I'm Going On Holiday!

I've booked my tickets, I'm going to get my injections this afternoon (ewwwwww) and I'm SO excited to go! Guess where? South Korea! :D I'm going to be visiting one of my best friends (who's at uni in Suwon for the year) for two weeks ^ - ^ I can't wait to go!

I'll be jetting off over the Easter holidays, when I should be revising....I'll bring some notes to study on the plane :P No amount of exams could deter me though, me and my friend have been planning this holiday for over a year now XD

I'm going to take a nearly empty suitcase so I can stock up on cute clothes, accessories and of course make up. I might go a little bit crazy buying skincare products and LOADS of BB creams > . <

And maybe I'll try and do a bit of celeb-stalking whilst I'm there ;)

Sunny xxxxx

Weekly Face Cleansing Routine

So for seemingly every other part of the UK there is a heap of snow everywhere, but in North Wales there's nothing...not one little flake of snow. There's a hell of a lot of rain, but no more *cries* Every morning I wake up and run to the window and all I see is distant snowy mountains, but no snow outside my window :( I love snow! Evil mountains mocking me!

I thought I'd share my face cleansing routine, this used to change quite often, but for the past four months I've kept it exactly the same, and I'm seeing results (excluding when I do silly things like get drunk and leave make up on for two days straight because I'm too hungover...).

My skin type is combination, so pretty common. I have a dry forehead, dry centres of my cheeks and oily everywhere else. I tend to get breakouts around the edges of my face, my chin, and the side of my face where I lean on my hand (I really need to stop doing this > . <).

First I use a small face towel and run it under warm water for a minute or so, I then squeeze out the excess water and press it lightly against my face to open up my pores (when I was about 13 my friend told me to use really hot water or my face wouldn't be cleaned properly, I used water so hot it hurt > . < This was really stupid and caused even worse skin because I was damaging it daily!).

Then (with a still damp face) I grab a teeny handful of oats and, running them under water first to get them a bit soggy, I smooth these gently in circular motions all over my face. I read about how good oats (and the oat juice from getting them wet) are for your skin in Marie-Claire over a year ago now and I never really knew what to do with them until I saw a Bubzbeauty video about face cleansing using oats (google Bubzbeauty oats and watch the youtube video). I stopped using this for a while, but started again when the winter air started really drying out my skin, and what can I say, it's amazing.

After I've washed the oats off (and cleaned the sink a bit :P) I use this Simple Pore-Minimising Toner. My friend made me try this about 6 months ago, I really love it. I used to skip toner all the time, but my skin feels so much better when I do use it! As for the pore minimising bit? I'm not entirely sold on that, but as a general toner I love it, and I really love Simple products with their no added colours or preservatives thing :)

Finally AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I moisturise. I've been using this Simple moisturiser for three years and I don't think I'll ever switch, it's love * - * Even my boyfriend uses it when he gets dry skin XD It doesn't feel oily and it's really moisturising. My best friend has eczema, and for a few months had it really badly on her face and I introduced her to this moisturiser, she really loved it and still uses it now (this moisturiser didn't clear the eczema on her face, it just soothed it and made it look less red and flaky, to cure it completely she had to get medical cream from the doctors, this moisturiser is good, but it's not magic :P).

Twice I week I use my gorgeous Cure Aqua Gel (as seen in my January Favourites). I bought this online from yesstyle.com (a bit pricey but amazing for getting Asian beauty products when all the ebay sellers you find look dodgey :P). I rub a tiny amount (just a small squirt) all over my face and neck, and then wash off the icky dead skin cells that come off :P After using this my face feels incredible, it's so soft and smooth ^ - ^ Even though it's a little pricey (£30) I bought mine in about October (I think) and I haven't even used 1/4 of it yet.

Once a week (although I try and make it two when I have time :P) I make a facemask. I love using facemasks, it feels so pampering and luxurious, even when there's weird stuff all over your face and you look like a monster :P I watch loads of youtube beauty videos, so this is a sort of mishmash of a few similar concoctions I've seen online. I use a tablespoon of yogurt, a teaspoon of honey and a tablespoon of my beloved oats :P Mix them all together and slurp them onto my face (yum :P) I then wait around 20 minutes and hope no one knocks on my door :P I really love this, yogurt is soothing and eases redness of the face, oats are gentle exfoliators and honey is an antibacterial.

I'm going on holiday over Easter and I really want to buy a good facial cleanser, as I don't want to pack two weeks worth of oats and therefore have to endure the inevitable 'oat explosion' in my bag. If any of you guys can recommend me a good (not too pricey :P) facial cleanser I can take with me you'd be a great help :)

Sunny xxxxx

January Favourites

Right now I'm curled up in bed, my hair in a scaggily pony tail, mascara half way down my face, bruises all over my legs and no memory of last night. A night well spent in my opinion :D Hehe. One of my friends from home came to visit and yesterday was her last day of being here, so we celebrated....a lot....

January is over! It's been surprisingly good (evil exams aside) so here are the things I've been enjoying over the last month:

Beauty:

Cure Natural Aqua Gel - This stuff is magical and wonderful and beautiful, if you don't have it go and buy it! :P It's a really gentle exfoliator, I use it twice a week to buff away the dead skin of my face (the gel makes it come off in little balls which is disgusting, but it works :P). I've been using this for a while now and it's a constant favourite. It just makes my skin so pretty and soft * - *

Batiste Dry Shampoo - I'm lazy, and this means that I can get to my 9am lectures without horrible greasy hair, so I don't have to shower in the mornings when I'd rather sleep (although I do still shower and clean myself, I'm not totally icky :P this just makes it easier when my hairs a little ew :P).

Nars The Multiple Orgasm Blush - A new buy and a new love, it's SO SO SO SO SO SO pretty, I've used it every time I've gone out. The colour gives a really pretty glow and the slight shimmer really brings your face to life. I'm in love <3

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation - As you can tell from my last post I like this a lot :P

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat - It's beautifulllllll, I love using this so much, at first I hardly used any and was really precious about it, but the past week or so I've used more and it really brightens up my face and makes me look so much more glowy and pretty :P

Random Things:

Starter For Ten - David Nicholls - I just finished this book and it's amazing. I haven't laughed so much at a book in forever > . < If you like cringey but hilarious situations read this book, I wish I'd read it before I arrived at Uni, but it's still a great read now :P

Nightwish Imaginaerum - I really like this album, a few of the songs are a bit weird and I don't really like :P But overall it's good, very classic Nightwish, I especially love Storytime, although the weird jazz like song Slow Love Slow just makes me laugh :P

NS Yoon Ji The Reason I Became A Witch - Ahhhhh! It's just so catchy, and NS Yoon Ji is beautiful * - * Girl crush!

V For Vendetta (film) - My friend made me watch this a couple of weeks ago, it's amazing, I really want to read the graphic novel now! It did make me cry quite a bit, I do that a lot at films :P The ending was just so poignant, I didn't know if I was happy or sad :P

Finally I have a house for next year!!!! So very very happy, we went to see so many horrible damp, falling apart places (and one VERY creepy landlord who shook my hand and then held it while he told us about the house :S ) but then we found a perfect house, and were told it was ours the next morning ^ - ^ YAY!

Sunny xxxxx

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation (and shoes!)

I have two hours before I have to leave my warm bedroom and battle the Welsh weather to go down to the estate agents, so time for a post! (btw, looking for a second year house is killing me, WAI SO IMPOSSIBLE! :P)

I bought Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation (in 51, Light Vanilla) a couple of weeks ago, and now I've worn it for a few nights out (and during the day too :P) so I can review it :) This foundation has been raved about and loved by beauty bloggers and the general public (it won the 2011 Make-Up Product of the year for the consumer study of product innovation), so it's not entirely surprising that I'm going to add myself to its list of fans.

This foundation has a good range of shades, I tested 51 light vanilla, and 52 vanilla, and the chose the 51 (the lightest of the range). The darkest isn't that dark though, it's more a deep tan colour, but I'm very pale, so in the summer I won't even get near to the darkest (Shade 58).

I wore this with my primer on underneath, and it lasted all day perfectly, so I adore it in that respect. Because my forehead is weirdly dry I have to mix it with a little moisturiser for that part of my face or it doesn't look as smooth, but that's just me, even when I moisturise loads before putting foundation on my forehead is never happy :P This foundation provides medium coverage and gives me dewy glowy skin (not much of a fan of a matte face so this is perfect for me :P)

Pros:
Inexpensive (£9.99)
Fairly good colour range
Nice smell (sort of like apricots and sun cream, but a lot milder :P)
Stays for a long timeNice dewy finish

Cons:
The packaging! (I'm a very 'judge a book by its cover' girl about make up, and I know I shouldn't be, this is a great product, so I'm just nit picking at this point XD)

This is a great high street foundation, it's only £9.99 and I think it's fabulously cheap for how good it is, I really recommend it :)

On a side note, these are my new shoes :D My boyfriend got them for me (even though it was his birthday :P). I'd seen these in Republic and thought they were cute, they were £20 (I think) in the sale, but as I'm saving for my holiday I couldn't buy them. A few days later (on his birthday) he surprised me with these ^ - ^ (Don't worry, he got a birthday present too :P)

Sunny xxxxx

Question Tag!

I got tagged to answer these questions by Bunny at http://lapindelune.blogspot.com/ (who you should check out btw), and thought it was fun :P I'm feeling lazy today, so I'm not tagging anyone specific back, but if you read this and want to answer then you should and leave a comment :D

Questions!

What kind of weather do you like the most?
Thunder and lightning! I love really violent weather (so long as I'm warm and cosy inside and get to watch out of a window :P)

Whenever you're down, what instantly cheers you up?
Inviting my boyfriend over and watching an old kids films together (Fantastia * - *)

Did your childhood dreams change as you got older, or remain the same?
I've wanted to be a Marine Biologist since I was 9, and now i'm studying marine biology at uni XD.

Do you prefer Mac or PC?
I like both, is that allowed? I have a PC, but I would loooooveeeee a Mac :P

What is one thing to absolutely have to do every day for your day to feel complete?
Going outside at least once :P I hate those days where you have to stay inside all day (like when I'm ill or revising :( )

If you had to go without any communication technology for a week, do you think you'd be okay?
I might forget which lectures to go to...I depend on my friends texting me to tell me where I should be and where :P I'm a bit useless like that :P

What inspired you to start a blog? Personal reasons? Social reasons? Etc?
I've loved reading beauty blogs for ages, I started watching beauty youtube videos (introduced by my boyfriend weirdly enough :P) and then moved onto blogs. So I thought I'd have a go at it myself, and it's great fun ^ - ^

Do you like Disneyland? 
I never got to go when I was little *criesssssssss*

What is one guilty pleasure you have? (Whether it's food, music, hobby, etc.)
Oh dear....I love eating REALLY bad food (chocolate, cookies, ice cream) and watching any Gordon Ramsay tv shows....I don't know why...I just do it...

Do you think of yourself as a person who lives without regrets? 
Hehe, not at all, whenever I go out for the night I wake up the next morning thinking 'I wish I'd never done that.....' :P But for the important things no, no regrets ^ - ^

Are you as bad at coming up with questions for these things as I am? ;P
Nope, because I'm going to recycle THESE questions (ahahahahaha) So very lazy....

 

 

Yeh, so if you read this have a go at answering these questions, I've just had a full morning of lectures on chemistry, my brain is melting slightly so imma go nap now :P

 

I like pictures, so here's a photo of my cat in a tiara <3

 

 

 

Sunny xxxxx

Summer Night Out Look

I've been craving summer for the past couple of weeks, once Christmas is over I get bored of winter, I dislike being cold > . < So instead of being a good girl and walking to the shops to buy some food I decided to make a look I want to wear going out in the summer :P Although my rumbling tummy tells me that this was not a good decision :P

Pretend that I've put mascara on, I only realised I'd forgotten it when I'd taken the photos and removed the make up > . < I'm so silly!

I never wear purple enough (and it's supposed to work well with blue eyes) so I'm trying to do more purple looks when I go out, but first I need more purples...

I used:

Face:

Benefit Porefessional

Smashbox Photo Finish Primer

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation (51, Light Vanilla)

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer (01)

Witch Concealer (01, Natural)

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat (1)

Eyes:

Benefit Creaseless Cream (Tattle Tale)

Rimmel Glam'Eyes (410 Plum Romance)

No7 Palette Brown Shadow

No7 Palette Light Taupe Shadow

Natural Collection White Eyeliner

(I would have used Benefit's Bad Gal Mascara if I'd remembered :P)

Lips:

Revlon Matte Lipstick (003 Mauve It Over)

Mac Lipglass ( Pink Clash)

On a side note it's my boyfriends birthday today! So I'm going to give him his (slightly rubbish) handmade card and give him some birthday hugs :) (After buying food though...)

Sunny xxxxx

Versatile Blogger Award!

Oooh my first award, how exciting :P Thanks to Lottie at  http://lottie-loves-beauty.blogspot.com/, she has a really great blog you should take a look at :)

You need to link back to the person giving you the award, share 7 facts about yourself and pass the award on to 10 of your favourite bloggers.

My facts:

1) My favourite film is Kill Bill (I'm a sucker for Tarantino).

2) Audrey Hepburn is my idol, she's so stylish and beautiful * - *

3) I have a very large Hello Kitty collection :P

4) In fencing I'm a Grade 4 in foil and Grade 2 in sabre.

5) I wear pearl earrings everyday.

6) I cry watching films...a lot...

7) I really like cats, too much, but they're just SO FLUFFY!

10 Of My Favourite Blogs :

http://crystalhkgirl.blogspot.com/
http://lucindababydoll.blogspot.com/
http://blushjewellery.blogspot.com/
http://candycloudsinthesky.blogspot.com/
http://carlysnailsandstuff.blogspot.com/
http://www.freshlookjournal.com/
http://i-am-the-elf.blogspot.com/
http://lapindelune.blogspot.com/
http://limitedlucy.blogspot.com/
http://livciv.blogspot.com/

Sunny xxxxx