Back to school makeup

 

 

 

 

If any followers of my blog are currently enjoying there Summer holidays then I'm sorry to be the one to tell you but they're nearly over. As much as I used to love the Summer holidays I remember always getting excited for going back to school and that me and my sister would spend ages choosing new pencil cases and deciding how we would wear our hair. As we got a bit older makeup became part of this to, I definitely didn't wear a lot at school but I thought it would be nice to have a look at what I'd be wearing if I was going to school now.  

Face:

I used the Garnier BB cream instead of foundation as it's a lot lighter. When I was at school I definitely didn't need to wear a lot of foundation so something like this would have been perefct. I used the Bourjois maxi delight bronzer on all the high points of my face to add a bit of warmth and then used the Natural Collection blush in pink cloud on the apples of my cheeks.

 

Eyes:

I used the Natural Collection eye shadow due in Mocha/Latte on my eyes. These are so cheap but have a lovely velvet texture, these colours just give a bit of definition to the eyes. I then used the Bourjois 1 seconde mascara on my lashes. I used the Natural Collection clear mascara through my browns which is something I always used to do, these days I prefer to fill them in a bit more but this helps to keep them in shape.

 

Lips: I used the Body shop born lippy in raspberry on my lips.It helps to keep them nice and hydrated as well as giving a bit of a shine. All of the born lippys taste incredible as well.

 

This is definitley less makeup than I would wear now but back in my school days this would have been perfect. I may have added some eye liner too just to bring out my eyes a little bit more and I think carrying some powder with you to top up through the day would be a good idea too. Of course you really don't have to wear any at all if you don't want to but I know a little bit of makeup definitely helped with my confidence at school.

 

Hope you enjoyed today's post. Let me know if you try any of these products out.

Freckles

 

 

 

    Throughout the Summer I've seen lots of people come back from holidays in the sun looking tanned and freckly and quite frankly I'm jealous! I usually get a lot of freckles on holiday but haven't been away yet this year so I thought I'd have a go at some falsies. After I'd finished my usual makeup I used the Rimmel eyebrow pencil in hazel to dot some freckles over my nose, cheeks and forehead. They looked a little bit much to start with so I used my finger to pat them into my skin which made them look a lot more natural. I absolutely love how it looks and think I might start adding a few little freckles every day.

Summer favourites

 

 

Sadly I think that we may be getting near the end of summer so I thought it was time to round up a few products that I've been really enjoying using throughout the (sort of) warmer months. PS. the fact that the products are all bright and colourful makes me happy!

 

The weather tends to go a bit crazy in the summer months and that causes my skin to do the same so I've been using a few things to add a healthy summer glow. The Elemis pro-radiance illuminating flash balm is just a wonder product and I've been using it every day since I got it. It gives the nicest sheen to my skin and I feel like it evens out my complexion too. It makes a brilliant primer for under my make up but also looks nice just on it's own for more relaxed days.

I purchased the Body shop vitamin E over night serum in oil (why do products have such long names) after getting my mum one for her birthday and deciding I needed one for myself too. I know not everyone liked the feel of oil on there skin but I don't mind especially as it's an over night product. I find my skin often gets dehydrated and with that comes dehydration lines (eeek) I find that if I'm strict about using this every night they go away.

 

 

The Body Shop virgin mojito body splash, believe it or not, smells just like a virgin mojito and that, my friends, is a very good thing! It is delicious! In fact the whole range is! I used the shower gel up very quickly. Only risk is people thinking you've been on the cocktails first thing on a morning.

The Tropic instant glow tan is a relatively new discovery. I used to be a big fan of the Rimmel instant tan but haven't used it for a while. One of my friends works with Tropic and when she mentioned this new product I was really keen to give it a go. For a bit of extra glow when you haven't got a lot of spare time it's brilliant. There's absolutely no nasty fake tan, it actually smells really nice and isn't at all stickly or gloopy. A little goes a really long way, I can't imagine getting to the end of this bottle.

 

The Maybelline colour tattoo in on and on bronze has been raved about time and time again by just about every beauty blogger. I know I have definitely mentioned it on here on more than one occasion. It's brilliant for summer because it won't sweat off on the (rare) warmer days and gives a really pretty sheen to the eyes. I've been wearing this most days recently. The Bourjois healthy mix gel foundation has recently come back in to my life and I remembered how much I used to love it. I have this in dark beige which is way too dark for my natural skin tone but I've had a couple of spray tans recently and had to reach for a darker foundation from my collection and this was the perfect match. I love how easy it glides on to the skin and looks really fresh and dewy while still covering everything I want it to. It smells very fruity too which I know not everyone would like but I don't find it irritates my skin at all.   I hope you enjoyed today's post. Remember to keep checking back for more and follow me on facebook and instagram for more updates!

Fitness Friday: Total Warrior

 

So I only went and bloody did it! Total warrior has been and gone and I thought I'd fill you in on how I found the whole experience.

 

Basically it was harder than I thought. I don't know why but I really didn't expect so many hills, the very first part of the course consisted of running up and down two very steep hills and it through me,  I had to slow right down for these parts. The rest of the course was quite hilly too. I probably should have expected this to be honest and it's my own silly fault for not realising before. If I'd of thought I would have definitely trained for this.

The obstacles really varied in difficulty but there was definitely something to test everyone. I personally struggled with the climbing walls which I expected as I don't have a lot of upper body strength, it's something I'm working on. I ended up doing Total warrior by myself so often had to rely on strangers giving me a boost on some of these. Everyone was so kind and more than happy to help but it made me wish I was part of a team as it would have been much easier to get through the tougher obstacles faster. My personal favourite was the slide, it was amazing! You just throw yourself down a massive plastic sheet covered in soapy water and go flying until you land in the mud. Speaking of mud, there's a lot of it and it will get every where (use your imagination). It didn't always smell like just mud either but it's probably best if we don't think about that.

 

Half way round the course I decided that I wouldn't do it again but now that I've had time to forget about the difficult parts I think I would. (I've heard that's what child births like) I would definitely get myself more organised next time round and make sure I had a decent sized team, I also think team training would be great too. On that note I definitely needed to train more and do more specific things. Because of all the steep hills and mud, running became almost impossible and I really should have focused more on my strength and stamina instead.

 

All in all it was a great day and I feel really pleased with myself for getting through it. The staff were amazing from start to finish and the whole thing was organised brilliantly. There were photographers all along the course but sadly they were only three very bad ones of me which I didn't think were worth paying for (hence my angry warrior face pictures). Of course this means that I now have something else ticked off my New year's resolutions list, wahoo!!!