aren't true, and anyway, it'll always grow back :)

Casual Outfit of the Day| 19/1/14

Hi everyone,

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to try and do more fashion posts this year, so I thought I'd start small and do an outfit of the day. I know the photography isn't perfect, I'm still trying to sort some things out, but hopefully I'll improve as I go. And you have to start somewhere, right? ;)

Jumper: New Look

Jeans: Penneys

Bag: Stradivarius

 

 

Lipstick: Lady Danger by MAC

Necklace: Penneys

 

 

Shoes: Penneys

 

 



Autumn/Winter 2013 Wardrobe Essentials

Hi everyone,
We're well into 2014 now, so this is a little bit late, but I thought I'd show you my most worn wardrobe essential type things for 2013. A slight disclaimer; a lot of these things are from Penneys and H&M, they're not paying me to do this, but if they wanted to, that would be very nice :)
I also bought a lot of these things at the beginning of last year or the year before, and most of the exact clothes probably aren't in the shops anymore, but they still have a lot of the same styles, just with different colours, patterns etc.
So, in no particular order, my 2013 wardrobe essentials:

Penneys Skinny Pencil Jeans

Penneys High-Waisted Navy Shorts

H&M Blue/Purple Blouse

Penneys Denim Shirt

H&M Striped Top

TK Maxx Jumper

H&M Coloured Skirt

H&M Blue Skirt

Penneys Skater Dress

M&S Black Riding Boots

Makeup of the Day |9/1/14

Products used:

• Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation
• Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer
• Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
• Collection Shimmer Shades
• MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighter
• Maybelline Colour Tattoo in 'Metallic Pomegranate'
• Revlon Lash Potion Mascara
• Revlon Colourburst Lipgloss in 'Embellished'

 

*Sorry about the slightly fuzzy photos guys, they were fine on my computer, and I don't know what went wrong :/

Best of 2013

Hi everyone,

Happy New Year! Today I thought I'd show you some of my favourite makeup items from 2013 (as the title suggests). These are things that might not necessarily have come out in 2013, but I discovered them then, and are predominantly eye and lip things because they're the things I tend to experiment with the most. Also, I've already mentioned a lot of these products in various other posts, so I'm just going to show/tell you what they are instead of waffling on about them for paragraphs at a time.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation

MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighter

MUA Undressed and Undress Me Too Palettes





Maybelline Colour Tattoos

Metallic Pomegranate, On and On Bronze, Light in Purple and Pink Gold
 

Rimmel Glam Eyes Liquid Liner

Revlon Lipbutters



Candy Apple, Tutti Frutti, and Wild Watermelon

 

 

 

Mac 'Lady Danger' Lipstick

 

 

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipsticks

 



Cherries in the Snow and Cinnamon Bronze (which looks much more orange than it actually is)
 

Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquers

Three of my favourites; Across the Universe, Stellar and Eclipse

And that's everything. I might try and do more of these, like a clothes one, we'll see. This is going to sound cheesy, but another 2013 favourite of mine has been starting and working on this blog. Starting a blog was something I wanted to do for awhile but only had the guts to do recently, and I'm so happy I did. I'm hoping to continue posting this year, and also try and do different things, particularly fashion-related posts, which I always wanted to do but ran into unforeseen photography problems (it turns out I'm too tall to fit my whole outfit in my camera frame).
But anyway, I'm getting side-tracked. I everyone had a good New Year and I'll see you next time :)