MONTHLY FAVOURITES: January

Congrats everyone, we did it! We officially got through the most depressing month of the year. To be honest I think its flown by, but having to get back into that continuous routine has been quite the challenge. Nonetheless, I have discovered some crackers in the month of January and can't wait to share them with you all.

Eating a tangerine while writing this and it's so dry I can almost feel my mouth dehydrating... *shuffles to the bin*.

THOUGHTS: L'Oreal Miss Manga Mascara

With manga, abnormally large doe eyes spring to mind. Now who wouldn't want that... I know I sure would. Colourful displays and a big fat sign shouting 'offer for £5.99' was simply enough to lure me in. I swear Boots can sense my weaknesses.

As a daily falsies wearer myself, I'm not typically a huge mascara junkie... but who can resist Barbara Palvin on the advertisements. 

EOTD #4 : Simply Pink

I think I may be the last blogger on this earth to get my hands on the Naked 3, but it seemed like it was sold out just about everywhere. However I needn't fret no more, as I finally spotted it sitting at my local Urban Decay counter and couldn't wait to experiment. 

THOUGHTS: Maybelline Baby Skin Primer

 Of course, drugstore primers are both a blessing and a slight curse. Though there isn't a hefty price tag, It does often brake me out, or not even fulfil its job as a primer. So with that in mind, I was in fact a little skeptical when returning home with the product at hand.

The Empties Post #2

I honestly didn't think I'd be conjuring up another Empties post so soon. However, routing through my eye make up, it was clear the older mascaras had been left a little unloved and dried out. As utterly saddening as it was to see my beloved falsies getting chucked away, it simply had to be done. 

5 Steps To: Bigger Eyes

Finding ways to make the eyes appear bigger has proven quite the mission. One in which I've still yet to fully solve. However along the journey, Ive definitely picked up a few tips and tricks that have been more than useful in my conquest.  

The Procrastinator Tag

Seeing this tag had my name written all over it. I'm ashamed to admit, but I'm huge procrastinator. I would like to thank the lovely Iqra from The Blushing Giraffe for tagging me. If you haven't already, go check her blog out! 

As for the tag, lets get started. 

Rimmel ScandalEyes Liner VS Maybelline Master Precise Liner

My first encounter with eyeliner was at the spritely young age of 11. Im now 17... so you can only imagine how many oddly sorts I've been through in those 6 years. Now since my 'VS' posts have been most popular here on CMC, it was only right that my next comparison should be that of a product I hold most dear to my heart... the felt tip liner. 

Make Up Brush Must-Haves

Please excuse the rather ratchet looking make up brushes. Once again, I was too darn lazy to clean them... story of my life. Looking back, I've never really gone into much detail talking about specific brushes or what my preferred choices are. So I figured it would be a nice idea to share the tools I reach for day to day and most certainly could not live without. 

The Sunday Edit: Small Drugstore Haul

So instead of revealing my week to you all, (which to be honest, hasn't been much) I thought I would make it a tad more interesting and share a few bits I picked up at the drugstore. Some are standard repurchases and others are what have been cropping up more recently; curiosity and advertising simply won me over. 

THOUGHTS: Rimmel Apocalips in 'Across the Universe'

 Since Rimmel's Release in early 2013, the Apocalips hadn't really crossed my mind until a few new shades were let loose around christmas. 'Across the Universe' immediately caught my eye, being a darker blue toned red. Not to mention the fact that I witnessed Susie from Hello October swoon over this particular shade just days before on both her Youtube channel and Blog. That alone lured me in to eventually caving. 

Best In Beauty 2013

I've only just realised whilst uploading the pictures that I have in fact, picked out 13 products. I could totally make this into the 'top 13 of 2013' tag floating around on youtube but it was completely unintentional. 

The majority of my favourites from 2013 have popped up from the drugstore. Lets be honest, drugstore brands were on a roll the past year, with quite a few releases being dupes for high end products! So without further a do, lets get started shall we.

NOTD #10 : The French Manicure

I just survived the first ever interview of my life, This one being a university interview. I was less nervous during the actual process than I thought I would be, but I guess I could count that as a positive. 

Of course, I wanted to look a little more clean cut, and so the ever divine french manicure seemed like the most classiest of options; I mean, you can never really get tired of such a timeless manicure. 

It surprisingly doesn't take me all that long to do, so with this in mind, I think I'll be sporting this more often. 

I used Collection's French Manicure Pink base and Barry M's 'White'.

What Is Your New Years Resolution?

Year after year, we conjure up a New Years Resolution in a hopes to better the year before, but how many of us can whole heartedly say we have stuck to that commitment. I sure haven't. 

However, this year, I've decided that I'm well and truly going to stick to my resolutions, I mean they're now being documented as I type, making it more official than its ever been... and even more of an embarrassment if I fail. Yikes. 

So without further a do, these are the new years resolutions I am attempting this year: