Colour drama

Hello!!

I've mentioned the Maybelline colour drama crayon in the colour light it up before. Since then I've tried quite a few more colours and oh my God I love them all. Lip crayons are by no  means new but this is the first time I've really got into them. I think I've been missing out. They allow the precision of a lip pencil but are as quick to use as a lipstick. What's not to like!!

After my winter love affair with the lovely rich red Light it up I thought I would expand into some slightly more spring friendly shades for the warmer weather.

I love all of them and have had one of them on my lips most days since getting them.

The colour nude perfection is just that. It's a very Kylie Jenner esque warm nude. It's not something I would usually go for but I really like how it looks and think it will look great with a tan.  

The colour Fuchsia Desire is quite a muted fuchsia. I don't often where bright pinks but I feel that this one is really wearable.  

This is Fab Orange. It looks really red in the photo but it is more orangey than red in real life. I think this one will be really nice for the Summer time and will definitely look good with a tan.  

This is Light it up which I know I've shown before. It's one of my favourite reds now. I probably won't be wearing this as often now it's Spring but you never know.   So there we are. They've been compared loads to the Nars Velvet lip pencils and are obviously a fraction of the price so are definitely worth checking out. I would like to point out that I thought I was having a good hair day this day but looking at the photos there is some interesting fringe action going on, not impressed fringe, why won't you behave!   Hope you enjoyed today's post!!

Fitness Friday #2

 

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Number 2 in my fitness Friday series. As you can imagine from my lack of Fitness Friday posts that my journey to becoming a total warrior champ is not going too well and I only have myself to blame. With the warmer weather starting to make an appearance I know it won't be long until I have to face facts and see if I can get to the end of the race.

 

I was flicking through my you tube subscription box when I found this video. I watch both In The Frow and the Lean Machines any way so I was excited to see what there colab would be like. The Lean Machines are both personal trainers and have excellent tips but I often feel it's aimed more at men so when I seen them helping out the lovely Victoria I thought I would just borrow her workout and see how I get on. It's designed to fit in to a busy schedule so I really have no excuse not to exercise now. I'll let you know how I get on.

 

 

10 Happy Photos

 Hello!!   Sorry it's been a while since my last post. Every now and then my creative juices run a little bit low and I find it best to have a little break and think about what posts I want to make. So that's exactly what I've done. I feel like I've lots of ideas now so should be back with lots more posts soon. I thought it would be nice to do a "10 happy photos" post as a nice way to get myself back into blogging. Hope you enjoy!  

This was taken in South Carolina when I did Camp America few years ago. Definitely could have got used to sunshine every day!

 

This is my Luis cat when I just got him. He's balanced on my mum's shoulder. His ears look absolutely massive!

 

This is at Madame Tussuad's in Blackpool. I convinced myself I could be a Kids TV presenter after this picture.

 

 

Aaah Disney, all the happy times.

How beaut is Adele. This was a very sunny and lovely day at Primrose Hill last summer.

 

This is me and some of the lovely ladies I went to college with. We don't see each other very often these days so it's always really lovely when we get to have a catch up.

 

This is me and my besties a coupe of years ago before a night out, I think it was boxing day. All of these lovelies live away now so Christmas time is when we can all get together and have a good catch up.

 

This is me and my sister. We were just about to see the Women in Black last year. It was really spooky I was jumping the whole way through.
 

 

I think this was one of my birthdays. It had been a while since we'd seen each other and I remember having a good giggle before going out.

 

This was on my 21st birthday. My boyfriend's birthday is the day after mine so we'd decided to go to Paris to celebrate. I of course decided to spend the way in Disney land and it was utterly brilliant.

So there we go! I realise this is really quite random but I actually really enjoyed having a little wonder down memory lane. I feel like this could be a tag post, do blog tags exist? They definitely should!! Hope you enjoyed today's post, check back for more beauty posts soon.

How to clean your make up brushes

Hello!!   Lately I'd noticed a lot of my makeup brushes were starting to look a bit grim. It's something I'm really bad at keeping on top of even though I know how important it is to prevent all kinds of nasty germs from sitting on them. While browsing the aisles of Boots the other day I noticed the No7 make up brush cleanser and thought I'd try it. Consider this a how to/first impressions post rolled in to one.  

  The No7 Brush cleanser is described as a spot cleanser for in between deep cleanses, I chose to ignore that and used it as a deep cleanse any way. I started by wetting the brush with warm water and then massaged some of the product in. I then swirled the brush around on an old flannel and then just repeat this a couple of times until each brush was completely clean. I found that I only needed a little bit of product per brush and either they weren't as dirty as I first thought or it's really very good because they were all squeaky clean in no time!  

It's important to dry the stems of the brushes after washing them or they'll start to rust. I like to lie them out so the heads are balancing off the edge of something, this helps them keep there shape while they dry. I always hate waiting for them to dry because I end up doing my whole collection in one go so I have no brushes for a day, why must they take so long to dry?! They always feel so much nicer after a good cleanse though and it's so much kinder to the skin.   I hope some of you found this helpful! I realise today was supposed to be a Fitness Friday post. They might not be as regular as I first thought (hangs head in shame) but I'll try as hard as I can.

Better than the Falsies?

The Maybelline the falsies mascara has been my absolute favourite for years now.Nothing else I've tried has really compared. When the lash sensational came out I wanted to give it a try. Also by Maybelline and has a similar shaped brush to the falsies so I thought it might be a winner. At first I really wasn't sure as it felt a but clumpy but now it's dried out a little bit it's going on much nicer and give my lashes all the length and lift that I like. Maybelline just seem to get it when it comes to mascaras!  

I hope you enjoyed todays post. Keep checking back for more.