Hi guys, so today I decided to do a little makeup post. I by no means am no makeup artist I just really enjoy makeup. I only wear minimal eye make-up but I just can't go a day without my lipstick or I just feel bare. I like switching it up between pinks, browns, reds etc. but my favourite has got to be my go-to nude lip.





 I have so many variations of "nude" lipsticks, I tend to shy away from the lighter shades that look like concealer. For this particular look I used my absolute favourite lipliner by Barry-M in "Russet," its a lovely muted brown that looks slightly rusty. I lined the outline of my lips and filled in the corners, I them applied my holy-grail nude lipstick; "Nude Embrace" from the Maybelline Colour Sensational Matte range. I can not praise this lipstick enough, it is so creamy for a matte lipstick and stays on for a good few hours with no re-application. To finish off the look I applied my Rimmel Apocolips Lip Laquer in the colour "Nude Eclipse".
I wear this colour 5/7 days a week, you absolutely can not go wrong with a good nude lip! There are so many variations of nude lipsticks at so many different price ranges and I love how affordable this look is. Hope you enjoyed this post, don't forget to comment below and tell me what you think to this nude lip. What is your favourite nude lipstick? I would love to hear some recommendations!

Hi guys, so I thought I would post something a little different today. I am getting into cooking a lot more now and thought it would be great to blog about some of the different dishes I am learning as I go along! Today I made a quick lunch which is one of my absolute favourite things, Pesto Pasta! It is so simple, all you need:

• Pasta
• Basil
• Garlic
• Pine Nuts
• Olive Oil
• An optional cheese and vegetables of your choice.#

Firstly, you place a hand-full of basil leafs, pine-nuts and 1 crushed garlic clove into a blender until it is all blended together as one. Then I poured enough olive oil to make a creamy consistency that can be mixed easily, and sprinkled some pepper. I then placed the pesto in the refridgerator to cool whilst I cooked the pasta.
I simply let my pasta simmer in the pan of boiling water for around 15 minutes, stirring in a tbsp of salt and a sprinkle of pepper half way through.
I cut small pieces of feta cheese to sprinkle on top of the pasta, along with slicing some green pepper and some fresh rocket (my alternative to spinach).
Once the pasta was cooked I simply drained all the water and stirred in my now-cooled pesto, adding some extra pepper and a drizzle more of olive-oil. I sprinkled the cheese on top and placed the rocket and peppers to the side of the plate. This took no longer than 20 minutes to make, it's so tasty and couldn't be simpler. Instead of making your own pesto you could always buy pre-made from a
supermarket, to make it even simpler.


I hope you enjoyed this post guys, don't forget to comment if your going to give this a try!
Are there any more easy pasta dishes anyone would recommend?

Hi guys! So I know i'm a bit late to the party, but I got paid a bit more than usual after Christmas (retail perks) so I decided to treat myself to some new MAC products. I'm not usually a high-end makeup person, but after years of complaining about every concealer I owned I thought it's time to bite the bullet and just buy the pro-longwear. It's not that expensive so it wasn't to much of a splurge.
Whilst browsing the MAC website I decided I may as well go for Velvet Teddy whilst i'm already buying something, I have seen so many people wearing it and loved the colour, so why not?



Not going to lie, when the products finally arrived I was less than happy about the size of the concealer. However, after trying it out I now know why its so small. Firstly, the consistency is SO thick. I was so careful with my pumps so I wouldn't waste to much product, a little really does go a long way. I firstly primed my eyes with my Fix and Perfect primer and then applied the concealer with my concealer brush under my eyes in a triangular shape. I then proceeded to blend it out with my beauty blender and was in awe at the coverage. I hadn't applied no colour corrector and my dark circles where almost unrecognisable! I use the colour NC15, I was wondering whether NW would be better for my dark circles in terms of colour correcting but the colour is perfect for my skin tone.
The reason I was so excited to try this concealer was the amount of people who claimed it was "creaseless". At first in the excitement of the moment I definitely thought it was a creaseless concealer sent from the gods, however after wearing it for around half an hour I did notice slight creasing. My eyes are naturally creased and I was expecting a bit much for it to be able to remove them, but the concealer didn't gather inside the creases which I was happy about! All in all the concealer is definitely high/buildable coverage, is very long-wearing and almost-creaseless. As far as first impressions go, I am very happy and unless my opinion changes I will probably be re-purchasing.


Moving onto velvet teddy, I liked it. I'm usually sceptical about matte lipsticks (hense me taking a year to try it out) but its definitely more moisturising than I expected. The colour is a muted brown mixed with pink/red. As with all MAC lipsticks, it didn't stay put all day, or even for a couple of hours and I had to re-apply it, but I was already expecting that to happen. For the price point it's not all that impressive, I still feel like I prefer my cheaper Maybelline and Rimmel lipsticks. The thing that cause this hype was probably the fact the colour is actually rather unique, if I could purchase this exact colour in Maybelline/Rimmel it would probably be a constant favourite! It definitely reminds me of my 2014 fave "Velvet Beige" from Maybelline which I can no longer find in superdrug, so I will definitely wear it out!

Hi guys! So today is the first day of 2016, time really does fly. I have so many things that I am grateful for in 2015, I got my first 'proper' job, passed my driving test, bought my first car and finally started my first year of Uni. Now going into 2016 I have so many things I want to do and a few things I want to learn, I am hoping for this year to be one to remember. I want to look back on 2016 with a smile in years to come.


Resolutions

1. I want to pass my first year of Uni. I want to love the course and really start building my brand as a journalist.
2. I want to post at least once a week on my blog, then hopefully start blogging more frequently when I get into the swing of things. With work and university finding time to blog, or even ideas to blog about can be hard. I really want to take my time and create the best blog I can and finally start going somewhere with it.
3. I want to overcome my anxiety. I want to stop being afraid to leave my comfort zone! I want to push my boundaries and not allow my mind to hold me back anymore!
4. I want to live my life! I feel  I have been holding back from living, mostly down to my anxiety. I want to conquer that, I want to go places and do things more often.
5. Most importantly I want to embrace positivity and live a year of happiness. I want 2016 to be the year my mind is at peace, I am comfortable and I am happy.

To Do

1.  Concerts - Busted, 5SOS, Drake, The Weeknd.
2. Holiday - Visit a sunny place to get a tan and go to a Log Cabin to chill out!
3. Shopping - Go somewhere out of town shopping.
4. Friends - Just embrace friendship more. Go more places, do more things, laugh more!

I am so happy I wrote these things down, no doubt my list is going to grow as the year go's on. I can't wait to look back in a years time and see what I wrote, what I accomplished and how my life is different from now to then.