barry m nail polish in mint green

Because I've been such a shitty blogger lately I thought I would do just a quick little post on my favourite nail polish for the spring time. The Barry M nail polish in the shade ' 304 mint green' will be constantly on my nails throughout spring. Mint Green is pretty much my fave colour anyway, so what more excuse do I need to wear this?!

Buy it here.

the makeup mishaps tag

I just saw this tag that the lovely Becky posted, so I thought I would do it as well.

You're going to a high end beauty event - would you rather:

Have really thick, dark, sharpie eyebrows or a major neck/foundation line?

Hmm this is hard. I think I would rather have a foundation line. Only because I have very light blonde hair so I couldn't pull off the dark eyebrow look at all.

 

Have chipped nail polish or horribly faded lipstick?

Chipped nails for sure!

 

Have smudged all your eye make up or have lipstick on your teeth?

Lipstick on my teeth. I wear quite a lot of eye makeup so I would just look like a panda with smudged eye makeup.

 

Over highlight - a la disco ball - or over pluck those brows and look constantly surprised?

My eyebrows are dreadful anyway. So the over plucked eyebrow look it'll have to be.

It's a typical working/school day, and unfortunately your beauty products have gone missing. You can only find a few things hidden at the bottom of your makeup bag, and have to use what you can find. What do you choose?

 

OTT unsubtle fake lashes or clear mascara?

I would have to go for fake eyelashes. I can't go out with my blonde eyelashes, it looks like I have none!

 

A foundation five shades too dark or five shades too light?

Too light for sure, considering I'm really pale anyway.

 

Hair-gloss (a beautifully sticky gloss: perfect for getting your hair stuck to in the wind) or gorgeous concealer lips?

Hair gloss! Concealer lips are a NO-GO at all times.

 

Finally, it's the middle of summer - you can have either a manicure or a pedicure. However, the other set of nails have to be bare - what do you pick?

Pedicure! I hate my feet as it is, so I would get those done just to make me feel better about them!

I tag everyone who reads this! Leave the link to yours in the comments!

dove summer glow | review

My mum has been obsessing over this product for over a year now, and now the weather is starting to get nicer I thought I would try it out instead of being pale all summer.

This is a moisturiser but it slowly builds up a tan at the same time. I've been using it for about 2 weeks now and I'm in love with it. I don't have any pictures of how pale I was before using so I couldn't really upload a picture of my tan now to compare. It brings out such a lovely natrual looking tan as well as leaving your skin so soft. I apply this after having a shower and it works wonders. It hasn't left any streaks on me so far and blends so nicely.

It is sold in about 3 different shades. I chose 'normal to dark' as I wanted quite a dark tan.

Here is a link to where you can buy it.

top 5 under £5!

Seeing as I haven't been posting a lot, I thought I would just quickly do a post. I have so many great ideas for posts, but without a camera it's a bit hard to take decent looking photos!

Face:

Of course the Collection 'lasting perfection' concealer would be on this list. For only £4.19 it is such a high quality concealer and has been compared to many high end concealers. I'm sure you've heard many beauty bloggers preaching about this product so I won't go on any longer.

MUA is one of my favorite drugstore brands. The blushers are only £1 each! (some range to £3 but no higher). The pigmentation of these is amazing. Personally I prefer my MUA blushers to my MAC blushers and for £14 cheaper!? Why not?!

Eyes:

Next is another MUA product, oops. This eyeshadow pallette is only £4! Yes, you read that correctly, £4 for 12 eyeshadows! You just can't say no...

The only eyeliner I use on my waterline is the Rimmel 'Exaggerate Waterproof' eyeliner. For a steal of £3.99 it's amazing, stays on all day without smudging and I love it.

Lips:

Last but not least is, yet again, another MUA product. These lipsticks are only £1 and last all day long! I would recommend MUA to anyone just starting out in makeup and aren't sure what suits them, for such a cheap price, if you love it; great! If you don't; at least it didn't break your bank balance!

Fashion and Make up Haul | February - March 2014

I've been shopping quite a bit over these past 3-4 days so I thought I would should you all what I've picked up on my travels. (Again, sorry for the quality of the pictures, still haven't purchased a new camera yet so iPhone quality will have to do for now!)

Primark.

 Primark this month have had so many amazing things I wish I could buy but I have had to restrain myself. It's a great place to buy essentials and basics, which is exactly what I've done this month.

The black skater skirt was only £1!!! How could I say no?!

Floral slouchy PJ pants - £6

Tights - £2.50

Camden Market.

                    Breaking Bad jumper - £15                                             1D phone case - £5                   

MAC.

 How could I go to London without visiting MAC? I couldn't. Covent Garden is the closest MAC store to where I live in Essex. All I purchased on this visit was the blusher in the shade 'Peachykeen' for £18, now I know that's quite expensive but the quality of their blush is amazing and I will put a review up soon. The lipstick is in the shade 'Snob' and it's the most beautiful pink colour I've ever seen. Again, I will post a review on that soon, and it was £15.

Topshop

'Kiss Me' shirt - £16 (I couldn't find the exact one to link, but I have found one very similar)

Sunglasses - £16

H&M

I never used to shop in H&M but over these past couple of months I have been loving some of the things they've had in and it's become pretty much my favourite shop. One thing I will say though, when looking at skirts and trousers in there, try them on in the shop, I am a size 10 in every shop but I will be having to take the skirt back to get a 12 because it is ridiculously tight on me.

Black crop top - £3.99

Tartan Skirt - £14.99

Hat - £7.99

I have linked everything that I could find on the posts, thank you for reading. Be sure to follow to see more reviews and hauls like this one!