My New Make Up Purchases

A few weeks ago I spent the weekend in Newcastle with two of my best friends. We had a great weekend catching up and having early birthday celebrations for my friend Anna (stylishimoto).

On the saturday we went shopping which was really good and I decided to treat myself to a few new make up bits as I had just finished my second year and I felt like I deserved after all the work I had done so today I thought I would share with you what I got...

Nyx Blush in PB 11 Taupe - £6.00 - My friend bought this a while ago and kept telling me how good it was so when she ordered another one I asked her to get me one and she was right! Its such a nice colour for subtle blush or it can be used as a contour shade as it is matte. (in depth review coming soon)

Mac Sketch Eye shadow - £10.00 - I got another Mac eyeshadow to add to my quad palette I bought not so long ago (post about it here) I got the colour Sketch which is a dark purpley brown colour. I really love purple eyeshadows as I think they suit my hazel eyes.

Loreal Colour Riche Lipsticks in 630 Beige a nu, 640 Erotique, 373 Magnetic coral - £6.99

I had seen this lipsticks on quite a few You Tube videos and really wanted to try them as I needed some more neutral colours, I was originally going to get two but it was on three for two so I picked another one which was is a really nice summery coral shade,

Benefit Roller Lash - £19.50 - I have been wanting a full size of this mascara ever since I got a sample of it in an Elle magazine (review here) and I finally got it! I decided to buy it with my Boots advantage card points as I had about £35 pounds worth so I thought why not! I would seriously recommend getting a Boots card if you go to Boots a lot as it really is worth collect the points.

(Photo above showing look I created with the Mac eyeshadow in the outer corner and using the mascara too, lip colour is the Sephora Lip cream stain in 03)

Lip Product Wishlist

Recently there have so many lip products I have been wanting to try, mainly lipsticks and a couple of lip liners so I thought I would share them with you. If you have any opinions on these products please leave a comment.

Sleek Matte Me in Birthday Suit - £4.99 - I really love the colour of this is it a very neutral colour and I have heard it been described as the Kylie Jenner shade.

Gosh Lip Liners in Flirty Orange and Nougat Crisp - £4.99 - Last week I saw these been mentioned on a few You Tube video and I really want to try them as the colours look really nice and pigmented.

Collection Lasting Colour Lipstick in Tangerine Dream and Cafe au Lait - £2.99 - I saw on a blog post a couple of weeks ago that there were some new shades and I really like the look of two of them and for £2.99 why not.

Rimmel Clear Lip Liner - £3.99 - I have been wanting a transparent lip liner for a while now because I don't have a lip liner for every lipstick I have and I thought this would be a good buy.

Loreal Colour Riche in 630 Beige a nu and 640 Wild Plum - £6.99 - I saw these on a You Tube video last week and really love these particular colours, one is a nude and one is a pale pinky purple. I have never tried a Loreal lipstick so I want to see what there are like.

DIY - Lacey Edged Top

Recently I have seen a lot of the same top designs across a few stores on the high street. It is a very simple top, quite boxy with simple lace edge detail on the sleeves and hem. I really loved the design but because I am a fashion student and have sewing machine skills I thought why not make my own!

Examples of the existing design 

(photo taken from Tesco website)
Tesco - £12

(photo taken from Dorothy Perkins website)
Dorothy Perkins - £16 now £14.40

To make you will need:

A striped top - mine was from the charity shop for £3.99
Black lace edging - I used two different ones but you could use the same - £4.90
Black thread
Pins
Scissors
Sewing machine or hand sewing needle

How to make

1. Start by deciding if you want to shorten your top before you sew on the hem edging. I decided to leave mine the length it was but its up to you.

2. Pin black lace edging to the bottom of the top. When you get to the join leave a 1cm extra on each end.

3. Where you have the 1cm extra turn put them together and sew a seam. Open the seam and them pin onto the edge of the top. This create a neat join and finish. Then sew around the bottom to sew on the edging.

4. Repeat the same process for the sleeves and then thats it!

Before and after photos

It is such a simple top and for just under £9 it is such a bargain and something a bit more unique than one you would get in the shops.

(I actually ended up taking off the edge on the bottom as I didn't realise how stretchy the top was and when I put it on it wouldn't go over my hips but oh well I still think it looks pretty around the sleeves, just be warned if you have a stretch top stretch it while you sew the bottom edging.)

Mac Wishlist

Mac is one of my favourite make up brands and there is always something I want from them so I thought I would share some of the items that are on my wish list...

Russian Red matte lipstick - £15.50 - I love Mac lipsticks and although I only own 4 I want my next one to be a classic red.

Cream Colour Base in Hush - £15.50 - I have seen this only a few times but I fell in love with how beautiful it looks as a highlight it gives the most amazing glow. It also says on the website it is a versatile and multi purpose product so I would love to play around with it.

Pro Longwear concealer - £17.00 - I have been wanting to try a high end concealer for a while and I have heard some good things about the one from Mac.

Soft and Gentle Mineralize Skin finish - £23.00 - I have seen this so many times and the pictures of it looks amazing and I do need a new highlighter. (currently using High Beam from Benefit)

Sketch Eye shadow - £10.00 - I recently bought a quad palette and I still have two spaces left to fill and I keep looking at swatches of this and I think its so pretty! Its a beautiful browny purple colour.

All products can be bought from the Mac website, Mac store or any Mac counter (only in certain stores)

Babyliss Ombre 235 Styler 2082DU Review

Last week I had to buy some new straighteners as unfortunately the ones I had stopped working but I can't really complain because I had, had them since I was about 14 so in the 6 years I had my moneys worth. So anyway I decided to look on Boots and lucky for me they had some on sale for £29.99! They were half price and the reviews I read were all really good so I decided I would go for them. I decided to stay with Babyliss brand as it was the same as my other ones and I felt it was a decent brand I could trust to last for a while.

I ordered them on the sunday morning and picked to have them sent to store for no extra cost and in case you didn't know at Boots you can get them delivered to store the next day if you order before 6pm. I think its a great service and was not disappointed as I received an email at about half past ten on the monday so I collected them before I went to university.

The Babyliss Ombre 235 Styler 2082DU is actually a 2 in 1 and does not only straighten it also creates curls as the straigtening plates are quite skinny and the outside if the barrels heats up so you can wrap hair around and it can create curls and waves.

The straighteners come with a heat protective wrap case which is really handy for storing and travelling.

Some of the features include temperature up to 235 degrees, 15 second heat up time, 20 temperature settings, titanium ceramic plates to glide through hair for smoothness and longer plates to create curls and straighten faster.

I have been using them for a week now and I really like them. I like that they are skinny as I feel I can straighten really well nearer the roots of my hair. I haven't fully straightened all of hair with them yet only my fringe but I have used them to add a few extra curls to my already wavy hair and I like the results. I would really recommend if you are looking for a new hair styling tool as they are worth the money as it means you don't need two tools for curling and straightening.

The hairstyle I have been creating with them, straightening my fringe and loosely curling the rest of my hair, it can do both loose and tight curls

Buy HERE for £29.99 get them while they are on offer! and you can collect your Boots advantage card points!

Nails of the Week - Rita Ora Nail Varnishes

As you may have seen on a post a few weeks ago (here) I bought some new nail varnishes from Rimmel. I got the Rimmel nail base and top coat 5 in 1 and 2 colours from the new Rita Ora spring collection.

Using the colours Wild-er-ness(lilac) and Bestival Blue(bright blue) I painted my thumb and ring finger in the lilac colour and the rest in the blue which is probably my favourite of the two. I then added a glitter gradient on the lilac nails. I really love the colours together and they perfect for spring!

I find that Rimmel varnishes stay on quite well and with the help of the nail base and top coat it should last longer. The nail base and top coat 5 in 1 is new to me and I thought I would try it as I needed another one and it was on a 3 for 2 at Boots so why not!

Products used: (from l-r)

Rimmel Nail Base and Top Coat 5 in 1 - £4.49

Rimmel Rita Ora Nail Varnish in Bestival Blue - £2.99

Rimmel Rita Ora Nail Varnish in Wild-er-ness - £2.99

No7 Nail Varnish in Silver Glitter (from a set)

No7 Nail Varnish in Disco Ball (from No7 advent calendar but full size is £7.00)

OOTD - Patterned Trousers

I recently bought some trousers from the F&F range at Tesco. They were in the sale for £5 so they were a great bargain down from £16! I went out in York the other day and really wanted to do a fashion post with them on so here it is...

Thank you to my best friend and my personal fashion photographer Anna (from the blog Stylishimoto)

Coat - George at Asda (about 4 years ago) - I think this duster coat would look good as well (here)

Top - Forever 21 - £10.50

Trousers - F&F at Tesco - £5 (loads of Tesco trousers on sale here)

Shoes - New Look - (bought september last year but these are similar - here)

Necklace - H&M (it was a present)

Bag - Primark - (bought last spring)

I really love this outfit and I think patterned trousers are perfect for spring and summer. They can be found in many high street store at the moment and are really easy to style.