Friday 27 February 2015

February Favourites

MAKE UP & BEAUTY
Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick 

I've been absolutely loving the shimmer brick. I use it as a substitute for both blusher and highlighter and it leaves my skin with such a lovely and natural glow. I have 'Pink Quartz' which I got because I wanted the pinkiness of the blush, but I think nearer to the summer I am going to get my hands on the 'Beige' one as that will be more of a tan-glow. 

The Vintage Cosmetic Company Eyelash Curlers 
I've used the same pair of eyelash curlers for yeeeeears and I thought it was definitely time to try a different pair. I have to say, I wish I'd done it sooner because I l o v e these. I do have slightly curled natural eyelashes, so I don't want anything too dramatic and these do the right job for me. The curl enhances my normal shape just enough and they look super natural and not too overdone. 

MUSIC 
Catfish & The Bottlemen The Balcony
My brother introduced me to this band a few weeks ago and I immediately bought their album and I became obsessed! For days I listened to nothing but this album and I still can't get enough of it. It is one of those albums that is just too good you wonder why they don't have more recognition. 

George Ezra Wanted on Voyage
Last week I attended a gig in Shepherds Bush for the BRITs Week and George Ezra was headlining. I made a post all about him ages ago so you can find that here if you're interested. Going to gigs always rekindles my love for artists and I'm sure most other people play their music over and over as a stage of their PCD. 

FOOD & DRINK
Lemon Water - Literally what it says on the tin. Just squeeze the juice from half a lemon into a glass of water (or you can slice the lemon and place them in the water) and it works wonders. It flushes out all the bad toxins in your body and works as like a detox. I've found that it has really helped with my appetite and balancing out the colours in my skin.

Fruit - I can't get enough. All day everyday I'm just munching on an apple, grapes, an orange, pineapple, melon, staweberries... everything! It's probably not good for me because they do have a lot of sugars (as well as natural sugars) in them but I don't care. It tastes too good.
  
Green Tea - I'm sure you've all heard that Green Tea is amazing. Its 100% natural and it helps lose belly fat so I've been drinking it in order to help with that. But I've actually started to enjoy drinking it which is a bonus!




Monday 2 February 2015

February Playlist


Every Breaking Wave - U2

Song For Someone - U2

Everlong - Foo Fighters

Ban All The Music - Nothing But Thieves

Wake Up Call - Nothing But Thieves

Yellow - Coldplay

On The Chin - Kings Of Leon 

Family Tree - Kings Of Leon

Rio - Duran Duran 

Elastic Heart - Sia

Secrets - One Republic

Honeymoon Avenue - Ariana Grande

Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding

The Reason - Hoobastank

Falling Out Of Love - Lilygreen & Maguire 

xo 


Friday 30 January 2015

Chanel - 'Tocade' Lip Gloss



So last week I was feeling pretty rubbish. I'd caught that dreadful cold that was going around and I was stuck in bed for 5 days straight. I needed to do something to cheer myself up a bit, didn't I? So I decided to go out and treat myself. I headed over to the Chanel counter and there sitting alongside its best friends was a lip gloss in the shade Tocade

Usually I'm not much of a dark lip kind of person, but it almost pained me to nearly walk away without buying it, so I didn't walk away. I picked that baby up, took him home and he's now sitting comfortably with all my other lip products. 

I was toying with the idea of getting a lighter colour but in the end I went with my heart, and I'm so glad I did. The colour is absolutely beautiful, a deep purple, and on the lips it looks so glossy and eye-catching. It glides on nicely, although sometimes it does seem to drag the product around if you apply more than one coat of it, which I wouldn't do because I like the look of just one coat with my skin tone. This is really worth the money, I think, because it lasts ALL day! It did not move even when I had something to eat, drink, and kissed my baby brother on the cheek!

I wore this colour with a baby blue jumper - not something I'd ever really think of doing, but the contrast between the two was beautiful and definitely something I can see myself wearing a lot.

xo


(please excuse the terrible lighting in this photograph)