Spring Trends

Ok so long time no...write!
I have been super busy with uni work and just events, so have been severely slacking on the blog posts. Well I am now 18...thank god, however on my first night of freedom lmao I managed to sprain my ankle which is super painful however maybe instead of just sitting about I should have wrote on my blog! I know noone wants to see a picture of a swollen foot but...here it is lmao!

So firstly I will talk about nail trends=)
I recently purchased the two spring collections from Essie and OPI. I also purchased one from the Revlon spring collection which i will show too!



From Left: Red Nouveau, Pop Art Pink, Lilacism, Tart Deco

Essie= Overall a really nice collection if not a bit expensive. It was £16 for 4 minis which I think is a tad overpriced. It is however a really nice collection of pastel shades which are perfect for spring and summer. The most unique shade is "Tart Deco" which is a peachy colour and is certainly different to all my other polishes. They are all a cream finish and they all require two coats apart from the red which applies suprisingly nicely after one!




From left: Dim Sum Plum, Suzie Says Feng Shui, RapiDry topcoat, Red my Fortune Cookie

OPI= The two collections are very contrasting as the OPI ones are very rich colours compared to the pastels but I think they will look nice all year round which is a bonus. My favourite is "Dim Sum Plum" but I think it is a bit of a rip off as you only get three actual colours and the size of the set is pathetic. However I will never use them up as I dont wear nail varnish all of the time. I think they are cream finishes too.



Lilac Pastelle

Revlon: Called lilac but really comes out as more of a stark light pink...however I really like this and have already worn it. It does need two coats but I really like the Revlon nail polishes I have tried. It is a cream finish too!

Ok so now makeup...this is a lot I know but it shall be mainly pictures! These are just my essentials to have for the summer! I know some pictures are the wrong way round but the editter was being annoying so yeah! Sorry!



Its really important to keep moisturising, but I get really oily skin around my T-zone and dont really want to aggrevate my acne anymore than I need to. Thats why I love the Clinque Moisture Surge(£30) as it is really light and doesn't clog pores but it still hydrates!



I also recently purchased the Clinque Anti Blemish Solutions foundation(£20). I have only tried it twice however I think it looks very natural and fresh which is nice in the summer. And if it helps treat acne at the same time...big plus=)! I am in the shade 01 Fresh Alabaster(VF)





Another foundation which is good for oily skin in the summer, or anytime...I like to wear it out at night to a club or a bar, is the Revlon Colourstay for Oily/ Combination skins(£19).. I wear it in 110 Ivory, though this foundation is very thick and takes some getting used to for blending.






A new foundation I found recently and have worn a lot is the Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation in No51 Light Vanilla(£7)! It is really soft and leaves your skin looking really glowy but not oily. Gives good coverage and smells really nice lmao!



Next is my setting powder which is Rimmel Stay Matte(£4) in 003 Peach Glow. I am not sure if it really does stay matte but its a nice powder regardless. Then the Eau Thermale by Avene(£3.50), a cheaper refreshing alternative to MAC Fix+! Really nice for setting makeup and for cooling skin!



I really LOVE Nars Orgasm blush(£19)!!! I have had it forever and I use it all the time...not just a staple for summer but all year too!






Then I had to get at least one thing from MAC's Give me Liberty of London collection. The packaging is gorgeous and I picked up Shell Pearl beauty powder(£19.50)areally pretty highlighter, which if you are very fair like me warms you skin also! Thought Limited Edition so hurry ;)





Only two more to go...lmao!!! MAC Blacktrack fluidline(£13).I love doing my eyeliner winged like Lauren Conrad in the summer...very LA...without the tan! This is perfect and lasts pretty much all day=).





Then my new favourite lipstick! Elf Mineral Lipstick in Barely Bitten(£3.50).Gorgeous totally wearable red! Amazing texture! It is loveeeeeeee!

Wohhhhh that was long!

Was going to do fashion trends...but I'll leave that for tommorow!
I'm going now to watch True Blood=)!

Nightnight!

Love Gillian
xxx
xoxo

Recent Nail Varnish Buys

Over the past few months I've managed to build up quite a wee collection of new nail varnishes!! The Nails Inc ones are those that I mentioned ordering in January when I was severely in debt! So they came and I didn't have time to put up post about what with exams and back to uni etc... So now I've got another two to add to it I decided it was about time :)

From left to right: Rose Quartz (Avon), China Town, Wimpole Street, Primrose Hill Road, Block Orange (Barry M), Shelton Street.

All of these have two coats except for China Town and Shelton Street; I put them all over Nails Inc Kensington Caviar Basecoat. Click the photo to zoom :)

Rose Quartz - I bought this from Avon for £5. It is a lovely pale pink colour with a gorgeous multi-coloured shimmer which is very sparkly under sunlight. It definitely needs a couple of coats and still looks slightly streaky but I quite like the way it looks!

China Town - In the bottle this looks really pretty, it is a cerise pink with a very subtle purple shimmer. Unfortunately when on your nails the shimmer doesn't show up very well as the pink is very thick and sort of drowns it out! However it only needs one coat and still looks nice on.

Wimpole Street - Just your average deep purpley shimmery nail varnish, very nice :)

Primrose Hill Road - Now this one had ups and downs for me! When i saw it I was expecting a bright red, but when it arrived i saw it was more of an orange so i put it aside. Then a few weeks ago i wanted to wear an orangey red nail varnish and thought, hey! here's one i can use! - But no... it comes out more of a 'Barbie red' according to one of the girls at my work. It also dries extremely matte, and even with two coats it's still not completely opaque. I was quite disappointed by this one although once you get over the surprise from it, then it is actually alright and I'll still wear it!

Block Orange - This is from Barry M for the bargain price of £2.95. It's a thick and very bold orange which I am totally loving!! Comes out with a nice shine to it also.

Shelton Street - Limited edition from Nails Inc which is quite good for a purely glitter nail varnish, it gives a good covering of glitter over the nail which is pretty even. Can be used alone but also over another colour to give it a wee gold pop! I recommend using a top coat as the glitter is rather scratchy!!

So that's all my polishes for the moment! Colours for this spring are oranges and corals, I think I'll probably pick myself up a coral one from Barry M at some point. I'm also still after a cream mint green colour - although they're a bit passed now but I don't care!!

Now I am going to take them all off before work tomorrow!

<3

Finding

Ok so just a quick conclusion I have came to!

I never used to wear mascara on a daily basis but from about December on I have been wearing it regularly! Then this week i purchased a new waterproof mascara...as its always handy and I have worn it for maybe 2 days, including today as I went to the hairdressers so I didnt want it to smudge when they wash your hair!

I used to get minor eye infections all the time (ie everytime I wore makeup) from wearing any real type of mascara, eyeliner, even eyeshadow but I think my eyes have became accustomed to it! That is apart from waterproof mascara...within these 2 days of wearing it I have developed my first stye in months!!! And its really sore

It could just be the brand(Rimmel) but I have used their other mascaras recently and they havent caused a reaction like this.

Needless to say I will be wearing regular mascara from now on unless it is necessary to wear waterproof!

Love G x

Bored 4am ramble!

Ok so firstly...my sleep pattern is ridiculous!

I am super bored and I cant get to sleep so I thought I would just ramble on this for the sake of it.

So I have been waking up at like 4pm recently as I dont go back to university till Monday! I am super dreading it as I hate having to get up and be presentable to go into the city for like one hour...its such a waste! But yes but before I go back I promised my mum I would tidy my awful room...so today I got up at 1pm...which is early for me and did a lot; but it also made me realise how much I still have to do which is depressing! I did sooooo much laundry that I called my kitchen Gillian's Chinese Laundry...as you do!

Also I have nooo money whatsoever...and next month I will have to buy more textbooks which are tres expensive! If I dont finish my tidying by Friday then I wont do it at all so I have got to push myself during the day to get it done! As for once I am actually going out at the weekend. If the worst came to the worst I could do it in the evenings but they are strictly dedicated to TV.

The one TV show I loveeeeee at the moment is Glee...it is freggin amazing! I just love it haha and it always makes you dead happy! And I would watch it just for the singing but the fact it is hilar is a bonus. That is the one advantage of being at home alone; you can walk about singing 'Dont stop believin' at the top of your voice...its fun! And Glee are holding open auditions for season 2...as much as I would love to enter...sadly I am not a very good singer/dancer(=()!

In terms of fashion etc...I have been thinking a lot about summer clothes and what I will wear. Last year I went to beachy relaxed places on holiday but this year I am going to a big city so it calls for a totally different wardrobe! I have been really loving all the sheer kind of floaty tops for spring in the pastel colours! As I am sooo fair I never think that they would go with my skintone but last year I got a pale pink top and it actually accentuated my skintone...so I will be checking that stuff out for sure! Also all the Parisian style clothes are very "me"...with the blues, stripes and polka dots so I will be wearing that trend!

It is my birthday in 39 days...=D!

But yeah so back to university on Monday...and I have tons of early starts this semester so fun for me...and I dont get another holiday till...April!!!!!!! Arghhhh awful!

Finally...I know this is long haha...Rimmel foundation!

The picture says it all...why is their lightest shade soooo dark compared to every other brands?!!

See yoouuuu later

Love G x

xoxo

Nails, crop tops and blusher!

Okkkk so i went shopping...again!

This is exam time at uni in the UK and it is very stressful haha so shopping helps to aleviate this stress!

First I picked up the basics...some cotton buds as I had some heavy duty nail varnish removal to do...the Barry M glitter one is hell to get off!

Then I purchased this Sally Hansen insta-dri topcoat as I really hate waiting for nail polish to dry! You put on your polish then wait 2 minutes then apply this and in 30 seconds they are dry! However I washed my hands and it got all smudged so maybe it isnt water resistant!

This nail colour is Sienna by asospaint for Ciate...it is a kind of taupe colour which is hot this coming season!

I also went to New Look and picked up two tops=D!

The first is a crop top =O! I know it makes me feel sick but its really cute...i will never be wearing it though without a vest top underneath!

Then I got a cute long cardigan, which pretty much sums up an average casual outfit for me! Couldn't get a very good pic but at least you can see the pattern.

I have also ordered stuff from Nars and Benefit! If you live in the UK you should really check out Look magazine this week as they have tons of discounts on beauty sites! From HQhair.com I purchased a Nars eyeshadow duo in Silk Road...supposed to be £23 but with the discount it was £18.66!!!

From benefit.co.uk I got the Powderazzi gift set which contains three minisizes of coralista, hoola and dallas! It was a really good deal anyway at £25 but it was on sale on the Benefit website for £16.66!!!! And with the discount it was £14; so I couldn't resist!

I would include pictures of these though I feel this may be copyright!

My new obsession this week is a weird one...my hand sanitizer! It smells reallyyyy good and doesn't really make my hands dry! I only use it in the house...like after I eat something but it's soooo good! It is the Carex Aloe Vera hand gel!

Anywayyys peace

Love G x

A Purchase and A Discovery

Hello!!

I am totally in debt right now and really shouldn't buy things I don't need but this was such a bargain, I just had to get it! I got this offer in an email from nails inc on Friday night and had to secretly order it once my parents went to bed! I do need a new nail file anyway as my mum went and stood on my glass one! And the buffer thing is well good :P

I am well excited for it coming! :)

On another note, I have been using Coastal Scents Under Cover High Definition Foundation in ST-02 for the past month and I really like it although the colour isn't perfect for me. I went to put on my make up this morning and realised I am like breaking out so bad (probably the hormones!) so I wanted a bit more coverage than usual so I mixed the CS foundation with my previous one which is Bourjois 10 Hour Sleep Effect Foundation in rose clair (which is slightly 'orange' for me) and volia!! it's my perfect mix! I was well impressed :)

Enjoy!

Revison.....

Revising for exams is fun isn't it...

My exams for university are next week and I am dreading it; especially as they are my first ones and tbh I have no idea what to expect!

Most peoples advice is just revise everything...well I am not that type of person

I tend to cram the day before...and still end up doing quite well!

Annoying but true!

I have done this for these exams too...but I think that they will be harder than school exams and so my future isn't looking to bright!

I need at least 20% in both my modules to pass as we have already done assesments; which realistically I can get more than!

At least that is some comfort!

Anyway I was bored so I thought I would write this! Now I might have a little ramble about TV!

Ok so in about October I turned on the TV and this "True Blood" programme was on! I dismissed it as I am not into this whole "Twilight" vampire extravaganza nonsense! So I didn't watch it but then one night bored out of my mind I saw it on 4oD and decided it could be worth a watch!

My first reaction was shock! The show is really explicit!!! And you probablly need to be over 18 to watch...I am nearly 18 so its fine haha! I also thought it was a bit weird tbh! Like a random 150 year old guy falling in love with like a 23 year old girl! However something about it was intruiging and I have watched the whole first season and I love it! It is really weird and sometimes when I am watching it I am like "Gillian, what are you doing?"; but it is actually a really interesting storyline and it is mysterious which I like! The bad thing is though; America are already basically finished season 2 and we have just finished season 1! I hate waiting! Anyway...won't be long haha!

True Blood is my guilty pleasure!

Another programme which is IMMENSE is Glee! Only the pilot episode has been on but I have watched it like 4 times already! I am obsessed! It starts for real on Monday!!!! Super excited! I used to love choir at school but I wish we had Glee clubs in the UK! As it is like my dream to be an all singing all dancing performer...However I do not have the moves or the voice for this! But watching Glee is like my little dream haha!

I am officially a Gleek!

Again I don't care if noone reads...i like rambling!

Love Gillian

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