rebecca

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!

I love Vlogmas. When I say love, I mean it. Sometimes I watch old Vlogmas videos in the middle of summer, I'm so rebellious? As it got closer and closer to December I started to rewatch a few of my favourites (I did it when I was drunk once and woke up the next morning with the Christmas music playing, not the best). I tend to watch the same people every year although I have found some new channels this year who happen to be doing vlogmas! It was taking me too long to think of ten people that I watched since I only watch six or seven so I decided to make it a top five!

Better get going then!

5. Jim Chapman / EveryDayJim

Now Jim isn't technically doing Vlogmas this year because he isn't vlogging every single day till Christmas, he vlogs Monday-Friday anyway so I'm counting it! I don't watch Jim's vlogs as much as I used to but I still think he's a lovely person and he really does make me smile! His vlogs are always just quite relaxing I guess, especially if you're nosy like me.

4. Tanya Burr

I think Tanya' channel is just called Tanya Burr? I don't know! I never watch Tanya's vlogs and I don't really know why but I do know that I love her Vlogmas videos! She just gets so excited around Christmas which is exactly what I'm like! Christmas is my favourite time of year, not even just Christmas, just winter in general. My birthday is in January so around this time is where I love my life. Tanya reminds me of me and I find her vlogs so easy to watch!

3. Alfie Deyes / PointlessBlogVlogs

I tend to watch Alfie's vlogs quite a bit and obviously he daily vlogs anyway so I don't think he's calling this vlogmas? However, he tends to do such interesting stuff (I mean one vlog was him getting a Christmas tree which is honestly so interesting to me.) He also spends a lot of time with Zoe, obviously, who I love to pieces. I think that Alfie is just generally a lovely person too, I always forget that I've met him and how much I loved him!

2. Zoe Sugg / MoreZoella

It was a stuggle to decide between Zoe and the number one spot but eventually I came to a decision. I love Zoe so much and she's one of my favourite YouTubers. I think the only reason that she isn't number one is becase I obviously see the same things in Alfie's vlogs, not that it bothers me because you do see them from two different perspectives! Zoe really cheers me up, I think she just has such an infectious personality and it makes me so happy. I also love the fact she's doing the videos on her main channel too!

1. Hannah & Stef Michalak / TheMichalaks

I love these two so much! They are fast becoming two of my favourite YouTubers and this is the first year they've done Vlogmas! They usually upload on a Sunday and it tends to be there whole week. Their editing is magical and the music really makes it too! I love watching their videos and I look forward to Sundays simply for their videos. When I found out they were doing Vlogmas I was ecstatic, although it does mean the videos are shorter it also means I don't have to wait all week for an update! Their baby Grayson is one of the cutest children I have ever seen in my life and I love watching as he grows up and seeing all the milestones he reaches!

So, these are my favourite YouTubers to watch around the festive period! I love Vlogmas all together and so having so many people that I love makes it even better!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky x