OOTD: Maxi Back

As soon as the sun comes out and the rain goes into hiding the maxi dresses make a comeback in my wardrobe! For me the perfect outfit for the summer is a maxi dress -

1) It's an easy, simple outfit.

2) It's effortless yet stylish.

3) I can hide my pale legs at the same time.

For me with this sun peaking through and fingers crossed that it stays means that all my Maxi's are well and truly back!

Dress: New Look (Old)

Shoes: Debenhams (Old)

Sunglasses: Primark (Borrowed from my mum)

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Lovely Weekend

After a stressful few weeks of feeling down and not myself a few days at home was definitely what I needed! Not only was it Mother's Day on Sunday which I always try and make it home for me, my mum has just bought a puppy as well which was for my sister but is fast becoming everyone's favourite.

Coby, our newest family member is a Bichon Frise, who was 9 weeks old yesterday! My mum and sister went and bought him home last Wednesday so he's not even been here a week but he has settled in so well and he is just the cutest! I have never been a fan of dogs to be honest - my grandparents had a dog that I grew up with and who sadly passed quite a few years ago but he was probably the only dog that I have ever felt comfortable around. 

That was until I met Coby and I have to say I have pretty much fallen in love with him even though he's naughty like a typical puppy he is so loving and cuddly - constantly wanting to sit on your lap and be loved. My mum has completely fallen in love with him as has my sister - he is definitely a welcome added addition. It now means I'll have to be visiting home a lot more to get some Coby Cuddles - yay! 

My sister and Coby 30/03/14

Coby having a rest 01/04/14

Coby chilling out 01/04/14

Although he's a cutie, he's certainly can be a handful as well but he's still cute! I just wish I didn't have to rush back for a manic 4 weeks with my dissertation!!!

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MUA Haul - Part Three: Eyes

So the last part of my MUA Haul is all to do with the eyes and this is the area I have the least focus on so I only actually ended up buying three products in total that were for the eyes.

The first product which I bought was the Undress Me Too Eyeshadow Palette which can be seen in the picture above and the one below and this was £4.00 which for 12 eyeshadows is incredibly great value in my opinion. Also for me it's the first eyeshadow palette that I have ever purchased in fact they are the only eyeshadows that I actually own at this point in time and I thought for £4.00 for 12 different shades if I wasn't to like then then it's not really a big deal in terms of cost.

Right: Undress Me Too Eyeshadow Palette. £4.00.

The next eye product I bought was the MUA Eye Pro Base Eye Primer which was a snap at £2.50! Eye primers are something that are quite difficult to find I know that Urban Decay do one which is quite pricey and Rimmel do a cheaper version so for something that not many brands seem to have readily available I was surprised that MUA did their own and so cheap. I use the eye primer to smooth underneath my eyes before putting concealer on - now I'm not sure if this is a correct use as I know that it's an eyeshadow base primarily but it works brilliantly for me. My concealer is certainly longer lasting when I've primed underneath my eyes! 

MUA Pro Base Eye Primer. £2.50.

My final eye product which some may class as a face product but for me it's an eye product is the MUA Under Eye Concealer Radiant! This isn't like a concealer that covers everything if you are wanting a concealer for that then this product is not for you however what it does for me is brilliantly lightens up the dark circles under my eyes so I don't then have to use a heavy coverage concealer. Or this product can be used as a combination with another concealer if you feel you do need it. For £3.00 this is one of my favourite radiant concealers that I have tried and would certainly recommend. 

MUA Under Eye Concealer Radiant. £3.00.

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Throw Back Thursday

Roses - Outkast

The other day my boyfriend tweeted about that he woke up with this song in his head & now thanks to him playing it to me I am unable to get this out of my head. This is one of those songs that never gets old & this is one of my favourite ever music videos.

So enjoy!

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MUA Haul - Part Two:Face

Welcome to Part Two of my MUA Haul - Face! Today I am going to look at the face products that I have purchased alongside the lip products from Part One. Now when it comes to face products I'm a bit of a bore - I've been using the same blusher for the past 2 years and I rarely wear any other face product such as a highlighter or powder so when I was stocking on my lipsticks and lip glosses I thought I would also buy some face products alongside them for me to try out.

First things I bought were the blushers which when I went in unfortunately were in a bit of a mess so there weren't that many colours for me to choose from that weren't broken or all over the display so I could only pick up two shades in Cupcake and Bon Bon.

Left: Cupcake Right: Bon Bon £1.00 Each

Out of the two shades Cupcake is my preferred one mainly because I am so pale and Cupcake is a light pinky shade that isn't too pigmented that it looks odd on me whereas Bon Bon is a deeper colour and definitely more suited to someone who doesn't have such pale skin as me. However for a £1.00 each I'm not too upset that that I'm unlikely to use Bon Bon too much unless I maybe were to go on a holiday and get a bit of a tan which is unlikely for both.

Left: Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlight £3.00 Right: Mosaic Bronzer £2.50

Up until I got the Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter I'd been using the Limited Collection Highlighter from Marks and Spencer which is more of a peachy tone but at £5.00 is still quite a bargain. The moment I got my MUA one home however I fell in love and for £3.00 it's even more of a bargain and I definitely prefer the accessibility of the packaging as well. 

I'm not a huge fan of Bronzers but thought I'd give this one a go because let's face it for £2.50 it's a pretty good deal and although I'm not a huge make up wearer during the day I think this is something I'll definitely use for a night out or if I ever tan haha.

The final face product that I got was the MUA Pressed Powder that I actually forgot to take a picture of but you can see it in the main picture. I got the powder in shade 1 which is probably the right shade for me when wearing this on a night out over my foundation and I'm not really someone who's tried any powders apart from the Rimmel Stay Matte one so I'm just testing some different ones out really. But on first impressions this is going to sound really strange but I absolutely love the smell! Odd I know but I just really do!

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Summer Dress/Bag Wishlist 2014

With the random slices of sunshine we've been recently experiencing it's got me all excited about updating my wardrobe for summer and there's no better way of doing that than by buying some new dresses and a staple bag! So I've compiled my current wishlist of favourite items that I would more than love to see in my wardrobe this summer!!!

Image Sources 

Top Row - Left to Right

1- Izzy Dip Dye Crepe Smock Dress £20.00 - www.boohoo.com

2- Carrie Two Tone Dress £20.00 - www.boohoo.com 

3- Asos Scallop Edge Skater Dress £38.00 - www.asos.com

4- Topshop Texture Scallop Wrap Dress £60.00  - www.topshop.com 

Bottom Row - Left to Right

1- Rare Floral Dress With Crossover Straps £32.00 - www.topshop.com

2- Motel Betty Collared Dress £40.00 - www.motelrocks.com

3- Navy Heart Print Dress £20.00 - www.dorothyperkins.com

4- Michael Kors Selma Textured-Leather Trepeze Bag £315.00 - www.net-a-porter.com 

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MUA Haul - Part One: Lips

Everytime I go into Superdrug I have to have a look at the MUA stand to see what's there. I feel like I have to do this on a regular basis as you never know what you might find - sometimes it's completely empty and sold out with nothing much in sight and other times there's whole sections such as a the lipsticks and blushers full! It really sometimes can feel like its a raffle when you walk in there.

That's why over the past few weeks when there's been items that I've wanted and they've been in stock I've snapped them up without a second thought. For reason 1) You never know when they might be stock again and 2) The price of MUA products is just too good to not pick them up - who else does £1.00 lipsticks and blushers and £2.00 and £3.00 mascaras?

So I'm going to a three part haul so I don't bore you all to tears with loads of writing and today's category is going to be Lips.

Just one thing sorry for the poor picture quality I need both a new camera and a new place to take pictures - my room is too dark but hopefully even though they aren't great you can still kind of get the ideas of the colours!

I have become slightly obsessed with MUA lip products especially with their lipsticks being a bargain £1.00 and most of their lipglosses being £2.00 with the most expensive being £3.00 I have managed to established quite a collection of their lip products.

The first products I am going to show you are my lipsticks which I love! I especially love taking these on a night out because if I were to lose my lipstick (and I am prone to losing things) then simply all I've lost is £1.00. Whereas I've known people take more expensive lipsticks out such as MAC and I can tell you if I lost a MAC lipstick on a night out I would be more than a little bit emotional. 

LIPSTICKS

Left to Right:
Shade 9. Shade 11. Shade 14 Bare.
All £1.00.

Left to Right:
Shade 2. Shade 6. Shade 8.
All £1.00

I also have 2 other shades which I don't have pictures of - Shade 15 Juicy and the matte lipstick Peachy Keen which I featured in a blog post back in December (click here).

My favourite lipstick would definitely have to be Shade 14 in Bare which is just such a nice shade but saying that I do have a lot of love for Shade 9. The others I haven't tried out yet but will be sure to give you an update when I do.

Lip Gloss

Left to Right:
Out There Lip Gloss in Buff. Intense Kisses Sealed With a Kiss.
Out There Lip Gloss in Nude.
All £2.00.

I love both the Out There Lip Glosses but I would say that Nude is probably edges out Buff based on that its slightly lighter in colour and more wearable on an everyday basis. I haven't yet tried the Intense Kisses Lipgloss but I love the cute packaging and how compact it is especially for a night out when I take a small clutch out.

MUA products are available both from www.superdrug.com & from www.muastore.co.uk.

I'll be back with Part Two of my MUA Haul soon!

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