Sorry!

I'm so sorry for abandoning you all over the Christmas period. Been so busy with family etc. I was going to talk about the wonderful gifts i received over Christmas but tbh, I'd rather talk about the things I've bought during the wonderful boxing day sales :D so here goes...

Lush haul (If you do not know they have a deal on where you spend 20 pounds and get a free gift box worth up to a whopping 30 quid! :O bargain!)

I bought:
Sandstorm soap
Honey i washed the kids soap
The godmother soap
Mister butterball bath ballistic
(For my sister)
Jumping juniper solid shampoo
Babyface solid face bar

So that was it, a bit of a small haul but i don't want to spend too much in one go so i can get a few free gift boxes, in the gift box i got: Candy Cane bubble bar, Satsumo Santa, Lil' Lush Pud, Mister Butterball, and Strawberry Santa shower jelly.

So an utter bargain i think!

Then i ran to debenhams to pick up the very LAST clinique 3 step set, as it was completely sold out everywhere. I couldn't believe there was only one left! But luckily i got it, and i also picked up the Powderazzi set with 1/3 off from Benefit, that's another deal to look out for 1/3 off of all benefit atm! :D

But that was it for today, i hope you've had a wonderful Christmas everybody, ask for any reviews on anything, i wish you all a happy new year! x

QUICK PRODUCT RAVE!

Been a bit post crazy today :P oh well, i just wanted to do a very quick product rave as I've just used it and i really do love it, it's Lush' limited edition Christmas fresh face mask, Santa's rice pudding. It is truly gorgeous and i so wish it was permanent :( the smell is to die for, it smells like sweet almond cake mix lol, and it leaves my skin so incredibly soft! It feels like it has little exfoliating sugar grains but I'm not sure, ooooh and it has cranberries in it, so festive! Everyone i seriously recommend as it will suit all skins.

Okay that's it, bye have a good evening :) x

Update on foundation dilema!

For some weird strange, bazaar reason, my acne-prone skin is clearing up :S i am not complaining but i don't know what i have done. Oh well, on this good note, i took a trip to MAC and decided to pick up the well-known Studio Finish Concealer, and wow it is great stuff. Covers everything. So I've ditched the foundation and have just been using a little dab on my scars, and then setting with powder. It gives a wonderful natural finish yet not completely matte. And it looks like skin because it is skin there is nothing covering my nice skin :D

I cannot wait for christmas!

I am getting the amazing Sigma make up brushes! And money to spend in MAC soo.. I can watch my collection grow before me :D and do a great look for new year!

I might do some tutorials not sure yet, I also might be getting the navy gilet from good old British Jack Wills, what's everyone else getting or is it a surprise?

I know it's early but I'm feeling festive, HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS! :D

GOING ON A DIET!

I've had enough of my unsightly lumps and bumps! I'm going on a diet not a crazy one i just want to drop about 20lbs...

So to kick start it, I'm going on a three day detox, LOADS of water and just fruit and veg.
Then I'm going to start taking either Cider Vinegar supplements, or green tea, and I'm going to lower my calorie intake to 1000, I'm also joining a gym nearer Christmas but for the time being my wii fit will do ;)

Hopefully in this process of getting fitter and healthier my skin should clear up too, but who knows ay?

The only way i stick to diets (or lifestyle changes as some would call it) is by tracking my weight loss, and obviously if i do bad one week you can all scream at me :D this is my way of keeping motivated lol. So drum roll......

I'm 5'7 (average height) and i weigh :(... 154 lbs (i can't believe I'm letting millions of people read this) my lowest weight is about 119 lbs. And this is my highest!

According to the NHS website BMI calculator http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Healthyweightcalculator.aspx?Tag=Calculators&WT.srch=1&gclid=CPP6uffgx54CFUYA4wodvXWWqg I am a healthy weight BUT I am very near the 25 mark which is overweight, so i need to cut down, and just for comparison when i was 119 lbs my BMI was roughly 18 which is underweight!

As i said I'm currently 154 - 11 stone, i would like to drop 10 or more pounds before Christmas, don't know if that's possible but we'll soon see. Losing 20 lbs would take me to 134lbs - 9 stone 8lb, this is my initial final goal, but if I'm a full size 10 or 8 before then, I'll stop :D and visa versa if I'm not a size 10 then I'll carry on. But I'm practically a size 10 now, it's just jeans don't fit as a size 10.

So wish me luck, please give feedback and thanks for reading :)

Foundation

A really quick post!

I really need to find a good foundation, something that covers well, but is not cakey. I'm thinking about trying a cream formula but not sure as i don't have completely dry skin. I just find with liquid foundation it is not covering my acne scarring :(

I'm thinking of trying Estee Lauder Double Wear, or Clinique Superfit, or MAC Studio Tech.

If you have any suggestions please comment, I'm stuck!

xxx

An old trend...

A trend I've been sporting lately, is the black nails, they were in a weeks back and they probably still are, so here's a picture ;)

The colours gorgeous as it's pearlised, however it chipped within a day, DO NOT BUY THIS NAIL POLISH! My favourite nail brand it OPI, as i love the size of the brush and the formula i don't have many colours as i don't wear polish on my finger nails that often but for the colours i do have they're amazing!

I really want to try Essie and China Glaze as i hear they're good but just haven't got round to it yet, leave a comment, and suggest colours, I'd love to hear xxx

Mini Haul!

Hello everyone, as it's leading up to Xmas, and I'm well ahead with my Xmas shopping i thought i would treat myself to a little retail therapy ;)

(Body Shop Palette Lilac and Silver £12 and a Colourglide Lipstick: Shade 54 Pastel Rose £8)

(Maybeline Colossal Mascara £6.99, Amber Rose Lipstick £6.99, Dream Matte Mousse £6.99)

All of it, is nothing special but i thought I'd share my thoughts :)

So starting on a good note, i love TBS eye palette, it's extremely highly pigmented and atm it's only £5, however you do get a bit of fall out. Here are some swatches and i literally just tapped my fingers on the shadows.


As you can see i also picked up two lipsticks. Now I'm not one to buy something due to hype, but it gets you wondering doesn't it when it's all you hear about? So i had to pick up the infamous Amber Rose lipstick, the colour is lovely however i realised when i got home TBS Lipstick i had also picked up was pretty similar, here are some swatches Maybeline on top, Body Shop on bottom. One noticeable difference is the Maybeline is a lot creamier, and TBS is more of a gritty glitter.

So as you all probably know, i ran out of a moisturiser, so i popped out to buy a cheap-o one. And i picked up the Garnier Soft Day Cream, it smells nice and does a fair bit of moisturising i guess. HOWEVER AFTER ALL OF THIS MONEY WASTING... I've decided to just buy my Clinique as it's the only thing i can rely on.

And my last two things i purchased were the Colossal mascara, i wouldn't say it volumises 9 times that's slightly adventurous but it definitely volumises with one coat! It is amazing i think this is probably my HG mascara now!!! And the Dream Matte Mousee, now i used to love this when i was younger, but trying it again i really don't know why i did, it makes my skin look so flaky and dry, and it feels like your putting thick gunk on your face yet it only has a light to medium coverage so I'm not impressed.

Oh well, speak to you all soon, hope your having a great start to the week xxx

Love Your Blog Award

To my surprise i was nominated for this by Charlotte http://charlottehx.blogspot.com/, i hadn't even seen this award so thank you so much.

RULES
Post the award on your blog together with the name of the person who has given you the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award!

These are the fifteen I'll be nominating ;) they are just people who i love to read

http://thecurrentcustom.blogspot.com/
http://www.lollipop26writes.com/
http://gossmakeupartist.blogspot.com/
http://www.blogger.com/
http://pixiwoo.blogspot.com/
http://charlottehx.blogspot.com/
http://glam-me-upxo.blogspot.com/
http://sweetchie85.blogspot.com/
http://fafinettex3.blogspot.com/2009/10/ysl-rouge-volupte-lipsticks.html
http://superficialgirls.blogspot.com/
http://beautymarked19.blogspot.com/
http://vivalafashiongirl.blogspot.com/
http://oxfordjasmine.blogspot.com/
http://blababoutbeauty.blogspot.com/
http://makeupbylysette.blogspot.com/