Benefit Watts Up!

You might remember me mentioning the Benefit Watts Up highlighter when I bought it way back in July. Purchasing the Charlotte Tilbury film star bronze and glow at the same time meant that this little gem never got opened, until a few weeks ago, when I remembered I still hadn't tried it. 

Well, I tried it once, and the rest is history. I love this thing! I'm not normally a huge fan of cream products, but this one is great. It applies easily over foundation (and powder), looks beautiful on the skin, and lasts all day! I'm so impressed with it that I just had to tell you all about it. 

The packaging is beautiful too. Benefit packaging is a bit hit and miss for me. I like it usually, but the cardboard packaging gets messy so quickly. This is great as it's not cardboard! The product is in a twist up stick formula too, which I find way easier to use (and keep clean!) than a cream highlighter compact. There is a little sponge on the other end of the product, which I haven't used, as personally, I think this highlighter blends beautifully with fingers. 

I know I'll be loving this product even more in Summer, as it's perfect for a bronzy glow too, as it's gold-tinted. 

It's not cheap, but I would really recommend it! 

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Laura Mercier Artist's Palette for Eyes and Cheeks

I've kind of neglected blogging recently, as I've been really enjoying making videos, but I want to get back into doing a few 'traditional blog posts' and I thought I'd start with the Laura Mercier palette for eyes and cheeks. If you've been watching my YouTube videos, you will have seen that I showed this palette in my boxing day haul, and used it in my Chatty makeup tutorial which I uploaded yesterday. It's sadly not available online anymore, but I couldn't resist not sharing it with you as it's so beautiful. 

It contains 8 eyeshadows and one cheek shade, which is a kind of blush/bronzer hybrid called Rosegold shimmer. It's absolutely beautiful. I've been using it as a blush and I love the look it gives. I can see this being a beautiful highlight for darker skin tones too. It's a little too shimmery to use for contour, but I think it's lovely as a bronzer or blush. 

The eyeshadows are really nice too. I really can't fault Laura Mercier products at all, everything I've tried I've loved! The pigmentation is really good, they apply nicely, blend well, and have good longevity. I've used the nude/pink tones more than the others, as you all know, I like the neutrals! However, I am looking forward to being a bit experimental with the green and navy. I don't use much coloured eyeshadow at all, but I think these two are subtle enough that I wouldn't feel scared of using. 

If you can find this palette anywhere, I'd recommend picking it up, and if not, I'd recommend looking at a Laura Mercier counter! Hope you're all having a lovely day! 

I'm also trying out a new schedule for videos and blog posts which is:

Sunday & Thursday: New videos 

Tuesday & Saturday : Blog posts 

I'm going to try my best to stick to it, but if I get more time, there might be a few bonus posts!! Equally if I get less time, there might be a post less or something! But I'll try my best! 

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Chatty Makeup Tutorial | Video

New video!

Hope that you enjoy this chatty makeup tutorial, and please subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven't already!

Have a lovely sunday! xx

2014 Non-Beauty Favourites | Fashion & more

I hope that you're all having a great week so far?!

When I uploaded my 2014 beauty favourites, it was requested that I do a non-beauty favourites, so that's just what I did! It's a mixture of lifestyle, fashion and blogging favourites, and I do hope that you enjoy it!

I've really been enjoying working hard on my YouTube channel recently, so please do give the video a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel, as it really does make my day!



Nearly weekend now everyone! xx

Sales Haul part 2 | Zara, UO, Cheshire Oaks, Boohoo & more!

So you probably saw this coming... it's another sales haul with loads of fashion and beauty bargains that I've picked up over the last week or so! I really hope that you enjoy the video, and please thumbs up and subscribe to my youtube channel, as it really does make my day!

I'm so sad that today is the last day of my christmas holidays, but I'm going to carry on with making videos, and am aiming to upload 2 per week. So please let me know if theres any videos in particular that you'd like to see!

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Current Reads | Alexa Chung & Choupette

It's not often I blog about books, because it's not often that I read them (or finish them at least). However, I've really enjoyed 'reading' two books in particular over the Christmas holidays. Both are what you might call 'Coffee table books' that you can pick up and put down at any time. 

Alexa's book is a collection of photographs, anecdotes from her life, and her idols, style tips and thoughts on various topics. It's a bit of a strange book really. Not an autobiography, not a style journal, in fact there are very few photos of Alexa herself. I think it's an interesting book, and has been an interesting read. It's a book I know I'll continue to pick up and flick through. The book isn't really in any sort of order, which I quite like actually. If you prefer more of a novel, you might not like this, but if you're more of a magazine fan, I think you'll like this, or if you just like Alexa Chung (who doesn't?). 

Choupette | The Private Life of a High Flying Fashion Cat, is a book about Karl Lagerfeld's cat, Choupette. You may already know that I've long been a fan of Karl Lagerfeld, and of course, I'm an animal and fashion lover, so this book is perfect for me. If you do have a cat, there are some recipes for fancy cat meals, which might be useful to you. The book also has some beautiful photography (by Karl himself) and some fun quotes and anecdotes about Choupette and some other cats and their owners. It's a really cute, interesting book. If you're a fan of fashion, cats or Karl, I'm sure you'll like this one. 

See what else I got for Christmas in my video here.

Hope you've all had a lovely festive period, it's gone far too quickly if you ask me! 

2014 Beauty Favourites

Happy New Year!



I just wanted to thank you all for all your support over the last year. All of your likes, comments, tweets, and following me on various platforms really does mean so much to me. I wouldn't be where I am today without you all. I really hope we will continue to grow during 2015, and that it will be a great year for us all!



In the meantime, here is my new video: My 2014 Beauty Favourites. So if you're thinking of trying out some new beauty products or have some christmas money left over, it might give you some ideas!



I do hope you've all had a lovely festive season - hasn't it gone so fast?!



Best wishes for 2015

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