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Most Wanted: 2014

There are always those things you want to purchase, but for some reason, just never get round to! I think what tends to happen with me is that I think, oohh I really want that, but do I really need it? Then go off and buy something completely different- I know, makes no sense! So I thought I would make a little list of all the things that have tempted me in the beauty world, and are on my hit list for 2014! I WILL buy them this year....






The Lancôme Art Liner: Recently I've really been getting used to wearing liner as a every day staple, and whilst my Collection 24 Hour Extreme Liner does an absolutely great job, I have heard really good things about this liner, apparently it glides on really smoothly, which will be great to help me perfect those flicks!  

The Clinique Superprimer: I have, again heard so many good things about this primer, but most influencing factor is that my mum uses the brightening one, and let me use for a couple of days, and oh my! That was enough to persuade me! My skin looked and felt so smooth and I really noticed a difference in how long my make-up stayed on! 

Clarins Beauty Flash Balm: A cult classic, I think it's mostly the hype surrounding this product that has tempted me endless times to click 'add to basket'!

Tom Ford Lipstick: This is 100% Vivianna Does Makeup's fault, I saw in her new haul video how amazingly beautiful the Tom Ford lipsticks are, from the gorgeous packaging to the down right stunning colours they offer (Pink Dusk), at £36 it's going to take A LOT for me to cave in though! (Most likely will be sold if I end up near a Tom Ford counter any time soon)

Clinique Cleansing Balm: As one of my New Years Beauty Resolutions I vowed to take more of an interest in skincare and thus look after my skin more! And I plan to do just that... with the Clinique Cleansing Balm! I've been curious about this for a while, simply because it seems like a nice effective way to take off my make-up fast, but still take care of my skin. Along with this product I'd also really like to try the Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturiser 

A M.A.C 117 Blending Brush: Although this brush isn't exactly a hugely luxurious or hard-to-get-hold-of make-up item, for some reason I just never pick it up when I'm in a M.A.C store! I really need another blending brush for my eye shadow, since my Smashbox one's gone AWOL (aka madly puffed up).

The Smashbox Full Exposure Eye Shadow Palette: I'm not sure whether it's the whole 'three looks for every eye shape to make them look amazing' thing or just the amazing colours that tempt me so much, all I know is that I really, really want this palette!!!! 



Have your tried any of these? If you have I would love to know what you though of them! 






xx








Products available from:

http://www.clinique.co.uk/
http://www.lancome.co.uk/
www.maccosmetics.co.uk
www.smashbox.co.uk
www.selfridges.com/en/Beauty/Brand-rooms/Brands/TOM-FORD/Cosmetics/Lips/Lip-Color_450-3001058-LIPCOLOR/
www.clarins.co.uk








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Rest & Rewind








Candles are such a nice way to create a really nice cosy atmosphere in any room! Not only that but I think there's nothing better than if you're feeling stressed or tired to light a really nice scented candle, it just helps to relax you - and not to mention make your room smell amazing! 



For my Birthday one of my friends got me this Yankee Candle in the scent 'Mandarin Cranberry' and it's smells sooo good! It's this lovely sweet, but not overpowering smell, I've used it so much and I think I'm going to run out soon!

I think the next smell I'd like to try is 'Salted Caramel' or an apple/cinnamon one! I know that apple/cinnamon scents are usually a chrsitmassy smell, but I personally love that kind of smell any time of the year! 


What's your favourite candle scent? 


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My Beauty New Years Resolutions!











Happy New Year! (I'm sorry that's WAY overdue!)


I know that, as I said, this is way overdue, but along with my new years resolutions I have had time to think about some beauty resolutions too, and I came up with two main ones that I am going to try to stick to! So here they are, my (late) beauty new year's resolutions!

1- Take care of my skin better: Okay, hands up, I'm not the best when it comes to taking full care of my skin! I make an effort to take my make-up off and look after my skin, but I never really went any further apart from the typical moisturiser. I always just used to take off my make-up with a cotton pad and some Aqueous Cream, and that was it, but now I am vowing to invest in some nicer products, and gain more of an interest in skin care! I have done quite well so far, now I always start with using my Peaches and Clean face wash by Soap and Glory, after I've removed some of my make-up with, I move onto my L'Oreal Skin Perfection 3 in 1 Purifying Micellar Solution to make sure that all my make-up is off, and then after that I moisturise, I really love the Clinique Dramatically Different moisturiser. As well as that, once a week or so I'll use my Clinique 7 Day Facial Scrub - silky smooth!

2- To give my hair some more lovin': This pretty much goes the same as my skin care! Although I must say I do like a good ole' hair conditioning mask! I always used to be really into hair products, and techniques, but recently I've kind of slipped into a rut. So I've decided that I'm going to start looking into more hair products, and experiment with more styles and updo's this year, I'm really bad when it comes to experimenting with different hair styles, I pretty much do my hair the same way everyday! My plan is find a nice colour for my hair, get a nice cut and find some great products! One that's definitely on my is the Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray!



So those are my main beauty resolutions for 2014! What are yours? - beauty and general!


xx


























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The Beauty Basket: My Most Used

       
       






Recently, I've been saving for a holiday with my friends in the summer of this year, now as exciting as this prospect is, it does mean I have had to save on my make-up purchases (sniffle). However, this is not entirely a bad thing at all, because it means that I've been reaching out to a few old classics, those products that I find my self reach for everyday!

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation: This is a really great foundation, and I find myself using this practically every day, it gives me a really nice glow, which is great now that I'm back at sixth form and don't get as much sleep! I do find that sometimes it can, come off a little easier than some foundations, but with a sweep of my next product, everything is staying put and glowy throughout the day!

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder: The classic! Tanya Burrs favourite, and many other beauty gurus out there too, and now, my favourite! At first the title put me off a little bit, as with dry skin I tend to stay away from the 'mattifying' products, and cosy up with the dewy ones, but this it the perfect balance! Keeps my foundation from going walkies, but still lets the glow of the foundation squeeze through.

M.A.C Pro Longwear Concealer: I kind of ditched this concealer for a bit, and I don't really know why! But recently I tried it out again and just fell in love with it, as the name suggests it has a good amount of wear-time, and the coverage is really great too. I'm definitely glad that I reached to this again!

Bourjois Colour Boost Lip Crayon, in Peach on The Beach: This is such a good colour to wear for every day, a gorgeous peachy pink colour, that really does last a long time, on a daily basis and whenever I'm in a rush, I'll just sweep this on, and I'm ready to go!

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette: I think it must have been the hype surrounding the Naked 3 Palette, but recently I have been using this palette all the time, my favourite colours to use on an everyday basis are 'Bootycall' with a bit of 'YDK' in the crease and outer corner, or the same with 'Foxy' and 'Tease'. I forgot how great this palette is and now whenever I put on shadow day or night, it's nearly always from this palette!

Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner: I always shied away from eye liner for a while, because I could never really get the flicks right, but practise makes perfect, and now I use this A LOT! It lasts a really long time, and the felt pen is nice and thin, so it's great for an easy everyday liner!

I really love these products, and I'm definitely grateful to have re-discovered them! Do you love any of these products too? What are you always reaching for in your beauty box?



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