Spring Room Decor!

Hello everyone,
                        It seems so long since I sat down and actually wrote a blog post - well it has been, sort of - I have had blog posts planned and have taken the pictures for them but have not had time to write. So I decided to take a few hours out of my Sunday to write some for you! I have a makeup tutorial coming up in the next week and then, hopefully my current favourites for non beauty related items, if all goes well! Let's get started with today's post about some of the things I have changed or upgraded in my room for the spring time!

The first thing I did was get rid of my mirror on the wall and I swapped it for this plush, green and pink, spotty and lace, heart shaped bulletin board. I really love this and I put this on my wall after Christmas because I couldn't wait for Spring! I got this as a gift for Christmas in 2012 and never put it up, so I decided to do it this year! It's the perfect size, I think, and I like it plain instead of having things on it! This one is from Argos and was quite cheap if I remember, but I can't find it on the website. Sorry!

The second thing I did to change my room up for Spring is I got a new bedspread. This one is light blue with pink and green floral print all over the front of it. It also reversible and the opposite side is a darker shade of blue with white polka dots. I got this for only £11 at The Range and they do it in several different sizes. Once again, I can't find this online but perhaps it is in your local shop.

Once again from The Range, I got this canvas to replace one of my macaroon pictures above my bed, because I've had those for over a year now. This one is a picture of some vintage women all in brightly coloured swimming costumes, all with high heels, hair bows, ringlet curls and bright red lipstick. I love how colourful and bright it is, but it's still vintage. The background is grey too so it makes the colours stand out! I believe this was around £2-£3 as well, what a bargain!

My other lamp broke so I had to replace it, and my Mum had this one in the cupboard downstairs that is a light pink with sequins all over it. I thought it was so cute and it was from Next, but I'm unsure about whether they still sell it in the Home section! I've also been enjoying my tart burner/melter. You burn the wax with a tea light underneath and it smells so much stronger than a candle! I love it so much and it's a lot cheaper than the Yankee Candle candles you can buy!

As it is now getting into Spring, I also want my room to smell clean and fresh so I like to use the Febreeze Air Effects Cotton Fresh Room Spray to make it smell nice and refreshing.

Thanks for reading,
Olivia xx

Current Beauty Favourites!

Hello everyone,
                        I know I haven't written in a while but I decided to do a 'current' favourites, to sum up the last couple of months! From now on, I will be updating like I did before Christmas, once or twice a week. Let's just jump into it!

Let's start with the makeup favourites. The first two are brushes that I bought after Christmas and which are both from Real Techniques. the first is the Expert Face Brush, which I use for foundation, and the Blush Brush. These two are amazing quality and have worked really well for me so far! I also got them on a Buy One Get One Half Price deal, so I only paid £15 for both, from Boots!

The next things are all makeup related and are things that I have been using for the past couple of months and I love them all so much! The first two are face favourites and are both, actually, concealers. I got them both in December and have used them ever since I got them. The first is Benefit Boi-ing concealer and it is truly amazing! Despite the price and the fact that I have to use a lot of it at once, it is seriously my new favourite! It covers everything and stays on all day. I love the consistency and it just stays put for a very long time! It's also in a pot which is easy for me too use in a morning too.

The second concealer is for the under eyes and I got it after Christmas this year whilst shopping. It's around the five pounds mark and is very, very good at concealing your dark under eye circles, which I've had plenty of recently! I love the colour match and the consistency is perfect. If you don't like quite thick under eye concealers, then this isn't for you, it is thick but doesn't weigh your eyes down.

Next is a blusher that I received for Christmas from Nars in the colour Day Dream, from the Guy Bourdin Collection. I love this colour so much. I believe it is matte, but it could have a slight sheen to it. This colour is the perfect mixture of peach, pink and mauve, to create the perfect natural, Spring and Summer blush look! It stays on all day too! Sadly this was limited edition, but if you can find it, it's worth it!

Then onto eyes, I have been using a new mascara for the past month or so and have been really enjoying it! I recently realised I hadn't gotten a new mascara for what must have been at least four or five months, so I thought it was time to get a new one, right? I went to the Maybelline stand and saw that the new Big Eyes Mascara had been released in the UK, and I wanted to try it. This is different to other mascaras because it has a side for the upper lashes and lower lashes. I got mine in the waterproof version because I needed a good waterproof mascara and I also like to wear waterproof on my lower lashes because then there is no chance of it smudging. I LOVE this mascara and it's all I have been wearing! It doesn't smudge and is pretty hard to get off without makeup remover, so it's just what I wanted! I really have been enjoying this product since I got it and wish to repurchase it when it runs out!

I also have been using Maybelline's new brow gel that has a tint to it. Mine is in Dark Brown and I love it! I don't have to use a pencil or powder and then a clear gel, I can just use one product and be done. It adds the right amount of colour and stays in my brows till I take it off at night. It's great!

Then I have been using a new makeup remover that has been out for a few months now and was supposedly a dupe for Bio-Derma, it's the L'Oréal Micellar Water that is only £3 from Boots. This stuff will take off anything! I love it so much and it doesn't sting your eyes or taste bad when you accidently get some in your mouth, because it's just like water! I love it!

I am in love, also, with Mac's Turquatic perfume! It smells so good and lasts all day, what more is there to say about it, other than the fact the packaging is amazing!

I do have many non beauty favourites too but I will put those in another post, because I need to rave about them and I don't want this post to be too long!

Thanks for reading,
Olivia xx

Sorry!

Hello everyone,

                        I wanted to write a small apology for being very absent recently! I have no excuses! But I will try to get my next post up either tomorrow night or Friday! I will hopefully write a lot over the next week and do one every other day to make up for things! 

Thanks for reading, 

Olivia xx

10 Little Secrets TAG!

Hello everyone,
                        Today I thought I would do a tag post because I am in the middle of writing two hauls and neither is done yet so I will fill in with this now!

1) What is one product that makes you feel like a million dollars?
For face I would say Benefit Boi-ing Concealer and for eyes it would be mascara!

2) What is your skincare secret/passed down tip?
My mum always tells me to simply not touch my face so much during the day and also to put toothpaste or calamine lotion on spots to dry them up and get your spots gone!

3) What is your hair care secret?
Sometimes, about an hour before I wash my hair, if my scalp is feeling dry, I will shove a tonne of baby oil on it. I then tie it up and leave it for an hour or so, to let it sink in, then I wash it off with my normal hair routine. I only put the oil in my roots though. It feels gross when your head is covered in oil but it's worth it!

4) What is your diet rule? 
I don't have a rule really I just try to eat as well as I can and be as healthy as I can! That's it! Do what works for you!

5) Work out tips?
Honestly, I don't really work out. I just think that if you exercise all the time then you need to make time for other things and vice versa.

6) What perfume is your secret weapon?
Brittany Spears Midnight Fantasy! It's been my favourite for as long as I remember and I will continue to buy!

7) An item of clothing that always turns heads? 
My Barbie t-shirt from Primark because it's so fun and unique and I wore it to school once and got tonnes of compliments!

8) Most treasured piece of jewellery? 
I am a person who does not buy or receive any expensive jewellery so I don't really treasure any, but I do have nostalgic pieces that I keep.

9) Who is your style crush?
I really like Lily Collin's style because it's laid back, cool, young and mostly casual, other than dressy outfits for fancy events and such. She is just beautiful in everything she wears! I also LOVE Fearne Cotton, she's always been a favourite!

10) Tell us something about you that we don't know?
I have two things that I feel you should know:

• I have a strange fear of Seagulls and Ducks... Not sure why but it is only these birds. It's not a phobia it's just a, I-would-rather-not-go-near-them-at-all sort of thing! 
• My right wrist cracks when I move it up and down because, when I was smaller, my Dad opened the car door and it was raining, so I wanted to feel the rain, (I know, stupid, right? :/), anyways, long story short, my Dad closed the car door, not knowing I had my hand out of it can I just say, and my wrist got caught in the door!

Thanks for reading, 

Olivia xx

Coming Up...!

Hello everyone,
                        I am very sorry that I haven't written a blog post in over two weeks, every time I went to write, I got distracted by... life?! I've been really busy and whenever I have come to write I just can't for whatever reason! I have been planning to write for a while, because I had a big photo taking session at the beginning of last week, but I never wrote the posts. Those are the two posts I will put up soon enough!

Coming up on my Blog soon:

• What I Got For Christmas: Beauty Products! (I know this is very late but I wanted to try it all out for a while first!) 
• Beauty Haul, (What I have bought over the past month and in December, in the sales!)
• Wake Up/ Get Ready With Me 
• Reviews! 
• Fun Tags and, hopefully, DIYs

Sorry for making you guys wait but I am planning to have my next post up today or tomorrow! 

Thanks for reading,

Olivia xx

Special FX Makeup!

Hello everyone,
                        Today I am going to show you some pictures of the fake wounds that I created recently. I decided to create three different things and just to show you the photographs of each one! I used my new camera for this post and, I have to say, the pictures are such better quality!

*Click any pictures to enlarge*

1) The Severed Finger

2) The Cut on The Forehead 

3) The Gun Shot Wound 

Thanks for reading,
Olivia xx

Top 13 of 2013!

 Hello everyone,
                         Today I thought that it would be a nice idea to show you my top thirteen products for the past year of 2013! I think that last year was really great for me and I want 2014 to be even better!

Face

1) Dream Pure BB Cream from Maybelline 
This is an amazing base for everyday and I think that it is such amazing coverage and looks so natural on the skin. It's brilliant for everyday use and since I found it this year, I have realised that it is my new favourite! I got this in the second half of the year and will continue to use it for a long time! I did a review and comparison of this one and the original one from Maybelline here.

2) Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer

I have another concealer that I am using at the moment that may be  better than this one but, for this past year, this is the one I have used. I like that it's easy to put on and is very good coverage. The only problem is that there are only three shades but the one I have is a great match for me. It blends really nicely too because it is a cream formula. This stuff lasts forever and is about £3-£4 so it's really great! 

3) Rimmel Match Perfection Silky Loose Face Powder

This is a really great, light, natural powder. It looks great over most foundations and it sets makeup better than my Stay Matte one and I think that this adds a small amount of coverage too, especially when applied with a buffing brush. 

Cheeks

4) Natural Collection Powder Blush in Peach Melba

I distinctly remember using this blush for about four months straight. Literally. I would not wear anything else. I loved it during Spring and Summer because it gave a nice glow and a small flush without looking like too much. Because it is matte too, it looks very simple but will go with everything!

5) Sleek Face Contour Kit

This is a great contour powder to use in the hollows of the cheeks and to add some definition to the skin. It looks really good on and I love this powder too because it's not too dark or too light and I think that it is amazing. I do love the highlighter too, but I haven't included that in this Top 13. 

6) Sleek Blush Trio in Lace

I mostly like the middle colour but all three are beautiful, bright, summery colours that I love to wear and they are just the most pigmented blushes I have ever tried! Better than any other brand! 

Eyes

7) Stila In The Light Eyeshadow Palette

I used this the most this year out of all of my palettes and it is one of the best! The eyeshadows are such good quality and they are just some of the best eyeshadows I have ever used! This palette has ten of Stila's best selling eyeshadows for only £25! 

8) Benefit Stay Don't Stray 

I used this product for most of the year as a primer, not only for my eyes, but for blemishes too, before concealer. I love this stuff so much because, other than my MAC paintpot, which I love, it's the only thing that covers veins on my eyes, because it's skin coloured, and also keeps eyeshadow on all day without creasing, that includes concealer too! It really is great and it reminds me of a liquid/cream version on MAC Painterly Paintpot.

9) Rimmel London Scadeleyes Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in Nude

This is just the best type of eyeliner I have ever come across. These are much like the Urban Decay ones and the nude one is my favourite and I wear it almost everyday on my waterline. It just makes my eyes look larger and brighter, which I need in the mornings! 

Lips

10) L'Oréal Colour Riche Lipstick in 258 Berry Blush

This is one of my most worn lipsticks of all year! It's the perfect berry colour with some golden shimmer running through it. I doesn't look like too much either, which is perfect. It is absolutely beautiful and it's one of my all time favourites. I thought that this was discontinued but they just gave it new packaging and, possibly, a new formula, but I'm not sure about that! 

11) Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie 
This is a perfect berry colour, again, but is a bit more pink so it is wearable for everyday and season. I love this because it is so moisturising and beautiful on the lips.

12) ELF Essentials Lipstick in Nostalgic
This is my all time favourite lipstick because it is a beautiful, pink toned nude, which is the best for my skin tone and it's so moisturising. Also, for £1.50, it's brilliant! I have worn this all year and I love it so much!

13) OPI Nail Polish in Don't Pretzel My Buttons
I had a miniature of this last year for Christmas and I got the full size this year! It's the perfect creamy, nude colour that goes with anything and looks good in all seasons! It's amazing quality too! A big thumbs up from me! I'm wearing it right now!

Thanks for reading,
Olivia xx