Bobbi Brown Christmas Collection

 I have never been one for eyeshadow, my Urban Decay Naked Palette has been the only ones I own actually, but recently when I'm going out I have been dabbing a tiny bit one. I was browsing the Bobbi Brown website (as you do) and came across their Christmas Collection. IT IS AMAZING.

Bellini Lip & Eye Palette £59.00

Way too expensive but those lip colours look good enough to eat!

Black Pearl Eye Palette £42.00

The perfect palette for a dramatic smokey eye!

Rich Caviar Eye Palette £42.00

I prefer this palette to the one above as it would create a much more subtle look. As I have brown eyes I think this would suit me a lot more than the other one!

Uber Nude Lip & Eye Palette £36.00

I love every colour in this palette and the fact there's a lipgloss, lipstick and eyeshadows.

24 Karat - Shimer Brick Compact £35.00

I think this would be the most beautiful highlighter ever. I always wanted the Rose Quartz brick but this one would be first on my list now!

Such a beaut collection.

Barry M Amethyst Glitter

Barry M isn't brand I really go to unless it's for nail polishes, I have quite the collection. Boots had a 3 for 2 sale and I needed a new black nail polish and saw this glittery lovliness. Colour 354 Amethyst Glitter is full of tiny hexagonal glitter pieces in gold, pink, purple and blue along with teeny tiny flecks of green. It's one of those glitters that will go with every outfit - especially jeans I find!

I find with some glitter polishes it can go goopy and slide right off but this dries really nicely. I've had this on for 4 days now and there's minimal chipping but that is with a top coat over it. (If anyone knows a quick effective way of removing glitter nail polish please let me know!)

I don't usually wear all glitter on every nail but I think this would look nice with just one layer of the glitter over a black for a galaxy type effect!

Amethyst Glitter is available from Boots for £2.99. I may just have to pick up the gorgeous Rose Quartz Glitter as well!



Face Mask Wishlist.

Recently my skin has been a bit dull, dry and well a nightmare. Luckily I'm not breaking out but I feel that it could do with some brightening! I tried using the Rodial 5 Minute Facial samples given to me in this months GlossyBox but I didn't find them affecting my skin very much.

I have seen face masks doing the rounds on blogs lately so here's my wishlist!

REN Glycolactic Radiance Renewal Mask £30/50ml - Aimed at making the skin look brighter & radiant and I like that it will tingle as that means it's working to me! A bit expensive for 50ml though!

Origins Drink Up Intensive £20/100ml - A blogger favourite it seems! I like that you leave it on overnight as a deeply nourishing moisturiser. I would like to have this along with a proper mask for perfect skin!

Origins Clear Improvement Mask £20/100ml - Best for clogged pores which I can sometimes suffer with. It has charcoal in it which draws out any dirt and will help keep your skin clear from blackheads!

Body Shop Vitamin E Sink In Moisture Mask £12/100ml -Similar to the Drink Up Intensive but cheaper. I always have mixed views about the body shop - I find the smells to be a little weird!

Soap & Glory No Clogs Allowed £11/100ml - This is a mask for greasy skin which mine isn't but I find Soap & Glory to always work on my skin and have never been disappointed with any of their products!

Aesop Parsley Seed Cleansing Masque £27/60ml - I know Anna over at Vivianna Does Makeup loves this and she has fab skin so I basically just want it for that reason alone!

If you have used any of these I would love to know or if you have used a few I would be so grateful if you could recommend one for me!

Birthday Wishlist

As my ankle has limited me to staying in most of the week (apart from a little shopping trip to give my leg some exercise) I have had time to think of a few things I would love to receive for my birthday! My mum always gets me to write a list of Birthday/Christmas presents around this time as she finds it so hard to buy for me!

Tresor Paris Bracelet

Lady Gaga Perfume

Pandora Ring

Benefit Make Up Set

River Island Hat

River Island Bag

If I receive any of these I'll be so grateful but I have been lusting over these things for ages!!

I'm a guest blogger!

  The lovely Fei over at Peonies and Lillies was after some guest bloggers for September and I thought it would be a great opportunity for myself and my blog so I volunteered. We have very similar topics on our blogs so I thought we would mesh together quite nicely. Fei told me she liked my wishlist/hauls posts the best so I decided to do an epic Autumn fashion wishlist. I have taken 5 staple pieces for A/W 12 and chosen my favourite high street and online pieces!

 

My post has been split into 2 different ones over on Fei's blog so look out for the other one later this week!

 

You can find today's post here !

 

I hope you enjoy it :)

#PassionForFashion Competition

A while back I contacted by Money Supermarket to take part in their Passion for Fashion competition and with the prizes being £1000 AND an iPad 3 along with £200 for each individual style winner I jumped at the chance! The competition has been created to raise awareness of just how much your wardrobe has cost you and whether you could replace it if something was to damage it. I know I couldn't!

The aim of the competition was to create five Autumn/Winter outfits based on different day to day scenarios for less than £200 each. I am a summer girl at heart but there's something about wrapping up warm and layering which appeals to me! I really can't wait for all my winter events (Halloween/Birthday/Bonfire Night/Christmas/NYE) to come around after doing this competition now I have some great inspiration for what to wear!

Blazer - River Island - £75

Playsuit - Miss Selfridge - £35

Shoes - AX Paris - £39.99

Socks - Topshop - £6

Bag - H&M - £19.99

Bracelet - River Island - £6

Rings - Topshop - £10

Total - £191.98

For a date night I would want to look dressed up, fun but warm and comfortable as well. I like the dressed up play suit but the warm massive boyfriend style coat would keep me cosy and dressed down plus I wouldn't have to nick my dates! I love knee high socks to cover up my legs when it's cold out and the berry ones from Topshop add colour to this outfit. The shoes boots are pretty good dupes of Jeffery Campbell's Litas but a fraction of the price! Finally I would throw on a little jewellery. I am a ring girl so the more the better!

Shirt - Topshop - £26

Boots - New Look - £29.99

Bag - New Look - £14.99

Disco Pants - Glamourous - £30

Hoop Earrings - Topshop - £8.50

Cardigan - River Island - £30

MAC lipstick in Captive - Debenhams - £14

Necklace - Miss Guided - £9.99

Total - £163.47

For a casual look I love leggings and I like the Glamourous dupes of American Apparels disco pants (at £70 they are just too expensive!) A baggy cosy cardigan is a must! If I was going to pop out later in the day I would throw on some cosy boots - I really like the fleece lining on the New Look wedges! The across body bag would not get in my way but I would be able to throw everything in for a day out! A bit of jewellery is a staple in my wardrobe and a quick slick of a darker winter coloured lipstick and I'd be ready to head out for the day!

Jeans - Topshop - £38

Hat - River Island - £15

Top - Glamourous - £9

Bag - Miss Selfridge - £39

Coat - Miss Selfridge - £65

Boots - New Look - £27.99

Gloves - New Look - £5.99

Total - £199.98

I hate being cold so I have to wrap up every inch of myself when I head outdoors. I like berry for any item in my wardrobe but I love the Topshop jeans and would wear them to death over the winter season. Flat boots would be much more practical for walking around outside and I like the soft brown colour of the New Look boots. A wrap around mac coat looks almost Burberry-esque and the hat and mittens with keep you all toasty!

Peplum Top - Miss Selfridge - £27

Pencil Skirt - River Island - £22

Shoes - New Look - £19.99

Blazer - Topshop - £40

Bag - H&M - £24.99

Watch - River Island - £35

Total- £168.98

I like to look smart but stylish at work. I love the peplum trend for A/W12 so I would team the top with a longer pencil skirt. I have to have colour in my wardrobe (it makes me feel more happy) so the blazer would not only keep me warm but in a good mood. My job involves a mix of office work and running around so although I would wear the medium heeled shoes I would more than likely throw a pair of flats on so need a large bag for work (working 12 hours days I also need a big make up bag)! A watch is my only staple for work; when you work in events timing is everything!

Dress - Lipsy - £110

Nail Polish - Models Own - £5

Lipstick - Topshop - £8

Shoes - Miss Guided - £34.99

Clutch Bag - Miss Selfridge - £29.00

Bracelet - River Island - £3

Ring - River Island - £9

Total - £190.99

I'm a huge party girl so this is my favourite look. You need a perfect black dress for the colder months and I will always brave the cold for a night out without any sort of jacket! This dress from Lipsy is gorgeous! Glittery heels and bag will make the outfit look really fun and expensive! I would want the dress to be the main focus so a small amount of dainty jewellery would set the outfit off nicely. My nails would have to be done so I would opt for a dark glittery polish and a swipe of pink lipstick!

I really enjoyed creating this post and taking part in the competition! If you want to take part you have until Monday 24th September. Here's the link - http://www.moneysupermarket.com/home-insurance/passion-for-fashion/  You can also see the other fab entries from other bloggers!

Hope you enjoyed my entry!

Brighton Instagram Pictures

So last week myself and two friends decided on Monday night we were going to go the seaside, eat lots of food & drink way too much. Cut to Tuesday morning and we started the 2 and a half hour drive down to Brighton. I have been blessed that my parents have taken me on some amazing holidays abroad but the first thing I did was text them and say "How have you never took us (Me and the sister) down here!!?!"

I loved everything about Brighton. The pier of course is an attraction in itself and we each ate way too much but fresh crayfish tails were my personal favourite. I would have got bags of rock but due to my poorly tooth I can't eat anything too hard (my body secretly thanked me). I loved the cobbled shopping area filled with higher end stores, Crabtree & Evelyn, L'Occitane etc. We strolled to the Royal Pavillion where we grabbed lychee and raspberry martinis at 4 in the afternoon. 

The night was somewhat a blur. Too many cocktails, great music and just a great vibe in the club we ended up in, Lola Lo's. The thing with Brighton is all the tables in every club are reserved. So there's no where to sit! We did see a Hollister sign on one table and was desperately keeping watch to see if it was going to be occupied by yummy boys. Alas, they never turned up.

The next morning we made a mad dash to pack our bags to a greasy spoon along the seafront. I wanted to go to Bill's but some people take too long getting ready GRR. We then hit the infamous lanes filled with vintage boutiques and lots of jewellery shops! To be honest I was far too hungover to function as a normal human being. 

Brighton I love you and I WILL be returning shortly. It is my birthday in 8 weeks ;)