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Wednesday 30 March 2016

New Spring Beauty Picks - First Thoughts

Hi,

I'm so sorry for not posting weekly for a while, but I've got exams coming up for my AS levels and am drowning in revision. Over the Easter holiday, I will try to get more up to date on my blog!

I've purchased a few beauty bits over the last couple of weeks, and I thought I'd share my thoughts on them with you all. Spring is the time where your makeup has a bit of a switch-over and freshen up, so these are the new additions. Enjoy!

Starting with the Collection Eye Primer. I so far have been impressed with this - I've only used it a couple of times, but it has made my eye shadow stay on much longer. It's got a surprisingly creamy fomula. You only need a tiny amount and for £4, you really can't fault it!

Sticking with the eyes theme, I picked up the Seventeen Eyeshadow Pallet in 'Birthday Suit'. Having seen Zoella's video referencing it (I will link it below at the end of the post in case you haven't seen it). I went into my local Boots, and couldn't walk past the Seventeen counter without picking it up. I've fallen in love with it - the neutral shades are beautiful and would go lovely with a nude lip. If you would like me to do a up to date spring makeup tutorial, let me know in the comments!




To give my makeup a lovely overall finish, I've been using the Maybelline 24 Hour Finishing Spray. On the 3rd time of using this, I'm already obsessed with it. I literally spray a tiny amount onto my face when I've finished my makeup and I'm ready to go! I used to have to touch up my foundation and powder twice a day, now it looks so lovely and sheen!

Finally, yesterday these beautiful lipsticks and crayons came in the post, and I had to write about them! The picture on the left shows My Best Girl Friend, which looks stunning. The consistency is stunning; smooth and creamy. For such a classy product, I am super impressed it's only £12.50 As soon as I've tried this, I'll let you know!

The other lip colour I got was Nude Mink, a gorgeous true nude shade. Again, it looks beautiful, and the magnetic lid satisfies me so much (yes, I sound lame, but the small things satisfy me!) I am really looking forward to trying these.

Products mentioned:
Collection Eye Primer
Seventeen Eye Shadow Palette
Maybelline Superstay 24 Hour Setting Spray
Lip Crayon in 'Girl Best Friend'
Lipstick in 'Nude Mink'

Hope you've liked this post and see you soon!

Love,
Katy
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Saturday 19 March 2016

Chatty Get To Know Me Tag (25 Questions)

Hi,

I'm so sorry for not posting for a while, I've had so much college work & had tonsillitis (twice!) :(

I realised a lot of these posts have been beauty/fashion related, so I thought I'd share a bit more about myself so you can learn a bit more about me!


Questions

1) What is your middle name? I don't actually have one!
2) What was your favourite subject at school? I had two - History & English. I achieved As in both and really enjoyed them at school, I have persued the English and do English Literature & Language A Level. Although History GCSE is hard work, it is so rewarding and interesting.
3) What do you do at college? Sociology, English Literature & Lanugage, and Photography (A Level)

4) What is your favourite drink? I'm not actually massively fussed, I used to hate water when I was little, but now I like it. If I'm out with friends, I'll treat myself to a coca cola or a fanta, otherwise it'll be water.
5) What is your favourite song at the moment? This is so difficult - I listen to a range of artists all the time. For a chilled song, I like 'Perth' by Bon Iver and something a bit more upbeat, 'She's American' by The 1975.
6) What is your favourite food? I love pizza (either margarita or pepperoni), and also pasta. Lasagna is pretty good too.

7) What is the last thing you brought? A Maybelline make up setting spray, which I absolutely love!
8) Favourite book of all time? I'm such a bookworm, its so hard to choose one. I love 'I Capture A Castle' by Dodie Smith - it's such a classic and I've re-read it over and over again.
9) Favourite Colour? I love blue, any shade.

10) Do you have any pets? I have two rescue cats called Laurel & Heidi, who we adopted as young cats 3 years ago and also 5 guinea pigs called Mo, Maisy, Darcy, Daisy & Nala, who I love!
11) Favourite perfume? I always love the soap and glory sprays, but I got given my first proper perfume for Christmas last year from my Mum called Daisy by Marc Jacobs and it smells incredible, I love it! Anything floral with a slight hint of musk is right up my street :)
12) Are you married? No, I'm 17! (Not that there's anything wrong with getting married at 16/17, I just wouldn't at my age)

13) Have you ever been out of the country, if so how many times? Yes, I went to Germany last year on a school trip for History. It was quite an experience as it was my first time abroad, but I loved it - Berlin is a beautiful city and I would love to return when I am older! I want to travel a lot more in the future - New York is top of my travel bucket list atm.
14) Do you speak any other languages? Nope, I'm 100% British. I would love to speak another language fluently though.
15) How many siblings do you have? None, I'm an only child, which I don't mind now, although I used to hate it and wish for a sister.

16) What is your favourite shop? New Look is completely my favourite clothes shop, I would say at least 3/4 of my wardrobe is from there. The clothes just fit me really nicely and are my style. Apart from that, I really like Pull & Bear, and any make up store like MAC!
17) Favourite Restaurant? I don't eat out often, so when I do, any restaurant is a massive treat. I love a local Italian restaurent called 'Trattiora Italiana', the food is incredible and the staff are so friendly and lovely.

18) When was the last time you cried? This morning actually, everything's quite stressful with exams coming up atm and it's 'that time of the month' so I'm extremely overemotional!
19) Favourite blog? I love Georgia's blog: http://www.georgialouisebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/
20) Favourite movie? I'm not a massive fan of movies, I seem to get bored half way through, but the Lion King has got to be my favourite still:)

21) Favourite TV Shows? I really like watching hospital documentaries at the moment, I just find them really interesting - 24 hours in A&E is my favourite.
22) PC or Mac? I own a PC, so PC (although I would love a Macbook air!)
23) What phone do you have? Samsung Galaxy S5

24) How tall are you? I'm pretty tall for my age, about 5 foot 8"
25) Can you cook? I can bake simple things like cakes and bread, but I need to learn to cook before I go to uni next September!

Hope you enjoyed this Q&A, feel free to copy and paste to answer yourself.

See you soon,
Katy x
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