16/11/2015

October Beauty Favourites!

Hi Guys,

We are a couple of weeks late for the favourites post, but it is something we can't miss!

Products included:

Suddenly Diamonds Lidl £4

We tried quite a few products, most being skincare in October. 
We're always looking for good breakout creams/gels and we have tried LOTS! One that we find really does a good job is the Witch Blemish Gel. When we feel a spot coming, we will put some on and apply it often throughout the day and it won't appear. 
 You can rely on the Botanics cleanser to remove your make-up and for the price it is good value. It's a cheaper version of the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water.
 Our go to eye make-up remover from now on is Balm Away, it is so quick and is so much better than other eye make-up removers! 

A product you can never go wrong with is the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer! This is a product we always have in our make-up bag.

Katie's bought some new foundation in the last week of October, we'd seen reviews about this one and they were all raving about it, so we bought it to try and we can't really fault it. It is high coverage, it makes you look airbrushed. We will definitely be purchasing another when this one runs out.

Our lips get very dry at this time of the year, so we always have lip balm in our bags. We have had EOS for a while, but we stopped using it a couple of months ago, as we got a bit fed up with the flavour and smell. But we have got it out and it does the job!

For a very affordable, volumising mascara, Collection do a good range. 

This NARS nail varnish is the perfect red for all skin tones. Red is a very staple colour for our nails, this shade is our favourite.

Suddenly Diamonds is from Lidl! They have a variety of perfume, Suddenly and Suddenly Diamonds are the two we have tried. They both smell AMAZING! Suddenly smells like Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle and Diamonds smells like Hugo Boss Orange! The smell only doesn't last long, but for the price you can't go wrong! We use them like body spray and always have a bottle it in our bags.


08/11/2015

Christmas Candles!

Hi Guys,
 The Christmas stock is out in the shops, the music is playing, the John Lewis advert is out, so what better time (other than Christmas) to post about Christmas candles!
Christmas and Autumn are our favourite seasons. If you're anything like us you will be Christmas shopping, listening to the music and getting all excited! We couldn't contain ourselves when buying these.
 Even though some of these candles aren't actually Christmas ones we think they smell perfect for the season.
Snowflake Cookie Wax Tart
Red Apple Wreath Wax Tart
With the Christmas Treats wax tart, we couldn't find it online on Asda. The link is for the jar.
Christmas Memories Wax Tart
Christmas Cookie Wax Tart
Wild Fig Wax Tart
Mandarin Cranberry Wax Tart
Vanilla Cupcake Sampler
We have started buying wax tarts instead of the jar, we find that the tarts last much longer than the jars. We crumble a small amount- about a quarter- into the burner and it will last for about a month depending on how much you burn them. We like to change the smells quite a lot, so we get a tea spoon and gently pop out the tart and put another quarter in.

31/10/2015

Pumpkin Carving!

Hi Guys,
It's Halloween tomorrow and we can't wait! We carved our pumpkins a couple of days ago, since we are currently away. Hope you guys like them!
It's something we have always done growing up. Our mum use to get us to carve angry pumpkins, then in the morning they would be happy or it would be the other way round. She made a right job for herself, having to change three angry pumpkins for happy ones. We still don't know to this day what she would do with the other pumpkins.
Rachel did the one on the left and Katie the one on the right.


18/10/2015

Autumn Lookbook!

Coat: Romford Market, similar Boohoo | Top: Primark | Jeans: Miss Selfridge | Shoes: Asda
Coat: Romford Market, similar Boohoo | Top - Charity Shop, similar one New Look | Jeans: Miss Selfridge | Shoes: Ebay

11/10/2015

TK Maxx Haul!

Hi Guys,

So one of our favourite shops is TK Maxx, we go in there all the time and always come out with a few bits. We thought we'd do a little haul of a few bits we have got in the last couple of weeks! Lets get to it...

Products included:

Grey and Copper 2016 Diary - £4.99
Cath Kidston Cups - £3.99 each
Cath Kidston Mug - £4.99
Stoneglow Candle - £5.99
Elizabeth Arden Nail Varnish in Sailor Girl - £1
Wild About Beauty Nail Varnish in Archie - £1
Smashbox Eyeshadow in Glow On - £4.99

We love our recent purchases!
The diary is perfect, because it has a calendar, Address Book and notes. It also has a good amount of space to write what you've done/what you're doing, which is perfect. We love the grey and copper mix!

We can't get over our Cath K cups/mugs, they are so cute. We originally bought the mug, then went back to get the cups.

We love the candle, so we had to get it. They have recently put out a selection of their Christmas candles. We can't describe the smell, it's just very Christmassy. The candle was reduced, as the box looked a little old.

The nail varnishes were a BARGAIN! At £1 each we couldn't resist! We constantly look in their beauty sale and it's a rarity that we find something, but we came across these and loved the colours! So always check the reduced sections, there is usually one thing. The Elizabeth Arden was retailed at £39, so that was amazing!

The eyeshadow was by chance, the label was stuck over the front, so we didn't know it was Smashbox, until we looked on the bottom to see what brand it was. That went straight to the till! It does look a bit battered on the outside, but it has never been used.


05/10/2015

Autumn Beauty Essentials!

This is our favourite time of the year, when you change from bright colours, to berries and neutrals, no more ice drinks, bring on the hot chocolates with marshmallows and cream! All the leaves starting to change colour, it's so pretty!

 Products Included:

Topshop Nail Varnish in Country Bumpkin £5.91 (is currently out of stock, but may come back)
Collection Work the Colour in Bear Nude £1.99
Maybelline Superstay Forever Strong in Rose Poudre £4.49
Max Factor Glossfinity in Cany Rose £5.99
Color Club Design Number 966 £3.94
Rimmel Kate Moss in 107 £5.49
MAC Lipstick in Matte Mehr £15.50
Maybelline Color Sensation in 338 Midnight Plum £6.99
MAC Lipstick in Satin Captive £15.50
Maybelline Superstay 14H in Always Plum £6.99

Color Club Nail Varnish did come in a set called Back to Boho, but we did manage to find it on it's own.

We love wearing these colours for the season, but both of us have our own favourites, Katie has been loving MAC's Mehr Lipstick and Maybelline's Superstay Forever Strong in Rose Poudre. Rachel's favourites are Rimmel Kate Moss 107 and Color Club's 966.


We like to mix up our products and try different brands, we do have our favourties that we will re-purchase.

The main reason we love these lip colours is the fact that they suit every skin tone and they are very pigmented. We always use lip pirmer (MAC Prep and Prime Lip), which always gives us best results. What we love about wearing these colours, is that you can wear them during the day and at night.

These nail varnishes go really well with our Autumn wardrobe, we  love experimenting with new colours. They all have a lovely finish, some lasting longer than others, but if you are anything like us we always change the colour of our nails, the longest they will stay on will be three days.
Overall the colours are great, they will last if you put a base and top coat on.