Thursday, 27 March 2014

HAUL | ROSEGAL.COM JEWELLERY!

I thought I'd show you some jewellery I bought from RoseGal because when I found this site I was curious however slightly sceptical because the jewellery looked a m a z i n g but it was SO cheap!
I thought I would give a review on their jewellery in terms of shipping, cost, customer service, etc.
They do offer clothing but they're all in dual sizes or "one size fits all" - bloody hate that phrase - so I imagined everything would be teeny tiny anyway I'm rambling lets get on with it!




3 pairs of earrings, 3 statement necklaces all came to £15! That's around £2.50 per item whaaaaaaat #bargainqueen
I sort of felt obligated to buy something anyway because they offer free shipping haha does anyone else feel that way?
Because shipping was free and the products were inexpensive I thought it would take a really long time, however I believe I received my parcel in around a week!
I have been looking for statement necklaces for a long time but all of them were so expensive! Even in shops that tend to be cheaper.
The pieces I selected were rather girly and vintage but they also offer more grungey and edgy options - I love this site and have no complaints at all!

Hope this helped if anyone was curious about the site or looking for some lovely but cheap jewellery! Byeeeeeee xo
*not sponsored lol*


Friday, 21 March 2014

HOW TO: BE A BETTER BLONDE! DYING IT, HAIR CARE AND TIPS & TRICKS


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Today we'll (well just me really) be talking about BLONDES. How to get it, how to maintain it, and how to DO IT RIGHT *boom* *the more you know* I am a fountain of knowledge.
I am not a hairdresser nor trained within the area, however I am blonde, have been for a long time, and have learnt a few things along the way. This will be a lengthy post but I will cut into sections for those who only want to know about specifics. Being blonde is very complex and we're not as dumb as you may think!


1. ITS EXPENSIVE.
You must know this, it will be expensive. When done the cheap way using cheap, low quality products, I hate to say it but the results will also be cheap and tacky. Find a hairdresser you trust, and get your hair dyed professionally.
It is more expensive at a salon, BUT the results are much longer lasting so in comparison to all the various cheap box dyes and toners you'll end up buying it may work out cheaper. It is also less hassle, using bleach or box dyes means you will have to experiment with various shades/brands, figuring out how long bleach needs to sit in your hair - and if it goes wrong you have to do it all over again. Then you have to tone, and you may end up using all kinds of purple shampoos and toners until you find the right one - I found that even then the shade was always too purple in some areas and too yellow in other areas.
I see it as an investment, you can spend more money to sit back, relax with a cuppa and leave it to the experts to instantly find your perfect shade of blonde, which is long lasting so you wont have to fork out as often as you would with bleach or box dyes.





2. HAIR CARE: WASHING IT

There is no such thing as going blonde and not having damaged hair, sorry! Ask your hairdresser what products they recommend since they know your hair so well.
Before you wash it, take out all the tangles with detangling spray and a wide tooth comb (much more gentle than just hacking away with a brush) and smother your hair in an essential oil. Coconut oil, argan oil, morrocan oil, whatever-the-fuck oil you feel works best haha.
Focus on ends, lengths are optional. Sit for however long you like, you could let it work its magic overnight and wash your hair in the morning. Or, you can leave it in for 5 minutes if you're in a hurry - something is better than nothing.
Use a purple shampoo. You may find after a while your hair colour is looking a little yellow, and using a purple shampoo will refresh your hair and make it good as new.
I recommend using a hair mask/deep conditioner once a week if you, like me, started off with box dyes or bleach and your hair is dry and breaking.
You want to look for products with keratin and/or essential oils, once again I've found higher end/more expensive products to work better than drugstore. 
Eventually you will see results and will only need to deep condition once every 2 weeks or even once a month if your hair gets to a really good condition.



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3. HAIR CARE: OUT OF THE SHOWER/WHEN ITS DRY
Use a leave in conditioner or essential oil after you've washed your hair. I use both because the more the merrier in my opinion. I use a leave in conditioner, focusing on lengths and ends then a SMALL amount of oil on the very ends.
Use as little heat as possible, every time you do use heat use a heat protectant and I like to apply a very small amount of leave in conditioner to the ends of my hair. Using little heat and rarely washing it can be restrictive for hair styles, but when you get to that stage a simple bun always works.
Before you sleep, braid it, bun it or ponytail it braiding your hair works best as your hair is tucked away neatly but not constrained by a hair tie, and you'll wake up with Daenerys Targaryen hair ***flawless. Having your hair tucked away means less chance of pulling, tugging and breaking your hair as you move during your beauty sleep. You must always do this if your hair is wet and you're about to go to bed - no excuses!
You could put a small amount of leave in conditioner in your hair before you sleep. When you sleep your body uses this time to restore skin, hair, nails, organs, etc. so your hair will condition much more effectively at night :) it's science bro *boom* *in your face*

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4. MATCH YOUR EYEBROWS!
You may not have considered this, but your eyebrows need to change if your hair has. With blondes it can be very hard to find the right shade of shadow or pencil. Usually, the lighter or ashier your hair, the more cool-toned your eyebrows must be. You want to look for taupes, grey-browns, those sorts of shades. It may even look straight up grey in the pan but when you apply it, it matches perfectly. Its a huge, but common mistake for blondes to have really warm-toned brown eyebrows which unfortunately comes up orange next to your hair!

That's all I have for now everyone :) thank you for reading this LONG post if you got this far, have 100 Hayley points woo *confetti flies*
If you liked this post and want to know my hair care routine, favourite hair products or even how I do my brows if you're a curious little bunny (lol what?) just let me know in the comments, or tweet me!
Byeeeeeeeee *sails into the horizon*

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Wednesday, 12 March 2014

H&M NUDES PALETTE: SOFT NUDES | REVIEW & SWATCHES

Ended up scrolling through H&M when I came across their cosmetics section and found myself very intrigued. I was never aware of how many products they had available, all I was aware of at the time was their nail polishes, but alas, I've never been so happy to be wrong. Am I really late on discovering this? #noob
I bought one of their 'nudes' palettes in Soft Nudes (£3.99 say whaaaaaat)
Lets continue on by looking at my mediocre photography skills..
(I got an A in Photography would you bloomin' believe it - fun fact of the day)

Swatches on arm correspond to the eyeshadows on the above picture

So first impressions are that they have pretty good pigmentation for £3.99, I can think of more expensive palettes that are equal or below this standard. 
I actually was surprised by how big the eyeshadows were which is great as you're usually surprised at how small it is (that's what she said)
I think this would be great for travelling; the packaging is sturdy and snaps shut, and even though the eyeshadows are large the packaging itself isn't big - they've really used up the space wisely.
Overall lovely staple palette and for doing neutral and very wearable looks but that bronze/gold in the middle adds a little extra oomph and would look great on blue eyes, also you could bring it into night time with the darkest brown but that wouldn't be dramatic enough for me haha.

They have loads of palettes with different shades available I will definitely get more in the future plus I would love to do a swatch post on their lipsticks and lip pencils as they look rather delicious (I couldn't think of a better word)

hope you enjoyed this, you may not have considered H&M as a place for make up but from this palette I am impressed and definitely recommend their products. (If you sign up to H&M right now you can get 25% off!)
Love you long time xo

Disclaimer- I'm not sponsored by H&M to create this post.

Friday, 7 March 2014

FAVES & FAILS: FEBRUARY 2014

Happy Friday everybody!
sorry this is late I have been real busy and stuff and life things have been happening
I aim to do a blog post every Wednesday but Wednesday was like "haha I wont let u" so I've got some free time and thought I would do a post so I've at least done something for this week :)

As we're in the first week of March I thought I would talk about things I've been loving and shit that sucked in February.

So products I loved in February are:

Products Shown: Avon Infinitize Mascara, NYX Butter Gloss in Peaches & Cream and Maple Blondie, ELF Baked Blush in Pinktastic, High-lights by Technic and Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama 24hr Gel Eyeliner

Avon Infinitize Mascara - I couldn't get any good shots of the mascara wand which was really annoying because it has a unique shape - its curved and the brush continues on the tip of the wand so its great for getting bottom lashes and small/shorter eyelashes, and its around £4 or £4.50 I'm not too sure but cheap in comparison to other brands that are around £10

NYX Butter Gloss in Maple Blondie (left) and Peaches and Cream (right)
I wear these whenever I go to work as they moisturise my lips, and add some colour so I don't look completely dead - they don't last all day but what I like is that when they do wear off they dont settle in any chapped areas or lines within my lips. When I'm at work I dont have the chance to reapply so these are just easy, simple and work appropriate

ELF Baked Blush in Pinktastic
I guess I'm cheating kinda because I've had this for a while but it is something I use almost all the time so I thought I would mention it. No glitter or chunky/gritty stuff it just adds a great dewy glow. I always go overboard with my highlighter but I literally don't care I want to be a dewy goddess okay
Some people would stop at the cheekbones but I'm gonna be honest this is pretty much my setting powder for the whole face haha *the shame*
It has a pink undertone so if like me your skin has a pink undertone (at least I think I do anyway) it just blends lovely, I love it, I think you can understand my overall unhealthy obsessive feelings for this product

High-Lights by Technic
This is basically the baked blush but in liquid form. What I do is I place this on after my primer all over my face and blend it out with my stipple brush then go over with my foundation HOLY CRAP its amazing. I get really excited over highlighters, if you can't tell.
I've never used the High Beam from Benefit but its pretty obvious its supposed to be a dupe (I think I got mine for £1.50 *speechless*) so unfortunately I can't compare but this works amazing for me.
Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama 24hr Gel Eyeliner in Black
I think everyone and their mother has this gel liner but believe the hype its awesome. It lasts such a long time even without primer, with primer I believe that it would last 24 hours but I don't see why you would keep your make up on for that long.
Its kinda like 48 hour deodarant like why haven't you showered in 48 hours?
I go through phases of winged eyeliner and February I started doing it again but I just use this for my waterline now even if I'm not doing a wing because it just lasts so long and between Uni and work I need long lasting products.

OTHER LOVES IN FEBRUARY:

Ross Kemp: Extreme World - has anyone else been watching this? Ross Kemp travels to different countries to expose the overall corruption there, the series finished in February but you can watch it on Sky still if you're a Sky customer. The episode on Papua New Guinea was so shocking and all the places he visits and subjects that are faced need serious attention.

Jennifer Lawrence is also a love of mine for February for two reasons because she's hot and shes a great actress. I saw the Hunger Games: Catching Fire which was a MILLION times better than the first one THANK GOD I feel like they captured a lot more of the book in this film. Also her role in American Hustle was amazing, she really stood out to me I can't say I loved the film but she made it worth watching in my opinion haha.

THINGS THAT SUCKED:


*spoilers, duh* The Walking Dead returned and I really hate to say it but its not been great. The episode before the break was amazing, I'm so mad and upset Hershel is gone but at the same time that episode made you feel so many emotions and since then its been really quiet, slow and dull. The plot line is going really slowly, whats happened across the 4 episodes since returning would have happened in just one episode of The Vampire Diaries. I really hate to make that comparison but it used to be much more fast paced and action packed and I much prefer that. I can see they want to focus on different subjects other than zombies but when I really think about whats happened across 4 whole episodes - not much comes to mind. I just really hope it picks up the pace and gets back on track to how things were, I'd hate to see such a unique show be cancelled or not live up to its potential.

I don't have any products I disliked for February which is great because I haven't wasted money but its mainly because I'm too poor to buy lots of new products haha #girlproblems

So I hope you liked this post, its the first one like this but I really liked talking about my thoughts on other stuff than products and I'd be interested in what any of you have to say!
Take care xo