My Life At The Moment:)

Hellooo, today I'm going to do a chatty post about stuff that's happening in my life at the moooomento.

School: So soon we are actually going to have to pick our GCSE options, and if you are from the US or a country other than the UK and reading this, GCSEs are the exams we have to take when we are 16, to get us started with college, university etc. At this point in time, I think I know what I'm going to pick. We have our Core subjects, which consists of English, Maths, Science (Single, Double or Triple) and then PSHCE, but as my school is a Technology based school we have to choose one, which I have chosen Textiles- Sewing and Fashion. In my school we get to pick 3 subjects of our choice, and I think I'm going to choose Drama, History & Photography.

Weather: Today it has started snowing like mad! In my area it was like a blizzard- I was in English class when we found out we had to stay in the classrooms for break time, then on my 3rd lesson we went along and we got to go home! Woo for half days! It's meant to snow much more tomorrow, so I will show you all some pictures as I am going to take some:)

Make Up: I've been shopping (what a surprise) AGAIN as I do love it so much, I have decided that I'm going to start spending more on less of the expensive products. Quite confusing, but I'm basically not going to buy sooo much of the cheap stuff and instead spend the same amount on less things, but they would be more of the luxurious end of the scale. I.E: Revlon, Maybelline and L'Oreal are brands that I wouldn't usually go for, but I am going to start buying a bit more from them:) Expect some reviews soon!

I think I've covered everything, hope you enjoyed,
Lizzie xoxo

Boxing Day Deals

 Hey everyone, on boxing day I went to my local 'mini shopping centre' and found a couple of good deals, and here I am showing you:).

Perfume: In Boots, there was a deal which showed that what ever had a gift box sign on it, that meant it was half price. I picked up 2:)

Charlie Enchant: This little box included a 30ml bottle of the 'Enchant' Perfume and included a normal bottle of the bodyspray.

So...? Rock 'N' Roll: Three 15ml bottles of some So...? Perfumes. Includes Love, Fab & Daring.

Facial Creams:I have been having very dry skin lately and it starts to go very flaky, even with loads of my other moisturisers. I've figured those moisturisers and balms are very good for summer and other seasons-just not those cold and dry ones. I needed some serious moisture into my face, because it gets so frustrating not being able to get rid of it, no matter how many lotions and moisturisers i may use. Simple was on offer for 3 for 2, so I picked up three products from there, whilst I bought 2 creams from Boot's own 'vitamin e' range.

Simple:

Left To Right:
Simple Replenishing Rich Moituriser, Smoothing Facial Scrub & Soothing Eye Balm.

Vitamin E moisture day cream & night cream, matching to see if they work well together. These were about £3 each, but they were on offer for 2 for £4.

New Look:

I am starting to wear eyeshadow a bit more and so I picked this up in new look as it was half price, a trio eye brush set including a brow and lash comb, a sponge shadow applicator and an eyeliner brush.

There were a lot of leggings on sale so on my rummage through I found two pairs that I loved. The first look like a dark grey grungy kind of colour, with rounded bronze studs running down the whole side of the leg. These used to be £20 but were hugely reduced to only £6.

These are beautiful with the faded floral print, the fade of it and the grey colour of the background allows me to wear possibly a bright colour block tee on top, which is great so it's not going to be boring and only wearing a plain white/black tee. The tag for what it was before was cut off, but it was reduced to only £5.

 

This tee is so cute, fun and such a nice colour. I'm really into dark reds at the moment, and the moustache has loads of black diamontes bedazzled onto it. It's quite a low neck, so I would probably wear either a bandeau or a vest tee underneath. Generation New Look, Half Price £4.

 

 

Thanks for reading,

Lizzie xoxo

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hello everyone! It's chrisssstmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssss
I'm on my chill time now after fun opening presents! I thought I'd show you the elf items I got for christmas. I'm going to do separate posts on say brands that I may have got multiple tems from, like elf. Enjoy:)

 I have got 3 beautiful nail polishes here! Left to right:
Dark Purple Glitter, Passion Pink and Golden Goddess!

Left To Right:
Eyelid Primer, Clarifying Powder & Complete Coverage Concealer Quartet!

                             And finally the Powder Brush!

Thanks so much for reading, posts soon.
Lizzie xoxo

NYC 'Smooth Skin' Pressed Powder

Hey everyone, sorry for no post in quite a while! So a couple of weeks back I bought a new pressed powder as my last one broke (I will be doing a post on how to not waste that) and I showed it in my haul (HERE), and I thought I would share my thoughts on them as I have tried with this a lot.

So with pressed powders, not all are meant to mattify(am I right?). I was hoping for this to mattify at least a little bit but it didn't seem to make any difference. Even when I thought of just setting concealer, it didn't do anything. There isn't a ton to say about it because it didn't do much! My skin in the winter does go a bit flaky and dry, so I need something (face make up wise) to hydrate and at least cover a little bit. I will try this once I get something like that, maybe a foundation, so then I can see if it's good at clarifying and finishing off my make up. I am disappointed because I thought it might be great, but it doesn't do anything at-all.

Thanks for reading,
Lizzie xoxo

Beauty Haul

Hey everyone, so today I went shopping for christmas presents for my sister & one of my friends, so obviously I can't show you what I bought them! (They both read this blog, hello there:))
I have bought a couple of beauty and a couple of hair items!

First is the most exciting product for me:

This is the Rimmel London Bronzing Compact Powder Sun Shimmer. The shade I got it in is 'Light Matte'! I have been looking for a matte bronzer recently so it's not so much shimmer on my face, and I was soooooo excited when I saw this in savers. In superdrug I believe its around 5 or 6 pounds, and it was in savers for less! Savers, £3.25.

Next is a nail polish:

This is by Miss Sporty! I've seen this pastel blue before and loved it, so I bought it today:) It's in Shade '2205'.  Superdrug, £1.99.

A new pressed powder, because my old one smashed -__-:

Sorry if the flash was too much and if you can't see it! It's called the 'Smooth Skin Pressed Powder' by NYC. My Rimmel one has unfortunately smashed this morning, so going shopping today was helpful! £2.99, Superdrug.

I bought two conditioners, one for swimming and one for home. This is my home one:

I found this in poundland, very suprisingly as Pantene can be quite pricey! I have very fine hair so getting thickening and volumising shampoos and conditioners are a must! £1, Poundland,

Second one:

I asked my mum to pick up a conditioner for swimming as I wasn't sure I would have enough money! I'm not sure how much it was, sorry! Tescos.

A new concealer:

I had heard a couple of loves with this, thought I might try it out:) £1.99, Superdrug.

A gorgeous new bag:

I was sooo shocked to see this- not just that it was pretty and dainty- BUT it was reduced half price! Only £2!!! £2, On Sale, Primark.

Finally a new dry shampoo:

So I ran out of my dry shampoo quite a while ago now, and I haven't been shopping for a long time either! This is helpful for bad hair days, which to be honest is quite often. £1.50, Savers.

Hope you enjoyed, speak to you soon:)
Lizzie xoxo

Extreme Mini Haul

Hey everyone, so on sunday I popped down to the shops as I hadn't been to that place for a long time, and I bought 2 things that I thought I might show you. Yes, it's an extreme mini haul:)

First thing is a nail polish:

This is by Barry M and is called 'Pink Sapphire Glitter' and this has thin rectangular, big and small hexagon glitters inside. I do like Barry M glitters as they always dry quickly and end up looking stunning on your nails after layering. Boots, £2.99.

Next and finally is a powder:

 

This is by Collection 2000 and is their sheer loose powder. This also comes with a sponge but I like to use it with a brush and tap off the excess onto the lid of this jar. Boots, £2.99.

That is it! I bought only two things as I didn't find too many things I was really interested in buying and plus there was a buy one get one half price sale.
I will tell you more about these products in maybe a review each to tell you if I like them or not!
See you soon:)
Lizzie xoxo

Current Main Creams

Hey everyone, so I thought I'd show you the main creams which I'm using at the moment. Here we go:)

From Left to right:

Vaseline 'Healthy Hands + Stronger Nails' Hand Cream: This cream was bought a couple of weeks ago now, because as it is going into winter now (woohoo) my hands tend to go very dry because of the chill. I don't think anybody likes a greasy hand cream, which is why this is fab! It moisturises very quickly whist sinking into your hand almost immediately, which means I don't have to go around with greasy and oily hands. This has a really nice smell to it too, which adds to the best!

Tesco 'Cucumber Moisture Cream': So I have been using this cream as if it were a night cream and I do think it is best as just a night cream. It doesn't sink in literally immediately which is why it's great for night time- I don't mind having to wait for it to sink in because I'm only going to bed! In the morning my skin does feel fairly soft which is a nice base for my make-up the very next day:). This is also fairly cheap I believe!

The Beauty Parlour 'Mattifying Moisturiser': I love this moisturiser for after deep cleansing my face, because it is completely oil free and leaves my face not shiny and fantastically matte- I naturally have a shiny face and this calms it down I guess! I usually go for about 2 peas worth and even then I still have a lot left once I've finished my face, so that's great because then this whole tube will last me for ages. A little bit goes a long way with this, and I will definately be re-purchasing. You can find this in savers for only £1.50, which is unbelievable because I've never actually seen a mattifying moisturiser before, let alone a brilliant one!

Boots 'Kiss Me Quick Candy Floss Body Cream': This cream was a present for Christmas last year, it came in a carousel-like box with a set of things including shower gels, creams and bath salts. I also have the 'Sherbert Lemon' body cream but I haven't got round to using it yet. I like to use this on my arms and legs after shaving and on a day-to-day basis because you don't need to use much for your entire leg because it is more like a lotion, so it spreads out a lot more. It smells absolutely gorgeous- candy floss and sweets, just like your at a funfair. It's not too thick and not too runny which is just the right point for a body cream for me!

I hope you enjoyed this post, see you soon:)
Lizzie xoxo