On The Run Makeup Look

Cooee,

So I'm guessing that from the title you don't have the foggiest what this post will be about? I decided to try my new Urban Decay On The Run Palette for the first time since receiving it. I love this set , the colours have a high pigment and the browns suited my everyday eye makeup perfectly.

Products used;

Smash Box Photofinish Primer (For the eyes)

Baby Skin Primer (For the Face)

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Collection Concealer

Rimmel Clear Complexion

Smash Box Eyebrow Palette in Brunette

Mac 'Girlie' Statin Eyeshadow (Over the Lid)

 

What I used from On The Run;

A Mix of Dare & Fix in the crease

Bronzer (No Name)

50/50 Highlight

Perversion Mascara

Stag 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil - I lined my top lash line and smudged it out

Sesso Naked Lipgloss (Now being promoted to my handbag!)

I love this look and I think that so many looks can be created from the palette.

Let me know what you think of Urban Decay products as this was my first product from them.

 

Gee x

What I got for my 17th Birthday

Cooee,

I am writing this on my actually birthday which would be yesterday , 15th February, for those reading it. I'm so grateful for everything I got this year and I've been well and truly spoilt. I have amazing family and friends who know me so well. I was lucky enough to go on a shopping trip with my mum who got me lots of presents then. So this is a half haul , half what I got. Disclaimer- I'm not bragging or anything and I'm extremely grateful for all my items! 

Beauty items; 

 

Smash Box Photo finish primer

Smashbox Brow Tech 

Urban Decay Brow Box 

Urban decay On the run ( I was not excepting this at all and I nearly cried!)

Lush King of skin 

Body shop All in one lip & check

Body shop 'champagne' eyeshadow 

Mac 217 brush 

Mac 'Girlie' shadow ( I was on a hunt for this shade and it's not want I wanted actually but I love it all the same)

Primark Gel Effect Top Coat ( I love this!) 

From my friends I got a MAC gift card !! ( I cant believe they did this so if they are reading this then  I Love YOU)
 

Fashion items;

 

French connection Blouse ( I fell in love with this top!) 

H&M skirt 

Primark Dress ( I'm trying out a BoHo Style at the moment)

Primark Cosy Tights ( Forever needing these!) 

Primark Sunglasses 

Primark Sweat Pants ( I used to hate these and hadn't owned a pair until last year when I got converted and now I live in them when I'm home) 

Zara Chelsea Boots 

Other bits;

 

Instax Share ( I have wanted a Polaroid printer for ages and my dad was nice enough to get me one) 

A shelf with has built in Bluetooth speakers ( I didn't even knew that this was a thing but it's so useful!) 

Paper chase cup ( I'm going to use it to take a tea to school in the morning) 

Golddigga Sugar Purfume ( I love the the gold one so my nan thought that I would like to try the newest one) 

Portfolio (For my textiles A Level course!) 

Tanya Burr , Love, Tanya ( I love Tanya's videos and my mum got me her book) 

I believe that's all. I'm so so so grateful for everything and couldn't have asked for better family and friends. 

Let me know if you had a birthday this week or if you have tried any of the products meantioned 

Gee x

GRWM; Tartan Style

Cooee,

So I had a 50th party to go to with my family and I thought that I would do a get ready with me. I would like to point out that I'm wearing heels and I hate wearing them because I'm tall as it is yet alone in heels but I braved it. I'm still proud of myself that I wore them.

Makeup

MAC Face and Body Foundation (LINK)
Eyebrow Pencil (Brand Unknown, Sorry)
No7 Stay Precise Eyeliner *LINK*
Bourjois Volume Mascara *LINK*
Benefit Hoola Bronzer *LINK*
Sleek Blusher (From Face Pallete) *LINK*
Topshop Deception Lip Pencil *LINK*
MUA Shade 1 Lipstick*LINK*

Hair
My hair dresser actually done my hair but she used a defuser hair dryer to make it curly. I then used FudgeUrban  Moose to add more volume. *LINK*

Outfit

Topshop- High Neck Top (bargin at £10! cheaper than New Look) *LINK*
New Look- Skirt *LINK*
New Look- Shoes ( Sale Item )



So that's what I wore and how I done my makeup for the party. I love the look and I hope you do too.

 

Gee x

A different type of statement

Cooee,

So they reason this is called a different statement is because recently I feel people have forgot about nail art. It's all about Big fashion and bold statement Jewellery at the moment. Yes people often get their nails done ( that's usually me) and people buy fakes but when my nail lady cancelled my appointment I found myself looking at bare nails. 

So I put some time in and effort to create a bold nail. Yes I understand it's probably not that bold compared to others but it's bold enough for me. 

I used a brand whose makeup and hair products I have used before ( and loved) but never their nail varnish. I love how only one coat is needed but they recommend two. The only problem is that they take a while to dry and once dry ( even with a dry top coat) can smudge a little.

 

Base and Top Coat; Sally Hansen Advanced Hard as Nails ( as top coat gives a pearl affect)

Grey; Umberto Giannini Mist

Gold; Umberto Giannini Oyster 

I love this look as it's so simple but with the splash of gold gives a statement look. I thought that it was something people often forget about and just paint their nails one colour so I would show you a little trick I tried. 

Let me know some of your favourite nail brands 

Gee x

January Favourites

Cooee,

Well I feel as though I haven't done one of these in a while and I have been loving some old favourites this month. So shall I start. I have mainly beauty items so they will be first.

Beauty;

1) Rimmel BB Cream
I have done a review on this HERE before and I didn't love it that much. But because of its claim to help blemishes I tried it again. My skin has been abit angry recently and I want to cover it up and this foundation not only has high coverage for something so light but has helped my skin. Would recommend this to any angry skin! Also to improve the slight colour difference I use the lightest amount when applying

2) Superdry Eye Duo Pallete
I would never go to superdry for makeup but for Christmas my uncle got me a superdry makeup set. This pallete has a shiny shimmer yellow which surprisingly I love over the whole lid and a matte with a tiny amount of shimmer Brown which I love in the crease and blended out. I have worn this everyday to school since.

3) Clear Complexion Powder Rimmel

Again linking with the BB Cream , I found that this over the top helps blemishes too. Hopefully the clue in the name helps but it helps angry spots. Its translucent which means its not heavy or cakey.
Rimmel is great for blemish helping makeup I found this month especially.


Fashion;

1) Topshop Top
Even though I have had such trouble with this top. I LOVE it! Basically Topshop left the security tag on it and there was a load of drama with them to get it off but lucky I had a really lovely lady called Ella who helped. It was in the sale and I have included it in a look book HERE.

2) Scarfs

I am not a scarf or snood person. I usually get brought them for presents rather than me buying them myself. But this month especially because I've had a rotten cold so they help keep me warm and I have been loving styling them with my outfits too. (Left to Right; Dorothy Perkins, Boohoo.com, New Look and Select)

Lifestyle;

    
I was likely enough to go see Paolo Nutini this month with my Dad and it was the best relaxed concert Ive been too. He is amazing live better than through headphones (often on the way to and from school). I got a new camera for Christmas and I got some amazing shots. Favourite songs are Cherry Blossom and Candy.

Also we ,as a family, are doing the classic lets get healthy and fit. Its been going well and recently we have brought a soup maker. So weirdly my favourite is soup.

Let me know what your favourites are of this month.

Gee x

Late Winter Lookbook

Cooee,

So its still cold in Britain but the sun is  out. So finding outfits that aren't too layered nor too summer-y can be hard. As known worldwide, British weather has a mind of its own , for example, Its usually raining in the morning and sunny but cold in the afternoon.

So I have been finding outfits which suit all weather types...kind of.

Look 1; School ( Yes Im eating an apple)

Top; Topshop

Coat; New Look

Leggings; Select

Boots; Call it Spring

Look 2; Monochrome 

Hat; H&M

Jacket; H&M

Jeans; George ASDA

Top; Primark

Shoes; Topshop

Look 3; The Dog Walker

Coat; Peacocks

Jeans; Primark

Jumper; Forever 21

Boots; Unknown

Hope you liked this little lookbook of some of the outfits I've been wearing. Let me know what your late winter look has been like.

Gee x

Left On The Shelf | #1

Cooee,

The idea of Left On The Shelf came from another blogger whose name I cant remember. They wrote about products they forgot about in their makeup collection. I love the idea and even since reading the post, I went to my personal collection and found different items which had been 'Left On The Shelf ' as such.

1. Rochas- Subline Compact Powder

I lovvvveee this product. I have been do researching and I recognised the name when I brought it but didn't think much about it. I got this product from a discount makeup store. They sell American makeup and designer makeup at discount prices. I'm sorry but I cant even remember the name of the store but it was at a outlet store.

It reminds me of Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder. I actually got this product because I ran out of that powder and I was no where near a Superdrug/boots at the time.

2. Eyebrow Pencil

I used to use eyebrow pencils before I used powder and as much as I love using powder. I forgot how much easier pencils are. I don't draw them on too heavy and I found I use a lighter shade because if I did go too heavy it wouldn't matter too much. 

3. Stay Matte Concealer

This product was originally my mums but she gave it to me as I kept pestering her about it. I used it for a while and I stopped using concealer because my skin was behaving aka my skin was clear and even. Its more of an under eye concealer and as a skin colour stick with a centre of green. Green is said (I believe) to help under eyes. A great product however, I haven't seen this product in my local Superdrug so let me know if you do.

4. Benefit Perk Up Artist.

I'm always talking about Benefit on here and with my friends so much that I think that they are getting annoyed with it. This product is a life saver and I brought it to go in my bag for touch ups during the day. But for some reason it came out of the bag and went back to storage. I think its because I stopped wearing so much makeup everyday to help my poor skin.

But back its come and I love it. It has saved me on more occasions than I care to admit. I mainly use it to tidy much my makeup mistakes. For example, I was in the car trying to put on red lipstick and lets just say I had to use the 'Correct' section ALOT!

Have a look into your collection and let me know the products that you find

 

Gee x 

A Bag Full Of Lipsticks #1

Cooee,

So recently I found that my school bag was getting heavier and heavier ,and it wasn't due to getting given loads of textbooks. It was due to the amount of lipsticks... okay well no they don't weigh that much but I found that everytime I would wear a different lipstick , it would stay in my bag all the time.

Here is what I found in my bag...

Balms

I found that I had a mixture of different lipsticks. So here are the balm lipsticks, I find that I get very dry lips during the day due to the cold so its always handy to have a moisture balm. I have both the Benefit Loli Balm and the AVON Balm.





Lip Gloss

If I have quite Matte looking makeup , I like to add a bit of shine. Both of these products are high pigment ( Hope thats the right word , ha!). The Rimmel Apocalips is a lovely rose pink and the Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker is a light pink. 

Chubby Sticks

I found these are just handy and simple to put on without a mirror. The Clinque Chubby Stick is a dark mixture of reds and pinks (07 Super Strawberry)  which I love to wear when wearing dark colours. Beauty UK is a bright pink and purple coloured stick which I don't wear as much as I should so this one is probably going to go back to my lipstick holder.

Lipsticks

The first one is Collection Little Mix Lipstick in Perrie, I mention this so much on here and I love it. The colour is lovely and I would wear it all day everyday if I could. Well I could but you know.... Next is 630 Velvet Beige by Maybelline New York. It reminds me of the now classic Kylie Jenner lip colour but instead of MAC prices, its high street. This is such an easy wear too.

I hope you liked this post and let me know about the lipsticks which are always in your bag

Gee x



Benefit Balms/Tint Reviews

Cooee,

So like I promised a review of the Benefit balms. I did get them as a set, however, it was for Christmas so I don't know if they would still be sold as a set.

Bene Balm

This is very similar to Baby Lips Cherry. It's formula is very smooth and is very sheer. It's nice not only on its own but also over the tints and lip pencils such as No7- I'm not sure of the shade but it's a pink/red colour.

Loli Balm

I love this balm, it's such an easy shade to wear for every day. Again it's very sheer with a smooth formula. I have been getting quite dry lips during these cold winter months but I have found that by wearing these balms my lips stay moistured all day long.

Bene Tint

Lip

I love wearing this on their own and under lipsticks. If you find that wearing a sheer lipsticks is too sheer for you after you brought it then I would recommend have a tint underneath to boast the colour. I found applying this quite weird as it's quite a wet formula but dries instantly. The finished look is very matte in my opinion.


Loli Tint



Collection Perrie Lipstick over the top

It looks purple in the pot but the finishing colour is more of a pink toned purple if that makes sense. Again it's nice on its own but also works well under a lip stick. It's more glossy where the been tint is matte looking. I must admit that I don't really wear this one but when I do I will most probably wear it under Collection Little Mix Lipstick in Perrie as I believe they would work well together.

 Hope you liked this little review and let me know if you have tried these products and what you match them with.


Gee x

Christmas/New Year GRWM

Cooee,

I hope you had a lovely Christmas and I hope that you have an amazing new year.

So I thought that I would do my make up that I done for my Christmas day ,however, you could do it for New Year.

I have used a mix for High end and High street.

                                                                   Products Used;

Heathly Mix Foundation 

Stay Matte Concealer

Colour Tattoo Gold ( Base)

Collection Little Mix Pallette

Crease and Outer Under Eye; Sunkissed

Middle Lid; Golden Sand

Inner Corner and Inner Under Eye;Feather

Benefit Gimme Brow 

MAC Studio Fix Powder 

MAC Blush ( Don't know the name) 

Sleek Face Pallette ( Bronzer and Highlight) 

Velvet Rouge ( The lightest Layer) 

Kiko Cheek and Lip intuition Peach 100

 

 

 

BooHoo Jumper Dress

The Hot Chocolate Kit | Gees Grotto

Cooee, 

So as part of Gee's Grotto, I decided to write about another gift idea which can also be a decoration after used. ( Explained after)

Look back for previous Gees Grotto Posts as I have been doing them all weekend

I got inspiration for this on Pinterest but I have changed it so it suits my friends. I made 6 in total , 5 large pots and 1 little pot ( secret santa idea). 

I made hot chocolate kits with a little something , a homemade hot chocolate stirrer. Once the hot chocolate has been made , you stir in the chocolate stick to create a extra chocolate taste or it can just be eaten on its own.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED- The kits;

Jars ( I used Coffee and Nutella)
Hot Chocolate Mix (Powder)
Marshmallows
Biscuits TIP; Make sure they will fit in the jars.
Chocolates

DECORATION;
I used washy tape , ribbon and bows

 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED- Chocolate Stirrer; MAKES 15

Chocolate mould case (Poundland have loads)
Chocolate bars ( 300g)
Decoration; Sprinkles
Sticks or Straws
A Small amount of the hot chocolate powder *Optional*

READY!

THE KIT
Made sure that the jars are washed and I would decorate them first as if you do it after the layers would be ruined.

Measure equally the hot chocolate powder into the jars. TIP; Make a cone shape item (could be Paper).

Add the Marshmallows.

Add the biscuits; TIP- Place them around the outside so you can see them.

Add the chocolates; I choose reindeer to make it christmassy.

You can leave them there or..

Add The Chocolate Stirrer;

TO MAKE; 

Wash the mould to make sure it is completely dried.

I used a water bath to melt the chocolate which I found was best but could use a microwave.

Add the decoration first to the mould

Spoon the melted chocolate into the moulds; the neater the better.

Add the sticks/ straws
(IF USING STRAWS) Cut the straws to how long you want the sticks; TIP- Remember they have to be long enough to use in a mug/ cup.

Sprinkle the how chocolate powder over the top for decoration


Place in Fridge/Freezer and leave to set.

Then add them to the hot chocolate kits.

DECORATION USES; 

They can clean the kit out and because you have decorated it , they can add a candle. Then they have a christmas tea light. *BEWARE OF THE ADD DECORATIONS*

So Thats my kits all ready for christmas.

Let me know if you make them and how they go

Gee x