Full Face of Favourites: January

As I'm writing this I am currently at home on Christmas break and that means I only have a makeup bag's worth of makeup. Being the addict that I am it takes me a while to pick and chose what few products are coming home with me. Despite squeezing in enough makeup to last a few years into my poor bag, I have ended up wearing pretty much the same makeup look everyday made up of all of my current favourites. See what I'm loving in this Full Face of Favourites!

Base:

E45 // Moisturising Lotion

NYX // Mineral Stick Foundation

Soap and Glory // Solar Powder

NYX // Taupe Blush (contour)

Mac // Soft and Gentle Highlight

Nars // Deep Throat Blush

Eyes:

Urban Decay // Sin Primer Potion

Maybelline // On and On Bronze Colour Tattoo

Morphe // 350 Palette

Maybelline // Lash Sensational Mascara

Eyebrows:

Soap and Glory // Brow Archery

Benefit // 5 Gimme Brow

Lips:

Mac // Modesty Lipstick

Ebay Bargains // £1.99 Brush Set

Who doesn't love a good bargain? Late one night I found myself scrolling through the world of makeup on EBay and amongst the thousands of knock-off Naked Palettes I found this brush set. At just £1.99 with free UK delivery I felt like I couldn't not at least try these out. I am ridiculously lazy when it comes to washing my makeup brushes so when it comes to finding a clean blending brush I almost always have no hope so this set of four multipurpose brushes are a god-send. 

For just under 50p each I wasn't expecting the hairs to feel so soft and for them to do such a good job. Yes I'm sure after a few washes they may start to look a little worse for wear but right now I am pretty happy I picked these up. As I mentioned before the kabuki style means this brushes are multipurpose - I'm currently using the slightly angled brush to apply concealer under the eye and love the finish.

If you're interested in picking a set up for yourself you can find them here!

OOTD // Primark Pieces

Maxi Dress // Primark

Leather Jacket // Primark 

Glasses // Specsavers

Earrings // Pandora

University Bedroom Tour #3

I'm now in my final year of uni. So so scary. 100% not ready to be a teacher yet but it seems that time is FLYING. Another year means another bedroom tour. It's so important to make your uni bedroom into a home away from home. And, personally, I love what I've done with the place...

Pictures: Etsy // Cushions: Homebase, Asda Home, IKEA // Bedding: Primark

Desk: Ikea (Spray painted legs copper) // Chair: Ikea // Lamp: Homebase // Mirror: Independant French shop // Laptop tray: Ikea // L Plate: Asda Home // Stuff on shelves: Various shops

Plant and pot: Homebase // Mirror: Ikea // Mat: Ikea // Box: Ikea

Notebooks: Sainsbury's and Zoella Lifestyle

& sign: Primark // Ring pot: Tiger // Print: Paperchase // Frame: Ikea

Harry Styles Print: Online Shop

Copper notice board: DIY // Lights: Primark

Chalkboard: Primark // Acrylic holders: Primark // Glass: Disney Land Paris // Old candle ceramic: Zara Home (All on top of Ikea Alex 9 Draw)

 Diffuser: Zoella Lifestyle // Picture frame and print: Paperchase // Candles: Primark, New Look and Yankee Candle

See my previous room tours:

First Year

Second Year

The Body Shop // The Butter Of All Butters*

When it comes to body butters no brand does it quite like The Body Shop. Whether your a fan of floral, fruity or creamy they've got it all. Since 1992 The Body Shop have revolutionised how we take care of our skin, growing their range from 3 to 17 different fragrances. You may well be, just like me, a massive fan of the Body Shop body butters (quite frankly, you would be silly not to be) but are you aware of how much your individual purchases are helping to change the lives of communities? Your love for beautiful skin has helped fund clean water pipes and wells in Ghana, provide better housing and education and even provided the women of Morocco with a fair and regular income. 

So from now on NEVER underestimate the power of your beauty cabinet - try to source your beauty products from brands that are not only good but that DO good, just like The Body Shop.

My aim for this weeks post is to spread the world about The Body Shop's new movement: #INOURHANDS and their goal to ENRICH NOT EXPLOIT... and to encourage their customers to play their part to help make the world a better place for all.

Making the smallest changes to our lives can have a massive impact on the world we live in. We, like them, can impact others lives for the better. Whether it be trying meat free Mondays or having 3 minute showers - it can all help! Share what you are changing with The Body Shop on Twitter @TheBodyShopUK using #INOURHANDS and you will be entered into a prize draw to win the trip of a lifetime to see first hand just how The Body Shop are enriching lives plus a donation will be made to the World Land Trust to protect 1x1m of endangered rain forest. Find out more at: www.inourhands.help.

TO GET A £50 FOR SHOP FOR JUST £25 CLICK THE LINK IN THE SIDEBAR!

 *products were gifted for the purpose of this post: all opinions are my own*

Summer Beach OOTD

What I'm Wearing:

Dress // Primark

Jacket // Primark

Belt // New Look

Bag // ASOS

Shoes // Topshop

Necklace // Anna Saconne

Sunglasses // Love Moschino

Forever Favourties

There are so many products that I love and use all the time but they rarely appear in favourites because I just feel like I would just be repeating myself every month. I spend a little more than too much money on makeup, so that means more than often something I once loved can very easily be pushed to the back of my makeup draws and forgot about until my next clear out. These 5 little beauties have never been pushed to the back of those draws - they have never even known life outside of my makeup bag, hence why these are my Forever Favourites.

Urban Decay // Naked 3: This was the first piece of highend makeup I ever bought. It killed me to hand over that £38 for an eyeshadow pallette, little did I know that that little spend would lead me here 100's of pounds later... Ever since purchasing this little beauty I have loved the heck out of it. I have green eyes which means pink and purple tones are just perfect for me. This palette really does have it all, perfect for day to night. And as for the quality (I'm sure everyone and their mother has tried out Urban Decay eyeshadows by now but if you haven't) they're amazing, so pigmented and blendable. I would however never wear them without an eyeshadow primer (preferably Put a Lid on it by The Balm). Love, love, love.

Kylie Cosmetics // Lip Kit Review and Lip Swatches

So as you can see by the title I was among the thousands of people desperate to get their hands on these little beauties. I am, obviously, obsessed with all things makeup but I am *almost* equally obsessed with all things Kylie Jenner. On my third time battling the crashing web pages and other customers I managed to grab myself 4 Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kits. So are they worth the hype?...

In one word, yes. These are pretty amazing. Liquid lipsticks are always very hit or miss and I usually stay away from them. I find most a pain in the bum to apply and then find they crumble so fast. These have changed the game for me. I love everything about them, the colour range, the formulation, the application and the staying power.

L-R: Candy K, Dolce K, Posie K, Kourt K

L-R: Candy K, Kourt K, Dolce K, Posie K

I picked up the shades Posie K, Candy K, Dolce K and Kourt K. I wanted to try out one of each type of colour to test out the formulas so I picked up a nude, brown, pink and berry. The only colour which is different in formulation is Kourt K. As I was expecting from reading and watching sooooo many reviews Kourt K is a much thinner consistency than the lighter shades so it needs a couple of applications to get an even colour. Saying that, that doesn't put me off too much as once it is applied it, like the others, lasts and looks amazing. Kourt K is such an eye-catching colour. The design of the bottle itself and all of the packaging is so sleek and gorgeous, the only bad thing I have to say about the bottle itself ia that it doesn't have anything to block too much product coming out. So there is often way too much product on the applicator to create a seamless outline. 

Lip Swatches:

Candy K

Dolce K

Posie K

Kourt K

See my full FOTD post featuring Kourt K here!

Mac Lipstick Collection // 2016

It's been a little while since my last Mac lipstick collection post and it's fair to say it has grown in size... When it comes to lipsticks no one does it better than Mac. With so many different shades and formulae it's obvious why I can never resist, right?! Some people collect stamps, I like Mac lipsticks. 

Mon Weekend à Paris!

Hope you enjoyed looking through my mini photo diary of my weekend in Paris. So many were to beautiful too stay hidden away on my computer! Paris is one of those places that makes me very happy and I would urge anyone to go and explore.