What's in my 'handbag make up bag'....

I used to carry my whole make up bag around with me but then I came to realise that the only things out of it that I used to use were my pressed powder and lipstick/lip gloss. So I decided to downsize and only carry things that I actually use on a daily basis:

Again sorry for the poor quality of the pictures, I'm still having to use a rubbish camera :(

* Balance me rose otto intensive lip salve

* 17 Miracle matte pressed powder

* elf flat top powder brush (the handle came off so it's now the perfect size for my make up bag)

* No7 extreme length mascara

* Colour S concealer (I got this in my college make up kit)

* Wet and wild eyeshadow in cream and Barry M eyeshadow brush (again the handle came off)

* Barry M bold waterproof eyeliner (incase I go out from work and want to add intensity to my eyes)

* A little pouch of clips and hair bobbles

Do you do this, or do you carry your whole make up bag around with you?

Thanks for reading :)

S xx

Girl crush....

OK so if you've read my other 'non beauty' blog you'll see that I'm pretty much addicted to 'The girl with the dragon tattoo', if you haven't seen it already then go watch David Fincher's version.....and read the books. You won't be disappointed!!!

My reason for this post? I have a serious girl crush on Roony Mara! Apart from being absolutely gorgeous, and the perfect Lisbeth Salander, she's an amazing actress and I just felt like sharing it with the world..........

Thanks for reading (my randomness) :)

S xx

TAG - 10 products I would repurchase....

I've watched a few of the '10 products I would repurchase' tag videos on Youtube and as usual I wanted to play along too :)

In no particular order:

1: Revlon colorstay - This lasts on my face and stays where I put it all day long

2: Collection lasting perfection concealer - This has great coverage and staying power

3: 17 miracle matt pressed powder - I loved the regular pressed powder but I keep going back to this one because it seems to do a slightly better job and gives me a flawless finish

4: No7 eye make up remover - I love this! It removes any and all mascara's and eyeliners with little effort

5: MUA eyeshadow shade 20 - The best black I've used, even beats MAC's carbon in my opinion

6: MUA extreme felt liner - My all time favourite liner, one I always go back to

7: Soap and glory eyeshadow quad in what's nude - I've already hit pan big time on 'vanilla' This is the best palette for neutrals in my opinion, great colours, pigmentation and staying power

8: No7 amazing eyes eyeliner in brown - This is my favourite brown eyeliner, it's not too harsh and adds a little intensity to a brown smokey eye

9: No7 shine free primer - I love this stuff and don't know how I managed for so long without it. It mattifies my face and keeps my make up shine free and in place all day

10: Collection shimmer and shade highlighter - My favourite highlighter of all time. Such a subtle highlight that looks great on the cheek bone or brow bone

Well that's my top 10, which I found really hard to do because I have so many more products that I would repurchase again!

I tag you all to have a go

Thanks for reading :)

S xx

Mini haul....

I went shopping over the weekend and because I haven't been posting on a daily basis like I usually do, I wanted to do a quick blog showing what I got to make up for my lack of posts.

Sorry for the quality of the pictures, I'm having to make do with a very rubbish camera for the time being :(

Primark:

Red shorts - £5.00

Skull vest - £4.00

Burgundy 'converse' - £6.00

H&M:

Skull T-shirt - £7.99

Superdrug and sally's:

* Superdrug cucumber facial wipes 99p

* MUA intense kisses lip gloss in 'lips are sealed' £2.00

* MUA 'going for gold' palette £4.00

* MUA immaculate collection palette Free when you spend £8.00 (I bought 2 things for my sister)

* Nina ultra pro nail varnish in 'red fox' £1.68 (from sally's)

Thanks for reading :)

S xx

Weekly favourites....

Why are the weeks going by so fast? It's getting colder, which means winter is coming, which means Christmas is coming, which then means my Birthday is coming, which THEN means I'm a year older, which will make me cry....... OK I'm getting onto this weeks favourites!

Apologies for the quality of the pictures, my Blackberry is broken which is what I usually use to take my photos so I've had to make do with an old camera :(

Eyes:

* Gosh eyeshadow quad in Blooming Forest. I used the white all over and as a highlight, and switched between the dark teal and purple, such pretty colours

* MUA every lash mascara. I used this for a week the first time I bought it and wasn't totally sure about it, I'm loving it now though! I think it happens with most mascaras, once you open it and leave it for a week or two the formula dries slightly and it applies better (I also love the smell - it's fruity)

Lips and cheeks:

* NYA blush in 'outside cafe' This gives such a nice soft glow and I love it
* Nivea lipstick in '21 smoothie' This is a bright pink lipstick which isn't drying at all and it lasted 5 hours without fading!! Definitely think I'll be picking more of these up

That's it for this weeks faves

Thanks for reading :)

S xx

Be confident....

Be confident. Be yourself.

I wanted to post something that I'd guess about 90% of people deal with day to day.

Some people have all the self confidence in the world, and some don't have any at all. Up until recently I didn't really have all that much, until I found my style and told myself  'if people don't like me, then that's their problem' It probably sounds weird to say 'I found my style' and this gave me confidence, but it really did. I pretty much have a 'rock chick' edge to my look now; wearing skull T-shirts, rock band T-shirts and my military boots all the time. And in all honesty, I feel so much more confident about myself now that I don't blend in with the crowd. I've never really been one for blending in, I've always wanted to stand out and not because I want people to look at me or pay me attention but because I don't see the point in everyone being the same as everyone else.

It's so much easier for someone to say 'just be yourself and don't let anyone get you down' but I think it's worth it. I spent so many years (as a teenager) trying to find out who I was and got constant little remarks from people I thought were friends about what I wore etc And I now realise it was because they themselves didn't know who they were and they were the insecure ones.

If I could go back to being a teenager I'd tell myself  'Wear what you want, do what you want and don't let anyone bring you down' Because that's what I tell myself every day now, and it works.

I hope this wasn't a rambley post, and that it helps someone who is lacking in the self confidence department. Just BE YOU!! 

Thanks for reading :)

S xx

I'm still alive....

Well Helloooooooooo there!!! I'm still alive......however my camera isn't :( Hence me being AWOL for a while. I use (used) my blackberry camera to take my pictures for my blog BUT I quite stupidly dropped my phone in a bucket of water and it died *cries* So I don't have a camera to take any pictures. I have an old camera kicking around somewhere so as soon as I find that I shall be back to my normal babbling self :P I'll apologise in advance for the quality of the photos because I don't think the camera's all that good.

Enough rambling, until then have a great weekend!

Thanks for reading :)

S xx