Monthly Favourites | December

Happy New Year everyone!!
Even though this post is uploaded in 2016 it's technically the last favourites blogpost of 2015, I can't believe how fast 2015 went by!

My first favourite of December has been wax melts as i definitely burn them a lot more around Christmas time because i love all the festive scents, some of my favourites are: Snowflake cookie, toasted marshmallow, christmas treats, candy cane lane and sunlight on snow. I personally much prefer wax melts as i think they give out much more of a scent compared to a candle. They aren't at all expensive and you can burn them a good amount of times before the scent fades from the wax. 

This next favourite is a nail polish from Avon, i got this free with a recent order we made. This is a gel finish nail polish in a true red shade called 'Roses are red'. I was quite excited to see if this actually looked like a gel finish and it does! Its very shiny and you only need about 2 coats of this polish but i think you could get away with 1 coat if you wanted. I was very surprised by the quality of this nail polish, i wore it for about 6 or 7 days before it started chipping which i think is absolutely amazing as when i use other polishes from different brands they usually last 2-3 days before they start chipping. If you're looking for new nail polishes, definitely check out Avon because this one is amazing quality considering it was free!

My next favourite is the Sleek Au Naturel eye shadow palette, i bought this quite a while ago and used it loads but then it kind of got pushed to the back of my makeup draw. This month i decided to start using it again and i realised how much i've missed it. The eye shadows are really pigmented and easy to blend and the palette only cost £7.99 which i think its so cheap for such a good palette.

Lastly, this is the revlon lip butter in the colour 'Candy apple'. I've been using this lip product so much this month because December is a Christmas month and Christmas means red lipstick, right? I'm not one to suit red lipstick which is the reason i love this product so much. Its definitely a more subtle red but can also be built up to a more bright red. Its also really moisturizing and doesn't dry your lips at all.

Hope you all had a great Christmas, what have been your favourite products of December?

Top 5 beauty products of 2015

I can't believe its almost 2016, this year has gone so so fast! So as 2015 is coming to an end i thought i would do a post about my personal top 5 beauty products of this year. I'm going to be sharing with you my most loved and used products of 2015.

Urban Decay Naked 2- This is my first and only naked palette i own. I always used to be put off by the price of these palettes as they are fairly expensive but after my birthday in April i finally gave in and bought Naked 2. I am so glad i bought it because it has definitely been my favourite eye shadow palette this year, its totally worth the money and i can't wait to buy more naked palettes in the future.

Soap And Glory SuperCat Eyeliner- This eyeliner is definitely my all time favourite from the drugstore. Its absolutely amazing and its only £6.00! Its a pen eyeliner which i find so much easier to use than any other eyeliner. I love this one because its such good quality at an affordable price. Its so easy to do winged liner thick or thin. This is most definitely going to be a continued favourite throughout 2016.

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara-  So many people raved about this mascara this year so obviously i had to try it out as i'm all for trying new mascaras. This has got to be my favourite mascara out of all the ones i've tried and trust me i've tried a lot of mascaras, I think i even prefer it to roller lash. Theres no doubt i'm going to keep repurchasing this mascara as i love it so much and its definitely been my favourite of this year.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer- When i first bought this concealer i was quite unsure of it because of the shimmer in it but its actually a really good concealer. The shimmer doesn't look bad, it makes your under eyes look a lot more bright and awake, hence the name. This concealer is quite a light consistency which i love but also has great coverage. This has most definitely been a staple in my makeup bag this year.

Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick 03- This lipstick has been my holy grail lipstick this year, i can't explain my love for it! I think this is the perfect nude shade and its a lipstick that actually suits me. I love the Kate Moss lipsticks as they are such good quality and long lasting at an affordable price. This shade in particular has just stood out to me more than any other this year. I wear it almost everyday and i'm not bored of it yet. I don't think i will ever stop repurchasing this lipstick because that's how much i love it haha!

So thats my top 5 makeup products of 2015, let me know what products have stood out to you this year!

What I Got For Christmas 2015

Hope you all had an amazing Christmas!!
Today i am going to be sharing with you some things i got for Christmas this year. I love seeing what people receive on Christmas because i'm nosey haha, so i thought someone else might want to see what i got!

Top to bottom- Creme brulee, Glamorous, Karma,
Grandstand. 

The first thing i got was 4 makeup geek eyeshadows which i have wanted to try for so so long but their website didn't ship to the UK. I was so happy when beautybay.com finally stocked these eyeshadows and shipped them to the UK so i'm finally able to try them!! They look amazing and the packaging is so pretty, i also got a small Z palette to put them in. I'm so excited to start my collection of these eyeshadows!




















The next thing i got was the Tanya Burr Cosmetics Candy Glam palette. This was part of Tanya's Christmas range so their was only limited stock of it and i was unable to get it as it was always out of stock and i was so upset. My mum managed to get it off ebay for me, which actually cost a lot more than its original price but i'm so happy and grateful that she got this for me as i wanted it so badly because it looks amazing and i'm so excited to start using it!

I also got the Better Than Sex mascara from Too Faced. I've wanted to try this mascara for so long and i'm so happy that i finally have it as i'm such a mascara junkie haha. I can't wait to try it out because it looks so good!!

I was also lucky enough to get quite a few Zoella Beauty products that i'm so excited to use. I got the two balmy duo and the cosy toesy set from Zoe's Christmas range, i love lipbalms and these ones look so cute!! I also absolutely love fluffy socks so i'm so excited to wear the ones from the cosy toesy set. I also got the soak opera from her original range which i've actually had before but i love it SO much because the scent of it is to die for, SO GOOD! From Zoe's tutti fruity range i got the Let's Spritz mist and the Scrubbing Me Softly body scrub which both smell absolutely amazing! The last thing i got was Zoe's Hey Roomie reed diffuser which is so cute. Zoe said the scent of the reed diffuser is the same as her original range which makes me so excited to use it because its one of my favourite scents ever.

I'm so happy i finally got Justin Bieber's new album 'Purpose' and One Direction's 'Made in the AM'. I am obsessed with these albums and i've had them on repeat ever since the day they came out haha!

These two Mac lipsticks i got are in the colours 'Velvet Teddy' and 'Faux'. I have wanted velvet teddy for the longest time so i'm extremely happy i've finally got it, its such a gorgeous colour. Faux is another one i've really wanted, its such a pretty nude colour, i'm obsessed!!

One of my favourite things to receive on Christmas is pajamas, i actually chose these ones out myself. They have pugs all over them and it says "Pugs & Kisses", i think they're so cute!! They're from primark if anyone was wondering haha!

This last thing is probably my favourite present out of them all. I finally got some Adidas Superstars, i've wanted these for what feels like forever and i'm so grateful i got them for Christmas. It doesn't bother me how unoriginal these shoes are because i think they are beautiful and i know i'm going to wear them to death.

I'm so happy and grateful for everything i got this Christmas and in no way am i trying to brag!!

I hope you all had an amazing Christmas,

Thank you for reading!!

Christmas Rudolph Nails

This post is going to be fairly short and simple but i thought i would share with you how i'm adding some festivity to my fingertips this Christmas season. This design is fairly simple to do but i think it also depends on how much patience you have because it does take some patience.

I first started out by using the Barry M all in one base coat, top coat and nail hardener as the base for my nail polish. I then painted my nails with the Avon gel finish polish in the colour 'Roses are red' except for the ring finger. I love this nail polish as it's super shiny and glossy which really makes it look like a gel finish.

On the ring finger i decided not to do a colour on the base and just go straight in with the design. I first used a brown nail polish to get the shape of the reindeer's head and then did some antlers with black nail polish as i didn't have a dark brown. After that had dried i used a white polish and a black polish to create the eyes. To make this a bit easier i used a dotting tool but you could also use a bobby pin if you don't have one. To finish off i used a shimmery red polish for the reindeer's red nose. To seal the design i used the Barry M clear top coat to make sure it lasts longer.

I didn't take pictures of each step when i was doing it so here's a step by step tutorial i found online:

Hope you enjoyed this post!

Merry Christmas!

My Christmas Tree

One of my favourite things to do during the lead up to Christmas is putting up the Christmas tree. I don't know why, but we've always had fake Christmas trees in our house although i think i would prefer to have a real one. I always have my own Christmas tree in my bedroom and have had the same decorations and the same tree for years and it was getting a bit boring, so this year i decided to go out and buy a new set of decorations and a new tree!

I decided to go for something a bit different from the traditional green, white and red colour scheme and saw these gold and rose gold/pink decorations and fell in love with them. They included matte, shiny and glittery baubles, i also decided to buy these gold glittery snowflakes to add a bit more variation. I bought a white tree this year because i thought it was a bit different and i feel like it goes a bit better with my choice of decorations.

I know its not the best decorated tree ever and it is quite sparse and simple but i really love putting up my Christmas tree every year so i thought i would make a blog post out of it as i also love seeing other peoples Christmas trees!

Whats your favourite thing about the lead up to Christmas?

Winter Tag

As its December tomorrow, i feel like my blog needs some festivity to it. Throughout December i want to start doing some Christmassy posts so i thought doing this winter tag was a good starter. There are many winter tags out there but this one was the one that i liked best so credit to whoever created it.

1. Favourite winter nail polish?
I have so many nail polishes that i love using for the winter months but i have to say that my favourites are probably these two from the maybelline colour show collection. Both are dark colours which i think is perfect for winter/Christmas time. The red one is called 'Candy Apple' and the purple one is called 'Noite De Gal'.

2. Favourite winter lip product?

I feel like Christmas is the time to wear all your red lipsticks but for me i tend to avoid them as they sadly, really don't suit me. This red revlon lip butter called 'Candy Apple' is the only red lipstick i wear as its not as intense as any other lipstick because its a lip butter but its also buildable as well. So this is probably my favourite winter lip product.

 3. most worn winter clothing piece?

The clothing item i wear the most in winter is definitely woolly jumpers, i specifically love over sized jumpers. I also love wearing boots in winter, my favourite ones are my black heeled chelsea boots that i bought from h&m a while ago.   

4. most worn winter accessory?

For me i would have to say scarves, i think they are just a nice accessory and can look great with most outfits.

5. favourite winter scent/candle?

When it comes to christmas candles i prefer the more sweet scents, these are my two favourites this year. Snowflake cookie quite obviously smells like cookies and i love it so much. Candy cane lane smells minty, which i actually thought i wouldn't like but i absolutely love it for this time of the year.

6. Favourite winter beverage?

Definitely has to be hot chocolate, my favourite one has to be the options mint hot chocolate with whipped cream on top!

7. All time favourite christmas movie?

This is such a hard question as i have so many favourites, some of them are, the polar express, elf, grinch, nativity and SO many more!!

8. What is your favourite Christmas decoration this year?

  I don't have one thing in particular that is my favourite but this year i bought a new christmas tree along with new decorations. This year i decided to go for a white christmas tree with gold and rose gold/pink decorations as i thought it was something different from the traditional green tree. Its not the best decorated tree in the world but i love it!!

Thats all the questions i'm going to answer today, I tag anyone who wants to do this tag, hopefully there will be more christmassy posts from me!

Thanks for reading!

Monthly Favourites | September

This year is going so fast, i cant believe its October already! October is probably one of my favourite months because its all things autumn which is my favourite season and its also Halloween. So its time for a monthly favourites, i'm going to be showing you everything i've been loving throughout the month of September.

I have been absolutely loving this lipgloss from Tanya Burr cosmetics. This one is from her new range of lipglosses, the colour is 'lunch date'. Its a pinky nude that is perfect for everyday, i have been reaching for this almost everyday this month as its such a pretty nude lipgloss which is great for school as its not a bright noticeable colour.

 This next favourite is the maybelline lash sensational mascara. I saw so many people raving about this so i had to pick it up as its only £7.99. This is the best drugstore mascara i have ever tried and i think its just as good as rollerlash which is twice the price of this one. If you're looking for a new mascara i would really recommend this one as its amazing!!

This is the benefit cream eyeshadow in the colour 'bikini-tini', its a lovely champagne colour. I have been using this so much this month as its perfect as a base for your eyeshadow or even looks great just on its own. I think this is a great product for when you're in a rush because its quick and easy to use and it lasts all day long.

My last favourite of this month is the Zoella Beauty candy cream body lotion, This is from Zoe's tutti fruity range. The consistency of the cream is perfect, its not too thick and also isn't at all oily. It has bursting beads and extracts of acai and blueberry which makes it smell amazing. With some body lotions it takes forever for the product to sink into your skin but with this one its fairly quick and you don't have to sit around feeling sticky.Another plus to this product is that the packaging is so cute and looks amazing in your bathroom or on your dressing table.

what have been your favourites this month?

thanks for reading,

Emily