BLOGMAS Day 24 The End of Blogmas

Hi everyone,

So this is the second time of me writing this as I finished it earlier then my phone died before I saved it which was just fabulous haha not!

Anyways I hope you've all had a great Christmas Eve and I hope you have a lovely Christmas Day tomorrow. I hope Santa is good to you all!

So this is my last Blogmas post! I'm so happy I managed to keep it up although there was a couple of hiccups along the way with my computer saving a couple of posts as drafts rather than uploading which was annoying but I've really enjoyed doing it. I will most probably do it next year too. 

As this is my last Blogmas post I thought I would just do a general chit chat one. I have to say I am a bit relieved Blogmas is over as when you work full time it's hard to fit everything in including blogging in your spare time. Saying that though I really do love blogging, I wouldn't do it if I didn't!

So I thought I would share a couple of things with you :).

First of all I wanted to tell you about my amazing advent calendar this year. I know this sounds pretty strange but it was the best one I've ever had and it was a Lindt one. This has 24 windows and each window has either a mini Lindt ball, bear or reindeer. In the 24th window (today), you got a full size Lindt teddy bear! All of which is gone now, I do feel a bit sick though I've been such a pig today haha but it's fine as it's Christmas time (mistletoe and wine..... That song has been stuck in my head all day!) I cannot wait to get another one of these next year and if you haven't tried this one I definitely recommend!

Second thing I wanted to share is about my make up. Now I generally do have an every day make up look that I wear every days haha but the last few days I've switched it up a bit and tried different looks and just had fun with my makeup. For all of the eye looks I've used my new Make Up Reveloution Flawless Palette which I am in love with! So I thought I'd show you a few photos of my make up from the past few days :).

I hope you've enjoyed reading my Blogmas posts and I will be back in the next few days with a new post :). Have an amazing day tomorrow!

Merry Christmas,  

BLOGMAS Day 23 Blogger Love December

Hi everyone,

Hope your all excited for Christmas seeing as it's Christmas Eve's Eve! I am so excited I love this time of year!

So I saw this post on Ellen Atlanta's blog and I really liked the idea of sharing the blogger's you've been loving each month. 

I think it's great to show the blogs you've been loving as its a great way for others to find new blogs and I think it shows your support for others doing the same thing as yourself. Seeing as I thought her post idea was amazing I thought I would copy and start this monthly post too, I hope she doesn't mind!

I'm not going to put a number on this and say each month I'll tell you my favourite 5 or 10 bloggers that month, it will probably differ the number of blogs I talk about, if that makes sense :).

Ellen Atlanta

I really love Ellen's style and her photos on her blog always look amazing!

Sophie Hannah Richardson

I love Sophie's individual style and her hair is amazing! Sophie also has a YouTube channel as well as her blog.

Jamie Genevieve

Jamie is my make up inspiration at the moment, her make up always looks incredible. Like Sophie she has a YouTube channel too.  

Love Laugh and Makeup

I have to say Sabrina's hair is amazing and she too has a YouTube channel. Her blog is beauty related which I love and she always has interesting posts on there.

Hope you've enjoyed this post and I would definitely recommend checking these bloggers out :).

Merry Christmas,

BLOGMAS Day 22 Simple Make up Wipes Review

Hi everyone,

Hope everyone is enjoying the lead up to Christmas. Tonight's post is just going to be a quick one as I only finished work at 10 so I'm shattered and need some sleep!

I know a lot of people aren't a fan of make up wipes and prefer using a cream cleanser type product instead. Personally I love make up wipes. I know that they aren't the best for your skin as they can tug but I just find them perfect at taking all of your make up off.

I often double cleanse so take my make up off with a wipe then go in with a cream cleanser after. But on nights like tonight where all I want to do is get my make up off and get into bed, I find a make up wipe is my best friend haha!

So my favourite brand of make up wipes at the minute are the Simple kind to skin cleansing facial wipes. I get these from Boots and they are £3.49 last time I checked which some people would say is a little bit pricey for wipes but they really do work! Also you get 25 wipes per packet. 

I have really sensitive skin and eyes and these wipes don't irritate either of them. They are so gently on your skin they are amazing. Even though they are so gentle though, they remove every single bit of make up. I find normally when something says gentle it doesn't take all of my make up off but these wipes do. I actually got a shock when I first used them as I was expecting my eyes to sting and half my make up left on my face but neither of these things happened :)!

So other great things about these wipes are they include vitamib B5 and vitamin E. They also don't include any alcohol or oil in them so they aren't greasy feeling at all and they don't use any artificial perfume or colour and they don't use any harsh chemicals.

I can't recommend these enough, if you are a fan of make up wipes I would suggest you try these ones out! (No I'm not sponsored to say this haha I just think they are that good!)

Let me know if you love or loathe make up wipes and if you have tried these before :).

Merry Christmas,

BLOGMAS Day 21 Hair Hacks by Cool Blades

Hi everyone,

So a few days ago I got an email directing me to this website called Cool Blades. This is a hair dressing supplier who sell to hair salons but I am guessing alongside that they upload little tips and tricks for those of us who aren't professionals (although even if you are a professional in hair it's always nice to learn some new tricks!)

In the email was a link to a photo list they had done called 20 Amazing Straightener Hacks for Styling Your Hair. Now I love doing my makeup but normally by the time I've finished doing that I sometimes cannot be bothered to spend loads of time on my hair so anything that makes it look nice quickly interests me haha. After having a look at this list I was definitely inspired to try some of the hacks out as they looked really good and the photos were really clear so you could understand what was happening in them.

I was going to try a few of these hacks out but after trying one, I did have to apply quite a lot of heat to my hair as it never likes to hold a style haha, so I decided I would only do one today as I didn't want to really damage my hair!

Saying that I was quite impressed with the hack I tried. The one I tried was to create loose waves in your hair. To do this you had to plait/braid your hair and then run the straighteners down the plaits/braids a few times and then take them out and you would have nice loose waves.

So I plaited my hair in two plaits on either side of my head. I would usually do this before bed if I wanted waves the next day. I then ran the straighteners down each braid 3/4 times and then I took them out. I have to be totally honest with you as I would never lie as I have said before, when I took them out there was very little wave in my hair. However, I think this is mainly because I did only run the straightener down my hair quite quickly and I did only do it 3/4 times. So second time lucky haha. I re-plaited (definitely not a word haha!) my hair and tried again- if you don't succeed, try and try again! This time I held the straighteners on to my hair for quite a few seconds and did this all the way down the plait. I then also ran it down it smoothly but applied quite a bit of pressure to it. I did this quite a few times to each plait and then I let them cool before taking them out. This also helped set the style. Like I said above though my hair is very fine and it doesn't really like holding styles and it takes a LOT of hairspray to keep my hair in place! However, when I took the plaits out this time there was definite waves in my hair! This is quite a quick way to get waves in your hair considering normally I would have to wait a whole night for waves to develop and its a good way to use your straighteners for a different style!

Please excuse my Bambi onesie in these photos haha! I've had such a lazy day today and did't want to get out of it haha!

                 Before                                                                         After


I would definitely recommend going and checking the photo list (I've linked it above) as there are some great ideas to style your hair using your straighteners and I will definitely be trying a few more of these out :).

Merry Christmas,
Lucy x

BLOGMAS Day 20 Anatomicals Facial Spritz Review

Hi everyone,

Can you believe it's only 5 days until Christmas?! Eeee so excited :)! 

So today I've got a review for you all. I received this product in a subscription box, I can't remember which one it was though I think it might have been the Love ME Beauty box but I do know that Glossybox sells this on their website too.

This product is by Anatomicals and they always have quirky little names and packaging for all of their products which I really like. I hadn't tried a facial spritz before or any product by them so I was excited to. 

I have been using this for a little while so that I could give you a true review on this product and not just a first impression :).

The ingredients in this include rose extract, lavender extract, witch hazel and peppermint extract. All of these do amazing things for your skin and this spritz claims to rehydrate and calm your skin. I thought this would be perfect for my skin at the minute as since it has gotten colder my skin has gotten really dry and it's always had redness so hopefully this little spritz would help!

I was very hopeful when trying this but didn't want to get my hopes up but I have to say this product has really impressed me! I spray it morning and night after cleansing my skin and it has definitely helped. I still get a bit of redness here and there but after using it my skin feels amazing and soo soo soft. I love this and will definitely be repurchasing once I've ran out. I also use it to dampen my beauty blender and my skin has been looking more radiant under my foundation but not oily at all.

I read online that some people only think it's a summer product and they only use it to cool down and hydrate their skin in the warmer months which I can see why they say that as it is nice and cooling but I think this can be used all year round. It does say that you can also use this to set your makeup which I haven't tried yet but I am definitely going to as I didn't realise you could use it for that until I read up on it today haha!

If you're looking for a new product to try I would definitely suggest trying this out as it is for all skin types including sensitive skin and it makes your skin feel fab!

Let me know if you've tried this and if you have what were your thoughts on it :)?

Merry Christmas,

BLOGMAS Day 19 Quickie

Hi everyone,

So seeing as I've just gotten in from work (23:55) this will just be a quick post :).

I've seen on a lot of people's blogs that some people open all of their presents on Christmas Eve which I've never done before and it got me wondering if lots of people do this?

When I was younger I was allowed to open one present on Christmas Eve but that was all and I got new jarmies too but that was all I opened until Christmas Day.

Let me know if you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day :)?

Yes! Got this up before 12!

Merry christmas,

BLOGMAS Day 18 Pre Christmas Treats

Hi everyone,

Hope everyone is enjoying the lead up to Christmas! I finished the last little bits of my Christmas shopping today, I didn't really have much left to get so once I had done that I decided to treat myself :).

So I went into Superdrug and had a little browse! I only picked up 3 things but it was really hard to resist buying more! I got a real techniques brush, a make up reveloution palette and a collection concealer.

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

These are loved by a lot of people and I can see why. I already own one brush from this range, the stippling brush and I love it so I really wanted to try more. I aim to collect the whole range but I have heard good reviews about this brush so I thought it would a good idea to get this one. 

Make Up Reveloution Flawless Palette

Lately I have heard so many good things about this brand and it is sooo affordable! I really wanted to try their lipsticks as they are only £1 but they didn't really have many shades left so I decided to get this palette instead. This was only £8 and it includes some beautiful colours. This is a neutral palette and includes matte and shimmer shades. I did swatch some and the shimmer shades seemed more pigmented than the matte shades but they all seemed really lovely. If you would like a more in depth review on this palette let me know and I will do one :)!

Collection Lasting Perfection 16 Hour Concealer

This is another brand that seems to be getting quite popular and I had seen a lot of reviews on this concealer. This was only £2.99! I haven't tried many concealers but I am looking forward to trying this one. I got this one in shade 1 fair. I am really pale so I am hoping this looks alright and light on my skin.

Also for those who read my blog regularly just to let you know I got the teal wrapping paper from Debenhams! I am going to do a post on how I wrap my presents over the weekend so come back for that :)!

Merry Christmas,