Quick hello!

Hello, yes I'm alive it's been ages I know but me and Abbie have been up to our eyeballs in work with essays for next week etc but honestly didn't think the sixth form would be like this but it is! Anyway this blog post is just been done to tell you what I have been up to! So I have been shopping because it's the only thing that makes me happy when I'm busy with work aha! 

So primark is my fav at the moment the coats there are fab literally everyone go to primark, then I managed to get a playsuit for £30 in the sale which makes me very happy and then boom got some winter boots for £35 which we actually supposed to be £149 OMG best bargain ever! 

Anyway, we will try and get more blog posts out so maybe some ootd or ootn and also I'm off to Paris with school in January so more blog posts on that! 

Aliciax

Back to school outfit ideas

So back to school unfortunatley and this year me and Abbie are going back to school for sixth form as we passed our GCSE but that also means working harder, however we have my freedom as our school  sixth form doesn't have a uniform but we have to dress smart! So I thought why not do a blog post on some outfits that I will be wearing for sixth form because it's a struggle for people when the dress code is smart because you want to look smart but not too smart because then in my opinion can make you're appearance look older! 

First Outfit idea: 

The first outfit Idea which I thought about was one of my favourite, I decided that the appearance off it was smart but I did dress it down because I mean work trousers aren't that comfatable to wear so I have Topshop Leigh Black Jeans which are very soft but I also tried Black cigarette trousersfrom Topshop also and those will what I will be wearing, then my top which is Strappy Pleat Cami from Zara in the sale and then to keep my warm I just have a basic black and white blazer from Miss Selfridge which is really comfatable!

Then for the little details I have my black loafers which are from a small warehouse  called Monkey schu where you get designer shoes for a cheap price because there might be something wrong with them, then my watch it's Michael Kors one I always wear and my two braclets are Pandora and Tiffanys which I always wear and then my necklace is from Primark! 

Second Outfit Idea:

Is more of a smarter look which looks very dressy but in a way looks like you haven't really tried with you're outfit! I really like this outfit and I think it's perfect for autumn because it's the time in the season where dark colours are coming in but it's not quite cold enough for the dark colours and big coats! So first my Grey Cigarette trousers are from Primark believe it or not and they are skinner then the Topshop ones in the previous outfit, and then my sheer pink blouse is from H&M and it's so comfortable and baggy but also looks very nice with a lot of stuff then on top I have my blazer which is from River island which is my naught autumn purchase! Then I have the same accessories again and different shoes from monkey schu which are again loafer style!

So that's about it! I know their is only a few outfit ideas but I wanted it uploaded before school starts which is tomorrow! I hope this gives you some rough ideas on what to wear and hope you all have a goo first day! 

Aliciax

Thicker eyebrows tip

For along time people have been filling their eyebrows in and I'm one of them! I feel incomplete without my eyebrows filled in and I think it's finishes off you're makeup look. I only lightly fill mine out with just a natural collection eyeshadow in the shade Crushed Walnut as this matches my hair colour and eye colour funnier enough perfectly! 

I normally fill them in with a Mac 266 small angle brush and this works perfectly to fill them in! But I have been looking online at YouTube tutorials and of models and how they have their makeup done and have found out that bold and big eyebrows are in which I haven't really tried so I thought why not give it a go! 

So my secret tip to make them bolder is to use a thicker brush and the one I used was the Mac 275 which is the medium angled shading brush and I just fill my eyebrows out with it and leave the ends and the fronts and go back to then after with the smaller angles brush and you can instantly see how thicker they get and I honestly love it and I'm so happy I found out about it from a youtube video because again I think this year big brows are going to be in.

This was just a quick post because I had to tell you about the secret to bigger, bolder brows because I have been seeing them in magazines on models and I just wanted to give people a tip on how to get bolder brows especially if you have thinner brows!


Aliciax

What's in my school bag!

Finally a back to school post, I have a few more that I will be uploading I know I'm a bit late as people have already started school but better late then never!! This year me and Abbie go into sixth form so that means we have to buy all sorts of stuff like folders, notepads, plastic wallets and dividers ect! In my opinion it's better to be more prepared with more stuff so I have kinda go over the top with school stuff this year! 

First let's just start off with my school bag in general! At the start of the 6 weeks and the sixth form induction day I used a beautiful bag from H&M but unfortunately it wasn't big enough and hardly fitted any folders in so I changed to a bag that I brought ages ago and didn't get chance to use it and that my River Island Black Sauede Shoulder bag! I don't think they have it in stores any more and I can't remember the price of it but it's a lovely bag and has lots of room so if I have 2 folders I need to carry one can go in my bag and the other can be held. Whats also great about it is that inside it has a very small pouch which is perfect for phone and money because it blends in with the bag as well so I will be putting my phone in it so that I know where it is because this year we will not be wearing school blazers so we won't be able to put our phones in the pockets! So I will just be putting my phone and some money in this pocket so that I know that it's safe! I also just attached my Guardian Angle which my mom brought for me and mentally I think it brings me luck so I wanted it as close as possible to me!

Next on to stationary and I must say this year I have been getting my pens ect from cheap shops like home bargains because they sell named pens for cheaper prices and I also got cheaper highlighters as I needed more due to me taking english lit. Anyway folders, I needed 4 folders because I have chosen 4 subjects and those are English Lit, Business Studies, Media and Geography so obviously I needed big folders! So I have one which is from Wilkos and it has a cute Paris theme to it so it was a must, then the last 3 are from WHSmiths and these were 3 from something which I can't remember so I got a Pink A4 Folder and 2 purple ones but I didn't want 2 purple ones so I improvised and my mom went out and brought a Vinyl Decorative Paper which is a roll of sticky paper and the one I got was with love hearts and you just peel and cover books, folders, pens, pencils anything really and I just thought it was really cute and different and that was just from homebargins. Then I have 2 notepads as it's better to be safe then sorry and not buy any and the first one which is purple with a pattern on is from Pound Land and then the second one which has also 4 dividers in it is from Aldi and I liked this one because it had the dividers already in but I still went out and brought 4 packets of folder dividers and those are pastel colours from Home Bargains.

Then lastly for stationary I have my pencil case and every year my pencil case gets smaller and smaller and again 2 year running I went to paperchase for mine and I got this silvery glitter rounded pencil case which is simple but still cute! It actually holds a lot as I have different coloured pens for different things and more black ink pens because last year I ran out! I have all my pens which you can get from Rymans or Poundland like I did, then my highlighters which are also from poundland, then my Paper Mate Ink Joy which you can get from anywhere and I have used a lot of last year stuff as I didn't need new stationary again.

Then lastly I have my 'Survival Kit' as I like to call it which just holds my extra bits that I take to school. I just put them in a makeup bag which I found lying around my room when I cleaned it out because if it's there I might as well just use it, anyway in it i carry some tissues because they are vital things in my opinion then I have a pad because obviously being a girl means mother nature likes to surprise you then I have plasters, earphones which are a must have, crayons as they didn't fit in my pencil case along with my sharpener and then my keys and lastly paracetamol.

And that's it thats what will be in my bag for the first year of sixth form and the only thing I'm looking forward to about school is that I never have to do PE again! No I'm actually happy that I have chosen what I want to do and hopefully will enjoy them a lot more! There is a few more blog posts related to school which are going to be uploaded soon so hang fire for them! 

If you have started school yet?! leave a comment on what you're essentials are in your bag for school?

Aliciax

    

Urban Decay Foundation Review

Another review!! I really like review posts as I think it's good to show people how good the product actually is. This review post will be on the Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless ultra definition liquid makeup! I brought this along with a urban decay optical blurring brush which I will go into more detail after, when I went shopping for sixth form clothes and I have been wanting to try and foundation as I normally use a by cream all year round but last year I was very place as the winter months came by and this year I wanted to try and foundation! 

I don't normally wear foundation and luckily my skin is in a really good condition, but I don't apply much because I don't like to look like a Barbie doll and have makeup all on my clothes because that is something I don't like and it's not me so with this one I'm able to apply a thin cover of foundation and still get the coverage I need! The coverage from this foundation is amazing for example at the moment I have freckles on my face due to being on holiday and they stand out a lot so when I used the Urban Decay Naked Skin foundation it covered it straight away with just one brush over my nose! The other thing about this foundation is that it's not heavy and It doesn't feel tacky on my face which is something I like, because it's not nice when you can feel your'e makeup on your face because in my opinion that means you have a good amount of makeup on your face but with this one it's perfect!


The shade that I got it in was 4 and this was the perfect match for me as my skin type is olive so I'm dark but not that dark and this was perfect, I would recommend however asking for a match instead of just buying one that looks like it suits you're skin colour because it is pricey but the bottle is quite big and it's also a pump action bottle which in my opinion is better as you can get as much as you want out of the bottle and I think it's better value because it wont run out as quick and you can pump the amount out that you want instead of bringing out loads and then washing/wiping it off!

My application with this foundation is simple I use the back of my hand and do 1 small pump and use that with the Optical Blurring Brush and the best way to apply it the lady said was to scoop the foundation on to the brush and then once I have applied the 1 small pump I pump one last blob of foundation on my back on the hand again and that's me done as it gives me good coverage.


Optical Blurring Brush was recommended to me by the lady who matched me with the foundation but I was going to purchase one online which I found on Instagram where you can get them a bit cheaper but also to the best quality and the company is called Complexion Perfection. The Optical Blurring Brush is made to give you a flawless finish to your makeup and its distributes the product evenly and it's true to it's words it does, it's perfect and with the brush having densely packed hairs. I really recommend this brush to apply bb cream or foundation! 

Overall I'm really happy with this foundation and I have been using it for a couple days now and it turns out it really suits my skin as my skin hasn't changed since I have started using it so the picture below shows my everyday makeup routine which could be a blog post in the future and If you would like me to do a blog post on that then just leave a comment and I hope you enjoyed this post because I really enjoyed writing it!

Aliciax

Shopping ootd

This is the second or third post about an ootd and I think we might make it a regular thing, because it's great as a filler for the blog because at the moment we are trying to write up as many blog posts as possible due to me and Abbie going back into school starting our A Levels which we are aware are much harder then GCSE so we want to again try our hardest with them so there might be more ootd posts as they are quick and people tend to enjoy them!



My ootd is from when I went shopping in to Birmingham for my cosuions bridesmaid shopping as next year she is getting married and I'm so happy I'm a bridesmaid so we are off to find dresses and  wanted to dress up but not look too over dressed and I also wanted to try out my Chunky Platform Chelsea boots out from Primark which were a bargain may I add and I love them, so comfy to wear but If you are thinking of getting some go to Primark because mine were on £15 and other shops are selling them for £40-50 and it's a bit overpriced considering they will go out of fashion quick!

Hat-Topshop

Jumper-Topshop

Fur Gillett- From a boutique 

Black Jeans-Topshop Leigh Jeans

Boots-Primark

Watch- Michael Kors

Bracelets- Pandora & Tiffany

Lipstick- Rimmel Blog Post here 

Hope you enjoyed this little ootd post hopefully we will get to do more of them as they are really quick and easy sorry for the awful picture but it was raining hard outside and I didn't fancy my camera getting soaked because it's my pride and joy haha!

Aliciax

NEW BENEFIT THEY'RE REAL PUSH UP LINER

As you can see by the title of this blog post I'm very excited to write about this new eye liner only reason being because it's amazing! I have recently purchased the new Benefit They're Real Push up liner  I have been so excited to try this but have not be able to get it anywhere not even duty free when I was on holiday but when I went out and just dropped into House Of Fraser it was there waiting for me and I had to get it! As far as eyeliner goes I love it! I have been trying all different eyeliners for a long time and they haven't been that good I mean don't get me wrong some different brands of eyeliners are just as good but this was is great and I'm not saying that I'm brilliant at applying eyeliner because I'm not it's horrible to apply but with this on it seems more easier and I will go into why later on!

When I first tried this product I was in a mess! At first I didn't read how to get it working as you have to twist the bottom to make the liner come out which was just a minor detail I forgot to read and at first (for me anyway) loads came out and I didn't expect that! At first its really fiddly and I always end up putting too much on my eye and end up with a thick line or I end up putting not enough on and end up with a thin patchy line which does not look nice! When I managed to get it right it reminded me of super glue because in seconds it was dry and I took a little bit of time to get off after as I didn't purchase the They're Real Remover which is made to remove the They're real Mascara and Eyeliner.

As you can see the tip of the eyeliner is slanted and very thin so if you wanted a harsher line you would have to really build it up a lot more but for me it's really good because I don't really like a harsh line but that's just my opinion so it makes it much easier for me as well to apply it without getting into a messy makeup situation. However because the dispenser of the eyeliner is very small and thin you can never really judge how much to twist and sometimes you end up with too much or sometimes not enough however when you get the hang off it you can get an amazing finish.

Overall I think this product is brilliant, I might have to keep practising applying it as It's a bit harder then the normal gel pot eyeliner I use from Seventeen! So if purchased I would allow yourself some time to keep applying the eyeliner to get used to it, but in the end when used to the product I think applying the eyeliner will not take long in future!

Hope you liked this post, it was mainly just to show how nice the benefit product is and what it's like to use it! There is going to be more blog post mainly focusing on school related stuff soon and I might even consider doing a look book on what to wear to sixth form or college if not given expected to wear uniforms and maybe another whats in our school bags as that last year seemed to be a popular post!

Aliciax 

My Bad Beauty Habits!

I think we all have bad beauty habits no matter what we do but my speciality of bad beauty habits has to be mini testers or mini makeup products that you get for Christmas in gift sets or get free samples in with you're purchase on another product so I'm guilty as charged mine is keeping to many mini makeup products and not using them! 

This blog post is mainly to show how bad I have let myself get with mini testers  and to really give tips to you on how you can stop things happening like this because if you're anything like me you keep buying makeup and not using the makeup that needs using so in the end it turns out being a waste of money and a waste of some brilliant makeup products!


First thing first is to put them into something which you can always reach like mine which is in a benefit makeup collection box which was given to me for christmas with extra makeup products up so I just took all the packaging out and used it as a kind of storage box to store my mini makeup as I like to call it because as you can see from the pictures I have a lot of dupes which I love but haven't used as much so putting them in a box saves you time looking for them to use where as you can just pull one box out which has all the mini makeup in to use which is a great idea in my opinion because when you want to use something you don't want to spend ages trying to find that product you were wanting!

Secondly is to add some of you're testers to you're daily makeup routine as this is what I have been doing for example I have a lot of the Benefit They're Real! mascara and I have been using this instead of my normal Nars one so that I can use all my tester mascaras before I go and get another one which means I don't have to lose money to something I didn't really need in the first place! It's also good because It makes you realise how much you actually missed that product and you start addicted to that particular product again.

A few more bad beauty habits I have is one big main one being lazy! Im really lazy and don't take much care of my skin which I have done a post on about my skin care but I'm  luckily and I don't know how my skin is clear but I'm guilty for not taking care of it when I should and I also have a bad habit of not moisturising which should be my main priority as I don't want horrible skin when I get older so I have been getting better and trying to take care of my skin! Other then that I don't have any more bad beauty habits expect buying more makeup when I don't need any but I think a lot of people are like that so I don't feel as bad!

Hope you enjoyed this little post, it's not much but me and Abbie are trying to get blog posts up ready for when we go back to school because starting A Levels means a lot of work so we are doing little and often after summer ends but we are going to do some school blog posts but I think we are both waiting till we get out results to buy everything we need for school and then we will introduce back to school posts!

Tell me what you're bad beauty habits are and if you suffer from buying and keeping makeup that hardly get's used!

Aliciax

Amethyst Shimmer

Another post!!!! This one is totally different to any post we have done on here but I thought why not try something different!! 

So this blog post is about my new favourite lip colour for Autumn\Winter! The lip colour I have taken a liking to is a burgundy colour from Rimmel in the shade Amethyst Shimmer and I love it! I decided I wanted this colour because I've been watching this girl on YouTube called imhereforever and I'm totally obsessed with her videos and she had a similar colour on to this one so I had to go and find one! 

As you can see the picture does not do it justice but it's a burgundy kind of colour and I think it's going to be perfect for Autumn with large jackets and my chelsea boots and it's great because it matches my hair perfectly so I can probably get away with wearing it in a lot of seasons and also maybe for school as my hair colour is brown and the lipstick isn't that bright which is great! 

This is it on!!! It's beautiful it has to be one of my favourite lipsticks! The lip liner I used and brought was the Rimmel Coloursensational in the shade 547 Pleasure me red! And I bet you're thinking a red lip liner what?! But honest it goes perfectly with the colour of the lipstick! 

I bet you're all thinking how well does it come off?! Well that was my first worry but I actually tried taking it off with makeup wipes which took it off completely but you could still see the colour a little bit so I decided to use a product which I love to death and use when I'm to lazy to do my moiturising and to remove all my makeup completely and that's the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water this product is the best product ever! I normally use the Garnier makeup remover wipes thinking that will remove all makeup but it doesn't remove it all so I apply this to a cotton wool pad and just go around my face to remove excess makeup! 

So I used this to get rid of the lipstick and it worked perfectly! It was gone within one wipe to the lips which is perfect as these sort of colours can stain you're lips and I don't really like that so it's perfect! 

Aliciax

Triangl Bikini💕

I totally forgot to do a blog post before I went on holiday to Cyprus about my Triangl Bikini but I did cut it fine as I ordered it a couple days before I went to Cyprus and lucky me.... The DHL man brought it the day before we left to Cyprus which I'm so happy about as it's gorgeous! 

I ordered the Milly Candy Pink bikini which is so cute! The colour is fantastic and with a tan it's beautiful! The only thing I was disappointed with was that I didn't come with a scuba bag as that's with only certain bikinis but I still for the box which is also really nice! 

It's such a comfortable bikini and it must be true because I live in my bikini when I'm on holiday because I just like to tan and swim! It was definitely the mosey popular bikini of the summer because I saw a lot of people wearing them which was great because I'm so happy the brand was doing well because it's deserves it because the swimwear is fantastic and I might even have to buy some of the underwear!! 

It also comes with a piece of card which has information on about how to wash it as it's a very strange material so if anyone gets one read the instructions as it has to be washer differently! 

Overall I was really happy with my bikini and the the service offered by the company and how fast the delivery is! And I plan on wearing it every year I go to Cyprus even if it does go out of fashion!! 

Aliciax

July Favourites

Yay a new blog post! Haven't got round to doing one in ages and finally I have sat down and actually wrote up my blog post! Anyway I thought I would do a July Favourites! Yes I know that its a little later then it should be but I have been really busy so please forgive me! Anyway lets get into it!

Beauty!

First thing first is my Maybelline Dream Prue BB Cream I have started using one of my favourite bb creams again as the other one wasn't giving me the coverage I wanted and that one was the Nars one and I only changed because I was messing around with my makeup and trying new things and I forgot how much I loved this BB Cream it's so nice to apply and it's not heavy on your'e face and doesn't bring me out in any spots! It's still one of my favourite summer BB creams and I actually used it in my School Makeup last year where I talk about it more!

Next for my beauty favourites is my Chanel 4 eyeshadow Palette  in the shade 79 Spices this was actually my moms a while back as she keeps a lot of her makeup so that I can use it and she wanted to get rid of it so I gladly accepted it! I use all the colours in there on my eyes everyday and you can kinda make a smokey eye look out of it! I might even do an eye makeup routine so that you can see how beautiful and pigmented the eyeshadows are and what brushes I use to apply them! Anyway the colours in it are dark browns and light browns which is perfect for me because of my olive skin and I'm pretty sure I will be using it a lot!

My second to last beauty favourite this month is the Clinique Chubby Stick Lip colour balm in the shade 06 woppin' watermelon which is just a natural lip colour which I have had for ages and it's such a moisturising lip balm which is great as I tend to suffer with dry lips but it also adds a lovely colour to my lips and finishes my makeup off! I don't know why I ever stopped using this but now I'm using it again my obsession is coming back. I really recommend these but also I really recommend Clinique as their products are so nice but they have also brought a chubby stick out in an eyeshadow form which I would love to try! 

My last beauty favourite of July is my Body Shop Body Butter  which I have been using every night and this is because coming back off holiday and the change in the weather my skin has been going dry but I have also been moisturising so that I don't lose my tan because I do love a tan! So every night I just apply it and the best thing is that its in the scent Cocoa  Butter which is my favourite smell ever may I add but I just got this at a Body Shop party that me and my mom attended where you get baskets of stuff so I recommend body shop parties also for little stuff like that!

Clothing:

Only 2 things for clothing this month which are a bit random but first I have really been into Kimonos and have been trying different patterned kimonos and have been wearing them over dresses and what not and wearing them with white jeans I have been trying kimonos with nearly all my outfits because of the fact in England at the moment one minute it's sunny and the next it's raining and cold which is not nice as I'm still used to Cypriot weather! The next clothing item is footwear from H&M which at the moment is my favourite place to shop! Sorry Topshop but I just love it sometimes they have clothes in their for great prices and I'm sure I will be doing my sixth form clothes shopping in H&M. Anyway I got some Espadrilles which are pink with a gold glitter toe which are the most comfortable shoes and go with anything I love them and they are actually in the sale so if you want to check them out here is the link! http://www.hm.com/gb/product/24075?article=24075-B#shopOrigin=SA

And that's it! My July favourites sorry it's a bit late but I have been really busy due to family and haven't had time to write a blog post and to take pictures! But I shall be back on to it now and me and Abbie have spoke about doing favourites every month now so we will take it in turns and also expect some lovely posts from Abbie as she is away in a beautiful place where she can get great pictures so look forward to that! But all I have left to say now is thank you!!!!

Aliciax