Sunday 29 January 2012

January Product Haul

Hi everyone:)
This is my first monthly product haul, this isn’t everything I bought this month, just in the last week which I know contradicts everything I have said in my last post but im not wasting the pictures I’ve already taken!
 I will be doing one at the end of every month instead of just every time I go shopping, it will be a lot more organized this way and I will have lots more to show you than just a few bits each time.

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This is Rimmel Clear Complexion pressed powder
I did re-purchase it but only because my last one cracked, and it was £3.99 from boots. 

Please excuse the state of the box!
This is the fantastic 200 nail set from boots, it was 
£8.00 which i think is pretty amazing!
I think i will be doing a review/ tutorial with these so there will be more details then. 

This is Sally Hansen 'Hard as Nails' 
I haven't tried this yet, but its baisically a hardening topcoat.
It was 
£4.75 from boots.


I got these because i needed more and because they were on offer for 2 for £4.00 at boots
Garnier fresh essentials vitamin enriched cleansing wipes for normal/combination skin.


This is the Garnier Summer Body lotion.
This is really good, gives a really natural looking glow all year round, it doesnt make you look orange or smell like curry!
It was 
£5.16 for 250ml from boots 


I GOT THIS FOR FREE!
Clinique at boots are doing this amazing offer, all you have to do is swap an empty mascara with them(any brand) and they give you a brand new one! It can be any mascara, and in return i got  the Clinique high impact mascara, it is however only small - you get 3.5ml
Yay for free stuff!


I have been a busy bee this week on the offers front as i only paid 
£2.00 for this No.7 stay perfect nail varnish!
I got a little voucher a while ago in boots for £5.00 off anything at No.7! So i took full advantage, why not?
It is in the colour 'So Simple' and ive had it on all day on my false nails (above) and no chipping/peeling!
Its not a tiny little thing either you get 10ml

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I hope you enjoyed!
My schedule which i explained in my previous post will be starting as of the start of February, so in a few days.
I cant wait!
Alex.X


Update!

Hi everybody!
This is going to be an update on whats going to be in my future blog posts!
I've had time to think about the things I'm going to blog about and here are some idea's I've come up with:
Weekly
Live, laugh, love
(Update on what I’ve been doing that week)
Friday Favourite and Fudgeroo
(1 product i have loved, and another i have hated that week)
Monthly
-Glossy box review!
-Monthly fashion haul
-Monthly product haul
-Product review

So thats what I’ve come up with.
That ‘schedule’ will start in February, just because it’s now the end of January and it makes sense to start at the beginning of the month!
However, I will be doing my ‘January product Haul’ because I already took the pictures and im not wasting them;)

Please let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions for me please just comment below!
Alex.X



Monday 16 January 2012

Beauty Tag!

Beauty tag! 


Hi everyone!I decided to do a tag, it's quite long but that doesn't matter! 
enjoy:-)


1. Do you apply your foundation with a brush, sponge or your fingers?
 I use my ELF studio flat top brush which is amazing, it makes any foundation (liquid, powder or mousse) look great, it gives it a lovely finish and was only £3.50!
2. Do you prime your eyes?
Yes, with Stila Prime Pot Waterproof Eye Shadow Primer

3. Do you conceal first or after foundation?
Always conceal first!

4. Do you go for manicures or manicure yourself?
I've only had about 5 or 6 professional manicures in my lifetime! not allot, its expensive and time consuming so 99% of the time i do my own nails, but if i want to treat myself on the odd occasion then why not!?


5. Do you ex foliate your lips, face or both?
I do both at the same time, i exfoliate maybe 2 or 3 times a week with an ex foliation glove when im in the bath!

6. On average, how long does it take to do your makeup?
Everyday makeup about 10 minutes, going out makeup maybe 15 to 20 minutes

7. Do you wear makeup everyday and everywhere?
I wear makeup every weekday for school, i usually do on Saturday depending on what im doing and i always try to have a makeup free day to let my skin breathe a little bit which is usually a Sunday when i dont do much. Sometimes it doesn't happen but ah well!

8. What is your weakness: Shoes, Bags, Clothes, Jewellery or Makeup? 
It would be between Makeup and clothes, if i see a new product i like i can rarely resist, and end up buying it. If i see a top i really like, i dont stop thinking about it until i get it!

9. Do you whiten your teeth?
I do use whitening toothpaste, and i have actually been looking into whitening kits.. but for now i think im good with my toothpaste!

10. Do you wax your eyebrows or pluck them?
 I do abit of both actually.  I sometimes get them threaded which lasts alot longer than waxing. Warning... it does hurt! deffinately worth it though, and no pain.. no gain!

12. What do you use to contour?
I dont contour that often, but when i do i use the bourjois delice de poudre bronzing bowder, its so nice! it smells like real chocolate... mmm

13. False lashes or natural?
Natural!

14. Favourite makeup brand?
I love ELF they have some great products, i also love MAC but it is really pricey!

15. Liquid, Gel or Pencil eyeliner?
Pencil, i find it so much easier to apply

16. Lipstick, Lipgloss or Chapstick?
Lipgloss and chapstick deffinately! 

17. Pigments, pressed or cream eyeshadows?
Definitely between pressed and cream shadows! much easier to use, pigments get so messy!

18. Favourite eyeshadow colour by itself?
Retrospeck by MAC

19. Neutral or Dramatic eyeshadow?
Neutral, i couldnt imagine myself walking around dreary Manchester with massively dramatic eyes ahaha!


20. What is your current addiction?
For a long time it has been nail varnish! i have so much and i just cant seem to stop buying the stuff!

So theres my tag!
 i hope you enjoyed getting to know a bit more about me.
 and i tag YOU!
ByeX

Saturday 14 January 2012

First ever post!

Hello everyone!

This is my first ever post, so i just thought i would share a little bit about myself. My name is Alex, I'm 15 years old and I'm from the north of England! 


I wanted a blog because I've seen other peoples and thought I'd quite like to try it out for myself!  

I really love beauty and fashion and having a good natter about what I've bought and what i think of products, so i figured a blog would be a great way to do it!
I also know there are alot of girls out there around my age who don't have mums, sisters, auntys or best friends who they would normally talk about these things with. Some girls feel like they dont fit in with a certain group of friends and they just want someone to relate to. I want those girls to know that it isnt the end of the world.  I'm doing this for them and they DO have someone to talk to about anything, it doesnt have to be about make up or fashion, it could be about what they did that day, their problems, or just how they are feeling!


To be completely honest i haven't really made my mind up about the 'life' part just yet, i don't want to put my self out there too much and end up getting stalked or something, i am only 15 after all:-) 
But i do know i will be sharing quite abit about what I'm doing at the moment and other family  things!
Anyway, im going to get on now and try to get some good ideas flowing about what to put on here and try to get to grips with how this whole bloging thing works!
All ideas and suggestions are welcome, just comment below!

ByeX