She made me buy it!

We all have those friends that persuade you to buy something you seriously do not need, and in my case, all your friends manage to persuade me to buy things that I don't need!

I'm starting a monthly series of things that my friends have made me buy in that particular month. Obviously some months will have more purchases than others, but this week we have a whole bunch of things! 

I was out shopping with my friend Lana when I said that I was on the hunt for a good bronzer for contouring. After paying for a top in Topshop, she immediately dragged me halfway down oxford street to boots where she shoved the hoola bronzer in my face. I had heard of the hoola bronzer before, but never really had it at the top of my wish list as I didn't like the idea of the boxed powders. However, Lana convinced me that I needed it, so I bought it. But after I took the bronzer home, I felt that I had a hard time getting it to show up on my medium/olive skin tone, so maybe this contour shade wasn't right for me.This was a little bit of a disappointing buy :( still looking for my perfect contouring shade... 

The next thing that I was suckered into were the Charles Worthington salon at home volume and bounce spray, and the leave in conditioner. Everyone and their dogs have heard about the Oribe texturising spray, but that is £40! Beauty blogger Amelia Liana posted that the Charles Worthington texturising spray was an almost perfect dupe for the Oribe- so I bought it. So far, I really like it. It holds so much volume into the hair, but doesn't make it frizzy, which is something that I suffer hugely from.  The leave in conditioner however, was down to my friend Lucy raving about it. Lucy's hair always looks fantastic, and every time I ask her what she uses, this is always in her stash. When I saw that this was on offer for £3.00 in boots, I had to try it for myself. The first thing that I noticed was the smell. I'm hopeless at describing smells but it smells really good, almost like a perfume. I haven't tried this yet, but trust me, I will be trying it soon and letting you know what I think of it! I love the Charles Worthington range so I am hoping it'll be good!

And Last but certainly not least is the maybelline superstar gel colours. This purchase was my friend Sashas fault! We were in boots the other day, and she was saying that her nail varnish lasts such a long time, they don't chip, the colours are all really pretty, and they are super glossy. I bought the shades (L-R) base transparent, hot salsa and uptown blue. I am wearing hot salsa at the moment, and can't stop looking at my nails! it is literally the most amazing colour and there is no signs of it shipping. I have had this colour on for 4 days so far which is an accomplishment. I am wearing it with the topcoat and it is shiny and lovely. I have received many compliments about this wonderful shade! It is pictured on my nails below. (excuse the awful paint job)

Thats it for today, but check back next month to see what I will have been suckered into buying!

see you soon

Emma

The British tag

So I have seen this tag go around on multiple blogs and videos and because I am a very proud brit, I thought that it would be a good idea to attempt it. The tag states that you need to have a cup of tea at hand so, in honour of the tag (despite the weather being 28 degrees) I have made myself a cup of tea and it is currently sitting next to me as I type this.  Oh the things I will do for this blog...

anyway, the questions!


Tag questions

1. How many cups of tea do you have a day and how many sugars?

Soo, I tend to drink more coffee than tea as I have a little coffee obsession (I am sure my family and friends can clarify this) and drink around 4 cups a day. However, my parents are avid tea drinkers, so recently I have tried to drink more tea. The main reason for this is less caffeine and therefore I will not be as delirious throughout the day :-) I won't normally have any sugars in my tea as I prefer the pure taste without a sweetener. 

2. Favourite part of your roast?

I feel this answer is obvious, the Yorkshire puddings! I have been known to steal my fathers ones when he is not looking, but hey... they are just so wonderful!


3. Favourite dunking biscuit?

Oohh, I really like shortbread. The taste is so different and I love how they just melt in your mouth. I still remember the taste of my first shortbread when I was around  years old. I was at my grandparents house and they had new biscuits in so I tried them and they were heaven! I have been a convert ever since, thanks Grandma!

4. Favourite quintessentially British pass time?

I have to go posh here and say afternoon tea and going to the theatre. My mother has taken me to the theatre since I was a young girl, so it is sort of tradition to see new productions with her! I have had three afternoon teas in my entire seventeen years and love it so much. I have been to the berkeley fashionista tea (that was incredible), the mad hatters tea party (so fun and quirky) and finally the grove (A posh hotel in Watford). I love food if you can't tell ahaha.

5. Favourite word?

Favourite british word? Hmmm... Well, I really like the word darling. especially when said in your typical chelsea accent. Its quite patronising, yet I strangely love it! I love to say it as well, I have gorton into the habit of calling everybody darling, but maybe I should stop. Some people may think that my favourite word is the equivalent word to a female dog, but they are wrong (okay, maybe they're not!) 

6. Cockney rhyming slang?

Apple and pears= stairs
bread and honey= money
raspberry rippe= nipple
they are the only ones that I have heard, sorry

7. Favourite sweet?

This is a hard one to choose, but I would have to say that rhubarb and custard boiled sweets are my favourite. They just taste so odd yet so right!

8. What would your pub be called?

The queens arm? That might be a name of a pub already i'm not too sure. it is a good pub name though! 

9. No.1 British person?

Kate Middleton I think

10. Favourite shop/restaurant?

I love Zara (but it is spanish), Topshop and selfridges. Selfridges being my favourite as you can get anything from primark to chanel in there. Plus, they have a macaron stand :P As for restaurants, I live for wasabi and wagamamas.

11. What British song pops into your head?
Bastille pompeii. I love how you can hear their british accents through their singing!12. Marmite 

Do not even get me started on marmite. It is my favourite spread in the world, I have it everywhere including my jacket potatoes and in my sandwiches. You have to get the portion size correct though, otherwise there is a risk there could be too much marmite and there will be a marmite overload. 


That is it for the tags folks! I really enjoyed doing it! Tell me what you think of it as I may try to make a tag post every week!

see you soon
Emma

It's finally summer!

Hello guys,

What wonderful weather we're having! It almost feels like I am not in London anymore, and instead in California!

Anyway, I am here with my first outfit post on my blog which is exciting. Today, I went into town with my friends, so I chose to wear a dress to make it easier to try on clothes. I don't know about you, but I absolutely hate it when I have to keep taking off my skinny jeans and then squeezing them back on again. I feel that a dress is perfect for shopping due to it being able to come off quickly and is also easy to put back on.

 Wearing a summer dress feels incredible! It is so airy and feels like I am on holiday! This dress was purchased last year from Topshop, but I am sure you will be able to find it on ebay fairly easily. If you can't find it, Topshop have a brilliant range of dresses in the same style with other cute designs and patterns.

My shoes were also a purchase from last summer. I bought these from Dune shoes. I find it so hard to find sandals that fit my feet properly as I have skinny and flat feet, so you can imagine my excitement when I managed to find these good looking shoes that fit me!

And my favourite part of my outfit are my sunglasses. I purchased them from urban outfitters last week for £40! I know this may seem expensive to some, but in my opinion these are really reasonable seeing as they are Vivienne Westwood, and have a £180 value. I would recommend checking them out before they are gone :)

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my posts, it really means a lot to me. Expect a haul blog post very soon, as this shopping trip was a very naughty one! :-)

Are you enjoying this weather?
Emma

Anastasia beverley hills dip brow promade and brow wiz.

Hi again,

I have made yet another naughty purchase, But this time it was justified! The other day I hit pan on my favourite eyebrow product (mac croquette), but ever since Anastasia launched its products in the UK I was extremely intrigued by the products.

I decided to purchase the dip brow promade and the ever so popular brow wiz. First of all, both of the packaging gets a 10/10 from me. The brow wiz has a brow brush on the end which I find to be amazing! It is so convenient as it means when I'm not at home, I only need to take this pencil instead of this and a separate brow brush. The dip brow just has an easy to use pot which I really like.

I use my MAC 208 brush to apply the dip brow to my brows and I think this brush gives me great precision and I am able to control it easily. Unlike other brushes, the mac brush is really dense and perfect for the eyebrows. 

The actual performance of the product is amazing as well, it is sort of like a mousse texture which means the colour applies really creamy and thick, so it is really easy to draw on your eyebrows easily.  

Funny story, the first time I used this product I applied a very generous layer (the mousse is so fun, no lie) and ended up with a year 8 boy saying to me "you look like nanny mcphee". really not what a 16 year old girl wants to hear. 

After a few attempts, I think I have now managed to do my brows properly so they don't look overly drawn on. I absolutely love both these products and will definitely be buying more wen this runs out.

You can buy both these products on Cultbeauty.com priced at £15.50 for the brow wiz, and £15 for the dip brow. In my opinion both these products are worth the hype!

Bite madiera lipstick pencil

Hi guys,

I'm really sorry I have been Missing in action recently but I have been really busy at writing my personal statement. That thing is taking forever!

Anyway, I am back today with another Bite purchase (I know, I got a little crazy on my sephora order!)

Bite Pencil in Madiera

I bought this lip pencil on a bit of a whim, I didn't need it, I didn't necessarily want it, yet for some reason, I thought it would benefit me to order this.

Unfortunately this may have been a mistake due to the pencil being too light for my skin tone which is honestly really upsetting. I know in the picture it doesn't look too bad, but on my lips it looks really light. However, I have to say that the lip pencil has a really nice consistency. I find that this pencil it is soft enough that it is moisturising and pigmented, but hard enough that it doesn't just melt straight away.

The colour doesn't look too bad on me if I blend it out with my finger, but overall I would pick my other nude lipsticks over this pencil. If I had bought another shade I think that I would like this a lot more.

Have you tried this out?

Emma