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NYX Blogger of the Month | NYX Eyebrow Marker in Deep and Felt Tip Liner in Jet Black Review

You might remember that I am NYX Cosmetics Blogger of the Month for May. You can see the details of their Blogger of the Month program here. As a result, NYX sent me a few things for review. The...

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Weekend Supplement #41

Hey everyone! I hope you week has been great. Here are some links for lazy internet reading. Buzzfeed provides an interesting, if not entirely comprehensive, list of books to read in your 20s....

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Outfit | New Icon

Dress - H&M New IconsJacket - New LookBoots - TopshopBag - TopshopRings - H&MLipstick - MAC Blankety Photos by Tanya Hendrie.S xx

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How Diverse is the UK Beauty Industry?

As a beauty blogger, whenever I try new products I am thinking of not just how they work for me, but how they might work for my readers. Whether a cream blush that lasts all day on my dry skin...

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Bourjois Cream Blush in 01 Nude Velvet and 03 Rose Tender

There's been a lot of excitement about the new Bourjois releases - they have some interesting products coming out including cream bronzer this summer. Right now, however, you can get your hands on...

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Weekend Supplement #40

Hello everyone! I hope your week has been good. I'm just starting to collect myself after a couple of busy weeks and getting back into the swing of blogging regularly - I don't think daily posts...

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Outfit | Blue On Blue

Dress - ZaraJacket - New LookBag - H&MRings - H&MEarrings - H&MLips - MAC Fanfare Photos by Tanya Hendrie. I don't know how interested you all are in more outfit posts, but if you'd like to see...

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Spring is the season where we start to inject a little colour into our beauty wardrobe. It's often easiest to do this on the nails. I've put together a list of my top five nail polishes for spring....

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NYX Blogger of the Month | Black Label Lipstick in Cherry and Mosaic Powder in Highlighter Review

Hi everyone! Some exciting news today - I'm the NYX Blogger of the Month for May! This is really exciting for me and I'm very glad I got picked. Find out how you can become blogger of the month...

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Weekend Supplement #39

Hi everyone! Sorry the posts have been so sporadic this week. Unfortunately, sometimes life just gets in the way and I haven't had time to write. Hopefully I pick up some time soon. Until then,...

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April Favourites

Hey everyone!I wanted to apologise for my absence over the last few days - I even missed a Weekend Supplement - it just happened to be one of those weeks where everything catches up to you and I...

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£20 Makeup Challenge: Glamorous Glow

Welcome to the second part of my £20 Makeup Challenge. You can see part one, Natural Neutrals, here. It may be more difficult to create a more 'glam' look on a tight budget, but it's certainly...

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£20 Makeup Challenge: Natural Neutrals

After seeing the $20 Makeup Challenge, and in the UK, the £20 equivalent, all over Youtube and blogs for the past few months, I decided it might be fun to try it myself. I've been trying out budget...

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The Body Shop Vitamin E Skincare Set

My lovely (and often mentioned) friend Sam was visiting me from London a little while ago, and her brilliant mum gave me a present! The newly released Body Shop Vitamin E Skincare Set (£20). It was...

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Blue Lagoon Iceland Geothermal Spa Mineral Moisturizing Cream

My mum recently came back from a long-delayed honeymoon to Iceland, and on her return she brought me a little present from the Blue Lagoon, which she visited during her stay. In case you're not...

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Weekend Supplement #38

Hey everyone! Hope you've been having a great week! Here's what I've been into this week: If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know that I'm going to Berlin this summer with a couple friends, so...

Apr 21, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Mixing Custom Lipsticks with OCC Lip Tars

My lovely, equally make-obsessed friend Sam (who is also my makeup shopping enabler) visited from London a little while ago and brought with her a whole stash of OCC Lip Tars (pictured below). We...

Apr 19, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Natural Collection LashLength Mascara

A lot of super budget friendly products have been popping up here over the past few weeks as I try things out for a £20 Makeup Challenge series I'm planning. One of the things I struggled to find...

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L'Oreal Lumi Magique Highlighting Pen

I've never used a highlighting concealer before, despite the ubiquitous praise for YSL's Touche Eclat. But I had a 3 for 2 urge in Boots a few weeks ago and picked up the L'Oreal Lumi Magique Touch...

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US Swap | Bath & Body Works Shower Gels

The last of my posts about my US Swap, and it's another set of Bath & Body Works products, generously sent to me by Emily. I love the colours of them all lined up together! The Paris Nights scent...

Apr 16, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Around the World in 80 Eyeshadows: Weekly Round-Up

Hi everyone! Around the World in 80 Eyeshadows is going on hiatus. Everyone in the group has so much going on right now (travel, work, moving home!) and we all live in different time zones so...

Apr 15, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Weekend Supplement #37

Hello everyone! I hope you've been having a good week. This week, I've been on a couple of other websites around the internet, and I've read a few great things too. Here are my picks: I got...

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Blanx White Shock LED Whitening Toothpaste

I am often sceptical of whitening toothpastes: I do not have very white teeth and feel like in the UK at least the ingredients are not strong enough to make a noticeable difference to my teeth. I...

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Collection Blush & Highlight Cream Duo

I've seen cream duos like this one popping up from a variety of brands - from blush and bronze cream sets to contouring duos. These seemed like a budget friendly way to dip my toe in the water; the...

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Collection Cover & Go Foundation and Concealer Duo

There are a few foundations around doing the 'foundation in the bottle, concealer in the cap' thing - Lancome, Daniel Sandler, Stila - but I'm pretty sure that Collection Cover & Go Foundation and...

Apr 11, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Miss Sporty So Perfect Stay Coverstick

It has been a while since I used a stick concealer. Ever since I started thinking seriously about my (dry dry dry) skin and what would suit it I've tended to avoid it. But, in preparation for my...

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Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner

I've been posting for a while about looking for the perfect liquid liner. On my post about Soap & Glory Supercat, quite a few people recommended the Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner...

Apr 9, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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Weekend Supplement #36

Hey everyone! I hope your week had been great. Here's what I've loved this week: James Vincent writes consistently helpful articles over at Beautylish. Read his latest on hygiene tips for makeup...

Apr 7, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Giveaway Winner!

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for your entries into my 1000 Follower Giveaway! I'm happy to announce that the winner is... Joanna Hainey! I've emailed & gotten in touch on Twitter so please get back...

Apr 6, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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NYX Blogger of the Month | NYX Eyebrow Marker in Deep and Felt Tip Liner in Jet Black Review

Weekend Supplement #41

Outfit | New Icon

How Diverse is the UK Beauty Industry?

Bourjois Cream Blush in 01 Nude Velvet and 03 Rose Tender

Weekend Supplement #40

Outfit | Blue On Blue

Top 5 Spring Nail Picks

NYX Blogger of the Month | Black Label Lipstick in Cherry and Mosaic Powder in Highlighter Review

Weekend Supplement #39

April Favourites

£20 Makeup Challenge: Glamorous Glow

£20 Makeup Challenge: Natural Neutrals

The Body Shop Vitamin E Skincare Set

Blue Lagoon Iceland Geothermal Spa Mineral Moisturizing Cream

Weekend Supplement #38

Mixing Custom Lipsticks with OCC Lip Tars

Natural Collection LashLength Mascara

L'Oreal Lumi Magique Highlighting Pen

US Swap | Bath & Body Works Shower Gels

Around the World in 80 Eyeshadows: Weekly Round-Up

Weekend Supplement #37

Blanx White Shock LED Whitening Toothpaste

Collection Blush & Highlight Cream Duo

Collection Cover & Go Foundation and Concealer Duo

Miss Sporty So Perfect Stay Coverstick

Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner

Weekend Supplement #36

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