The Lipstick Tag!

Lipsticks are definitely something I am very tentatively trying to get into, but am still struggling to be brave enough to wear! When I saw my friend Maxi over at The Lipstick Blog had made a lipstick tag and realised she had nearly 200(!!!!!) lipsticks, I realised I needed to catch up and get more into my lipsticks! Here are my answers to 'The Lipstick Tag' - hopefully I can look back in 6 months in horror at how few lipsticks I owned...

The LIPSTICK Tag!!

How many lipsticks do you own?

I own a grand total of 3, yes only 3, lipsticks! I absolutely love each of them!

As there are only 3 and a lip stainI have taken photos of them all.

Revlon 1000 Kisses - 700 Nothing But Nude

Lancome L'Absolu Nu - 302 Voile de Rose

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick - 013 Smoked Peach Matte

L-R: Revlon, Lancome, Rimmel Lip Stain

YSL Rouge Pur Couture -09  Rose Stiletto

What was your first ever lipstick?

Definitely a bright postbox red I bought for Hallowe'en fancy dress a good few years ago!! My first serious lipstick was the YSL one pictured here - I ordered some other makeup from YSL and with each order they sent me one of these sample sized Rouge Pur Couture lipsticks and I am so glad I had two of them because I absolutely love it!

What is your most worn lipstick?

The Lancome one gets worn the most because it is suitable for daytime.

What is your favourite brand for lipstick?

It's a little hard for someone with so few lipsticks to have a favourite brand! The texture of the YSL lipstick is just so smooth, it looks fantastic and the colour lasts all day, so that is probably my favourite!

What is your favourite finish?

Now that it's summer and I have a bit more colour to my face I am loving the matte finish! I need to invest in some more mattes!

What was the last lip product you bought?

A bit of a cheat but it was Blistex when my lips were dry after I had been abroad.

How many lip products do you currently have in your handbag? (inc. balms and glosses)

Too many!! I think 5.

What lipstick do you use to rock a red lip?

A red lip is something I have always been waaaayy too scared to try out, but something I definitely plan to do in future! I am making a pledge here to buy a red lipstick on pay day and to persist with using it until I feel comfortable with it.

How do you store your lipsticks?

The advantage of only having a few is that they mostly live in my handbag and makeup bag depending on if they are being used that day.

What lip products are you currently lusting after?

As I just mentioned I'd quite like to find myself a good red lipstick, ideally with a satin finish - something like a YSL Rouge Pur Couture 01 - Le Rouge. I am also reallllyyy pining after a dark orange/coral colour for summer. Suggestions more than welcome!!

30 Day Snap part 2!

So again I am way behind with this tag!! I also am struggling to find photo opportunities because I have been mostly working and going to the gym and thats it, but here is my effort for week 2 of Sprinkle of Glitter's 30 day snap tag!

8. I went to my beautiful friend Zoe's birthday! She is the amazing looking one on the right of the photo! I had so much fun, it's been way too long since I did any dancing (outside of my bedroom)

9. So.. I opened the airing cupboard and this little fella on the left scared the life out of me! Not sure how he got in there! He's quite a cutie once you realise he isn't a real mouse...

10. I joined a gym!!! More info on this to follow because it's one of those 30 minutes ladies only gyms and I feel it deserves it's own post! A little review if you will.

11. Got this new top to wear to the gym. Bright, happy clothes = bright happy girl!

12. Pretty sure I never signed up to any kind of mailing list but Waitrose have kindly sent me this 10% off card to use until the middle of July - could be very dangerous!! Waitrose do the yummiest foods, especially their cakes.

13. Nothing like a nice cup of green tea after work! I researched the health benefits of green tea whilst drinking it - apparently if you have 4 cups a day you burn an extra 80-100 calories! These were from dubious google sources though!

14. My favourite thing to do at work is use the paint machine to mix paint colours! This colourful tin is full of all the paint that comes out when you clean the machine. 

30 Day Snap - Week 1!

Sadly I didn't discover Sprinkle of Glitter's '30 day snap' tag until 4th June - luckily I've taken loads of pictures this week and so I've decided just to make weekly posts compiling my snaps!

1. Went for a long walk with my mum on the long mynd in the beautiful Shropshire hills.  2. Went on another walk (clearly I'm a sucker for punishment) to Bishops Castle and got this yummy cake as a reward! 3. Posted my first blog post on this blog..!!!! 4. Spent way too long inside taking photos of things when I should have been enjoying the sun! 5. Learnt my lesson and enjoyed the sun! This is a very enjoyable book, thoroughly recommended! 6. Started a new job for the summer! The uniform is ghastly but the people are fab. 7. Opened the kitchen cupboard to see my parents had stocked up on my student staple food - yum!

Bobbles of the Rainbow

I don't know about anyone else but I really struggle to find bobbles that stay in my hair when I exercise without pulling all my hair out when I try to take it out! I also find bobbles often only wrap round my hair twice which isn't quite tight enough, but there's not enough bobble left for a third loop.

Whilst searching for this bobble pinnacle yesterday I came across this beautiful selection by scünci:

 As you can see they come in this lovely, bright colour selection - perfect for summer! They also offer something a little different that I had never seen before - they have what can only be described as a rubbery inner tube. This can be seen in the pink bobble above, and is the shiny bit on the inside of the bobble below. This is to improve grip on the hair, and I would say it really works! I went to a Zumba class yesterday and the bobble didn't slip at all, and Zumba is pretty active.

 I also learnt today that it is very, very difficult to take a good quality photo of a specific part of the back of your head.

Scünci bobbles are available in Boots and Superdrug stores and are priced according to colour, type and quantity of selection.

Please let me know if you have any other bobble suggestions for zumba fans like me and if anyone knows, or even fancies a stab in the dark at, the pronunciation of scünci please leave me a comment below! For once in his life Siri has no suggestions.

Lovely 'Bubbly'!

There is a deal at Boots this week where certain items in Revlon's collection are £2 off!! Add to this the most recent vouchers from my advantage card which included a '£3 off Revlon' voucher and what do you get?! A nail varnish for just £1!!!!
I wanted to pick something summery so I chose 'Bubbly' which looked to me like a bright yet pastel pink!! That description says very little, so hopefully these pics will do the talking!

I was actually quite surprised at how bright this was on my nails! It reminds me of being in primary school and having a collection of very garish pinks to choose between! It has definitely grown on me since I applied it though - just love catching a glimpse of my hands and being instantly cheered up!

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