It's that time of year when I actually have to do my annual after dark outing. You will normally find me either in some kind of very fetching loungewear/pj's, or jeans and a jumper. I do feel the cold quite a bit after all my operations, so nearly always wear thermals under everything I wear. Even tights. I am done with the weekly preening before a night out and prefer to stay in with the heating on above anything else.


I picked up my christmas party outfit from H&M last Saturday, sonsisting of a sleeveless black polo neck top and a gold/rose gold/ silver sequin mid fitted skirt. As soon as I tried it on, I felt like christmas! Will definitely still need fat pants though...

During the summer I found myself reaching for fake tan, which I have never really been a fan of until this year. I think I actually repel the sun because I'm so pale. I have tried Fake Bake and St Tropez, but found it hard to apply and also to repurchase as those particular brands aren't very affordable. I was having a mooch around B&M one weekday afternoon, when I spotted St Moriz self tan and decided £2.99 was a decent enough price to try it out.


These are the steps I always follow when applying my fake tan:

1. Exfoliate. Very important! Dont forget to do heels, elbows and every inch of skin you want to apply your tan to. It will give you a much smoother application and less chance of patchyness. I favour Soap and Glorys Breakfast scrub. It smells delish, the grains are the perfect size and has just the right amount of oil.  
2. Shave. Make sure you use a fresh blade, to ensure you get the closest shave. Giving a flawless finish. (If I have time, I prefer to do this in the bath, as the warm water opens your pores making it a better shave). Just personal preference. 
3. Moisturise. This is also a very important step. I use a thin consistency all over my body, then always put a little more on my areas prone to dryness, such as knees and elbows. 
4.  Apply fake tan. I have tried a couple of different applicator mitts, but have found their own brand to give the best finish.

 I don't have a particular routine when it comes to where to start applying. Sometimes I start with legs (this seems the most logical), then work up my body. For instance, on my legs I will take 1 pump directly onto the mitt and squish my hand to spread the product out evenly. On legs they (St Moriz) recommend applying in clockwise circular motions from the thigh downwards. Not forgetting to blend out the edges. For arms, I use downward strokes toward my hand. 1 Pump will be more than enough for each arm. It's always best to do it little by little, instead of going in all guns blazing and ending up orange. I leave hands and feet till the end, making sure there is minimal product on the mitt, helping reduce streakiness and orange knuckles. Just skim it quickly back and forth a couple of times over these areas and your done! Once you've finished, let the tan dry completely before you get dressed so the colour doesn't transfer to your clothes. I have a loose fitting black dress thing, loose black pants and a black sports bra thing that I use

Apply before bed and wake up to a beautiful bronzed you. I didn't know that even after a couple of showers, it will come off on your towels. So make sure you use dark colours, or an old one and not make the mistake of ruining nice white towels like me...


What's your favourite fake tan? St Moriz is available here in the shade medium from boots. But I would recommend having a check in a B&M near you, as they nearly always have it in stock.

Thank you for reading!

Just a quick impromptu post, as I've ventured completely out of my comfort zone and dyed my hair something other than blonde! Can you believe it? I mentioned it to my hairdresser Kim and after much deliberation, I said sod it and booked an appointment.




















This is what my hair looked like before we started. When styled, it looked pretty good. I had an easy to manage ombré look going on. It was quite warm in tone, so we knew it would be a pain in the bum to get what I wanted.
 


i had my appointment booked for exactly a week later. She used a silver coloured toner mixed with a violet one, hoping this would get rid of those pesky warm colours. I believe sh left it on for around 20ish minutes. This is what I ended up with (pics below). Kim did say not to worry about how dark it was when she first rinsed it, as the colour would fade quickly as I washed it. These photos were taken straight after colour application and it's not so purple in real life as it appears in these pics. Although it wasn't exactly what I was going for, I ended up with something that I would never have the guts to go for if it hadn't happened by accident. So thanks to Kim for that!



I do think that it will be a lot more upkeep than my previous colour.  also noticed that with the bleaching, my hair has taken quite a bit of a battering, so I make sure to use hair masks, heat protecter and oil every so often to help repair the damage. If you would like to see an updated post, please let me know in the comments and I'll give it a go.

Apologise for the lack of colour info in this post. I have asked Kim to let me know the specific colours used, but she unfortunately hasn't got back to me at the time of writing.. But if you have any questions, please leave me a comment or ask me on twitter and I will do my best to answer.

As always, thank you so much for reading! Let me know your colour experiences!

Can we first talk about dust? Where the hell does it come from so fast? I had dusted prior to taking these pics.... #bloggerproblems

Now that I've cleared that up, lets talk about Nars Luminous Weightlous Foundation . I was in London when this was first released, so trotted down to Selfridges and got it slapped on my face. I decided not to invest there and then, I wanted to see how it faired throughout the day. I was honestly disappointed... It clung to my dry patches, oxidised and went extremely patchy. Not what I expected from such a hyped up product.

However, recently I gave this another go. My friends sister is as much of a makeup fanatic as me. She happened to have this, I tried it and to my surprise, I loved it! It sat beautifully on my skin, didn't oxidise and generally made me look less ill than I was. (I had sinusitis at the time). When I got home, I decided it was time.



In my opinion, it is a little more forgiving on people with normal to oily skin, rather than those with dry patches. Nothing that a good moisturiser can't sort. You can pick this up here  from Look Fantastic for £32. For me, the hardest part of choosing a foundation is choosing the correct shade. Especially as not everyone lives in or near London (as the cosmetic industry seems to believe we do).

Thanken you for reading! I really appreciate it.


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Everytime I go into the City, I always plan on going into Topshop to pick up some of their makeup offerings. But, it's normally the last place on my list, so by the time I get there, I've already spent all my money on other stuff I really don't need. This time, I did it! I didn't succumb to the lure of other shops. So yay to me!


I have massively been loving bronzers, highlights and liner lately. That's exactly what I got. There are 2 shades in total - Mohawk and Salute, the darker, warmer of the two. Being so pale, I opted for the lighter of the two and it's is the perfect shade of brown without being to orange. I really like the matte black packaging of this bronzer and there are kind of shiny lines that look like stickers, but aren't. I checked. It blends really well and isn't dusty at all, so won't fly everywhere when your swirling your brush around in the pan. The Topshop bronzer is available for £9 here.




Star buy of the day has to go to their highlight in Horizon. I was having a bad photo day, so the pic doesn't do it any justice. It is really smooth when swatched and glides onto the skin beautifully, giving a lovely, subtle glow. This reminds me of Mac's Soft & Gentle and is a steal at just £10 available here. The packaging is in my opinion not really anything special, though does it's job just as well.

I will definitely be popping into Topshop to try out some more of their makeup very soon. What are your recommendations?















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Welcome in, the Ultra Contour Palette from Makeup Revolution. I, like everyone else wanted in on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Palette, but I just couldn't part with the £45. I am so glad I did not give in to the hype around it and went with my instinct to try something much more affordable. I have since heard that this is a very good dupe/alternative to the ABH contour kit. Great if you don't want to blow your budget.

Housed in the standard MUR black embossed with rose gold, giving a slightly nicer feel to it. It also comes with a huge mirror, covering the whole of the inside of the lid. Great for on the go.



Bottom row L-R: The first 3 powders are the ones I use for contouring and bronzer. The first one would be good for anyone who likes using a warmer, but not an orangey brown for their contour. Or someone with a darker skin tone, as this would show up more. I tend to use the second in the row, as it has more of a grey undertone, helping create the illusion of a natural shadow under my cheek etc etc. As the last bronzer is much warmer, I use this for bronzing up my face. It leaves a really nice glow to the skin, yet could still be used for contour if you prefer. There are no rules. Although you can't really tell from the swatches, the last of the bottom row is pretty much, if not exactly the same as the 3rd colour on the top row. I'm sure if you really studied it, there would maybe be a difference to the undertone. But does anyone ever look that close?...

I have used this every. single. day. I'm not even lying! It's not the most travel friendly thing I own as far as the contour/highlight procedure goes. But I have even been taking it to the gym, for when I get ready there. If you are thinking of dabbling into the world of highlighting and contouring. I 100% recommend this palette. They all blend beautifully and last just as well as any other bronzers/highlights I own. The Ultra Contour Palette from Makeup Revolution London is available here for £8.00 from their website. If you know someone who likes to dabble into makeup, this would make an amazing stocking filler. If you haven't tried it, then you really need to. You might even like it?

Thank you so much for reading lovelies.


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Makeup Revolution have not set a foot wrong with their releases since they launched in 2014. They've gone from strength to strength, taking on high end brands in formulation and most of all price. Their New-trals vs Neutrals Palette, released just in time for autumn is packed full of beautiful matte and shimmer shadows. Ranging from neutral lid colours to very wearable coppery red shades. Along the top row the colours go from neutral to copper, to reddish brown. On the row below, you have more browns and neutral shimmers. There is only 2 mattes on the bottom row and 5 along the top. Meaning this has everything you could need to create a warm smokey eye. These are also beautiful worn alone, or with a crease colour. Perfect!



Since I came across Makeup Revolution, I have loved all their shadow offerings. This one blew me out of the park though. I ended up ordering it online, as it had yet to make it into my local Superdrug.

The packaging is definitely more than you would expect from £6.99, as the rose gold writing gives more of a luxurious feel to it. But for me, it doesn't matter so much about the exterior, because the product speaks for itself.

The shadows themselves, as with all Revolution formula's, are buttery soft with a amazing amount of pigmentation. The only one I would say gave a little fallout when applying is Strong. I had absolutely no problems with any of the others in this palette. In fact, I wore this everyday throughout October. The possibilities are endless! One of my fave looks, is to use trend blended into the crease, adding a  bit of Adapt in the socket, then using Partial or Suit all over the lid. It's bootiful I tell ya, bootiful!

My collection, was definitely missing some warm colours. I am so glad I picked this up! Makeup Revolution generally have some kind of offer on their website. I would recommend holding out for a £10 off or something like that. It makes their products an absolute steal!



Even if you don't like these particular colours, they have such an extensive range of products now, your sure to find something that floats your boat! I'm not sure if they are in store yet, but as I said, I would wait for some discount and go all out. (Don't listen to me, I'm the worst influence ever!) It's available here from the Makeup Revolution website for £6.99.

Have you tried this palette? What did you think? What are your go-to looks from this palette?

Thank you for reading beauties!

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I recently visited Dubai and stocked up on as many as I could fit in my luggage. I ended up picking 3 of their large 3 wick candles and one of their small ones, just to be on the safe side. Bath and Bodyworks are well known for their offers on their products. It's how they suck you in and get you to buy 3 large candles instead of just 1. I think the offer I had was buy 2 get 1 free, or something along those lines.



Salted Caramel is exactly what it says on the tin. It's caramel, but not quite as sweet. I would say that this probably isn't for you if your not a fan of sweet scents, as this does pack a punch when burned. It reminds me of popcorn...

Vanilla Bean is one of the sweetest, cleanest vanilla candles I have ever come across. Like the truest representation of a vanilla bean thrown together with heaps of sugar. I am a massive fan of anything vanilla, so this one was a no brainer.




Dark Kiss is different from the other ones I picked up. It has a musky smell, but also smells like flowers. Not  how you would imagine pretty pink roses to smell. More like deep purple almost black flowers. If you can imagine that. It's a scent that would work really well worn as a perfume. Why not have your room smell like it instead?

Last, but by no means least is Marshmallow Fireside.... I have been burning this non stop since I got home. It literally is Winter in a jar! A wood fire, mixed with the scent of toasted marshmallows. Who wouldn't want that? I would describe it as quite an earthy scent, with just a hint of sweetness. I would say this is easily my favourite from the bunch. I would definitely pick up another one if I could.