My eyebrow essentials...

Hi guys, I know I haven't done a proper blog post for agesssssss. But I started my new job just over 2 weeks ago and I am adjusting to life where I have to be up at 6am and get home just before 6pm Monday to Friday, and by the time I get home I am absolutely knackered, so I just haven't found the time to blog.

But today I am going to do a (hopefully) quick, small, blog post about my eyebrow essentials!

I haven't had the time to take photos of the products myself, but I will include the links on where to get them.

Firstly, I have used a lot of different eyebrow products, mostly drugstore/affordable, because I am constantly on the hunt for the perfect eyebrow products for me. And, it is only now, that I feel like I have found my perfect eyebrow products.

I have tried pencils and powders, and I generally dislike powders to be honest, I really have tried to like them but I much prefer using a pencil to draw on and fill in my eyebrows.

FYI I do have eyebrows, I am definitely not one of these people who have shaved them off especially to draw them on!! But, my brows are very none existent, as admittedly I pluck them too much, but only because I used to have BIG BUSHY eyebrows and I NEVER want them to get to that stage again, haha.

So, my favourite eyebrow pencil has got to be the Soap and Glory Brow Archery, which will probably be no surprise as its the only brow pencil I ever use. It is the perfect colour for me, I have naturally black hair, but right now I have black to blonde ombre. And my eyebrows are quite dark, and most pencils are too light for them, or they are BLACK and I am definitely not a fan of the black eyebrow look, not on me anyway. But the Soap and Glory Brow Archery Pencil is perfect! I use the shade hot chocolate.

It retails at £8 and can be bought here: 

http://www.boots.com/en/Soap-Glory-ARCHERY-2-in-1-Brow-Filling-Pencil-Brush_1524204/

One eyebrow pencil I WOULD NOT recommend is the No7 brow pencil. It is the biggest waste of money EVER! There is actually nothing good about it.

http://www.boots.com/en/No7-Beautiful-Eyebrow-Sculpting-Pencil-Brown_1585554/

I also like to set my brows with an eyebrow gel, and I have tried and I love the Benefit Gimme Brow, BUT I have found a better alternative. The L'Oreal Brow Plumper! I bought this because Shaaanxo (Shannon Harris) uses it all the time, and raves about it, and she is not wrong, it is amazing! I can even use this on its own, and use it really carefully and precisely and extend my brows by applying it to my skin (if that makes sense). I use the shade dark brunette.

It is a steal at £5.99 and can be bought here

http://www.boots.com/en/LOreal-Paris-Perfection-Brow-Artist-Plumper_1538996/

One brow gel that I wouldn't recommend is the Rimmel Brow This Way in the coloured shades , I do like it, but the thing that lets it down is how big the wand is. It gets a little messy and isn't as good as it could be if the wand was smaller. The clear one is good though, as it doesn't matter if it goes on the skin.

http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-Brow-This-Way-Styling-Gel_1505287/

Anyway, other than eyebrow pencil and gel I don't use any other products on my brows. I hardly ever use a concealer to neaten them either, but if I do I will use either the Benefit Erase Paste or the LA Girl Pro Conceal as they are the best concealers I have found for neatening up the brows.

I hope you liked this post guys, and I hope you are having a lovely day :)

Love, Abbie

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50 random questions...

1. Where were you 3 hours ago?- Deannes house, seeing her and Amelia <3
2. Who are you in love with?- My boyfriend, obviously :)
3. Have you ever eaten a crayon?- Not that I can recall 
4. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?- My top, haha
5. When is the last time you went shopping?- TOO LONG AGO
6. Are you wearing socks right now?- Yep
7. Does your family have a car worth over £2,000?- Nope
8. When was the last time you drove out of town?- Never, I don't drive 😂
9. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?- No, but I went 8 days ago! To see Paper Towns and omg it's amazing, you have to go and see it :)
10. Are you hot?- nope, it's actually quite cold today!
11. What was the last thing you had to drink?- Tea
12. What are you wearing right now?- Grey jeans, river island top with a flower pattern on it and grey blazer/cardigan 
13. Do you wash your car or let the car wash do it?- I don't have a car
14. Last food that you ate?-  chocolate 😋
15. Where were you last week at this time?- At James'
16. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?- Nope :(
17. When is the last time you ran?- i can not even remember 
18. What's the last sporting event you watched?- None
19. What is your favorite animal?- CATS #crazycatlady
20. Your dream vacation?- Santorini I think, or NEW YORK
21. Last person's house you were in?- well I'm in James' house now but I was just in Deanne's house :)
22. Worst injury you've ever had? Hmmm, I've not really ever had a serious injury. 
23. Have you been in love?- Yes :)
24. Do you miss anyone right now?- I miss Deanne and Amelia already :(
25. Last play you saw?- None
26. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?- probably food 😂 men love food, haha!
27. What are your plans for tonight?- eat, wine, eat, sleeeeeep. 
28. Who is the last person you sent a MySpace message or comment?- I can not remember haha
29. Next trip you are going to take?- Wales for Halloween 
30. Ever go to camp?- No 😂
31. Were you an honor roll student in school?- What even is that?
32. What do you want to know about the future?- if I will be rich 😂
33. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?- Yes, little black dress from Avon 
34. Are you due sometime this year for a doctor's visit? Yeah, but only for a contraceptive check up, nothing serious :)
35. Where is your best friend?- She is probably still at home, as we just left hers :)
36. How is your best friend?- Deanne 💕
37. Do you have a tan?- No :( I need to fake tan actually!
38. What are you listening to right now?- Nothing
39. Do you collect anything?- Makeup, haha
40. Who is the biggest gossiper you know?- Probably me 😂
41. Last time you got stopped by a cop or pulled over?- Never 
42. Have you ever drank your soda from a straw?- I dont drink soda 😂
43. What does your last text message say?- From Deanne saying 'you must have tired her our cause she's fast asleep now' 😍
44. Do you like hot sauce?- sometimes
45. Last time you took a shower?- this morning
46. Do you need to do laundry?- Nope
47. Are you someone's best friend?- Yes
48. Are you rich?- no.
49. What were you doing at 12AM last night?- sleeping!
50. What will you be doing in 2 hours time? will probably be at home making dinner 

Benefit Full Face Get Ready With Me Review...

Hey guys :)

So, some of you might have seen my YouTube video, where I did my entire makeup using only Benefit products.

If you haven't seen it, watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYXmuOHedu4 then come back and read this :)

So, I wanted to let you know what I thought of the final look.

I must say, I myself am surprised at how it turned out! I thought being a high end brand that I would be left with the most flawless looking face, but I was sadly mistaken.

I was left with a face where my pores were greatly exaggerated and the creasing under my eyes were somewhat similar to the wrinkles of an 80 year old! I looked TERRIBLE. I looked so bad, once I noticed truly how bad it was I took all my makeup off straight away!

BUT, it must be said that I have read that with the Hello Flawless foundation, you are supposed to leave it for a few minutes after applying to really set into the skin, before setting with a powder. And I didn't want, as I never have done with any other foundation before. So I am not against Benefit products at all, just because it turned out bad this once! As generally I absolutely love all the products I used, I had just never used them all together.

Here is the video, again. :)

Please can you all subscribe to my YouTube channel too :)

I will definitely be doing give aways once I reach certain numbers of subscribers too!

Thanks for reading,

Love, Abbie

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