Christmas and New Year🎉🎅

Me and Abbie are back! Well I am! Sorry I haven't posted in a long time I have been really busy with school and family and just life in general! This post is just about my christmas and something I got and the new year and what I will be trying to achieve:)

Christmas Dayyyyyyy

Christmas was amazing this year I was a very lucky girl and had a great time with my family. We watched movies all day I me and my brother got up at 8:30 yes yes we are older now but still get excited! My presents this year were mostly makeup related fashion related and little things that have little jokes behind them! The one thing I got which I loved and haven't stopped using is my Naked 3 Palette its amazing and I really recommend it, its going to be my next blog post and I will be showing what my favourite colours are and what I wear and how its different to the others. Christmas was filled with food and family and also my Uncles christmas quiz which went on for hours and I didn't even win!

Christmas Dinner Day Outfit- Missguided 

Christmas Dinner yumm

Very Lucky Girl

My Onesie- One of my Presents 

Naked 3 Palette 

Christmas Quiz Outfit
Jumper-Topshop
Top-Primark
Disco Pants-Topshop

Boxing Dayyyyyy

On boxing day we always go to my dads mom and dad in the afternoon for another christmas dinner which went really quickly this year and was also really strange due to my brother being at work and then on the afternoon we always go to my moms dad and moms for tea which consists of little nibbles as I like to call it and I love it! I think its lovely to spend time with my family as I'm really close to my grandparents and the food that they do is brilliant might I add.

BUSTER

CHRISTMAS TREE

FOOOOOOD

YUMMMM

EXCUSE MY FACE

New Princess Coat-Boxing Day Outfit

New Years & New Years day

For new years my family never does much we just tend to stop in and play board games and watch the TV ready for the count down.On New Years Day we also go round to my dads mom and dad for another Christmas dinner with the whole family this time and also my brother girlfriend! Now I'm going into  heart felt words of what I'm going to try and make 2014 better then 2013, this year is going to be amazing we are leaving school and get to have our prom which me and Abbie are excited for I went to try dresses on to get an idea of how I want to have it made and its perfect! This year is going to be amazing except the exams but hey lets just get though them and then get excited for prom! Just you wait for the posts about our prom its going to be amazing we will show you our dresses our hair and how we got ready for it and a few pictures that we will take when at the venue! CAN YOU TELL IM EXCITED;)

Sorry for the lack of posts we have been revising and crying over exam results and also been spending time with family and really I have had a blog block if thats what im going to call it... However I didn't now what to blog about but this is just a short post about what Christmas was like and the next few blog posts will be my Eyebrow routine and a Naked Palette Review!

Thank you

Alicia❤

Christmas Nails ♡

If you have read any of my previous posts you will probably know that I am obsessed with painting my nails and anything that sparkles! So Christmas nails are obviously my favorite. Here are the nails I have gone for this year. I love these nails on there own or they will also look good as a base for Christmas theme nail art. 

I used the Angelica Top Coat which is not pictured but is defiantly necessary with such a bold colour because your nails will be stained if you don't use one. The red is from the Avon nailwear pro + collection and is the shade Red Bombshell and the glitter is Rimmel Rock your Colour glitter top coat which is called 002 Disco Gold. I'm not going to use a clear top coat because if there are too many layers of nail polish it will easily come off and the glitter says it is a top coat anyway.

Sorry it's been so long since our last post but me and  Alicia have been busy with school do now that we have broken up for 2 weeks (WOOP!) there should be more posts including some festive fashion OOTD's from me. Also hopefully I'll be getting a better camera for Christmas so I will be posting more regularly from the new year. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS 

Abbie x   

Super Simple Makeup ♡

As I may have mentioned in a previous post I have horribly dry but oily and spot prone skin. But recently I think I have found a skin care routine that is actually working (touch wood) so I haven't been wearing much makeup purely because for the fist time in what feels like forever I actually don't need to! So this is makeup I'v been wearing to school and because I do a lot of dance this is the makeup that I always wear for that regardless of what my skin decides its doing because it always stays put. 

First I put concealer under my eyes, on any redness and on spots and blemishes. I use the much loved Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer because it has great coverage, isn't heavy at all and stays all day. I set that with the Avon Colour Trend Translucent Powder which is my favourite because its translucent so doesn't make your face look powdery and helps keep the concealer in place. Even when I'm just dancing I do like to fill in my eyebrows because they never look very full unless I'v just had them threaded. I use the Models Prefer Eyebrow Pencil and I literally fill in as little as possible or else it takes a while for me to get them even. For school I do also run my clear mascara through my brows to keep them neat. For my eyes I only wear mascara. I love the Models Own Hi-Definer Lashed-Up Volumiser Mascara in black because it reminds me of my favourite Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara which I do wear sometimes but the Models Own one is just as good and a lot cheaper! WIN! I only use that on my top lashes and I use the Avon Crystal Clear Mascara (I know it doesn't look clear but sometimes I use it over black mascara so that's why) on my bottom lashes. This prevents any mascara getting under your eyes through out the day and is a great thing to do if your going to be doing any exercise. Lastly I just use a Maybeline BabyLips lip balm on my lips. My favourite at the minute is the shimmery Peach Kiss but I also love Pink Punch. 

I know we keep saying it but now all our exams for the year are done fingers crossed me and Alicia can post more regularly and I cant wait to start Christmas posts! I might do a skin care post next because as I mentioned I actually found one that works!

Abbie x

October Favourites❤

YES Im back! Me and Abbie are back, we have been very busy lately with revising and maths and english exams! but finally we are back on track and have very little homework to complete! So back to the post! I managed to pick out some of my october favourites yes I know im late but who cares.... So this post is just basically what I have loved in the october month! Lets get started

Beauty:

1) Nivea Daily Essentials- Refreshing Cleansing Mousse
  This has been my life saver all though the month of October! I have been so tired on a night that I have been ditching my normal skin care routine and have just been taking my makeup off with my makeup wipes and then have been getting hot water squirting this in to my hand and then just moisturising this in to my face and its honestly worked. It just comes out as a foam and you just run the hot water on it the apply to the face! It has left my face feeling really fresh and soft!  

Nivea: Cleansing Mousse

2) Maybelline Eraser Eye
    This has also been my life saver as I have been worn out and tired with all these exams           so I havent been sleeping as well as normal so what appears?! Thats right dark circles.... I know this says anti-age but it works on anybody face old or young! This covers all my dark circles and usually I apply it with my beauty blender and then just set it with my powder and bam you're done!

Eraser Eye-Maybelline 

3) Mac Studio Moisture Tint-Light 
    This has always been my go to tinted moisture and in the month of october I have       gone back to this as I was using the Maybelline-Dream BB but I found this was getting very heavy and making my face dry so I stopped using it and went back to my old faithful! Tinted Moistures are honestly the best as I never wear foundation I always wear BB Creams or Tinted Moistures so If you ever what great coverage then I recommend the Mac Tinted Moisturiser.

Mac- Tinted Moisturiser 

4) Lancome-Hypnose Doll Eyes
    This is my all time favourite mascara from Lancome which I never shop at for makeup but this is the most perfect mascara ever! And I brought it at duty free in Cyprus, It was limited edition so you probably will not be able to buy it anymore which im really sad about because when it runs out I don't know what im going to do! It has never gone clumpy and stays one forever im not even joking!

Lancome-Limited Edition Mascara 

5) Benefit- Speed Brow

    I must say that my eyebrows have been out of control alot at the moment so I did invest in the Benefit speed brow gel which tints you're eyebrows but also keeps them in place so this has been working a trick for me as its 2 in 1! I havent had to fill my eyebrows in like I used to because this adds colour but also keeps them in place so its perfect its quicker in the morning as well so I defiantly recommend this! 

Benefit-Speed Brow

Hair Care:

1) Babyliss Pro-Stylist Tool
   Only one thing for hair tools as this is the only thing that is new over the october month and also what I have been using non stop! My mom invested in this as she wanted to start curling her hair alot more and our hairdresser recommended this to us so we brought it from beautybay and it arrived and we have been using it non stop! It adds these nice flowy curls to you're hair and they stop in all day! I will normally just add a few curls to my hair with this in a morning even though my natural hair is curly I just like to add more curls to make it look new again! 

Babyliss Pro curlers 

My Hair-Curled with the curlers above
done in sections.

Fashion:

1)Super Cosy-Black Fleecy Tights
   Since I have been wearing dresses with my chelsea boots and just ankle boots and my fluffy 'Princess Coat' I brought some new tights as mine are old and too big for me! So I was just shopping in Primark having a look around and saw these tights which are jet black and are super cosy I thought wow bet they are nice and as I walked closer I saw that these tights had a fleecy lining I MEAN WHAT?! OMG so I just chucked them in to the basket and here they are!

Black Tights-Primark 

2) SWEATER WEATHER:
   So recently i have been buying and wearing loads of jumper and watching beauty gurus on youtube has made me want to buy more so every time I go shopping to Topshop, Forever 21, Primark etc i have to look at the jumpers and there is all sorts of different kinds so yes I have been buying them and I can't even tell you how many I have got and where I have got them from but here is just a few that I have brought.

Cream Jumper-Forever 21
Black Jumper- Primark
Blue Jumper-Topshop

Thank you for reading and me and Abbie are so sorry that there has been hardly any post but we should be back with it know! And my lookbook is on its way with some outfits that you can wear everyday but still be warm! Bye

Alicia❤

How to style ♡

Grey jumper...

I recently treated myself to this gorgeous Topshop jumper. Its plain grey at the front but has heart shaped tartan elbow patches.  I made day time, more casual, and an evening, more formal, outfits with this jumper and got compliments from friends and family on both... WIN! 

Casual...

Jumper: Topshop

Vest top (not seen): H&M

Leggings: H&M

Hi-tops: Converse

This outfit is comfortable and warm for the chilly autumn days. It could also be made a little more smart with some black flat ballet pumps instead of converse but I love this outfit because it's comfortable but still looks really nice.

Formal...

Jumper: Topshop

Shirt: Internationale

Jazz Leggings: Walsall Dance Shop

Shoes: Primark

This outfit looks a lot smarter with the shirt underneath and if you wear a pretty shirt like I did then you can take off your jumper if its hot and still have a smart evening look. My leggings are Jazz dance leggings, but I know not everyone will have them so I'm sure that disco pants will look just as good. I also wore my Thomas Sabo and Pandora charm bracelets. 

I hope you like this kind of post and maybe we can do more like this in the future!

Abbie x

Autumn OOTD's ❤♡

Finally a new post! Me and Abbie have been so busy lately I mean I have been stopping after school everyday to finish coursework and homework! We also have some mock exams this week that we are stressing about and we also have our maths GCSE exam coming up so we have been revising for that nearly everyday! So we are so sorry for the lack of blog posts but we are slowly coming back into the blogging game! Me and Abbie had a sudden thought about our OOTDs yesterday because we really liked our outfits!

Time for an outfit post YAY!

Alicia's OOTD:

Jeans-Topshop Coat-Topshop Shoes-Primark Scarf-Primark and Blouse-Topshop

I really loved this outfit when I put it all together I really liked the tartan scarf as it matched the inside on the hood of my coat as well and the colour of the coat also went great with the brown coloured brogues. My jeans where a new buy as I was looking for a pair of black/blue jeans that I could wear in the winter and these were from topshop which I ordered online and they where £38.00 they are the Moto Leigh Jeans super skinny and these have always been my favourite jeans from Topshop and I have several lighter pairs. You can't really see my blouse under my coat and the scarf but  its one of those blouses that you can wear with you're leggings as its a high low blouse! It is cream with black polka dots over it, Its from topshop again and it was £38.00 I know expensive but it was all brought with my bank card!

My coat is just a dark green colour with tartan in the hood and has leather pads on the elbows which I think looks great with the colour, It's a big size as I brought the size 10 because there was no size 6 anywhere so I just had to buy it oops I was desperate, It was from topshop last year and I had it for christmas from my mom and dad so I don't know the price but it should still be on the website. My scarf and shoes are both from Primark and they are my most worn stuff at the moment, I thought the scarf went lovely with the coat as the hood had tartan in it but I just wore this over the top of the blouse so that it kept my neck warm! The shoes I wore just completed the outfit as I thought the colour was very autumnal the prices for these are both in my primark haul.

Shoes

Scarf

Blouse

And that me done! Over to Abbie to do her OOTD. I am slowly putting together a Autumn lookbook with all different outfits that I tend to wear during the season filled with pumpkin spiced latte and big baggy sweaters! Alicia ❤

Abbie's OOTD:

Riding pants- Primark, Scarf- Small shop in Walsall Shopping Centre, Jacket- New Look, 

T-Shirt- Superdry, Shoes- Primark

These outfits were for a non-uniform day at school so I needed something comfortable but still wanted to look nice and smart. Since I bought my riding pants in THIS haul I have literally worn them to death! I absolutely love them because they are so comfortable but still look really smart and I did get a few compliments on these throughout the day! Also they were just £6 so whats not to love?! My scarf was one that I got just to wear with this jacket. Its a really pretty neutral cream and brown thin fashion scarf (So it doesn't exactly keep you warm) with butterfly's on. This was just from a small accessory shop in my local shopping centre (Think a cheaper version of claires accesories?) and i believe it was about £2 which makes me love it a little bit more! My jacket is brown real leather (Sorry to any animal lovers but this jacket would be an exception if you saw it!) and its from New Look. It is pricey because its real leather but my nan and grandad bought it me for Christmas last year and I defiantly think it is worth it! Its £60 but you can get fake ones cheaper also in New Look. You cant see my T-Shirt but its a plain black one with a small pocket on the left. I t has to be tucked into trousers really because on the bottom it has a bright pink logo which wouldn't really match much.It was £16.99 but is worth it because it doesn't dis colour in the wash like some black clothing does and its the kind of thing you can wear with almost anything because its just a basic wardrobe piece that I think everyone should have! Lastly my shoes were £4 from primark and I actually had to buy another pair of these so i have one pair for casual wear and one pair for more formal outfits as i wore the first pair so much! They are in THIS haul post.

Hopefully we can do some more joint posts like this soon but as me and Alicia do different subjects at schhol we have different homework and revision free nights so we will try our best

Hope you enjoyed! Abbie ♡

Rimmel Foundation Review ♡

I was so excited to open the October edition of Company Magazine and find a sample for the new Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation! I don't wear foundation on a daily basis but I like to if I'm going out somewhere because I feel like I'v made more of an effort and my face looks nicer. Last Sunday I went to a christening (See THIS post for a OOTD) so I tried it out and this is what I thought! 

This foundation is a really nice texture. It is smooth and applies nicely to the skin. It reminds me of the Rimmel BB Cream but with more coverage. I think the texture is like a mix between the Rimmel BB Cream and the Maybeline Dream Matte Mousse which I also love. The sample was in the shade 100 Ivory which luckily was perfect for my skin but I haven't seen it in a shop yet so don't known if they do many different shades. It is lightweight and with some concealer very easily makes your skin look perfect. I didn't go shihny until towards the end of the day and it was a warm day so I was very impressed. It is very natural looking which is what Rimmel were looking for with the line 'Cake no more'. It is in boots for £5.99 which I definitely think is reasonable if your looking for a good drug store foundation.

Maybeline Dream Matte Mousse- £7.69

Rimmel BB Cream- £6.99

Rimmel Stay Matte- £5.99

(All prices are from Boots)

I know the colours aren't the same but you can see the similar textures in this picture.

Overall I think that this is a very nice and affordable foundation that I would buy in the future

Abbie x