Wednesday 17 September 2014

You beauty discovery box unboxing: September 2014



Happy Birthday You Beauty! This month You Beauty are celebrating their 1st birthday and giving away a free box with a coupon which I think may have expired now.

(L-R: Crabtree and Evelyn tea, Hello Fresh £25 gift card, Mavadry Polish, Toni and Guy Volumising Plumping Whip, Makeup sponge, Eyeko Hydrogel eye patches.)

I'm super happy with the contents of this months box and i'm definatley going to be ordering next months; so let's get into whats in my actual box...



You beauty is a unique beauty box that works differently to others. First of all you get to choose 2 products from the monthly list that you will recieve and the rest are all free gifts!
So this is the first thing I picked; Mavala Mavadry, a quick dry top coat. However, I can confirm that this is the best top coat I have EVER bloomin' tried!!! Such a time saver within about 5minutes your manicures complete, amazing!


The second product I chose were these Eyeko Hydrogel eye patches which are basically face masks for your eyes and I cannot wait to try them!


Now this is the main free gift this month; Toni and Guy's Volumising plumping whip. This smells, just, ahhhhmahhzingg! I love the smell of Toni and Guy products and this one has the same scent! Another thing that really excites me is that RRP this product is £7.19 and the whole You beauty box plus postage is £6.95!


And here's the other free gifts, don't get me wrong i'll probably use some of these but these are the let down of the box. I'll probably give the £25 Hello Fresh to my mum, never use the makeup sponge and i'll definatley try the herbal teas from Crabtree and Evelyn. Oh and i've already read the nifty lil magazine that comes with the box, what a nice touch!

So the You beauty discovery box is £6.95 a month whereby each month you choose 2 products to receive and a few freebies.

Have you tried any beauty boxes?

Lauren
x

*Disclaimer- in no way am I bias/sponsored/paid for this post this is a completely individual post written by myself*



Tuesday 16 September 2014

DIY- Duck Tape Notebooks!

I hope it's not just me whose bored out of their minds with plain notebooks. I'm fed up of seeing the same ones in my bedroom and the struggle to find cheap AND cute ones is just bloomin' impossible!
So when I saw this Duck tape in Asda I had a brainwave...


Duck tape notebooks!

I got this hardback notebook from Wilko for £1.25 but you can use any notebook you have, I prefer A5 but the size is completely upto you, I also find hardback works best but any notebook is fine.
The duck tape is avaliable in Asda for £3 or here there are other designs but this was my favourite.
So, here goes:

Step1: Measure out a strip of your duck tape either the length or width of your notebook.
(Apologies for the bad quality, I have no idea where that shoe lace has come from :/)

Step2: Cut the strip with a pair of scissors, make sure your line is straight though.

Step3: Place down the strip starting at the spiral end with the strip on the edge of the spirals or end of your notebook.

Step4: Smooth down your strip so there is no air bubbles.

Step5: Fold over the excess tape onto the inside of your notebook to make the edges neat ( you can always stick a piece of card over it at the end).

Step 6: Continue this until you get to the bottom where you will need to create another neat edge at the bottom of the notebook by folding it over the inside again. The corners can be tricky, cut a slit to stick them over each other.

Step7: Continue this on the back of your notebook.

ANDDDD.....

TAH DAH! 

Duck tape notebooks! Cost me £4.25 to make and I still have 3/4 a roll of tape left!

Let me know if you try this craft,

Make sure to follow my blog for more posts like this,

Lauren 
x

Monday 8 September 2014

Beauty blogger tag!

Whilst searching for ideas on what to blog I stumbled across beautyguide101's beauty blogger tag and I found it a good way of introducing myself again into the blogging world, so here goes...

1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?
It's naturally quite straight but has a mind of it's own and is sometimes wavy

2. What is your natural hair colour?
Dark Blonde

3. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?
I go to a salon

4. How often do you wash your hair?
Every other day but sometimes I try to go three days, my hair's really greasy :s

5. Do you wear the same style every day or change it?
I live in black leggings but I've recently been loving my Topshop jeans but I change up my style all the time!

6. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?

I've never been for a manicure or pedicure but I have gotten acrylic nails at a salon a few times

7. How often to you change your nail polish?

I tend to pick my nail polish off, whoops! So most of the time every 2 days or so. Although I can't have nail polish on for work so it all depends on my shifts that week

8. Do you polish your toes in the winter, too or just in the summer?

I'm so lazy with toe nail polish, mine tends to last a good month but I do paint my toes in the winter

9. How long does it take to put on your makeup?
Usually around 15-20 minutes but if i'm going out usually around 30-40 minutes

10. What do you do first? Face or eyes?
I've always done face first, well foundation and face concealer then I do eyes then the rest of my face :s

11. Do you "collect" makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?

I only buy products I will use but I do have an excessive amount of makeup haha!

12. How often do you wear false eyelashes?
Hardly ever, only if I go out

13. Do you do a full face of makeup every day?

Most of the time yes but, it all just depends what mood i'm in and what i'm going to be doing that day

14. Do you wear makeup when you are home alone (or with family)?

If family are coming round i'll put a bit of mascara on but that's about it

15. Will you leave the house without makeup?

Yeah, I don't have a problem with wearing no makeup but if i'm going out I generally have makeup on

16. How many high end products do you have?
I definatley have more drugstore than high end products but I have a fair few Mac, Urban decay, Bobbi Brown etc products

17. How often do you wash your makeup brushes?

I used to religiously wash them every week but now it's hardly ever :s

18. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you are getting dressed?
If it's a special occasion or a planned day out I generally decide the night before, however on a day to day basis I decide as i'm getting ready

19. How often do you change your handbag?
I have two main handbags that I use on an everyday basis one's black and one's a pastel pink so it completely depends on my outfit

20. What time do you get up & go to sleep?

For school/college I used to get up at 7am but for college i'm going to have to get up at 6am :( and I typically go to bed anywhere between 10pm-1am depending how tired I am

21. How often & when do you workout?

Whenever I can be bothered, whoops

22. Left-handed or Right-handed?
Right-handed

23. How tall are you?

5'2"

24. Do you speak a foreign language?

I took GCSE French but I am no where near fluent

25. How many pets do you have?

Currently, none :( but we used to have lots of fish

26. How often are you on Blogger?

I read other blogs every single day but recently I haven't been dedicating the time I should to my own blog, but that's all going to change!

27. Do you read the comments on posted blogs?
Yeah

28. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?
Not really I have a pretty good memory so usually just keep an eye out in Boots

29. How did you come up with your blog name?
My blog used to be called Salute a eclat which is french for salute to sparkle but it didn't fit me so when racking my brains for a new blog name it just came to me, what better name than a story about my life? After all that is what blogging is?

30. What kind of camera do you use for photographs?

Fujifilm finepix Z90

31. How often do you clean your house? (Daily, weekly, other)

I tidy around the house everyday and we deep clean it every week

32. What is your favourite colour?

Pink, Pink and more Pink!

33. What is your favorite beauty/fashion magazine?

Glamour magazine

34. Do you swear?

Ermm.... sometimes...

35. What are you doing with the rest of your day?

I've actually booked into get my eyebrows done then i'm off to shop for a few new items for college and a back to school haul!

So, I tag every single one of you to do this tag!

Lauren
xoxo