NOTD : World Cup Inspired

Hello Lovelies!

With the World Cup kicking off yesterday in Brazil I thought I would get into the spirit of it all, so I painted my nails in the England team colours. I'm not a huge fan of football but you have to support your national team, and all my family are footie mad so we will be watching. 

For this look:

- Firstly I just painted my nails in a white varnish

- Secondly I used a sponge to dab on the red varnish 

- Lastly I used he Avon nail art brush to paint on the red St.Georges cross

Are you excited for the World Cup? Who will you be cheering on? Let me know in the comments, and if you create some team inspired nail art I would love to see the pics on twitter :)

Empties #1

Hello lovelies!

This is the first time I have done an empties post, but I have been keeping my used up products to one side and today I am going to go through them with you.

Maybelline The Falsies Volum' Express Waterproof Mascara - So I had never tried this mascara, and after reading so many reviews I thought I would give it a try. I have really short lashes and this mascara did make them appear longer, but I found it clumped them together and was really difficult to remove. I wasn't keen on the shape of the wand either as I ended up with mascara on my eye lid. Overall I wasn't completely sold by the product.

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation - I really liked this foundation. It gave a good coverage and the shade '100 ivory' was a perfect match for my skin tone. I thought the packaging was nice too. 

Clearasil Daily Clear Skin Perfecting Wash - I enjoyed using this face wash and would certainly purchase it again. The microbeads gently exfoliated without being too harsh on the skin, and the product smelt really fresh, and left my skin soft and cleansed.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer - I was really impressed by the Healthy Mix foundation, and I was impressed by this concealer too. It definitely brightened my under eye area and covered blemishes well. 

I hope you enjoyed this post guys, if you have used any of these products let me know your opinions in the comments. Also I just want to thank you guys for continuing to read my blog, it makes me really happy! :)

Mini Beauty Haul

Hi Lovelies!

Today I thought I would show you guys some products that I picked up when I was out shopping. I still had a gift card left that I had got for my birthday, it was one that could be spent in most high street shops so I thought it was really cool. Most of the time I receive clothes shop gift cards and I loved the fact that I had more choice, so obviously I decided to spend it on makeup. 

Sleek Blush - Flamingo

I LOVE this colour, its a shade I have been after for a while now and this one is very pigmented. I like the nice big mirror in the compact too, so it is great for putting in your bag when you go out. 

Sleek Blush - Pomegranate

This has become an everyday blush for me since it really suits my skin tone. It has beautiful plum undertones, and just enough shimmer. 

Sleek Lipstick - Barely There
I am loving wearing  a nude lip at the moment, so I bought this Sleek lipstick. It is a nude going into a dusky pink, and I feel it really moisturizes my lips.  

The Natural Collection - Water Guard Mascara

So I had like £2.00 left on the card therefore I picked up this mascara for £1.99 to use it up. I didn't really have high hopes with it being so cheap but I was completely shocked. I get the same results using this as I do with the more expensive products. For an everyday mascara I usually spend around £10 on it, so I am definitely going to be saving my money in the future. I actually went on the Boots website to read what other people had to say about this product and other people were shocked to, for an everyday mascara this product is great.

MUA Lipstick - Bare

In Superdrug I bought another nude lipstick. I love MUA lipsticks, they are extremely affordable since they are only £1, and for the price the quality is fab.

MUA Blush - Bubblegum

I have never tried a MUA blush before but I picked this up on the 3 for 2 deal, again this was just £1 so I think you can never go wrong with MUA, they have to be one of my favourite drug store brands.  

I hope you guys enjoyed today's post, have you ever found a cheap drugstore product that shocked you? Let me know in the comments.

STRESS!

Hello Lovelies!

Here in the UK, and well i'm sure in other countries too, exam season is starting and I have never felt so stressed before in my life. I will be sitting my A Levels and I know some of you guys reading will be sitting exams too so today I thought I will share with you guys my tips on dealing with stress and exams... 

1) Get yourself organised. This week I had a proper full on stress break down, so to get myself sorted out I created a revision timetable using the website www.examtime.com. You can schedule in revision blocks and it tallies how many hours you will be spending on each subject so you can spread your time evenly. It's so helpful and gets you focused, before I made one I was drowning under all my subjects. 

2) Keep eating healthily and exercising. After a revision session, it is nice to go out and get some fresh air, you could go for a run or walk.You will find that when you get back in you are more focused during your next revision session.  

3) Take time to relax. I enjoy having a soak in the bath or listening to some music. 

4) Make sure you are prepared for your exams, but don't revise all the time. You will only over do things and then you start stressing out over what you don't know.

5) Sleep. Go to bed at a decent time, your brain needs to rest. You will be more awake and alert. 

So I hope these tips help if like me, you have been stressing out over exams. I think over exam season I will be doing some more helpful posts, maybe some recipes for revision snacks. I want to wish you all good luck for any exams you are sitting, let me know in the comments if you are!

Best wishes ...

April Favourites

Hello Lovelies!
I'm a bit late with this post, but better late than never! April has been crazy busy, and now most of my time is spent revising for the summer exams :'( 

Beauty:

Firstly I have been loving this Nivea Lip Blam in Soft Rose. I have been struggling with dry lips this past month and this has really been helping and the colour looks lovely too.

Next I have been enjoying wearing this Sephora Blush in the shade No.4 Coral Crush. Coral is a really big colour this spring and this one really is perfect for my skin tone. 

I have also been loving the new Garnier Ultimate Blends Shampoo and Conditioner. These products leave your hair feeling so soft and smelling great.

Non-Beauty: 

http://goo.gl/3bgMKh

Obviously my favourite album has been 'Meet The Vamps', you all know how much I fan girl over this band. The album is just amazing, you all need to go and buy it!

http://goo.gl/s5lTjn

My favourite tv show has been 'Home and Away'. Its always a tv favourite of mine, but during April the story line has got really good.

What have your April favourites been? Let me know in the comments :)