15 Beauty Questions | Tag

Hi there!

So I was looking through the blogs I follow on Bloglovin and came across a beauty questions tag and thought it looked like a lot of fun. I had a quick look online and picked out some beauty questions from different tags I wanted to answer, so here they are!

1.) Do you apply your foundation with a brush, sponge or fingers?

Right, I know this is probably really bad but I just use my fingers! I have tried using a sponge and really didn't find it any easier, in fact it just seemed to absorb all the foundation and nothing went on my face so returned to using my fingers. I have actually been looking into buying some make-up brushes and a foundation brush by Real Techniques is top of the list!

2.) What foundation do you use?

At the minute I'm actually using a sample version of Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation which I'm really impressed with, it is however on the pricey side. I usually wear a Collection foundation which I feel does the trick and is on the cheaper side, I'm one of those people that feel there is really no point in splashing out on expensive make-up when a cheaper version does the same. I will admit, yes the Estee Lauder lasts longer and produces a more natural colour tone however after the sample has ran out I don't think I'll be buying the real thing.

3.) Concealer or foundation first?

This is a question I have been asking myself for ages and still don't know the real/correct answer however I always apply concealer first. This means I may not need to use as much foundation as I thought.

4.) On average how long does it take for you to do your make-up?

On a normal day it usually takes no longer than 20 minutes and most of that time goes on applying mascara. I really love thick and long lashes and applying many coats seems to do the trick, so that's what takes up most of the time!

5.) Do you wear makeup everyday and everywhere?

I wear make-up most days but certainly not everyday. If I'm not planning on going anywhere exciting and just taking the dog for a walk or popping out to the shops I usually don't apply any and if I do then its the tiniest amount its not worth it. I try to have make-up free days to give my skin a bit of a break. Obviously I love applying make-up however feel having days where you don't wear any can benefit you a lot.

6.) False or natural eyelashes?
I love, love, loveeee false eyelashes but don't wear them regularly because they tend to irritate my eyes when on.

7.) Liquid, pencil or gel eyeliner?
All 3 haha! I use liquid or gel on my top lid and pencil on the bottom.

8.) If you had to wear only one make-up product what would it be?
I think I'd pick mascara, applying even the smallest amount of mascara can really brighten up your whole face!

9.) Natural or dramatic eye make-up?
Oooh, I don't know! I think it depends on where you're going and don't laugh at how silly this is but also the weather! If its a hot sunny day and you're going to a day out in the sun then definitely a natural look but if its autumn/winter and its a meal out then I think dramatic.

10.) What moisturiser do you use?
I use a Nivea moisturiser which I have been using for ages now, I love it!

11.) Do you enjoy using face masks?
I've been trying to use more face masks, I've got 2 superdrug ones, one is an exfoliating one which I've been loving, especially as its raspberry smelling!

12.) Is most of your make-up neutral or colorful?
Most of its neutral, I don't tend to use a lot of colorful eye make-up however I do use bright lip sticks!

13.) Would you rather apply lipstick for eyeliner or eyeliner for lipstick?
This one made me think so much when I saw it so I had to put it in. I think I'd prefer to use eyeliner for lipstick because I can imagine putting lipstick on your eyes is going to sting.

14.) What was your first make-up item?
The first make-up item I remember was something from Avon which I ordered and it was some lipglosses, one clear and one a pale pink and some cream eyeshadows.

15.) Do you like to stick to a make-up routine using the same products or mix it up a bit?
I do stick to a make-up routine just because I'm usually rushing around in the morning, maybe if I left myself some more time I'd try something different. I do try to buy different brands though to mix it up a bit because I love to try new things!


So there you have it, my first ever tag! If you've enjoyed this post, have any other tags you think are fun to answer or have done one yourself then let me know below!

Now for the people I tag to also do this, I love all of these blogs and recommend you go and check all the posts out and give them a follow!

http://www.cosmeticcrave.com/
http://www.4evafashionprincessmonthly.com/
http://www.hbbeautyblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.freshbeautyxox.blogspot.co.uk/

Thanks for reading!

New Look Fashion Look 01 | Ideas

Hi there!

I was looking through New Look website the other day and came across this blogging idea.

I absolutely love New Look, I think all their clothes are on trend, good quality and fit really well. Lots of shops now days have clothes with really odd fitting clothes I feel, however New Look always seem to have a range of sizes which fit perfectly.

I've come up with a variety of different outfits, some of which I'd love to wear myself and others which I still like however are not my usual picks. I thought I'd start off with something I absolutely love! 

1 - Blue Acid Wash Skinny Genes

http://www.newlook.com/shop/womens/jeans/32in-blue-acid-wash-skinny-jeans_287876744

£22.99

2 - Grey and Black Aztec Long Sleeve Crop Top

http://www.newlook.com/shop/womens/tops/grey-and-black-aztec-long-sleeve-crop-top-_295432304

£12.99

3 - Parisian Black Fur Collar Bomber Jacket

http://www.newlook.com/shop/womens/jackets-and-coats/parisian-black-fur-collar-bomber-jacket_296855501

£44.99

4 - Gold Cut Out Sandblast Cuff

http://www.newlook.com/shop/womens/jewellery-and-hair-accessories/gold-cut-out-sandblast-cuff_291411093

£5.99

5 - Black Caged Platform Wedges

http://www.newlook.com/shop/shoe-gallery/view-all-shoes/black-caged-platform-wedges-_295910801

£29.99

This outfit is something which I would really love to buy, I love days where skinny genes and a casual top are all you need. The jacket gives the look a bit more of an edgy feel and the wedges can be swapped with flat shoes if you prefer. The whole outfit comes in at just over £115 which when you put it that way I know sounds a lot. However each of the parts of the outfit can be used with other pieces of your wardrobe, not just necessarily for this look. The jacket is the piece of clothing which brings the price up however this is obviously optional.

I have more outfits from New Look ready to blog about so keep a look out!

Don't forget to comment as I love to hear what you think, if you have any of these pieces from New Look then show me how you wear them too! Also follow me on Bloglovin!

All of these images are from the New Look website (the links will bring you to the product where the picture will show) however I made them into the collage. All prices right on 18/09/13

Cambridge University Summer School Day 4 and 5 | Lifestyle

Hi there!

So I thought it would be better for me and for you reading if the last 2 days were squished into one post. I did take lots of photos and have a lot of other peoples photos saved onto my laptop of us all on the last few days however didn't want to post them onto my blog without asking permission, so therefore thought it would be easier to just miss the photos out with any other people in them.

On Thursday which was the 4th day we again had some lectures, I think these were the most interesting, they covered nerves and how they work, medical ethics and whether being old and fat is evolution fault. To finish the day, the nights activity was a formal dinner, we were put into a seating plan which again allowed us to mix with even more people we hadn't spoken to during the week and it finished with a disco back at our college we were staying at. The dinner on this night was so, so, soooo nice! At first look of the menu made me go a bit 'argh, I'm not going to eat anything!', we had duck for our main which was my first time trying it, I'm glad I did give it a go because I absolutely loved it!

At the formal dinner table

On our last day it was planned that we would present our presentation, I was a little nervous at the thought of this but once I got up there I was 100% fine. We then had an administration talk and lunch.

After the walk to the train station with all our luggage it was time to say goodbye to all the friends I had made whilst there. I really didn't expect to make such good friends in just a week, everyone there I can truly say I will miss and I'm glad that we have things like Facebook and other social networking sites to keep in contact.  The train journey home went well and I couldn't wait to get to the station to see my family.

And there you have it, my week at Cambridge University summed up. I still feel so grateful I got the chance to experience this amazing opportunity. If anyone reading this ever gets the chance to apply to one of these summer schools and is debating whether or not to, my advice would simply be just apply and give it a go. I was super excited about this as soon as I knew I got in and I know that anybody else who does will feel exactly the same way.

Thanks for reading and don't forget to follow me via Bloglovin and also check out my other posts.

I've blogged from Day 1 to Day 3 individually so have a look at those too!

There's going to be a new beauty post within the next week so keep a look out!

Superdrug Virtual Haul

Hi there!

I regularly look through Superdrug website adding endless amounts of wanted (maybe not always needed) make-up and accessories to my basket. After then seeing a blog post from another beauty blogger showing her basket from Superdrug of make-up products she wants, I decided to give it a go!

I'll be honest, when I started adding products to my basket I didn't realise quite how much I was adding, it had got up to almost £100 so thought it was about time to cut it down a bit. Somehow I managed to half the price right back to below £50, still a lot of money to spend on un-needed make-up but hey, this can be a sort of wish list for me I suppose!

Barry M Kohl Pen 2 Black: Now I know I said that most of the things I added to my basket were not actually needed but this one is one of the ones that is. My eyeliner at the moment is running right down and I think as the cooler seasons come I'll be wearing pencil liner a lot more. I do wear eyeliner during the summer however feel that warmer weathers tend to make eyeliner more susceptible to smudging. Barry M is also one of my favorite make-up brands ever so picking this was an easy choice, especially at only £2.99.

Barry M Lip Lacquer Crayon 4 Party Pink: As soon as I saw this I knew it was going in my basket to stay. I absolutely love this color and can imagine the powerful pigment it will give you. Again a Barry M product that I couldn't resist at the price of £4.99.

 

Barry M Nail Paint 136 Tangerine and Barry M Nail Paint Gold Mine Glitter: At £2.99 Barry M nail paints are my favorite nail polish brand, I have started up a little collection of Barry M Nail Paints and plan to add many, many more!

Barry M Wink Marker Pen For Eyes: The last of my Barry M products is the felt liner. I've seen this a few times in Superdrug stores and always opted for something else for reasons that I really don't know! However I would really love to try this and being £4.59 its certainly on the cheaper end of felt eyeliners.

Collection Concealer Lasting Perfection Light: Collection is again a favorite make-up brand and this concealer has been raved about by so many beauty YouTubers and bloggers I really need to give it a go. I think this might be one of my next concealers I buy. Collection have one of the cheapest yet brilliant range of products, this is only £3.69 at the moment!

Maybelline Baby Lips Balm Minty and Cherry Me: Again another product which has high ratings from beauty YouTubers are these lip balms. They are 2 for £5 so grab them while you can!

Real Techniques Foundation Brush: I have needed a foundation brush for absolutely ages, at the moment (skip the next bit if you're a serious make-up guru!) I just use my fingers. I know these brushes are a little more expensive, this is £8.99 however I have heard some really, really great reviews about this range.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation True Ivory and Rimmel Stay Matt Pressed Powder Peach Glow: I thought I'd put these 2 together as well, I feel they go together really! Again more raved about products I would love to try. The foundation is £8.99 and the powder £3.99 although at the minute they are buy one and get the second half price so go, go, go!

Sleek Blush Flamingo: The last product of this post is a Sleek blusher, this seems like a really lovely and complimentary color, its only £4.49 and seems like a blusher that would last a while.

I really hope you've enjoyed this post as I've never tried anything like it before, I've definitely loved going through the Superdrug website clicking away and adding endless amounts of make-up to my basket. Hopefully this will act as my wish list and as I buy the products I can review and share what I think of them with you.

Don't forget to check out my other post, comment and like them as I love to hear what you think too!

Also don't forget to follow me on Bloglovin!

Thanks for reading

All of these images are from the Superdrug website and are not mine! All prices were correct on 09/09/2013.

Cambridge University Summer School Day 3 | Lifestyle

Hi there!

I didn't take many photos on Wednesday and really wish I had done, oh well... can't do anything about that now so I'll just have to post what I took!

The Fudge Kitchen which has some of the nicest fudge I have ever tasted!

This cat apparently most likely belonged to someone in the college, it spent a lot of its time roaming the grounds!

And I'm afraid that's it for pictures! I'll just have to write about what went on instead. After having some breakfast (basically a buffet of whatever you want!) we took a taxi down to Addenbrooke's Hospital where we had a talk about Cambridge University Medical School and the differences between the courses at different Universities, this was really interesting for me as it allowed me to clearly see how each University went about teaching us the same course. We then got some time to have a chat with some medical students in their final years of training, asking them questions gave us some really useful information. Our next session was also in Addenbrooke's Hospital where we were split into two groups, my group was first shown to a room where Addenbrooke's Hospital teachers medical students some basic but crucial skills, we got the chance to have a go at some of these such as blood pressure, urine testing and registering peak flow. In this room was also where medical students are taught how to dress injuries and take blood samples. We then swapped around with the other group who were in a room where medical students were taught the best way to communicate with patients. I was blown away by the realism of the role plays. A professional actor was there to play the part of a patient and medical students could then demonstrate how they would communicate with them. This session was 'Breaking Bad News'. After lunch we took a taxi down to another part of the University where we had a lecture about Medical Ethics. We then had another Supervision session where we got the time to talk to a lecturer.

During our free time we took a trip to the Fudge Kitchen which had been pointed out to us during our first day on the tour of Cambridge. They gave out free samples which you just can't say no to!

Our evening activity was a Quiz Night, again it was another opportunity to speak to people you hadn't had the chance to yet, we didn't win but hey, its the taking part that counts right!?

If you haven't seen Day 2 then click here!

Cambridge University Summer School Day 2 | Lifestyle

Hi there!

On to Day 2 of my adventure at Cambridge University!

My view when I woke up from the first nights sleep

Trust me to go and find a massive sweet shop, I couldn't leave empty handed of course!

Walking around Cambridge Town in our free time we came across this restaurant/pub, thought it looked pretty cool! 

I so badly wanted to try some food from here but I knew we had dinner ready for us when we got back to St John's College so I resisted the temptation!

These two pictures were from inside the college we stayed at for the week, it was such a lovely place to be. I also didn't realise you can actually go into the college as a tourist, would definitely recommend it!

To finish off the day we went for a punting trip on the river, it was such a fantastic experience. Again it was something I'd never done before but I will certainly be going again if I get the chance!

Now of course, I haven't mentioned any of the lectures or academic sessions throughout the day. I didn't take photos in these sessions however will tell you a bit about them.

Our first lecture was Anatomy in Magdalene College. It was really interesting and took us through some of the basic terms needed, such as the planes of the body and how to describe whereabouts in the body a mass is for example. We then had a lecture about Pain and why we need it, this in my opinion was the best of the day. We learnt about the situation when an individual has had a body part amputated and they still feel the pain in that part of the body, despite it being removed. The next academic session was in a lab where we had kidney cells and learnt to stain them and then had a look at them under the microscope. Our final academic session of the day was a Supervision, before the session I really had no idea what it involved exactly, we were told roughly that it'd be something in a group and we get the chance to talk with a lecturer on a smaller group scale. We were put into these groups and I hadn't spoken or met any of the people in my group before the session; it was a really good way to spend time with people you haven't yet had the chance to speak to.

After the academic sessions had finished we had some free time, we took a trip into the sweet shop and then into town as well before heading back for dinner and then punting.

If you haven't already then make sure to check out Day 1 as well which can be found here.

Cambridge University Summer School Day 1 | Lifestyle

Hi there!

I feel really excited about writing this blog post as its my first lifestyle blog post I've done, hopefully everyone will enjoy it!

So a while back in the year I registered and signed up for the opportunity to go on a Sutton Trust Summer School, you may or may not know that I'm going into my final year of sixth form and next year I plan to study medicine at University. Sutton Trust do a variety of Summer Schools and I chose to apply for one at Cambridge University.

When I got the letter through the post saying I had been accepted I was so excited and literally couldn't wait to go! As well as it being the first time away from home for longer than a night it would also be my first time travelling on trains by myself, I really couldn't wait for it all to begin!

As more letters came through the post and more emails were sent regarding the Summer School I was getting more and more excited, I was really looking forward to experiencing something which I know many people don't get the chance to.

Anyway, I feel like I've written loads and not actually told you anything about what I got up to when I was there. I'm going to be blogging each day separately so here's the first!

This lanyard was sent through the post before the Summer School started, I must admit, I did like wearing this around Cambridge!

We took a few snaps before I got onto the first train, I only had one change of trains and had arranged to meet a fellow Summer School student for the second train. By this time of course I was feeling nervous but I genuinely could not wait to get there and get stuck in!

Walking into my room felt like walking into a little flat, I was so surprised by the size of it! I certainly didn't expect to have my own kitchen!

Part of the first days activities was a tour of Cambridge and wow, I've been before but I really do love the buildings and sights to be seen there. Every time you look a different way you see something that is 100% picture worthy, I was constantly clicking away and some of them seemed to turn out half decent! 

When I first arrived at Cambridge train station we ended up meeting up with so many others that were also on the same train as us and would be at the Summer School. We walked to St John's College (the host college for the week) and got our keys to settle in to our rooms. After having a look around the college we went for the tour of Cambridge and went for dinner (which might I add was some really nice food!). Then of course, because no event would be the same without them, we went and took part in some ice breakers. I really enjoyed these and having time to talk and get to know the people we'd be spending the week with was a really great start to the week ahead!

So that's the first day down and 4 more to go. I'm still looking back at the pictures and remembering how much fun I had, if I had the chance to do it all over again then I wouldn't even have to think about saying 'yes'!

MUA Cover and Conceal | Review

Hi there!

If you've seen my previous blog post featuring MUA Extreme Volume Mascara which can be found by clicking here then you might have seen that I purchased a MUA Cover and Conceal concealer at the same time.

Originally I did want the concealer stick however my local Superdrug was out of stock and I was going away for the week (hopefully my first lifestyle blog will be up about this soon!) so wanted one that day as my previous one had ran out. Again I decided to try something different as I didn't want to buy the Collection concealer again (despite how much I love it). So instead I went with a concealer which is liquid and looks quite creamy based, I'd never tried one of these before so was quite excited about it.

I have seen many people blog and review about these types of concealers and I really liked the way is looked to use. It looked like the brush was an easy way to apply the concealer and I really wanted to give it a go.

I went for the lightest shade which is called 'Fair' and I know by the picture it doesn't look like it fits my skin colour at all, but that's down to the fact I've fake-tanned my arms so my face is not this tanned haha!

Maybe though I should have gone for a darker shade as when I apply this it just seems to not show up. Yes I know, a concealer isn't exactly meant to show up but it doesn't seem to do much. This might be down to me picking the wrong shade or down to the consistency of the concealer which doesn't seem to be too thick.

This is a massive surprise for me that I don't particularly love a MUA product as I generally really do love their brand. I still use this concealer and it does cover blemishes and under the eye circles however just not as much as I'd like, I think its just down to preference. Some people may use this and say its the perfect coverage however for me I would like just a tiny bit more.

On a more positive note though I do absolutely love the creaminess of the concealer and I feel like it gives your skin a bit of moisturiser at the same time. I also really like the brush it comes with which gives you a really easy application. The packaging is also something which drew me to buy it, I know packaging doesn't determine whats inside the bottle but I love how simple and easy it is to pack away in your make-up bag.

I don't want this review to come across as me saying I dislike the concealer however I'm going to be honest with anything that I review. MUA is an absolutely brilliant brand and I love pretty much all of their products. I think I was maybe having my hopes high down to the the fact the rest of their products have surprised me (in a good way) and I never thought a make-up brand could be so cheap and so good at the same time. This concealer was only £1.50 and I probably shouldn't complain at all because of the price. I do like and will carry on using this concealer and I may try the darker shade next time.