Beauty

This is pretty much a guide to things you should (obviously), Keep, Chuck & Replace this upcoming year. This includes, make-up, accessories, clothes, and of course the new year’s celebrity crush…

• Nude Polishes (Essie)

• Hair Bands – Natural Hair is going to be big!
• Statement Rings (Nali – ASOS)

• Coloured Eyes – Get out those eye shadows you never thought you’d wear. (NARS & Rimmel – ASOS)

• Fuchsia – Haven’t used your pink lippy in a while? Well, get it out! (Lord & Barry – ASOS)

• Make-Up Wipes – Natural is the look for the season, so get that make-up off!  (Korres – ASOS)

• Camo (River Island – ASOS)
• False Lashes – Natural doesn’t need these! (Girls Aloud – ASOS)
• Denim (Pepe Jeans – ASOS)

• Studs (ASOS)

• Delicate – S/S 13 is all about your soft side! Light pinks and whites with a touch of floral lace will do the job! (River Island)

• White & Black – Geometric prints, in these 2 colours, will make you stand out from the crowds (River Island)
• Floral – Many designers are trying to make this the biggest hit! Go all out! (River Island)
• Punk – Black leather, and netting, this look couldn’t get any more punked out! (ASOS)
• Buckles – Along with the Punk vibe, get all buckled up! (River Island)

CELEBRITY CRUSH : TOM HARDY

This Means War & Batman Star (Plus many more) is my official new celebrity crush. Obviously I wouldn’t want to snog, marry or avoid him, but he is a very good actor, and handsome. One must admit!

Watch out for more NYE stuff tomorrow!

A lot of us are still looking for what to wear, so I decided to create some looks. I’ve used pieces which generally we will have at home, and then a few pieces, like accessories which you can easily go out an grab from the high street a few days before. So here’s number one… Happy Pre-New Year’s Eve!

Scuba Drop Waist Dress £12.00 (Oasis), Patent Toecap Heeled Shoe £50.00 (Oasis), Glitter Bow Belt £9.00 (Accessorize), Brushed Heart Slinky Drop Earrings £4.00 (Accessorize) & Models Own Mirror Ball Top Coat £5.00 (ASOS).

This look is so simple to create! All you have to do is, find a little black dress, which has a really simple cut, it doesn’t have to be anything special. Then go simple on the shoes too, it makes it look more sophisticated, and less OTT because your making sure your equal on the top half, and the bottom. Then for accessories, don’t go loading on all your best jewellery, again go simple. Add simple touches of gold or silver, and make sure they are equal in size, for example these earrings are thin, but have a nice heart detail, and the belt is skinny, and has the bow on the front. This look is all about equalling out. Never add to much, if the dress itself simple. Then on your nails go a bit different. Add a pop of colour to them, plus a bit of sparkle. This Models Own Top Coat is perfect! It adds that bit of fun to your evening!

This new year, it’s a good time to stock up on those things that you know will last you the whole year, so why not get some advice? Here’s a list of things you should get stocked up on…

Bioderma Sebium H2O Micelle Solutions 500ml £17.95 (Amazon), 5 Piece Try Me Skincare Set £18.00 (Stila), Lypsyl Strawberry Lip Balm £1.49 (Superdrug), Neutrogena Visibly 2in1 Face Wash Mask £3.99 (Superdrug), & Garnier Caffeine Anti-Dark Circles Eye Roll On Light 15ml £5.09 (Superdrug).

• Bioderma – This brand and product has had a lot of great reviews this year, and is selling fast. Grab it whilst you can!
• Stila Skincare Set – Stila have also become very big this year, and there Skincare range is new. So grab this amazingly priced set whilst you’re out and about!
• Lypsyl Lip Bam – Lypsyl soothes, tints and smells great! For less than £1.50 as well!
• Neutrogena Face Mask – Neutrogena protects sensitive skin & makes your face feel great!
• Garnier Roll On – For touching up your dark circles for just popping out this is great! It protects, covers up and heals! WOW!

M&S Super Soft Thermal Socks with Slipper Grips (2 Pack)

These seriously, are so soft! The softest thing ever. They aren’t fluffly, but just soft. The grips are handy on the bottom, because if you have slippy floors, you well, obviously, soft!

Rookie Year Book One by Tavi Gevinson

At first I thought this was about blogging, but its not. It’s actually the Rookie Magazine in a collection. I think it’s quite cool though, it’s good for inspiration.

Designing Template Book

This book allows you to draw your designs on different models. It also has loads of interesting links, blogs, etc which you might want to know. It also has special drawings, which disappear when scanned in 🙂

River Island WOW Jumper

YAY! If you saw in my Dear Santa post, I mentioned this. I thought maybe I would get it, and here it is! I am so glad River Island so International delivery, because I miss it so much! I absolutely love it, and it’s quite soft. The sequins give it a Christmassy feel, and big sis, expect this to be worn on your arrival 😉

Les Parisiene Book

This is to improve my French reading, and also it has awesome pictures, and inspirational things it. I really like this!

River Island Black Lace Skater Skirt

This skirt is really nice! I love it! It is a little big, but I am sure a few stitches will do it nicely! No need to send it back!

River Island Top

This is part of the 2 part set with the skirt. It’s quite cool, and I expect I will be able to layer it during these cold months!

LookBook Des Filles

This is a notebook/info book. It has loads of french designers in, and all their backgrounds, and loads of space to write down ideas. Again, a good way for me to improve my reading in French!

In Fashion

This book is literally an A-Z on what you need to know to make it in the Fashion world. It’s pretty cool!

Rimmel London SO LONDON Nail Polish Set

In this set you get the colours > Ready, Aim, Paint (A Red Colour), Rapid Ruby (Deep Red Colour) & Sir, Yes Sir (Purple/Blue Colour). They are all in the 60 Second Dry Collection.

Claire’s Purple Geek Glasses

My old Geek Glasses broke, so my mum got me a nice new purple pair 🙂 These are a little bigger, but I lurve them <3

I did get a few other things, but these are the main ones ^^.

This post is exactly what it says on the tin. It is a stocking for girls who love make-up, beauty and fashion. It is really simple to create, and I have set a budget of £20, so there is still some money left over for the big prezzy! THIS IS FOR LATE SHOPPING ONLY! 😉 4 DAYS TO GO!

Boo Boo Fluff £3.00 (MUA), Gemini Nail Constellation £3.00 (MUA), Naturals Duo Of Tubs Coconut £3.99 (Superdrug), Rimmel London Kate Matte Lipstick £5.49 (ASOS)& Lipsy Bow Stud Earrings £4.50 (ASOS)

It may only be a few things, but they are a great few things! The MUA Nail Fluff has only recently been released, the same as the Nail Constellations, so they may not have it! The lipstick is great (One I also want!) and the earrings are super cute! Also, for a nice bath time treat these Coconut  Wash Tubs are a bargain! So after buying all that you’ll have 1 penny left! Few!

Okay, well this is a secret of mine, I didn’t even mention it to anyone! But here it is… Yes! I am BLOGGER OF THE WEEK 🙂

Please look at the FULL ARTICLE here!

This goes to all you readers, and every one who has helped me 🙂 Especially my big sis 😉 Love you guys, my Posh Dollies 😉

Now, I have only recently found Ingrid’s Channel, but I have found it so great! It was really hard to choose between my other favourites, including, BubzBeauty & MichellePhan, but I knew I had to go for Ingrid! If you love cute and fresh videos, which are really clear, this is the one for you! She also has the fluffiest cat ever, called Nugget, and he is totally cute. She also has a Vlog & Lifestyle channel called ‘TheGridMonster‘ which features her boyfriend Luke Conrad and a few others, which is really worth checking out to, because she does Vlog-mas which is a video everyday until Christmas! YAY! GO CHECK IT OUT! I LOVE INGRID! Luke and her also sell cute t-shirts as well, which is pretty cool 🙂 Here are some screenshots as well…

Now this may have came out like 2 days ago, but I still find it interesting. Firstly, let’s look at the picture…

Kate Upto was given approval by Vogue after the editor saying ‘When I decided to shoot Kate for our first cover of 2013, it was to kick off the year with a young women who is not a stereotypical fashion model – although, lets face it, she’s hardly a heffalump!’ Now, I know that is quite nice, saying she isn’t ugly, or anything, but it’s kinda harsh to all the not such beautiful people, who can’t get on the cover of one of THE biggest magazine’s in the world. It’s like calling all the general public heffalumps. Yes, she isn’t perfectly slim, like they said, but she is amazingly stunning, and she does have great curves, but does that mean they have to call ‘us’ heffalumps? If you’re getting what I mean, then great, otherwise, you are beautiful, and you have probably already been on the cover of a magazine. Oh, and BTW, nobody’s a heffalump. Everybody is beautiful 😉

OMG! I am in the middle of reading Elle Magazine, when I see the most amazing, ultimate, fantastic thing ever! OPI have made a Skyfall Collection! OMG!!! PLEASE SANTA, BRING DOWN THE PRICES OF OPI IN FRANCE!! PLEASE!

From Left – Right: GoldenEye, The Spy Who Loved Me, Die Another Day, Casino Royale, You Only Live Twice, Skyfall, Moonraker, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Living Daylights, On Her Majesty’s Service, Live & Let Die, The World Is Not Enough, The Man With The Golden Gun Top Coat.

Looking at them, my favourites are, Casino Royale, Tomorrow Never Dies, & The Living Daylights! Oh how I long for the sale season… <3 *long sigh*

Unfortunately, this post really, only relates to those in France, or any other country in which this product is sold, so UK residence, you may find it hard to try out! Anway, on with the show…

Garnier Ultra Doux Coconut Butter & Oil Spray – Around €3 – 4.00

Me and my mum were trying to find a cheaper hair oil for my knotty hair, we had been using Orofluido, but because we have moved, we can’t get it without paying of €40 or paying the UK price and postage, so we then found this. As I said, you cannot buy this in the UK, but you probably can get it delivered using the FR site of Garnier. So, what it is, is a Coconut Butter & Oil but in a spray, so it is much finer, and you generally don’t get big oily patches. Also, you don’t have to rinse it out, and it has an amazing scent. I usually use it by spraying it in when my hair is still wet, or using it when my dry hair is a bit knotty. I make sure I comb it through otherwise it will make my hair greasy all over! I have found that it’s formula means it will work for over 2/3 days, because I have found my hair easier to brush through since I have used it. The unfortunate thing is, that it can leave oily patches, especially on the crown of your head (i.e the place in which at the top of your head before your skull drops down and around?!), which is really annoying, so I am definitely not going to put too much on again, I will now use around 3-5 spray/use. Compare to Orofluido, it works quicker, and works for longer. So for the price it is so much better. But you must be careful about applying too much, even if you think 1 spray is nothing! This stuff is powerful!

EASE OF USE: 8/10 – The spray makes it very thin and it goes along way in 1 spray!

OILY: 7/10 – Again, 1 spray does a lot so it can make your hair oily!

LENGTH OF TIME per USE: 8/10 – It seems to be still working, it has been working for 2 days now!

OVERALL: 8/10 – It works well, it is thin, it does everything right, and it last long! Well Done Garnier!

Sorry for the UK Folk you can’t get it, but I could always set up a store… haha! No joke… if you do want it, just ask! 😉