Showing posts with label Seventeen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seventeen. Show all posts
It's been a quiet week on the blog given that I spent three days last week at a glorious hen party for my old housemate. Like most bloggers who have full-time jobs, the weekend is the key time for writing posts and taking photos in good light. However this weekend I spent most of it flying around with the other hens, or curled up under a rock feeling the consequences of cocktails the night before...
There may not have been blogging time but there was plenty of beauty time!! The brides friends from abroad were desperate to stock up on cheaper beauty buys from Boots and I graciously (with manic excitement) volunteered to be their cosmetic collecting companion!
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NEW BEAUTY BUYS! My Boots Makeup Haul!
IT'S 2015! HAPPY NEW YEAR TEAM! What can I say, this year has been an absolute WILD one. Both for beauty and my life - 2014 has been a good year. I hope that many of you can say the same, if not better.
Now... where to begin???
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2014: A Face Value Beauty Blog Summary - The Best Bits!
Here's a statement for you: Liquid eyeliner is my all time fave. It's potent, it's precise, it doesn't smudge and it doesn't drag your delicate eye skin. That's a win, win, win in my books!
The range of makeup we have available to us is astounding. Eyeliner alone comes in many formats- pencil, gel, liquid, kohl and eeeven after that, liquid eyeliner comes in more options for you to choose from.
There's the classic brush and pot format, the felt tip and pot, flat tipped applicator, and my favourite - the liquid pen. With so many choices available, is there any difference between them?!
The range of makeup we have available to us is astounding. Eyeliner alone comes in many formats- pencil, gel, liquid, kohl and eeeven after that, liquid eyeliner comes in more options for you to choose from.
There's the classic brush and pot format, the felt tip and pot, flat tipped applicator, and my favourite - the liquid pen. With so many choices available, is there any difference between them?!
Today I'm going to be looking at three liquid eyeliner pens, all by respected beauty brands - but which one came out on top?
The Line Up.
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Drawing A Fine Line Between Eyeko, SEVENTEEN & Oriflame Eyeliner Pens.
Last week, I had a little trip into SUMMER! In conjunction with the recent sunshine, Boots were showcasing some of their summer items in a gorgeous sun-filled space in Central London. Lahvely.
As soon as I walked in, I felt like I was on holiday! Trying on sunglasses, the smell of suncream in the air, what bliss! Isn't sun-cream just the best scent ever?!? Its right up there with baby powder and fresh laundry for me.
Anyway, summer scents aside, here's my lowdown on the top tips and top products to keep you looking fabulous this summer.
The two staples of Summer are SUN and SUN PROTECTION. I'm going to start with the more boring one, sun protection and then, my favourite - summer cosmetics to match your tan!
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The Day I Went To Boots Camp: Boots Summer Shop
Pinch, punch, first day of the month!! (Kick and a flick for being so quick!!) Do you remember doing this at school? I swear there were loads of "clever responses" like that, and they were all very violent thinking about it..
Anyway - can you believe it's March already?! March is when the cobwebs of the New Year have finally blown away. I have now fully recovered from the holiday season, my new healthy living routine is no longer a new year whim and officially a real thing and the time for my 'this-year-I'm-going-to's is pretty much now or never! 2014 is well and truly here.
But what has been brightening my grey days and equally greyer skin since January 1st? This fab CC cream from Seventeen! HIYA.
One of the most frequent questions I get asked is "What's your favourite BB cream" to use? It used to be the Garnier Matte Miracle Skin for Combination/Oily - but then I started using this Seventeen CC Cream and I was completely blown over!!
Let's start from the beginning
I'll be honest, BB creams are neither here nor there for me - not quite as much coverage as a foundation, BB creams are effectively a tinted moisturiser with an SPF. I'm usually an all-or-nothing kinda gal. I wear BB creams on lazy sunday mornings, after a rare trip to the gym and on (even rarer) good skin days.
What's the difference between BB and CC?
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Product Of The Month: Seventeen CC Cream
So on the weekend, my friends Henna & Moz (obvs not real birth names) were having a birthday party which was a greek themed toga party.
I love a bit of fancy dress - for an example, check out my Zoo Lates Deer Makeup (complete with witty title "Oh DEER, you look FAUNtastic")
I digress. But that was an awesome pun right?
Anyway. To Toga! For me, Grecian fancy dress is about three things.
Okay okay, I totally cheated on number 1 - I just happen to have a cream maxi which hasn't been worn since last summer. Cheat cheat cheat cheat cheat, thats me. Soz.
2 & 3 however, are very easily done and I'm going to show you how!
I love a bit of fancy dress - for an example, check out my Zoo Lates Deer Makeup (complete with witty title "Oh DEER, you look FAUNtastic")
I digress. But that was an awesome pun right?
Anyway. To Toga! For me, Grecian fancy dress is about three things.
1) A decent bed sheet which covers necessary bits.
2) Elegant greece-meets-boho braids
3) Chiselled cheekbones to rival the statue of Zeus.
Okay okay, I totally cheated on number 1 - I just happen to have a cream maxi which hasn't been worn since last summer. Cheat cheat cheat cheat cheat, thats me. Soz.
2 & 3 however, are very easily done and I'm going to show you how!
Let's start with the Face.
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Ariana Grande Goes Greek: My Toga Party Ponytail!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!!
So it's Christmas morning and you want to race downstairs to crack open the Bucks Fizz, start ripping open presents and hug everyone/everything.
But wait. If it's anything like my household, there's going to be cameras and Instagramming and all sorts of need-to-capture-this-moment-forever stuff. And with any sort of photo, your face needs to be prepared!
But you haven't got all morning have you? It's CHRISTMAS after all. But you need to save some face before you head into the fray - what should you do?
So it's Christmas morning and you want to race downstairs to crack open the Bucks Fizz, start ripping open presents and hug everyone/everything.
But wait. If it's anything like my household, there's going to be cameras and Instagramming and all sorts of need-to-capture-this-moment-forever stuff. And with any sort of photo, your face needs to be prepared!
But you haven't got all morning have you? It's CHRISTMAS after all. But you need to save some face before you head into the fray - what should you do?
The answer is simple - it's all about the basics. For that dahling-I-just-rolled-out-of-bed-like-this look you need these three things:
1) Definition of your eyes and brows
2) Clear skin
3) Glowing cheeks
And you can do this in ten minutes! How? Here's the detail...
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Christmas Morning FOTD - My "I just woke up like this" makeup look
The festive adverts are on TV, the department store Christmas windows have been revealed - I know it's only November but I've decided to embrace the fact that Christmas is just around the corner. Hooray!
Obviously you'll know Christmas is here when the Coca Cola advert is on TV but by then Christmas shopping should be in full flow, much like the mulled wine in my house.
So to help you kick off your preparations, I've selected a few frankly awesome gifts from the Boots Christmas range. You know I love presents! Feel free to pass this page onto your chief present buyer and say "JUST GET ME THESE LOVE, THANKS"
So what have we got here then? These are my top presents that I would want - a real mix of essentials and of course, luxuries. You don't want what you actually need at Xmas do you?
Let's take a closer look...
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Boots Christmas - My Top Present Picks!
So if you've read my first ever post, you'll know that I originally started blogging so that I could share my makeup and money and rambles with the masses.
I'm not gonna lie though, there are times when being a blogger has it's perks. One such perk was the honour of attending the Boots 'Give It A Go' event held in London this week...
So how did Give It A Go...go?
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| I was the cat that got the cream! |
What happened?
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Welcome To Your New Face: Boots - Give It A Go
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