My Boots Wishlist

So I am attempting to save money at the moment, as I basically emptied my account whilst in Dubai (however I rode camels and had loads of fun, so it's allowed, surely?) So I am trying not to buy like I usually would, so I am leaving my beauty products that I don't really need to the end of the month to buy if I have anything left over, so I thought I would share with you a few things I am just dying to buy from Boots. 

If you have used any of these products then please let me know your opinion!

Firstly is the 'FAST' shampoo and conditioner which aids hair growth, and from the reviews I have read it also leaves your hair feeling amazing, however at £29.99 for a 300ml of each, I can't bring myself to buy it from the mixed reviews I have read. 

Secondly are a two perfumes that I just love, they are both by Marc Jacobs, Daisy and Honey. I currently have Honey however I am starting to run low on it so I am thinking of repurchasing, and Daisy I have always loved, they are both really light and fresh scents. If there are any perfumes you think I should try out then please let me know, I love finding new products! Honey (right image) is £49.50 for 50ml and £67.50 for 100ml, and Daisy (left image) is £47.50 for 50ml and £63.50 for 100ml. I also love the really cute bottles of these perfumes, and most of Marc Jacobs perfumes are just adorable looking. 

Lastly is basically everything from the Seventeen range, I am totally obsessed with Seventeen at the moment, however there is no make up I am really running out of therefore I am trying not to buy as many items - lets see how that goes, haha! Seventeen is one of the cheaper brands, however for me a lot of the items are better than one's that cost a hell of a lot more. So here are a few items that I am definitely going to buy at the end of the month, if I can wait that long! 

Stay Time Pressed Powder - £4.49

Phwoarr Paint - £5.49

Cheek Stamp Blush -£4.99

Off the Wall Metals Nail Effects - £3.99

Blow Out Mascara - £6.29

Supreme Shine Lipstick - £4.99

Like I said before, if you have tried any of these products then please let me know what you thought of them, good or bad! As I always say, I haven't been 'sponsored' or asked to mention any of these products, I just want them, haha! I will always inform you at the start of a post if I have been asked to promote a product or been given samples etc!
Thank you for reading and I shall see you all tomorrow!

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Company Style Blogger Awards 2014

So as some of you may know, it is time for the Company Blog Awards! I have had my blog for almost 4 months now, crazy how time flies. So it would mean the world to me if you could vote for me for the best international blog - newcomer?
It is pretty easy to vote, you just need your email address, pick best international blog - newcomer and type in my blog URL! This is the page to vote http://company.co.uk/magazine-hq/company-style-blogger-awards-2014

I hope you are enjoying my blog, and as always, there will be a new post every day for you, thank you so much for all the positive messages I've had from you all, if there is any posts you want to see, then feel free to ask! Also I will be starting to post a new video every wednesday and sunday on my youtube channel, beauty/fashion/how to etc on a wednesday, then a tag/challenge etc on a sunday! Check out my video's so far here : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCof08et9DP7sMC8-nqq-ZUg
 

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March Favourites

So today I thought I would share with you a few items I have been loving in march! The weather is getting better (ish) and we've even seen a bit of sun, that's not like England! So lets take a peek at what I having loved this month.

As you all know I am loving wearing my hair in a high messy bun, I know I keep saying I need to wear it down more but it is just so easy to wear it up! I feel like you can make a messy bun look good with any outfit, casual or glam, so you can't really go wrong!

Next up is this Palmers Firming Butter, I (think) it is working, to me it seems like it is toning me up slightly, however that isn't the reason I love it, as well as the lovely smell, it makes my skin feel ah-mazing. My skin is so so soft at the moment and there really isn't anything better than your skin feeling great.

This is my all time favourite, but I just bought a new bottle so thought I would put it in here. My skin has been going a bit crazy this month so No7 to the rescue as always, and with the help of this little spot cream, my skin hasn't looked too bad as I have managed to catch most spots before they are really big!

I am loving nail polish at the moment - sounds odd I know! I am especially loving pinks and purples, both brights and pastels, I just think these are the perfect colours to enter spring with.

I am still loving my jumper with the leather shoulder pads, it is nice and thin but still quite warm so it is perfect for this time of year, and for those extra cold days, I can fit a coat over the top of it, which I can't on most of my other jumpers because they are super thick.

I love my brown boots, I just feel they add colour to my outfits as I usually just wear black head to toe, I've been pairing these up with my brown belt with loads of different outfits and I am loving it.

I still love my Mac Lip Liner in Boldly Bare, it is just so lovely. I don't really like wearing heavy eye make up with bright lipstick, I like doing one or the other and I have been wearing a lot of eye make up recent so the nude lips have looked great. I also feel like this makes my lips look plumper, as I have quite thin lips, so that is always a plus!

Last but definitely not least is my Honey by Marc Jacobs perfume, I feel like it is still too early in the year to wear my Sarah Jessica Parker NYC because that is really summery and fruity where as Honey is more toned down, is is just a really lovely scent that isn't too in your face and the bottle has bumble-bee's on, so what's not to love!

So those are the things I have been loving in March, what have you been loving?

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Huge Haul

So guys, as you all know, I am trying to save money, and as you also know I am doing terribly at saving money! I keep thinking 'oooh I really need that' or 'oh I could take this to Dubai'! But I thought I could show you some of my new buys, most of it I did 'need' and all of it was a decent price, some on sale and some just cheap! I've started going into really cheap shops like poundland and finding amazing products for (surprisingly) a pound!
So lets get straight into it!

So I found this VO5 'plump it up' volumising spray which is also heat defence in my local poundworld (obviously for a pound), it is retailing at about £3.50 so when I saw it I just HAD to buy it. It smells pretty lovely, nothing special but not horrible. It just gives me that extra boost I love in my hair. 

I also found these three items while in 'Pounworld'. As I dye my hair quite a bit I like using products with macadamia oil as they just leave my hair feeling so nourished. Also the packaging was so so lovely I just couldn't say no, seeing as they were only a pound each. As with the last product, they smell pretty plain, quite nice but nothing special, but they make my hair feel so so lovely. 

I will always use this spot cream, I have 4 of these at the moment, obsessive I know, but at £9.95 each, whenever they are on offer I feel I have to buy another one because I know I will always use it. It says exactly what it say on the tin (bottle, but y'no) it helps spots within 2 hours! It is clear and really light so I can use it then put make up over it to cover up the spot. This is, and always will be, my go to product for spots. Boots often have £5 off deals on No7, so I picked this up for £4.95.

I have never used a primer before, so I thought I would give it a go and buy this from superdrug for £4, and I  love it! It gives my make up such a smoother look and I would seriously recommend using a primer if you have uneven skin or spots.

While in superdrug I picked this 'Fix Me Up' spray by Collection 2000 for £5.99. I had heard amazing reviews about the Mac finishing spray so I thought I would try this cheaper one out first, and again with the last product, I bloody love it! I am so happy I bought this! I think it was a mix of using both, but I put on my make up at 10am, went to work then went to look after my nephews and at 6pm my sister complimented me on how amazing my make up looked, 8 hours after applying it! 

As you probably all know, I am trying to tone up before I jet off to Dubai. I'm not sure if this is working or not as I have only been using it a few days, however it has left my skin so so soft and nourished, and it smells amazing. I've heard loads of bad reviews about the smell of this product however I think it smells wonderful, as most of the Palmers products do. I will update you in a few weeks as to whether or not this product is doing what it says it is. It cost me £4.85 which I don't think is too bad if it actually works!

 So while in Canterbury my sunglasses broke (*cries*) so I thought I HAD to buy some new ones for Dubai, the first one is very similar to my old ones, and the second one is a bit different, they are a 'cat eye' style and I just love them! These are both off good old ebay, the fair pair cost me £1.89 and the second pair cost me £3.69.

As I am dying my hair back to brown, it means I can go back to my red lipstick (YAY) and this is my favourite shade of red lipstick ever. My one ran out last year at some point and I never got round to buying another, I just kept trying out different ones but never found one quite as good as this. This is shade 'Love Red' and it is more of a blue red than an orange red, as orange reds just don't suit me, it cost's £9.75 however I had a £3 coupon so I only paid £6.95!

Even though it is getting slightly warmer (it isn't THAT warm in England) I thought this bobble hat was just adorable, especially as I am going back to brunette, it just adds a bit of colour to my head! It was only £1 in the F+F sale so I just had to pick it up!

So, as a lot of you have been asking me, this is the colour I am going! I am thinking of leaving the bottom pink to fade into blonde, aka, dip dye. I wanted a medium brown, nothing too dark and nothing to light. I know it will go lighter when I am on holiday. As my hair is quite long now I need two packs, and they were on 2 for £8 in asda, so even though I am not dying it for a few weeks, they are usually £6.49 each so I just had to take up the offer! I love the Loreal Casting Creme Gloss as I find they are really nourishing (as nourishing as a dye can be) and they leave my hair really soft.

I bought this cute (candle holder I think?) from poundland, I thought it would look really cute with my jewellery on, random I know but I just thought it would work!

I love flowery headbands, however most of mine are now broken, so I thought I would treat myself to a new one for Dubai. This cost me £4.99 from New Look and I just thought it would go with so much because of the plain pink-ish nude colour. 

I feel like I do not wear enough rings, so I thought I would but these huge chunky rings from New Look for £7.99, I am trying to wear more jewellery because I feel I really lack in the jewellery department, haha!

The last thing I brought was this adorable peace toe ring from new look for £3.99, I just thought this would be perfect for holiday to add something extra to a plain outfit.

Thank you for reading this super long post, I really need to stop spending!

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Mothers Day Gift Idea's

So as all of you know, mothers day is only a few days away, and if you forgot or haven't had chance to buy anything yet, I thought I would share a few idea's with you. Obviously no one knows your mom better than you do so get something she would like, not something someone that doesn't even know her thinks she would like!

Firstly, I just love this wine glass. You can either just have 'mum' or her name on it, personally my mom would find this hilarious and love it, however if you mom is sensitive or does actually drink a lot, this may not be the perfect gift. This is from www.notonthehighstreet.com for £22 and they loads of other cool quirky presents.

Next is this super cute book from www.prezzybox.com for £9.95, I thought this was so soute and obviously very personal. You buy the book and fill it out yourself, there are loads of different pages with a huge range of different things on from drawing terrible (and good) hairstyles she had to what you love (and hate) in her wardrobe to what she is good at and what you love about her.

Next is this Willow Tree figure in mother and daughter, I just adore all of the different Willow Tree figures and obviously this is perfect for mothers day! This can be found at www.argos.co.uk and is currently in the sale for £22.49.

I thought this gift set was so cute yet funny, obviously everyone has different scents they like but who doesn't love a good daiquiri! It is the Philosophy Cocktail Party Gift Set from www.johnlewis.com and it is £18, they always have loads of other adorable gift sets.

Every mom loves chocolate so when I saw this 400g Cadbury's Milk Tray from Asda for just £3 I just had to put it in here. I always buy my mom some sort of chocolate for mothers day, so I thought this was a right steal!

A photo frame is always a lovely gift, filled with happy memories. So I (not so recently) moved house and we are still in the proccess of putting thing on the wall so this was just perfect for my mom! It was £21.99 from www.iwantoneofthose.com and although slightly expensive for a photo frame, I just loved it, they have a lot of much cheaper items on their website.

So thank you for reading and I hope it helped, let me know what you are getting your mom for mothers day!

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My tips on how to save money!

So I know each person is different, but here is my personal advice on how to save money.

Number 1, 'Stop Spending' I know that sounds obviously, well dur bex! But I mean when you go to buy something, stop and think, do I really need this? Will I use it? It is worth the money? I have found this helps an awful lot, I have been doing it recently and 80% of the time I put stuff back!

Number 2, 'Go Cheap' Try own brand products for everything, from make up to food to clothes to toilet roll .  If you don't like it then try something slightly more expensive next time (do you REALLY need it?) and the great thing is, you've only lost a small amount of money, whether it be 20p on own brand beans or £1.50 on foundation!

Number 3 'Coupons' No I don't mean go crazy couponing (which is apparently a thing?!) but little things like a Tesco Clubcard, I always forget to use the vouchers they send me when in reality I could've saved money on the thing I bought anyway!

Number 4 'Free Samples' Always take free samples, whether it's make up or tea bags. If it is free and useful then take it! The same doesn't go for magazines/catalogues because you will just want to buy things. I recently stayed in a hotel in London with a friend and when we went to leave I took the shower gel and remaining 2 tea bags and put them in my bag, my friend was like 'what are you doing?!' but the thing is, they are useful things that are free and I would usually buy anyway! (Judge me all you want, I'm trying to save money, haha!)

Number 5 'Save' Every day try emptying random coins from your purse/wallet into a money jar and leave it until a rainy day, then count it and pop it in your bank. I saved £16 in a month and a bit doing this, which doesn't seem like much but it's £16 more than I would've had on that day!

Number 6 'Banking' So not everyone will be able to do this, but if you are saving up for one big thing (for me its a car and insurance) so today I went with my dad and put the £2000 I had saved in a savings account (with 1.75% interest!) and my dad has all the stuff for the account so I can't access it until I need it to buy what I want. It was my idea and I knew if I didn't do it then it would all end up going on make up and things I really didn't need, and my dad was nice enough to help out!

Number 7 'Treats' So you know when you're on a diet and you have those chocolate days, it's similar to that. You need to set goals and then give yourself treats "If I have saved up £25 by the end of the week I can buy that lipstick I have wanted" it will help you reach your goals because you know there is something great a the end, as well as treats along the way!

So those are just a few little pieces of advice of ways I save money, let me know if any help you or if you have any more to add!

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The Oscars 2014

It has been a whole week since the Oscars, how crazy!
I thought I would share with you who I thought looked amazing. I caught some of the red carpet action on TV but didn't manage to watch it all, but here is who I thought looked fabulous. I love the simplicity of the dresses this year, no one was too over the top and most of them are block colours with minimum jewellery, which usually I dislike but works so well with events such as an award ceremony, remember, sometimes less is more!

Here is who I thought looked kind of 'meh', like they could've done better but I still like them. (except brad pitt never looks meh, mmmm)

And here are my 'what the hell were they thinking?!' outfits. Some people have lovely pharrell's shorts, I think it is a huge no no, expectationally with his short height (and very tall wife).

Thank you for reading, let me know who you thought looks great (or not!) and if you agree or disagree with anyone I have chosen.

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