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UNI HALLOWEEN OUTFIT 2016

Monday, November 7, 2016


Hi everyone! I've had the best Halloween so far this year, I visited Thekla nightclub in Bristol with my flat mates and it is safe to say that we smashed it ! I went as the Devil and chose my costume really last minute so I had to make do whilst on a budget, here are some of the pictures from my night....
Two piece outfit : £25-£30 Missguided
(I've re worn this outfit on numerous occassions)


Devils trident : £1 Asda


White Eye Contacts : £9.99 Costume shop



Devil Horns : £1 Asda

5am selfies in a kebab shop are the one




    Only a quick post, but hope you enjoyed! I know its a bit late to do a Halloween post now, but maybe it will give you some inspo for next year? Always good to be prepared. 

 Thanks for reading lovelys 

 Love Leah xx

UNIVERSITY....MY THOUGHTS SO FAR

Wednesday, October 5, 2016


 Hello everyone! I am at university!! It feels so good to finally put pen to paper or in this case keyboard to computer, these past 4 weeks have flown by and I have had a whirlwind experience that is difficult to describe. Freshers week will always be one of my most fond and memorable times because I made so many new friends and went out every single night for 5 days. If you know me, you understand that, that is a big deal because usually after one night out I am completely flat out for the next few days.. 

 At the beginning I missed home tremendously, but as time goes on you just get on with it and adjust to your new life. You get so wrapped up in your new schedule, new social life and new surroundings that you don't tend to think about home as much as you did at the beginning. Plus for me, my uni (UWE Bristol) is a 40 minute drive from my hometown so my family come to visit me most weekends or I go down to see them which always gives me something to look forward to.

 5 things that I took for granted before coming to uni: 

  • Having my meals cooked for me by my mum, at the start I absolutely hated having to cook my own dinner. I am quite a lazy person so having to put stuff in the oven and wait an hour for it to cook didn't sit well for me at all.
Tip : Always cook/make food 30 mins - 60 mins before you know that you will be hungry, that way you won't be starving and waiting for food to cook and you can just heat it up later on. 

  • Having my washing and ironing done for me, although it is week 4 of uni I am still yet to iron a piece of clothing and if that doesn't say it all then I am not sure what does... laziness. I have been quite lucky actually as the times that my parents have came to visit me, they would take my washing home and bring it up a few days later so the first proper wash that I've had to do by myself was today ... only 25 days after starting uni
  • Not having to pay for my groceries, so far I have managed to keep my costs relatively low only spending around £30 which is good. 
Another tip: Don't always buy the most expensive foods, you can usually find cheaper alternatives that are just as good at places such as Aldi, Lidl and sometimes even Asda (smart priced goods). 

  • Good, fast-working wifi, despite paying £79 for the fastest working wifi on campus mine is just as shocking as the free wifi. Imagine all 6 members of your flat trying to watch Netflix at the same time... you can bet your dollar that most web browsers will crash and stop working. The servers can't handle everyone trying to stream movies at the same time and subsequently you get 6 pissed off students. 
  • A TV with Sky movies, at home I was always very much up to date with current affairs such as the news channel, and at uni I honestly have no idea what is going on in the world. You could tell me that millions have people have died from a rare disease and I'd probably believe you... I liked being able to go out and miss one of my favourite programmes, knowing that I have recorded it and can watch it later that week. If I miss something thats not shown on 4od, BBC iplayer or the ITV Hub then I am basically screwed and there is no going back. 
I've joined so many different societies, mainly business related but whether I actually stick to going to the meet-ups is another thing. I have been going to the events society with one of my flat mates and her best friend and so far so good! We are currently planning a fundraiser to raise more money for the society to host events such as festivals and pop up cinemas. I will keep you all posted with my progress and grades etc :) 

Thank you all for reading

Love Leah x

MY FIRST FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

READING FESTIVAL 2016

So last monday, I had just got back from my very first festival. I decided to go hard or go home and selected Reading as my first one, this was mainly because of how popular it is - all my friends wanted to go, it's only an hour from where I live and I liked most of the bands playing. Nothing could have really prepared me for the festival life, I knew that I had to just get there and experience it for myself and bloody hell what an experience it was! 



Camping or even glamping for 5 whole days is an absolute struggle and a half, having little access to showers and water facilities made the whole duration difficult. I think what I found the hardest was not being able to use clean toilets, we had to take our own loo roll with us each time we wanted to go and the toilets were such a trek from my campsite (Yellow camp) that I found myself holding it in or even worse squatting in a muddy field and drunkenly pissing all over myself. 
Festivals/holidays really do test your friendships with people, just think about it you are with your friends 24 hours a day for 5 days, you won't always want to do the same things nor will you want to see the same bands/acts as them. Make sure that you go with people who have similar musical interests as you, otherwise you might miss out on seeing some of your favourite bands. 



Another tip : Take loads of glitter and by loads I mean shit loads! At festivals people tend to go crazy with their makeup so don't be afraid to stand out. Order loads of stick on gems, bright blue eyeliners and go mental kids.



Abbie was our glitter artist for the weekend and is seen recreating a similar bold look on Megan's face.

So obviously I took loads of 'pre-reading' outfit selfies to help me decide what to wear for each day, this really helped me to stay organised at the festival because I wasn't pulling my hair out wishing that I had brought different outfits that went better together. 



Rainmac: https://www.boohoo.com/
Croptop: http://www.pullandbear.com/gb/en/
Shorts: https://www.primark.com/en/homepage
Knee high socks: https://www.boohoo.com/
Wellies: http://www.shoezone.com/


(Same outfit different rainmac)

Rain poncho:  https://www.boohoo.com/





                                                   Rainmac: See above
Shorts: See above
Top: https://www.boohoo.com/
Rose gold lumee case: http://www.ebay.co.uk

Sunglasses: https://www.primark.com/en/homepage
Vest top : http://www.newlook.com/
Dress: https://www.primark.com/en/homepage


Hat: http://www.riverisland.com/
Top: http://www.bershka.com/gb/
Skirt : https://www.primark.com/en/homepage

Despite all of the dramas and hardships that Reading threw at me, I still managed to have a decent time. I just know for the future that maybe 5 whole days isn't for me and maybe I would be better suited to other festivals such as V-fest and Wireless.

 Thank you all for reading, stay tuned for other similar posts coming up very soon

Love Leah x




IM BACK!

Sunday, April 24, 2016


                                             UPDATES
Hello everyone! I have finally come to the realisation that I am really bad at blogging, I continuously find myself abandoning my blog for months on end and thinking 'I will write a blog post tomorrow it's okay' and then it NEVER happens. So here I am, back again. I thought that I would explain to you where I have been for the past 2 months before I get into anything else. As you may know I am currently in college studying for my A-levels, my first exams are in May and the rest in June. Lately, I've been frantically working on my photography exam prep as my exam starts next week. I am also resubmitting some of my business coursework from last year because I was only a few weeks off a B overall and as I am going to be studying Business management with Marketing at Uni, I thought that it was worthwhile re-taking to get the best grade possible.

 I've been so stressed out lately because I know that I am going to have to work my ass off to get into UWE in September, although I only need 300 UCAS point (around 3 B's) I am still panicking that I will not achieve this. Bristol is only a 40 minute drive from my house so it would be very convenient living near home and popping back home at the weekends to see my friends.

 I have only just recently got back from my 2 week vacation, I spent 4 days in New York and 11 days in St Martin/Anguilla which is situated in the Caribbean. I haven't been to New York in 10 years and that was only just for the night, whilst stopping over on the way to Anguilla. Going sight seeing on the Big Bus tours of Uptown and Downtown New York honestly made my trip amazing! Visiting some of the places in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Upper east side where Gossip girl was filmed was the highlight of my trip. We went on a Hornblower cruise across from Brooklyn to Ellis Island & the Statue of Liberty. I didn't realise how big the Statue of Liberty was up close!

 I spent most of my trip in New York with a nasty cold, I had to wrap up in like 10 layers of clothes that didn't even match!! Looking 'good' wasn't my aim, keeping warm and not freezing to death was.
I was surprised to see that the fashion in New York wasn't as 'amazing' as I had once imagined. When I picture New York fashion, I see women draped head to toe in accessories, wearing tall stilettos with a warm beige midi dress, a long black waterfall coat and a fancy designer handbag. To my surprise, I saw women in faded blue jeans, a plain tee, Nike trainers and a thick black coat.


The chaotic New York city



( Me and my sister on the Cruise) 


Horse and Carriage ride around Central Park

When its raining so you whip out the ponchos

Only in New York...

The nicest Italian food in New York

Ground Zero

Having our photos drawn by a street artist

Pictured : Left- Me, Right- Jess


 My next blog post will be a HUGE makeup haul of everything that I have purchased in New York and in St Martin

                                        Thank you so much for reading

                                              Love Leah x

MINI BEAUTY HAUL

Thursday, November 5, 2015


MINI BEAUTY HAUL

Hello everyone! I have a mini beauty haul for you today, I spent the majority of my half term in Bournemouth with my mum and sister so I picked up a few beauty essentials. 





First, I went to Lush and picked up the 'Ultra bland Facial Cleanser' now I haven't heard anything about this product before but I have heard that Lush skincare products on the whole are very good; so I thought to myself  'Why not try it out?'.
 I have been using this product consistently for over a week and can honestly say that it has done WONDERS to my skin. My skin isn't exactly bad but I do get the occasional spot and I am prone to having pores. I've seen a huge reduction in redness to my face in just a week and I can't wait to see how good my skin looks after a month!

Definitely recommend this product to anyone who is looking to up their skincare game, it is quite pricey at £11.95, however you can opt for a smaller sized pot for £7.50.





Finally I got my hands on 'Mac Prep&Prime Fix +', I am not very good at remembering to use setting spray - the only one I used before was Elf but it wasn't very often that I would use it.  I usually have to top up my foundation every few hours because otherwise it comes off and I decided to purchase this setting spray/primer to stop that from happening.

I usually spray some mist before I apply my foundation and again after I've contoured and highlighted. There are many other setting sprays that I want to try out in the future, specifically: Urban Decay's All Nighter Setting Spray. 

I have found that this setting spray works particularly well for makeup on a night out, as apposed to during the day. I haven't used the spray for longer than 6 hours so I can't comment on whether its long lasting or not. I purchased this spray for £17.00 which is quite pricey.





My first Stila Colour Balm Lipstick!!! I purchased this today from Marks&Spencers for £16.00, I've been eyeing it for over a week and needed a new purple lipstick. The formula of the lipstick is very creamy and moisturising, I am sooo obsessed with it!

I could definitely see it being worn as an everyday type of lipstick because it's very subtle and not too in your face.

The shade of the lipstick is Vivienne (Terracotta Rose). 


Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog, if anyone has any skin-care recommendations then please comment below :) 

Love you all

Leah x






CHEAP EBAY FINDS INCLUDING A BRUSH SET, A BEAUTY BLENDER AND A BLACK HEADS REMOVER

Wednesday, July 22, 2015


CHEAP EBAY FINDS

Hello everyone! Firstly, I would like to apologise for my lack of blog posts for the past month or so; to say that I have been busy is probably an understatement. I have recently started a new job so alot of my usual free time has been taken up with that! 

 Today, I am going to be showing you some of the cheapest beauty products that I have found on Ebay over the past week. 

This is a Beauty blender that I found on Ebay for £1.95; which I think is amazing because when you compare the price of this Beauty blender to say Real techniques which is £5.99 or to Beauty blenders own make which is £16.00, you'll find that you found yourself a bargain. 

I will be using my beauty blender to blend in my foundation and also to highlight my under eyes.

These brushes came in a set of 10, and contain 5 foundation brushes. 


1. Angled Kabuki Brush - Buffs bronzer or blusher onto the skin
2. Round Kabuki Brush - Blends mineralised powders/products onto the skin
3. Tapered Kabuki Brush- Blends foundation onto 'hard to reach' contours of the face
     4. Flat Angled Kabuki Brush - Good for concealing 'hard to reach' areas of the skin
5. Flat Kabuki Brush - Use on flat areas of the face e.g. forehead or cheeks with liquid foundation

Although it says in the description box on Ebay that these products should be used for eyeliner,
 I think that I will find better use out of them for concealing and highlighting my under eyes; and I will probably use the thinnest brush for blending/contouring my eye shadow.

The whole brush set of 10, came to £4.99!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw them on Ebay. 
I thought to myself ......'Hmm whats the catch here..maybe its from another country'' but when I checked the location it said Manchester. 

The brushes can be purchased from here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121422969205?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=420359778005&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Now the brushes came in a range of different colours; black & silver, black & gold, white & gold, pink & silver, pink & gold and blue and silver. 

I decided on the black and silver because I thought they looked so classy and very similar to the Sigma brushes. The only difference being that these brushes are a fraction of the price.

I think that these brushes are great for beginners just starting out with make-up, or for individuals (like myself) who just like experimenting with make-up and trying out loads of different looks. 

I will be displaying the brush sets in these cute little candle holders which I picked up several months ago from B&M bargains.


I have heard so many different things about Pilaten's Black Head Pore Strip, that I decided to just buy them and make a decision for myself! I bought 5 strips on Ebay for £3.39 which is really inexpensive. For anyone who doesn't know how these strips work, basically you apply a thin even layer over the top of your nose and wherever else you have black heads on your skin. You leave the solution on for 10-15 minutes and after you peel it off; just like a face mask!.


 I will be dedicating a whole blog post to reviewing all of these products and many more so stay tuned for that guys! 


Thank you for reading my blog post! I hope you all enjoyed my cheap Ebay finds, comment below if you have any cheap Ebay finds that you would like to share. I'd love to hear them :)

Love you all

Leah x



W7 EYESHADOW PALETTE REVIEW

Monday, June 8, 2015
W7 EYESHADOW PALETTE REVIEW 


 Hello everyone! I recently purchased a new eye shadow palette from the new beauty store in the outlet and wanted to share my review on the product. I purchased the palette for around £3.99 but it can be bought for £5.95 from W7 Cosmetics.

 Please note that all links to where my products are from will be listed at the end of my blog post.
Brown has always been my 'go-to' colour as such, in terms of eye shadows. I think that it really suits my caramel complexion and creates a striking look. 

I purchased this palette over a week ago and have been using it religiously ever since. The pigmentation of the eye shadows is fabulous and lasts all day long! I always hate it when I buy a new eye shadow palette and the eye shadow wears off throughout the day, and I have to keep topping it up. 

I would highly recommend this product to a amateur makeup enthusiast (like myself) or a beginner who is just starting out, it really is value for money and you can't really go wrong with getting 10 eye shadow colours for the inexpensive price of £3.99.

I really appreciate that the palette comes with two applicators to apply the eye shadow, because it can be awfully tedious using your hands ( which is something I rarely ever do).  

I tend to pick one of the lightest shades first, in this case I used the third pink shadow on the top row. I applied this all over my eyelid as a 'base' colour, then I selected another colour (the brown directly below it) and blended them together. I gradually built up my 'smokey eye' look by applying (the brown shade next to it) and merged this onto the crease of my brow bone to contour. Lastly, I chose the darkest brown shade to define and blend in the edges of the outer corner of my eyelid. 

 I think that my look proved successful because it doesn't look too overpowering with the bold red lipstick, enough attention can be drawn to both features and they compliment each other well. 


Next time, I will improve this 'smokey eye look' by combining glitter eye shadows in particularly Boujois Little Round Pot Eyeshadow in 09 and W7's In the Buff Eyeshadow Palette in Topaz to create a breath-taking look. 

Please excuse the glue marks on my eyelids, obviously I was wearing false lashes in this photograph.



Here is the eye shadow brush that I used, I know that it is not commonly used for eye shadow however it works best for me when shading and blending in the different colours. 



 I completed my look with a bold red lip -  L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Scarlett Creme in the shade : 461.

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 I hope you all enjoyed this look as much I did creating it! Thank you so much for reading my blog posts it honestly means alot. 

 Love you all


 Leah x 


OOTN- featuring how I style an over-sized waterfall coat.

Sunday, May 31, 2015


OOTN (outfit of the night)- cinema attire

                             
     Hello everyone I am back again! Today I have an 'outfit of the night' look that I wanted to share with you all. I recently purchased some new garments from prettylittlething.com and wanted to create a look that was suitable for evening wear. 
     
     Please be aware that these photos were taken on an I Phone 5 so the quality may not be the best. 



              Black Sunglasses $185 (from America): http://www.michaelkors.com/
Brown Tote Bag £48.00: http://www.fiorelli.com/
                             Black Waterfall Coat £25.00: https://www.prettylittlething.com/
                   Camel Crop Top £6.00: https://www.prettylittlething.com/
Black Ripped Jeans £20.00: http://www.newlook.com/                          
High Heeled Chelsea Boots £15.00: http://www.primark.com/en/homepage
'Please Return to Tiffany & Co' Necklace  £120.00: /http://www.tiffany.co.uk/



Silver Hoop Earrings £1.00:  http://www.primark.com/en/homepage
               'Retro' Lipstick by MAC £15.00: http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/


 Thank you so much for reading my blog posts! I hope to create more evening/day 'looks' for you all soon.
If you want me to make a blog post on a specific subject e.g. beauty, fashion or hair care then please let me know.

Love you all


Leah x







MY NIGHT OUT MAKEUP INSPIRED LOOK

Sunday, May 24, 2015


MY NIGHT OUT INSPIRED MAKEUP LOOK


Hello everyone, today I have a 'night out inspired makeup look' that I wanted to share with you all. I was experimenting with a few new products and managed to find a look that I really liked, I will post all of the products that I have used below and will show the final result at the end.


After I have moisturized my face, I go ahead and grab my Rimmel Stay Matte Primer. I'm not a big fan of this primer because I notice that most of my foundation still comes off throughout the day, However I have lately been borrowing my sister's Smashbox Primer which I have noticed is alot better because my foundation stays on for alot longer. After I have primed my face I use my Under Eye Primer by Elf. I have only used this product a handful of times so I can't really judge whether its working or not. Last of all I prime my eyelids to ensure that my eyeshadow stays on. I use Elf's Two in one Eye Primer and Liner Sealer to do this.

I use No7's concealer in the shade : Warm beige, as a base for my foundation and under eyes. The texture of the concealer is very powdery so for this reason I also use Max Factors Master touch under eye concealer (in the shade: Beige 309) to highlight my under eyes. I have re-purchased both items many times and would recommend them to people who suffer from blemishes because they work really well together to disguise them. After this I take my No7 Stay Perfect Foundation and blend it into my face; my skin tone is practically identical to this shade so it works well. I use Mac's Studio Fix Foundation to add colour to my face. I really like that the MAC foundation is matte instead of dewy because I adore the whole 'flawless' look which it gives.
I used Elf's Tantalizing Taupe Eyeshadow to create a 'Smoky eye look'. I have only used this eyeshadow palette once (today) and from following the instructions on the back of the box I can honestly say that I love this palette!. The colours are easy to blend and all compliment eachother well. 


I have been using Elf's Eyebrow Kit for quite some time now and couldn't recommend it any higher. This brow kit is so inexpensive and yet transforms bushy brows into sleek on fleek brows haha. It is a common fact that I have never really had the best eyebrows, but from using this kit it has made grooming my brows alot easier. 
I line my top lash line with Loreal Paris's Super Liner and line my lower lash line with Rimmel London's Precision Eye Liner Pencil. I am sure that they're better alternatives to eyeliners in high street shores but for the time being I will continue with using both of them because they do wonders when trying to create a 'cat eye' look.

Maybelline's Lash Sensational Mascara is my favourite mascara to date! It volumizes my lashes whilst making them look fuller and separated. I cannot recommend this product highly enough. On days that I am going out somewhere nice; I will go over my lashes with Rimmel London's Wonderfull Mascara. This works wonders on my lower lashes, making them appear long and seperated. 

I use my Estee Lauder Lash Primer Plus before I do my mascara to lenghten my lashes; this makes it less likely that they will get clumpy. On my lower lashes I use No 7's Lash Impact Intense Volume Control Mascara to give my lashes a bold look. 

I used Elf's False Eyelashes to draw more emphasis to my eyes. ( I used the bottom lashes in the pack). This is the first time that I have used these lashes and I would 100% use them again because the application was easy, it came with glue and it took less than 5 minutes to put both on. 

Note to self: I measured the lashes against my own before I applied them, unfortunately they were too big so I had to cut them down. After this I put glue on each lash line and waited for it to go tacky (around 30 seconds) then I applied the false lashes using tweezers. 


Finally, I selected my favourite lipstick No7's Stay Perfect Lipstick (in the shade 'Raspberry Blush').


Left to Right: MAC'S Concealer Brush, Real Technique's Foundation Brush, Real Techniques Foundation Brush, Real Techniques Powder/Bronzer Brush, an Eyeshadow Brush and an Eyebrow Brush. 

The finished look. 


Thank you all so much for reading my blogposts, I know I don't post alot but it means alot knowing that some people will see this!

I can't promise that I will be posting alot of blog posts soon because I am over run with college exams; however I will try to do as many as I can when I have the time. I am still in the process of experimenting with makeup and hope to get better and better at it, if I find a particular look that I like or enjoy creating then I will write a blog post on it and share it with you guys.

Love you all

Leah x





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