To cut or not to cut, that is the question
Friday, February 01, 2013
I have been thinking about getting a fringe for a while now, I have had a fringe for most of my childhood and I hated it - but it was really thick. I thought about getting a full fringe (but thinned out) which is light. What do you think?
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I think I am going to get a fringe/bangs cut in - I think this year will be the year of the fringe/bangs! I loved Michelle Obamas fringe/bangs!
What do you think?
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Urban Outfitters Goodies!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Here are some items that myself and my sister bought a few days ago from Urban Outfitters as they were having an up to 75% off sale, a free delivery code and 20% off for students (the student discount works on sale items!). The items arrived today and we got some amazing bargains so here they are (apologies for the large amount of hauls over the past few weeks, there have just been some great deals that I wanted to share).
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Here is the first item I bought! It is a vaudeville and burlesque dress which should have been £85 but it was reduced to...(drum roll please)...£10! I couldn't believe that there were still sizes left. I bought a size S which is good but it could have been a little bit tighter around the waist. I am about 4ft 11 so I am tiny and this dress is about 2inches above my knee - a guideline if you wanted to buy this dress. The dress fits really well, it feels very well made and I may wear this for my graduation in July!
I also bought some BDG Mid Rise Cigarette Jeans which are a 27 inch waist and a 26 inch leg. They are a little bit too big/long but with heels they are fine. I was a bit disappointed with these jeans as I expected them to be fitted and fairly skinny but they are straight leg and loose around my calfs but they are ok for around the house.
My younger sister, Aimee, bought these last two tops and they were £10 each but with my student discount it was £16 for both of them. They are both made of a really soft cotton material and I LOVE the forest green one.
£5 for a Shu Uemura Lipstick?
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
I ordered two lipsticks from Shu Uemura at SpaceNK last week and they arrived about an hour ago and I LOVE them! I bought them as they were only...£5 each! Yes, £5 - I couldn't not get them for that price! Full price these lipsticks are £19 or $30 each so I think I got a really good bargain!
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I bought two Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited Lipsticks in the shades 'BG 930' and 'BG 941' which were a couple of the last shades that were only £5. I didn't know what the shades would really look like so I was taking a bit of a chance but as I said they were only £5 each! Firstly, I love the packaging I think it looks so sleek and expensive and they lipsticks are quite weighty too.
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Here are the two shades! I particularly love the shade 'BG 941' but both of them are really nice. The shade 'BG 941' is a natural rosy pink in the tube but it comes out slightly brighter on the lips. The shade 'BG 930' is a natural brown nude with pink undertones - it looks pinker than it looks on the picture above. Both shades have a really nice smooth silky texture which makes them glide onto the lips really smoothly and they have a slightly glossy natural finish. They do have a bit of a plastic scent/taste. I only received them today so I can't really comment on anything else about these lipsticks but there will be a full review. Overall, my initial impressions of these lipsticks is very promising.
January Empties: Haircare
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
If you are not familiar with empties videos/posts then to explain, through out the month you keep all of the products you have used up within that month - you don't have to have used up the whole bottle just within that month. Here are my haircare empties that I have finished in the month of January. 
1. Liz Earle Botanical Shine Shampoo: I received this as part of a present for my birthday last year. I have used the Liz Earle cleanse and polish hot cloth cleanser a few years ago but I haven't tried any of their haircare products before this and I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked this shampoo, it cleansed my hair well without making it dry and it nice fresh scent.
2. Clynol Colour & Care Shampoo: I received this as a free gift with purchase and I am quite disappointed - it didn't really do any thing for me and it was very very average and the scent wasn't very nice, in my opinion. I would not buy the full size.
3. T Gel Therapeutic Shampoo: I have been reacting to shampoo quite badly over the past month or two and this shampoo has really been helping stop irritation and dry flakiness which is great. Although it smells absolutely horrible! The good effects of this shampoo are overshadowed by the strong coal tar scent. Overall, I think I would buy this again as it really helped my scalp but the scent is definitely a put off for me!
4. Yves Rocher Nutrition Shampoo: I made a really big order last year with Yves Rocher and in the order I bought two of these shampoos (buy one, get one free at the time) and from the first use I didn't get along with this shampoo. The shampoo smells nice and it lathers well but the next morning my scalp will be very flaky and irritated because of this product - and if I stop using this shampoo the irritation and horrible flakiness stop immediately. Not recommended.
5. Seah Overnight Beauty Hair Mask: another disappointing product - firstly, this hair mask really doesn't smell nice at all and it has glitter in it - why would you want a hair mask with glitter in? Secondly, the hair mask didn't do anything for my hair - very very average results!
6. Liz Earle Botanical Shine Conditioner: My sister gave me this conditioner as she said it didn't work for her (she has fine, colour treated blonde hair) but it did work fairly well for me (I have thick long colour treated hair). The conditioner smells nice and it conditions my hair well without weighing it down.
7 & 8. Aveda Invati Exfoliating shampoo and Thickening Conditioner: I received these two small samples and I only got one use out of them so I can't really give a full review but my initial impressions were that they didn't do much really - average results and a slightly unusual scent.
Final Sale Haul?
Monday, January 28, 2013
For my final sale haul, I went to The Urban Retreat Beautique online and I found three amazing bargains! I have never bought from there before but it is a great site, the products are from a wide range of brands and the delivery was quite quick too!
I bought three things from the Urban Retreat Beautique sale including: The Urban Retreat Anti Bump After Shave Lotion, the Urban Retreat and Daniel Sandler Foundation and Blush (light) and finally a Ellis Faas Creamy Eyes Eyeshadow pen in the shade '108'.
Firstly, the Urban Retreat Smart Base & Blusher shade: light. I bought this product as I am always wanting to try new foundations and because this product was only...£2! How could I pass up a foundation and blusher in one - created by Daniel Sandler for only £2! The packing is great in my opinion and I was really excited to try this product. When it arrived I was a bit disappointed with the shade as it is slightly too dark for me - especially when you see the swatch but when applied and blended it is a good match.
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Here is the swatch of the foundation, then the blusher heavily swatched and next to it is the blusher when blended out. The foundation has a strange spatula applicator which I wasn't expecting but it needs a spatula as the foundation is very, very thick. Although despite the thick consistency the foundation is easy to blend and it is quite moisturising - full review coming soon. The blush is really nice in my opinion and on the cheeks it looks so natural and rosy - I love it. Overall, I am very impressed with this product so far!
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And last but not least I bought something that I have been wanting to try for at least a year (Lisa Eldrige posted a video review of some of the Ellis Faas products and instantly I wanted to try them). I bought the Creamy Eyes pen in the shade '108' which is a beige tan shade. This product was reduced down to £13 which is great as it should have been £22 I think. I have only tried this product without a primer and it doesn't hold up well without a primer but I will have to try it with my Nars Smudgeproof Primer. The shade is nice as a base but it wasn't really what I was expecting to be honest. Overall, I am not impressed so far but I have only used it a couple of times.
A week in photographs #7
Sunday, January 27, 2013
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My week has consisted of university work (lots of it), snow and new clothes! Firstly, the snow, on Friday it was snowing really badly and in the morning we ended up with about one foot of snow. Although today because of the wind and heavy rain last night the snow as nearly all gone! Yesterday I received my new coat from Topshop which I just adore! It is the Topshop Talbot Hooded Short Parka and it is priced at £60. I bought a size UK size 6 as I purchased a Topshop sale petite coat (green swing coat) in a UK size 8 and it was massive on me but a size 6 in this parka is prefect! I love the colour of the coat, the design, the leather (fake) elbow patches and the really big pockets although if you don't have the push button fastenings closed then they can make a jingling noise when you move/walk which is a bit annoying. I also received a Primark cardigan this week from my Auntie, it should have been £12 but it was reduced to £3 which is a great bargain and I love the cardigan!
I hope everyone had a great week x