Product Review: Collection 2000 lasting colour gel eyeliner

I've been using my previous liquid eyeliner for possibly a little too long, so decided to purchase myself a  brand new one. I've wanted to try a gel eyeliner for a while now so snapped this one up at Tesco where it was on offer at a pound cheaper than usual (£3.99.)

I've been really impressed with it so far, it has a really nice consistency which glides onto the eyelid using the special brush really easily. I'm definitely not the best at keeping my hand steady when applying eyeliner, but as the product is a little thicker I find it less easy to make mistakes.

The product also claims to last 12 hours, and let me tell you, it has stayed on all day with no smudges! Even though  today's been pretty hot and humid! (25°c)

I would definitely buy this product again, they do have some other colours in the range, a gold, brown, purple and teal which I may also try if I'm feeling a bit more adventurous!

Kelly x

House of Fraser Style Challenge!

Hi all!
I recently received an email inviting me to enter a competition hosted by House of Fraser. The challenge is to create a key look for next season from the wide range on their website and the lucky winner will be rewarded with a £200 gift card! How could I resist?!

Here's what I chose:

1) Jaeger Olympia shopper

2) Gold pearl earrings

3) Sleeveless bow top

4) Demi wedge sandals

5) Straight leg trousers

The items I've chosen are inspired by the fact that I have just started a new job in an office. I wanted the look to be both professional and fashionable so I've kept the colour scheme simple in monochrome, but added some pretty details such as the pussy bow and pearl earrings. Many A/W trend this season have had a strong focus on the silhouette so I added these fitted trousers from Warehouse which will create a long leg, they are also cut at the ankle so will perfectly show off the beautiful demi wedges I chose. Great to add a bit a height but minus the pain of heels!

If you'd like to enter the competition check it out here.

Good luck!

Kelly x

Nails of the Day!

Hello! I just love this colour right now, it's like a rose gold with little specs of gold, and I think it goes beautifully with gold jewellery (shall I say 'gold' again?!) It's called 'glisten'  from the 17 range at Boots and is really affordable (around £3 I think.) They also have a great range of colours in 'lasting fix' -designed to last 5 days and 'fast finish' -one which dries in 60 seconds. I decided to make it a bit more adventurous and add a little glitter from a polish that I bought in a metallics set from Primark.

Animal Print!

 I'm absolutely loving the 'animal print'  theme that is out at the moment, it's just so cute! Here are my favourite picks:

New Look -Burgundy Pony Print Sleeveless Shirt -£16.99. Check it out here
 Dorothy Perkins -Black Bird Printed Midi Skirt £22.Check it out here
Internacionale -Red Zebra Print Scarf -£5.99. Check it out here

  Topshop -Swan Print Cutout Sun Dress £46. Check it out here

  Next -Raining Cats and Dogs Scarf £14.  Check it out here

 

Kelly x

Summer Sales!

Hello Ladies!
Now if you live in the UK you'll know that these past couples of months have not been great weather-wise! But every (grey) cloud has a silver lining, and there are some amazing Summer sales going on on the High Street at the moment. I just thought I'd show you a couple of things that I picked up yesterday.

The first place I went to was River Island, which is definitely one of my favourite High Street stores. Their sale was crazy! Right next to the front door there were two rails of clothes all priced at £2, £3 and £4, I kept checking the items I picked up thinking I was going to find some marks or a hole but they were spotless. I limited myself to two items due to my wardrobe possibly exploding anytime soon. This is what I chose..

I picked up this white shirt for the bargain price of £4! I really love the brooch/necklace detailing, and I think I'll get lots of wear out of it and you can dress it both up and down.

I also found this collared dress for £3, reduced from £22! I just really love this dusty pink colour at the moment. You can see it styled in an OOTD here.

And lastly I saw these on the little NYX counter, 50p each! Omg I could not say no! They're sheer lipbalms, although the red one has quite a lot of colour and taste just like berries.

If you didn't get a chance to go to River Island, there are still many items available on their website in the sale, and lots for £5!

I also nipped into H&M, and being majorly influenced by the nice weather and ridiculous prices, succumbed to buying some shorts and a playsuit..ooopps!! I'll just have to cross my fingers that this sunny weather continues! Both were £3 each.

Now not very exciting but I'll show you anyway, I got some socks from New Look for £1 each, after all we all need socks!

And lastly I picked up Primark's very own version of the 'Tangle Teezer!' Unfortunately I don't have the original so I can't do a comparison. Although I'm liking it so far and it's definitely making my long hair easier to brush through, and at £1.50 you can't really complain!

Outfit Of The Day 22/07/12

An outfit post actually in the sunshine! Today was lovely and I managed to wear sunglasses and sandals for the first time this month! Yay!

Jacket-Vintage (I got it for £1 :))

Dress-River Island

Belt-Accessorize

Leggings -H&M

Sandals -Primark

Earrings -Forever 21

Sunglasses -Primark

Mini haul

Just a little post of a few things I've purchased over the past couple of weeks. You will probably notice, no clothes! That's because my wardrobe is chock-a-block, and I would be kidding myself if I actually thought I needed any more clothes! However that doesn't mean I can't shop for other things!

One place that I went to was The Body Shop, I love their Vitamin E range and my skin swears by their night cream in the winter months. I thought I'd try out the face mist this time, it's sold as a moisturiser and also a makeup setter. When I  used it the first thing I noticed was that it has gorgeous rose scent and it really refreshes your face. I'm not so big on the make-up setting claim but it definitely does make your face feel a lot more moisturised after spraying. It's a nice little pick up me to have in your bag or whilst on holiday.

I also picked up Revlon's Photoready Airbrush Mousse Makeup, you can check out the review here, and as I had a £5 No7 voucher I also bought their eye make-up remover. I do find it quite oily, it's not the best one on the market, but definitely not the worst, and as I only got it for a quid with my discount I can't complain!

I also bought a few homeware items in the sales, I got a big heart-shaped tin in the Next sale for £4, not quite sure what I'm going to do with it yet, but might use it as make-up/cosmetic storage. I also picked up some sparkly over the door hooks from Matalan, and a white flower candle holder from Wilko which I'm going to use to store my make-up brushes in...speaking of which....

One of my best purchases this week was the Real Techniques Core Collection make-up brushes. They really are worth the hype! They're so soft and the buffing brush is amazing at really getting your foundation to sink into your skin. I also love the fact that the brush holder also turns into a stand! Haha I'm easily pleased!

Kelly x