Bare with me – all of the colours in the photo makes it look like this smokey eye will be anything but easy, but you only need four of them. A few weeks ago I accidentally created a simple matte-brown smokey eye when my usual bronze, shimmery look just wasn’t…
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There comes a time when you just have to go to Boots, grab a basket and pray for the best when you get to the till. Last Thursday was one of those times. A trip to Boots was long overdue, I think November was the last time I had a…
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This week has been so crazy busy that I didn’t even think I’d get a chance to write this post! I had a girls night out, joined a new society, went shopping and went to an event – and that’s just some of it! On Tuesday I met the lovely…
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Green tea has become really popular in the health world lately, with endless amounts of benefits for detoxifying your body. If it can do that to your body, imagine what it can do for your skin. Last night I popped along to the Fuji Green Tea Ceremony in The Body Shop…
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Although it was a short month, February was a good ‘un for beauty! Nearly all of the products are new bits I’ve gotten in the past few weeks, with one oldie and a piece of jewellery thrown in. Here’s to March and hoping every month features that many nice products!…
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If only every month was as short as February, am I right?! It seems that payday was only last week – but I’m not complaining! Although I’m supposed to be saving for a holiday, I couldn’t help but add a few things to my payday wish list this month. As…
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After spending Saturday morning cleaning my dressing table, I thought I’d take advantage of it being really organised and tidy and snap a few photos to share here. My setup isn’t exactly how I’d like it to be (I’ve to keep the other 50% of my makeup in storage on…
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Just when I thought I’d left all major breakouts behind me, bam – my skin explodes. With blemishes, that is. How could it be?! I thought I finally had this skincare thing down. My skin is by no means flawless, but I can deal with the odd blemish here or there. What…
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Not gonna lie, Pancake Tuesday totally dominated this week. In fact, this week practically was Pancake Week. I started the pancake feast on Monday night and carried it on right through the week, trying to fit in every topping combination possible. When most of my major meals were starting to…
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I’ve tried many mascaras that claim to give a false-lash effect, but none of them had actually stood up to the claim until I tried Maybelline Lash Sensational. Maybelline is my go-to brand for mascaras – the Rocket and Colossal being two of my favourites. So as soon as I heard…
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