Five Second Makeup Tips Worth Using

Almost every morning I manage to sleep in and almost every morning I'm faced with huge descions that I need to make quickly. Like should I wear Mascara or blusher, eyeliner or eyebrows?

Its often tricky deciding what steps are worth doing on a rushed morning and what aren't so here are five that you should try to always do. They all take five seconds and lead to a nicer face of makeup for the rest of the day.

First of all primer.

 I cannot stress how important primer is especially if you have a long day of work or school ahead of you and want to try and avoid that messy hair and melted makeup look. I apply a little bit to my cheeks, forehead, nose and chin just before applying foundation.

For a good budget primer I would try the Loreal Lumi Magique for a nice dewy look as well as smoother and longer lasting foundation.

My second tip is too always apply mascara. 

Forget eyeliner, a good mascara takes a minute to apply and you shouldn't need more than three or four coats. Not only does mascara make your lashes appear longer, thicker and darker but it will open out your eyes without you having to do any complicated eye shadow application.

I try to never skip the concealer step when it comes to applying makeup.

It only takes a couple of minutes, hides and blurs any imperfections and you can even double it up and use it as a highlighter!

What more could you want. 

My favorite concealer (especially for spring/summer time) is the Rimmel Wake Me Up this will ilumimate, cover up and looks amazing when caught in the sunlight. Just make sure you get the right color!

This may sound a little odd but I always line my crease.

It doesn't matter if I'm wearing a full face of makeup or just slapping on some concealer, I apply a base coat of eye shadow and then line my crease. I feel like this really opens my eyes up and makes it look like I'm wearing more makeup than I actually am.

I try not to wear it without a base coat but often I will just put a little bit of a nude base and line my crease with a dark brown.

My final tip is to not rush.

Its a million times better to just use these tips and nicely apply a few essential items rather than slap all the makeup you own onto your face in a desperate attempt to look presentable.

 You will look so much nicer if you just wear subtle flatter makeup instead.  

I'm Back!

Hi!

After a long holiday and a lot of eating, sleeping and trying out new products I have returned to my blog. I was going through a tough time and even though I usually find writing here therapeutic this time I just couldn't concentrate or write anything decent enough to post.

I mainlyt want to apologize and just tell you to expect plenty more post coming soon!

Easy Christmas Decoration

Its less than three weeks until Christmas as I write this and I'm bouncing of the walls with exitement. One of my favourite things to do at Christmas I decorating my room on the first weekend because I find it just makes me feel so much more festive and it really gets me exited.

First of all I placed a mini Christmas tree next to my bed and decorated it with tinsel and baubles 

Christmas tree (pre-lit): Asda £6

Bauble set: Asda £2.50

Tinsel: Asda £1 

After that I placed my favourite fairy lights from ikea all around my fireplace. I love these, I just think that they are the cutest things and they aren't too over the top.

Fairy Lights: £10 IKEA

As a finishing touch I hung a stocking up over my fireplace. This one cost me £1 and I really like it.

Stocking: £1 poundland

Even though I haven't done this you can also place tinsel around your door and stuff as tinsel is usually under £1 for a few meters and adds a beautiful festive touch to your home.

Little Ways to be a Lot Happier

No one ever feels happy all of the time, but no one feels sad all the time either. It is key to find the balance and for many people that can be a huge struggle. Sometimes people with mental illnesses such as anxiety or depression feel very sad and worthless and its important not too let these feelings get the better of you, so wether you are diagnosed with depression or if your just having a rough day these little ways will hopefully make you feel a lot happier.

 One of the thing I genuinely find really helps me is just curling up in bed with my favorite show (which by the way is The Mindy Project right now) and drink a hot chocolate maybe even eat a biscuit or two and just relax. It could be for one episode or I could be for ten (if I'm being honest I could usually watch a whole series without moving if I had the time) but this will definitely help you relax and feel calmer and happier.

Lighting a candle is one the easiest ways you can brighten up your mood. Pick a scent that's calming for you (for example at this time of year Christmas Spice would be appropriate) light it and just go about your work or whatever you have to do with a calmer (and nicer smelling!) atmosphere. Candles don't have to be expensive, I currently have a tin one from asda that cost £2!

I always think a nice walk can really help clear your mind, I doesn't have to be long it could just be a five minute walk to your shop for some milk but it will definitely help you think. Similarly a run or any kind of gentle exercise will have the same effect.

Sometimes when your feeling especially bad nothing can do what chocolate ndoes to help you feel better. I try not to eat too much but a Dairy Milk here and there never hurt anyome.

Finally a very important piece of advice, talk to someone. You don't have to know them you call Samaritans or Child Line and talk for how long and about whatever you want with complete confidentiality and some great advice will be offered.

Seven days 'till Sexy Skin

I used to overlook the importance of good, healthy skin. I would wonder why people obsessed over moisturizer and toner instead of lipstick and mascara. Then when I slowly started to get better at taking care of my skin, I realized that no matter how good my red lipstick looked. It still looked better if I had soft, pretty skin. Nowadays skincare is one of the most important factors in my "beauty life". That doesn't mean that I never fall asleep with my makeup on (because I do) or that I spend half an hour a night washing, cleansing, toning and moisturizing (um who has time for that?). But it does mean that I have tried hundreds of different lotions and potions and I now know what works best with my skin.

This routine is designed for people with normal/dry skin and I cannot guarantee that the exact same stuff will work for you.

The first thing I do in the morning is was myt face with my Clean & Clear daily face wash

Next I use my toner from Simple all over my face but especially my nose 

After that I make sure to moisturize all over my face to keep my skin looking hydrated and fresh. My moisturizer is just the soft one from Nivea 

Finally for the morning I do a DIY avocado face mask for five minutes whilst I apply my Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula 

In the evenings I make sure I remove all my makeup and that I use my gentle toner and moisturizer before going to bed.

You should be doing this all the time but during theses seven day rember to take special care to drink tones of water (and I'm talking absuloute minimum of eight glasses per day) This may seem liked a huge chore now but trust me your skin will see huge benefits. I like to add a few slices of cucumber, lemon and lime and a few mint leaves to improve the taste.

Three Ways to Double Up Your Makeups Uses.

I definitely don't have loads of money to spend so I always try to come up with new ways to buy less makeup. Here are my top three.

1. Use bronzer as a subtle eye shadow. 

Hell Yeah this is acceptable. I do this all the time. Also if the colors look right then you can use it as a brow filler.

2. Use lipstick as lipliner.

I do this way too much. It works really well though so I don't see why not. Just use the sharper end of the bullet to draw all slightly exagerated lip line and fill in with the same lipstick.

3. Don't always wear foundation.

You would be suprised at how good your skin will look if you just use concealer, bronzer ect. not only will your skin look good during but wearing less foundation will keep your skin looking good in the long run.

Finding the Perfect Budget Eye shadow Palette

When I first started to use eye shadows to define and shape my eyes I realized that I needed not only my one brown and one purple eye shadow but i needed to find the perfect palette with a selection of beautiful colors that compliment each other. Unfortunately for unemployed high school students (yes that's me) I soon discovered that most palettes are a little too pricey for me. That's when I decided to go on a search for the perfect budget palette and well here it is.

The cheap one.

This is the brightly packaged, cheaply made £3 palette. The colors don't really show up and never last more than an hour so even though this the cheapest one I could find I would not recommend it in fact I would suggest that it was just money down the drain.

Overall Verdict- 1/5 stars. 

The cute one. 

This palette was bought from M&S for about £5 and attracted my attention by using the most adorable packaging ever (call me childish). However upon closer inspection the colors where tiny I mean like there was almost no eye shadow in these pots. Also the colors where all very bright and garish so not really what I was looking for. Nonetheless its super cute and a great "first eye shadow" gift.

Overall rating- 3/5 stars (loved the tin though!)

The Tiny One

This is seriously one of the smallest palettes ever. I didn't actually buy this for myself, it was a gift but I belive it was about £5 from Seventeen. The colours on this are nice and they stay quite well but it lacks any basic whites, blacks and browns instead has gray, navy and a pale pink. However when I did use the colors they stayed Nickey and the double sided brush that came with it was really good (I have since lost the brush so sorry about that).

The Favourite One

I say the favorite one this was my favorite one. This palette can be purchased from MUA for £4, the colors are all very subtle and also all have cool names like "Babylon" and "Golden Sand". Maybe it's just me but I much prefer it when makeup products have different names rather than just numbers. Anyway the colors all complement each other and stay for a good few hours. This definitley isn't the best palette on there market but for £4 its the best value.

Overall Rating - 5/5 stars