August Favourites.

Some of my favourites this month.


I have a fair few lip products but to be honest I mainly stick to what I'm comfortable with everyday. However, I've been playing around this month, I'm seriously loving either really red, or dark lips.

Here are my faves at the moment!!

L-R; MUA Luxe Velvet Lips in Kooky and Reckless, MUA matte in Fawn Fancy, Collection in Revenge and E.L.F Lip Definer & Shaper.

Matte Lips are my all time favourite ever. I just find them a lot less messy. 

Kooky and Reckless are the two shades I just HAD to have when I first saw the MUA velvets online and they didn't disappoint!!

I wear the MUA Matte Fancy Fawn all the time, this is just a great everyday lipstick, it's really subtle.

Now, I was feeling brave and I am a total goth at heart, so I bought this Collection Lipstick in 'Revenge' a while ago, this isn't matte but it is absolutely beautiful, it's not as dark as I expected but more of a dark red, wine colour. I love it. It's perfect for nights out!

The E.L.F Lips Definer & Shaper seriously helps if you want that Kylie Jenner effect! I am obsessed with this.

L-R; MakeUp Revolution Rebel With A Cause, Rimmel Kate 107, MAC Satin Red, MAC Hue.

Rebel With A Cause is a new one I've found just in this last week, and it is honestly a gorgeous colour, I'm not sure about the consistency yet, but that may just be because I love matte too much, but as I said, amazing colour, and for £1 who can complain?!

These three I have had for a while now and I haven't paid them as much attention as I maybe should have, but I have rediscovered them this last month!

The Kate Moss one is just amazing. I don't even know what to say because it's just so perfect for me! I even put this on under 'Revenge' for a deeper colour, and it lasts a little longer then too!

MAC. Well, to be honest, I'm so bored of MAC lipstick, you can get so many quality dupes for such a better price. BUT I do love the ones I have, Satin red is just SO red, I really like it, but I don't like that its not matte.....and although I just said I'm bored of MAC lipsticks, I am seriously considering Ruby Woo. It is matte and just a seriously gorgeous shade and I haven't found a dupe that I love.
  Then we have Hue, I really like Hue, this is just a simple, everyday colour .

L-R; Illamasqua cream blusher 'Rude', MakeUp Revolution blusher 'Treat', Eyelure Brow Shapers, (bottom left) MakeUp Revolution Mono Eyeshadow Eden.

So I've only just got my hands on MakeUp Revolution and I must admit, I really like it so far! This blusher goes a long way so I only need a tiny bit but it gives me a lovely fresh glow and the eyeshadow is just the most gorgeous green, perfect for a smokey eye with a little bit of colour.

Eyelure Brow Shapers have saved me! We all know how scary it is when you have good brows and you go get them done and you're terrified it's gonna go wrong....well mine did at christmas and my left one still hasn't recovered so I really don't feel like going to get them done any time soon. I found these in Superdrug for about...maybe £3? and they're so good! they're shaped with an arch and luckily it suit my eyebrows perfectly! I got my friend to do mine for me and they worked a treat and I still have all the eyebrows I want but just a lot neater!!

And my trusty Illamasqua cream blusher! Best bargain I think I've bought this year, was £5 in the sale and a little goes a long way!! I use my small E.L.F stipple brush to apply it and it lasts all day!

Barry M Nail Paint Raspberry

This is literally all I have worn all summer long! One of my favourite all time nail colours!!

Favourite snack and drinks right now!!! This Elderflower water from Aldi is a hangover godsend!! I hate normal water but I can drink about 3 bottles of this a day! I probably shouldn't, but I do so....

And Peanut Butter M&M's like seriously, I found these in B&M for £1 a box.... I stocked up....

Oh...and some of my favourite books in the background there....

So there you have it! My August favourites!!

Head (SO) Over Heels

So, as I said I would do a shoe post, here it is!!

I thought I'd just put together a few of my favourite comfy shoes (trainers, mainly!),

These are the ones I tend to wear most often, however, I am a hoarder/clothes & shoes fiend so I do have more and I might feature some others in another post, maybe like my going out/special occasion shoes?!

We shall see!

Well here we go!

CONVERSE! I LOVE my Converse! I have the burgundy kinda ones on most days, I love them, and it's one of my faaavourite colours! Comfort and colour! yay!

Aaaand I also have them in black! (and white, and all black..)

OOOOO I just love my Nikes, they are soooo comfortable! I managed to get a 4.5 which is amazing because I'm usually a 4 but sometimes one foot feels a bit tight....anyone else?....just me? Anyway,these are my hero trainers, super comfy, cute and were £8.90!!!! Yes,£8.90 in the Nike outlet in Cheshire oaks. My sister has them too, couldn't leave them there for that price!

VANS. LOVE. I have a few pairs of Vans, I'm not really sure where I've put them though. My brother got me these for my birthday a few years ago, and believe me this is a good gift from him! He actually thought about what I might like! haha. 

AH my sweet, sweet Adidas Gazelles. I love that all the old style trainers are back, when I was a kid, I lived in trainers and jellies, but I loved trainers and I had some pretty similar to these when I was little but I think they may have been baby blue?! I got these for my birthday about 2 years ago. I'm glad I picked this colour and my mate tells me he likes the colour everytime I wear them haha.

Last but definitely by no means least, my Doc's. These need no explanation. They are just boss. I tend to wear them with dresses...how is that not girly?!?! 

WELL, there we have it, my favourite comfies!!

I love being comfortable and it doesn't mean I'm not girly! They're even colourful! - which I only just realised when I was writing this! haha!

Do you prefer comfort or will you handle the pain for the beauty? I wish I could but I'm a wimp! 

2012 Favourites.

So 2012 is over. I actually can't believe it. It stresses me a little that  a whole year has gone by and I just feel like I blinked. Crazy.

Just a quick one, just thought I'd share a few of my favourites from 2012.

All L to R.

Top

• Bohemia perfume by M&S. Love this!! £12 for a big bottle and £6 for a smaller handbag sized one!
• Naughty Alice by Vivienne Westwood. This might be my ALL TIME favourite perfume.

Middle

• Bed Head After Party. I love how this makes my hair feel after I've blow dried it!so silky and smooth.
• Eylure lashes (101 & 107) LOVE these. they make my face feel prettier even without make up!
• Muji tin candle in Fig & berry. YUM.
• Princess by Vera Wang. so delicate and girly this is m y 'night in' perfume!
• Butterfly perfume by M&S. I am a sucker for M&S and Next perfumes.

Bottom

• Liz Earle Skin Repair Moisturizer. Liz Earle. That is all.
• Barry M Gelly in Prickly Pear
• Barry M in Raspberry
• Estee Lauder Doublewear. Could not live without this. 
• No 7 essential moisture night cream. - ESSENTIAL!
• Kiehls ultimate strength hand salve. Heaven for after all that hair washing!
• St.Moriz tan. I normally use the mousse but I won this! love it!

     

SO, yeah, that's a few of my fave's from this year. There are loads more but I managed to narrow it down!

p.s Might have to wait until my birthday for a new camera as I'm on a new year spending ban (ish) so sorry for the crap pics!

Food, Glorious, Foooood....

I am food OBSESSED.

It's all I think about. I LOVE it. LOADS.


I don't know why I'm doing a post about food, but I've been thinking about it today non stop (as usual).

I've been trying to eat wayyy better than I normally do because I'm going on holiday and I finally got to my goal weight about 2 weeks ago, and for some stupid reason, as soon as I reached it, I started eating crap again!

I have zero will power. Sometimes I can eat really well for ages, and then I'll have a bad week or something and I'll just eat what I want!!

Well, the last couple of weeks have been a bit...shall we say, blah. They've been a tad confusing and quite frankly I still h ave no idea what I'm doing. So my holiday figure has gone down the pan, but it's okay because I have every intention to change that when I get back from holiday. College starts in October and my other plans will be starting to come together around then too. So then I can be a lot more disciplined and can plan my time and meals a lot more, which always helps!

So, 'what is your favourite food?' is one of the hardest questions ever. Yes, dramatic, but I either answer with 'I can't choose' or I reel off a huuuge list!

I think about this in bed when I can't sleep, which is more often than I'd like!

I start thinking it's pizza, then I think it's pie and mash, then I think it's Nando's, then I think it's Yo! Sushi, then I think it's Ramen from a little place in town, then I think it's burger and chips, then it's chilli cheese fries....OMG. Seriously. I could go on forever. Then I go onto desserts....then drinks...then I think occasionally about starters and things. It's absolutely ridiculous.

I don't know if anybody else thinks about food this much, or am I totally alone in this? haha

Some of the things that I love:

Peanut Butter - anything
Pizza
Sandwiches
Crisps
Chips - with cheese, beans, chilli, sour cream, almost anything!
Pasta
Nando's
Chinese
Mexican

I'm starting to mentally drool just thinking about this. So I should stop.

Anyone else think about food a lot??

Got any favourites? Any tasty recipes??

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