its the small things

I was looking for a way to store my jewellery for a while now and didn't expect the answer to come from h&m. When their most recent home magazine came through the door I set my heart on these bow hooks! Now h&m's website is rather annoying lets be honest as it allows you to purchase but you can wait up to a month for the items to even be shipped. Complaints aside they were throughly worth the wait with their tacky yet cute design. They come in packs of 2 priced at £3.99, which in my opinion is well worth it. They are still on their website (link here) and I would recommend them to everyone! Not forgetting that they jazz up the boiler cupboard which unfortunately is in my room.

nail polish collection

Essie (left to right)

Tart deco, Cute as a button, Lilacism, Lapiz of Luxury and Mint candy apple.

Models own

Beach party, Pastel pink and Ibiza mix.

Nails inc.

Bluebell, Floral street and Basil street.

Barry M

Blue moon, Berry ice-cream, Raspberry and Peach melba.

Accessorise

Crystal shimmer and Molten copper.

No7

Lucky lilac.

Rimmel

Peppermint and disco ball.

Sally hansen insta dry, O.P.I nail envy, Barry M basecoat topcoat and nail hardener and Sally hansen mega shine.

Bourjois magic nail polish remover and avon nail experts liquid freeze.

stila in the light palette

Stila in the light palette - £25 from feel unique

For the longest time I have wanted the Urban Decay naked palette but with its £36 price tag I was easily put off. Recently as I have got more into reading blogs I was constantly stumbling across comparisons to similar palettes which lead me to the discovery of this Stila palette. It was my first time ordering from feel unique and I can safely say that the service was great, no problems and with free delivery as well I can't complain! The order was a rather impulsive one, without seeing it in person before which isn't something that I would usually do with makeup. However the blogging community had described the palette perfectly from the colours to the texture, I can confirm it is as good as they say!

The colours are simply divine and are just as wonderful in real life as they are when fancily edited on blogs. They have a wonderful creamy texture and excellent pigmentation compared to my other eye shadow palettes from coastal scents. The saying that you get what you pay for is definitely true in this case with this quality being amazing. 

Value for money?

As a firm believer in drugstore makeup £25 seemed a step too far but now having the palette I do think its worth the money. The palette contains 10 14g eye shadows and a full size smudge stick waterproof eye liner in damsel as well as a small guide on four different eye looks. With the smudge stick being priced at £13 individually you really are getting a good deal however if they removed the liner and charged £12 I would be a real fan. I do like brown liner but I know that the majority of people would have hoped they included a black liner instead. Its like when you get a free gift at the drugstore for purchasing over a certain amount, it sounds great with a free mascara, eyeshadow and lip gloss until you open your blue mascara. 

Would I still buy the naked palette?

I am still tempted to but do I really need both? No. However my sensible side of my brain does go on holiday from time to time so you'll probably see me tweet about purchasing it one day.

Closing note:

I am incredibly happy with the palette, in particular the gold and bronze shades which I love to pair with icy pink cheeks against my fair skin.

getting organised

£10.49 - WHSmiths

I like to think that I am a fairly organised person but when it comes down to it I'm probably the complete opposite! I picked up this diary the other week as the start of preparing for the new academic year and well I couldn't resist the print. To begin with all my handwriting is neat but come next year it will be filled with doodles and scribbled out words. WHSmiths have a lovely range of diaries with a whole page per day which was the real thing I loved about it. When in high school and sixth form I used to be given a planner that I had to use which only had a few lines per day, which just isn't enough room for someone who loves making lists! With my youtube channel and blog it also will come in really handy as I often don't leave myself enough time to film so I would encourage all my fellow bloggers to get a diary! 

fleur power

Fleur power - £17.50

On my trip to Manchester last weekend to visit the lovely Jasmine (WildYoungThing) I purchased my first mac blush! I am fairly new to high end makeup and apart from two Mac lipsticks in Shy girl and Patisserie, all of my collection is from the high street/drug store. If you have been a subscriber of my youtube channel you may be aware of my not so secret obsession with blush. With me being so pale, I feel flushed cheeks really bring me to life and in all honestly stop me from looking dead. So with this in mind, as much as I love my natural collection blushes I was on the hunt for a high quality alternative. 

Before my trip I had comprised a list of blushers that I was interested in purchasing but as soon as I approached the counter, Fleur power jumped out at me. On the Mac website Fleur power is described as a soft bright pinkish-coral and I would definitely agree, with it being a soft pink and a bright coral at the same time. The colour is unique to all my other blushers as they are either dark corals or pale pinks with my only middle ground being Coral flush by No.7. Fleur power is brighter than Coral flush and has much less shimmer, almost appearing matt on the skin, a feature that I particularly like in a day time blush.

Overall I am pleased with my purchased but I can't help thinking is it really worth £17.50?

The half of me that says no:

I have blushes for a fraction of the cost that have equal colour pay off and equal longevity throughout the day.

The half of me that says yes:

The blush gives a lovely finish with the formula being creamy and easy to blend but more than that you cannot put a price on making yourself feel special. I consider a makeup item like this as a real treat and although I am not totally won over by high end makeup as a whole I will still continue to buy a bit here and there as a way to spoil myself. 

I guess for now I'm still a drug store girl after all

Thank you for reading and don't forget to let me know what your favourite blush is below! 

Lots of love

Rosie