This month

Hello everyone! Hope all the mummies out there had a nice mother's day yesterday :) Personally my mother and I agreed to not argue or wind each other up for one day <3 - it was lovely :P

So today is the last day of March, and I thought this called for a bit of a reflection post. I'd like to gather my thoughts a bit about where this blog is at the moment, current plans and what I would like to happen in general for April.

I'm pretty happy I've been able to update quite frequently since I've had some time off, and I think I've used it well. But as of Wednesday I start my new job full time and I will probably slow down my posts a little. By that I mean I will post every 3 or 4 days maybe, rather than every 1 or 2! So not too bad to be honest. It also means I'll be planning my posts and organising them properly, creating a little schedule for myself. I will not let myself go more than 4 days without a post though, because I do so enjoy posting frequently.

Okay so, April.

Here is my little list of aims for the coming month!

I have also been trying to be more social in the blogging community, through Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr etc.. I enjoy finding new blogs and getting inspiration, so if you have one you'd like me to check out, leave a comment! :)

Anything else you think I should be posting about? 

Let me know xo

Shopping again..

I can't seem to help myself at all. I was bored, it was a Saturday, and most importantly I had some pennies in my pocket. This time I picked up some sunnies, make up brushes, the cutest false nails evs, perfume and some shorts.

This is a combination of products from Forever 21, Primark and Superdrug.

The brushes shown here caught my eye in Forever 21 because of how cute they are; I'm pretty much a sucker for anything pink tbh. They are so soft and I'm especially pleased with the biggest brush in the pack, it's the perfect bronzing brush size I've been looking for. 

So perfume, Armani Diamonds Rose, is one of my absolute favourites. So I'm really happy I finally got that again. And even though I already have quite a few pairs of sunglasses, I couldn't resist these two pink pairs. I plan to wear the neon ones mostly for my holiday to Greece in the summer and the baby pink ones as soon as there's a sunshiney day in Liverpool! Fingers tightly crossed right now.

Anyway, that's what I've been buying this weekend! How about you guys?

Leave me comments. Love love love! xo

Spring Beauty Treats

As you can see, I've picked up some little treats to get me in the mood for Spring. 

I wanted to try a new primer, and went for Bourjois Happy Light Matte Primer (£10.99), some lovely pastel coloured nail polishes (£3.49 each, but they were buy one get one half price!), a cute Candy-Red Minnie Mouse nail polish (£1!), some refreshing Simple Cleansing wipes (£3) and a FREE Percy & Reed Wonder Hair Balm I got with this months ELLE magazine (RRP £18).

I'm really happy with the nail polishes because I definitely needed some spring colours, and the Minnie Mouse one was just too cute to resist.

The Rimmel pastel colours are beautiful! I love the baby blue as a new addition to my collection for Sping/Summer, and the light pink is perfect as a subtle but pretty shade to wear - particularly since I'm starting a new job in the next week! I wanted something girly but not too bright, and this is wonderful.

Im so excited to talk about the Bourjois Matte Primer! I never expected to like it as much as I do, but I think it's a really big deal. As some of you may know, I've had my eye on Benefit's 'Porefessional' Primer for some time now, because I adore Benefit and I wanted a primer that helps my makeup last as well as hiding my pores. Unfortunately, at almost £25 for a tube I just can't afford the Porefessional right now, at least until I start my new job :)

So I had to go for something a little cheaper. Enter Bourjois. At half the price it's affordable and worth a try. To be honest I really was taking a chance on it, because they didn't even have any testers available at the time.

With a creamy soft tint, and non greasy texture it applies easily and evenly across my skin. I was literally 'WOWED' with how soft it makes your skin feel. I ran my fingers across the areas I'd applied it to, and compared to my skin usually; it's like a wonderful matte texture, without the shine. As for keeping my makeup in place, I do think it's really helped. Usually I have to reapply my foundation/bronzer after about 3/4 hours which can be annoying. With this primer I found I still looked fresh after 6 hours of a busy day!

So yep, this is a winner for me personally. I think it would be a great product for most skin types, but let me know yourself if you've tried it! Remember, I'm no expert I can only let you guys know what works for me, and you should always test first for yourself or get advice from a skincare expert :)

As for the Hair Balm - I haven't tried it yet but I will let you guys know as soon as I do! Or tell me if you've used it yourself and what you thought of it?

Let me know what you think and leave a comment!

Patchwork Princess

I'll admit I like the 90's.. okay I LOVE the 90's. The hair, the clothes, the music, the fact that I had no worries... Anyway. We've seen the 90's making a huge comeback in fashion for a while now, and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. At fashion week we seen a parade of patchwork dedicated to this 90's throwback, but even I took a while to warm to this trend. I weren't sure of it at first, but I must say I've come around and now it's all I want for Spring/Summer!

I especially love DKNY's collection of denim heaven (below), with brightly coloured patches, a mish-mash of styles, and baggy jeans.

As shown below though, this style can also be tailored to simpler/casual tastes, whilst still keeping in with this patchwork trend. This is Paul and Joe for SS14.

I love each different, unique way of wearing it, but my personal fave for myself would be the nostalgic style of DKNY. What do you guys think? Love it or hate it? How about customising your own clothes with patches? Let me know in the comments below! xx

My lovely gift in the mail!

As some of you may know from my previous, I won a competition not so long ago with Company Magazine. Well, I received all of the above and more in the post from them a few days ago! They literally sent a huge beauty haul to me, it couldn't even fit in one photo properly. I am absolutely thrilled to have won, and to have received such a lovely prize - Thanks again Company!

Included in this haul are many MAC, Nars, Benefit (yay!), Bourjois and BareMinerals products just to name a few. Altogether it's worth at least £150, and includes many lipsticks, foundation, mascara, eyeliner, bronzers, highlighters, blushers, eyeshadows, primers, eyelashes, nail varnish, hair chalks, hair serum, brow kits and perfume! I cannot wait to get stuck into it all!

Just wanted to update you guys and show how grateful I am to have won. Be sure to check out my reviews of some of the products which are sure to come soon! Thanks! xx