rebecca

Hello You Lovely Lot!

So, this post is a bit later than my favourites would usually be but that's because I've been busy revising for my exam (which is now over so SUMMER IS HERE EVERYONE). However, I love doing my favourites so much that there's no way I could skip a month! So, here you have it...

Beauty / Skincare : 

I have to say that there's only one contender for my beauty favourite this month...

Urban Decay Alice In Wonderland Palette




So I bought this early on in May I think and I am SO glad I did. I wasn't sure about it at first because some of the shades looked like I would never be able to use them but I have fallen in love with those shades. The shades that I have used the most from the whole palette has to be the green one 'Hatter' and then the turquoise one 'Heads Will Roll'. These are colours that I never thought I would use but I think I might hit pan on these one first. Urban Decay eyeshadows have always been beautiful and so so blendable and this palette has encouraged me to use my other Urban Decay palettes more.

Music :

I wrote a whole other blog post about this so I'm not going to go in to too much detail about this album but my favourite album for May has been...

Meghan Trainor - Thank You




This is such a good album and I even bought a physical copy the other day so that I can play it in my car (because my car doesn't have an aux, I know, how sad is that). I don't think theres a single song on it that I don't like to be honest. Obviously there's a few that I like more than other but that happens with every album I think.

Top Five Songs :

5. Mom
4. Dance Like Yo Daddy
3. Kindly Calm Me Down
2. Woman Up
1. Me Too

Other Songs I've Loved :

You're Such A - Hailee Steinfeld
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Everything I Knew - Busted
Don't Go Alone - Bry
Hair - Little Mix

TV Show : 

This is something that I've only got in to towards the end of the month. I just haven't had time to watch TV recently but now that I have not much left to do with my life I've got back in to...

Dance Moms


I think I gave up on Dance Moms because after a while it gets quite repetitive. They go to a competition, Maddie wins, Abby shouts and that's that. However, when I found out that Maddie and Mackenzie are leaving I wanted to see everything that lead up to it. I'm currently about half way through Series 4 so I'm really excited to carry on watching!

Purchase :

This is a product that will probably also be in my YouTube video that I make however it deserves to be in both because honestly it's amazing

Makeup Revolution - Ultra Blush Palette - Sugar and Spice


This is meant to be a blush palette and I have used it for blusher before and of course it's lovely. However, it is also an amazing eyeshadow palette! These are so pigmented and just the most gorgeous pinks. I got it because Nicole recommend it and now all I can do is recommend it too because I am totally in love.

Photo : 

My favourite photo for this month is one that I took at Busted...


This was when they were on the B Stage and it was one of the best parts for me. The stage was so pretty and they played two of my favourite songs on it. It was one of these moments where everyone has their torches on which is just the best part of any concert to me!

What's Exciting About Next Month?

Well next month (or tomorrow as I write this but it's fine) I'm going to see Coldplay! I've waited years to see Coldplay and I can't even believe I'm finally going to see them it's crazy! It's also the first month of Summer for me which I am so happy about. As much as I've loved my first year of Uni, it'll be nice to be back home and I'm starting a new job too!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

So, my birthday is on the 17th January. However, I will be at University then so I decided I wanted to celebrate my birthday with my friends and family one week early.

On the 8th I went out for a few drinks and a meal with my friends! Before that however I had my hair dyed lilac by my hairdresser in an attempt to knock out the yellow and it worked! It was only a colour conditioner which I knew so it fades fast but it was lovely!

 We went to TGI Fridays for cocktails (which can I just say were the nicest cocktails ever) and I had two which was probably one too many! The rest of my friends joined us there and it was so nice to see them all, especially Izzi, Eloise, Brady and Jemimah since I haven't seen them since we left college!

On the 9th my parents took me to Zizzis which, if you don't know what it is, is a lovely Italian restaurant! I had the most beautiful calzone and me and Mum even bought some sweets from a new little sweet shop we found! I also got my presents from my family since I won't be there on my actual birthday! They got me an Urban Decay Smoky palette, some FRENDS headphones (the Layla ones, they're BEAUTIFUL) and my brother got me two Millie Marotta colouring books.

I'm back at University now and not sure what my actual birthday will hold. I don't have anything planned as of yet but I might see if any of my flat mates want to go for a meal or something. I am the most boring person I know. I would literally rather sit in the flat with a bottle of wine than go out partying...just me?

Thanks For Reading!

Becky

Hello You Lovely Lot!

I'm addicted to Eyeshadow Palettes.

I wear eyeshadow every single day but i never used to. I bought a Naked palette a few years ago despite one of my friends telling me I would never wear it and it was a stupid purchase. I had another friend telling me that I could buy what I wanted. Turns out the first friend was right to an extent. I wore eyeshadow the first few days but I was never very good at it so I just never wore it. I just started to see it is a bit of a waste of money and was disappointed. Then in September I met Nicole.


Nicole amazes me every day with her makeup skills. She always manages to look glamorous and like a bloody princess! She did my eyeshadow one day and I absolutely loved it so I went out shopping. I now on 4 more eyeshadow palettes than I did when I moved to University. Some people may say thats unhealthy, I would be inclined to agree. I now can't not wear eyeshadow. I usually just wear a subtle gold or pink and I have yet to master to smokey eye but one day guys...one day. I just thought I would give you a little run down of the palettes I own and what I think of each one so that if you're like I was a few months ago, you have a bit of guidance.

Chocolate Bar - Too Faced

I got this for Christmas and I have fallen head over heels in love with it. Nicole actually owns this and used it on me which is probably why I wanted it so much. It is full of such beautiful colours, some of which I have yet to try because I'm scared. The best part is that the shadows are made of cocoa powder so they all smell lovely and taste like icing sugar (that's not a joke...try it if you own one). This means the names are all lovely too and names after sweets!

Favourite Shades - Marzipan, White Chocolate, Créme Brulee, Champagne Truffle

Au Naturel - Sleek

This was a spur of the moment kind of purchase when I was shopping with my friend Chloe. I hardly ever use this palette and I really think I ought to make more of an effort with it. I'm only brave enough to use two shades, one of which is a basic white shade for a base. I am a wimp I know. The colours are beautiful and Sleek has yet to let me down so I presume when I can get up the guts to try something knew, they'll be lovely to use!

Favourite Shades - Top Left Hand (Cream/White), Top Right Hand (Goldish/Taupe)

Hollywood - Tanya Burr Cosmetics

This was the first new palette I bought after meeting Nicole. I had wanted a Tanya Burr product for a while but I don't wear nail varnish or lip gloss so an eyeshadow palette was perfect! I might even purchase another one once I start wearing different colours. I don't really use this palette on its own but I use it with my other palettes and I think I would be lost without it!

Favourite Shades - Gold Coin, Enchantment 

Gwen Stefani Palette - Urban Decay

I have made a whole different post on this because I am in LOVE. This is the most expensive palette I own and my bank account did not thank me for buying it but my eyes have. I use around eight shades in here and I can definitely see myself using the others in the future. All the colours are just super pigmented but so easy to blend. Also has the biggest mirror I have in it which is really useful.

Favourite Shades - Blonde, Bathwater, Pop, 1987

Naked Palette - Urban Decay

As I said earlier this was the first palette I ever bought and I think it's probably a good starter. Urban Decay shadows are the best I've tried so far. As I've mentioned I like to wear golds so this is pretty much my ideal palette since it's full of neutral gold-ish colours. I've only hit pan on one of these and I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing? I go through eyeshadows at a rate of knots now so I'm just hoping you can buy some of these on their own!

Favourite Shades - Sin, Half Baked 

Naked 3 Palette - Urban Decay

Despite not having this for as long I have hit pan on two of these. I didn't wear this at all when I got it and I was so annoyed that I hadn't bought the Naked 2 instead but now this is my baby. It's perfect for just creating a soft pink (or a strong pink colour if you can pull that off, I know I can't). I used to only ever use this with other shadows and swore that it couldn't be used a stand alone palette. However, even though I do tend to use other shadows on top, you can create a lovely look with just a few of the shades!

Favourite Shades - Strange, Dust, Buzz

So there you have it ladies and gents! Those are the palettes that I currently own but I fully intend on expanding my collection so expect updates soon! I'm excited to start experimenting more with shadows when I have my hair done because I think different looks will suit me so it could be quite difficult.

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello You Lovely Lot!

YES. IT'S THAT TIME. I'm not sure any of you are as excited as I am. As I say every month, these are the best posts to write, I just love sharing it all with you guys.

This month has been pretty great! It's obviously Christmas which is always exciting. It's also month that I see Natalie again (aka the best day.). It's the month I signed a contract for a house, am I an adult yet? I made an appointment to change my hair drastically. I found some true friends and discovered that some old ones weren't so good. I have bought way too many things for my own good. I have discovered the struggles of living on no money (I just ate a lot of pasta). So lets get down to what got me through the month shall we?

Here we go...

Beauty / Skincare :

This is such a recent favourite but I love it so much there's no doubt it had to be here!

Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray



I got this from my English Secret Santa Maddy and it is honestly been my life saver ever since. I wanted it ages ago but never bought it so when I opened the present up I could have cried. I was going out that night so I put it on and when I woke up the next morning I basically could have gone to my lecture in the makeup from the night before. I actually didn't do that. I didn't go at all...but we don't need to talk about that. I use this daily which I really ought to stop doing because I know I won't be able to afford it when I run out of it and am stuck in Liverpool. I think I only got the travel size but I will most definitely be purchasing the full size when I run out!

Music :

I have recently got back in to a band that I used to love at the beginning of the year. They're even my most played artist on Spotify this year above One Direction (shocker of the year!)

Oh Wonder



I first fell in love with this band when I saw Dodie and Lucy do a lovely cover of 'All We Do'. I do still love that song but it's probably not my favourite anymore. I just love their sound and it's so different from all the loud poppy/rocky music that I usually like to listen to. Maybe that's the reason I like it so much? They've definitely been in a favourites before although I'm not sure when. I love listening to Oh Wonder to calm me down, not necessarily something I listen to every day but any time I do listen to their songs I fall in love all over again.

Top Five Songs: 

5. Without You
4. Technicolour Beat
3. Livewire
2. Lose It
1. Drive

Other Songs I've Loved

Hands To Myself - Selena Gomez
Jet Black Heart - 5 Seconds Of Summer
Kaleidoscope - Coldplay
Worry - The Vamps
Santa Baby - Ariana Grande

TV Show :

For some reason I never watch Dance Moms any more but I really ought to get back in to it! I was so obsessed with it for song long, I think I just got too busy to watch it every day and now I never watch it. There's always time though. Don't really think I can say that I've been obsessed with any TV programmes for the whole month. I did see one the other day that I loved though...

Tattoo Fixers



Basically it's just where people who have had dodgy tattoos go to get them fixed. Sound like the worst programme in the world yet? It's not. For one, it's funny to see and hear the stories of how people got such awful tattoos and then it's amazing to see how the tattoo artists manage to cover it up! Probably going to be obsessed with this for the whole of January too...

Purchase : 

There's no competition this month..

Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Eyeshadow Palette




These last few months I've really got in to wearing eyeshadow. I used to own two Naked palettes but never use them. My flat mate Nicole does the most amazing eyeshadow and pretty much inspired me to start doing mine! So I went all out and bought this and it was possibly one of the best decisions I've ever made. You can read my review of it here.

Photo : 

My favourite photo from this month so far (and also the worst photo of me I've ever seen) has to be this

Hello you lovely lot!

Can you believe that December is in to the 20's? ME NEITHER (if you can believe it, that doesn't apply to you..). So, with Christmas pretty much two days away now I thought I would let you all know some of the things I want so if you're last minute buying or someone has a birthday soon after (like me) you could get some ideas! Or if you're just nosy like me you'll want to know these kind of things. Bare in mind I know I will not get all of these things, these are just some things that I told my parents and friends I would like so they have ideas of what to get for me!

Headphones

I asked Dad for some specific headphones but he pretty much told me I wasn't getting them. I did then tell him I would buy them myself but it wouldn't surprise me if he's tried to find a similar pair and bought them for me! I really want just a good pair of over the ear headphones that I can put on when I'm on the bus! A good pair of ear-in ones wouldn't go a miss ether because I'm always buying rubbish ones so a good pair would probably save me a bit of money!

Pacco Rabbane - Olympéa Perfume

I've wanted this since Summer when a woman gave me a tester in Debenhams. Me and Mum instantly fell in love with it and with my One Direction perfume running out *collective sob* Christmas is the perfect time to ask for it! My flat mate Nicole always wears this so now I don't really associate it with Summer but with her, so after Christmas we'll smell the same. I always get perfume for Christmas because it takes me about a year to go through one, perfect timing!

Skinny Dip Phone Case

Ever since I got my iPhone I've needed a case for it but Dad has bought me shocking cases in the past so I thought I would just show him exactly the one I wanted. He told me he wouldn't buy it for me but when i told my friend Chloe I needed to get one she offered to buy me one for Christmas / My Birthday! So I'm pretty sure I'm getting one of these and I'm super excited about it! I've asked for one of the ones where the glitter floats up and down. You'd never guess I was turning 19 in January.

Urabn Decay - Naked Smoky Palette 

Ever since this came out I've been hankering after it. I can't do a smokey eye to save my life so I'm hoping that if I get this it will force me to try and do it more often. i saw that my friend Steph had it and so I opened it and it had the most beautiful silver colour in it that I think I could wear on top of any shadow just to give it a bit of sparkle! This is probably the present I'm most excited to get (if I do get it!). If I get it for Christmas this also means I'll have it in time to wear for my birthday meal with my friends (not saying that it will go well, but I can try).

Nars - Copacabana Highlighter 

I've heard so many raving reviews about this and I don't think I'll be getting it but it's a nice wish! I use Sleek highlighter at the minute and as lovely as it is, I'm looking for something for a bit more glowing? The Sleek highlighter just put a bit of a shimmer on my cheeks whereas all the reviews of this say that it does much more than that! I think Winter is really the time to go with the 'glowy' look, especially for me anyway. My skin gets a lot dryer in Winter and highlighter seems to give it back some kind of life!

CD's

I always ask for CD's for Christmas because then I can play them in my car. I know I haven't really driven my car much since I moved, only once or twice really. However, when I do drive it tends to be long ones, I drove to Sheffield to example. I've asked for 5SOS, Coldplay, Little Mix and obviously my ultimate babes, 1D. I know that having any of these CD's in my car will make my journeys much more enjoyable.

What have you asked for for Christmas?

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x

Hello you lovely lot!

So a few weeks ago I spent money that I really should have used for food on an eyeshadow palette. I can't deny I am fully obsessed with eyeshadow palettes now which doesn't really help because I'm sure that isn't what my student loan was made for. I already have a naked and a naked 3 palette and I never used them when I first bought them but about 3 years later I finally understand the hype. I wear eyeshadow almost every day now and when I saw Zoellas post on this palette I knew I had to buy it!
For some reason I forgot to take a photo of the packaging on the outside but it looks like this...