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

A Night of Comedy - Review

 Hello everyone! Bit of a different kind of post today, I hope you don't mind (sorry if you do!). I was asked by my lovely bestio Amber to write a blog post about the show I went to see on Saturday night, and of course I just couldn't turn down such a good offer.

So to give a brief outline - Amber attends a group within the local thearte who help to organise, advertise and generally produce various different productions. They mainly focus on music events however this particular event was a live comedy evening.

The evening started off with 4 guys who have all acted at the thearte previously. They were all amateurs and as far as I am aware had never done stand up comedy before. Despite this they were all hilarious and had me in stitches right from the moment they walked on the stage.

I stole all of these pictures from the thearte's facebook page, sorry to whoever took them!

The main 'headliner' for the evening was a comedian named Sara Pascoe. Prior to this event I had seen Sara on a few different shows and was super excited to be seeing her live in my tiny town. Sara was just as great as I had imagined her to be, she was funny, relatable and even a little inspiring despite me having no aspiration to be a comedian!

Overall I thought the live comedy evening was extremely entertaining and a true credit to all the producers who helped to organise it. Well done guys!

January Favourites 2014

 Hello everyone! First of all I'd like to apologise for not blogging in a few days (10 to be precise), I've been drowning in college work and simply haven't had time to take any photos! However today I am back with my very first favorites post, so lets get cracking! 


IT by Alexa Chung

I've read this book twice over the past month and I enjoyed it as much the second as I did the first. 'It' is a collection of Alexa's writing, doodles and photographs. Alexa uses the medium of words, doodles and photographs to tell stories about her early style icons, memoirs from events and even little snippets of advice such as 'How to get dressed in the morning' and 'the challenges of taking a good selfie', always good to know if you ask me. This book is super easy to read so even if you aren't into reading (like I am!) I would still highly recommend it.

Tartan Scarf
 (I found mine on a local market stall, however Primark do a similar one)

I'm pretty sure every man and their dog has a tartan scarf at the moment but tartan is a trend that I simple can not resist. I've worn this scarf pretty much everyday for sixth form since we went back after christmas, it is so versatile and goes with pretty much everything, the perfect acessory for an otherwise boring outfit. 


Davina Fit in 15


If you know me in real life then the chances are you are aware of how much hatred I have for physical exercise... basically if I have to walk for more than 10 meters I'm not interested. However for the past month me and my mum have been doing these 15 minute workouts a few times a week. They may only be 15 minutes long but by golly do you work hard in those 15 minutes! They slowly build in intensity throughout the duration and by the end I am usually collapsed in a heap on the floor. Nevertheless I have actually been really enjoying it, I feel fresh, de-stressed and I can also (slowly) feel myself getting some muscle definition despite not changing my eating habits in the slightest. If you are trying to get a little fitter for the new year then I strongly suggest buying this for a fun and quick workout.

Baby Lips Cherry

I'm sure you're all sick of reading about Baby lips, but nonetheless I thought I'd tell you all how much I've been loving the cherry flavour this month. Such a perfect everyday berry colour, it has been especially good at keeping my lips moisturised in the cold conditions.

Witch Blemish Stick

I'm usually fairly lucky in the skin department and only get a few small blemishes once in a while, however at the start of the month I had a major breakout! So I had a quick search through some blogs and found mainly positive reviews for this product and I was not disappointed. I kid you not within a day my spots were visibly reduced without drying my skin out like some blemish reducers have done. An all round winner if you ask me.

Maybelline Big Eyes

I actually only bought this mascara a few days ago but I can already tell that this is going to by my new holy grail mascara. I absolutely love the idea of having a separate, smaller, brush for my bottom lashes and I can't understand why more high street brands haven't invented this before now! I am thinking about doing a full review on this so let me know if you're interested in that.

Hope you enjoyed my first favourites post, thanks for reading!

Manicure Monday #2

 Hello everyone! After the success of my last Manicure Monday post (which can be found here) I've decided to return for round 2. This time with something a little more out of my comfort zone... nail art pens! To do the 'petals' I used a nail art pen from Models Own, although I have had this for a few months this was by far my most successful attempt. I do find the pens difficult to use as you don't have much control, however I think after a little bit of practice I may be able to create some good designs (I hope!).

I didn't want the flowers to be too perfect so I quickly swiped the white brush across a black base coat. I really like how the nails turned out and I have received a lot of compliments on them today which is always nice!

Thanks for reading!

Liebester Award

Over the past 48 hours 4 people have nominated me for the Liebester (anyone fancy informing me why its called that? Sounds like lobster to me which puts me right off) award, absolutely crazy considering I didn't expect anyone to read my blog let alone enjoy it as well, so thank you to everyone that's been reading and leaving me lovely comments, I appreciate every single one of them.

For those of you unsure of what the Liebester award is here is a brief rundown...

The Liebster Award is an award chosen by a blogger to give to other bloggers, based on the content that is on their blog. The nominated blog has to have less than 200 followers as it is a good way to promote smaller blogs.

The rules are as follows:

• You must link the blog that nominated you for the award 

•  You must answer the 11 questions given to you by the nominee  

•  Choose 11 bloggers to nominate with under 200 followers 

• You cannot nominate the blogger that nominated you 

•  inform the nominees that they have been nominated

The four people that nominated me were.... Kelly from http://basicallykellyblog.blogspot.co.uk, Hannah from http://fashionistadigital.blogspot.co.uk, Kieren from http://fairydalesx.blogspot.co.uk and http://cachoojoo.blogspot.ca. Thanks ladies for nominating me! To save this post being ridiculously long I decided to just answer Hannah's questions:

11 Questions Hannah asked me:

1. High heels or flats? 

Despite being only 5 ft tall, flats all the way.

 2. What was your proudest achievement of 2013?

I think my proudest achievement was making the first, huge, steps to overcoming my anxiety disorder.

3. Bold or nude lip?

I'm really trying to rock the bold lip!

4. What celebrity would you love to meet?

I'd love to meet Taylor Swift, she is one of my favourite celebrities and artists of all time!

5. Why did you start blogging?

I've read blogs of all kinds for a few years now and decided I'd like a slice of the action.

6. Favourite band/artist?

Changes weekly but right now Imagine Dragons.

7. Where would you love to go on holiday to?

Australia or Disneyland.

8. What's your dream job?

Photography of some kind.

9. If you were on a deserted island, what 1 beauty item would you choose?

Mascara, I truly believe that 1 coat can make you look a million times more alive!

10. What's your favourite food?

Uhhh that's a tricky one. Probably lasagne.

11. What would you like to achieve in 2014?

I'd really like to achieve good A level grades and hopefully have passed my driving test!

 11 New questions:

1. If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be?
2. Favourite season?
3. Explain your blogging name
4. Favourite animal?
5. Favourite book?
6. Describe yourself in 3 words
7. Favourite movie?
8. Dream job?
9. Biggest inspiration?
10. Favourite colour
11. 3 things you hope to achieve in 2014

11 people I nominate....

1. Maisie - http://whatmaisiewore.blogspot.co.uk
2. Kieren - http://fairydalesx.blogspot.co.uk (just realised Kieren has tagged me too, I'd already written this post though so sorry Kieren!)
3. Laura - http://littlelottiesblog.wordpress.com
4. Charlotte - http://charlottesweb8.blogspot.co.uk
5. Caitlin - http://caitacrawford.blogspot.co.uk
6. Sophie - http://thefloralbandit.blogspot.co.uk
7. Amber - http://lovely-notions.blogspot.co.uk
8. Sofie - http://littlegreensofie.blogspot.be
9. Brittany - http://brittanyhearts13.blogspot.co.uk
10. Natasha - http://catchingdreamsblog.blogspot.co.uk
11. Lauren - http://birchiebeauty.blogspot.co.uk (This lovely lady literally just followed me but I already love her blog, one of the few that features both positive AND negative reviews!)

Once again thank you to everyone that nominated me, and sorry that I didn't answer everyone's questions :(