lets vamp it up.

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">After picking up the beautiful <em>Maybelline Gel Liner</em> the other day, it has integrated into my daily makeup routine, displacing the old <em>ELF Cream Liner</em> that used to be my liner of choice. The Maybelline version is a lot creamier, easier to work with and also includes a lovely little brush which is perfect for creating a multitude of different lines. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I was recently inspired by the wonderful Lisa Eldridge and her liner in <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8XaCznnJEk&feature=channel_video_title">this tutorial</a></strong> of hers, and had a wee go at recreating the look myself:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKSvTIRpxoPkkNjkTdw0f7QnZsaJ28N83aUhlG2Vfam2YVn9YgcPjU8s9lig4aUBmCWUec0CbsoZ0EgyrnE7s29EQXCzatC5JXR5B84VG8m_-H5WExKW6q894ZQsuI4wdO_b3RK4wFZN-/s1600/CIMG1519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kkNdH124W3ZXDzA19tKGBXTNrqT8DSigdcxy09TEDUGpR-vmM_x72iZ4D2Ni1To3bliImF8vupqxl4lQK6bRBA136WNpsB2eHkpH66rFnYbNLZfyR5_KLgJpJaYNzS1lcg0Caib047Ki/s1600/CIMG1522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="400" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1QmkzekBA24XdJovMj6vcPR41OXfEBgztMYe6HP3Rh_-ShY7QW5DC2avNR-EaPMpCeI4zLyC6G7BD5WrAWyqp7M3ccz54lLxibDAxISN-z3T1dj-uUrXjUOPyF7CnMJRT-3R9BPleihQ/s1600/CIMG1520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeD_nxeBk1CWs9dNLvI7lyvmtX0j8590swfmpMW1BDSyc-Qj5EaM0Q1nxMXrF_NUQ8yNynYT7aR7XEYSWq9h6aYA_5-YCgUc31jGr7qHiCtYCSbS8z9B2pg81ljZlgIRRRLfCNJufHIFv/s1600/CIMG1505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="586" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">By no means is my version anywhere near as perfect as Lisa's original but I absolutely adore this look! It almost reminds me of something Gaby from the TV show Made in Chelsea would wear, and I love how dramatic and bold it is!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">In the picture above I paired it with <em>Hue </em>lipstick from <em>Mac,</em> so as not to draw too much attention away from the eyes, however I also had a little play with my Sleek OMG Lipstick...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQ6IdY-5AniVxyb_cGc1uYgcev-ulRhMkGlzkPnra2jswqJtfIr54_YBHdFlQmgBMGkmbnSPnLccOcCTiib34zeMzW0Yftn0n6C5-zLT9eG0bElgv5_F6bnl7wLxS5NUZXDbUKO7cy0_5/s1600/CIMG1556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdBWrm44aFCJJ_bQVJVwjQn3oPv13PiP4lyAn7za19j3gT1a3Uxj4tntmP8-qFDCiUy9C9-wMbdYSWPgTHan0DoXRLh9_kuYp0DH9keephG9KOxpLGylEOKYh9nv-zm2GQ2Ly9dsR60sy/s1600/CIMG1555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Paired with red lipstick it looks a little 'vamp-ish' and my mother even referred to it as 'Mautitia Adams' type makeup!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Although this isn't exactly wearable for everyday I'm still in love with the idea of dramatic cat liner, and I really hope Maybelline come out with different colours in their new liner!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: undefined;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></span></a></div></div>

lets vamp it up.

After picking up the beautiful Maybelline Gel Liner the other day, it has integrated into my daily makeup routine, displacing the old ELF Cream Liner that used to be my liner of choice. The Maybelline version is a lot creamier, easier to work with and also includes a lovely little brush which is per…

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sneaky purchases.

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">On a little trip out to town to root around for a suitable prom bag (which, of course, I didn't even end up getting!) I accidentally <strike>on purpose</strike> spent money that I just don't have to spend! June has been an absolutely crazy month, with about a trillion birthday presents and parties to pay for, not to mention Prom, and my bank account has been seriously suffering! I managed to justify a few purchases in town, although my conscience is suffering a little now...</span></div><span style="color: #666666;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gRortiLnuWEKCfhA6I2EIXlJWmetUgTN9JIM3GvU3-mkHGoDhgdsWiOzbM2HJ-9qdSK_EliOew3y9yF54EjwZkF5NKhvYv0WF3h4UPBsV0tYsDYcjdiJJQ__YGHaqzRLMxRX0cOL4yoE/s1600/CIMG1465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">White Floppy Hat - Primark - £4</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I loveeee the floppy hat trend for summer and this one was just so cute with the tiny holes, although there was a straw tie around the hat which I swiftly snipped off for fear of looking a little too scarecrow-esque!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_clAzEIvBVir9ZY-6iekJEgIzOwfpzkEBKDJRrtMB_tMpipbqhGGG16i0a6XCWywxDQpxeEdvLYiJ_dyt1OlPkQ7tlCfSKWtvlAE6bKd7ZzP86CJo_srxLqT03zTtRCpaoycAKur7D6s/s1600/CIMG1476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="320" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhTZ0X2kaSdKx_xWwRvUm6IuzAsHODO0nO2fVJyo0PwtIe9VxA3rZc7XaoQ1wgYI9U8MrfhYj3k-HD0BLAM07dn7CpMC7HPwC2_FRo62L_0KDPaMEGRqOvWNyCbhkYuP3uD82J3_Qy617/s1600/CIMG1470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Beaded Headbands - Primark - £2</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">These are so bright and colourful for summer, and perfect to wear with soft, floaty, wavy hair!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJtKMqo9Z9wGdPs3Mbw0erGxrfc3EhRfTw0laSfJOTKFWkVEwHOaHKtid6D-Vo6-ddqzYosRshg4ozY2RBk4wPyxQzeamcVUzdT0LsAKhS24Koke4hv6Mqx16g2qAWa3oW6E6DFIs9vFO/s1600/CIMG1483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Turquoise Ring - Primark - £2.50</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I could not believe how beautiful this ring was, especially for Primark standards!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxnnPah_ePO02GSZyAizNUWSl5S05rCPJNiZCY7c6aw1WIBfquVjaqYFQ7kYMu2Dd-AzdUc8GCBVlbTjTD4t5KT7mRABYvzoVyAhtJN0OO2h0kVi9_BPkLcPyftm6JUd-6fCNn3502Uap/s1600/CIMG1484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Maybelline Gel Liner - Superdrug - £5.99</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">This could quite possibly be my new favourite liner, it beats my ELF Cream Liner by miles!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlXdqRxOYlZwcN031WyrhuSF9_gaOyCnkJ2UWqwEYqOnnYczMDyluEnhoEohF40lb4czsl7Oan-sgwrKsPZ3u4U5lGsK-ZjmWKKCzWb4jNSy8L3k7K-B_av904SeN7QwwjAK_8Hsd1qEU/s1600/CIMG1485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="320" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyBLTINumbvmR7QNTv8oQsvhvc1nmG2y5bJILVfuovx6irz8w0uf9lb97bRoAn_Fpae50BQxx3LAuczgzwtVCqMrAGT5DhAT0d9haRbCoNchuB-ZZhBy3vQspzqEBMFjggaSoM2R1cWDK/s1600/CIMG1486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Cream Sheer Blouse - Primark - £8</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I adore this type of top however upon closer inspection I accidentally picked it up in a size 18, whoops! </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fpLQ6MYoybX-ucQAouF3ctQdLHj4yqRI2X2rW_Opp1pBHUKJYGpSChmUu0-p_0M8e0jb4Oj4am4x0xLysCkvuJ_GdLJ6B9sTjvb1rlFJhZCk5dsnjeCbn5si0eLoPsHxCutJ9W_HBL3d/s1600/CIMG1491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Orange Vest Top - Primark - £4</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I love love love this for summer and tucking into shorts or bright skirts!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMusZTDViSV3JzqRU3ElV4CJYbtY4UmAc0VYHYbWpe5QQbBLbW6EKofPaYMcYTES9SnCTUc2mjVjqm8HZzzuQRaPq2Z4DGp5Y1QaZqQZRiQzW-CbkWwoftpJkCUH6fJAdnInaapwzjA3D/s1600/CIMG1495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Floral Playsuit - H&M - £7.99</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">It seems that the only playsuits that ever fit me are found in H&M so I couldn't resist this little bargain!</span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></span></a></div></div>

sneaky purchases.

On a little trip out to town to root around for a suitable prom bag (which, of course, I didn't even end up getting!) I accidentally on purpose spent money that I just don't have to spend! June has been an absolutely crazy month, with about a trillion birthday presents and parties to pay for, not to…

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red indian.

<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAYZww6q79dC2ZbZPAQQtyY0ECQY5WI_qMBcXWjVAzi3r6AvI1p4T-XANALhtK_8gZa_v5UGosbmqHFgJXawP0sEys1erNIuk9iWZrtI72GIJPij1DchO8K4cj1FyCO3cf2I2W_tgaGso/s1600/CIMG1245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3teV-fLS-nhC8qCFQ49O1KnBuXorjFPhp159gqS1E2G795Ds0fUZhjHrOgvrneBBSfwMQuSd6DLbC0v3yGEOk-QdgHlvr7RG4pgQuINz8zJhJshKRwlL0mPWdTKG82KUAIB7jwl6CXPD/s1600/CIMG1247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4F7DX-z8V_BnZPcHtYFlpStARnzy0sffjujwnPcGQNVReVaFf7d2vmhZzl7ht2X0xZLPSE9s6XFNdGEIJq-XAVApq0w81UHc96s8SjnQrGPwTJZxTgCi73jZ7thQRPKg6YmEwg0fHTasK/s1600/CIMG1257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;"><em>Sheer Shirt- Primark; High Waisted Shorts- Topshop; Cardigan- Primark; All Jewellery- Primark; Hair Feathers- Primark; Lipstick- Sleek Peaches&Cream</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I wore this little ensemble out to dinner for my friend's birthday last week, and it was dubbed my 'Red Indian' outfit by one friend because of the hair feathers... or to be a little more politically correct- Native American style! I actually adore this hair band with attached feathers on the ends; I think its so pretty and summery, and they seriously make me want to try out feather hair extensions!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Someone else commented that I had 'a zoo on my fingers' in the form of my lizard and snake rings: both from Primark, of course! There's something about animal jewellery that just draws me in, especially owl rings and necklaces- I have a whole collection of owl related items!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">This week is basically 'Prom Coundown' week for me, with Prom being a week Thursday, and I am so excited! I'm hoping to pop into Mac at some point this week to pick up Face & Body foundation- I think it will look so nice for prom pictures- and I am still desperately in need of a bag!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Hope you all have a fantastic week! ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></span></a></div>

red indian.

Sheer Shirt- Primark; High Waisted Shorts- Topshop; Cardigan- Primark; All Jewellery- Primark; Hair Feathers- Primark; Lipstick- Sleek Peaches&CreamI wore this little ensemble out to dinner for my friend's birthday last week, and it was dubbed my 'Red Indian' outfit by one friend because of the hai…

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summertime wishlist.

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Exams are finished and I am <strong>finally</strong> freeeeeeeeeeeee! With 11 weeks of plans free summer lying ahead of me, anything and everything is possible, and except for exam results day (25th August- <em>helpp!</em>) I just cannot wait. Of course, in those long stretching summer days a <strike>lot</strike> little shopping is to be done, and with a wishlist as long as my arm I cannot wait to hit the shops!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">click images for links</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/shaded/158/393/Face-And-Body-Foundation/index.tmpl"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">MAC Face & Body Foundation</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I am desperately in need of a good summer foundation; Revlon Colourstay is just not cutting it as the weather heats up. I am not a fan of heavy coverage anyway, so F&B sounds bloody brilliant, and the perfect foundation for prom!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.occmakeup.com/lips.html"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">OCC Lip Tars </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><em>in Hush & Safety Orange & many others...</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">These look amazingly pigmented and with such a beautiful range of colours I seriously need these in my life!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.love-makeup.co.uk/sigma-contour-brush-p-4653.html"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Sigma Contour Brush</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">After having my first taste of Sigma with the<em> Miss Taylor Kabuki</em> I cannot deny myself buying just a few more, to add to my already overflowing brush collection. This contour brush looks perfect for blush and contour and there are so many in the range that are also calling out for me to buy them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://us.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=33060&storeId=13052&productId=2337072&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208645&parent_categoryId=208580&pageSize=20&refinements=category~[209899|208645]&noOfRefinements=1&siteID=J84DHJLQkR4-uX76X290nooCCorc.3Mi6w&cmpid=aff_ls_tsus&_$ja=tsid:21416|prd:J84DHJLQkR4"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Denim Scalloped Shorts</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I've completely fallen in love with these shorts from Topshop, however they are sold out in the UK! <em>*sob sob!*</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.forever21.com/UK/Product/Product.aspx?BR=f21&Category=acc_rings_pins&ProductID=1000016414&VariantID="><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">Forever 21 Jewellery</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I have just discovered how beautiful the range of jewellery in F21 is, especially this ring! I most definitely need to make an order from there sharpish!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">And the last thing on my wishlist...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">a job!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></span></a></div>

summertime wishlist.

Exams are finished and I am finally freeeeeeeeeeeee! With 11 weeks of plans free summer lying ahead of me, anything and everything is possible, and except for exam results day (25th August- helpp!) I just cannot wait. Of course, in those long stretching summer days a lot little shopping is to be don…

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heat free hair: volumising products!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Its no secret that I absolutely love massive, voluminous messy hair, but with fine hair this is always a challenge to achieve without backcombing the hell out of my roots. However the products below are absolutely lifesavers for me and can achieve the desired amount of va-va-voom in my hair in just mere seconds!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDu4oOUXilYjjeiEud-uAa1wcwI8dlNspiBgWK7504wdZi4V5vPVZJilIqo5qirswV0uXGoZJkiLKcaqiBgg6NKPi-otPbbKG0LumzdR_HyCqqnOlTb7xyoqy-eNsiiYLO2bmEDz4jqjm/s1600/CIMG0739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDu4oOUXilYjjeiEud-uAa1wcwI8dlNspiBgWK7504wdZi4V5vPVZJilIqo5qirswV0uXGoZJkiLKcaqiBgg6NKPi-otPbbKG0LumzdR_HyCqqnOlTb7xyoqy-eNsiiYLO2bmEDz4jqjm/s640/CIMG0739.JPG" t8="true" width="312" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Lee Stafford Sea Salt Spray</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">This is the perfect texturisor for achieving lovely beachy waves. I generally use this on my hair after leaving it in a bun (post </span><a href="http://beautylishious.blogspot.com/2011/06/heat-free-hair-soft-easy-waves.html"><span style="color: #666666;">here</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">) so that it has some natural wave to begin with and then spray a little of this onto my hands and scrunch at the crown and roots. It is a phenomenal product for soft waves and it smells so good I normally spray it onto my clothes as well!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EaA6z-67bhmMIMvu8ocTnatYXxwzoOAe5HLAgxybAvvNsdoAgHDFsNBYqd2U63Flv1-xaSKrwU_ITMiHC0Ous1xjdgnXKnCr5P2V18Ip09hmzrIoh37Yivvse2ZoxHC5u3LIulzvjz-q/s1600/CIMG1267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EaA6z-67bhmMIMvu8ocTnatYXxwzoOAe5HLAgxybAvvNsdoAgHDFsNBYqd2U63Flv1-xaSKrwU_ITMiHC0Ous1xjdgnXKnCr5P2V18Ip09hmzrIoh37Yivvse2ZoxHC5u3LIulzvjz-q/s640/CIMG1267.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Batiste Dry Shampoo (Tropical)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Batiste kindly sent me this to me to review their massive new 500ml sizes (no-more running out of dry shampoo for me!) and I have found that just a quick squirt at the roots gives my hair no end of volume, while clearing up any oily patches at the same time! It also smells beautiful and fresh for summer, win-win situation!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlRVGcrNviFjfRMRtLDWNxZY6SPzzszZsz7OhAS7otvNjthk2F0IqaYW2Fx0zFj6dtI4X7cqnwspcDQJPQaMaryh_9IWAsg3Bl858MKS07yw3HERdBood-f-q9eO3GfOq8E9EOFk1KBpq/s1600/CIMG1271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlRVGcrNviFjfRMRtLDWNxZY6SPzzszZsz7OhAS7otvNjthk2F0IqaYW2Fx0zFj6dtI4X7cqnwspcDQJPQaMaryh_9IWAsg3Bl858MKS07yw3HERdBood-f-q9eO3GfOq8E9EOFk1KBpq/s640/CIMG1271.JPG" t8="true" width="428" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Got2B Powderful'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">This is the best of the best in the volumising competition. I absolutely adore how easily this white dust can transform my hair from being a flat mess to gorgeous and volumised in one shake! It leaves hair a little sticky at first but makes the hair cling together so that it gives the roots a boost. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Here's me wearing the Got2B product with just a little shake at the roots...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20CnvUqnGmQvzFML4u5xTBB_E5nCYFi2C3y6SJ5flacp079BkzajYA5twMDFPjXUM4Uwx46R_PM8fN-PMf7Q6az44kBvg8U_lEReQDYBXyscYhxmOM038YV9HI_wjbd_-AfxKcelwLTrt/s1600/CIMG1153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20CnvUqnGmQvzFML4u5xTBB_E5nCYFi2C3y6SJ5flacp079BkzajYA5twMDFPjXUM4Uwx46R_PM8fN-PMf7Q6az44kBvg8U_lEReQDYBXyscYhxmOM038YV9HI_wjbd_-AfxKcelwLTrt/s320/CIMG1153.JPG" t8="true" width="284" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8sijAlNAEXYm55WoWBUYPz0MNFpYalwKv4YUQIAT1-xbRaqtgcH_NofAsqK_bdZuuyb_QgGNvbjS1uCYu7yKcE_dVL5EmQli-8PSvY7TKU55i6CjLx3hYXKEUp1LQJM-DSHE_dcE-DS1/s1600/CIMG1156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8sijAlNAEXYm55WoWBUYPz0MNFpYalwKv4YUQIAT1-xbRaqtgcH_NofAsqK_bdZuuyb_QgGNvbjS1uCYu7yKcE_dVL5EmQli-8PSvY7TKU55i6CjLx3hYXKEUp1LQJM-DSHE_dcE-DS1/s320/CIMG1156.JPG" t8="true" width="297" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"> So thats my little round up of my favourite volumising products, a must have is most definitely the GOT2B powder as it is so cheap but so effective! Remember that when using any kind of products similar to these may leave your hair feeling weighed down and sticky the day after, so I always find it best to us these on 2-day hair!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></span></a></div>

heat free hair: volumising products!

Its no secret that I absolutely love massive, voluminous messy hair, but with fine hair this is always a challenge to achieve without backcombing the hell out of my roots. However the products below are absolutely lifesavers for me and can achieve the desired amount of va-va-voom in my hair in just …

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and the winner is!

<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFY9RnKmlf-jXdF8stIWy4J-65fyV7fUbHk-ADXl5RFqLF72ky_kWMFk9L-Hm3X1J0EzTHIxZzPJG_JH0cMtxYUrhaARESvvn2Bwz0M3EwIMoeyHYJhYIW-2sfBs5M8PE22OLX5i5BXWu/s1600/CIMG1127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFY9RnKmlf-jXdF8stIWy4J-65fyV7fUbHk-ADXl5RFqLF72ky_kWMFk9L-Hm3X1J0EzTHIxZzPJG_JH0cMtxYUrhaARESvvn2Bwz0M3EwIMoeyHYJhYIW-2sfBs5M8PE22OLX5i5BXWu/s320/CIMG1127.JPG" t8="true" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">So it is <em>Sunday 12th June</em> and my Sigma giveaway has officially ended!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Thank you to all of those who entered, however there can only be one winner and that winner is...</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shabsy.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Shabna</strong></span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><strong>!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Well done Shabna, and I will email you soon! </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Thank you every one!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></a></div>

and the winner is!

So it is Sunday 12th June and my Sigma giveaway has officially ended!Thank you to all of those who entered, however there can only be one winner and that winner is...Shabna!Well done Shabna, and I will email you soon! Thank you every one!…

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come on skinny love, what happened here?

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkAwxch5HR6mPYwRUWdES1joQL0w_jAVJ29Q7qKDjyCgdPloxp0vTT1dlPFkvecAbV8Z1d2C_iLkK4myOxqdv5Ckhexxj6V8VrbI0urlh-n7QgfZb5E7SjwM03CM-AfSLVQxf-fOi_2-_/s1600/CIMG1221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkAwxch5HR6mPYwRUWdES1joQL0w_jAVJ29Q7qKDjyCgdPloxp0vTT1dlPFkvecAbV8Z1d2C_iLkK4myOxqdv5Ckhexxj6V8VrbI0urlh-n7QgfZb5E7SjwM03CM-AfSLVQxf-fOi_2-_/s640/CIMG1221.JPG" t8="true" width="304" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnals8KedcpPDkxMTnL9DNv6siuDscAgBWLzTBEMaKeaJAxD1tAHfVp8G5wV1JO5tGM4Ul2rOzD3vb6fvLnYvTjoucLWyC4sC_Hp2qU-qEKHILOaIWty3PECKfd4f84krsixvMmb9EQ-y/s1600/CIMG1232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; height: 342px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 305px;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnals8KedcpPDkxMTnL9DNv6siuDscAgBWLzTBEMaKeaJAxD1tAHfVp8G5wV1JO5tGM4Ul2rOzD3vb6fvLnYvTjoucLWyC4sC_Hp2qU-qEKHILOaIWty3PECKfd4f84krsixvMmb9EQ-y/s320/CIMG1232.JPG" t8="true" width="228" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxUs7tyLfiO3bxa35FE71vBLfToHWkz_XLuTZ-fz3KnpMkFa2YuX_Jj7_ScRC7AfCX17iharcY6RWKQxzSnd8CHDsxrU9k9nOYQ_BoQDgoz8BdstpSJMO6ZcZkKZyBDaIYjwwIwiy5sL2/s1600/CIMG1224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOLPaZ7Qa1adJ20JoUiZ_Db5VJnz7uMAsMApUDoKyqP8RpRTBW7Gd5Q9a9HFTWUBrSoaAvUXHNWC_ykOrwwdr3_sSFaBuxQoxh_4izUKOtWqRJ9kOMOEX0fa-ccxpUBS7n6fWDYZsOT1W/s1600/CIMG1233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOLPaZ7Qa1adJ20JoUiZ_Db5VJnz7uMAsMApUDoKyqP8RpRTBW7Gd5Q9a9HFTWUBrSoaAvUXHNWC_ykOrwwdr3_sSFaBuxQoxh_4izUKOtWqRJ9kOMOEX0fa-ccxpUBS7n6fWDYZsOT1W/s320/CIMG1233.JPG" t8="true" width="218" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #666666;">Shorts: H&M, Cardigan: Primark, Shirt: Primark, Jewellery & Belt: Primark</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">♥ I wore this little outfit on a trip out to dinner with my family as an excuse to crack out these H&M shorts. I seriously love the pattern of these and how they are a bit more daring than I normally go for. Of course, the best part is that they look a little cow print-esque and cow things always seem to attract me... I may even have cow socks, cow pyjamas, and a cow bag, which I wore on a D of E hike and attracted rather a lot of unwanted attention from the resisdent cows in the area, opps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">♥ I only have 3 exams left- YESSSSSS! Finally, its almost over and all those months of blood sweat and tears (with a little revision thrown in) are almost over. I cannot wait to go out and celebrate and to be freeeeeeeeee!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">♥ Is it just me, or is everyone's birthday in June!? I am completely skint from all the birthday pressies I have been buying recently, and am still on the hunt for a job, although I think I may actually be unemplyable haha!</span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;">♥ I'm currently obsessing over Skinny Love by Birdy, it is <strong>the</strong> most perfect song ever. The best thing about it in my opinion is that Skinny Love is a Vampire Diaries song, my absolute favourite programe in the world, ever... and I just discoved that Ed Sheeran covered it </span><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/showbiz/biz-sessions/3626173/Ed-Sheeran-Skinny-Love.html"><span style="color: #666666;"><em>here</em></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">, its ahh-mazing!</span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">♥ If you haven't already, remember to enter my </span><a href="http://beautylishious.blogspot.com/2011/05/sigma-miss-taylor-kabuki-giveaway.html"><span style="color: #666666;"><em>giveaway</em></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">, it ends Sunday! :) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: undefined; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></span></a></div></div></div>

come on skinny love, what happened here?

Shorts: H&M, Cardigan: Primark, Shirt: Primark, Jewellery & Belt: Primark♥ I wore this little outfit on a trip out to dinner with my family as an excuse to crack out these H&M shorts. I seriously love the pattern of these and how they are a bit more daring than I normally go for. Of course, the best…

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heat free hair: soft, easy waves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Having fine, flat hair and not using heat is normally a complete disaster and my hair is very difficult to work with when I do absolutely nothing to it. Consequently, I have developed a range of different methods of styling my hair using the technique of leaving damp hair to dry into a style. There are a million different ways I use to create waves and volume in my hair, which I have posted about <a href="http://beautylishious.blogspot.com/2011/05/heat-free-hair-rollers.html">here</a> and <a href="http://beautylishious.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-messy-beach-hair.html">here</a> <em>(queue completely cringey-old post!)</em> but this method is the one that I am liking at the moment: </span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5EhD7NKrHdXC4eOZmg1uYhp7yRXH8kOU5BOs4i1UtE6Lm8Q2idH9KEaGaox9nc9qojReSLRRK0YK-6UTE98C8D_eLOLxPguXaxv8tWnkbCMTLIf23kCQmfRIN7rZrPEN6gO5Hg_lLtdR/s1600/CIMG1186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5EhD7NKrHdXC4eOZmg1uYhp7yRXH8kOU5BOs4i1UtE6Lm8Q2idH9KEaGaox9nc9qojReSLRRK0YK-6UTE98C8D_eLOLxPguXaxv8tWnkbCMTLIf23kCQmfRIN7rZrPEN6gO5Hg_lLtdR/s640/CIMG1186.JPG" t8="true" width="568" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">After washing and towel drying my hair until its about 80% dry I scrunch in some volumising mousse (I use the Avon one) and plonk all my hair onto the top of my hair into a messy bun and leave it to dry overnight.</span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF2cxdU5oe1BeSL3DWEPMYFHBgaZH4Z_8Vm6tZnEgjGKOP4Sp8pqON0T0Aemd1ZtuGrihUtCi3MEfUmL1H63-R7gfK-MQKnekvu1PbK2MGdnd79ie_PEFPRfwb6Ix7P5OSJsLqZEuayBm/s1600/CIMG1191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF2cxdU5oe1BeSL3DWEPMYFHBgaZH4Z_8Vm6tZnEgjGKOP4Sp8pqON0T0Aemd1ZtuGrihUtCi3MEfUmL1H63-R7gfK-MQKnekvu1PbK2MGdnd79ie_PEFPRfwb6Ix7P5OSJsLqZEuayBm/s640/CIMG1191.JPG" t8="true" width="574" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Y7ksw-YP2LVeA97YitwfpWDUrgp2BuV5MeXGGybJ6FNCX3IQyGoYlFyChVC7xuB9HkTaqzCQzuhugZNVra3lb10Q8t4AYGHjP6ChFrm0PokZaINu7FFrdkTwq51z9iQ3hwYnG_7em50e/s1600/CIMG1193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Y7ksw-YP2LVeA97YitwfpWDUrgp2BuV5MeXGGybJ6FNCX3IQyGoYlFyChVC7xuB9HkTaqzCQzuhugZNVra3lb10Q8t4AYGHjP6ChFrm0PokZaINu7FFrdkTwq51z9iQ3hwYnG_7em50e/s640/CIMG1193.JPG" t8="true" width="604" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">In the morning when taking out said 'messy bun' I am left with completely uncontrollable, scary-mary hair. One of the perils of having majorly fine hair is that it can get a little over excited and go even more crazy than regular hair! But never fear, my solution to this problem...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ww3iP3v9nIEgszNkGiabmav2s2cWt8p2wAVB3TT4Nfl2hyphenhyphenx7JJ7AEGl1pda8a5VdlLrJn9bBFSIoB2ixUJBECaqkakfqVvS9rQ8SaUpjhbthq2DLh0NEy375vh-ry7lfCXPkGhOhlTLJ/s640/CIMG1196.JPG" t8="true" width="580" /></span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">... is to twist my hair all over the head. Sounds strange and like it wouldn't effect the texture of the hair at all, but I find that just twisting each side of my hair a few times and then releasing tames the wild side of it down and leaves soft pretty waves...</span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG1hbNsO-jysQt_ckTaH5BttrFJzmcohv8EwGbTTVprVZdbsN7I8Hu8rh4rhZ4ge3kDBm8ewgG-UkdPWPzK_OguJbTiHzOlQTXQduScNWHREivTp70B7b0na47DISkHzX3t31F4zGK33v/s1600/CIMG1208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG1hbNsO-jysQt_ckTaH5BttrFJzmcohv8EwGbTTVprVZdbsN7I8Hu8rh4rhZ4ge3kDBm8ewgG-UkdPWPzK_OguJbTiHzOlQTXQduScNWHREivTp70B7b0na47DISkHzX3t31F4zGK33v/s640/CIMG1208.JPG" t8="true" width="562" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkEu4_Dw_GUrccB6E9nWHCEuKBmI_i55L9BSzoJ342LGgmP50Z8DvhQg7GR1InuLDgtM4NClP7wW7kj1eDMdabUdkJpYtH6jEma32efkbRy6GuODVMywvkfSC2qwc8UYttCQWC5WxElgN/s1600/CIMG1199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkEu4_Dw_GUrccB6E9nWHCEuKBmI_i55L9BSzoJ342LGgmP50Z8DvhQg7GR1InuLDgtM4NClP7wW7kj1eDMdabUdkJpYtH6jEma32efkbRy6GuODVMywvkfSC2qwc8UYttCQWC5WxElgN/s640/CIMG1199.JPG" t8="true" width="502" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span><span style="color: #666666;"> </span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">So there you go, my method for heat free waves!</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span>  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">  </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">Stay tuned for Part 3 of my Heat Free Hair series in which I'll be reviewing my favourite products for volumised hair! ♥</span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></span></div></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

heat free hair: soft, easy waves

Having fine, flat hair and not using heat is normally a complete disaster and my hair is very difficult to work with when I do absolutely nothing to it. Consequently, I have developed a range of different methods of styling my hair using the technique of leaving damp hair to dry into a style. There …

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my skincare routine.

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">When it comes to what I slap onto my skin, I like to keep things reasonably simple and gentle. My skin is by no means perfect or blemish free- however I do think that it has improved noticeably by using a regular skincare routine.</span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">In the past I've had some major skin disasters: massive spot outbreaks, random oiliness and allergic reactions to too strong cleansers; do <strong>not</strong> use <em>Nuetrogena Visibly Clear Spot Stress Control Daily Cleansing Lotion</em> if you have at all sensitive skin, that stuff is lethal...</span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">However, over time I have finally figured out my own personal skin type (dry and a little sensitive) and worked my skincare around it. Bare in mind that if you have a different skin type these products may not work for you, but this is my skincare routine...</span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">Morning</span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvBCfoUH-CuXlPshMcSIwZrVxAlSRtNTygeu4aZlQpcx1nf2EtA4eAwmQ6cQcR6L7iGv14iGOJHveIb9MqSX51wLB2Y9eQoepzt18yIXUK-svzorZWCXS81xme8aaExSspv-UCE5H8KTh/s1600/CIMG1134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvBCfoUH-CuXlPshMcSIwZrVxAlSRtNTygeu4aZlQpcx1nf2EtA4eAwmQ6cQcR6L7iGv14iGOJHveIb9MqSX51wLB2Y9eQoepzt18yIXUK-svzorZWCXS81xme8aaExSspv-UCE5H8KTh/s640/CIMG1134.JPG" t8="true" width="456" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I am forever in a rush from the point I wake up to getting out the door, so easy, '<em>simple</em>' products are a must for me in those early mornings before school. I love the Simple range because it is just that -simple. The Moisturising Facial Wash is lovely and leaves my skin feeling soft soft soft, and the moisturiser is moisturising enough for everyday without leaving my skin too greasy or shiny for the day.</span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">Evening</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAFvreIlKSC41ojIM8fV-lTqMD-Gaemv3btrYnMGkuAXJCdPtzQ3SXgCUO6x3RCnJ8AJFbQg5xmWjYqDYZ2cc0J_NNMOVIYW4AG0x3jj5fZP-PuqHJM9qIgJYPiAle4ZnCtY99NRBUBtT/s1600/CIMG1141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAFvreIlKSC41ojIM8fV-lTqMD-Gaemv3btrYnMGkuAXJCdPtzQ3SXgCUO6x3RCnJ8AJFbQg5xmWjYqDYZ2cc0J_NNMOVIYW4AG0x3jj5fZP-PuqHJM9qIgJYPiAle4ZnCtY99NRBUBtT/s640/CIMG1141.JPG" t8="true" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Without doubt, the most loved part of my skincare routine is definitely my <em>Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish</em>, and although I was hesitant to buy it at first, it has impressed me no-end! The beautiful creamy formula leaves my skin to die for soft and clean, and when I'm being really lazy this can be the only step in my evening routine. However if I'm wearing a little more makeup which needs to be carefully removed, I generally use<em> Boots Botanics Soothing Eye Makeup Remover </em>to remove all traces of eye makeup and go over my skin first with cheap old <em>Boots Cleansing Wipes </em>before finishing up the last traces of makeup with my Cleanse & Polish. My last step is to apply copious amounts of <em>Oilatum Natural Repair Face Cream</em>, which has been an absolute saviour for my constant dry skin, leaving it lovely and moisturised at all times!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJ62AIn3SY-5XyW-keLb7S1q6L_205kThxs8Hcfnk08LT6uxBshVS6KBOaV4W-geRAgHhDCyEo11_57C3AT1cO-bWMZ3LXfUoLOgAsBxculEd7HQPHjADcFJfoRpe48g8q5LYmaHMEjBu/s1600/CIMG1216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJ62AIn3SY-5XyW-keLb7S1q6L_205kThxs8Hcfnk08LT6uxBshVS6KBOaV4W-geRAgHhDCyEo11_57C3AT1cO-bWMZ3LXfUoLOgAsBxculEd7HQPHjADcFJfoRpe48g8q5LYmaHMEjBu/s640/CIMG1216.JPG" t8="true" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">After applying all of the above, the final steps before I can go off into zzzz-land is a quick spray of facial tanner (<em>Garnier Dry Face Mist</em>) which is an absolute life saver for me. Being so pale naturally means that in the mornings I really have to work the bronzer to get even a hint of a glow, but this tanner saves me caking on the makeup in the morning and means that most days I can go foundation-free on my face. Before bed I apply a generous amount of <em>Vaseline</em> to my eyelashes, add a good lip balm and dab a little<em> Freederm</em> onto any little blemishes I have and voila- ready for bed! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>So thats my little 'skincare routine' all wrapped up!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>What are your miracle skincare products!?</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">all of the above were purchased myself. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></span></div>

my skincare routine.

When it comes to what I slap onto my skin, I like to keep things reasonably simple and gentle. My skin is by no means perfect or blemish free- however I do think that it has improved noticeably by using a regular skincare routine.In the past I've had some major skin disasters: massive spot outbreaks…

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