Makeup room and makeup collection!

Hi everyone! Now, I am sorry I have been so absent from my blog for a while, but this blog post should make up for it.

So, if you didn't see my last post you wouldn't know that I recently moved into my own house! Crazy, I know right. When we were looking at houses one of my massive requirements is that there were 3 bedrooms, the main bedroom, a spare room, and one for my MAKEUP ROOM. And I got exactly that. I am so happy with my makeup room now, so I have to share it with you all. As well as a sneak peak into my makeup collection.

This is the feature wall, which is painted with grey glitter paint, and has these amazing fairy lights all along the wall. As well as this super cute picture, that I got from Primark. The fairy lights were also from Amazon, and were around £20.

On that feature wall there is this 'block' which is where I put my teddies, perfumes, candles, and filing case. 

There is also this gorgeous full length mirror, which is from The Range and was £80. It opens up and its where I store all my necklaces, bracelets and nail varnishes.

This is my desk area. The desk is from Ikea, and the chair is from Argos. I have all my brushes on the windowsill. I also have some candles, a LOVE sign and my Kim Kardashian Selfie book.

Next to the desk is my Ikea Alex draws, which is obviously a staple piece of furniture among makeup lovers!

On top I have few bits and bobs, as well as my Lush stuff, which as you can see I am running low, so I need to top up on some bath bombs asap! I also have these cute little prints, and pictures, the large one is from Argos and the little ones are from Primark.

My rug is also from Ikea, it is the softest thing in the world, and I love it.

My light shade is from Argos, and was a steal at around £10. 

Now, into the makeup draws, the best bit :D 

Eye stuff mainly. Mascaras, eyeliner, single eyeshadows, cream eyeshadows, some miniatures, bobbles and sponge applicators.

Powders, powders, powders. Bronzers, highlighters, blushers, contour kits, small palettes, etc.

Foundation. I literally have way too many foundations, but I can honestly say I do use the vast majority of them! I do use different foundations every day, but there are a couple I would only use in the summer, and some I would only use in the winter. There are also some which is so full coverage I would only use them for special occasions. But the rest I use a lot.

All of my palettes are in this draw, and its overflowing! There are mostly eyeshadow palettes in here, but also blush, contour, highlight and contour palettes.

This draw contains my concealers, primers, setting sprays, benefit miniatures, some skin care and eyebrow products.

LIPSTICK! This draw is a bit annoying, as I hate how I can't fit them all into my organisers but one day I will make this draw a lot more organised.

This just contains random little bits. 

In here is my hair curlers, straighteners and hair dryer.

And another bits and bobs draw.

And now here is just a few more random pictures of the makeup room for you to scroll through.

Thanks for reading <3

New blog post very, very soon x

Quick little update and blog post requests

Hi everyone,

You may have noticed that I haven't uploaded anything on here for AGES! But the reason for that is that I just moved into my own house! Wohooooo!

So I have been busy busy busy since then, but as things are calming down a lot now, I will start uploading more often and slowly but surely I will be back to posting regularly.

In the new house I actually have my own makeup room! So I think my next blog post will be all about that. I will take lots of pictures, show you my makeup collection briefly and let you know where I got everything from.

Feel free to leave any blog post requests in the comments, and I'll try my best to do them.

Thanks guys <3

Best of the best: primer!

Next up in this mini series: PRIMER!

I won't go on too much about this as I am sure you are all fed up of hearing about it. It's the new craze at the moment to use this product.

It is the Nivea for Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm.

This is best primer I have EVER used.

I used this everyday for a week, and people at work noticed that my makeup looked different, but better. They said it looked smoother and more 'flawless'!

I noticed that my makeup was lasting a lot longer. I do my makeup at 6am and don't get home until 6am. And usually I look in the mirror towards the end of the day at work and think 'ew why does your makeup have to look like this after wearing it all day :/' but now I don't think that because the only different I see is a little bit of fading on my chin where I lean on my hand.

I didn't use it for a couple of days this week to see if I noticed a difference and I most definitely did. My makeup didn't last very long and didn't look as flawless.

I will never stop using this as a primer. Some don't like the slight manly smell but I love it! I've always loved men's scents and it isn't a strong or heavy scent. 

This costs around £5 and I bought mine from Morrisons. The last time I went into Morrisons too it was on offer for £3! It's safe to say that there were none left, but if it's still on offer you might be able to grab one somewhere :)

Next up: the best of the best highlighter 

Thanks for reading!

Love, Abbie

<3 

Best of the best: Face Serum

Hi everyone! It's been a while, oops.

I am going to start a new 'mini series' of blog posts. Kind of like a favourites blog post, but instead I am going to talk about one product at a time. And these products I consider my ALL TIME FAVOURITE! Some are new products that I've only just started using, some will be old favourites that you'll have seen on past blog posts too. But these products are life changing! :') well they completely change your makeup game in my opinion!

So first off this blog post is going to be about my favourite face serum! 

No, it's not makeup, but before you apply makeup you want a smooth base, and this does EXACTLY that.

This is the Forever Aloe Nourishing Serum.

And fyi this is NOT sponsored, and I do NOT sell these products. I got bought this as a gift and fell in love with it since day one!

As soon as you put this on your face feels softer that it's ever, ever felt. But it also stays feeling soft. I try to put this one twice a day, morning (before makeup) and night, using two pumps and massaging it into my face. When you put it on at night when you wake up in the morning your skin feels amazing! And it creates the perfect smooth skin base to apply your makeup.

I'm not massively keen on the scent, but it's something I've gotten used to, it's not an unpleasant strong smell, it's just not the kind of smell I like. But I can look past that because it really makes your skin feel amazing!

I will repurchase this time and time again! I have no idea how much it was, as like I said it was bought as a gift.

Next up in this series is my all time favourite primer. I can't go a day without it and people have noticed how much better my makeup looks when using this primer too! So that will come very soon :)

Thank for reading,

Love Abbie

<3 

Freedom Pro 32 Eye Collection Jewels and Riches: Swatches

Here is just a quick little blog post with pictures and swatches of the Freedom Pro 32 Eye Collection Jewels and Riches eye shadow palette.

You can buy it here, for just £8.

 

A day in my life: New Years Eve 2015

31/12/2015

10:26am: I wake up. I am absolutely shocked at how long I've slept in. I'm used to waking up at 8am not half 10! But I feel so much better for it.

10:40am: I came downstairs to relax before finding something for breakfast.

10:58am: kinda hungry but got my cat fast asleep on my lap and I can't possibly move her! 

11:45am: my cat eventually moved so I got up grabbed a quick snack and ran a bath

I used a red glittery Fun from Lush as a bubble bar! 

12:25pm: Ive got out of the bath and every little hair, bit of fluff and stuff is sticking to me because I've moisturised my entire body! 

I used the Avon shampoo, conditioner and treatment set to wash my hair and I used some soap and glory products: clean on me, the scrub of your life and the righteous butter to moisturise. 

12:27pm: I head back downstairs to relax and as soon as I sit down on the sofa my other cat sits on me! 

Yes he is super fluffy! 

#crazycatlady 

1:15pm: James is on his way here from work :D about to make a cuppa tea for us both and also hoping he gets me a McDonalds on his way here.

He also has this surprise gift waiting for him when he gets here, for our two year anniversary tomorrow 

1:22pm: James just rung me saying he isn't get me McDonald's because he tried to ring me 1 minute ago and I didn't answer and now he's drove past McDonald's, need to stop having my phone on silent all the time haha!

1:40pm: James opened his present and he loves it! His little face lit up bless him! This is what I got him :) 

3:15pm: start doing my make up for our anniversary/New Years eve meal later. 

4:15pm: finished hair and makeup and just finishing packing my stuff for staying at James'. James has fallen asleep too 

4:30pm: we leave my house and head to James' so he can get ready 

5:30pm: so an hour before we have to go out James only just starts getting ready!! 

6:00pm: so it sounds like James took half an hour to shave his beard! He literally has 30 minutes to have a shower, do his hair and get dressed. We also need to take some pictures together too. 

6:30pm: and, we are ready 

7:00pm: we got to San Giovanni's

Here's our food for the night:

I had scallops and king prawns in a creamy sauce. 

James had crab cakes with sweet chilli sauce. 

I had steak with pate and a red wine gravy. 

James had steak with mushrooms in a Diane sauce.

We had sides of mixed vegetables, chips and sauces potatoes with onion, rosemary and bacon. 

James had apple cake with ice cream. 

I had triple chocolate mousse. 

8:30pm: two cocktails and three courses later we head down to the bar to spend the rest of the night at the bar for the NYE party.

9:00pm: I have my first ever margarita and it was AMAZING!

11:00pm: I've not long ordered my fifth cocktail and it was an espresso martini and I've got to admit it finished me! We had to leave early because I felt so sick 

11:30pm: we got home and watched Geordie shore until like 1am. 

1:00am: then we watched Big Bang theory until about 3am 

3:00am: we finally went to sleep. 

Makeup favourites of 2015!

Okay, so where has 2015 even gone? I can't believe it's 2016 tomorrow! Anyway, here is my favourite products of 2015! Really hoping I haven't missed anything out, but after careful consideration I have narrowed it down to the following products.

If you click on the product name it'll send you straight to where you can buy it too :)

Lets get started then:

Max Factor Miracle Touch Foundation

I LOVE this foundation, and I feel that not enough people talk about this, if any at all! I never see any reviews of this, or any other beauty bloggers or youtubers using it. But I think it is an amazing foundation, it is matte, but even though I have dry skin it is still perfectly fine for my skin, and doesn't dry it out even more. It has a lovely medium coverage but it is build-able. It lasts most the day even when you don't set it. The sponge it comes with is even good! I actually prefer applying it with the sponge than with a brush.

Mac Prep and Prime Translucent Finishing Powder

I am always using this powder, but that's because it is the best loose powder I've found! It is so fine, hardly sets into fine lines, and is perfect for setting under eye concealer. It is a little pricey but it does last a long time! As you only need a tiny bit, but I am guilty of using too much sometimes, but even still, there is loads left.

Freedom Brow Pomade- Ash Brown

OMG this brow pomade! I will never use an eyebrow pencil again! This stuff is amazing! This shade is perfect for me too, I have dark hair, almost black, but I do not like my brows to be as dark as I don't like the black brows look, and most dark brown eyebrow products are really warm toned so do not look right at all. This ash brown shade is a cool toned dark brown, which is exactly what I need. My brows do not budge all day either.

Maybelline Master Sculpt

I love this mainly for the highlighter, but the contour shade is good too! But this highlighter is so pigmented, creates a gorgeous dewy finish to the skin, doesn't look powdery, and a little goes a long way. It is perfect for my pale skin too, both the highlight and contour shade.

Freedom Pro Contour Kit- Light

I have almost ran out of the highlight shade in this palette *cries*. But this palette by Freedom is so good for the price. It contains a matte highlight and matte contour shade. I have it in the shade fair, and it really is perfect for my pale skin. I use the highlight for baking under my eyes and to clean up my contour. It is not very often I find a highlight actually light enough to be a highlight for my skin, but this one is! 

Freedom Priming Water

I haven't had this primer water long, but I love it! It is a great base for makeup, smells gorgeous and is so easy to apply! There isn't really much more to say other than that.

Freedom Setting Spray

omg, I could not live without this setting spray! I actually prefer this over the urban decay all nighter setting spray!! I feel this one sets my makeup so much better, and takes away some of the excess powder if I have gone a little over board! I am almost all out of it, so will definitely be picking more up.

MUF Step 1 Smoothing Primer

This primer is rather expensive, but it is great. Minimises pores, creates a gorgeous smooth base ready for foundation too. I am almost out of this too! But with the hefty price tag I won't be in a rush to purchase some more, but I know I will definitely miss it.

Maybelline Lash Sensational

I won't go on too much about this mascara as it has been hyped about a lot! But it really is the best mascara I have ever used! Seriously! You all need to try it.

Natural Collection Blusher- Peach Melba

I love natural collection blushes, but this one is my go to. It's in the shade peach melba, and just adds a gorgeous, natural, subtle pop of colour to the cheeks, perfect for an everyday look. 

L'oreal True Match Foundation

Again, I won't go on about this too much, as everyone and their mum goes on about this foundation, but it is one of my go to foundations. It's an amazing all rounder and ticks all the right boxes. 

Bourjois Healthy Balance Powder

This powder is the best pressed powder I have found to date! And I have hit pan and the idea of running out of this scares me, I am definitely going to stock up soon so I don't have to think about having to go a day with this.

Mac lipstick- Stone (Matte)

I don't wear this too often, as it is not the type of lipstick you can wear to work. But Mac Stone is my favourite lipstick of 2015, the colour is so different to anything else I own, it is definitely my type of colour. I love a good dark lip!

Freedom Pro Contour Stick

I have always been scared of cream contouring and whenever I have tried it, it has always gone wrong for me. But with this it always goes right! The contour shade is perfectly cool toned so you don't look orange, and the highlight is actually lighter than my skin! And it has the perfect amount of coverage so you don't need a concealer under your eyes too. When I use this at 6am when I am getting ready for work it always mades me look more awake.

Mac Pro Longwear Concealer- NW15 

This concealer in NW15 is lighter than my skin tone, so I use it as an under eye brightener, and to clean up my cream contour. It is heavy coverage but blends nicely.

Smashbox Shape Matters Palette

Last but not least, I love this palette! I have a review blog post too, so check it out here. :)

That's that guys, my makeup favourites of 2015, and it's even better that it's mostly drugstore too!

I hope you all enjoy your new years eve and I'd love to your what you're up to.

Also let me know what you'e been loving this year :)

Love, Abbie 

<3