Keeping warm - Winter 2013

Hi Guys!

The colder weather is my favourite fashion time - I love coats and I love being wrapped up (I hate being hot but I like the look of being wrapped up...just me?)

This is my newest addition to the coat cupboard. It's a black swing coat with a removable faux fur collar. £30 from asda!!! I love it - it looks really nice with my work clothes and it's thick enough but not tooooo thick.  

Plaid, tartan, whatever you call it - I love it. Scarf left is £8 from Matalan and adds a great pop of colour to my black on black outfits; scarf on the right is £18 from topshop and no I didn't buy it.

Stay warm and well everyone! xoxo

Rimmel Match Perfection foundation review

Hi Guys

This is another foundation that my mum has given to me.

As with the Wake me up foundation the shade is one too light but fine with bronzer. It is supose to have magic stuff in it to make it a flawless finish but personally I never believe in the PR bullshit. The only way your face will look flawless is if you already have 9% flawless skin. So far it does not seem to be reacting badly with my skin.

For the price point it is a good foundation but I haven't fallen in love with it.  The coverage is an ok medium but I find the product quite liquidy...not as thick as the wake me up foundation. It does have a nice finish - neither dewy or matt - a nice in between. 

I think that this foundation is a 7/10 - I think the problem is me! I have some sort of ideal in my head and this just doesn't meet it, but it's definitely ok and I' happy to use this as my current everyday work foundation.

Have you tried this? Any other high street foundation recommendations?

Rimmel Wake me up foundation review

Hi Guys!

My mum has become a youtube addict. Addicted to beauty gurus to be exact. I have no idea where this has come from - prior to this she only wore make up at my graduation. As a result of her new found hobby she has purchased a few make up bits and pieces but inevitably she gets bored of them (since she doesn't wear make up duh!!!) and I get the hand me downs - for which I am really grateful.

Ok that was a long spiel. Basically, my mum gave me this foundation - Rimmel's Wake Me Up (shade 201 classic beige). I won't talk about shade too much as obviously this was for my mum's skin tone but actually it's not too off from me, maybe one shade too light, but nothing a lot of bronzer and shizzle won't fix!

Ok - so what do I think of the foundation?

I don't like it for one main reason - it broke me out really bad within a week - left me with horrid red and painful (ooooowwwwwww) bumps all over my face. So yeah, that's a bit crap.

Aside from that, it was an ok foundation for the price point. Buildable to a good medium coverage, lasts the working day with touch ups, not a cakey finish. I didn't like the shimmer shimmer but I think for other people that's part of the selling point.

If this hadn't broke me out I wouldn't have repuchased anyway but I would have happily finished off the bottle. (And since we're on the subject - I love the bottle, pump and lid.)

Have any of you tried this? Anyone have a bad reaction?

#adventcalendar days 1-8

Hi Guys

Just wanted to show you the joy and wonders that were in my birthday advent calendar. I have had so much fun unwrapping these and it's encouraged me to get out of bed on the cold dark mornings.

I've already showed the magnificent tangle teezer - day 1 was an extra special day as it's my birthday. I've been wanting this tangle teezer because apart from being leopard print, it's a smaller size and is great for the handbag, it comes with a back case to protect the bristles. 

Day 2 was chocolate so needless to say I spent the day making sure I ate all my giant buttons :)

Day 3 was nail polish - really loving the maybelline color show line - very impressed. 

Day 4 was shower gel! This present made me laugh. At first I was shocked at how V knew this was my favourite shower gel as it's not an obvious choice - but she was practically my house mate for nearly a week so that's that mystery solved.

Day 5 is argan hair oil- I can't wait to give this a go!

Day 6 - this present stressed me out because I couldn't figure out which was day 6 and day 9 - and I realise that V kindly did the line thing but I still couldn't figure it out - thank god for goggle innit!!! Anyways! Day 6 was more chocolate - which became my dinner mmmmmmmmm

Day 7 - love this - Vaseline paint the town red lip tint - limited edition. 

Day 8 - celebrations yaaaaaaaay my favouite are the malteaser ones mmmmmmmmmmmmm

My pile of presents is still massive but I'm sad that the month is coming an end. I wish I could have a year version of this....I guess I could wrap up my make up and bathroom stuff and kitchen utensils and every day I could unwrap something....yeah? I could wrap up all my coke cans and eggs lol

29th Birthday :)

Hi Guys!

It was my birthday the other week - I am now 29 years old.

As normal I took the week off work and I had a great time - thanks to my family and friends for making my birthday week a great week :)

Here are a few pics of what my week was like:

I went to Ping Pong with my mum, brother and Cee. Lazy sumday (all you can eat dim sum) is my favourite day.
We had over 40 kegs of dim sum. It was a good day. 

I'm learning to use all those photo editing/filtering apps. My fav dish of the day was the black prawn dim sum (top right). Traditionally I love Hau Gau. Prawn allergy? Kiss my arse!

Received a nail art book. I love it cos I love nails but also because it looks really nice displayed. Blogger problems.

Hmmmm This isn't a very appetising looking dish but it's a close up of dry beef ho fun - noodles for a long life. 

More birthday food. I love mixed grills.

Day 1 of my birthday advent calendar!!! Thank you V for my leopard print tangle teezer :) 

New shoes from NK - thank you :)

I ate much more and got some other lovely stuff but no more pics.

I cannot believe that I will be 30 years old next year. I still feel young.