The Beauty Blogger Tag

As you know although I am mainly a fashion blogger, I do love to do beauty posts and I have kindly been nominated by Shannon from Shannon Darko to do the beauty blogger tag, I just love doing posts like this it is so interesting seeing which other bloggers are out there and getting to know a little more about them, so here is my post!

Why did you start blogging and how long have you been blogging for?
I will be honest, I first started my blog because at the time I was applying for university and wanted to do a media or journalism course, and I thought that good evidence of my enthusiasm and interest could be a blog. That went out the window when I apply for marketing and advertising management instead but I found that I really loved blogging, I have always been a reader of other peoples blogs for a long time and had always wanted to start a blog and finally started it 2 years ago :)

Whose blog did you fall in love with first?

To be honest I had two  favourite blogs which I fell in love with first, firstly A Yellow Brick Blog which is an amazing beauty blog, and secondly Zoella, who doesn't love her beauty, fashion and general life posts?! I genuinely wish I could have a blog as great as hers one day!

What was the first blogosphere hyped about product that you bought? Was it worth the hype?

Although I desperately try not to spent all of my money on buying into the hype, I must admit that I just can't resist sometimes, I guess if they have the hype they could be great right?! The first product that I bought was an EOS lip balm, YES it was 100% worth the hype, I take it everywhere with me, the shape of the balm, the scent and the different colours are just amazing, I want one of every colour! Plus they leave your lips feeling gorgeous.

What are your five favourite things about blogging and being a beauty blogger?

1. It's my personal space to be creative and to write about everything I love!
2. Interacting with other bloggers is a great way to make friends in the blogosphere
3. It is always great to keep up with what other bloggers are loving and what is popular
4. I enjoy looking back through the weeks, months and years of blogging and taking a look back at my memories, (as well as cringing at some of my older posts)
5. I can talk forever about fashion and beauty and have people actually care and be interested in what I am saying!

What have you learnt from being a Beauty Blogger?

The importance of skincare. I never really realised all the different products out there which really can help to look after your skin, it's also fun to play about with all the different products out there which I didn't really ever think about before.

Have you changed anything since becoming a Beauty Blogger?

I take photos of absolutely anything I can blog about, and have several versions of that photo till I get something perfect.

What advice would you give to a Beauty Blogger just starting out?

Talk to people! It really is so important to make blogger friends, you can do this by commenting on other peoples blogs and through joining blogger Twitter chats, these are perfect for getting to know other bloggers and for getting your blog noticed!

What are your top 5 make- up brands?

Rimmel London, Maybelline, MAC, Benefit & Urban Decay

Recommend your top 5 beauty products

1. Rimmel London 24 hour lasting finish foundation
2. Benefit brow zings brow shaping kit
3. EOS lip balm
4. MAC "Rebel" satin lipstick & "Crème Cup" cremesheen lipstick
5. Rimmel London stay matte powder

I tag:

Becka
Stef
Chloe
Patricia
Jessie

Spring Nails| Berry Ice Cream & Silver Fox

There comes a time when a girl must change their nail varnish colour, and seen as I am very much into pastels at the moment and feeling ready for Spring, I thought I would go for a lilac colour! Me being me, I thought I would also opt for a touch of glitter to put as the top coat. The nail varnishes I used are firstly, a Barry M lilac polish (berry ice cream) and a Models Own glitter polish (silver fox) to and a little sparkle to my nails! I tend to use these two nail polish brands as although I love brands such as ESSIE, Nails Inc and Sally Hansen I can't really afford them, as Barry M polishes are priced at a mere £2.99 and Models Own at £5, they have wide range of nail polishes at such a low price! What is your favourite brand of nail polish? :)

Models Own glitter polish (silver fox)- £5.00- Boots

Barry M (berry ice cream)- £2.99- Boots

Glamour shopping event & Glossybox!

I always get excited when shopping centres hold discount events or student lockin's, I seriously need bargains! Last week a "Ladies Shopping Night" was held at the Trinity shopping centre in Leeds, in association with Glamour.com, so of course I had to go. Not only were there some really great discounts and offers to be snapped up, but there were pamper lounges, and many competitions and freebies. One of which was a giant wheel spin, in which you got to pick an envelope which enclosed a prize, I won a lovely No7 "High Shine" SPF 15 (Shade Whisper) worth £10, which leaves a lovely shimmer on your lips, and my friend won a £10 gift card for Primark, not bad! Another amazing offer on the night was depending on how much you spend, you were treated with either; Pick 'n' Mix, a cocktail, Lindt chocolates and a beauty bag, or a £10 Trinity Leeds gift card! Since I bought some £52 shoes, I got some Lindt chocolates and a Glossybox for free! The box which can be subscribed to for just £10 per month,  includes 5 products and a product description guide, it is just perfect for beauty lovers. My box included Mitchell And Peach body cream, which is made with honey, organic cocoa and shea butter (smells divine), Helenere age sensitive zone repair serum, Dove hair therapy 60 second treatment shot intensive repair for damaged hair, bella pierre cosmetics gold eye shadow (shade Oblivious SP037) and finally my favourite; Sleek  Make Up Pout Polish SPF15 Tinted Lip Conditioner (shade Bare Minimum 963). Not only is the box filled with different products and delivered to you every month for just £10, but the box itself is beautiful and is filled with tissue paper and ribbon, I am seriously considering signing up! What do you think? Do you receive Glossybox? :)

This Week's Buys!

Ok, so this was just a little bit naughty of me. For somebody who literally has no money at the moment, and is yet to actually book a summer holiday, I spent a tad too much money this week on clothes, shoes and accessories, justified by "oh yeah this will be totally suitable for holiday" or "hmm this could possibly go out of stock, I best buy it now"... So yep, my bank balance took a bit of a battering this week. I bought a bikini from Topshop which I have had my beady eye on for quite some weeks now, the colour really isn't justified by the pictures, it is sort of a blue/ purple colour, I just love the design of the top, I am such a fan of frilly bikini's at the moment! A second visit to Topshop this week unfortunately meant that I succumbed to Topshop sale, and bought this matching cubic zirconia necklace and earring set, I am such a girly girl who loves all things sparkles so I just had to have these love heart earrings, I will admit however that the love heart necklace was bought as part of a bet with my boyfriend who was convinced that the 1/2 sticker meant the necklace would be £2.25 not £5.50, of course he was wrong and I was right, plus I got a necklace courtesy of him out of it! I have already told you about my visit to the shopping centre discount event, and yet again, I had my eye on these nude pink patent leather loafers for quite a few weeks, and used the 20% Office discount and the prospect of getting free Lindt chocolates and Glossybox for spending £50 as an excuse to buy these gorgeous shoes, much to the disapproval of my boyfriend. Finally, I  got myself some jelly shoes. I really love that these shoes are a major trend at the moment, I had seen some in Office, Topshop, ARK, River Island and ASOS priced around £24- £26 but finally found these ones for just £6 in Primark! What have you all been buying recently? :)

Nude pink extravaganza patent loafers- £65- Office
Heart shaped cubic zirconia necklace- WAS £10 NOW £5.50- Topshop
Heart shaped cubic zirconia earrings- WAS £10 NOW £5.50- Topshop
Glitter jelly sandals- £6- Primark
Bluebell frill crop bikini top- £14- Topshop
Bluebell tieside bikini pants- £8- Topshop

Company #Style Blogger Awards 2014!

Just a little post to keep you updated! I was recently very kindly nominated for a Company #stylebloggeraward 2014! I am very excited about this, and I am completely flattered that somebody would actually vote for me. I am not one to beg people for votes as I really do never ever ever ever win anything, but if you are a regular reader of my blog, I would most certainly appreciate a cheeky little vote! There are numerous categories of awards a blogger can be nominated for, I have been nominated for best fashion blogger, if you decide you would like to vote just click the image below, and also if you have been nominated for an award too, please leave your blog link below so I can return the favour! :)

 

What's in my makeup bag?

Recently I have been considering some new content that I can put on my blog, and when I thought about some of the posts that I have never done before, I realised that I haven't done a "What's in my makeup bag?" post, so here it is! I must admit that the makeup bag below is for my daily makeup essentials, I do in fact have a much bigger bag which is filled with all sorts of bits and pieces which I use from time to time, so I thought it would be better to focus on the makeup I use regularly instead! Firstly I got this beautiful makeup bag a couple of Christmases ago, I must admit that I am such a big fan Ted Baker and when I saw this makeup bag I just had to have it. Not only is it beautiful but it is perfect for keeping your essentials in! Almost all of my makeup is Rimmel London, although I just love Benefit and MAC, I simply cannot afford it and I find Rimmel London is just as good! I also have a mini collection of MAC lipsticks for all occasions, and other lip balms too. The only thing I would like to change about my makeup is the brushes I use, they are so old, I really need some new ones that are really good and also affordable, any help and suggestions guys? What's in your makeup bag? :)

 

- Rimmel London- 25 hour lasting finish foundation (201 classic beige)- £7.99- Boots

- Rimmel London- 25 hour lasting finish foundation (400 natural beige)- £7.99- Boots

- Rimmel London Scandaleyes show off mascara- £5.99- Boots

- Rimmel London lasting finish soft colour blush- (050 Live pink)- £3.99- Boots

- Rimmel London stay matte powder (002 pink blossom) - £3.99- Boots

- Maybelline baby lips (cherry)- £2.99- Boots

- EOS lip balm (bubble gum) - £7.99- Selfridges

- Nivea pearly shine lip balm- £2.99- Boots

- Cremesheen 'crème cup' lipstick- £15- MAC

 - 'Rebel' satin lipstick- £15- MAC

- 'Viva glam 5' lipstick- £15- MAC

- 'Ruby woo' retro matte lipstick- MAC