My Everyday Makeup Routine

Although in my first post I said I didn't change up my makeup routine too often and it had been the same for the past two years. I've had a few people say to me whether in person or over social media that they'd be quite interested to see the makeup I swear by and use on a daily basis, so here goes...

I always start off by washing my face with a hot towel before beginning my makeup as I find that it freshens up the face and makes you look instantly more awake and refreshed. Which if, like me, you're not a fan of early mornings this will do wonders!

I then moisturise the skin with the Simple Kind To Skin hydrating light moisturiser with SPF 15 which keeps my skin feeling hydrated throughout the day and is perfect for my dry skin. Following this I use the Rimmel lasting finish primer which was a recent addition to this routine but I now wouldn't skip it as it is one of my favourite products. It is very lightweight and dramatically minimises the appearance of any pores drying matte so it doesn't make the skin appear greasy and oily which many primers that I've used in the past have done, big thumbs up from me!

The foundation that I have been loving for a few years now and gone through countless bottles of is the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in the shade ivory. As the name points out, it makes the skin look rejuvenated and glowing which I personally love! It has such a smooth application and is so easy to blend, however, I wouldn't recommend it for anyone that has particularly oily skin though as it is very dewy. But unlike most foundations by other brands it comes with a pump which makes it so much easier to get out of the bottle instead of others that you have to tip onto your hand and end up wasting huge amounts. After foundation I use the Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer also in the shade ivory under my eyes and in the creases of my nose, I find that it immediately illuminates and beautifully highlights the eyes with its anti-fatigue effect. Now for the concealer that everybody swears by, the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, I use this in the shade cool medium. I use this to cover any spots, blemishes or unwanted redness, it has amazing longevity and is water resistant..what more could a girl ask for? The only high-end product that I use is a satin powder blush from MAC in Lovecloud, it is a bright mid-tone pink that is just so gorgeous and subtle, I've owned this one in particular for just over a year now and I've only just hit pan so very long lasting! To finish off my face makeup I use the Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder in transparent, it glides so easily on to the face and holds everything in place...yet another product I swear by!

Moving on to eye make up, it is very limited because who has time in the morning to go all fancy with winged liner and heaps of eyeshadow having rolled out of bed 15 minutes before needing to leave the house? Not me! I use just one coat of the Rimmel Lash Accelerator mascara and I'm done with eyes, I find it lengthens my lashes dramatically and so nothing else is needed..sorted.

Following this I use the Sleek eyeshadow palette in Au Naturel and the shade bark to fill in my eyebrows with an angled brush...I lost my eyebrow palette so long ago and I utilised what I have and it works so it stuck with me.

Lastly lips. You might have been thinking that it was a little strange that I didn't go all out on my eye makeup but that's because I'm a lover of bold lip colours. These are the one thing that changes on a pretty regular basis but over the last few months a favourite has been Rimmel Kate Moss in 107. I just apply a lip balm usually an EOS that I have lying about and then one coating of lipstick, a perfect matte that lasts all day so no need to reapply which is honestly a life saver! If I'm wanting a more subtle colour I apply a much lighter coat and just dab it with a finger to blend in. If I'm needing to fix any edges I've gone over when applying I just grab a cotton wool bud and then I'm ready to tackle a strenuous day at college.

And that is my everyday makeup routine complete; it takes about 15 minutes and is super simple with mostly drugstore products so they're all very affordable.

Have a good week, see you next Sunday at 5pm.

xoxo

Stationery Haul!

I was sat pondering for a while over what I was going to write about in this post and realised I might as well start where I left off last time with my love of stationery. So here goes that mini stationery spree, and it really is mini, i'll warn you of that now.

I started by going into Wilkinsons or Wilko depending on where you're from, a store that I really don't know too much about but a friend had dragged me in eager to show me the stationery, she's rather fond of it too. From walking in it just looked like a place of bargains all around. Their stationery section although small is ridiculously cheap.

Something that caught my eye was a skinny hole punch, it sits in the front of a folder and is perfect for punching holes through the many class handouts that would otherwise get lost never to be seen again. I also got myself a packet of papermate inkjoy pens which are an absolute dream to write with, I'd go as saying my new favourite. From this point on everything else I bought was an impulse buy as it was just so cheap! A packet of mini highlighters, although not as long lasting as some of the well known brands were 75p so I just couldn't resist. For some strange reason I picked up a mini whiteboard. Why? I don't know but I thought I'd find a use for it, and that's exactly what I did, It sits next to me when I'm doing revision or coursework and has become my daily checklist or reminder board of work that needs to be done or submitted and what not. I continued along the aisle and saw some apple lookalike charging cables and you must know what the apple ones are like, they're extortionately priced and last for about a month or so. These were £3 and looked pretty good quality, I've had it for about 2 weeks now..so far, so good so I thoroughly recommend picking up a few of those if you have a chance, I bought two because I am honestly terrible when it comes to cables, they're a bit like hair grips and just end up disappearing on me! Something that I saw, although didn't buy as my friend said it was unnecessary and useless, I disagree but nevertheless, was a corkboard. Quite useful for pinning up notes, reminders and the ever so dreaded revision timetables, so I think I may return and get myself one of those!

A few essential things that I bought before returning to college included a simple but gorgeous page a day diary from Paperchase. It is perfect for me with its plastic covering and elasticated strap to hold it closed. It's very well used so far this year, I don't want to imagine my life last year without one, it seems to have made me much more organised and cleared my head just a tiny bit. Also from Paperchase I bought some of the lined paper pads..pretty boring but a college must have!

And that concludes my mini stationary spree!

I made it to the second post..now that even surpassses my expectations of myself! From now on I aim to post every Sunday at 5pm, this may change sometime soon to mid-week but for now it's a Sunday.

Have a good week, I'll talk to you next week.

Upcoming posts...

24/1/16
Stationery Haul!

31/1/16
My Everyday Makeup Routine!

7/1/16
January Favourites

14/1/16
A review of Daisy by Marc Jacob

All to be posted at 5pm GMT :)

My first blog...

Why am I blogging? The simple answer is I don't know what I’m doing with my life and so I figured until I had put it back on track I needed something to take my mind off of everything.

So, I'm 17 and in the midst of my A-Levels, which for anyone that took the easy option in doing a BTEC, I envy you. I'm doing Sociology, Media Studies, Applied Science and an AS in Health and Social Care. I'm currently surrounded in a fort of unfiled college work that I'm procrastinating about putting into its correct place, which truth be told will take 10 minutes max but it's just a chore that I don't feel like tackling right now, I'll just leave it as a job for later. And by later I mean sometime next week.

When I was thinking a few days ago about what I would write in my first blog most one of the very few notes I had written was what sort of things I'd be posting about. There still isn't exactly a straight answer to that because I'm pretty terrible at making decisions but what I do know is it will be things that I enjoy and like writing about. So it won't be all makeup, makeup, makeup because although makeup is cool I'm not the gal to be telling you about that, I mean I've had the same makeup routine for the past 2 years now, so nah...not my thing. But it’ll probably to bits about baking, college and other things that I’ve yet to think of. One thing that I do love ever so much though, as I’m sure most people do too, is stationary. I went on a mini spree and splurged a little at the beginning of the year as I’m one of these that likes to go back into college with new pens, pencils and highlighters and not the half dead barely coping ones from last term, but I guess that is for another post.

That's me all done with my first post, strange to write yet very satisfying when complete.

...how are you meant to finish these. help.