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Throwback Thursday

 

1 year ago



It’s almost June 4^th – also known as MY BIRTHDAY!!! This year I will be 22 and I cannot believe how fast the last year has gone! It feels like only yesterday when my friends and I were celebrating in my back garden on a beautiful, warm summer evening before heading out on the town to party the night away. It was such a great birthday! I love looking back through the pictures and remembering the fun we had, I hope that this birthday is just as good.

 

 

Holly xx

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



It is what it is

Sometimes no matter how hard we try, we can’t change things and we just have to accept…

 

 

Holly xx

 

Beauty Buys of the Week

 

This week I took advantage of Superdrug’s Free Delivery offer and ordered a couple of bits online. I was curious to try the new MUA nail polishes that look very similar to Essie polishes and also needed some new eye liner and eye shadow. As you can tell by the mini-haul I have been on my best behaviour when spending money as I am trying to live on a budget so I was proud when I resisted the temptation of buying more products!

 

 

What I bought

 

 MUA nail polishes in Clear Top Coat and Lush Lilac

MUA Eye Shadow palette in Dusk til Dawn
MUA Extreme felt Eye liner
Accesorize black liquid Eye liner
 

 

 

 

 

I have 2 other eye palettes from MUA - Undressed and Undress me too, and I think the quality is excellent for the very reasonable price. All products that I have tried from the cosmetic brand have been impressive and I think they have come a long way since they first appeared in Superdrug stores – especially with the appearance and new packaging. The best thing about the brand is the bargain prices but I also like the similarity to high end brands such as Urban Decay with the eye palettes and now Essie with the nail polishes.

 

 

 

 

I was tempted to buy all of the nail polishes as they are only £1 but decided I would stop at just one for now to test the quality before buying more. The texture of the polish is great and after 2 coats nails are well covered and not streaky. The colour really is lush and looks very vibrant - it also dries quickly which is always good in my books. The clear top coat gives a gorgeous shine and will hopefully prevent chipping which is one of my pet hates when I paint my nails! I will definitely be investing in some more MUA colours to add to my nail polish collection.

 

I spotted the Felt eye liner and thought I’d add it to my bag – after all it is just £2. I am hoping to create 60’s-style-cat-eye-liner flicks when I next apply my full face of make-up so hopefully this pen will impress and will also work well with the new Dusk til Dawn eye shadows. I decided to try the Accesorize liquid eye liner - I usually use a Collection 2000 liquid eye liner but fancied a change. I have never tried any make-up from this brand before so I am curious to see how I get on!

 Have you tried any of these products? What did you think?

 

Holly xx



Best Friend Birthday Gift Ideas

My Best friend Helen and I

It’s my best friends 22^nd birthday in 1 week and stupidly I have left it until the last minute to buy her a present. Like me whenever there is anything that she wants she will buy it herself which makes buying for her hard as she already has everything! When I asked her for some gift ideas the response I got was something like ‘Ummm, I don’t know really, I can’t think of anything… surprise me!’

As much as I love shopping and gift buying for other people it is quite a hard task when you only have 1 week! I have been frantically searching the web today and here’s some of the options I have added to my maybe list so far…

Do you have any gift ideas for a 22 year old girl? Any suggestions welcome!

Holly xx

 

 

Ted Baker make-up bag – House of Fraser
Bobbi Brown lipgloss – House of Fraser
Chanel Coco Mademoiselle perfume
Chocolate goody bag – Hotel Chocolat
Watch charm bracelet – Accesorize
Vanilla cupcake Yankee candle – House of Fraser
Bangles – River Island
Philosophy Birthday girl bath set – Debenhams
OPI nail polishes – Asos
Ballet pumps - Asos

Wishing for this week

 

 

 

 

How beautiful is the new Estee Lauder Five Colour Eye Shadow palette?! The sleek, gold palette is an example of pure luxe beauty and the colours are so pretty and summery. The five shadows are a mixture of matte, shimmer and metallic textures and are designed to blend together to accentuate and highlight eyes. My favourite shades are the peach and turquoise – don’t they just scream tropical beach holiday? The palette is available for a limited time only for £35. Anyone fancy treating me?

 

Holly xx

Day-time Chic

I like to keep my day-time look simple. In my opinion neutral colours and minimal designs create a chic yet sophisticated look. Here’s some day-time inspired items I am lusting after this week… P.S MAJORLY loving the Reiss tote!

 

 

 

 



 

 

Reiss Leather biker jacket  Kurt Geiger Nude courts Zara Skinny Jeans Asos Bowler bag All Saints Cowl Neck Jumper Carvela Boots Michael Kors Rose Gold Watch Reiss Taupe tote All Saints cropped t shirt Nars lipstick in Honolulu honey Asos skinny jeans Daisy by Marc Jacobs

 

 

 

Holly xx