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29.2.16

FEBRUARY FAVOURITES


 I have been incredibly busy this month, but I have some great favourites to share. I have tried some new products and discoveries, some which I can now not live without. Thinking back I haven't purchased a lot of beauty items. I do need to clear some of my draws and use up some of my make-up,

26.2.16

YELLOW LOVE


ZARA LEATHER JACKET | REPLAY SHIRT | ASOS RIDLEY JEANS | SENSO QIMAT BOOTIES
I fell in love ...... with another jacket, this bright number caught my eye 2 weeks ago in my local Zara unfortunately my size was not available and was not launched on-line yet. But now I have it in my hands, I can not wait to wear it out when the weather is a bit more reasonable. We've started getting sunshine so I was rocking my sunglasses and then grey clouds appeared and it then snowed - so I did feel a bit silly walking in the snow with my sunglasses on my head.

24.2.16

CIATE X OLIVIA PALERMO SMOKEY SUEDES PALETTE REVIEW


I have been talking about the Ciate X Olivia Palermo collection for quite a while now and I am happy to announce that my collection is complete and I have a quick review for you. The Smoky Suedes Palette was sold out in my local Superdrug. I have been waiting for them to re-stock in-stores which still hasn't happened. I also found it difficult to get hold of via Birchbox (I had points to spend).

22.2.16

THE VANITY EDIT #7



Welcome to THE VANITY EDIT #7 , sharing all relating to NEW skincare, body, make-up and hair-care items. THE VANITY EDIT #6 is available here, THE VANITY EDIT #5 is available here, THE VANITY EDIT #4 is available here, THE VANITY EDIT #3 is available here, THE VANITY EDIT #2 is available here and THE VANITY EDIT #1 is available here.

19.2.16

RELAXED 70'S

H&M SUEDE JACKET | NEW LOOK DENIM CULOTTES VIA ASOS | ASOS BACKPACK (OLD) | H&M CROP TOP | WHITE PLATFORMS
Hello double chin!, don't you wish you just lifted your head a little higher and it will look better? Oh well. My Bring The 70's was the first 70's inspired outfit which was more dressed up with a skirt. This post gives me a street-style kinda vibe, pairing white platform heels with denim culottes.

Can you tell I'm ready for summer? I thought I wouldn't get any use out of these heels, since it's the first time I've worn them since I got them last year, but I've been looking into white boots. I know I have my Senso's but I want something a little bit higher and covers my toes. Am I asking for two much? - I'm picky. I'm sorry.

17.2.16

THE WARDROBE EDIT #7

Welcome to THE WARDROBE EDIT relating to new additions in my wardrobe.

Another month has past therefore it's time to see what I have accumulated and bought over the last month. The Wardrobe Edit #1 is available to read here, Edit #2 here, Edit #3 here, Edit #4 here, Edit #5 here and Edit #6 here.

It felt like forever until we all actually got paid in January right? I have been holding off spending too much as I am to go away this year. These items that I picked out are for my holiday and summer wardrobe which I hunted down.

15.2.16

FEBRUARY COHORTED BOX 2016


This month's Cohorted Box has arrived through my door and I am very excited to reveal what products I have received. If you did not know the Cohorted Box is now a monthly subscription providing you with full size beauty products for £35.00. This months Cohorted has the value of £111.50. 

12.2.16

BRING THE 70'S

ZARA EMBROIDERED TOP | ASOS UTILITY SKIRT | MANGO SUEDE BIKER JACKET | NEW LOOK BOOTS
I have been channelling my inner 70's recently, I eyed this beautiful embroidered top from Zara back in November and when it went into the sale, it was a destined piece. Your 70's are this Spring/Summer staples which are about crop tops, off shoulder pieces, fringe jackets, crochet, tapestry, suede and colours such as coppers and reds. So get looking for items to add in your Spring/Summer wardrobe. 

10.2.16

CIATE X OLIVIA PALERMO MAKEUP COLLECTION


I've been sitting on this collection for a while now because I have been waiting for the Eyeshadow Palette in Smoky Suedes to come though my door but I missed the postman, so this has been scheduled for a good month now from tracking down what I want. The eye-shadow palette will now have a dedicated  post since I can not wait any longer. For more details see The Vanity Edit.

When I first saw this collection in Superdrug, I was immediately drawn in by the packaging but I was a bit indecisive about the brand. Ciate is known as a nail polish brand and for something that is available in a drugstore I was expecting an affordable price but the lipsticks retails for £19 each which is definitely more than Mac, so I waited out and then stumbled upon them in my local TK Maxx. I picked up the lipsticks for £5.99 each and the bronzer cheek duo for £6.99 which originally retails for £25.

8.2.16

FEBRUARY BIRCHBOX


Happy Chinese New Year everyone!! I'm soo excited to celebrate the New Year again!! I wish you all to have good health, happinesses, fortune and fantastic job prospects for this lunar year!! And back to the post: 'shine bright like a diamond' is this months Birchbox concept, all to do with Birchbox launching their own in-house make up line starting with shadow sticks. We received an email earlier on to select which shade we wanted in our February Birchbox with the choice of a silver shade called Champagne Problems or the golden shade called Perfect Cents.

5.2.16

BERRY TONES

TOP - RIVER ISLAND | PANTS - RIVER ISLAND | SLEEVELESS BLAZER - TOPSHOP | BAG - ZARA | SHOES - ZARA
Promising to bring more colour in my wardrobe has been more than difficult for someone who owns a mainly black, grey and white wardrobe. But I have re-found my outfit inspiration, so there are going to be more exciting post to come! I've already started to plan my summer and holiday wardrobe which contains some wedding outfits. My 'save for later' list on Asos has been increasing daily, I'm so excited for spring/summer to come around.

3.2.16

KIKO CC CREAM CUSHION COMPACT SYSTEM REVIEW


It's been 2 weeks since I've received this new Cushion Compact System by Kiko featured in my Kiko Haul. I have worn this a couple of times and experimented enough to give a full review of this compact. If you haven't heard about cushion compacts, where have you been? Cushion compact have been all the rave recently especially on YouTube on the Loreal Paris Lumi Cushion. 

Cushion compact originates from Korea and Korea has always been the leading beauty market. We are bringing more imported developed items from Korea and Japan such as sheet masks, the famous SK II Essence Lotion which is called the 'miracle water' and the BB cream into the UK. I can't wait until we get more of these items into the UK. But back to the topic of the Kiko Cushion Compact System.

1.2.16

JANUARY FAVOURITES


Welcome to the first favourites of the year, this past month I have been swapping around my make-up and trying out new things. The first item is the Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation, my favourite foundation was the Loreal Paris True Match before it got reformulated and I hate it now because it leaves glitter flecks all over. The Healthy Mix foundation is a build-able medium coverage depending how you apply it, which is what I'm going to mention now.
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