I'm a loser!

Reasons for the statement above..

• I haven't blogged since January.
• I still only have 3 followers.

And the main reason...

I really want to blog right now... even if no-one is ever going to read it!

Now, I can't speak for anyone else, but to me blogging is a way of talking about anything you want to talk about. Sharing something you want to share with anyone who is willing to listen at that moment in time.
Even if no-one is actually listening...!

A massive amount of things have changed for me since January.
I finished my course, got a new job and loads of other crappy boring life stuff that happens to everyone. But the biggest thing that's happened pretty recently is I have finally realised that confidence is key.
And if you haven't got it... fake it!

I met a great friend on the course I was studying, and she's just about as into makeup as I am. She's very talented, and amazingly confident in her abilities. I showed her a couple of looks that I'd done on myself and randoms and she was impressed. She asked me to come and do a shoot with her and a photographer she'd been working with for a while... Exciting!

It was one of the scariest things I have ever done; I mean, I've sung in front of some pretty big crowds and haven't really been that nervous. But this was just completely crazy!
I swallowed my fears and went for it! And it was one of the best things I have ever done.
It taught me that there are people out there that are just out to hurt you, for the success you have enjoyed. They need to get over themselves and start living their own lives instead of being jealous of others!

Yeah.
Be yourself, and 'eff the others that don't have a personality and want to feed off yours... not cool.

Early Birthday Presents + FOTD.

Sooooo!
It's my eighteenth birthday in 13 days! I'm so excited and I'm hopefully having the girls from my college course over for a cocktail party!

I went shopping with my Dad, Step-Mum and Bro' today and my Dad bought me a couple of early birthday presents,
These are my favourite! As i've got size 10 feet (YES thats right! UK size 10. I have no idea what size that is in US) I have to shop for shoes in either Evans or Long Tall Sally.
These are from Evans, and I've wanted them for SO long! I even managed to cram one of my feet into a size eight in the shop before christmas because I was so desparate to own them.... Yeah. Didn't work out.

These are also from Evans, They look lovely with a pair of bootleg jeans and they are amazingly comfortable. They're only about 1 1/2 inches high so they only make me about 6ft 4! Bonus!

Thanks Dad!


My friend from college knows how much I love makeup, so she gave me this thing... A Victoria Jackson Survival Kit. It's got loads of different bits and bobs in it so I used a really nice blush and some eyeshadows from that for my FOTD.

Hope your all having a great day!
xxx

MAC, Barry M, Burts Bees & Lancome Haul!

Hi guys!

Anno! It's been ages :/ Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years!

Right, so as the title says I've got my first haul to talk about! Obviously this isn't the first makeup that I've ever purchased.... But I've just managed to get my hands on some lovely stuff over the past couple of weeks :)

So here goes!

The first things I got are from MAC.

(Please excuse the bad pictures.... I had to search the net as my camera is being stupid today.)

• MAC Blushcreme - Ladyblush - I have yet to use this lovely looking blush as I've misplaced my cream blusher brush and haven't got the funds for a new one just yet! :(
• MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - By Candlelight
• MAC Paintpot - Painterly
• MAC Fluidline - Blitz & Glitz - So fantastically easy to apply, the glitter is more like shimmer so not at all chunky. Doesn't irritate my eyes when I try to remove it like most eye products with glitter.

The next lot of stuff I recieved was actually a free gift with a magazine subscription... but oh how I love it all!

• Barry M Intense Black 3 in 1 Mascara - I was SO surprised and impressed by the Barry M mascara! I've been using Rimmel London Volume Flash Extreme Black Mascara which is pretty good.... but then when I tried the 3 in 1 it separated my lashes, create a massive amount of length and didn't clump at all.
• Barry M Dazzle Dust - 97 Dark Chocolate
• Barry M Blusher - 2 Rose
• Barry M Lip Paint - 146 Dolly Pink - The lipstick is ultra bright pink, as is the blush but used together with flawless skin, a small flicked eyeliner look and massive lashes it looks excellent!
• Barry M Nail Paint - 165 Burgundy - Gorgeous! Applied a couple of coats almost as soon as I'd taken it out of the bag. Quite alot of chipping but the colour was opaque after one coat and I didn't apply a non-chip top coat!
• Barry M Nail Paint - 292 Navy
• Barry M Matt Super Soft Eye Crayon - 10 Purple
• Barry M Kohl Pencil - 2 Brown
• Barry M Glitter Liquid Eyeliner - 6 Bronze - This eyeliner has a really REALLY tiny brush! Which makes it great for outlining on the eye really delicately.

I've also gathered three different lip products in the past fortnight....

• Burts Bees Honey Lip Balm - I had a cold throughout the Christmas holidays... and this was the only thing that prevented my lips from cracking and getting really sore. I still love it now, it's great in the freezing weather even though I despise the smell and taste of honey! Thankyou Burt.

• Burts Bees Lifeguards Choice Lip Balm
• Lancome Juicy Tubes - Tokyo (Apple)Needless to say I love every single one of these things! Especially my MSF... but one thing that I'm really not that impressed with is the Lancome Juicy Tube.

I absolutely adore the scent, it literally makes my mouth water when I apply it, but as soon as I step out of the door my hair sticks to it.

I have a really big 'thing' about stuff getting in my hair and making it dirty or greasy so I'm really not pleased to be pulling clumps of sticky apple-smelling hair from my lips! But as I paid £6 (According to the sticker it was supposed to be £13?!) for it, I've decided to wear it on the days I put my hair up! Basically I fell in love with it at the shop because it's green; which is my favourite colour and it smells of apples; which is my favourite scent!

I also popped into Superdrug yesterday and picked up some basics, as well as the new Original Source ShowerGel - Grapefruit & Gingerlily.
It smells so delicious and zingy! And it made my whole bathroom smell of lovely fruityness!

So, theres me little haul! Hope you've enjoyed reading my crappy little chitchat! And happy 2010!

Love
x

Just throwing it out there...

Hi again everyone :)

Hope everyone had an excellent (and frightening) Halloween. Mine consisted of an hour long walk to Blockbuster, fajitas and The Exorcist. Pretty good!

I ended up not getting any sleep though, not due to the fact I was scared. I just couldn't! Which wasn't good AT ALL as I had to look after my best friends 2 year old son ALLLLLLLLLL day Sunday.

But somehow I made it, and I'm here writing this now!

I finally have a job! And I'm not even going to mention where as I'd like to keep a shred of dignity... but lets just say it's not very glamourous, and it doesn't pay huge amounts either (only £4 an hour, but only 'till February) . But it's definitely better than having no money!

So that means I'm finally going to be able to get my MAC foundation that I've been wanting for about 3 months.... I've managed to get about 3 samples of the exact colour I want and I've only got the tiniest amount left! I'm also planning on getting the GOSH foundation primer because I put some on the back of my hand in Superdrug the other day and it felt amazing! Really silky, and moisturied!

I have had a bit of a spending spree with my EMA over the past week or two, but not for myself! I've been going crazy on eBay bidding on loads of different make-up items for my sisters Christmas present. At one point I was bidding on 20 things... I got slightly addicted I think! :)

The sad thing is, because of the postal strike I've only received 2 of the 19 things I've actually bought so far! :(

Wanna know what I bought? Huh?

I'm just gonna list them anyway because it's 4am and I'm bored.. here goes!

• Hard Candy Single Eyeshadow - Buttered Popcorn
• Hard Candy Loner Duo Eyeshadow - Firefly
• *Too Faced Frozen Lotion*
• Hard Candy Single Eyeshadow - Peppermint Party
• Too Faced Lockdown Cream Shadow - Bondage
• Pout Eyeshadow Duo Compact - Miss Denmark
• Max Factor Mascara - Cobalt Blue
• TIGI Blush - Sorbet
• TIGI Eyeshadow - Java
• Urban Decay Lip Gunk - Biker
• Pout Lipliner - 36B
• Bourjois Shadow and Contour Compact - Miss Spirit
• NYC Pencil & Pout Lipliner and Lipgloss - Duet
• Too Faced Eyeshadow Duo - Full Frontal
• Ruby & Millie Stackable Eyeshadows - Blue & Green
• Hard Candy Single Eyeshadow - Taffy
• Urban Decay Lipgloss - Pinacolada
• Urban Decay Sniper Potion - Blemish thingy....
• And 2 pairs of false eyelashes.

I think I might keep some of it... depends on how generous I feel nearer to Christmas.

Bye

x

I'm Back!

Hello Everyone!

So it's been a really... REALLY long time since I've posted anything to my blog. I'm sorry! But I've been pretty stacked the past few months with moving house and starting college I haven't really had the time to post. Not that anyone reads this anyway!

I would really love to have some more subscribers, but I know I'll have to start talking about something interesting first...

Right! So here's a quick update on what's been happening in my life lately:

• I moved house in July, into Norwich! So it's so much easier and cheaper for me to get to college and to see my Dad, Step-Mum and Brother!
• I started college in September, I was studying a Music BTEC First Diploma and Beauty Therapy NVQ Lvl 2 part time. I did both of the courses for about 3 weeks until someone on the music course changed the timetable! So the music course didn't finish until 5.30 and I had to be in the salon for beauty therapy at 3! So sadly I had to give the music course up. :(
• My sisters moved to Huddersfield to study Transport Design at Uni and I'm missing her a helluva lot :( She's been back once for the weekend and is down for 2 weeks at Christmas so I'm quite excited about that!

On the make-up/beauty front I haven't really been doing that much lately. Obviously I've been learning professional beauty treatments on my course, but I haven't really been experimenting with make-up looks etc. Also, I'm not allowed to wear nail varnish for college! So I no longer have yellow nail plates, which is a slight bonus although I miss not wearing polish every day. One of the requirements of the course is that you have to wear a full face of make-up each day, so it's just a bonus that I only have one 9am start a week!

I have dyed my hair purple, I did it about a week and a half ago... and it's almost faded out already! I'm not impressed about it but I do wash my hair every day and I haven't been using a colour protecting shampoo/conditioner. But I'm really not too sure that it suits me, so I might be dyeing it a nice chocolate brown for the winter soon!

One of the perks of doing a beauty course is that your basically a guinea pig for all the treatments that you have to learn, which is good for things like; facials, manicures, pedicures, waxing.... Yeah waxing, if you look closely at my eyebrow in the picture you'll be able to see where one of the girls on my course gave me a bald patch. So now I'm colouring it in! But it's all learning I suppose!

So now I'm back at college I'm claiming EMA each week, which actually means I have some money. Which then means that I can spend money on stuff!

Anyway, I've totally ranted for way too long.

Hope everyones all good!

Bye!

x

10 Fave Products

Here are my top ten beauty products! They're not all to do with makeup, there's some hair and body stuff in there too!

1. Riemann P20 Once A Day Sunscreen SPF 20 £9.35/100ml - this stuff is AMAZING! It's a sun protection product, but one application lasts for up to 10 hours!?! It has a slightly odd consistency. It's a bit like a oil/gel and it is absorbed on impact with your skin. I started off using this on my arms and back just to test if it actually worked, and I was amazed. I applied it in the morning, waitied 15 mins for it to become active and then stayed outside all day. I didn't burn at all. So now I use it on my face underneath my foundation every day. UVA & UVB rays are so dangerous, and I feel confident when I wear this that my face is totally protected. The only downside is that it's slightly greasy, so I just apply a little blotting powder before applying my foundation on top and it works perfectly!

2.Straightening Cream - I have absolutely no idea what brand this is... it might be something really expensive or something worth 10p, all I know is it works! I used to be on a testing panel where I got sent different products to try out, one thing I was sent was the Neutrogena Wave. I had no idea what it was, bearing in mind this was 3 years ago and it's only just appeared on the shelves! So I was asked to test this straightening cream, you just work a pea sized amount through wet hair and then blowdry as normal. It really does help keep my hair straight. Thankfully they sent me 3 bottles of the stuff, and I've only just finished the first :) Yay!

3.Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic £11.00/200ml - Those of you who have read my previous blogs will know I'm a big fan of Liz Earle products, I love the fact that they are made from natural ingredients. And I love the way they smell! This tonic really does freshen up your skin, rejuvenates it! The smell wakes you up too!

4. Superdrug Skin Essentials Chamomile Cleanser £1.09/150ml - I use this product to take off my makeup, and it's really gentle. It only stings ever so slightly if it goes in my eyes, and it takes the makeup off really well. It smells fresh too and for the price you really can't go wrong!

5.Toni & Guy Iron It Heat Defence Spray £5.37/200ml- I use this every day, when I blowdry/straighten/curl my hair. Literally whenever I expose it to excess heat. I like the fact that it's a misty spray so it doesn't leave my hair soaking wet like some others do, I feel like it really protects my hair, but doesn't leave it feeling any heavier than usual!

6.Revlon Age Defying Makeup £12.22/36.9ml - I know, I'm 17 I don't need foundation with age defiance. But this is just a perfect match to my skin colour and I really love the texture! It applies beautifully and doesn't appear cakey halfway through the day. It's slightly more expensive than some other drug store brands, but I love it!

7.Nivea Soft Intensive Moisturising Cream £4.59/200ml - I only use this on my hands, elbows and knees. It's an excellent moisturiser for those really rough parts. I have used it on my face in the past, but it's just too thick and makes me all blotchy and spotty. EWWW. So I just use this on any bad patches of dry skin on my body now. The big pots really last a long time so they are definitely worth the money.

8.Barry M Nail Paint 273 Raspberry £2.95/10ml - I LOVE this colour. It's a permanent fixture on my toes, I find that some of Barry M's nail varnish is very thick and a little hard to control this one is spot on! It goes on really well, and builds up to a great opaque finish in just 2 coats. It's the easiest to apply and the easiest to remove in my eyes!

9.Water! - Water really does make a difference to your body. The amount you drink...and how frequently you wash. I drink 3 litres of 'water' a day, mostly mixed with a no added sugar squash. I pee alot, but I feel really refreshed and energized after a good ol' glug of drink. It makes a difference to your skin by helping to flush out the impurities in your body. If you suffer from headaches the most likely cause will be dehydration, hardly ANYONE drinks enough water everyday. Tsk!

10.Mac Pro Pigment in Chartreuse £2.75/Quarter tsp - Green is my absolute favourite colour... and I think this pigment is amazing. It was one of the first pigments I ever tried from Mac. I'd just like to add that I have never ever bought a full size pigment, but as soon as I have the money I'll be hunting out a full size in this. It's just gorgeous. I get my pigment samples from Love-Makeup.

Right now for a couple of products that I cannot stand....

1.Urban Decay Lube In A Tube NYC - This smells rank. End of.

2.Asda Sensitive Daily Moisture Cream - Sticky, leaves a weird layer on the skins surface, doesn't actually moisturise anything at all?

3.Virgin Vie Stay Calm Eye Makeup Remover - Since when did 'remover' mean 'push around your face for ages and then maybe pick up a little bit.' Rubbish. Made my eyes SO sore

Thats it! So I hope you've enjoyed reading this, let me know your top ten!

Hope your all having a great day.

Bye

x

No Sleep - 2 hairstyles...

No sleep makes Scarlett a bored girl.

I actually went to bed at 2.30am

Couldn't sleep, got up at 4.30am, watched like 4 Tiffany D videos on Youtube, did my makeup (why?!) And decided to take some photos.

Hello dodgy bed plait. This is only one side of my hair, so you can tell how thick it is :|

The makeup looks boring on this pic, but it looks better in real life. But i've been up for over 24 hours, what do I know?

So by now it was about 5.30ish and I decided that I'd curl my hair. Yay

7.05am

My hair is curled. 

Sad thing is, by the time I took this picture the curls underneath had pretty much dropped out... even with a ton of hairspray!

I look really scared in both photos :| This one shows up the eye makeup a little better, it's supposed to be a smokey eye... yeah.

Now I'm just gonna throw this picture in because it's plain funny. I'd just like to point out that I don't do drugs...

Woooooah.

Well I hope everyone else got lots of beauty sleep! I'm gonna need a lot more than that!

Bye

x