Beauty and the Beast Tag

Welcome back to my blog. With the  release of the new Beauty and the Beast movie this year i thought I'd do the Beauty and the Beast Tag. I'm not a massive fan of Disney. #Controversial but I do like Emma Watson

-  'Tale as Old as Time’ – A popular theme, trope or setting you will never get bored of reading.
Harry Potter series. The first seven books. I am someone who likes the fact that there is all the extras that are coming out, but seriously it's a lot, but the actual books that started it all of will never get old for me. I will never get tired of reading them.

- Belle – A book you bought for it’s beautiful cover that’s just as beautiful inside too.
The UK editions of Marshmallows for Breakfast and My Best Friends Girl are just the most beautiful covers ever. I got them partly for the covers because they are so beautiful, soft, pastel covers. They are just so beautiful. (Also side note the uk and North American cover of The Ice Cream Girls is amazing as well. Totally different but so beautiful. I have the North American version of the book, but want the uk edition because i love it as well. Also another side note. I lent out my first copy of My Best Friends Girl and never got it back and got the North American copy for Christmas and that cover is just beautiful as well).

- Beast – A book you didn’t expect much from but pleasantly surprised you.
Hate List by Jennifer Brown. I thought not would have been ok, and nothing to rave about. In fact I had no idea what it was about. I kept gravitating towards in when I was in the book store and I just got it.

- Gaston – A book everyone loves but you don’t.
To all the boys I've loved before. I don't even wanna talk about it.

- Lefou – A loyal sidekick you can’t help but love more than their counterpart.
Emily from The Devil Wears Prada. Love love love her. She's such a bitch to Andy but loves her job and I think she is just a brilliant character that makes the book that much more better and every time I read The Devil Wears Prada I love her even more. Plus I think Emily Blunt plays her so well.

- Mrs. Potts, Chip, Lumiér, and Cogsworth – A book that helped you through a difficult time or that taught you something valuable.
The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson taught me that holding on to something massive can and will lead to disaster.

- 'Something There’ – A book or a series that you weren’t into at first but picked up towards the end.
One Day by David Nichols. At first I didn't like the book, but as I got more into it I really enjoyed it a lot more. There is something about his writing style that keeps you hocked.


- 'Be Our Guest’ – A fictional character you’d love to have over for dinner.
I would say George Weasley. Then we can talk about our love for Fred. But I hate thinking of only having one so I would say the Weasley twins because I can't have just one or the other.


Lauren
xoxo

Beauty Haul

Hey

and welcome to a mini beauty haul

Super Stay Better Foundation: Maybelline

I repearched this because the shade I previously got was far to light for my skin tone, so I use that one as more of  a concealer then a foundation and the new one as an actual foundation

BB Cream 9-in-1 Rimmel London

Rimmel is my favorite makeup brand, and I wanted to get something that would be quick and simple to put on so that my make up looks flawless especially in the summer

Fix & Protect Primer Rimmel London
I have never tried this primer before and I really like it, espesally as it has the SPF 25 in it. It goes on so much nicer then some of my other primers. Thumbs up Rimmel

Fit Me Concealer in 110 Maybelline
Fit Me Concealer is one of my favorite concealers I am pretty much out of it so I picked it up

Nivea Soft Nivea
Nivea is one of my favorite brands ever. I love the Nivea soft and the Nivea Creame. I use the soft as my moisturizer for my face and it makes it feel great

Make Up Dissolving Foaming Cleanser Clean and Clear
Clean and Clear makeup dissolving foam is the only one that seems to really work well for me. It washes of 99% of my make up in the first go and cleans my brushes really well.

Lauren

xoxo

February Beauty Favorites 2016

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and welcome to February's beauty favorites. February's favorites mean that its almost march and almost my birthday.


Foundation
This month I have loved 2. Maybelline Better Stay, and Rimmel London Wake Me Up, I had got the wrong shade of each and they work well together and is the perfect shade for me.









Concealer

This month I have been loving the Hide the Blemish from Rimmel London, I always love it but always try out other concealers and love them as well. Going back to Hide the Blemish makes me feel so much better.

Mascara
This month I have been loving my Volume Accelrator mascara from Rimmel London, I have a moment where I love the really fake look with my lashes without having to use false eye lashes









Liquid Liner
Again another Rimmel London product, this month I loved the Glam Eye's. It is great as an everyday liquid liner.











Lipstick

I am not a big lipstick kind of person, but this month I have been loving the Kate Moss Lasting Finish Matte. They are such a beautiful lipstick, great colors, feel great and last for hours,

Lauren

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All photos are from google images

January Favorites

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and welcome back to my blog. Can you believe that January is already over. It seems only yesterday that I was doing my 2015 favorites, and now were done January.

If you have been reading my blog for a while you will know that I love the Wake Me Up Foundation. It is such a beautiful foundation, they have recently changed the formula because when I first got it there was no Vitamin C in it before but it is still as fantastic as before. It has to be pretty special for me to find a foundation I love as much as this. As you can see I am almost out of this one and will be starting on the next one soon

Rimmel London
Wake Me Up

I very rarely wear eye shadow, I sometime find it hard just to get right, and when I do I love using the Naked 3 pallet. For christmas 2014 my dad was unsure what to get me so we just happened to pop in to Sephora. I had heard great reviews about Urban Decay products especially the Naked Pallets. When I looked at all three the Naked 3 looked like the best fit for me and it is.

Naked 3

Yes you can see me in the mirror

This month the Lift Me Up mascara has been wonderful for me. I am constantly changing my mascara's and have found lots that I have liked. The Lift Me Up has done its job for me this month, I am on my second one, it pumps up my lashes without looking fake. It smells so fresh and clean when I wear it.

The applicator is one of my favorite kinds as well. I also love the packaging of the mascara. 

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To give my lashes that extra BAM this month I have also been using the Wonder Lash by Rimmel, it seprates and extends the lashes a little more after using the Lift Me Up. I have use it on its own, and it works so well. Some mascaras will dry and go hard on your lashes just on there own, where this one it dosent go hard, it sits there perfectly 

and again the applicator is one of my favorites, its so different then the Lift Me Up apliator but is just so perfect

Thats all for this months beauty favorites.


Lauren
xoxo

Beauty Q&A

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And welcome back to my blog. I hope you are all well. I can't believe in a few days I'll be writing my January favorites post. That's just crazy to me. Today's post is a beauty Q&A. 

Best Beauty Bargain?

Natural Collection

Its the Natural Collection from Boots. I loved that line while in England, it is one of the cheapest brands out there and one of the best, when the movers packed all our things in our last house in england they packed all my makeup away and I had to buy everything all over again, and then just before I left England I brought some extras. That was almost 8 years ago, so obviously I dont have any of it left.
The make up is either 1.00 or 1.99, and even though it is cheap, it is so worth it. I may ask my aunt to pick some up for me when she comes over in the summer


Who's wardrobe would you love to have?
I would love to have Victoria Beckham's wardrobe, she has such a classy sense of style, and who wouldnt love a wardrobe of a designer

Any beauty secrets you can share with us?
I would say don't put mascara on your bottom lashes. I don't know if everyone has this problem but it always falls of my lashes.

Are there any hyped up products that you don't think deserve the hype?

Tangle Teaser

The tangle teaser. It is such a bad product for me. I would use it to brush my hair out when I am conditioning my hair when I am in the shower, and the amount of hair that falls out is crazy. Plus it really hurts my head. I don't really see  a difference. My tangles are still there and I loose hair.


If all make up products were going to cease to exist in shops tomorrow, which one product would you stock pile today?
Foundation, I have really bad acne scaring so covering up is a big must for me, as soon as I put on foundation I feel so great

What is your favorite make up brand?

Rimmel London, I have been using it for years, I have found that most of there products work really well for me, I haven't found anything that compares to products that work as well as those from Rimmel


Where are your favorite places to shop for beauty products?
I am a drugstore junkie. I love drugstore. I like how it is inexpensive for the most part and I find that it works well for me

Do you have a favorite skin care product?
Clean and Clear Makeup Devolving Foaming Cleanser face wash, it takes off 99% of my makeup, even waterproof mascara, my skin feels amazing afterwards, I dont like when I wash my face the tight feeling that you can get when all the oils come out of your face, the Clean and clear dosent give you that feeling. I also use it for cleaning my makeup brushes, and it makes them feel incredable

What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
Real Techniques brushes. There is a lot of hype around them, and they are so worth the money. 










What is your favorite lipstick?

Rimmel London's Kate Moss Lasting Finish Matte Lipsticks, I love the shades, I have 6 of the Lasting Finish Matte lipsticks (the red packaging) and 3 of the Lasting Finish (Black packaging) I like both but the red packaging lipsticks I like the most, I have shades 101 through 104, and then 110 and 113. The colours of both the Matte finish and the non matte finish are so beautiful, I find the Matte lipsticks are a lot more pinks and purples, going in to bold colors where the non matte ones are more bold colors. 


Do you buy your makeup on ebay?
Its a definate No No for me. It kinda creeps me out that you can get makeup on Ebay, all the fakes that I have heard you can get on there,

Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
When I first try out something new I am really clumsy, but practice makes perfect.

Name a makeup crime that you hate?
I'm not sure if everyone calls it this, but I hate Cake Face, its where someone is wearing so much makeup that it looks really fake. Its not a good look, I also hate when you can see the obvious foundation line



Which celebrity always has great make up?
Coleen Rooney, she is so beautiful and her makeup is always so flawless. I love how naturally it looks.


Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
No. My gran told me as soon as I started wearing makeup that I had to wear makeup every time I went out even if I am going to the corner shop because you never know who you may meet

 Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
I can honestly say that I don't, I have really bad acne scaring and I always have to cover it up. I was bullied really badly about the way that I looked, makeup gave me that confidence that I needed

What do you think of Makeup?
I think makeup is a part of life. It all depends on the woman, but it changed my life for the better

Do you remember your first makeup item?
I do, I got a clear lip gloss by Natural Collection and Hide the Blemish concealer by Rimmel



Thank you so much for joining me in this post, if there is anything you want me to do please let me know.

Lauren
xoxo

How I Store My Make Up

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Welcome back, hope you are all well. Today's post is How I Store My Make Up. I am a big drugstore junkie, all of the things I own are from the drugstore. The containers that I store it all in are from Amazon,

Over View

A Few Foundations

Concealer & Primers 

Eye Makeup

Lipstick

Eye Shaddows ad Setting Powder

Bronzers

I do want to say as a disclaimer that I brought all my makeup myself, I wasn't gifted any of it. My storage containers were a gift from my dad, I had mentioned to him that my makeup bag was getting full, and so he gave me some money and I brought the container.

I also own Naked 3 pallet by Urban Deacy which I don't keep in my makeup draws just for the simple fact it doesn't fit.


Lauren
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All photos are my own

October 2015 Beauty Favorites

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and welcome back to my blog, and another monthly favorites. How are we at the end of October already is beyond me. It means that its officially Fall and not long until I move. 

Shall we get in to the favorites

Makeup

Maybelline Superstay Better Skin has been my go to foundation this month, and I love it, finding a foundation that lives up to the Wake Me Up Foundation has been hard, and this is right up there with it. It has such a beautiful finish to it when I apply it. 














Kate Moss Masscara by Rimmel London has been a firm favorite this month, it defines my lashes so nicely. I love the brush and how it applies. 

















Lift Me Up by Rimmel is another firm favorite this month. It has a hint of cucumber in it but it isnt over powering. It also makes my lashes look amazing with out clumping


















My favorite concealer this month has been the Ready Set Gorgeous by Cover Girl which surprised me because I find it works well with the foundation I have been using this month rather then the one that goes along with it. I find that using it this month it has blended in well with my foundation and is almost the perfect match to it
















The Real Tequnies collection by Sam and Nic Chapman are my favorite brushes, I love them all, but this month I have been reaching for the Sponge. I love how it has different edges and I can use them all. Its great as well because you can use it dry or wet. Its super inexpensive, I think I got it for around $8 in Walmart











So that's it for my beauty products for this month, I will do a random favorites next.... See you then


Lauren
xoxo

All photos are from google or the brands website. 
All products are brought by myself unless indidicated

30 Beauty Questions Tag

Hey Guys
And welcome back to my blog, Today's post is a 30 Beauty Questions Tag. I thought it would be a fun little tag to do. 

So lets get in to this post......
1. Do you remember your first makeup item?
I do actually, I got a concealer by Rimmel London, even now after wearing make up since I was 14, it is the one product that I will constantly buy.

2. Describe your perfect mascara. Have you found one that fits your specifications?
I don't look for anything in particular in a mascara, I will always try different mascara's and if I find something that I like then I keep using it. Currently I am loving the one by Rimmel and Kate Moss have done together.

3. What kind of coverage do you prefer from foundation?
I like a buildable foundation, because I have bad acne scaring, I like one that will cover it but also let me build it up

4. Favorite high end brand?
I have only tried Urban Decay's Naked 3 Pallet and the Setting Spray, so I would have to say Urban Decay, because I haven't tried anything else




5. What cosmetic brands have you always wanted to try but still haven't?
Makeup Forever. 

6. Favourite drugstore brand?
Rimmel London. Out if all drugstore brands Rimmel is the one that have the most products that work well with my skin type, skin tone. 

7. Do you wear false eyelashes?
I have never have, I dont know why, its just one of those products that I feel that wouldnt suit me all that well

8. Is there any kind of makeup you can't leave the house without?
The whole thing, I am very self consious, and feel that when I do my makeup it gives me that little bit more confidence. I dont wear a lot of makeup, but it gives me the confidence I need

9. What is your most cherished beauty product?
My makeup brushes, I did a post about them. They have changed the way that my makeup looks. 

10. How often do you shop for makeup? Do you like to pick up an item here and there or get lots of goodies at once?
When ever I am out and about running errands, doing my weekly shop I will always look at the beauty section just to see if there is anything that I may want to try out. If there is only one product that I buy or if there is a lot, then I will get them, and sometimes I will not get any

11. Do you have a "beauty budget" or do you spend freely?
I kind of have both, apart from 2 products that I own everything else that I own is all drugstore, I haven't tried any high end products, for the simple fact that 'Can I justify spending x amount on a foundation/eyeshadow what ever it may be when I know that the drugstore have products that work well for me' but when I go to the drugstore I do sepnd a little more freely but within a budget.

12. Do you utilize coupons, reward cards and sales when you shop for cosmetics?
I am going to break it down into each bit, to make it more easy to understand,

• Flyers; In my apartment buliding we get a weekly bundle of flyers on a Thursday of all the deals that start on the Friday, I will always check to see if there are any deals for the Superstore and Walmart (Superstore is where I get my groceries and most of the time my beauty items and Walmart is Walmart and is in the same vasinity of the superstore)
• Coupons: When I walk in to the superstore they have a wall of coupons, I will always look to see if they have any makeup, hair care, body care,  coupons on there, the occasional time they will have a really good deal so I will pick up 2 of each, and utilize them on products
• Sales: If an Item at the superstore is on sale they will have a yellow sticker with the new price, how much you save, but what you have to look at is what shade it is , or what kind of mascara, because they tend to put on sale the products that arent selling quite as well as the others in the same line, even though they are the same products just a different shade,
• Reward Cards: At the superstore they have a rewards card that can be used throuh out the whole store, where you can get points on almost anything and everything at some point or another. One time if you spent over $25 on any beauty products you would get 2500 points, which if you do it right you can almost get a full face of make up. The points will start piling up, because you have gotten food and other things that have points, and then at some point you can start using your points to pay for things

13. What type of product do you buy the most of?
I don't think that I buy the most of one product, If I need something I will get it, but I will get faze's of buying lots of Mascara's, then concealers, etc so I wouldn't say that I buy any particular product more then any other

14. Is there a brand that you absolutely can't stand?
Cover Girl, I had a really bad reaction to one of the foundations, and I have always found a product that works for me








15. Do you avoid certain ingredients in cosmetics like parabens or sulfates?
Honestly I have never really looked in to it that much, to really understand it to avoid it. 

16. Do you have a favorite place to shop for makeup?
I am a big drugstore person. The only High End product that I have tried is Urban Decay Naked 3 Pallet, but my thing is why would I buy high end products when I have products from Drugstore that work so well for me

17. Do you like trying new skincare products or do you keep to a certain routine?
I keep to a certain routine, It works really well for me at the moment, so until the day it doesn't work I will change but right now it is working really well

18. Favorite bath & body brand?
I love Nivea. They have amazing, bath and body products that smell amazing. 

19. If you could only buy from one brand, which would you choose?
This is such an easy one for me, Rimmel London, a large majority of the products from Rimmel work so well for me, I love almost all of the products, and they are so well packaged and priced for drugstore,

20. What brand do you think has the best packaging?
Rimmel London, I love the packaging on the Wake me up foundation, the glass bottle the shape of it etc. other brands have good packaging but Rimmel have blown it out the water with there packaging. Its not just the wake me up foundation, I love the packaging of the lipsticks, Mascara's, everything

21. Which celebrity always has great makeup?

Coleen Rooney

Coleen Rooney and Victoria Beckham are my two all time favorite celebritys, their makeup is always on point, their fashion. They both have fragrances I love. But their makeup is always so flawless



22. Do you belong to any online makeup communities?
I wouldnt say that I do belong to any makeup communities, I watch different kinds of beauty gurus on youtube, read different beauty blogs, but I wouldnt say that I belong to any of them

23. Five favorite beauty gurus?

Chanel Boateng,Zoe from MammafulZo, Laura from What Laura Loves. There are so many more people that I really like, but I love watching and reading people who dont have millions of subscribers that should

24. Do you like multi-functional products like lip and cheek stains?
Not really, but then it also depends on the product, something like a cheek stain freaks me out going anywhere near my lips, the same with eye shadows, but when I was younger I would put concealer on my lips, because when I was a teen that was all the rage, but for the most part now if its for my cheeks then i will use it for me cheeks, if its for my lips then its going on my lips

25. Are you clumsy at putting on makeup?
When I am using something that I have never used before then yes I am very clumsy, but over time getting used to the product, I normally get quite good at it.

26. Do you use makeup base/primer for the eyes?
I do sometimes. If I am going to wear eye shadow, but I don't wear eye shadow everyday, 

27. How many hair products do you use on a typical day?
Quite a few. between 2 and 10 products depending on the day and what I do that day to my hair.

28. What do you apply first, concealer or foundation?
Foundation, It covers the majority and then when Foundation is done I know roughly where I need to put concealer

29. Do you ever consider taking makeup classes?
I would. There is so much that I don't know how to do and I would love to learn how to do different looks, etc

30. What do you love about makeup?
There is so many different things I love about Makeup. The fact that everyday I get to create a look that is slightly different to the one that I created the day before, and that tomorrows look will be different again.  No day is ever alike. 


Well that's the 30 Questions done, Hope you all enjoyed it and feel free to do the tag yourself.

Lauren
xoxo