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Rimmel Apocalips - Across The Universe

December 18, 2013, 1:03 am
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We all know it's a fairly rare occurrence that anything red graces my makeup bag, but recently there has been a red in my stash which I've worn twice since purchasing it last week - I think the Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencils eased me into it to be honest (note to self: buy more Nars lip pencils). The new red in question is Across The Universe in the Rimmel Apocalips range. One of three new shades, this red is slightly darker and more winter appropriate than Big Bang and after giving it a little swatch in store, I deemed it perfect for party season and threw it in my shopping basket.

As with the whole range, these are by no means matte, and can be tricky to work with. Despite this I'm still a fan so I thought I'd put together a couple of tips to help you out when it comes to application.

Get Blotting: Too many coats of this stuff can get a little slippy, but after applying one layer I always blot it out with a tissue to matte things down. Then another layer goes on. This helps to extend the longevity - because who has time to constantly re-apply anyway? Applying a matte lip pencil underneath in a similar colour will work a treat too.

Mop up mistakes fast: Being Miss shakey hands over here, I'm guaranteed to put product where it shouldn't be. This stuff  can be difficult to wipe off, so having a cotton bud and a little makeup remover nearby is essential.

So that's this weeks favourite in the lip department done and dusted. And don't worry if you're not a fan of the reds, next weeks lip product love is a little more on the pinky side. I know, "Am I feeling okay?"...
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An Evening With Bumble & Bumble

December 19, 2013, 1:00 am
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One of the things I love most about blogging is the opportunity to attend various launches and events. You know it's your true calling in life when you can work on them on a 9 - 5 basis and still run straight up to London for more once you're done. Last week I popped up to the big smoke for an evening with Luce (blog link here) and Bumble & Bumble. They're launching their own limited edition range of hair chalks in various pastel shades, as well as their pret-a-powder, a voluminsing, refreshing, texturising powder in non-spray form (If you want to hear more about those then check back later today).

The event details were fairly simple and straight forward, but so enjoyable at the same time. It really works for more drop-in type events as you never really feel like you're missing anything. They had the bar and pic 'n' mix stall, with drinks and sweets available in various colours matching those which the hair chalks come in. My favourite drink was a simple mix of lychee, rum, lemon and sugar. It was delicious and was swiftly followed by a bag of sweets, mostly containing apple bon-bons.

We also had a chance to catch up with Amelia, words most energetic and adorable blogger, and made our way to the photo booth, complete with hair related quotation bubbles. Photo booths are such a simple feature but make the whole experience more memorable, which is beneficial for everyone really. Once we were done making some very interesting faces, Amelia and I watched as Luce was given a little sprucing up using the pret-a-powder.

We then toddled off to Muji and went for a very productive wander down Oxford Street. But that's a story for another day...

Don't forget to check back later this afternoon for more Bumble & Bumble reviews!
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New Bumble & Bumble Releases

December 19, 2013, 4:00 am
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We're having a little Bumble & Bumble moment on the blog today, with details on one of their recent events this morning (link here) and now a double review. You'll be all Bumble'd out after today.

The first product on my list today is the Pret-a-powder*, a super fine, translucent loose powder that works as a style extender, volumising powder, refreshing powder and general, all round, bed head "just woke up like this" product. I like. I didn't think I would but I do. It's especially good for nights out when you want to give a little more wow-factor to your hair.

From experience it's especially good if you're at work and don't want to draw too much attention to the fact that you're getting ready in the office. Because everyone can hear a when a dry shampoo/texturising spray is let loose. It's also fairly small in size (which is understandable because a little goes a long way), meaning it's easy to throw in your bag without that feeling of carrying the kitchen sink. Available at the end of January, it's definitely worth picking up if you're looking to invest in a high end volumiser/dry shampoo/style extender type product.

Next up we have the Bumble and Bumble spray chalks*, a limited edition range of four quick dry colour sprays. I have the lavender shade, which is the only shade that I could even see working nicely with my warm brown tones, but they're also available in Blush (light pink), Mint (green, obvs) and Colbat (blue). I love the concept of these, but to get them to show on my hair resulted in using a hefty amount of product which then left me unable to brush my hair. If you had lighter hair and simply needed a quick dusting for the colour to show then these will work better. If you're my colour or darker I would recommend applying this post-styling, and don't even attempt to brush it out after!

*PR Samples

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An Update - Blogging for Avon

December 20, 2013, 3:30 am
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Today I just wanted to give you all a heads up on a few extra blog posts I've been doing for Avon over the past month. From my favourite lipstick reviews to tutorials and vlogs, it's all over on the Avon Fabulous Blog. I took over from the ever so gorgeous Alix from I Covet Thee so you can see her lovely face over there too. Click here for their blog and here for their YouTube channel, and give any posts you like a comment or a thumbs up!
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Baking Gingerbread Men

December 21, 2013, 1:00 am
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When my lovely friend Luce came to stay a few weeks back, one thing at the top of our to-do list was baking gingerbread. Turns out Luce is a fantastic little baker and I don't think they would have been the same without her. We used the recipe from taste.com but altered it slightly as we didn't fancy icing them.

You will need:
1 tsp melted butter
125g butter (room temperature)
100g brown sugar
125ml Golden Syrup
1 egg (yolk separated)
375g plain flour
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
plain flour to dust

The How-To Bit
Preheat your oven to 180°C. Brush 2 baking trays with melted butter to lightly grease (or use baking paper).

We used a fork (but you can use a wooden spoon or whisk - what ever you like) to beat the butter and sugar in a bowl and then added the golden syrup and egg yolk to the mixture. Next we stirred in the flour, ginger, mixed spice and bicarbonate of soda, before turning onto a floured surface and kneading until smooth. We then roll the dough out and cover with cling-film. The gingerbread men then go in the fridge for 30 minutes to rest. (Note: this is the opportune moment to lick the spoon.)

Once your dough is ready to come out, place it between 2 sheets of baking paper and roll out until about 4mm thick. Use a gingerbread man cutter to cut out your shapes. (You can repeat this process with any excess dough left over, or just eat the left over dough - it may be asking for food poisoning a little bit, so I can't legally tell you to do this, but it does taste delicious). Place on trays about 3cm apart and bake in oven for 10 minutes or until brown. Once they're done leave them on a rack to cool. Don't do what we did and burn your tongues. It hurts.

Our video footage for the gingerbread baking vlog was fairly sketchy as the sun sets so early now, but I will be popping the best bits into a Christmassy video over the next few weeks. Let me know if you tried baking these, they really were delicious, and were far too good for sharing. My work colleagues only saw photos of our gingerbread extravaganza as not one crumb made it to the office. A post Christmas detox is definitely on the cards after the past few weeks...
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The Sunday Post: All The Food.

December 22, 2013, 2:01 am
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The words "going to London" seem to have turned into some form of code for "I'm going to go see Luce, eat lots of food and ransack Liberty's, Space NK and Selfridges". So when I say I went to London on Friday, rest assured those things did happen.

We started off by going to Mishkins for dinner. If you haven't been then definitely add it to your list as the food is so darn tasty. I also really love the decor and the venue itself, they got the NY vibe just right. They do comfort food very well so if you're up for a carb fest, which we certainly were, you'll love it. We had the salt beef mac and cheese and chilli beef dog, and two malted chocolate milkshakes, of course.

Next up were all the shops, and we tried desperately to hunt down a little desert too but got seriously distracted by Liberty's. We ended up visiting not one but two Nars counters in the end, leaving me fully loaded and ready to film a beauty haul! I also have my eye on a few things which i'll be grabbing next week when I go and stay with Luce. I know, my bank account is already weeping at the thought.

As for the rest of the weekend, it's Harry Potter, christmas food and present wrapping all the way. We're also having Christmas number one with my parents. So basically, it's all food this week.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend! x

P.S The Sunday Post vs. The Weekender? Which title do you prefer? I wrote this weeks on auto pilot and just can't decide which one to keep.
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The Festive Nail Favourites

December 23, 2013, 12:30 am
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We all know it's not quite Christmas without a festive nail, that bit's pretty straight forward. But choosing which polish? Not so straight forward. At the moment I'm currently trying to choose between three of my favourite festive polishes, I'm rubbish when it comes to deciding so hopefully the decision will be made before it hits midnight. But if in doubt, a snapchat to my friends should help me make my mind up. Below are the polishes that made the Christmas cut...

The Party Red: No joke, it's actually called "Party Red", perfect for the festive season. A beautiful deep red that's bright enough to be festive, but the slightly darker tone gives it a more sophisticated edge.

The Pinky Red: One of my all time favourite polishes that I purchased back in the day when Barry M was a luxury purchase. If you don't like reds then this is a great alternative and, as with all Barry M polishes, the formula works really well on my nails and lasts for a good 4 days without chipping.

The Glitter Polish: A berry toned glitter from Essie's last Christmas collection (don't panic, there's a very similar one in this years mini set), I always forget how much I love this one until I apply it. Yes, it's a pain to get off, but that also means it's going nowhere. Every cloud...

The Nude Christmas Nail: For those of you who prefer a more neutral nail all year round, but want something with a bit of festive cheer: Orly's VIP nail polish. I loveeee.

What are you wearing on your nails this Christmas? 
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The Video: Simple Festive Makeup

December 23, 2013, 1:00 am
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When I posted a photo of my Christmas party makeup on Instagram last week, it received a fair few likes and comments and even a few tutorial requests. Now a full Christ party "get ready with me" was off the cards as I have something a little special planned after Christmas, but a more festive makeup video, now that was do-able. There's nothing too out there with this one as I like to keep it fairly simple, but this is pretty much exactly the same as my christmas party makeup, but with a new foundation and minus the extra added glow of the YSL Touche Eclat concealer (I can't find it, fingers crossed it didn't escape me in my very merry state last Tuesday!)

Makeup: YSL Youth Liberator (B30) // Nars Creamy Concealer (Custard) // Benefit Agent Zero Shine* // Avon Glow Bronzing Powder* // Collection Fast Stroke Liquid Liner and Natural Collection White Liner // L'Oreal False Lash Teloscopic // Clinique Brow Pencil in Soft Brown 02* and Bobbi Brown Brow Kit* // Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil (Cruella) & Rimmel Apocalips (Across The Universe) // Clinique - Party Red*
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An Update: Blogosphere Magazine

December 23, 2013, 7:00 am
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Blogosphere Magazine was launched last month and although I'm gutted I had too much on at the time to contribute to the first ever issue, I'm super happy to have been featured in their second issue. I'm on page 45 talking about an eyeshadow I was raving about on here a few months ago. But my favourite bit? The little paragraph on their beauty editor Lina's page. She managed to describe what Hello October is all about better than I ever could and her words were heartwarming to say the least.

Blogosphere magazine is available from News Stand and is out every month. If you already avidly read a vast majority of blogs then it might not be for you. But if you find it hard to discover new blogs of different kinds and just generally love having something you can handle and really sink your teeth into (the only reason I never invested in an iPad/Kindle) then it might be for you!
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The Hair Upgrade: GHD Wonderland Professional V Styler

December 24, 2013, 7:00 am
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 A few weeks back the cable to my beloved pair of GHD's officially gave up the ghost after 6 months of muddling through and holding the wire at awkward angles in order to straighten my hair, they were just shy of 10 years old (scary when I realise that's older than my mental age)! After muddling through without them for a few weeks I was incredibly lucky to be offered the chance to try out the new GHD Wonderland Professional V Styler, and after a brief appearance on Instagram there were a fair few questions from you guys, so I thought it best to get right down to it.

The first thing I noticed with the new styler (and I'm totally late to the party on this one) is the new shape. Back in the day when my old v styler was brand new, it had no curve or bend to the handle. It was literally a V, the new stylers are all slightly curved, so if you're upgrading, it may take some time to get used to the feel of this. One thing I really love is the fact that they now make a little beeping noise once they're hot enough (and they heat up far quicker than the old models). Back in the day they also came with no heat proof mat/bag/cover what so ever, and now the stylers box has a complete set.

How to they compare when styling? I didn't expect them to be any different, but they're actually much smoother and really glide through the hair. As always you can also produce curls with the styler too (if you want to see me briefly curling my hair with GHDs then click here), now i'm sporting a shorter cut, my loose waves are less of an option, so I took to the GHD hair page for inspiration to see what I could whip up. The loose playful waves by Hollie Rose Clark looked perfect for all hair lengths, so I gave it a whirl and for my first attempt with new stylers and a new hair length I think it worked out rather nicely.

The main question you guys asked? Are they worth it? I am the worlds biggest GHD fan, with curly frizzy hair they're the only styler that has ever been able to fully tame my mane. I also see them as an investment, with one pair lasting almost 10 years they more than make up for what you pay when you break it down to cost per use. I also think the limited edition wonderland set is particularly beautiful, with it's blue, teal and lilac iridescent finish, if you're going to invest it's nice to have something different that not everyone else will have.

*PR Sample
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The Vlog: Eight Days Of Christmas

December 25, 2013, 12:00 am
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Merry Christmas everyone. I know a lot of you love to see more personal videos from me, so as a big thank you for sticking with me over the past year I've put together a baby version of Vlogmas. Eight days in just over eight minutes - I was aiming for eight...grrr!

I hope you enjoy this (give it a thumbs up if you did) and that you all have a magical Christmas. Let me know what you got up to and I will see you back here tomorrow where normal beauty service will resume.

Merry Christmas xx
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The Daily Face: Christmas Edition

December 26, 2013, 12:30 am
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Today I thought I'd tip out the contents of my makeup bag and show you the makeup I've been wearing over the past few days. As I've just been spending time with Josh's family and watching films I didn't go too crazy. But the late nights have left me opting for a slightly heavier coverage than usual with an extra dose of concealer. I've also been spritzing my base with my Caudalie Beauty Elixir before and after my base application to perk up my skin. I plan on getting the most wear out of my Topshop heart print shirt as physically possible this week so I kept my lips pretty nude too.

Base: YSL Touche Eclat Foundation // Nars Radient Creamy Concealer // YSL Touche Eclat Concealer* // Geurlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder* //

Eyes: L'Oreal Superliner* // Clinique Brow Pencil* // Bourjois Volumizer Mascara* //

Lips: MAC Shy Girl // Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfecter //

*PR Samples
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The Style Post: Possible NYE Options

December 27, 2013, 2:20 am
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Jeans - Missguided*
Top - Missguided*
Shoes - New Look
Clutch - Urban Outfitters
Necklace - Topshop
Watch - Earnest Jones*

This year I'm on a mission to find the perfect outfit for New Years Eve, I've been trailing and testing outfits like there's no tomorrow so today I thought I'd kick things off with an outfit I put together for dinner last week.

A few weeks back, Missguided were kind enough to send a few pieces over for me to style (I know, excited doesn't quite cover it). I thought their black Lana Jeans would go perfectly with the white leather tee, keeping things simple and allowing me to throw in a fair few accessories without looking too made up. The jeans remind me a lot of the Topshop Joni jeans, only less high waisted. They're nice and thick for the winter without being too shapeless. The white leather top is lovely, but is definitely one to be thrown on before hair and makeup and not after. Trust me on that one. I love it as it's a great alternative to so many bank breaking high end versions.

To make things a little more interesting I threw on some black and gold accessories. My statement Topshop necklace is one of my favourites, despite being a little battered (it's missing a piece which bugs me a lot!). I always go to them for great statement jewellery. My Baker watch by Marc Jacobs fitted in with the black and gold theme perfectly too, and I'm so in love with it I will most likely be wearing it regardless on NYE. My clutch is from Urban Outfitters - they always sell amazing ones all year round so i'd definitely check them out if you're looking for last minute inspiration.

*PR Samples
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2013 Favourites: Bloggers & Vloggers

December 28, 2013, 1:00 am
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Updating my blogroll is genuinely one of my favourite things to do (admin-wise) on the blog. Not just because I giggle a little every time I miss spell and end up writing "bog roll". Just me? But seriously, there's nothing more inspiring that reading other peoples blogs. The following are the cream of my bloglovin' crop for 2013...

BLOGGERS:

My favourite girl, how could I not pop her at the top? Luce really does work incredibly hard on her blog and has so much get-up-and-go I can't quite believe it. Her photos are beautiful and her love of shopping even gives me a run for my money.

You know those blogs you just get completely engrossed in and before you know it an hour has gone by? Weronika just gets me every time, her posts are just so beautiful and inspiring, and I'm becoming addicted to her YouTube channel too.

Oh Liv, the first blogger that made me really love reading blogs. I met her at the Cosmo blog awards and she really is the loveliest lady. Her photos and writing (and face) are just *insert heart eye'd emoji*.

Kate is honestly super woman in my opinion. She works so hard running Ghost Parties and Nouvelle Daily and fitting in her day to day life as well. I take my hat of to her. Oh and Mouse (her cat) - SO. DARN. CUTE. 

Possibly the most adorable lady I've ever met. And her style is impeccable.

I don't think I've ever met anyone with as much energy as Amelia, she really is just the cutest. I note down all her recommendations, especially skincare - in fact I exited boots just last week with an Amelia-influenced purchase.

Rebecca's blog is so clean and well laid out, it really appeals to the organisational obsessive in me. Her style is just perfect and I swear I must have liked every single one of her instagram photos this year.

This Chicks Got Style
Oh the hair *drools*. Aside from the hair obsession TCGS is another one of those blogs that I get lost in, and before I know it i'm reading posts from 2012.

Jenny Purr
Jenny works incredibly hard on her blog, she's always testing new products and I genuinely love scribbling her recommendations down.

Come Over To The Dark Side
Amazing blog name, amazing style, amazing face. I don't think there's anything I dislike about Cindy's blog. *applauds*

VLOGGERS:

Oh Alix, where do I start? Alix's blog and YouTube has grown amazingly this year, and with good reason. Her videos are always so well produced and her blog content is never anything but perfect.

Earlier this year Hannah announced she was having her first little babba, and I couldn't have been more excited for her. After the first pregnancy vlog I was hooked and I've loved watching her vlogs so much this year.

Because you can't not include Miss Burr, can you? I love watching Tanya's videos so much (especially Vlogmas) and always take the time to watch her tutorials. Meeting her this year was amazing and she really is incredibly lovely.

I've loved watching Lily's channel this year. I feel like she's come into her own and she has a great sense of humour. Both her channels are well worth a watch and I can't wait to see what she has in store in the new year.

Lovely Lily. I love watching her videos as she always has brilliant recommendations (especially on skincare), her get ready with me's featuring her bathroom always have me drooling and crying over the fact that my bathroom is currently yellow *sobs*.

Anna rules when it comes to a well produced video. End of.

Personally, I feel we should continue the blog love - leave me all your favourites in the comments and I will check them out (for those cheeky souls out there - don't put yourself!).
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The Sunday Post: See You Next Year, Santa.

December 29, 2013, 1:00 am
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So it's another 12 months until Christmas rolls round, cue the post Christmas blues, right? No. I have another week until I have to go back to work which means I have another week until I have to experience this. Phew.

This Christmas, for the first time in 22 years, I spent the day without my family. Someone decided to go skiing so two other someones decided to go on holiday. Thanks guys.  Luckily Josh's family were kind enough to have me round and it was actually a really lovely couple of days. His mum even made me a stocking and everything. What a cutie.

The past few days have been spent preparing blog/youtube things for this week.It's New Year, i'm bound to over do it (ever the responsible one), so I'm preparing in advance for a pretty hangover. I'm staying up in London both this week and next week (excited isn't even the word) with Luce too, so i've got a lot on and will, of course, show you what we got up to in next weeks Sunday Post.

Also, just incase you missed it, I uploaded a bonus mid-week video on Christmas day. Eight days of Christmas fun in the run up to the big day, packed into just over eight minutes (sort of, I really tried to aim for eight).

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas, let me know what you got up to in the comments!
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The Video: New Years Eve Get Ready With Me

December 30, 2013, 1:00 am
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This week I thought I'd do a get ready with me, just incase you needed some new years outfit/make up inspiration. The outfit is actually the outfit I wore to my Christmas party, I picked the dress up from Missguided after having it in my shopping basket for about three months, I popped black tights and my trusty night out shoes (they seriously are about 3 years old - shows how much I go out!) on because they are just my absolute party favourites. I also treated myself to a new bag *slaps wrist*. I'd wanted a Whistles clutch for so long and my black urban outfitters offering is just slightly battered after this years Christmas parties...

Makeup-wise, prepare to witness some serious chronic bitch face going on when I crack out the eye shadow (I was concentrating, okay?), I went for a really simple base and lip but with a slightly smokier eye than usual. Safe to say my blending technique is nothing to be marvelled at, but the result is slightly smokey, without (hopefully) looking too over cooked. And hair? Straight self with a little bit of texture. Standard.

Don't forget - all the product info is in the description box on my channel, so pop over there if there's anything you need to know. As always, tweet me if there's anything I didn't cover! (@hello_october_)
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Hello, 2014

December 31, 2013, 1:08 am
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My goals for 2013 were to make healthier lifestyle choices and to do more. How did I do? Well, I definitely wouldn't say my lifestyle is any healthier than it was 365 days ago. The discovery of coffee, ice cream cocktails less than 5 minutes away and home made cookies definitely didn't help that. But I definitely did cram a lot in this year...

Travel
In March we continued our series of 21st birthday celebrations, starting with my best friends surprise/not so surprise (because I blabbed) trip to Centre Parcs. It was a blog free weekend for the most part, so photos are limited, aside from the shots for the May issue of Company Magazine. We were meant to be shooting a total of five festival hair styles, and what happened? Well it only snowed didn't it? We had to clear a patch so that the photos wouldn't look stupidly out of place in a May issue! We then went to Edinburgh for my boyfriends 21st - I kept this one a surprise this time - and we stayed in the most amazing hotel, and discovered a place that does the best burger i've ever had. I still dream about it occasionally. In August we returned to Centre Parcs, sans best friend but with family in tow for a long weekend. We were also meant to go to Paris for my birthday but because of the Company blog awards we decided not to go, just incase (wasn't that a good call?). Luckily I still got to set my feet down on Parisian soil at the end of November for a shoot with Company Magazine and Bourjois. My past two trips there have definitely made me understand the Devil Wears Prada line about going to Paris and actually seeing Paris, having been twice for work. This year I WILL do the touristy thing.

Personal
The start of this year at home definitely fits the description of "being in limbo", I spent 6 months driving backwards and forwards between houses and house sitting before ringing Josh up one day to announce I was going to view a flat. After his graduation he jumped fully onto the flat hunting bandwagon and found us a lovely little place that we now call home. But who knows where I might be writing this post from next year! We also celebrated our 7 year anniversary and spent our first Christmas together. But i'll stop there or i'll start getting soppy. This year I also met so many new friends through blogging, my closest being Luce. I now don't go a day without texting her or sending her a snapchat (she's seen some really beautiful faces via SC and still wants to be my friend for some reason), I'm also going to stop there with this one or i'll start getting soppy again.

Blog/YouTube
This year Hello October went from being something I post on occasionally, to something I can't quite wrap my head around. I've been in three magazines so far this year, with the fourth appearance popping up over the next week or so, and won "Best Established Beauty Blog" at the Cosmo Blog Awards - on my birthday - definitely one of those "is this real life?" moments. I've met bloggers and YouTubers who inspired me to start blogging and making videos and have made some of the best friends just through having a little corner of the internet to call my own. Crazy. It's strange to think it all did a little snowball after I decided last Christmas that I wanted to try and post every day in January. There are so many more of you reading everyday now and its so mind blowing!

Thank you so much for reading, liking, subscribing, commenting and generally being awesome throughout 2013. It wouldn't have been this amazing without any of you.

2013, you were awesome.
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The YSL Youth Liberator Foundation

December 31, 2013, 5:00 am
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At the beginning of the month I picked up the YSL Youth Liberator Foundation after hearing nothing but good things about it. This automatically makes me feel slightly sceptical, even though I haven't tried a single product from YSL that I haven't loved. Thankfully that's still the case as I hate to ruin a good run.

After much deliberation I've come to the conclusion that this has to be my second favourite daytime foundation. Why? YSL Touche Eclat still reigns supreme in my world, especially with my crazy dry skin I'm currently sporting. But once my skin returns to it's normal self, or even better, it's slightly oiler self in the warmer months (am I the only one that likes to have slightly oilier skin?) then this will be a winner.

I have the shade B30 which is a good match for my current grey/olive state and apply it with my real techniques stippling brush. It has quite a build-able formula but I find it can look too much when built to a medium finish on extremely dry skin. But a little? A little can still do wonders for your skin, I apply a really light layer and use concealer where I need it, giving a beautiful luminous glow, correcting any dull, grey tones and still setting to an almost satin finish. It's amount like a more glow giving Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk but with added SPF, so it's a much better daytime option.

So to round up? If you like the G.A Luminous Silk then you'll probably like this. If you want to see it in action then click here.
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2013 Favourites: Beauty, Skincare & Everything Else.

January 1, 2014, 2:30 am
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When it comes to 2013 favourites I never ever know where to start. Like any beauty favourites, something is always missed out and (if you're me) it's all put together a little bit last minute. Like first thing in the morning on the 1st January 2014... I actually just got a little shiver writing the date! Anyway, I didn't fancy doing a video this year on my 2013 favourites, so I thought an express blog post might do the trick? I've listed all my favourites below and linked to as many reviews as I can. No sitting through me blabbing on about products you already own or don't care about, just a quick click and you can read about the ones you do!

Makeup
Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation // Jouer Highlighter in Champagne // Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation // Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencils // Aerin Multi Colour for Lips and Cheeks // Mac Patisserie // Clinique Superfine Liner for Brows // YSL Touch Eclat Concealer // Clarins Instant Smooth Self Tanning Primer // Rimmel Apocalips Lip Laquers // Charlotte Tilbery Uptown Girl Palette

Skincare
Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm // Nuxe Reve De Miel Lip Balm // Balance Me Radiance Facial Oil // Origins Make A Difference Plus Moisturiser // Origins GinZing Moisturiser // Origins Clear Improvement Mask // Hydraluron

Everything Else
Bumble & Bumble Surf Shampoo & Conditioner // Zooeva Brushes // Seche Vite Topcoat // Barry M Gelly - Lychee // Topshop Polish - Green Room // Nails Inc - Baker Street // Clinique - Black Honey // Korres Perfume in Vanilla, Freesia and Lychee // Real Techniques Buffing Brush // Living Proof Prime Style Extender

Doing this also made me realise the amount of products I own but haven't reviewed this year, even though I love them. New Years Resolution? I think so...
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Winter Walks & Shiny New Boots

January 2, 2014, 1:00 am
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Coat: Zara
Tights: ASOS
Boots: ASOS
Bag: Zara

Last week Josh and I spent a very grey afternoon walking around Brighton, grabbing a coffee and just generally jabbering away at each other. Before we set off I slipped on my new boots from ASOS in hopes that they wouldn't be too hard to break in (i'm pleased to announce they weren't!). The odds seemed to be ever in my favour for this purchase; after having sent them back once for being slightly too small (am I a four, or a five? I'll never know), they were put into the sale and I promptly repurchase them and treated myself to a little something else whilst I was there. Who needs to be quids in anyway?

These are the perfect winter flat for me, as last years military boots look too out of place with my more structured winter wardrobe, and although I love being a good 2/3 inches taller I can't hack the heel everyday. I'd been promising myself for over a year that i'd invest in some chelsea boots but hated the ankle grazing rim of the boot, so when I saw these came up a little higher than usual I was sold. I have such a good feeling about these I'm tempted to buy a second pair...

And how would a style post be complete without throwing in a few Zara offerings? A little less predictable is probably the answer, but old habits die hard. My coat was from their 2012 winter collection, but similar ones have still been seen all over the place this year, and as for the bag, well apparently it's been seen in the sale in stores (typical) - get down to your local Zara and thank me later.
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