Skincare Tips & Tricks ~ Skin Friendly Make-Up Tutorial

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So I'm going to get straight into this . Today I wanted to talk about skincare , because a lot of people go through skin breakouts ~ and they don't know what to do with their skin , or how to make sure it doesn't happen again. Of course , everyone goes through a phase like this , if you don't , I'm jealous ;-)

1. My number one tip is don't wear foundation or concealer if you don't need to . Both of those things are used to cover spots etc . If you use them all the time it can cause wrinkles in your skin  , which you don't want .

Also , a quick tip from me ~ I like to apply a thin layer of cream ( olay) on my face before I apply foundation. That way the foundation isn't directly on my skin , therefore the chances of an allergic reaction are  minimal .

2. I'm sure I'm not the only one who HATES  dry scaly skin . To ensure that you never get dry skin always put cream on all areas of your body . Usually , during winter , we have to put even more cream on than we did in summer , because the cold winter air dries our skin a lot quicker than the hot summer air .

My number one tip for this is to apply cream just after you have finished your bath/shower .The water would have softened your skin , therefore making it easier for the cream to sink in ! The number one cream I would use is the Johnson Body Cream with Shea Butter . It honestly makes you feel like magic !

3.  This one is very important & your bound to have heard about it . It is ....never wear make-up to sleep ! If you do , you  may develop a lot of wrinkles , or spots ~ which you really don't want !

If you're incredibly tired & don't want to spend much time on removing your make-up , then try applying a thin layer of cream ( again , olay !) After that get a wipe and rub all the cream off your face . The wipe & cream will remove majority of your make-up & then all you need to do is to wipe off any left over eyeliner (or something like that!) 

4. This is another obvious one , drink water ! Water keeps your skin looking great & healthy . My personal favourites are Evian , I'm joking , any water is fine , after all ~ water is water , right?

Tips ?Well apart from drinking water , it's often good to just splash some on your face maybe 2-3 times a day . Whatever you do , DO NOT over wash your face . Our face has a lot of  natural fluids , this often makes our face look oily ~ however when you over wash your face , the fluids on your face are removed , which exposes your skin to all the toxic air etc . The fluids, actually protect your skin , however you shouldn't leave it there to make your skin look oily , just be cautious whilst washing your face .

5. Face Masks & Body Lotions ! Recently I got a coupon for The Body Shop, I bought the lovely Early Harvested Raspberry Body Lotion , and two of their lovely face masks ! Body Lotions make your skin super soft & if you have one that smells nice , well... even better !! Face Masks make your face feel fresh and alive ,and  they get rid of all those horrid blackheads in a really relaxing way !  Body Butter ( Those cute little tubs in white ribbon !) makes your skin soft as well , except you don't apply it in the bath ! It's great to apply when you wake up , or just before you go to sleep !

6. My final mention is of course the nspa lip shines . These always make you're lips moist ( I really hate that word !) Let's think of another word to describe that.... nope ...nothing ! Oh well, these lip shines smell great and add a slight gloss to your lips , whilst keeping your lips lovely and soft ! Its great to just apply them before you sleep , or when you wake up - just to keep your lips feeling great!

Those are my top tips on skin care , now I'm going to show you a quick make-up tutorial , using my favourite skincare products!

•So,  start of with washing your face , this will make you feel fresh !
•Then , apply a thin layer of 'Olay Essentials :Double Action Nourishing & Protecting Sensitive Day Cream ' . Merge it into you face , and make sure its not showing anywhere on your face .
• Then (if you need to !) Put some foundation on all the spots and red areas . The foundation I used is the Max Factor Ageless Elixir , in the colour Light Ivory , number 40 . Blend that in , with a brush ( mine was from the dirty works set !)
•Then add concealer (if you need to !) The best way to apply this is to put it under your eye in a slight triangle shape .The concealer I used was the Mastertouch Under eye Concealer , in the colour Fair - number 306.
• Then add a small amount of blusher . I don't know the brand of the blusher I used , but it was in the colour almond , number four ( basically just get an almond coloured blush !) A tip to apply blusher is to suck your cheeks in , and apply it to the area around the  ' sucked cheek ' .
• You are then going to get the Natural Shadow & Primer Glow Palette 2 from Barry M. I'm now going to name each shade (Look at the photo)to make things easier (as I am very bad at explaining ! ;-) )  Starting with the lighter shade on the left :
Pale : Were Wolf : Brick :Shimmer :Chestnut : Dark Wood : Glaze ( I have no clue where that came from! )
So you start off with Shimmer , and apply that to the area of your eyelid closest to the nose ( See ? Very bad at explaining !) Keep that shade until you have covered around about a third of your eyelid , and then switch to Chestnut . Carry on with Chestnut for another third of your eyelid & then switch to Dark Wood (Which you carry on till the end of your eyelid ~ in an upwards angle) You then merge it together with a brush or your finger ( your choice !)You then do the same with the other eye .
•Then get your Metallic Liquid Liner from Barry M , and just apply a very simple line to your upper lash line (is that right!?)
•After that , you just apply the Show Girl Extra Volume Mascara from Barry M (Just two blinks and a shimmy ! ;-) )
• To end our Skin Friendly Product Look, you're just going to apply two coats of Lancome :Juicy Tubes lip gloss ( I don't know what number - just a light pink !) And Voila ! The look is,finished !

I hope my tips helped you , and if you try out this make-up look send me a picture via email or direct message on Instagram !
                       Bye !

The Bedtime Tag

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So , it may seem odd that I have posted a lot recently , but actually for all you super detectives - you would have realised that I actually have posted 'Spa Fiasco' twice . This was because I , being clumsy ol' me , deleted the post - and as some bits in my February Favourites post didn't make sense without the Spa Fiasco - I had to post both again . I'm sorry for being a complete technology nutter!
   Anyway - On with the post , I was watching Fleur DeForce on YouTube and she had filmed a video called the Bedtime Tag ! As I love doing tags + Bedtime - I decided to do this tag  for a bit of fun ! There are 9 questions - so let's get started !

Question 1: What are your favourite pyjamas ?     
I don't really have any pyjamas that are my favourites ,  I usually just wear a baggy T-shirt & sweatpants etc . However if  I had to choose
one , I would go for this really nice pink nightgown that stops before my knee ,and has white cartoon horses on !

Question 2 :  Current Bedtime Read ?  
The Maze Runner . It's a really good book so far , even though it does give me the chills before I sleep !(Well that was short!)

Question 3: What is on your bedside table ?
I would love to say something interesting , like a set of gems & fairy lights , but no - I just have  a large teddy bear & my make-up bag ( because I have no other place to put it !) If the question was what I had inside it , that would be way more interesting but it isn't , so darn !

Question 4 : Favourite Sleepy Scent ?
Hot Chocolate & Marshmallows ! Love those so much & they make me sleepy !Also apples - weird but I love the scent of apples !

Question 5 : What is your usual wakeup & go to bed time ?
I wake up at 6:30 am , because I am very busy & amazing ! ( I wish !) I just have to catch the bus early , so yeah ...exciting ! I go to sleep at 9-10 pm ish , because I like movies - let's leave it at that... ;-)

Question 6: Top 3 Bedtime Products
. Yankee Candles
.Champneys -Spa Heaven -Oriental Body Cream
.Marshmallows ( you can get these anywhere !)

Question 7: Most Common Sleeping Position?
It depends , to be honest . Sometimes I like to be completely tucked in , so with my duvet all around me tucked in so I look like a caterpillar ! Other times , I just like to leave my leg hanging out at the side and well maybe my whole body sometimes,( I know I'm strange !)

Question 8: Any Strange Bedtime Routines ?
Not Really , I tend to brush my teeth etc , and then go on my phone for a bit & then I just fall asleep , dreaming about McDonalds !

Question 9 : Big Spoon or Little Spoon ?
Big Spoon ! I do not like people touching /hugging me when  I'm sleeping so , well yeah - to be honest , when I saw this question I was like...is this about what you use to eat ice-cream? But no , its completely different, so ... that proves my knowledge of ...sleeping?

Anyway , that was the Bedtime Tag , hope you enjoyed reading about my awesome bedtimes ! (Wow , that sounds,weird !) I would love to know your answers to these questions, so of you do this tag , leave a link below to your post etc .

Bye !

*P.S I tag whoever wants to do this tag !*

February Favourites

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So I thought I would do a February Favourites Post ! So this morning I was literally rummaging around my room -looking for specific things that I had enjoyed this month. My room , being it's usual self did not cooperate as it was exceedingly messy... However ! I have found what I wanted , and now let me talk you through them . Some of these things I got as gifts , so that's why on the photos they don't have where I bought them from , sorry if that is an inconvenience ! Also , because I'm a complete computer nutter - I don't know whether I am telling you the name of the items in order of the photos - so sorry once again :-P

Silver Converse
First thing ! So , for Christmas I went to New York and I went shoe shopping ( before you start predicting - no I did not buy the shoes there !) I was looking for some ankle boots ( which I found - there are probably the best shoes I have - will post a pic later !) Whilst I was looking , I spotted some really nice silver converse . However - I couldn't buy both shoes - so I left it there . Recently we went shopping in this mall ( can't remember the name ...) I went with my mum , her friend and their children . My mum randomly decided to dump all the little kids on me to get her nails done with her friend ( classic!) So I took them to T.K max ( the closest shop near the nail studio ) Over there I took them to the shoe section & just for fun , I let them all pick some shoes to try on ! ( Obviously not to buy - i'm still a kid !) Whilst I looked for some shoes for myself I spotted the same silver converse ( I think anyway) that I had seen in the shop in New York. I instantly picked them & as a treat my mum bought it for me ! ( Just saying - my mum buying me stuff as a treat is VERY rare ) So that's how they have ended up in my favourites !  They are really comfy - and they came with some spare laces - so I thought that was good . They were £22 , after a discount - that may be expensive to some of you - and cheaper to others . For me is was reasonable - but I had needed some new shoes too .
Godiva Chocolate
Like I mentioned earlier - I went to New York . Whilst we were there - we bought quite a few chocolates ! ( me being a chocoholic !) Godiva was one of the brands ( as we don't get much in England !) And Oh my God ! They are delicious & I wish we had more in England but no... :-( . They lasted me till the start of February so that's why I decided to include them !
Teddy Slippers
I absolutely love these slippers ! I saw them in ASDA , and they were literally begging for me to pick them up ! My feet sink into them & they are so soft ! Also they are really cute , and because they don't have a festive pattern on , it makes them more suitable for months like ...February (Not just Christmas ) ?  Funny story , actually - I bought some Christmas tree gloves near Christmas , and they are adorable , don't get me wrong - but I still have to wear them on cold days because I don't have any other gloves - kinda sad - I tend to cover them up with my sleeves etc . I'm so awkward  :-\   The slippers were around £5 - £8 , so that was good . However I think I bought the wrong size , because they are quite big & tend to slip off my feet ( weird ~ first the cucumbers now these ...) I don't think that's a problem though - its just my awkward - long and narrow feet !
Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Biscuit 
To be completely honest - these are always going to be in my favourites - because I love them so much ! I first had them when I was in year 3 & then my mum stopped buying them ( something about me eating way to many of them ;-)  ) Move on a few years and I spot them on the shelf in sainsburys and practically beg my mum to buy them - so now I have them quite regularly !  If you are worried whether its that gooey caramel - don't be , because it basically is a wafer biscuit with caremal sandwiching (is that a word )the wafers  together , then coated with milk chocolate - pure lushness ! Definitely recommend them . They come in a  range of packs so the prices vary ( 4 in one = £1.00 )
1989 D.L.X Album - Taylor Swift 
So, if you are obsessed with Taylor Swift , like me , you probably have this already , and I know it came out in October - but I have been playing it non-stop ever since . My favourite songs are : How to get the girl , Style , Wonderland , Bad Blood , Wildest Dreams , Blank Space , Shake it Off  etc . ( I could go through the whole album !) It comes with  13 polaroid photos with handwritten lyrics - which is oh so cool ! I love Taylor Swift so much that I begged ( I seem to do a lot of begging) my parents to get me tickets to see her , and guess what - for my birthday they got me the tickets !! Obviously I will write about it more when the time comes nearer , but I have a good few months before that happens!  I haven't been to many concerts before , just one .I realised that I come across very spoilt as I usually seem to get what I want when I beg , but when I say beg - I mean I beg for a  period of 5 or so weeks ( I should do a post on how to beg your parents to do something !)  Also , my parents usually say no if its something unreasonable & I have to work my way to it by being a 'good' girl- so it doesn't just happen like that !
Impulse Body Fragrance - Very Very Pink 
I actually got this a year ago & never really used it , because at the time I was using Charlie Red Revlon , but then that had run out because I had been using it for ages ( it is a very good deodorant ! I would have put it in my favourites but it ran out in January , so I never used it in February ! ) I was rummaging in my drawers and found the Impulse Body Fragrance , I gave it a shot and it is amazing . It is very strong and powerful & despite that it doesn't hurt when I spray it ! It also smells very nice ! The scent is Orange and Whitewood & it smells so airy fairy - I could smell it all day - but then I would look really weird , having my nose pressed against a deodorant bottle and all :-\   I really do love it though ! This was actually a gift from a friend - so I don't know where it came from - but you  find it in places like boots , superdrug etc.  (Same with Charlie Red Revlon ) I searched the prices in Superdrug and for a 100ml bottle it is £1.31 - which is a good price , nothing too fancy pancy .
Vaseline - Cocoa Radiant Body Gel
This was something that I used very recently ( yesterday to be precise )  I instantly fell in love with it . I'm not sure whether it counts as I only used it for one day in February , but I love it so much , so I had to put it in. It smells so nice ,and  it leaves your skin smelling like cocoa butter . The gel is soft and makes your skin smooth . In all  the other gels I have used , the scent washes away and I end up smelling normal , but this gel keeps the scent on my skin (I'm still smelling of cocoa butter !) It was around about £2 - £3 .  I don't know what else to say really, just GO AND BUY IT ! It is probably my favourite skin product here (Well its the only skin product in my favourites so....) I got it from Boots , but you should be able to get it anywhere , like superdrug , even sainsburys !
Natural Shadow & Primer Glow Palette 2 Barry M
Barry M is my favourite make-up brand at the moment (as you will see as I go on )  The reason this is in my favourites is because I love the colour of the shadows& I have been using this palette for practically everything . If you read my Would You Rather Beauty Edition post , then you should know that I am someone who likes natural eyes , so this palette is my most used  ! I got it from Superdrug and it was £6.49 . It comes with two mini brushes to apply the shadow &  it covers practically every make up look I have ever worn ! Barry M do other palettes too,  which are :

Smokin' Hot  (for smoky eyes I'm guessing !)

Super Chic Limited Edition ( this is a range of bright colours - yellows , blues & pinks etc. )

Starry Eyed Limited Edition  ( this is a range of golds , and midnight blues !)

Summer Love Limited Edition ( this is a range of pale pastel colours ! )

The original Natural Palette ( this has a bigger  range of browns than the Natural Palette 2 - however it has less variety of colours overall !)

Choose whatever palette you like , they are all amazing quality and from seeing pictures of them they all look original and unique .
SHOWGIRL  Extra Volume Black Mascara 
This was also from Barry M . I love this mascara because it gives more volume to my lashes .Also I find the packaging super cute & I just love the product overall. It is really easy to apply & it is also easy to remove !  I wear it with everything - its my number one mascara ! It never leaves my lashes sticky & you may think I'm weird but I like feeling my lashes once I have applied this mascara - I don't know why - but if you buy it , feel your lashes after you have applied it & then comment whether you think it feels nice or not ! There is also another type of this mascara which adds length to your lashes . The packaging is the same , except it has a silver background & black lettering . I haven't tried out that mascara , but I assume its just as good !
Metallic Liquid Eyeliner Barry M
Once again, another Barry M product . This eyeliner is in my favourites because it is different to the typical jet black liner. It has a silver & sparkly look to it , and looks amazing with practically any eye-shadow . I also love it , because it is easy to apply , as the nib is thin and pointy and I don't need to worry about accidently smudging my eyes . I generally prefer liquid liners because I think  they give a more defined finish , than a pencil . I have used it a lot this February & I thought it deserved a mention for being my number 1 - easy to apply eyeliner !
Revlon Lipstick - Brickstone 49
This has been my favourite lip product ever since January ! I found it with all my mum's make up ( whilst I was looking for things to sneakily steal sshhh !) I gave it a go , and I fell in love with it . I am a lip person , meaning I generally like bold colours on my lips & this lipstick does the trick. It is a lovely , mature (if you can describe colours like that ) red . It isn't a big chunky lipstick , instead it is thin and very easy to apply . However , a bit of a disclaimer - after I apply it ,my lips tend to tingle - I think its because my lips are very sensitive , so its nothing wrong with the lipstick - but I just felt that was worth a quick mention ! I also have another lipstick which is called 'rulberry' number 48 . It is a very similar shade to brickstone  , however it is more of a bergundy colour ! Both are lovely , but I prefer brickstone , because I like more bolder colours !
Nintendogs Golden Retriever Stuffed Toy
Last thing ! So this is a bit random , but I found this hidden somewhere in my room and fell in love with it's cuteness . I remember when I was 5 (something like that anyway) I went into Toys 'R' Us , with my dad - and I found this and my dad then bought it for me , because I think I had just won an award in school ( because he usually wouldn't have bought me anything ) I was obsessed with it , but then it eventually got put away , and I forgot about it . And then , whilst I was re - inventing my room , because it was (and still is )so boring , I found it again & as I am a person who buys & collects ANYTHING cute - I kept it on my window sill & I love looking at it everyday because it reminds me of when I was 5 (something like that)  I have been loving it especially in February though , I don't know why - maybe because its been really tough this month and it just reminds me to stay happy - or maybe its because  my sister tried to steal it & I hate her touching anything that belongs to me - so I weirdly got attached to it - either way - I love this puppy way too much ;-)

So , that was my February Favourites! (You do not know how long it took to write this !!) Thanks for reading & if you have , or you are going to buy one of these things please leave a comment telling me your opinions on these things - I do love a good old comment ! 

               Bye !

Spa Fiasco

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So , I decided to write about this incident that happened to me recently , because it is very funny & true , and it also proves that I , above all people am NOT PERFECT .

So , a week ago, I decided to have a relaxing pamper evening . I don't think I've ever had one before , so I was very new to the whole face mask thing . I had come out of the bath and I had started to put the face mask on my face .

I thought it had gone swell , and I was so excited about it being my first face mask , that I kept on going over and over the original mask. Im actually not sure whether your supposed to that , or whether it's just one layer ...(please comment what you are supposed to do !) So, after I had basically finished the one sachet , I went back into the tub , and like I had seen lots of other people do , I put two cucumbers on my eyes .

However , I honestly don't know how people manage to keep them on because mone kept slipping down my cheeks , leaving my eyes feeling super blurry. Eventually , I just held them there , which defeats the point of relaxing ...

After( When I had just had enough with the cucumbers !) I threw them in the bin ( I don't think people would like to eat face mask covered cucumbers - even if it was a chocolate face mask !) I wrapped my hair in a towel and just watched YouTube in my onzie .

Then I removed my face mask - which actually was really upsetting because I had grown really attached to that thing ... :-( - anyway , after I removed it , I just put some cream on my face - and just painted my nails etc. I then went down for dinner , and my mum said

'What's happened to your eyebrows ?'

I literally ran to the downstairs mirror and glared at my reflection because my eyebrows had turned into a huge bush . Looking back , I think it was because I had applied my face mask over my eyebrows , so it may have - I don't know - made it darker and fluffier(Is that even a word ? )

I think , after that I spent an hour just thoroughly rubbing my eyebrows . Wow... great pamper evening !

I sure did love it , apart from all the rubbing & slippery cucumbers etc - but at least now I know how to have a proper pamper evening without being super messy - and looking like ...*tries to think of someone famous with bushy eyebrows* ...*gives up* ...someone with mega bushy eyebrows ! :-)

Thanks for reading !

Bye !