24 hour Bold Matte Super Stay lip colour from Maybelline - Peach Cocktail mess-tail

I was completely tempted by the Barbie pink colour of the Maybelline Peach Cocktail lip colour- in the bottle it looked plastic fantastic and something that I just wanted to eat! In the blog post I wrote about i called it Pink Cocktail which i actually think is a more appropriate name but that's by-the-by.
The first time I applied this it went on great, I was using the little mirror in the car, minimal lighting and it just went on beautifully and the colour was so perfect and pigmented- it really does look on the lips how it does in the tube.
I held my lips apart slightly while I waited for it to dry, and it does sort of dry to a sticky consistency so the clear balm on the other end was a relief to use and funnily enough, providing the colour on your lips is dry it does not rub off on the balm leaving a ugly stained residue on the balm- which is great! The balm provides some much needed relief from the stickyness too.
So we came home and ate dinner and lo and behold my lipcolour was still intact, we were all very surprised as it still looked vibrant and neat!

I tried to recreate this the following day and I made a few mistakes that meant the whole thing turned into turmoil:
I pressed my lips together after I had applied the colour which smudged the colour completely and as it dries so quickly it had gone all lumpy on my lips and just did not look good - don't panic- I thought I'll just apply another layer. So I apply another layer and it sort of had the same effect as when you apply another layer of nail polish to an already lumpy layer - it just enhanced the lumps. Don't panic, I'll apply some balm to smooth it all over, but it didn't work. After some careful maneuvering and re applying I was able to make the colour look sort of acceptable on my lips and decided to amp up the colour staying power even more I'd apply some Lipcote. Big mistake! Some kind of chemical reaction occured on my lips and I ended up looking like I had botox gone wrong

The colour went lumpy, it crumbled, it flaked- it just didn't look good, but if you squint you can see how the colour is supposed to look if you blur out the messes.

So my verdict is:
The product is good, the product stays but it has to be exactly the right circumstances to get the desired effect.

Finishing work and ending up at Forever21!

I am so delighted that I have finished my office work for the Easter holidays on Monday, so I am delighted to have taken part in some light shopping at Forever 21 and Boots.
The first thing I got was a really cute (what I thought was teal but in some lights looks green) jumper!
It was in the sale for £13 too - even better
I know Summer is coming etc, but in the meantime I am still cold (toes numb as writing this for example) so It's not inappropriate to get a cute jumper

I don't know why it tilts to the side it just sometimes rotates pictures like that and I haven't figured out why yet!

Then to Boots- theyw ere having a 3 for 2, so I went in for a mascara and came out with slightly more:

The flash on my phone has cleverly blocked out the name of the mascara which is 'Masterpiece' by Maxfactor in shade black. I usually use Bare Minerals as I have done in many videos and when they run out as they now have done and my budget is slightly more restricted I usually head towards Loreal mascaras as I just adore them for length and thickening properties. My sister in the shop strongly recommended Maxfactor Masterpiece so expect to see it making an appearance in the makeup videos to follow and see how it works first hand. I also got the Maybelline 24 hour Colour Tattoo in gold - I think it has an official shade name but I can't remember- I think it will be just perfect as a base for more sparkly evening eye makeup looks so I'm looking foward to working with that as I've heard great things about it, although all the testers were dried out pots despite being full so perhaps the product doesn't last very long or very well - although testers often don't have lids so I'm interested to see how that works out.
Next is the 24 hour Bold Matte Super Stay lip colour from Maybelline in a beautiful bright pink colour called Pink Cocktail. After I applied the lip colour my lips felt super sticky, but then I applied the matte balm on the other end and my lips felt smooth and just fine.

Lastly, I desperately wanted to try out some clarifying shampoo and the only one that I could see among the shelves was the Pantene Pro-V Clarifying shampoo that unfortunately only came in this huge bottle. I'd much rather have been able to get a smaller option to decide if I like it before getting a bigger bottle - and you may or may not know from watching my Empties Shower video that I can very easily get sick of scents of shower products which put me off the whole product as I don't like to open multiple shampoos for example to mix it up as I'd rather just focus on finishing up one thing at a time.

That's all for now!

Hello Kitty in France and Dior Lipstick that I Must Have

Today I got the beautiful Dior Lipstick 'Must Have' shade 579 - The colour itself reminds me of cocktails, but before we even get to the colour I need to take a moment to treasure the packaging.
It looks so extravagant and I feel like I'm holding something precious- it's just a delight to look at!

 The colour itself is a mid pink, but less dusky than a rose colour and perhaps more artificial in shade rather than natural- not that I'm complaining. The formula itself is wonderfully buttery and rich which makes it very easy to work with since the application is forgiving and you can just swipe Diors lipstick on anywhere without having to think too much about the intricacies of application.

The pinky colour has a shimmer to it, without being chunky glitter to make your lips look 'wet' I mean that in the most complimentary way- it makes your lips look like sweeties, kind of delicious rather than being a matte colour.

My sister bought me back this lipstick as a souvenir from her easter holiday to France along with:

Sweetie pie Hello Kitty plush! Isn't she a dream?? She's holding a silky lollipop and I just love her dotted dress, the pastel chunks look kind of like chunks of sweeties or something similar!
She will be as treasured as my many other plush dolls that my sister and other contributors have kindly gifted to me and I hope she is happy to live among her fellow sister kitties!

Feeling fun & a day of sun!

The sun was out today yippeee, although I still wore a jumper out, and then had to borrow my friends jacket because I got chilly. It was a taupe brown double breast jacket and the material felt sort of woolen, it was lovely and went with what I was wearing, I would never think to buy that colour jacket and it was from ebay for under £10!
 The rest of my outfit wasn't particularly exciting or new as I wore my standard H&M mickey mouse jumper which I'm sure you would have seen before- I like the textured sleeves!
And my inky blue jeans which were in the sale at Select.
I did wear my Ted Baker glittery bow pumps but then my feet got chilly so half way through the day I changed into socks and boots.

But- it was the perfect opportunity to pair these primary colors with my favorite and very special bag that I can only use on sunny days:

A rubix cube bag! It's actually 3d aswell, I just love it it's so fun even though it's unsolved which is kind of sad!

New Video: Pretty for prom

I'm going to show you have to look super beautiful for prom!
I don't care what colour your eyes or dress are, this is going to look beautiful on you.
You could go for a dramatic smokey eye and a bright lip, but those kind of looks are high maintenance and need touching up- also in ten years time will it look so hot in photos? I don't know what makeup fashion will be in 2023 but I do know that this look will still be fresh and beautiful even if we are in space suits and flying cars then.

Sit back, relax and enjoy!

Sleepover club!

Tonight I have my best friend from home staying over which is so super fun!

Maybe one day we can do a video together someday , because I know you'll find her so fun too!

I didn't want to bombard her with taking pictures and I was not looking particularly fine myself since I had been at work all day, so instead I will give you some super fun facts!

The first one being that the voice of Minnie and Mickey mouse are married in real life!

If you shout "Andy's coming!" in front of the Toy Story characters at Disney World they will stop what they are doing and drop to the floor

If you send a wedding invite to the president, he sends you a card of congratulations in return

The best feeling voted by the public of the UK was 'The feeling when you first wake up but don't have to get out of bed yet'

The source for most of these facts is 9gag.com ...
It's a great place to waste away hours! Forget I told you that..

Video coming your way tomorrow!

Acne: What doesn't work

There are so (so so so so so) many products available to treat acne and most of them are not cheap so it's good to do your research beforehand on what you think would be best to suit your specific needs.

While I have not yet found my cure (and I've been looking for five years or more) I'll focus on letting you guys know what hasn't worked for me yet, since nothing has worked in the way the reviews promise. This is not a full and complete list, but since I've been home I've come across lots of empty jars and almost empty containers of products that I gave up on or that gave up on me!
So, the breakout breakdown:
1. Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink grapefruit face wash
2. Cupcake face mask by Lush
3. Oxy Facial scrub
4. Oxy moisturiser
5.Witch oil-control foaming face wash
6. Boots own brand foaming facial wash
7. Bio-Oil (I was told to compensate for a lack of oil that I may be stripping from my skin)
8. Nelsons Pure and Clear anti-blemish balancing moisturiser (designed for oily skin)
9.HRI Clear Complexion tablets
10. Weleda homeopathy sulphur tablets
11. Yasmin contraceptive pill (along with some other brands but I can't remember the names)
12.Aknemin (Minocycline) - This worked for about 6 months quite well but then it stopped working, once I came off it I had headaches and all sorts- I had been on it for maybe a year)

That's probably around half of what I have used, I do sometimes feel at the end of my tether, I've gone down the highly medicinal and the herbal route, I have to say that the medicinal route is the only one that has provided any results, no matter how small.

Feel free to leave any questions about specific products in that list, if I went into detail on them all this post would send you to sleep!

The middle of the week

If I've had a busy week and I'm working every day, I get tired and some days I snooze my alarm twice, or three times.
Monday I never do and I'm always awake when I need to be and make sure I have enough time to properly construct an outfit, my hair gets a fair amount of attention (It's always the first thing to neglect if I'm running late) and then I have enough time to properly apply my makeup- especially the base- and do a cute eye look aswell.
But by Wednesday, often this initial enthusiasm to jump out of bed dwindles a little. Today it dwindled a lot and I just threw my hair up in a ponytail, washed and moisturised my face and threw on a grey wool skirt and a open knit navy jumper

I don't know why my navy jumper looks bulgy, I suppose it's kind of baggy but sinches at the waist, I guess I just photographed at an unflattering angle....anyway...

So today is going by at a normal pace and a colleague who I  recognise from coming to my desk before to say 'hello' and to introduce ourselves to each other (I'm only a temp so I don't have time to get to grips with everyone's names and faces and departments) well, he walks into our office. He speaks to someone else before coming over to myself and asking 'where is the girl who was at this desk earlier this week?' I looked up in confusion and said 'me' and a genuine expression of confusion clouded his face before he said 'You don't look anything like her' I just looked back at my work and carried on - feeling a bit disheartened and unsure what to say back, and he left.

From reading this you may interpret the colleagues 'where' being some kind of metaphorical comment which happens for example if you suddenly turn grumpy your mum might say 'where is the cheerful girl who was here five minutes ago?'
But it wasn't like that, he just genuinely thought I was someone different.

It makes me feel insulted in a way because although I clearly looked a bit 'thrown together' and maybe not so neat or prim as I had before, the interaction towards me was distinctly different in tone and to be completely honest, slightly rude.

So while I felt like I had huge spots and hairy warts that had suddenly sprung up all over my face- I decided that I would probably never come across that person again, so what they had said may not have intended to be rude and in a subtle way I suppose it's credit to the way I apply my makeup in the morning. Wearing makeup does make me feel more chipper and clean but absolutely nothing beats the feeling of wiping it all off, and I still think that those extra ten minutes in bed are worth their weight in gold over a face weighted with makeup.

On a completely different note I saw this car today and I've never seen a car in this colour but all I could think of was that it is exactly how Jake from Adventure Time would look if he turned into a car!

My favourites

I don't get to do it tha often, since I only have a bath tub at home.
But having a bath is the absolute best thing to make me just feel better about everything!
This was how my bath set-up looked today

 I had a box of chocolates that I got for Easter, but I only ended up liking two flavours- the raspberry ripple and the praline ones!
And this book which I've been reading all over Easter- I'm about 2/3 of the way through and it's seriously amazing. It's not an uplifting read but it was so good that I stayed reading til the bath water went cold!

These were the products that I used today- I forgot to include my Lush Magic wand that I swished around the bath tub though.
On the far left is some toner, although It's a foregin brand and I have no recollection of buying it
Then the rest of my Snow Fairy, left over from December!
The face wash that I have been using for a couple weeks now- it's meant to be for skin just like mine - basically out of control- I'll ptobably talk about it in a video if I think it's worth talking about.
Then I have the VO5 gloss me smoothly conditioner which does work at eliminating frizz but I still have to wash my hair every day.
Then Aussie Colour Mate shampoo which I've not been using for long enough to notice a difference to the colour of my hair but it smeeeellls goooood.

Now I'm wathcing some terrible episodes of Super Sweet 16 before I sleep - I know it's only half eight but I'm tired!

Why do I feel like a princess today?

Today in the post, the most wonderful package has arrived!
It's from schuh..
It came in a box that was made to look like a super cute dolly house, but I forgot to take a picture- maybe other shoes by Red or Dead have the same box, so you'll know what I mean if you own them!
So it was a pair of shoes but not just any pair, they are the pair that I will be wearing to my sisters wedding!
So, they are my bridesmaid's shoes!
I took a picture of them on my feet, but the picture was not taken on my phone so the quality was pretty horrific and made them look god - they're silver. My feet also look kind of big, which they are but the picture enhanced them because of the angle of the photo!

The next time you see them they will be on my feet for the big dayyy!!

I'm still not sure if this is the right photograph even though it does claim this is the silver version, they look like they have a gold hue to me. The ones I have are for sure silver.
I love them because the heel is going to be super comfortable all day, and because I get to wear a Size 7 in these instead of a size 8, for some reason my feet come up smaller in these shoes!
They won't get seen that much because my dress is to the floor- but maybe I can walk around holding my hem up a little way ...