No new post tonight = was at my Christmas fayre until late:(

See you guys tomorrow xXxXx

Blogmas day 3:)

My lipstick collection is not very big, or very high end because lips isn't something that I love with a passion. Therefore this post isn't going to be very long I'm afraid (I'm sorry:() <that looks cool! However my favourite lipstick isn't in this post; and if I answer truthfully I couldn't find it in the bottom of my bag but it is the MUA lipstick in shade 7! Yep, I still like MUA and it is the best nude/pink lipstick ever.

I have a few shades of lipsticks, mainly pinks or orangey toned pinks. I also have 2 reds, one in a lip pencil form and the other my trusty 111 kiss of life Rimmel lipstick. I also have baby lips, Maybelline and W7. My least favourite is the middle, lilac toned pink shade, just because it doesn't suit my skin tone.

Just for an extra little photo here is a bloggy photo for you guys, a little pointless I know but I'm just gonna roll with it!


Hope you have had a great day, and I'll see you tomorrow for another post.

22 sleeps!!!!

xXxXx

Blogmas day 2:)

Every beauty blogger that I know and follow has these, so it only seemed natural for me to have to have them. That's right, the Maybelline 24hr Colour Tattoos.

I have shades "On & On Bronze", "Pink Gold" and "Metallic Pomegranate" (corresponding to the picture)! I think my favourite shade is pink gold, just because it is so wearable and can act as a base shadow or finished look, and is amazing paired with winged eyeliner and a red lip! However I do also love the other two shades I own.

These maybelline colour tattoos are around £5 each which isn't bad at all because they last for a very long time. Also, when I bought these it was 3 for 2 at superdrug so there are always great offers! The shades are so pigmented, and they are easy to apply either using your finger or a brush. Personally I tend to use my finger to cover the lid and then buff it out with a brush, this way you don't get a lot of product stuck in the brush as it is a cream shadow!

On and on bronze is the perfect shade for a smoky eye as it is slightly shimmery, so all you'd need to do is blend a little matte brown or black into the outer corner and crease. It is just as nice on its own though, with specks of gold glitter!

Metallic pomegranate is such a gorgeous shade, especially for this time of year. The picture doesn't do it justice but when you look inside the pot you see big specks of glitter. However the colour itself is really pigmented and isn't overly shimmery. If you were really daring, you might be able to pull this shadow off with a bright lip, like Rimmel Kate moss 111.

Finally pink gold, my favourite of the lot. I find this shade so wearable and really nice just for an everyday basis look. This eyeshadow really does stay all day and I love it with a little bit of ballet slippers by Tanya burr dusted over the top. 

Overall I'm really impressed with the quality of these cream eyeshadows and would love to expand my collection further.

23 sleeps until Christmas, what've you asked for?

xXxXx

*sorry this has gone up so late, I set it to upload but that was 4:30 pacific time and I didn't know that so hopefully this goes up ok?*

Blogmas day 1:)

Sometimes, I think to myself why people wear make up. It's like you are basically painting your face with different colours and textures. The reason I wear makeup is because I enjoy it, and it is an interest that I have and that I am very passionate about.

(Picture not my own - http://www.scousebirdproblems.com/beauty/makeup.aspx)

I do not wear makeup to hide my face, nor do I wear makeup to be popular. I wear makeup because it is something that I love doing and would actually like to take further into my life ahead of me! 

With makeup, I really love all of the different products and whilst some would call it an expense or a time waster I find it comforting and worth the money. It is like someone who does a sport or plays an instrument. That's their hobby and this is mine!

I think my favourite thing to do with makeup is creating different eye looks. I love just sitting down with some products in front of me and experimenting with what works with my eyes and how that then effects other products I decide to put on myself.

I suppose what I'm trying to say is that you don't have to wear makeup because you want to cover up your identity, or your face, or any imperfections you think you have. Because in fact you can't change your identity, and you have one face and your imperfections are what make you, you. 

Wear makeup because you enjoy it, or because you want to, not because you feel the need to. Trust me, you don't!

It's also 24 sleeps until Christmas hehe!

xXxXx

Bringing Christmas to my blog:)

My best friend and I have been speaking about doing this on my blog for about a month/two months now and I'm so excited to say that this year I will be doing Blogmas!!!!! Yes, you may say actually it's called Vlogmas, but I've decided to do 24 blog posts leading up to Christmas, one every day, as my little thing to do at Christmas.

In these posts will be makeup tutorials, ranty posts and a whole lot more, so if you feel like it, join me for this adventure on 1st December. I cannot guarantee that there will be a post everyday because I am a very busy person in December but I am trying my hardest to writ posts in advance so that at least I know that if I have a particularly busy day I have some backups.

There may be a few extra posts thrown in there randomly so please be sure to keep up to date and I guess that I'll be seeing you very very soon! Follow my blog Instagram @beautyblogically where I will be keeping you up to date!

Sorry this isn't really a proper post, I'm just very busy at the moment but get ready because I feel like Christmas is going to be the most wonderful time of the year!:)

Book review:)

Recently, I've tried to get back into the habit of reading. Reading for me is not a chore, it is really relaxing, and sends me off into a good deep sleep. I always forget about how beneficial reading is for me, and how I lead an extra life through characters in books. Call me a freak, call me weird but if you read books you'll understand what I'm saying.

A few weeks ago, I finished reading "ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES" by Jennifer Niven. I was a little reserved about reading the book, because I knew it was going to be a sad one, which it most certainly was!

What is the book about?
All the bright places is about a girl (Violet) and a boy (Theodore (Finch)) who are both having suicidal thoughts. Without giving too much away it is really hard to say what the book is about but on the cover of the book it says: The story of a girl who learns to live from a boy who wants to die." You probably now see why this book is very emotional and leaves you with so many emotions.

Where did you hear about the book and why did you buy it?
I didn't necessarily hear about the book from anyone, I was just browsing online because I was given a gift card and I loved the design on the front. Yes you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but I did okay and I'm not ashamed of it:P. Coincidentally, it was in Zoella's monthly favourites around the time I eventually bought it, which made me want to read it more.

Why should you read this book?
You should read this book because although you may think that it's obvious what the book is about, but you really don't. The story is not only about love, but it was about the way in which we deal with things. The book, for me, was a real page-turner and kept me awake for nights trying to read to the end of a chapter. The book is engaging and interesting, and has so many hidden mottos inside.

What I liked most about the book?
I think, if I really had to choose, my favourite part of the book is how the ending is worded, and how lovely it is. I would say but it would be a major spoiler alert, but honestly it is so sweet and I love it a lot.

Who I'd recommend it to:
This book is definitely one for the teenage years and upward, if not a little later. I think this is a great book for friends to give to one another for Christmas, or even for your Mum maybe, it's a really humbling story.

Buy it now:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Bright-Places-Jennifer-Niven/dp/0141357037
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Everyday makeup routine:)

7am every morning and I'm up, getting ready for the day. Most of the time this means that I’m sat down, applying lipstick, or curling my eyelashes. One thing that I cannot stress to you enough is that I do not wear makeup to hide my face, I do not wear makeup to be popular and I do not wear makeup to show off. The reason I wear makeup is because I want to, its because its something that interests me, like a sport may interest you.

This is obviously Zoella’s makeup bag from her range of products, and inside here I have all of my products that I use everyday. This includes makeup brushes, and pre-makeup base products, along with all the lovely little luxuries inside. This makeup bag costs £8 and is the perfect size for your basic, everyday essentials (well for mine it is). The first thing I do is pin back my most annoying fringe or tie back my hair.

Then, being the most important step in my makeup routine, I moisturise my skin. The one moisturiser I swear by is the simple light hydrating moisturiser. I put this on as soon as I wake up, faff around with other stuff for 10 minutes and then rub in another layer, so that my skin is very well hydrated. I like the fact that this moisturiser soaks into the skin, and doesn’t leave it looking too greasy or shiny. It also acts as my primer as that isn't a step for me usually.

The next thing that I like to do is apply my foundation/BB cream. Quite often I mix the two, so that the foundation isn't too heavy on my face. More often than not I will use my trusty Nivea BB cream in the colour natural. If I’m using a BB cream I will use my hands and work a small amount onto the skin, then taking my real techniques buffing brush and working this is further. However if I use foundation I apply with my foundation brush and then buff it in using the same buffing brush.

I then take the MaxFactor pan stick concealer and lightly dab a little under my eyes and around my nose. This concealer is very full coverage and so therefore is only needed in very small amounts. I use the colour 13 nouveau beige, which is the perfect colour for my skin. For this I use the real techniques buffing brush. The next thing I will do is take the setting brush and using my Rimmel stay matte powder, I will just set under my eyes. Most of the time I don’t need to set my makeup, as I find that I just don’t need to but if I’m going to be wearing makeup particularly long or need it to stay for a certain length of time I will apply powder.

Then I take my fluffy crease brush by Real Techniques and sweep on a little of the copper colour in the Revolution Iconic 2 palette. This palette I have been told is a dupe for the Naked 2 palette, and if it is then I am sure you could use the Naked 2 palette in the same way. The reason I love this palette is it has got such a good range of colours and the colour pay-off is just excellent. I then take a little of the lighter brown shade (yes, I’ve hit pan on that one) and lightly taking it through the socket line, to define the eye. I by no means go all out with my eyes on an everyday basis because I try to keep the look quite neutral and laidback.

I don’t often make the effort to do eyeliner but if I do I use a mixture of the MUA extreme line eyeliner and a No7 one. I find that the MUA eyeliner is amazing for lining the actual eye and the No7 better for a cat eye, just because of the shape of the nib. They are both liquid pen styles, which I find the easiest to use. The way I create a cat eye effect is with a plaster. Some people use a spoon or tape, or free hand, which I sometimes do but using a plaster is the best way I’ve found. Plasters are meant for your skin which is a pro of using them because they don’t irritate your skin. I just put the straight edge where I want the flick to go and then I draw it on. It’s so simple and quick that way.

Then I do my brows, which to be fair probably takes me the longest in the morning, especially when I haven’t had them waxed for more than about 4 weeks. All I do is brush them through with a little brow comb and then take my brow definer brush and a little bit of the Revolution eyebrow kit in medium brown. I run this through the brows, in light strokes, and then define the arch. This is increasingly difficult because there are stray hairs all over my brows at the minute so I’m going to have them done tomorrow (thank the lord). Then, after a good few minutes of matching up, I take some of the Maybelline brow drama and run this through the brows. This picks up all the little hair and sets them in place.

I then apply some Lash Sensational Mascara, which I have been loving and apply a good thick layer onto my lashes. It curls them, elongates them, and volumises them. It is just amazing. I then use some of the Maybelline New York rose rush lipstick in 940, which is a pretty, rose pink. It is a moisturising matte lipstick, but I do like to put some of the menthol pink baby lips on top.

Thank you for reading,

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Bye:)