For those of you who saw my London Adventure Haul you will have seen that I picked up another MAC lipstick, this one in the shade Rebel which I had seen on a few blogs and I was pretty set on purchasing it and that is exactly what I did! As I have had chance to use the lipstick and really get used to it I thought I'd do a little review on it as a few of you asked me to and thankfully I had already photographed this lipstick as my camera is completely out of battery at the moment.

As my camera has ran out of battery I took this picture off my Instagram to show you guys what it looks like on me and against my skin tone. 

I have been wearing this lipstick so much recently, it is for sure my favourite lipstick that I own and I just love everything about it so I am glad I did buy this in the end after feeling super guilty!

Just wanted to add, i'm sorry if i've been lacking on posts or if my posts don't feel all there. Truth be told i've kind of lost my mojo this past week with rushing back from London and then also working a lot this week, but hopefully it will come back soon!

Hope you are all well :)

xx

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Today instead of posting a review I decided to show you all how I store my nail varnishes and my collection at this current moment seeing as I bought a fair few new varnishes whilst I was in London. Now I did recently have a clear out of the varnishes that I either didn't ever use or those that had bitten the dust and could not be saved so they needed to be thrown away.

This is the box that I store all of my nail varnishes in and I actually recieved this at Christmas from my friend Amber which if you have read my blog from the start you may have seen this before. It's the perfect size box at the moment for storing my nail varnishes and hopefully I won't purchase any new varnishes until the Spring/Summer properly hits the UK.

So this is how all my varnishes are organised, pretty much all the same brand grouped together but I don't bother putting them in colour order as i'm not that OCD about organisation. I need to put the colour of each varnish on the lid really as it will make it so much easier for to tell which varnish is which.

Below I'm going to list the majority of my varnishes by brand and I'll list what each shade is for you all with a little rundown of the varnishes performance as a whole.

Nails Inc.

L-R: In Style Candy, (the rest are Crackle Top Coats) Clapham, Islington, Brixton, The East End, Camden, Hackney

L-R: Turquoise, Mint Green, (unknown), (unknown), Coral.

L-R: Diamond Glitter, Ridley Road, 311 Nail Effects, 315 Nail Effects, Atlantic Road.

BarryM is a brand that I love but for some reason I don't own that many shades which I find so hard to believe! I love BarryM because they are so affordable with prices ranging between £3-£5 which for a nail varnish is so cheap and these nail varnishes apply so easily with a couple of coats and last for a good few days without chipping. Not to mention a few of these shades I've had for a few years and I'm still able to use them, they haven't even began to go gloopy at all!

I have reviewed the Texture BarryM Nail Effects here.

Topshop Nails

L-R: Easy Breezy, Awol, Stolen Sapphires.

For those of you who don't know I love Topshop's Nails range! Even though I only own a few shades, I am unable to purchase these on a regular bases as my local Topshop does not stock the Topshop Makeup which is probably a good thing otherwise I would own a lot more! These nail varnishes are priced at around £5-£6 a bottle which is still fairly cheap but they come in so many shades with every colour in 4-5 different tones as well as glitter and metallic shades also. They apply so easily and last a good few days without chipping. 

Essie

Sweet as Sugar, Black Cherries, Hot & Spicy, Sky High, How Do You Lilac It?

Another brand of nail varnishes I love and that is Rimmel which is honestly my favourite high street brand as many of the products I use on a daily basis are from Rimmel. Their nail varnishes also live up to Rimmel's go-to-highstreet brand status as they are fairly cheap and come in a good range of colours from pastels to brights and glitters which is what you would want from a high street brand. They also last a couple of days without chipping, apply really easily with a couple of coat and dry super quick!

Avon, Revlon & Collection

L-R: Sunshine, Coral Beat, Sheer Peach, Charming, Go Retro!

Starting with Avon, I've had these for a few years now and to be honest I don't know why I still have them as I never use them. I find the formula way to thin and watery making it so difficult to get a good coverage that doesn't have lines through it and they take forever to dry. I have juzt convinced myself to throw these away!

Next onto Revlon, I really like these two that I own and I'm always mooching at Revlon's nail varnishes as they have some really pretty colours but I just never end up buying them which I don't know why as I love the two shades I own. They apply really easily with a few coats and dry super quick and last a good few days without chipping. I'm not sure what they are priced at but I can't imagine them being much over £3-£4.

Finally Collection/Collection 2000 (whatever they are now called) I only own this one shade but I felt it was worth mentioning as these remind me of the BarryM Gelly Paints even though I do not own any I have used some of my friends before and they dry pretty much the same with a slight sign and super quick. They go on super easily and as it's from Collection these nail varnishes I would have thought are pretty cheap.

O.P.I

As Easter is just around the corner and with a fair amount of bloggers cooking up some yummy looking Easter treats I thought i'd share with you guys what my friend Amber and I got up to in the kitchen yesterday!

So here's how we made our corn flake cupcakes:

1. Pour a small amount of boiled water into a saucepan and place a glass bowl into the sauce pan. Break up all the chocolate into the glass bowl and melt the chocolate down.

2. Once the chocolate is melted, pour in the corn flakes and stir. We just judged how many corn flakes to mix in.

3. Evenly spoon the cornflake mixture into cupcakes cases.

4. Decorate as you wish.

Easy peasy!!

 So so easy to make and they taste so nice especially with a cup of tea!

Have you been doing any Easter baking?

xx

Hello everyone, I'm really sorry that I haven't posted in the past few days but I ended up having to leave London last minute on Thursday night due to the possibility of snow back home and I wanted to make sure I got home and then last night I went to a gig so again I was unable to post, but do not worry because I'm back with a new post today! 

Whilst I was in London my GlossyBox got delivered home so I was unable to do a post on it until I came home, but now that I am home I can finally do this post for you all!

This months GlossyBox also comes with a cute little travel book which is a little guide of all the best places to go and visit in the cities around the world from Stockholm to Brazil and many more. It also has a little section of stickers (which I have now stuck all over my MacBook) and a notes section if you were to use this book, what a cute little touch!

Products I received in my March GlossyBox:

Tresemme Salon Finish Extra Hold Hairspray: What girl doesn't need a good hairspray that actually works and lasts throughout the day! I love a good hairspray and I have purchased this one by Tresemme previously and loved it which is quite coincidence as I have been meaning to repurchase this but now I don't need to. This small bottle is also perfect to quickly throw in any of my handbags so if I need to give my hair a quick fix this will come in super handy!

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream: Now I have heard about this eight hour cream before but when I first squeezed some out of the tube and felt the sticky texture and thickness of the cream I couldn't for the life of me understand how or what you would use this cream for but after reading the guide that comes with every GlossyBox I now understand that this cream can be used for a number of things including shaping eyebrows, soothe dry hands or chapped lips, refresh jet lagged skin and smooth cuticles and nails. In all honesty I'm not a big fan of multi purpose products when it comes to beauty products but this one does really intrigue me so I may be persuaded.

Nails Inc 'St James' Nail Polish: Well what can I say, I always love a nail varnish sample especially when it's Nails Inc. and this is one shade that I have wanted to try out for ages. As you can see it a bright red shade, which is one of my favourite colours to wear on my nails but I don't wear it very often so it's always nice when I do. As Nails Inc. nail varnishes are quite known for their varnishes to last a good few days you don't need to worry too much about this chipping and this small bottle is handy when it comes to traveling around as it would fit nicely into any bag.

Jelly Pong Lip Blush: I have never heard of Jelly Pong but I love this lip crayon, it applies so nicely and has a beeswax within the formula so it's not going to dry out your lips and will keep them moisturised and looking refreshed throughout the day! This is also a lovely shade and would suit pretty much any skin tone.

Juicy Couture 'Couture La La': Again a handy small sized product that you can easily throw in your bag for on the go application. This fragrance by Juicy Couture is quite a feminine fragrance that is quite sweet smelling but not too overpowering and would give a nice refreshing smell when applied on the go. I may end up purchasing the full size as I'm slowly running out of perfume and I love the smell of this perfume!

I personally really like this months GlossyBox as I would use and buy 4/5 of the products within this box which is quite rare for GlossyBox as I have only purchased one or two products out of all of my previous GlossyBox's!

What did you think of this months GlossyBox?

xx

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well! Today I am going to review the Real Techniques Core Collection seeing as many of you know I finally got round to purchasing a bunch of Real Techniques brushes and as promised I said would review them for you all so here goes!

For those of you who don't know (but i'm sure all of you do) Real Techniques is a range of makeup brushes by Samantha Chapman, a youtuber who makes up half of Pixxi Woo and these brushes are very highly raved about in the blogger world.. but I don't need to be telling you this! 

The Core Collection is made up of four brushes all intended as vital brushes for your brush collection and designed to help you create a flawless look and finish to your skin on a daily basis. All of the bristles on these brushes are made of taklon which is a synthetic fibre that is antibacterial and it is what makes these brushes feel so so soft. The brush handles are made from aluminium which makes them super lightweight and the rubber end makes them easy to hold when applying your make-up. Such a fab design!

The brushes come in this handy padded panoramic travel case which also doubles as a stand and has extra slots for you to carry other brushes around as well. Currently my Stippling Brush and Powder Brush both by Real Techniques are sitting in these extra slots which is super super handy as they are too big and precious to be squished into my makeup bag.

The Buffing Brush, ahh my holy grail when it comes to applying my liquid foundation. This brush is designed to be used with powder or mineral based foundation products and is described to give a full coverage. Now I personally use this when applying liquid based foundations which I know the stippling brush and pointed foundation brush are more tailored for but I just find that this brush buffs liquid foundation amazingly into my skin, giving me a flawless full coverage which I haven't been able to achieve with any brushes prior to using these. This brush is so so soft and just feels so nice against my skin when applying my foundation, I could happily stroke my face with this brush all day.

The Contour Brush which says it all in the name, this brush is designed to be used to contour your  face by adding definition and creating a sub focus finish. All I can say is hallelujah for this brush, I don't know what I would do without it! I use this every single day to firstly apply my blush/bronzer as it  blends so nicely giving a really nice even finish as it is the perfect size and shape. I then also use this brush for what it is intended for, contouring the contour areas of my face with the handy use of my Sleek Contour palette. The shape of the brush is perfect for creating a really good definition especially to my cheek bones and is also ideal for highlighting after contouring. 

The Pointed Foundation Brush is designed to be used with liquid based foundation to build a custom coverage from a light coverage to a more heavy coverage depending on the person or occasion. Personally I have not been using this brush for applying my foundation, as I mentioned above I prefer to use the buffing brush for that but I do find this brush comes in very handy when applying foundation or concealer into smaller areas of my face such as under my eyes or around my nose as it is the perfect size for getting into the nooks and crannies of my face. 

The Detailer Brush is a very small brush designed to be used to conceal problem areas or to apply lipstick for long lasting shape and definition. Again I have not been using this brush for what it is designed for, but I use this to fill in my eyebrows as the brush is the perfect size for this job and gives amazing definition and great shape to my eyebrows. I can definitely see that this brush would be great for applying lipstick especially for me as I tend to make a mess of applying my lipstick.

There seems to be a theme of me not using these brushes how they are designed to be used, but we all are individual and all use things in different ways. All in all I love these brushes and I have no idea why I did not purchase these sooner, I don't think I will ever look back and I definitely want to grow my brush collection even more and purchase more from the Real Techniques range as the brushes are great value for your money because they really do deliver when it comes to performance and there are so many brushes in the range you will be able to find ones that suit you and how you apply your makeup! 

You can pick up these brushes from your local Boots or online from websites like Amazon or iHerb which is where I purchased mine from as they worked out cheaper and there are plenty of money off vouchers floating around for iHerb!

I hope you all enjoyed this review and I will be reviewing my other brushes from Real Techniques over the next couple of weeks as I will not be making any new purchases seeing as London has well and truly cleaned out my bank account, so expect a lot of reviews! 

If there is anything from my recent hauls you would like me to review please let me know :)

xx

Hello everyone I hope you have all had a good start to the week and are praying for this rain to stop just like me haha. Anyway onto todays post, as some of you may now I am moving house at the end of this summer and I am super excited as I get to completely redecorate my new bedroom exactly how I want it as I have wanted to redecorate my current bedroom for a while but since learning we would be moving house I decided to save up so I could do exactly what I wanted to my new room. I have been building up inspiration mainly from Tumblr and also Ikea as most of my furniture will be purchased from there and it occurred to me I could put this into a blog post to share with you all and maybe give you some inspiration if you were looking to redecorate or revamp areas of your own bedroom.

In my new room I will have a little alcove area which will work perfectly as a little desk/study/blogging area which I'm overly excited about because I already have so many ideas for with the majority of my inspiration coming from the images above. With a clean white desk perfect to rest my MacBook on with minimal things such as stationary, a lamp and maybe a few decorative items on with then plenty of shelves around to put all of my books and magazine collection on with plenty of handy storage things like the wicker baskets and a few little decorations to add a little character to the desk area. I also want to hang a few little inspirational images around my desk area of quotes or fashion imagery.

After years of having to settle with a single bed I am so so looking forward to have a double bed that I can just sprawl out in and be all cosy in. I've seen so many white double bed frames with fairly lights intertwined in the headboard railings and pretty floral sheets with cute scatter cushions similar to the images above. I just find them so so cute and so me, in fact I've already started to buying duvet sets as I have a double duvet on my bed which you have all seen seeing as it is featured as a background on most of my blogs posts!

As for storage, I need a lot with the amount of shoes, clothes, bags and god knows what else I own but I don't want a wardrobe seeing as I hardly hang anything up in the one I have now so I know that I'm going to need a few sets of chest of drawers and under bed storage but I am thinking of getting a cute clothes rail that I can hang a few bits and bobs on but mainly to have it for decorative purposes. I also really like the word/letter signs that have been floating around for a while such as the LOVE one on the headboard and cute quirky things like that.

Below is just a few things that I know for sure that I want from Ikea after my recent visit to my local Ikea, I say local it's like an hour away but I was able to measure and properly look at the items I had already had my eye for a while.

I hope you have all enjoyed reading this post seeing as it's something slightly different to my usual beauty/fashion related posts and let me know what you think of the ideas I currently have for my room as I'm always looking for more inspiration! 

xx

Hello everyone, today I have the haul from my little adventure around London yesterday as promised. 

Now I didn't go crazy but I definitely thought I was made of money when making a couple of these purchases especially in Selfridges, that place just makes you want to buy everything you see! 

Topshop Sale Shop

Before I headed into central London I took a little trip out to Edgware which is in zone 5 on the northern line as I was told about a Topshop sale shop where everything is reduced, granted a lot of stuff is last season but you can pick up some really nice stuff as I did yesterday. The girls in the shop were really nice and I ended up chatting to them for a good while, it's nice to see people actually enjoy their job! This shop used to be buy one get one free on everything but sadly not anymore :( But I still picked up some amazing bargains!

In the shop everything is separated into sizes but I still sifted through every section just incase some things had been put back in the wrong place. The first thing I picked up was the heart monochrome printed cut out shoulder blouse which is actually a size 16 but when I tried it on it fitted nicely and just looks like an oversized blouse and doesn't cling to my body which is always good, also it was reduced to £15! The next thing I picked up was the Metallica top, now I didn't actually realise what it said and no i'm not a Metallica fan but I really liked the top and it was only £5! As I was looking through the rails the white asymmetrical top kept popping up and I ended up buying it as it was only £5 and it really intrigued me as it had one cut out shoulder sleeve but I have tried it on this morning and it is huge especially for a size 10 so I'm gonna have to do some alterations on it but I like the idea of it. Lastly, this I picked up by chance as I was heading to the tills but the colour of this high low hem deep blue dress really caught my eye and it was my size so I grabbed it seeing as it was reduced to £20. Thats all I got from Topshop but there was plenty more I could have got! 

Selfridges

You can't go to Oxford Street and not go in Selfridges and I was so overwhelmed that I didn't even go around the whole shop as I got so confused and lost but from what I did see I was in awe!

I also came across a macaroon counter and could not resist as I hardly ever get to have macaroons and damnnn they are tasty!

M&M's World

If you read yesterdays post you will know I stumbled upon M&M's World yesterday! I was so excited, and it was so so so big and so many different M&M's!

For anyone who as been to any of the M&M's World's you will know that you can't go in there and not buy some M&M's and thats exactly what I did and I got truly ripped off as I paid almost £6 for the smallest bag ever.. but they are so so so tasty! 

So that is all I got and that is my last London haul for you all! I leave London on Friday next week and it's gone so so so quick but I have enjoyed every moment of my placement and London experiences.

xx

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So that was my little sight seeing adventure today, yes I battled the wind and rain for this but thank fully the sun did come out towards the afternoon.

Like I said above I will be posting a haul of all the things I bought on my little adventure tomorrow for you all as I know how much you love my hauls!

xx