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So, I don’t really use Google+ too much, but I saw that Topshop do live chats on certain days, so I thought, well why not watch it! I am not sure how you can get involved, but I enjoyed watching anyway! The people who were chatting involved Tanya Burr, some other fashion-y people, and some of the heads of Topshop (Not literally heads, from Topshop, like Head Directors etc). So, I thought, well if you missed it, you’re going to want to know what happened. Right? All questions were asked and answered by the people on the chat, and I hope they don’t mind me using them! The questions aren’t written exactly, but they are along the same lines… (Images from Topshop Tumblr)

What To Expect from a ‘Unique’ Girl & Fashion Weeks…

A ‘Unique’ Girl, is a model of the Unique Range from Topshop, and one of the fashionistas (who were chatting) asked ”What sort of Hair & Make-Up should we expect on a Unique Girl?”, Topshop said ”You can expect them to be… Ravishing?! Very beautiful, and ravishing.” That was it. They pretty much skipped the answer and said one word! I would of expected more of ”Young, youthful, unique but strong and playful.”, sort of answer, but no. Ravishing, will just have to do! The second question was pointed towards one of the Topshop ‘peeps’ that had recently been to NYFW, ”What’s the difference between the New York Fashion Week and the London Fashion Week, in the models and the people watching.” Topshop said, ”New York is a lot more business driven, and a lot more put together, in the catwalk, and with the street style. But, in London, it’s more about emerging talent, and experimenting. There’s a bit more of a style of this and that in the people you see visiting the shows.” This, from what I have seen, I totally agreed on. When I look at the pictures from NY, I see the same style in each of the people who visit the shows, and then when you look at London, you see a variety. As they said ‘a bit of this and that’ in the people you see there.

Make-Up and The A/W 13′ Shows…

The final questions came from Tanya Burr (one of my favourite YouTubers). She asked ”What sort of Make-Up can we see on Sunday?” (Sunday is the Topshop show). Topshop replied, ”I can’t really say, because I don’t really know myself yet. After this we will be going to take a look. I have a faint idea of certain colours, but I don’t know. It’s very exciting because everything is so last minute. But, I think this year it will be a lot more experimental than last season.” I was quite surprised by this answer. I would expect that they would know what they were going to do. I know they all have busy lives, but surely they would have planned it in advance? Interesting…
Tanya then asked, ”What would be your all time favourite Make-Up product from Topshop?” and in reply, ”I have been working with a few recently, which will be released in the next couple of days. It would have to be the new Face Quad, which has a highlighter, and a blusher, and all the things that make it easy to sculpt your face. It would also have to be the Eye Quad as well. They are all quite metallic shades, and creamy. They’re very beautiful.” I think this was the fullest answer I was there to hear. I know they can’t say everything, but I was very unimpressed by the answers. I have never (cannot actually believe) ordered from Topshop, which means every little detail, changes my mind on whether I should one day. I love their stuff, and I can’t believe that I haven’t ever purchased anything, but things like them not answering questions properly, just irritate me. I actually had a little chuckle with my mum, on how uninspiring their answers were. It must be a fun company to work with, because it’s all very young and ‘Unique’, but I don’t think I got the right impression on this chat. I am definitely going to be watching the next one, and I will try and find out how to get involved, but I thought I would just leave you to think about how much you really love Topshop.

Did you watch the chat? Did you like it? Did you like this post Make sure to leave a comment below!

This year I really want to dabble a bit more into the Skincare circle, because I have pretty much changed climates, so I think my skin might change a bit, and I thought maybe trying out some products might help. One of the things I haven’t tried out though, are things like Day Creams & Body Butters. I have seen many reviews on them, so here is mine!

The first products I have are the Ylang Ylang Day Cream (Normal to Combination Skin) and the Coconut & Comfrey Cleansing Milk (Combination Skin).

This is a Cleansing Milk, i.e a cleaning liquid for your face. It can remove make-up, and just general oils which build up during the day. It can also be used to refresh in the morning too. If you like scents which linger with you for a while, this is for you! The scent is a sweet coconut smell, which really did stay for a while. It is quite a watery liquid, so not much like a cream, which I am used to in cleansing products. I think there is a plus side to that, because it means it can soak into your skin more easily, but it also means that it can be harder to apply. After I wiped it off, my skin felt completely different! It had already made an impact on how my face felt. It was so much softer and lighter, and I think it would be good for people who maybe have oily skin, even though it’s for combination skin.

This is the Day Cream, i.e a moisturising cream for the day! The scent of this is quite a sweet, but floral tone, but more of a natural floral tone, like a flower is actually in the bottle! It’s like a normal cream, but I found the tiniest of bits went a very long way! For me, it was a little bit too heavy, and quite cloggy on my skin, but I think for someone with dry skin it would do just fine. Unfortunately, I found it a little sticky at first, which I don’t like, but I rubbed it in, and I found it became more of a velvety feel, which changed my mind on the product. So, I am not 10o% sure on this, for my personal liking, but for others it maybe perfect!

The other 2 products I have are the Avocado & Caramel Body Butter (All Skin) and the Lavender & Frangipani Hand Cream (Dry/Mature Skin).

This is the Body Butter, i.e a butter for the skin?! The scent of this product is like popcorn! I don’t generally like popcorn, but I actually, don’t mind this scent! The Avocado gives it a more of a fresh smell, and takes the sweetness away from it, but if you like popcorn, then you’ll love this! I used it after a shower, and my skin just felt amazing! It stayed amazing for at least another day. I would say that it works in making your skin feel a bit more luxurious rather than heeling it, or keeping it from drying up though. I tried around my face and neck, but unfortunately I didn’t like the scent when it was too close to my nose. I sometimes get headaches from scents like this, so I think I’ll keep using it on my legs and arms. Although, I didn’t like the smell on face & neck, I will try and re-purchase this when I run out.

This is the Hand Cream i.e, do I really need to say?! (haha). This smells of Lavender, just like it says on the tin! It really is a Lavender smell! We have Lavender in our garden, so I know how to compare it with the real thing, and it is spot on! It has the same consistency of the Clarins Hand Cream which, I love, but it smells so much better! I would say the strength of the smell was the same as the L’Occitane Hand Creams, which again is a bonus! After using my hands for a while, they actually started to begin to smell, just like the L’Occitane Date Hand Cream?! Which is awesome! My hands felt soft, and in no way sticky! YAY! I will be getting this again!

Overall, I think that these products are great. I don’t know whether they are for me as my skin is just normal, but I think they would be great for anyone with dry/oily skin. My favourite products out of the above, are the Lavender Hand Cream and the Body Butter. I think that the others were a little bit too heavy on my skin, but again, they could work for someone else. I really like the packaging of the products, as it is very simple and plain. Unfortunately the lids of the small pots were broken, which I think could have been due to delivery, but over all that didn’t effect me. The products above are all the Travel Size products, so they aren’t as big as the full size ones. I think everyone should give these products ago, because they work well for different people. You never know, you might find your new favourite product!

(These products are * marked. I am very grateful to receive these products from Beauty Bootique. All the opinions in this review, are 100% true, I wouldn’t lie to you, would I? I hope that Beauty Bootique, have a great year, and they continue to be successful in what they do. If you would like your product to be reviewed by me, please fill in the Contact form, here.)

Have you tried Beauty Bootique? Are you thinking of now? What are your favourite Skincare products? Make sure to click the ‘Leave A Comment’ button, to tell me!

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One of my favourite YouTube subscriptions is FleurDeForce, i.e Fleur! She does Beauty & Fashion posts, including Hauls, Reviews and Tutorials! Recently, I watched her tutorial on a cute nail art look using tiny little hearts, and I just knew I had to try it out! As you will know from my very recent post (Nail Art Brush DIY), I am beginning to love the craze! So, I decided to try it out, and it took me ages! I still haven’t mastered it, but I think for a first try, it’s pretty good…?

As you can see I didn’t really let the different colours dry, so some of them are blended to gether, but as I said, this is my first attempt! Fleur said to use a toothpick/BBQ Skewer to create 2 little dots, then bring them together with another small bit of paint. I did it quite well on my left hand, but I just couldn’t do it good enough on my right! I did manage to do the thumb, but I had to leave it at that, because, seriously, my arm was going to fall off! I really like the finish of my right hand though. Especially the ring finger, which I added a few small dots too 🙂 Find the full tutorial on Fleur’s Channel here.

 Have you done any tutorials which I might like? Or have you tried this? Make sure to leave a comment!

 QUICK NOTE: If you see a difference in editing of the pictures, it is because I am starting to use Photoshop to use them, as I have just found out how to use ‘Curves & Levels’. Please don’t think I’m just switching & changing! I know some of you don’t like that! (This picture has not been edited differently though.)

My latest obsession is Nail Art. I am kind of late on this band waggon, but I really want to try and do some! So, I thought I would show you my trick on a easy and cheap Nail Art Brush! Here you go…

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and that it will help you with spending less!

If you want me to do any DIYs please leave the request in the comments! And, if you feel nice, leave a lovely comment anyway!

Posh Wosh Soaps are handmade soaps which are suitable for Vegetarians, they are not tested on animals, and they are all Paraben Free. Their soaps are specially made as they keep in the magical ingredient which is Glycerine. Glyrcerine is moisturising on your skin, and many highstreet brands leave this out, which is why they say ‘don’t wash your face with soap, as it dries your skin out’, but Posh Wosh Soaps, won’t! Posh Wosh Soaps are also in expensive, which is unusual for handmade soaps, which is also brilliant! Their products are priced at £2.25, or £12 for 6 Soaps. They have Orange, Raspberry, Lemon, Coconut, Rose & Lavender.

The reason I started making my own soaps was because they look better, smell better and wash better – and for a small amount, I get to enjoy being “Posh” every time I “Wosh” – Anne Marie Gordon (Creator)

I received 3 lovely bars of soap, here are the ‘Simply Raspberry‘ and the ‘Simply Coconut‘ bars. I love how they are wrapped, they are super cute, and simple! I would probably say they look a lot slicker and bit nicer to have in your bathroom, as with normal high street soaps, I feel they can be quite clumpy, and rather boring. The scent of them wrapped up, was literally amazing. My brother couldn’t stop sniffing them (and he’s a 19 year old, mountain biker), and neither could I, they seriously smelt divine! They are quite big in size, and I think I will get good use out of them.

I’m not allergic to anything, but sometimes it’s good to know the ingredients of what you’re putting on your skin, as your skin is very delicate and should be looked after extra specially, but, in the Winter months my skin can become a little bit more sensitive, and I think all these ingredients look pretty good to me! And, knowing that the special moisturisng ingredient, of which is Glycerine, makes me feel like it is going to work a lot better!

I also received the ‘Simply Lemon‘ bar, which I tested out, because I really want to save the others, as Coconut and any type of Berry are my favourite scents! When I was showering, I found that the scent actually became stronger as it mixed with the water, which is pretty cool! I found it was quite light on my skin, as in with other soaps they can be heavy and cloggy when you first apply it, but this one definitely wasn’t, it almost felt like I wasn’t putting anything on (but in a good way 🙂 ). I could tell it was doing its ‘soap’ job, because my skin started to feel lighter and obviously, cleaner. In one quick shower, I would say I used about a ‘line’ on the bar of soap (see above pictures), which is pretty good compared to ordinary soaps in which shrivel up to nothing within seconds. After washing, my skin felt quite soft and felt ‘happy’. I usually moisturise afterwards, to lock in the goodness, so that did take a little bit of the scent away, but I definitely didn’t smell ‘soapy’, which I like.

SCENT: 8/10 – They smell amazing before & during use.

AFTER USE: 7/10: My skin felt clean and nourished!

LOOK: 8/10 – Super duper cute packaging, would be great for a gift!

OVERALL: 8/10 – Would definitely recommend for people who are on a budget, but want good quality stuff! Plus, they are really friendly people!

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Have you ordered with Posh Wosh before? Are you thinking of now..? Leave me a comment below!

(This is a * marked review & product, and I am very grateful for receiving these gorgeous goodies. All thoughts are 100% honest, why would I want to lie? Thank you ever so much to the extremely kind Anne Marie, and good luck in the future!)

The other day I posted my Valentine’s Decoration Inspiration post (ha, that rhymes!!), and I said I would do an outfit post, so here it is! I have also thrown 2 gift guides, 1 for her, and 1 for him…

Black & White Spot Print Shirt £25.00, Pink Heart Print Skater Skirt £18.00, Monochrome And Fluro Bow Hair Clips Pack £8.00, Cream Stud Toe Buckle Ankle Boots £25.00 & Gold Tone Diamante Collar Tips £8.00 (All from River Island).

I am seriously, officially, in love with this outfit. I am sorry, but don’t you just think it’s gorgeous? *Yeah*. I think the skirt is super duper cute! It goes well with the monochrome spotty blouse, because the two prints definitely compliment each other! (It’s a Print Romance!) Add a pop of colour with these gorgeous hair clips, either have one in the side or create a French Plait and clip them in a line down the back. These boots are also gorgeous and will add a more casual feel to the look. I think also adding collar clips just finishes off the outfit, and I am sure your date is going to fall in love with you, and you’ll live happily ever after…. *aww*…. Sorry, about all the cheeseyness 😀

Valentines Gold Love in Red £20.00 (Francesca Pina), Urban Decay Naked 2 Eyeshadow Palette £36.00 (Debenhams), Love Birds iPhone Case £32.00 (iAlbert), Bee Doorknocker Earrings £15.00 (ASOS), Ted Baker Flocon Summer Bloom Shopper £35.00 (ASOS) & Set of 3 Lavender Bags £10.00 (Cath Kidston).

I don’t want to blab on, but I will say that if you want me to do a Review/Styling of the Ted Baker Shopper, I have a pink version, so please leave a comment stating that you do want me to do a post!

Fuel For Life From £32.50 (The Perfume Shop), Brown Lace Up Brogue Worker Boots £40.00 (River Island), How To Speak Wookie Book £12.50 (ASOS) & Diesel Leather Wallet And iPhone 4 Giftset £85.00 (ASOS).

If you’re wondering why I put lots of Diesel stuff, and a random Star Wars book is because I love most of the Men’s Diesel stuff (for Men, I don’t personally use any of it!), and I thought the book was really cute and quirky, I don’t actually like Star Wars.

To be quite honest, I don’t think I really know one person who actually believes truly in Valentine’s day. Yes, they may get each other a card, and perhaps go out for the evening, but really, it’s just to fit in with the event. Personally, I think that Valentine’s Day is just a commercialised day in which the sales in chocolates, cards, underwear (haha), and flowers go up. It’s also the day in which children at school (excluding myself) believe that they have found their true love forever and ever. Then the next day your dumped. LOL, it’s the reality of school!

Tell me what you think about Valentine’s Day, and also what you’ll be doing to ‘celebrate the day’, by leaving me a comment…

Yes, Dad takes the pictures! (You can see him in my glasses)

WHAT I WORE:River Island Sleeveless Top, Primark ‘Cheryl Cole Style’ Dress, New Look Aztec Top (Underneath), White Trousers (Not sure where from), Claire’s Sunglasses & €1 Charity Shop Sanstone Walking Boots.

If you’re wondering where I got my Jumbo Hairspray (Fake) Bottle from, well, I made it! My mum had these big cardboard things which were for holding some clothes moth protectors, and I thought I would make something of it! I use paper mache, then sprayed it gold, and then just added everything else! I would love it if L’Oreal were to release one of these, it would solve all our ‘not enough spray’ worries! Also, do you like my GIF? I thought it would add the something extra to my OOTDs… 😀

What were you wearing today? Do you wear Walking Boots as a fashion statement? What’s your best bargain?

Very recently I have been joining in with the #BBloggers Twitter Chat, and I have been loving it! It is so helpful for bloggers, new and old, and it also just gives inspiration for blog readers. So, I thought I’d do a post on it! I am going to explain exactly what it is, why I like it so much, when it is on, and how you can join in! Simples! *Meerkat Squeak*

WHAT: #BBloggers is a chat on Twitter in which many Beauty Blogger (or Fashion Bloggers) chat about everything blogging related, and beauty related! The subjects are voted for by Beauty Bloggers as well, and you can vote on subjects for the Sunday chats on the Official #BBloggers Chat Blog! On Wednesday’s it is just a general chat, and you can find all the other information clicking here.

WHY: The reason I love the chat so much, is because you get so many lovely comments, followers, and because they’re so lovely, I thought I’d share a few! You also get great tips, and post ideas. Also, even if you’re not a blogger, everybody is really friendly and you might even end it, thinking of starting a blog yourself!

Thank you so much, Michelle, Anna & Natalie, also anyone else who said something lovely last night!

WHEN: The #BBloggers Chat is held every Wednesday & Sunday at 8pm UK Time. On Wednesday it is just a general chat on all things Beauty, and Sunday is a subject which is voted by all #BBloggers (well, most!)

HOW: Sign in to your Twitter account, and search ‘#BBloggers‘ then click ‘All’, at 8pm Wednesday & Sunday. Then add a new tab, and again go to Twitter, then click on ‘Connect’. You will then have the chat open and any replies, mentions etc too. You can also use Tweet Deck or any other multi-feed platform similar.

I will be also getting a few bloggers who were chatting last night to answer a few questions about how it’s helped them, and anything like that! So, if you want to read that, then stay tuned!

I have decided to let you guys be part of my blog! Every month I am going to allow 2 or 3 bloggers to showcase their blog (via a button) in my side bar! Lots of bloggers, big and small do this, and I think it’s great! So here’s what you can do… (I’m afraid all February spaces have gone! But book in advance for March!)

Each month is a different category. The upcoming month is… MAKE-UP OF MARCH! Any Beauty bloggers can advertise. There are 3 Ad Spaces, 1 is the Mini Dolly Ad, the second is the Big Sister Ad, and the third is the All Grown-Up Ad…

As I said there will be different categories for each month, please make sure that you are applying for the correct category.

If you are interested in Advertising please click this link!

On Twitter I saw that somebody had tweeted the Chanel Couture Make-Up and I haven’t done a Make-Up one in a while, so now’s the chance! Here’s how you can create the look… (Image below is from Vogue)

(Image created via Taaz.com)

Soft Touch Shadow Pencil in Aigle Noir £17.00 (NARS), Technakohl Liner in Graphblack £14.00 (MAC), Zoom Lash Mascara in Zoomblack £14.00 (MAC), Jemma Kidd Hi-Shine Silk Touch Lipgloss in Shell £14.00 (Beauty Expert), Bobbi Brown Oil-Free Even Finish Compact Foundation in Warm Beige £31.00 (House of Fraser) Face Touch Up Stick in Albaster £19.00 (Bobbi Brown) & Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Ready Blush in The Aphrodisiac £19.95 (Click Skin Essentials).

As you can see in the first image, Chanel have gone for a jet black full eye shadow look. Adding a bold shade to the eye, allows you to experiment but leaves room for your lips to stay nude. Using this black shadow pencil means you can also use it for a really big chunky line in other uses. Add either a shimmery grey liner or a slightly more grey liner to open up the eyes more. The lips are very nude in this look, and the Jemma Kidd Lipgloss’ are great as they really do feel like silk! For the foundation go flawless and quite light, perhaps a shade or two lighter than usual, and the same on the concealer!

I hope you like this post, and I am sorry that it wasn’t a budget post, but I do love all these brands!