New Years Eve Outfit Ideas

Hello everyone.

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and got everything you hoped for. I can't believe it is over already! I haven't even eaten any of my advent calendar yet *inserts shocked emoji*

Today I'm talking NYE outfits. Now, if you are lucky enough to have plans this new years, I'm so jealous of you all. Nothing worse than wanting to go out and no one wanting to join! So I will be spending the evening with my dog. How depressing. 

However, if I was going out, below are a few options I may have worn...

Jumpsuit - New Look £12
Bag - SkinnyDip £30
Lipstick - Mac Ruby Woo £15.50
Shoes - Dune £79

Playsuit - Motel Rocks £19
Bag - SkinnyDip £40
Boots - ASOS £45

Dress - Topshop £65
Lipstick - Mac Chatterbox £15.50
Shoes - Topshop £30
Bag - New Look £17.99

I hope you all have a wonderful New Year whatever you get up to!

x C

Christmas Day Outfit Ideas

Hello everyone!

Can you believe it's Christmas in 4 days?! I'm normally a crazy lady when it comes it Christmas as I just love everything about it, but this year, I don't know whether it is because it's still quite mild outside or I'm just so busy at work, but it doesn't feel like Christmas to me yet. I'm sure it will kick in at 12pm on Christmas Eve when I'm finished with work!

So, today I'm talking Christmas Day outfits. Now I love to dress up and make a real effort on Christmas day where as my sister for example will change straight back into her pjs when we come home from church, each to their own! 

I have put together 3 Christmas outfit ideas for those who love a novelty jumper, others who dress as it's just another day and well to be honest, I would probably wear all 3 outfits so you decide...

Coat - Olive Clothing £159
Tee - Srslysocial £9
Skirt - New Look £14.99
Boots - Mango £49.99

Dress - Olive Clothing £69
Boots - New Look £44.99
Hat - New Look £9.99
Lipstick - Mac Ruby Woo £15.50

Skirt - Zara £29.99
Jumper - Boohoo £12
Boots - Public Desire £34.99

What will you be wearing this Christmas Day?

Boston Fashion and Beauty Haul

Hello everyone!

Today I am finally sharing with you my purchases from my trip to Boston, a whole month after going. Better late than never right?

There were a few things I was on the hunt for while I was away, one of them being the Anastasia Beverley Hills Contour Palette as well, it's like £15-£20 cheaper in America! I was also looking for a new denim jacket to replace the one I have as it's pretty much falling apart on the inside and is just a little too oversized. The final thing that has been on my wish list for about 7 years now, is the perfect leather jacket. I've found the odd one in the past but they've been hundreds and hundreds of pounds or just haven't looked how I've imagined this perfect leather jacket in my head.

Yes I bought 3 jackets and yes I needed them all.

Leopard Jacket - Zara

Blouse - Forever21

Baseball Top - Fenway Park

Playsuit - Urban Outfitters

Leather Jacket - Vintage Shop

Denim Jacket - Vintage Shop

Becca x Jaclyn Hill Highlighter - Sephora 

Anastasia Beverley Hills Contour Palette - Sephora

Rebel, Persistance, Ruby Woo -  Mac

Ren Micro Polish Cleanser - Sephora

Bag - Coach

Makeup Repurchases

Hello everyone.

Today I'm doing a makeup repurchases post. I thought I'd have a few more things to show you than I do, but some of the stuff I've had for 6months + and it still hasn't run out yet so I thought I'd not include that yet.

So, the first repurchase I go to time and time again is Collection's Lasting Perfection concealer. It's £4.99 and one of the best concealers I've ever used. It covers redness really well, stays put all day and lasts for months! The one downside is it is a nightmare to get hold of the shade 1 Light because it's always sold out. I tend to buy 2 at a time just incase.

This foundation I go back to time and time again. It's Estee Lauder's Double Wear and it's just wonderful. I have to get up pretty early for work and I get home around 6:30 / 7pm and my foundation just doesn't budge. I only use a little bit of powder under my eyes and my t-zone and it stays in place all day. 100% worth the £29!

I tend to harp on about Max Factor's 2000 Calorie mascara quite a bit so I'll keep it short. I love it, it's only £8.99, it doesn't smudge and it lasts a good few months. There.

My final makeup item I love to repurchases is my all time favourite lipstick from Mac, yep you guessed it, Ruby Woo. Gahh I love it so much! It's such a lovely shade when I have my naturally milk bottle skin tone or when I have a tan. Stays put all day too which is a must when it comes to lipstick.

What are your makeup repurchases?

This is my last post for a while as on Tuesday evening I'm off to Glastonbury! Gahhh I'm so excited I can't even deal! I can't wait to show you all my outfits from the week and fill you in on my time there. 

Speak to you all soon xoxo

Festival Essentials Guide

Hello everyone.

Festival season is officially upon us and I for one am super excited about it!

I adore festivals and I'm finally going to Glasto for the first time after an 8 year wait for someone to go with me. My friend and I were so lucky to get tickets in the re-sale at the end of April and I can't believe we go in 1 month time ahhhhh.

So, in the light of me being a little bit of a pro when it comes it festivals having been to Reading 3 times, I thought I'd do a bit of an essentials post for you first timers ranging from beauty, to clothing items and the odd random item thrown in.

First up, clothing....

I'm going to do another post with festival outfit ideas for you all, however in the mean time I thought I'd share items you 100% want to take with you. 
So first up, a rain mac. The english weather is so unpredictable that you don't want to be caught out in the rain and have crappy hair that you can't style and sort out until you can shower at home 4 days later so this is a must. I actually have this one and it's from ASOS and is going to be perfect at Glasto. Not only is it bright so my friend will ever lose me, but it's pretty warm too which will be great for drinking round the camp fire.
Next up wellies. Again, a must even if it's crazy hot and dry the day you leave, the chances of it turning into a storm and mud everywhere, quite high. These ones are the classic festival goers choice from Hunter and are really comfy for the 4 days you're going to live in them.
Ahh the bum bag. Hated by some and loved by me. This one from Boohoo is perfect as one, it's black and will go with all your outfits and two, it has a few compartments and is the perfect size to fit your phone and purse in.
The forth thing you should never forget is your sunnies. What's worse than it finally being warm and bright if you've forgotten your sunglasses and can't see your favourite act because you're being blinded? The worse. These cuties are from ASOS and will suit every face shape.
Finally, a flower crown. I bloody love flower crowns. I used to wear them all the time even when I wasn't in a field and a festival is the perfect place to rock them. The bigger the better I say. This beaut is from Mini Bow Chic's Etsy account.

Next up, beauty....

Lets face it. You're in a field and your skincare regime consisting of cleanser, toner, serums, moisturisers etc goes out the window. Who has time for that / there is no sink in sight. So what's the best thing to bring? Garnier's mincellar water of course. This stuff will take your makeup off and give it a good clean so you don't feel too vile about not washing your face properly for what feels like forever. The good thing is it comes in a mini size too so perfect to pop in your bag.
Next up is dry shampoo and baby wipes. These two products will become your best friend. I'm quite lucky, my hair doesn't really get greasy that quickly which is why I only wash my hair twice a week, so it's not a crazy adjustment for me. However, I do always pack a dry shampoo. I love this one by Fudge Urban as it smells good and does the job well. Your next best friend will be baby wipes. I always pack these Johnson's ones with me for a good old baby wipe shower. Yes that is what you'll be doing in your tent.
Now the two makeup items I feel everyone should bring is your favourite bold lipstick and a pair of lashes. I tend to bring my Mac Ruby Woo as it's the best red lip and just makes you feel and look a tad better when you've not been getting much sleep. Which leads me to lashes. You may be thinking why would you bother? But, lashes will open your eyes and make you look more awake and girls, it only takes 2 minutes to put on. These two items are little life savers for me.

Finally, random but a must....

If you're bringing your iPhone then you will 100% need a wireless charger as we all know iPhones have awful battery unless you don't use it. This one is from Amazon and comes in 4 different colours. You can get these anywhere. My sister bought me one for £5 from Pound stretcher and it works great.
Now the last thing I personally think everyone should bring to a festival. That is, a disposable camera. These are the best as you can take so many photos and you don't know how they turn out until you get them developed. I love the photos they produce because you forget that you took a photo of that memory and just in general the quality is just so old school, I love it!

Let me know if you've found this post helpful!

Makeup Haul

Hello everyone.

So I've bought quite a few pieces of makeup over the last 2 weeks or so and thought it was time to do a haul post.

First up is some makeup for my face. I've wanted to try this Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation for some time now and finally picked one up in House of Fraser. I bought the shade rose ivory as that's what I was matched in comparison with my Nars Mount Blanc. Once I've tried it and used it for a few weeks I'll pop up a review for those interested. I also bought another Rimmel Brow This Way in medium brown. I first bought this back in November and I love it. I actually talked a bit more about it here. The final face product I bought is this Barry M blusher in I think shade BL8 maybe 427 (it doesn't say a colour). I thought it looked quite a nice pink as I really want to start wearing more blush, we shall see how I get on.

Next up is some eye products. The first was another repurchase in these Ardell Demi Wispies. I love these lashes! They are great for a night out and even during the day to make your eyes pop. Now this next product is the Barry M Soft Eye Crayon which I have been hunting for for about 8 months! Every time I went into Boots it was never there so I ended up ordering if off Barry M's website. I used it the other day and loved it so I might do a Perrie Edwards makeup inspired look with it as its what she uses. Read more here. I bought another 2 Barry M products in the Waterproof Gel Liner and the Bold Black Eyeliner which I've actually used and its great. I have quite watery eyes and I used it to tight line my upper lashes and it didn't budge!

The final bits of makeup I bought was a replacement for my very old and loved Mac Ruby Woo lipstick. It's the perfect shade of red and stays in place all day. It also lasted me around 4 years considering I wear red lippy quite a lot. The next lip product I bought was Mac Cherry Lip Pencil to go with my Ruby Woo. I want to start using a lip pencil especially when wearing red lipstick because I think it just looks a lot nicer and better applied. The final product is another Barry M product in this Lip Liner in the shade Russet which again is a product Perrie uses. It is also quite similar to Mac's Spice Liner which is ALWAYS sold out! So I thought I'd try this one and considering it was only £2.99, bargain.

Have you bought any makeup recently? If so, what?

5 Makeup Products I Can't Live Without

Hello everyone.

Today I am talking about 5 makeup products I can't live without. Now I choose these products based on if I was on an Island and what products I genuinely couldn't deal with not having.

First up is Benefit's Porefessional. My mum bought this for me on my birthday as she was having a makeover done (I know, shouldn't I have been the one seeing as it was my birthday...) and the lady used this and my mums pores vanished into thin air. I was genuinely shocked as I thought this was one of those products that people hype about but doesn't actually do anything, how wrong I was. I've been using this now since the end of October and I'm not sure what I'd do without it, therefore it's coming with me to the island.

Now my next product you many be thinking, why do I need a foundation? I'd personally chose foundation over concealer any day especially this Estee Launder Double Wear. You can build this foundation so you don't need to wear concealer (although I do as I'm paranoid) so it's the perfect second product to come with.

My next product is for the brows. No one should ever leave the house without having their brows done. I feel naked without my prepped for the day and this Rimmel Brow This Way is great. I was going to chose my Anastasia Dipbrow but this is easier as it comes with a brush. I love this product as it keeps my brows in shape, darkens them slightly and adds 'hairs' into the odd gap I have. It's pretty much a much more affordable Benefit Gimme Brow.

The penultimate product I'd bring to a lonely island is my Max Factor 2000 Calories mascara. I'm going to do a review post on this very soon so I won't go into too much detail but, this is fab. I need mascara to open my eyes and this one is wonderful.

Last but certainly not least, Mac's Ruby Woo. I love love love this lipstick. I bought my first one in Thailand the summer of 2011 and I've only bought my second one last Saturday. It has lasted that long. I actually still have a little left over so I shall still be using that as I hate starting new lipsticks because they look too pretty unused. Does anyone else feel like that? I love a good red lip and if I'm going to be stuck on an island this would be the first thing I would pack.

What products can't you live without?

Valentine's Day Makeup

Hello everyone.

Now today I'm doing something a little different for me. I'm doing a makeup look especially for Valentine's Day. I've never done a post like this so far as I'm not very confident with trying new makeup looks, especially experimenting with eyeshadow. I literally could spend my life watching makeup tutorials on YouTube however I always find it easier to watch than apply myself.

So there is the final look. I went for a gold/grey smokey eye with a slight flick of eyeliner to open my eyes a bit. Face wise, I decided to do a light contouring to bring out my cheekbones and I added a dash of pink blusher to make the look more girly. Finishing the face with my beloved highlighter to make my skin naturally dewy. 

The products I used are listed below:

MAC Prep + Prime Skin Base Visage
Benefit Professional
Estee Lauder Double Wear in 1C1 Cool Bone
Benefit Boiing in 01
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in 001 Transparent
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair 1
Loreal Nude Magique BB Powder in Light Skin
Sleek Face Form Contouring and Blush Palette in Light 373
Lord & Berry Luminizer in Moon
Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Soft Brown
Rimmel Brow This Way 
Benefit Stay Don't Stray in Light/Medium
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Colours; Half Baked, Chopper and Snakebite
Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner in Black
Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara in Black
Ardell Demi Wispies
Lady Gaga's MAC Pink Lipstick

How will you be wearing your makeup this Valentine's Day?