Coup de Foudre

This vintage dresser and stool has been passed down the female generations for years and last week my mum finally gave me her blessing and decided it was time for me to have it. As well as being gorgeous, it is surprisingly practical, a huge improvement from my old Ikea-drawer-set getup. Plus, it has replaced my disgusting Muji acrylic drawers that once stood in its place, giving the room a much more homely feel.

The first drawer holds my everyday essentials. On the left we have my very concise eye-makeup area consisting of a few mascaras and eyeliners ( I generally don't tend to bother beyond curling my eyelashes on a daily basis).

This area is my absolute holy-grail collection that makes up my foundation routine. The elite consists of: Vichy Dermablend Foundation

bareMinerals Foundation

MAC Brow Set

Eyelash Curlers

Cosmopolitan (BeautyBlender ripoff) sponge

Carmex

This side of my dresser seems to change everyday as my blusher collection is much larger than this. (I don't know what it is but blush is the only makeup item that truly excites me) I just keep rotating my favourite blushes of the moment however, there is one blush that forever keeps pride of place in this area and that would be Illamasqua's Cream Blusher in Rude. OMFG - You can't clearly see it here as its under the MAC blusher  but this blush is the best thing that has ever happened to me in my entire makeup life.

The bottom drawer consists of my 'everyday' (I know) skincare and haircare.

Essentials in Skincare:

Bioderma

Paula's Choice AHA exfoliating Gel

Avene Gel-Cream

Clean & Clear Dual Action Moisturiser

The remainder of my makeup collection is housed in my -in comparison- horribly revoltion Ikea drawer set.

I hope you guys enjoyed a peak into my dresser.

E xxx

IPAD!

Hi everyone, now that my exams are officially over I assure you that I will be back to full scale blogging.
So this Saturday is my birthday and I used the event as an excuse to treat myself with the iPad 2 as a birthday gift to myself (as you do) and here is my first official post from my iPad!

Hopefully soon enough I will get the hang of it and resume my usual photo heavy blogposts but this is just a little update to let you guys know I am still alive :)

Love you all

Happy Blogging!

Xxxx

Shake up a Capsule Wardrobe Part 1- Blazers

Start of my new series of essential things in a capsule wardrobe. Now, this is not going to be a 'how to style these items' series, it is simply showing you what you need and my favourite pieces.

Starting off with: The Blazer

The Blazer is a key piece in every woman's wardrobe simply because of its sheer capability to transform an entire outfit. You can wear them to immediately smarten up and polish an outfit or also to grunge them down. Truly a versatile piece.

I have probably over a dozen different blazers however the majority of them are simple black, navy and tan- pretty basic colours. I wanted to show you my collection of 'go-to' blazers, the ones I just throw on and I know will look good:

Top to Bottom:

New Look

Vintage

Grey Blazer: Vintage

Rose Blazer: H & M

Hopefully I will come up with a couple of OOTDs styling these but for now, I bid adieu

D.I.Y Fringe Jeans

Bought 4m of gold fringing at a charity shop for £1, bargain!

Decided to be creative.

Stitched onto pocket.

Folded it over and glued the bottom under the stitching to create a double layer.

Enjoy!

D.I.Y Keyring Ring

Made a ring today from an old keyring.

Used pliers and sorta messed around a bit till I got what I liked.

Rings Left to Right:

Turkish Market

Etsy

Etsy

Regal Rose

DIY

Slight Obsession...

Totally got a thing for ankle boots... can't help it

Top to Bottom:

Vintage Carvela Silver Boots

Primark Biker Boots

Carvela 'Scarp Black Patent Boots'

Standard Brown Booties (can't remember where I got these)

Victorian Style Black Grunge Boots (ebay)

Heeled Boots - Portobello

Primark Blue Boots

Random Black Boots that I DIYed with green and gold glitter

What are your obsessions?



Skincare Routine

MORNING:

1. Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash with Scrub Brush

Seriously this stuff makes my skin squeky clean

2) Tone skin with Witch Hazel

Just put some on a cotton pad with and swipe all over the face

Witch Hazel is great for toning because it is full of antioxidants, a natural antibacterial so great for acne users and also great for lightening acne scars

3) Dominance Hydro Active Fluid

(pretty self explanitory)

4) Sunsense Tinted SPF50 Suncream

 No matter the weather I always wear a sunscreen of SPF30 or above without fail. It is the best antiager and especially is you use acid-based products like me it is essential.

This suncream is formulated in Australia which for me is a lot more appealing since Australia's suncream regulations are a lot stricter due to the stronger sun

NIGHT:

1) Cleanse and Tone the same as in the morning

2) Exfoliate with Paula's Choice Alpha-Hydroxy Acid Gel

Personally I prefer chemical exfoliants to physical exfoliants (scrubs) simply because they are much more effective. AHAs are good for hyperpigmented, sundamaged, normal to dry skins

BHAs (beta hydroxy acids) are good for acne prone, combo to oily skins.

SUNCREAM IS ESSENTIAL WHEN USING ACIDS

3)MUAC's Skin Bleaching Gel

This is a great lightener for hyperpigmentation/acne scars as it does not contain hydroquinone and instead has Alpha-Arbutin which is a very effective natural lightener

4) Moisturize with E45 cream

This is a very thick cream so I wouldnt recommend for daytime use but if you have relatively dry skin like myself I recommend!

TREATMENTS:

1) MUAC's 55% Lactic Acid Peel

I use this once a week. It is a fantastic deep exfoliant that chemically dissolves all dead skin right into the pores. Great the day before a party or for acne-sufferers as it really brightens the skin without any down-time

see: Makeup Artist's Choice for directions on how to use

2) 12.5% TCA Peel

I use this once a month mainly for my hyperpigmentation but it is also great for acne-sufferers, early wrinkles and brightening the skin

However, make sure you are not doing something very important for a week after the peel because obviously it will make your skin peel for about 4 days after but don't worry, once the skin has peeled, brighter younger looking skin is underneath :)

I do recommend that if you are just starting with peels to go for the 8% rather than 12.5%

see: MUAC for directions (and follow them)

What is your skincare routine?