A day at the seaside

Hello everyone! I hope you're all having a lovely bank holiday easter weekend so far, today I went to the seaside with my Mum, Auntie and (not so little) cousin. I had a fabulous day which obviously deserves a blog post! 

We started off the day with a rather cold stroll along the beach it was fairly empty apart from a few brave tourists (and us!) 

 I quite fancied a go on this ferris wheel however the wind was blowing the carriages and I did not fancy my chances of making it out alive!

 I always feel sorry for donkeys on beaches but these ones all looked well looked after and I personally think this one looks like he's smiling...

 We headed to the arcades next (even more of a scam than they used to be I may add!) and then for ice cream and pancakes, yummy!

Me and my cousin.

I had such a lovely day, lets hope the rest of the bank holiday stays this good! What have you all been doing?

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I made a skirt!

 Hello everyone! Recently I have been inspired by the Great British Sewing Bee to become more craftier and useful in the sewing department. For this first attempt of an actual item of clothing (scary!) I used the tutorial here, its actually for a kids skirt but it really doesn't matter, I just nipped mine in at the sides a little to give it more shape and draw attention to your curves. 

 Being only 5 foot tall I usually find it near impossible to find clothes that fit me just right, everything is always way too long and waist bands just fall at the wrong places. This is part of the reason why I wanted to start making some of my own clothes and this first attempt was definitely a success! It fits me like a glove and isn't too tight due to the stretchy fabric and waistband.

I would love to know what you think of my creation? What should I sew next?

What I've been up to

Hello everyone! Life has been so crazy just recently I've barely had a chance to breathe let alone sit down and write a blogpost, for that I apologise, but with half term beginning this week and the looming summer I hope to find more time to ramble on here. To fill you in on all of the exciting things I have been up to I compiled a post of all my latest goings on....

The vast majority of my time has been spent on my photography exam over the past few weeks, I am sure any A level art student can sympathize with me how much work creating an exam project is, damn I thought I was never going to get those sheets finished! But I lived to tell the tale and thankfully I handed all of my work in on Friday. Success.

Sticking on the photography theme I shot at my first 'event' a few weeks ago. This was such a huge oppuritunity for me as I have dreamt of shooting at a gig for so long (combining my love for music and photography, could I find a better career? I think not.) I was so nervous that I was going to mess up and not get any good shots, thankfully this didn't happen and I managed to get some (dare I say it...) decent images. They can be found on my flickr page here.

During the little free time I've had I have been enduring a netflix binge. I finished breaking bad and moved onto vampire diaries. I'm pretty sure anyone that has communicated with me for more than 10 minutes have been made aware of my love for the Salvatore brothers. No spoilers please but I would love to know if you're team Stefan or Damon as I just can't make my mind up! (I'll take both.)

So that is a brief run down of my life over the past 2 weeks! What have you all been up to?

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer - Review

Hello everyone! I have a review post for you today of the controvertial new primer from Maybelline.

I bought this product quite a few weeks ago but have given it a really good test run before I decide to write this review. The first time I wore this primer I thought it was incredible; my foundation applied smoothly making my skin look pretty damn near perfect, it had a really nice feel and smell and impressed me in every way possible. However, I looked in the mirror a few hours after application and pretty much all of my make up had just 'melted' from my face. My skin felt oily and just generally 'icky'.

So why did you try it again Lucy? Well, I spent £8 of my own money on this, which is a lot when you are a student living off pocket money, and I really wanted to get my money's worth out of it. So that is what I did, I tried it several more times, using different moisturizers, foundations and powder and the same thing kept happening. I also noted that my skin had started to break out around my nose and chin (where I had been applying it), that for me was the final straw.

Bad move from Maybelline here but I would be interested to know if anyone has had the same problem? Or is it just my skin?

Everyday make up - FOTD

 Hello everyone! Before I start this post I would just like to say that I do not class myself as any kind of make up 'expert' I usually go for the "slap it on and hope for the best" technique, sometimes that works out well and this obviously needs to be documented, today was one of those days. So here are the products I use on a daily basis....

Face: To start off my base make up I use 'POREfessional' by benefit around my nose (small sidenote - I've been using this little free sample since may and it isn't even half empty yet, I can only presume that the full size version is more than worth the money), I usually let this settle in for a few minutes whilst I get dressed (or get back into bed). I then use Rimmel Match Perfection, applied with a Real Techniques Expert Face Brush. Next I put a little bit of Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer under my eyes to cover the bags that have occurred from the previous night when I accidentally stayed up too late (happens every time). Finally I will add a little bit of bronzer to contour my face, I use the Sleek Face Form Palette for this and I really like the effect it gives my face, it slims down my chubby cheeks and hopefully minimizes my baby face.

Eyes: I use my Naked Palette and sweep sin over the whole lid, if I've got extra time I will also add hustle or toasted to the crease to give a little bit more definition. For lashes I use They're Real by benefit, as much as I do like this mascara I think it is overly priced and a little clumpy, I don't think I would repurchase it.

Lips: I keep it fairly simple on the lips, usually just using a tinted moistrizer, however I was feeling a little cray today and used a Revlon Lip butter in the shade Peach Parfait, I can never make my mind up wether I actually like this product or not, it has a really nice glossy look but it also has large 'glittery' pieces in it which can make it feel like you've got sand on your lips, very conflicting.

And here is the finished product....

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Recent eBay finds

Hello everyone! Today I am sharing with you another obsession of mine, the magical world of eBay. My addiction to eBay started many years ago when I came to the realization that you could purchase literally everything for a discounted price, always a winner if you are a bargain hunter like me. In the past few months I really think I've managed to grab myself some serious bargains and obviously this means sharing them with you...

Olympus om10 film camera - £15

I am currently studying photography as an A level and I am considering using film rather than digital for my exam that's coming up, naturally this meant scouting eBay for a camera that would be suitable. I was thinking about spending around £30 on a decent fully working film camera and eventually came across this one for only £15! I haven't had any film developed yet so I can't guarantee it does work, but everything seems fine so far!

I am in love. 

Floral Dr Martens - £18 

This is by far my favourite item, I have been looking for a pair of dr martens for quite some time now, I knew I didn't want a plain coloured pair so floral was the way to go. I'd had my eye on a blue floral pair for a few weeks but they were £60 which was waaaay more than I wanted/could pay. Last week however I came across this red pair and it was love at first sight. I managed to win them for £18, a major bargain if you ask me.

Revlon matte lipstick in Really Red - £7

I have been looking for this particular lipstick for ages but every time I go into my local boots/superdrug it's sold out, about ready to give up I figured a quick check on eBay was worth a try, and what do you know, there it was! It wasn't any cheaper than in stores but it was in stock, which is always a bonus.

Stilla smudge pot in Kitten - £8

I actually bought this about 4 months ago but I'm still impressed that I got it for almost half price so I thought I might as well include it anyway. I'd swatched this in boots and fallen in love but sadly the price tag of £13 was more than I was willing to pay for an eye shadow base, of course as soon as I got home I went to eBay and came across this one for (almost) half the price. Sadly the product hasn't lived up to my expectations, but a bargain none the less.

Thank you for reading!

Models Own sale haul

Hello everyone! I'm a little late doing this post as sadly the Models own sale has ended already, however my package only arrived today and I still really wanted to do a post about it, hope you don't mind!

I'd been seeing a lot of hype about the new HyperGel collection both on twitter and the blogging world, so of course the nail polish addict within me had to get a slice of the action. I bought 4 shades (from left to right); Naked Glow, Turquoise Gloss, Coral Glaze and Blue Glint. My mum also bought Fuzzy Peach to make the collection up to 5 so we could get the discount, although I am sure I will be borrowing it too! I haven't tested any of the polishes yet however when I've given the HyperGels a good test drive I will for sure write a review.

All of the polishes can be bought for a very reasonable £5 from the models own website.

P.S. I'm only 1 follower away from 50 (EEEK!) on BlogLovin' and would absolutely love one of you lovely people to click that button on my sidebar! Let me know if you do and I will follow you back :)

Lucy x