Broony Back in London!

Well boy do I have some exciting news! A few weeks back Vodafone done a Facebook competition to win two tickets to London Fashion Week and I won!

 

As it was a facebook competition I was a little bit dubious about whether there was actually tickets to be won (you know how these online competitions can get) but the tickets have arrived and my trains to and from the capital have been booked! (Nearly wrote Capitol, that's some crazy Hunger Games obsession there!)

 

I cannot tell you how excited I am to be going back to London, especially when I thought it was going to be a long time before I even considered going back but I'm going and this time I'm going solo (which is also terrifying! eek!)

 

Last year everything was crazy planned down to a T because I was trying to fit in about 15 different activities for my 21st but this time the Wednesday is just family time and Thursday I've planned to be a little tourist and go on an open top bus tour before meeting the wonderful Lindsay again for a bite to eat and a few drinks whilst I spill the beans on 4th year.

 

On Friday - which is also valentines day - you will find me at Somerset House, probably bouncing off the walls from excitement because the show I'm seeing is the DAKS show which just looks awesome so I'll be sure to take plenty of pictures and post them on here as soon as poss after. What a way to spend V Day, with my first love, clothes!

 

If not I'm armed with the blogger app so expect some posts to go up during my visit because lets face it, I need something to do with the train journey apart from play my old Pokémon games on the Gameboy... cause I'm cool that way.

 

Did I mention I'm excited?!?!?!

 



YSL Rouge Volupte and Pur Couture swatches

 

 Guys and Gals it is FINALLY HERE!! My YSL lipstick swatch post. This was originally meant to be a video but it's 12am and I'm watching the Superbowl so I decided photographs would be much easier.

So I fell in love with these after watching a Chloe Morelo Youtube video and much like her, the obsession grew.

 

First of all I should say that yes, these are luxury lipsticks and as such the prices vary from about £24 to £28 but I am very fortunate in that the company I work for gives me 20% off and I collect points to receive further discounts etc so only two of these lipsticks have ever been bought at full price.

 

If I were to describe these first of all the packaging is blatantly gorgeous, I'm the first to admit that I love how these look in the lipstick holder, I'm a girl and I like pretty things so these lipsticks tick all the right boxes and there are times when I like to go through them all and just open each one up to look at the colour.

 

The lipstick texture itself is super moist, you need very little on the lips to get a good coverage and for that reason they will last you quite a long time. I use number 1 Nude Beige almost daily and got it in September, I still have over half a tube left.

 

So onto the swatches, I apologise because obviously it's late and I've literally smacked some foundation around my mouth for the benefit of these photos looking half decent but you get the idea! As the photos go on you can see that half of the foundation ends up wiped off anyway...

 

Number 1. Nude Beige 

 

Number 3. Ultimate Beige

Number 7. Lingerie Pink 

 

Number 9.  Caress Pink

Number 11. Rose Culte

Number 13. Peach Passion 

Number 15. Extreme Coral 

 

Number 17. Red Muse 

Number 21. Vibrant Brown 

 

Number 22. Exquisite Plum 

 

Number 27. Rose Paris  

Number 29. Opera Rose 

 

Number 34. Rose Asarine

Rouge Volupte Shine Number 14. Corail In Touch 

Rouge Volupte Perle Number 116. Milky Pink

 

Rouge Pur Couture Number 6. Bergmasque 

Rouge Pur Couture Number 13. Le Orange 

 

 

So thats's all my YSL! I've kinda had enough of the Rouge Volupte for the time being and instead keep buying the Rouge Pur instead.

 

Sorry that a few of the photos are quite blurry too, Dad has a new camera and this was my first time using it, you get the idea though!

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This post is slightly hilarious because it comes exactly a month after new year actually...happened and I apologise but life got a little crazy over the Christmas holidays!

I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year, I certainly got a few surprises along the way!

Basically I'm back at university and things have really started to get into full swing I've only been back three weeks but am now head first into my collection as well as doing a lot of work outside to try and make sure I stay caught up.

More good news is that I now have a really good camera so the idea is that I can finally do my YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick swatch photos at last! (hooray!) my collection grew a considerable amount over Christmas so that will definitely be on my to-do list for the weekend.

I'm not sure if I'm wanting to make any drastic changes to this blog now that it's a new year, I am hoping to do a lot more OOTD posts and maybe see about getting as much university work on here as possible because my aim originally was for this to be helpful for those going to uni.

Anyway I will keep this updated, sorry again for the month long absence, totally been slaving away over sketchbooks...

Exams are over!!

Hey everyone! Its finally the Christmas holidays and I feel like I can finally enjoy myself and watch some movies without feeling guilty about doing it instead of studying.

So my exams went well, I can honestly say that im pretty sure I've passed and im at that stage where I just wanna put all that out my head and focus on my collection over the next few weeks cause thats really taken a back seat.

Its Christmas soon! And once the fun is over ive decided that I will finally do a swatch video of my ysl lipstick collection for everyone to see so keep an eye out for that!

So today was my first day off on the holidays so I just relaxed and had fun with it but tomorrow i'm going to work and then straight after that im going to the gym because the increase in uni work and revision means that I havent been in a month which is scandelous!

I've gained a few pounds over the past few weeks and now that all the stress is out the way I really wanna focus on getting my health back on track. The exams have lead to me smoking again which is devastating and the amount of junk food I've consumed has been shocking!

So I'm currently 13 stone 4lbs but before anyone is like "holy crap WHAT!?" I am 5'9 so weight looks way different on me than others who are shorter and to be honest it isnt really bringing me down or that it's just that I would love to get back to under 12 stone cause I looked really good back then :p

So! The aim over the holidays is to get back into the gym routine and be under 13 stone before i go back to uni. That gives me a month to lose 4 pounds so we're aiming for 1lb loss a week.

I might make this a frequent feature on the blog im not sure but I really feel like a fresh start. To get back to 11 stone by june so that I look banging for grad ball would be grand!

So heres to the fresh start!
And heres to having a fantastic time over the holidays, I for one will be making the most of them!

Below are some photos of the chaos that was revising for these exams, I am a huge fan of flash cards...

Going Out-Out

Time for a major outfit appreciation post! Not done one of these in a hella long time.
So recently I've been spending a bunch of time going out with friends and I done a load of overtime at work so I've been able to indulge in new clothes and such for nights out.

If I could describe my "out-out" style I would begin by saying that I'm not a girl who likes wearing proper skimpy dresses that are all boobs, butt and legs. I also hate anything body-con cause I have a tummy and my bum is pretty big and therefore doesn't need any more attention.

Hemhem, anyway... I am a lover of little A-line dresses, shorts and blazers, nothing too revealing (I like to TRY and keep it classy) so anyway here is a little collection of my going out outfits from last month!

As you can see I am a strong believer in the mirror pic selfie (honestly too cool)

 

The above two pictures are from the same night. I got these stunning fuschia shorts and black top from topshop and the blazer is from river island. The blazer is really baggy but I like the 'boyfriend-blazer' style it gives. 

These two are from a night out shortly after in which is wore the shorts (again) but paired them with a topshop t-shirt for a casual look that could let me go from casual drinks in a bar to a night out with my friends.

This outfit is from this weekend and was purchased because I was going to dinner, then the movies, then the pub and then a night out so I needed something very versatile that would be suitable. I think the statement necklace really took it to the next level. I'm not a massive fan of accessories because I often forget to put them on but this was stunning. Both the dress and necklace were from New Look.